#AuthorAugust26 For a workshop, I created an avatar of my ideal reader, and I try to keep Jenny in mind while writing. My goal is to delight her and proved a much-needed escape from her hectic day-to-day life. #RomanceAuthor #RomanceBooks
Sadira Stone
@sadirastone.bsky.social
Author of cozy, funny, spicy, grownup romance set in the Pacific Northwest. My body's in Vegas, but my heart's in the PNW. Guitar, dance, too many cookbooks, too old & sassy to do as I'm told, vote blue!
💫FREE standalone fantasy novelette💫 📖Curse to the Kingdom Two extraordinary ceremonies could change Cyvishi’s life forever. But she has a plan for how to survive—and break a deadly curse books2read.com/CTTK (also includes the first 4 chapters of Heir to the Throne Book 1) #booksky #fantasyBooks
#AuthorAugust26 Lots of fun activities but very little writing time this week. Starting today, my schedule is wide open, and I'm going to finish this first draft or else!! (Almost said "or 💀trying," but with my medical issues I don't want to tempt fate!) Wish me luck! #RomanceAuthor
Hello and welcome to #fridaysmooch! Thank you @sadirastone.bsky.social for SIZZLE this week! Perhaps not the kind of sizzle you get from reading romance (and you should 100% check out Sadira's books!!!) but hey, fantasy author here 😈 #booksky #fantasyseries #booksnippet #supernaturalfans
#AuthorAugust26 Lately, I find I'm less enthusiastic about writing contests, even though I've finaled and even won in the past. I'll bet most readers haven't heard of/don't care about these awards. How about you? #RomanceAuthor
#AuthorAugust26 Coming this fall: Tiny House, Big Reveal. A sweet & spicy second-chance romance set in the Columbia Gorge. #RomanceBooks #PacificNorthwest
#NewRelease #Steampunk #SteampunkRomance #Dystopian #DystopianRomance #AHAgrp Releasing today! My latest Steampunk Romance, Of Foxes and Freedom, completes my Mud, Debt, and Gears Trilogy! Curious? Already love Steampunk? Craving something different? Take a look! substack.com/@nnlightsboo...
Of Foxes and Freedom (Mud, Debt, and Gears Book 3) by Laura Strickland is a new release, perfect for readers who enjoy steampunk romance
When the plan goes terribly wrong, Benton is able to escape while she is trapped.
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#AuthorAugust26 And her writing style! So poetic & powerful! She plays with time and memory vs. reality in a way that's simply mesmerizing. What do I serve a legend for dinner? Y'all know I love to cook! #RomanceAuthor #LiteraryLegend
AI RANT (cont’d) The most troubling thing about this is, Originality AI is apparently used by agents & publishers alike. Dear agents and publishers, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET: AI “detectors” are slop machines same as the slop machines whose output they purport to analyze. 🧵4/5
#AuthorAugust26 Meet Matteo! This hunky Italian stallion is the hero of Sweet Summer Surprise, my beachiest, spiciest beach romance. I had fun learning about his business: upcycling vintage furniture to give it new life. #RomanceAuthor
#AuthorAugust26 One of the many joys of writing is the ability to live out all your woulda/coulda/shoulda scenarios on paper. Though I've never spent the night in one, I've learned so much about tiny houses. I'm obsessed! Would you live in a tiny house?
#AuthorAugust26 Another busy week with very little writing time 😭 Today I'm packing for my book signing at XOXO Las Vegas!! If you're in the area, I hope you'll pop by and say hi. #RomanceAuthor
“These men and women signed up to serve their country. The least their country owes them is hot water, a working toilet and a real meal. Hegseth cannot even manage that, and he has the nerve to look their families in the eye and call them liars.”
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Preorders for my debut novel, 𝙄𝙉𝙁𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙀 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙀𝙔𝙀𝙎, have escaped containment and can now be accessed in the material universe 🌀 Our journey through ♾️ begins now! preorder links ▶︎ ▶︎ www.tebeanwrites.com published by #blackspringpress (UK) → @simonandschuster.bsky.social (US/Can)
#AuthorAugust26 I'm a slow & solo writer. I get there when I get there. With our oversaturated #RomanceBooks market, not to mention the proliferation of AI slop, the only thing that keeps me writing is the joy of it. And rushing/competition doesn't bring me joy. 🥰🐌How about you?
#AuthorAugust26 Dark Romance is having a moment, but I'm not getting on the falling-for-the-evil-dude train. If that's your favorite, enjoy! I'll keep writing my heart-of-gold-and-no-criminal-record heroes. #IndieAuthor #RomanceBooks
#AuthorAugust26 Lately, I'm all about second chance romance, as shown in my new series title: Tiny Houses, Second Chances. Anyone with a romantic past has probably wondered "what if?" What's your favorite trope? #RomanceAuthor #secondchance
#AuthorAugust26 #TeaserTuesday From Tiny House, Big Reveal, coming autumn 2026. In the midst of a family crisis, Sara collides with her ex-husband. These two have unfinished business and irresistible chemistry. But giving him another chance is a terrible idea, right?
If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it.
Going deep...Sometimes the problem isn’t the emotion itself. It’s the point of view. The character sees the room. Hears the words. Notices what everyone is doing. But the reader never quite slips beneath the character’s skin. For more RWI tips, follow me: www.subscribepage.com/c8t2o4 #WritingRomance
#AuthorAugust26 Meet Sara, ex-(?)wife of Mason, the kayak shop owner I introduced last week. If you love second-chance romance, you're going to love Tiny House, Big Reveal, coming...soonish. Life has been lifing hard, y'all. 😭 #WritingCommunity
🔥 TEXAS: “Registered voters in Tarrant County has increased 30% — to be closing polling stations is blatant voter suppression… when I joined the Navy, I swore an oath to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic…Talking to you, Comrades."
#AuthorApril26 My tagline is "Cozy, funny, spicy, grown-up romance," but sometimes I get a little too cozy! So I have to loop back and amp up the tension, the conflict, and the obstacles between my characters and their HEA, and it hurts my heart! #RomanceAuthor #writinglife
Aaryana is winning the contest that decides who will be the next Queen or King but her enemies at Court—which may include her sisters—are determined to change that books2read.com/Aaryana1 👸ambitious FMC with a soft❤️ 🫅brooding LI with a 💔secret 💕slow🔥hate-to-love 🧜♀️sea folk #booksky #fantasyBooks
#AuthorAugust26 Recent illness plus 2 weeks of computer-free travel left me sooooooo far behind my WIP goals, not to mention all the ancillary chores that go with being an indie author. Do you ever get overwhelmed like this? #WritingCommunity
