YA + NA Contemporary Author Insta/Threads: @ndesilva_author Rep: Morgan Hughes @ FinePrint Literaryhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mlwv7lirgk2vPresenting a guide to my NA Romance, NO LOVE IS AN ISLAND. A spiraling grad student travels to Sri Lanka to search for her missing father, but her mission is compromised when a baggage claim mishap forces her to take the spot of her nemesis’ ex-girlfriend on the couples’ trip he planned.16 May 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwv7lirgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mloannzcrk25🚨CHARACTER ART REVEAL🚨 Meet Sandali and Cliff from NO LOVE IS AN ISLAND, my travel romance (with a dash of mystery) set largely in Sri Lanka 🌴🥥🇱🇰 Props to the talented Yenthe Joline for this beautiful character art. 🥰12 May 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloannzcrk25https://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mjzxpej43s2dThanks to a few months away from my manuscript and the astute feedback of my agent, I had the perspective I needed to cut nearly 9,000 words! 🪓🤯✂️ Now I’m confident my manuscript is even stronger. Thought I’d share a few cutting insights in case they come in handy to any writers out there!21 Apr 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzxpej43s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mioid5ky2k2oWriters, give me your best wordcount-slashing advice! I’ve cut/consolidated slower scenes without enough key action. I’ve tightened long-winded dialogue. I’ve trimmed descriptions. I’ve chopped filler words. I’m almost at the finish line, so hit me with anything I’ve missed! https://media.tenor.com/6N-irrN6HI4AAAAC/scissors-we-will-gonna-do-some-cutting.gif?hh=258&ww=49804 Apr 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioid5ky2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mhox4heavk2wI had fun making a couple moodboards for my YA tech-free summer romance WIP, one before and one after the Banishment. 📱🚫🏔️ #yacontemporary #yaromance #summerromance #techfree #wip23 Mar 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhox4heavk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mf7uju5z522pThe job of the writer ✍🏽⚙️☁️✨19 Feb 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7uju5z522phttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mdtueri6fs2pRomance writers (and anyone with a romance subplot), what is keeping your MC and their love interest apart? Valentine’s season is here, so I thought it might be fun for the #writingcommunity to share more about our love stories 💕🥰💘 #romance #lovestories #romcom #valentines02 Feb 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtueri6fs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mc635tx3wc2zSharing this Writer Resources spreadsheet in case it’s helpful to the #writingcommunity. It includes tabs on various stages of the writing and querying provess. Let me know if I missed a resource that was helpful to you! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TgBUIFS-RTsDmO0Eci27H6dFTUZ3xCQe/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=102774028451572810132&rtpof=true&sd=true11 Jan 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc635tx3wc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3mbikdftzik26What are your New Year’s resolutions and wishes for your writing life in 2026? Here are mine. #writingcommunity #writing #newyear #resolutions03 Jan 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbikdftzik26https://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3m6cuvk4gb227I finished writing and revising my travel romance! 🎉At least until my agent sends me edits 😅. I can’t believe I cut over 80k words during revisions…that’s like a whole other book! 🤯). How many words do you have in your excess content document? Have you ever reused any of them later?23 Nov 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6cuvk4gb227https://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3m5jrnfjvvs24@letiziawrites.bsky.social and I met during the golden age of Writer Twitter through Revpit posting games. 🐥💛📝 Since then, we’ve become CPs, friends, and even agent siblings (shout out to the great @morgan.c.hughes!). We can’t wait to share our books with the world!13 Nov 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jrnfjvvs24https://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3m3knc5lva22dWhat’s your take on creating a fictional town for a contemporary novel?19 Oct 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3knc5lva22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3m2pm7ycgyc2lAs this round of revisions draws to a close, I’ve begun listening to my own novel draft with earbuds using the Read Aloud feature on the Microsoft 365 app. 📖🗣️ What a great way to catch awkward, wordy, or repetitive language while immersing yourself in the novel through a different sense!08 Oct 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pm7ycgyc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lyor6nvdzs2wCharacter inspo for the art I’m commissioning!!! I’m deep in revisions for my travel romance (set largely in Sri Lanka), and Sandali and Cliff feel so alive to me…what better way to bring them to life for everyone else than with some character art (until you can read my book, that is 😉).13 Sep 2025 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyor6nvdzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3ly55thlpkk2z#Editors prepare to have your bones chilled and your heart warmed! THE SHIVER’s got thrills, chills and feels!!! 👻🕯️🖤 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2025 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly55thlpkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lxj3o6gzj22aAHHHHH CONGRATS to @christiecurry25.bsky.social on this book deal 🥳🎉🥂!!! I LOVED reading this hilarious, swoony, important story (and your others that I’m sure will quickly follow in getting published!). SO WELL DESERVED. I CANNOT WAIT for everyone to read LOVE BETWEEN THE LECTURES!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2025 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxj3o6gzj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lvmpimitmc2mHope things are coming up roses for you ✨💐05 Aug 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmpimitmc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lvivodgofc25Look what was finally delivered! 📖🤗I was so excited to read Christine Letizia’s ( @letiziawrites.bsky.social ) engrossing short story, An Enchantment of Twelve. The voice! The slow burn! The spell! I devoured this magical morsel 💛✨🕯️ Congrats on being selected for this delightful anthology! 🎉03 Aug 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvivodgofc25https://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3luvko7emdk2v✂️✂️🚨CUT ALERT 🚨 ✂️✂️ Since completing the first (bloated) draft of my travel romance, I’ve cut 36,000 words! 🎉🎉🎉 Also, I got a cute haircut 💇🏽‍♀️. My manuscript is tighter now and so much closer to ready! 💪🏽26 Jul 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3luvko7emdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3luookgzszk2fCongrats @jenanyong.bsky.social and @kalyquarles.bsky.social !!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Can’t wait to buy and read your Who Saved the Holidays picture books with my kiddo! We LOVE it when hijinks ensue 👻🦃😍 #picturebooks #kidlit #author #debut #illustrator #writingcommunity #publishersweekly [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3luookgzszk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lpnmle5fhs2gHot take: The worst revisions are Tedious Revisions. These are pesky little things like ensuring consistent/logical timelines, fact-checking, adding details to support later statements, filling minor plot holes, and mixing up repetitive pet phrases. https://media.tenor.com/2gWP1kKxf58AAAAC/i-find-them-a-little-to-be-honest-tedious-kajol.gif?hh=498&ww=49821 May 2025 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpnmle5fhs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lhzvbxexg226Do travel romances get a higher wordcount than the romance genre in general? I know historical romance warrants a higher wordcount given all the historical context needed, but what about descriptions/worldbuilding of foreign locations and cultural context needed for travel romance?13 Feb 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzvbxexg226https://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lhsfvnnjpk2tHere it is, folks—my Revision Notebook! 📓🌺 After 3 weeks away from the 1st draft of my travel romance, I’ve returned to it with fresh eyes, taking notes as I read. I’m pleasantly surprised to find that despite its issues, I still love my story. Once I clean this baby up, I hope you will, too! 🥰📖✨10 Feb 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhsfvnnjpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ndesilva-author.bsky.social/post/3lg25zlyc322yFirst draft of my Sri Lanka travel romance WIP is finally complete! 🎉🎉🎉 After a break to let things simmer, I’m excited to dive into revisions!18 Jan 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:wrunflsbyxgdfdobgvx5ikvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg25zlyc322y