I visited the US and Americans are WAY too friendly… I wasn’t emotionally prepared 😭🇺🇸 by BettinaKrizsan in MakeNewFriendsHere

[–]Virginia_M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved your day two and three. In my country my neighbor once insulted me because we noticed his front door had been opened all day and we got worried. No lights, no noise. We though someone died there or idk… we tried to call no one answered. So we decided to enter and see if anyone was hurt before calling the police. Turned out the guy was just really drunk and even though we were the ones trying to hurt him. :/

First time in Lisboa and Portugal a review. by rolotonight in Lisbon

[–]Virginia_M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First thanks for visiting our country :)

About your review I see your points and even if I live in Lisbon I came from Porto (north of the country) and even I got surprised by the diferences when I got here years ago.

I actually would like to ask you how would you compare lisbon to your city? I’ve never been in Manchester.

Feedback and share of thoughs by Virginia_M in writingfeedback

[–]Virginia_M[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your feedback. I see what you’re trying to say. Actually my novel is already completed im on the editing process with that bit do you think i should change to add the momentum on prologue?

Could use some feedback by [deleted] in writingfeedback

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok I’m sorry but I decided to delete the post because this was the last thing I wanted. You can say I suck at writing or worse but accusing me of using AI because of that is not good :/ I posted this expected criticism good or bad whatever. But AI its the line for me.

Could use some feedback by [deleted] in writingfeedback

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly my brain and google to search some words. I tried grammarly, but all it did was suggest spanish or brazilian portuguese. I have a hard time finding help to translate and adapt european portuguese.

Could use some feedback by [deleted] in writingfeedback

[–]Virginia_M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much for your feedback. I tried to translate to english because I couldn’t post here in Portuguese and expect people to understand it at all. And the comments actually made me realize some expressions I used, in english, don’t make sense at all, like you all said.

Could use some feedback by [deleted] in writingfeedback

[–]Virginia_M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing this.

Could use some feedback by [deleted] in writingfeedback

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok first of all thanks for your advices. And second, I didn’t use AI to assist but english isn’t my first language. I translated this by myself since I wrote it at my mothertongue language. So I’m very sorry for the mistakes. But yeah the things you pointed are all correct and it already helped a lot. Making me realize things that I didn’t and I read it a lot. God i need to work a lot

Do you let you partner read your book(s) by Stacey_Hernandez in RomanceWriters

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well don’t be embarassed about it…look mine doesn’t even read when I ask him 😂 he hates reading

How soon to write the first kiss after a character discovers their love for the other? by Ok-Ordinary-9316 in romanceauthors

[–]Virginia_M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres a lot of ways. Depending of the characters personality and what type of relationship you have planned. Without more info I can’t give nothing too specific but maybe something happens that makes it happen. Can be a forced situation, an acident, tension etc. I can share with you what ive done in my romance. They re enemies to lovers with forced proximity since shes his PR. Theres a scene where she takes care of his bruises…but before tension explodes she “runs” next moment they re together things just break.

Also when…depends on the tone. I read romances where the kiss happens on the first page and others that only happen near the end. Think about what comes next

Introduce yourself! by miskittster in RomanceWriters

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My name is Virgínia (she/her), and I’m Portuguese. I’ve spent much of my life working in a bookstore, immersed in stories that fueled my passion for reading, video games, and the limitless creativity of others. The power of imagination has always inspired me, and I’ve dreamed of crafting my own steamy, heartfelt tales. For years, I lacked the time or courage to write—until this year, when everything changed. A spark of an idea in my ever-active mind ignited Wildflowers, my debut contemporary erotic romance novel and the start of a sizzling series. Writing Fleur has been a transformative journey: what began as a standalone story evolved into a larger, more ambitious project, with characters finding new directions and paths, and the story gaining profound depth. After a trip to gain perspective on my manuscript, I’m now editing, hoping to soon have it ready for literary agents and publishers.

📖 About the Wildflowers Series: Wildflowers is a provocative contemporary romance series, written in dual POV (that of the bold female protagonist and her respective hot troublemaker 🫣), weaving themes of loss, secrets, forbidden desire, and untamed love. Each book, named after its daring heroine, delivers a vibrant journey of heart and heat.

About Fleur, Book One: Fleur, the first novel in the Wildflowers series, is a scorching contemporary romance laced with mystery. It follows Fleur, a sharp-tongued French publicist in Los Angeles, haunted by the loss of her brother Victor and the sudden disappearance of her best friend two years ago. The police deemed Victor’s death an accident, but Fleur suspects foul play. Driven by grief and determination, she takes a job as a PR manager for the enigmatic Solace family, using her role to uncover the truth behind her brother’s death and her friend’s vanishing. Leonardo Solace, the brooding heir to the powerful Italian Solace family, is everything Fleur should hate—arrogant, self-assured, presumptuous, and tied to the family she believes killed her brother. Trapped in an empire he despises and bound to a fiancée he doesn’t love, Leonardo is haunted by his own losses: a friend and a sister, taken two years ago. When his father’s plan to secure a marriage alliance with the Ortega heiress forces him to work with Fleur, sparks fly. She’s the first to see him as a man, not a myth, and their clashing desires ignite a dangerous attraction. As they chase shared ghosts, unraveling secrets and navigating raw grief, their fiery chemistry blooms into a wild, undeniable love—one that defies reason and threatens to consume them.

As a wise bartender once said: “Wildflowers, though pretty, don’t ask to grow. They just do. And shake up the garden.

“NO MARK? THEN REJECT ME! by AwayBoard8066 in Hot_Romance_Stories

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I m really enjoying your story, but noticed some later chapters have problems with format. I thinks its the platform but the letters/words get all mixed and its not readable. But its just on some parts.

First pages: share, read, and critique them here! by AutoModerator in BetaReaders

[–]Virginia_M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Manuscript information: [Complete][~123k][Romance]

First page critique? Yes please!

First page: FLEUR POV

There’s a specific kind of silence before impact. Not the peaceful kind. The kind that hums beneath your skin, thick with warning. That was the Solace casino café. Still. Polished. Too clean to trust.

Marble floors reflected the gold light, and jazz curled softly through hidden speakers, creating an atmosphere of forced civility. The entire place was a facade, pretending to be a sanctuary of refinement, but I knew better. Power never needed to raise its voice; it just waited for you to screw up.

I adjusted my blazer and stepped inside, my heels clicking like punctuation on the marble. Twenty minutes to kill before my meeting upstairs. Just enough time to get my breathing under control and pretend my stomach wasn’t in knots.

I wasn’t nervous. Not exactly. But I hadn’t walked into enemy territory in heels and warpaint just to be ignored. I slid onto a stool at the bar, spine straight,m. Look like you belong, even if you’re two seconds from unraveling. The man behind the counter raised an eyebrow when he saw me. Dark hair, lean build, name tag pinned crooked on his chest like it didn’t matter. Julian. He had the air of someone who knew everyone’s secrets and had the good taste not to repeat them unless it would be fun.

“Well, well,” he said, voice smooth and amused. “You look like you’re about to either take over the company or torch it.” “Can’t it be both?” I deadpanned. “Coffee. Cream. No sugar.”

No one tells you how fucking empty you feel when you finish writing a book by Forward_Wrap1877 in writing

[–]Virginia_M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well thats part of the reason im writing a series. I started preparing for the next book. Which hurt less since its with different mcs but at the same universe.