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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author

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Author of Queer, Trans & Nonbinary Romance They/She/He | 🩷💜💙 | 🇨🇦🍁 | Big fan of Queer Joy, spooky stuff & the hobbit life 🍄🌿🧺 THISTLEWOOD HOUSE available now! www.robinpine.com

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 25

✨RELEASE DAY!!✨

Publishing is weird right now. The world is fraught — including the publishing world — but today, my gay little romance book about Autistic and Trans joy is out there. And I’m celebrating! 🍾

Read it now: www.robinpine.com/books/thistl... #booksky #books #newrelease #romancebooks

Release Day image for Thistlewood House by Robin Pine. Over a background of a field sparkling with morning dew, the book cover features a handsome twink with long auburn hair, a reddish plaid shirt, and a hint of a smile, beneath the green leaves of a tree. Text on the cover reads: Thistlewood House. Robin Pine. A Marrow Creek Romance.

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · 14d

Happy Spooky Month!! 👻🎃💀

🎶 It's the most wonderful time of the year... 🎶

a man wearing a mask is sitting in a chair reading a book .

Alt: The villain of the Halloween movie franchise, Michael Myers, sits in a fancy old chair reading a book.

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · 14d

Happy Book Birthday! 🎃🎉

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · 21d

Hey authors - who's self-publishing serialized fiction (especially romance)? What platforms are you on? Any recommendations? #writing #writingcommunity #writesky

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · 22d

Reminder: Bisexuality means attraction to two OR MORE genders. It's an inclusive umbrella term, y'all.

I hope all my fellow bi babes had a good #BisexualAwarenessWeek and I wish you a very safe and fabulous #BisexualVisibilityDay 🩷💜💙✨

Over a background of the bisexual pride flag (pink, purple and blue) are two photos: on the left is David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King in ‘Labyrinth’, and on the right is Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in ‘Aliens.’ Text reads: “How was I meant to be anything but bisexual with these two running around?”

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Sep 2

First day of senior kindergarten for my lil' guy! ✏️✨ As a writer, feeling super pumped to get my work days back. As an autistic parent, feeling super squirrelly about the transition lol (he's not in my protective bubble anymore - eep!). ❤️

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Aug 27

My WIP’s MMC1 (Griffin, who eats up his scenes in Thistlewood House) is such a savvy Sunshine, I wish he was my friend IRL. This is the true writer’s dilemma. 😅 #WIPWednesday #writing

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Aug 9

Do you like your MM Romance served with smol twink tops and tall twunk bottoms? If so, you're in luck! THISTLEWOOD HOUSE is out now. 🏳️‍⚧️💖

Grab it here: www.robinpine.com/books/thistl...

#booksky #books #transbooks #romancebooks #newrelease

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Aug 6

Thanks for the info! I'm not really familiar with Bookvault, so I'll look into them. 👍

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Aug 5

Any authors have a recommendation for a paperback printer that can ship from Canada? Trying desperately to find an Amazon alternative that's also affordable. 🤔 #writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · Jul 27

If you want to keep selling on Itch, I highly recommend changing your payment method to "Direct to you". This won't protect you from censorship but will keep Itch from seizing any money you have already legally earned.

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 27

Funds are typically frozen while an investigation is underway until the situation is resolved. But if there's no resolution/no appeal, then what happens? Do they hold the funds indefinitely? The lack of clarity around this point in particular is astounding.

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 27

And if they DON'T mean they're going to just keep any funds earned, they REALLY have to hire someone else to start wording things for them. Elsewhere in the text, they reference funds being refunded or frozen... well, which is it? Those are two different things.

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 27

I wanted to give Itch some benefit of the doubt, but this is so draconian. What if they make a mistake?

On the idea that they had to comply with the payment processors to survive: WILL they though? Goodwill is gone. Trust is gone. This is like shooting your right foot to protect your left foot.

Zan (ze/they) 🇵🇸 | THE BLOOD DIVIDE out now! @zanwrites.bsky.social · Jul 26

not only are these new guidelines incredibly broad, but there's no wiggle room to appeal. itch can and will steal creators' money with no accessible form of recourse.

Our policy is not an invitation to push the boundaries of what is acceptable. Violations that result in administrative action are permanent with no chance of appeal. Any funds on the account will not be eligible for payout. There is no second chance.

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 26

My husband found the perfect cake at the store to celebrate the release of my gay AF romance book today!

Like this cake, my book has so many layers... 😝 Trans rep. Autism rep. Hot art/history nerd rep.

Grab THISTLEWOOD HOUSE here: www.robinpine.com/books/thistl...
#booksky #queerbooks #newrelease

Photo of a slice of 5-layer cake on a plate, of which each layer is a colour of the rainbow.

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 25

Thank you!! 🥳

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 25

I’m of the radical opinion that Trans and Autistic folks just like… deserve love? And to live Happily Ever After?

Anyway, my very trans and autistic MM Romance, THISTLEWOOD HOUSE, is out today. 😘 www.robinpine.com/books/thistl...

#booksky #queerbooks #newrelease

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 25

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 25

While I don't think Itch would survive the payment processors pulling out, and a small comfort is the fear that payouts are being withheld seems to be due to poor wording (do better, Itch??), I'm doubting my plan to make them my main shop when my content could be removed just for being queer. 😠

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 23

Can't believe my book baby is going live in only three days!! Here's a lil' sneak peek that's hot AND fraught. 😉

Learn more about my MM Romance THISTLEWOOD HOUSE here: www.robinpine.com/books/thistl... #booksky #books #queerbooks

Excerpt from Thistlewood House by Robin Pine. A screenshot of a page over a moody floral background. Text reads: “His lips give under mine deliciously, softer than I thought they’d be. His fingers creep up into my hair, tugging gently at my scalp, sending a shiver of pleasure up my spine.
My grip bites into his shoulders as I sink against him, clutching his jacket in my fists. When his body relaxes and his mouth slants deeper over mine, I can’t help releasing a faint whimper of need.
He breaks the kiss and pulls back to peer up at me with wide eyes. “I’m sorry,” he says. “I dunno what I was thinking. The moonshine might have gotten the better of me.”
“What?” I gasp, breathing hard. “No, I— I want this.”
But he stiffens and backs away. “I can’t, Rye,” he says, regret filling his eyes.”

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 22

Nice selection! 😍

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 22

Great choices! ✨

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 22

I made a cheeky little game! "Buy a Book Boyfriend: Moody Cottagecore Edition." If I had to pick only 5 (I want 'em all), it'd be: a, b, e, g, and j. What about you?

The boys of my MM Romance THISTLEWOOD HOUSE tick a few boxes... (www.robinpine.com/books/thistl...) #booksky #books #reading 🌈💜 🏳️‍⚧️💖

A text-based game for readers. Over a dark background of green leaves, text reads: "Buy a Book Boyfriend. Moody Cottagecore Edition. Each item is $1. You only have $5. What do you spend it on?" Then, below, more text reads: "a. Lives in a cottage in the woods. b. Bakes bread or makes jam. c. Has a cool animal companion. d. Is a professor or historian. e. Can rock a sexy waistcoat. f. Makes a mean cup of tea. g. Wears slutty little glasses. h. Owns a pocketwatch or walking stick. i. Writes stirring, romantic letters. j. Has a cozy reading nook."

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Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 21

This post format makes me lol every time. 🤣

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 18

For sure! It just makes sense to me - even though I'm autistic (and queer/trans) myself, I could still have blind spots. It's a valuable step in ensuring one's story is told with authenticity and respect. 🤓👍

Robin Pine 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Romance Author @robinpine.com · Jul 18

Getting feedback from my sensitivity readers has been lovely and affirming. Though I pulled from my own experiences, I wanted more looks at the queer/trans, autistic, and disablility rep. "It made me feel seen" is the best possible response for this author. 🥰 #booksky #writingcommunity #queersky

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