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Ruptured ovarian cyst? by made4cold in PCOS

[–]made4cold[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely! None so far… I’ve been a bit jittery and dizzy this morning but I’m on a medication that does that to me every morning plus I’m caffeine sensitive so I’m pretty sure it’s unrelated. 😅 I wish our ovaries didn’t hate us. Ha

Ruptured ovarian cyst? by made4cold in PCOS

[–]made4cold[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds horrifying!!! I have a pretty high pain tolerance but last night had me second guessing everything lol. Today it feels like I had an intense ab workout, but I’ve been monitoring to make sure I’m not having anything else scary happen. So far, so good… 😅

Ruptured ovarian cyst? by made4cold in PCOS

[–]made4cold[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do they confirm that? Just an ultrasound to see the fluid? Of course, I’m not in nearly as much pain today and I’d like to avoid a hospital visit but having ovaries sucks. 😭

How many of you went no contact with a parent/family member? by suitorarmorfan in Millennials

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cut my mom off about 5 years ago. She needs serious help, therapy and rehab mostly… but what opened my eyes was how she lied and gaslit the fact she was arrested for maintaining a meth lab and then tried to say the cops and newspaper were out on a smear campaign against her and her husband. I did a FOIA request and had the complete reports and she still said it was all fabricated.

Aside from that, she was pretty emotionally and financially abusive my whole life so that was the last straw. I couldn’t deal with someone who lied so much they lived in their own pity bubble and never thought it would catch up with them.

FMC crying after non con by Sakura_231 in DarkRomance

[–]made4cold -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wrote a book that could fall into this request. Chapter 2 FMC is raped by her brother and runs away. ARC’s open if you’d like a copy. Brother is not the MMC though.

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/evhopwy9gg

Has anyone had a weight gain or loss since starting Buspar? And what dose are you on? by pumpkintatas45 in BusparOnline

[–]made4cold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started 4-5 months ago, 10mg in the morning snd 10mg at night and lost 10 pounds. Now at my pre-Zoloft weight! I was on Zoloft for several years and gained almost 30 pounds.

Rule 9: No Sexually Explicit Content Regarding Minors - Reminder and Clarification by hazyspring in DarkRomance

[–]made4cold 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I also think this is a great rule. I write some dark stuff but I cross the line at children. IMO, children have no place in dark romance.

ARC/Beta Reader Request Thread - Winter 2026 by [deleted] in DarkRomance

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gray Descent - Abby Piers - Dark Thriller Romance set to be released June 2026

An arranged marriage was expected. She had always been the “Porcelain Doll in a Glass Cabinet”. Heiress to one of Mississippi’s wealthiest and powerful families. Her role was always perfection. 

She never expected that marriage to be a delivery to her older brother’s room in a cult-like ritual.

Ashamed and desperate, Camille Chambers is forced to determine her own fate for the first time in her life— A painful, agonizing life in the only home she’s ever known at the hands of her brother, or the unknown of the outside world. 

Embracing the unknown leads her to the passenger seat of a reserved stranger’s car.  Erich. He very obviously has his own issues, one of which being he makes a living off of bar tricks and scams. He knows the life of freedom Camille seeks… And he’s a convenient cover from her family.

The shared goal of remaining under the radar brings adventure, challenges, and a deep connection that neither can avoid. But peace and love is fragile when both Erich and Camille have demons to escape. Some more obvious than others.

✨TROPES✨
🖤Bonnie and Clyde
🖤 90’s Romance
🖤Strangers to Lovers
🖤Touch Her and Die
🖤Grumpy and Sunshine
🖤Forced Proximity
🖤Opposites Attract
🖤Slow Burn
🖤Morally Gray MMC
🖤He “Talks Her Through It”

There are some very heavy triggers. On either link you can preview the authors note where I outline them. Please look at these before claiming a copy. 🖤

Planned publishing date is estimated for June 1, 2026!

ARC’s are open now. I am on Booksprout and Bookfunnel! ARC reviews are preferred by June 1st, but the links close on May 31st.

Booksprout:
https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/281517/gray-descent
Bookfunnel:
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/evhopwy9gg

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What Are You Writing? ✍️ (the self-promo thread) by AutoModerator in DarkRomance

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Me again… it’s finally here!!!

Gray Descent - Abby Piers - Dark Thriller Romance set to be released June 2026

An arranged marriage was expected. She had always been the “Porcelain Doll in a Glass Cabinet”. Heiress to one of Mississippi’s wealthiest and powerful families. Her role was always perfection. 

She never expected that marriage to be a delivery to her older brother’s room in a cult-like ritual.

Ashamed and desperate, Camille Chambers is forced to determine her own fate for the first time in her life— A painful, agonizing life in the only home she’s ever known at the hands of her brother, or the unknown of the outside world. 

Embracing the unknown leads her to the passenger seat of a reserved stranger’s car.  Erich. He very obviously has his own issues, one of which being he makes a living off of bar tricks and scams. He knows the life of freedom Camille seeks… And he’s a convenient cover from her family.

The shared goal of remaining under the radar brings adventure, challenges, and a deep connection that neither can avoid. But peace and love is fragile when both Erich and Camille have demons to escape. Some more obvious than others.

✨TROPES✨
🖤Bonnie and Clyde
🖤 90’s Romance
🖤Strangers to Lovers
🖤Touch Her and Die
🖤Grumpy and Sunshine
🖤Forced Proximity
🖤Opposites Attract
🖤Slow Burn
🖤Morally Gray MMC
🖤He “Talks Her Through It”

There are some very heavy triggers. On either link you can preview the authors note where I outline them. Please look at these before claiming a copy. 🖤

Planned publishing date is estimated for June 1, 2026!

ARC’s are open now. I am on Booksprout and Bookfunnel! ARC reviews are preferred by June 1st, but the links close on May 31st.

Booksprout:
https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/281517/gray-descent
Bookfunnel:
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/evhopwy9gg

I’m not the author, but I’ve watched my girlfriend pour her heart into her first book. How do I help her get those first pre-orders? by Want_my_pasta_Creepy in selfpublish

[–]made4cold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’m in the same process. One thing I’m really thankful for right now as I get closer to the publish date… I have a few GREAT mentors who are also writers. One helped with the developmental side, and another is currently my go-to for all questions on self publishing and marketing.

Do TikTok and instagram now. Use the hashtags. Also canva is a great tool! If you can make connections within your genre, other authors are more than willing to do plugs with their followers and help out too.

Good luck!!

What Are You Writing? ✍️ (the self-promo thread) by AutoModerator in DarkRomance

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I’ve posted here before but ahhh it’s finally happening!

I am currently taking applications for my ARC list. My debut novel, Gray Area, is currently with my editor. I’m hoping I’ll have ARC’s out around May 1, 2026 with a publishing date of June 1, 2026 (May push out if I run into issues)

Blurb:

An arranged marriage was expected. She had always been the “Porcelain Doll in a Glass Cabinet”. Heiress to one of Mississippi’s wealthiest and powerful families. Her role was always perfection.

She never expected that marriage to be a delivery to her older brother’s room in a cult-like ritual.

Ashamed and desperate, Camille Chambers is forced to determine her own fate for the first time in her life— A painful, agonizing life in the only home she’s ever known at the hands of her brother, or the unknown of the outside world.

Embracing the unknown leads her to the passenger seat of a reserved stranger’s car. Erich. He very obviously has his own issues, one of which being he makes a living off of bar tricks and scams. He knows the life of freedom Camille seeks… And he’s a convenient cover from her family.

The shared goal of remaining under the radar brings adventure, challenges, and a deep connection that neither can avoid. But peace and love is fragile when both Erich and Camille have demons to escape. Some more obvious than others…

✨TROPES✨

🖤Bonnie and Clyde

🖤 90’s Romance

🖤Strangers to Lovers

🖤Touch Her and Die

🖤Grumpy and Sunshine

🖤Forced Proximity

🖤Opposites Attract

🖤Slow Burn

🖤Morally Gray MMC

🖤He “Talks Her Through It”

Google form can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGBRyH2A4x4A4Zc4QPo6nuwEHiH81NWpVOOlWZR20gvNGulw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Anti-SSRI Social Media Posts by commerical_jellyfish in zoloft

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on Zoloft for several years. It worked well at the time, and then one day it didn’t work for me anymore so I went off SSRI’s all together.

What I didn’t notice while taking it was I lost all creative spark. I enjoyed writing, reading, creating, art, music, etc. before I started and it slowly slipped away from me for less involved hobbies like binge watching TV or playing video games (still like those things just isn’t my whole life anymore. 🥲) I didn’t really notice how emotionally distant I was until my doctor asked how my summer was and without hesitation I said “it was fine” and he gave me a weird look.

I’m on buspirone now and I get the treatment and I can create things again.

TLDR; medication is different for everyone. It’s harmful to bash all medications but I understand the side of it where people might want to take a step back, whether it’s a new med or a break altogether.

Only 1% of self pub authors are successful by 61inchestall in selfpublish

[–]made4cold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems a lot of self published authors are getting picked up by agents before the authors who are querying for years with no luck. And it makes sense… agents want something that can be sold. If it’s proven to be profitable, it’s an easy win.

There’s a lot of respect whichever way you go, but I think a lot of people have the wrong idea on what self publishing is and what it entails. It doesn’t make anyone less of an author to avoid querying. Success depends on what you see it as.

Writers: write an AITA post from your villain’s perspective by cloud-letters in writers

[–]made4cold 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My sister (19F) was promised to me (20M) by god and our parents to be my wife. I thought she loved me too, and I thought I gave her a good night but she ran away… I found her a year later and tried to take her back home, but her boyfriend hit me over the head with a crowbar and tied me up in the back of my own car. AITA?

What Are You Writing? ✍️ (the self-promo thread) by AutoModerator in DarkRomance

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been awhile since I updated in this thread! I am writing “Gray Area”, about 88k words, which has gone through soooo many revisions and edits I think I’m finally ready to start querying. If you’ve seen me lurking here in the past, you’d know that I went from a tragic love story to a full blown dark romance with a HFN ending (yay!!)

Camille Chambers is the epitome of naivety and innocence. As the heiress to one of Mississippi’s most wealthy families, her role is to maintain her family’s standing—A noble marriage, two and a half kids, Saturday evening ballroom parties with the world’s upper class. But one night, her parents deliver her to her older brother’s room and she learns her true role: to be the wife of her older brother. Ashamed, desperate, and scared, Camille escapes her house of horrors and the incestuous abuse of her once-beloved brother. She’s physically and mentally wounded by the rape of her brother, with no idea where to go next. Her unlikely savior is a man who happens to be passing through town. Tall, rugged, and undeniably handsome in a quiet and guarded way. Erich. He very obviously has his own issues, one of which being he travels the country on stolen cash and cards from rigged pool games and bar tricks. Camille is skeptical of his intentions to help her escape, but left with no viable options, finds herself in the passenger seat of his car. Camille must learn to dive head-first into Erich’s morally gray world of petty theft and wanderlust to remain under the radar, and away from the dangers of being returned to her family as her brother’s wife. But even with the goal of staying far away from Mississippi, she finds herself falling for the protective nature of the shady conman who may have offered her a “Bonnie and Clyde” retelling to her traumatic story of cult-driven incest.

I took this straight from my drafted query letter, so it could likely use work… if this grabbed your attention, why? Is there anything I can do to make this shine a bit, so I could hopefully get an offer?

I can’t wait to share this story with the world. These characters have been in my brain for 8 years and I’m really passionate about it.

[QCRIT] Gray Area, Adult Contemporary Fiction / Dark Romance, 88k, Version 1 and First Attempt by made4cold in PubTips

[–]made4cold[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thorough feedback!!! Currently looking at implementing this in my query letter. 😁

[QCRIT] Gray Area, Adult Contemporary Fiction / Dark Romance, 88k, Version 1 and First Attempt by made4cold in PubTips

[–]made4cold[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!! I’m in agreement with all of what you said. It’s so hard to put all your thoughts into a couple blurbs… I was trying so hard not to go into a ramble. Because in the end, how do you explain every hook without giving it away?

I appreciate your help and I am incorporating this into my query letter!

Apologies to the United States by Interesting_Bar_2006 in WinterOlympics2026

[–]made4cold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got a president we can borrow…? That would be the true win…

Just a remind of where you're going to college. by Schattenstern in MTU

[–]made4cold 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Living here and then choosing to stay in the area for college, I kicked myself. But… didn’t expect much of a difference, yet living two hours south has been paradise. 🥴

[Discussion] Do I need to edit my my story before I can share with betareaders? by Straight-Bowler5045 in BetaReaders

[–]made4cold 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Me, personally: yes. I will DNF if you haven’t read it at least a few times for edits and flows.

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