You do not have to accept repeat Covid infections as inevitable. Mitigations work. Layers work best. Get your booster. Clean & ventilate the air. Test and stay home when sick. Perhaps most important of all, wear a well fitted N95. It protects you & those around you. Community care can save us!

babe are you ok you've barely touched your unread books

The best writing advice I can give is add more lesbians. No, more. No, more. That's not enough are you even listening-- oh goodness thats a lot of lesbians. Well done. That's good art.

who was going to warn me that writing my characters being kind and compassionate to each other would help me learn to be kinder and more compassionate to myself. what on earth.

Pls wash your hands twice as much as you already currently do…. We in a public health emergency

No single photograph -- not even the Napalm Girl photograph -- could change the course of the war. And if you talk to Americans today, the true cost of Vietnam to them is American lives lost, not the horror that was inflicted on the Vietnamese.

Dambana

I don’t want to “streamline” my writing. I don’t want to “increase my output.” I don’t want to “write a novel with one click.” I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.

As always, if you want to make one donation that helps multiple people on the ground in Gaza, I recommend the Sameer Project, a mutual aid groups that's doing incredible work despite the horrific conditions: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE A hit man seeks revenge for his brother’s murder. A doctor hunts for the truth behind an impossible affliction. Together, they dive into a world of occult conspiracy and eldritch horror. But can they survive? #WIPPIT #A #H #T

I could absolutely screech with joy because: Hollow is on Netgalley!!!! Ahhh!! And not only is Hollow on Netgalley, but it’s on the front page of most requested horror books!! 😭😭😭 you can request Hollow now!!!

Harrow 🦴

Hi again! This local trans person (who I was just hanging out with and can vouch for) just posted an update to her GFM. Good news: she has two promising job interviews! Bad news: she really needs help with June rent so she doesn't get evicted before she can line up a job. Please help if you can!

I can never advocate for the "write every day" advice. I think every writer should have a day during the week where they engage in the enjoyment of experiencing art in lieu of creating it.

the four types of book characters i write - self-deprecating rich asshole with a heart of gold - lesbian hooligan who's trying her best but only makes things worse - narrative foil to the protagonist who is just them except worse - aloof but secretly reverent love interest

Writers: before you sign a contract with a publisher, make sure AI isn't replacing your illustrator, your translator, your editor, your jacket designer. Readers: if you're thinking of buying a book, do the same. Refuse. Resist. If AI garbage doesn't sell, people will stop making it.

READ: “I pretend I’m full so my kids can eat.” Inside Gaza, parents are skipping meals, scavenging for firewood, and waiting hours in line for a single gallon of water — all while famine tightens its grip. t.co/UjJAxLtLRt

Graphic design is clearly not my passion but writing is! I’m stoked to announce that I’ve been accepted to the @lambdaliterary.org writers’ retreat this summer, and I’m currently fundraising tuition. It’d mean a lot to me if you check out my fundraising page or share this post. tinyurl.com/givliv

displacement is something I can’t not write about esp in my adult works, but I can’t wait to write more books set in the Philippines/-inspired places

It’s important to pay attention to the fact that there are simultaneous efforts to criminalize mask-wearing by citizens and to standardize the wearing of face-obscuring gaiters by people purporting to be law enforcement.

Nighttime reminder: It’s okay to rest. You’ve made it through the day, and that’s enough. You’re allowed to log off, breathe deeply, and just be. No goals, no pressure. Let the quiet settle in. Wrap yourself in softness, whatever that means for you. You deserve peace tonight.

let’s be luminous with mama #mothersday

it has been a LONG time since I shared this starter pack. I've made wonderful friends with so many of you on it, but I need to know... how is it not full yet? Who have I missed? <3 go.bsky.app/DYyTzWE #booksky #queersky

Reflections ✨️

New book releases by transfeminine authors coming out April - May 2025. medium.com/@soverybee/a...

Kay and I went vague at around the same time, and I can't be happier to see her match with someone who loves her work as much as I do 🥹✨

EVOCATIONxJANE LAWRENCE why do you need an angel? according to the codex his teacher wrote, that’s the most important question to ask when summoning them. simon knows his answer: there’s someone he worships—the teacher he built a cult around—and he won’t stop until he has him. #QuestPit #A #H #wip

Barely a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend(/crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck in the body of a dragon with a god in his head. Now he and mage Eleanor must navigate what it means to be the dragons' chosen—before his existence triggers a divine war. #QuestPit #W #NA #RF

introducing the agent’s guide to: ⤜ THESE WISHLESS SOULS ⤛ 🌙 North African myths 🌊 a sentient lake 💀 soul-starved ghouls ❄️ a flesh-eating frost ⚔️ a little heresy #YA #F #Q #questpit #agentsguide #amquerying

Garden of Gods 🩸🌹 THE HURRICANE WARS x THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER (I like to think of it as Attack on Titan set in the Ottoman Empire with more magic and more romance) #questpit #q #a #f #r

An #agentsguide #pitchcard of THE RESURRECTED KING Tropes: ☀️ Forbidden Romance ☀️ Egyptian Mythology ☀️ 1920’s Egypt ☀️ Dis Rep ☀️ Archaeology ☀️ “Coming-of-Rage” FMC Inspired by my travels while residing in Egypt 🇪🇬 #questpit #Q #HF

Happy Place (but gay) x Emily Wilde In a town wrapped in fairylore, a group of roommates discover stories of fairies stealing people away in the night aren’t what they seem as they suspect their romantic partners might be more legend than human 🧚🏼 #QuestPit #W #A #R #S

There’s something in the water 🌊 When an island whispers different versions of unwritten local legends & turning into a creature of the deep as a result of heartbreak makes you want to drown your ex- no one is safe Especially not the ex boyfriends #QuestPit #Q #A #R #S #SFF

Presenting to the #questpit & #writingcommunity crew… Reasons to love To Ruin the Sky ⚡️ Kingdom of the Wicked x Crescent City ♥︎Led by a sassy, 'shadow mommy' FMC 🫶🏼Fresh take on Romantasy 🪞#MiddleEasternRep 🚨Fills that Xaden-shaped hole in your life #agentsguide #RF #Q #NA #writersky

In 1900s Latvia, Stasi imbues paint with blood magic to create art that becomes reality, but when she discovers a plot to eradicate blood-magic women after entering a prestigious art competition, she rises against those who threaten her kind. #W #A #HR #S #H #questpit

Beneath the ground, huge mechanical beasts are rousing from slumber, and the Cassiopeian Orchestra may hold the only musicians left alive who can quell them. It’s quite a shame, then, that they’re merely a gaggle of thieves unloved by history. #QuestPit #AG #WIP #A #F #SF #SFF

The Lamb × To Be Devoured Toeing the line between love and obsession for her High Priestess, Haidee must play the Gods' game, for in her mind they have given her a test and a craving for human flesh too. Is Haidee meant to survive or will she lose it all, including the one she loves? #questpit #W

MONSTERS INC X NOSFERATU YA Horror Romance When a horror fan’s exorcism fails, she finds that the monsters aren’t just on the page—they’re real, and she must blend in their world while finding a way back to the world of the living before the monsters discover she isn’t one of them #questpit #YA

BONE SHARD DAUGHTER x GODKILLER When an assassin nearly kills her mother, ruler of her people and living goddess, Niozene must chase redemption into a forbidden land to win back the throne...and her mother's love. 🏹 Strong FMC 🏹 Disgraced Heir 🏹 Cyclical Trauma #F #W #A #questpit

Practical Magic x Go Hex yourself #P2Ppit HEARTS & HEXES Witchy Cozy RomCom #Q #UW #A #RF ❤️ Mentor/Mentee 🧹 Witches are real 🥰 Overcoming grief/building trust 🌟heart wrenching secrets 🧙‍♀️ Granny knows 😍 slow burn 🤣 rom-com 🌶️ low heat 🏠 Sentient house ❤️ HE

THE NIGHT CIRCUS x FIRE & BLOOD Orphaned by the Cosmic War, heartstring player Nasudi bends audiences to her will. Traveling with thieves disguised as an orchestra, she refuses to let her past snag her, even if it means betraying her new family. #QuestPit #AG #WIP #A #F #SF #SFF

BEACH READ x LOVE ISLAND desperate for the 💵, Jesutoni must work w/ the person she hates - her ex- before she embarrasses herself on TV/disappoints the person she loves the most...their child. -romance author x horror author -reality show setting -fuck u...fuck me #questpit #Q #OWN

A new guide for APPARATUS, my jazz-era Historical Fantasy Academia 🇵🇭⚔️🪶 In pursuit of the sibling that abandoned them, a student conjurer becomes entangled in an arms race between two rival secret societies at the Cypress Institute of Invocation. #QuestPit #AG #A #F #HF

Sci fi / fantasy by Pacific Islander authors for AAPI month! 📚💙 📚🌎

Sci fi / fantasy by Pacific Islander authors: Weird Fishes by Rae Mariz Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea Watched by Tihema Baker Mara Oti by Lani Young Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka

"Oh, to fall in love with the lighthouse keeper" #mermay #yonart

this little book is out in the world and i would love for you to read it. THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS is a novella that's been called "renentlessly affirming of human creativity." a climate fiction book filled with humanity and hope. because there is, and should be.