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💔 Fiction Friday Prompt (Romance)

Your character is a restorer hired to repair a century-old mural in a crumbling cathedral. Hidden beneath layers of paint, they uncover a love letter embedded in the brushstrokes… written in a code only one living person can translate.

That person is the descendant of the original artist, and they've been searching for this message their whole life.

Write a story where two strangers must decide if the love story in the paint deserves a second chapter… or if some things are more beautiful left buried.

🔥 Fiction Friday Prompt (Fantasy)

Your character is a blacksmith who forges weapons for the kingdom's greatest warriors. But when a blade they crafted returns from battle drenched in innocent blood, the steel begins to whisper…

and it remembers every life it has taken.
Now the sword demands to be unmade, and the only forge hot enough to destroy it is the one guarded by the dragon your character's best weapon was built to kill.

Write a story where your character must choose between silencing the blade and losing the only thing that protects their kingdom.

⏰ ONLY 18 HOURS LEFT TO SUBMIT!

Do you have a manuscript sitting unfinished—or a book you’re ready to publish but aren’t sure what to do next?

RLA Publishing is accepting manuscript samples for our upcoming season. We’re currently seeking:

📚 Fiction
💕 Romance
🌱 Self-help
💼 Business

Your manuscript does not have to be perfect or finished. We welcome first-time authors and projects at every stage—from rough drafts to nearly publication-ready books.

Submit your first three chapters for a FREE publishing consultation. We’ll discuss your goals, timeline, and the support you may need to move your book forward.

At RLA Publishing, you keep your rights, maintain control of your work, and receive clear, personalized guidance throughout the publishing process.

Submissions close in 18 hours—don’t let another season pass without taking the next step toward becoming a published author.

Submit your manuscript sample here:
https://www.rlapublishing.com/work-with-me/

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⏳ Only 50 hours left—and I’m so close!

The Temple Key, the second book in the Primrose Eversley Mystery series, is nearing the end of its Kickstarter campaign. Because Kickstarter is all-or-nothing, I must reach the full funding goal before time runs out—or the project will not be funded.

Return to Edwardian Haworth for another atmospheric mystery filled with an antiquarian bookshop, buried family secrets, an unusual jade key, a watchful owl, and a murder that draws Primrose even deeper into the mystery surrounding her father.

If you love cozy mysteries, bookish settings, historical atmosphere, and secrets hidden inside unusual objects, I would be incredibly grateful for your support. Every pledge—no matter the size—brings Primrose’s next mystery closer to becoming a reality.

Already backed it? Sharing this post could help me reach the reader who takes the campaign across the finish line. 💙🔑📚

Back The Temple Key before time runs out:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raynietaylor/the-temple-key-a-primrose-eversley-mystery-book-2

Six days left. $356 to go!
One final mystery to unlock.

Only six days remain to help unlock The Temple Key. Primrose Eversley is ready for another atmospheric mystery filled with an antiquarian bookshop, buried family secrets, an unusual jade key, and a murder that draws Primrose even deeper into the mystery surrounding her father.

The Kickstarter is currently 29% funded, with $356 left to raise before the deadline. Because Kickstarter is all-or-nothing, the campaign must reach its $500 goal for the pledges to be collected and the rewards to be produced through the campaign.

Every pledge brings Primrose’s next mystery one step closer.
Back The Temple Key before time runs out: https://tr.ee/gVucCa

This series is for readers who love:

📚 Old bookshops
🗝️ Mysterious artifacts
🕯️ Hidden rooms and buried secrets
🦉 Clever heroines with insatiable curiosity
🏘️ Suspicious villagers and quirky townsfolk
🔍 Secret societies and twisty clues
✨ Cozy mysteries with a touch of magic
💙 Slow-burn tension, danger, and intrigue

My debut cozy mystery, Compass of Secrets, spent two weeks in the Top 100 of Amazon’s Cozy Books, Bookstores & Libraries Mysteries category, and received 10/10 for plot, 9/10 for originality, and and 9/10 character/execution from The BookLife Prize critic! In this Kickstarter you can get books both books in the series signed & personalized!

You’ve written the book.

Now comes the part that can feel overwhelming: making sure it’s truly ready for readers.

Maybe you’ve read your manuscript so many times you can’t tell what’s working anymore. Maybe you know something feels off, but you can’t figure out what. Maybe you’re worried about pacing, clarity, grammar, consistency, or whether your story has the emotional impact you intended.

That’s where a professional editor can help.

I'm Raynie and I help authors strengthen their manuscripts without losing their voice. Whether you need developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, formatting, cover design, marketing support, or launch strategy, I can help you move from “I hope this is ready” to “I’m confident in publishing this.”

Your book deserves more than a quick spelling and grammar check.

It deserves an expert, honest feedback, and a publishing partner who understands the whole journey.

Ready to make your manuscript reader-ready?
Work with me! https://tr.ee/Q8af45

FICTION WRITERS 📖

Your story doesn’t have to be perfect before you ask for support. It just needs to be worth telling.

RLA Publishing is accepting fiction submissions from indie authors who are ready to develop, edit, and prepare their books for publication with clear guidance and an author-first process.

From early drafts to nearly finished manuscripts, we help writers understand the next best step—without confusion, pressure, or royalty-share contracts.

If you’re writing fiction and want professional support from draft to launch, we’d love to hear from you.

📚 Submit your manuscript sample: https://www.rlapublishing.com/work-with-me/

ROMANCE AUTHORS 💕

Have a love story that’s ready for its next chapter?

RLA Publishing is currently reviewing romance projects from indie authors who are ready to strengthen their manuscript, clarify their publishing path, and move toward launch with confidence.

Whether your book is sweet, emotional, dramatic, spicy, contemporary, historical, or somewhere beautifully in between, we’re looking for stories with heart, purpose, and characters readers will root for.

Submit your manuscript sample and let’s talk about what your book needs next.

📚 Learn more: https://www.rlapublishing.com/submissions/