I'm not looking for an editor at this time, thank you.

The comps are Dune x Captive Prince (which should tell you a lot 😈)

When you tell your critique partners about the antagonist's motivation in your queer sci-fi romance WIP.

a woman wipes her face with a red cloth and says what do ALT: a woman wipes her face with a red cloth and says what do

Me when I'm halfway through a book and realize there's no kissing in it.

open.substack.com/pub/rianlync...

Stunning Anthurium radicans x luxurians hybrid 😍

a man with a mustache wearing a pink sweater ALT: a man with a mustache wearing a pink sweater

Really proud to be a sci-fi author and scientist right now!

Things that will always be in my books:

💚 Intense emotions
💛 Queer kissing
💚 Neurospicy characters
💛 Queer kissing
💚 Happily ever afters
💛 Queer kissing

That is all! 🫶🏻

Brain: I love that you're getting ideas for my new sci-fi romance novel, but if you could get them during the day instead of waking me out of a deep sleep at 1:30am night after night, that'd be swell.

Thank you!!

The stakes are rising! 👀 (Dune x Captive Prince WIP)

First draft opening line of Obsidian: my “Dune x Captive Prince” queer sci-fi romance novel.

My story, from start to finish: open.substack.com/pub/rianlync...
#amquerying #successfulquery #agentedauthor

As always: increased visibility without material protections, access to necessary care, and unrestricted social inclusion is just painting a clearer target

New opportunities. #scifiauthor #romanceauthor #authorsofinstagram #oracledeck

I told someone I was pitching my WIP as Dune meets Captive Prince, and their response was, “so… Captive Prince in space?” Why was this the first thing that came to mind? 😅

Back to outlining.

Yep, I've editted it with support from my agent.

Yes, several

Revising and about to go out on sub

Sci-fi romance! The MC is a botanical archivist. 🌿

I turned The Fragile Archive back over to my agent yesterday, which means now it's time to start working on my next #scifi #romance: Obsidian (think #Dune x #CaptivePrince).

My critique partners jokingly said my author brand should be "sex for plants", and I mean, they're not wrong.

Read the interview here: open.substack.com/pub/rianlync... #amquerying #successfulquery #agentedauthor

That's a wrap on draft 4 of The Fragile Archive!

A. crystallinum and dorayaki in all their shimmering glory ✨
#anthurium #anthuriumcrystallinum #anthuriumdorayaki #aeriods #plantsky

The query letter that got me representation for my queer adult solarpunk romance. substack.com/home/post/p-... #queryletter #higma #agentedauthor #romanceauthor #scifiauthor

Bella, where the hell have you been, loca? substack.com/home/post/p-...

Congrats (across all platforms)!!

The unofficial The Fragile Archive X Tokidoki brand collaboration according to my dear friend Rebecca. 🫶🏻