“Writing a novel is kind of like scaling Mt. Everest and passing by your own bones on the way.” —Karen Russel 🖤

Miss Bella-Donna & her Echo

@remymura.bsky.social and @jbkish.bsky.social rock the presentation today at Rainforest on Project Management Tools for Sustainable Writing Habits. Thnx for the pic, @phoenixbourgeois.bsky.social!

Shout-out to all the authors! @phoenixbourgeois.bsky.social @meganleebees.bsky.social @shedric.bsky.social @hlfullerton.bsky.social @eladhaber.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social @ben-curl.bsky.social @bethannacook.bsky.social @aphowell.com @angeliqueorourke.bsky.social

i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests - nazgul bodycams - morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring - shelob will be the new point of contact

Thrilled to share a TOC with so many talented, fun, and collaborative authors!

Eek! 🫶

It’s happening!

I had the pleasure of meeting @katemckean.bsky.social at the @writingexcuses.bsky.social cruise in 2024. I preordered Write Through It after her lecture and it is finally here! 🛳️ 🙌

$16 for GOT set. Big Story Bend is the best!

A couple months ago, bsky was full of people talking about BOTH fighting back AND taking care of ourselves and each other. I've noticed that both of those topics have gotten pretty quiet lately, so here... Please do the self-care thing. Please find the joy in your life. Fight the despair.

Take me back 🏕️

Oh, Haymitch. You hurt like all-fire.

I so wish I could add beta reads to my 2025 Reading Challenge.

I'm making some little plans for future events today. Arts events. Community events. Social events. All things that demonstrate my values, AND remind me that we can still make choices about how we spend our time and attention. It's a good rebellion against the pervasive dread.

Canceled weekend plans due to snow = a mini writing retreat of my own, supervised by Miss Bella.

Oh, hi there! It's cover reveal day for Brigands & Breadknives, with art yet again by the amazing @emberwickart.bsky.social- I love it so ❤️ Coming Nov 11 '25 from @torbooks.bsky.social-

You are allowed to feel joy. Yes, even now. Joy is resistance.

"Science fiction is the improbable made possible, and fantasy is the impossible made probable." - Rod Serling

That ending!!! 😭

Fun Fact: I lost my grandmother’s Pulitzer Prize in kindergarten at show and tell.

The best book community I’ve found is the amazing folks in the Book Reviews Kill discord server. Several have started making their way over here 🦋 so I made a starter pack. If you’re looking for cool bookish people to follow, these are cool bookish people. go.bsky.app/Na8TGay

😍 Now I need ink and paper

Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚 1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it 2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles 3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed 4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW) FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ

Raise your hand if your toxic trait is reading 5+ books at once 👋😬🤭

Obligatory Wind & Truth post 💨 ⚡️

Converted this $75 entertainment center from marketplace into my dream little library 🥹

I just started listening to the Wicked audiobook and WOW is this going to be interesting… 🤔 wildly different than what I saw on broadway.

Luke will be at Dragonsteel Nexus 2024 talking adaptations, TTRPGs, and Writing Horror 👀

Meet Bella, Belladonna for long.

OK, I'm bringing out the big guns to test Bluesky engagement😀 Repost & follow to be in the draw! One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.

Eek!!! 🚢⚓️

Novel descriptions are all like "Stephen King meets Virginia Woolf" or "Charlotte Bronte meets Vin Diesel" and I'm like that sounds terrible and also what are they meeting about.

I name thee, Monstera tree.

I wish I could keep my tab open at the coffee shop.

Elsie would like the voters to know that she understands what couches are for.

I feel this was subjective… the sunglasses only made interpretation that much harder. Anyway, hi Bluesky! 👋