Ugh, sorry folks, I've barely been here. It's been a draining year, and I don't have a ton of spoons left. The energy I do have left, I tend to put towards getting through work and finishing my first draft before my Christmas break. Will reply to DMs from friends though 💛

Good morning, #writingcommunity! What are your plans for this week? This may be too ambitious, but it'd be nice if I reached the finale scenes in Esta 4 this week, huh 👀 *rubs hands together* I say this already having missed one writing session, and it's only 8am 🙃 #writingfantasy

The final episode of #theReadingSparrow podcast Season 1 is upon us! 😱 In this one, I talked to @diannalgunn.bsky.social about her book Moonshadow's Guardian, the bastard children of gods and mortals, and necromancy. Listen to it for free here: ko-fi.com/post/S1-E10-... #writingcommunity #booksky

I am beyond thrilled to announce that Bloomsbury has acquired my YA nonfiction book A DOZEN DYSTOPIAS AND HOW TO DODGE THEM, about the real science behind fictional dystopian scenarios. This is an absolute dream project. Sign up for my newsletter for updates! ⬇️

Look, I don't always do great at this self-promotion thing, but- Who wants an ARC? 👀 I now have e-copies of Problem Child 1 available here: booksirens.com/book/S6Y6ZHH... Link also in my bio 👍 Thank you and good night. #booksky #fantasywriter #writingcommunity

💫One week to go! 💫 It's hard to believe that The Haunting of Wounded Birds will take to the wing in just seven days! This one owns my heart in so many ways and I hope readers love Jackdaw as much as I do. mybook.to/woundedbirds

One of my biggest frustrations w/folks who come out w/"boycotts don't work" is that they DO work, they just don't work instantaneously. All social changes, be it via boycotts, protests, divestment, etc. have taken time. Don't let society's ridiculous focus on instant gratification get in your way.

What's up, friends <3 I'm slowly coming back to social media, but damn, it's been a tiring week for my brain. Currently trying to gather the energy to walk to the post office on my lunch break. How are you all? What are you writing? :) #writingcommunity

Happy release day to @beckywrightauthor.bsky.social and Raven of Root and Thorn!! 🥳 She's a guest on #TheReadingSparrow podcast today to celebrate this very book and talk about the fuck-it-do-it-anyway mentality and (unsurprisingly) birds. ko-fi.com/post/S1-E9-R... #writingcommunity #booksky

I have very little energy for social media at the moment while I'm getting used to a new routine. I'll be back in a bit, maybe next week <3

(Busy day, but-) Season 1 Episode 8 of #theReadingSparrow podcast is now out! In this one, I talked to @brianamorganbooks.bsky.social about her book Livingston Girls, seances, and poetry 🙌 ko-fi.com/post/S1-E8-L... #writingcommunity #readersky

How cool does this sound??

#lgbtqWriteAThon Day 20 | I'M BACK 🥳 I'm back to writing this week after taking all of last week off. My work routine has changed, and I've adjusted my writing schedule accordingly so I can still write before I leave the house for the day. This is my rise-and-shine-at-5am trial week 🥲

Asexual men are valid, no matter the micro label

Want to support some folks for #AceWeek? Check out the Ace Pride Week Itchio Bundle #1 - 25 books for $25, from now til October 25th 🌈📚 These books are either written by ace folks, feature ace characters, or BOTH. Show your love and grab your bundle here: riyati.ink/ace2025-1

I wrote a book. I like it. Maybe read it?

Good morning, #writingcommunity! What are you working on this week? :) Today was my first day of getting up at 5am so I could write before work. So far, so tired - with just over 800 words written before 6:30am 🙌 #fantasywriter

Huge congratulations, Rita!!

I'm proud of everything I've written & now here's something different: Twiggy Voo? There are doubles, mistaken identities, humour & a touch of farce in this alt history. I had so much fun writing this, blending fact with fiction & making myself laugh. mybook.to/TwiggyVoo #booksky #FridayReads

oh hey, I loved this book!

The real power of the writing community isn't that we can buy and hype up each other's books. It's that no one else in any other field can grasp what we're going through. The books get done eventually. The process might not be pretty, but it gets done. It gets done less painfully with community. 💜

#WeeknightWriters Q5: The world for my cyberpunk-ish Snow White retelling is a future, alternate Earth where there are few surviving countries. It's set in the massive city of New Velles (pronounced "vell-ess"), a rich city controlled basically by the Nieve Corporation.

Not writing this week has really made me miss my book! My cunning plan worked 😎 I miss writing in the morning. I miss the feeling of already having written when I walk to work. So... from Monday... I'll get up even earlier so I can write before work again. At 5am. #writingcommunity #fantasywriter

Happy #TheReadingSparrow podcast day! 🥳 Episode 7 is now out! In this episode, I talk to SK Gregory about her book Sight Unseen, the Call of Six shared-world project, and vampire villains. #writingcommunity #readersky ko-fi.com/post/S1-E7-S...

Thank you to everyone who responded to this! I had more replies than I expected, and I've now messaged a few people whose styles I think would work well for my project. Thank you, everyone <3 Seeing all your talent was inspiring to wake up to!

#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct. 15: Snow White retelling WIP: Bianca actually likes spending time w/Taja, as Taja is extremely conscious (and considerate) of Bianca's needs. Darius & Morgan 2: For Darius it's coffee, though it's not great for his anxiety 😂

#writingcommunity who are your favourite cover designers on BlueSky? Looking for someone for a special project ^-^

I've just made the snap decision to take this whole week off writing. I think my brain needs it, and I'm hoping that knowing I'm off for a week will be enough to cure the fatigue. I *want* to write, but it's just not happening right now.

Good morning, #writingcommunity! How was your weekend? What are you working on this week? :) I've decided to take the pressure off writing Esta 4 further. If I write this week - great. If I don't - also great. I don't have a deadline for this. I don't need to rush.

Hiya everyone! A couple of weeks ago, I was able to participate in a podcast! Talking about our first book in our series Havetsavain Academy of Arcane! Go check out The Reading Sparrow, & all the good work she puts in to help Indie authors! 🥳 Remember to have it so fine at Havetsavain! #booksky

ICYMI earlier today-

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10: What will you find in my Skeleton Crew cozy series? - Chaos Kittens - Found Family - An adorable autistic vampire + their witchy girlfriend - Knitting - a cozy paranormal world filled with magic and mystery readerlinks.com/l/4105779 #CozyMystery #ParanormalRomance

Episode 6 of #theReadingSparrow podcast is now out! In this one, I talked to @havetsavain.bsky.social about Havetsavain Academy of Arcane, languages, and the Bermuda triangle. #writingcommunity #readersky ko-fi.com/post/S1-E6-H...

EEP happy release day to @xakana.bsky.social and A Demon to Save Me!! 🥳

Matt is an excellent person who makes even more excellent book trailers. Help him out if you can.

#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct. 9: Pride flags! 🌈 Snow White WIP: Sapphic, trans, ace, and apothisexual. 🌈 Darius & Morgan 2: Achillean, pansexual, demisexual, biromantic. (I only have an older aesthetic with some flags, but I figured I'd still share)

Amidst all the shittery in the world right now, here's an incredibly boring problem to have: why is it so bloody difficult to find the right skin care routine why is to bloody hard to find the right shade of makeup why are they all so damn different. I'm 35 and still don't know what I'm doing 😑

You know the voice in the back of your head that says no one wants to read your book? Drown it. Burn it with fire. Get a bat and start swinging. Don't let it exist and lie to you. Destroy it and keep writing. Keep. Writing.

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 8: WIP1, launching soon, is a 5 way disaster bisexual poly romance WIP2, The Coffin, is an intimate sword and sorcery romance. WIP 3, The Forbidden Schools, is a high fantasy epic about transing your gender and killing the pope #QueerWriters #AlethiaWrites

For the 90s story, Carrie is demisexual, although she has no idea that's a thing, and her love interest and reluctant partner in crime, Tracy, is a lesbian. Also, Carrie's friend who goes missing, Christine, is asexual. #LGBTQWriteAThon

Pride flags: WUiM: Lou(genderqueer). Triple Play: Rhys(bisexual), Alfie(demisexual), Mel(agender & bisexual) TYGT: Lennie(genderqueer & bisexual), Alex(genderfluid & bisexual), Kenna(bisexual) CitB 3: Avery(agender & demisexual), Jude(genderfluid & pansexual) #LGBTQWriteAThon

#LGBTQWriteAThon Smashed together a moodboard for the MC, who's biromantic ace. :D TNS is generally ace-friendly, with some notable examples: - The MC (bi/ace) - The LI (bi/demiromantic) - A himbo dragon who's demi and their QPR - A gay trans (bee) man who might be with the dragon (not aspec but)

#LGBTQWriteaThon Day 9 | Friends, I need to finally make some moodboards! In the meantime, have this representation of all the pride in Esta's series: 🖤💜[pretend there's a grey heart here, please]🤍 ❤️💜💙 🧡🤍❤️ 💚🤍💙 This was surprisingly difficult in heart form. #writingcommunity #fantasywriter

#LGBTQWriteAThon Day 8 | Esta's series is dark, cosy (my favourite combination, it turns out) urban fantasy with some slow-burn romance thrown in! #writingcommunity #fantasywriter

Anyone else having a tiring week or just me? 😩

#WIPSnips Blake & Sergei descend through the floors of Home Office (Hell). There’s some safe assumptions that extend to help-desks, in Hell or otherwise. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting

#LGBTQWriteAThon 7: setting It's the mid 1600s or so, in a kingdom somewhere in central or eastern Europe. There's fairy tale vibes, but the magic is as subtle as a brush of hands. VSQ plays at all the masquerades (and has since 2013 😤 thanks, Bridgerton), & the waltzing is way ahead of its time.

Rare political post from me: Fuck the Tories. Fuck Farage and his band of thugs and Tory rejects. Always vote to protect the NHS. As you were 😛

#LGBTQWriteAThon Day 7 | The book I'm currently writing, Esta 4, is set in current times, in a city that's very similar to where I live, but ultimately it's fictional with magic, vampires, etc. #writingcommunity #fantasywriter

You know how it's REALLY hard to summarise a book you've just written in five words? Well, I'm currently trying to summarise four books that came out nearly 10 years ago like that. #writingcommunity #fantasywriter