I have a love/hate relationship with books with excellent line-level writing. On the one hand, it’s just gorgeous and admirable and I love seeing the art of the words on the page. On the other hand, it’s going to take a lot of work to get me there as a writer. #writingcommunity

I tightened up my query letter on two queries I sent last night. While they raised my hopes, it also frustrates me that the majority of my queries are already out there and/or rejected with the old version. But alas, we move on. #writingcommunity #amquerying

Started at 23,400 words - goal is 25,000 by the end of the night. Wish me luck! #writingcommunity #amwriting

I love the freedom of the first draft. I know I just spent 3 paragraphs describing my MCs apartment and most will get cut, but it’s a first draft. There’s no stop and ponder and lose momentum - just go, go, GO. #writingcommunity #amwriting

Stakes!?! What are they in women’s fiction?? I struggle with this, as I tend to give my characters more real-world drama, and those don’t typically come with hard deadlines. Do I need to impose those arbitrary deadlines? Or are my story ideas trash? #writingcommunity #amwriting

Sitting here, watching a war movie with my husband and brother. Incredible, violent, gruesome movie. And I’m so glad I write women’s fiction and choose clean, calm settings where my characters can thrive, even if they may get thrown into emotional turmoil. #writingcommunity #amwriting

The confidence I had when I finally got this idea RIGHT 💪🏻 21k in and this story was meant for me - hopefully it will be meant for others one day too #amwriting #writingcommunity

I still have no idea if I’m a plotter or pantser. I have a single sentence summary for all the chapters I’m planning for my book, is that enough to make me a plotter? #writingq #writingcommunity #amwriting

Page 9 of THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US. Shout out a number, I’ll hit that page next. “Sadie could swear that the air was thicker than normal, like it got in the hours before a storm when the clouds were heavy with rain but not yet ready to release their torrent.” #amquerying #writingcommunity

Here are 2 pictures. I posted one 9 months ago for #UnhingedPit . The other I prepared today. How about a game of "spot the difference" for my heartfelt & high-heat Berlin romance? There's even a prize! 👀😉 See comments. I'll go first ⬇️ #A #R #CS 🧵1/3

#unhingedpit #q #wf #womensfiction #f #a An off screen conversation the three sisters had in a coffee shop. Probably. ☕️🧋🫖 (I’m a simple hot tea girlie myself - currently obsessed with a blackberry sage black tea!)

How long does a first draft take you? My last project’s first draft took me ~4 months, which was a lot faster than I expected. I’m hoping I can duplicate that timeline this summer. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Excited to work on my WIP, but I also need to find time to send more queries for my last project. Ah, what a problem to have. #writingcommunity #momlife #writerslife #amquerying #amwriting

Taking a mini vacation with my toddler this week! I’m already trying to write these beautiful trees and flowers into my book. I’ve never been a particularly descriptive writer, but I think I need to be one now. What inspires you? #writingcommunity #amwriting

It’s one of those weeks where everything hits just right - kids, housekeeping, writing, living, loving. I’m unironically living my best life….now just to add “trad published” to the list! #amquerying #momlife #writingcommunity #goals

What a privilege it would be to wake up and just write as much as you want. Between work and young kids, I’m just grabbing a few chunks of time when I can throughout the week. #writingcommunity #momlife #amwriting

I see so may posts about fantasy and romance books (and they look AWESOME guys) - but as someone querying a women’s fiction book, it makes me worry what the market is like for WF nowadays. It feels difficult to find agents with a focus on WF 😅 #writingcommunity #WF #amquerying

SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE LOVE What if the only way a chronically ill, overburdened daughter could survive her toxic mother's final months was to put down her to-do list, face her resentment, and finally let someone take care of her? 75k word contemporary women’s fiction #Q #A #WF #QuestPit

#QuestPit An atypical rock star ashamedly wants another opportunity to become a parent after the loss of his miracle baby; however, the miracle baby was his love’s last chance, and if he chooses one, he gives up the other. #Q #A #WF Deep Cuts X Everything After X The Rom-Commers

After a self-restrained woman discovers her husband’s betrayal, she moves in with the very person she’s afraid of turning into—her brash, chaotic mother. #questpit #WF #Q

HER ROOTS RECLAIMED Immortals are disappearing, and Thea Green is their best chance at rescue Character-driven standalone Lush prose Mental health rep Neurodivergent FMC For fans of V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue and Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House. #questpit #q #a #f #s #wf

YOU’VE GOT MAIL x THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Annie thinks no one cares about her poetry on Instagram. Until she meets “@/jaa97” who reads every word. But is he the same man threatening her job at the library? 📚 #QuestPit #W #R #PT #LF #A #WF #WritingCommunity #writers

MARIA, MARIA, MARIA -83k words TARTUFO x THE GOOD PART 🔮Fate’s alleged curse 🌕 3 full moons to break it 🧿Superstitious family 🍝 A romp through Italy 👨🏾‍🦲 A handsome expat 👩🏻‍🍳 Finding her true purpose 🔄 Reversing the curse before she loses the dream life she’s built #questpit #amquerying #WF #A #Q #R

#QuestPit #lf #u #dr #a #q EVERAFTER is Bingeable.

Querying THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US ✨Women’s Fiction 3️⃣Triple-POV 🏡Real-world Stakes 🫂Sister Relationships ❄️Chill vibes Come find out how three sisters react to their parents selling their childhood home. (Spoiler: You won’t see “congratulations” in the MS.) #questpit #wf #q

🌼FINDING ECHINACEA🌼 REBECCA x DR. QUINN x TITANIC Typhus strikes and brings a wealthy New Yorker intent on marrying the hardworking inn maid. To keep a promise to her sister, she accepts, despite warnings from a medical student who threatens her last hope for salvation. #QuestPit #Q #A #HF #R #LF

Apple TV’s SEVERANCE meets SILO 🚫 Emotion as system error 👾 The haunting is digital 📋Corporate ritual menace 🧪 Complicit Protagonist 🧨 Creeping dread to visceral action #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #S #SFF #U

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × JUMANJI When one of them is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—& ball-busting puns—to solve the crime before they're all butchered like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #Q

A true-crime producer returns home to film a series on an unsolved serial killer case. When a new body turns up and threats hit her doorstep, she uncovers secrets linking the murders to her own past. What began as a docuseries is now a fight to survive her own story. #Questpit #Q #A #T #MY

BLACK SWAN + DISNEYLAND GONE WRONG Every other character actor at EverAfter Theme Park has disappeared after bizarre personality changes, and desperate princess performer Juliet discovers she’s next when the character she plays begins to take over her mind. #questpit #H #A #W

At its core, THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US gives you a glimpse at how people as close-knit as three sisters could have vastly different perspectives. Perspectives that color their pasts and influence their futures. Let me introduce you to the three sisters! #questpit #Q #WF

Alright I folded under the peer pressure and actually put some effort into making graphics for #questpit. Would have been a lot easier if I’d caved and let AI do it for me but alas, my anti-AI convictions were too strong. #writingcommunity #amquerying #noAI

Any advice for introducing a big family in a book? I gave my MC four brothers, all married off with kids. Even just introducing two in the first scene feels like so many names 😭 #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingquestion

Book club day! My friends and I created a small book club, which is great for getting us all to read out of our genres. I mean, I’ll never get them to read women’s fiction, but since 3/5 are male I’ll forgive it 😂 #bookclub #writingcommunity #fridayvibes

I’ve been desperate to write, yet when I get the time my motivation disappears. But even without motivation I wrote on my phone, in bed last night and finished a chapter. Proud of myself for pushing through! #amwriting #writingcommunity

I live in an idyllic little town. How could I not be a writer? #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #NEPA #springhassprung

Maybe it’s all the negative expectations I had of the querying trenches, but so far I have to say it’s not bad! Yes, QT has me in a chokehold. But rejections are not the gut punches I expected and the waiting seems manageable. Maybe my standards were just that low 😂 #amquerying

Despite Mondays being my perfect, distraction free nights to write…I just didn’t have the mental energy for it tonight. Down side, my word count was not increased. Up side, my crochet bear project got itself legs! #writingcommunity #amwriting #selfcare #crochet

Querying THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US. Perfect for anyone who loves a low-stakes novel with real, relatable characters. Three sisters find out their parents are selling their childhood home. What kind of impact will it have on these three different women? #amquerying #womensfiction

Someone tell me why I have my main character a love of plants and gardening when I have zero knowledge of how to keep any vegetation alive 😭 #writingcommunity #amwriting

I’m in love with my new WIP. Maybe too much…now I’m convinced this work is the gold that will get me published, and my first book that I’m currently querying is garbage 😅. Whoops. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying

What more important - solid line-level writing, or a plot hitting all the right beats? #writingcommunity #amwriting #momwritingclub

I intend to jump into the query trenches for the first time in the next few hours with THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US. Wish me luck! #writingcommunity #amwriting #AMQUERYING

I intend to jump into the query trenches for the first time in the next few hours with THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US. Wish me luck! #writingcommunity #amwriting #AMQUERYING

Over 700 words written tonight! Also, it was the first time I’d listened to music (instrumental) while writing. While I very un-popularly find music overrated as a whole, I found it rather focusing. I’ll have to try again and report back! #writingcommunity #amwriting

Will I have time to write my own stuff and add edits to to a few pieces from my writing group? Unlikely. But it’s so nice to HAVE a writing group that I honestly don’t mind ❤️ #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

Got 10 books for $12 at a library book sale! Huge win. But also, couldn’t help but imagine donating a future copy of a book I publish for someone to randomly get some joy out of one day❤️ #writingcommunity #amwriting

As I’m #revpitwaiting I’m mentally psyching myself up to dive into the query trenches next week with this project (in the likely scenario that it is not chosen as a winner). I’m ready to let THE HOUSE THAT BUILT US spread its wings and see if it can fly! #writingcommunity