Anna Pedko
@annapedko.bsky.social
Writing what I couldn’t find – an upmarket romance with a smart FMC and no cringey erotica
My website https://beacons.ai/annapedko
My website https://beacons.ai/annapedko
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If you were a book character, who would you be?
😌 A protagonist
😈 A villain
❤️🩹 The love interest
🧍🏽♂️ Extras
#writingcommunity
😌 A protagonist
😈 A villain
❤️🩹 The love interest
🧍🏽♂️ Extras
#writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If you were a book character, who would you be?
😌 A protagonist
😈 A villain
❤️🩹 The love interest
🧍🏽♂️ Extras
#writingcommunity
😌 A protagonist
😈 A villain
❤️🩹 The love interest
🧍🏽♂️ Extras
#writingcommunity
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Doing a little good today, this one really matters to me ❤️
@canadaslifeline.bsky.social
#BloodDonation
@canadaslifeline.bsky.social
#BloodDonation
October 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Doing a little good today, this one really matters to me ❤️
@canadaslifeline.bsky.social
#BloodDonation
@canadaslifeline.bsky.social
#BloodDonation
Trying to remember the version of me that loved life before the 8-hour shift
October 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trying to remember the version of me that loved life before the 8-hour shift
The hardest part of being an aspiring writer:
finding the energy to write after a soul-crushing shift
#writingcommunity
finding the energy to write after a soul-crushing shift
#writingcommunity
October 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The hardest part of being an aspiring writer:
finding the energy to write after a soul-crushing shift
#writingcommunity
finding the energy to write after a soul-crushing shift
#writingcommunity
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Is it even worth chasing trends in publishing?
It’s a business, I get it
But how far do we bend our stories to make them ‘sellable’ ?
#amquerying #writingcommunity
It’s a business, I get it
But how far do we bend our stories to make them ‘sellable’ ?
#amquerying #writingcommunity
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Is it even worth chasing trends in publishing?
It’s a business, I get it
But how far do we bend our stories to make them ‘sellable’ ?
#amquerying #writingcommunity
It’s a business, I get it
But how far do we bend our stories to make them ‘sellable’ ?
#amquerying #writingcommunity
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Me, in my doubt era:
You got a short story published. The book’s coming, just wait ❤️🩹
#writingcommunity
You got a short story published. The book’s coming, just wait ❤️🩹
#writingcommunity
October 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Me, in my doubt era:
You got a short story published. The book’s coming, just wait ❤️🩹
#writingcommunity
You got a short story published. The book’s coming, just wait ❤️🩹
#writingcommunity
October 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Me, always:
romanticizing rejection emails because it means I’m trying
(they’re killing me)
#writingcommunity
romanticizing rejection emails because it means I’m trying
(they’re killing me)
#writingcommunity
October 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Me, always:
romanticizing rejection emails because it means I’m trying
(they’re killing me)
#writingcommunity
romanticizing rejection emails because it means I’m trying
(they’re killing me)
#writingcommunity
Me after getting a query rejection: my book is objectively terrible. The worst. I must quit.
Also me: sending 5 more queries
#querytrenches #writers
Also me: sending 5 more queries
#querytrenches #writers
October 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Me after getting a query rejection: my book is objectively terrible. The worst. I must quit.
Also me: sending 5 more queries
#querytrenches #writers
Also me: sending 5 more queries
#querytrenches #writers
Adult me: finished a novel and querying it, published a short story in a lit mag.
Little me: are we living our dream?
#writingcommunity
Little me: are we living our dream?
#writingcommunity
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Adult me: finished a novel and querying it, published a short story in a lit mag.
Little me: are we living our dream?
#writingcommunity
Little me: are we living our dream?
#writingcommunity
Need a #WritingCommunity advice 🚨
How helpful the online pitching events are? Would appreciate you sharing your experience 🫶🏼
#querytrenches
How helpful the online pitching events are? Would appreciate you sharing your experience 🫶🏼
#querytrenches
October 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Need a #WritingCommunity advice 🚨
How helpful the online pitching events are? Would appreciate you sharing your experience 🫶🏼
#querytrenches
How helpful the online pitching events are? Would appreciate you sharing your experience 🫶🏼
#querytrenches
September 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Six weeks in querying, zero full ms requests.
Taking it as part of the long journey 😌
Trying is better than being scared 💜
#querytrenches #amquerying #WritingCommunity
Taking it as part of the long journey 😌
Trying is better than being scared 💜
#querytrenches #amquerying #WritingCommunity
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Six weeks in querying, zero full ms requests.
Taking it as part of the long journey 😌
Trying is better than being scared 💜
#querytrenches #amquerying #WritingCommunity
Taking it as part of the long journey 😌
Trying is better than being scared 💜
#querytrenches #amquerying #WritingCommunity
When I say “complex character,” I mean she’s:
bisexual 🏳️🌈
older sister
grieving her parents
and betrayed by the love of her life
#maincharacter #amwriting
bisexual 🏳️🌈
older sister
grieving her parents
and betrayed by the love of her life
#maincharacter #amwriting
September 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When I say “complex character,” I mean she’s:
bisexual 🏳️🌈
older sister
grieving her parents
and betrayed by the love of her life
#maincharacter #amwriting
bisexual 🏳️🌈
older sister
grieving her parents
and betrayed by the love of her life
#maincharacter #amwriting
Editing my short story: 57 notes
Me: 😭
Also me: 🥳
because I’m living my dream
Me: 😭
Also me: 🥳
because I’m living my dream
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Editing my short story: 57 notes
Me: 😭
Also me: 🥳
because I’m living my dream
Me: 😭
Also me: 🥳
because I’m living my dream
I don’t chase men, I chase literary agents
RUN
RUN
September 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I don’t chase men, I chase literary agents
RUN
RUN
My book is 50% heartbreak, 50% bisexual yearning ❤️🩹🏳️🌈
September 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My book is 50% heartbreak, 50% bisexual yearning ❤️🩹🏳️🌈
My short story editor made my whole day cuz she said she likes working with me 🥹
September 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My short story editor made my whole day cuz she said she likes working with me 🥹
Me 2 years ago: I’m gonna write a simple easy romance 😀
Me today: querying an upmarket romance with a bisexual mc, two love interests, and way too many tears 🏳️🌈🥹
this was my best life decision
#bisexual #amquerying
Me today: querying an upmarket romance with a bisexual mc, two love interests, and way too many tears 🏳️🌈🥹
this was my best life decision
#bisexual #amquerying
September 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Me 2 years ago: I’m gonna write a simple easy romance 😀
Me today: querying an upmarket romance with a bisexual mc, two love interests, and way too many tears 🏳️🌈🥹
this was my best life decision
#bisexual #amquerying
Me today: querying an upmarket romance with a bisexual mc, two love interests, and way too many tears 🏳️🌈🥹
this was my best life decision
#bisexual #amquerying
Me: nobody’s gonna want my book
Also me: it’s about a bisexual FMC who falls in love with both. How can someone not like it?? 🤔💜😌
#amquerying
Also me: it’s about a bisexual FMC who falls in love with both. How can someone not like it?? 🤔💜😌
#amquerying
September 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Me: nobody’s gonna want my book
Also me: it’s about a bisexual FMC who falls in love with both. How can someone not like it?? 🤔💜😌
#amquerying
Also me: it’s about a bisexual FMC who falls in love with both. How can someone not like it?? 🤔💜😌
#amquerying
Would you read a book based on the first line? 🥰
“The moment he disappeared from my life would be the moment I’d start being happy again.”
#writer
“The moment he disappeared from my life would be the moment I’d start being happy again.”
#writer
September 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Would you read a book based on the first line? 🥰
“The moment he disappeared from my life would be the moment I’d start being happy again.”
#writer
“The moment he disappeared from my life would be the moment I’d start being happy again.”
#writer