Madi Kowallis

Ooop I’m late but I want to share my favorite line from With Love, Thea.

“As long as I have the privilege of being alive, I’ll love her enough for the both of us.”

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This is a fun one! I’ve kind of always pictured Thea as Emily Bader. Hansen on the other hand I have no idea who I’d cast as him haha. He has a very specific look that I have yet to come across in an actor.
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I have the biggest celebrity crush on Florence Pugh!

Well, if we are really embracing a non-HEA then I’d say that Thea ends back up with Cam (her ex at the start of the book who is DEFINITELY not the guy for her) that would be super depressing and I hate it for her 😆 #CRPDamselflies

Thank you! It took way too long (why do I second guess how many syllables are in words sometimes?? lol) but it was fun!

This is my first time ever writing a haiku, so it’s probably not the best haha. But it’s inspired by my WIP 😊

Grief stole all I knew,
you sat with me in silence.
Love dared to return.

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I would say their past. That’s a vague answer, I know 😂 but there’s a lot of emotional trauma to unpack in their past and neither one of them is quite ready to do it until much later in the book. #CRPDamselflies

I’ve never thought of this before! Just off the top of my head, I’d probably go with “Falling Slowly” from the musical Once. It’s one of my favorite songs and I think really captures Thea and Hansen’s love.

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My favorite subject! Romance tropes! I’m a second chance girlie through and through. Love reading and writing it.
Enemies to lovers is good too if done right. I don’t like when they don’t have a legit reason to hate each other 😂
I’m also always going to love a slow burn 🔥 ♥️

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I write a lot of different places but mostly on my living room couch while my baby plays in the room next to me. Also, to get in the zone I’m always listening to music!

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Oh man, in so many ways Thea is just like me. The way she handles her grief and emotions is spot on me. But I do think we differ in personalities. She’s more soft spoken and quiet. While I have a very strong/loud personality lol. #CRPDamselflies

With Love, Thea is set in a fictional small town called South Creek. She spends a lot of the book in the woods where she’s renovating her late brother’s cabin.

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Hello! #crpdamselflies
I’m Madi! I write mostly contemporary romance and I’m always excited to make more writing friends! Picking one favorite romance book feels impossible lol. But I love anything Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, Elle Kennedy, Krista Ritchie, or Mariana Zapata!

Not my writing group catching a typo on my first page that I’ve read and missed 10 million times 🥲😩 sorry all the agents that had to read the typo. It is now fixed lol.

Sharing the first chapter of With Love, Thea tonight with my writing group. Why is sharing so nerve-racking???

Wow, more good news today when it comes to writing! Last week, I was ready to never write again (I’m nothing if not dramatic lol) but this dream sure does come with some highs and lows! Hoping everyone else gets some great news today!

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I found out about #RevPit like 2 days before and it’s been such a good/positive experience! I got some incredible feedback and I think the community is so awesome! Can’t wait for the camp experience!

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I’m like, do I read it and probably love it but get the biggest case of imposter syndrome or do I just wait until her next book? 😅

There’s a book (by an author I really look up to) that I REALLY want to read, but it has a very similar vibe to my WIP. I fear if I read it I will be constantly comparing the two. 😩 #writingcommunity

I’ve been querying 2 books over the span of 2 years. My mental health has REALLY not enjoyed the process lol. I’ve wanted to be a published author my entire life, part of me is wondering if maybe self-publishing is the way to go. #WritingCommunity

Beach Read X Promise Me Sunshine

“Nobody tells you the truth about adulthood.”

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Daphne from The Things That Haunt Us in a few meme nut shells.

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Daphne’s red flags 🚩
🚩 Loves pineapple on pizza 🍕
🚩 Might not answer your texts 📱
🚩 Still has feelings for childhood crush ♥️
🚩 Sees dead people 👻
🚩 Occasionally acts on her want for revenge and hunts men down to kill them.

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With Love, Thea ♥️

A grieving sister and her late brother’s best friend must renovated his condemned cabin together, forcing them to finally confront the suicide that shattered both their lives, and choose wether the love that could heal them both is worth the risk.

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Just submitted to #RevPit! I only found out about it 2 days ago, but I’m excited! I’ve always wanted to work with an editor so this would be such a rewarding experience!

I just have to keep reminding myself that nothing is completely original anymore lol and that people like to read the same type of story all the time haha.

You too!

I write contemporary romance too! Just submitted mine!

Any advice on writing a logline for a Dual POV romance novel? I’m having a hard time fitting both of the goals and stakes into one sentence.