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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 04/09/2026

SURPRISE! SHERIDAN BELL RETURNS TODAY! If you're looking to get in the Halloween season spirit, sign up for free at www.queerenigma.com to follow along with this fantasy mystery webserial. New chapters publish every other Friday. Read more about it below ⬇️

Graphic text: The mystery continues...mediums and seances, attempted murder, shifty fae...September 4! www.queerenigma.com

The graphic features a book cover with a man with pointed ears and long silver hair standing and staring at the viewer. The title reads: "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium."

a book cover with a man with pointed ears and long silver hair standing and staring at the viewer. The title reads: "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium," a novella by Em Rowene.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 24/07/2026

SUNFALL: about a mage named Helio, who dies at the hands of his enemy and wakes miles away in a new body, with a fresh start. 💥isekai-inspired 💥enemies-to-lovers 💥magical pacts 💥sun & moon 💥examining american hyperindividualism through a 1940s-inspired pastoral fantasy 😊 #QuestPit #F #Q #A #LGBT

A mockup cover/digital painting of two men standing facing each other, one offering the other his hand. The background is red and orange with an eclipsed sun, and the title reads SUNFALL

Red text on a black background: "a voice once said, look me in the stars and tell me truly, men of earth, if all the soul and body scars were not too much to pay for birth." -A Question, Robert Frost

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 24/07/2026

HEAVEN OFFICIALS BLESSING x THE SILVER CHAIR The hero-mage Helio falls in love with a boy. Thanks to a spell, every night, that boy turns into Helio's archenemy, the infamous mage Riptide. Will Helio be able to save him, or will he have to stop him? #QuestPit #A #F #Q #LGBT

A portrait of a young man in a black tank top. His eyes are golden and his skin freckled, his hair red and falling to his shoulders

A portrait of a pale young man with blue eyes. He wears a heavy wool coat and smiles vaguely at the viewer

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 24/07/2026

A guide to SUNFALL, an M/M fantasy. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT "A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth." -Robert Frost, A Question

A purple to red gradient with fluffy clouds and an art deco border. Text: A guide to SUNFALL, an M/M Romantic Fantasy complete at 102k words

A red to orange gradient with the text: "The Pitch...The mage-hero Helio is the only thing stopping the Deep from destroying his world. So when he dies at the hands of the deep mage Riptide and wakes inexplicably miles away in the body of a boy named Hadley, he hurries back to the fight he'd left behind. But through Hadley's own past with the Deep, Helio gets to know Riptide and, eventually, grows to love him. It leaves him with a choice: the world he loves, or the deep mage trying to destroy it.

An orange to yellow gradient with more clouds in the background. The text: "The snippet..."

“What did you think of Helio?” Helio asked, trying to look more interested in the orange he was peeling than the question. They sat on the porch, settled in its creakiest chairs, and Helio made a game of rocking to a rhythm in his head.
“He seemed lonely,” James said. “On friendly terms with everyone, but always on his own.”
“Oh,” Helio said.
“By the way, I bought you something,” the man went on, digging in his bag and passing Helio a silver cylinder with a sunstone embedded in the lid. It was a powder box for a girl’s vanity, and Helio frowned at it until James said, “You wind the bottom.”
“Oh!” Helio said again. He wound it, and when he lifted the lid, the box chimed a sweet melody in a minor key. Helio smiled at the start, but as the song went on, he found was something terribly sad about it. Familiar, too, like a press on a fading bruise. He immediately rewound it to press again.
“It’s an old Theian hymn,” James said, watching him closely. “Do you like it?”
“Very much,” Helio said. “I don’t know why, but it makes me feel…Well, I don’t rightly know.” He stared at it a moment longer, then looked up and brightened. “Oh look, here comes Louie! Hello, Louie!”

A yellow to purple gradient with more art deco borders. The heading says "For those who enjoy..." and the first subheading reads: "Character-led melancholy like..." Following this subheading is an image of the cover of Frieren and the 2004 film the Fall. The next subheading says, "Unstoppable and inevitable love like..." Under this heading is a picture of the cover of Heaven Official's Blessing as well as a promotional poster for Hadestown the musical. A third subheading reads "Pastoral prose and witty dialogue like..." Under this heading is a photo of a Robert Frost poetry collection and a promotional poster for the film the Philadelphia Story.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 11/06/2026

Most recently, Peter Darling by S.A. Chant and A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske!

Cover of A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 11/06/2026

I don't see anywhere it's being presented in this way. I'm in the discord, I've gotten the emails, and I've read the website announcement. Everywhere, it's being presented as metrics that can help "tell a story." (SC from the official email)

Ellipsus Emboss
Proof of human authorship
In an age where AI is eroding trust in the written word, 99.9% of you (literally) say it matters that a piece of writing is authored by a human.

Ellipsus Emboss lets you share the visible record behind work written in Ellipsus: the time, edits, pacing, pauses, and human process that tells the story behind your work.

You can choose to share your proof-of-work with any Reader link you’ve created: your Writing Journey shows your authorship metrics, and public Version History lets you share snapshots of your work for added verification.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 11/06/2026

This is all it looks like, btw. It doesn't say when I ran sessions or how long I paused and when or anything like that. (Ignore the stats themselves. Like I said, I draft in scrivener and edit in Ellipsus, so they're going to be off. This is just for an idea of what it looks like)

Ellipsus screenshot showing word count, active writing time, sessions in days, average typing speed, number of thinking pauses, editing, total edits, word-to-edit ratio, etc.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 11/06/2026

Am I missing something here? Ellipsus Emboss isn't deciding what's "natural" human writing or not. It's giving you advanced metrics and the *option* to share them with readers if you so choose. Like, it's literally just a number? The number of times you paused more than five seconds?

"Emboss is a proof-of-work layer for your writing; a visible record of the care, time, sessions, cadence, pauses, edits, and revisions that tell the story behind a piece of human-written work.

Emboss is not an AI detector. We know “AI-powered” detectors are faulty and unethical in practice. Emboss lets you share your metrics with your audience to show the human processes and labor behind the work, capturing how a document was written—the sessions, the edits, the time you put in, as positive evidence of human authorship.

Emboss is also private by default, and only visible if you choose to share your metrics with your work.

No AI is used in the compiling of these metrics."

"Word count: The full word count of a document or draft.

Active writing time: The time spent writing on a document or draft.

Sessions: The number of separate writing sessions (a new session begins after a gap of more than 30 minutes).

Average writing speed: Measures words written per active minute (excluding pasted test). (Typical human range: 30-70 wpm).

Thinking pauses: Measures pauses longer than 5 seconds during active writing sessions.

Total edits: How many saved changes were recorded after the first version of a document or draft.

Words-to-edit ratio: The number of words divided by the number of edits in a document or draft (lower numbers mean more revisions).

Paste ratio: The percentage of all characters ever added to the document/draft that were inserted by pasting."

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 01/06/2026

HAPPY PRIDE and have a SHORT STORY! Feat. a trans paladin and his feelings toward his former goddess. ⚔️🛡️ For fellow lovers of D&D and havers of religious trauma. www.queerenigma.com/sun-shears/

Header: New short story! Feat. a transmasc paladin and his troubled relationship with his former goddess.

Snippet: "Delidah only has a short time in our world, as she returns to her mountain each morning and greets the sun. She spends that time searching, not presiding over old temples." "Searching? Searching for what?" Tam asked. "Someone she lost," the paladin said softly. "Someone who no longer exists. So you see, the gods do mourn. They remember us, as small as we are."

Graphic: Image contains two photos, one of an angel statue and one of a knight in an illuminated manuscript.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 25/04/2026

You can expect a video eventually, but she's in terrible need of a tuning. In the meantime, just look at how beautiful she is:

Photo of a golden-brown harpsichord with the lid up

Pic of the same harpsichord from the other angle, so you can see the strings on the inside

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 14/04/2026

"I'm still around and alive, just very busy" cat pic tax

An orange and white cat licking a Sherpa blanket. Her tongue is stuck.

The white and orange cat realizes that her tongue is stuck on Sherpa and tries to withdraw.

Freed from the Sherpa, the white and orange cat basks in lamplight, her head pressed up against the underside of the desk she's standing under.

The orange and white cat contemplates her own existence. She still has her head pressed to the underside of the desk, and it's pushing back her ears and making her look a bit like an alien.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 10/03/2026

when I say that Sunfall is firmly rooted in the midwestern experience, this is what I mean:

Document snippet: "Helio paced the length of Hadley’s room, occasionally stomping his feet as if James would hear, wherever he was. This continued until he stomped on a clump of ice he’d dragged up the stairs; it soaked through his sock, and with an anguished cry, he fell into the window."

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 02/03/2026

A strange woman comes to Detective Bell with a stranger problem: the police confused a protection charm for something more sinister and are about to arrest her for murder. To clear her name, Bell must untangle cons, confront sidhe, and find the mysterious beast that roams the streets of his city.

A photograph of a book titled "The Case Files of Sheridan Bell: Sheridan Bell and the Vanishing Beast." A man with long dark hair and a slight smile is pictured on the cover.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 02/02/2026

Hey threads, today is my birthday! You could make me VERY happy by donating to help vulnerable families in North Minneapolis with rent and other bills! Or if you don't have money to give, share this post! @nipinet is posting receipts over on their insta!

A snowy sunset image with text overlayed: "Northside Rent Support: help keep vulnerable families in North Minneapolis housed. Venmo @ nipinet"

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 23/01/2026

If you don't know Minneapolis, north is a very vulnerable neighborhood in our city, and it hasn't been seeing the same influx of resources as south Minneapolis has. We're raising funds to help vulnerable northside families cover rent & bills. If you can, please SHARE THIS this or venmo @nipinet.

A snowy sunset photo with overlayed text: Northside Rent Support, help keep vulnerable families in north minneapolis housed. Venmo @ nipinet

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/01/2026

FRIEREN x SILVER CHAIR When Helio is killed by the deep mage Riptide, he inexplicably wakes miles away, in the body of a young man named Hadley. As he lays low, pretending to be this spoiled lord's son, he learns about himself through Hadley—and through Riptide. #bluepit📖 #A #F #Q #LGBT

A mockup cover of a book titled "Sunfall." Two characters stand at the foreground. The first, a dark haired young man with an encouraging smile, is holding his hand out to the other. The second, a strawberry blond young man with a considering expression, is hesitatingly taking it. Behind them is an orange-gold background with an eclipsed sun hanging high above them. A man in a suit hovers in front of the sun, magic burning in his hands.

Orange text on a black background. It's the text of the poem "A Question" by Robert Frost. "A voice once said, Look me in the stars / and tell me truly, men of earth, / If all the soul-and-body scars / Were not too much to pay for birth."

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/01/2026

Helio's trained all his life to kill Riptide, but Riptide kills him first. When he's given a miraculous second chance, a soft-spoken soldier named Soma offers to help stop the Deep—but the closer Helio gets to Soma, the more he fears who he'll find behind Riptide's mask. #bluepit📖 #A #F #Q #LGBT

A waist-up portrait of a tanned boy with freckles and red hair

A waist up portrait of a pale boy with long dark hair

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 10/01/2026

Missed day 1 of #BluePitHype, but I made it for day two! Here are the two leads of my new M/M fantasy WIP, Helio and Soma:

A waist-up painting of a tanned boy with freckles all over. He has scarlet-red hair that comes down to his shoulders and golden-light eyes. He's wearing a black tank top

A waist-up painting of a pale boy with straight dark hair and pierced ears. His eyes are a very pale blue and he's wearing a thick wool coat with a fur collar

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 31/12/2025

(11-14) Four big inspirations:

Cover of the Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis

Cover of Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

One of the promotional images for FFXIV Shadowbringers

The Cover of the Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 31/12/2025

(10) It leans HEAVILY into the poetry of Robert Frost, so much so that this book also doubles as a curriculum of my personal favorite Frost poems. Each chapter is named after one of them, the selection leaning into the poems about isolation, community, and nature as a mirror

A list of 25 chapter headings, all naming Robert Frost poems: Acceptance; Into my Own; An Encounter; For Once, Then, Something; In Neglect; My Butterfly; Mending Wall; Spoils of the Dead; The Exposed Nest; Home Burial; Reluctance; The Sound of Trees; A Time to Talk; A Brook in the City; Dust in the Eyes; Fire and Ice; Freedom of the Moon; Not to Keep; Misgiving; On the Heart's Beginning to Cloud the Mind; Acquainted with the Night; Moon Compass; A Line-Storm Song

The cover of "The Poetry of Robert Frost, Edited by Edward Connery Lathem"

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 30/12/2025

If you'll indulge me: 1 like = 1 fact about the WIP I've been working on in secret for months

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 28/12/2025

4. Continue taking violin lessons! This is something I started in 2025; I wanted to be more intentional about engaging in *non-writing* hobbies. Only slightly related, look at this pretty violin I found in an antique mall last week:

A small old violin tucked into a vintage case

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 03/12/2025

deleted tumblr, bluesky, instragram, AND threads from my phone

meme of a silhouette against a sunset. man in chains is holding his arms above his head and breaking free

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 30/11/2025

I love writing an isekai/body swapping plot because what do you mean Helio spends most of the book running around as an annoying twinkish femboy but actually looks like THAT

A painting of a young man in a tie and sweater vest. He has floppy orangeish hair, big brown eyes, and a sweet smile.

A serious looking man in a tank top. He has tan skin, red hair that falls to his shoulders, and freckles all over. His eyes are light golden

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 29/11/2025

Well! It's a little late now, but all of my bookish candles are 15% off through Monday! 😅 Including such scents as enemies to lovers, mutual pining, and slow burn. Check them out here: ko-fi.com/queerenigma/...

Text: A Queer Enigma Books & Candles. Use code BLACKFRIDAY2025 for 15% off! Valid through 12/1.

A photo of an elegant amber candle labeled "found family." Text reads: "15% off Books & Bookish Candles. Including scents like Enemies to lovers, mutual pining, and slow burn. Plus new winters scents like cozy cabin & winter woods."

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 20/11/2025

[Helio voice] Cowabummer [loud crashing noises]

Ellipsus snippet: "Helio fell through the air, the burning city of Farband laid out below him like a map. It churned with deep magic and writhed with monsters, and Helio allowed himself a moment to mourn what the city had become before he crashed shoulder-first through the roof of a garage."

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 14/11/2025

looking at my newest WIP and realizing I somehow wrote another story about loneliness

Pensive emoji with the caption "I pretend I do not see it"

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/11/2025

Speaking of Sheridan Bell, there's a new chapter of Confession of a Medium out today! In it, the renowned medium Celine Scott begins her public demonstration: will she prove herself just another fraud, or can she really reach the Otherworld?

The cover art for "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium" by Em Rowene. The silhouette of two dark crows is overlapping slightly with it and the words "New Chapter" repeat in the background.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/11/2025

I'm Emeric, author of two gay fantasy webserials that I share and publish at queerenigma.com. Sign-ups are free, and new chapters release every other week. 🔮 FRACTURED MAGIC: a gothic fantasy with epic stakes 🔎 CASE FILES OF SHERIDAN BELL: a series of mysteries set in a world with magic & sídhe

An image titled "Fractured Magic, a queer fantasy web serial by em rowene." The image features an elven man in a dark coat standing in a city at night, holding a lantern aloft and looking suspiciously over his shoulder.

"A penny dreadful for the modern reader! A thrilling tale for the masses! Read about a fallen hero's hunt for revenge and a bitter prince's quest to rescue his kidnapped king. These two estranged friends, almost - lovers are racing against Time and dead gods to get what they want. Will they make up and work together before it's too late?"

A book cover titled "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium". It's an orange cover with a field of wheat in the background. A silver-haired sídhe man stands in the foreground, looking thoughtfully back at the viewer

After Detective Bell's childhood friend Renna narrowly escapes death twice in one night, he suspects those were more than mere accidents—especially when a medium warns that ghosts cling to Renna, whispering for her to join them.

But finding the culprit requires delving into Renna's past, and the young widow herself is hardly forthcoming with answers. The answer, Detective Bell believes, lies buried with Renna's late husband. Can he continue to dig, knowing he's unearthing secrets his dear friend wants hidden? Should what's dead truly stay dead?

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/11/2025

I wish I could share the whole séance, because the whole thing builds on itself into something (I hope is) very clever, but if I had to pick a single snippet:

An Ellipsus snippet that reads:

"Mrs. Hale, do you have anything you would like to ask your husband?"

"He's the one who dragged me up here. Shouldn't he have something to say to me?"

This close, Henry could see the delicate furrow between the medium's brows. She hesitated again before raising the receiver to her mouth, but the lamp switched on before she could utter a word. "He says that he's very proud of you and—"

Renna cut Celine off with a laugh, which seemed louder than usual in the dark, quiet ballroom. "My Perry?" she asked. "He would have been furious that I didn't go to the grave with him. If he wanted to tell me anything, it would be to take good care of his business."

"I—" Celine began, unsure how to respond to that.

"Ms. Scott, I would love to believe that my husband is in this room with us. I don't care what anyone here thinks of me for it; it's true," Renna continued, more earnestly than Henry thought he had ever heard her. "So please, prove to me that he is. Give me something real, because I want so badly to believe you that it hurts."

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 30/10/2025

HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Confession of a Medium!! Mysteries are the BEST genre for serial fiction. With new chapters delivered every other week, you get to theorize and try to solve the mystery as you go - and discuss with other readers in the comments! Sign up for FREE at queerenigma.com/case-files/

A trope map image with the words "Available now: Join the mystery. Read new chapters weekly." There is an image of the cover, which depicts a serious looking man with long silver hair and elf ears and the title "Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium". Alongside the cover are several bullet points: mediums and séances, a bean sídhe's cry, an attempted murder, a wealthy widow, the Otherworld, and one private detective afraid for his friend's life.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 16/10/2025

WHAT: Sheridan Bell & the Confession of a Medium, an autumnal mystery featuring seances, the Otherworld, and an attempted murder. WHEN: 10/30 WHERE: queerenigma.com WHY: This mystery will be published as a serial, with new chapters every other week. Join the fun & solve the mystery as it comes out!

A vivid orange book cover with a solitary figure standing at the front: he has pale skin, long silver hair, freckles and red eyes. His expression is both threatening and thoughtful. Behind him are fields of golden wheat. The title reads: Sheridan Bell and the Confession of a Medium, the Case Files of Sheridan Bell #2. A novella by Em Rowene.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/10/2025

All I have is Georgie, who will most definitely be appearing in future Case Files mysteries! (She actually has a very short cameo in Confessions of a Medium)

A portrait of a pale young woman with voluminous, curly ashy-blond hair. She has bright red lips and a pearl necklace and gives off a very 50s-starlet vibe

A full body drawing of the same woman, this time with blood running down her chin

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 13/10/2025

COVER REVEAL sneak preview! This Thursday, exactly 2 weeks before the story starts serializing on my website, I'll reveal the cover for the new Sheridan Bell mystery. If you like fantasy mysteries and Irish mythology, keep an eye out for more info about Confession of a Medium!

The book cover for Sheridan Bell and the Vanishing Beast, mystery #1 of the Case Files of Sheridan Bell, except it's been modified--the original cover featured an illustration of Sheridan Bell, but a strip has been erased across his eyes to reveal a different character's eyes beneath: this character is pale with silver hair and his eyes are red. The title has also been erased to hint at a new title beneath: Confession of a Medium.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 08/10/2025

Those who know me know Sherlock Holmes is a HUGE special interest of mine. A few years back, I decided to write my own homage to it. Enter: the Case Files of Sheridan Bell, a fantasy-mystery series inspired by Sherlock Holmes & Irish mythology! Mystery 2 begins its serialization on 10/30!

A pale pink book cover with the title: The Case Files of Sheridan Bell: Sheridan Bell and the Vanishing Beast. A lone figure in a long dark ulster coat. He has long dark hair and a faint smirk.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 05/10/2025

I'm a little late, but Fractured Magic is a new epic fantasy that is unapologetically queer and Anti-fascist!

A trope map for a queer book called Fractured Magic by Em Rowene. Tropes included: Victorian setting (but with dragons and elves), "I thought you were dead", spies and assassins, descents into madness/becoming the monster, staying kind when the world wants you cold, the wronged hero wants revenge, secret identities, and second chance romance

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 29/09/2025

~FRACTURED MAGIC GIVEAWAY~ I have a few left over after the Kickstarter, so I'm giving away TWO copies of Fractured Magic!! To enter: -Follow -Like -Repost Fractured Magic is an M/M gothic fantasy about a pair of estranged friends, a corrupt government, and some dangerous magic. More info ⬇️

A hand holding up a book in front of a bookshelf. The book is called Fractured Magic and the cover illustration is of two figures: one is small and in the foreground holding a lantern aloft, one is larger and in the background and is surrounded by moody green smoke.

A trope map for Fractured Magic that includes: Victorian setting (but with dragons and elves), second chance romance (ex-friends-to-lovers), secret identities, the wronged hero wants revenge, staying kind when the world wants you cold, descents into madness/becoming the monster, spies and assassins, "I thought you were dead"

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 25/09/2025

COMING OCT 30 After Detective Bell's childhood friend Renna narrowly escapes death twice in one night, he suspects those were more than mere accidents — especially when a medium warns that ghosts cling to Renna, whispering for her to join them. 🧵

An old photo of a Victorian seance with a ghostly figure at the head of the table. Text reads: Sheridan Bell & the Confession of a Medium

A painting of a mysterious young woman with rich brown skin, warm read eyes, and a sly smile. She's dressed in all black and has her curly hair pulled into a low pony.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 23/09/2025

The scene immediately following this is one of the MESSIEST scenes in the book. I love men with problems

Leandros regretted agreeing to this as soon as he stepped outside.
Rain beat heavily on the cobblestone streets, washing them clean.
While Leandros tested the temperature of it with just his good hand,
Roman stepped right out into the street, laughed, and lifted his own so
that rain pooled on his palms. When he turned back to Leandros, his
smile was wide. “It’s not too late to ask the Ranulfs for the use of their
carriage, if you don’t want to get wet.”
It sounded like a challenge, so Leandros joined Roman in the
downpour. It was bitingly cold, colder than Leandros’ quick test had
prepared him for, and he wrinkled his nose at it, making Roman laugh
again. “Wait here,” he said, disappearing inside and returning a
moment later with a black umbrella. After opening it, he passed it off
to Leandros. “You really don’t want your bandage getting wet.”
Gingerly, wordlessly, Leandros accepted it.
The passersby—not that there were many, in this downpour—
paid them little mind, and Leandros ached with how much he missed
this part of being with Roman. In Roman’s presence, he was never
Prince Nochdvor or Your Highness. When it was just the two of them, he
could be simply Leandros, and Roman knew everything that meant,
all the struggles and baggage it entailed. He was able to exist as just
another person in the world, one with a dear friend at his side.
Well. Not so dear anymore.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 15/09/2025

I finally get to announce the new Sheridan Bell mystery! This one is heavily influenced by Agatha Christie, Victorian spiritualism, and the Irish Otherworld. In it, Detective Bell is trying to stop the attempted murder of a childhood friend. It will begin serialization on October 30th!

An image that reads in a gothic font: "Sheridan Bell & The Confession of a Medium." Behind the text is a black and white Victorian spirit photograph, with several woman at a séance table and an opaque spirit standing at the head of the table.

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 10/09/2025

Well, Ingramspark has spoken. Apparently this much of a spine shift is "within their tolerance" and I get to just deal with having a HUNDRED copies that look like this 🙄

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 08/09/2025

I'm using my new e-reader responsibly

A screenshot of one of the first pages of Sherlock Holmes, a Study in Scarlet. Only two lines are highlighted: "You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet," he said, "perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion."

The second is simply: "He is a little queer"

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 08/09/2025

I can tell it's getting cold because this is my life now. I am little more than a large heating pad.

A person sprawled out on a couch with a black cat on their stomach, a brown tabby cat on one thigh, and a round gray cat on the other thigh

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