Author Danielle Forrest

Author Danielle Forrest

@danielleforrest.bsky.social

Neurodivergent and queer author writing alien romance. There will be spice. There will be action. There will be cursing. Get free books/early access: www.danielleforrest.com Join my review team: https://forms.gle/8SFeTWJv7VmytJse8

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Dating for trans people is particularly hard, and sometimes dangerous.  Writing Shifting Tides was a challenge for me because I wanted to write to the trans experience, but I didn't want to make my trans MC's whole life about being trans.   Far from it. 🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky 🌈📚

Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and immediately recommended it to my husband. The writing style, character development, story line all were great and had me stay up past my bed time to keep reading. -Karen on Amazon https://f.mtr.cool/wjpqa5rd78 🌶️📚  #booksky

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Emma closed her eyes and took a deep breath, not willing to let these people see her weakness. If she was going to die at their hands, she would be strong. She would not give them the pleasure of knowing her fear. 🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

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When I started writing Fated Mates of the Drakoan Season 2, it really didn't occur to me that it was weird to write an MF and an MM romance in the same series.   Until someone brought it up. Then again, my whole shtick is about normalizing all experiences, so it works for me. 🌶️📚 #alienromance 🌈📚

So this morning when I woke up, I had this thought. Why the hell did we use the term "Indian" to refer to Indigenous people here in the Americas for so long? When I got to thinking about it, it was kind of baffling. I mean, I could understand initially. They thought they'd found a short cut

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have been a problem back then too. Both the Americas and India were British colonies. Surely, this language choice would have created confusion. I could imagine someone talking about Indians and having to say, "No, the other Indians. The ones in America." So why did it stick? Just Baffling.

So this morning when I woke up, I had this thought. Why the hell did we use the term "Indian" to refer to Indigenous people here in the Americas for so long? When I got to thinking about it, it was kind of baffling. I mean, I could understand initially. They thought they'd found a short cut

to India. Of course, they would call them Indians. I could also make an argument for the West Indies, but everywhere else? Shouldn't they have come up with a new name for them once they realized that they were not, in fact, in India? And yet we were still using that term well into the

1990s, some 400+ years later. I've personally not liked the term Indians to refer to indigenous peoples because it's confusing. I've known and work with people from India, so I don't like the idea of using the term Indian and nobody knows what I'm truly talking about, ya know? And this would

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Every movie, song, and book that you love was made without the technology that people who don’t make art are now insisting is necessary for making art.

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That feeling when you've been writing for hours and you want to keep going but you are made of meat and therefore have to feed yourself

A different story, but still very enjoyable! I loved the Scottish AI Angus, his humour was very entertaining. Ellie was a strong, clever and resourceful woman. -Andi on Amazon https://f.mtr.cool/6eoig5hb2i  🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

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Scottish kilts and the clan tartan. Clan tartans didn’t become a thing until after the clans were disbanded and the culture was made illegal. It was a fad popularized by the English queen. And, no Connor McLoud you would NOT have been wearing a kilt in the 1500s. They weren’t invented yet.

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it will never not send me to see people applying 'biology' to things we invented after like, countless generations of civilization - you think our GENETICS know what the genders in a BOOK are?

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As an author, I used to not talk politics... then I realized my entire first series was just me bashing on conservative politics and policies and most of my books have queer characters in them so fuck it.   I figure my readers probably feels the same as me, so who am I trying to not scare away? 🌈📚

I love how Jess and Davin have to navigate the implications of fated mates together; they are a great match. There is wonderful adventure and the supporting cast are vibrant characters. I can't wait to read more of their stories. -M. Purcell on Amazon 🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

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I am so baffled. Every source is claiming that basically the only correct word choice is instinctively, not instinctually. Except, I've never heard or read anyone use instinctively, and it sounds weird as fuck to me. Like I cringe at even thinking the word. #amediting #writer

Low-budget, under-researched colonization of foreign planet goes seriously sideways who saw that coming? OK, maybe you think you've read this one - but not like this!  -Marjorie on Amazon https://f.mtr.cool/7sc16i6nzd  🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

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I can’t shield my 9yo from the cultural influence (their classes have HP themed units ffs), but I did provide them with an alternative in “Witchlings” which features queer characters and plot lines that are distinctly anti-fascist. They loved it way more than HP. www.claribelortega.com/witchlings

After publishing Shifting Paradigms, a parent of an autistic girl sent me a message.  They loved that when their daughter grew up, she would be able to read books about people like her. I was so touched.  It is messages like this that make being an author worthwhile. 🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

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When I published Matched to the Alien Prince, there was fairly polar responses.  Some saw it as unrealistic, while others saw it as hope for a future they couldn't yet see for themselves. The latter was what I was aiming for, and I'm glad to see it worked. 🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

What if he comes home? What if he sees me walking down the street? What will he say? What will he do? Every panicked thought sent her heart racing, creating threats where there were none. 🌶️📚 #alienromance #booksky

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