Author of Merciless Waters | I DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY POSITION ON MEN coming Nov '24 | HWA Active Member | rep
@laurabirdland
of
@greeneandheaton
No DMs ๐ซ
Been sitting on this for a little bit and so excited to share we'll be publishing a banger of a novella I CAN FIX HER by
@_rae_wilde
! We will also have physical arcs at StokerCon!
One time a guy approached me on the street with a bible
Him: do you have a minute to talk about our lord and savior, Jesus Christ?
I just so happened to have a โจlarger bibleโจ
*pulled it out, made gaping, Tom Cruise eyes*
Me: ABSOLUTELY I DO.
He left.
Camille Monfort, The 1896 Legendary Tale of "The Amazonian Vampireโ a French opera singer that to this day say her tomb is empty, & her death and burial were nothing more than an act to cover up her case of vampirism, and that Camille still lives in Europe, now at the age of 154.
They are sisters. Wear your crown of flower and bone, revel in both the carnal and the carnage. What is romance but desire? What is desire but to consume? The only difference between a kiss and a bite is how deep the teeth go and both can kill.
I couldnโt be more thrilled to announce that Iโm now represented by
@laurabirdland
of
@GreeneandHeaton
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So looking forward to this journey with her and stepping into the next phase of my writing career ๐ฅน
EXCUSE ME BUT ACCEPTANCE OF A LIFETIME๐ฅ๐๐
@TBQuarterly
"This story is incredible. You pulled it off. You did what you had to do and took it where it needed to go. You nailed it... We love it and we want to include it in TBQ6."
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@benji_smith
@ZachRoseWriter
Hey Benji. I know Zach well. We've had lunch outside the courthouse. The courthouse where he practices law. Because he is a lawyer. Take down your site.
I will partner with an agent in 2022.
I claim this.
Because I am worthy, talented, and I will work tirelessly to realize this dream of mine.
I can do hard things.
Seeing a lot of tweets about upcoming queer/sapphic books, which I love. BUT they all look happy, lovey, romantic, YAโฆ
Where are my dark, queer stories?
I want sapphics with blood under their nails and hate in their hearts.
Need a boost today.
Pls convince me you're human in the comments, but do a bad job.
This is for regular, skin-wearing humans only. No cosmic terrors, extra-terrestrials, or dark entities. Thnx!
*Me talking to beta readers*: Take your time! No rush, no pressure, whenever you get to it.
(In my mind) But if you could read it all now in one sitting, while I stare at the same Google doc, that would be โจIDEALโจ
THIS IS IT! ๐ฅน SCREAM!
โจA N N O U N C E M E N Tโจ
I truly couldn't be more ECSTATIC to be working with Brigids Gate Press to bring The Stradivarius into the world ๐ป
For the past two years Iโve suffered harassment from Zach Rosenberg. I never wanted to make this public, but his ongoing bullying has made this impossible. I considered my conflict with him to be personal, it seemed inappropriate to drag it out into the public, inviting a dogpile
Cover real for Merciless Waters!
A rusalka will do anything to win back her fickle lover, even if it means risking their shared immortality in a quest for revenge.
Preorder link coming soon ๐๐
11 years:
4,015 days including holidays, nights, and weekends
Birth, death, surgeries
Marriages and divorce
Jobs gained and lost
Since 12/10/2012 Iโve not yet found a reason to use.
11 years ago today I was on my last day of detox, shivering in a cold sweat. Couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and everything hurt.
If you're struggling with your relationship with drugs or alcohol, you're not alone. We do recover.
CW: SA ref
All this discourse about authors endorsing the behavior of their characters...
Well, my most recent FMC eats her rapist.
And, TO BE CLEAR:
Yes. I support this.
I started subbing short stories at the end of Feb '22. Thought I'd share my overall stats:
Pending: 18
Rejected: 20
Withdrawn: 9
Accepted: 9
And some tips 1/๐งต
To anyone else who has been made to feel uncomfortable by him: I see you, I love you, I'm sorry it happened. You should not feel pressured to share your experience unless you want to. ๐ค
7/7
I saw a psychic once who said I'd have "small" success as an author but would never make it "big".
In this essay, I'll explain why, that day, I dedicated my life to a campaign of spite--
A while back, Chance sent a DM that made me uncomfortable. It had a sexual connotation but was ambiguous enough that it left me feeling unsure what to do. I'd already committed to being on his podcast and he was blurbing my book. 2/
I am both overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and sad for the many people whose trauma was activated by my tweet and/or lost something yesterday.
To the few who demanded more/less/otherwise from me and others who speak out--
I'm overjoyed to announce the full TOC for Scissor Sisters, an Anthology of Sapphic Villains edited by
@April_Yates_
and myself, coming from
@BrigidsGate
Please join me in congratulating the authors ๐
I'm fortunate enough to not *need* income from my writing to survive. This is a privilege I want to use to inform others and potentially protect them from being made to feel how I felt.
This is not a specific call to action. 5/
The advice continues, the men 'splaining back and forth to one another into oblivion.
The universe cannot hold the weight of their wisdom. The center cracks.
A black hole swallows us all.
Finally, there is peace.
๐จI AM OFFICIALLY ON SUB๐จ
Nesting Birds is an Edwardian period literary horror novel with the sapphic longing of BLY MANOR x the dreary coastal setting of MIDNIGHT MASS, presenting a fictional history of Fire Island.
I set a boundary and tried to write it off. Recently I've learned I'm not the only person he's made to feel this way, even hearing phrasing almost identical to what was said to me. This changed my stance. 3/
โจTransparency in small press publishingโจ a ๐งต
Info about small/indie presses relies on word of mouth, an author sharing their experience 1:1 or publicly. This disadvantages new members of the writing community and those who don't have established networks. /5
I am sharing this because I feel strongly it's important people know so they can make informed decisions around working/interacting with him.
Sharing this only amongst friends disadvantages ppl outside those small circles 6/
Rather than potentially a bad joke or a misunderstanding, this is a pattern of behavior. Chance has a platform, albeit relatively small, and an ability to get books in his B&N. This creates a power dynamic. 4/
After shelving my first MS, just trying to wrap my head around how my 1st query on THE STRADIVARIUS has...
RESULTED IN A FULL REQUEST?
wtf is going on?!?๐ฅน๐ค
Shock. Shock is the word.
But WAIT... an anthology theme of The Last Unicorn inspired stories but MAKE IT HORROR!?!?
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Who will enable me to bring such a thing to life??
Horror community, do you want this? I WANT THIS.
Contract signed...
Thrilled to announce that my story of feminine rage, Of Ash and Soot, will appear in
@EerieRiver
's Fire anthology!
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Super proud of this one and can't wait to share it๐ค
A few months ago I wrote something totally outside my comfort zone, tinkered with it for weeks, and almost didnโt submit bc I felt so insecure.
Today it was accepted for an incredibly competitive โจthingโจ
Try.
Be fearless.
Keep trying.
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Querying tip:
Keep your spirits up by pretending all the agents you havenโt heard from yet are nervously pacing back and forth trying to figure out how to offer rep while seeming kinda cool and cavalier about it.
Real writers sit down once a year and pen four books in a single sitting.
They leave their loved ones for a life in the bog.
They learn to croak and frolic with dragonflies.
They eat flies with their long, sticky tongues.
This is surreal, but I am utterly floored to announce that my short, SHINYโข๏ธ PEOPLE, will be included in
@dark_matter_ink
's Monstrous Futures anthology.
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Can you hear me screaming!? ๐ค๐ฅน