CeCe Dawson | Querying Urban Fantasy & Gothic Horror Writer

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It’s funny whenever I tell people I love to write, that it’s my passion and my dream, I’m met with resistance.
“There’s no money in that.”
“Not sure that genre is for you.”
And you know what?
I have faith first and always. Watch and see!!
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #HerStory #FaithFirst #WriterJourney

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Not sure if I want to give myself a facial, make some tea, stare at the clouds for a bit… or hit the archery range.
Either way, today is me time and I deserve every second of it. 💛✨
#SundayCare #SelfCareSunday #MeTime #SlowLiving #RechargeDay

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Happy Founders’ Day to my incredible SGRho sisters!
103 years strong and still changing lives every single day.
Proud to be a part of this royal blue & gold legacy. 💙💛🐩
#SGRho #BluAndGold #FoundersDay

17yo Sophie never believed in ghosts until one starts whispering her name beneath the red maples of her family’s cursed Texas estate. The house breathes. The trees bleed. And the boy she can’t stop dreaming about has been dead a century.
#QuestPit #YA #H #Gothic #Q

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Currently enjoying this rare quiet morning (thank goodness!) and diving into some querying with my newly revised manuscript. Feeling confident, grounded, and grateful for the fresh start. ✨📚 #amquerying #writerlife #authortok #blackauthors #querying #Horror

Texas heat. Bleeding maples.
A girl who hears the dead.
And a ghost who won’t let go.
🩸 Beneath the Red Maples
a YA Southern gothic horror.
#AmQueryingYA #SouthernGothic #GothicHorror #BlackSpeculativeFiction #ParanormalFiction #GhostStories #WritersOfColor #HorrorCommunity

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Funny enough,I was the happiest, most sunshine-soaked kid on the block-so of course I grew up to write gothic horror.Now it’s ghosts, vampires, and reapers all day.
Guess light and dark always find their balance 😂. #AmQuerying #BlackAuthors #GothicHorror #ParanormalFiction #DarkFantasy #OwnVoices

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Another #SundayFunday as we slide into No Work November 🍂✨ Feeling good, blessed, and lucky all at once. The new year’s energy is already showing up, and I can’t help but smile about what’s ahead. When you know, you know. 💫 #Gratitude #AuthorLife #FallVibes #Manifestation

Absolutely!

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ahhh Sundays 😩 laundry, lesson plans, and a whole lotta “the flash” playing in the background ⚡️ #TeacherLife #SundayReset #VibeTribe

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🎶 Friday Eve energy unlocked 🎶
Coffee’s still doing the heavy lifting, the week’s holding on by one bobby pin, and I’m manifesting smooth sailing into the weekend.
How’s everyone’s vibe — calm, chaotic, or caffeine-powered? ☕✨
#FridayEve #VibeTribe #AuthorLife #CozyCorner #BrewCrew

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After a grueling week, I’m catching up on Netflix, edits, and maybe a little daydreaming between chapters. The air’s got that first real hint of fall perfect for sinking back into my manuscripts and a blanket. ✍🏽☕️ #SundayVibes #WriterLife #CozySeason #Fall #hoahoahoa #twilight

🩸 The Crimson Rite
She’s the last Night Reaper, but power comes at a price. If Zora fails, the dead won’t stay buried, and neither will her heart. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC #WOC

🔥 Heart of Prey 
Beneath the city, secrets burn. Cleo’s hybrid blood could save a people or doom them. Love may be her undoing in a war built on betrayal.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC

🌑 Beneath the Red Maples 
A cursed Southern estate. Ghosts whisper secrets. Sophie faces buried bones, small-town hate, & a romance with a boy who isn’t alive.Legendborn × Haunting of Hill House. Some truths refuse to stay buried.
#DVpit #YA #Horror #POC #WOC

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🩸 The Crimson Rite 
Zora is bound to a dark guardian. Love tempts her, but betrayal stalks her steps & the creatures she reaps refuse to stay dead. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance

🔥 Heart of Prey 
Survival isn’t enough. Cleo’s awakening drags her into a war where love is weaponized, bloodlines are erased, & trust could kill her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC

🌑 Beneath the Red Maples 
Ghosts remember what towns bury. Sophie uncovers bones, curses, & a love story carved in blood. The living want her silence. The dead demand truth.Legendborn × Haunting of Hill House. Some truths refuse to stay buried.
#DVpit #YA #Horror #POC #WOC

🩸 The Crimson Rite 
When Zora discovers she’s the last Night Reaper, failure means the balance between the living & the damned shatters forever. Buffy meets Belladonna: gothic romance, deadly magic, and the veil between worlds at stake.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #WOC #POC

🔥 Heart of Prey 
Underground, the Phasers rule. Above, the Hunters kill. Cleo’s hybrid blood makes her a target to both & her heart risks betraying her twice.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC

🌑 Beneath the Red Maples 
Ghosts remember what towns bury. Sophie uncovers bones, curses, & a love story carved in blood. The living want her silence. The dead demand truth.Legendborn × Haunting of Hill House. Some truths refuse to stay buried.
#DVpit #YA #Horror #POC #WOC

🩸 The Crimson Rite 
She’s not here to collect souls. She’s here to bind evil. Zora, the last Night Reaper, is torn between love, betrayal, & a war with creatures that don’t stay dead. Buffy meets Serpent & Dove in a tale of love, betrayal, and ruin.
#DVpit #YA #DarkFantasy #GothicRomance #POC # WOC

🔥 Heart of Prey 
Cleo wanted college, not war. Hunted by zealots, she’s pulled into an underground society where her scar burns, her bloodline’s erased, & her heart betrays her.Ninth House × Legendborn. Her hybrid blood could save them or doom them all.
#DVpit #NA #Romantasy #POC #WOC

🌑 Beneath the Red Maples 
A cursed Southern estate. Ghosts whisper secrets. Sophie faces buried bones, small-town hate, & a romance with a boy who isn’t alive. Legendborn × Haunting of Hill House. Some truths refuse to stay buried.
#DVpit #YA #Horror #POC #WOC

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“It’s Monday and I’m already running on fumes pretty sure there isn’t enough coffee in the world to get me through teaching today. Here’s to a strong cup and sheer willpower. ☕📚 #MondayMood #TeacherLife #CoffeeFirst #AuthorLife

📚✨ I’m sitting on 4 manuscripts I know will one day be on shelves worldwide. My faith & will make it as true as the characters in my head. The thrill? Not knowing which book will be the one. But I’ve got a feeling and it’s good. Speaking it into existence. 💜 #AmWriting #AuthorLife

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I’m a writer of multi-genre, high-concept stories urban fantasy, gothic horror, dark romantasy all rooted in love, identity, legacy, and survival. My characters face bloodlines, betrayal, and danger…yet still fight for connection under impossible odds.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #DarkRomance