Let's have a Fun Day Monday (y'know, if you can ignore reality for a few minutes). It's time for a New Year, New Book Boyfriend! Which book boyfriends are you most looking forward to in 2026? Or, if it's too soon for that, who was your favorite in 2025? #romancelandia #romancereaders

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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.

Let's play "Never Have I Ever - NYE Edition." Add one point for everything you HAVE done! I've got 7; what about you? To maximize your number, pick up "Quickies at New Year's Eve" on KU. Read about the ladies' man who falls for a reluctant single mom at speed dating in this lightly spicy rom-com.

It's time to get serious about resolutions. #romancelandia My bookish resolution is to be more intentional in my author activities! I want to find readers who enjoy spicy romance with humor, lighter story lines, main characters who are 30+, and HEAs! What's your bookish New Year's Resolution?

that seems like one i can keep! how 'bout you? what's your resolution? okay, my real resolution is to read and write as much stuff that makes me happy as i can squeeze into each day!

2025 was hard. So hard. BUT a lot of wonderful things happened, too, and I don't want to forget them.There were many great things about 2025, and I don't want to minimize them.

And an important distinction for anyone learning both Dutch and German... In German, Ich komme klar means "I'll be fine" or "I don't need any help," whereas the similar Dutch phrase Ik kom klaar means "I'm about to orgasm."

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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre. A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>. This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.

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Y'all!!! "Quickies at Christmas" is in the top 100 of fr33 Christmas Holiday Romance ebooks, the top 15 of Love Triangle, and the top 150 of Romantic Comedy! If you haven't gotten it already - what are you waiting for? It's fr33, fun, and flirty!

it was 70 today, but the meme stands. i lost track of time to wish you a Happy Winter Solstice. i spent the day doing holiday baking & watching christmas movies ("Die Hard"). oops! we'll pretend i posted on time. Happy Winter Solstice! may each day bring you more sunshine, literal & figurative.

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Become ungovernable

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damn, i love librarians!

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

One of my favorite Rob Reiner anecdotes is that he was inspired to change the original ending of When Harry Met Sally after meeting Michele Singer, resulting in one of the best all-time rom-coms.

my sweetie shared this with me, and i can't help but feel called out! 🤣

*blush* yes, and???

are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson

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Co-signed.

After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT. Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.

New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one

What an exciting day this will be! Join us Friday, Dec 5th, for hundreds of g!veaways, g!ft cards, books, swag, and more for the 9th Annual Secret Santa Days! Have fun on FB in Abbie's Dangerously Dark Darlings (l!nk in reply). #romancelandia

It's the 12 Days of Smvtmess in Holiday HEAs! Join a bunch of authors until the 12th to play games, add to your TBR, and for your chance to w!n cool stuff, including physical books from different authors! You won't want to miss the fun, OR the smvtty books! #romancelandia

150+ authors have signed on to celebrate you! Every day, readers are being celebrated in the week-long T.A.L.E.S. Reader Appreciation Event, and it's my turn tomorrow to give back! Not only can you find out about fabulous new-to-you books and authors, but you can w!n all kinds of amazing things!

reading all the chaos re discourse about romance books, romance book stores, and general reading ability makes me glad i'm too busy to do more than dip my toe on 🧵. every time i think i need to stop neglecting my account, i read about the madness, and i think, "this outlet is just fine!"

🥵 ARC Readers wanted for smvtty novella! 🥵 Book 4 in the Why Choose Adventures of a once-shy librarian features Sheila, Derek, and Derek's friend Alexander. Where will late-night drinking and str!p poker lead for the three of them? L!nk in reply! #romancelandia #arcreaders #arcreaderswanted

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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

For the first time ever, my cozy kink romance CANDY is on sale for 99¢ www.torrancesene.com/links/ 🍭 plus size cam girl & baker heroine 🍭 nerdy cinnamon roll hero 🍭 femdom & kink positive 🍭 "good boy..." 🍭 small town erotic romance #booksky #romancesky #romancelandia #smutsky

HOLY MOLY! i have books that are nominated in TWO categories in the Indie Author Awards Part 2: tinyurl.com/4z6m4dk3 I am stunned! And I'd be ever so grateful if you would vote for my books: Best Novella (Halloween Treats) and Best Happy Ending (Tangled in Ribbons) I am just... speechless.

I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.

after reading the Nuzzi and Lizza pieces yesterday I don’t want to see any of you badmouthing your own writing again

woot! go, little smvtty librarian, go!

but that's what editing is for!

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i haven't written in a few days, and i'm getting antsy, but there are so many author-y things to do! 🤣

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"Quickies at New Year's Eve" ARC signups Will New Year's Eve speed-dating bring him a new love or show him what he's missing? Bryan's sister runs speed-dating event, and she's had cancellations. Bryan is single & tired of swiping right, so he's stunned when she doesn't think he's a good fit.

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