M. Laursyn

MARITIME snippet just because ⚓️🩵

Roe wants to drown. Vanish. Plans change as she lands on a boat of ageless outcasts. They’ll face their demons soon. Today? They run. When pasts sneak up, Roe & her captain risk it all for the crew. In the end, is the answer life or love?
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Roe wants to drown. Vanish. Plans change when she lands on a boat of ageless outcasts. All plan to face their demons in time, but for today, they run. When pasts sneak up, Roe & her captain risk it all for the crew. In the end, is the answer life or love?
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Woman in water

Man at ship wheel

Friends on beach

Man in ocean

MARITIME ⚓️

Magical realism w/ strong romantic elements 🖤
93k

•dual POV
•tattoo magic
•immortality
•found family (of misfits, outlaws, exiles, etc.)
•anxiety/depression rep.
•southern nautical setting

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Been away from 🦋 for a hot minute, but I'm going to try and be more active over here. For starters, here's my new agent guide for MARITIME ⚓️

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Thank y’all! This is great advice 💚

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Looking for opinions, please 😊 Do you begin looking for beta readers after a solid first draft? Or do you give your manuscript a few passes first? I'm the type to edit as I go, and I'm afraid that I might spend time editing something that may not be working, anyway.

Made a new graphic in honor of edits for 319 LIES starting next month! Can't wait ❤️🖤

Author Interview with M. Laursyn Introduce yourself! Hi! I’m M. Laursyn, a very new author from a small town near Athens, GA that you’ve probably never heard of. I’m a mom to a beautiful little boy, wife to my amazing …

My author interview with @bookspotlight.bsky.social is up 🥰 Huge thanks for the opportunity!
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Officially on Fiverr offering bookish art services, including character art, bookmarks, author logos, and whatever else your lovely writerly heart desires. Feel free to share! Thanks in advance 💚
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Life has been too much lately, but drawing has helped. Enter a new character art style for Kayd of my WIP. Maybe one day, my head will be clear enough to write more of his story. 🩶

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Eeeek!!! My Steampunk novel THE DARKNESS OF DYING IN THE LIGHT is a finalist in the 2025 Imadjinn Awards 🥳💕 @conquestpublishing.bsky.social

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‼️👀 COVER SNEAK PEEK 👀‼️

This is all we can show you for now, but trust us—there's way more where this came from. Think magic, danger, romance, & a bit of sass. HUGE thank you to @annalisejensen.bsky.social for creating a cover that's as bold as our titular courtesan.

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It's 12 WEEKS 🙀 until my next horror novel comes out, let's play a game!

Pick a number between 1-335 and I will post the 12th sentence from that page.

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Cover reveal for THIRD AND LONG, coming June 24, 2025 from @PublishConquest

👩‍❤️‍👨 - Friends to Love
❤️‍🔥 - Slow Burn
🍬 - Sweet/Closed Door Romance
🤕 - Hurt/Comfort
🐕‍🦺 - Therapy Dog

“Love is a four-legged word.”

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Same!

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Alright guys, quiet down. I need to focus on my day job.

My characters:

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Intro, ✨️BIG✨️ News, & My Writer-versary A little about me, publishing news, & my writerly origin story.

First author newsletter is up! Subscribe and share if you like 🖤 Thanks everyone!
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Finally got around to making an author logo 💚

I feel like this is me now 😅

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When you have a great (though slightly experimental) idea to throw into the WIP 😬
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Understandable! My mom just reminded me she couldn't put me in time out when I was little. She said it didn't work because I was just in my room talking it up with people she couldn't see. Called me out hard 🤣 just wondered if there was a connection between that and making up characters and stories

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I wanna see something.
How many of my writer friends are only children?
Had imaginary friends? 🤔
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THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE X OUTER BANKS
Magical Realism•Romance
Projected word count: 80k

• The fountain of youth is a boat ⚓️
• Crew of misfits
• Nautical setting
• Trauma & healing
• Mental health representation
• Found family
• Dual POV
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Thanks so much! 😊

Shae is a student w/ a secret, & Dev, her professor. When they become more than friends, Dev uncovers the truth: Shae is being blackmailed by the dean & his son. Dev finds her in danger, intervenes, & is deemed a villain. They must expose the liars or face death.
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🧡a canceled 17yo demisexual singer
🧡a rising 18yo closeted soccer player
🧡a meet cute in a cat cafe in Amsterdam
🧡photos of the two boys on a bike
🧡media digging into the singer’s past
🧡a critical song that could rebuild the singer’s career and out the boy he loves

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ALADDIN X GREEK MYTH
Peleas is lovestruck with Thetis. Too bad she hates his family company's villa-turned-hotel plan. He must find a solution to make everyone happy, hoping the business doesn't crash in the meantime
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A collage of black and white pictures over a background of roses. Pictures include the Eiffel tower, a manor and its reflection in a lake, a white woman putting a gold necklace on, woods, and a skull. In the middle it reads "Of blood and bones"

JANE EYRE x STARLING HOUSE

Blood is life. Bones are strength. Flesh is control. Skin is death.

📖 Historical fantasy
🇫🇷 France, Belle Époque
🏠 An old manor
🌹 Sweet sapphic romance
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family intrigue & power struggles
🗝️ Gothic vibes

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What readers are saying about GIRL IN PROGRESS:

🍷 Feels like drinking wine with your bestie!
😂 Okay, I laughed so hard.
🏖️ The beach read you won’t want to put down.
✨ SO FUN!
🥵 When are you taking me to Portugal?
🫶I love them!
🫦I need Renaldo in or around...

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