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Kathlene Brown

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Fantasy Writer & Editor | Mom to 3 tweens | Hoarder of books & half-finished crochet projects https://linktr.ee/kathlenebrown

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Feb 12

STAR-CROSS'D is a YA contemporary fantasy reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET which combines the romantic magic of DIVINE RIVALS with a GOSSIP GIRL world of wealth, paparazzi, and family obligations.

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F

An Agent's Guide to STAR-CROSS'D, a YA contemporary fantasy that's complete at 98,000 words. The tagline reads 'Divided by Family. Connected by Magic.'

The Pitch: Juno Capulet enjoys a life of luxury and influence, thanks to her family's anti-magic tech empire. But beneath her flawless image lies a damaging secret: A volatile magic recently ignited in her veins. When she uses it to save Ronan Montague, the alluring heir to CapTech's only rival, her secret threatens to destroy her and her family. Bur she finds an unexpected ally in Ronan, who sees through her Social Feed facade and has dangerous secrets of his own.

As Juno and Ronan uncover their families' dark past, they are swept up in a forbidden attraction, one that connects them to an ancient darkness. With Juno's power threatening to consume them both, they must find a way to control the magic before it--or her family's tech--tears Juno apart.

Tropes: Found Family, Secret Romance, Hidden Magic, He Falls First, Society Obsessed with Tech, and Forbidden Alliance

Comps: DIVINE RIVALS (Epic Love & Connected by Magic), GOSSIP GIRL (World of Wealth & Complex Families), and THE DIVIDING SKY (Corporation & Technological Control)

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · 23d

September was a dream: My first publication, Crimson Ink, came out in Spellbound. Thank you for celebrating with me. Community is the real magic.

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · 29d

Publication is thrilling, but the writing journey never stops. Back to drafting my Brontë/Poe gothic fantasy + querying my R&J retelling.

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 21

I'm so glad you finished it! Reading old stories is such a different experience, isn't it??

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 18

I still haven't read the Greatcoats. 🫣 Maybe this is the season for it!

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 18

Crisp air, blankets, candles, pumpkins… 🍂 Fall is my favorite season, and nothing pairs with it better than books. What’s on your autumn TBR, and what should I add to mine?

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thanks for sharing!

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thanks, as always, for the support! 🙂

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 16

It’s here. ✨ My first publication ever, Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale, is out today in the SPELLBOUND anthology. Thank you for celebrating this dream with me. 🖤 Please like and share to help this first-time author! Purchase links (and free eBook!) can be found here: https://linktr.ee/kathlenebrown

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 14

Check out @writerjennshaw.bsky.social's lovely post about SPELLBOUND, our anthology releasing on Tuesday: open.substack.com/pub/musingsi...

And if you'd like to help a new author, please share, add to Goodreads, or preorder now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQB1GXJ1

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Fluid Fates, Inevitable Impossibilities

Teasers for an upcoming anthology

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 9

It will be available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. I'm awaiting preorder links from the publisher and will post ASAP!

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 9

Next week! My debut story Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale releases in Spellbound. Blood-bound magic. Gothic Brontës. A door best left shut.

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's International Literacy Day! Books were my first love, and I'm still a library kid at heart. What's one book that made you fall in love with reading?

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 5

Branwell Brontë’s gift wasn’t writing — it was magic.
My debut story Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale appears soon in Spellbound.

#Booksky #FantasyWriters

Text on torn paper reading "His sisters might have been better at writing, but Branwell Bronte was always better at magic" with "Crimson Ink: A Bronte Tale Coming soon in Spellbound" below on a gothic, moor-like background.

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · Sep 3

Just 6 years ago anti-vaxxers were a laughable fringe group. Now their victory is so total they're setting government policy. This is like if schools started teaching Flat Earth. A complete failure of education and science comms. Kids will die because we couldn't convince their parents of the truth.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Florida is set to end all state vaccine mandates, the state surgeon general announced today

DeSantis and Ladapo to ‘end all vaccine mandates in Florida law’

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move in Hillsborough County on Wednesday.

www.miamiherald.com

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · Sep 3

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"

That's... usually not the case!

In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.

We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?

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"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Sep 3

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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Debbie Cribb Owens @cribbowens.bsky.social · Sep 2

The past is set in stone
The events of tomorrow
#Elude my attempts
To see or manipulate
To any real extent
All of my power
Is here and now
In this moment only
Can I make a difference
Only in the present
Can I be grateful
Gracious
Abundantly alive
#vss365

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Sep 1

September always feels like the first page of a new story: routines return, creativity stirs, and fall coziness calls. 🍂 What are you looking forward to this month?

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Aug 30

It totally is! When I read Emma years ago, that's what really helped me get into it... Finding the Clueless bits that matched. 🙂

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Aug 29

I love the side characters in that one -- Miss Bates, Mr Knightley, Mr Elton. I also love watching Emma blunder through her life, which is refreshing. (Have you seen any of the movies or Clueless? That sometimes helps me get into the story...)

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Aug 29

A literary family. A blood-inked magic. A doorway that should have stayed closed.
My first published story, Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale, is coming soon in Spellbound!

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Text on torn paper reads: "A literary family. A magic inked in blood. A doorway that should have remained closed." Below, "Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale" and "Coming soon in Spellbound" with a dark, mysterious background.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Aug 28

It shouldn't be up to American children to save each other from getting shot.

It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place.

Ban assault weapons again now.

NBC News Chicago headline: 5th grader says friend saved him before getting shot in Minneapolis church shooting

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Aug 27

I know! I'm gobbling it up. I haven't read anything like this in a while

Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Aug 27

✍️ Midweek Check-in: 4,271 words written so far this week. Also, this book is giving me life (and major WIP inspiration). I love when a story reminds you why you write.

📚💙 #amwriting

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Kathlene Brown @kathlenebrown.bsky.social · Aug 27

Will check out your channel tomorrow! 🙂