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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 5h

I finished edits on Wrapped Up in Murder yesterday! Now, I just need to format it. For the rest of this week, I'm focusing on putting Triple Play into a scene grid before I take the next step on revisions for that.

And also hopefully finishing up the bonus content for Kickstarter.

Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 1d

I finished the listen through of Wrapped Up in Murder yesterday, and I'm already about halfway through the edits. It's mostly wording changes, not major revisions at this point, so I'm hoping to have this finished today.

Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Winter does tend to slow things down for Lou, but some days are exceptions. And this one is far from over for them.

Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? books2read.com/wrappedupinmurder

#booksky #teasertuesday #cozymystery 🌈 📚

A wood slat background. The text reads: 'Thankfully, this would be my last job for the day. It had been another busy one: busted pipes--several of them, a leaking roof-- not much I could do with snow on said roof, except call in a more experty expert--, and now a hole in a bathroom floor.'
Below that is an image of the cover of Wrapped Up in Murder in ebook format, showing the main character standing in a room, one hand behind their head with a fireplace and Christmas tree in the background.

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Cat in the Bakery 3:

Avery: early 30s, agender, demisexual. Just wants to be left alone to bake.

Jude: early 30s, genderfluid, pansexual. Enjoys running the front of the bakery and interacting with (most of) the customers.

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Triple Play(continued):

Mel: 28, born in Deltry, PA, still lives there, agender, splits their time between working at a coffee shop and running a queer youth center, as well as helping to take care of their teenage siblings

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Triple Play:

Rhys: 27, born in Ohio, currently resides in PA, catcher for the Deltry Ocelots(AAA-affiliate of Pittsburgh Steel Suns). A bit of a bisexual disaster.

Alfie: 27, born in Venezuela, currently resides in PA, oldest of 5. 3rd baseman on Deltry Ocelots. In love with his best friend(Rhys).

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce your main character:

I have a few(haha):
Wrapped Up in Murder: Lou is 35(ish), genderqueer, the middle sibling of 5, born and raised in the town of Coalville, Pa. And their curiosity continues to get them mixed up in mysteries.

#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 2d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 14:

Introduce us to your MC today!

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

Image: a burnt orange background with two jack o' lanterns. Text: #LGBTQWriteAThon Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky! Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram! October 14: Introduce your MC. BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Goals day! Keeping things a little more focused this week.

Main goals: listen through and make edits on Wrapped Up in Murder, work on bonus content for the Kickstarter editions

If I get through those, I'll work on my other projects as well, but these come first.

#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 3d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 13:

Goals day! What are your goals this week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 3d

And if you prefer some sports with your romance(Rounding for Home has both, but I can't speak for the other books in the promo), check out this one:

books.bookfunnel.com/sportsromanc...

Sports Romance of All sorts

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Want to consider a romance sports book from a differen...

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 3d

If you're looking for a new romance, this promo is still going on(either I got the end date wrong or it changed, but good news, you still have 2 weeks to check it out):

books.bookfunnel.com/bfhostmmslmi...

Sales: MM Romance & Fiction: Mid Sept

CLICK HERE FOR MOAR FREE, ARC & NEW RELEASE ROMANCES!

books.bookfunnel.com

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Check in day:

I made a lot of progress on my main project. Not nearly as much on the other goals I had for the week, but overall it was still a good week.

#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 5d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 11:

Check in day! How was your week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 6d

#LGBTQWriteAThon Something that makes me happy:

I finished the current round of edits on Wrapped Up in Murder. I just have the listen through, formatting & 1 final proofread then I can get it to Kickstarter backers & finalize files for pre-order.

Also this exchange still makes me laugh:

screenshot of an excerpt from my novel, Wrapped Up in Murder, of a text exchange between Lou and Quin.
Lou: Have you really been watching that since last night?
Quin: Set up a program to snapshot any instance of her face during the relevant timespan. Nothing showed up.
Lou: nerd
Quin: Thank you

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AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 6d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10:

It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 7d

Pride flags:

WUiM: Lou(genderqueer).
Triple Play: Rhys(bisexual), Alfie(demisexual), Mel(agender & bisexual)
TYGT: Lennie(genderqueer & bisexual), Alex(genderfluid & bisexual), Kenna(bisexual)
CitB 3: Avery(agender & demisexual), Jude(genderfluid & pansexual)

#LGBTQWriteAThon

Mood board of pride flags for my current works in progress. Under Wrapped Up in Murder is the genderqueer flag. Next to that is Triple Play, featuring bisexual, demisexual, and agender flags. At the bottom is Till You Get There with genderqueer, genderfluid, and bisexual flags. Next to that is Cat in the Bakery 3 with agender and genderfluid flags.

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KD Casey — Read Breakout Year Today! @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social · 8d

apparently I also write 🏳️‍🌈 romance books: if you're team has been eliminated or your team is about to be eliminated or you just want something for the off-season that involves baseball (complimentary) and Baseball (derogatory), but also there is kissing, check it out

KD Casey — Read Breakout Year Today! @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social · Sep 12

"But as in any KD Casey book, the third party in the relationship is ‘baseball’, which here acts as a hard to please lover."

I was trying to think of a good summary of this book, but a pal did it for me. Breakout Year, an mm sports romance, is out in the world!
www.kdcaseywrites.com/breakout-year

The cover of Breakout Year by KD Casey. The book is green. Objects important to the characters (baseball equipment, tea, plants, etc.) are present.

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 8d

Wrapped Up In Murder: cozy mystery
Triple Play: contemporary sports romance
Til You Get There: contemporary romance
Cat in the Bakery 3: cozy mystery

#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 8d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 8:

What genre is your WIP?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 9d

Wrapped Up In Murder: Coalville(fictional small town in NW PA)
Triple Play: Deltry(fictional city in NW Pa)
Til You Get There: Renrock(fictional small town in NW PA)
Cat in the Bakery 3: Salisdale(wait for it…fictional small town in NW PA)

All of them are contemporary

#LGBTQWriteathon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 9d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 7:

What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 9d

Solving a mystery? Easy
Having to buy Christmas presents for their large family? Difficult
Bringing Matt's family into the mix? Terrifying

Wrapped Up in Murder is up for pre-order, coming December 19(earlier for Kickstarter backers).

books2read.com/wrappedupinmurder

#booksky #teasertuesday 🌈 📚

A wood slat background. At the top is the text: I took a few steps forward and put a hand to Matt's chest. "The only murder happening is going to be to my back account." I reached up and brushed snow off his shoulder. "I need to go Christmas shopping."

Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 10d

And now, this week, it's back to working on all the projects. I've already met today's goal on Wrapped Up in Murder(25% into the read through), and about 3/5 through Triple Play's(getting to Chapter 23 in the revision plan). Cycling through the projects in 30-minute sessions, and that is going well.

Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 10d

Saturday morning I watched one of my daughter's final cross country meets and she beat her time on this course by a good 2 minutes.
As soon as we left that, I put my ear buds in and jumped right into watching the Rainbow Space Magic panels. All of them were wonderful, as usual.

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 10d

Goals:

Wrapped Up in Murder: finish read through and edits
Triple Play: finish setting up revision plan
Til You Get There: Add 2500 words
Cat in the Bakery 3: write suspect profiles
Kickstarter: send out backer surveys, work on bonus content for one of the add-ons

#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 10d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6:

Goals day! What are your goals this week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 10d

If you're looking for a sports romance, step up to the plate with one of these:

books.bookfunnel.com/sportsromanc...

Sports Romance of All sorts

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Want to consider a romance sports book from a differen...

books.bookfunnel.com

Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 10d

Looking for a queer romance to curl up with this month? Take a look at these and see if any of them appeal to you:

books.bookfunnel.com/bfhostmmslmi...

Sales: MM Romance & Fiction: Mid Sept

CLICK HERE FOR MOAR FREE, ARC & NEW RELEASE ROMANCES!

books.bookfunnel.com

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Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to attending this today and tomorrow, even if I do have to catch the first couple panels in the car(brought my ear buds just for this reason!) after daughter’s final cross country invitational.

Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 12d

This year's RSM is October 4 & 5, and is about writing with resistance, Imagining a better future. Don't forget to register on rainbowspacemagic.org.
#LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

Fallon Brown @fallonbrown.bsky.social · 12d

Set up Wrapped Up in Murder pre-order, started first proofreading round (I do 3: kindle, listen, physical copy). Minimal progress on the other projects, but this one is my highest priority (the only 1 with a set deadline).

#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 12d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 4:

Check in day. How was your week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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