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r.m. cress is ✨ ??!?!? ✨
@authorcress.bsky.social
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YA author and general lesbian menace. biracial. butchwife. she/her
rep: Katie Blagden
https://rmcress.wordpress.com
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yeah you could say i read diversely
February 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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oh fuck
a fat seal floating in green water. it’s looking over its shoulder. its expression looks guilty.
December 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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i was blessed with an e-arc copy of this and i think i deserve financial compensation for emotional distress (5 stars)
screen shot of the good reads app. text reads: “don’t let me go” by kevin christopher snipes. the screen shot shows the book as read, and a rating of 5 stars.
December 15, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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in case anyone thought i was kidding
screen shot of spotify wrapped. it shows the top artist slide. in the center is a picture of musical artist ben platt. below, text reads: “You’re a top 0.5% fan and you spent 983 minutes together.”
December 4, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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this is literally fiyero’s first introduction in the story and you’re telling me his skin color is not just as important to his character as elphaba’s is??
“What’s he wearing such silly paint for?” said Avaric. “He only draws attention to himself. And that skin. I wouldn’t want to have skin the color of shit.” “What a thing to say,” said Elphaba. “If you ask me, that’s a shitty opinion.” “Oh please,” said Boq. “Let’s just shut up.” “I forgot, Elphie, skin is your issue too,” said Avaric. “Leave me out of this,” she said. “We just had lunch, and you give me dyspepsia, Avaric. You and the beans we had at lunch.”
November 28, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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:') my kids... #WIPsnips

#YA #WritingCommunity #YALit
“Is it worth it?” he asks, looking across at Gabbie. “Cause it’s not feeling worth it to me yet.” “You haven’t even done it yet,” Gabbie laughs. She grabs a pillow out from under her and tosses it at him. Marcus has to straighten up to catch it and avoid getting smacked right in the face. “Of course it’s worth it. Yeah, this part of it sucks, but I got to do what I wanted to do. What I was really passionate about, what I loved doing. And I’ll get to do it again, someday. Or maybe I’ll find something else I love doing in the interim. Whatever, you know? Of course it’s worth it.”
November 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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THE BREAKFAST CLUB x THIRTEEN REASONS WHY

An editor's guide to DEAD BOY'S CLUB, my debut-hopeful that wasn't able to find a home. If your eyes light up seeing this, maybe you could give her a chance. 👀

A story about how the power of love and friendship conquers all.

#YA #WritingCommunity #QueerYA
Theme: Old-school 90's computer window. Text reads: A Guide To Dead Boy's Club by R.M Cress Theme: Old-school 90's computer window. One window shows a picture of a railroad track. An overlapping window in front is shaped like a text box. Text reads: THE PITCH. August 9th, 2009. If you asked seventeen-year-old Zach Williams whether or not he wanted to kill himself, he would say: No, of course not. Wanting to kill yourself is for other people. So why is he seriously considering the suicide pact put forward by his volatile fellow student, Parker Reid? Theme: Old-school 90's computer window. A notepad window and three blue old-school computer folders are arranged on the screen. The notepad window reads: Comparative Titles. For Fans of... The folders read: "The Ghosts We Keep" by Mason Deaver. "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher. "Endless Sky" by Christopher Renna. Theme: Old-school 90's computer window. Four windows are arranged overlapping on the screen. In the first window, the text reads: "TROPES: Group of misfits Coming of age Friends to lovers Healing power of friendship" In the second window the text reads: "Queer young adult contemporary grounded in the tightly-knit biosphere of high school that dives into the often agonizing world of being a teenager." In the third window is a picture of a teenager cut off at the shoulders wearing a black and white striped shirt. In the fourth window is a picture of a teenager cut off at the shoulders wearing a black leather jacket over a black hoodie.
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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creachur
November 15, 2024 at 3:20 AM
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THAT’S YOUR DREAM DAD NOT MINE x BUT DADDY I LOVE HIM

#UnhingedPit #YA #LGBTQ #WIP
a moodboard: top row: a black boy from the shoulders down holding wheat grass and sitting in a field, an overhead view of a carnival, a small town shop at dusk with fairy lights middle row: friends around a bonfire on the beach and night, a country road overlooking a field at sunset, a picture of uno cards on the grass with two crossed legs just out of frame bottom row: view of a small town with a pepsi sign in view, a merry go round at dusk, a boy carrying another boy piggy back from the shoulders down
November 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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celebrating finally finishing a complete first draft of my CARNIVAL WIP with my little mood boards 😗

#writingcommunity #amwriting #YA
a moodboard: top row: brown arms hugging a faceless man, a ferris wheel, wheat in the sunset middle row: a small town antique store, a silhouette of two boys kissing, a small town fruit stand bottom row: toy bears hanging at a carnival game booth, a dirt road with a cloudy stormy sky, a group of friends riding their bikes at dusk a moodboard: top row: a black boy from the shoulders down holding wheat grass and sitting in a field, an overhead view of a carnival, a small town shop at dusk with fairy lights middle row: friends around a bonfire on the beach and night, a country road overlooking a field at sunset, a picture of uno cards on the grass with two crossed legs just out of frame bottom row: view of a small town with a pepsi sign in view, a merry go round at dusk, a boy carrying another boy piggy back from the shoulders down
November 12, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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PLEASE CLAP

#writingcommunity #amdrafting #amwriting
November 12, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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share the first kiss from your book 😗

how about just before...

#writingcommunity #YA
Eli has to tilt his head back to look Marcus in the face. This fact works a shiver up his spine. Marcus’s chin tilts down, dark eyes flickering warmly over his face. Above them, the AC kicks on, filling the space around them with a whirring white noise.  “Sorry,” Eli says, face going hot. “I don’t really—” “Look,” Marcus interrupts, gentler this time. His other hand touches the edge of Eli’s jaw. The brush of his knuckles leave a hot streak against Eli’s skin. “I’m going to kiss you now. Is that— okay? Is that cool?”
November 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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two brown eyed biracial boys falling in love!! getting to share my love for having been a carnival working in my youth!! soft queer coming of age!! #amwriting
November 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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wow 100 followers already 😭 so many new buds
meme of a kitten crying looking at a mobile phone with emoji hearts surrounding it
November 11, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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Introduce yourself with
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One tv show 📺
the book cover for “the life and times of the wicked witch of the west” by gregory maguire the movie poster for tuck everlasting the album cover for reverie from ben platt the title card for the tv show gilmore girls
November 11, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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#writingcommunity #kidlit #YA #queerwritings #amquerying #amwriting #writing

ok will this help me find my people
November 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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introducing myself to the #writingcommunity is here!! i’m R, i write queer YA contemporary, and i’m a biracial butchwife 🫡 currently drafting my queer YA coming of age novel set at a traveling carnival
November 7, 2024 at 8:59 PM