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SO stubborn and persistent, to the point where it's a flaw in her character as well as a positive trait. Bron pursues her goals even when they seem impossible, and often commits to things without thinking through the consequences; which often comes back to bite her!

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Difficult to find a good one for Chapter — so I went with more of a vibe! "Section" was the word I went with, and this snip is from the end of an actual chapter, and the end of a metaphorical chapter of Bronwyn's life!

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I wish they would do a sequel to this! I feel like there's so much more of Jo's story to tell, and I LOVED Far Sector! She's my favourite GL by far.
I also recommend Omega Men and Earth One if you like GL with good sci-fi and world building!

Sam: Anyone mentioning the word sylvan or her sylvan half. Sam is half-sylvan, for those who don't know, an elf-like species that's not accepted.

Mitali: I think he's almost constantly scared since the war and very jumpy.

Tara: Any mention or sign that her sister, Sam, is in danger or unhappy.

Definitely oral!
Bronwyn can't even read at the beginning of the story, except for numbers, so it's unsurprising that most of Riviera has low literacy.
It USED to be higher, before the Mage War. During the decades of the war it fell, as education went out the window.

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Over time, I want to work in two basic fears into Bronwyn, which she develops over the course of the book: deep water, and dead things.

Both, in her experience, are treacherous, and their danger can't be known until you're too close to change course.

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Bronwyn: 🗡️🏔️ ✨
Rehara: 🐺🔫🏕️
(They didn't have a real gun for Reha so excuse the water pistol)

Antagonist/villain: ♥️🩸🪦

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It is really weird to me when people don’t like reading and books.

I get not having enough time to read. I get wanting to read more, but there are just too many distractions around you. Obviously, I get having disabilities that make it difficult to read.

But just not liking books? Who are you?

Archmage Thyroxine, the thyroid wizard!

Hmm maybe not.

A Cover Reveal trope graphic for The Tinsel Twist by Rosie J. Potter, releasing November 3rd, 2026. The book cover features a snowy landscape with winding road, a couple in winter clothes holding hands, a black cat, and a small town. The title is decorated with Christmas lights. The tropes include best friend's younger brother, it's always been you, surprise hometown reunion, they're both in distress, second chances, childhood friends-to-lovers, and mid-30s characters.

A Cover Reveal graphic for The Tinsel Twist by Rosie J. Potter, releasing November 3rd, 2026. The book cover features a snowy landscape with winding road, a couple in winter clothes holding hands, a black cat, and a small town. The title is decorated with Christmas lights.

It's here! My cover is here!

I am so thrilled with this gorgeous cover by Rachel Lawston.

THE TINSEL TWIST releases November 3rd from Turner Publishing and serves up equal portions of suspense and sweet second chances, perfect for fans of Lucy Score & Maren Moore.

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I hope you don’t mind if I share my cover here.

It’s so perfect. I love it so much.

Bronwyn would be FURIOUS. She wouldn't understand how or why someone would cause so much pain to something they created, then she would probably try to kill me, and succeed... 😂

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Nice change of pace 😂

Beam! A proud Hal today, a lovely moment between mentor and pupil from Bronwyn's time in the Tower Temple 😁

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"Destroy" today! Bronwyn questions why Hal doesn't just destroy the undead Draugir which live beneath the temple; but unmaking what magic has made is not easily done...

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In order; anything else and I start to lose motivation or forget what's happened or not happened... 😂

Didn't have a direct mention of Media, however, I realised quite late that I do have an example of media!
Dwervic Silver Discs are used to send recorded messages, they're considered a safe, encoded, and personal way to send a message.

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It really sums up his whole motivation I think!
And he's nothing if not practical; almost the opposite of Bronwyn, in that he plans out a lot and always comes prepared, while she sorta... Wings it a lot 😂

— most of that time either, so swords are still common, and guns relatively rare, depending on where you are. But swords are still very much the popular choice of weapon!

I don't really have a specific century, because it is a fantasy setting, but it's vaguely late medieval. They still use longswords, and wear chain mail and plate armour; guns are relatively new! They've been around for only the past 15-20 years or so, but there hasn't been a major conflict for —

— so much that it weighs him down, relying on magic to protect him for the most part. In a world with few other magicians left, it's a surprisingly good strategy!

His style is both subtle and outdated; he still dresses like the wizards of old, almost in refusal to change his ways, but he dresses all in dark colours to show his mourning for all the people he lost in the war.
Well fitted robes under some relatively basic armour; enough to protect, but not —

— included in any of my planning or outlines, but it may happen in a future instalment, rather than current DoTS!

It definitely costs her more!
Psychologically, anyway; Bronwyn never really knows peace, and her body becomes a reflection of that. By the time she starts to worry that she has too many scars it's too late to reverse them.
I'm not certain about her losing a limb, it's not something I've yet —

She does have access to healing, so her injuries don't always put her down for long; but I don't want healing, even magical, to be neat. She gets cut, she gets a scar.
When Bron becomes reckless, later down the line, she gathers a lot of scars because she relies on the fact she will simply heal.

I really want Bronwyn's injuries to be lasting. She starts out with almost none, but gains scars as time goes by; most recently she acquired a scar on her left shoulder where she was grazed by a musket shot!
I have some notions about her losing a limb in the future — but they're still unformed!

"Counter" for today's snip — and some actual combat!
I've spent a lot of time studying Hema, and even did some modern olympic style fencing when I was younger, so I'm hoping the sword combat comes across well in DoTS; it's pretty important to the story!

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