Robin Schadel
@robinschadelauthor.bsky.social
Urban fantasy, gaslamp fantasy, Louisiana gothic, and paranormal romance author, professor, cat mom, coffee addict, gamer, goth, sapphic bratty vampire princess. 🏳️⚧️ she/her
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We prefer our dystopias fictional.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
We prefer our dystopias fictional.
My two black cats. One co is majestic and mysterious, and one is…. trying his best. But I love them both.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
My two black cats. One co is majestic and mysterious, and one is…. trying his best. But I love them both.
According to my outline, I have 2 chapters remaining to draft this dark fantasy. So, we've got a brooding lesbian with daddy issues but a loving mother and younger brother, a perky librarian with bibliomantic powers (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
According to my outline, I have 2 chapters remaining to draft this dark fantasy. So, we've got a brooding lesbian with daddy issues but a loving mother and younger brother, a perky librarian with bibliomantic powers (1/2)
New Year, New…. Nah, I’m just turning myself up to 11.
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
New Year, New…. Nah, I’m just turning myself up to 11.
Well, Happy New Year. May 2026 bring peace, joy, and good fortune.
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Well, Happy New Year. May 2026 bring peace, joy, and good fortune.
Based upon the fireworks, my neighbors wish you all a Happy New... 6:09 PM!
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Based upon the fireworks, my neighbors wish you all a Happy New... 6:09 PM!
Just putting this out there, as I return to writing dark, gothic fantasy (You can pick up my A Tale of Two Crowns Trilogy on my website and any online retailer!) with new characters, a new world, and a promise of no shadow daddies.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
December 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just putting this out there, as I return to writing dark, gothic fantasy (You can pick up my A Tale of Two Crowns Trilogy on my website and any online retailer!) with new characters, a new world, and a promise of no shadow daddies.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
There will be a brooding lesbian with daddy issues.
I'm not surprised, but this saddens me. I love mass market paperbacks.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm not surprised, but this saddens me. I love mass market paperbacks.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Writer’s struggle of the day: My Pickle is being cute… and weird.
December 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Writer’s struggle of the day: My Pickle is being cute… and weird.
Oh yeah, Happy Christmas to the Brits out there.
December 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Oh yeah, Happy Christmas to the Brits out there.
While talking about my dark fantasy work in progress with my D&D group, one player asked who my "Shadow Daddy" was.
Another player shot back: "If Robin's writing a shadow daddy, she's a brooding lesbian with daddy issues."
And honestly, that's fair.
And accurate.
Another player shot back: "If Robin's writing a shadow daddy, she's a brooding lesbian with daddy issues."
And honestly, that's fair.
And accurate.
December 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
While talking about my dark fantasy work in progress with my D&D group, one player asked who my "Shadow Daddy" was.
Another player shot back: "If Robin's writing a shadow daddy, she's a brooding lesbian with daddy issues."
And honestly, that's fair.
And accurate.
Another player shot back: "If Robin's writing a shadow daddy, she's a brooding lesbian with daddy issues."
And honestly, that's fair.
And accurate.
And now, in my dark fantasy work in progress, I get to figure out the structure of a coming-of-age ritual.
Sometimes, it amazes me how many fun and interesting puzzles this manuscript has set before me.
Sometimes, it amazes me how many fun and interesting puzzles this manuscript has set before me.
December 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
And now, in my dark fantasy work in progress, I get to figure out the structure of a coming-of-age ritual.
Sometimes, it amazes me how many fun and interesting puzzles this manuscript has set before me.
Sometimes, it amazes me how many fun and interesting puzzles this manuscript has set before me.
A blessed solstice season to all, but to the pagans in Alabama....
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Yule Tide!
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Yule Tide!
December 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A blessed solstice season to all, but to the pagans in Alabama....
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Yule Tide!
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Yule Tide!
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THIS. *They stole your fellow writers' FUCKING HEARTS' BLOOD to power their fancy-ass text-based writer-imitation machine.* You wanna get all NUANCED about that? Your easygoing take on that issue will sooner or later (most likely sooner) be used to steal *your* stuff. Let's see how *you* like it. 🫤
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS. *They stole your fellow writers' FUCKING HEARTS' BLOOD to power their fancy-ass text-based writer-imitation machine.* You wanna get all NUANCED about that? Your easygoing take on that issue will sooner or later (most likely sooner) be used to steal *your* stuff. Let's see how *you* like it. 🫤
The semester is over, so I do not have to set my alarm. However, my real alarm went off this morning at 5:15 am.
What is my "real alarm," you ask?
One of my cats coughing up a hairball... somewhere... in the house.
What is my "real alarm," you ask?
One of my cats coughing up a hairball... somewhere... in the house.
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The semester is over, so I do not have to set my alarm. However, my real alarm went off this morning at 5:15 am.
What is my "real alarm," you ask?
One of my cats coughing up a hairball... somewhere... in the house.
What is my "real alarm," you ask?
One of my cats coughing up a hairball... somewhere... in the house.
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Never forget the entire anti-trans hype machine is built on lies. It's not "cruel truths" or "two sides." It is blatant, deliberately cruel lies.
They are liars.
Never give them the benefit of the doubt, because they are proven, deliberate, malicious liars.
They are liars.
Never give them the benefit of the doubt, because they are proven, deliberate, malicious liars.
every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation…
NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…
juliaserano.medium.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Never forget the entire anti-trans hype machine is built on lies. It's not "cruel truths" or "two sides." It is blatant, deliberately cruel lies.
They are liars.
Never give them the benefit of the doubt, because they are proven, deliberate, malicious liars.
They are liars.
Never give them the benefit of the doubt, because they are proven, deliberate, malicious liars.
As a writer, I'm definitely a plotter. I start with a 10-15 page outline and a fairly detailed story bible. However, I constantly reconsider and revise as new ideas emerge when writing. Sometimes, you have to scrap a plan when a better or more interesting one emerges.
Writing is art and craft.
Writing is art and craft.
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As a writer, I'm definitely a plotter. I start with a 10-15 page outline and a fairly detailed story bible. However, I constantly reconsider and revise as new ideas emerge when writing. Sometimes, you have to scrap a plan when a better or more interesting one emerges.
Writing is art and craft.
Writing is art and craft.
Last weekend, I did a boudoir shoot. Here are a few highlights.
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Last weekend, I did a boudoir shoot. Here are a few highlights.
I am so tired of emails from scammers claiming to be "book clubs" who want to "feature my book." They all start with pretty detailed and specific praise but then expect me to shell out $75-150 for "exposure."
I'm not stupid, but I do enjoy hearing them flounder when I call them out.
I'm not stupid, but I do enjoy hearing them flounder when I call them out.
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I am so tired of emails from scammers claiming to be "book clubs" who want to "feature my book." They all start with pretty detailed and specific praise but then expect me to shell out $75-150 for "exposure."
I'm not stupid, but I do enjoy hearing them flounder when I call them out.
I'm not stupid, but I do enjoy hearing them flounder when I call them out.
Reposted by Robin Schadel
New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors. www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...
Trump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explained
New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors.
www.vox.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors. www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...
MOM! Write faster!
Salem does what she can to help me finish this dark fantasy novel.
Salem does what she can to help me finish this dark fantasy novel.
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
MOM! Write faster!
Salem does what she can to help me finish this dark fantasy novel.
Salem does what she can to help me finish this dark fantasy novel.
Three days before Yule, and my air conditioner just kicked on. It was so nice when we were in the 30-50 range, but now... 50-78.
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Three days before Yule, and my air conditioner just kicked on. It was so nice when we were in the 30-50 range, but now... 50-78.
I dreamed last night I found the most perfect notebook: aesthetic, size, unlined, paper weight, pages numbered, built-in pockets, and a holster for my fountain pen. Everything was flawless.
And then I woke up.
And then I woke up.
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I dreamed last night I found the most perfect notebook: aesthetic, size, unlined, paper weight, pages numbered, built-in pockets, and a holster for my fountain pen. Everything was flawless.
And then I woke up.
And then I woke up.
Looking for something a bit darker this holiday season than seeking to avoid Whamhalla? Might I offer you my newest Louisiana Gothic Novel, a Faustian tragedy where a heroine is drawn into a dangerous romance and the path a serial killer targeting those who use wealth and power?
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Looking for something a bit darker this holiday season than seeking to avoid Whamhalla? Might I offer you my newest Louisiana Gothic Novel, a Faustian tragedy where a heroine is drawn into a dangerous romance and the path a serial killer targeting those who use wealth and power?