CeCe Dawson | Querying Urban Fantasy & Gothic Horror Writer
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Building shadows & slow burns ✦ Debut author of Heart of Prey ✦ Romantasy with teeth.
Currently enjoying this rare quiet morning (thank goodness!) and diving into some querying with my newly revised manuscript. Feeling confident, grounded, and grateful for the fresh start. ✨📚 #amquerying #writerlife #authortok #blackauthors #querying #Horror
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November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Currently enjoying this rare quiet morning (thank goodness!) and diving into some querying with my newly revised manuscript. Feeling confident, grounded, and grateful for the fresh start. ✨📚 #amquerying #writerlife #authortok #blackauthors #querying #Horror
Texas heat. Bleeding maples.
A girl who hears the dead.
And a ghost who won’t let go.
🩸 Beneath the Red Maples
a YA Southern gothic horror.
#AmQueryingYA #SouthernGothic #GothicHorror #BlackSpeculativeFiction #ParanormalFiction #GhostStories #WritersOfColor #HorrorCommunity
A girl who hears the dead.
And a ghost who won’t let go.
🩸 Beneath the Red Maples
a YA Southern gothic horror.
#AmQueryingYA #SouthernGothic #GothicHorror #BlackSpeculativeFiction #ParanormalFiction #GhostStories #WritersOfColor #HorrorCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Texas heat. Bleeding maples.
A girl who hears the dead.
And a ghost who won’t let go.
🩸 Beneath the Red Maples
a YA Southern gothic horror.
#AmQueryingYA #SouthernGothic #GothicHorror #BlackSpeculativeFiction #ParanormalFiction #GhostStories #WritersOfColor #HorrorCommunity
A girl who hears the dead.
And a ghost who won’t let go.
🩸 Beneath the Red Maples
a YA Southern gothic horror.
#AmQueryingYA #SouthernGothic #GothicHorror #BlackSpeculativeFiction #ParanormalFiction #GhostStories #WritersOfColor #HorrorCommunity
Funny enough,I was the happiest, most sunshine-soaked kid on the block-so of course I grew up to write gothic horror.Now it’s ghosts, vampires, and reapers all day.
Guess light and dark always find their balance 😂. #AmQuerying #BlackAuthors #GothicHorror #ParanormalFiction #DarkFantasy #OwnVoices
Guess light and dark always find their balance 😂. #AmQuerying #BlackAuthors #GothicHorror #ParanormalFiction #DarkFantasy #OwnVoices
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November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Funny enough,I was the happiest, most sunshine-soaked kid on the block-so of course I grew up to write gothic horror.Now it’s ghosts, vampires, and reapers all day.
Guess light and dark always find their balance 😂. #AmQuerying #BlackAuthors #GothicHorror #ParanormalFiction #DarkFantasy #OwnVoices
Guess light and dark always find their balance 😂. #AmQuerying #BlackAuthors #GothicHorror #ParanormalFiction #DarkFantasy #OwnVoices
Another #SundayFunday as we slide into No Work November 🍂✨ Feeling good, blessed, and lucky all at once. The new year’s energy is already showing up, and I can’t help but smile about what’s ahead. When you know, you know. 💫 #Gratitude #AuthorLife #FallVibes #Manifestation
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October 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another #SundayFunday as we slide into No Work November 🍂✨ Feeling good, blessed, and lucky all at once. The new year’s energy is already showing up, and I can’t help but smile about what’s ahead. When you know, you know. 💫 #Gratitude #AuthorLife #FallVibes #Manifestation
ahhh Sundays 😩 laundry, lesson plans, and a whole lotta “the flash” playing in the background ⚡️ #TeacherLife #SundayReset #VibeTribe
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October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
ahhh Sundays 😩 laundry, lesson plans, and a whole lotta “the flash” playing in the background ⚡️ #TeacherLife #SundayReset #VibeTribe
🎶 Friday Eve energy unlocked 🎶
Coffee’s still doing the heavy lifting, the week’s holding on by one bobby pin, and I’m manifesting smooth sailing into the weekend.
How’s everyone’s vibe — calm, chaotic, or caffeine-powered? ☕✨
#FridayEve #VibeTribe #AuthorLife #CozyCorner #BrewCrew
Coffee’s still doing the heavy lifting, the week’s holding on by one bobby pin, and I’m manifesting smooth sailing into the weekend.
How’s everyone’s vibe — calm, chaotic, or caffeine-powered? ☕✨
#FridayEve #VibeTribe #AuthorLife #CozyCorner #BrewCrew
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October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎶 Friday Eve energy unlocked 🎶
Coffee’s still doing the heavy lifting, the week’s holding on by one bobby pin, and I’m manifesting smooth sailing into the weekend.
How’s everyone’s vibe — calm, chaotic, or caffeine-powered? ☕✨
#FridayEve #VibeTribe #AuthorLife #CozyCorner #BrewCrew
Coffee’s still doing the heavy lifting, the week’s holding on by one bobby pin, and I’m manifesting smooth sailing into the weekend.
How’s everyone’s vibe — calm, chaotic, or caffeine-powered? ☕✨
#FridayEve #VibeTribe #AuthorLife #CozyCorner #BrewCrew
After a grueling week, I’m catching up on Netflix, edits, and maybe a little daydreaming between chapters. The air’s got that first real hint of fall perfect for sinking back into my manuscripts and a blanket. ✍🏽☕️ #SundayVibes #WriterLife #CozySeason #Fall #hoahoahoa #twilight
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October 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
After a grueling week, I’m catching up on Netflix, edits, and maybe a little daydreaming between chapters. The air’s got that first real hint of fall perfect for sinking back into my manuscripts and a blanket. ✍🏽☕️ #SundayVibes #WriterLife #CozySeason #Fall #hoahoahoa #twilight
🩸 The Crimson Rite
She’s the last Night Reaper, but power comes at a price. If Zora fails, the dead won’t stay buried, and neither will her heart. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC #WOC
She’s the last Night Reaper, but power comes at a price. If Zora fails, the dead won’t stay buried, and neither will her heart. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🩸 The Crimson Rite
She’s the last Night Reaper, but power comes at a price. If Zora fails, the dead won’t stay buried, and neither will her heart. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC #WOC
She’s the last Night Reaper, but power comes at a price. If Zora fails, the dead won’t stay buried, and neither will her heart. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC #WOC
🔥 Heart of Prey
Beneath the city, secrets burn. Cleo’s hybrid blood could save a people or doom them. Love may be her undoing in a war built on betrayal.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Beneath the city, secrets burn. Cleo’s hybrid blood could save a people or doom them. Love may be her undoing in a war built on betrayal.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🔥 Heart of Prey
Beneath the city, secrets burn. Cleo’s hybrid blood could save a people or doom them. Love may be her undoing in a war built on betrayal.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Beneath the city, secrets burn. Cleo’s hybrid blood could save a people or doom them. Love may be her undoing in a war built on betrayal.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
🩸 The Crimson Rite
Zora is bound to a dark guardian. Love tempts her, but betrayal stalks her steps & the creatures she reaps refuse to stay dead. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance
Zora is bound to a dark guardian. Love tempts her, but betrayal stalks her steps & the creatures she reaps refuse to stay dead. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance
October 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🩸 The Crimson Rite
Zora is bound to a dark guardian. Love tempts her, but betrayal stalks her steps & the creatures she reaps refuse to stay dead. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance
Zora is bound to a dark guardian. Love tempts her, but betrayal stalks her steps & the creatures she reaps refuse to stay dead. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance
🔥 Heart of Prey
Survival isn’t enough. Cleo’s awakening drags her into a war where love is weaponized, bloodlines are erased, & trust could kill her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Survival isn’t enough. Cleo’s awakening drags her into a war where love is weaponized, bloodlines are erased, & trust could kill her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🔥 Heart of Prey
Survival isn’t enough. Cleo’s awakening drags her into a war where love is weaponized, bloodlines are erased, & trust could kill her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Survival isn’t enough. Cleo’s awakening drags her into a war where love is weaponized, bloodlines are erased, & trust could kill her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
🩸 The Crimson Rite
When Zora discovers she’s the last Night Reaper, failure means the balance between the living & the damned shatters forever. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #WOC #POC
When Zora discovers she’s the last Night Reaper, failure means the balance between the living & the damned shatters forever. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #WOC #POC
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🩸 The Crimson Rite
When Zora discovers she’s the last Night Reaper, failure means the balance between the living & the damned shatters forever. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #WOC #POC
When Zora discovers she’s the last Night Reaper, failure means the balance between the living & the damned shatters forever. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #WOC #POC
🔥 Heart of Prey
Underground, the Phasers rule. Above, the Hunters kill. Cleo’s hybrid blood makes her a target to both & her heart risks betraying her twice.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Underground, the Phasers rule. Above, the Hunters kill. Cleo’s hybrid blood makes her a target to both & her heart risks betraying her twice.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🔥 Heart of Prey
Underground, the Phasers rule. Above, the Hunters kill. Cleo’s hybrid blood makes her a target to both & her heart risks betraying her twice.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Underground, the Phasers rule. Above, the Hunters kill. Cleo’s hybrid blood makes her a target to both & her heart risks betraying her twice.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
🩸 The Crimson Rite
She’s not here to collect souls. She’s here to bind evil. Zora, the last Night Reaper, is torn between love, betrayal, & a war with creatures that don’t stay dead. Buffy meets Serpent & Dove in a tale of love, betrayal, and ruin.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC # WOC
She’s not here to collect souls. She’s here to bind evil. Zora, the last Night Reaper, is torn between love, betrayal, & a war with creatures that don’t stay dead. Buffy meets Serpent & Dove in a tale of love, betrayal, and ruin.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC # WOC
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🩸 The Crimson Rite
She’s not here to collect souls. She’s here to bind evil. Zora, the last Night Reaper, is torn between love, betrayal, & a war with creatures that don’t stay dead. Buffy meets Serpent & Dove in a tale of love, betrayal, and ruin.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC # WOC
She’s not here to collect souls. She’s here to bind evil. Zora, the last Night Reaper, is torn between love, betrayal, & a war with creatures that don’t stay dead. Buffy meets Serpent & Dove in a tale of love, betrayal, and ruin.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC # WOC
🔥 Heart of Prey
Cleo wanted college, not war. Hunted by zealots, she’s pulled into an underground society where her scar burns, her bloodline’s erased, & her heart betrays her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Cleo wanted college, not war. Hunted by zealots, she’s pulled into an underground society where her scar burns, her bloodline’s erased, & her heart betrays her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🔥 Heart of Prey
Cleo wanted college, not war. Hunted by zealots, she’s pulled into an underground society where her scar burns, her bloodline’s erased, & her heart betrays her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
Cleo wanted college, not war. Hunted by zealots, she’s pulled into an underground society where her scar burns, her bloodline’s erased, & her heart betrays her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC
“It’s Monday and I’m already running on fumes pretty sure there isn’t enough coffee in the world to get me through teaching today. Here’s to a strong cup and sheer willpower. ☕📚 #MondayMood #TeacherLife #CoffeeFirst #AuthorLife
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October 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“It’s Monday and I’m already running on fumes pretty sure there isn’t enough coffee in the world to get me through teaching today. Here’s to a strong cup and sheer willpower. ☕📚 #MondayMood #TeacherLife #CoffeeFirst #AuthorLife
📚✨ I’m sitting on 4 manuscripts I know will one day be on shelves worldwide. My faith & will make it as true as the characters in my head. The thrill? Not knowing which book will be the one. But I’ve got a feeling and it’s good. Speaking it into existence. 💜 #AmWriting #AuthorLife
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📚✨ I’m sitting on 4 manuscripts I know will one day be on shelves worldwide. My faith & will make it as true as the characters in my head. The thrill? Not knowing which book will be the one. But I’ve got a feeling and it’s good. Speaking it into existence. 💜 #AmWriting #AuthorLife
I’m a writer of multi-genre, high-concept stories urban fantasy, gothic horror, dark romantasy all rooted in love, identity, legacy, and survival. My characters face bloodlines, betrayal, and danger…yet still fight for connection under impossible odds.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #DarkRomance
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #DarkRomance
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October 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I’m a writer of multi-genre, high-concept stories urban fantasy, gothic horror, dark romantasy all rooted in love, identity, legacy, and survival. My characters face bloodlines, betrayal, and danger…yet still fight for connection under impossible odds.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #DarkRomance
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #DarkRomance
☕💜 Okay Brew Crew, trying to stay calm DVpit is next week! I’m excited + nervous. Querying so many agents at once is daunting but thrilling. Even with a full request, I’ve gotta keep pushing my voice & manuscripts out there. Wish me luck! ✨📚 #AmQuerying #AuthorLife
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
☕💜 Okay Brew Crew, trying to stay calm DVpit is next week! I’m excited + nervous. Querying so many agents at once is daunting but thrilling. Even with a full request, I’ve gotta keep pushing my voice & manuscripts out there. Wish me luck! ✨📚 #AmQuerying #AuthorLife
Made 50 new friends!! 🥳 Feeling the love,baby steps, but every single follow means the world. Just know you’re all so appreciated! 💜#Grateful #AuthorLife #WriterCommunity #BookishFriends #BIPOCAuthors #AmWriting #ReadersOfBluesky
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September 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Made 50 new friends!! 🥳 Feeling the love,baby steps, but every single follow means the world. Just know you’re all so appreciated! 💜#Grateful #AuthorLife #WriterCommunity #BookishFriends #BIPOCAuthors #AmWriting #ReadersOfBluesky