Sophie Siddall

After writing four YA books on the trot in first person present tense I’m switching to MG third person past… let’s see how this goes!

A bunch of swallows just flew over as I left my house… see you next year🥹👋🏻

Love hearing a tawny owl through the window when I’m cosy in bed🦉🍂

What do you mean I have to go to work and can’t edit my YA romance, finish my MG fantasy, plan my fifth YA romance and two new middle grade ideas?!

First round of editing = reading and line edits💭

Sometimes I read near miss writing rejections just to torture myself

Recent reads📚 Audiobooks have changed the game! I’ve not read this many books in such a short period of time in my life!

Deleted Threads, may be lurking here more👀

The robins are singing❤️🤎🎶

Some days it hurts to think how close I was to the trad publishing dream, other times I use it as motivation to keep going

After writing four young adult books, I’m returning to a middle grade story I started five years ago🌲🪶

Currently writing a synopsis, wish me luck

Recently finished Cupid’s Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann🏹💖

Recently finished The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes🌸

I can’t believe I have written SIX books now!🤯

A couple of nights ago, I finished writing my fake dating Halloween YA romance👻🎃🍁🍂

Rainy days like this make me want to wrap up in a blanket and write write write

I have done zero writing this week, thanks to Building the Band

I got the new Pale Waves CD for my car (because I’m a millennial who won’t let go) and every song is a dreamy bop

Do you stalk a publishers Instagram to see if they’re open for submissions every two minutes or are you normal

Received a full manuscript request!🙌🏻

I love writing so much. How I can type and words and sentences just pour out of my imagination, surprising me along the way💭

I’ve passed 40k words on my wip! 20 chapters and over a hundred pages!🎉👻🎃

Why does the writing motivation hit when I know I have to go to bed

Being a writer with a full time job means coming home with multiple post notes from when inspiration struck at the desk

My favourite thing about writing? Discovering the voice of my main character and really leaning into it

A deer in the middle of the pathway in woodland

What a magical moment in the woods…🦌🍃

Bookshelf vibes

Does it still count as gloating if I tell about the editor at a big 5 publisher that said ‘they adore my writing and think I have something special’ if it resulted in a rejection that makes me want to scream with both pride and despair every time I think about it

Recently I’ve been unmotivated by setbacks when it comes to my writing, but I’m clinging to the fact that I write because I love to, and that’s the whole point, really