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I'm not worried about tomorrow, not filled with dread, not drowning in acidic anxiety. Why would anyone possibly think I was? #Lies

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Shivers! Going into my story inspirations. Book 2 hero Etsian, he of the massive black feathered wings, is followed around by flocks of huge black birds. Survival tip: don't upset Etsian; it will upset the birds, and you will regret it. Possibly for the rest of your life.

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The Harmony of Falling Snow is a sweet MMF polyamorous romantasy with things to say about deportation, democracy, and diversity as well as the importance of supporting those you love. And it's discounted through Pride! Purchase links here: andorabrokaw.com/the-harmony-... #QueerWritersChat

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Now, to read all the other #QueerWritersChat responses I missed playing catchup and answering everything myself... :)

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Both books in the current series (the one already out and the one I'm writing) feature a mixture of pansexual characters and demisexual ones. And they're all some form of polyamorous, which I'm including as a thing that with an associated pride flag in our world. #QueerWritersChat

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With the Book 1 cast... Vil is handing out free snacks and using his powers to make ice for anyone who needs it, Yuri is talking the ear off anyone who makes eye contact with him, and Maggie is at home with the pets smiling at the updates they send her. #QueerWritersChat

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In the current book... Yves would make sure everyone stays hydrated and remembers sunblock, Bex would keep everyone cool with her shadow magic, and Etsian would do his best not take up space despite being well over 6ft tall and having a 12ft wingspan. #QueerWritersChat

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My work is set somewhere most people are pansexual. I haven't envisioned any Pride-like events for the gender-selective, but there is an annual tradition of baking contests to celebrate the asexual community. Everyone goes, because baked goods, but only ace folks bake. #Queerwriterschat

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I'm Andy. I'm working on the 2nd book in a series of polyamorous romantasies. In fact, I'm late to the chat because it! :) #QueerWritersChat

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It occurs to me the snow I saw today might be called ice by some people. And I feel compelled to clarify that I love frozen water, be it snow or ice. But ICE can go drown in sewage.

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I saw snow today! It wasn't much and it wasn't photogenic, but it made me smile. In a time filled with distress and misery, it's important to note the small pieces of happiness. #FindJoy #SnowIsMyHappyPlace

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Please don’t stop making art because you feel guilt about doing so in these times. It’s your life raft that helps you hold on and I promise you it’s helping other people hold on too. Don’t ignore and look away from what’s happening but don’t let it paralyze you either

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One of Harmony's themes can be expressed in this quote from one of the leads. "The important thing is to decide what works for you. Then find someone else it works for. And the rest of society can go swim in a cesspit." andorabrokaw.com/the-harmony-...

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Harmony has precisely one character who is cannonically gender-selective. She's a lesbian. Everyone one else is pan, demi, or ace. Most are polyamorous. Also seen: folks who are NB, agender, or would be trans if their culture assigned gender at birth. andorabrokaw.com/the-harmony-... #QueerBooks

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Thing I forget and have to relearn through suffering every time the highs get over 80F: drinking cold drinks all day will make me sick if they don't have electrolytes in them. I know this about my body. But every summer I give myself nausea and tremors figuring it out again. I've remembered now.

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Spouse is feeling MUCH better today. Antibiotics are amazing things. Things were getting bad enough before them that I feel confident the infection would have killed him without them. Now his only problem is that it is way too freaking hot. The dog is demanding ice chips.

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"everything here was pretty chill today, not sure what all the fuss was about, we don't particularly see any need for escalation" --literally the LAPD

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There doesn't even seem to be any real unrest in LA right now. Except in the deranged imaginings of people who want there to be so they can wage war in US citizens.

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JULIETTE KAYYEM: “Active duty Marines for this, Hegseth? I mean, we were just reporting on it. There's music. The traffic is moving. Most people in L.A. probably don't even know this is going on.”

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Not a great feeling to spend the day worrying about a spouse with a blood borne bacterial infection then learn the federal government wants to make a state's National Guard attack its citizens for having opinions about ICE attacking local communities. J's got antibiotics. What does CA have?

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As we prepare for a second overtime in Edmonton, I take a moment to be grateful I live in the Pacific Time Zone and am not already up past midnight. #StanleyCup #NHL

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I feel I can post about hockey as a #writer because one of the leads in Harmony is a retired hockey player from a fantasy world equivalent of the NHL. He even won their championship. Twice!

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Game 2 is going to overtime! This series is trying to kill me with excitement. #StanleyCup #NHL #GoOilers

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I recognize there are more important issues in the world than whether a Canadian team can snag the Stanley Cup, but Game 2 is 3-2 at the end of the first period and has been pretty amazing thus far. #StanleyCup #NHL #GoOilers

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Today's #excerpt, showcasing Something Never To Ask: "I love them, Lyra. You don’t get to take them from me.” “Do you love them more than you love me?” Who asked a person something like that? Etsian shook as he stared at her, wondering how the rot things had gotten to this point. #WIPsnips

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I wrote a review for Cedar McCloud's The Thread That Binds, a cozy book about polyamorous agender people in a magic library. If you think you might like something like that, check out my post for links! andorabrokaw.com/2025/06/05/t... #polyamorous #polyamorousfantasy #fantasy #agender #bookrecs

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Received a message from someone telling my they're skipping work today to finish reading Harmony. It's hard to tell how many sales I've had because the data lags, but daily comments like that are more fulfilling than any number could be. #writer

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Only wrote about 800 words yesterday before deciding to drag myself up two miles of steady steepness to the top of a rock. View from it was very nice. This is Rainbow Lake seen from high up.

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Am a little concerned about how happy everyone in Edmonton looks in the post game coverage. They do know the Oilers need three more wins, right? But, go Oilers! (Not an Oilers fan, but Canada is due.) #StanleyCup

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Today's #excerpt: It wasn’t clear which would kill Etsian first: the cold or his self-loathing. He'd made a mistake coming back to Niaretya. What had he expected to find? That the town had stopped while everyone in it waited breathlessly for his return? Was he really that egotistical? #WIPSnips

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Dear straight people. This pride and every month afterwards, your words and actions supporting us are enough. You do not have to donate to peoples go fund me, ko-fi account etc if you can't afford to. If you can afford to support our creative works, please do though. #Pride #LGBTQIA #Creatives

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J & I got phone calls then texts from someone wanting to talk to Andora about Harmony and claiming to be from "a digital bookstore." J's number may be linked to andorabrokaw.com but I don't think mine is. And mine is linked to the Hedgie Press KDP but J's isn't. D2D doesn't have either. So WTF?

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In my setting, only being attracted to one gender will get you amiably teased for pickiness, but such folks were never persecuted. There may be low key events to celebrate them anyway, but I think the biggest Pride event would be Cakefest, the annual asexual bake-off. #QueerPrompts #QueerWriters

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For the month, I want to get through at least the first half of rewriting Melody and do some blogging/promoting for Harmony since it's out now. For the week, get a healthy start on Melody reerites, survive what my uterus is doing, and blog something I guess?

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Of course, I'm not supposed to be worrying about grammar right now. It's just really hard to make the inner-editor shut the rot up since I've been in Proof Mode for the last fortnight. #writing

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Ugh. Sometimes I hate English. I'm sitting here wasting time debating whether it's 'A' hilarious thing or 'AN' hilarious thing because the rule on which to use is unclear with my accent. Anyway... Internet says it's usually 'A' hillarious thing. Guess I'll do that then. #English #writing #grammar

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Wrote a blog post with Harmony being adorably excited to be published, shared it to my mailing list, and am FINALLY ready to get started on this rewrite of Book 2: A Melody of Shining Stars! andorabrokaw.com/2025/06/01/6... #writing

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Added some more details to Harmony's listings, including making it more obvious it's a full novel and attaching the content advisories I'd written but forgotten to add. I feel the warnings make it seem darker than it is, but there's not much I can do about that. andorabrokaw.com/the-harmony-...

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