Tag: romantasy

S.O. Callahan on Right Here Write Queer

A new episode of Right Here, Write Queer just dropped! You can listen in your favorite podcast app.

Today’s episode features S.O. Callahan, author of the historical fantasy novel Fella Enchanted and co-author of Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms. We chat about co-writing, connection through character creation, and the inspiration in a happily-ever-after.

Our other episodes will introduce you to…

• Tess Carletta, cozy magical-realism author of Kit & Basie and its recently-released sequel, Patchwork.
• Sarah Wallace, author of the Regency fantasy novel Letters to Half Moon Street and co-author of Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
• Noah Hawthorne (also writing as Aelina Isaacs), author of the fantasy novel Phantom and Rook: When An Immortal Falls In Love With A Witch as well as The Rebel Foxes: The Sirione Chronicles: The Dome.
• Luna Daye, author of the epic high fantasy series The Thoraius Saga and the romantasy series The Fated Fae.
• Carolina Cruz, author of the gothic horror romance Blood in the Water and the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin.
• Sarah Whalen, author of the contemporary ace romance novel This Doesn’t Mean Anything.
• R.K. Ashwick, fantasy author of the Lutesong series and A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit
• and me, Sebastian Nothwell!

Our intro episodes will be rapid-releasing every Monday-Wednesday-Friday, and our regular topic episodes will come out every week after that.

This project has been many months in the making and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share it with you – thank you for listening!

RK Ashwick on Right Here Write Queer

A new episode of Right Here, Write Queer just dropped! You can listen in your favorite podcast app.

Today’s episode features R.K. Ashwick, fantasy author of the Lutesong series and A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit. We chat about catharsis through character development, building stories around your passions, and cozy inspiration.

Our other episodes will introduce you to…

• S.O. Callahan, author of the historical fantasy novel Fella Enchanted and co-author of Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
• Tess Carletta, cozy magical-realism author of Kit & Basie and its recently-released sequel, Patchwork.
• Sarah Wallace, author of the Regency fantasy novel Letters to Half Moon Street and co-author of Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
• Noah Hawthorne (also writing as Aelina Isaacs), author of the fantasy novel Phantom and Rook: When An Immortal Falls In Love With A Witch as well as The Rebel Foxes: The Sirione Chronicles: The Dome.
• Luna Daye, author of the epic high fantasy series The Thoraius Saga and the romantasy series The Fated Fae.
• Carolina Cruz, author of the gothic horror romance Blood in the Water and the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin.
• Sarah Whalen, author of the contemporary ace romance novel This Doesn’t Mean Anything.
• and me, Sebastian Nothwell!

Our intro episodes will be rapid-releasing every Monday-Wednesday-Friday, and our regular topic episodes will come out every week after that.

This project has been many months in the making and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share it with you – thank you for listening!

Ch. 2 – Vampires Vampires Vampires on Patreon!

Chapter Two of Vampires Vampires Vampires , a M/M/M Victorian vampire romance, is up on Patre♡n!

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The dark eyes swept over Malory’s frame, casting lingering glances like caresses on his collar, throat, and mouth, before the beatific smile returned to those handsome lips as they murmured, “Perhaps we may find some more amicable means of settling accounts.”

Malory opened his mouth. No words emerged. His mind had filled with notions he dared not speak. Notions which the stranger surely hadn’t intended. He shut his jaw, swallowed hard, and tried again. “I shall return on the morrow. If I find you here then…”

He had intended for the words to sound like a threat. But as the dark eyes before him lit up with intrigue, he realized they had emerged more in the shape of a promise.

“Return whenever you like,” Talfryn replied. “The hour matters not—I keep rather odd hours myself. You shall find me just as ready after nightfall as in the broad light of day. If not moreso.”

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chaper will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)

See you on Patre♡n!

Luna Daye on Right Here Write Queer

A new episode of Right Here, Write Queer just dropped! You can listen in your favorite podcast app.

Today’s episode features Luna Daye, author of the epic high fantasy series The Thoraius Saga and the romantasy series The Fated Fae. We discuss discuss character-driven storytelling, visceral reader reactions, and the symbiotic relationship between metal music and fantasy novels.

Our other episodes will introduce you to…

• Carolina Cruz, author of the gothic horror romance Blood in the Water and the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin.
• Sarah Whalen, author of the contemporary ace romance novel This Doesn’t Mean Anything.
• R.K. Ashwick, fantasy author of the Lutesong series and A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit.
• S.O. Callahan, author of the historical fantasy novel Fella Enchanted and co-author of Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
• Tess Carletta, cozy magical-realism author of Kit & Basie and its recently-released sequel, Patchwork.
• Sarah Wallace, author of the Regency fantasy novel Letters to Half Moon Street and co-author of Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms.
• Noah Hawthorne (also writing as Aelina Isaacs), author of the fantasy novel Phantom and Rook: When An Immortal Falls In Love With A Witch as well as The Rebel Foxes: The Sirione Chronicles: The Dome.
• and me, Sebastian Nothwell!

Our intro episodes will be rapid-releasing every Monday-Wednesday-Friday for the next three weeks, and our regular topic episodes will come out every week after that.

This project has been many months in the making and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share it with you – thank you for listening!

Sarah Wallace on Right Here Write Queer

The second episode of Right Here, Write Queer just dropped! You can listen in your favorite podcast app.

Today’s episode features Sarah Wallace, author of the Regency fantasy series Meddle & Mend and co-author of Breeze Spells & Bridegrooms. We discuss found family, co-writing, and queer happily-ever-afters with and without romance.

Our other episodes will introduce you to…

  • Noah Hawthorne (also writing as Aelina Isaacs), author of the fantasy series Take Me To Iverbourne and Adventures in Levena as well as the standalone novel The Rebel Foxes.
  • Luna Daye, author of the epic high fantasy series The Thoraius Saga and the romantasy series The Fated Fae.
  • Carolina Cruz, author of the horror romance Blood in the Water and the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin.
  • Sarah Whalen, author of the contemporary ace romance novel This Doesn’t Mean Anything.
  • RK Ashwick, fantasy author of the Lutesong series and the Side Quest Row series.
  • S. O. Callahan, author of the historical fantasy series Fella Enchanted and co-author of Breeze Spells & Bridegrooms.
  • Tess Carletta, cozy magical-realism author of Kit & Basie and its recently-released sequel, Patchwork.
  • and me, Sebastian Nothwell!

Our intro episodes will be rapid-releasing every Monday-Wednesday-Friday for the next three weeks, and our regular topic episodes will come out every week after that.

This project has been many months in the making and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share it with you – thank you for listening!

Right Here Write Queer – feat. Tess Carletta

RightHereWriteQueer

The first episode of Right Here, Write Queer just dropped! You can listen in your favorite podcast app.

Today’s episode features Tess Carletta. She’s the author of Kit & Basie and its recently-released sequel, Patchwork. We chat about cozy magical realism, how to apply theatre techniques to writing novels, and crafting an aspirational world. You can connect with Tess and her work at her website: tesscarletta.com

Future episodes will introduce you to…

  • Sarah Wallace, author of the Regency fantasy series Meddle & Mend and co-author of Breeze Spells & Bridegrooms.
  • Noah Hawthorne (also writing as Aelina Isaacs), author of the fantasy series Take Me To Iverbourne and Adventures in Levena as well as the standalone novel The Rebel Foxes.
  • Luna Daye, author of the epic high fantasy series The Thoraius Saga and the romantasy series The Fated Fae.
  • Carolina Cruz, author of the horror romance Blood in the Water and the fantasy series The Creed of Gethin.
  • Sarah Whalen, author of the contemporary ace romance novel This Doesn’t Mean Anything.
  • RK Ashwick, fantasy author of the Lutesong series and the Side Quest Row series.
  • S. O. Callahan, author of the historical fantasy series Fella Enchanted and co-author of Breeze Spells & Bridegrooms.
  • and me, Sebastian Nothwell!

Our intro episodes will be rapid-releasing every Monday-Wednesday-Friday for the next two weeks, and our regular topic episodes will come out every week after that.

This project has been many months in the making and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share it with you – thank you for listening!

Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold – Ch. 35 up on Patreon!

Scene 35 of Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold is up on Patre♡n! Wherein we reach the conclusion of this romantasy.

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Newspapers lay scattered across the table. Aubrey glimpsed a few headlines—ARTEMIS ARRESTED and A ROYAL SLAYING amongst them, before Lindsey swept them aside into an untidy pile and stacked books atop them to keep them folded.

“Don’t look at those,” Lindsey added, a little unnecessarily, as he returned to Aubrey.

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Did you want more Aubrey and Lindsey – but in a whole new world?

Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them.

A new scene will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm) (90k)

See you on Patre♡n!

Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold – Ch. 34 up on Patreon!

Scene 34 of Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold is up on Patre♡n! Wherein a duel is fought.

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Someone screamed.

Lindsey whirled.

Carlisle stood by the open pistol case. His clothes had torn in his escape from the clutches of the guards who even now surged to retake him. He had a dueling pistol in his hand. He raised it.

Chartreuse flashed between them as Emmeline leapt for his arm.

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Did you want more Aubrey and Lindsey – but in a whole new world?

Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them.

A new scene will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm) (90k)

See you on Patre♡n!

Research Reads – Oak King Holly King

For Oak King Holly King, I had to revisit all of my previous Victorian research because I decided to set it fifty years earlier than Mr Warren’s Profession and Hold Fast – which meant all the details I’d taken for granted (trains, telegrams, electricity, etc.) had vanished. However, I also got to dip back into the medieval era, which was a treat. Most of the folklore and magic research I did online, so it’s under-represented in this particular photo.

Books shown here include…
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens – a book which inspired not just Oak King Holly King, but also Mr Warren’s Profession and Hold Fast. I don’t think Dickens would approve of what I’ve done, lol.
• The Victorian City by Judith Flanders – being half history of 19th century London and half biography of Dickens made this very useful for Oak King Holly King in particular.
• Consuming Passions by Judith Flanders
• The Time-Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
• The Medieval Underworld by Andrew McCall
• The London Underworld in the Victorian Period by Henry Mayhew and Others – available for free on Project Gutenberg.
• How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
• Food and Cooking in Victorian England by Andrea Broomfield
• Daily Life in Victorian England by Sally Mitchell
• Inside the Victorian Home by Judith Flanders

Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold – Ch. 33 up on Patreon!

Scene 33 of Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold is up on Patre♡n! Wherein Aubrey has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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“Is there anything particular you’d like…?”

Aubrey found it very difficult to think of anything particular. Or to work up much of an appetite. Still, when he forced himself to consider what he wanted, he discovered a half-formed answer, which he supposed better than nothing. “Watercress.”

Lindsey blinked. “Watercress?”

Only when he heard it echoed back to him in Lindsey’s crisp aristocratic accent did Aubrey realize his folly. A whole world of culinary riches laid out before him—anything and everything available at a prince’s beck and call—and he’d asked for poor man’s bread. And yet the cold comfort of the familiar was all he wanted.

Aubrey swallowed down his humiliation and nodded.

Against all odds, Lindsey did not laugh at him.

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Did you want more Aubrey and Lindsey – but in a whole new world?

Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them.

A new scene will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm) (90k)

See you on Patre♡n!