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A bunch of lilac blossoms in a Pyrex measuring cup, taken from above.

June 29, 2022

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The Write Scent: Vase de Lilas a la Fenetre , A Tudor House in Moonlight & The Houses at the Back, Frosty Morning

Using scent to tell a story — scent reviews and inspired prompts for fiction and non-fiction writers.

A white woman with curly hair and round glasses (the author) sitting in the sun, eyes closed, sniffs an open perfume oil bottle of BPAL's A Wet Moon, Putney Road

April 16, 2022

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The Write Scent: Noisy Goose Moon & A Wet Moon, Putney Road

Using scent to tell a story — scent reviews and inspired prompts for fiction and non-fiction writers.

Book cover, with title, "On Good Authority (a suspense)" in bright gold Gothic font. Author, Briana Una McGuckin, in white Gothic font. Background image is of a woman in a white corset and deep red skirt, shown from behind, with her hands loosely bound behind her back with a single, dark purple ribbon.

March 31, 2022

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Cover Reveal for ON GOOD AUTHORITY

“…The way some women long to be rescued, I have always longed to be captured.”

three perfume bottles from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab in a row

March 19, 2022

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The Write Scent: Vigil for the Harvest Suitors, Love Let Her, and Citrine

Using scent to tell a story — scent reviews and inspired prompts for fiction and non-fiction writers.

artwork of couple kissing in bed under sheets

February 28, 2022

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What’s Love Got to Do With It? A Course on Writing Romance in Non-Romance Genres

Romance, the experience, is not just for Romance, the genre. In fact, including romance within non-Romance stories lets us explore the full complexity of relationships—their darkness, their down-beats, their messy or unhappy endings—in ways that Romance stories, because of genre conventions, often cannot.

A collage of images to represent the novel, including: the torso of a footman in a tailcoat, a warm-hued mansion, the silhouettes of a Victorian man and a woman with flowers in fancy dress, a young woman with brown hair from behind, a servants' bell-board, and some rope.

February 14, 2022

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It’s VALENTINE’s Day: Is Valentine Hobbs YOUR Valentine?

My debut novel, ON GOOD AUTHORITY, is a responsibly kinky, Victorian, Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance–and at the center of that sensual darkness is a justice-junkie footman called Valentine Hobbs. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I made a BINGO card to help you decide if MY Valentine… Read More

January 23, 2022

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The Write Scent: Philopannyx, by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Using scent to tell a story–scent reviews and inspired prompts for fiction and non-fiction writers.

January 22, 2022

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The Write Scent

Using scent to tell a story — scent reviews and inspired prompts for fiction and non-fiction writers.

January 13, 2022

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ON GOOD AUTHORITY is being PUBLISHED: Fall 2022!

I can’t believe I haven’t posted about this sooner! I imagine that I’ll be saying lots more here about On Good Authority in the months to come, so–for those who were not yet in the know–it is with great joy and a deep sense of… Read More

October 20, 2021

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Writers: Want to Get Gothic with Me?

I’m leading a workshop on Halloween, in which writers will leverage desire to create dread in their fiction. Come play with me! Here’s more information: