Now that Heated Rivalry s1 has wrapped up I've been coping by listening to episode recaps by the finest hockey bros in all the land, i.e. What Chaos and Empty Netters, and I am so charmed by these guys, who are diving head-first into a genre they have zero experience with, but also. Also.

good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete sex scenes are craft! goddammit!

Just a few days until the ENTER HERE anthology opens for submissions! Sub details here! cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...

Writing a novel right now feels like I'm doing it on the deck of the Titanic as a comet is headed to Earth and also I'm covered in fire ants. I'm sure it's fine. Just don't blame me if every fifth paragraph is something like WHAT THE FUCK WHY IS THIS HAPPENING IS ANYBODY EVEN READING THIS OH GOD

Happy Pub Day to me and my pub-mates @richardwriteson.bsky.social and @synithiaw.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Treat yourself (shelf) today!!!

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

15 free rom-coms! January 8-10. roxienoir.com/new-year-new...

"Using AI robs you of your own aha! moment, of deepening trust with your own creative instincts, of getting better at what you do." @jeannakadlec.bsky.social

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas. Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏

Writing and reading romance is an act of positive psychology and an act of resistance. Keep pissing them off, #Romancelandia!

One of the best pieces of advice to hear for basically everything is: the time will pass anyway. Whether it is transitioning, or a health goal, learning how to play music or make art or speak a language or whatever. No matter how long that'd take to do: that time will pass anyway

I need to feel something. Please tell me your favorite first kiss scene in a romance novel! #romancelandia

I’m only a failure by human standards. if I was a children’s book badger in an apron I’d be like “whoa this house is massive, and I own so many cheeses and jams.”

Time again for the NYT’s Best Romances of 2024, as chosen by me: A single fallible human reader, admittedly widely read, but with a finite amount of time and energy after the events of this horrible year. In sum: lotta romances about grief in here. #Romancelandia 💙📚 #RomanceColumn

The post if anyone is interested medium.com/@lavender.as...

From Secrets of a Summer Night: “Let me spoil you,” he whispered. “Let me take care of you. You’ve never had anyone to lean on, have you? I’ve got strong shoulders, Annabelle.” I’VE GOT STRONG SHOULDERS 🫠

It will never not annoy me that anything grim is automatically seen as subversive, whereas anything joyful is seen as pedestrian or even conservative, when oftentimes it’s the other way around.

#MSWL I'm closed to queries at the moment, BUT...I will ALWAYS be open to INDIGENOUS VOICES. This is a special passion of mine, yet I don't have a single Native American author or story. If this describes you/your project, PLEASE REACH OUT! I will open a link for any Indigenous creator (fiction).

This is really lovely.

Pre-orders are so important!

Something that I think is VERY important to emphasize is, regardless of the size of the offer, HarperCollins is acknowledging they do NOT have the right to use authors work for AI or LLMs without a new license.

Y'all, discoverability is harder than ever. With Twitter all but gone and publishing being --in a mood-- your favorite authors are floundering. We don't know how to reach our fans or find new readers. Telling someone about a book you love is a really big deal. That's the #1 reason people buy books!

Cannot wait

Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.

i made a lil lgbtq+ writersky starter pack! added some folks already, but pls let me know if you would like to be added <3

Maybe, just maybe, one more viewing of the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings will fix me

A starter pack for people HERE who write/talk about romance novels NOT HERE. Not nearly comprehensive: help me build it! #romancebks Criteria: 1. Primary focus is romance novels 2. Publishes a blog/website, newsletter, podcast 3. Discourse focus (i.e. not just reviews) go.bsky.app/MWvRpNi

Oh! I created a BRU starter pack as a quick lil resource for those who wanna be plugged into the BR author community. If you’re a Black romance writer writing Black romance, reply to this & I’ll add yewwwwww. go.bsky.app/R5kG6JZ

Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment: 1. Hand sanitizer 2. Protein bar 3. Lipstick that can be used on lips or cheeks 4. Tissues 5. At least five hair ties hidden in random pockets

I continue to live in a pay/needs gap. I need a few dollars for groceries. Anything will help, even if it is just an RT. Thanks. ko-fi.com/melissab

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? Temperance is on it.

Here’s a little intro to who I am and what I write 👇