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George Dunn @georgesreads.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

“The Brides,” by @charlottecross.bsky.social feels as though it has been stored for a century in a dusty writing desk before being pressed into my eager hands. A reverent and rebellious Dracula prequel well worth your time. March 19th @torbooksuk.bsky.social July 7th @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Synopsis: 'Come to me, and be mine for eternity'1884. When Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt, her secret love, Lucy, hurr ...

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Paul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Updating today’s lecture now that it’s October.

Peter Cushing: ‘The whispered word is vampire.’ From ‘Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires.’

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

A blank page is well-known to be terrifying. Today, I would like to argue that one hundred and ninety-one very definitely not blank pages covered in text which you, their creator, now need to edit might just be worse. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing

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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Ah, that's better... [breathe]

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

It's finally here! Tor have revealed the cover for my debut novel! The Brides is feminist gothic horror about the three women who became the 'brides' of Dracula, and the fourth who managed to escape... Out 19th March 2026. Preorder now! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #CoverReveal #DebutNovel

The cover of a gothic horror novel, titled The Brides by author Charlotte Cross. The tagline reads 'Before Dracula, there were...' Red text on a black background with a white image of a veiled bride staring upwards above, and a lace border.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Went out, got rained on, and now I have a cold. I feel like a Jane Austen character. How Mrs Bennet expected Jane Bennet to catch a husband while full of phlegm I can't imagine. #AmReading

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This new piece by Emma Darwin on writing about places spoke to my soul, and to the second draft of my second novel. Thanks Emma! @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Fair warning to autumn: I am going to wring every last drop of serotonin out of your withered little husk of a carcass this year

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

After the wild weirdness of writing a first draft followed by a month-long lie down on the carpet, it's time to edit. Send tea and biscuits. And cat treats for my assitant. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

A very fluffy and very sleepy ginger cat lies on his side on a blanket on a bed, showing his extremely fluffy belly.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

POYUMS has had me by the throat since February 2024. It deserves every award.

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Kate Halena @katehalena.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

There is no ‘right’ way to write a book. There is only your way. The one that makes you excited, curious, and just a little obsessed. Follow that path. #WritingCommunity 💫

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

How to get in the right headspace to write your novel about female rage: Get out your well-loved and slightly bashed-about copy of POYUMS by Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social and read until you feel your blood begin to boil.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Sir, you are supposed to be helping me work on the copyedits for my debut novel, in which you make a cameo, but instead you are snoring. This is very rude. #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

A fluffy ginger and white cat with a little pink nose is asleep on a grey blanket.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Heroic copyeditor working on my debut novel: 'I'm not sure what you mean here, could you please clarify?' Me, after twenty minutes of staring at the offending sentence: '...Not a clue, sorry.' #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Care and keeping of writers: Do not leave your writer alone when visiting a ruined castle on a dreich February evening. They will make up a little story in their head and terrify themselves, and need calming down with tea and biscuits. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Writers on social media vs writers in actual life.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Did I rearrange my study instead of trying to write a chapter that is fighting back? Yes. Did I then have tea and cake to fortify me for renewed battle? Also yes. Sometimes you just have to step away, because otherwise you'll chuck your laptop out of the window. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I'm concerned about my writing buddy's commitment to helping my morale during the drafting process. He keeps nodding off. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #CatsOfBluesky

Sleepy ginger cat, with adorable little while paws.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

weatherman: avoid going outside today if you can me, on the couch under three blankets and two cats, elbow deep in a bag of peanut-butter pretzels with 12 seasons of Murder-She-Wrote queued up: okay

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

As much as I love history, 36 hours with a broken boiler in the middle of a Scottish winter has shown me just how miserable I would be in any time period other than this one.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Does anyone else have a writing outfit/item of clothing, which, when you put it on, suddenly wakes up all your creativity? If someone could please tell me whether this is normal, that would be great. #WritingCommunity

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I've never set a reading goal, but this year I decided to count how many books I read just for fun. So far it's fifty-eight, but one of them was War and Peace so that counts for an extra seven hundred and forty-two.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The most accurate picture of me ever taken.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 27/11/2024

Hey there... are you having a hard time writing right now? There's a lot of that right now. Weird, right? So I'd like to offer you my Barriers to Writing class for free. This is about all the non-writing things that get between you and writing. www.patreon.com/posts/free-c...

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Free Class: Barriers to Writing | Mary Robinette Kowal

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — there to be loved and squeezed and read and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Did I wake up at 3.30am to watch the last Eras tour show? Yes I did. Have I had a lot of caffeine? *vibrates*

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

A lot of people are saying the stormy weather is a good day for writing, which is completely correct, but unfortunately it is also a good day for reading...oops. #WritingCommunity #AmReading

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I’m not currently reading Agatha Christie by a crackling fireplace on a snowy day whilst indulging in multiple cups of tea and freshly-baked scones, so no, I’m afraid your email didn’t “find me well”.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I'm jealous of my cat. His day involves having a lot of little naps in various cosy locations, tootling round the garden, and snacking. I, however, must toil away at the word factory to keep him in salmon treats.

A fluffy ginger and white cat stares up at the camera, waiting for the viewer to give him a salmon treat.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

When I say I want a home library I mean I want thousands of books in my house and also everyone shutup

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

So excited to share this! My debut novel THE BRIDES tells the story of the three women who became the brides of Dracula, and the one who got away. Coming April 2026!

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Pastoral Fantasies is here! Oh my goodness, now Bluesky has everything I need! If anyone else needs a treat for their Wednesday, or any day follow: @apastoraldream.bsky.social

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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

How many times do we need to explain that whilst it may LOOK like the inventory of a small library, it is in fact our Christmas wish list ✨

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Thoughts about tax, from someone who has never had to worry about self-employed taxes before: *long drawn-out distant screaming*

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I love that we're doing introductions - so polite! I'm an English author living in a lightly haunted house in Scotland, with my partner and our opinionated ginger cat. I write speculative gothic-esque novels, and my debut will be out in April 2026. Pic of the cat in question.

A fluffy ginger and white cat with a pink nose is asleep on a blanket.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

So this is BlueSky! I've been here since this morning and have only seen wholesome posts about books, libraries, art, and cats. I like it here, and I'm delighted to contribute a photo of my cat/writing supervisor/Chief Morale Officer.

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