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Finished novel number five! Like the others, I stuck to a consistent writing schedule of at least 800 words a day with no days off. I'm ready for the break that it is editing and spending more time on my beta partners' work too!

A graph of words per day, adding around 800 per day, every day, up to 84K or so

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I've very much enjoyed our #CRPSirens #CampRevPit experience, due in large part to the leadership from @nadineflintbooks.bsky.social! I kept up w/800 words/day goal in WIP and didn't let querying other books get me down. So glad to have made some new connections and learn about all your cool books!

#CRPSirens, it's our last day together. Thank you for spending the last 12 days together! Your stories & enthusiasm are truly inspiring and I'm so excited to find your books on shelves one day. Share your celebrations below.🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♂️ Keep an eye out for a fun last day mixer with all of #CampRevPit

In the background, a rocky, most-covered beach. The text reads: Closing Circle. Day 12: May 1. What is something you're proud of from camp? An achievement? Word count goal? Critique swap? New Connections made?

Let's celebrate!

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My emoji pitch for my #CampRevPit novel: 🤽‍♂️➡️(🏊‍♂️🧜‍♂️) + (🏊‍♀️🧜‍♀️🩺)=💞🏆- 🩺+🎯🔮 haha, make sense of that #CRPSirens 😉

#CRPSirens it's our second last day together! Using your Id list from yesterday for inspo, pitch your project using emojis. Not comfortable with your own MS? Try pitching a published book. Need help? Let us know and we can do it together👇️ I'll add mine in comments #CampRevPit

In the background, a river valley surrounded by evergreen trees. The text reads: Pitch Practice: These aren't just for contests, they're for your readers. Day 11: April 30. Pitching isn't just for snagging an agent, it's a language used to signal to your readers that your book is for them. Using emojis, practice your pitch below. Refer to your Id list from yesterday for inspo. Need help? Let us know and our cabin mates can help! It's our second last day together, Sirens, let's hype each other up.

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Realizing I don't have a ton on my Id List. I love lots of tropes, depending on execution, but don't have consistent favorites. Two things I do especially like: Settings, jobs, and hobbies that read as *authentic* Genuinely nice people #CampRevPit #CRPSirens

#CRPSirens let's talk about the juicy stuff. Jennifer Lynn Barnes spoke about creating an Id list in 2022. I've adopted the practice & have a running list of things I love in books (see below) I often refer to this list when starting a new project. What's on your list? Let me know! #CampRevPit

In the background, an evergreen forest covered in mist. The text reads: Id Lists: Consciously curating what you love in stories and injecting these elements into your writing. Day 10: April 29. Create a list of elements you find irresistible in books (tropes, characters, settings, plots, etc). Did any of these make it into your current MS?

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Great #CampRevPit question. Things keeping my leads apart: 🩺MC1 doesn't want a relationship until she is through med school 🔮MC2 can't think into the future without having a panic attack ⚡They are both terrible at reading signals 🤽‍♂️vs 🏊‍♂️After they get together, MC2 might betray the team #CRPSirens

#CRPSirens I need your tips on creating tension! Emily Varga shared on On The Write Track Podcast that if your one MC is a firefighter, the other better be an arsonist. Now I’m always asking: How can I create opposition? What do they have to overcome? How do you approach tension? LMK👇

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

MC from my #CampRevPit novel would have a ponytail holder, a nose clip, and probably a hand-written reminder about an OChem test. The LI would likely have something silly his sister slipped in his pocket and a flyer for an interesting history or psychology documentary on campus. #CRPSirens

#CRPSirens let’s yap about our characters! Of course knowing their physical appearance is part of getting to know our characters, but often those quieter questions really get us thinking. What’s in your character’s pocket? Let me know below 👇 Make sure to comment on your fellow campers’ posts🧜‍♀️

In the background, an image of a snow capped mountain with blue sky. The text reads: tap session: getting to know your character. Day 8: April 27. What’s in your main character’s pocket? Find two workers and comment on their posts.

E.W. Doc Parris@ewdocparris.com · 3mo ago

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Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I already shared my first sight snippet from my #CampRevPit novel, but here's one from the LI's POV for their first actual meeting, when the water-polo player LI has to join the synchronized swimming team to keep his scholarship. #CRPSirens

There were a few sympathetic murmurs among the swimmers, but also a few scoffs. A woman next to the first removed her goggles and squinted up at him. “Isn’t that a little unfair? They won’t make us varsity, so we don’t get scholarships, but we have to have a new swimmer who gets a scholarship?”
Recognition hit him like a brick when he took in the glare of her denim blue eyes. This was the woman from Mr. Lehrer’s office. He stammered his answer. “Yeah, that does sound unfair, sorry.”
If she recognized him, it didn’t show. She pressed her lips together and took him in, clearly unimpressed. He’d have his work cut out for him to make this group accept him as any kind of teammate. He wasn’t even sure if he could do . . . whatever it was they did, but at this point, he had no choice but to try.

Alright #CRPSirens we’ve spent 7 days together. Let’s gather around the campfire get into those juicy details! How did your characters meet? I would LOVE to see your snippets, too 👀 #CampRevPit

In the background, an image of a lake surrounded by mountains and evergreen trees. The text reads: Camp Confessions: Meet Cute Day 7: April 26. How did your characters meet? Share a snippet if you’re up for it! Find two writers and comment on their posts.

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Love this question! My #CampRevPit novel MC isn't reflective enough about her own needs and desires--instead, she's just following what she thinks her grandfather wanted her to do (be a doctor). But she hates blood, and instead, loves to build things and solve puzzles. #CRPSirens

Happy Saturday, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Who doesn't love a beautifully imperfect character? Tell us more about your #CharacterFlaw. What is your MC’s biggest flaw, and how does it derail them?

On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the firefly clings to a branch and dangles a tied stack of story notes from a stick with the label “Darlings” written on the top page. The caterpillar reaches for the tied bundle of notes with mouth wide open, ready to chow down. Behind the tree, which still has bite marks from the caterpillar’s previous meal, the mantis holds her claws to her face in dismay. Dawn is beginning to tint the horizon red. The image has the text: Day 6: #CharacterFlaw

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My #CAMPRevPit #CRPSirens novel is GETTING IN SYNCH and it is made up of: ❤️‍🔥Slow burn 🤽‍♂️🏊‍♂️A fish out of water (in water) 🎓College campus setting ⛈️Tragic past 🎯Misplaced ambition 🙋‍♀️Meddling best friend 🤝Teamwork 🍨Healthy dose of ice cream for all important talks

#CRPSirens we’re on canteen duty! What elements are present in your story? Tropes? Snacks? POVs? Just like those candy bags and printed t-shirts in the canteen evoke certain camp memories, what are those ingredients in your story? #CampRevPit

In the background, evergreen trees are covered in fog. The text reads: Canteen Duty: Story Recipes. Day 6: April 25. Every book has its secret recipe. What ingredients did you choose for yours? Are there tropes, social story elements? A way of story telling? Find two other writers and comment on their story ingredients!

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Here's my bingo card and snippet: The first MC/LI interaction (kind of setting up "forced proximity" and "troubled but cute") from my cozy college sports romance GETTING IN SYNCH Excited to read more from our #CRPSirens and #CRPBeemine #CampRevPit mixer

Bingo card with x's on: forced proximity, slow burn, title is a pun, troubled but cute, friends to lovers, partners in crime

Leaving the door open as he entered, Coach Ramos called back toward the waiting room, his voice the sweet, sad beckon for a lost puppy. “Young, get in here.”
Maggie paused near reception as a tall boy unfolded his legs from where he sat on the floor in what looked like a meditative yoga pose. Despite what she assumed was his name—Young—she really shouldn’t have called him a boy, even if only in her mind. He towered over her as he passed, his shoulders broad enough he’d have to angle his body to fit through Lehrer’s office door.
She stopped herself from turning back to see, the sudden swoop in her stomach reminding her of the occasional teenage crushes she’d experienced back home. He looked so much like the surfers she used to watch while perched on the fence at La Jolla. All sandy hair flopping across his darker brows. Selectively painted by the sun in a way that seemed designed to make her insides tumble.

Happy Friday #CRPBeemine 🐝 & #CRPSirens 🧜‍♀️! Canoes out—we’re crossing the lake for a mixer 🌊 Rules: 🏕️ Quote repost + mark your WIP bingo 🏕️ Share a snippet from a checked square 🏕️ Comment on at least 5 posts outside your cabin to make friends Tag both cabins + #CampRevPit!

A bingo sheet. The text reads: BeeMjne & Sirens Cabin Mixer Bingo: forced proximity, slow burn, found family, sunshine and grumpy, second chance romance, dysfunctional family, title is a pun, troubled but cute, secret relationship, insta love, historical not set in the UK, friends to lovers, partners in crime, one bed, enemies to lovers, fake dating

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The villain in my #CampRevPit book is probably the university athletic director. He'd say my story is about a bunch of whiny students who take, take, take without realizing how much all this costs. #CRPSirens

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today, we give your villains a moment in the spotlight. What would they say your story is about? Pitch it from your villain's perspective. #VillainVoices

On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the caterpillar nibbles on a tree while the mantis and the firefly work on their stories. The mantis lays in the grass writing in her journal with a fountain pen and her very tall stack of papers beside her. The firefly sits in the branches of the tree with a laptop. The firefly’s butt is glowing brightly so the mantis can see to write. Day 4: #Villain Voices

For my #CampRevPit WIP, I'm at the stage in Jenga where the tower is almost built, but soon I'll have to be taking pieces from below to add to it. 😬

Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today, please draw us your #CampMap: Use a visual metaphor to describe where you are with your project. Are you lost in the woods? Climbing a mountain? Sailing the seven seas?

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hi #CRPSirens! I've only been writing 16 months and those that know me know I am pretty rigid in my writing habits (min 800 words/day if I'm not editing--see chart). I rely heavily on discord sprints, iced herbal tea, and dark chocolate almonds. No music (except when editing).

A chart of words per day for a little over a year, showing about 800 words per day for four books, with small breaks between.

Rise & Shine #CRPSirens ☀️ My relationship with writing has changed over the years, & each project has required different things from me. Sometimes it was sneaking in a sentence on my phone during a sliver of nap time or scribbling in a journal in the dark hours once the littles went to bed. Cont⬇️

In the background, shelves of books stand in rows in a bookstore with a darkened filter on top to darken the image. The text overtop the image reads: The Rise & Shine Chronicles: setting yourself up for success. Day 2: April 21. Do you have any writing rituals or rhythms? How do you approach your writing time? Do you have any wonders or wishes about writing routines? Let us know below and we can talk about it together.

Nadine Flint@nadineflintbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hi #CRPSirens! This is my 2nd CRP. I write about women with multiple (often conflicting) identities, speculative & non. My WIP is a college sports romance. It's a cozier version of The Cutting Edge, but in synchronized swimming. For CRP, I hope to read some cool work and give & get support. ❤️

A moodboard with pictures for WIP "Getting in Synch" (temp title). With images of water, synchronized swimming, water polo, kid swimming lessons, a bandaid knee, a couple kissing in the water, a college building, and a document that says "Plan"

Good morning #CRPSirens 🧜🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️ I’m Nadine & I write romantic fantasy books. My book, MYTH, MUSE, MAGICIAN just hit the query trenches & I’m working on my next project which includes a second chance romance, women in STEM, only-one-textbook, and a MMC with a devastatingly-sharp jawline 😏 (Cont. 🧵)

In the background, a photo of the inside of Barter Books in Alnwick, with stoned walls and shelves of books. Over top, text that reads: “we’re live, we’re live, we’re live! And embracing our author era. Day 1: April 20. 1. Introduce yourself. 2z Tell us a bit about what you’re working on. 3. Set an intention for our time together. What do you want to get out of Camp RevPit?

Trying to move on from #RevPit and welcome spring with a new #Haiku True sign of spring's start Crabapple paints the room pink From outside the glass #AmWriting

A single crabapple tree is framed in the shot. It's branches are full of fuchsia blooms that shade the new spring grass below.

Laura Galán-Wells@lauragalanwells.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So proud of and excited for my writing buddy @fantasyscience.bsky.social, who was chosen as a #RevPit winner and will be working with Laura. Her novel, ChemPortal, is a nerdy, fun, romantic time, and I can't wait to see it shine even more than it already does!

Congratulations to my pick this year, Fay Irwin’s @fantasyscience.bsky.social Adult Sci-Fi Rom-Com CHEMPORTAL, and my equally loved runner-up, Tiff Bartel’s @tiffbartel.com Adult Sci-Fi SNAGGLETEETH! #RevPit

Thanks again to all in my CP shout-out post, #RevPit editors, and the 2025 RevPit Discord, who've made writing fun and productive and who've helped protect my spirit while doing it. Special second mention to @fantasyscience.bsky.social for being support, CP, and chemistry advisor! #RevPitWaiting

#RevPitWaiting for Saturday, April 11: Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Someone who made #RevPitWaiting better? Who helped you get to today?

#RevPitWaiting

4/11 - Thank Yous

Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Someone who made #RevPitWaiting better? Who helped you get to today?

And a #Haiku to celebrate unexpected survival: Two days after frost Tiny peach blossoms still live Pert and pink and strong #AmWriting

A peach tree in a small backyard orchard on a sunny late afternoon. The tree is covered with tiny pink blossoms, but no leaves yet. In the foreground, bulbs of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinth are in a row.

My writing goals post #RevPit are to finish my cozy sports romance by June, then edit, beta, and query. Trying to determine now what I will write afterward. Have three options, but none are rising to the top atm. #RevPitWaiting

#RevPitWaiting for Friday, 4/10: Regardless of what happens on Monday, what are your next writing goals? Do any of us have similar paths? (Stick with us this weekend for two bonus #RevPitWaiting days!)

#REvPitWaiting

4/10 - Writing Goals

Regardless of what happens on Monday, what are your next writing goals? Do any of us have similar paths?

Started out complete Plotter for books 1-3, then book 4, started doing detailed character backstory first, which supported a bit more Plantsing. Continued that w/book 5. I'd now put myself at 5.5 if 1=Pantser and 10=Plotter, but long-time CP and hard-core Pantser says I'm a 7. #RevPitWaiting

#RevPitWaiting for Wednesday, 4/8: Tell us a little about your writing process! Do you discovery write, plan every detail, or a mix of the two?

#RevPit Waiting

4/8 - Plotter or Pantser

Tell us a little about your writing process! Do you discovery write, plan every detail, or a mix of the two?

A little #Haiku to pre-mourn the loss of my peaches with the coming freeze tonight. Why does spring tease us Only to burn and freeze us? No peaches this year #AmWriting

A budding peach tree in a backyard orchard in front of a blue sky with white clouds. A small patch of tulips and daffodils are starting to show their heads in front.

Favorite published book* read so far in 2026 was The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick. *Read so many fantastic betas already also! Next on my TBR is Emma Straub's American Fantasy, then Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. I'm super excited for both! #RevPitWaiting

#RevPitWaiting for Tuesday, 4/7: Share your best and/or most anticipated reads of 2026!

One of my beta readers, the amazing and multi-talented @erinabecca.bsky.social, made these super cool portraits of my characters from my #RevPit novel, Anti-Charter Campaign. Check out Britt, Catherine, Susanne, and Angelo ❤️ It was so much fun to see them through her eyes! #RevPitWaiting

Librarian Britt. A woman with olive skin, brown hair and eyes, and glasses, wears a cozy looking cardigan and holds books

A woman with pale skin, blonde hair in two french braids, and blue eyes, sits cross-legged on the floor wearing a dress with clouds in different weather

A woman with short hair shaved on one side and hazel eyes stands wearing a lab coat over her jeans and boots, holding a container of some sort

A man with tan skin and dark hair and eyes jogs, wearing a t-shirt that says "Heartland Elementary"

#RevPitWaiting for Monday, 4/6: Do you have any commissioned works? Any art you’ve made with your characters? Share it with us!

2026 #RevPit Waiting: 4/6 - Art! Do you have any commissioned works? Any art you’ve made with your characters? Share it with us!

I enjoy having my own writing space/office, but it's very messy & my house is in a perpetual state of construction. It hasn't been "finished" since we moved here six years ago. Shout-out to spouse for making both desks (little one was kids' desk that is temp home for old computer) #RevPitWaiting

Office with full-size desk and computer, child-sized desk and other computer, sofa, treadmill, shelf, and exercise ball

#RevPitWaiting for Friday, 4/3: Show us your writing space! If you don’t feel comfortable taking pictures, tell us about your writing habits/rituals!

Blue and white watercolor background. Text reads: 2026 #RevPitWaiting. 4/3 - Writing Space. Show us your writing space! If you don’t feel comfortable taking pictures, tell us about your writing habits/rituals!

My #RevPit book, Anti-Charter Campaign, is a bit of an extreme genre blend. I really love this slide I put together to show some of the comps from different genres, so I'll share that for my wildcard ❤️ #RevPitWaiting

Comps: Roll for Romance, The Grimoire Grammar School PTA, A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, The Lost Bookshop, Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes, The Faculty Lounge, Up the Down Staircase

#RevPitWaiting for Thursday, 4/2: Choose your own prompt day! Show off secondary characters, a snippet you love. Let’s be creative 🪄

Blue and white watercolor background. Text reads: 2026 #RevPitWaiting. 4/2 - Wildcard. Choose your own prompt day! Show off secondary characters, a snippet you love. Let’s be creative [wand emoji]

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Will have to do this #RevPitWaiting post as a thread. First, the CP who has been with me since the second week I started writing fiction @fantasyscience.bsky.social And installment 1 of awesome CPs for my #RevPit book: @aldajm.bsky.social @thewriteratlas.bsky.social @goodwords.bsky.social (1/2)

#RevPitWaiting begins today! Please save our full schedule so you can prep your responses if you'd like. And please share with fellow revelers! Today (3/16) is in this thread. The following days will be posted on their own. 1/3

Gabriela St. Luke 📚🤍@gabriela-stluke.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New week, new requests. Manuscript Request Monday Take Some Time to Upload Tuesday Wake Up & Send a Full Wednesday Thank You For Sending a Full Thursday Full Request Friday Send Your Full Saturday Stayed Up All Night Reading, When Can We Chat? Sunday #writingcommunity #amquerying

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My WIP is GETTING IN SYNCH, cozy college sports romance: Maggie's junior year is all about earning captain of her synchronized swimming team and setting herself up for med school, but a water polo player forced to join the team may derail her plans and steal her heart. #RevPit #RevPitWaiting

#RevPetWaiting for Friday, March 27: Do you have/are working on other WIPs? Share some more about them! Moodboards are welcome!

Blue and white watercolor background. 2026 #RevPit Waiting

Text: 3/27 - Other WIPs
Do you have/are working on other WIPs? Share some more about them! Moodboards are welcome!

Currently, I am loving stuff by @emmastraub.bsky.social: relatable character focus AND interesting plots, stuff that meets my love for both WF and speculative, and I'm so excited for her new book--I'm sure will bring up a lot of nostalgia for early boy band days! #RevPit #RevPitWaiting