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Samantha Gwyn
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Writer of small-town and travel rom-coms. #amquerying.
Currently surrounded by snow and dreaming of sunshine ☀️

www.samanthagwynbooks.com
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Samantha Gwyn @sgwyn.bsky.social · Jan 13
As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world & find out who she is after a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard.
Who knew a life at sea meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas & lots of crew drama?!

#bluepit📖 #A #Q #R #WF
Map background featuring two polaroid images. The first is of a young woman on a cliff staring out at the sea. The photo is labeled “274 Nights by Samantha Gwyn”. The second, smaller photo, is of a group of young people standing on a mountain and overlooking a sunset, the woman has a hand in the air celebrating. The photo is labeled “A contemporary rom-com at 76,000 words”. Map background featuring they following text: The Pitch As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world and find out who she is after escaping a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard. Who knew a life onboard meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas and ALL the crew drama?! Map background. Labeled Comps & Tropes. Featuring book covers of The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry and Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman. Below it are Themes and Tropes: Reluctant co-workers to lovers A self-discovery journey Quirky side-characters Nicknames & banter Grump x sunshine Flirting with a K-pop star Exotic locations Series potential Dual POV Elements of suspense Map background featuring the following text: The first few lines… Reese stared at the giant ship in front of her. Boat? Vessel? Whatever it was, it was huge. Her bulging suitcase and backpack sat at her feet as heat from the cement radiated up to her already warm face. Anxiety rolled through her as she stared at her new home and workplace. Thanks to the Miami humidity, sweat ran from her temples and she brushed it away with her fingertips while staring up at fifteen decks of the largest ship she had ever seen.
sgwyn.bsky.social
Last night's writers group was so motivating! I love reading through everyone's pieces. The library had to kick us out at the end of the night 🤣
#WritingCommunity
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
sgwyn.bsky.social
Went to an acoustic strings concert yesterday, took a notebook. Music with no words somehow helps me write, and I wrote for 1 1/2 hours! Really helped me unlock some story points I was struggling with. Highly recommend!
#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity
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January 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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First time creating my own website, but I did it! Here is my author/writer site: www.samanthagwynbooks.com

#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity
Samantha Gwyn Books
Samantha Gwyn Writer, photographer, and travel enthusiast.
www.samanthagwynbooks.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Finally taking the time to round out my website.

Anything to put off shoveling the walk again!

#amwriting #amquerying #amshoveling
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January 16, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Full request! Great way to end my day yesterday 🥂🧡
#amquerying ##amwriting
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Maddie had no idea that moving to a small town meant secret fiancées, ALL the town gossip, a crazy ex, and 2 men who drive her wild. When a tornado hits she faces her biggest challenge yet.
Mean Maddie is moving to the country, but the country might not be ready for her.
#bluepit📖 #A #WF #R #Q
WINE & WHITE SQUIRRELS by Samantha Gwyn. This is an adult contemporary rom-come complete at 70,000 words and has series potential. Small town life and a woman who doesn't have time for games, blend in this fun and sexy story sprinkled with laughter, interfering aunts and gallons of red wine. Comps and Tropes. IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER, THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFE AND BOSS WITCH. Themes and tropes: family and found family, quirky small town, meet-cute, grump/grump, self discovery and redemption & growth. The Pitch: Maddie had no idea that moving to a small town meant secret fiancées, ALL the town gossip, a crazy ex and two men who drive her wild, but when a tornado hits, she faces her biggest challenge yet. An Excerpt: She chuckled a low throaty laugh and turned toward the sidewalk. “Well, this evening turned out much different than I thought it would.” she said, looking over at him as they walked. “Do you always go to the bowling alley and make-out with strange women on Sunday nights, or is this a one off?” He watched as she licked her lips which were slightly swollen from his short beard. “This was a first for me,” he grabbed her hand as they walked “I usually make my moves during miniature golf.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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sgwyn.bsky.social
As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world & find out who she is after a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard.
Who knew a life at sea meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas & lots of crew drama?!

#bluepit📖 #A #Q #R #WF
Map background featuring two polaroid images. The first is of a young woman on a cliff staring out at the sea. The photo is labeled “274 Nights by Samantha Gwyn”. The second, smaller photo, is of a group of young people standing on a mountain and overlooking a sunset, the woman has a hand in the air celebrating. The photo is labeled “A contemporary rom-com at 76,000 words”. Map background featuring they following text: The Pitch As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world and find out who she is after escaping a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard. Who knew a life onboard meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas and ALL the crew drama?! Map background. Labeled Comps & Tropes. Featuring book covers of The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry and Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman. Below it are Themes and Tropes: Reluctant co-workers to lovers A self-discovery journey Quirky side-characters Nicknames & banter Grump x sunshine Flirting with a K-pop star Exotic locations Series potential Dual POV Elements of suspense Map background featuring the following text: The first few lines… Reese stared at the giant ship in front of her. Boat? Vessel? Whatever it was, it was huge. Her bulging suitcase and backpack sat at her feet as heat from the cement radiated up to her already warm face. Anxiety rolled through her as she stared at her new home and workplace. Thanks to the Miami humidity, sweat ran from her temples and she brushed it away with her fingertips while staring up at fifteen decks of the largest ship she had ever seen.
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
sgwyn.bsky.social
Maddie had no idea that moving to a small town meant secret fiancées, ALL the town gossip, a crazy ex, and 2 men who drive her wild. When a tornado hits she faces her biggest challenge yet.
Mean Maddie is moving to the country, but the country might not be ready for her.
#bluepit📖 #A #WF #R #Q
WINE & WHITE SQUIRRELS by Samantha Gwyn. This is an adult contemporary rom-come complete at 70,000 words and has series potential. Small town life and a woman who doesn't have time for games, blend in this fun and sexy story sprinkled with laughter, interfering aunts and gallons of red wine. Comps and Tropes. IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER, THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFE AND BOSS WITCH. Themes and tropes: family and found family, quirky small town, meet-cute, grump/grump, self discovery and redemption & growth. The Pitch: Maddie had no idea that moving to a small town meant secret fiancées, ALL the town gossip, a crazy ex and two men who drive her wild, but when a tornado hits, she faces her biggest challenge yet. An Excerpt: She chuckled a low throaty laugh and turned toward the sidewalk. “Well, this evening turned out much different than I thought it would.” she said, looking over at him as they walked. “Do you always go to the bowling alley and make-out with strange women on Sunday nights, or is this a one off?” He watched as she licked her lips which were slightly swollen from his short beard. “This was a first for me,” he grabbed her hand as they walked “I usually make my moves during miniature golf.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
sgwyn.bsky.social
As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world & find out who she is after a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard.
Who knew a life at sea meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas & lots of crew drama?!

#bluepit📖 #A #Q #R #WF
Map background featuring two polaroid images. The first is of a young woman on a cliff staring out at the sea. The photo is labeled “274 Nights by Samantha Gwyn”. The second, smaller photo, is of a group of young people standing on a mountain and overlooking a sunset, the woman has a hand in the air celebrating. The photo is labeled “A contemporary rom-com at 76,000 words”. Map background featuring they following text: The Pitch As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world and find out who she is after escaping a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard. Who knew a life onboard meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas and ALL the crew drama?! Map background. Labeled Comps & Tropes. Featuring book covers of The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry and Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman. Below it are Themes and Tropes: Reluctant co-workers to lovers A self-discovery journey Quirky side-characters Nicknames & banter Grump x sunshine Flirting with a K-pop star Exotic locations Series potential Dual POV Elements of suspense Map background featuring the following text: The first few lines… Reese stared at the giant ship in front of her. Boat? Vessel? Whatever it was, it was huge. Her bulging suitcase and backpack sat at her feet as heat from the cement radiated up to her already warm face. Anxiety rolled through her as she stared at her new home and workplace. Thanks to the Miami humidity, sweat ran from her temples and she brushed it away with her fingertips while staring up at fifteen decks of the largest ship she had ever seen.
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Hi #bluepithype friends. Here is a link to my list. Let me know if you would like to swap support 🧡🥂.

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January 12, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Pitches and query packages ready for #bluepit this week. Anyone else participating? Would love to swap support!
#amquerying #writingcommunity
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January 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Im late on this one, but hi #bluepithype friends 👋. I'm Sam; a rom-com writer from frozen Ohio. I have 2 books I'm querying, one is the 1st of a series. My dream is to show my daughter my books on a bookstore shelf someday ❤️✨️. I can't wait to see your WIPs during #bluepit!
bluepit.bsky.social #BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · Jan 8
Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on January 13th! So, join us for our Q&A!

DAY ONE: Introductions

Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!

We can't wait to meet you and your stories!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying
#BluePitHype Q & A JANUARY 8th Introductions Tell us about yourself ahead of #BluePit! What inspires you, what genres do you write in, how did you become a writer? Pitch contests are also a great way to make/reconnect with friends. Remember to us the #BluePitHype tag! 5 DAYS TO #BLUEPIT ON JAN 13TH! @BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL
January 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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I remember someone saying that's how you know AI can never truly be a writer. If you tell AI to stop using em dashes, it'll stop. If you tell a writer to stop using em dashes they'll tell you to fuck yourself and that you can pry them from their cold, dead fingers.
September 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Designing my author website. Slightly surprised how much I am enjoying this.
#amwriting #writingcommunity
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September 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Some call it a vacation... I call it research for my next book. 🥂
#amwriting #onsub #travelromance
September 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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My kiddo wanted to watch The Wild Robot last night.

I was emotionally destroyed the rest of the evening. What a beautiful movie! No wonder she loved the book so much!
August 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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You want your MC to not be able to ignore their inner demons--so you want to throw all the external conflict you can at them so that their internal conflict is triggered by it throughout the story because of the intensity of both.

#writingcommunity
July 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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You’re not hoarding books, you’re maintaining a carefully curated personal library for future generations
July 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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"Character development requires change. It calls for transformation, literal transmogrification－both change and the process of change." —Walter Mosley
July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Being on sub means refreshing your email 5,000 times a day and snatching up your phone on the 1st ring in hopes that it is your agent. Le sigh.

Perhaps starting another project will fill the time...
#amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity
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July 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Loved the pitch events last week. It's so nice to see all the fellow writers hype each other up and supporting all the amazing manuscripts out there. Can't wait for the next one!
##writingcommunity #booksky
July 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION X THE KISS QUOTIENT

When Reese escaped her toxic ex, she had no idea joining the crew of the World Cruise meant swinger passengers, rocky seas, tipsy tourists, crew drama, K-pop stars, and one grumpy guitar player she just cant stay away from.

#os #a #r #bluepit 📖
9 Polaroids showing the Wonders of the World. Each picture shows a word beneath it saying, "Love and just around the world. World Cruise 2024. Best job ever?"
July 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
sgwyn.bsky.social
Decided to do #bluepit tomorrow. I miss making pitch event friends and can't wait to dive in! Excited to see everyone's work tomorrow 🥰
July 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Reese’s goals as a crew member of the world cruise:

1. Escape toxic relationship
2. See the world
3. Find herself
4. Stay away from the rude (but hot) guitar player
5. Don't get attacked by a seagull... again.

How did her life go from STRONGER to BAD BLOOD to LOVE STORY?

#playlistpitch #a #rom
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July 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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#Booksky #Readersky #Books #Reading
July 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM