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Odette Locke | Writer and Illustrator

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✨Cozy, spicy fantasy romance βš”οΈLove interests with guard dog energy πŸ’•Neurodivergence and chronic illness rep

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a girl with a red braid and a nonbinary person with nature tattoos scowl at each other.

a girl with a red braid and a nonbinary person with nature tattoos scowl at each other.

I am absolutely SCREAMING over this character art of Alice and Briar from my New Adult Queer Parent Trap novel!
Thank you, @odettelocke.bsky.social for bringing them to life.

-Rivals to Lovers
-Forced Proximity
-Summer Camp Shenanigans
-Anxious Sunshine and Soft Grump
-Sapphic

17.10.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œI bet you’re so talented at tying knots, aren’t you? I bet you earned a badge in it and everything.” 
β€œI need a yes or a no.”
β€œYou saw what I had in my nightstand.”
β€œYes or no.”
β€œYes,” I groaned.Β 
He leaned in so close the nearness of his lips warmed my ear, but they never touched my skin. β€œThen what do you say if you want me to stop?”

β€œI bet you’re so talented at tying knots, aren’t you? I bet you earned a badge in it and everything.”  β€œI need a yes or a no.” β€œYou saw what I had in my nightstand.” β€œYes or no.” β€œYes,” I groaned.Β  He leaned in so close the nearness of his lips warmed my ear, but they never touched my skin. β€œThen what do you say if you want me to stop?”

#fridaykiss Prompt: talented

#amwriting #writingcommunity πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š

13.12.2024 20:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#wipsnips #writingcommunity #amwriting

09.12.2024 03:19 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Touch her and you get reported for code violations ⚠️

#art #procreate #oc

08.12.2024 20:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Romanticizing the commute for today’s #fridaykiss prompt, β€œgold.”

#writerscommunity #amwriting #romancelandia πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š

06.12.2024 21:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Share the first kiss from your book πŸ’•

From my WIP:

#writingcommunity #romantasy #romancelandia #amwriting πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š

06.12.2024 05:02 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Snippet from Odette Locke’s WIP, β€œA Corps of Health and Safety” in response to the #fridaykiss prompt, β€œlover.”

Much as I’d love to say the gorgeous man crawling around under the table with me was like, my soulmate or something, that wasn’t how this worked.

Snippet from Odette Locke’s WIP, β€œA Corps of Health and Safety” in response to the #fridaykiss prompt, β€œlover.” Much as I’d love to say the gorgeous man crawling around under the table with me was like, my soulmate or something, that wasn’t how this worked.

A snippet from my romantasy meets workplace romcom WIP for #fridaykiss πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š
#romancelandia #amwriting #writingcommunity

29.11.2024 20:08 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine is either Stephen from Paladin’s Grace or Wendell Bambleby from the Emily Wilde books. I can’t decide!

28.11.2024 22:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s so hard. Wishing you rest, comfort, and space to be not fine when you’re not πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—

28.11.2024 20:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A Chinese woman with shoulder-length dark hair swept to one side of her head, wearing a V-neck red dress, and holding a glass of red wine. Her face and arms are covered with burn scars that look like flames.

A Chinese woman with shoulder-length dark hair swept to one side of her head, wearing a V-neck red dress, and holding a glass of red wine. Her face and arms are covered with burn scars that look like flames.

Time to post the character art of one of my favorite characters from You Left Me the Stars, Valrissa. Aka, everyone's favorite high femme top. (Art by ProlixPat on IG)

#Author #Writer #Sapphicfantasy #Queerfantasy #Characterart

27.11.2024 15:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!! πŸ’•

27.11.2024 02:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw thank you! πŸ’–

27.11.2024 01:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My WIP is like if a spicy romantasy and a workplace romcom had a child and that child was neurodivergent πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š

A window into the MCs’ field of work for today’s #wipsnips prompt, β€œneighbor.” #amwriting #writingcommunity

27.11.2024 00:46 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

WIP MMC is "scrubbing his hand over his face" today, it's getting serious. #writingcommunity #authors #romancelandia

26.11.2024 16:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Love when they do that 😍

26.11.2024 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀩

26.11.2024 04:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When the main character finally admits she likes being praised πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š

#WIPsnips #romancelandia #fantasyromance #writersky

25.11.2024 21:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh Judah, the man I love to hate ❀️ There’s something about him, though…

25.11.2024 05:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seconding The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches! Adored that one and found the stakes very personal and compelling.

25.11.2024 05:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s such a good idea. Character consistency when switching between them is hard πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

25.11.2024 05:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There are so many different possible interpretations! And when you've got a character known for having a hot voice, I imagine the nuance is even more important. Wishing you the best and, as an audiobook girlie, so hyped for if this becomes a reality!

25.11.2024 05:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An iconic and beautiful way to go about this process πŸ˜‚πŸ’• My notes app brainstorming for this book looks something like that

25.11.2024 04:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had so much to say I just quoted your comment and made a whole post about it πŸ˜…

25.11.2024 04:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Then I filled in every scene in between. From there I could move things around, notice where there were gaps, and see how the pacing was working. Before I knew it, the results of this process were sneaking their way into my draft! (3/3)

25.11.2024 04:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I made a spreadsheet with columns for each plot point and rows for the main and internal plots. Then I added rows for any other element I wanted to track throughout the storyβ€”each MC's emotional journey, the romance arc, world building stuff, shifting power dynamics, miscellaneous notes… (2/3)

25.11.2024 04:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to elaborate! It all started when I attended an awesome workshop by @rebeccathorne.bsky.social on 5 sentence plotting. I thought it would be neat to use that method to reverse outline my current draft. You know, just for the love of sorting things into categories. (1/3)

25.11.2024 04:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

SHOCKED to find that by nerding out about my plot structure and character arcs in an elaborate spreadsheet I have TRICKED myself into developmental editing πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š #romancelandia #writerscommunity #amwriting

24.11.2024 21:14 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

As soon as I read the title of chapter three I knew I would love it…and then it wildly exceeded expectations πŸ₯΅ Also a Lust for Tomorrow audiobook??!! πŸ˜­πŸ’•

24.11.2024 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBeg? That sounds like the sort of thing you would do on your knees” is the romance book dialogue line I CANNOT stop thinking about πŸ₯° (from Lust for Tomorrow by @danasweeneyauthor.bsky.social)

24.11.2024 04:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–

24.11.2024 03:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0