Robin Solit
@mllefrankenstein.bsky.social
My new Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein, is an evocative retelling of Mary Shelley’s beloved classic tale.
Share your Gothic musings!
August 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Share your Gothic musings!
Snowy night.
My feet.
Bloody gloves in the street.
Thoughts?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #creepy #bloodyglove #noir #snowynight #robinsolit
My feet.
Bloody gloves in the street.
Thoughts?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #creepy #bloodyglove #noir #snowynight #robinsolit
August 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Snowy night.
My feet.
Bloody gloves in the street.
Thoughts?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #creepy #bloodyglove #noir #snowynight #robinsolit
My feet.
Bloody gloves in the street.
Thoughts?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #creepy #bloodyglove #noir #snowynight #robinsolit
Melancholy & the Sublime
Beauty can break your heart. Gothic lit makes the pain linger. Settings are soulscapes. Despair has a strange, aching sweetness.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#sublime #pain #gothic #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
Beauty can break your heart. Gothic lit makes the pain linger. Settings are soulscapes. Despair has a strange, aching sweetness.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#sublime #pain #gothic #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Melancholy & the Sublime
Beauty can break your heart. Gothic lit makes the pain linger. Settings are soulscapes. Despair has a strange, aching sweetness.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#sublime #pain #gothic #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
Beauty can break your heart. Gothic lit makes the pain linger. Settings are soulscapes. Despair has a strange, aching sweetness.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#sublime #pain #gothic #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothicliterature #wordgame #mademoisellefrankenstein #motherslove #girlsnames
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothicliterature #wordgame #mademoisellefrankenstein #motherslove #girlsnames
August 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothicliterature #wordgame #mademoisellefrankenstein #motherslove #girlsnames
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothicliterature #wordgame #mademoisellefrankenstein #motherslove #girlsnames
Before I knew I was Gothic, my hands knew. This is a sculpture I created…proto-Gothic.
Porcelain clay. Hollowed hair. White roses.
She looks away, but the past looks back. Always.
#GothicArt #Porcelainclay #MidnightRiverPress #RobinSolit #ArtistAuthor #MademoiselleFrankenstein
Porcelain clay. Hollowed hair. White roses.
She looks away, but the past looks back. Always.
#GothicArt #Porcelainclay #MidnightRiverPress #RobinSolit #ArtistAuthor #MademoiselleFrankenstein
July 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Before I knew I was Gothic, my hands knew. This is a sculpture I created…proto-Gothic.
Porcelain clay. Hollowed hair. White roses.
She looks away, but the past looks back. Always.
#GothicArt #Porcelainclay #MidnightRiverPress #RobinSolit #ArtistAuthor #MademoiselleFrankenstein
Porcelain clay. Hollowed hair. White roses.
She looks away, but the past looks back. Always.
#GothicArt #Porcelainclay #MidnightRiverPress #RobinSolit #ArtistAuthor #MademoiselleFrankenstein
Do you know of the actor David Rintoul — the dreamiest Mr Darcy, the terrifying Mad King in Game of Thrones?
He narrated my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
A mesmerizing performance!
Available now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5RS6GWH
#audiobooks #davidrintoul #mademoisellefrankenstein
He narrated my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
A mesmerizing performance!
Available now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5RS6GWH
#audiobooks #davidrintoul #mademoisellefrankenstein
July 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Do you know of the actor David Rintoul — the dreamiest Mr Darcy, the terrifying Mad King in Game of Thrones?
He narrated my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
A mesmerizing performance!
Available now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5RS6GWH
#audiobooks #davidrintoul #mademoisellefrankenstein
He narrated my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
A mesmerizing performance!
Available now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5RS6GWH
#audiobooks #davidrintoul #mademoisellefrankenstein
Sometimes you can tell when a girl will grow up to be a Gothic hellion.
Any hellions in your life? Do tell….
#mademoisellefrankenstein #gothic #hellion #silvershoes #baby #robinsolit
Any hellions in your life? Do tell….
#mademoisellefrankenstein #gothic #hellion #silvershoes #baby #robinsolit
July 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Sometimes you can tell when a girl will grow up to be a Gothic hellion.
Any hellions in your life? Do tell….
#mademoisellefrankenstein #gothic #hellion #silvershoes #baby #robinsolit
Any hellions in your life? Do tell….
#mademoisellefrankenstein #gothic #hellion #silvershoes #baby #robinsolit
What do you think happened to this chair?
Demon wolves?
Bored vampires?
Someone who lost a quarter?
Time’s ruination?
Unhappy ghosts?
Whatever it was must have been Gothic!
#gothicnovels #mademoisellefrankenstein #ruins #chair #books
Demon wolves?
Bored vampires?
Someone who lost a quarter?
Time’s ruination?
Unhappy ghosts?
Whatever it was must have been Gothic!
#gothicnovels #mademoisellefrankenstein #ruins #chair #books
July 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
What do you think happened to this chair?
Demon wolves?
Bored vampires?
Someone who lost a quarter?
Time’s ruination?
Unhappy ghosts?
Whatever it was must have been Gothic!
#gothicnovels #mademoisellefrankenstein #ruins #chair #books
Demon wolves?
Bored vampires?
Someone who lost a quarter?
Time’s ruination?
Unhappy ghosts?
Whatever it was must have been Gothic!
#gothicnovels #mademoisellefrankenstein #ruins #chair #books
In Gothic lit, bodies are never just bodies. They hold memory, trauma, repression. They transform (vampires), tear apart (Dr Moreau’s creatures), resurrect (Mademoiselle Frankenstein).
Now available:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #bodies #robinsolit #resurrection
Now available:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #bodies #robinsolit #resurrection
July 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In Gothic lit, bodies are never just bodies. They hold memory, trauma, repression. They transform (vampires), tear apart (Dr Moreau’s creatures), resurrect (Mademoiselle Frankenstein).
Now available:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #bodies #robinsolit #resurrection
Now available:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #bodies #robinsolit #resurrection
A Gothic word game. Join in with your own words.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, a Gothic fever dream, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #mothers #mademoiselle #robinsolit #wordgame #inherownwords
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, a Gothic fever dream, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #mothers #mademoiselle #robinsolit #wordgame #inherownwords
June 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A Gothic word game. Join in with your own words.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, a Gothic fever dream, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #mothers #mademoiselle #robinsolit #wordgame #inherownwords
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, a Gothic fever dream, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothic #mothers #mademoiselle #robinsolit #wordgame #inherownwords
The Revolutionary War rages.
She can’t stop now.
Her Creature rises.
Does this story ever end well?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovel #robinsolit #frankenstein #creatures #war
She can’t stop now.
Her Creature rises.
Does this story ever end well?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovel #robinsolit #frankenstein #creatures #war
June 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Revolutionary War rages.
She can’t stop now.
Her Creature rises.
Does this story ever end well?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovel #robinsolit #frankenstein #creatures #war
She can’t stop now.
Her Creature rises.
Does this story ever end well?
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, Gothic novel, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovel #robinsolit #frankenstein #creatures #war
Try your rewrite!
June 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Try your rewrite!
Oh, this is terrific. I see that your materials are all identified, which is a great idea. My pen is a Waterman. Regarding ecclesiology, a pivotal scene in my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein, takes place at a burned-out church.
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oh, this is terrific. I see that your materials are all identified, which is a great idea. My pen is a Waterman. Regarding ecclesiology, a pivotal scene in my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein, takes place at a burned-out church.
Do any of you handwrite your early drafts? This is a page from my first draft of Mademoiselle Frankenstein. Two large blank notebooks. One fountain pen. One bottle of ink.
This style of creation has flow like no other.
Post yours!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
This style of creation has flow like no other.
Post yours!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
June 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Do any of you handwrite your early drafts? This is a page from my first draft of Mademoiselle Frankenstein. Two large blank notebooks. One fountain pen. One bottle of ink.
This style of creation has flow like no other.
Post yours!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
This style of creation has flow like no other.
Post yours!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
I once worked in a Romanian orphanage. That’s a blizzard outside. Those are iron cribs. Those are real babies.
That’s real life Gothic.
#frankensteinretelling #gothicnovel #orphans #babies #heartbreaking #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
That’s real life Gothic.
#frankensteinretelling #gothicnovel #orphans #babies #heartbreaking #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
June 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I once worked in a Romanian orphanage. That’s a blizzard outside. Those are iron cribs. Those are real babies.
That’s real life Gothic.
#frankensteinretelling #gothicnovel #orphans #babies #heartbreaking #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
That’s real life Gothic.
#frankensteinretelling #gothicnovel #orphans #babies #heartbreaking #robinsolit #mademoisellefrankenstein
Publishing Horror Stories.
I wrote a novel that takes place during the 1930s.
Legendary publisher George Braziller. Contract signed. Publication time.
Changed his mind. Why? Because a sheriff shot a dog. This in a book with lynching and baby-dying.
Your Publishing Horror Story?
#namenames
I wrote a novel that takes place during the 1930s.
Legendary publisher George Braziller. Contract signed. Publication time.
Changed his mind. Why? Because a sheriff shot a dog. This in a book with lynching and baby-dying.
Your Publishing Horror Story?
#namenames
June 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Publishing Horror Stories.
I wrote a novel that takes place during the 1930s.
Legendary publisher George Braziller. Contract signed. Publication time.
Changed his mind. Why? Because a sheriff shot a dog. This in a book with lynching and baby-dying.
Your Publishing Horror Story?
#namenames
I wrote a novel that takes place during the 1930s.
Legendary publisher George Braziller. Contract signed. Publication time.
Changed his mind. Why? Because a sheriff shot a dog. This in a book with lynching and baby-dying.
Your Publishing Horror Story?
#namenames
Echoes of forgotten stories linger on every street corner.
In Gothic novels, nothing is forgotten. Ghosts, demons, angels, spirits, voices from ancient times.
No one can escape the clamor of the past.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothic
In Gothic novels, nothing is forgotten. Ghosts, demons, angels, spirits, voices from ancient times.
No one can escape the clamor of the past.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothic
June 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Echoes of forgotten stories linger on every street corner.
In Gothic novels, nothing is forgotten. Ghosts, demons, angels, spirits, voices from ancient times.
No one can escape the clamor of the past.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothic
In Gothic novels, nothing is forgotten. Ghosts, demons, angels, spirits, voices from ancient times.
No one can escape the clamor of the past.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#robinsolit #gothic
Meet my imagined Harry, a minor character in Mademoiselle Frankenstein. Minor, yet memorable.
Woman on a mad quest. Big, brawling man, fugitive from justice. Arctic. Dogs. Ice and fire.
Let’s see a sketch of a book character you love.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein,
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Woman on a mad quest. Big, brawling man, fugitive from justice. Arctic. Dogs. Ice and fire.
Let’s see a sketch of a book character you love.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein,
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
June 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Meet my imagined Harry, a minor character in Mademoiselle Frankenstein. Minor, yet memorable.
Woman on a mad quest. Big, brawling man, fugitive from justice. Arctic. Dogs. Ice and fire.
Let’s see a sketch of a book character you love.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein,
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Woman on a mad quest. Big, brawling man, fugitive from justice. Arctic. Dogs. Ice and fire.
Let’s see a sketch of a book character you love.
Mademoiselle Frankenstein,
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Gothic emotional intensity. It’s the sweet spot. Let me know your feelings in the comments. Let’s discuss!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #booktalk #literarychat #mademoisellefrankenstein #monster #creature #despair #fury #robinsolit
Mademoiselle Frankenstein available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #booktalk #literarychat #mademoisellefrankenstein #monster #creature #despair #fury #robinsolit
June 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Gothic emotional intensity. It’s the sweet spot. Let me know your feelings in the comments. Let’s discuss!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #booktalk #literarychat #mademoisellefrankenstein #monster #creature #despair #fury #robinsolit
Mademoiselle Frankenstein available now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#gothicnovels #booktalk #literarychat #mademoisellefrankenstein #monster #creature #despair #fury #robinsolit
Dido is a minor character in my gothic novel. She’s a free person in NYC, 1770s. She works in an anatomical lab, washing the bodies of corpses.
I envision her like this.
Post your imagined characters!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#freeperson #minorcharacter #gothic
I envision her like this.
Post your imagined characters!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#freeperson #minorcharacter #gothic
May 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Dido is a minor character in my gothic novel. She’s a free person in NYC, 1770s. She works in an anatomical lab, washing the bodies of corpses.
I envision her like this.
Post your imagined characters!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#freeperson #minorcharacter #gothic
I envision her like this.
Post your imagined characters!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#freeperson #minorcharacter #gothic
Do you know the British actor David Rintoul? Remember the terrifying Mad King in Game of Thrones?
He narrated my audiobook! Scary! Haunting! Beautiful!
Audiobook available worldwide
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#GothicNovels #audiobooks #davidrintoul #gameofthrones
He narrated my audiobook! Scary! Haunting! Beautiful!
Audiobook available worldwide
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#GothicNovels #audiobooks #davidrintoul #gameofthrones
May 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Do you know the British actor David Rintoul? Remember the terrifying Mad King in Game of Thrones?
He narrated my audiobook! Scary! Haunting! Beautiful!
Audiobook available worldwide
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#GothicNovels #audiobooks #davidrintoul #gameofthrones
He narrated my audiobook! Scary! Haunting! Beautiful!
Audiobook available worldwide
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
#GothicNovels #audiobooks #davidrintoul #gameofthrones
Come play this Gothic word game, for your pleasure!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
May 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Come play this Gothic word game, for your pleasure!
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Literature is full of hats.Madame Bovary is practically a hat factory, with caps, hats, & veils described 200 times.
Victor Frankenstein wore a wide-brimmed hat. Ever-present veils signified concealment, flirtation.
Hoods are a favorite in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Victor Frankenstein wore a wide-brimmed hat. Ever-present veils signified concealment, flirtation.
Hoods are a favorite in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
May 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Literature is full of hats.Madame Bovary is practically a hat factory, with caps, hats, & veils described 200 times.
Victor Frankenstein wore a wide-brimmed hat. Ever-present veils signified concealment, flirtation.
Hoods are a favorite in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Victor Frankenstein wore a wide-brimmed hat. Ever-present veils signified concealment, flirtation.
Hoods are a favorite in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Do you embroider? This is a highland cow on my denim jacket.
Embroidery plays a big role in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
Think about a monster made of….pieces.
Think about a woman medic skilled at embroidery.
You get the picture….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Embroidery plays a big role in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
Think about a monster made of….pieces.
Think about a woman medic skilled at embroidery.
You get the picture….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
May 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Do you embroider? This is a highland cow on my denim jacket.
Embroidery plays a big role in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
Think about a monster made of….pieces.
Think about a woman medic skilled at embroidery.
You get the picture….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
Embroidery plays a big role in Mademoiselle Frankenstein.
Think about a monster made of….pieces.
Think about a woman medic skilled at embroidery.
You get the picture….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
“So my treacherous adventure begins. My heart beats with the conviction that my discoveries up into the uncharted Northern Pole will astound all who hear of them.”
So says the sea captain who has a wild tale to tell….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
So says the sea captain who has a wild tale to tell….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
May 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“So my treacherous adventure begins. My heart beats with the conviction that my discoveries up into the uncharted Northern Pole will astound all who hear of them.”
So says the sea captain who has a wild tale to tell….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13
So says the sea captain who has a wild tale to tell….
Mademoiselle Frankenstein, now available.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4TVPS13