Ate a popsackle today and thought about this tweet

So far, I'm at 3/4 of these (no thunderstorms yet!), but I have a delightful addition to the list: reading a book to my kiddo in a pillow fort

Imagine cancelling your cake-tasting event because you thought fans of cakes would show up. This post is about Stargate.

✨The Shortlist 2026!✨ DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, Matt Dinniman  THE DREAM HOTEL, Laila Lalami LUMINOUS, Silva Park THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION, qntm WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN, E.J. Swift THE SALT ORACLE, Lorraine Wilson This year’s winner will be announced on Weds 12 August.

The best thing about querying is that I get to work on a new WIP while I send my prior book around #amwriting #writesky #amquerying

The problem with big crochet projects like blankets is that if I don't manage to finish the project before summer starts, it will have to wait until fall because I Cannot sit buried in a wool blanket in the heat

There's nothing like the excitement of signing up for the summer reading program at the library. Mine has one for the adults, too!

Very annoying that the best way to improve anything is consistency. Just day after day effort. So boring and unsexy and yet so effective.

Today’s writing view! #unrestrainedsummerfun #getoutside

Really excited for unstoppable summer fun such as: sitting outside reading a book, sitting by a pool reading a book, sitting inside during a thunderstorm reading a book, sitting under a tree reading a book

Today's writing and editing music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhER... #writesky #amediting

*surfaces for a gasp of air before diving back into editing* #amediting #sendcoffee

#wipsnips #writingcommunity #sff UNDER COMPLIANCE Maki must continue moving forward. "The streets grew quieter as the night crept into the silent hours before the first blush of morning. I dropped a pin at the service entrance to HQ and followed the breadcrumbs on my interface in a sort of haze."

#WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #sf Belief is a weapon.

Being part of the fiction jury for the Pulitzer Prize means you read A LOT of books. Inevitably, there’s more excellent work than you can count. Since the prize has been announced, I’m recommending five other books that I read and loved during the process. Read ‘em all!

murderbot day

Kbai, gotta go read Platform Decay #Murderbot #tmbd

Today's writing music (lmao): the Cocodona livestream www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AKD...

May the 4th be with you.

Today is the only day you can read Dracula

It’s Free Comic Book Day! Don’t miss out on visiting your local comic book shop today!

TANGLED X ANNIHILATION A failed revolutionary cons a party of heroes into hiring her as their guide through monster-infested woods where she’ll leave them for dead. Until, inconveniently, she grows a conscience. #questpit #w #a #f

ONE PIECE IN SPACE A runaway with illegal powers must join a crew of space pirates to save the man whose magic might change the world, or destroy it. But she has three problems with that: she finds him intoxicating, his partner’s infuriating, and she hates pirates. #questpit #Q #A #F #RF #SFF

🗡️EVEN SENTS FALL When a final assignment leaves more questions than answers, two monster hunters must discover the truth behind the new horrors appearing across the land, even if it means unraveling their own identities and everything they believe in. #QuestPit #W #F #H #YA

SHANNARA x MAGICIANS With no magic and crippling anxiety, Letyf has no place on a world-saving quest. As foes close in, he must confront his traumatic past. Lia is once again serving the villain, and slaughtering her master's foes is her last chance to avoid demotion—or worse. #A #F #Q #Questpit

When people ask, "How can I promote my art when the world is going to shit" I hear that as, "How do I have the right to make art when the world is going to shit" And... We need art more than ever during such times. You need to be making art more than ever during such times.

It's wild going back to earlier drafts of scenes and seeing how much my characters have evolved #amwriting #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity

Adult Paranormal Romance A preservationist studying a sealed manor discovers the house is alive because a man is bound within its walls. She must break his curse before the last heir dies or he becomes part of it forever. 🥀🖤✨️ #Questpit #PR #R #Q

THE STARLESS SEA x HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE “When the Sun disappeared, the Stars wept.” ☀️ romantic portal fantasy 🌿 nature themed magic ✨ strange world 🖋️ interwoven folktales 🌸 mental health/neurodivergent rep 🌙 queer rep Querying soon! #QuestPit #A #F #R #W #Q

A hidden continent that protects the gate between our world and the demon world risks discovery if the people living on it can't get along. One of its generals has died, and his widow must train his successor as her grief destabilizes her magic. 129k multi-POV #Q #questpit #A #F #R #BIPOC #demons

THE WANDERER'S LOG, a 78k adventure urban fantasy 🫂found family ❔morally grey protagonist (in a different way...) ♥️ neurodivergent + LGBTQ+ rep 📖 diary-like format 🪄 unique worldbuilding + magic systems 🗺️ international travel 👣 pursuing a god #questpit #P #YA #F

SIX OF 🐦‍⬛x OUR 🏳️ MEANS ☠️ 🏴‍☠️ A murder mystery—everyone is suspicious 🪶 Neurodivergent MC/disabled LI 🌊 Sirens, dragons, deadly seas 🕯️Cold ex-pirate & charismatic pirate captain work together to survive 🌈 Sapphic “you’re a means to an end” to lovers #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #RF #MY #OWN #LGBT

Mulan x Avatar: The Last Airbender x Fourth Wing A woman rejected by the gods steals her brother’s place in war and manifests forbidden divine power while falling for her lethal commanding officer. SONG OF THE SICKLE Adult romantasy, 118k words #Questpit #Q #A #RF

The last Conduit is dead—and Magpie of Lornwhen, perpetual troublemaker and incurable dreamer, is thrilled about it. Two clueless lesbians. A forest full of spirits and giant mushrooms. A journey of love and ascension. #agentguide #querying #QuestPit #Q #F #NA #LGBT #ND

Pumped to pitch ETERNALLY DEAD - my 107k paranormal romantic fantasy that explores what happens when an injured musician gets a second shot at stardom by joining an all-vampire rock band in the dangerous Vampire Realm 🧛‍♂️ 🩸🎸 #questpit #a #f #pr #rf #q #amquerying

JANE EYRE x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 🕯️forbidden gothic romance 🕯️slow burn 🕯️yearning à la anthony bridgerton 🕯️black swan-esque awakening 🕯️2000’s setting 🕯️devouring obsession but make it consensual 🕯️secret lake meetings #questpit #W #A #NA #R

Apple TV’s SEVERANCE meets SILO 🚫 Emotion as system error 👾 The haunting is digital 📋Corporate ritual menace 🧪 Complicit Protagonist 🧨 Creeping dread to visceral action #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #S #SFF #U

UNDER COMPLIANCE Red Rising X Murderbot 😵‍💫 unreliable narrator 🧠 zombifying mind control 🏦 megacorporation dystopia 👾 chosen few vs. alien threat A warrior raised to fight for a megacorp questions her loyalty when she sees the human cost of the company’s bottom line. #questpit #A #SF #Q

I have been quiet on here this weekend, but in my defense it is beautiful outside and I have many books to read.

Inked up today: Lamy 2000 with a fine nib and Jacques Herbin Poussiere de Lune. A beautiful dusky purple ink that flows nicely in this fountain pen. Rewrites time! #writesky #amediting

Hey #writesky, do you have any favorite tags, events, or lists for #writers I should know about on here? I'm trying to get better at this social media thing and interact with people more. #writingcommunity

Side eyeing my tbr pile

Unfortunately I have run out of bbq potato chips and have had to place further study on hold. Exploring resupply options, will update.

The best thing about editing a novel is how clean and organized the rest of the house gets. #amediting #writingcommunity

Whenever I encounter someone who believes in using the Oxford comma, I find myself encouraged, delighted, and hopeful.

Today's writing soundtrack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3R... #amwriting #amediting #music #writingcommunity #zelda

It is entirely possible that bbq potato chips are essential to the writing process. Further study is required to determine precise utility and effects. #amwriting

Wrote two fountain pens dry today (in fairness, their ink was already low) and got another chapter and a half edited. Productivity! #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

An update on my bee friends: it has been chilly the last few days and I have not seen them. I am hoping that as it warms up, they are too busy with the flowers in the garden to continue trying to invade my window.