Charlotte Cross

Review: The Brides by Charlotte Cross | FanFiAddict Synopsis: 'Come to me, and be mine for eternity'1884. When Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt, her secret love, Lucy, hurr ...

“The Brides,” by @charlottecross.bsky.social feels as though it has been stored for a century in a dusty writing desk before being pressed into my eager hands. A reverent and rebellious Dracula prequel well worth your time.
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I hope you enjoy! 🖤🦇

Oh I just know the nightmares I'll get from this will be chilling; so excited to read!

Peter Cushing: ‘The whispered word is vampire.’ From ‘Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires.’

Updating today’s lecture now that it’s October.

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Is there any better noise than the pitter-pat of kitty paws? No, no there is not.

Thank you Alis 😊 I'll do my utmost!

Thank you! I feel like I'm scaling Everest, but with less risk of imminent demise, and more access to tea and biscuits.

A blank page is well-known to be terrifying. Today, I would like to argue that one hundred and ninety-one very definitely not blank pages covered in text which you, their creator, now need to edit might just be worse.

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Ah, that's better... [breathe]

Thank you!

Thanks! I hope you enjoy 🦇

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it 🦇

The cover of a gothic horror novel, titled The Brides by author Charlotte Cross. The tagline reads 'Before Dracula, there were...' Red text on a black background with a white image of a veiled bride staring upwards above, and a lace border.

It's finally here! Tor have revealed the cover for my debut novel!

The Brides is feminist gothic horror about the three women who became the 'brides' of Dracula, and the fourth who managed to escape...

Out 19th March 2026. Preorder now!

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Yet!

I aspire to this level of chill. Congratulations on both the book and the zen mastery!

Went out, got rained on, and now I have a cold. I feel like a Jane Austen character. How Mrs Bennet expected Jane Bennet to catch a husband while full of phlegm I can't imagine.

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I am taking notes for when I'm in London in a fortnight. Baked-goods-related tips are very welcome.

That's the energy I needed this morning! Thank you for the inspiration. I may also get a donut as a treat.

This new piece by Emma Darwin on writing about places spoke to my soul, and to the second draft of my second novel.
Thanks Emma!
@emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social

Fair warning to autumn: I am going to wring every last drop of serotonin out of your withered little husk of a carcass this year

A very fluffy and very sleepy ginger cat lies on his side on a blanket on a bed, showing his extremely fluffy belly.

After the wild weirdness of writing a first draft followed by a month-long lie down on the carpet, it's time to edit.

Send tea and biscuits. And cat treats for my assitant.

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POYUMS has had me by the throat since February 2024. It deserves every award.

You never know! Don't jinx it!

There is no ‘right’ way to write a book. There is only your way. The one that makes you excited, curious, and just a little obsessed. Follow that path. #WritingCommunity 💫

How to get in the right headspace to write your novel about female rage:
Get out your well-loved and slightly bashed-about copy of POYUMS by Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social and read until you feel your blood begin to boil.

Yes, it has to be said he is very cute.

A fluffy ginger and white cat with a little pink nose is asleep on a grey blanket.

Sir, you are supposed to be helping me work on the copyedits for my debut novel, in which you make a cameo, but instead you are snoring. This is very rude.

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I'm relieved to know that this experience isn't unusual.

Yes, unfortunately!