Rachel Kolman
@bestthingaround.bsky.social
redhead & freckles | comp professor & writer | http://rkolman.contently.com
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Redheaded romance writer.
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SEVEN DAYS IN PARADISO: a second-chance fake-dating contemporary romance that sits between THE EX VOWS and THE PARADISE PROBLEM.
Because wouldn't you also escape this bitter winter cold by running off to a lush Mexican resort for a week -- even if it includes your ex-fiancé?
#QuestPit #Q #R #A
Because wouldn't you also escape this bitter winter cold by running off to a lush Mexican resort for a week -- even if it includes your ex-fiancé?
#QuestPit #Q #R #A
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
All of a sudden, I have three speaking/teaching gigs booked this winter! These all sort of came together and I'm so happy:
Jan 28 - Talk on how to get started in publishing
Feb 5th - workshop on writing better instructions for students
March 14 - class on infusing more creativity in CNF
Jan 28 - Talk on how to get started in publishing
Feb 5th - workshop on writing better instructions for students
March 14 - class on infusing more creativity in CNF
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
All of a sudden, I have three speaking/teaching gigs booked this winter! These all sort of came together and I'm so happy:
Jan 28 - Talk on how to get started in publishing
Feb 5th - workshop on writing better instructions for students
March 14 - class on infusing more creativity in CNF
Jan 28 - Talk on how to get started in publishing
Feb 5th - workshop on writing better instructions for students
March 14 - class on infusing more creativity in CNF
I have a Substack! Writer friends, let's follow each other! substack.com/@rachelkolma...
Rachel Kolman | Substack
Redheaded romance writer.
substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I have a Substack! Writer friends, let's follow each other! substack.com/@rachelkolma...
thank you for considering my ranking of books I read this year, I will not be taking questions at this time
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
thank you for considering my ranking of books I read this year, I will not be taking questions at this time
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so fucking tired of people saying AI "democratizes" creative skills, it's fucking privatizing it you dumb fuck, they're stealing your creativity from you and selling it back to you at a premium
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
so fucking tired of people saying AI "democratizes" creative skills, it's fucking privatizing it you dumb fuck, they're stealing your creativity from you and selling it back to you at a premium
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
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This is an extremely cool time to be a teacher. When students aren't using ChatGPT to do their homework for them, they're asserting they have a First Amendment right to get an A and your administration fires you if you don't give them an A.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is an extremely cool time to be a teacher. When students aren't using ChatGPT to do their homework for them, they're asserting they have a First Amendment right to get an A and your administration fires you if you don't give them an A.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired.
that feeling when you think 'wow I nailed that interview' and then the job offer comes in and basically says 'yeah, you nailed it congrats' what a wild new feeling this is
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
that feeling when you think 'wow I nailed that interview' and then the job offer comes in and basically says 'yeah, you nailed it congrats' what a wild new feeling this is
got my #RevPit feedback and yep, I had a hunch that prologue had to go. Cutting ASAP. Thank you @madelynknecht.bsky.social and your time on my pitch!
P9: I don't think we need this prologue. I know it's technically the first meeting, but I'd rather just dive into the *now* and get bits and pieces of their past throughout the story. Especially since we already know this particular meeting doesn't really go anywhere.
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
got my #RevPit feedback and yep, I had a hunch that prologue had to go. Cutting ASAP. Thank you @madelynknecht.bsky.social and your time on my pitch!
"sorry hope its not bade" .....
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"sorry hope its not bade" .....
reading back some old fanfic from like 15 years ago, it's funny how I see shades of my voice now as a romance writer tucked in there.
October 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
reading back some old fanfic from like 15 years ago, it's funny how I see shades of my voice now as a romance writer tucked in there.
The good news: my beta readers and I all agree on what edits need to be done to raise the stakes of my novel. The bad news: now I actually have to, you know, *write* it.
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The good news: my beta readers and I all agree on what edits need to be done to raise the stakes of my novel. The bad news: now I actually have to, you know, *write* it.
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries! Enter today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages of your book. :) reviseresub.com/mini-events/...
October 2025 10Queries
Are you readying your manuscript to query agents? Are you preparing for this year’s RevPit event? What better way to know if your query an
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October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries! Enter today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages of your book. :) reviseresub.com/mini-events/...
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Charlie Kirk died doing what he loved: encouraging people to do more gun violence.
September 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Charlie Kirk died doing what he loved: encouraging people to do more gun violence.
What in the fresh blue prince parlor hell is this bathroom
September 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
What in the fresh blue prince parlor hell is this bathroom
I cannot understand how my upstairs neighbor has had a fire alarm battery beeping for the last two days without doing anything about it. I've heard her walking around up there, too... perhaps she has a penchant for punishment?
August 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I cannot understand how my upstairs neighbor has had a fire alarm battery beeping for the last two days without doing anything about it. I've heard her walking around up there, too... perhaps she has a penchant for punishment?
life could be sitting in various breweries during the summer, laptop open and tweaking at my manuscripts, and that would be ok.
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
life could be sitting in various breweries during the summer, laptop open and tweaking at my manuscripts, and that would be ok.
this is peak summer.
August 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
this is peak summer.
finally on final proofs for the novel I cranked out last summer... makes it all feel real 🥹 agent queries, here I come!
July 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
finally on final proofs for the novel I cranked out last summer... makes it all feel real 🥹 agent queries, here I come!
Self-care is just paying the five dollars for the massage chair at the airport
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Self-care is just paying the five dollars for the massage chair at the airport
Some mornings you run out of time so you gotta do your hair + makeup on the bus and it… turns out ok actually
May 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Some mornings you run out of time so you gotta do your hair + makeup on the bus and it… turns out ok actually
Five more minutes, mom!
March 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Five more minutes, mom!
In my 20s, my post teaching come down would be a whiskey shot and a beer. Now in my late 30s it’s going to the gym to sit in the hot tub and sauna.
March 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
In my 20s, my post teaching come down would be a whiskey shot and a beer. Now in my late 30s it’s going to the gym to sit in the hot tub and sauna.
I've been on Upwork as a freelancer for a decade now, and it was quite surprising to see that ten years of odd jobs for clients has steadily added a few thousand dollars each year to my income. Upwork is certainly problematic, but it's still the best place to collect tangible experience.
March 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I've been on Upwork as a freelancer for a decade now, and it was quite surprising to see that ten years of odd jobs for clients has steadily added a few thousand dollars each year to my income. Upwork is certainly problematic, but it's still the best place to collect tangible experience.