WOOOOOOOOOO FACTS AND FEELINGS ARC from @authorfarrahcolson.bsky.social just dropped into my email.

🎶 THEY SAY ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL BUT I'M IN A NEW HELL EVERYTIME MY OUTLOOK DINGS WITH MAIL🎶

Obviously, I had to be “historically accurate” to Y2K ✨culture✨when crafting the dual timeline for my second chance contemporary romance. 😅 Which piece of ‘00s lore is your favorite? Namely, who else got unalived from dysentery on the Oregon Trail? #Y2Klore #indieauthor #childhoodfriendstolovers

Writing Community: As an indie author, you have to start a newsletter. Me: sure thing My Author Pals: Farrah, please make your newsletter normal. Me: okay… My Author Pals: No, really. Don’t title it something weird. Me: totally Anyway follow my newsletter please 😏 farrahcolson.substack.com

🥹 tysm

I can’t afford therapy so I commissioned the cutest character art for my upcoming romance novel from indie artist #babydragonart 🥹 #supportindieauthors #supportindieartists

Surprise dropping my debut indie romance novel pre-order like Beyoncé, but with more *italics* 😏FACTS AND FEELINGS, a childhood F2L (to strangers) second chance romance, is coming out 2.2.26! 😭 ARC updates in two weeks! 🔜 #booksky #indieauthor #romancebooks #yearning

Life has been so wild over the past few weeks, but so excited to be back on this corner of the internet 💙 (oh, and I have updates on my debut childhood best friends to lovers second chance contemporary romance novel coming soon 👀) #booksky #romancebooks #indieauthor

This is me 😭

Just got eras tour war flashbacks waiting in line on the site 😩 but secured the tickets! 🧡 #releaseparty #lifeofashowgirl #taylorswift #swiftie

pining men are my favorite, but when she also secretly pines a little it tips my heart right over the edge 😭 if you enjoy men who yearn for well over a decade, and women who never got over them, stay tuned ❤️‍🩹 #mutualyearning #booksnippet

“Why do you write Dual POV?” Because he thinks about her like this ❤️‍🩹🥹 #romancebooks #dualtimeline #menwhoyearn #secondchance

This #LaffyTaffy sent me 😭 IRL, authors need an editor, marketing and advertising, a cover, and about 976 more things 💀 #authorhumor #indieauthor #writerwoes

One time in the early aughts, I (read: my older teen brother on my behalf) responded to a Parade Magazine question “what is your pet peeve” with “the noise people make when they eat a banana” and they published it. Anyway should I list that in my author bio y/n? I got a T-shirt if that helps.

Authors: What is an oddly specific thing about yourself that you wrote into your book? In my #WIP, my female lead’s last straw with her ex was when he let the microwave beep instead of turning it off with three seconds left. 💀 VALID imo, cuz WHO DOES THAT? #authorsky #booksky #writersky #amwriting 😅

Last Year: Read over 200 books 🥰 📚 This Year (Wrote Two Books, Became An Aspiring Author): Read 10 books 😭🙃 Lack of time to read is probably the worst part about being an author. #booksky #authorwoes #amwriting

Author Hot Take: “First time” scenes in contemporary romance should be (at least mildly) realistic. I will die on this hill, that’s all 🫶🏻🥰 #booksky #hottake #romancebooks

As an author, nothing will humble you faster than control + find. 😭 #crutchwords #booksky #authorsky #amwriting #authorproblems

Let me know if you want an ARC of the book one beta reader was ready to risk her pups on 💀 This email in my inbox sent me today 🤣 [permission to post from said reader] #puppycollateral #puppytax #booksky

Please join me in More Unhinged Things My Characters Say With No Context, Volume 2. Which one resonates with you the most? 😅 #indieauthor #romancewriter #booksky

What is the weirdest character quirk you’ve ever read (or written)? I’ll go first. My female lead thinks that tomato soup is marinara sauce propaganda, and she will die on that hill. 😅🍅 #indieauthor #writersky #booksky #characterquirks #amwriting #bookish 📚💙 #debut

Authors: What other editing advice have you heard to catch your own manuscript mistakes? Personally, I love changing the font and reading again, reading out loud, reading on different devices, and searching for crutch words. #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #proofreading #amwriting ✍️📝📚💙

Authors: Why are we like this? 😭😅 #indieauthor #amwriting #booksky #bookish #writersofbooksky #booktwo

I’m convinced being an author is saying “I’m going to take a break from writing” after finishing a book, and then starting to write your next book approximately one week later. Rinse and repeat. 💀 #booksky #amwriting #writersofbooksky #bookish

I think one of my favorite things about bluesky not having an algorithm is the variety it gives to the book community here. Of course if a book is popular, you'll see it a lot, but at least in my experience, I feel like I am seeing way more variety of new books and it's so refreshing. 💙📚 #booksky

2AM and JUST finished my first draft of Book 2 in my interconnected standalone series! It’s an Enemies-to-Lovers Devil Wears Prada inspired romance following a female fashion apprentice and a male Italian (plus size! 😍) bespoke tailor. No, Book 1 isn’t out yet (hopefully, soon)❤️ #booksky #indie

Don’t mind me, just crying over another comment left by an internet stranger 😭 BETA READERS: you have no idea what comments like these mean to aspiring authors 💙 Can’t wait to get this book out there so more people can join the emotional rollercoaster ride 📖 #betareader #indieauthor #romance

Some #Y2K bookish posts to kick off your Monday! 🦋 💓 If you love this era as much as me, stick around my page. My upcoming romance book is an alternating timeline partially set in the early 2000s. Jelly sandals, Flintstone vitamins, and Nintendo 64 all make cameos 😅 #romancebook #secondchance #F2L

📚💙 #writesky #writingcommunity #authorsky

When your beta reader makes it to the first reveal in your book and is STRESSED (but don’t worry romances have HEAs) I just like to make people cry a teeny bit first 😌 #booksky #amquerying #betareader #romancebook #readerreaction

Listen, I love spicy stories with morally grey alpha holes who would literally stab someone for the girl they love as much as the next romance reader, but sometimes you gotta start small to convince others 😏 What are some books you recommend to convert someone to your fave genre, #booksky?

Call me the opposite of Christian Grey because I do not exercise control in all things. I exercise a concerning lack of patience, though. #booksky #bookish

I hear we are posting our top three favorite books! Mine below 🥰 😅 IYKYK #binding13 #bot #boysoftommen #chloewalsh #keeping13 #romancebooks

Ever since I was a little girl I knew I wanted to submit my manuscript via Querytracker #indieauthor #amwriting #amquerying #writer

One lesser-known benefit of writing is meeting other writers who quickly turn into confidants. I talk to these internet strangers across the globe more than my own best friends at this point. 😅 #indieauthor #amwriting #romanceauthor

The way I’ve been feeling like a covert operative, working a corporate job during the day and writing under the cover of darkness like a vampire 😅 Any other indie authors leading double lives? #indieauthor #romancewriter #booksky #doublelife #amwriting

Just had a beta wrap my debut MS. I offered to send her a physical ARC once I’m closer to publication…and she asked if I could SIGN IT before I sent it. Y’all. I AM A PUDDLE. #betareader #indieauthor #romancewriter #booksky #ARCreader #unpublished

MY AUTHOR HOT TAKE: I always have someone reading my manuscript. No matter the stage—whether it’s with agents or not. Reader reactions and comments like this one help me keep a consistent pulse on my genre audience (and bring me lots of joy, too)! #romancewriter #booksky #indieauthor #hottake #beta

Taylor: I haven’t recorded #RepTV Swifties: BUT THERE WERE FIVE HOLES IN THE FENCE 😭 #taylorswift #reputation #swifties #masters

As a millennial, I’m convinced a core piece of our lore is perpetual algorithm recommendations for America’s Got Talent audition snippets 😭 #millennialcore #millennialculture #FYP #thirtysomethings

Do any other writers keep track of #canon for their books? A beta reader asked me a question out of curiosity (which I love, the attachment is real 🥹) about what my characters do in the future, and I realized I wanted to remember my answer! It inspired me to write it down. 💙 #booksky #indieauthor

mood 🤡

The history. The pining. The inside jokes. The slow burn. The ‘it’s always been you’ 😭 My favorite (clearly biased) romance trope. ❤️ What’s yours? #childhoodfriendstolovers #friendstolovers #secondchanceromance #romancetropes #romancewriter #taylorswift

So, I send my beta readers (all internet strangers via Reddit/Insta/TikTok) a survey after they finish reading to make sure I can market my book accurately when the time comes. PSA: I will need 7-10 business days to emotionally recover from this response today 😭😭😭 #indieauthor #betareader #booksky

THERE IS TIME FOR BOTH, OKAY? 😭 #booksky #ARC #ARCreviewer #moodreader #bookish

Authors get it 😭😅 In the midst of writing book two, and book one is staring at me like hello??? I’m still unpublished??? #indieauthor #authorproblems #writingwoes #booktwo #series #booksky

It’s the inside jokes and decades of pining for me 🥹 #Q #A #QuestPit #Booksky #childhoodfriendstolovers #friendstolovers #romance #indieauthor #secondchanceromance

After a decade of estrangement, childhood best friends and exes reconnect when Gracie shows up at Danny’s NFL game armed with only a crumpled letter in her pocket. #Q #R #Questpit 🕰️ alternating timeline 💿 partially set in the early 2000s ❤️‍🩹 trauma + mental health rep ⏳ slow burn 🤯 twists + reveals

The amount of hyper-specific book requests make me laugh. People are like, “Recommend me a book where a green-eyed, 6’5”cowboy tells a grieving Italian widow he loves her while juggling sticks of fire and riding a white horse! Extra points if he’s allergic to peanuts!” 😅 #booksky #bookrecs ❤️

Authors with plot twists+reveals in their books who are trying to advertise while keeping it spoiler-free 😅 #spoilers #booksky #plottwist #reveals #indieauthors #writerwoes #bookreview #bookish