Brief bluesky break intermission (yes a break from the break) to share my book cover for BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS 🤭🤭 it turned out SO PRETTY! 💚 mark your calendars for 03.13.26! #writesky #writingcommunity #booksky

Taking a break from wipsnips this month, have too much else going on and already haven’t had time to touch social media hardly at all and it’s only going to get worse the deeper into the month we get. But will be back to the book social grind in November! ✨

Last snip of September, ending on a good note with a snip of one of my favorite BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS characters, Piko, the calico cat. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

• “Love troubles?” • It feels like my luck is finally returning. “You hit the nail on the head.” I keep my gaze locked onto his. “My cheating ex-boyfriend won’t leave me alone.” From chapter 5 of BFBC 🦫 #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

Skill, or perhaps lack thereof. Jaeyun confides in Inuhori in chapter 14 of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

This one’s a vibe and not direct, since flurry automatically brings to mind a rush of snowflakes ❄️ #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

Not the first red face and certainly not the last in BFBC. 🦫 #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

“She snaps her hands back down to her sides and takes a deep, practiced breath in attempts to calm herself, and—if I could venture to guess—to keep herself from wringing my neck.” From the opening scene of a special project, that I’m hoping to have ready to publish in December 👀😙❄️ #wipsnips

I have to post this & run, but here. . . cw: suggestive as far as improvements go, I’m still tinkering with this scene & the end goal is to eventually write it out in full, whenever the inspiration strikes 🤞 #SaturdaySnippet #writesky

“I have some pocket money for you too, while we’re out.” 🎶“Lucky me, a son that wants to buy me things…”🎶 From Chapter 9 of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

“Damn, I thought that little Band-Aid was the worst of it.” Beck discusses his recent motorcycle-accident-related-injuries with a friend over lunch in Chapter 2 of BFBC. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

A little meet cute at the local marina bar and grille between Beck and Javi, the main characters of BFBC. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

Sometimes children show a strong ability to be brave and understanding better than adults can, as displayed by young Princess Tamayan after a distressing first meeting with the previous Queen. Snip from BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS 🪷 #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

“No map, no way to call anyone, and no fucking clue what I’m supposed to do.“ Good ol’ Nebraska nowhere. Snip from BFBC 🦫🏕️ #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

“Its…not much. Not that I expected it to be.” How Beckett Moore feels about most things in life, and this hotel is no exception. Snip from BFBC. 🦫👀 #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

Hey hey finally a different wip 👀 A little bit about a diner that smells like coffee and cigarettes in a small Midwest town, from BFBC (acronym). Title to be announced at a later date. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

It’s a double edged sword: I love re-reading because I specifically try to write things that I would want to read, but I also tend to start picking apart areas I could have written differently (which isn’t great if it’s already published). Overall it’s a yes tho 😎

I know I’m a day late but I didn’t have one for the prompt today so I’m cheating shhh Jaeyun reflects on his appearance in BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky

𑁍 C H A R A C T E R M O O D B O A R D S 𑁍 Next up is Yuzeharu, one half of the pairing from my upcoming spring release, BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. Yuzeharu is decorative, soft, and floral, with a poised elegance. #writesky #writingcommunity #booksky

Double whammy for broad and broader! I don’t think anyone is giving out extra points though. Snip from when Jaeyun, the consort of the First Prince, Yuzeharu, meets the Second Prince, Ohyiro for the first time in BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow" We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive

I’ve been slacking this month but needing to distract myself from the real world so here’s one based on reptilian vibes. 🐍 #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

“It somehow makes my skin crawl. Overnight, I’m someone of worth and importance, just because I’m sleeping with royalty. Allegedly.” Another quip from our resident smartass in BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity #writingprompts

Didn’t think I’d actually have one for today, but behold: the only instance of “allergic” in BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. 😂 #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

“But the King of Satesaru is no longer simply just the incumbent leader of a governmental hierarchy I detest; no, it’s much more than that now. That man is an enemy.” #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

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Sometimes you can’t help but say what’s really on your mind. From ch 14 of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity #writingprompts

“Yuze’s face glows just as much as the flowers, his eyes wide with uninhibited awe as the blooms reveal their intricate interiors.” For a book whose titular element is a flower, the word “flower” itself appears less times than I would have imagined. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

August has been off to a busy start so I’ve missed out, but knew I could get one in today! From chapter 7 of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS, hopefully to be available March 2026. #writesky #wipsnips #writingcommunity

Today is my birthday (turning 29), which is the only time all year that I ask for a repost 🌿 I hope you get lost in fantasy worlds as much as I do 🔮

Last one for July: “My chest hurts for some reason as I watch his hand drop into his lap, tears welling in his eyes.” Jaeyun eventually figures out what that “some reason” is for his chest hurting when he watches Yuzeharu cry, even if it takes him a little while. 😌 #wipsnips #writesky

I surprisingly haven’t used this word much yet so, stretching a bit today with the synonym “trail” his first sight of genuine sorrow after months of rage. . . (one name redacted for spoilers) #WIPSnips #writesky

The very opening lines of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS, setting the tone for the remainder of the novel. #writesky #wipsnips #writingcommunity

When Reykjan met Gael. Love love loved writing this scene of my two main characters meeting for the first time. It’s still one of my favorite parts of the book You can buy ebook or soft cover of DANCE ON THE SUN on Amazon 😙

on a weak sense of boundaries. . . #WIPSnips #writesky

#WIPSnips ✨vibes✨ today! Static pressed into Byron’s vision as he walked towards the kitchen and he stopped dead in his tracks. Nausea washed over him, twisting his stomach into knots. Oh boy. Was this a flare? He placed a hand on his soft stomach and leaned against the peninsula wall.

“Perhaps you’re Dayan’s gift to us, to balance out my curse.” Both Yuzeharu and Jaeyun feel cursed by the gods, but together they find that maybe words like “blessing” and “curse” aren’t as simple as they seem. #wipsnips #writesky #writingcommunity

This isn’t anywhere close to the last time Jaeyun hears Yuzeharu apologize…in fact, it’s sort of his thing. 😂 From chapter 6 of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #writesky #wipsnips #writingcommunity

www.harumibooks.com/blog/a-progr... Mentally, I'm still in January 😓

They can have my em dash over my cold dead body

This painting was inspired by a patch of vibrant yellow flowers growing in a field outside my house. The warm colors of late afternoon bathed the landscape in golden light. Northwestern Golds Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson, 2025 70 x 84 in www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/-n... #bloomscrolling

Why be inside when you can be outside? A walk through the interior garden at Gajoro, Prince Yuzeharu’s lodgings in the Sarun Palace. You’ll see a lot more of this in BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky

“Babe, promise you won’t get political at my family dinner tonight.” Me: “You got it babe.” *two drinks later* Me:

𑁍 C H A R A C T E R M O O D B O A R D S 𑁍 First up is Jaeyun, on half of the pairing from my upcoming spring release, BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. Jaeyun is earthy, vibrant, and sharp, with a darker edge. #writesky #writingcommunity #booksky

“As soon as I crossed the border I began my search again, asking anyone I came across if they knew a man whose skin looks like a map, whose eyes are both the color of the soil and the clouds... From my upcoming novel, BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. #writingcommunity #writesky #wipsnips

From the opening pages of BEFORE THE LOTUS BLOOMS. “I remove my moshai from my head, the black beads of the veil jingling together as I let it fall with my hand to my side.” This is grief. This is sorrow. This is my curse from the gods. #writesky #wipsnips #writingcommunity