Marie Montague

Athens Based. Lived in BE, UK, UAE and NP. I write Contemporary Romance.

[Marie Montague @MMontagueWrites]

The Flatshare meets The Hating Game in wellies
🌱 Enemies-to-lovers
🥕 Forced proximity (Only one (vegetable) bed)
🔪 Grumpy Chef x Chaotic Influencer
🪴 Petty sabotage & turf wars
🍳 Accidental food stall partners
🗣️ Dual POV & biting British banter

#Q #A #R #questpit

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@AnneliseGray @KidsBloomsbury What a gorgeous cover!

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I do craft breakdowns now! I did a whole video about what makes the first chapter of The Flatshare work so well on a craft level and what we can learn from it. #writingcommunity https://t.co/RpeOfIHeaS

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@CMichael_Author Aaaah okay yes deffo agent then haha

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@KGRussellwrites @CMichael_Author Aaaaahh okay! Yeah all trad publishers I am looking at you need an agent for. Not sure I want to go with an indie publisher at this point.

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@8MonkeyTheorem You probably have slightly more room than 90k. For instance, they often say that romance should be 90k but it only falls into instant reject territory once it passes 95k and is heading towards 100k.
Other than that, delete anything and everything that is not load bearing!

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@qmaddenwrites Ahh was it a form on a full?

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@DNicholsAuthor I do because I want to get into the British market and my first name is often mispronounced by my British family in law so I know it will be a harder sell.

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In my latest writing vlog, I'm sharing my final prep before sending my romance manuscript to beta readers and getting ready for the querying process! Check it out here: https://t.co/KmcI2OseqA #authortube #writingvlog #romanceauthor #betareaders #querying

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@Andrea_H_Writes Oh no what is it? Chances are I agree haha

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My book is now with betas who seem to love it so I'll be querying soon. I'm now stuck in the 'what if I can't get an agent' spiral. What do I do then? The only thing I can come up with is: write an even better book. So that's what I'll be focussing on now. #writingcommunity

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@sj_cristea @elizanane Omg! I saw this one on the email newsletter and I even read it out loud to my husband because it sounded SO cool! Congratulations!!!

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@DamiRhys Aaaargh I love querying because there is always so much potential! Good luck!

[Marie Montague @MMontagueWrites]

I really enjoyed my first #questpit very much. It was so much fun making new friends from all over the world and throughout genres. I will start querying very soon (hopefully around my birthday next month) and I will keep you all updated. Hope you had a good one too!

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@Scott_A_Butler To prove there is a market haha. You can comp on other media as well! https://t.co/qEfg4OPhLd

Someone here comped on Santa Clarita Diet and someone else on Titanic. All succesfull queries

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@AmyNielsen06 Oh noooo! I hope they at least see this and can update their approach.

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Sent my MS off to the final (hopefully) round of beta readers for a sanity check. Hopefully I can start querying soon. Really really itching to start! #writingcommunity #querying

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My inbox is closed, but I liked a few Questpit pitches. If you’re one of them, dm me for a referral link.

[Marie Montague @MMontagueWrites]

I am trying to like and retweet as many #questpit pitches as possible but it seems like Twitter is putting me in jail every so often.

[Brook ✨is REVISING✨ @brfontenot]

THE TREES HAVE TEETH

"Olive is eight the first time Death comes for her."

APPALACHIAN FOLKHORROR

🌲 Nature and rot
💀 Death as an entity
🍄‍🟫 Botanical Horror
⛰️ Set in the mountains
🐇 Eerie folklore
🍂 Isolated setting

Currently drafting!
#QuestPit #H #A #W