Bi: Girls are hot. Boys are hot. Why is everyone hot? Asexual: Global warming?

How to reach your goal: a) stop believing that someone will turn up to give you a lift b) take responsibility for your current stand and mobility c) keep calm and move your feet d) In case of doubt, go back to point a) e) In case of anger, illness, or death, go back to point b) and go on, go on...

Якось я спитали свою матір, спадкоєммцю суварських амазонок, ким би вона була, якби народилася чоловіком. Такі можливості відкриваються! Адже це патріархальний світ. А вона сміється і каже: "Та не хочу я взагалі бути чоловіком. Хочу бути жінкою, яка все може в цьому світі."

Read about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 through the eyes of teenage Ukrainian girls, set in the vibe of authentic Slavic Folklore and magical realism. Funny and tragic UNTIL DEATH TAPS YOU ON THE SHOULDER via @riverfolkbooks.bsky.social Get your copy here linktr.ee/UntilDeathTa...

Листопад це Україна 🇺🇦

На вулиці +4, опалення нема, світло по годинам. Війна, нас бомблять рашисти. Футуристи-фантасти і sci-fi автори не попереджали нас, що у 2025 ми будемо жити за часів другої світової

While the world is getting ready for Halloween, the war in Ukraine is still going, people die, or survive real horrors with no or little hope. Just think about this when tricking or treating...

Finally, our debut novel, based on real events, is out! A magical realism YA lgbt story, featuring Russian invasion of Ukraine through the lenses of Slavic folklore, via @riverfolkbooks.bsky.social UNTIL DEATH TAPS YOU ON THE SHOULDER Buy on Amazon: amzn.eu/d/cK0YHX3 and let us know what you think!

Перевага війни з росією №1: ми об'єдналися, хай і частково, але ми-таки зібралися купи і даємо відсіч наймоторошній потворі світу - комунятській гідрі, що пустила свої метастази по всі планеті і воліє знищити волю і свободу нашого народу. До нас на це (такі масштаби опору) ще ніхто не наважувався.

Страх війни з росією#1: ти помреш. Ну ти і так помреш, але через росію помреш прям ЗАРАЗ. Тебе розірве ракета, що поцілить по твоєму будинку, прошиє уламок, ти згориш в авто на дорозі, чи тебе причавить власний комод, ти задихнешся під завалами, чи тебе викине з вікна ударною хвилею... ця смерть тут

We've just settled down to read a book. But russia is still our neighbor, and still a terrorist state. I guess, reading "7 Moons of Maali Almeida" is the right choice for the massive drone attack of my city.

A sword in one hand, A harp in the other. A blend of my mom's land With the land of my father. Let people split soul And look for a half, I'm initially whole, I'm already enough.

They say ghosts are scary. Try waking up from russian ballistics flashing past your house. Try hours of total blackout, saving your phone battery for emergencies. Try keeping your poker face when russians cry all over the net that they are victims, too. Try war when nobody believes in wars.

What is the past? The second you think about it is already gone, already the past. You're an adult now, focused on the present, but somewhere on the other end of the long line of dripping seconds, your childhood pet is sitting by the front door, waiting for you to come from school...

In the game of life, death always wins. All we can do is choose how to play.

Would you like to have a breath-takingly horrifying and blood-stillingly shocking experience this Halloween? Come to the Ukrainian frontline. WE'RE AT WAR WITH THE BLOODTHIRSTY DEMONS YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY FIND ELSEWHERE!

Memento mori Remember that you'll die Пам'ятай що помреш

- I'm the living proof that Freud was a fraud - What do you mean? - I'm asexual. None of my actions is motivated by sex - Maybe you haven't met the right parent yet?

Other writers: I write to excite, inspire, entertain, teach people! I write to enjoy and fulfil myself, to gain status and influence. I write what I'm told by the voice/god in my head. I write to make money. I write out of habit. I just do, it's my job. Meanwhile us: LET'S PLAY DOLLS!

Book stages 1)Oh, this is a great idea! I'm gonna write a masterpiece! 2)Oh, no... 3)Come on, one more page. It's gonna get easier soon. 4)Actually, I enjoy it 5)WTF! What is this even about? This whole story is shit 6)Just write it, dammit! 7)Finished. Phew! That was... exciting. Let's do it again?

"I know better! It's for your own good" made as much evil as any open attack

-Asexuality sounds like a phobia. For some reason, you're afraid of intimacy. -Are you afraid of being lonely, ignored, unloved, alone in your cold house/bed forever? -Well, yes, naturally. -Sounds like a phobia you treat with intimacy to me. -Hey, I don't do it out of fear! -Neither do I.

Pros of being a writer: you can imagine the most beautiful, fantastic worlds with a fresh perspective, where everything is possible, inhabited by creatures you'd want to stay with forever. Cons: you have to actually build them.

- He - young and restless. She - smart and ambitious. When their eyes met for the first time, lightning flashed through the sky! And none of them knew what to do about the bomb. - Wait. What bomb? - The russian bomb. - Ugh! This is the worst love story I've ever heard! - Yeah... tell it to russians.

- Why did you kill your character? - I didn't. My other character killed him. I just couldn’t stop it.

Fun fact about books: the letters in any book can be rearranged into a completely different story.

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The best advice I've ever got is to write a mantra on a piece of paper, pin it to the wall, and whenever in stress, fear, or doubt, read it until it gets under the skin and clean all that shit out of the system. The mantra: THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT I AM NOT IMPORTANT NOTHING IS

Writer #1: started early, polished their skills, always lived in their stories and through their stories Writer #2: gained experience first, did research, and then shared it with others Writer # me: "I can't find a single character that would reflect me! Gosh, I have to write this book myself."

People who don't eat animals not to hurt a living being, why do you think veggies aren't hurt?

- One day, you'll regret never having children of your own. - Will you ever regret not becoming an engineer geologist? - Er... I never wanted to be an engineer geologist. - Exactly!

- Who are we? - WRITERS! - What do we want? - IMAGINE STORIES BEFORE SLEEP INSTEAD OF SLEEPING! - And then write them in the morning? - NOPE.

- Don't you ever look at people in the streets and think like "I'd hit that"? - Why would I attack people for no reason? - No, by "hit people" I mean "screw them". - What, like bolts? - I'm talking about sex, you silly! - Oh my God, why would anyone have sex with people in the streets?!

I always liked the idea of Superman having to decide between his superpowers and making love. Why did they change that?

Other people's morning today: I can't wake up without my coffee, I can't wake up without my jog and a protein cocktail, I can't wake up without my yoga, I can't wake up without my alarm clock. Some Ukrainians' morning today: I can't wake up.

- Asexuality is a phase. You're probably just stressed. Wait till you meet the right guy. - And are you sure you're straight man? - Oh, absolutely, straight and proud. - What if it's just a phase? Try gay sex. - No, no, I'm not interested... - Why not? Haven't met the right guy yet?

- Asexual, huh? Does it mean you don't love people? - Oh, we love people, we just don't f*ck them. - Er, who do you f*ck then? - Right now---your worldview.

- Why don't you write another book? - I can't. I had a row with my imaginary friends. Now they wouldn't talk to me...

Everyone who tells asexuals to go and have sex cos, since it's something they haven't done before, they might in fact enjoy it, I suggest doing something they haven't done before, too. Like jumping off a skyscraper. They might, in fact, fly.

- Як твоя Україна? - Болить. - Як же тобі зарадити? Вже все перепробували: примочки, грибочки, дрончики, ракети, вітаміни від сусідів... - Може ти спочатку копнеш того пса, що вкусився в мою ногу, а потім вже будеш лікувати?

- Hey, let's go out. - I can't. I have a book to write. - Do you ever rest? - By god, I write about the war! My characters are in great danger! - Dude, our country is in a war. In the real one. Think about that? - Actually, that's another reason to hurry. If I die, who's gonna finish my book? putin?

- Чого ти така роздратована? В тебе шо місячні? - А в тебе шо нема? Бідний ти бідний.

Stage 1: I'm a writer. I'm God of my world, so I can do whatever I like to my characters. Stage 2: I'm a good writer, so I should probably follow some psychological patterns in building my characters' arcs. Stage 3: I don't think I'm a writer, rather a fancy commentator of my characters' fates...

Why being someone is more important than simply being?

There are two types of writers: 1) I'm a genius! My work is a masterpiece 2) This is a pile of shit, not a manuscript! No, wait, they are actually one person.

I've heard about writer's block, but did the opposite ever happen to you, when totally amazing ideas keep bombarding your mind daily, but you're too wound up in life, you've got no time to write dozens of great stories of yours, and, if lucky, can only grip at one?

- What's your superpower, Superman? - I can fly and burn basically anything with my laser-eyes. I'm so strong, I can move mountains and even spin the Earth backwards! - Great! Can you assassinate the terrorists in the Kremlin and save Europe? - Sorry, but no, I work for the USA only.

I grew up on books where we didn't exist—time to step out of shadows.

Remember them? THEY ARE BACK! \(@^0^@)/ Now it's gonna be an actual, real, full-length BOOOOK! (soon!) Carmina and Agnieszka will tell you a blood-stilling story of their life during the full-scale war in Ukraine (♡°▽°♡). You'll be able to read it in just two months from @riverfolkbooks.bsky.social!