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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 19h

love cinderella retellings? love the ugly stepsisters, knockout lipstick, murder mysteries, and friends to enemies to lovers?

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 1d

~5 years ago, I found a fantastic korean tutor on Preply. i'm still with that tutor; it's been the single best thing i did for my Korean speaking competence/confidence

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 1d

the very best thing about having an unhinged mmc is the plausible deniability, bc everyone always thinks that i identify with/ am representing myself with the sensible fmc*

*which is also true but mostly in the "chronic pain" area and not the "sensible" area, which is far less fun

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 4d

only 1/3rd of the Kickstarter ordering to do (all the hardbacks) which means that i will finish by Monday! whoop! once the warehouse receives 'em, it's off into the post; hopefully everyone will get their book before the 25th of this month!

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 4d

listening to Brave New World while doing 1/3rd of the ordering for my Kickstarter books is probably the best way to avoid computer-induced madness

(also the narrator is an aussie and i am LIVIN')

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 4d

today we're ignoring the washing up and hoping that it will do itself (there's been enough rain that if i leave it alone long enough it WILL develop life and then, possibly, sentience)

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 5d

giving spoilers on my life instead of my book like i'm T Swift

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 8d

only 2 days and 20hrs left on the Twist-on-a-Fairytale Storybundle featuring Masque! this deal will not come again, so don't miss out!

storybundle.com/fairytales

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 10d

my nephew today, TOTALLY unprompted:

“you’re getting pretty old, Aunty Wendee. i suppose you’re gunna die soon”

he generously adds that he supposes i'll live until he's in high-school, at least, and wonders who will look after my dog when i die

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 11d

if you dip your ginger bikkies in your tea and eat them flamin' fast the calories don't have time to stick follow me for more weight loss tips

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 12d

currently refusing to believe that it can possibly be the sour black raspberry straps giving me severe stomach cramps bc they are TOO DELICIOUS

putting my full effort toward it as i am supposed to be writing

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 13d

if you've always wanted to read a series about a manic pixie madman and a sensible human woman with sciatica running around Melbourne to solve murders and avoid otherworldly denizens, the Shattered World series is for you!

geni.us/ShatteredWor...

✨🦑✨✨🦑✨✨🦑✨✨🦑✨

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 14d

a reminder that the Twist on a Fairytale Storybundle is only available until the 10th, so don't miss out! Masque, a slightly steampunk Beauty & the Beast with bloody murder, joins 9 other fairytale books with twists galore!

storybundle.com/fairytales

W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 14d

(i just washed every dish, cup, bowl, mug, and piece of cookware i own, PLUS cleaned out and sprayed out the cupboards 🥲 now the grubby little thing will run all over them again...)

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 14d

there is Another Mouse

back into the trenches

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 15d

oooh fun for me~~

Beka Gremikova is Sharing KNIFE's Cover Reveal! ⚔️ @bekagremikova.bsky.social · 15d

It's KNIFE'S Cover Reveal *and* Preorder Day!!!

You can snag your copy of this twisty, folkloric collection below:

books2read.com/edgeofaknife

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 15d

I HAVE FOUGHT AND OVERCOME

(...the mouse that was ravaging my bus house)

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 15d

i have found something even more fun to write than kissing scenes and that something is Scenes After Kissing where we are Not Acknowledging That Kissing Has Occurred

so now my order of Most Fun Scenes to Write goes:

1. Fight Scenes
2. Kissing Scenes
3. Refusing to Acknowledge Past Kissing Scenes

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 17d

Mantis was DELIGHTFUL, as expected from the Kill Boksoon universe and also anything Im Siwan acts in, but the crowning delight??

not a love triangle, but a hate triangle, in final boss fight form.

DELICIOUS.

W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 20d

but of course!

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 20d

earlier this week it was Silence of the Lambs, so tonight it's Hannibal

...which also means it's butter chicken time!

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 22d

wheeeee BRAIN DUMP! just got the entirety of the second half of this book’s plot in one download; this is insane! i’ve never had it happen this early in a book before! 🤩🤩🤩

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 22d

If you've been looking for a full (and beautiful) bibliography of all of my series & books, there is now a gorgeous and very useful page up on Little Stack Library!

You can follow the page to get notified when a new book comes out, and find similar authors, too!

www.littlestack.com/author/w-r-g...

W. R. Gingell Books in Order

Discover all W. R. Gingell books in order, organized by series and publication date. Browse plot descriptions, never miss a new release & add to your TBR.

www.littlestack.com

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 23d

surprise! Masque is part of a Storybundle with a Fairytale twist!

So if you like slightly steampunk Beauty & the Beast retellings with bloody murder and a nearly-30 protagonist, this is the book and the bundle for you!

Get it here, but only until Oct 11th! storybundle.com/fairytales

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 23d

back in the writing groove today with a nice little 1k on my Magic Mountain project and 1.5k on the 4th Shattered World book! here's hoping i can replicate that tomorrow (and the rest of the week)...

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