Briana Una McGuckin
@brianaunamcguckin.bsky.social
#GothicRomance #RomanticSuspense, rep:
Chris Bucci at Aevitas; ON GOOD AUTHORITY out NOW: https://amzn.to/41jpMCz ; cerebral palsy haver, former librarian. She/her.
Chris Bucci at Aevitas; ON GOOD AUTHORITY out NOW: https://amzn.to/41jpMCz ; cerebral palsy haver, former librarian. She/her.
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Truth Be Told: Research and Write Your Novel or Short Story | Writers.com
Enrich your manuscript with focused research, and write authentic scenes and chapters.
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NEW WRITING COURSE ALERT
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
Starts TOMORROW--still time to sign up! Come get some research tips for your writing from a former librarian turned novelist (me!):
NEW WRITING COURSE ALERT
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
Truth Be Told: Research and Write Your Novel or Short Story | Writers.com
Enrich your manuscript with focused research, and write authentic scenes and chapters.
writers.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Starts TOMORROW--still time to sign up! Come get some research tips for your writing from a former librarian turned novelist (me!):
Happy Cover Reveal Day to @cj-dotson.bsky.social whose sophomore novel, THESE FAMILIAR WALLS, is
*i m m i n e n t*
You know you wanna go in the haunted house book. Pre-Order here: read.macmillan.com/lp/these-fam...
#TheseFamiliarWalls
*i m m i n e n t*
You know you wanna go in the haunted house book. Pre-Order here: read.macmillan.com/lp/these-fam...
#TheseFamiliarWalls
These Familiar Walls 9781250336583 - Macmillan
A spine-chilling, heart-pounding suburban horror novel at the heart of the genre, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Cassandra Khaw, and Catriona Ward....
read.macmillan.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Happy Cover Reveal Day to @cj-dotson.bsky.social whose sophomore novel, THESE FAMILIAR WALLS, is
*i m m i n e n t*
You know you wanna go in the haunted house book. Pre-Order here: read.macmillan.com/lp/these-fam...
#TheseFamiliarWalls
*i m m i n e n t*
You know you wanna go in the haunted house book. Pre-Order here: read.macmillan.com/lp/these-fam...
#TheseFamiliarWalls
ONE WEEK 'til this research course for writers kicks off!
Let me use my former librarian powers to help you, and then let's do workshop activities that have us use our research while also inoculating against the dreaded infodump!
More info, and a sign-up link, below:
Let me use my former librarian powers to help you, and then let's do workshop activities that have us use our research while also inoculating against the dreaded infodump!
More info, and a sign-up link, below:
NEW WRITING COURSE ALERT
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
Truth Be Told: Research and Write Your Novel or Short Story | Writers.com
Enrich your manuscript with focused research, and write authentic scenes and chapters.
writers.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ONE WEEK 'til this research course for writers kicks off!
Let me use my former librarian powers to help you, and then let's do workshop activities that have us use our research while also inoculating against the dreaded infodump!
More info, and a sign-up link, below:
Let me use my former librarian powers to help you, and then let's do workshop activities that have us use our research while also inoculating against the dreaded infodump!
More info, and a sign-up link, below:
NEW WRITING COURSE ALERT
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
Truth Be Told: Research and Write Your Novel or Short Story | Writers.com
Enrich your manuscript with focused research, and write authentic scenes and chapters.
writers.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW WRITING COURSE ALERT
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
As a former librarian, I have research tips for writers! And exercises for putting research in your narrative.
Weekly, there's:
-a written lesson
-Zoom discussion
-feedback from me on your work
For more info, or to sign up, click here:
writers.com/course/truth...
I'm coming back to CT for StokerCon! I simply couldn't resist. Gotta get myself to Horror University.
Who else?
Who else?
May 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm coming back to CT for StokerCon! I simply couldn't resist. Gotta get myself to Horror University.
Who else?
Who else?
Starting WEDNESDAY! Still time to sign up, and play in the Gothic sandbox! We'll do some reading, playing, chatting, and WRITING--with feedback from me!
Useful for anyone writing dark, from suspense to thriller, fairytale to fantasy, and of course horror! More info, and sign-up, via the link:
Useful for anyone writing dark, from suspense to thriller, fairytale to fantasy, and of course horror! More info, and sign-up, via the link:
It's that time again! Come try out Gothic writing techniques to inject delicious dread and dark desire into your fiction!
Starts 4/23, and currently the course is discounted!
Sign up or learn more here: writers.com/course/gothi...
Starts 4/23, and currently the course is discounted!
Sign up or learn more here: writers.com/course/gothi...
Writing the Line Between Dread & Desire | Writers.com
Horror isn't just about monsters and gore. Learn the tools of gothic fiction in this 6 week course and build eerie, suspenseful moods.
writers.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Starting WEDNESDAY! Still time to sign up, and play in the Gothic sandbox! We'll do some reading, playing, chatting, and WRITING--with feedback from me!
Useful for anyone writing dark, from suspense to thriller, fairytale to fantasy, and of course horror! More info, and sign-up, via the link:
Useful for anyone writing dark, from suspense to thriller, fairytale to fantasy, and of course horror! More info, and sign-up, via the link:
It's that time again! Come try out Gothic writing techniques to inject delicious dread and dark desire into your fiction!
Starts 4/23, and currently the course is discounted!
Sign up or learn more here: writers.com/course/gothi...
Starts 4/23, and currently the course is discounted!
Sign up or learn more here: writers.com/course/gothi...
Writing the Line Between Dread & Desire | Writers.com
Horror isn't just about monsters and gore. Learn the tools of gothic fiction in this 6 week course and build eerie, suspenseful moods.
writers.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's that time again! Come try out Gothic writing techniques to inject delicious dread and dark desire into your fiction!
Starts 4/23, and currently the course is discounted!
Sign up or learn more here: writers.com/course/gothi...
Starts 4/23, and currently the course is discounted!
Sign up or learn more here: writers.com/course/gothi...
I've been quiet because I'm struggling--and that's not quite the damning thing I tell myself it is. I have set myself a challenge, that's all.
More on this via the link. (Also, on my upcoming writing course on Gothic writing techniques...)
open.substack.com/pub/brianaun...
More on this via the link. (Also, on my upcoming writing course on Gothic writing techniques...)
open.substack.com/pub/brianaun...
On Damning Discomfort in Art and Life (And My April Gothic Writing Course)
Here’s my excuse for being late with the newsletter: my shower is leaking.
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I've been quiet because I'm struggling--and that's not quite the damning thing I tell myself it is. I have set myself a challenge, that's all.
More on this via the link. (Also, on my upcoming writing course on Gothic writing techniques...)
open.substack.com/pub/brianaun...
More on this via the link. (Also, on my upcoming writing course on Gothic writing techniques...)
open.substack.com/pub/brianaun...
Found OGA on LibGen, as well as IN SOMNIO, in which my story "After the Apples" appears. I hate that my words trained AI, w/o ANY compensation I might add.
I'm not giving up my voice so a computer can speak over me.
It's NOT artificial intelligence. It's OUR intelligence & we're being robbed.
I'm not giving up my voice so a computer can speak over me.
It's NOT artificial intelligence. It's OUR intelligence & we're being robbed.
March 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Found OGA on LibGen, as well as IN SOMNIO, in which my story "After the Apples" appears. I hate that my words trained AI, w/o ANY compensation I might add.
I'm not giving up my voice so a computer can speak over me.
It's NOT artificial intelligence. It's OUR intelligence & we're being robbed.
I'm not giving up my voice so a computer can speak over me.
It's NOT artificial intelligence. It's OUR intelligence & we're being robbed.
Putting the finishing touches on this course today, and so excited to get going. Writers, there's STILL TIME to sign up! Come draft your novel with me!
Starting Feb 19, I'm leading a 16-week novel drafting course! You'll get written lessons, weekly feedback on your writing, and optional weekly Zoom calls to discuss all things novel!
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
Write Your Novel in 16 Weeks! | Writers.com
In this generative novel writing course, we'll go from writing a strong beginning to writing "The End" on your novel's first draft.
writers.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Putting the finishing touches on this course today, and so excited to get going. Writers, there's STILL TIME to sign up! Come draft your novel with me!
Timely: this is why I go to Rocky Horror.
I love when characters in movies do what I yell at them.
February 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Timely: this is why I go to Rocky Horror.
If you wondered what this kinky-Victorian-Gothic author likes to do in her spare time, it’s this: go to Rocky Horror in my new country as a complete unknown, and nail the call-backs so hard that I get pulled up at the end to take a bow. (Also I got a gift basket!) Thanks, Sugar Club Dublin!
February 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you wondered what this kinky-Victorian-Gothic author likes to do in her spare time, it’s this: go to Rocky Horror in my new country as a complete unknown, and nail the call-backs so hard that I get pulled up at the end to take a bow. (Also I got a gift basket!) Thanks, Sugar Club Dublin!
Maybe let Maggie have her coffee first, before you tell her the morning sun on her face really shows her age.
February 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Maybe let Maggie have her coffee first, before you tell her the morning sun on her face really shows her age.
Starting Feb 19th! Let me coach you through that first draft--the hardest part!--with kindness, calm, and craft advice!
#WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #Writing #Fiction #Writers #WritersWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #NovelWriting
#WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #Writing #Fiction #Writers #WritersWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #NovelWriting
Starting Feb 19, I'm leading a 16-week novel drafting course! You'll get written lessons, weekly feedback on your writing, and optional weekly Zoom calls to discuss all things novel!
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
Write Your Novel in 16 Weeks! | Writers.com
In this generative novel writing course, we'll go from writing a strong beginning to writing "The End" on your novel's first draft.
writers.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Starting Feb 19th! Let me coach you through that first draft--the hardest part!--with kindness, calm, and craft advice!
#WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #Writing #Fiction #Writers #WritersWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #NovelWriting
#WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #Writing #Fiction #Writers #WritersWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #NovelWriting
Not only do I rec this book (do you like spooky hotels? DO YOU?)... I also think this countdown with snippets is brilliant for getting a taste of Dotson's writing.
Check it out! And pre-order!
Check it out! And pre-order!
Aside from being a fun way to keep track, for some reason counting it this way makes it feel, to me, less alarmingly close than "three months, one week, and three days" does.
Pre-order now! read.macmillan.com/lp/the-cut-9...
Pre-order now! read.macmillan.com/lp/the-cut-9...
January 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Not only do I rec this book (do you like spooky hotels? DO YOU?)... I also think this countdown with snippets is brilliant for getting a taste of Dotson's writing.
Check it out! And pre-order!
Check it out! And pre-order!
Starting Feb 19, I'm leading a 16-week novel drafting course! You'll get written lessons, weekly feedback on your writing, and optional weekly Zoom calls to discuss all things novel!
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
Write Your Novel in 16 Weeks! | Writers.com
In this generative novel writing course, we'll go from writing a strong beginning to writing "The End" on your novel's first draft.
writers.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Starting Feb 19, I'm leading a 16-week novel drafting course! You'll get written lessons, weekly feedback on your writing, and optional weekly Zoom calls to discuss all things novel!
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
I know it can be the hardest thing in the world to just keep going. You can do this; I will help you.
Info/sign-up:
You gimme a wordy assignment, I do it. 💛
During yesterday’s livestream we asked viewers to suggest non-binary variations on the trend of overtly gendered private spaces a la “man cave” or “she shed”, and @brianaunamcguckin.bsky.social has slayed us with “hidea-they” 🏆
December 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
You gimme a wordy assignment, I do it. 💛
Reposted by Briana Una McGuckin
Ahead of our upcoming Yule launch, we wanted to tease the following three perfume oils therein which will raise funds for Transanta
www.transanta.com
Coming soon to our shop:
🎁 MIDNIGHT MARZIPAN
🎁 STRAWBERRY BONBON
🎁 VINTAGE SNOW CLOWN BLOW MOLD
www.transanta.com
Coming soon to our shop:
🎁 MIDNIGHT MARZIPAN
🎁 STRAWBERRY BONBON
🎁 VINTAGE SNOW CLOWN BLOW MOLD
November 23, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Ahead of our upcoming Yule launch, we wanted to tease the following three perfume oils therein which will raise funds for Transanta
www.transanta.com
Coming soon to our shop:
🎁 MIDNIGHT MARZIPAN
🎁 STRAWBERRY BONBON
🎁 VINTAGE SNOW CLOWN BLOW MOLD
www.transanta.com
Coming soon to our shop:
🎁 MIDNIGHT MARZIPAN
🎁 STRAWBERRY BONBON
🎁 VINTAGE SNOW CLOWN BLOW MOLD
Want to keep up with what I'm writing, reading, thinking--and any upcoming workshops or events?
May I suggest my Muse-Letter? This one is about beginnings, in books and beyond: brianaunamcguckin.substack.com/p/on-beginni...
May I suggest my Muse-Letter? This one is about beginnings, in books and beyond: brianaunamcguckin.substack.com/p/on-beginni...
On Beginnings
Newsletters, New Lives, and Dracula
brianaunamcguckin.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Want to keep up with what I'm writing, reading, thinking--and any upcoming workshops or events?
May I suggest my Muse-Letter? This one is about beginnings, in books and beyond: brianaunamcguckin.substack.com/p/on-beginni...
May I suggest my Muse-Letter? This one is about beginnings, in books and beyond: brianaunamcguckin.substack.com/p/on-beginni...
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school.
Hi, I'm Briana, my work in French is excellent--which is shocking, because I'm out sick so very often.
Hi, I'm Briana, my work in French is excellent--which is shocking, because I'm out sick so very often.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school.
Hi, I'm Michelle, and I'm clearly quite intelligent but very outspoken and need to quit reading all the time.
Hi, I'm Michelle, and I'm clearly quite intelligent but very outspoken and need to quit reading all the time.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school
Hi, I’m Jeni, and I’m bright but need to learn to see mistakes as learning opportunities.
Hi, I’m Jeni, and I’m bright but need to learn to see mistakes as learning opportunities.
November 20, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school.
Hi, I'm Briana, my work in French is excellent--which is shocking, because I'm out sick so very often.
Hi, I'm Briana, my work in French is excellent--which is shocking, because I'm out sick so very often.
The best beginning to my voice-over career, in service to the best perfume oil people, for feminism, dammit:
Dead Blonde, voiced by @brianaunamcguckin.bsky.social
The scent: a wilting corsage of tea roses and white roses, bearing forensic traces of honeyed lip gloss and coconut oil suntan lotion.
The scent: a wilting corsage of tea roses and white roses, bearing forensic traces of honeyed lip gloss and coconut oil suntan lotion.
November 19, 2024 at 12:07 AM
The best beginning to my voice-over career, in service to the best perfume oil people, for feminism, dammit:
I’m so excited to interact with writers and readers again in a virtual space! I’ve missed it.
November 17, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I’m so excited to interact with writers and readers again in a virtual space! I’ve missed it.
Valentine Hobbs is discounted for your pleasure for February!
$1.99, ON GOOD AUTHORITY:
a coming-of-age kinky 19th c. Gothic; a lady's maid must teach a bad master the difference btwn servitude & surrender, & confront her dark desire for the footman.
tinyurl.com/2er75kfb
$1.99, ON GOOD AUTHORITY:
a coming-of-age kinky 19th c. Gothic; a lady's maid must teach a bad master the difference btwn servitude & surrender, & confront her dark desire for the footman.
tinyurl.com/2er75kfb
February 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Valentine Hobbs is discounted for your pleasure for February!
$1.99, ON GOOD AUTHORITY:
a coming-of-age kinky 19th c. Gothic; a lady's maid must teach a bad master the difference btwn servitude & surrender, & confront her dark desire for the footman.
tinyurl.com/2er75kfb
$1.99, ON GOOD AUTHORITY:
a coming-of-age kinky 19th c. Gothic; a lady's maid must teach a bad master the difference btwn servitude & surrender, & confront her dark desire for the footman.
tinyurl.com/2er75kfb
Had an idea for a writing workshop at 3am (as one does) so #writers:
Ex’s of absolute advice you’ve heard? I have:
Prologues=bad.
Show, don’t tell.
Always use “said,” no adverbs
Dreams: no one cares.
Don’t write in 2nd person.
What advice makes YOUR heart go: “Is that a challenge?”
Ex’s of absolute advice you’ve heard? I have:
Prologues=bad.
Show, don’t tell.
Always use “said,” no adverbs
Dreams: no one cares.
Don’t write in 2nd person.
What advice makes YOUR heart go: “Is that a challenge?”
January 14, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Had an idea for a writing workshop at 3am (as one does) so #writers:
Ex’s of absolute advice you’ve heard? I have:
Prologues=bad.
Show, don’t tell.
Always use “said,” no adverbs
Dreams: no one cares.
Don’t write in 2nd person.
What advice makes YOUR heart go: “Is that a challenge?”
Ex’s of absolute advice you’ve heard? I have:
Prologues=bad.
Show, don’t tell.
Always use “said,” no adverbs
Dreams: no one cares.
Don’t write in 2nd person.
What advice makes YOUR heart go: “Is that a challenge?”