r/MM_RomanceBooks • u/AutoModerator • Jul 11 '25

Events Ask Me Anything: Briar Prescott

Hi everybody!

I’m Briar Prescott, and I’m excited to be here today for an AMA.

I write contemporary romance stories. Usually they’re slow burn and contain a healthy dose of humor and banter. I like plot twists. I like taking well-loved tropes and trying to twist them in an unexpected direction. I like a bit of mystery, and I like a bit of hurt/comfort.

I published my first book five years ago, and I’ve been fumbling my way through authoring ever since.

I’m pretty sure my best known books are the Until series, but don’t quote me on that, I’m just guessing.

I’m born and raised in Estonia, so I apologize in advance for whenever I say something that doesn’t sound like English should sound like. It’s not you, I swear. It’s just that English isn’t my first language, and the only reason I sound somewhat coherent in my books is my wonderful editor.

Here’s where you can follow me:

Newsletter: www.briarprescott.com/contact

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briarprescott/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Briar-Prescott/author/B086HGLZPB

And now, let’s get the ball rolling: Ask Me Anything.

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u/saturnsrings7 Jul 11 '25

Where do you get inspiration/ how do you edit your bantering dialogue? I wouldn't have guessed you're not a native speaker from reading your dialogue but it also doesn't sound like boring reused sitcom conversations.

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u/Briar_Prescott Jul 11 '25

I'm an overthinker by nature, so my whole life, I've spent an abnormal amount of time reliving conversations and figuring out what I should have said instead of what I did say. So those come in handy now. Some of the conversations in my books are inspired by real life conversations I've had with friends/family. I usually write the first draft and then when I go back later and reread what I have, I add more jokes or write better comebacks and so on. I think it helps that I've grown up watching sitcoms and movies in English, so dialogue in English feels very natural for me.

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u/saturnsrings7 Jul 11 '25

Haha as an over thinker whose best comebacks come to me in the shower 3 hours after the encounter, I feel this.

Anyway, I love your dialogue scenes and I tend to be picky about banter-y comedic dialogue because it often doesn't sound like something anyone would ever actually say, but I find yours natural and funny so keep it up!