HAPPY PRIDE MONTH to queer book lovers everywhere 🌈 🩷 Of Serpents of Sorrow features a beautiful and emotive sapphic romance as we delve into the backstory of mythology’s most misunderstood “monster” 🐍 🌈📚 💙📚👀

I had a busy morning so was supposed to be chilling this afternoon. So of course I just spent 2 hours re-formatting my debut novel in preparation for a big change that’s coming soon 📚👀

Anyone use Hoopla and want non-ai books? I've got a few there now! Here's my queer Gothic Dark Fantasy featuring allosexual bi aromantics, my very dark Beauty and the Beast retelling: www.hoopladigital.com/title/19476954 #Hoopla #eBooks #Fantasy #Gothic #LGBTQ

Have you browsed the Indievisible Thrills and Chills ebook sale yet? 👀 Lots of thriller and horror books ON SALE or even FREE, including my domestic thriller GLORIA, which is currently 99p/c 😍 Browse the selection here: www.indievisibleevents.com 💙📚👀

GLORIA is now ON SALE for only 99p/c everywhere you can get ebooks 😍 If you fancy taking a chance on a suspenseful domestic thriller that turns into a daring escape, check out the lînk in my bio (and feel free to browse the sale for other great thriller and horror books 📚) 💙📚👀

FROM TOMORROW Gloria will be ON SALE for only 99p/c as part of the Indievisible Thrills and Chills event 🤩 Keep your eyes peeled as a great selection of thrilling and/or chilling books will be on sale or even free! 👀 Watch this space! 💙📚👀

GLORIA vibes 😍😍😍 My debut domestic thriller (with a twist!) is getting a bit of an overhaul this year, but in the meantime, I’m refreshing the mood board ahead of the ebook being ON SALE next week 😁 💙📚👀

Demon WIP has cracked 2K words and the flow state is creeping in 😍 It always takes me a while to break into the beginning of a story, but I get there, the words just keep coming 💙📚

I may have spent an enormous amount of time playing Pokopia today, but I also managed to get some words down in my demon WIP 🙌🏻 😈 💙📚👀

Managed to write a few hundred words of my demon WIP this evening 🙌🏻 It’s been hard to find time to write between taking care of my blind doggo and trying to squeeze in my daily Pokopia (which are equally important endeavours of course), so I’m pleased 🥰 💙📚

This morning I visited the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, complete with a medieval catflap and the desk where Karl Marx sat with Friedrich Engels as they conducted research for The Communist Manifesto. It was bloody great 💙📚

I do worry that my Medusa retelling isn’t taking off as much as I’d hoped because it’s sapphic. And it hurts, because I love FF stories SO MUCH, and I just wish they were as popular as MM 😭 JUST LOOK AT THESE TWO 🥺 I wish they got the love they deserve 💙📚

Fun fact for all those who have been equally obsessed by the Artemis expedition this week: My publishing imprint (Arteminion Books) was also named after the Ancient Greek goddess - and the logo (containing both the moon and a bow, her signature weapon) features on the spines of both my novels 💙📚

I got home and opened up Google Docs to work on my demon WIP instead of immediately playing Pokopia! This is a good sign 💙📚👀

I have started drafting a new book 👀 Who’s here for spicy demons? 😈 💙📚👀

I’m afraid I’m going to be writing NOTHING while I have the distraction of Pokopia 😅🙈

Where are the readers who LOVE a book that makes them cry? 😭😭😭 Who wants to FEEL something when they read, even if it means having their heart ripped into pieces? Who rates a book higher the more DEVASTATED it makes you? WHERE ARE MY PEOPLE? 🥺🥺😭😭 💙📚👀

What if I told you my book is basically Song of Achilles if it was sapphic and about Medusa instead? WHAT THEN? 💙📚👀

Something EXCITING is in the works, and it’s nice to feel jazzed about something for a change 💙📚👀

Am I getting a lot done because… A) I just started taking stronger ADHD meds 💊 B) I’m procrastinating because I should be writing ✍️ C) The SUN is out ☀️ It’s fun not knowing, I suppose ✌🏻💙📚

Of course, after a period of not being sure what to work on, I now have THREE almost empty first drafts in my WIP folder 😅 💙📚

So, I may be retiring my dystopian WIP for the foreseeable future and writing a whole NEW dystopian, anti-hero WIP that’s been rattling around my head for about a year and is going to be fuelled by pure rage 🔥

I have sold a grand total of two books this year. Not this week, not this month, THIS YEAR. I’m not trying to get sympathy or pity, I just think it’s sometimes helpful to share the bad as well as the good. We’ll get there, friends ✌🏻💙📚

I wish I could spend my afternoon writing but instead I’m making Instagram reels because GETTING PEOPLE TO READ MY BOOKS IS HARD, EVEN WHEN ALL THE REVIEWS ARE GREAT 😭😭😭

Get yourself a partner who plans a Crash Bandicoot game marathon for Valentine’s Day 🥺🥺🥺

I’m kind of sad I didn’t do any writing on my day off, but spending it recovering from staying up late, catching up with housework and FINALLY sending some books to a few people feels like a good use of time, regardless 👍🏻

Okay, I’m glad I stayed up to watch Bad Bunny. Not only was that one hell of a show, but it felt like an act of joyful defiance. Of resistance and love in the face of oppression. ME GUSTA 🩷 🇵🇷

Personally speaking, I think everyone should go buy one of my books since my birthday is next week. 😉 But if they do not spark joy, a repost is groovy, too ✨ linktr.ee/rjcrunden

If AI “authors” and “artists” are so proud of their use of plagiarism-bots, why do NONE of them label their work as AI-generated? They all pretend they did it themselves because they *know* audiences hate it and *know* they will be judged for it. Keep rejecting AI and support humans 💙📚

I am… actually writing???? I’ve scrapped my dystopian WIP, taking the world and the characters and starting the story in a different place. It feels good to feel the urge to write again, and here’s hoping I can get out some of my political rage 💙📚

I contacted my Tory MP (Graham Stuart) about condemning Trump for his actions regarding Venezuela and Greenland, and this was his response. It seems the Conservative Party’s position is that they will continue to support the US no matter who is in charge or what they’re doing.

Books for today’s mood 💙📚👀

I’m so tired of bad people getting away with doing bad things.

Northern Lights over Greenland last night

Would it be INSANE to open a novel with a prison break? 👀 I had an epiphany in the shower (of course) that what I’ve been editing might actually be a bad prequel to a much better story. I mean… what have I got to lose? 💙📚👀

Am I one of my friends’ biggest fans? You better believe it, bucko. I read Moon-Sitting by @em-writing.bsky.social YEARS ago, and OF COURSE I still listen to the playlist for this perfect little sci-fi novella. I’m a superfan ✌🏻💙📚

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

Sorry I’ve been so quiet here lately. The last couple of weeks have been a lot, and for some reason my phone doesn’t show me notifications from BlueSky, so it means I accidentally ignore people 🙈🙈 I’m still here 💙

Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025 no matter how small 💙📚 I published my Medusa retelling 🩷💪🏻 I survived my day job being cut and having to change roles to something completely new ❤️💊 I got my ADHD diagnosis, and am working to find the right meds, even though it’s tough

I spot a book with two of my short stories in 💙📚👀 Welcome to Simmins is a unique collaborative anthology full of spooky festive horror stories. My stories feature the local doctor trying to help solve the latest murders in town, and a gang of teenagers getting caught out by Krampus 👀

#MGMasonRocked Every time I ate scones, I would send a photo to Matt to tease him for doing it the improper way. When my sister and I last shared a scone I sent him a photo because they ALSO do it incorrectly. He would be chuckling at the ongoing row taking place in our family group chat now.

Happy Winter Solstice ❄️ 💙 It’s one of my favourite days of the year, because it means the sunlight is finally coming back 🥺🥺🥺🥺

The new Expedition 33 content is super cute and the boss is surprisingly tough 😨😨 It’s been nice to take a break from the irl madness and get back into this beautiful game.

#MGMasonRocked I feel blessed to have been able to join Matt’s funeral online this morning. The service was beautiful, and perfect for Matt in every way. How fitting that this card has been on display next to me throughout. Matt found his people, and we found him, and we miss him immeasurably 💙

Why have a designer a cover for a poetry collection I haven’t even written yet? 😅😅

Whether you’re a reader, a writer, someone who is into politics or science, or just someone who regularly gets dubious “facts” and words of wisdom thrown their way, I highly recommend the If Books Could Kill podcast.

Because I’m unhinged, last night I dreamt I was playing a TTRPG with @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social and I did something really stupid, and I was SO embarrassed that I did it in front of Brennan that I spiralled and was saying things like “I AM smart, I promise! I’ve got a PhD and everything!” 💀😭

I’ve been in pieces all day. Matt was a great friend, a shining light in the online writing community, and loved by many of us. Matt was also a big advocate for Bluesky, particularly the Horror Writers Chat, which he Invested a lot of energy in until his diagnosis. He will be dearly missed 💙

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