Isabelle Martinsen
@izmartinsen.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy, thriller, romance, & emotionally damaging books💋cat mom, chaos enthusiast, only a little-sticious✨rep: Elisa Houot @ Seymour Agency
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ALL IN ON LOVE ♥️♠️♦️♣️
The email lands in my inbox with a literal ping and a metaphorical thud. I close my eyes and force a deep inhale, sending a deliberate signal to my nervous system that I’m not defending myself from a saber-toothed tiger. I’m just opening an email.
#1stlinepit #a #r #q
The email lands in my inbox with a literal ping and a metaphorical thud. I close my eyes and force a deep inhale, sending a deliberate signal to my nervous system that I’m not defending myself from a saber-toothed tiger. I’m just opening an email.
#1stlinepit #a #r #q
April 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
ALL IN ON LOVE ♥️♠️♦️♣️
The email lands in my inbox with a literal ping and a metaphorical thud. I close my eyes and force a deep inhale, sending a deliberate signal to my nervous system that I’m not defending myself from a saber-toothed tiger. I’m just opening an email.
#1stlinepit #a #r #q
The email lands in my inbox with a literal ping and a metaphorical thud. I close my eyes and force a deep inhale, sending a deliberate signal to my nervous system that I’m not defending myself from a saber-toothed tiger. I’m just opening an email.
#1stlinepit #a #r #q
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Another Dreamer was dying.
Perched on her tufted velvet window bench, Auriene Cadieux glared at the faint rainbow looming over the chateau grounds, her lip curling into a sneer.
#1stLinePit #RF #A #OS
Perched on her tufted velvet window bench, Auriene Cadieux glared at the faint rainbow looming over the chateau grounds, her lip curling into a sneer.
#1stLinePit #RF #A #OS
April 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Another Dreamer was dying.
Perched on her tufted velvet window bench, Auriene Cadieux glared at the faint rainbow looming over the chateau grounds, her lip curling into a sneer.
#1stLinePit #RF #A #OS
Perched on her tufted velvet window bench, Auriene Cadieux glared at the faint rainbow looming over the chateau grounds, her lip curling into a sneer.
#1stLinePit #RF #A #OS
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Mexican Gothic x Belladonna X ODW
“Inadequacy is a quiet thing. A shadow curling beneath the ribs, a whisper woven into the fabric of a life. Tayah Wellworth wore it well, had worn it for so long it felt like a second skin.”
#amquerying soon
#1stlinepit #rf #a #na #c
“Inadequacy is a quiet thing. A shadow curling beneath the ribs, a whisper woven into the fabric of a life. Tayah Wellworth wore it well, had worn it for so long it felt like a second skin.”
#amquerying soon
#1stlinepit #rf #a #na #c
April 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mexican Gothic x Belladonna X ODW
“Inadequacy is a quiet thing. A shadow curling beneath the ribs, a whisper woven into the fabric of a life. Tayah Wellworth wore it well, had worn it for so long it felt like a second skin.”
#amquerying soon
#1stlinepit #rf #a #na #c
“Inadequacy is a quiet thing. A shadow curling beneath the ribs, a whisper woven into the fabric of a life. Tayah Wellworth wore it well, had worn it for so long it felt like a second skin.”
#amquerying soon
#1stlinepit #rf #a #na #c
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🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️
“it begins with a murmur drifting upon the wind.”
seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#1stLinePit #A #LF #M (almost) #Q
“it begins with a murmur drifting upon the wind.”
seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#1stLinePit #A #LF #M (almost) #Q
April 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️
“it begins with a murmur drifting upon the wind.”
seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#1stLinePit #A #LF #M (almost) #Q
“it begins with a murmur drifting upon the wind.”
seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rock star sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#1stLinePit #A #LF #M (almost) #Q
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“Nothing is crueler than the hunger gnawing at my bones."
#RF #Q #A #OS #CMe #agentguide #agentsguide #1stLinePit
#RF #Q #A #OS #CMe #agentguide #agentsguide #1stLinePit
April 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Nothing is crueler than the hunger gnawing at my bones."
#RF #Q #A #OS #CMe #agentguide #agentsguide #1stLinePit
#RF #Q #A #OS #CMe #agentguide #agentsguide #1stLinePit
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“𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘-𝑢𝑝 𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ. 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑑-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑. 𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑.
I’ve been called a lot of names in my life, but only one stuck: flight risk.
I can’t deny running from Rodney, Mississippi."
🛶MEET ME AT THE LAKE x WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING🐊
#1stLinePit #OS #editors
I’ve been called a lot of names in my life, but only one stuck: flight risk.
I can’t deny running from Rodney, Mississippi."
🛶MEET ME AT THE LAKE x WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING🐊
#1stLinePit #OS #editors
April 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘-𝑢𝑝 𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ. 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑑-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑. 𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑.
I’ve been called a lot of names in my life, but only one stuck: flight risk.
I can’t deny running from Rodney, Mississippi."
🛶MEET ME AT THE LAKE x WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING🐊
#1stLinePit #OS #editors
I’ve been called a lot of names in my life, but only one stuck: flight risk.
I can’t deny running from Rodney, Mississippi."
🛶MEET ME AT THE LAKE x WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING🐊
#1stLinePit #OS #editors
Who is that divaaaa?✨🤩
That’s just Forest, the MMC of my fantasy WIP. He’s broody, he’s sarcastic, & his sass gets him in trouble. He hates that he’s falling for his enemy, but he hates himself even more😍
#UnhingedPit #YA #F #AG
That’s just Forest, the MMC of my fantasy WIP. He’s broody, he’s sarcastic, & his sass gets him in trouble. He hates that he’s falling for his enemy, but he hates himself even more😍
#UnhingedPit #YA #F #AG
March 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Who is that divaaaa?✨🤩
That’s just Forest, the MMC of my fantasy WIP. He’s broody, he’s sarcastic, & his sass gets him in trouble. He hates that he’s falling for his enemy, but he hates himself even more😍
#UnhingedPit #YA #F #AG
That’s just Forest, the MMC of my fantasy WIP. He’s broody, he’s sarcastic, & his sass gets him in trouble. He hates that he’s falling for his enemy, but he hates himself even more😍
#UnhingedPit #YA #F #AG
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“She was everything wrong with the world & I hated her for it, but now I curse the world for all the ways it’s wronged her.”
♟️two pawns on opposing sides of the war
💫he needs her, she loathes him
🗡️secrets that will ruin them
🥀am i evil for what i did even if i had no choice?
#P2Ppit #RF #amagented
♟️two pawns on opposing sides of the war
💫he needs her, she loathes him
🗡️secrets that will ruin them
🥀am i evil for what i did even if i had no choice?
#P2Ppit #RF #amagented
January 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“She was everything wrong with the world & I hated her for it, but now I curse the world for all the ways it’s wronged her.”
♟️two pawns on opposing sides of the war
💫he needs her, she loathes him
🗡️secrets that will ruin them
🥀am i evil for what i did even if i had no choice?
#P2Ppit #RF #amagented
♟️two pawns on opposing sides of the war
💫he needs her, she loathes him
🗡️secrets that will ruin them
🥀am i evil for what i did even if i had no choice?
#P2Ppit #RF #amagented
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“She ran across campus with a bag of gerbils and no pants on. He knew in that moment he was unconditionally, and irrevocably, fucked.”
Character art by @izmartinsen.bsky.social
#A #Romcom #BluePit #WIP
Character art by @izmartinsen.bsky.social
#A #Romcom #BluePit #WIP
January 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“She ran across campus with a bag of gerbils and no pants on. He knew in that moment he was unconditionally, and irrevocably, fucked.”
Character art by @izmartinsen.bsky.social
#A #Romcom #BluePit #WIP
Character art by @izmartinsen.bsky.social
#A #Romcom #BluePit #WIP
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New year, new name, same 💔 book.
Excited to get this gem on submission!
#editors chat with @charmstrong.bsky.social if you're interested a raw & beautifully honest women's fiction novel that examines the healing power of unconditional love, found family, & most importantly, forgiveness.
Excited to get this gem on submission!
#editors chat with @charmstrong.bsky.social if you're interested a raw & beautifully honest women's fiction novel that examines the healing power of unconditional love, found family, & most importantly, forgiveness.
January 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
New year, new name, same 💔 book.
Excited to get this gem on submission!
#editors chat with @charmstrong.bsky.social if you're interested a raw & beautifully honest women's fiction novel that examines the healing power of unconditional love, found family, & most importantly, forgiveness.
Excited to get this gem on submission!
#editors chat with @charmstrong.bsky.social if you're interested a raw & beautifully honest women's fiction novel that examines the healing power of unconditional love, found family, & most importantly, forgiveness.
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Ezra, Cadence & the ghost that tries to keep them apart from Some Kind of Haunted, my contemporary romance Hill House retelling 🖤 thank you to @izmartinsen.bsky.social for the art, I love it so much!!
December 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Ezra, Cadence & the ghost that tries to keep them apart from Some Kind of Haunted, my contemporary romance Hill House retelling 🖤 thank you to @izmartinsen.bsky.social for the art, I love it so much!!
✨HOLIDAY ART DISCOUNT✨
DM me for info or inquiries! I’m so excited to bring your characters to life🥰
DM me for info or inquiries! I’m so excited to bring your characters to life🥰
December 4, 2024 at 3:39 PM
✨HOLIDAY ART DISCOUNT✨
DM me for info or inquiries! I’m so excited to bring your characters to life🥰
DM me for info or inquiries! I’m so excited to bring your characters to life🥰
Meet Ethina, the FMC in my YA fantasy✨ She’s a perfectionist through-and-through and she wants more than anything to prove herself, but her standards for herself are impossible to reach.
This one’s for the perfectionist, former gifted kid, burned out girlies💛I see you
This one’s for the perfectionist, former gifted kid, burned out girlies💛I see you
November 26, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Meet Ethina, the FMC in my YA fantasy✨ She’s a perfectionist through-and-through and she wants more than anything to prove herself, but her standards for herself are impossible to reach.
This one’s for the perfectionist, former gifted kid, burned out girlies💛I see you
This one’s for the perfectionist, former gifted kid, burned out girlies💛I see you
This book wants out of my brain and onto the doc pages *right now* but my fingers can only type so fast
November 25, 2024 at 9:39 PM
This book wants out of my brain and onto the doc pages *right now* but my fingers can only type so fast
How does your LI say “I love you” without saying it?
This is the mmc in my reality dating romcom’s go-to🤭iykyk
#writingcommunity
This is the mmc in my reality dating romcom’s go-to🤭iykyk
#writingcommunity
November 24, 2024 at 3:28 PM
How does your LI say “I love you” without saying it?
This is the mmc in my reality dating romcom’s go-to🤭iykyk
#writingcommunity
This is the mmc in my reality dating romcom’s go-to🤭iykyk
#writingcommunity
A little #FridayKiss but instead of smooches you’re getting ~pain~
From my reality dating romcom, going on sub soon!
From my reality dating romcom, going on sub soon!
November 22, 2024 at 1:14 PM
A little #FridayKiss but instead of smooches you’re getting ~pain~
From my reality dating romcom, going on sub soon!
From my reality dating romcom, going on sub soon!
I always print a personal copy of my book to keep on my shelf, and it’s unreal to hold KH in my hands.
Can you guess which color tab represents murder?🥰
#onsub #YAthriller 🎨: @jessmontz.bsky.social
Can you guess which color tab represents murder?🥰
#onsub #YAthriller 🎨: @jessmontz.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I always print a personal copy of my book to keep on my shelf, and it’s unreal to hold KH in my hands.
Can you guess which color tab represents murder?🥰
#onsub #YAthriller 🎨: @jessmontz.bsky.social
Can you guess which color tab represents murder?🥰
#onsub #YAthriller 🎨: @jessmontz.bsky.social
LOVE these two🥰it was so fun to draw them!
My incredibly talented friend @izmartinsen.bsky.social brought to life my bbs Noel and Willa from RIVAL ISLE 😭
My first time ever getting character art and it’s so thrilling!! She got Willa’s hideous outfit down PAT 😍
My first time ever getting character art and it’s so thrilling!! She got Willa’s hideous outfit down PAT 😍
November 19, 2024 at 7:28 PM
LOVE these two🥰it was so fun to draw them!
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️.
✧ Last book read: Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
✧ Current read(s): This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
✧ Last add to TBR: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
✧ Next anticipated read: Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
#booksky
✧ Last book read: Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
✧ Current read(s): This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
✧ Last add to TBR: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
✧ Next anticipated read: Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
#booksky
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️.
✧ Last book read: Spectacular by Stephanie Garber
✧ Current read(s): Tender Beasts/The Truth According to Ember/This Dark Descent
✧ Last add to TBR: The Floating World by Axie Oh
✧ Next anticipated read: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
#booksky
✧ Last book read: Spectacular by Stephanie Garber
✧ Current read(s): Tender Beasts/The Truth According to Ember/This Dark Descent
✧ Last add to TBR: The Floating World by Axie Oh
✧ Next anticipated read: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
#booksky
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️. -ʚɞ
✧ Last book read: Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
✧ Current read: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
✧ Last add to TBR: Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
✧ Next anticipated read: Heir by Sabaa Tahir
#booksky💙📚
✧ Last book read: Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
✧ Current read: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
✧ Last add to TBR: Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
✧ Next anticipated read: Heir by Sabaa Tahir
#booksky💙📚
November 16, 2024 at 12:24 AM
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️.
✧ Last book read: Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
✧ Current read(s): This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
✧ Last add to TBR: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
✧ Next anticipated read: Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
#booksky
✧ Last book read: Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
✧ Current read(s): This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
✧ Last add to TBR: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
✧ Next anticipated read: Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
#booksky
I guess I should introduce myself over here for the #WritingCommunity 💖
Hi, I’m Isabelle! I write fantasy, thriller, & romance. My books are packed with witty humor, sexual tension, all things dark & twisted, and a healthy dose of devastation.
Oh and I love my 3 lil cats🥰my babies
Hi, I’m Isabelle! I write fantasy, thriller, & romance. My books are packed with witty humor, sexual tension, all things dark & twisted, and a healthy dose of devastation.
Oh and I love my 3 lil cats🥰my babies
November 15, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I guess I should introduce myself over here for the #WritingCommunity 💖
Hi, I’m Isabelle! I write fantasy, thriller, & romance. My books are packed with witty humor, sexual tension, all things dark & twisted, and a healthy dose of devastation.
Oh and I love my 3 lil cats🥰my babies
Hi, I’m Isabelle! I write fantasy, thriller, & romance. My books are packed with witty humor, sexual tension, all things dark & twisted, and a healthy dose of devastation.
Oh and I love my 3 lil cats🥰my babies
Didn’t like the words in my doc yesterday, but I like them again today.
And that’s on being an author.
And that’s on being an author.
November 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Didn’t like the words in my doc yesterday, but I like them again today.
And that’s on being an author.
And that’s on being an author.
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I've put off sharing my "HIGMA" because it's not sunshine and rainbows.
if you're in the query trenches, making every mistake and fighting for your book---you're not alone, and if I found my person, you can too. 💙
@charmstrong.bsky.social #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
if you're in the query trenches, making every mistake and fighting for your book---you're not alone, and if I found my person, you can too. 💙
@charmstrong.bsky.social #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
November 13, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I've put off sharing my "HIGMA" because it's not sunshine and rainbows.
if you're in the query trenches, making every mistake and fighting for your book---you're not alone, and if I found my person, you can too. 💙
@charmstrong.bsky.social #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
if you're in the query trenches, making every mistake and fighting for your book---you're not alone, and if I found my person, you can too. 💙
@charmstrong.bsky.social #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/kellylbe...
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Caroline & Hunter from my first book, dual POV contemporary romance which won I Am In Print Novel Award 2023.
Sometimes stories we put away don't stay there forever & their time comes 🥺🫶🏻
Hopefully can share some exciting news soon, but for now 👀vague👀 Art by @izmartinsenart (on 📷)
Sometimes stories we put away don't stay there forever & their time comes 🥺🫶🏻
Hopefully can share some exciting news soon, but for now 👀vague👀 Art by @izmartinsenart (on 📷)
November 12, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Caroline & Hunter from my first book, dual POV contemporary romance which won I Am In Print Novel Award 2023.
Sometimes stories we put away don't stay there forever & their time comes 🥺🫶🏻
Hopefully can share some exciting news soon, but for now 👀vague👀 Art by @izmartinsenart (on 📷)
Sometimes stories we put away don't stay there forever & their time comes 🥺🫶🏻
Hopefully can share some exciting news soon, but for now 👀vague👀 Art by @izmartinsenart (on 📷)