"We've got to stop meeting like this." In a small town you're bound to run into your neighbors... but Brinn can't stop ending up in Isaac's arms (and he doesn't mind). 📖 Winks & Windows by Laurel Holl #booksky

Stuck in your story? Put those blorbos in a new location! A new city, a different room, a different planet, a coffee shop, a street corner, a field. Doesn't matter! Just put them somewhere else and then write about how they got there, what they're doing, why they're there!

Winks & Windows is a love after loss romance about finding your spark for life again, chasing seagulls, mysterious packages, and hot neighbors. 🏠 Neighbors to Lovers 🩷 Plus-size FMC 🥰 Golden retriever MMC 🧠 Mental health rep 🔥 Slow burn 🥵 Open door 🐶 Nothing bad happens to the dog! Read on ku 🥰

Apparently today is National Grief Awareness day! I wrote a whole book about what it's like to be drowned by grief, the people who will find you and love you despite it, and what it's like eventually learn to live alongside it.

It's been a busy summer 😮‍💨 Take a break, put your feet up, and read Winks & Windows

Winks & Windows is a love after loss romance about finding your spark for life again, chasing seagulls, mysterious packages, and hot neighbors. 🏠 Neighbors to Lovers 🩷 Plus-size FMC 🥰 Golden retriever MMC 🧠 Mental health rep ❤️‍🩹 Love after loss 🥵 Open door 🐶 Nothing bad happens to the dog #booksky

*ring ring* quick the hot neighbor is calling 👀

Romance authors with more complex/heavier themes, where is your marketing finding the best success with readers? Tiktok gets me reads but the things that do well on TT I don't think capture the heavier themes, so I tend go get lower ratings. Threads and IG get me less reads but higher ratings.

If you're looking for a quick weekend read, Winks & Windows is weekend and tbr friendly at just under 200 pages 🥰 🏠 Neighbors to Lovers 🩷 Plus-size FMC 🥰 Golden retriever MMC ❤️‍🩹 Love after loss 🧠 Mental health rep 🔥 Slow burn 🥵 Open door 🐶 Nothing bad happens to the dog! KU 🔗 in 📍 #booksky

Neighbors to lovers, you say? 👀 Winks & Windows is a love after loss romance about finding your spark for life again, chasing seagulls, mysterious packages, and hot neighbors. Check it out on KU at the 🔗 in my 📍 #booksky besties 🥰

The 5 min break on a pomodoro timer is for a selfie break, right?

If I get 1.5 full reads a day for the next 9 days, I'll reach 20k pages read in the first 3mos my debut has been out! That would be so amazing 😭💖 Winks & Windows is a love after loss romance about finding your spark for life again, chasing seagulls, mysterious packages, and hot neighbors #booksky

Okay, sitting down to review what I have in my current WIP and write some if possible! Let's see what I can get done today on the battlebabes 🤖

does anyone else's productivity go way down in the summer? It's not even because I'm out doing anything fun either :( It's too hot and the wildfire smoke makes me sick. How are we coping #writersky?

If you liked Evvie Drake Starts Over, you'll like Winks & Windows! (And vice versa!) Similarities: Love after loss Neighbors to lovers Third act breakup Age 30+ main characters Slow burn Small town Self discovery Navigating grief Burned out MMC I love reading comparative titles 🥰 #booksky

Sat down and revamped my ideal publishing timeline through 2027 and author career goals through 2030 😌

It's the LAST DAY to get Winks & Windows (and four other great books!) on sale for less than a dollar! W&W is a love after loss, neighbors to lovers, small town romance with plenty of heart and a super cute dog! Get it on sale or on KU always here: laurelholl.com/links Hope you love it #booksky

My partner and I like to do a DIY BookIt! when we read the same book. We get personal pizzas and watch a similar vibes movie or adaption. We read @tkingfisher.com 's Clocktaur Wars duology recently so we're watching the D&D: Honor Among Thieves movie and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army 😍

Hey besties 🩷 Winks & Windows is on sale Aug 1 to 4th on Amazon! It's on KU always 🥰

US Based indie authors!! International forever stamps aren't that much more expensive than regular stamps. You can easily send international readers stickers and bookmarks! I put mine in a card so they don't get ruined, but really it's the cost of a stamp and an envelope.

Hiding inside and/or away from festivities today? Here's me convincing you to read Winks & Windows with a popular highlight 😍

Friend and I are having a hunger games marathon for 4th of July because *gestures vaguely at everything*. Also it's haymitch's birthday.

#SpoonieAuthChat Some tags off the dome!! @wolfehorror.itch.io @laurelholl.bsky.social @daxaeterna.ink @caitgauthor.bsky.social @shaneblackheart.com @roannasylver.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social And if you're not on this list but you're a disabled writer, I love you & I'm proud of you

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Oh my god. I just had *another* panic attack in front of my hot neighbor 😭 he made sure I got home safely and then stayed through the night to comfort me. I'm so in love with him but I *know* he's just taking pity on me. What should I do? Do I tell him or just stay firmly friends? 😭

It's giveway time! I'm giving away 16 copies of Winks & Windows on Storygraph! app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/2c... Can't wait? It's on KU! 🏠 Neighbors to Lovers 🩷 Plus-size FMC 🥰 Golden retriever MMC 🧠 Mental health rep ❤️‍🩹 Love after loss 🔥 Slow burn 🥵 Open door 🐶 Nothing bad happens to the dog!

not to be like "i don't have the spoons to market my book today, please read it," but I don't have the spoons to market my book today, please read it :) i've been told it's pretty good :)

I'm excited to write for the first time in a few weeks and I have sooooo much author admin stuff to do today!!

What's everyone reading? :)

Help 😭 my neighbor I have a *huge* crush on just asked, "are we really just friends?" But ran away before I could respond. Now it's storming really bad and I can't go talk to him 😭 I'm freaking out. What do I do?!

Winks & Windows is a love after loss story that explores what it means to find your spark for life again while navigating grief. But that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of sweet and silly moments 🥰 Find out for yourself on KU 👀🤭

Hey #booksky ! I am working on a blog post for pride month about queer, plus-size indie romances. Right now I am in need of some books with trans characters! Any suggestions? Self recs totally encouraged!

Canva Pro is worth it but not always in the budget. I made a blog post for indie authors and content creators on how to make a brand kit for freeeeeee in Canva: laurelholl.com/how-to-make-...

Hey there! I'm Laurel (she/they). Here's a little bit about me: 🥰 WINKS & WINDOWS OUT NOW ✍️🏻 Contemporary romance writer 🩷 Plus size & fat positive babe ♿️ Disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual demigirl 📚 Reader of all genres 🤓 10yrs in marketing Learn more at laurelholl.com/links

Help I got my hot neighbor's package (not a euphemism) and then had panic attack on his lawn *in front of him.* I want his package (euphemism), but he'd obviously never be into someone like me 😭 what do I do?!

If you're looking for a quick novella for your Sunday afternoon, Winks & Windows came out on 5/15 and is perfect for a romantic weekend read. 🏠 Neighbors to Lovers 🩷 Plus-size FMC 🥰 Golden retriever MMC ❤️‍🩹 Love after loss 🧠 Mental health rep 🔥 Slow burn 🥵 Open door 🐶 Nothing bad happens to the dog!

AHHHH! My ARC readers are the best! I am soooo glad you enjoyed it Jen 💛💛💛💛💛

Looking for a quick read? I'm looking for ARC readers 🥰 sign up at laurelholl.com/links Winks & Windows is an emotional and steamy neighbors to lovers contemporary romance featuring a plus-size heroine, mental health representation, and the best dog in Calysto’s Cove.

Meet the author: Action Figure Edition. She's filled with dread! She's filled with enough romantic yearning for an entire tumblr fandom! She has 45 versions of the same outfit! Now includes emotional support water bottle! Thanks to @autumnwoods.author (on IG) for the AI free template!

laurelhollbooks 1m Hey there! I'm Laurel (she/they) 💖 here's a little bit about me... 🥰 WINKS & WINDOWS OUT MAY 15 👀 First book coming soon ♿️ Disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual demigirl 📚 Reader of all genres 🤓 10yrs in marketing

COMING MAY 15! ARC Applications & Pre-Order link available in my bio 🥳🥰 🏠Neighbors > Friends to Lovers 🩷 Plus-size FMC 🥰 Golden retriever MMC ❤️‍🩹 Love after loss 🔥 Slow burn 🥵 Open door 🐶 Nothing bad happens to the dog!

Suzanne Collins needs to release the family tree 😭 i have questions

I decided to start keeping track of time spent on writing/publishing related stuff. This is March so far! Can you tell I've been working on a launch? lol I'm going to make quarterly reports too because 🤓

The first 50% of reading a book is so long and the second 50% is so fast

AHH! So excited to share what I've been working on. Winks & Windows is COMING SOON! You can be the first to learn about ARCs and preorders by signing up at the link in my bio! 💖 Also... check out the vibes on my other two WIPs 👀👀👀 #authorsky #booksky #romancereaders

Hey #booksky! Who are your fave indie romance authors who *only* write plus size/fat FMCs? I have a lot on my list, but I could use a few more 🥰

Hey book besties 🩷👋🏻 your new contemp romance author bestie reporting for duty 🫡 #booksky

The wonderful thing about editing is finding all the words that you know the correct version for, and still wrote the wrong one. Repeatedly. Even better when it's your beta readers catching it, so you feel extra foolish. Shuddering/Shuttering, I am looking at you 😤

Here are some of my recent 5 Star reads! Let's start with one I finished over the weekend!The Crash Course by @elvieeverly.bsky.social Love coach? Opposites attract? I knew it was going to be amazing, but wowowow did i stay up WAY too late to finish this! Incredible debut romance by Elvie!

Ali Hazelwood writing about kink the same way she writes "vanilla" is actually fucking amazing. The thing about kinky folks is... they're normal. They're vanilla looking folks most of the time.