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maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to share "Dating Swamp" an upmarket novel I've been hard at work editing over the last week. Inspired by "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Bridget Jones' Diary," this take on modern dating culture and zillennial weddings isn't quite a love story. #writingcommunity #amwriting

an agent’s guide to
Dating Swamp
upmarket fiction

the pitch
Madi has a plan: if she doesn’t fall in love by Labour Day, she’s moving to London.

As she moves through a summer of her friends’ draining wedding events, Madi meets the sweet, charming Felix and reconnects with her charismatic ex, Jonah, with whom she has unfinished business. When the two find out about each other, they are both unwilling to let Madi go. An obssessive Jonah insists she date both of them, turning a harmless love triangle into a chaotic arrangement.

Will Madi choose Felix, Jonah, a new life in London, or some of the above?

Comps
bitter texas honey: Snarky third-person narration
magnolia parks: A twisty love triangle
Social engagement: Upmarket millennial wedding satire

first lines
Madelyn didn’t think she was one of the monsters in the dating swamp. An ex-tennis player and employed, she thought she was a diamond in the muck. But she hadn’t had a second date in over a year now, and she wondered if she had a rotten personality or if the men were the problem.

Madi didn’t catch the bouquet at Sydney’s wedding. She missed it because she was drunk on white wine and watered-down Aperol Spritz wandering around the venue.

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 11h

this sounds so good!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 12h

I think querying something with a love triangle that turns into a triad that’s not a romance is gonna be a hard road. I don’t know what I did with NOTWR that made it the queen of the maybe pile. #amquerying

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 13h

If you love someone, let them go. If they show up at your sister's wedding, what could possibly go wrong?

A chance to make things right is not what it seems when one of the exes has a secret that will fuel the fire's of the other's insecurities.

#dvpit #a #wf

man and woman sitting on a rock

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 14h

Two heartbroken camp staff make a pact to keep it casual and not text their exes until summer's over. When one of them breaks the deal, not only is their budding relationship at risk, but lifelong friendships are threatened and Sage's final summer might just be her worst one yet.

#dvpit #na #cr

woman floating in water

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Page 120 was all nsfw

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Felix and Madi were both borderline wasted, but not the kind of drunk where they would forget about each other tomorrow. Madi didn’t do that at weddings where her parents were guests. They were the perfect kind of intoxicated one was supposed to be at their best friend’s wedding.

#writingq

Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 17h

It's Hump Day, folks, and our friend demands a sacrifice. Let's get a page from your wip. Maybe it's the middle for you? Give us a line from PAGE 120

Haven't gotten to page yet? How about just 12, then?

#Wednesday #HumpDay #indieauthors #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #writingq 🪐📚💙

Wednesday Hump Day

The judgey-est camel you have ever seen

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

For the readers lol!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Such a cute feel good story!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

This looks fun!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Dream setting

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

I am FALLing for Chloe and freyas chemistry

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

They are my nicolandria ❤️

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

She should think again about her worst fear maybe

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Loved the great alone

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 16h

Not a romance, but a love story: When Madelyn tries to choose between her ex, a promising new suitor and moving to London, she finds herself dating both men together. She's bitten off more than she can chew, and when the fighting escalates, she must choose the path that puts herself first. #DVPit #A

woman hanging over a tennis net

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18h

Love a Berlin setting

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18h

EVERY SUMMER AFTER X HAPPY PLACE

When exes reunite at wedding 10 years after tragedy tore them apart, old wounds reopen and they must decide if their love story was real or if they're just yearning for nostalgia and ignoring their broken trust. #dvpit #wf #a

woman standing in a body of water

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18h

I wish it was that easy

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18h

The snips I’ve seen are so feel good!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 18h

Family or culture such an interesting dilemma

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 19h

Such a unique hook!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 19h

I do actually know this

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 19h

Read it and can confirm it’s great!

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 19h

Noooo I made a typo

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 21h

Always a bridesmaid... never gets a 2nd date. When Madelyn's ex resurfaces at the same time a new suitor sparks her interest. With a deadline to decide fast approaching, Madi must decide if she'll choose between herself, Felix, Jonah, moving to London or some of the above. #DVPit #U #A

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers’ Lunch) Date: 1875 Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81555/lunch-at-the-restaurant-fournaise-the-rowers-lunch

maggie @maggiesbooks.bsky.social · 19h

Me when I was writing the book