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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 21/09/2026

Very close to 100 books sold this month on Draft2Digital channels!! This is thanks to Queer Your eReader where I had a free book, and a 99p sale now on. The sale is still happening until 30th Sept, so go grab THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD while you can! books2read.com/u/bMNjW8 #Horror #BookSky 🌈📚💙😱📚🩸

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 19/09/2026

Haunted attic tax His step-mother: "when you go up to the attic, when you walk through the room to the train set, say hello & tell her who you are and what you are doing there, or there WILL be noises in the night. I am NOT joking. You will wake up to the sound of her coming down the attic stairs."

Fisheye lens view of an attic bedroom with bed, unmade, on a red rug with a small bookcase under tthe sloping eaves

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 19/09/2026

Industrial Folk Horror aesthetic

Forest of Dean Railway- forests in background on slope, water tower and shed behind a wooden fence with vintage signs in foreground

Pile of coal in foreground, water tower behind, forest in background

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 19/09/2026

Calling #HistFic writers and fellow nerds Had a great day out at Forest of Dean Railway today and took some lush photos of the telephone exchange. You can see it operating as you call the rotary phones on the desk.

Automatic telephone exchange switchboard with labels for 3 rotary phones, so you can operate them and see where to look as it connects the call to another phone

One of the black bakelite rotary phones on a polished brown desk. To call this phone from another one, dial 888, displayed in the middle of the dial

The section of the switchboard for phones 887 and 888, pale yellow boxes and lights and internal workings on display

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 15/09/2026

QUEER GOTHIC HORROR / BRITISH NEW WEIRD 🌈 📚 💙 😱 📚 🩸 📣 📚 THE CROWS is £1.99 on selected eBook platforms. THIRTEENTH is £1.99 on selected eBook platforms. THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is 99p until 30 Sept #Horror #Gothic #BookSky books.bookfunnel.com/pagham-on-sea

Screengrab of the Bundle with some of the books (not all) included: The Crows, Thirteenth, The Day We Ate Grandad, The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre & Other Stories (collected short stories plus novella), The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre (alone, novella) and The Reluctant Husband (novelette), and Overexposure (short story).

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 14/09/2026

Not-So-Comfortable September Reads - get your free dark fiction for the month here, and sign up for updates from the authors! #Horror #DiscountBooks #FreeBooks #SFF #ReaderSky #ReadSky #BookSky books.bookfunnel.com/notsocomfort...

Not all stories end in happily ever after.

From thrillers and mysteries to horror, sci-fi, and twisted tales that defy genre, these FREE dark reads are anything but comfortable. Available for a limited time!

Books featured in screenshot: Under the Roof by Angela Enos, Dismantling Vindictiveness by Lillian R. Melendez, and Mud Child a short story prequel by Haley Anna Marie.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 10/09/2026

Never thought I'd see the day I'd rank above a Chuck Tingle book. The Day We Ate Grandad is now #060 in LGBTQ+ Horror Fiction category on Amzn UK! Grab it anywhere (not just Amzn) for 99p: buy.bookfunnel.com/ioen86yt81 #Horror #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #QueerSFF #DiscountBooks 🌈📚😱🩸📚💙📣📚

The Day We Ate Grandad priced at 99p, with an orange 60 in the corner. Screenshot from Amazon UK site, LGBTQ+ Horror Fiction bestsellers, page 2.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 09/09/2026

Author Spotlight: British-Trinidadian author of Queer Apocalyptic Fiction, Disco Barrington cmrosens.com/2026/09/09/author-spot… @discobooks.bsky.social #BookSky

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 07/09/2026

This is why I can't watch horror with Himself [I made the mistake of telling him about Adorable Humans (2025) and he has Opinions about fairy tales] My review: letterboxd.com/cmrosens/fil...

Text messages screenshot that reads

the noise distracts from the quiet seeping certainty that comes out of the original stories
this is what I mean about the whole ‘not engaging with the grief in fairy stories’ thing, by making noise about other things you, as the film-maker, don’t have to deal with the absolute certainty of your own dissolution
in this essay i will

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 06/09/2026

From thrillers and mysteries to horror, sci-fi, and twisted tales that defy genre, these FREE dark reads are anything but comfortable. Available for a limited time!

Featured books are Against the Red Sky: Mission X by Kristen Illarmo, Moncton by E.J. Herald, and Dismantling Vindictiveness: A Novel by Lillian R. Melendez

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 05/09/2026

Join me at a virtual live author reading on Friday 02 Oct for Strong Women Strange Worlds, where you can hear me giving an 8min SFW reading from THIRTEENTH (Katy POV). FREE tickets. 5pm UK Time (BST/GMT+1) so convert to your own time zone. #SWSWQR 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

Strong Women, Strange Worlds presents A Quick Reads Group Author Reading of Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Free and open to anyone with an imagination! A black graphic with purple human figures reading, against a space background with the earth in the distance.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 03/09/2026

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 02/09/2026

Author Spotlight: Australian Noir / Crime Thriller Author Tony McFadden Check out Australian Crime Thriller, THE WRONG ONE, by Tony McFadden (he/him),… cmrosens.com/2026/09/02/author-spot… @TonyMcFaddenWrites.bsky.social #BookSky

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 30/08/2026

Reminder: you can download my writing workshop prompts and slides for free (or pay as you feel). These have been delivered at conferences with great feedback, so if you missed out on those events, you can catch up here. 🌈📚 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AuthorSky ko-fi.com/cmrosens/sho...

Writing Workshop: Designing a Hellscape - Fantasy Worldbuilding; graphic with decorative letters "C" and "M" for the author's initials.

Writing Workshop: Writing Queernormative Worlds; graphic with decorative letters "C" and "M" for the author's initials.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 19/07/2026

Big thanks to Corinthian Finn and the Penny Dreadful Hour Podcast for my tip on Ko-Fi! Podcast: www.patreon.com/pennydread Sarah Metyard, the murderous mitten-knitter (1762): cmrosens.com/2022/04/15/s...

Screengrab from my Ko-Fi page where people leave messages with their tips and I post the latest articles and fiction for members.

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Just a modest thank-you for your AWESOME treatment of the mitten-knitting murderesses story, which was super helpful in my research for a recent podcast episode!
CM Rosens: Oh wow! You're very welcome!

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 15/07/2026

Meet Canadian Dylan Madeley (he/him) and his fantasy novel, The Last Gift-Knight. Cover art by Jenn St-Onge. #FantasyBooks #no_ai #IndieAuthors #Fantasy #BookSky #AuthorInterview #AuthorSpotlight 💙📚🪐📚

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 01/07/2026

11) Jennifer's Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama boxd.it/1Efw

Jennifer's Body movie poster. Megan Fox as Jennifer, sitting on a desk with a short skirt and red heels. There is a hand sticking out of the desk lid, and the chalkboard behind her reads Hell Yes!

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 01/07/2026

Stolen. Get to know my favorite movies. For every like, I will post one movie I love.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 24/06/2026

#SmutPit #P IDs: #Aro #Que #Bix #Les Genres: #F #M #D YELEN & YELENA - Beauty & the Beast retelling with tetraphilia, bondage, and a sex worker FMC. m/f, f/f Beast stays a Beast and is fine with it. Dark Gothic Fantasy Buy Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/yaeabwh8zw 50% off on Itch

Yelen & Yelena by C.M. Rosens - not all curses can be broken. A dark toned forest with a woman's head and long brown hair superimposed onto it. She is listening to a trail of rose petals and orbs of light that dance by her ear on the wind.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 23/06/2026

I really hoped my publisher would do a Pride month social media post or something & include my books in it. I'm not sure if they have, so if not, did you know my books are queer and if you like queer Gothic Horror & Fantasy-Horror, you should try them 🌈📚💙😱📚🩸 ACE REP cmrosens-fiction.carrd.co

Thirteenth by CM Rosens - You can't choose your family but you can eat them. Accompanied by 3 5-star reviews.

The Day We Ate Grandad by C.M. Rosens. Three Possible Futures. To versions of the apocalypse. One chance to save the world. Accompanied by 3 5-star reviews.

The Crows by C.M. Rosens. A woman looking to escape her past. A house with a mind of its own. Accompanied by 3 5-star reviews.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 23/06/2026

Last few days to get BEST FRIENDS BURY BODIES at the Pride Sale price on all eBook platforms! Queer polyam midlife romance meets Midsomer Murders melodrama. 🌈📚🌶️💙📚📣 You can also find it on the 'Zon if you shop there. books2read.com/u/4AWZKJ #RomanceBooks #MysteryBooks #QueerBooks #PrideMonth

Best Friends Bury Bodies - title over a man playing guitar

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 08/06/2026

Sale ends in 9hrs!! Don't miss out on all these LGBTQ+ SFF books! In this bundle, you can grab 38 queer books, zines, and other publications for just $40! 🌈📚💙🪐📚📣 itch.io/b/3678/pride...

Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4 A Good Day To Pride Hard

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 05/06/2026

My media round-up for May! Everything I watched, listened to, and read over the previous month, with highlights and recommendations. #BookSky #FilmSky

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 01/06/2026

In this Itch bundle, it's 23 books for $10! Until 14 June only LGBTQ+ Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror books. itch.io/b/3721/lgbtq...

LGBTQ+ SFFH Bundle Itch.io Bundle 23 stories for $10

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 01/06/2026

It is a good day to Pride hard, friends! Share far and wide. You can get YELEN & YELENA in this bundle. 🌈📚💙 itch.io/b/3678/pride...

Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard
Only Dark Edges Katie L Caroll; Winds of Destruction Karen Lykkebo; A Life in
Too Many Margins S E Thomson; A Love Less Travelled E H Timms; A Touch of
Unicorn Magic Kit Muse; Act Like This Isnt Normal Vin Kiva; Adamere in Swan A
P Howell; Afterlight Tana Welsummer; Between Me You Moonlit Sea Linn Silver;
Child of the Sun Audrey Simmons; Commit to the Kick Tris Lawrence; Crystal
Gunslinger Oliver Laws; Dark Heart of Ilmoure Cara N Delaney; Darker Worlds
Argento nox; Errant Wings S Jean; Fattening Fantasies FatFuckingFox;
Fimbulvinters Fires A M Weald; Firewinds Accord David J Stuart; In Pursuit of M
Lachance J W Croemner; Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore; Lust and Found
Sylvie Helstaff; Manipulators War Elise Carlson; Mermans Delight Skyler
Nightshade; Moth Woods Amara Lynn; Physical Magic William C Tracy; Sweet
And Wild Alex Larkspur; The Dark Side of Super Matthew Siadak; The Dragons
Keeper Moira Carn; The Fall of the Rose Princess DCS; The Flowers of Time A L
Lester.webp' The Fractured Balance N A Soleil; The Lizards Dance Manyface;

The Night Fair Pax Asteriae; The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat Larre Bildeston;
The WineDark Sea Kris Madigan; Triple Strike G M Gray; Yelen and Yelena C M Rosens

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 01/06/2026

May Writing Round-up! I haven't done a lot of this, but that's ok. Here's what I've been working on. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors cmrosens.com/2026/06/01/may-2026-wr…

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 25/05/2026

We're a few days out from the big Pride Bundle sale on Itch! SAVE THIS LINK: itch.io/b/3678/pride... RETURN 01 JUNE & grab the titles listed below. 🌈📚💙🪐📚📣

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 25/05/2026

I began my media round-ups in Nov 2025, so I thought I'd do a media highlight post of my Top 5 books, short stories/collections, TV shows, and films from Nov-Apr. Find out what made the ultimate cut! #BookSky #FilmSky 🎥🍿💙📚 cmrosens.com/2026/05/25/media-highl…

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 21/05/2026

When Verelli said this house has become my body, its passageways my veins, its horror, my heart <3 (Dario Argento's INFERNO (1980))

Sickos meme, man standing at a window looking in saying Yes ... ha ha ha... Yes

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 21/05/2026

Anyone use Hoopla and want non-ai books? I've got a few there now! Here's my queer Gothic Dark Fantasy featuring allosexual bi aromantics, my very dark Beauty and the Beast retelling: www.hoopladigital.com/title/19476954 #Hoopla #eBooks #Fantasy #Gothic #LGBTQ

Yelen & Yelena by C.M. Rosens. Not all curses can be broken

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 20/05/2026

I still have the vast majority of sales via Amazon, even though I make sure there are many options (including direct from me). This week, I got my first orange banner - top 100 books (73rd) in LGBTQ+ Horror eBooks. I'm taking that win <3 #IndieAuthors #Horror 🌈📚💙😱📚🩸📣📚

screengrab of THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD with its 73 in an orange banner at the corner of its box. It has 5 star rating, 7 reviews. The cover is black with a yellow henge, the stones turning to snaking roots over the title. Cover art is by Sarah Whittaker.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 18/05/2026

Don't miss out on this limited time offer! 3 eBooks on sale for £1.99, plus another book bundle coming for Pride Month! #PrideMonth #Books2Read #DiscountBooks #Romance #Horror #Fantasy cmrosens.com/2026/05/18/limited-tim…

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 17/05/2026

I wrote a messy midlife romance in the vein of Midsomer Murders, with small English village drama, murder, and second chances. It's £1.99 now across Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, Google Books, Everand, Thalia, A&R, B&N, etc. Check it out! buy.bookfunnel.com/dypyh083pm #Romance #BookSky 🌈📚🌶️📣📚

Amazon Review. 5 out of 5 stars
Headline: From the first THWACK to the last scone..
Reviewed in the United States on 13 May 2026
Format: Kindle Edition
Verified Purchase

I absolutely adored every minute of this book, this big messy story of middle aged punk grief, murder, alcoholism, old love, sexual chaos, TERRIBLE decisions, and the stubborn insistence that broken people still deserve to be loved.

I refuse to give anything away, but I was riveted by the plot: missing people, dead partners, old band drama, terrible coping mechanisms, and a group of people in their 40's and 50's trying to figure out whether redemption is still possible after everybody has already become a bit of a wreck.

From the first THWACK to the last scone, I was entirely enmeshed and rooting for our band of complicated friends to find their way through grief, redemption, self-care, and .. well, back to a life of joy.

There's something profoundly comforting about a story that tells you that you can be strange, grieving, difficult and carrying decades of damage, and people can still choose you anyway. This was a joy to read.

Secrets and lies rock the village of Oxstone. But the truth can never come out... Best Friends Bury Bodies by C.M. Rosens

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 06/05/2026

Meet Gothic Horror author Julie Lew, and her sapphic debut, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL, published with Quill & Crow. #GothicHorror #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorInterview cmrosens.com/2026/05/06/author-spot…

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 04/05/2026

Just finished this by Hester Steel - I really enjoyed it. Recommend for those who would like to cheer on messed up neurodivergent queer women going feral on an island and accidentally becoming an eldritch god, which could happen to anyone. #bookSky #ReaderSky 🌈📚💙😱📚🩸👀📚

The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 27/04/2026

This is the kind of thing roofers suck their teeth at isn't it I wouldn't say this bit of the house is very well

Gutterless roof with tiles and some very unwell wood that is pretty rotten to be honest just sort of hanging there

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 27/04/2026

This is the kind of thing roofers suck their teeth at isn't it I wouldn't say this bit of the house is very well

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 27/04/2026

Showcasing some of @tomsbrown.bsky.social's original art for THE CROWS. The current published edition has one of these included! Gothic Horror with tentacles, working class characters, and modern British setting. Details in the link! -> buy.bookfunnel.com/iixs5ob5vd <- #BookSky #Horror 🌈📚💙😱📚🩸

"A fantastically surprising work of Gothic Horror" - 33 days can change everything... especially when they're your last. THE CROWS by C.M. Rosens. Art by Tom Brown around the central cover image.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 22/04/2026

Phew! Made it! Thanks so much Mary, great questions as always. I'm going to show off someone else's work - by @tomsbrown.bsky.social - which is featured in my Gothic Horror with tentacles novel, THE CROWS. All my stuff, inc. THE CROWS, is here: -> cmrosens-fiction.carrd.co <- #HorrorWritersChat

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 22/04/2026

Meet Gothic Weird fiction author Nikoline Kaiser (she/her) and her novella THE DREAMING OF MAN, out with Neon Hemlock. #HorrorBooks #GothicHorror #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorInterview cmrosens.com/2026/04/22/author-spot…

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