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Charlotte Cross

@charlottecross.bsky.social

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Writer of gothic historical fiction (she/her). Lover of tea and perpetrator of typos. Debut novel 🦇 THE BRIDES 🦇 published by Tor at Pan Macmillan, out 19th March 2026. Preorder now! Agent: Francesca Riccardi at KNLA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 IG: @charlottewriteshistory

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's finally here! Tor have revealed the cover for my debut novel!

The Brides is feminist gothic horror about the three women who became the 'brides' of Dracula, and the fourth who managed to escape...

Out 19th March 2026. Preorder now!

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #CoverReveal #DebutNovel

The cover of a gothic horror novel, titled The Brides by author Charlotte Cross. The tagline reads 'Before Dracula, there were...' Red text on a black background with a white image of a veiled bride staring upwards above, and a lace border.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 16d

I hope you enjoy! 🖤🦇

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 19d

Oh I just know the nightmares I'll get from this will be chilling; so excited to read!

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Paul Robichaud @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 20d

Updating today’s lecture now that it’s October.

Peter Cushing: ‘The whispered word is vampire.’ From ‘Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires.’

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 21d

🤣🤣🤣

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 21d

Is there any better noise than the pitter-pat of kitty paws? No, no there is not.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you Alis 😊 I'll do my utmost!

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you! I feel like I'm scaling Everest, but with less risk of imminent demise, and more access to tea and biscuits.

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · 26d

A blank page is well-known to be terrifying. Today, I would like to argue that one hundred and ninety-one very definitely not blank pages covered in text which you, their creator, now need to edit might just be worse.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing

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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · Sep 18

Ah, that's better... [breathe]

DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · Sep 18

Good morning, Bluesky. A Live Photo from Loch Fleet for you this morning!

Have a good day.

Blue sky with white clouds hills on the horizon and bright blue water below. Seaweed evident on top A rocky shoreline with grass bank.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you!

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 15

Thanks! I hope you enjoy 🦇

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 15

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it 🦇

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 15

Yet!

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 14

I aspire to this level of chill. Congratulations on both the book and the zen mastery!

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 14

Went out, got rained on, and now I have a cold. I feel like a Jane Austen character. How Mrs Bennet expected Jane Bennet to catch a husband while full of phlegm I can't imagine.

#AmReading

Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 12

I am taking notes for when I'm in London in a fortnight. Baked-goods-related tips are very welcome.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 12

That's the energy I needed this morning! Thank you for the inspiration. I may also get a donut as a treat.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 12

This new piece by Emma Darwin on writing about places spoke to my soul, and to the second draft of my second novel.
Thanks Emma!
@emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social

Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · Sep 12

New on This Itch of Writing for everyone: What do you gain by disguising the place you’re writing about - and what do you gain by writing the real place as itself? Link in bio, or search this itch of writing substack, or use link: emmadarwin.substack.com/p/do-you-wan...

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · Sep 11

Fair warning to autumn: I am going to wring every last drop of serotonin out of your withered little husk of a carcass this year

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Sep 2

After the wild weirdness of writing a first draft followed by a month-long lie down on the carpet, it's time to edit.

Send tea and biscuits. And cat treats for my assitant.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

A very fluffy and very sleepy ginger cat lies on his side on a blanket on a bed, showing his extremely fluffy belly.

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Mar 7

POYUMS has had me by the throat since February 2024. It deserves every award.

Canongate @canongate.co.uk · Mar 7

POYUMS @lenniesaurus.bsky.social's fierce & tender debut poetry collection written in Scots & English about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving has been shortlisted for the Discover Book of the Year!

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/poyu...

Poyums by Len Pennie: Shortlisted for Book of the Year, Discover at the British Book Awards 2025

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Mar 5

You never know! Don't jinx it!

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Kate Halena @katehalena.bsky.social · Feb 28

There is no ‘right’ way to write a book. There is only your way. The one that makes you excited, curious, and just a little obsessed. Follow that path. #WritingCommunity 💫

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Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social · Feb 21

How to get in the right headspace to write your novel about female rage:
Get out your well-loved and slightly bashed-about copy of POYUMS by Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social and read until you feel your blood begin to boil.