Amanda Carbonell
Puerto Rican. She/Her. MG, YA, & NA Writer. Rep: Sandra Proudman at Gallt & Zacker. Usualls falls for the villain 📚.
Author Site: amandacarbonell.com
Substack: substack.com/@amandacarbonell
Misc: linktr.ee/amandacarbonell
- As I continue to work on edits with my agent @sandraproudman.bsky.social I fall in love with this story more and more, I didn't think that was possible. In honor of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, here's a deeper look at my new adult cozy fantasy romance, True Apothecary. Mi vida 🩷
- I just finished writing and editing my 5th full length book. I love it, I'm obsessed, it's everything and it had SO many instances of the main character furrowing her brows that I wanted to scream but y'all...True Apothecary is done and sent to my agent! 🎉🥲 Art by: @microplaid.bsky.social
- I have made the incredibly difficult decision to step away from agenting. This post goes a bit deeper into it. I will still be here as an author working on creepy KidLit and adult works (dabbling in some cozy fantasy and horror) with my agent. 🩷
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- My NA Cozy Fantasy WIP: Puerto Rican Practical Magic x Shameless antics in a Gilmore Girls town. Has bits of: Tea magic Accidental mishaps 💀 Romance Multigenerational relationships Tackling gentrification & today's economy Agent: @sandraproudman.bsky.social Art by @microplaid.bsky.social
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- Meet Delila Ramos, the vampire slaying MC of my YA Spec (on sub) A Puerto Rican Buffy x Vamp Diaries x Gilmore Girls VATW has: - Fangs (vampire, specifically) - Witches & Werewolves - A bite of romance - A curfew 😬 Art By: @microplaid.bsky.social Agent: @sandraproudman.bsky.social
- It’s all going to happen, I can feel it 🕯️speaking it into existence: book deals for my stories 🕯️🩷
- Meet Mileena Vega, the MC from my NA cozy fantasy WIP True Apothecary 🍵 A Puerto Rican Practical Magic x Shameless antics in a Gilmore Girls town. Has bits of: Tea magic Accidental mishaps 💀 Romance Multigenerational relationships Agent: @sandraproudman.bsky.social Art by @microplaid.bsky.social
- It’s my birthday, I’m officially 30 🩷 wishing everybody so much love, luck, success, happiness and to all my fellow writers (including myself), book deals or offers of rep🩷 go get yourselves a small slurpee from 7/11 on me 😉
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- Currently convinced my two year old hates me. It’s just one of those weeks.
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- Officially at the point in parenting my where I have to say fudge and sugar 🫠
- Another meet the MC this time for my cozy fantasy that I’ll be drafting this summer (plus a YA/NA horror) 🩷 still not sure if I want it YA or NA but I’m obsessed! I hope you all fall in love with Mileena in this 🇵🇷 Practical Magic with some Shameless aspects, romance & more!
- Peanut woke up at 1 AM. It is now 4 AM. Sleep regression is no joke, this kid ALWAYS sleeps through the night. I am praying he stays asleep as I am currently sleep deprived and want to marry my pillow.
- Beyond inspired by all of the incredible "meet the mc" posts on Instagram and had to jump on board! Meet Emiliana "Emmy" Carrasquillo my 13 year old protagonist in my MG horror novel which is currently out on sub! 🖤 Art by the wonderful joleanart Agent: @sandraproudman.bsky.social
- My current goal? To try and draft 2 books by the end of summer if my brain can take it, but I’ll also be happy with one 👀 more mood boards to come!
- Manifesting everything possible. This will be my year for vague publishing news ❤️
- I watched Captain America Civil War last night w/ the hubs so naturally when Sebastian Stan came on I shouted, “ARE WE ASCENDING?” I forgot my audience knowing only my mom would appreciate that reference. Naturally, I made him watch The Covenant after & he liked it, welcome to the small club 😉💅
- I need to stop having new ideas while drafting 🫠
- Scream with me!! 🩷🩷🩷🎉
- My current situation during the thunderstorm. My Newton in a red t-shirt tucked into a blanket trying to brave the storm while my other dog is completely calm on the floor playing with the peanut
- My son is going to be the death of me, I swear. I get a call from daycare, he ran full speed back into his classroom, tripped, and hit a bookshelf, resulting in a bruise on his cheek and a cut on his nose. My two-year-old is living up to his Viking name, that's for sure. 🫠
- Loved seeing so many amazing stories today during QuestPit! I hope all of your stories land somewhere amazing 💗
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- 🇵🇷 Practical Magic x Shameless vibe - Local brujeria shop family owned since ???? - MC is stuck working to save the family shop - Fight against gentrification - Accidental death - Romance w/ HEA This is like a YA/NA could go either way 😂🩷 #questpit #WIP #AG #YA #NA #F #cozyfantasy #RF
- Meet my GOOSEBUMPS x STRANGER THINGS MG Horror in this editor's guide 💗 So beyond happy to say that this project is out #OS #questpit #MG #H #PR #AG
- Take out the *if* here. Today has been the longest day ever and it’s only 9:57. Peanut (human) barely slept then did not want me to leave at daycare (ripped my heart out) then my furry peanut (dog) decided she had no mother outside and rebelled against coming back in all on my 3 hours of sleep 🫠
- Peanut woke up at 2:30 like he had somewhere to be and didn’t fall back to sleep until a few minutes ago (5:30ish), it’s going to be a ✨long✨ day 🫠
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- On my millionth time of watching Gilmore Girls and I will always hate how they ended Rory & Logan like…what? 🙄
- With my little one and I feeling somewhat back to normal after a terrible year of illness, I'm finally getting some things off my plate so I can hop back into writing my WIPs! I currently have 2 projects I'm obsessing over, so I can't wait to try and plot them out 💗 👀
- Been up since 5 to finish my edits before the peanut wakes up and it's actually doing wonders for the brain ❤️
- I just told my husband I need to make my villain sound like (voice wise) he came from the bowels of hell and he’s hellbent on destroying a 14 year old. He was like are you okay? 🤣 I’m a writer dear, I will never be okay.
- Oh the brain rot I have in trying to make you absolutely perfect, girly pop❤️
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- So very excited about my super secret project and cannot to see what the future holds ✨manifesting good news✨
- Overdue for a reintroduction. Hi friends! My name is Amanda, I write KidLit & Adult speculative fiction, horror, paranormal and sometimes other genres like cozy fantasy. All of my stories unapologetically feature Puerto Rican MCs who are funny but also don't take any shit and can be morally grey.
- My baby said his name for the first time today 😭 he keeps saying it but ONLY as a sentence: bye-bye Ivar Thank you daycare 😂 a win is a win 🩷
- I know I’ve said this before, but I am officially making the switch to here from X and am pulling everything from there. Don’t mind me when I make another introduction post 😭🩷 #bskywritingcommunity #writingcommunity
- Girls just wanna have fun...but they have to prepare a hexing potion by morning. Practical Magic x 🇵🇷 Shameless vibe - Local brujeria shop family owned since ???? - FMC stuck working to save the family shop - Fight against gentrification - Accidental death - Romance w/ HEA #writingcommunity 1/2
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- Reposted by Amanda CarbonellSo excited to finally talk about Neighborhood Literary, an agency with an extra focus on taking care of our local writer communities. 🏠 The door is open. 🫖 The kettle is on. ✨ Come on in. Good neighbors make good books. www.neighborhoodliterary.com/blog/come-on...
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