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Julianne
@authorjulianne.bsky.social
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📖 Writer • Reader • Singer • Dreamer
💖 Fantasy + Speculative
💬 “Why can’t you write something less depressing for a change?” - my mom
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💀 A necromancer, doomed by her own dark power.
👑 A long-lost prince, murdered in the ruins of his crumbling kingdom.
🖤 Maybe some secrets are better left buried...

THE BOG PRINCE—a #YA #F with big 5 editor interest—coming to a #Q inbox near you very soon 👀

#PosterPit
A movie poster for Julianne's upper YA romantasy novel, THE BOG PRINCE. The image combines two dark, moody oil paintings, depicting hands lowering a crown onto a skull. The text reads: The Bog Prince. Upper YA/Crossover, Dark Academia, Gothic Romantasy. There are two quotes: "I will be thinking about this book and your gorgeous writing for a long time" and "Noooo stop r u kidding meeeee no nononono", both above 5 star ratings. The tag at the bottom reads, "Maybe some secrets are better left buried..." and the text underneath says: When a necromancer at a ruthless magic school reanimates the bog-preserved body of her kingdom's long-lost prince, the two must work together to hide her forbidden power and solve his centuries-old murder before the college closes in and executes them both.
August 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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CURIOUS TIDES x BELLADONNA X ODW

When a necromancer at a ruthless magic school reanimates the bog body of her kingdom’s long-lost prince, the two must work together to hide her forbidden power and solve his centuries-old murder before the college closes in.

💀👑

#QuestPit #YA #RF #Q
August 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Introducing the #agentsguide for my very soon to be #Q novel, THE BOG PRINCE!

💀 A necromancer, doomed by her own dark power.
👑 A lost prince, lying murdered in the ruins of his crumbling kingdom.
🖤 Maybe some secrets are better left buried...

#Questpit #YA #RF #agentguide
A picture of a crumbling castle with text that reads: an agent's guide to The Bog Prince by Julianne M, a 105k word YA fantasy romance. Eighteen-year-old Everin Lockett’s dreams of returning home from ruthless Wyverith College are shattered when she manifests a forbidden necromancy magic that reanimates the bog body of her kingdom’s lost prince. If the college discovers the truth about her abilities, she will be conscripted into their brutal army, doomed never to see her family again. Desperate to guard her secret, Everin strikes a deal with the long-lost Prince Byrnan: if he helps keep her power hidden, she will help him solve his centuries-old murder. But when Byrnan’s quest for justice could be the very thing that endangers her last chance of going home, Everin will need to confront the true cost of falling for a lost prince with nothing left to lose—and a kingdom to reclaim. Maybe some secrets are better left buried… For fans of... Hozier (Yearning & Bog Bodies) A Study in Drowning and Curious Tides (Dark Academia and Lyrical Prose) Belladonna, One Dark Window, and Florence + the Machine (Haunting Gothic Atmosphere) Divine Rivals (Slow-Burn Romance) Snippet... A fork of lightning split the rain-soaked sky in two, and the ground trembled with a deafening clap of thunder. But even after the rumbling faded, the bog still shuddered beneath me, swelling and quaking like a pair of lungs drawing their dying breath. I lurched away, my heart jolting against my throat as I scrambled back through the mud. Another crack of lightning. And in its wake, silhouetted against the flash of violet light— A single grasping hand, clawing its way out of the earth towards me.
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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A little TBP snippet for today's #WIPSnips! Coming to a query inbox near you very soon 👀
A quote from Julianne's novel, The Bog Prince. A white text box over an image of light reflecting onto cobblestones reads: Through the sparse cover of trees, twilight painted Sodarnick’s main street the colour of a day-old bruise. Flickering streetlamps spilled pools of golden light onto the ice-slick cobblestone. The storefronts were quiet and dark, all the open signs turned over. The grocer. The bookstore. Amna’s shop. This street was as familiar as the creases lining my palm. But it suddenly felt strange, like I was seeing it through new eyes. With every step we took, something I couldn’t quite name clutched at my chest. Equal parts hope and dread, twisting tighter and tighter around my heart.
July 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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THE BOG PRINCE - a YA dark academia romantasy for fans of Curious Tides X Hozier's LRPD

💀 A necromancer, doomed by her own dark power.
👑 A prince, lying murdered in the ruins of his crumbling kingdom.
🖤 Maybe some secrets were meant to stay buried...

#QuestPit #YA #RF #W
A moodboard for THE BOG PRINCE. It features 9 images with an eerie, gothic vibe. Top row, L to R: A pair of dirty hands reaching out of the dirt, an ominous iron gate, a couple's legs lying next to each other on the forest floor. Middle row: A steam train emerging from the fog, a dark haired woman in an Edwardian-style dress regarding herself in a mirror, the ruins of a stone castle shrouded in mist. Bottom row: A long-haired man lying on his back in the dirt (it just happens to be Hozier, but shhh), a misty bog with rolling hills in the background, a couple's lips leaning towards one another for a kiss. A pitch for THE BOG PRINCE, on an olive green book with bookshelves in the background. The text reads: THE BOG PRINCE. Everin’s dreams of returning home from ruthless Wyverith College are threatened when she unleashes her forbidden necromancy power and accidentally reanimates the bog-preserved body of her kingdom’s long-lost prince. If the College discovers the truth about her abilities, she will be conscripted into her kingdom’s draconian army, doomed never to see her family again.Desperate to guard her secret, Everin strikes a deal with Prince Byrnan: she will help him solve his centuries-old murder if he helps keep her power hidden. But as they work to unearth the truth, a dangerous attraction kindles between them. Falling for Byrnan means facing the truth about the rewritten history she’s believed all her life, and confronting the true cost of entrusting her heart to a lost prince with nothing to lose—and a kingdom to reclaim. Maybe some secrets were meant to stay buried… A collage of comps for THE BOG PRINCE, with covers pictured in gilded frames against a worn olive green background. It reads: For fans of A Study in Drowning and Curious Tides--Dark Academia and Lyrical Prose. Hozier--Yearning (and Bog Bodies). Divine Rivals--Slow-Burn Romance. One Dark Window and Florence and the Machine--Haunting Gothic Atmosphere.
May 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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👑💀THE BOG PRINCE💀👑
Featuring:
👩🏻‍🎓 A student at a ruthless magic college hiding a forbidden necromancy power
👻 The reanimated bog body of her kingdom's lost prince
💔 Their quest to protect her secret and solve his murder before their doomed attraction ruins them both…
#PosterPit #PosterPitW #R #F #YA
April 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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A few months ago I was writing a chase scene and thought, “huh, it seems kind of unfair for me to make my characters run when I can barely jog for 30 seconds.”

That moment inspired me to start running -> sign up + train for a race -> run 5k for the FIRST TIME EVER!!! 🥹

#WritingCommunity
April 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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#1stLinePit
After my mother died, the smell of smoke clung to me for days.
It was tradition in Doverum to burn the dead. It had been for longer than anyone could remember, stretching back through generations in a never-ending cycle of life and death, flame and ash.🖤
#WIP #YA #RF
A moodboard for THE BOG PRINCE. It features 9 images with an eerie, gothic vibe. Top row, L to R: A pair of dirty hands reaching out of the dirt, an ominous iron gate, a couple's legs lying next to each other on the forest floor. Middle row: A steam train emerging from the fog, a dark haired woman in an Edwardian-style dress regarding herself in a mirror, the ruins of a stone castle shrouded in mist. Bottom row: A long-haired man lying on his back in the dirt (it just happens to be Hozier, but shhh), a misty bog with rolling hills in the background, a couple's lips leaning towards one another for a kiss. A graphic of a green, cloth-bound book over a library backdrop. The text on the book reads: The Bog Prince. Everin unleashes dark necromancy magic when she reanimates the bog body of her kingdom's long-lost prince. To conceal her forbidden power and solve his murder, they'll need to work together to unearth centuries of rewritten history. But some secrets are better left buried... A passage of text on a green, cloth-bound book background. An illustration of a rabbit with a jawbone around its neck sits at the bottom corner. The text reads: After my mother died, the smell of smoke clung to me for days. It was tradition in Doverum to burn the dead. It had been for longer than anyone could remember, stretching back through generations in a never-ending cycle of life and death, flame and ash. The smell was as familiar as the scent of violet perfume, or the sting of seawater in my nose. But something about it changed for me on the day we burned Ma. The smoke burrowed in my hair, my skin. It draped like a cloak of death around my shoulders, impossible to shrug off. Ever since, I’d seen it as a bad omen. A reminder that all things would one day go up in flame.
April 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Hi #WritingCommunity! I’m Julianne, a fantasy/speculative and romance writer from Newfoundland, Canada 🍁

I’ll be pitching my YA dark academia romantasy for #1stLinePit tomorrow! Let me know if you’re participating too so I can show your pitch(es) some love. Happy writing! ✍️
A headshot of Julianne. She is a pale white woman with reddish brown hair and bangs. She wears an orange dress with a belt and is smiling at the camera.
April 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM