Tiktok shop is like this generation's QVC - And I just teased my mom from STILL ordering from QVC. Meanwhile, all it takes for me l is one large glass of red, 0 implulse control and "window shopping" on tiktok shop. The cup IS gorgeous though. #girlythings
oh my goodness, just about carbon copies ♡ I'm sorry about your son's baby...I can't even imagine. ❤️🩹
My face when I realize I can't sleep because I've been drinking espressos most of the day.
This is like real life Wag the Dog. I'm stressed out.
Enzo just gained consciousness today. #catsofbluesky
The visceral rage I felt when she said she starts books in the middle...because wtf?
THE SHAPE OF A GENTLEMAN
Because sometimes survival means becoming the shape the world expects.
Even if it means becoming someone else entirely. #HistoricalRomance
#RegencyRomance
#AmWriting
#WritingCommunity
#HistoricalFiction
#WomenInHistory
#RegencyEra
#SecretIdentity
#DualIdentity
This porch and that view is my dream...add some peach tea and a good book and I'm a happy gal
Only in the comfort of my house!
My 18 year old left for school today in the bootiest of booty shorts.
Me: Uh… hello? It’s winter.
Turns out it’s fake spring. Sprummer, if you will.
Also me: And who do you see walking around in shorts like that?? Absolutely not.
Kid: You, Mom.
That child did not lie.
Sometimes I do be booty’ing
This right here. My oldest who is graduating in June, they have had constant lock downs and there is nothing quite as stomach-churning than getting THAT text "mom, we have to shelter in place."
I'm glad your kiddos are okay, but still...whew, I get it.
Back in December I somehow ended up with 4 full requests in about 30 days.
People sometimes ask what I did differently.
Honestly?
Hell if I know.
I’m just here for the snacks.
Substack (for my other book What’s Done in the Dark): bonexflower.substack.com
Regency society fascinates me because it’s essentially a performance.
Everyone knows the rules.
Everyone knows they’re pretending.
The most dangerous person in the room is the one who notices.
Which is a problem if you’re secretly living two lives.
#HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity
The emotional stages of querying literary agents:
Professional optimism
Refreshing email every twelve minutes
Googling “what does this rejection actually mean”
Writing another book out of spite
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity
I skim past overly descriptive when it doesn't serve the plot...because then it feels too close to...homework. like, is there gonna be a quiz or something?
Were her locks:
A. Auburn
B. Wavy
C. Gold
Mostly because I get bored reading description. If it's relevant to the plot, it's fine, otherwise get on with it. Note this is strictly a personal thing. Some people love description and I'm glad there are writers out there who will give them that. It's just not my thing.
Well now that's just all the MORE reason to read this!
The iced coffee and then the way my stomach feels after those first few sips
I have discovered that learning a new social media platform in your 40s feels exactly like when your parents learned email.
Everything is suspicious.
Nothing is intuitive.
And you are deeply concerned you might accidentally reply to everyone.
The way I want an iced coffee. I have ice. I have coffee. I have a coffee maker. But I also have 11 bucks in Doordash credits --why not treat myself to a sweet treat that is also a diauretic?
I have officially entered that stage where I'm learning to navigate new social media platforms the way my mom learned how to use Facebook. Am I going to be squinting as I scroll through this thing on my phone?
Entering the querying trenches with THE SHAPE OF A GENTLEMAN, a Regency novel about a woman living as her dead twin brother while navigating society as both a gentleman and a widow.
Still early days, but excited to see where the book lands.
#AmQuerying #HistoricalFiction #WritersOfBluesky
She lives as a gentleman by day and a widow by candlelight, but when a duke wants both and an investigator wants the truth, one mistake could ruin her family.
