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When aspiring writer Marcie is hired as the personal assistant to her all-time favorite author, Rosalind Lindbergh, she expects to be learning the ins and outs of the industry - not fending off red-hot feelings that aren't exactly "workplace appropriate."Season 1 of Romancing The Writer***Willing to do anything to prove she has it together, unemployed writer/perpetual screw-up Marcella Harper somehow manages to land her second-place dream job: personal assistant to her personal hero, best-selling author Rosalind Lindbergh. Brutally dumped less than 24 hours after her first day, Marcie discovers that there may be no better distraction than her new job ... and new boss. After all, Marcie has had a crush on über-famous, ultra-hot Roz since high school. And - although she promised Marcie their relationship was strictly professional - Roz might just be returning her awkward, bumbling advances. When lines begin to blur and career prospects end up on the line, Marcie is sure of one thing: either she gives up on her dreams, or her dream woman."You know, they have tutorials online for this kind of thing," I tell her."You know, I hired a personal assistant for this kind of thing," she retorts.And then, we both stand there, awkwardly close. We watch the coffee sputter, then begin to pour. Neither of us utters a word. And, when it's done pouring, neither of us reach for it."Are you ... not gonna take your coffee?" I finally ask. It's quiet. Tentative."Oh. Right."***Weekly updates on Fridays. Wait & read for free, or unlock with coins-the choice is yours!…

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[Wattpad's Summer Reading Checklist 2022 Pick]"'Hella heavy' is your response to seeing me with a literal fish tail?""Sorry. Should ... should it be something else? Wait, does this mean that you can't eat sushi?" * * * * *When Alyssa shows up in Hulhazy Front a week after wiping the memory of her partner, she's terrified of ruining everything again. Her brother and dad are convinced she'll be okay as soon as she's able to "move on", which makes no sense to her, because they sound like the exact same thing. Alyssa doesn't care about moving on--she just cares about hiding the fact that she's a mermaid from this new small town, and especially her new coworker, Elliot.Elliot has spent the past year trying to figure out how to be out. It seems that every time she finds some kind of balance, something has to happen. Her parents say something homophobic before she's about to confess her "big secret," or her old friends from the swim team make some jab about all the things they're convinced Elliot did sophomore year. She's planning on her summer consisting of working at the public pool, hiding her sexuality, and third-wheeling it up with her best friends, Neema and Duncan.Until, of course, she meets Alyssa.*cover created using graphics from freepik*…

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WATTYS 2023 SHORTLIST | WATTYS 2023 FANS CHOICE AWARDS NOMINEEInitially looking for nothing more than a feelings-free summer fling before college, reckless Harris McCammon and anxious Seb Krause might have stumbled into more than they bargained for. ---------------------------------When a graduation party takes a risky turn, Harrison McCammon finds himself in the passenger seat of Sebastian Krause's truck. When the two virtual strangers agree to begin a friends with benefits kind of situation, neither expect anything more than maybe a fun situationship before they leave for college. But as their casual entanglement turns into something slightly more, the two of them are forced to push down their real thoughts on this non-relationship. Add in sketchy ex-boyfriends, concerned parents, and a small dash of existential dread, there's no such thing as no strings attached.TW: underaged substance abuse; mentions of/attempted SA; (fade to black/non-explicit) sex; homophobic figures/abandonment; hospitalisation ^that sounds like a lot, wow, i'm sorry, it's ... it's mainly fluff---ONC Ambassadors Round 2 Pick, 2023---…

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Nick's worst-case Valentine's scenario has come true: he has a secret admirer, and no clue who it might be.*****Nick Buckingham is three things if nothing else: salty, antisocial, and completely and utterly done with the whole "high school experience." Completely disinterested in what his senior year has to offer him, he's content to drift through the rest of senior year focusing on maintaining his few friendships and getting into college somewhere far, far away from his rinky-dink hometown.That is, until IT arrives.As an anonymous classmate begins courting Nick via text, everyone around him quickly becomes a suspect. Surrounded by matchmaker wannabes, douchey classmates (and ex-boyfriends), and maybe a few cute potential partners, it's all Nick can do to keep his head on straight. Because, there's no way any of this is real. Right?…

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When Sawyer Smith is given a second opportunity at life, she finds herself stuck in the pages of the last book she read--her ex-best friend's rom-com. ******Sawyer wasn't expecting to be given a second chance after a deadly incident, but she's willing to do anything to get back to her real, normal life. Unfortunately for Sawyer, she finds herself reincarnated in the pages of the last book she read: her ex-best friend's cringey Wattpad romance novel. Even worse, Sawyer only read it because she discovered she was the inspiration for the main antagonist. Which was, she would like to point out, written before their infamous falling out.Now, stuck wandering the halls of this strange, cursed high school--stuck with an even stranger bad boy, who may or may not know more than he lets on, and a frustratingly beautiful but misogynistic Mary Sue main character who will stop at nothing to ruin Sawyer's day--Sawyer must work the system to create her own happy ending ... or die trying. (Potentially.)…

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If there's one thing studious Jack didn't picture his senior year including, it'd be the return of his first real crush, Nolan Skinner. ---Jack Nordheim is more than happy to spend his senior year doing what he's done his entire life: hyper-focusing on school, ignoring anyone outside his tight-knit friend group (avoiding all drama within said friend group), and doing his best to get into a good college, so he can get out of this small town and finally live his life the way he's always pictured it.Unfortunately for him, there's one problem. And he's just moved in across the street.Of course Jack remembers Nolan Skinner from middle school. He's grown out of his awkward trouble-maker stage into something of a (disturbingly attractive) bad boy ... who just so happens to need Jack's tutoring services. As morning walks and late night study sessions begin to unveil a side of Jack that even he wasn't aware of, there's a decision he'll have to make. Just how much room is there in his life for this boy?---think the same energy as "I'll Give You the Sun," "You Should See Me in a Crown," and "What If It's Us"---…

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EDITORS' PICK (November 2019) || COMPLETENick Buckingham is three things if nothing else: salty, antisocial, and the quintessential gay theatre nerd. He's content to drift through the rest of senior year throwing himself into productions to avoid his peers - until it arrives.As an anonymous classmate begins courting Nick via text, he's suddenly desperate to figure out just who this dashing secret admirer is--even if it means actually socialising. He'll be fine--so long as he keeps his wits about him and doesn't fall for this probably-catfisher. Can't be too hard, right?…

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Hadley Linderman isn't all too fazed by her mother leaving her and her dad. (For a traveling vacuum salesman, no less.) But as she adjusts to her new life in Potaskaukton, Wisconsin, she discovers that the boring summer before college she had expected might just be anything but, thanks to one Athens Blackmore.Athens, Hadley's semi-manic dream girl, shows her just how to separate yourself from your worries, an art Hadley thought she had already perfected. But as the summer wears on, she wonders just how well this overly simplified form of existence actually suits her--and just how good is Athens Blackmore for her anyway?…

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*updates will resume soon* Catelyn Gaines isn't thinking about the impending holiday doom sieging her house when she comes home for winter break. She's more focused on chatting up a cute girl from her university on Hinge ... and avoiding her ex-best friend, Ivy. Although Cate isn't sure why their friendship came to such a sudden pause, she does know this: Ivy Hoffman hates her now. But when Cate forgets to pause her dating apps, a surprise match with an unexpected ex-friend might just lead her down a completely different path, one far too awkward and all too Hallmark-y for her taste. She's uncertain about Ivy's intentions, just like she's uncertain about their friend break-up, but maybe there's a little something extra in the air this Christmas.(Or not.)…

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When the shy lesbian who runs an anonymous troll account on Instagram posts the wrong two pairs of shoes, she's forced to make amends ... and not fall for one of the girls involved. ***Maybe Riley O'Connor is a spaz. Maybe Riley O'Connor is (more than, actually) a little bit gay. And maybe-just maybe-Riley O'Connor is one-half of the shoe-pic-weilding duo behind @urfavfeets, a troll Instagram account that is insanely popular at her school. But when Connor posts a picture of two of the most popular girls in her school ... canoodling together in the same stall, the two of them are determined to shut Connor up. Which may or may not suck for Connor, considering she finds one of them, Asha Woods, to be the most beautiful girl ever.This is not what she would have called putting her best foot forward.…

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When Beck returns to Milford after seven years, she doesn't expect to run into two problems: developing sudden, inexplicable feelings for her childhood nemesis, and her childhood best friend. ----------------------When Beck Livingston left Milford to go live with her grandmother, she thought she and her neighborhood playmates would stay friends forever. Fast-forward seven years, and she's suddenly back in Milford, her only connections to the town being her older sister (who tries way too hard to mother her), and her old friends, whom she's texted sparingly over the years.Her biggest saving grace of all is Lizzy, her old best-best-best friend, although Lizzy's girlfriend doesn't appreciate how close they are. While trying to avoid her sudden confusion around Lizzy, Beck's childhood bully is back---and he's changed. Now torn between keeping her summer drama-free, or pursuing whatever this is with Donovan, Beck has no choice but to fend off her feelings for Lizzy and beg for her help---because, seriously. She needs all the help she can possibly get.…

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Lucy Schraan isn't just nervous about dating someone - she's positively datephobic. When she comes out to her over-involved nerd friends, though, they convince her that her time has come: Lucy Schraan is going to find a partner. (Probably.) ***When Lucy comes out as pansexual to her close friends - a group of AP-taking, theatre-loving nerds - they're not surprised. (Surprisingly.) In fact, they want to help her find a partner. There are a plethora of cute girls in her arts school, like Ash Kagawa in her APUSH class and thespian queen Lia LaFollette, and Gene Mann from her required gym credit has weirdly nice forearms. (Like, nice-nice.) Lucy is terrified of dating, though. She's comfortable playing other people, experimenting with different parts and different lives. Living her own life? Absolutely terrifying. ***Picture "YOU DON'T LIVE HERE" by Robyn Schneider meets "THE UPSIDE OF UNREQUITED" by Becky Albertalli.***UPDATES EVERY FRIDAY. PROBABLY.…

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Jack Robinson is a little more than world-crushingly-in-love with Nolan Skinner, who is well-known for being both stoic as well as intense. He knows Nolan feels the same way - but, is it enough to guarantee them working out?Jack wants a lot of things. None of them as badly as Nolan.-An entry for @lgbtq 's Song Fiction Challenge; based on "Lemon Boy" by the artist Cavetown.…

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Five queer teens. A few bags of candy. One very late birthday sleepover.…

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Greyson Minnette is hopelessly in love with his best friend, Jamie. (HOPELESSLY.) A night by themselves and a cheesy horror film might be just the opportunity he's been searching for.---Based on the song "1980's Horror Film" by Wallows.…

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Julien wasn't supposed to come back home from college for the holidays.Julien wasn't supposed to be something Finneas needed to confront.Julien wasn't supposed to still be Finneas's favourite person.Funny how some things work out.…

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Felicity can't get Jenny out of her head. Doesn't want her out of her head. But her best friend has a hot senior now, and Felicity has wound up with a tall boy with low jeans, no filter, and a gait too duck-like for Felicity's patience.If only she'd have kissed Jenny back. Probably would have made life easier.~~~So. I guess I'm still alive?? Enjoy this short I wrote for a contest this summer (that I didn't win but ohhh well who would have guessed the universe wasn't designed to make me sovereign of teen writing contests yee)!!! But yes!! This is kinda really old at this point, and definitely not my usual style, but I hope you enjoy some bloodied pretzels and scabs!…

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Chandler Chase remembers a lot of things about her mother: the way her chin would jut out; how she felt about responsibility; how much she despised the superheroes of Atlas City. After a terrorist attack leaves Chandler's mother dead and Chandler to live with her eternally absent ex-superhero father, she's more than upset -- she's helpless, lost, and alone. For most, there would be nothing to do but wallow inside all day, watching politicians in masks on TV. For Chandler, there's a completely separate option.Armed with a twelve-dollar mask and a fanny pack covered with astronaut kittens, and aided by fellow super teenagers who are each equally tired of the current status quo -- not to mention a very, very cute girl with enough sass to power all of Atlas -- Chandler sets out to do the impossible: be what a superhero should be.…

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Jane Joyce is a "serious vocalist" who's far too busy stressing about her choir dreams and her ex-boyfriend to have time to worry about the chaotic new girl who looks like she might just about ruin Jane's one chance to show her tiny little town just how far she'll go to surpass expectations. ***Jane Joyce is anal when it comes to music - specifically, vocal music. Her technique is flawless, she knows her theory and her composers, and she knows how to make things work. She's a naturally talented musician, and years of hard work have made her somewhat exceptional. Kierra Hyde, on the other hand, likes to sing because it's always felt natural to her. It's nice to have something she's good at - and Kierra? Kierra is amazing, regardless of how little she appears to care or how her vowel placement is a little too Idina Menzel at times. The both of them are too talented for their own good.When the two collide their school's vocal jazz choir, they have competition for the first time. Things aren't looking great - Jane hates Kierra's chaos; Kierra seems to hate Jane's lust for perfection. But when Jane is to perform an original composition at their school's winter choir concert, for better or worse, there's only one person she's confident in the ability of: Kierra.…

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