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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 20h

I've been wrestling with editing a project that ended up way too long. Swimming laps yesterday, staring at the sky, the perfect solution came to me (pull out a long chapter and turn it into bonus content). I do all my best writing underwater!😆

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The Oakland Tribune is long-gone but the Tribune Building remains one of Oakland's best buildings.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Advance review copies of Ava Casts On, the second spicy romcom in my knitting romance series, are now on Netgalley. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I love that Oakland has a 13th Street. No fear.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

ARCS will be going out soon for Ava Drops a Stitch. It's an enemies-to-lovers romcom that will have you laughing out loud. Also sex—it has lots of sex. It's not too late to apply to be one of the advance readers who get to tell the world about this fun book. forms.gle/YKbE5hfSd5BQ...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yards are small in my corner of the East Bay, so the abundance of fruit trees always surprises me. This one is headed for a good harvest.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm deep in the editing trenches, so no time to post. In the meantime, enjoy this video of the dogs wrestling over a stuffed bunny.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I did it! I finished drafting the book I'd planned to have drafted two weeks ago—and my word count is only 60% above my target. 😅 Let the editing begin! 🚀

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The characters appear in each other’s stories. Some of them are friends and they all go to the same party New Year’s Eve.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Christmas romance. A book of interconnected short stories.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This may be the best thing anyone has ever written about fall. It makes me laugh out loud every time I read it. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...

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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m so close to finishing a draft of the book I must finish this week. If only it would write itself while I sleep.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So, on the day this week that I had several appointments and lots of walking to do between bus stops, I got down 5k words (dictated on my phone). On days I've been in the office, the total has been around 1/3 of that. Maybe I need to go on a walking tour to get this draft finished.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’ve done that, but I’m not sure it makes any difference.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Texting stop to opt out of political texts is my new part time job.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you read one of my books and you love it, please drop a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads. If you read one of my books (or DNF it), please drop a review. Your feedback will help other readers figure out if the book is right for them.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The red brush-like blooms on this tree make me happy.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm considering Kona (big whitish dog) and Marlo (little Yorkie) my fractional dogshare. I get the dogs two afternoons a week (and my neighbor, who's in school, gets someone to walk the dogs when she can't be home). They are extremely good for my mental health.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's barely fall, but my life is all about Christmas. 12 More Tropes of Christmas — ARCs open soon. #authorsky 📚 www.amazon.com/dp/B0HC1ZW8TR

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sunset in one direction in moonrise and the other. These photos don’t do justice to the glory of the sky tonight.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I spoke with romance author Alyssa Jarrett about her latest release, Love Like No One's Watching, ending a series, representation in romance, and much more.

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Author Alyssa Pulls Out All the Stops In Series Finale

Love Like No One’s Watching caps her Glam Fam series

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm super excited about Ava Casts On! If you're in the mood to review a steamy, foul-mouthed, fast-paced romcom with a hefty dose of corporate espionage, ARC applications are still open and ARCs will be going out the first week of October for a November 10 release. docs.google.com/forms/d/1-0t...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Add this to the list of my fascination with interesting plants. I wouldn't have expected those flowers to come from that spiky cactus-type plant.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm hard at work on 12 MORE tropes of Christmas for this holiday. In the meantime, enjoy these charming holiday stories.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love this thriving community garden tucked into a very urban part of San Francisco, near the Tenderloin.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's never to early for a little Christmas! SASS bringing the holiday cheer.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It might look like I did no writing today on my WIP, which I'm behind on. I was marinating. Tomorrow, I'm sure the words will flow.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have no idea what this plant is, but the color and spikiness of the flowers grabbed me by the eyeballs.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you're wondering whether it's possible to make banana bread that is simultaneously too dry *and* mushy in the middle, I'm here to say it is. Baking is not my strong suit. Ate it anyway.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Feeling down because no one is reading my books. I'm new—only two books published, not in the same series—so I know I need to be patient. But it's hard to work so hard writing the next book in each series while getting close to nothing back. Words of encouragement welcome.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wonderful book launch party at Love Potion Library for Alyssa Jarrett’s Love Like No One’s Watching, with the equally awesome romance author @taleenvoskuni.bsky.social

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Remembering everyone affected by this tragedy today.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On 9/11/2001, my sister, who lived in NYC and worked in Lower Manhattan, called me very early West Coast time. I didn't pick up. By the time I turned on the news and heard that the towers had been hit, the phone lines were jammed—it took hours to get through to find out she was okay.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Surviving the heat in my no-air-conditioning Oakland office. The fan isn't cutting it today.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AVA CASTS ON Coming November 10. www.amazon.com/Ava-Casts-Un...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ARCs are open for Ava Casts On! forms.gle/jUzcHyBPNKEA...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ava Gold isn't going to let Ozzy Goodman push her off the career ladder just when she's gotten a step up. But she wants him to ruin her—in a recording booth, a supply closet.... Coming November 10. Preorder now. www.amazon.com/Ava-Casts-Un...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cool moveable outdoor seating spotted parked in Oakland.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In writing Ava Casts On—the second book in my Unraveling romcom novella series—I unwittingly told a story from my own life. But this time with a happy ending.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Masters of Enshittification (aka our tech overlords) have done their job too well.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Filtering spam from my feed—while reading every response so as not to miss a true connection—has become my part-time job. I'd like to quit, but I can't.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Taking a breather from obessively editing my WIP to read a super fun ARC from an author I'm interviewing next week...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I will release my book to my beta readers even though it's not 100% perfect. Must...give it up...

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I was on doggie daycare again today. They were under the impression I was going to entertain them. I quickly set them straight. I don't know what it is about having companions who quietly sleep while I work, but I find it very soothing.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I like to be entertained every minute I'm awake. I'm always watching, listening, or reading. So I'm amazed that I'm able to spend an hour in the pool with no external input, just me and my brain, and come out refreshed, yet it happens every time.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Resa Gold is in love with her sister's best friend. She's doing fine, as long as she avoids him. When Logan Russo shows up at her apartment on a Sunday morning and asks her to be his creative muse...all bets are off. #sisters-best-friend #friends2lovers #spicyromcom #shortread

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Is there a word for someone who needs solitude *and* community? Misanthropeople-person? That's me.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My writing companions today. I was doggie daycare. They were very encouraging—though they both fell asleep while I was dictating. I guess the plot didn't grab them.

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If I were going to write a romantasy, the love interest would be Sleep. The heroine would fall instantly and deeply in love.

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