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Dawn Berkoski
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Writer, photographer, and traveler on this road called life. linktr.ee/dawnberkoski

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PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom~or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? #YouDeservepIt 📖 💙📚 #Q #R

Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy Bartender
Want to go inside this 300-year-old monastery with me?

This #TravelTuesdsy, see what happened at Stavropoleous Church in Old Town, Bucharest, as my search for life beyond the grave continues.
#photography #VampireBook #writing #inspiration #VladTepes #murals #art #door #dracula #ParanormalRomance
Stavropoleos Monastery, Bucharest, Romania
The sky was blue. The sun was warm. It was a beautiful day in Bucharest. After discovering some amazing street art, and eating breakfast at the Grand Cafe Van Gogh, I was on top of the world. If on…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. #questpit #PR #Q #A #writing
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#HappyHalloween 💀🎃 👻👀
I want to see costumes!
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after them.

I Am Chosen~A different type of love story. #ghostpit #A #PR #Q #HappyHalloween 👻🧛‍♀️
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Voted as one of the prettiest bookstores in the world! 💓

This #TravelTuesday, check out Cărturești Carusel and the famous restaurant, Hanu' lui Manuc, as I search for vampires in Bucharest, Romania. #Wriring #photography #Food #Dining #SpookyPlaces #Lipscani #Reading #Graffiti #Art #HauntedDreams
Cărturești Carusel, Bucharest, Romania
As the sun set over the Dîmbovița River, I hit the streets of Old Town Bucharest, searching for the palace of Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracu…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Not all #TravelTiesdays are smooth sailing. Like the time I was looking for the medieval palace of Vlad The Impaler and wound up in a government building. 🤷🏻‍♀️
#Photography #Marble #VladTepes #ParanormalRomance #History #Bucharest #Romania #Dracula #VampireBook #Writing #Inspiration #Architecture #Art
Palace of Parliament, Bucharest, Romania
I left Targoviste, where Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, once held reign, and headed back to Bucharest. My search for vampires in Transylvania was coming to an end, and…
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October 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Come with me as I search for vampires in Romania at the Royal Court in Targoviste where Vlad Dracul, Vlad The Impaler, held reign.

#TravelTuesday #Dracula #Writing #Inspiration #Photography #History #VladTepes #VanpireBook #ParanormalRomance #Ravens #SaintBenedict #SunsetTower #Medieval #Relics
Târgoviște, Romania
It started out as a bit of fun, searching for vampires and life beyond. But, as the line from J.R.R. Tolkien says, perhaps I’d “delved too greedily and deep.” Troubled thoughts pl…
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October 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Roam the hallways of Peles Castle with me this #TravelTuesday as I search for vampires in Transylvania and accidentally wind up in a scene from The Shining or Crimson Peak?

#Writing #Dracula #VladTepes #SppokyPlaces #Haunted #Travel #Photograpjy #ParanormalRomance #Art #Sculpture #WoodCarvings
Peles Castle, Part Two, Sinaia, Romania
I went to Peles Castle searching for vampires and the heart of Princess Marie, but I wound up wandering endless halls of blood-red carpet. Not the hexagon design from The Shining, or other spooky h…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Had a blast at the Edgar Allen Poe Experience listening to the spellbinding readings of:

The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Masque of Red Death.👺🐦‍⬛🕰️

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September 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
When you bring a pizza box to a sword fight.

I Am Chosen~A different kind of paranormal romance. *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #R #Q
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One comp, Interview With The Vampire, is 49 years old! Am I unhinged for using it? Yep. But Anne Rice mixed history, paranormal, and decadent descriptions of culture and cities around the world. Like a vampire, her books keep moving beyond the grave.🌹 *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #R #Q
September 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Dawn Berkoski
Today is World Alzheimer's Day. My aunt Luella had Alzheimer's, and I was her caregiver. She inspired my story, The Memory Jar, about a grandmother who had dementia and her granddaughter who found a way to connect with her. Here's a photo of Aunt Luella, & the book she inspired. #Alzheimer #dementia
September 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Come with me this #TravelTuesday as I search for vampires in Sinaia,Transylvania and find an unexpected connection to Carmen Sylvia, a writer and poet from the 1800’s, and the literary name of a Queen of Romania.
#wildlife #inspiration #history #vampirebook #paranormalromance
#photography #birds 🐦‍⬛📚
Queen Elizabeth, Carmen Sylva, and the Castle in Transylvania, Sinaia, Romania
As I headed away from Brasov, higher into the mountains, a strange sense of peace came over me. As if a vail had been lifted, animals started to appear. Here a deer, there a baby bear, nature guidi…
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September 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Every year on 9/11, I watch this film, and the interview with Praimnath and Clark. Despite the heartache and sorrow, these stories fill me with hope. In the end, covered in soot, it didn’t matter what people looked like. Strangers became brothers, helping others. I will always remember that.💓
Naudet Brothers 9/11 Documentary (Full)
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September 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A narrow street riddled with graffiti, a Black Church, Dracula, and the heart of a Princess. Find out what connects them this #TravelTuesday as I search for vampires in Brasov, Romania!

#Food #History #Photography #Writing #Inspiration #Medieval #Saxons #Art #Dining #ParanormalRomance #VampireBook
Brasov, The Black Church, and Rope Street, Brasov, Romania
When I heard about a Black Church in Transylvania, I didn’t know what to expect. A church as black as night, I suppose, but that’s not what the online pictures showed. As one of the old…
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September 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Was Bran Castle the inspiration for Dracula’s lair in Bram Stoker’s famous novel? Find out this #TravelTuesday as I venture to this Medieval castle in Transylvania in search of vampires!
#History #Photography #Writing #Inspiration #Medieval #Torture #Saxons #Romania #ParanormalRomance #VampireBook
Bran Castle, Bran, Romania
I heard that Bram Stoker’s description of Dracula’s castle is eerily similar to a Medieval castle nestled in the Carpathian Mountains. So, I went through the valleys of these snow tippe…
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September 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Let’s go September! Sending out positive energy. 💓
September 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What did I find in the house where Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, was born? Find out this #TravelTuesday as I continue my search for vampires in Transylvania!
#History #Photography #Writing #Inspiration #Medieval #tower #ParanormalRomance #VampireBook #Food #Pastries
Casa Vlad Dracul, Sighisoara, Romania
I raced down the winding staircase of the Clock Tower in Sighisoara, Romania. The sign had been clear as day. Casa Vlad Dracul. I had finally found the historic building where Vlad Tepes, the inspi…
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August 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reposting in honor of Ray Bradbury’s birthday. 🎉 8-22-1920
After school, I walked to the library and waited for my parents to finish work. It was a small library, a small town. I was always quiet.

One day, while investigating a low shelf, I fished out a skinny booklet: There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. Everything vanished as the clock sang. 📚💙✍️
August 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#readers #writingcommunity #authors #booksky 💙📚 #agents #editors #PosterPitAwards

If you have time, please help us vote for the best book posters. You can see them all here ➡️ #PosterPit

Lots of categories, and winners get prizes!

So much talent. I’ll have to go back though and choose wisely. 😉💓
Okay, #PosterPit, the #PosterPitAwards are now OPEN!

In the 🧵 you'll find all the categories. Please nominate ONE poster for each category - or like existing nominations! If one book is already nominated, you don't need to post it again!

End Date: August 18th at 8 AM EDT!
August 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM