Alright, writers. I'm gonna (gently) make you promote your work Reply or QP w the work you are most proud of! It can be a serial, a short story, a comic, a novel, twine, fanfic or original fic, etc! Tell us WHY you are proud of it. Bonus: LINK to it so we can celebrate w you! #writingcommunity - ThreadSky

daxaeterna.ink • 112 days ago

Alright, writers. I'm gonna (gently) make you promote your work

Reply or QP w the work you are most proud of! It can be a serial, a short story, a comic, a novel, twine, fanfic or original fic, etc! Tell us WHY you are proud of it.

Bonus: LINK to it so we can celebrate w you!

#writingcommunity

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aethyrdawn.bsky.social•111 days ago

Paging @brigibee.bsky.social

brigibee.bsky.social•68 days ago

I’m just seeing this!! 😭

aethyrdawn.bsky.social•68 days ago

Better late than never c:

evayarch.bsky.social•112 days ago

I’m working on mine still, but I’m proud I’ve reached 150,000 words 😁

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

That's a huge achievement! Definitely be proud of that!

manigarm.bsky.social•111 days ago

My debut novel, The Way By, was published last year! It was like writing every book I had ever wanted to read as a kid. Strange magic, cantankerous fairies, and an evil unicorn villain!

I am so proud of this story and of the strength it took to write it!

https://shop.the3littlesisters.com/products/the-way-by-1?_pos=1&_sid=d764aaead&_ss=r

alankdell.bsky.social•111 days ago

My first novella, The Re-Emergence.

It's just a tight, action packed space opera, and it made it through to the finals of the first #SFINCS (Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championships).

Also space birds and an endearing sentient AI who were a hoot to write!

https://books2read.com/the-re-emergence

mark-engels.com•112 days ago

I don't need much prompting talk up my urban fantasy thrillers featuring the modern-day remnant of an ancient clan of werecats, torn apart as militaries on three continents vie to exploit their deadly talents. https://storyoriginapp.com/collections/96763093-277e-4508-9f36-2aa16b9a5fb6

kialeep.bsky.social•112 days ago

I'm super proud of my strangle little gay story. I spent years trying to write for traditional publishing before finally embracing that my stories are too weird and too queer for the mainstream audience. But that's what I love! It feels good to write authentically.

https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Kanin-Isekai-LitRPG-Adventure-ebook/dp/B0DQ217TF1

kialeep.bsky.social•112 days ago

STRANGE not strangle *sigh*

I wish there was an edit feature

taliadoesrpgs.bsky.social•111 days ago

Reborn on the Shores of Awakening, a novella, is my cyberpunk isekai story of transgender awakening. Our heroine wakes up as her avatar in the gameworld Mundus - along with her guildmates and half the server - and they have to discover why!

https://taliaellib.itch.io/vol1rebornontheshoresofawakening

jenleamercyauthor.bsky.social•111 days ago

I'm most proud of my latest sapphic romance, For The Record. I feel like my writing has really grown over the years and it's noticeable. Also, I love ice queens and glad I got to write one 😊It's out now and available on KU. https://books2read.com/fortherecord

eveneuhaus.bsky.social•111 days ago

What I like best about my novel Red Vienna is how it parallels today’s political situation.
https://twosuitcases.website

lisahoganauthor.bsky.social•112 days ago

My first book is what I'm most proud of. I was 53 when I published it. It's in the Cards a Scififantasy Decopunk mystery. I'm wide but here is a link to the Zon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1724115995?dplnkId=35aaae7b-1abb-4ad2-8a3c-f0e2948265bb

divinejasper.bsky.social•112 days ago

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44355625/chapters/111552373

It's my most popular Genshin Impact fic 💙

itsviviactually.bsky.social•111 days ago

I have more stuff coming down the pike, but right now I'm most proud of The Amelia Temple Series. You can read about why here!

erdbok.bsky.social•112 days ago

I've learned so many new writing-related things the past couple of years. With skill and quality on the up, I guess it is only natural to like your latest work best?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTZ76ZNG

annabookwriter.bsky.social•111 days ago

The first book I wrote in its entirety after being slapped by long COVID, it’s also the most personal. I’m quite proud.

areidjohnson.bsky.social•111 days ago

I’m most proud so far of placing in the @tldrpress.bsky.social flash fic contest last fall (https://tldrpress.org/2024/10/05/now-available-figments-and-fragments-the-best-of-the-1000-word-herd-flash-fiction-2024-competition/) but I am very excited for my first non-flash sale to be published soon in Abyss & Apex! (https://www.abyssapexzine.com)

scandalfrombohemia.bsky.social•111 days ago

I'm proud of mine because a reviewer said it made them wish they'd been able to stand up for themselves when they were a teen, and that was my EXACT theme! https://www.amazon.com/Last-Year-Rest-My-Life/dp/B0CKW3K5D8?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=b63be5a6-5396-4f87-9e69-aaa20bf347f6

allenyorkwu.bsky.social•111 days ago

I created an indie comic book series, SHENTU, about an immortal rabbit woman in ancient China!

I’m currently doing a Kickstarter campaign for the next entry, SHENTU: MEMORIES OF SPRING!

It’s a nostalgic celebration of childhood drawn by amazing Asian artists!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allenyorkwu/shentu-memories-of-spring

avonvanhassel.bsky.social•111 days ago

https://avonvanhassel.com/wintersufel/

My winter story. I also have a fairytale retelling series, The Beanseller Saga, but this one is free to read on my website!

carturo222.bsky.social•107 days ago

I wrote an alternate history novel set in a world where British colonization was a failure and the US never existed:

daxaeterna.ink•107 days ago

How do I move to that alternative universe

fredfiles.bsky.social•112 days ago

I started developing this story back in high school. Too many years later, it turned out pretty good.

https://a.co/d/cC4pFVp

klmitchell.bsky.social•111 days ago

Well, I'm rather proud of my latest book. Kind of a what-if-Indiana-Jones-but-lesbians thing. Lots of action and quite a bit of history besides. Already working on a sequel.

https://desertpalmpress.com/shop/p/helen-highwater-and-the-burning-eye-by-kl-mitchell

ugbookshelf.bsky.social•90 days ago

I wrote The Wood as a way to process the impact that long COVID has had on my body

https://a.co/d/eHrAWJJ

ohnoro.bsky.social•112 days ago

It’s not perfect, but it was written with love, and it was the first story published by Riot to feature a prominent trans character. :’) https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/the-face-in-her-stars/

mererain.bsky.social•111 days ago

I'm not sure how I managed to write 81K that's just a college kid going about his vaguely anxious daily life & crushing on a boy, nothing major happens (getting a puppy is major?), reviews agree it is interesting and cozy!?!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GLG3N65/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20

kendrawilsonnv.bsky.social•112 days ago

Mostly I write about grief and dead people…but sometimes other stuff.

kendrawilsonnv.bsky.social•111 days ago

Wow I’m new here and this was my first RP! Thanks!

nailamoonsi.bsky.social•111 days ago

I have an LGBTQ+ extraplanetary science fantasy multimedia series I'm working on cultivating called Blue Horizon!

Its main focus right now is the comic/webtoon, "Blue Horizon: Bright Days, Sad Days": https://bluehorizonbdsd.the-comic.org/comics/first

Or on Tapas here: https://tapas.io/series/Blue-Horizon-Bright-Days-Sad-Days/info

nailamoonsi.bsky.social•111 days ago

An adult epic science fantasy novel for Blue Horizon is to be released!

I also just dropped the cover reveal of a novella/light novel accompaniment called "The Protector's memory of them under the sunlight." which has links to a 51-page excerpt its thread! https://bsky.app/profile/nailamoonsi.bsky.social/post/3lgg7naswnc2d

space--wizard.bsky.social•111 days ago

Mine is a children's story I have published just this week. But the reason I am so proud of it is not the story itself even though I really love it. I wrote this story 23 years ago and it was my husband you encouraged me to write more because he loved it.

space--wizard.bsky.social•111 days ago

My husband passed two weeks ago, and I finished this with a lot of love in my heart and with him in mind because he liked it so much.

space--wizard.bsky.social•111 days ago

https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0DTH16ZNZ

smokang-catus.bsky.social•111 days ago

Letters
Make sentences
Into paragraphs that
Become the stories of
Our lives

Writing
Everyday you say
How will you write everyday
If you haven’t seen the new grass
Writer

Balance
In living with
The world and your makers urges
Will find you time to do it all
With grace

I write on BSky.

russellcarroll22.bsky.social•111 days ago

⚔️Relentless Blades⚔️

I imagined this D&D-inspired novel 20 years ago based upon an open call WOTC held for a novel in the Eberron campaign setting. I particularly like that the emotional depth of the characters are resonating with people.
🔥It’s free on KU!🔥
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DDTNF31Y

russellcarroll22.bsky.social•111 days ago

Thank you.

otherworldswritten.bsky.social•112 days ago

This one, I'd have to say. It took me to unexpected places with world-building and it introduced me to characters I never expected to meet.
As it turned out, this wasn't an ordinary end of the world.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-the-shadow-of-the-dead-alan-mcbride/1146392342?ean=9798227442437

kulintang.bsky.social•109 days ago

I think I'm a little proud of the three little books of poetry I have on my Payhip: https://payhip.com/kulintang. There's not much to say about either, just that I've collected the poems I've written and published from 2016-2019 in those. And I still have poems that are still not in a collection.

grahampayne.bsky.social•112 days ago

I wrote a Call of Cthulhu scenario that went copper on DriveThruRPG!
It's set in my home town of Toronto and is meant as a duet scenario (one GM, one player).
I loved bringing the city I love into my hobby and playing around in its history.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/366237/the-brockton-butcher

grahampayne.bsky.social•112 days ago

It was also illustrated by my talented partner @notjustanacrobat.bsky.social and I loved working with them.

notjustanacrobat.bsky.social•110 days ago

aww shucks :3

hamfist.bsky.social•111 days ago

OK - I wrote (& drew & lettered & coloured) a comic book last year. I put more of myself into this than anything else I've ever made & I really miss working on it. You can read it here for free - https://www.hamf.ist/

escapedscp.bsky.social•111 days ago

This story is my fave out of all the stuff I currently have out. A tender little Sci Fi piece about purpose and existence ❤️💙

https://www.hominumjournal.org/issue-5-8/abadilla

thatwilliambeck.bsky.social•111 days ago

A Mother's Porcelain.

Dolls have always creeped me out, but I never thought I had a story for it, until a podcast inspired me to look at my fear in a different way. So I wrote a scene & creeped myself out enough that I just had to do it. It's been my best rated work to date!
https://books2read.com/u/br95dA

maruthauthor.bsky.social•111 days ago

My novel Good Intentions is on Amazon.

https://a.co/d/dm7OxFY

easchechter.bsky.social•112 days ago

I'm most proud of my Heir to the Firstborn series. It was written entirely in real time as a serial, one chapter a week every week for over 4 years. I never missed a week during the main run. (There was a gap between 6 and 7 because there wasn't supposed to BE a 7.)

https://books2read.com/rl/HeirtotheFirstborn

daxaeterna.ink•112 days ago

That's SO impressive!

easchechter.bsky.social•112 days ago

Thank you!

moonlightgardens.bsky.social•111 days ago

More of a series, but The Butterfly Effect is what I’m proudest of! It’s got some of my favorite characters and stories, plus I’ve been working on it (but not publishing) for almost 5 years now!
A few of the stories are on Amazon, but all of it’s on Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/56839/the-butterfly-effect

kitauthor.com•111 days ago

I've kept up this serial for almost a year now. Transmasc hero, romantic elements with a queer poly trouple, UNICORNS!!!!!!. Loved expanding my contemporary fantasy world through the portal and combining science and magic.

https://kitauthor.com/story/through-a-portal-storm/

roseinconcrete.bsky.social•112 days ago

Oh hey, good timing

https://bsky.app/profile/roseinconcrete.bsky.social/post/3lglztvki6k23

emiwisp.bsky.social•111 days ago

It's a bit rough in spots and I've grown a ton since writing it, but I'm still super proud of my first book.

Witches of Floroma is a series about a trans girl coming into her own as she awakens as a witch.
https://www.scribblehub.com/series/304013/the-witches-of-floroma--the-witches-curse/

alicewells.bsky.social•111 days ago

horror tv pilot/series screenplays-won lots of awards for script/filmed pilot- @johnsunshinetv.bsky.social-turning into a novel. co-wrote/prod/dir crime thriller feature, Suspect (avail on streaming platforms later this year) YA children's horror anthology short releasing this year along with novel.

alicewells.bsky.social•111 days ago

Why I'm proud: all done with no previous experience and in the last 3.5 years.

vjallison1974.bsky.social•111 days ago

I guess mine would be "Honestly (Feathered Tartan 3)". It was one of my most difficult stories to write - due to a bigoted character - and I love the main characters, Dana and Avery. It's also a recipient of the Extasy Books Editor's Choice Seal. (Thank you!)
https://books2read.com/b/Honestly-FeatheredTartan3

prysmcat.bsky.social•112 days ago

That feels like trying to choose which of my cats I love the best. I'm paralyzed staring at the question, trying to pick one.

Maybe I should just go with the one I'm currently releasing in serial form...

bytylerhayes.bsky.social•108 days ago

THE IMAGINARY CORPSE is my debut novel and I love it so much; it's the story of my heart, a mystery and a fantasy about softness and trauma. I still hear from people telling me they just found it and love it. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609709/the-imaginary-corpse-by-tyler-hayes/

cynocardia.bsky.social•111 days ago

oh my god thank you so so so much it is so hard to advertise writing. i don't write books, but i do put original work on ao3.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60212251/chapters/153649135

root rot is about medical neglect and capitalism. it is part of a bigger story, which is about eugenics and medical capitalism.

cynocardia.bsky.social•111 days ago

i am proud of it because while it doesn't cover everything i would have wanted to cover, it covers a good deal of it. i am never satisfied with how i talk about this subject or how much i talk about it. but

alexp336.bsky.social•112 days ago

Okay, so, I love my book "A Guy To Order" because I think it really hits the smut-with-soul angle I aim for with my queer romances. High-heat, and sex scenes that aren't repetitive, but also emotional development and characters you truly feel for, all laced with fun dialog. I am biased, of course.

enchase.bsky.social•112 days ago

Does fanfic count? 😳 I do, like, have a chapbook and two zines (all poetry), but they're under a name that I don't want to be associate with my more active bluesky account 😅 I also don't know if anyone actually likes poetry to begin with which makes bums me out every time I try to promote 😅

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

1. Fanfic counts! 2. I like poetry! I'm here for the poetry!

enchase.bsky.social•111 days ago

Aww thank you! I will requote this with a fanfic for now 😅 I'll return with links to my poetry work o/

squaloking.bsky.social•111 days ago

This is a fanfiction story I wrote that takes place during Young Justice. Inspired by Get Backers(manga)
https://bsky.app/profile/squaloking.bsky.social/post/3ldp2qp76ys2h

squaloking.bsky.social•111 days ago

Okay here we go. I'm proud of all my works but this is my most recent https://bsky.app/profile/squaloking.bsky.social/post/3ldp3x7vm5s22

squaloking.bsky.social•111 days ago

can I do two stories or just the one?

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

sorry my typing got ahead of my brain on that

squaloking.bsky.social•111 days ago

don't worry I got the message, thanks

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

*share them separately so I can boost them

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

You can do two! Just book them seperately!

authorjessowen.bsky.social•112 days ago

I’m proud of all my work but the one I’d love more eyes on is “Don’t Ask If I’m Okay.” It was a Junior Library Guild selection and though the subject of grief is rough, the story is cozy, full of love, and ends with hope. ❤️‍🩹
(Linking ‘zon but you can find it anywhere!)

https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Ask-If-Im-Okay/dp/1645677656/

jenleamercyauthor.bsky.social•111 days ago

The cover pulled me in!

authorjessowen.bsky.social•111 days ago

I love the cover so much! My publisher knocked it out of the park on that. The artist is Lorenzo Conti and the designer is Laura Benton

fredfiles.bsky.social•112 days ago

Good tittle... i know whenever someone asks me if I'm okay, I automatically say yes, even when I'm not. I guess that's the point.

authorjessowen.bsky.social•112 days ago

Nailed it 😅💔❤️‍🩹

casthelilghostie.bsky.social•111 days ago

Love the title, and I love a good cozy story. Adding this to my list to check out this year ❤️

authorjessowen.bsky.social•111 days ago

Thank you so much 🥹 I’m told you should have snacks and tissues on hand

mark-engels.com•111 days ago

Can confirm.

flashfilms.bsky.social•111 days ago

"The Dodo Man" got me my last Hollywood pitch, at Imagine Imapact. But it was the last thing of mine my parents read. It meant a lot to me that Mum and (especially) Dad connected with it, as my stories were always a bit weird for them. Dad called it a 'page-turner' 💚🦤 https://flic.kr/p/2ka7Rty

flashfilms.bsky.social•111 days ago

And, thank you, Dax🖖

triempery.bsky.social•111 days ago

I quote posted mine. Thanks for the opportunity!

ormakal.bsky.social•112 days ago

The book I'm most proud of isn't released yet, but it will be released in March this year. It's a queer sword and sorcery novel & the characters have been living rent free in my head for far too long! It's a book that I feel I was able to do justice to the idea in my head!

https://books2read.com/u/mK8lN9

daxaeterna.ink•112 days ago

I *see* all of you liking this but not sharing your crowning achievements.

infernulls.bsky.social•112 days ago

Mine isn't out yet! But I'll share all day long once it is!

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

I'm gonna hold you to that.

infernulls.bsky.social•111 days ago

Please do!

annabookwriter.bsky.social•111 days ago

ALL RIGHT ALREADY

daxaeterna.ink•111 days ago

😇 success

annabookwriter.bsky.social•111 days ago

Thank you, Dax. 💜

geographile.bsky.social•111 days ago

My crowning achievements are not in writing, I'm sharing it for my friends.

alexp336.bsky.social•112 days ago

It would involve being able to say "this is what I'm most proud of" and that's difficult! 😂

daxaeterna.ink•112 days ago

fair but STILL

alexp336.bsky.social•112 days ago

I am not good with decisions! 😂

authorjessowen.bsky.social•112 days ago

👀😂

clarislamauthor.bsky.social•111 days ago

My debut poetry chapbook is releasing in February 10th (preorders available soon)!

I'm proud of this one because 1) it's my debut chapbook and 2) it was inspired by the creative burnout I went through and recovered from back in Summer 2023.

Will share preorder links when they're available!😊

dragonsandsapphics.bsky.social•111 days ago

Fine, fine, here you go:

I am really proud of The Gift of Blood. It's an example of just how much my use of language has evolved over the past years. And within the pages, it's more violent, more heartbreaking, and so much more filled with love for these broken people.

https://bsky.app/profile/dragonsandsapphics.bsky.social/post/3lg4r5cg7z222

dragonsandsapphics.bsky.social•111 days ago

Also it's now 90% lesbians and has more butches. So that's just an overall win.

wreybies.bsky.social•111 days ago

I thought this inverted-trope zombie story turned out pretty well. It's on AO3, but it's original fiction. I figured zombie was fannish enough.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24946627

jamesblynch.bsky.social•112 days ago

Currently most proud of the Crowns series, especially the 1st (all the books are standalone, so they can be read on their own, or as a series to get a deeper story).

I do have a completely different type of sci-fi story I'm about to query that I'm excited about.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092MWFQ2D?binding=paperback

christykenning.bsky.social•111 days ago

Thanks for this thread!

I guess I'm proud of this, though I can only see its flaws. But it's my first published book, so I did it. I'm an author, haha. And I'm working on another one now. 😅 Maybe the next one will be better. I hope...

Those Who Seek Vengeance https://a.co/d/bgUVCGH

vsholmes.bsky.social•111 days ago

Most proud of my snarky sci-fi with lesbian archaeologists in space. This series saw me through hell and back, and I think I learned as much as Nel. I wrote through grief and still somehow got a 5 star Publishers Weekly review.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MRK8MLV

leannareneehieber.bsky.social•111 days ago

Co-authoring A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN, on women's narratives in ghost lore, has been 1 of the most important things I've done, it's been a real touchstone: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705934/a-haunted-history-of-invisible-women-by-leanna-renee-hieber-andrea-janes/
Here's our follow up, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781356/americas-most-gothic-by-leanna-renee-hieber-andrea-janes/

nilsvisser.bsky.social•111 days ago

The first (and completed) instalment of my Flying Dutchman trilogy, a thorough modernisation of a novel written by my great-grand-uncle in 1901, he in turn 'modernised' a 1849 novel that was trying to cash in on the popularity of Wagner's opera. Long pedigree.

https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Dutchman-BLEAK-FUTURE-Trilogy/dp/1838242716/

ravenoak.bsky.social•111 days ago

I’m the most proud of Voices Carry, my memoir about being a disabled, non-binary queer teacher in Texas. I have a lot of fiction I’m proud of but writing about real life was different. It is definitely my most person work.

https://books2read.com/b/voicescarry

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