50+ Music<p>"Señorita" is a song by Canadian singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ShawnMendes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShawnMendes</span></a> and American singer and songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CamilaCabello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CamilaCabello</span></a>. It was released on June 21, 2019, through <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IslandRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IslandRecords</span></a> as the second <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> from the deluxe edition of Mendes' self-titled third studio album. This song was also included on Cabello's second studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> (2019). The song was written by Mendes, Cabello, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CharliXCX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharliXCX</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AliTamposi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliTamposi</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JackPatterson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackPatterson</span></a>, and its producers <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AndrewWatt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewWatt</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BennyBlanco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BennyBlanco</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CashmereCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CashmereCat</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq866Q7GUlc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=xq866Q7GUlc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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Raúl Redondo<p>Está muy interesante la película Border dirigida por Ali Abbasi. La personaje principal es brutal, la premisa, la atmósfera, la fantasía incluso la reflexión sobre el mal. Muy recomendable.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pel%C3%ADculas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Películas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recomendaci%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recomendación</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Suecia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suecia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantas%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasía</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>“Oliphant… creates a series of insightful, witty & compelling narratives & characters that are deeply uncomfortable with the romantic conventions of the 19th-century novel”</p><p>—Laura Witz on Oliphant’s subversion of Victorian romance & gender conventions</p><p>2/7</p><p><a href="https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/03/31/margaret-oliphant/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dangerouswomenproject.org/2016</span><span class="invisible">/03/31/margaret-oliphant/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/19thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>19thCentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Victorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victorian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WomenWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenWriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Oliphant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oliphant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MargaretOliphant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MargaretOliphant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>I should really publish a German folk tale collection that only includes love stories.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> authors get the big bucks, or so I hear.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a></p>
Romance? Reviews!<p>Hold up, y'all <a href="https://thicc.horse/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> fans, this would be the best meet extremely eccentric cute ever</p>
Steve Henderson Fine Art<p>There are moments, many moments throughout life, that simply cannot be rushed through. Each step, each look, each clasp of hands, is something to be fully experienced and savored.</p><p>They knew this.</p><p>Twilight Romance art print -- <a href="https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/twilight-romance-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/f</span><span class="invisible">eatured/twilight-romance-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romantic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dancing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedigiftshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedigiftshop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/violin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/couple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>couple</span></a></p>
Mariam al-Masri<p>This MMC in the book I'm reading is so creepy. I love it. He smiles just to hold power over people. Reminds me of my MMC for my WIP. I really do think this needs to be a trope. We need less unexpressive, cold MMCs and more smiling, trickster MMCs in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/darkromance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkromance</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
Rathan Krueger: Re-Animator<p>Coasting through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> stories is the norm since you tend to know the ending and how to get there.</p><p>Rudella and Piri are all about being atypical; from their crazy road to each other to going past their "Happily Ever After".</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/like-red-on-a-rose-rathan-krueger/21711067" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/p/books/like-red-</span><span class="invisible">on-a-rose-rathan-krueger/21711067</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indie</span></a></p>
jendefer<p>Just finished <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb. I enjoyed the little touches that firmly placed it in the <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Tucson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tucson</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> world. This was the first cis/het <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> I have ever read, and it was definitely far more allosexual than my experience of the world. I skipped some of the chapters my wife had marked as being too spicy for me. But if you like that, give it a read. It was a good modern story with a queer supporting cast that takes the lead in the sequel.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span></p>
Kris Bock Romance/Mystery<p>April Showers - Cozy Mystery & Clean Romance<br>If you like mystery, romance, or both, you'll find dozens of fun free books here! They include my Furrever Friends Sweet Romance, Lions and Love at the Cat Café, plus “The Case of the Missing Monkey and other short mystery stories.” <br><a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/cozycleanapril2025/cjfe4143l5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/cozyclean</span><span class="invisible">april2025/cjfe4143l5</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booksky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booksky</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Steve Henderson Fine Art<p>I send thanks to the buyer from Illinois who purchased a canvas print of</p><p>Forever Yours -- <a href="https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/forever-yours-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/f</span><span class="invisible">eatured/forever-yours-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print</span></a></p><p>May the artwork take you to a place of wonder and magic, where you are close to the person you love most -- the one you cherish and trust, and who cherishes and trusts you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romantic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kiss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kissing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kissing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wedding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wedding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ayearforart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/couple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>couple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sale</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>This post has some interesting romances featuring activist characters. For example, one character turns a billionaire into a student debt eliminator. <a href="https://smutreport.com/2025/02/08/saturday-smutty-six-inspiring-activists/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">smutreport.com/2025/02/08/satu</span><span class="invisible">rday-smutty-six-inspiring-activists/</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/RomanceLandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanceLandia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span></p>
Isobel necessary on a bicycle?<p>🖤 My novel GODHUNTER will be available in audio starting on April 8th, narrated by Marnye Young. I’m so excited to share this trailer with everyone! </p><p>🖤 If you’re interested, the universal book link in my profile lists some of the marketplaces where you can order it, but I couldn’t get them all up. When in doubt, please try a search! I hope it will be available in libraries too. </p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NewRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewRelease</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AudioBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AudioBooks</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>Like... eat your heart out, Little Mermaid.</p><p>THIS is the literary fairy tale that needs to be THE mermaid love story from now on.</p><p>Make it so.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mermaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mermaid</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Rathan Krueger: Re-Animator<p>Clashing armies and doom prophecies are cool, but there's nothing wrong with emotional spectacles that don't involve saving the world.</p><p>Rudella and Piri could fill a book with their passionate bombast. In fact...<br><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/like-red-on-a-rose-rathan-krueger/21711067" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/p/books/like-red-</span><span class="invisible">on-a-rose-rathan-krueger/21711067</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indie</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<p><strong><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/TTMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TTMD</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sfwrtr</span></a></span></strong></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@youseeatortoise" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>youseeatortoise</span></a></span> </p><blockquote><p>Why first person? What's the draw?</p></blockquote><p>CW: I rambled.</p><p>I think 1st person the natural way people tell stories about what happened to them. Personal stories with all the warts are the best, I think. If you look at all my responses to all the prompts, you'll see I'm telling my story, and to get meta about it, I'm telling you my story now. This is actually my writing style.</p><p>To me, 1st person POV feels very <em>personal</em> and I feel it is relatable by all readers. Most people don't go around telling stories that happened to other people (3rd person in a nutshell), nor when they do so, do they feel comfortable asserting what those people felt about those events, especially if those events are impolitic or sexual. Maybe taking on the role of the narrator, they may say how <em>they</em> feel about the people who act they way they do in their story—but that's another level of complexity and can off as hypocritical. Furthermore, I feel betrayed when a 3rd person narrator doesn't tell the absolute truth. I expect truth from 3rd person, whether it's from the POV character's perspective, or a limited or an omniscient one.</p><p>It's very hard to master all the requirements of good 3rd person narration. It proved so for me. That said, my <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSMarsNeededWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSMarsNeededWomen</span></a> is the first 3rd person story I've written in many years. I chose that because 1st person isn't exactly a compact or concise POV, and fitting a novel into 31 long toots is hard.</p><p>In first person, as in life, the POV tells <em>their</em> story <em>their</em> way, making observations and commenting on what they feel about that. Imagine some embarrassing or revealing situation. How are you going to tell that story starting with the word I? Right, you will spin it. 1st person is all about perspective. Ours. We all censor. 1st person by definition is unreliable narrator, but as listeners we've learned how to read between the lines, to detect the white lies and black, and interpret the spin. Conversely, people may also be confessional. Maybe the POV wants to be seen in all their evil glory, or is simply rude and impolitic, but isn't so foolish as to let it leak out in word or deed. The dichotomy between private thoughts and public action can be breathtaking. Who doesn't like some unfiltered wise cracking and unvarnished cynicism, especially when paired with external integrity?</p><p>I hope that answered your question.</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a> and <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/CommentingIsCool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommentingIsCool</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/chef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chef</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>Quite meta of me, but just for fun, I finished a instalove romance with a HEA between John Mastodon and the Fediverse Chick, but in my story she's called Jane Mastodon. Could anyone beta read? Spice is on page, and explicit, but the synopsis is below.</p><p>John Mastodon has just been fired from his job at Twitter. Tired of living in the city, he spots an online ad for a small town called ActivityPub and decides to take a chance on this new town and its inhabitance. Jane Mastodon has a simple job. She's a firefighter. She used to work for a corporate phone company but gave that up to be one of the many pillars of this community that calls themselves the Fediverse. Jane is lonely, and her newly dubbed nickname, the Fediverse chick, plays into so many misconceptions that guys get the wrong idea and pursue her without really seeing her. One day, she plows into John Mastodon at the store, wherein they have an instant connection. Even though their connection is fresh and vibrant, it isn't smooth sailing for both of them. Can they learn to love again after both have been knocked down by life? this story is 20,000 words with a happy ending, a cat named Goldfish, a diverse cast of side characters, brief on page smut, and no miscommunication but there is drama. I’d like beta readers. Is anyone interested?</p><p><a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/RomanceLandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanceLandia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a></p>
Gremlin Child<p>Can anyone recommend LGBT <a href="https://mas.to/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> to me?</p><p>I've been having some luck sinking my teeth into <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ND</span></a> (especially <a href="https://mas.to/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a>) romance over NT romance (which I just kind of don't understand & usually ends up bumming me out), but so far it's all been very straight/het. I particularly like realistic romance where people communicate clearly & things like stalking aren't romanticised.</p><p>Thank you ♥️</p>
J. Scott Coatsworth, Author<p>Periodically, I feature one of my backlist titles you might have missed. Today: Love & Limitations:</p><p>REVIEW</p><p>"J. Scott Coatsworth knows his way around love stories and all their turns and twists, broken and healing hearts, and one complication after another. And yes, happy endings--happy endings that are definitely earned and sometimes come with a cost."</p><p>--Warren, Amazon</p><p><a href="https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/book/love-limitations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jscottcoatsworth.com/book/love</span><span class="invisible">-limitations/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/GayRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayRomance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/MMRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMRomance</span></a></p>
Lorna Peel<p>'Curl up in a comfy chair and enjoy this intriguing romance!'</p><p>Amazon - <a href="http://mybook.to/ASummerOfSecrets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">mybook.to/ASummerOfSecrets</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Other Retailers - <a href="https://books2read.com/ASummerOfSecrets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/ASummerOfSecret</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ASummerOfSecretsByLornaPeel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASummerOfSecretsByLornaPeel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BooksByLornaPeel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksByLornaPeel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GenealogyFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenealogyFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/KindleUnlimited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KindleUnlimited</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
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