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🇦🇺 Writer of Australian Romance 🩷❤️💜
Think more Sydney, less outback.
WIP: Birdy. Coming of age, love triangle.

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So this is me, trying to get the algo to work. I’ve seen a few authors post about having a manuscript guide pinned to their page. It can help for publishers, or if you’re staunch indie, it can help with the algorithm to connect you. So let’s give it a go!
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[Amy Moore is an Australian indie author writing contemporary Australian romantic fiction. Her novel follows Melody as she navigates first love, the return of her best friend, and the challenge of discovering what’s right for her, set against the backdrop of coastal New South Wales and the University of Sydney.

Themes: love triangle • friends to lovers • coming of age • self-discovery.] by @amy.moore.writes

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2 months ago

I totally forgot to add an acknowledgment to my insta! I have one on my website and even in my place of work, and now there is one here too. I love the story telling traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people and all Indigenous cultures, and I honour and respect that tradition through acknowledging the lands on which I live and use as the backdrop to my stories. My stories are distinctly Australian, and are based on Gadigal land and Nyangbul Country and the broader Bunjalung Nation. Australia has about 500 to 600 Aboriginal nations, or countries. Which is grouped into about 250 languages. It’s a beautiful culture to learn about, and if you are curious about the different nations and place names, check out @aiatsis map of Australia. #amymoorewrites #aboriginalandtorresstraitislander #firstnations #storytelling #originalstorytellers by @amy.moore.writes

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Hi I’m Amy. I’m a Gemini and I like biting the ends off of Tim Tams and sucking tea through them like a straw and then eating the gooey biscuit like the hot mess I am. How about you? #australianindieauthor #amymoorewrites #australianauthor #aussieromanceauthor #indiewriter by @amy.moore.writes

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Dudes! It’s tax time. Well, it is if you have ADHD and forgot to lodge. I did my taxes. And my socialist senses are angry! My girl energy is angry. My soul is screaming at everyone to eat the rich.
It’s all good. I don’t want to be one of those complainy ppl. But omg dudes. The rich get richer and the creatives and educators and low level health care workers get fucked. Did you know in australia teachers, as a whole, pay more tax than the mining industry? Don’t get me started on disability rights! Okay dudes. Ted talk rant over. Back to my normal slutty content. Boobs! Penis! by @amy.moore.writes

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Drum roll please!
Introducing Melody and Ford, from A Girl Called Birdy. Character art by the phenomenal @bookmarkingmum.

Meet Melody, aka Birdy. And her best friend Ford, who fucked off four years ago on a surfing holiday and never came back. But now he’s home. And he says he wants Melody to be his. But can she trust him?

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A Girl Called Birdy
An angsty Australian romance

If you liked Every Summer After and Love and Other Words, you might like Birdy.

❤️ Friends to lovers
🌱 Coming of age
🧠 ADHD heroine
💔 Love triangle
✈️ Pilot & firefighter
🌊 Small coastal town ➡️ Sydney
🥹 Angst & yearning
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/4 spice
🚪 Very, VERY open door. Blown off the hinges. Hanging on by a thread open. by @amy.moore.writes

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I’ve been saying that I am a contemporary romance author. But, last night, while talking all my thoughts at my husband, like I usually do on a Friday with a wine, I told him about my new discovery of literary romance. He told me he thought that was my genre all along.

I knew about literary fiction, but not literary romance. There’s romantasy, dark romance, dystopian, rom com, etc and I fit mostly into contemporary. Because I write stories that are of the now, and very real life. The characters could be me or you. (I’d love to try dark or fantasy but I actually suck at that).

But! I’m struggling to fit into tropes. And I nearly didn’t have a HEA. And my characters have complete psych profiles. And there is a deeper level of a story about personal self discovery and neurodivergence happening. And there’s all this wanky stuff in it, like books and artworks that explain their inner thoughts.
But it’s slutty as hell. So much sex. And it’s not beautifully worded like an Austen book. No curly twirly phrases. It’s almost factual, with very dry Australian wit.
So! WTF am I writing?!?
Then I discovered upmarket romance. But that sounds truly wanky as hell. Do I market myself as an upmarket girl? I sound like an 80s hooker (not that there’s anything wrong with that!). Blergh! (Hands thrown up in confusion).
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[Amy Moore is an Australian indie author writing Australian romance stories. Her novel follows Melody as she navigates first love, the return of her best friend, and the challenge of discovering what’s right for her, set against the backdrop of coastal New South Wales and the University of Sydney.

Themes: love triangle • friends to lovers • coming of age • self-discovery.] by @amy.moore.writes

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No slutty author content tonight folks. Just an appreciation for some very Australian and very indie creativity. This is a big shout out to the phenomenal Australian band @kinggizzard. They are loud and smooth and big and plentiful and arty and 70s and 90s and metal and psychedelic and tie dye and flannel and political and fuck you and love all round and Vegemite and lizards. They are Australian art. They are so much cool good stuff. They are a huge up yours I’m gonna fucken do it my way and it’s gonna be awesome. Also @spod_zone is a wizard with the visuals. Truly splendiferous shit all round! I tip my wizard hat to yous all!
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[Amy Moore is an Australian indie author writing contemporary Australian fiction. Her novel follows Melody as she navigates life and growing up, set against the backdrop of coastal New South Wales and the University of Sydney.] by @amy.moore.writes

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3 days ago

In a bit of wholesome fun the beautiful @r.b.holmes has named some tiny baby chickens after some larger than life authors. So here is the introduction to the author flock no one asked for, but we kinda all need.
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[Amy Moore is an Australian indie author writing contemporary Australian romance. Her novel follows Melody as she navigates first love, the return of her best friend, and the challenge of discovering what’s right for her, set against the backdrop of coastal New South Wales and the University of Sydney.

Themes: love triangle • friends to lovers • coming of age • self-discovery.] by @amy.moore.writes

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I loved this story by @leesaronaldwrites, I read it in a day. Another great Australian romance recommendation from @annavalentiwrites. This one got me in the parenting feels. First time parenting is hard. And all the loneliness and mucking up and guilt and fear and joy that Poppy was going through got me. But beneath the enemies to lovers was a growing up- coming of age story. For Poppy and her daughter. Of learning who you are deep down and authentically being that person for yourself and your baby. Another great Aussie romance story.
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[Amy Moore is an Australian indie author writing contemporary Australian romance. Her novel follows Melody as she navigates first love, the return of her best friend, and the challenge of discovering what’s right for her, set against the backdrop of coastal New South Wales and the University of Sydney.

Themes: love triangle • friends to lovers • coming of age • self-discovery.] by @amy.moore.writes

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This has been sitting in my drafts for too long! I read this a month ago and it’s gooood guys! So many bite sized morsels of stories by some great Australian indie writers. Anthology by romance writers of Australia, it’s a bunch of romance stories on the theme of boots. Giddyup! by @amy.moore.writes

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I’ve left the state! I’m in Tasmania. I found a seahorse on the beach. I saw a seal in the ocean. I’m staying in a sandstone house built in 1850 (that’s old for Australia dudes…) And I drew a naked lady in a pub. It’s been wonderful! I haven’t done life drawing in about 20 years, and I still love it. Naked lady’s for the win! by @amy.moore.writes

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I stumbled upon this film yesterday. And it was so lovely that I searched it up and realised it was adapted from a book and I bought the book and now I am reading the book by @toni_jordan_writer. I’m not sure if the story resonated because I too am a counter, but not to this extent with OCD. I’ve just always counted angles and corners and sides. Mine is more of a constantly thinking thing, not a compulsion to keep safe, but it is calming. The story was sweet but also an insight into loving someone with mental health issues. The anxiety, the outbursts, the hiding, the loudness, the overcompensation. I just really loved it. And can’t wait to read the book.
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[Amy Moore is an Australian indie author writing contemporary Australian romantic fiction. Her novel A Girl Called Birdy follows Melody as she navigates first love, the return of her best friend, and the challenge of discovering what’s right for her, set against the backdrop of coastal New South Wales and the University of Sydney.

Themes: love triangle • friends to lovers • coming of age • self-discovery.] by @amy.moore.writes

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