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Kathlene Brown
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Fantasy Writer & Editor | Mom to 3 tweens | Hoarder of books & half-finished crochet projects
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It’s here. ✨ My first publication ever, Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale, is out today in the SPELLBOUND anthology. Thank you for celebrating this dream with me. 🖤 Please like and share to help this first-time author! Purchase links (and free eBook!) can be found here: https://linktr.ee/kathlenebrown

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September 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Branwell Brontë’s gift wasn’t writing — it was magic.
My debut story Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale appears soon in Spellbound.

#Booksky #FantasyWriters
Text on torn paper reading "His sisters might have been better at writing, but Branwell Bronte was always better at magic" with "Crimson Ink: A Bronte Tale Coming soon in Spellbound" below on a gothic, moor-like background.
September 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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A literary family. A blood-inked magic. A doorway that should have stayed closed.
My first published story, Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale, is coming soon in Spellbound!

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Text on torn paper reads: "A literary family. A magic inked in blood. A doorway that should have remained closed." Below, "Crimson Ink: A Brontë Tale" and "Coming soon in Spellbound" with a dark, mysterious background.
August 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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✍️ Midweek Check-in: 4,271 words written so far this week. Also, this book is giving me life (and major WIP inspiration). I love when a story reminds you why you write.

📚💙 #amwriting
August 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Card of the Day: The Chariot. "I choose who I am becoming, and I run toward it with conviction and consistent motion." Who else needs this mantra from the #LightSeersTarot today?
#Tarot #CoTD
The Chariot tarot card showing a crouched man in a speeding coach pulled by two horses.
August 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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In honor of #BadPoetryDay, I present: a stellar freeform from my middle school days. Yes, I've always been obsessed with vampires. (No regrets, only vibes.)
August 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Pulled the Fool today. Wow, this one's for the writers. This card says: keep going, trust the process, let the story lead. Am I the only one struggling with that right now?

#Tarot #TarotForWriters #LightSeersTarot #WritingMagic #CreativeTarot #WritersLife #AmWriting
August 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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If you're overwhelmed by the state of the world right now too, check out my Substack. I talk about a practice that's been helping me: https://kathlenebrown.substack.com/p/mapping-gratitude-in-a-heavy-world

#GratitudePractice #MindMapping #CreativityTools #WritersLife #MindsetMatters
A handwritten mindmap with the title: Mapping Gratitude in a Heavy World
August 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Midweek Writing Check-in: 6,438 words. Writing is weird, but we keep showing up. How's it going out there, fellow draft warriors?

#AmWriting #FantasyWriters #Accountability
A computer monitor displaying a partial scene next to a burning candle and a notebook on a desk.
August 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Anyone interested in tarot? Here are my recs for a beginner deck!
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#tarot #tarotdecks
Tarot card with the title 'The 3 Best Tarot Decks for Beginners'
August 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Any other tarot enthusiasts here?? As an Enneagram Nine, I find it's a great way to dig into uncomfortable things...

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#tarot #tarotpractice #writinglife #EnneagramNine
Tarot card with a title over it, reading "Everyday Magic: Cultivating Clarity with Tarot".
June 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Highly recommend The Butcher's Daughter by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark! An epistolary novel told entirely through letters, journals, and police reports, this is a great take on the origin story of Sweeny Todd's partner-in-crime.

#booksky #historicalfiction #bookrecs #tbr
Cover of Book: The Butcher's Daughter, The hitherto untold story of Mrs. Lovett.
June 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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June 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Check out my latest post! I have some exciting publishing news...
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Photo of a North Carolina beach with my latest Substack post title: Bracelets, Beach Days, and Bookish News
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Soaking up the sunshine at my parents' house. Enjoying a good book while the kiddos enjoy the pool.
June 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Check out my latest post to get a personalized tarot reading. 🤍
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Photo of the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC with the title Creative Rest & Birthday Magic: On rest, renewal, and a tarot gift for you.
May 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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What a beautiful, powerful (and spot-on) card for today. From the Light Seer's Tarot.
May 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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There's nothing as exhilarating as a blank page on a Monday morning. #amwriting
My laptop on a stand with a keyboard in front of it. A nearly empty coffee cup sits next to the screen.
April 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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"Juno Capulet felt the energy crawling under her skin. The electric pops and tingles like tiny fireworks burning in her veins."

STAR-CROSS'D is Romeo & Juliet reimagined with the romantic magic of DIVINE RIVALS in the privileged world of GOSSIP GIRL.

#1stLinePit #Q #YA #RF
An Agent's Guide to Star-Cross'd, a 98,000-word YA contemporary fantasy novel by Kathlene Brown. Pitch: Juno Capulet enjoys a life of luxury and influence thanks to her family's anti-magic tech empire. But beneath her flawless image lies a damaging secret: A volatile magic recently ignited in her veins. When she uses it to save Ronan Montague, the alluring heir to CapTech's only rival, her secret threatens to destroy her and her family. But she finds an unexpected ally in Ronan, who sees through her Social Feed facade and has dangerous secrets of his own. As Juno and Ronan uncover their families' dark past, they are swept up in a forbidden attraction, one that connects them to an ancient darkness. With Juno's power threatening to consume them both, they must find a way to control the magic before it--or her family's tech--tears Juno apart. Tropes: Found Family, He Falls First, Society Obsessed with Tech, Forbidden Alliance, Hidden Magic, and Secret Romance. Comps: DIVINE RIVALS (Epic Love & Connected by Magic), GOSSIP GIRL (World of Wealth & Complex Families), THE DIVIDING SKY (Corporation & Technological Control) Opening Lines: Juno Capulet felt the energy crawling under her skin. The electric pops and tingles like tiny firecrackers burning in her veins. Was it her imagination or was it worse than yesterday? Her eyes flickered up to the throng of pic drones and paparazzi shouting her name from the second level of the cavernous space in CapTech’s brand-new shopping atrium. Their frenzy doubled at the hint of acknowledgment, igniting the simmering tingles along her arms, into her fingertips. So Juno did what she always did. She shoved the hard-edged panic deep into that secret space inside her chest and turned to Violet with a calm smile. Her parents might be the ones who just launched this ridiculous communal shopping space, but this was Juno’s realm: Smile for the razzis, show off how amazing her parents’ new idea is, be the teenage face of Capulet Technologies. And now, above all, pretend magic wasn’t sliding along her bones like liquid fire.
April 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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My office assistant just woke up. Good reminder to get up and take a break!
Photo of a hand petting a cute brown dog.
April 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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STAR-CROSS'D is a YA contemporary fantasy reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET which combines the romantic magic of DIVINE RIVALS with a GOSSIP GIRL world of wealth, paparazzi, and family obligations.
Agent's Guide to Star-Cross'd, a YA contemporary fantasy reimagining of ROMEO & Juliet. Complete at 99,000 words. Juno Capulet enjoys a life of luxury and influence, thanks to her family's anti-magic tech empire. But beneath her flawless image lies a damaging secret: A volatile magic recently ignited in her veins. Tropes include found family, he falls first, society controlled by tech, forbidden alliance, hidden magic and secret romance. Comps include DIVINE RIVALS, GOSSIP GIRL, and THE DIVIDING SKY. Opening lines: Juno Capulet felt the energy crawling under her skin. The electric pops and tingles like tiny firecrackers burning in her veins.
February 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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STAR-CROSS'D is a YA contemporary fantasy reimagining of ROMEO & JULIET which combines the romantic magic of DIVINE RIVALS with a GOSSIP GIRL world of wealth, paparazzi, and family obligations.

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F
An Agent's Guide to STAR-CROSS'D, a YA contemporary fantasy that's complete at 98,000 words. The tagline reads 'Divided by Family. Connected by Magic.' The Pitch: Juno Capulet enjoys a life of luxury and influence, thanks to her family's anti-magic tech empire. But beneath her flawless image lies a damaging secret: A volatile magic recently ignited in her veins. When she uses it to save Ronan Montague, the alluring heir to CapTech's only rival, her secret threatens to destroy her and her family. Bur she finds an unexpected ally in Ronan, who sees through her Social Feed facade and has dangerous secrets of his own. As Juno and Ronan uncover their families' dark past, they are swept up in a forbidden attraction, one that connects them to an ancient darkness. With Juno's power threatening to consume them both, they must find a way to control the magic before it--or her family's tech--tears Juno apart. Tropes: Found Family, Secret Romance, Hidden Magic, He Falls First, Society Obsessed with Tech, and Forbidden Alliance Comps: DIVINE RIVALS (Epic Love & Connected by Magic), GOSSIP GIRL (World of Wealth & Complex Families), and THE DIVIDING SKY (Corporation & Technological Control) Opening Lines: Juno Capulet felt the energy crawling under her skin. The electric pops and tingles like tiny firecrackers burning in her veins. Was it her imagination or was it worse than yesterday? Her eyes flickered up to the throng of pic drones and paparazzi shouting her name from the second level of the cavernous space in CapTech’s brand-new shopping atrium. Their frenzy doubled at the hint of acknowledgment, igniting the simmering tingles along her arms, into her fingertips. So Juno did what she always did. She shoved the hard-edged panic deep into that secret space inside her chest and turned to Violet with a calm smile. Her parents might be the ones who just launched this ridiculous communal shopping space, but this was Juno’s realm: Smile for the razzis, show off how amazing her parents’ new idea is, be the teenage face of Capulet Technologies. And now, above all, pretend magic wasn’t sliding along her bones like liquid fire.
February 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM