Same for me. I reread a favourite book. These books are my comfort reads.

Yes, I've been in the same one for almost fifteen years.

please send me all the horroromances!! #mswl

"I'm drawn to big, messy feelings and characters screwing up over and over before succeeding."
@alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

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Yay!! Was thinking of everyone protesting today and sending support from Canada!

The cover of my book Love Never Dies. A black background with a bright red cameo in the centre that holds two skeletons facing each other. Their mouths are open and it looks like the dialogue coming out of their mouths is in the form of white daisies. The cameo is surrounded by decorations featuring film reels, popcorn buckets, and bones. The title Love Never Dies is at the top and my name is at the bottom.

I'm finally allowed to reveal the cover for my book! This is Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies. It's coming from @beaconpress on September 29. Isn't it beautiful? Dan McCarthy is the artist and Louis Roe is the designer.

A picture of me smiling while holding a big stack of horror movies as research for my upcoming book.

I guess I've been lax at posting over here, but I will try to be better. An intro: I'm Emma, I'm an editor at Harlequin, and in my spare time I'm writing a nonfiction book about romance in horror movies because I love horror. Always happy to answer questions about Harlequin if I can!

The Combatting Hate Act passed in the House of Commons this week. 
 
That’s a huge step forward in our mission to build a stronger, safer country where everyone — no matter who they are or how they worship — can live free from violence and intimidation.

Heated Rivalry is still the No. 1 book in Canadian fiction this week | CBC Books Here are the bestselling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children's books from March 14-21.

Heated Rivalry is still the No. 1 book in Canadian fiction this week - by Rachel Reid and with 4 other titles from the Game Changer series in the top 10 #Canada

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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement Updated February 18, 2026 IMPORTANT: The Claims Deadline Is March 30 Background  Bartz v. Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books with...

Heads-up for published authors:

The deadline to join the Anthropic class-action copyright settlement is March 30.

If you have published a book, you may be eligible to receive ~$1,500 per book, so it’s worth your time to check it out.

Learn more: authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...

Book Release blog post listings for HEA Canada (CanLitRomance.ca) Are you a Romance author from or in Canada? Do you have a book coming out? Tell me all about it so I can add it to my monthly new release blog posts! The post will go live at the end of the month so ...

Last call to add titles to the CanLit Romance New Releases post for March!

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5 Steps to Write Funny Nonfiction (On Humor) Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha reveals five steps to write funny nonfiction, including the importance of tension, revision, and more.

From Writers Digest: Most of us settle for a wry smile and hope the editor doesn’t notice the take that didn’t quite land. But there is a method, a set of steps rooted in observation, honesty, and surprise, that turns the vague notion of “be funny” into something you can actually do

"I'm drawn to big, messy feelings and characters screwing up over and over before succeeding."
@alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

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Can anyone get a book deal? What it takes to be a novelist in 2026. Agents and editors say market fit, timing and competition, not just quality, are key factors determining which manuscripts get acquired today.

Chatted with USA Today about selling books, navigating platform, consolidation, and how it isn’t all about who you know. www.usatoday.com/story/life/2...

"Send me dark retellings of fairy tales and classic stories, with similar sensibilities to THE BLOODY CHAMBER by Angela Carter or WICKED by Gregory Maguire."
@mariavicente.com #MSWL

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This is your reminder that if you are a class member and have NOT yet filed a claim in Anthropic v. Bartz, the AI copyright lawsuit, you have 9 days to do so.

"I'm a bad writer because I don't know what to do now" false

"I'm a creative person exploring ideas and that can mean going down paths I don't ultimately use, but I learned something from it no matter what and I can keep going" yeah boyyyyyy

Hopefully encouraging writing reminder (partially aimed at myself) that if you can write yourself into a plot hole, you will be able to write your way out of it - but you do need to start writing first ❤️

A clear premise helps you pitch your book to agents, editors, critique partners — and keeps you on track as you draft. Get our tips for crafting your story's premise: vist.ly/4vpmy #WritingTips

"I want unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot and a feel-good ending."
Carly Watters #MSWL

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"I want crime fiction like Louise Penny, Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich."
@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL

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Netflix show based on Canadian author’s romance book to be filmed on P.E.I. Netflix has ordered a new series based on Canadian author Carley Fortune’s Prince Edward Island-set romance novel “This Summer Will Be Different.”

Netflix show based on Canadian author’s romance book to be filmed on #P.E.I. #Canada

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UNIONS MAKE US STRONG! Congrats to my colleagues out there fighting the good fight!
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Want to write a satisfying romance novel? 💕 The journey for your characters can be difficult, but the ending should be happy! Learn more about this genre expectation: vist.ly/4vkgz #WritingTips #Romance

Mark your calendar for next Thursday night! I'm taking over the Cozy Mystery Party Facebook Group!

vibes* (according to my friends at Merriam-Webster: distinctive feeling or quality capable of being sensed) As a facts matter type of person, I've been rightfully accused of ignoring feelings because I value logic more than my vibes. It's a quality I deliberately tend to in my writing. I always revise for emotional value in scenes and within characters, layering in reactions and fears and preferences is vital when developing characters and plots. Vibes DO have a purpose, and this wee I've been thinkin

feeling salty today. www.melwestemeier.com/post/vibes

Make it Real - Tule Publishing Group They were only faking it…. A landscape designer for his family’s construction firm, Joe Walker, is nearing completion on one of the most important projects of his career—gardens for spec homes that if...

Book deal! Make It Real is just 99 cents! They were only faking it, but then it started to feel real... #booksky📚💙 #readztule @tulepublishing.bsky.social #bookdeal #99cents tulepublishing.com/books/make-i...

A photo shows a close-up of a white woman with short blond hair smiling. Text says Author’s Toolbox – Chris Eboch – The Reluctant Psychic Murder Mystery Series – date March 19. Time 7 PM. MYSCWA.ORG/EVENTS

I present a workshop on "Dazzling Description: How to Show-Not-Tell" for the South Carolina Writers Association tomorrow 7 PM (EDT) via Zoom!
We’ll discuss sense data, body language, and how to write in deep point of view.
$25.00
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#writing #books #WriteTip #WritingCommunity

Join me for TWO HOURS of Nun the Wiser Mystery fun over at The Cozy Mystery Party Facebook Group on Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 CST
There will be giveaways. There will be inside scoops. This is a BIG DEAL! Join the group and buckle up for a fun ride!

This is all over Threads in the book community, boosting it here too in case folks have missed it.

Such wildly upsetting news.