#gsnbtr

I guess I'm officially in the author ecosystem now ... anyone else want to come join/follow/interact with me in the wider bookish social media world? (If you don't, I don't blame you, it's a jungle out there 🤣 ...)

But TikTok/Insta/FB is where I'll be doing the cover reveal for NEVER BROKEN in early November, so if you're interested in that, come on over! I'll also post memes, snippets, artwork, rants, and the like ...

I've avoided making a 'favourites' list so far because I've actually only read a pitiful amount of what's available here on Tumblr/whumpblr. So take the shortness of this list as a result of my...uh, my day job (and totes not my scattered, easily distractible brain). There's so much good stuff out there so you should absolutely look at other folks' recommendations as well!!

these are not in order of preference! it's just a list!

Hidden Depths by @starlit-hopes-and-dreams. Arc 1 is complete and Arc 2 is underway and let me tell you, I am pretty much in love with, like, all the characters. Marcus is also on my list of favourite villains ever. :) Be aware of blood, gore, heavy torture, and some sexual content (looking at you, AU).

Good Slaves Never Break the Rules by @clairelsonao3. Every chapter ends with me sending freakout messages and then writing novellas in the ao3 comments. If you love incredible pacing, compelling characters, plot twists, and CLIFFHANGERS, then please please go check this out! Be aware of some heavy themes and topics (slavery, injustice, amongst others) and some sexual content.

Nuisance by @i-can-even-burn-salad (Elli also has a BUNCH of other great stories but I picked this one because it has my fave characters in it :)))). Nuisance is also available as an ebook which is AWESOME! Merridy is my little darling and the development of her friendship with Cedric, my Actual Fave <3, is *chef's kiss*. Be aware of blood and barbed wire.

@sarandipitywrites (here) @winterandwords (here) @pleasestaywithmedarling (here)

@rickie-the-storyteller (here)

Directions: Share a line from your WIP! First line, last line, 6 sentences, 4 sentences, go nuts!

So, as you can see, I'm basically tagging everyone who's tagged me in any kind of line-sharing tag game recently, whether it's 6 sentence, 4 sentence, last line, whatever. I don't have a ton of options that aren't spoilers, so forgive me for taking a few liberties. Consider them all fulfilled!

From the forthcoming Chapter 37 of GSNBTR:

He couldn’t promise that, of course, just as Jake couldn’t promise what he had promised, and she’d been an utter fool to believe either of them could. But right now, believing, being a fool, was all she had left. Perhaps it was all she’d ever had. So she took it. And anyway, he wouldn’t allow her to do anything else.

And since @little-peril-stories actually tagged me in a First Line Tag (here), I'll throw in a bonus: the first line of the chapter:

He'd been buried alive once before.

And I'm gently tagging these people:

First highlight had me crying, second highlight had me laughing.

Okay, which line did it?? Same one that made ME cry while writing it??

Jk, you don't have to tell me now.

37 down, 3 to go!

Art commission from the lovely maxyartwork on Tumblr.