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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷

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Romance & Fantasy Author ✍️💖 Rep: Brooke Mondor @ MBG Currently on submission with BAND CAMP - a nerdy, new adult romcom https://www.sydneyapplegate.com

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 16h

The perfect romcom escape for fans of Lynn Painter and DCOMs like Camp Rock and Lemonade Mouth!

💚Summer band camp for adults
🩵Second chance romance
💚Found family
🩵Mental health rep
💚Secret summer fling
🩵Coming of age in your 20’s

🎸 EDITORS interact if you're interested ✨

#QuestPit #AG #A #R #OS

collage muted green of a friend group spending their summer together in the mountains, playing cards, etc

scrapbook collage of book vibes including comparison titles, music artists with similar vibes, musical instruments, and movies

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 15h

crawling my way back to bluesky just to once again say CONGRATS!!!

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 16h

You’re so kind! 🥹🫶🏻

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 16h

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 16h

BESTIEEEEEEEE

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 16h

Them: Omg I wish there was a Dancing with the Stars romcom.
Me: Hold my beer

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL ✨

💜Showmance
🪩Sunshine female competitor x Grumpy male pro
💜Nanny x Single dad
🪩Ballroom, studio, and country dancing
💜Mutual Pining
🪩Dual POV

#QuestPit #A #R #AG #W

digital art commission of a couple dancing a waltz under a silver spotlight

tropes list for a dancing with the stars inspired romcom

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · 16h

Dancing With The Stars meets THE ROM-COMMERS by Katherine Center and Elsie Silver's HEARTLESS

Live-in nanny Taly thought she was pretending to fall in love for TV ratings until her jaded pro partner—and his secret preteen daughter—start making things feel a little too real.

#QuestPit #W #AG #A #R

collage of single parenthood, competition dance rehearsals, and dancing with the stars photo aesthetics

A tropes list designed around a mock book cover placeholder

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Jun 27

status update: I signed with an agent and am officially on sub with my nerdy new adult romcom BAND CAMP!! crazy how wild life gets in only 3 months 🥹

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Mar 9

Too many book ideas, not enough hours in the day (said in the vocal style of the old space bags infomercial “too much stuff, not enough space”)

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Mar 8

Rooting for you 🫶🏻

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · Mar 4

The federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hour.

Think about what eggs cost.

Think about what parking at a parking garage costs.

Now how can you think that $7.25 is an adequate wage for an hour of someone’s labor. It’s not.

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Mar 4

rewatching mamma mia and I'm chomping at the bit for a romance book with a scene as teasing and squeal-worthy as the "lay all your love on me" number!!!

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Mar 1

I’d love to hear more about “going vague”. I feel so silly not understanding what that means and what part of the pub journey that applies to. My Threads and Bluesky feeds talking about it are confusing me 😅

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 28

FINALLY revamped my author website (myself🥹). If you need a brain break...maybe click the link, scroll through, and tell me that it doesn't suck? 🤭 Cheers to balling on a budget!
www.sydneyapplegate.com

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 28

If I ever become a full time author and get to quit my day job, the FIRST thing I’m going to do is dye my hair whatever color I want! It’s 2025, what do you mean I can’t have purple streaks in my hair as a grown adult with adult money? I work in digital marketing 😭

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 14

As someone that barely managed to read 50 books last year for FUN, I can't imagine accidentally winding up with 55 full requests PLUS every other piece of your work load. 😳 You're so brave 😅

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 14

My husband may not have gotten me anything for Valentine's (*that I know of*), but the Dallas Morning News sure did! 🏹💘🗞️

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 13

This is super helpful! Thanks 😊

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 13

Quick question! Since you rep YA and soon adult, what are your thoughts on the new adult range? Is that up your alley, or do you specifically want something for the true adult audience? ☺️

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 13

Yes omg! 🩷

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 12

BAND CAMP - 88k - NA/A Romcom

After her therapist-recommended summer music program is crashed by her ex-boyfriend, Haven must prove to him, her new friends, and herself that she's been doing just fine since he left—all while avoiding her lingering feelings 💚🏔️🥁🤓🎷🫶🏻

#questpit #R #A #Q #amquerying

Collage of friend group summer camp memories

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 12

DWTS🪩 meets THE ROM-COMMERS💜 and HEARTLESS💋

After being slated for a popular dance competition show, Taly and her jaded pro partner form a showmance to amass more audience votes, only the lines between real love and reality tv start to blur the further they advance #QuestPit #A #R #W

Collage of dancers, life at home, family time, and ballroom and ballet elements

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 12

If anyone for MSWL Day is looking for laugh out loud romcoms with emotional depth and a fresh twist on band geeks or Dancing with the Stars, I’M YOUR GIRL 💜🫶🏻 #mswlday

Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 10

When someone asks me for book recommendations (I literally write books)

Kendrick Lamar facing the camera mid performance

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Becca Podos @beccapodos.bsky.social · Feb 7

Hey so, that Microsoft Word subscription price hike email you just got? That refers to an AI-heavy version of MS which you can absolutely opt out of and maintain your current, “classic” subscription at a lower price. Thanks @lzats.bsky.social for the tip!

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Sydney Applegate is 🎸ON SUB🎷 @booksbysydney.bsky.social · Feb 5

Born to write romcoms, forced to work in marketing for a male industry (I'm just a girl!!!)