Shameez Patel
@shameezwrites.bsky.social
Author of Playing Flirty (romcom) & The Selene Trilogy (fantasy), lover of cozy games, LOTR, board games & cosplay.
www.shameezwrites.com
www.shameezwrites.com
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Later today I’ll be doing a big character art reveal! Meet Elizabeth and Lincoln before the masses and find out how, as a South African, I keep messing up.
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Later today I’ll be doing a big character art reveal! Meet Elizabeth and Lincoln before the masses and find out how, as a South African, I keep messing up.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I’m rarely on here, so if you’d like to keep up to date with my writings, sign up for my newsletter.
Later today I’ll be doing a big character art reveal! Meet Elizabeth and Lincoln before the masses and find out how, as a South African, I keep messing up.
open.substack.com/pub/shameezw...
Later today I’ll be doing a big character art reveal! Meet Elizabeth and Lincoln before the masses and find out how, as a South African, I keep messing up.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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From July 8–11, get 25% off your pre-order of SPARRING PARTNERS by Erin Rose — available in print or ebook.
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💥 Available online only
💥 Exclusive to B&N Premium and Rewards members
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- Women in STEM
- Men wearing slutty little glasses
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- Women in STEM
- Men wearing slutty little glasses
- Romances that also make you cry between the laughter and swooning
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July 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Look! You could score Next Level Love at 25% off at @barnesandnoble.com as part of their #bnpreorder campaign.
If you like:
- Women in STEM
- Men wearing slutty little glasses
- Romances that also make you cry between the laughter and swooning
Then get it get it get it
If you like:
- Women in STEM
- Men wearing slutty little glasses
- Romances that also make you cry between the laughter and swooning
Then get it get it get it
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My amazing client, @shameezwrites.bsky.social moderated a panel at Rom Con & is featured in this article! So proud of her! Check her out! Her fantasy romance series is under Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, & PLAYING FLIRTY is under Shameez Patel.
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Rom Con celebrates romance literature with authors and readers
Romance novelists gathered with readers at a Rom Con to discuss writing, being published and whether they read the genre in the Mother's City at the weekend.
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June 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My amazing client, @shameezwrites.bsky.social moderated a panel at Rom Con & is featured in this article! So proud of her! Check her out! Her fantasy romance series is under Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, & PLAYING FLIRTY is under Shameez Patel.
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Win Tickets for Sinners! Come and experience the genre-defying horror film with Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twins Smoke and Stack. Returning to their hometown in 1932, their plans are upended by a sinister force that threatens everyone they know
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GIVEAWAY: Win Double Tickets for Sinners!
You and a friend could watch Michael B. Jordon & Hailee Steinfeld's new horror film before anyone else.
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April 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Win Tickets for Sinners! Come and experience the genre-defying horror film with Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twins Smoke and Stack. Returning to their hometown in 1932, their plans are upended by a sinister force that threatens everyone they know
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The full clip of Hayao Miyazaki reading AI engineers for fucking filth so hard their ancestors felt the burning shame back in 2016
March 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The full clip of Hayao Miyazaki reading AI engineers for fucking filth so hard their ancestors felt the burning shame back in 2016
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March 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My next newsletter is for the readers who enjoyed both Playing Flirty (by Shameez Patel) and You Between the Lines (by Katie Naymon)
Interested? 👁️👁️
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March 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My next newsletter is for the readers who enjoyed both Playing Flirty (by Shameez Patel) and You Between the Lines (by Katie Naymon)
Interested? 👁️👁️
Interested? 👁️👁️
Someone just described Playing Flirty as “A romance with a Darcy-esque hero and a Hobbit-esque heroine.”
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March 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Someone just described Playing Flirty as “A romance with a Darcy-esque hero and a Hobbit-esque heroine.”
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My favorite genres are:
1. Angry man ends up accidentally parenting some kids and loving them
2. FRIENDSHIP SOLVES EVERYTHING
3. Oh no! The enemy is sexy!
4. Did someone say REDEMPTION ARC?
5. Bad guys team up with good guys because there’s a badder bad guy
1. Angry man ends up accidentally parenting some kids and loving them
2. FRIENDSHIP SOLVES EVERYTHING
3. Oh no! The enemy is sexy!
4. Did someone say REDEMPTION ARC?
5. Bad guys team up with good guys because there’s a badder bad guy
My favourite genres are:
1. SURPRISE! That rando knows WAY more kung-fu than you
2. Related: This person has DANGEROUSLY HIDDEN SMALL DOG ENERGY
3. We can do this ONLY IF we work TOGETHER
4. "I can science my way out of this! Trust me!"
5. The gun on the wall I spotted earlier IS GOING OFF
1. SURPRISE! That rando knows WAY more kung-fu than you
2. Related: This person has DANGEROUSLY HIDDEN SMALL DOG ENERGY
3. We can do this ONLY IF we work TOGETHER
4. "I can science my way out of this! Trust me!"
5. The gun on the wall I spotted earlier IS GOING OFF
My favorite genres are:
1. I'm a fish out of water who needs to learn to breathe air asap
2. Let's discover lots of new things on a road trip!
3. Something ominous/complex is happening and it's up to us to figure out what.
4. Turns out I'm a hero?
5. At least out loud, I won't say I'm in love.
1. I'm a fish out of water who needs to learn to breathe air asap
2. Let's discover lots of new things on a road trip!
3. Something ominous/complex is happening and it's up to us to figure out what.
4. Turns out I'm a hero?
5. At least out loud, I won't say I'm in love.
March 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My favorite genres are:
1. Angry man ends up accidentally parenting some kids and loving them
2. FRIENDSHIP SOLVES EVERYTHING
3. Oh no! The enemy is sexy!
4. Did someone say REDEMPTION ARC?
5. Bad guys team up with good guys because there’s a badder bad guy
1. Angry man ends up accidentally parenting some kids and loving them
2. FRIENDSHIP SOLVES EVERYTHING
3. Oh no! The enemy is sexy!
4. Did someone say REDEMPTION ARC?
5. Bad guys team up with good guys because there’s a badder bad guy
The best relationships to ever grace our screens:
Thor/Loki
Goku/Vegeta
This dynamic inspired me to write my own version and I so badly want you lot to discover them.
If this is your vibe, please read The Selene Trilogy (starts with The Last Feather)
Thor/Loki
Goku/Vegeta
This dynamic inspired me to write my own version and I so badly want you lot to discover them.
If this is your vibe, please read The Selene Trilogy (starts with The Last Feather)
March 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The best relationships to ever grace our screens:
Thor/Loki
Goku/Vegeta
This dynamic inspired me to write my own version and I so badly want you lot to discover them.
If this is your vibe, please read The Selene Trilogy (starts with The Last Feather)
Thor/Loki
Goku/Vegeta
This dynamic inspired me to write my own version and I so badly want you lot to discover them.
If this is your vibe, please read The Selene Trilogy (starts with The Last Feather)
I’m here for the little details on a cover. I want to read a book and then look at the cover and be like OH THATS WHY SHE WAS WEARING A HOBBIT COSTUME.
If that’s your vibe. Read Playing Flirty.
If that’s your vibe. Read Playing Flirty.
March 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I’m here for the little details on a cover. I want to read a book and then look at the cover and be like OH THATS WHY SHE WAS WEARING A HOBBIT COSTUME.
If that’s your vibe. Read Playing Flirty.
If that’s your vibe. Read Playing Flirty.
Whenever anyone asks me what Playing Flirty is about, I tell them it’s a love letter to the Lord of the Rings.
One day I’ll find my LOTR loving contemporary romance reading audience.
One day I’ll find my LOTR loving contemporary romance reading audience.
March 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Whenever anyone asks me what Playing Flirty is about, I tell them it’s a love letter to the Lord of the Rings.
One day I’ll find my LOTR loving contemporary romance reading audience.
One day I’ll find my LOTR loving contemporary romance reading audience.
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been a while since i sent a newsletter but im hoping to get back into it!! please come read 🥰
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How to Turn the Economic Blackout Into a Lifestyle Change (& Re-Intro)
Single day boycotts don't often amount to lasting economic impacts, but that doesn't mean that they are for nothing. Especially if we use them as a catalyst to make a lifestyle shift.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
been a while since i sent a newsletter but im hoping to get back into it!! please come read 🥰
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Welcome to my newest newsletter aaaaand I’m using Substack like all the cool kids.
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Welcome to my New Newsletter
It's the newest newsletter of all.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Welcome to my newest newsletter aaaaand I’m using Substack like all the cool kids.
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My absolutely massive article on Imposter Syndrome is now live!
Learn how to fight this monster that all writers face with input from fellow writers right here on Bluesky!
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#writingcommunity #writesky #ImposterSyndrome #writingtips
Learn how to fight this monster that all writers face with input from fellow writers right here on Bluesky!
bradleyramsey.substack.com/p/how-to-bea...
#writingcommunity #writesky #ImposterSyndrome #writingtips
How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
It's about time we talked about the monster in our minds.
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March 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My absolutely massive article on Imposter Syndrome is now live!
Learn how to fight this monster that all writers face with input from fellow writers right here on Bluesky!
bradleyramsey.substack.com/p/how-to-bea...
#writingcommunity #writesky #ImposterSyndrome #writingtips
Learn how to fight this monster that all writers face with input from fellow writers right here on Bluesky!
bradleyramsey.substack.com/p/how-to-bea...
#writingcommunity #writesky #ImposterSyndrome #writingtips
Authors, talk to me about your Facebook Pages or Groups. What do you have? Why? Does it feel worthwhile?
March 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Authors, talk to me about your Facebook Pages or Groups. What do you have? Why? Does it feel worthwhile?
Any Stardew girlies up here?
March 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Any Stardew girlies up here?
If you’ve seen Playing Flirty out in the world, or you own a copy. Please tell me which city/state you’re in.
I wanna see something 🤩
I wanna see something 🤩
March 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
If you’ve seen Playing Flirty out in the world, or you own a copy. Please tell me which city/state you’re in.
I wanna see something 🤩
I wanna see something 🤩
If you grew up loving Vegeta, you probably ended up loving Loki and I promise you’ll love Lochlan.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
March 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you grew up loving Vegeta, you probably ended up loving Loki and I promise you’ll love Lochlan.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
Ramadaan Kareem ❤️ 🍉
March 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Ramadaan Kareem ❤️ 🍉
THE NERD DAILY WANTED TO TALK TO ✨ME✨ about my novel gaaaah.
It means so much as a nerd writing about nerds.
Rose and William would love this.
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It means so much as a nerd writing about nerds.
Rose and William would love this.
thenerddaily.com/shameez-pate...
Q&A: Shameez Patel, Author of 'Playing Flirty' | The Nerd Daily
We chat with author Shameez Patel about Playing Flirty, a charming and geeky romantic comedy where the game is on for two nerds who love to outplay each other . . . even when their hearts are on the l...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
THE NERD DAILY WANTED TO TALK TO ✨ME✨ about my novel gaaaah.
It means so much as a nerd writing about nerds.
Rose and William would love this.
thenerddaily.com/shameez-pate...
It means so much as a nerd writing about nerds.
Rose and William would love this.
thenerddaily.com/shameez-pate...
My agent has my latest manuscript. My editor has my sequel.
Does this mean… I can start writing something new?
Does this mean… I can start writing something new?
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My agent has my latest manuscript. My editor has my sequel.
Does this mean… I can start writing something new?
Does this mean… I can start writing something new?
What do you have in common with Rose Marie Jones?
February 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What do you have in common with Rose Marie Jones?