Sara Wilkinson

Friends To Lovers x It Was You All Along When Matt rescues Nat at a party, the two form a deep friendship that threatens to turn romantic if only Nat wasn’t set on playing pro soccer in Chicago and Matt wasn’t set on practicing pediatrics in their Michigan hometown. #BluePit #Q #A #R

Viv lies to avoid being harassed by her family. Its easier to agree with them then listen to their diatribes. Caden lies to himself about his first love giving him a chance, pushing away all other potential loves until he meets Viv. I lie to spare hurt feelings. #LitHodgePodge 26 #WritingCommunity

A pumpkin pillow 🎃 The first time Viv and Caden meet, he calls her 'Pumpkin' to make it seem like they've know each other longer than 5 mins and the nickname sticks. #LitHodgePodge 23 #WritingCommunity

This was so much fun and fairly accurate. Viv: Good=A turtle-hasn't had a lot of good news lately so must be slowly coming Bad=Bird-they talk too much and make a mess Caden: Good=Puppy-cute, but they nip Bad=Sheep-probably a wolf in hiding #LitHodgePodge 22 #WrtitingCommunity

This snip comes after an argument between Viv and the harassing best man. I just love how Caden comes to the rescue. #LitHodgePodge 21 #WritingCommunity

Tropes? I have a few. At first blush, it seems like a 2nd chance romance ala My Best Friend's Wedding. Deep down Viv wants to stop her ex's wedding and Caden has an agreement to meet a past love. But the true tropes are fake dating, forced proximity, one-bed. #LitHodgePodge 20 #WritingCommunity

Viv: an opulent butterfly necklace from her grandmother that her cousin wants to 'borrow' for her wedding and Viv fears she won't get back. She gives in when her mom calls her selfish. Caden: a handful of pictures of him and him mom from when he was a child. #LitHodgePodge 19 #WritingCommunity

Dead: as a romance writer, of course Jane Austen, also Edith Wharton, Anne Bronte (fave Bronte sister), and Alexandre Dumas (b/c why not) Alive: Christina Lauren, Katherine Center, Mhairi McFarlane, and Sarah Addison Allen More a fawning session than book event #LitHodgePodge 16 #WritingCommunity

I haven't heard of Enneagram, excited to dive in. Viv: Observer (5)/ISTJ: She's been ignored in the past and learned to rely on herself. She values loyalty. Caden: Individualist (4)/ENFP: He wants acceptance and love and adapts to situations as necessary. #LitHodgePodge 15 #WritingCommunity

In this snip, Viv has just arrived at the hotel after driving for hours in a worsening snowstorm. #LitHodgePodge 14 #WritingCommunity

My setting has 'island' vibes since it takes places at a remote hotel snowed in by a still raging blizzard with intermittent internet so even if Viv wanted to escape the wedding of her ex and cousin, she can't go any further than the hotel's portico. #LitHodgePodge 13 #WritingCommunity

Viv: Acceptance. Her mom, her ex, even her cousin haven't embraced her as a whole and are continually trying to change her. Caden: Candidness. He's been deceived by friends in the past who haven't been honest or upfront about what they want from him. #LitHodgePodge 12 #WritingCommunity

I'd love an awesome love ballad over the end credits. Maybe a Lady Gaga ala A Star is Born or Die With a Smile or Norah Jones. For the instrumental, I'm borrowing from another post: Lindsey Stirling. #LitHodgePodge 9 #WritingCommunity

Another awesome prompt Viv regrets past decisions, she'd prefer forgetting things at will and being able to time travel to the past to fix mistakes. Caden would want to know when he's going to die so he can ensure the ones he loves are provided for. #LitHodgePodge 8 #WritingCommunity

Since I have two MCs/POVs, I've posted a snip from the first time Viv and Caden are introduced. #LitHodgePodge 7 #WritingCommunity

Oops. Missed a day. Here's my #LitHodgePodge 6 The 'villain' of my current romance WIP is a guy hellbent on exposing the fake relationship between my two MCs Viv and Caden out of jealousy and spite that Viv choose a stranger for a plus one over him. #WritingCommunity

Viv: Coming home after an uneventful day in the ER to a good book and Pinot and no judgment for putting work first Caden: Spending time w/ someone not trying to mold him into an uncomfortable shape while watching dating reality shows or rugby #LitHodgePodge 5 #WritingCommunity

Too many awesome writers to name and everyone here is so sweet. Q for F/SF writers: I'm always amazed by your worldbuilding, any advice/tricks for non-F/SF writers? Do you develop world or characters first? Q for all writers: How do you focus after a setback? #LitHodgePodge 4 #WritingCommunity

Ooh, how fun. Since my characters are trapped by a snowstorm in a hotel, something supernatural might be fun like Ghosts or WandaVision Or The Traitors since there's a lot of drama happening with the wedding party. #LitHodgePodge 2 #WritingCommunity

Hello, I'm Sara Contemporary romance writer originally from Michigan, unpublished...yet. Currently finishing a forced proximity, fake dating, snowed in at the worst wedding for FMC. Hard choices! I love tea at night and a misunderstood, sexy villain. #LitHodgepodge 1 #writingcommunity

Haven't participated in a bit but working on something new so why not start again. MC's Viv and Caden figuring out how to get out of a sticky situation. word ="call"ed #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

Thanks Nadine for the prompts and encouraging comments. Thanks to all my #CRPSirens for posting and responding. All your WIPs sound amazing and I'm sending good vibes for your success. Thanks to my swap partners for helping with my goal of strengthening my pages and letter for querying. #CampRevPit

Here's my attempt: 🙎‍♀️(⚽) + 🙎‍♂️(🥼) 🎓🎉= 👎👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨, ❤️‍🔥, 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, 🫨-🤗-🫠,🌪️💖⌛ Spoiler 👇 #CRPSirens #CampRevPit (A pro-soccer hopeful and a future doc meet at a college party, leading to a sworn off love, slow burn, found family, strangers-to-friends-to-lovers whirlwind romance spanning eight years)

So much fun. Here we go: 1. FMC envies MMC breakfast the first time they go out 2. FMC always wears a mood ring MMC won her at a carnival 3. MMC goes toe-to-toe with a pro-basketball player #CampRevPit #CampTrivia #CRPSirens

They meet at a party when Matt saves Nat from being cornered by two idiots but Nat isn't too happy about Matt's interference. #CRPSirens #CampRevPit

I've been out of town since Friday but the prompts over the weekend looked so fun that I wanted to catch-up even though I'm nowhere close to a bingo. This snip is for the 'found family' square with a hint of 'slow burn'. #CRPSirens #CRPBeemine #CampRevPit

And, of course, his good luck texts continued. Matt hadn’t missed one yet and Nat wasn’t sure what she’d do, what would happen if one didn’t arrive. #Camprevpit #OneLineMC #CRPSirens

Coffee and music. I like to outline first then handwrite my 1st draft using a purple pen. Then let it stew a bit before typing it. I preferred mornings when I started writing but now I'm more productive later in the day. #CRPSirens #Camprevpit

Hello fellow Sirens. I'm Sara. Originally from MI, I write adult cont. rom. but my current WIP is more new adult and is a strangers-to-friends-to-lovers, found family, sports adjacent MS. From #CRPSirens I hope to form connections w/ other writers and polish my WIP for the querying trenches. #revpit

Use feedback from #revpit and beta readers to polish my sub and start querying. Then work on outlines and 1st drafts for a few other ideas rattling around this old brain rather than refreshing my email for query responses (she lies through her teeth). Overall, just keep swimming. #revpitwaiting

Both. I like the direction and security of a good outline, but once I start writing the first draft, my characters take over and reroute the journey. #revpit #revpitwaiting

Wildcard: How about another snip. One of my favorites where Nat and Matt just can't keep waiting for the other to give them a chance. #revpit #revpitwaiting

Matt after Nat continually rejects him out of fear that he'll resent her and leave like her dad. -'Stubborn Dreams and Bottled Love' #revpit #revpitwaiting

My MCs meeting for breakfast on a first non-date. Who hasn't regretted their breakfast choice when they see what someone else ordered. #revpit #revpitwaiting

I just finished the 1st draft of a fake dating, snowed in romance where the MC attends the wedding of her ex to her cousin. Now I'm working on an outline for an enemy-to-lovers where the MC is a singer hiding in her small hometown after a horrible accident ruins her voice. #revpit #revpitwaiting

Classic: Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Edith Wharton Contemporary: Katherine Center, Christina Lauren, Sarah Addison Allen, Alice Hoffman My current novel is inspired by: Emily Henry and Carley Fortune #revpit #revpitwaiting

My novel was inspired by: 'Kids In Love' -P!nk feat. First Aid Kit Other songs on the playlist: 'Shimmer' -Fuel 'Brown Eyes' -Lady Gaga 'After All' -Cher and Peter Cetera 'Say Goodbye' -Dave Matthews #revpit #revpitwaiting www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuoj...

So many to choose from but I'll keep it short: -Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice -Jane Austen -The Woman in White -Wilkie Collins -Garden Spells -Sarah Addison Allen -Discovery of Witches -Deborah Harkness #revpit #revpitwaiting

I was torn between two, but this one better shows the conflict between the characters and why a relationship can't work...yet. #revpit #revpitwaiting

Dual POV, 3rd person limited. Nat is an emerging pro soccer darling who believes playing at the highest level will bring her dad back into her life. Matt is studying to be a pediatrician and plans to practice in his MI hometown in honor of his late childhood best friend. #revpit #revpitwaiting

People We Meet on Vacation x Every Summer After Nat is one semester from going pro, Matt is one year from med school when he rescues her at a party. Despite their reluctance to form new attachments, a deep bond forms that threatens to derail them from their lifelong dreams. #revpit #revpitwaiting

Hello fellow #revpit participants. I'm Sara, a contemporary romance writer (hopeless romantic over here). Originally from MI (MSU grad) now living in IA with my college sweetheart. I love baking, rugby and hockey, board games, and trivia. Hoping to connect with fellow romance writers. #revpitwaiting

My favorite part of #revpit is the #revpitwaiting games. Thanks for giving me a pregame treat. I write contemporary romance and have been writing seriously for a few years now. And I just hit submit on my entry so let the nervously exciting waiting begin 🎉

People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally 👭Two reluctant friends 😶‍🌫️Two lifelong dreams 🛣️Two separate paths 🍾One tradition holding them together regardless of distance 💖Can Nat and Matt sacrifice their dreams for the love and completion that only the other can provide? #WSPit #Q #A #NA #R

People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally Matt's rescue of Nat leads to a near decade long friendship that survives distance through a signal and tradition and might lead to love if they sacrifice their lifelong dreams. ✨Strangers-friends-lovers ✨Slow Burn ✨Found Family #WSPit #Q #A #NA #R

When Matt rescues Nat from being trapped at a frat party, they reluctantly form a near decade long friendship that threatens to turn romantic if Nat wasn’t determined to play pro soccer in Chicago and Matt wasn’t determined to practice pediatrics in their Michigan hometown. #cupit #A #NA #CR #FBW

Notting Hill x Waiting for Tom Hanks When Becca inherits a winery with her newfound half-brother, Sammy, and rescues Ian, a celebrity hiding from an oversized role, she must decide if she’s willing to risk being rejected yet again or open her heart to the possibility of love. #cupit #A #CR #FBW

People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally A chance encounter at a frat party starts a decade long friendship between Nat, a pro soccer hopeful, and Matt, a future doc, that could turn into love if one of them is willing to sacrifice their lifelong dream for the other. #Cupit #A #CR #FBW

Nat dreams of playing pro soccer for her dad’s love, Matt dreams of practicing pediatrics in his hometown in honor of his late childhood best friend, when Matt rescues Nat from being trapped at a party, a deep attraction forms that will force one or both to stray from their path. #questpit #Q #A #R

People We Meet on Vacation x When Harry Met Sally A chance encounter at a frat party starts a near decade long friendship between Nat, a pro soccer hopeful, and Matt, a future doc, that could turn into love if one of them is willing to sacrifice their lifelong dream for the other #questpit #Q #A #R