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Hi all, from sunny Down Under... I'm a newbie here, returning from a submission/publishing hiatus.

I've been officially writing for 5yrs, and before that, worked in the travel industry as a copywriter and travel agent. It's a thrilling world and I love writing about it...and photographing it. These days, I write romantic fiction.

I'm open to critiquing queries, synopses, opening chapters, and sub packages for authors of any stage in their journey. I've been represented before.

Looking forward to chatting books and craft.

xx Elly
 
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Brooke said:
hey there, elly! nice to have you here :) right away i can tell your book is a ride-- can't wait to read it, and will offer all the help i can! enjoy your time here in litopia :)
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Hey, Brooke! You're so sweet. Thank you.

Tell me about your writing...what you're working on, planning etc.

My email is ellyaislingbooks@gmail.com if you prefer...

xx Elly
 
Hi Elly, and welcome from another Aussie! Adelaide.
Maybe try the opening chapter in the writing workshop and see what happens. I'll read it (shorter pieces only atm), for sure.
 
ellyaisling said:
Hi all, from sunny Down Under... I'm a newbie here, returning from a submission/publishing hiatus.

I've been writing FT for 5yrs, and before that, worked in the travel industry as a copywriter, graphic designer, and travel agent. It's a thrilling world and I love writing about it...and photographing it. These days, I write romantic fiction (single title length standalones and series), always with a low angst, upbeat tone, a bit of adventure, some humor, and HEA.

I've had U.S literary agency representation twice and recent romance manuscripts go to acquisitions. I've published serialized fiction and an indie (just to try self-pub at least once) under another pen name.

I'm looking for romance beta/ARC readers for my latest work —a contemporary romance/89,000 words titled, DATE ME, I DARE YOU. This book made it to acquisitions with two major publishers and was passed in with the feedback that contemporary romance readers are currently looking for darker, grittier, 'wreck me' books. My book/s are a breath of fresh air, therefore unpublishable, right now. I'm seeking honest feedback on whether I'm able to captivate and hold a reader from start to finish.

I'm open to critiquing queries, synopses, opening chapters, and sub packages for authors of any stage in their journey, as I do feel this has been one of my strengths (high request rate on agent and publisher queries). CP'ing with established authors is something I may be able to do in the future, just not right now (sorry!).

Looking forward to meeting fellow a-fiction-ianados.

xx
Elly
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Welcome, @ellyaisling ! Can't wait to get acquainted :D
 
A very warm welcome to the colony, @ellyaisling

Nice to have you here.

Hope you enjoy Litopia and please do get involved as soon as you’re ready to.

This is a good place to check out (How-to guide) to see a lot of what goes on in the colony.

If anything is unclear do please contact me and I’ll be happy to assist if I can.
 
ellyaisling said:
Tell me about your writing...what you're working on, planning etc.
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currently i'm trying to get going on writing my third book, which will hopefully be the first one i publish. hoping to have at least one novel out by the time i graduate, but before i can do that i probably need to actually write it, haha!
 
RK Capps said:
Welcome aboard, Elly, from a fellow Aussie :) Where r u? I'm in Sydney. Life is too busy for me to critique/write atm (I hate it!), but hopefully in a few months I'll be free again. I could snatch time for a couple of thousand words.
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Hi RK, thanks so much for the welcome. Hope things start to ease off for you in the second half of the year. 2023 has been crazy. xx Elly
 
CageSage said:
Hi Elly, and welcome from another Aussie! Adelaide.
Maybe try the opening chapter in the writing workshop and see what happens. I'll read it (shorter pieces only atm), for sure.
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Hey there, thanks for the tip! Adelaide's a great place to be. I'm in sunny QLD but I live in a cooler area that has actual seasons, which I adore ❄️ xx Elly
 
Brooke said:
currently i'm trying to get going on writing my third book, which will hopefully be the first one i publish. hoping to have at least one novel out by the time i graduate, but before i can do that i probably need to actually write it, haha!
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Congrats on those first two books. Number 3 might be trickier to evolve but your writing will be stronger than the first two, so it's a good strategy to go on debut with the latest one. Exciting stuff. xx Elly
 
PCFrontier said:
Hi Elly, Welcome to Litopia. I am sure your experience, romance writing and author feedback will be welcome on the site. I like the book title.
Best wishes
Paul C
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Hello, Paul, and thank you. I started out in literary fiction and non fiction, so romantic fiction has been quite the learning curve. Excited to chat some more. xx Elly
 
Hi Elly, Welcome! I'm in New Zealand, so I can relate to the time difference challenge.
There's always cool and interesting things going on here, and loads of helpful, clever people too.
Looking forward to seeing you around the site!
Lyse
 
LJ Beck said:
Hi Elly, Welcome! I'm in New Zealand, so I can relate to the time difference challenge.
There's always cool and interesting things going on here, and loads of helpful, clever people too.
Looking forward to seeing you around the site!
Lyse
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Hey Lyse! Nice to meet you. What are working on, or dreaming up, right now? xx Elly
 
LJ Beck said:
Hey Elly, I meant to ask, what is FT writing? I write Spec Fic/Sci Fi, and I'm currently writing a space-romp mystery. :)
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Sorry, writing "full time". I should have made that clearer. Not writing full time anymore, but I did for 5yrs to have a red-hot go of learning the craft for my genre.

I like sci fi, esp if it tends towards Fringe and X-Files style unexplained phenomena with science behind it. Your WIP sounds like it would be a great 'romp' ☺️ How fun

xx Elly
 
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