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Paulette Kennedy
@pkennedywrites.bsky.social
Gothic word witch. Ozarkian in L.A.

Next up:
THE ARTIST OF BLACKBERRY GRANGE (5/1/25)

THE TWO DEATHS OF LILLIAN CARMICHAEL (2026)

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Sometimes I think about how all of my major zodiac placements are cardinal signs and what this says about me (and my ambition).

Today, I’m very much in my Aries midheaven and shit is getting DONE
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#HiveMentor AMA Q5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before?

@writehive.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#HiveMentor AMA Q4:

What topics would you not be the best mentor for? (Due to conflicts or overlaps with your current writing, or elements that would not be a good fit for you.)

@writehive.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#HiveMentor AMA Q3: What are you looking for in a mentee or a manuscript?

@writehive.bsky.social #writehive
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#HiveMentor AMA, Q2: What's your favorite book you've read recently?

THE DRAVENHEARST BRIDES by Lindsay Barrett, about an heiress who enters into a marriage of convenience with the scion of an ailing bourbon distillery. It’s like Crimson Peak in bluegrass country!

@writehive.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
✨I'm so pleased to be returning as a 2026 mentor with @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor! Scroll to check out my MSWL here, and important dates for the program. You can learn more at: writehive.org/writehive-me...

And check out our fun AMAs in the week to come!
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
✨It's time for the @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor AMA! Here's my answere for Q1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tonight is one of those sad emo nights where I wish I still had a piano so I could work my big feelings out with music
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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High praise for GODFESTATION from @pkennedywrites.bsky.social! Thank you so much! This Appalachian weird horror novella arrives in August 2026 via @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social. Read more: jendiagammon.com/godfestation/

#Appalachia #Appalachian #Appalachianwriters #southernfiction #horror #folklore
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I’m a handful of knives and an underground fire burning the soles of your feet
August 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I might make BlueSky my totally unhinged say anything social media outlet because no one really knows I’m here anyway and the algorithm sucks
August 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
TOMORROW! 8/7 at 4pm PT/7pm ET join me and bestselling author Jane Healey on IG Live for a conversation about her new novel, THE WOMEN OF ARLINGTON HALL, about a female codebreaker who puts her future and her heart on the line in a stirring novel about love, loyalty, betrayal, and Cold War spy games
August 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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It awesome to see two of my favorite writers in Asheville tonight! @pkennedywrites.bsky.social is one of most thoughtful and badass gothic writers you’ll ever meet and Emily Carpenter’s GOTHICTOWN has me in its teeth. I also got to meet Rochelle Weinstein and Audrey Ingram!
July 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’ll be in Asheville, NC on Wednesday evening with fellow authors Rochelle Weinstein, Emily Carpenter and Audrey Ingram for an event sponsored by Malaprop’s Bookstore and Asheville Literary Society. Event is free, at Bal Harbour Shops Pop-Up

Details: www.balharbourshopspopup.com/asheville/ev...
July 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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July 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Thank you so much to author Paulette Kennedy for including Vanishing Daughters on this list in CrimeReads —THE MAGIC OF CROSS-GENRE GOTHIC FICTION.

“Pelayo has crafted a genre-bending masterpiece that pulls you into a waking dream—or nightmare—and doesn’t let go.”

crimereads.com/magic-cross-...
The Magic of Cross-Genre Gothic Fiction
“What genre is this?” It’s a question many modern readers ask when they encounter Gothic fiction for the first time. With elements of mystery, suspense, and the supernatural, Gothic fiction holds a…
crimereads.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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For US citizens entering the US. According to this woman, you still have a chance to be detained. She said in her comment section, that this happened in Miami.
May 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Writer’s Digest featured me last week. Here’s the interview:

www.writersdigest.com/paulette-ken...
May 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I am stunned and honored by this gorgeous review!
May 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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In the mood for something Gothic? We've got @pkennedywrites.bsky.social with THE ARTIST OF BLACKBERRY GRANGE for you wherever you podcast!

Join Sley House Presents for a discussion of the book, and a conversation about how the book presents dialogue on caretaking, aging, art, and more. (Right now!)
May 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s my launch day! 🥂
THE ARTIST OF BLACKBERRY GRANGE is now available in all formats!
May 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM