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Casey [=McQuiston=] is an American author of fantastical {{Queer|Romance}} [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]. They identify as queer and currently live in New York City, though they grew up in the Deep South.DeepSouth. They are most known for their first novel, ''Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'', which has been adapted into a [[Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue live-action film of the same name.]]
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** They've described writing ''I Kissed Shara Wheeler'' as healing in itself, since it forced them into revisiting their uncomfortable adolescence with respect.[[note]]They also started taking therapy after they started writing ''Shara'', but they've specified that it was writing the book itself which helped the most with their mental health.[[/note]]
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Casey [=McQuiston=] is an American author of fantastical {{Queer|Romance}} [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]. They identify as queer and currently live in New York City, though they grew up in the Deep South. They are most known for their first novel, ''Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'', which has been adapted into a [[Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue live-action film of the same name.]]
[[https://open.spotify.com/user/p873j0jdmqn5hye7cakdnub7e?si=9PQdRK6wTbeyBF95pypDsw&nd=1&dlsi=5ec2e1408b2e4bd2/ They're also a fan of making Spotify playlists for the characters from their books.]]
!!Bibliography:
* ''Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'' (May 14, 2019)
* ''Literature/OneLastStop'' (June 1, 2021)
* ''Literature/IKissedSharaWheeler'' (May 3, 2022)
* ''Bloody Lovely'' (short story in anthology ''Eternally Yours'') (September 20, 2022)
* ''Literature/ThePairing'' (to be released August 6, 2024)
!!Related tropes:
* AuthorAppeal: By their own admission, they write "escapist" romances that they would've loved as a queer youth.
* BigApplesauce: Most of their works feature New York in one way or another. Casey [=McQuiston=] lives in NYC themself.
* CreatorRecovery: They have spoken of how their mental health has changed for the better and the effects it has had on their writing.
** They've described writing ''I Kissed Shara Wheeler'' as healing in itself, since it forced them into revisiting their uncomfortable adolescence with respect.[[note]]They also started taking therapy after they started writing ''Shara'', but they've specified that it was writing the book itself which helped the most with their mental health.[[/note]]
** In the author's notes for the bonus chapter of ''Red, White & Royal Blue'' (included in the collector's edition), [=McQuiston=] mentions that when writing the original novel they were at such a low point in their life that a happy ending to them consisted of high-energy bombastic celebration with everyone present. Years after the success of their debut novel, their life and mental health had drastically improved. By then, they no longer believed that an ideal happy ending must be loud and festive-- quiet tender moments between the main leads could be just as satisfying. This is the type of ending that the bonus chapter features and the type of ending that they seem to gravitate toward in their works following ''Red, White & Royal Blue''.
* CreatorThumbprint: They are quite partial to writing "[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold smart-mouthed characters with bad manners and big hearts]]". Locations in their novels that get the most focus include the American South and New York (especially NYC). These locations are always ultimately positively portrayed[[note]]New York especially[[/note]] even if [[BigRottenApple their]] [[DeepSouth flaws]] do get some focus as well.
* SignatureStyle: To state the obvious, all of their works are ([[EarnYourHappyEnding relatively]]) lighthearted queer rom-coms. They have stated that their interest in writing such stories comes from the exhaustion of seeing so many works that either limit themselves to a [[TokenMinority single queer side character]] and/or treat {{Gayngst}} as an integral part of the queer experience. Their works in comparison always feature a CastFullOfGay with less Gayngst and more fluffy romance. This isn't to say that all of their works are completely devoid of Gayngst, just that it makes up smaller parts of overall plots or character arcs. Their works are also rife with tropes that are common to rom-coms such as BelligerentSexualTension, WillTheyOrWontThey and MeetCute.
* TheVerse: It's implied that their works take place in a shared universe. The connections are loose though, the most explicit being a character from one work showing up as an unnamed cameo in bonus content for another.[[note]]To specify, it's generally accepted that the pizza delivery girl from the bonus chapter of ''Red, White & Royal Blue'' is [[Literature/IKissedSharaWheeler Shara]] following the events of her book.[[/note]]
* WriteWhatYouKnow: They were born and raised Catholic in the Deep South, attended an Evangelical Christain school as a teen and remained closeted until their twenties. Many of these traits are found in their protagonists as well: [[Literature/OneLastStop August Landry]] was born and raised in Louisiana, [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue Alex Claremont-Diaz]] doesn't realize his sexuality until the events of his book and [[Literature/IKissedSharaWheeler Chloe Green]] attends a Christian academy in small town Alabama in her book. It's also worth noting that all of the above characters are bisexual. New York, where [=McQuiston=] currently resides, is frequently featured in their works.
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Casey [=McQuiston=] is an American author of fantastical {{Queer|Romance}} [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]. They identify as queer and currently live in New York City, though they grew up in the Deep South. They are most known for their first novel, ''Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'', which has been adapted into a [[Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue live-action film of the same name.]]
[[https://open.spotify.com/user/p873j0jdmqn5hye7cakdnub7e?si=9PQdRK6wTbeyBF95pypDsw&nd=1&dlsi=5ec2e1408b2e4bd2/ They're also a fan of making Spotify playlists for the characters from their books.]]
!!Bibliography:
* ''Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'' (May 14, 2019)
* ''Literature/OneLastStop'' (June 1, 2021)
* ''Literature/IKissedSharaWheeler'' (May 3, 2022)
* ''Bloody Lovely'' (short story in anthology ''Eternally Yours'') (September 20, 2022)
* ''Literature/ThePairing'' (to be released August 6, 2024)
!!Related tropes:
* AuthorAppeal: By their own admission, they write "escapist" romances that they would've loved as a queer youth.
* BigApplesauce: Most of their works feature New York in one way or another. Casey [=McQuiston=] lives in NYC themself.
* CreatorRecovery: They have spoken of how their mental health has changed for the better and the effects it has had on their writing.
** They've described writing ''I Kissed Shara Wheeler'' as healing in itself, since it forced them into revisiting their uncomfortable adolescence with respect.[[note]]They also started taking therapy after they started writing ''Shara'', but they've specified that it was writing the book itself which helped the most with their mental health.[[/note]]
** In the author's notes for the bonus chapter of ''Red, White & Royal Blue'' (included in the collector's edition), [=McQuiston=] mentions that when writing the original novel they were at such a low point in their life that a happy ending to them consisted of high-energy bombastic celebration with everyone present. Years after the success of their debut novel, their life and mental health had drastically improved. By then, they no longer believed that an ideal happy ending must be loud and festive-- quiet tender moments between the main leads could be just as satisfying. This is the type of ending that the bonus chapter features and the type of ending that they seem to gravitate toward in their works following ''Red, White & Royal Blue''.
* CreatorThumbprint: They are quite partial to writing "[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold smart-mouthed characters with bad manners and big hearts]]". Locations in their novels that get the most focus include the American South and New York (especially NYC). These locations are always ultimately positively portrayed[[note]]New York especially[[/note]] even if [[BigRottenApple their]] [[DeepSouth flaws]] do get some focus as well.
* SignatureStyle: To state the obvious, all of their works are ([[EarnYourHappyEnding relatively]]) lighthearted queer rom-coms. They have stated that their interest in writing such stories comes from the exhaustion of seeing so many works that either limit themselves to a [[TokenMinority single queer side character]] and/or treat {{Gayngst}} as an integral part of the queer experience. Their works in comparison always feature a CastFullOfGay with less Gayngst and more fluffy romance. This isn't to say that all of their works are completely devoid of Gayngst, just that it makes up smaller parts of overall plots or character arcs. Their works are also rife with tropes that are common to rom-coms such as BelligerentSexualTension, WillTheyOrWontThey and MeetCute.
* TheVerse: It's implied that their works take place in a shared universe. The connections are loose though, the most explicit being a character from one work showing up as an unnamed cameo in bonus content for another.[[note]]To specify, it's generally accepted that the pizza delivery girl from the bonus chapter of ''Red, White & Royal Blue'' is [[Literature/IKissedSharaWheeler Shara]] following the events of her book.[[/note]]
* WriteWhatYouKnow: They were born and raised Catholic in the Deep South, attended an Evangelical Christain school as a teen and remained closeted until their twenties. Many of these traits are found in their protagonists as well: [[Literature/OneLastStop August Landry]] was born and raised in Louisiana, [[Literature/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue Alex Claremont-Diaz]] doesn't realize his sexuality until the events of his book and [[Literature/IKissedSharaWheeler Chloe Green]] attends a Christian academy in small town Alabama in her book. It's also worth noting that all of the above characters are bisexual. New York, where [=McQuiston=] currently resides, is frequently featured in their works.
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