Madi Kowallis
madikowallis.bsky.social
Madi Kowallis
@madikowallis.bsky.social
just a girl writing
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Beach Read X Promise Me Sunshine

“Nobody tells you the truth about adulthood.”

#1stLinePit #A #Q #R
Ooop I’m late but I want to share my favorite line from With Love, Thea.

“As long as I have the privilege of being alive, I’ll love her enough for the both of us.”

#CRPDamselflies
May 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is a fun one! I’ve kind of always pictured Thea as Emily Bader. Hansen on the other hand I have no idea who I’d cast as him haha. He has a very specific look that I have yet to come across in an actor.
#CRPDamselflies
April 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Well, if we are really embracing a non-HEA then I’d say that Thea ends back up with Cam (her ex at the start of the book who is DEFINITELY not the guy for her) that would be super depressing and I hate it for her 😆 #CRPDamselflies
Let's infuse a dose of reality into those sweet HEA's, just for kicks. 😆

Brainstorm an alternate ending. Does your MC eventually meet someone else (who's obviously not as perfect for them)? Do they end up alone??

(This prompt assumes your WIP follows romance genre conventions.)

#CRPDamselflies
April 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is my first time ever writing a haiku, so it’s probably not the best haha. But it’s inspired by my WIP 😊

Grief stole all I knew,
you sat with me in silence.
Love dared to return.

#CRPDamselflies
Let's flex our creative muscles on a Monday, #CRPDamselflies! 😆
Hope you enjoy this prompt!

Example:

"It's not just a myth,
Happily ever after.
Love has chosen me"
April 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I would say their past. That’s a vague answer, I know 😂 but there’s a lot of emotional trauma to unpack in their past and neither one of them is quite ready to do it until much later in the book. #CRPDamselflies
Here’s your Day 6 prompt, #CRPDamselflies!
April 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’ve never thought of this before! Just off the top of my head, I’d probably go with “Falling Slowly” from the musical Once. It’s one of my favorite songs and I think really captures Thea and Hansen’s love.

#CRPDamselflies
Here's our daily prompt, #CRPDamselflies!
April 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My favorite subject! Romance tropes! I’m a second chance girlie through and through. Love reading and writing it.
Enemies to lovers is good too if done right. I don’t like when they don’t have a legit reason to hate each other 😂
I’m also always going to love a slow burn 🔥 ♥️

#CRPDamselflies
April 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I write a lot of different places but mostly on my living room couch while my baby plays in the room next to me. Also, to get in the zone I’m always listening to music!

#crpdamselflies #camprevpit
April 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Oh man, in so many ways Thea is just like me. The way she handles her grief and emotions is spot on me. But I do think we differ in personalities. She’s more soft spoken and quiet. While I have a very strong/loud personality lol. #CRPDamselflies
Good morning, #CRPDamselflies! Here is our Day 2 cabin prompt!

Don't forget to use our hashtag. I'm excited for us to get to know a bit more about each other and our characters!
April 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
With Love, Thea is set in a fictional small town called South Creek. She spends a lot of the book in the woods where she’s renovating her late brother’s cabin.

#crpdamselflies #camprevpit
April 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Not my writing group catching a typo on my first page that I’ve read and missed 10 million times 🥲😩 sorry all the agents that had to read the typo. It is now fixed lol.
April 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sharing the first chapter of With Love, Thea tonight with my writing group. Why is sharing so nerve-racking???
April 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Wow, more good news today when it comes to writing! Last week, I was ready to never write again (I’m nothing if not dramatic lol) but this dream sure does come with some highs and lows! Hoping everyone else gets some great news today!

#WritingCommunity
April 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I found out about #RevPit like 2 days before and it’s been such a good/positive experience! I got some incredible feedback and I think the community is so awesome! Can’t wait for the camp experience!

#RevPit2025 #RevPitCommunity
April 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
There’s a book (by an author I really look up to) that I REALLY want to read, but it has a very similar vibe to my WIP. I fear if I read it I will be constantly comparing the two. 😩 #writingcommunity
April 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’ve been querying 2 books over the span of 2 years. My mental health has REALLY not enjoyed the process lol. I’ve wanted to be a published author my entire life, part of me is wondering if maybe self-publishing is the way to go. #WritingCommunity
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Beach Read X Promise Me Sunshine

“Nobody tells you the truth about adulthood.”

#1stLinePit #A #Q #R
April 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Daphne from The Things That Haunt Us in a few meme nut shells.

#UnhingedPit #WritingCommunity #Q #A
March 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Daphne’s red flags 🚩
🚩 Loves pineapple on pizza 🍕
🚩 Might not answer your texts 📱
🚩 Still has feelings for childhood crush ♥️
🚩 Sees dead people 👻
🚩 Occasionally acts on her want for revenge and hunts men down to kill them.

#UnhingedPit #A #R #T #MM #Q
March 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
With Love, Thea ♥️

A grieving sister and her late brother’s best friend must renovated his condemned cabin together, forcing them to finally confront the suicide that shattered both their lives, and choose wether the love that could heal them both is worth the risk.

#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #A #R
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just submitted to #RevPit! I only found out about it 2 days ago, but I’m excited! I’ve always wanted to work with an editor so this would be such a rewarding experience!
March 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I finished my contemporary romance, With Love, Thea. ♥️ Writing this book healed such a big part of me! I’m so incredibly proud of it. And feedback from beta readers has been lovely!
#WritingCommunity #Querying #agentguide
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
That awkward moment when the plot synopsis for one of your favorite authors new book comes out and it’s nearly identical to the plot of the book you just outlined 😅 same FMC name, same occupation, and nearly the same backstory haha. What are the odds lol.

#WritingCommunity
February 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
After unexpectedly losing her brother to suicide, Thea returns home to deal with the life he left behind: including his guilt ridden best friend. Together, Thea and Hansen try to naviatge their grief before it tears them apart.

#questpit #Q #R
February 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ghost Whisperer X Dexter 🖤

Freya has quite the advantage when it comes to solving murder cases: she has the help of the victim.

But when the victim is someone from her past, Freya must return to her hometown and dive into the secrets it holds.

#P2Ppit #Q #A #M #R
January 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM