Author of queer YA & adult romance. Ballad of Dinah Caldwell, How We Fall. Editor in publishing. Bi af. https://xitter.cf/t.co/YQRiTp3VTZ
Austin, TX
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Writers: Backloading is amazing tool for increasing the impact of a line. Put the most impacting word at the end for max impact. “We’re going on a date tomorrow.”
Backloaded: “Tomorrow, we’re going on a date.”
The most important word doesn’t get lost in the middle. #writingtips
That JCO take is not only garbage about AI, but it’s also fundamentally disrespectful to romance novels. Yes, romance is often trope-driven. So are mystery and thriller genres. Why didn’t she say those could be written by AI?
Read BEDSIDE MANNER by CG Macington! He’s a gay author who is criminally under-recommended. It’s so sexy & laugh-out-loud funny I just about died. Enemies to lovers in the ER? Gimmie. It’s like The Pitt but even more gay. I went & read 6 other books of his
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It’s Latine Heritage Month & Bisexual Visibility Month, which means go read A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria! M/F bi pairing in “a seductive 2nd-chance romance about a commitment-phobic Latina and her childhood best friend who has finally returned home” alexisdaria.com/books/a-lot-…
looks like a useful free webcast.
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This is a great read-- ADHD and Queerness: Living in the Neuroqueer Intersection additudemag.com/neuroqueer-a…
heyyy it's been forever but I'm once again freelance editing! Love adult romance (including dark), queer fiction of any genre, thrillers, suspense, YA, & MG. DM or email: katebrauning(at)gmail(dot)com author.katebrauning.com/edit…
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What I've learned from Heated Rivalry discourse, it's that women are fucking SAD. Like in a bone-deep, trenchfoot-of-the-heart kind of way — there's a hopelessness that has been buried in the backyard of our minds for years, and it feels like the dog just dug it up, so to speak.
Heated Rivalry just achieved something no show has managed to do in the last 12 years showsnob.com/heated-rivalry-…
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How We Fall’s ebook is $1.99 today on Amz and Barnes & Noble! This is the cheapest it has ever been and a great chance for it to find new readers, so if you’ve been wanting a juicy YA romantic suspense/taboo romance, now’s your chance! (Please RT?) barnesandnoble.com/w/how-we-…
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And here's the AMZ link-- How We Fall, my first cousins YA romance, is $1.99 today!
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How We Fall’s ebook is $1.99 today on Amz and Barnes & Noble! This is the cheapest it has ever been and a great chance for it to find new readers, so if you’ve been wanting a juicy YA romantic suspense/taboo romance, now’s your chance! (Please RT?) barnesandnoble.com/w/how-we-…
And here's the AMZ link-- How We Fall, my first cousins YA romance, is $1.99 today!
amazon.com/dp/B00ODF0U5I?ref…
My dehydrator is full of Pink lady apples drizzled with honey and dusted with cinnamon, grated nutmeg, and allspice. Apple pie snacks!
