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The obvious answer to writer's block on one project is to plot out an entire new trilogy, right? Right. #amwriting

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The best kind of mail is book mail, and my first pre-order of 2025 has arrived! I'm here for the sapphic dark academia fantasy 😍 Already started reading the eBook thanks to Libby (though I'm off to return it early now that my hardcover is here!) and it's a good one y'all 👀

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!!!! There's a cover!!! 😍 Don't mind me counting down until 2026...

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Have I ever mentioned how much I love Libby's "notify me" feature?? Managed to snag Emily Tesh's THE INCANDESCENT on release day 😍 I know what I'll be reading tonight...

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Actually the best life advice I ever got: Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. A half-cleaned room is better than an uncleaned room. Occasionally flossing is better than never flossing. A 10-minute workout is better than no workout. When it’s all you can do to get out of bed, get out of bed.

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When I moved I was so excited to have my non-WFH desk in my bedroom as a special writing space. And then I proceeded to never use it 😂 Did some rearranging, moved it downstairs and already such an improvement, both mentally and physically using my desk as a DESK and not a place to pile stuff on

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Pope Bacon VII 🥓

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In keeping with my talk of bones and dead things tonight... 🦴 #SFFChat

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I'm coming off a 2-week romantasy binge and diving into Robert Jackson Bennett's THE TAINTED CUP for my SFF group's book club this month 📚 #SFFChat (gotta break in the new kobo and loving it so far!)

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This is tough, not really something I've thought about for any of my characters. The closest to this I can think of is my poor Eve who would really like to NOT kill things with a single touch. But natural balance of the world and all that jazz... #SFFChat

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I'm often drawn specifically to bones and how characters and cultures handle the bodies of the dead (and sometimes how their bones are used to bring the dead back to life). I dig into this a lot with my Appalachian horror, how bones are the last remains and the power that can give them #SFFChat

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Oh I can finally make one of these again (if a bit late 😅)! Hello #SFFChat! I'm Austine, writer of romantasy and horror currently and working on a few projects in both spaces. Recent opening line that amused me, not sure if it's a favorite though: "I wasn’t wearing underwear the night I died."

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I used to think my gram was silly for folding her plastic grocery bags and sticking them in a cupboard when a bag of bags worked perfectly well. I get it now.

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Ohhhh there are so many but I think my current most anticipated titles are: 🦁 Kill the Beast by Serra Swift 🌸 Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings 🔥 The Incandescent by Emily Tesh 🌿 The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst

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Don't mind me sliding in with less than an hour to go because soon...

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I'm not a great cook, and frankly I don't enjoy cooking in general. But tonight I finally made mac and cheese with a cheese sauce that was a SAUCE and not on the extreme spectrum of play-doh or water. Quite proud of that 😂

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Well hello gorgeous 😍 I read @stephanieburgis.bsky.social's WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN through my library earlier this year and finally snagged a copy for my shelves! This romantasy was a an absolute delight, I couldn't help but devour in one sitting, so obviously I immediately pre-ordered the sequel!

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Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

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On today's epsiode of "you know it's a Monday", my cats managed to trap me in my basement and all the doors to my house are locked, keys inaccessible 💀😂 Thank goodness a family member has a spare and was still awake. Just gonna chill on the porch and watch the thunderstorm in the meantime...

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Spending the evening cuddling with a sick pup (he's on the mend!) and a big ol' list of upcoming releases to request on Libby 📚 Because obviously my overwhelming TBR needs to be longer 😅

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I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

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Yup, he's already hurt readers. Waterstones: "We regret that we are currently unable to accept or ship orders to the US, while we establish options to be compliant with the new tariffs"

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Shoutout to the FedEx driver today who delivered my @illumicrate.bsky.social copy of Hannah Kaner's FAITHBREAKER and left a little something for my dog! He was very happy with his afternoon treat 💜

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Another Monday, another @goblincitywriters.com write-in with the cat "supervising" to make sure I #amwriting 📝

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Despite the severe storm warnings and tornado watch, the thunderstorms managed to go around where I live so it's been a lovely evening of open windows listening to the rain while thinking about how I can next make my characters' lives harder #amwriting

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