Rose Lerner
@roselerner.bsky.social
(she/her) Historical romance author. Freelance editor, book doctor, researcher. Camp is a tender feeling. Repped by @millercallihan.bsky.social
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Rose Lerner
@roselerner.bsky.social
· Jun 16
My historical romances! #mybooks
SWEET DISORDER (Lively St. Lemeston #1, Regency small town). She doesn't want to marry, he's trying to set her up so his brother can win a local election books2read.com/SweetDisorder
"I completely ate this book. It made me so happy in all the ways." —Alexis Hall
SWEET DISORDER (Lively St. Lemeston #1, Regency small town). She doesn't want to marry, he's trying to set her up so his brother can win a local election books2read.com/SweetDisorder
"I completely ate this book. It made me so happy in all the ways." —Alexis Hall
omg I am SO EXCITEEEEEEE
I’m delighted to announce that my fantasy short story Her Terrible Swift Sword will be appearing in Flame Tree Fiction’s Valkyries anthology in April 2026!
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Myths, Gods & Immortals | Contents Announcement | The Valkyries
We’re delighted to announce the stories and authors included in our upcoming book, The Valkyries! Exploring themes of war, honour, duty, glory, fate and more, seventeen tales selected from open submis...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
omg I am SO EXCITEEEEEEE
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Date Night — Anatoly Kuvin, 1956
December 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Date Night — Anatoly Kuvin, 1956
i was thinking about watching the new mad max movie with chris hemsworth as the villain and then i learned they put him in a fake big nose and brown color contacts to make him look more evil
plus ça change
plus ça change
December 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
i was thinking about watching the new mad max movie with chris hemsworth as the villain and then i learned they put him in a fake big nose and brown color contacts to make him look more evil
plus ça change
plus ça change
I can't even remember the last time I got on the Broad Street Line that it didn't reek of smoke
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I can't even remember the last time I got on the Broad Street Line that it didn't reek of smoke
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A number of weeks ago, I mentioned that I keep a "craft journal" — a journal that's about the books I've read with analysis through the lens "how can this inform my writing?"
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
A guide to reading, reflecting, and analyzing fiction writing of any genre for authors and aspiring authors.
Authors are often told that in order to write, we have to read — many people (mis)interpret that to mean reading by evaluating books or composing book reviews. This journal is intended for authors to ...
dl.bookfunnel.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A number of weeks ago, I mentioned that I keep a "craft journal" — a journal that's about the books I've read with analysis through the lens "how can this inform my writing?"
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
This one is public so you don't have to be a member to read it! But would you or a loved one like a membership for Christmas perhaps?? 👀😘
This week on Patreon I shared an excerpt from my notes for Rafe Cohen's book (a scene where he and Ash try to have an honest conversation about Ash's mental health)
www.patreon.com/posts/146556...
www.patreon.com/posts/146556...
Spoiler Wednesday: Bad Days Edition | Rose Lerner
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December 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This one is public so you don't have to be a member to read it! But would you or a loved one like a membership for Christmas perhaps?? 👀😘
This week on Patreon I shared an excerpt from my notes for Rafe Cohen's book (a scene where he and Ash try to have an honest conversation about Ash's mental health)
www.patreon.com/posts/146556...
www.patreon.com/posts/146556...
Spoiler Wednesday: Bad Days Edition | Rose Lerner
Get more from Rose Lerner on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This week on Patreon I shared an excerpt from my notes for Rafe Cohen's book (a scene where he and Ash try to have an honest conversation about Ash's mental health)
www.patreon.com/posts/146556...
www.patreon.com/posts/146556...
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The act of writing is *thinking*. If you do not allow yourself to think thoughts that feel wrong, you will never get a feel for what feels *right*.
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The act of writing is *thinking*. If you do not allow yourself to think thoughts that feel wrong, you will never get a feel for what feels *right*.
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Need a last-minute gift for a friend who loves cultural criticism, feminist media, and independent, worker-owned collectives? Get them a gift membership to @theflytrapmedia.com!
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December 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Need a last-minute gift for a friend who loves cultural criticism, feminist media, and independent, worker-owned collectives? Get them a gift membership to @theflytrapmedia.com!
www.theflytrapmedia.com/gift-subscri...
www.theflytrapmedia.com/gift-subscri...
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Similarly, turn away from falling glassware. Do not get a spray of glass up into your face. I know you think you can catch it in time but you probably shouldn't try. I have literally picked tiny jar shards off my face and if I didn't wear glasses they'd probably have been in my eyes.
As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Similarly, turn away from falling glassware. Do not get a spray of glass up into your face. I know you think you can catch it in time but you probably shouldn't try. I have literally picked tiny jar shards off my face and if I didn't wear glasses they'd probably have been in my eyes.
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JFC PLEASE LOCK YOUR RPF AND SPREAD THE WORD, FRIENDS (reposting bonibaru's img with alt text)
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
JFC PLEASE LOCK YOUR RPF AND SPREAD THE WORD, FRIENDS (reposting bonibaru's img with alt text)
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Rose and I are friends so I’ve seen the research she does just for fun. If you need someone to help with this, she’d be worth every penny.
Sam is being much too modest here BUT ALSO did you know you can hire me to do research for you??!! 🤯🤩 rosedoestheresearch.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Rose and I are friends so I’ve seen the research she does just for fun. If you need someone to help with this, she’d be worth every penny.
Sam is being much too modest here BUT ALSO did you know you can hire me to do research for you??!! 🤯🤩 rosedoestheresearch.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sam is being much too modest here BUT ALSO did you know you can hire me to do research for you??!! 🤯🤩 rosedoestheresearch.com
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Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
I love this thread!
I do think this is true. I'm often guilty myself of underplaying what the work I do looks like or how much time and effort it takes. Research isn't 'just reading' or a question of sucking up summaries others have created. It's knowledge creation.
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
So let me go through the process with an example 1/
What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I love this thread!
I am back to reading Richard Jury and you will be pleased to know that Melrose is still possessive as hell
JURY: I have a crush on Jenny, I'm sure Melrose won't mind if I bring her to dinner
ME: Melrose will ABSOLUTELY mind
MELROSE [a bit later]: Ugh Jenny seems to be lurking around somewhere
JURY: I have a crush on Jenny, I'm sure Melrose won't mind if I bring her to dinner
ME: Melrose will ABSOLUTELY mind
MELROSE [a bit later]: Ugh Jenny seems to be lurking around somewhere
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I am back to reading Richard Jury and you will be pleased to know that Melrose is still possessive as hell
JURY: I have a crush on Jenny, I'm sure Melrose won't mind if I bring her to dinner
ME: Melrose will ABSOLUTELY mind
MELROSE [a bit later]: Ugh Jenny seems to be lurking around somewhere
JURY: I have a crush on Jenny, I'm sure Melrose won't mind if I bring her to dinner
ME: Melrose will ABSOLUTELY mind
MELROSE [a bit later]: Ugh Jenny seems to be lurking around somewhere
My pickle menorah in action as promised! Happy Hanukkah!!! www.patreon.com/posts/146109...
Spoiler Wednesday: Happy Hanukkah! Edition | Rose Lerner
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December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My pickle menorah in action as promised! Happy Hanukkah!!! www.patreon.com/posts/146109...
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I love this. It looks incredibly comfortable.
Belated Happy 250th Birthday to a lady who thankfully has created an abundance of jobs and opportunities for costume professionals like us and delights with wit and sharp observations of human folly to this day-Jane Austen!
We could easily picture our dress from circa 1800 on one of her heroines!
We could easily picture our dress from circa 1800 on one of her heroines!
December 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I love this. It looks incredibly comfortable.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
Happy Hanukkah everyone! Got home too late to light candles tonight (I am going to BED!!) but tomorrow I hope to show you my pickle menorah in action
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Happy Hanukkah everyone! Got home too late to light candles tonight (I am going to BED!!) but tomorrow I hope to show you my pickle menorah in action
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7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
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For today only (Dec 14) All Systems Red (1st book in The Murderbot Diaries) is on sale across all US ebook retailers for $2.99 (published by Tordotcom, edited by @leeharris.net cover art by Jaime Jones) www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
All Systems Red ebook by Martha Wells - Rakuten Kobo
Read "All Systems Red The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells available from Rakuten Kobo. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award for Best Novella
Winner of the Alex Award
A New York Times and USA...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For today only (Dec 14) All Systems Red (1st book in The Murderbot Diaries) is on sale across all US ebook retailers for $2.99 (published by Tordotcom, edited by @leeharris.net cover art by Jaime Jones) www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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There's still time to order fantasy subway map for Christmas presents! Surely you know someone who needs:
- a Hobbit subway map
- a LoTR subway map
- a Narnia subway map
They're right there, at my Etsy store, waiting for you!
#LOTR #Narnia #Maps #Subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
- a Hobbit subway map
- a LoTR subway map
- a Narnia subway map
They're right there, at my Etsy store, waiting for you!
#LOTR #Narnia #Maps #Subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
There's still time to order fantasy subway map for Christmas presents! Surely you know someone who needs:
- a Hobbit subway map
- a LoTR subway map
- a Narnia subway map
They're right there, at my Etsy store, waiting for you!
#LOTR #Narnia #Maps #Subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
- a Hobbit subway map
- a LoTR subway map
- a Narnia subway map
They're right there, at my Etsy store, waiting for you!
#LOTR #Narnia #Maps #Subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
On imdb the description for the 2007 Mansfield Park is "The classic tale by Jane Austen of family scandal, social graces, and the unrequited love between cousins." Who wrote this and why
December 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM