weirdwriter

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I'm a Blind, and gay, author and essayist. Former journalist turned Romance writer. I have a literary agent, and freaking love cats and diverse audiobooks and fiction podcasts.

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weirdwriter , to Romance Books

@smutstodon Even though my writing is more romance and not erotica, my free offerings can be found here. https://robertkingett.com/free/ @romancelandia @romancebooks

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

If you can't afford one of my books, get in touch and I'll give you an eBook for free. Seriously, get in touch! https://robertkingett.com/free/ @bookstodon

weirdwriter , to fantasy group

I'm kind of amazed watching @fantasy readers react to, what the publishing industry now calls, Romantasy, and this is fascinating to me because Fantasy and Romance have a heck of a lot more similar structures and story beats than at first glance, so not sure why fantasy people see it as a whole different way of storytelling.

The focuses of the genres might be different, but the core beats are the same.

They both are escapism.

They both center relationships as the main plot, except with fantasy, it's a relationship with magic and elements rather than people or creatures.

Fantasy has story elements that, if removed, do not make it a fantasy. Same with romance. For example, in romance, if a story does not have an HFN happy for now or HEA happy ever after ending, it's not a romance. The closest parallel I can think of, right now, is a Magic System or magical creatures.

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

Group mentions are at end so take care to remove the groups before replying. I figured I would ask the community! Since Threads users can see our replies and top level interactions now, what books, publishing, writer, or accounts do you recommend that do not have a native Fediverse account? If they have a native Fediverse account, I would rather follow them natively. I know about John Green and already follow his Threads account with this account but I’m looking for others. @disability @bookstodon

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

> An excellent example of this approach is Robert Kingett’s memoir Pass the Salt, which offers an entertaining reading experience while shedding light on critical social issues such as ableism and discrimination. https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/publishing-and-the-environment-compassiviste-publishing-says-change-is-possible/ @bookstodon

weirdwriter , to Romancelandia group

Reading this! I really like Alexandria House! https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9239300 @romancelandia

weirdwriter , to Romancelandia group

For my friends and family in @romancelandia this is the only database of romance podcasts. I have absolutely no idea why podcast publishers keep trying to ignore romance as a genre you can categorize a podcast with, but enjoy! Most of these have a HEA but some have an HFN. https://www.theend.fyi/collection/love-is-in-on-the-air

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

I just love this free, digital, queer library! Fundraiser Update & NBC News! https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/blog/fundraiser-update-amp-nbc-news @bookstodon

weirdwriter , to audiobooks group

Season 1 - Jessica's Journey https://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-1-jessica-s-journey--60280844 @smutstodon @audiobooks

weirdwriter , to Romance Books

Just finished Iron Flame, part 1, and the Graphic Audio version had me hooked! I like it better than the one made by Recorded Books, but so can't wait for part 2 to come out! Although, a few romance writing quibbles with this one, like the chase, and the payoff, I still think Violet didn't get what she needed from Xaden Riorson confession at the end, but still, highly recommend! There are some ways the eBook is written though, with the italics, that I feel weren't captured via audio but I didn't stop reading! https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-empyrean-2-iron-flame-1-of-2.html @romancelandia @romancebooks

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

Sharing again because I haven't found a place to get clear, ongoing, coverage about book bans and book censorship. The Literary Activism newsletter is moving to this RSS feed. https://bookriot.com/category/literary-activism/feed/ # @books @bookstodon

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

Forget Medium and Substack, this writer made 40 websites to tell a mystery story. I don’t exactly know where to start the mystery, but you can read about the project at https://dansinker.com/posts/2024-05-10-doesntexist/ @bookstodon

weirdwriter , to audiobooks group

Neat! A writing with Inform that's free to all! https://rcveeder.net/wiab/ @audiobooks

weirdwriter , to Romance Books

The Graphic Audio version of Iron Flame is out and I I've canceled all my web development gigs this week as a result! https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-empyrean-2-iron-flame-1-of-2.html @romancelandia @romancebooks

weirdwriter , to bookstodon group

If you wanna buy and or download all of my Trunk writing so far, buy the bundle here. I'll update the book as I create more fiction stuff. The good thing is, when you buy it once, all future updates to the book are free! https://leanpub.com/trunkwriting/ @bookstodon

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