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Writing stories where the steamy scenes matter to the plot. Character-driven narratives exploring intimacy, consent, power dynamics, and emotional connection in worlds ranging from contemporary to fantasy.
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Weekly writing update and release schedule. Also Taking Gwen has been well received on Kindle Unlimited.
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12 Nov 2025 - Writing Update | Rteny
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November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Weekly writing update and release schedule. Also Taking Gwen has been well received on Kindle Unlimited.
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In editing and drafting today I came to the obvious conclusion that a huge 160k+ word fantasy story with a dozen plus main characters and multiple locations is harder to write and edit than a story with two characters over maybe 50k words.
Boy am I slow sometimes.
Boy am I slow sometimes.
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In editing and drafting today I came to the obvious conclusion that a huge 160k+ word fantasy story with a dozen plus main characters and multiple locations is harder to write and edit than a story with two characters over maybe 50k words.
Boy am I slow sometimes.
Boy am I slow sometimes.
Awake a little bit early today. Excited to get some editing done on Heart Mage Chapter 7 and maybe start drafting Chapter 2 of Summer with Jessica.
Maybe I'll even get some reading in too.
#WritingCommmunity #AmWriting
Maybe I'll even get some reading in too.
#WritingCommmunity #AmWriting
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Awake a little bit early today. Excited to get some editing done on Heart Mage Chapter 7 and maybe start drafting Chapter 2 of Summer with Jessica.
Maybe I'll even get some reading in too.
#WritingCommmunity #AmWriting
Maybe I'll even get some reading in too.
#WritingCommmunity #AmWriting
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If you're in the US, you've got just 2 more days to enter the Goodreads giveaway for Enchanting the Fae Queen! My publisher, @torbooks.bsky.social Bramble, is giving away 50 (!) advance reading copies:
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Book giveaway for Enchanting the Fae Queen (Queens of Villainy, #2) by Stephanie Burgis Oct 24-Nov 09, 2025
Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 24-Nov 09, 2025. Enter for a chance to win an ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen by St...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you're in the US, you've got just 2 more days to enter the Goodreads giveaway for Enchanting the Fae Queen! My publisher, @torbooks.bsky.social Bramble, is giving away 50 (!) advance reading copies:
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SUMMER WITH JESSICA - Chapter 1 is now live on Patreon! Josh thought he was just taking a summer job. Then he met Jessica, his mom's old college friend, recently divorced and trying to remember who she was before marriage made her smaller.
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#AmWriting #Romance
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November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
SUMMER WITH JESSICA - Chapter 1 is now live on Patreon! Josh thought he was just taking a summer job. Then he met Jessica, his mom's old college friend, recently divorced and trying to remember who she was before marriage made her smaller.
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#AmWriting #Romance
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#AmWriting #Romance
Taking Gwen is now available on Amazon - a.co/d/0H1ks0O
Gwen and Rick decide to turn their bedroom fantasy into a reality.
#hotwife #erotica #eroticfitcion
Gwen and Rick decide to turn their bedroom fantasy into a reality.
#hotwife #erotica #eroticfitcion
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Taking Gwen is now available on Amazon - a.co/d/0H1ks0O
Gwen and Rick decide to turn their bedroom fantasy into a reality.
#hotwife #erotica #eroticfitcion
Gwen and Rick decide to turn their bedroom fantasy into a reality.
#hotwife #erotica #eroticfitcion
Alternate book cover design for Soft Pages and Hidden Fire. At the time I wasn't sure a more cartoon cover was the right fit for an erotic romance story.
The actual version is visible on Amazon - a.co/d/iIQb5Yv
Do you think I should keep it or go with this one?
The actual version is visible on Amazon - a.co/d/iIQb5Yv
Do you think I should keep it or go with this one?
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Alternate book cover design for Soft Pages and Hidden Fire. At the time I wasn't sure a more cartoon cover was the right fit for an erotic romance story.
The actual version is visible on Amazon - a.co/d/iIQb5Yv
Do you think I should keep it or go with this one?
The actual version is visible on Amazon - a.co/d/iIQb5Yv
Do you think I should keep it or go with this one?
Happy Sunday! Hope your Halloween weekend was fun but not too fun.
Chapter 7 of Heart Mage is drafted, now begins the tedious editing phase.
I have a wonderful starting point from a patron for my next commissioned story.
And to those who celebrate: welcome back to Standard Time!
Chapter 7 of Heart Mage is drafted, now begins the tedious editing phase.
I have a wonderful starting point from a patron for my next commissioned story.
And to those who celebrate: welcome back to Standard Time!
November 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Happy Sunday! Hope your Halloween weekend was fun but not too fun.
Chapter 7 of Heart Mage is drafted, now begins the tedious editing phase.
I have a wonderful starting point from a patron for my next commissioned story.
And to those who celebrate: welcome back to Standard Time!
Chapter 7 of Heart Mage is drafted, now begins the tedious editing phase.
I have a wonderful starting point from a patron for my next commissioned story.
And to those who celebrate: welcome back to Standard Time!
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This week's Sunday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, which you can snap up in ebook or paperback: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave
& if you haven't yet read the 1st cozy-spooky novella in this series, you can grab that, too! 😘 books2read.com/undeadInconvenience
#romancelandia
& if you haven't yet read the 1st cozy-spooky novella in this series, you can grab that, too! 😘 books2read.com/undeadInconvenience
#romancelandia
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This week's Sunday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, which you can snap up in ebook or paperback: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave
& if you haven't yet read the 1st cozy-spooky novella in this series, you can grab that, too! 😘 books2read.com/undeadInconvenience
#romancelandia
& if you haven't yet read the 1st cozy-spooky novella in this series, you can grab that, too! 😘 books2read.com/undeadInconvenience
#romancelandia
Heart Mage Chapter 6 is live on Patreon! The Ravens reach Caer Astoria, where lantern light glitters over a fortress city preparing for war. Ancient archives hold lost knowledge about Heart Magic, but will the answers be salvation or damnation?
#fantasy #amwriting #Patreon #webfiction
#fantasy #amwriting #Patreon #webfiction
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Heart Mage Chapter 6 is live on Patreon! The Ravens reach Caer Astoria, where lantern light glitters over a fortress city preparing for war. Ancient archives hold lost knowledge about Heart Magic, but will the answers be salvation or damnation?
#fantasy #amwriting #Patreon #webfiction
#fantasy #amwriting #Patreon #webfiction
Heart Mage Chapter 6 drops tomorrow on Patreon!
A mysterious stranger emerges from the darkness seeking shelter. Meet Arkin Blackwood: mercenary, traveler, and definitely not hiding secrets. (He's totally hiding secrets.)
#amwriting #fantasybooks
A mysterious stranger emerges from the darkness seeking shelter. Meet Arkin Blackwood: mercenary, traveler, and definitely not hiding secrets. (He's totally hiding secrets.)
#amwriting #fantasybooks
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Heart Mage Chapter 6 drops tomorrow on Patreon!
A mysterious stranger emerges from the darkness seeking shelter. Meet Arkin Blackwood: mercenary, traveler, and definitely not hiding secrets. (He's totally hiding secrets.)
#amwriting #fantasybooks
A mysterious stranger emerges from the darkness seeking shelter. Meet Arkin Blackwood: mercenary, traveler, and definitely not hiding secrets. (He's totally hiding secrets.)
#amwriting #fantasybooks
James has stopped reaching for what he wants. Then a mysterious bar appears on a familiar street, and two beautiful strangers remind him what it feels like to choose instead of settle. One night at The Ember Lantern will change everything.
On Amazon at - a.co/d/0xAgOFZ
On Amazon at - a.co/d/0xAgOFZ
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
James has stopped reaching for what he wants. Then a mysterious bar appears on a familiar street, and two beautiful strangers remind him what it feels like to choose instead of settle. One night at The Ember Lantern will change everything.
On Amazon at - a.co/d/0xAgOFZ
On Amazon at - a.co/d/0xAgOFZ
Posted my weekly update on Patreon (completely free). Filled with recent work, release dates for what's ahead, and a look at what I'm excited about. Come hang out and see what's brewing!
#WritingCommunity #Patreon #AuthorLife
#IndieAuthor #AmWriting
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#IndieAuthor #AmWriting
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October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Posted my weekly update on Patreon (completely free). Filled with recent work, release dates for what's ahead, and a look at what I'm excited about. Come hang out and see what's brewing!
#WritingCommunity #Patreon #AuthorLife
#IndieAuthor #AmWriting
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#IndieAuthor #AmWriting
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Writing can feel like shouting into the void sometimes. I'm grateful for every reader, patron, and follower. I enjoy knowing what I'm creating matters to someone. A comment, a review with actual words, even a DM about what worked or didn't in a story means more than you'd think. Thank you.
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Writing can feel like shouting into the void sometimes. I'm grateful for every reader, patron, and follower. I enjoy knowing what I'm creating matters to someone. A comment, a review with actual words, even a DM about what worked or didn't in a story means more than you'd think. Thank you.
Lisa and Aaron from My Best Friend's OF Sister turned into one of those unexpected reader favorites. When I ran a Patreon poll, they voted overwhelmingly for a sequel. Now both stories are compiled together in the Amazon ebook release.
#Romance #AgeGap
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#Romance #AgeGap
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October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Lisa and Aaron from My Best Friend's OF Sister turned into one of those unexpected reader favorites. When I ran a Patreon poll, they voted overwhelmingly for a sequel. Now both stories are compiled together in the Amazon ebook release.
#Romance #AgeGap
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#Romance #AgeGap
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Completed a new chapter of Heart Mage yesterday. Working on the first part of the age gap romance Summer with Jessica today.
Writing has been going well.
Writing has been going well.
October 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Completed a new chapter of Heart Mage yesterday. Working on the first part of the age gap romance Summer with Jessica today.
Writing has been going well.
Writing has been going well.
Taking Gwen, my first commissioned story is available to read for all paid members (even the $1 level) and for preview by anyone.
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#Hotwife #Erotica #DarkDesire #EroticFiction
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#Hotwife #Erotica #DarkDesire #EroticFiction
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Taking Gwen, my first commissioned story is available to read for all paid members (even the $1 level) and for preview by anyone.
www.patreon.com/Rteny
#Hotwife #Erotica #DarkDesire #EroticFiction
www.patreon.com/Rteny
#Hotwife #Erotica #DarkDesire #EroticFiction
Me editing:
Page 1: "This dialogue feels wooden. Consider adding subtext about Sera's reluctance to trust again after the betrayal. Also, 'walked' appears 3x in this paragraph - vary your verbs. The lighting metaphor doesn't quite land."
Page 47: "sure whatever"
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Page 1: "This dialogue feels wooden. Consider adding subtext about Sera's reluctance to trust again after the betrayal. Also, 'walked' appears 3x in this paragraph - vary your verbs. The lighting metaphor doesn't quite land."
Page 47: "sure whatever"
#writingcommunity #amwriting
October 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Me editing:
Page 1: "This dialogue feels wooden. Consider adding subtext about Sera's reluctance to trust again after the betrayal. Also, 'walked' appears 3x in this paragraph - vary your verbs. The lighting metaphor doesn't quite land."
Page 47: "sure whatever"
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Page 1: "This dialogue feels wooden. Consider adding subtext about Sera's reluctance to trust again after the betrayal. Also, 'walked' appears 3x in this paragraph - vary your verbs. The lighting metaphor doesn't quite land."
Page 47: "sure whatever"
#writingcommunity #amwriting
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An excerpt…
“That’ll be extra,” he says with a twinkle in his eye.
“What?” she asks innocently, pushing her glasses against her nose.
He comes around to the front of the counter with his fist around the canister. He shakes it vigorously. “You want it, don’t you?”
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“That’ll be extra,” he says with a twinkle in his eye.
“What?” she asks innocently, pushing her glasses against her nose.
He comes around to the front of the counter with his fist around the canister. He shakes it vigorously. “You want it, don’t you?”
Get it: books2read.com/u/mlRwvZ
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
An excerpt…
“That’ll be extra,” he says with a twinkle in his eye.
“What?” she asks innocently, pushing her glasses against her nose.
He comes around to the front of the counter with his fist around the canister. He shakes it vigorously. “You want it, don’t you?”
Get it: books2read.com/u/mlRwvZ
“That’ll be extra,” he says with a twinkle in his eye.
“What?” she asks innocently, pushing her glasses against her nose.
He comes around to the front of the counter with his fist around the canister. He shakes it vigorously. “You want it, don’t you?”
Get it: books2read.com/u/mlRwvZ
Cassie is running from a shattered dream and a past she won't talk about.
She stowed away on Jack's boat with nothing but chaos and a smile. Terrible at sailing. Excellent at everything else.
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#SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
She stowed away on Jack's boat with nothing but chaos and a smile. Terrible at sailing. Excellent at everything else.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
October 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Cassie is running from a shattered dream and a past she won't talk about.
She stowed away on Jack's boat with nothing but chaos and a smile. Terrible at sailing. Excellent at everything else.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
She stowed away on Jack's boat with nothing but chaos and a smile. Terrible at sailing. Excellent at everything else.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
Jack's a former surgeon turned sailing hermit. Lean, weathered, and dedicated to his organized solitude.
Then Cassie stowed away. Now his careful control is unraveling faster than she can untie his knots.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SailingRomance #SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
Then Cassie stowed away. Now his careful control is unraveling faster than she can untie his knots.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SailingRomance #SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Jack's a former surgeon turned sailing hermit. Lean, weathered, and dedicated to his organized solitude.
Then Cassie stowed away. Now his careful control is unraveling faster than she can untie his knots.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SailingRomance #SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
Then Cassie stowed away. Now his careful control is unraveling faster than she can untie his knots.
a.co/d/6A3yng0
#SailingRomance #SpicyRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceErotica #AgeGap
Just posted my progress report on Heart Mage and an upcoming story Summer with Jessica. Covering Chapter 5's emotional beats, what's coming in Chapter 6 (November 1st), and how Jessica's story is shaping up (November 8th).
#amwriting #writingcommunity
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#amwriting #writingcommunity
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October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just posted my progress report on Heart Mage and an upcoming story Summer with Jessica. Covering Chapter 5's emotional beats, what's coming in Chapter 6 (November 1st), and how Jessica's story is shaping up (November 8th).
#amwriting #writingcommunity
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#amwriting #writingcommunity
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When I wrote Casey, I wanted her to be the kind of woman who doesn’t have to raise her voice to own a room. She’s tall, sharp, and the definition of control. Every move calculated, every word deliberate. She cares more deeply than she ever lets on.
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
When I wrote Casey, I wanted her to be the kind of woman who doesn’t have to raise her voice to own a room. She’s tall, sharp, and the definition of control. Every move calculated, every word deliberate. She cares more deeply than she ever lets on.
For Bump, Set, Spike, Sex, I wrote Sam to be the kind of woman who walks into a room and instantly shifts the energy. She’s bold, sharp-tongued, and unapologetically confident. She's the team’s emotional spark plug and secret weapon.
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For Bump, Set, Spike, Sex, I wrote Sam to be the kind of woman who walks into a room and instantly shifts the energy. She’s bold, sharp-tongued, and unapologetically confident. She's the team’s emotional spark plug and secret weapon.