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Katie Bowman ✍️

@katiebowman.bsky.social

🇦🇺 Romance writer repped by Kate Rizzo

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Veronica@littlecornerreads.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A PHO LOVE STORY x THIS TIME IT'S REAL A restaurant kid fake dates the son of her family's rival to get her immigrant parents to rescind their "only date Asians" rule so she can date her whiter-than-white-bread crush instead. She wanted to fraternize with the enemy, not fall for him! #CuPit #YA #POC

Mood board with school supplies, a blond boy writing on a blackboard, a Chinese takeout container, an Asian boy and girl, macarons, a bowl of spicy instant ramen, and text boxes that read *covers up real feelings with aggressive sarcasm* and a text exchange: you're annoying/but you love me/doesn't make you less annoying
Catherine Winters@catherinewinters.com · 6mo ago

F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT Ship's cook Tai just learned their new crewmate is a terrifying alien: an ordinary human woman. Now Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and a human who wants to be friends. And why can't they stop thinking about her? #CuPit #SFR #SF #LGBT

Mood board/Agent's guide for my novel CARGO - a queer SF/heist/romance - 113,000 words "Did you hear? There's a human on board." A graphic of the wall of a spaceship with sticky notes and polaroid photos taped up. There are twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. alien ship's cook (fussy, anxious) + terrifying monster (ordinary human)PITCH: Tai’s terrified of humans. Everyone is. Violent pack hunters, humans are notorious for their strength, sharp teeth, and carnivorous appetites. But the ship’s cook is safe among the multispecies crew of the cargo hauler Coreward Baker: everyone knows the warrior species rarely leave their own space. Then Captain Raz hires Clarke, a human horticulturist. Even after Tai overcomes their fear, they can’t stand Clarke. She’s bossy. Annoying. Useless in the galley, bad in a space suit. She might as well be cargo. Worse, she’s intent on befriending Tai—and why can’t they stop thinking about her, anyway? That’s when things go wrong. As Tai starts to realize their feelings for Clarke, they’re horrified to learn that nobody on their crew of dropouts and runaways is quite who they seem, least of all Clarke. And it’s no coincidence. Raz reveals they’ve each been handpicked for a heist he’s spent years planning—and no one’s allowed to say no. PRIORITIES: make dinner remain cozy haul cargo go for drinks pull off one last score try not to fall in loveFIRST PAGE: “Did you hear? There’s a Human on board.” I choked on my noodles and turned to stare at the diners at the next table. Like most of the restaurant’s patrons, the pair had hidden their profiles, a halfhearted attempt at anonymity. “Gross,” the speaker’s crewmate said, oblivious to my alarm. “I hope it leaves soon.” “Don’t let it hear you say that,” the first worker laughed. She made a show of looking for Humans, her eyes darting from table to table. It. I frowned. I knew the workers’ language distinguished between people and things, and ‘it’ was an unkind choice of words at best. The second worker shuddered. “I don’t know why we let them come here.” The first laughed. “Are you going to stop them?”COMPS: Murderbot by Martha Wells Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers TROPES: Non-binary narrator masking anxiety with sarcasm lying to themselves non-human perspective (afraid of humans) neurodivergent main characters metaphorically disabled protagonist slow-burn friends-to-lovers and enemies to lovers in the same relationship disabilitynorm and queernorm setting found family loveable pet/terrifying monster
Dani@dani-s-writes.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TJ KLUNE x RACHEL LINDEN x LIBBY IRIKS A burnt-out teacher escapes to the Australian outback to gain control of her powers, and finds friendship, a safe love, and a new appreciation for life. Agents, this cosy women’s fiction with romance is looking for a home 💖 #Cupit #A #CL #FBW #amquerying

Pastel-toned collage of photos in a country themeBlock of dark text on a cream square over a beach backgroundBlock of dark text on a cream square over a beach backgroundList of comp elements and tropes in white writing on a beach background
Katie Bowman ✍️@katiebowman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

When finance professionals Nora and Corey switch bodies during a freak lightning strike, they are forced to question everything they thought they hated about each other. Releasing UK with Bedford Square August 2026 US editor interest to Kate Rizzo at Greene & Heaton #cupit #romcom

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jaimewrites@jcolawrites.bsky.social · 9mo ago

#Questpit #Agentsguide to WHAT LIES IN THE SEA. In the early stages of querying. Clara Christian has spent years escaping her family until her grandmother’s death sends her down a path to discovering what really happened eight years ago. Oh, and there’s lots of family secrets ✨🌊

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🌱 El(iza)beth 🌬️ K 🔥 T 🌊@arachnereid.bsky.social · 2y ago

Maybe let’s not doomscroll into a hole Let's fill our days intentionally with real rest, play, and productivity that nourishes our collective soul They fight for our attention, for our fear they gain power from our tears We're all in this together, loves Let’s build and feed something better

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