Victoria McDonald Author | 📚✍️ ☕️🏈
@victoriamcdonald.bsky.social
Dark-ish Football Romance in a Mafia Universe
📖: ‘Distance’ Luna Mason
🎧: ‘Blitzed’ Alexa Martin
I write and read kissing books, lets be friends.
📍: NW of Chicago in Woodstock, IL
📖: ‘Distance’ Luna Mason
🎧: ‘Blitzed’ Alexa Martin
I write and read kissing books, lets be friends.
📍: NW of Chicago in Woodstock, IL
Was sitting at my favorite coffee shop, working, chilling, having a grand old time when my head phones died.
I left them in but I was forced to listen to the same old white dude share the same story on how he watched CK’s event…. And much more…
Needless to say - I wrote a m*rder scene today.
I left them in but I was forced to listen to the same old white dude share the same story on how he watched CK’s event…. And much more…
Needless to say - I wrote a m*rder scene today.
September 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Was sitting at my favorite coffee shop, working, chilling, having a grand old time when my head phones died.
I left them in but I was forced to listen to the same old white dude share the same story on how he watched CK’s event…. And much more…
Needless to say - I wrote a m*rder scene today.
I left them in but I was forced to listen to the same old white dude share the same story on how he watched CK’s event…. And much more…
Needless to say - I wrote a m*rder scene today.
March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#WIP progress report - mom life got in the way of reaching my goals for this month, but I'm not that far off from a completed first draft. I'm going to hide away for a few days and catch up.
#writingcommunity #authorsky #writing #almostthere #firstdraft
#writingcommunity #authorsky #writing #almostthere #firstdraft
February 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#WIP progress report - mom life got in the way of reaching my goals for this month, but I'm not that far off from a completed first draft. I'm going to hide away for a few days and catch up.
#writingcommunity #authorsky #writing #almostthere #firstdraft
#writingcommunity #authorsky #writing #almostthere #firstdraft
Change of venue helping the workflow - flow today.
#smallbusiness #coffeeshop #remoteworking #authorsky #writingcommunity #community
#smallbusiness #coffeeshop #remoteworking #authorsky #writingcommunity #community
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Change of venue helping the workflow - flow today.
#smallbusiness #coffeeshop #remoteworking #authorsky #writingcommunity #community
#smallbusiness #coffeeshop #remoteworking #authorsky #writingcommunity #community
Ever have conversations with your characters like they are your besties??
We're over here having some unhinged conversations while I fold small human's laundry.
It's wild.
#indieauthor #authorproblems #writercommunity #characterdevelopment
We're over here having some unhinged conversations while I fold small human's laundry.
It's wild.
#indieauthor #authorproblems #writercommunity #characterdevelopment
February 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Ever have conversations with your characters like they are your besties??
We're over here having some unhinged conversations while I fold small human's laundry.
It's wild.
#indieauthor #authorproblems #writercommunity #characterdevelopment
We're over here having some unhinged conversations while I fold small human's laundry.
It's wild.
#indieauthor #authorproblems #writercommunity #characterdevelopment
I will get the writing done today.
I will not get distracted.
I will be productive.
Oh, Look, the sun came out...
#writer #writercommunity #monday #author #indieauthor #adhd
I will not get distracted.
I will be productive.
Oh, Look, the sun came out...
#writer #writercommunity #monday #author #indieauthor #adhd
February 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I will get the writing done today.
I will not get distracted.
I will be productive.
Oh, Look, the sun came out...
#writer #writercommunity #monday #author #indieauthor #adhd
I will not get distracted.
I will be productive.
Oh, Look, the sun came out...
#writer #writercommunity #monday #author #indieauthor #adhd
This weeks #TBR:
- 🎧 'Better than Fiction' - Alexa Martin
- 🎧 'Do Your Worst' Rosie Danan
- 🎧 'A Proposal They Can't Refuse' Natalie Caña
- 📖 'Beautiful Mistakes' Cora Kent
- 📖 'Touch Me Down' Ariana St. Claire
#booksky #books #romancebooks #reader #libby #kindlereads #arcread
- 🎧 'Better than Fiction' - Alexa Martin
- 🎧 'Do Your Worst' Rosie Danan
- 🎧 'A Proposal They Can't Refuse' Natalie Caña
- 📖 'Beautiful Mistakes' Cora Kent
- 📖 'Touch Me Down' Ariana St. Claire
#booksky #books #romancebooks #reader #libby #kindlereads #arcread
February 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This weeks #TBR:
- 🎧 'Better than Fiction' - Alexa Martin
- 🎧 'Do Your Worst' Rosie Danan
- 🎧 'A Proposal They Can't Refuse' Natalie Caña
- 📖 'Beautiful Mistakes' Cora Kent
- 📖 'Touch Me Down' Ariana St. Claire
#booksky #books #romancebooks #reader #libby #kindlereads #arcread
- 🎧 'Better than Fiction' - Alexa Martin
- 🎧 'Do Your Worst' Rosie Danan
- 🎧 'A Proposal They Can't Refuse' Natalie Caña
- 📖 'Beautiful Mistakes' Cora Kent
- 📖 'Touch Me Down' Ariana St. Claire
#booksky #books #romancebooks #reader #libby #kindlereads #arcread
Heroes at work here.
This is not an easy feat, this is an exclamation mark on a statement.
This is not an easy feat, this is an exclamation mark on a statement.
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Heroes at work here.
This is not an easy feat, this is an exclamation mark on a statement.
This is not an easy feat, this is an exclamation mark on a statement.
Things I learned in a #smutbook:
The Antarctic holds 90% of the planet's ice + 70% of our freshwater.
'The Kingmaker' by Kennedy Ryan
#booksky #books #learning #romancebooks #knowledge #romanclandia #morethansmut
#themoreyouknow #reading
The Antarctic holds 90% of the planet's ice + 70% of our freshwater.
'The Kingmaker' by Kennedy Ryan
#booksky #books #learning #romancebooks #knowledge #romanclandia #morethansmut
#themoreyouknow #reading
February 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Things I learned in a #smutbook:
The Antarctic holds 90% of the planet's ice + 70% of our freshwater.
'The Kingmaker' by Kennedy Ryan
#booksky #books #learning #romancebooks #knowledge #romanclandia #morethansmut
#themoreyouknow #reading
The Antarctic holds 90% of the planet's ice + 70% of our freshwater.
'The Kingmaker' by Kennedy Ryan
#booksky #books #learning #romancebooks #knowledge #romanclandia #morethansmut
#themoreyouknow #reading
February 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’m freaking dying with how Briar messes with Ollie VB. Andi Arndt and Christian Fox did a great job bringing them to life.
#audiobook #netgalley #dreamscapeaudio #booksky #📚 #mydarkprince #romance
#audiobook #netgalley #dreamscapeaudio #booksky #📚 #mydarkprince #romance
February 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I’m freaking dying with how Briar messes with Ollie VB. Andi Arndt and Christian Fox did a great job bringing them to life.
#audiobook #netgalley #dreamscapeaudio #booksky #📚 #mydarkprince #romance
#audiobook #netgalley #dreamscapeaudio #booksky #📚 #mydarkprince #romance
I'm picking the team colors and need your help. Drop the emoji that matches the one you like:
🏈 Burgundy, Green, & Yellow
💻 Blue, White, & Gold
🖤 Black, White, & Gold
#footballromance #romancebook #wip #teamlogo #bookevelopment #writingcommunity #booksky #books #indieauthor
🏈 Burgundy, Green, & Yellow
💻 Blue, White, & Gold
🖤 Black, White, & Gold
#footballromance #romancebook #wip #teamlogo #bookevelopment #writingcommunity #booksky #books #indieauthor
February 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I'm picking the team colors and need your help. Drop the emoji that matches the one you like:
🏈 Burgundy, Green, & Yellow
💻 Blue, White, & Gold
🖤 Black, White, & Gold
#footballromance #romancebook #wip #teamlogo #bookevelopment #writingcommunity #booksky #books #indieauthor
🏈 Burgundy, Green, & Yellow
💻 Blue, White, & Gold
🖤 Black, White, & Gold
#footballromance #romancebook #wip #teamlogo #bookevelopment #writingcommunity #booksky #books #indieauthor
How do you choose your next romance read?
Is it the cover, a friend’s recommendation, or a blurb blurb?
#BookTips #RomanceBooks #authorsky #writingcommunity #whatchareading #nextread #indieauthors #books
Is it the cover, a friend’s recommendation, or a blurb blurb?
#BookTips #RomanceBooks #authorsky #writingcommunity #whatchareading #nextread #indieauthors #books
February 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
How do you choose your next romance read?
Is it the cover, a friend’s recommendation, or a blurb blurb?
#BookTips #RomanceBooks #authorsky #writingcommunity #whatchareading #nextread #indieauthors #books
Is it the cover, a friend’s recommendation, or a blurb blurb?
#BookTips #RomanceBooks #authorsky #writingcommunity #whatchareading #nextread #indieauthors #books
Words we needed to hear.
Words that we need to spread.
Words we need to save for when this guy runs for the oval. Illinois needs him right now but I feel it’s in his future.
#courage #wisewords #jbpritzker
Words that we need to spread.
Words we need to save for when this guy runs for the oval. Illinois needs him right now but I feel it’s in his future.
#courage #wisewords #jbpritzker
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Words we needed to hear.
Words that we need to spread.
Words we need to save for when this guy runs for the oval. Illinois needs him right now but I feel it’s in his future.
#courage #wisewords #jbpritzker
Words that we need to spread.
Words we need to save for when this guy runs for the oval. Illinois needs him right now but I feel it’s in his future.
#courage #wisewords #jbpritzker
Current #WIP: Fair Catch
The Mood:
#romanceauthor #indieauthor #romance #romancelandia #sportsromance #mafiaromance #darkromance #writingcommunity
The Mood:
#romanceauthor #indieauthor #romance #romancelandia #sportsromance #mafiaromance #darkromance #writingcommunity
February 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Current #WIP: Fair Catch
The Mood:
#romanceauthor #indieauthor #romance #romancelandia #sportsromance #mafiaromance #darkromance #writingcommunity
The Mood:
#romanceauthor #indieauthor #romance #romancelandia #sportsromance #mafiaromance #darkromance #writingcommunity
✨Today’s Goal✨ Write a new Substack + get a few chapters done in my manuscript + plan out the rest of the month. Also, remember to drink the water sitting next to me - it's not just a pretty container. 🤓
#writingday #substack #writingcommunity #author #wip #productiveday
#writingday #substack #writingcommunity #author #wip #productiveday
February 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
✨Today’s Goal✨ Write a new Substack + get a few chapters done in my manuscript + plan out the rest of the month. Also, remember to drink the water sitting next to me - it's not just a pretty container. 🤓
#writingday #substack #writingcommunity #author #wip #productiveday
#writingday #substack #writingcommunity #author #wip #productiveday
If you could live in any romance book setting, which world would you choose?
I wouldn't mind watching the drama unfold in C.J. Lucci's 'Isle of Beauty'. Do you think Alana needs an assistant?
#booksky #bookquestion #romancebooks #wishiwerethere
I wouldn't mind watching the drama unfold in C.J. Lucci's 'Isle of Beauty'. Do you think Alana needs an assistant?
#booksky #bookquestion #romancebooks #wishiwerethere
February 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If you could live in any romance book setting, which world would you choose?
I wouldn't mind watching the drama unfold in C.J. Lucci's 'Isle of Beauty'. Do you think Alana needs an assistant?
#booksky #bookquestion #romancebooks #wishiwerethere
I wouldn't mind watching the drama unfold in C.J. Lucci's 'Isle of Beauty'. Do you think Alana needs an assistant?
#booksky #bookquestion #romancebooks #wishiwerethere
Kid is back to school after a long weekend giving me the opportunity to sit with my #wip, this is a dramatization of my morning trying to get work done.
#author #writingcommunity #writerhumor #shutupbrian #ishouldbewriting
#author #writingcommunity #writerhumor #shutupbrian #ishouldbewriting
a woman sitting in front of a laptop with a poster behind her that says " the great chile poster "
ALT: a woman sitting in front of a laptop with a poster behind her that says " the great chile poster "
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Kid is back to school after a long weekend giving me the opportunity to sit with my #wip, this is a dramatization of my morning trying to get work done.
#author #writingcommunity #writerhumor #shutupbrian #ishouldbewriting
#author #writingcommunity #writerhumor #shutupbrian #ishouldbewriting
Agreed. Carry on.
February 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Agreed. Carry on.
Hi! It's me, Victoria.
I just wanted to show you the face behind the pages. I'm planning some new photos and pulled this one, It's my favorite.
#authorphotos #selfportraits #authorshy #bts #writingcommunity #Authorinprogress #wip
I just wanted to show you the face behind the pages. I'm planning some new photos and pulled this one, It's my favorite.
#authorphotos #selfportraits #authorshy #bts #writingcommunity #Authorinprogress #wip
February 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hi! It's me, Victoria.
I just wanted to show you the face behind the pages. I'm planning some new photos and pulled this one, It's my favorite.
#authorphotos #selfportraits #authorshy #bts #writingcommunity #Authorinprogress #wip
I just wanted to show you the face behind the pages. I'm planning some new photos and pulled this one, It's my favorite.
#authorphotos #selfportraits #authorshy #bts #writingcommunity #Authorinprogress #wip
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They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would
February 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would
… Yes, Sir.
Go read a book.
February 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
… Yes, Sir.
Reposted by Victoria McDonald Author | 📚✍️ ☕️🏈
People think you have to have talent to be a writer. And I disagree. If you want to be a writer:
1) Write a lot! Start off with small chunks.
2) Get consistent feedback.
3) Read a lot.
That's it. That is the secret sauce.
1) Write a lot! Start off with small chunks.
2) Get consistent feedback.
3) Read a lot.
That's it. That is the secret sauce.
February 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
People think you have to have talent to be a writer. And I disagree. If you want to be a writer:
1) Write a lot! Start off with small chunks.
2) Get consistent feedback.
3) Read a lot.
That's it. That is the secret sauce.
1) Write a lot! Start off with small chunks.
2) Get consistent feedback.
3) Read a lot.
That's it. That is the secret sauce.
Honestly- surprised myself, I thought it was darker. Apparently, I’m really escaping reality.
#romancereader #romancelandia #storygraph #mood #booksky #readsky #readinggoals
#romancereader #romancelandia #storygraph #mood #booksky #readsky #readinggoals
February 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Honestly- surprised myself, I thought it was darker. Apparently, I’m really escaping reality.
#romancereader #romancelandia #storygraph #mood #booksky #readsky #readinggoals
#romancereader #romancelandia #storygraph #mood #booksky #readsky #readinggoals