Clare Ashton, I have to admit, is one of the first sapphic authors I read whose book *gripped* me. The book in question was The Goodmans, but her writing in general is absolutely fantastic!
Including her latest book Meeting Millie, published only a couple months ago - I'm not sure if y'all were unaware and wearing your book blinders recently, but it has been hyped ...
2023-06-22 15:42:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe above is a question I ask myself a lot!
Hi all :)
I have some big news to share, both in terms of personal updates and professional updates, and both pertaining to the reason I've been so quiet on socials and here for a bit -
- drum roll -
I have officially quit my job!
For the years 6 years, I've worked at a rehabilitation group home for adults living with deb...
2023-06-21 18:06:56 +0000 UTC View PostAt long last, the next Midnight Rain!
and mayhaps a little bit of a new side of Charlotte (Spoiler: she doesn't like it)
Also stick around, for a big update in life coming soon to a patreon near you (v good news, for all of us...)
Have you ever wondered who is the hottest character in the Haley Cass Literary Universe? Me, neither. Until two lovely people (who I believe are both patrons here... 👀) decided to have this discussion on twitter
But it did get me to wonder... who exactly is the hottest character in the HCLU?
Hear me out - I know that a lot of instinctive answers will be Charlotte, ...
2023-05-09 17:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostLet's settle this, once and for all. Battle royale!
... okay honestly this is just to satisfy my own curiosity...
I am a big supporter (as a reader) of third person pov, alternating. A la, Those Who Wait.
However, some of my favorite books have been written in first person, singular pov (eg, Alone by EJ Noyes).
Third person, singular point of view...
2023-04-25 18:48:28 +0000 UTC View PostI think if you are here, it means you read my books. Which means it should come as no surprise to you that I love the friends-to-lovers trope.
I’ve always gravitated towards writing it, though it’s never been my personal life experience. Fiction and all that :)
And still… I love the entire idea behind it. I love that you can know someone for years and get to see who t...
2023-04-14 03:04:23 +0000 UTC View PostBuckle up, everyone, because we got a long one on our hands...
in other words, A Spencer Family Thanksgiving
Hi, all! Welcome to my second edition of CassAsks, this time featuring author Monica McCallan!
Monica started writing and publishing sapphic romance in 2017, and has (rarely) stopped since. With a plethora of ideas and characters that are all so different from each other but feel like real people you can just know, she's managed to write so prolifically, some people (like myself)...
2023-02-17 11:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs a followup to our poll, I'm just gonna drop some Valentine's Day fun facts.
First, about the day itself - I kinda love that the results of the poll had the highest answers be to stay in and cook together and then have a casual night of movies at home. Honestly, love the energy of being comfortable and keeping it inexpensive. Anyone doing this tonight?
If you're having a night in ...
2023-02-14 15:23:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhat does your ideal Valentine's Day date involve? Feel free to extrapolate commentary!
2023-02-07 07:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
I'm here to end the first month of the new year with the first CassAsks, and the talented Milena McKay graciously agreed to jumpstart us.
Coincidentally (or IS IT), we are debuting with the release of her newest romance These Thin Lines, which you should absolutely go and grab on 2023-01-31 22:39:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Was this my favorite one to write so far? perchance...
2023-01-27 14:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostHiiiii
So, as the first official post of this year, I'm here to say a few things -
FIRST. I've resolved to make a very conscientious effort to be more organized this year around a lot of things in my life, especially patreon and with content here. As... some of you may have noticed, deadlines are not my biggest forte. I'll be totally honest, I never thought my patreon would...
2023-01-17 12:45:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello, everyone! As always, the biggest of thank yous and I fucking appreciate the hell out of all of yous :)
So, here's some patreon updates for you -
Everyone who participated in Cassmas (below) who has shared with me their address should have gotten a little Christmas card and Cassmas gift! Because I am a sucker for the holidays, and we had a little Cassmas winner (congrats...
2022-12-31 22:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostFirst and foremost! This au is now gonna be titled and tagged with "Midnight Rain" because that song fits the TWW breakup PERFECTLY and in this version, with Charlotte being a silly goose and never pulling her head out of her ass, I can't imagine a more apt title
She wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain
She wanted a bride, I was making my own name
Chasing that fame, she st...
Hello, all! Welcome to the first annual Cassmas!
I'm putting together a little holiday package for one of my favorite readers (one of you). It will include a handful of carefully curated items I want to share with someone!
So, comment here with a fact about you - favorite book/tv show/movie/ship, a lil story, favorite kind of candy or snack, anything you want - or a question...
just... friends becoming friends, ya know?
stay tuned for chapter 7.5 coming this weekend... if you are interested in Charlotte babysitting for the first time in her life
2022-12-09 10:17:55 +0000 UTC View PostTo re-iterate and remind -
I have 2 video chats coming up. For anyone international, it will be this weekend. Sunday, November 6, early in the morning USA time (4am for me, EST). 10am for anyone in GMT+2 (I think/hope France and Germany time), 4pm in GMT+8, and 7pm in GMT+11.
And for anyone IN the US, we will do Sunday evening 8pm EST (5pm pacific).
... 2022-11-01 10:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Better Than Expected is set to come out, a companion novella to WYLEI, on November 18, as announced today. I would have given you all the cover early, but I had to get the pre-order up and the cover was just finalized this week lol
But just so everyone is aware, this is What Forever...
2022-10-28 20:53:02 +0000 UTC View Postthese two messy women might... be getting their shit together? a little?!
EDIT - to everyone who might have looked at this in the first ~4 hours it was posted - I uploaded the original word format instead of my pdf of the chapter! Which accidentally included author notes that I always scribble at the end of chapters when I have ideas lol. I just typically remember to remove them. So...
2022-10-11 14:05:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi, everyone! So, a few months ago, someone officially bid on the first annotated book copy I have ever made.
And because I am… me… and we all know I am a wordy bitch, I ended up writing a couple hundred annotations in my copy of Those Who Wait. I will say – it was a very labor intensive and time-consuming project! Because, well, I actually have a LOT to say (shocker) about what wen...
2022-09-27 09:21:18 +0000 UTC View Postthat is you all, in case you did not know
So in the coming 7-10 days, I have some stuff coming your way -
A couple of chapters, a new TWW alt ending chapter, and, this one might be fun and I spent maybe way too much time on it last week, a video in which I go in-depth and discuss my thought process behind different scenes in Those Who Wait. A while ago, someone purchased my fi...
2022-09-26 07:58:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
I'm working on my next TWW Alt Ending chapter!
Meanwhile, I thought I would share with you the new cover for WYLEI that is going to be going up on Amazon in the next few days :)
I went back and forth on this one, a bit. But I ultimately went with this stylization as a subtle nod to WYLEI being a "full year" holiday romance, rather than focus on just Christmas. Of cours...
2022-09-06 22:16:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey yall!
So, these past few weeks I've been getting a bit busy - thinking about how to commercialize and refocus my books a bit, especially as I work further for full-time writing.
With a wonderful suggestion from my girlfriend, I've been working on finding a cover designer to redo all of my old covers.
It's... no secret that sapphic romances can sometimes struggle with...
2022-08-17 09:33:01 +0000 UTC View PostDon't worry! We're also getting a TWW alternate ending this month... but I thought I should throw something else on here just for some fun.
Plus, I've had a few questions regarding this particular matter before.
2022-07-08 08:38:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone :) In light of everything being terrible in the US, I thought it best to make sure I get my chapter up for some goodness...
and there is some goodness in here 👀
2022-06-25 16:46:11 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a little fun fact about me...
I was in Australia for a month!
I did get every finishing touch on my novella, Down to A Science, coming out in just a couple of days. I admit that I struggled with it as a NOVELLA more than I anticipated - let's all face the facts, I was not built for small, short novels D:
But that's okay. I'm a wordy bi...
2022-05-31 03:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post