Twitter Takeover: See R. M. Romero take over our Twitter account!

This week YA Author R. M. Romero took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. R. M. Romero is the author of The Ghosts of Rose Hill (See YEM’s write up of R. M. Romero here.) See highlights from the takeover below.

THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL is my first Young Adult novel. It’s the story of Ilana Lopez, a Jewish Latina who discovers an abandoned Jewish cemetery in Prague—and the ghost of a boy with many secrets who is haunting it. #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/WkayjfWU96

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 19, 2023

The catalyst for THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL was my work maintaining and preserving Jewish cemeteries in Poland and Ukraine. The first cemetery I ever worked in was in the town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz) in 2016. #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/fpg267SHeP

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 19, 2023

The folktale of Prague also inspired many elements of the book! I visited the city in 2017 with my sister. After I left, I couldn’t stop thinking about the stories I’d heard about the golems and alchemists who had supposedly lived in the city once upon a time… #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/SoSCu8bdLv

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 19, 2023

As a teenager, I loved horror movies like SCREAM and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS that had “final girls” (heroines who outlive the monsters that are after them). In THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL, I wanted to write about a final girl who was a Latina like me. #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/ytdXbgwv9h

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 19, 2023

The first stories I loved and that are with me to this day were REDWALL by Brian Jacques and SAILOR MOON by Naoko Takeuchi. I read them so many times that the characters felt like friends… #YAauthorTakeover

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 19, 2023

My first signing was at the National Book Festival last September. I got to talk to so many readers! It was a dream come true. ✨ pic.twitter.com/pBK7Ds5yLE

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 19, 2023

This was the first mood board I made for the story in 2019. It captures the tone very well, I think! #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/i9ZWgv4ycc

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 20, 2023

This is my current writing companion, King Henry VIII. He’s a lot nicer than his namesake! #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/vemJD6GUxX

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 20, 2023

My favorite part about writing is getting to know my characters and follow them on their journeys! They always surprise me. #YAauthorTakeover

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 20, 2023

I’m a night owl and tend to work best when the world is quiet. When do you feel most creative? #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/POp4uYMRZt

— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) January 20, 2023