Author of queer YA & adult romance. Ballad of Dinah Caldwell, How We Fall. Editor in publishing. Bi af. katebrauning.com
Joined November 2011
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heyyy it's been forever but I'm once again freelance editing! Love adult romance (including dark), queer fiction of any genre, thrillers, suspense, YA, & MG. DM or email: katebrauning(at)gmail(dot)com author.katebrauning.com/edit…
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What I've learned from Heated Rivalry discourse, it's that women are fucking SAD. Like in a bone-deep, trenchfoot-of-the-heart kind of way — there's a hopelessness that has been buried in the backyard of our minds for years, and it feels like the dog just dug it up, so to speak.
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Heated Rivalry just achieved something no show has managed to do in the last 12 years showsnob.com/heated-rivalry-…
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17 Dec 2025
Jesse is letting me show him ep 1 of Heated Rivalry. Cross your fingers for meeeee
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25 Jul 2025
How We Fall’s ebook is $1.99 today on Amz and Barnes & Noble! This is the cheapest it has ever been and a great chance for it to find new readers, so if you’ve been wanting a juicy YA romantic suspense/taboo romance, now’s your chance! (Please RT?) barnesandnoble.com/w/how-we-…
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Kate Brauning retweeted
25 Jul 2025
And here's the AMZ link-- How We Fall, my first cousins YA romance, is $1.99 today!
amazon.com/dp/B00ODF0U5I?ref…
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25 Jul 2025
How We Fall’s ebook is $1.99 today on Amz and Barnes & Noble! This is the cheapest it has ever been and a great chance for it to find new readers, so if you’ve been wanting a juicy YA romantic suspense/taboo romance, now’s your chance! (Please RT?) barnesandnoble.com/w/how-we-…
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And here's the AMZ link-- How We Fall, my first cousins YA romance, is $1.99 today!
amazon.com/dp/B00ODF0U5I?ref…
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14 Jul 2025
My dehydrator is full of Pink lady apples drizzled with honey and dusted with cinnamon, grated nutmeg, and allspice. Apple pie snacks!
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14 Jul 2025
After a bunch of research on budget-friendly pro-grade stand mixers, I finally got the one from Instant and I LOVE it
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4 Jul 2025
This show is so good.
Slow Horses writer explains biggest challenge with upcoming season 5
radiotimes.com/tv/drama/slow…
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14 May 2025
This is adorable and heartfelt and made my day better:
In Conversation: Julie Murphy and Jonathan Van Ness publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly
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Kate Brauning retweeted
8 May 2025
People don’t understand the rage of hearing the term “daddy issues” knowing those were never your issues.
They were his.
May we all heal from the father wound.
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Some old but relevant #subtips
25 Apr 2022
It's #subtips time! 3 golden rules of the first page, from an editor:
1) Give us a burning question. What will happen? Are we right about our dangerous suspicion? What is this incredibly intriguing situation? Why are they doing this very odd thing? We will read to get the answer.
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16 Jun 2022
It’s #subtips time! Here’s an editor plot tip challenge that may significantly tighten your plot, stakes, & pacing.
Make your main character the antagonist of your antagonist.
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7 Apr 2025
#mswl for woman/LGBTQ -driven romance, YA, WF, & cozy mystery with big hooks & snappy pacing
7 Apr 2025
Agents friends: I'm aggressively building the library for MyFiction at Crazy Maple. Do your YA/romance/book club/WF/mystery authors have self-pub books? I want them and would love to talk. katebrauning@crazymaplestudio.com
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ICYMI!
7 Apr 2025
Self-pub authors: I'm acquiring non-exclusive ebook rights for Crazy Maple's MyFiction! Since it's non-exclusive, you can still keep them up on retailers (except KU). I'm looking for all romance & YA, cozy mystery, & WF. Send links/pitches to: katebrauning@crazymaplestudio.com
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7 Apr 2025
Self-pub authors: I'm acquiring non-exclusive ebook rights for Crazy Maple's MyFiction! Since it's non-exclusive, you can still keep them up on retailers (except KU). I'm looking for all romance & YA, cozy mystery, & WF. Send links/pitches to: katebrauning@crazymaplestudio.com
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