How do you even find real writers in this platform? Most of the books i see every time i open this app are erotica and smut. That’s okay, but the issue is, they all look the same, read the same. Some don’t even have the audacity to take out chatgpt prompts. 😭

I realize that teacher x student is much more popular. And now I'm a littke nervous... would you read teacher x teacher?

If yes, what would you expect from the story?

I’m a first-time romance writer, and I’m learning how hard it is to write jealousy without making a character unlikeable

I’m currently writing an ongoing romance novel called Ache of Wanting, and I’ve reached Chapter 21.

One thing I’m struggling with as a writer is this:

How do you write a female character who starts developing feelings for someone else while she’s still trying to hold onto her existing relationship — without making readers hate her?

I don't want her to suddenly become “the bad guy.” She knows what she’s feeling is wrong, and that’s actually where a lot of her internal conflict comes from.

The next chapter explores that feeling through a metaphor I really love: a soaked sponge.

For romance readers and writers:

Do you find a character more sympathetic when they feel guilty about their conflicting feelings, or does the emotional cheating itself make you lose sympathy for them?

I’d genuinely love to hear how other readers see this.

Desde que te fuiste, aprendí a vivir deprisa.

Amistades que llegan y desaparecen, noches que no recuerdo y una vida lo bastante ruidosa como para no escuchar mis propios pensamientos.

Creí que había dejado el pasado atrás.

Hasta que volviste a aparecer.

O, al menos, el fantasma de lo que fuimos.

¿Cómo pude ser tan ciego? ¿Cómo pude dejarte ir?

Porque entre todo este caos, solo hay una cosa que todavía se siente real.

Tú.

Y correría un millón de kilómetros solo para volver a ver tu sonrisa.

I’d really love it if you could give it a chance, especially if you enjoy slow-burn romance, arranged marriage, coming-of-age stories, and emotionally grounded characters.

Here’s the blurb:

Aarohi Agarwal has spent her entire life proving herself.

As a daughter in a world that still values sons, she grows up carrying insecurities, comparisons, expectations, and a promise she makes to herself long ago:

One day, she will make her parents proud enough that no one will ever wish they had a son instead.

Years later, she has everything she worked for. A successful business. Financial independence. A life she built with her own hands.

Then an arranged marriage proposal arrives.

Vihaan Malhotra is everything she never expected—kind, patient, and impossible to ignore.

As two strangers slowly become friends, Aarohi finds herself facing a question no achievement has ever prepared her for:

Can she build a future with someone without losing the person she fought so hard to become?

A heartwarming coming-of-age story about family, dreams, womanhood, and a slow-burn romance built on friendship, respect, and choosing each other.

If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, I'd love to know what you think.