THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
MY SWEET UNBECOMING, an adult gothic romance with:
🕯️Forbidden Romance
🕯️High Society matchmaking
🕯️Black Swan-esque awakening
🕯️Obsessive yearning
🕯️European setting
🕯️Secret lake meetings
#W #A #R #questpit
title reveal and meta data for ALMOST PARADISE
comp titles include the four engagement rings of sybil rain, people we meet on vacation, s*x and the city, and the shippers
pitch for ALMOST PARADISE
Snippet reveal for ALMOST PARADISE
The perfect pick-me-up for women in their 20's who are driving the struggle bus and in need of a getaway!
🌺ALMOST PARADISE🌺
🌴 found family
🛳️ vacation fling/situationship
🌴 conversations about shame
🛳️ vacation hijinks
🌴 self identity beyond a relationship
#AG #R #WF #W #questpit
art of a redheaded woman and a russian/middle eastern man dancing a waltz
tropes description for THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
collage for a dancing with the stars single dad book
Dancing With The Stars meets Elsie Silver's HEARTLESS in...
💜THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL🪩
Superfan Taly gets cast in her favorite dance competition show, but as she and her jaded pro partner fake a showmance for votes, the lines between real love and reality tv start to blur.
#AG #R #questpit
THESE COMPS ARE EVERYTHING
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title page for BAND CAMP
pitch collage with similar books and movies
"This one time at band camp..." 🤭
Feeling nostalgic? BAND CAMP is perfect for fans of
🎸 Second chance romance
🎷 Emma Lord + Lynn Painter
🎸 DCOMs
🎷 Coming of age stories in your 20's
🎸 Found family
Editors, interact if you're interested! 💌
#OS #AG #R #questpit
dark collage of gothic horror elements, many of which allude to death
comps and trops list for CARNAVOYEUR
#QuestPit , meet CARNAVOYEUR🩸🪦🔪
After mistaking a death trap for one of her boss’ latest brainteasers, criminologist assistant Tigerlily must fight her way through a sadistic fortress run by an elusive master in order to save them both from certain doom.
#AG #H #TH #W
expected nothing less from you, queen
06.11.2025 20:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0crawling my way back to bluesky just to once again say CONGRATS!!!
05.11.2025 22:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0You’re so kind! 🥹🫶🏻
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collage muted green of a friend group spending their summer together in the mountains, playing cards, etc
scrapbook collage of book vibes including comparison titles, music artists with similar vibes, musical instruments, and movies
The perfect romcom escape for fans of Lynn Painter and DCOMs like Camp Rock and Lemonade Mouth!
💚Summer band camp for adults
🩵Second chance romance
💚Found family
🩵Mental health rep
💚Secret summer fling
🩵Coming of age in your 20’s
🎸 EDITORS interact if you're interested ✨
#QuestPit #AG #A #R #OS
BESTIEEEEEEEE
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digital art commission of a couple dancing a waltz under a silver spotlight
tropes list for a dancing with the stars inspired romcom
Them: Omg I wish there was a Dancing with the Stars romcom.
Me: Hold my beer
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL ✨
💜Showmance
🪩Sunshine female competitor x Grumpy male pro
💜Nanny x Single dad
🪩Ballroom, studio, and country dancing
💜Mutual Pining
🪩Dual POV
#QuestPit #A #R #AG #W
collage of single parenthood, competition dance rehearsals, and dancing with the stars photo aesthetics
A tropes list designed around a mock book cover placeholder
Dancing With The Stars meets THE ROM-COMMERS by Katherine Center and Elsie Silver's HEARTLESS
Live-in nanny Taly thought she was pretending to fall in love for TV ratings until her jaded pro partner—and his secret preteen daughter—start making things feel a little too real.
#QuestPit #W #AG #A #R
status update: I signed with an agent and am officially on sub with my nerdy new adult romcom BAND CAMP!! crazy how wild life gets in only 3 months 🥹
27.06.2025 17:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Too many book ideas, not enough hours in the day (said in the vocal style of the old space bags infomercial “too much stuff, not enough space”)
09.03.2025 15:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Rooting for you 🫶🏻
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The federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hour.
Think about what eggs cost.
Think about what parking at a parking garage costs.
Now how can you think that $7.25 is an adequate wage for an hour of someone’s labor. It’s not.
rewatching mamma mia and I'm chomping at the bit for a romance book with a scene as teasing and squeal-worthy as the "lay all your love on me" number!!!
04.03.2025 01:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’d love to hear more about “going vague”. I feel so silly not understanding what that means and what part of the pub journey that applies to. My Threads and Bluesky feeds talking about it are confusing me 😅
01.03.2025 02:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
FINALLY revamped my author website (myself🥹). If you need a brain break...maybe click the link, scroll through, and tell me that it doesn't suck? 🤭 Cheers to balling on a budget!
www.sydneyapplegate.com
If I ever become a full time author and get to quit my day job, the FIRST thing I’m going to do is dye my hair whatever color I want! It’s 2025, what do you mean I can’t have purple streaks in my hair as a grown adult with adult money? I work in digital marketing 😭
28.02.2025 03:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0As someone that barely managed to read 50 books last year for FUN, I can't imagine accidentally winding up with 55 full requests PLUS every other piece of your work load. 😳 You're so brave 😅
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local bookstore newspaper feature
My husband may not have gotten me anything for Valentine's (*that I know of*), but the Dallas Morning News sure did! 🏹💘🗞️
14.02.2025 21:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is super helpful! Thanks 😊
13.02.2025 20:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Quick question! Since you rep YA and soon adult, what are your thoughts on the new adult range? Is that up your alley, or do you specifically want something for the true adult audience? ☺️
13.02.2025 19:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes omg! 🩷
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Collage of friend group summer camp memories
Tropes and micro tropes list
Collage of comp titles
BAND CAMP - 88k - NA/A Romcom
After her therapist-recommended summer music program is crashed by her ex-boyfriend, Haven must prove to him, her new friends, and herself that she's been doing just fine since he left—all while avoiding her lingering feelings 💚🏔️🥁🤓🎷🫶🏻
#questpit #R #A #Q #amquerying
Collage of dancers, life at home, family time, and ballroom and ballet elements
DWTS🪩 meets THE ROM-COMMERS💜 and HEARTLESS💋
After being slated for a popular dance competition show, Taly and her jaded pro partner form a showmance to amass more audience votes, only the lines between real love and reality tv start to blur the further they advance #QuestPit #A #R #W
If anyone for MSWL Day is looking for laugh out loud romcoms with emotional depth and a fresh twist on band geeks or Dancing with the Stars, I’M YOUR GIRL 💜🫶🏻 #mswlday
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Kendrick Lamar facing the camera mid performance
When someone asks me for book recommendations (I literally write books)
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