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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 2h

Don't worry. I won't blow my 87p all at once!

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 3h

Holy smoke! I sold a book on Draft2Digital.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Just bc a book contains a protagonist between 10 and 30, especially a female protagnoist, doesn't mean it's YA. Just bc the book is written by a woman (or someone you incorrectly assume is a woman), doesn't make it YA. Just bc a book is fun, written colloquially, or has romance doesn't make it YA.

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · 9h

Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/11/p...
Congratulations to @jennikeer.bsky.social on publication day. Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for the heads up. 💙📚#booksky

Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks

I’m delighted to wish Jenni Keer ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of her latest novel The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House. Jenni writes historical romances often with …

jillsbookcafe.blog

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 9h

Today is Bookshop Day, a day to celebrate ALL bookshops on our high streets.

Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.

Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.

#bookshopday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 11h

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 1d

Today's newsletter is about the patterns in fake book club and other scam emails sent to authors.

How to spot an author scam email

I’ve grumbled enough on social media about the rise in AI-generated scam emails that now, more than one of my author friends has sent an email to me, asking...

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 1d

Nominated for the RoNA Romantic Comedy award 2023!

- Secret identities
- A love square with only 2 people
- entrepreneur heroine
- soft nerdy hero
- computer game shenanigans

PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL

Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry. Hope you're both okay.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 1d

Nominated for the RoNA Romantic Comedy award 2023!

- Secret identities
- A love square with only 2 people
- entrepreneur heroine
- soft nerdy hero
- computer game shenanigans

PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 3d

-small town romance
-second chance (love after loss)
-enemies (ish) to lovers
-looking after a teenager when there's no phone signal!
-family loyalty is complicated

Belonging - a ##romance ##novella ##britishromance

www.books2read.com/u/bzPAZq

Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 4d

Want a FREE BOOK?
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family

GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 4d

- New adult romance
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017

Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 4d

Morrisons have started selling Beef and Pork Mince.
I mean, 'Bork mince' was right there ... Missed opportunity.

a chef says bork bork bork while cooking in a kitchen

ALT: a chef says bork bork bork while cooking in a kitchen

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Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne @rflong.bsky.social · 5d

Today I am on the Off The Shelf Podcast talking about all things writing, romance, Romantasy and the Bournemouth Romance Writing Festival (17th/18th October).

open.spotify.com/episode/2tO1...

137. R. F. Long, Author

open.spotify.com

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Alana Oxford @alanaoxford.bsky.social · 6d

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 6d

Fancy a trip to France?

Why not accompany Ellie on That Holiday In France - a light hearted ##romcom set in sunny France (with a little bit in Yorkshire).
- summer wedding
- camping
- bookworm hero
- tiny puddings!

https://books2read.com/THIFrance

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 7d

Remembering FOR NO REASON AT ALL today, News Quiz writers rooms where it was always impressed upon us that we had to be as sure as possible that information on the stories we covered were verifiable as 'there will be people who get all their news from our little teatime panel show'

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 7d

She's absolutely right!
It's just a silly, silly situation where people love the books, publishers make money from books, yet the people who write the things aren't valued at all.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, I'm not intending to stop. It's just ridiculous that we're simultaneously expected to treat it like a profession, but also like a hobby.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks. Sounds like a no for me (but I will check reviews just in case)

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 8d

There is that, yes.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 8d

What kind of horror, please?
(I can cope with folk horror)
I'm here for awkward romance though.

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 8d

Ridiculous, isn't it?

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Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter @jeevanicharika.bsky.social · 8d

It's not sustainable. The only way seems to be to beg for patronage like in olden days.
Then we're back to 'it's not what you know/ what skill you have; it'd who you know'

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