It's still totally surreal

Thank you, friend 🥹

Like a true author! 🤣

Howdy y'all! I'm Spencer. I’m a reformed lit-fic snob, turned romance reader and writer! I’m also the proud owner of far too many cowboy hats. I used to think I’d only write “serious” pieces. Then I found romance in my 30s and realized genre fiction is the best – and I’ve never been happier.

I work in tech, sneaking in as many words on my next writing project between meetings as I can. I mostly write women’s fiction and contemporary romance – and that’s a lot of what I read, too!

I recently signed with the most amazing agent to rep my debut novel! I feel so grateful to have found an agent who connected so deeply with this project and has a vision to help bring it to life – I can’t wait to share it with y’all (hopefully) soon!

Mood board for DEAR MARGOT, a debut project (hopefully!) for author Spencer Barnardo. Features images of Australia, letters, and two women - highlighting the themes of sisterhood, grief, and travel. DEAR MARGOT is an Upmarket contemporary romance-meets-women’s fiction novel with comps including YOU, WITH A VIEW and BOOK LOVERS.

Sad news: I had to withdraw my RevPit submission.

Happy news: I had to withdraw because I signed with an agent!!

Can't wait to take this next step in my journey to publish DEAR MARGOT. Next stop: submission land.

#agented #author #booksky #goodbyequerytrenches

The gift of ARC sign-ups on April Fool’s Day? Come back on Christmas for a prank 😌💖😭 Anyway, if you like plus size MMCs who wear slutty little sewing glasses, stressed girlies who have to fake date their enemy for a week in Italy, or pigeons in general, link in bio to apply! 👀🧵🪡
#arcs #fakedating

Two agents described my draft as “really clean” — with one specifically noting there was very little errant comma usage.

Think I can petition my university to retroactively change my D in grammar to something less embarrassing?

It’s fine, we’re all fine!

Finally seeing all the typos in my submission

#RevPitWaiting

Mother Monster would be all for this.

A concert. Developed a whole character sheet and story idea. Listened to the singer's music so much after that while outlining and getting everything on paper that his music took over my entire Spotify Wrapped.

#RevPit #WriterSky

Mood Board for WRITING HENNIE featuring images of London sights, bars, and restaurants

Chaotic mood board for Hennie featuring London sights, artwork, bright colors, chaos, bad decisions, and secrets.

Mood board for Everett. Clean, controlled, reserved. Includes a link to a playlist he made for Hennie.

Comps and tropes in WRITING HENNIE: Romantic Comedy, Funny You Should Ask, You, Again, and Happy Place. Forced proximity, opposites attract, messy adults, grief & found family, plus size rep

A chaos gremlin inherits a London flat. Her reserved downstairs neighbor did NOT sign up for this madness - or listening to her very loud playlist on repeat.

Family secrets. Forced proximity. Plenty of banter.

Sex positive plus-size FMC. A British MMC who absolutely eats it up.

A screenshot showing confirmation that the poster's submission to the 2026 RevPit contest was received.

What a delightful combination of "I'm going to be sick" and "Thank god it's out of my hands now."

#RevPit

Chaotic mood board for Hennie featuring London sights, artwork, bright colors, chaos, bad decisions, and secrets.

Mood board for Everett. Clean, controlled, reserved. Includes a link to a playlist he made for Hennie.

A chaos gremlin inherits a London flat. Her reserved downstairs neighbor did NOT sign up for this madness - or listening to her very loud playlist on repeat.

Family secrets. Forced proximity. Plenty of banter.

Plus-size FMC with unapologetic confidence. A British MMC who absolutely eats it up.

DEAR MARGOT mood board featuring key elements of the story: Letters, Australia, sisterhood

Comps for DEAR MARGOT: You, With a View, One Night on the Island, Book Lovers

Margot’s life was FINE. Stable job. Sensible choices. A plan.

Not part of the plan? Her sister dying.

Also not part of it? The letters. A secret itinerary. A one-night stand with Sam. Him showing up again. And again. Feelings.

Maybe it's time to forget the plan - and start living.

#Cupit #CR #A

Chaotic mood board for Hennie featuring London sights, artwork, bright colors, chaos, bad decisions, and secrets.

Hennie: Irritating this man might become her new favorite pastime. She wanted to find his boundaries and stick a toe across them. Maybe a whole leg.

Mood board for Everett. Clean, controlled, reserved. Includes a link to a playlist he made for Hennie.

Everett: Sunday dinner was meant to be about warmth and connection. For Everett, it felt more like ritual sacrifice.

Hennie: Takes up space. Too loud. Pretending her grief isn’t a big deal.
Everett: Rigid rule-follower. Desperate to meet expectations. Convinced tea cures everything.

Opposites attract, walls come down. Then ambition ruins everything.

Open-door. Emotional fallout. Earned forgiveness. #Cupit #CR #A

Mood Board for WRITING HENNIE featuring images of London sights, bars, and restaurants

Comps and tropes in WRITING HENNIE: Romantic Comedy, Funny You Should Ask, You, Again, and Happy Place. Forced proximity, opposites attract, messy adults, grief & found family, plus size rep

FLEABAG x ROMANTIC COMEDY

A chaos gremlin inherits a London flat. Her reserved downstairs neighbor did NOT sign up for this emotional spiral.

Family secrets. Forced proximity. Reckless decisions.

Plus-size FMC with unapologetic confidence. A British MMC who absolutely eats it up.

#Cupit #CR #A

Inheriting a flat in London is a bit of a champagne problem if you ask me 😆

I need this yesterday

I am determined for Hennie to get her moment ✨❤️

They keep me ✨inspired✨

She just gets us

Two all time favorites, I desperately need this

Two things I can't stop thinking about tbh

My aspirational London itinerary for when money doesn't matter 😂

We're loving and thanking our bodies moving forward ✨

Fingers crossed I can share it with you one day 😘🤞

a man with curly hair is wearing pink headphones around his neck . ALT: a man with curly hair is wearing pink headphones around his neck .

We are definitely vibing

Loving this vibe - and a YOU, WITH A VIEW comp? Yes please 🤌

I like my women with layers, especially when the first like 17 are a little weird and even unhinged and feral, but then there's that gooey vulnerable center 🤌