Teenage Me wrote “Well-meaning men are perhaps the most annoying variety there is” and Current Me laughed out loud.

Duck decided he’s a gift to the entire cancer center, and my radiation oncologist is impressed with how well and quickly I’m healing. (Reader, it feels pretty 🤬 slow to me.)

The research is the point. The reading is the point. The indecipherable handwriting is the point. The marginalia is the point. The weird quirks of penmanship are the point. The finding of the thing you didn’t even know you were looking for is the point

Who’s going to tell them all that the research is fun, and why many of us got into academia*? I fell in love with research. I am infatuated by it. I am obsessed with creating new knowledge. Research is at least 60% reading what other people have written and think. Reading is part of the fun.

60%!!!

Pending is coming to my blog starting January 1! Is it a romantic literary tour de force … or a serial killer’s desperate attempt to find the one that got away? Read the full announcement here: rebeccafrostwrites.com/2025/12/16/2... #QueerWritersChat

Pending is coming to my blog starting January 1! Is it a romantic literary tour de force … or a serial killer’s desperate attempt to find the one that got away? Read the full announcement here: rebeccafrostwrites.com/2025/12/16/2... #QueerWritersChat

Nell’s put her future on hold for years because there’s a serial killer out there somewhere who doesn’t hesitate at killing people she cares about. She’s all but given up on him being caught but can’t help dreaming of the life she used to want, back before the terror. #QueerWritersChat

Nell’s been asked to read an advance copy of a much-hyped romantic literary novel when she starts recognizing herself in the FMC. She’s been in hiding for years. Is the author using this to track her down? Even if he doesn’t want to kill her, what’s this mean for her loved ones? #QueerWritersChat

This ties in with the first answer: Nell’s life from a few years back was terrorized by a series of murders that circled ever closer to her. She’s haunted by the fact that the police never caught the man they dubbed “The Fairy Godfather.” #QueerWritersChat

Hi, I’m Rebecca! I’ll be answering questions about Pending, the novel I’ll be posting to my blog starting January 1. It began with the question “What if you picked up a much-hyped novel and realized that it’s actually describing your life from a few years ago?” #QueerWritersChat

2026 is Pending 2025 did not shape up to be the year I thought it would. It's kind of hard not to focus on the downers: cancer diagnosis. Being released from the contract with my agent. So, because I need something to look forward to, this is my official announcement that I'll be posting my new…

I'm biased but this is the coolest cover 😎 (I'm very proud of it) (I take commissions!) But you should totally keep up with this project just cuz Rebecca is awesome!

2026 is Pending 2025 did not shape up to be the year I thought it would. It's kind of hard not to focus on the downers: cancer diagnosis. Being released from the contract with my agent. So, because I need something to look forward to, this is my official announcement that I'll be posting my new…

Indie Ink Voting is open! There are like, so many amazing people in the neurodivergent representation category so my little ol' my fair to middlin' West Virginia mothman book'll probably not get thru but I would be extremely grateful for any votes for Moth Woods! #booksky #indieauthor #queerwriters

My full length post about this is live, and free for everyone to read:

Bumpity bump bump for a holiday wish that'll help my illustration work. throne.com/artificerind...

ATTENTION READERS! I'll be making a full post about this later, but I'm pulling my ebooks from Amazon Kindle. If you have purchased them there, feel free to send a screenshot to klrauthor at gmail dot com. I will send you unencrypted versions of all books you've purchased from me!

#QueerWritersChat A5 I have a book on sale *today* for 99c (Free on Smashwords) for its 2nd book birthday. Has a Queer MF couple, and that does get some important page time. (Bullies don't get it; the couple doesn't care.) Please give it a shot. I'm proud of it. books2read.com/firebones

#QueerWritersChat 5: The smash words sake is going right now and is a great way to get my back catalogue at lower prices, some of my shorts even free! Check it out! www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

THE LORD OF THE WOOD, my upcoming queer cozy horror, is about a 43yo autistic guy (the Arthur of tonight's posts) who has a gay/lowkey monsterfucker awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest (Charlotte is the book's other POV) #QueerWritersChat bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

#QueerWritersChat A5: My books are currently part of the Smashwords end-of-year sale! From Unseen Fire is FREE and the rest of the series is half-off: www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...

The current thing I REALLY hope people look into: tomorrow, at noon, @furryhistficsoc.bsky.social is having a Launch Party for the official release date of "The Wideness of the World," a democratically edited and published anthology, at twitch.tv/itomathefuzzy. #QueerWritersChat

#QueerWritersChat It’s been a struggle lately, please consider supporting and sharing my Kofi! ko-fi.com/transcendrag... I focused this chat on Draconic Procedures (current WIP) and Mage By Blood because I’ll be posting Mage By Blood to Royal Road later this month! www.royalroad.com/profile/836544

Right now I'm part of an end of the year fantasy bundle that has $240 worth of stories, novellas, and novels from across the fantasy spectrum for only $45, if y'all are interested ;) itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

Nothing specific but I have a few things in the pipeline so keep an eye on my website and my store at kofi where I always appreciate a bit of support especially right now as I am learning to draw and it’s taking up a bit of my time that would otherwise be on writing and jobs bio.link/emmajuned

I haven't posted anything new in a while, but hey, I mentioned #ITN, so here's where you can read it for free! www.wattpad.com/story/371417... m/m dark fantasy romance. Sareb is too bitter for ❤️, & Kuya puts his family first, but they do have to work together to save the world.. #QueerWritersChat

#QueerWritersChat 5. Folks, there are only two days left in the End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle, where you can get 64 awesome fantasy books (including my book, This Is How Immortals Die!) for only $45—amazing chance to upgrade your library! itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

#QueerWritersChat Glad to write about this topic because the character I'm working right now is struggling with what intimacy means to him as an ace and damaged man. My currently published novel, Aces High, is here! The graphic novel is in development! fenrispublishing.com/product.php?...

Please go subscribe to my channel on youtube, I have two stories out now. You can find my work there, free to listen to. youtube.com/@thebrambler... Let me know what y'all think! I'm going to be recording more soon! Diolch am Wrando! #QueerWritersChat #writesky #QueerWriters #Raven+Bear

#QueerWritersChat I'm settled into my day job well enough now that I'd love to pick up another editing job. I really enjoy getting into someone else's work & helping them polish it up. Don't let the cost scare you, we can probably figure something out. Lionstoothediting.com

I had my first mammogram this year and got to experience firsthand how it’s not your mother’s breast cancer. (She was diagnosed in 2009, so unfortunately I know what I’m talking about.) #QueerWritersChat rebeccafrostwrites.com/a-millennial...

I think I go mostly for emotional and romantic intimacy. I’ve been in very good relationships and very bad relationships, so that emotional intimacy is super important. #QueerWritersChat

Nell is (thankfully, considering her backstory) closest to her husband, Kent. It’s a major “loving someone through every version of themselves” because uh. Witness protection gets mentioned more than once. #QueerWritersChat

For Nell, intimacy is being able to feel safe even when she’s terrified, and being able to share what she thinks is the worst of herself and not being rejected. For [redacted], it’s knowing everything about someone and being able to anticipate their every move. #QueerWritersChat

Hello #QueerWriters! I’m Rebecca and I’m currently working on final (!!!) edits of a novel that began with the question “What happens if you pick up an advance copy of a highly anticipated debut and realize that it’s a book about you … and the narrator’s obsessed?

[after I describe what I’m reading that made me say “What???” out loud in a tired, confused, and frustrated voice] Student: Why are you reading that? Me: Oh, I have to for the book I’m writing. It’s a translation of the original Greek. Student: … Okay but do you REALLY have to?

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

Join me tonight at 6pm MST as I continue working on the world map for my new fantasy world & novel! www.twitch.tv/cozykathryn

I like to roll this out now and again to give folks perspective; not to guilt trip, or even advertise for my own work. But lately, it seems even more important, so here it is: $5 a month to most people seems like nothing. Here's what it means to me and my work. 🧵

Now through the end of the year, get 50% off your first month's membership here on my Patreon with code: 9016C What you'll get: Discord Access Behind the Scenes Access to ALL of my books WIP Updates First look at upcoming releases Helping keep my art alive in this capitalistic, AI-slop hellscape.

Nearly had a panic attack in the exam room waiting for the doctor but I went to my appointment ⭐️

December newsletter, free for all to reads!

19% funded! Thank y'all for contributing to this Holiday wish to help out my work in the new year! throne.com/artificerind...

Healing is not linear and I am salty about it.

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Word of mouth makes all the difference for books. If you've enjoyed When the Earth Was Green, tell someone who might like it, ask for it at your library if they don't have a copy, or just give this post a boost.🌱

TONIGHT! Join me at 6pm MST for some chill map making, cozy beverages, and chat! www.twitch.tv/cozykathryn

This is why I'm generally unimpressed by people describing how they use LLMs in academic work. Writing can sometimes be time consuming/painful because *you don't really know what you're trying to say*. The labor of thinking stuff through is part of the science and shouldn't be outsourced.