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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 7h

Honestly I think in the beginning it’s the platonic love that Emerson has for his bestie, Iris, and that he is comfortable with strong women pushing him around.

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 7h

A great read and its short! Highly recommend

Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 14h

I just know I don’t have this one in my cute baseball romance but the inkling beginnings of a WIP (shiny object syndrome) would have a vibe because a MC’s family member is incarcerated so

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 15h

😎

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 17h

Love this premise!

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 17h

Congrats!!

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 17h

I used to say as a kid “I hate books where it’s just like a camping/hiking trip” because this was sooo common in everything I read. But maybe it’s ok if it’s Forest of Plot

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 21h

Just finished Familiar by @cara.ink ! Highly recommend for a fun spooky season read that still tackles important themes. Comes out October 28th - pre order here: buy.bookfunnel.com/mg9vkxdvh0

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 22h

He’s kind of ready, but takes it reaaaalllly slowly because it’s not the being in a relationship he’s scared of, it’s how his mom will react - which doesn’t have to happen right away. He needs to care so much about this girl it tips the balance where it’s worth it, which happens over time.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

8. What are some potential reasons the main character(s) haven't, couldn't, and/or can't pursue these goals yet? Consider other characters, backstory events, circumstances, environmental factors, etc.

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 1d

It’s a college romance set in the Hudson Valley of New York in the fall semester. Emerson is a baseball player and he pursues Valeria, the girl in his group project. Emerson has some mommy issues to overcome though if he wants to have an actual relationship lol

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 1d

100% - flaws and insecurities are huge!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 1d

From the sequel - seeing how the MMC rises to the “pinch” of the story. This section needs a lot of work but I’m excited to dig in and rework after alpha feedback!

My gut wrenches. I can’t solve the hurt she’s feeling, but at least I can be there for her, hold her, and let her know she’s safe and loved as long as she’s with me.

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 1d

“Some rules are a bit more flexible than others” sooo much indicted in that line!

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Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com · 1d

This is a lovely passage!

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