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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fridging *needs to be discontinued* in 2027. Still waaaaay too common in film & TV.

The laziest trope and still used way too often in this year of 2026

"Women in refrigerators" is a term coined by Gail Simone in 1999 to describe a literary trope which involves female characters facing disproportionate harm, such as maiming, assault, or even death, to serve as plot devices to motivate male characters, an event colloquially known as "fridging".

kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

TODAY ONLY! Get your free download of "I Am Danvers" www.katekaminski.com/iad-free-dow... #YearOfQueerLit #BookBlast #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity

One day only! Download the free ebook of "I Am Danvers"

Indie Books We love
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Nuanced and intriguing, this is a complex story of power, ambition and obsession.
Named for the character in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca, Marie Danvers, Danny to her friends, is a streetwise grifter, with an ambiguous history. She inserts herself into the lives of the wealthy as housekeeper to await an opportunity for exploitation.
She seems to find herself drawn in deeper with the rebellious bride-to-be Calista, before finding herself in LA caught in a storm of power, lust and obsession while working for Bebe Patten.
There's a simmering tension that underlies the entire book, suspense as you're not quite sure what is going to happen next.
The literary nods to Rebecca throughout are a clever way to interweave the two separate narratives, though you don't need to have read Du Maurier's work to sink into this story. The power imbalance and co-dependency between Danny and Bebe was intriguing to see unfold, and made for interesting interactions. Their dynamic is never cut and dry and it makes for a twisting read. Danny is an intriguing, brilliantly crafted main character that could inspire a great deal of discussion. Is she unreliable? Is she out for personal gain only or does she fall into an obsession with her marks against her objectives? This makes I Am Danvers a multi-layered read that has all the sinister, toxic power of a good suspense.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Such a deal! The 3rd annual Year of Queer Lit Book Blast. Over 200 LGBTQIA+ books on deep discount (even FREE) for ONE DAY ONLY --> Tomorrow 8/26! #IAmDanvers #FreeDownload #WritingCommunity #QueerFic

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sweet! "I Am Danvers" is officially an INDIE BOOK WE LOVE! Thanks LoveReading.co.uk for the great review 🙏🌸🥳

LoveReading.co.uk
INDIE BOOKS WE LOVE
Nuanced and intriguing, this is a complex story of power, ambition and obsession.
Named for the character in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca, Marie Danvers, Danny to her friends, is a streetwise grifter, with an ambiguous history. She inserts herself into the lives of the wealthy as housekeeper to await an opportunity for exploitation.
She seems to find herself drawn in deeper with the rebellious bride-to-be Calista, before finding herself in LA caught in a storm of power, lust and obsession while working for Bebe Patten.
There's a simmering tension that underlies the entire book, suspense as you're not quite sure what is going to happen next.
The literary nods to Rebecca throughout are a clever way to interweave the two separate narratives, though you don't need to have read Du Maurier's work to sink into this story. The power imbalance and co-dependency between Danny and Bebe was intriguing to see unfold, and made for interesting interactions. Their dynamic is never cut and dry and it makes for a twisting read. Danny is an intriguing, brilliantly crafted main character that could inspire a great deal of discussion. Is she unreliable? Is she out for personal gain only or does she fall into an obsession with her marks against her objectives? This makes I Am Danvers a multi-layered read that has all the sinister, toxic power of a good suspense.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

08.26.26 Save the date! ONE DAY ONLY -> download the ebook of "I Am Danvers" for FREE. Thanks to Year of Queer Lit for pulling in over 200 LGBTQiA+ authors to offer their work for free, 99 cents or $1.99 - link will go live at midnight on 08.26 and be posted on my bio. #writingcommunity #queerfic

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Queer obsession, pulp sensibility, modern Gothic. I talk about "I am Danvers" with CrimeFictionLover.com 🤓😊👇 #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #CrimeFic #Noir

How important is Danny's sexuality and can you tell us more about how that links to "Rebecca"?
Mrs. Danvers could be read as romantically obsessed with a dead woman and that fixation certainly drives her every action in the novel. I wanted to make my Mrs. Danvers's sexuality just part of who she is so I've set the story in the present and you see how she develops her fateful obsession.
It's got humour, a pulp sensibility as well as strands of the gothic novel, but what was the overall tone and atmosphere you wanted to achieve in I Am Danvers?
I grew up loving melodrama and pulp, so focused on creating a lot of contrast between the hardscrabble, rather desperate world that Danny inhabits and the insular world of wealth she is introduced to. Once she arrives in California, she is thrust into a literal fantasy world but soon realises that under the surface is decay and corruption.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If you prefer your heroines feral, and your humor pitch black, you'll love "I am Danvers" #Booksky #IndieAuthor #QueerFic

From CrimeFictionLover.com
Dateline: HOLLYWOOD
What are crime fiction lovers going to love about "I am Danvers"?
If you're into stories about grifters and people behaving badly, you'll love this book.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"By updating the story to a contemporary setting, Kaminski is able to skewer the wasteful excesses of celebrity culture...Like Ripley Under Ground, I AM DANVERS uses the worlds of high art and forgery as fertile ground for exploring manipulation, greed, and self-invention." 4.2 ⭐️ Indie Reader

Instagram post showing a hand holding the hardcover of "I am Danvers"

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Mrs, Danvers remains one of literature's most enduring, mysterious villains. In my reimagined pulp crime novel, "I am Danvers," she finally gets her very own origin story. Who was the definitive Mrs. Danvers? #indieauthor #booksky #writingcommunity

The incomparable Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

So many fun behind-the-scenes photos over many years of making films. This was our first feature "(I'm Living) A Charmed Life" (1999) - a queer af improvisational / unconventional rom-com with a lot of recognizable faces and bands from 1990s Portland, ME #indiefilm #mainefilm #womeninfilm

Shooting the dinner scene in our Brackett Street kitchen with Scott Mullenberg, Buffy Miller, Tammy Duffy and Betsy Carson (behind the camera)

Close up of "Fred" (played by Scott Mullenberg)

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Like Ripley Under Ground, I AM DANVERS uses the worlds of high art and forgery as fertile ground for exploring manipulation, greed, and self-invention. And once the narrative moves from the art world into Hollywood, the novel broadens its satirical bite even further." #writingcommunity #queerfic

The cover of I am Danvers depicting Danny trapped between the two women who will change her life
"A truly unforgettable read"

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

When a reader picks up on what you're putting down, it's so encouraging 😊 Latest 5-star review written by Jamie Michele for Readers Favorite #writingcommunity #indieauthor #queerfic #pridemonthread

Kate Kaminski's I Am Danvers is a wildly entertaining and extremely thoughtful novel, and the author does an excellent job of balancing both heartening and heartbreaking moments. Danny is easy to like in the way she notices vulnerability even while lying to survive. I am always fully behind a character who is ready to protect an abandoned parrot from being released outdoors.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"Kaminski delivers a psychological thriller that is as intoxicating as it is lethal." Buy direct on my website & save $6 katekaminski.com/i-am-danvers #writingcommunity #indieauthor #queerfic #pulpfic #pridemonthread

Every shadow has a story, but some are darker than others. What if literature's most enigmatic villain wasn't just a ghost in the halls of Manderley? In Kate Kaminski's gripping novel, I Am Danvers, we step into the noir-infused origin of Marie "Danny" Danvers: a woman who understands that in the world of the ultra-wealthy, secrets are the only currency that matters. From the gritty streets of New York to the cutthroat hills of Hollywood, Danny evolves from a hotel cleaner into a sophisticated facilitator of the elite's darkest desires. This isn't just a reimagining; it's a sharp exploration of power, obsession, and the transgressive desires that haunt the divide between upstairs and downstairs. Kaminski delivers a psychological thriller that is as intoxicating as it is lethal. Whether you're drawn to the queer subtext of Rebecca or crave a morally gray narrator who chooses survival over redemption, this story will set your imagination on fire. Explore the secrets that burn. Have you ever wondered what truly makes a classic villain? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments! #LiteraryNoir #lAmDanvers #PsychologicalThriller #BookSpotlight

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

"I am Danvers" 4.2⭐️ at Indie Reader indiereader.com/book_review/... #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

I AM DANVERS is a tremendous pulp-style prequel to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Kaminski foregrounds the queer subtext of the original novel and reimagines Mrs. Danvers as a bold LGBTQ anti-heroine for the modern era: a crafty con artist with the instincts and adaptability to thrive in any social milieu.

Kaminski's driven first-person narration delivers a tightly controlled plot that never
becomes needlessly convoluted, each twist and turn steering the reader inexorably on the road to Manderley. Blending hard-boiled noir with lush gothic melodrama, I AM DANVERS is both stylish and tremendous fun.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"I am Danvers" has a brand new look + hardcover edition coming in early June 🎉🥳🎉

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

#WIPSnips word for April 27th is "photograph" From "I am Danvers" my queer ode / reimagined prequel to Daphne Du Maurier's novel "Rebecca" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

In the photo, Bebe Patten is probably a bit younger than she was in her only movie. She sits squeezed between her parents, looking off-camera, an expression of pure rage contorting her unformed adolescent features, an expression that feels like an eerie precursor to her singular performance. Rose Patten is smiling, but it's lips only. She's detached from the other two, staring bleakly into the camera lens. Arthur Patten is a big man with a thatch of dark hair that falls over his wide forehead. One beefy arm forms a chokehold around his daughter's neck. He's in the middle of saying something to whoever is off camera—the same person Bebe Patten must be looking at. He holds a cigarette in his free hand, pinkie extended. Anybody could see he must have been a real asshole.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Got this one of a kind print at a local book fair. It was created by a military veteran with a very important message for us all. #writingcommunity #importantmessage

I KNOW NOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE BALANCE IN LIFE.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Thrilled to see a 5-star review of "One Good Thing" on Goodreads today - hard to overstate how much it means to indie authors when people take the time to read much less review (& in glowing terms) 😊 #indieauthor #writingcommunity #indiepublishing #grateful

*****
October 13, 2025
One Good Thing is a gripping and emotionally layered novel that delves deep into the complexities of family, memory, and forgiveness. Kate Kaminski masterfully weaves a story of lost childhood, hidden secrets, and the impact of trauma on multiple generations. The tension between past and present drives a cinematic narrative that keeps readers engaged while exploring themes of identity, healing, and
reconciliation. This novel is perfect for fans of contemporary fiction who appreciate emotionally resonant stories with intricate character development and unexpected twists.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I believe we must do all we can to protect our precious voting rights, especially keeping mail-in voting for all! This November, #Maine must vote NO on Question 1 on the ballot.

Painted on the side of my house the words, "No On 1"

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

About to go on a Barbara Steele binge starting with "Black Sunday."

Classic movie poster for "Black Sunday" with gorgeous ink art of a witch-eyed Barbara Steele above a painting of a witch being burned and the coffin from which the witch will rise.

The text reads
STARE INTO THESE EYES
discover deep within them the unspeakable terrifying secret of
BLACK
SUNDAY
..it will paralyze you with fright!
PLEASE NOTE
The producers of BLACK SUNDAY
recommend that it be seen only by those over 12 years of age!
starina BARBARA STEELE • JOHN RICHARDSON IVO GARRANI • ANDREA CHECCHI
A GALATEA-JOLLY FILM PRODUCTION - Directed by MARIO BAVA • AN AMERICAN-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE

Barbara Steele wearing a black cape in a set lighted as purple night. She holds the chains of two dogs with red devil eyes.

A black and white still from the movie "Black Sunday" depicting Barbara Steele looking apprehensive.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

The blue period of indie publishing... #indieauthorlife

Authors after getting their first royalty check ($2.72) via Stefany Linaweaver

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

We’ll be bringing our books and good vibes to Maine Book Fest in Waterville, ME on Sunday, 9/7 www.themainebookfest.com/2025-authors...

A 3-d rendering of the book I Am Danvers by Kate Kaminski
Against a backdrop of the Hollywood sign text that reads
UPDATED "REBECCA" PREQUEL
UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
QUEER OBSESSION
DUAL TIMELINE
TWISTY PLOT
CON ARTISTS
SHADY PEOPLE
DARKLY COMEDIC
HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL

Come say hello at the Maine Book & Print Fest Sunday, 9/7|10am-3pm
Waterville, ME
Books are 25% off

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

#WIPSnips August 5 “boss” From I Am Danvers “We both know you like it when I boss you around.” #writingcommunity #writingprompt

"You look pretty tonight," she said and put her hand on my waist. "We're in this together...aren't we? Girls against boys?" She booped the end of my nose as if I were a sad puppy she'd found abandoned by the side of the road. Her voice got husky. "Besides, we both know you like
it when I boss you around."
Her performance was sexy psychopath from a cheesy nineties thriller. But she wasn't wrong. I had shown only a ready willingness to let her manipulate me. I said her bossing me around was my job description after all, and she said, Exactly, that's what I mean! You get it.
And that was how I wound up wearing Rose Patten's top, and her gold necklace, to the big party.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The #WIPSnips word for July 18 is "together" Danny helps Sugar get dressed for her audition www.katekaminski.com/i-am-danvers #Booksky #Indieuthor #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

I stepped onto the platform, and together we coaxed the dress up over her hips. It didn't split, but it was plenty snug. We were close enough to each other that I could smell her sweat, sharp and sweet. The purple dress was a strange choice for an audition, but I hoped Vernon would be wrong. I was rooting for Sugar Callahan.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

How Susan Collins lives with herself is a mystery.

At this point, her legacy is largely settled, and I think she will simply do and say whatever it takes to remain a U.S. senator
from Maine.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Stay tuned ... this season we will definitely answer once and for all: is it real?

The Comegato Weasel-Man, drawing based on eyewitness accounts of creature sightings.

Adelbert Bumpus with his pet weasel Comegato

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"At times I thought Danny was the crazy one, then everything would shift & Danny was the only sane one in a world of crazy. It’s a wild & unexpected ride." Link to buy + more info www.katekaminski.com/i-am-danvers #indieauthor #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky

Purple smog envelops the Los Angeles hills. Cover of I Am Danvers by Kate Kaminski

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

If you're in #PortlandMaine on 7/29, I'll be reading from "I Am Danvers" at Longfellow Books with talkback after #writingcommunity #authorlife #indieauthor #readingcommunity

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The #WILSnips word for July 4th is "finger" Andie and Fay visit the store at the Wiccan commune... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #amwriting #cozymystery #wip

Another ruddy-cheeked young woman (no name tag), sat on a stool next to an antique
cash register. Lining the three rough hewn shelves on the right hand wall were Ball jars of dark
colored jams (whether labeled strawberry or blackberry, the color was the same) and various
pickled vegetables looking like biological specimens.
On the left wall were three other shelves full of hand-labeled potions and jars of what
seemed to be cooking herbs. Bay leaves, caraway seeds, cinnamon, clove and coriander.
She decided it was only polite to buy something, so she picked out a jar of the black jam but those pale white asparagus spears looked like fat fingers swimming in cloudy formaldehyde.
The vibe of the place gave her the creeps. Meanwhile, Fay was chatting up the young woman at
the register.
When Andie approached to purchase her jam, Fay turned, her eyes wide with faux alarm.
"Someone's been leaving bags of flaming shit on doorsteps!" She turned back to the girl. "Tell
my friend your theory," she said. "Go ahead."
The girl glanced toward Andie, refusing eye contact.
Without waiting for her to speak, Fay crowed, "Satanists!" Her eyes were full of suppressed laughter. "The Satanists are the shit throwers."
The girl narrowed her eyes at Fay, folded her arms and set her lips in a disapproving frown. Fay was being mean and she felt bad for the girl as she waved her hand impatiently at the jam in Andie's hand. "Will that be all?"

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The #WIPSnips word for July 2 is "yesterday" Snippet from my in-progress cozy mystery "Fame Kills" - Andie isn't at all sure yet what the clues mean... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting #cozymystery #walpurgisnacht

The next morning, the fog hovering above the lake was pea soup thick, the air as biting as yesterday's light caress of a spring breeze, the weather mimicking Andie's state of mind.
She kept trying to make sense of the past few days, either connect the strange events swirling
around her or dismiss it all as unfortunate coincidence, but so far all she felt was more lost.

Walpurgisnacht. She'd solved that mystery on her own, no thanks to January Orion Phoenix. Likewise, the significance of 430. April 30 was a celebration day of an obscure German saint named Walpurga. She'd had something to do with curing whooping cough and battling witchcraft. Some online sources said the saint's focus on witches initiated years of horrific purges during which hundreds of innocent people were slaughtered on rumor and innuendo. It was the first Satanic Panic, but make it Medieval with all the barbarity you could imagine.

Andie was firmly on the side of the witches and when she pulled up the Sisters of Lazuli website found that they would coincidentally be celebrating Walpurgisnacht the following week by hosting a 24-hour cleansing ritual starting at 6:00 pm on April 30 and winding up at 6:00 pm on May 1 with a Maypole dance. The public was invited.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips The word for June 30th is "truth" Danny could tell Cal the truth about their "chance" meeting, but chooses a lie instead. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #booksky #IAmDanvers

She takes in Sugar's leather pants. "You look different, Danny." Then she shrugs, pastes a fake smile on her face. "I don't go by Cal anymore," she says.
I tell her nobody calls me Danny but her.
She fiddles with those rings. "So why are you here? Tonight."
I could tell her the truth, but instead I say it must be a coincidence, that I spotted her earlier but I wasn't sure it was her until now.
Her upper lip curls. "It's mad that you're standing here in front of me," she says, giving me this shoulder hug and air kissing both my cheeks. She taps her phone awake and says she has to go. She's a little manic, searching in her handbag for something.
"Who's the guy?" I say. "It's not your husband."
She pauses with the mint she'd been searching for held between her fingers, then pops it into her mouth, coming close enough that I can smell the minty freshness of her breath. Her mouth is slightly open. Those vampire teeth peek out from behind her top lip.
"I want to see you again, but I can't do this right now. Get an encrypted phone number and text it to me here." Cal scribbles a string of numbers on a card and presses it into my hand
"Tomorrow."

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

The #WIPSnips word for June 29th is "deliver" Danny is learning what the phrase "that's Hollywood" means... From "I Am Danvers" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #booksky #indieauthor

Dressed only in a thigh-high terry robe, Vernon reclined on what was essentially a full-size, outdoor canopy bed. A bag of frozen peas perched on top of his head. He squinted up at me, then picked up his shades and racked them on his head to hold the bag of peas in place.

"I've got a rager," he said. "Princess kept me up all fucking night." I made sympathetic noises and told him that Remy had called out. "Do you want me to fire her for you?" He dropped the sunglasses onto his nose, using a forefinger to push them into place.

I said firing was unnecessary, but we should have a talk with her.

"We need to deliver a scolding," Vernon said. "Got it. Sure. What did Princess say about the audition?"

I told him she wanted me to make alterations on a dress because it was important, and he sighed. "We need to tamp down unrealistic expectations," he said.

I asked him why we would do that, and he smiled disagreeably. "Well, Danvers," with no small amount of sarcasm, "some people just get off on humiliating others. But that's Hollywood, isn't it?"

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Racy melodrama/sapphic obsession/neo-pulp fiction all in one novel that updates and imagines the origin story of a largely misunderstood literary character. "I Am Danvers" is out now. #booksky #writingcommunity #queerfic #lesfic #indieauthor

A queer purple smog blankets the volcanic hills of Los Angeles ... the cover of I Am Danvers...

Dame Judith Anderson as the iconic Mrs. Danvers. Is she judging you? Yes ...

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

"Challenge" From my cozy mystery WIP "Fame Kills" Andie takes an instant dislike to January Orion Phoenix... #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #amwriting

January put her dark glasses back on. "To associate this whole Vander Lassiter brouhaha with the Sisters," she said. "People hate what they don't understand. Isn't that a universal truth? I think we can also agree that the people around here aren't terribly sophisticated. To a lot of people, Wiccan practices are satanic."

"That's a lot of assumption on your part," Andie said sharply. She couldn't help herself.

January Orion Phoenix was acting like she was the ultimate authority. Well, if so, it was entirely self-appointed and she wasn't going to get away with it.

January fixed her gaze on Andie. "All this—" she gestured at the room, "it's dangerous. And the Sisters certainly have nothing to do with Vander, Or his father."

"What do you know about Vander Lassiter and his father?" Andie asked. More of a challenge than she'd intended and again, Samwise shook his head at her ever so slightly. Don't focus on the other girl. Focus on your own game.

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"I Am Danvers is a wild ride I finished in two sittings. Art world grift meets Tinseltown sleaze. Kaminski’s details are vivid and cinematic. And olfactory. These Hollywood people smell bad..." #booksky #queerfic #indieauthor #writingcommunity #debut Order link katekaminski.com/i-am-danvers

Purple smog hangs over the volcanic hills of Los Angeles ... the title of the book wobbles across the sky I AM DANVERS

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Wholesome content alert. 🚨 Truman got a new comfort harness!🚨 Teal is his color, don't you think? #CuteDog #OldManDog #DogLovers

Closeups of a tiny curled up old man dog named Truman wearing a quilted bright teal blue harness. His snout is white but his spark is still strong!

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kk @gitgofilms.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"Whisper" Danny isn't willing to admit she might be out of her depth... #booksky #iamdanvers

"Danvers!" Alice called out. "Come, sit."

I had sought out the tranquility of a pristine blue-sky day, without a whisper of wind, to think.

I didn't want to believe I was out of my depth. Admitting that would be impossible. Besides, who would I tell? Vernon? He'd lose faith in me, maybe even fire me. But ever since Sugar had gotten the part in Westerfield's movie, every day felt like my first day on the job. Every day brought another pop quiz in a subject I hadn't known I should be studying for. My limits--those all-important boundaries--were unknowable. I regularly frightened myself.

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