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katemurray.bsky.social
YA author of WE WHO HUNT THE HOLLOW and WE WHO ARE FORGED IN FIRE. Usually caffeinated. Adore all forms of SFF. Kiwi. Own way too many lip balms. Melburnian. She/her. https://linktr.ee/kateswriting
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I am 43 years old and still aspire to one day be as cool as Claudia Kishi.

So much lightning & thunder last night in Melbs?! It went on for hours?! I am so tired this morning!

~Something that made me happy today: a perfect avocado for guac tonight. ~Something that pissed me off: more mailjetzky emails arriving in my junk folder despite me blocking them a million times.

Oh hey school is certainly back for the year because I have received approximately 17000 emails from the school today.

I didn't quite meet my goal but I DID end up with 10,000 more words than I began with! Now for the next 10,000. And so on. Until the first draft is done!

Omggg how good was Skeleton Crew?! My family definitely got bored of me saying "how good is this show?! I really love it!" every week 😅

Introducing: Leon Alvero, 19 year old palace guard. Sensible, practical, down to earth, loyal and not easily won over. Needless to say when Leon and Ana’s paths cross two very different worlds collide. The Lost Saint is out end of April 2025! You can pre-order now! ✨💕

When I was a little kid... we had to push a button on the TV itself to change the channel. (There were 4 buttons. We only had 3 channels. They were called TV One, TV2, and TV3 😅) There was a very satisyfying 'clunk' to push one of those smooth black plastic buttons.

Lil PSA to the sci fi fans out there, this is an amazing novella if you haven't read it yet!

If anyone is interested in running their own Kickstarter to publish their book, I've compiled a heap of notes about my experience in the hope that I can help others who want to take the leap! open.substack.com/pub/henrynei...

Watched the Runt movie (screenplay by Craig Silvey, who wrote the book) with the fam last night & we all loved it. Everyone acting at level 110%. Baz Luhrman but with more hand-knitted cardigans kind of vibes? Like Best In Show crossed with Strictly Ballroom. Also the dog doesn't die! All thumbs up.

Okay well now I want to go back to the WIP I have about terrifying things being released from melting ancient ice over the south pole. Must. Not. Get. Distracted. By. Other. WIPs.

Stumbled across a plot hole yesterday, dang it. Shuffled past super quietly and hoped it wouldn't spot me. Wonder how far I can get in this draft before I need to go back and fix it...

I am, as expected, WAY BEHIND even my smol writing goal but also I am STILL WRITING. One week to go!

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

The true test of Bluesky's value for writers might be its ability to provide answers to obscure research questions, so let's try it: Can anyone tell me how much the votive candle fee was at city churches in the USA during the 80s?

I restarted my laptop and forgot to restore all my tabs in chrome and they're ALL GONE. I lost them all. I am both bereft and FREE.

Today the BCA tried to argue Victoria is the worst place to do business... and yet, as @grogsgamut.bsky.social writes, business investment in Victoria is growing as strong as anywhere in the country! #OffTheCharts Believe the numbers, not the spin. australiainstitute.org.au/post/sorry-b...