Rebecca Holdsworth - Writer on Reedsy Prompts

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A Faeted Match

Weekly Contest #368

Dorien Smeet had not expected his Saturday to take such a turn. It began simply enough: he woke early, ran around the local park, stopped at Misha's Sweet Treats for his usual Danish pastry and cappuccino, then headed to the local bookshop where Sylvia, his girlfriend of thirteen months, worked. Unfortunately, the universe had other plans.On the way, Dorien stopped at Rose & Vine's Speciality, an independent flower shop known for arranging some of the finest blooms in England. There, he bought a bouquet of pink peonies before turning int...

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I'm a lifelong reader and writer with a particular love for romantasy, magical worlds and character-driven stories.

I've been writing fanfiction for years under the name Beccax95, with a large collection of completed stories across AO3 and FanFiction.net. Writing fanfiction has taught me a great deal about characterisation, dialogue, pacing and, perhaps most importantly, the joy of telling stories simply because you love them.

I'm now turning that passion towards my own original writing. I'm currently writing my romantasy novel, Marked: A Tale of Ash and Silver, a story that has grown from years of world-building, character development and far too many ideas that refused to stay in my head.

I'm also an enthusiastic reader, particularly of romantasy and fantasy, and I love analysing stories, spotting clues and discussing the choices that make a fictional world feel believable.

For me, writing has always been about creating characters readers can become invested in and worlds they don't want to leave.