This is me, 2026. Short hair (some of it graying). About to finish the third class in my MFA program. Working on book number 2 in a year of standalones. I'll be 34 in April. Thought I'd share this selfie as a sign of life! Hope you all are well. #author #authorlife #writer #writerlife

THE RATING In a dystopian society where inhabitants are ranked by beauty, an 18 y/o separated from her identical twin must choose between her duty to the system and her duty to herself. 🌴Coastal city (future Southern CA) 🐦‍⬛ Underground society 👭🏻 Identical (?) twins #BluePit📖 #YA #SP #DIS #WF

Harper Lane is one of her country's greatest pop stars. Gifted with a magical voice, she can inspire the masses with song alone. But a terrorist attack at her concert will change everything she knows, and send her, and her best friend, to war. #bluepit📖 #YA #F #SF #Q #OS

I'm -attempting- to figure out the algorithms on the streaming sites (TikTok / YouTube shorts / Meta reels) but so far I am very bamboozled by it. 🙄

I’ve been on a little bit of a self-discovery kick through trying to figure out which platforms are working best for me. Excuse any oddness while that happens.. If you write YA though, give me a hey! #BookSky #WriterSky

I am honestly wondering if I should even concentrate on pushing people to my Facebook author group anymore. I get so little traction there. #WriterSky #AuthorSky #BookSky

Book 1 done! :) #WriterSky #AuthorSky #BookSky

I think the best piece of advice I can offer, in terms of PROMOTING your work (from someone who's been writing/publishing for about fifteen years now), is just to be as natural (and yourself) as you can be. When you force it, it doesn't sound authentic. I've learned this a few times. #BluePit

My name's Kody Boye. I'm a young adult spec-fic writer currently on submission with one (technically 2?) novels right now. Working to write a series of standalones this year. When not writing, I'm studying for my MFA (young adult fiction with a teaching concentration) and pestering my cats!

I slept through the night (for once). I am shocked (and a bit shook) by this fact. 🤪

For those looking for some #FreeBooks this month, there's a #Dystopia Ever After #Bookfunnel taking place right now. One of my books is a part of it. Link here: books.bookfunnel.com/dystopia-eve...

Am I procrastinating going to bed because I potentially have a dental appointment tomorrow? Possibly. I've been having pain in my teeth, and while I hate the dentist, I am going to get it checked out before it gets worse (since I am privileged enough to be able to get x-rays done). Wish me luck 😟

Hello everyone! My name is Kody Boye, and I am a #BookSky #AuthorofBlueSky of several young adult novels. I'm also a grad student (Master of Fine Arts) and a cat daddy! You can find out more about me on my website below! Feel free to ask whatever! I'm pretty open and would love to get to know you!

Hey, #Minterland: Wanted to take a moment to share that things are going well on my end. Still persevering through grad school, the day job, and life. My kits are also doing well, and they really enjoy this chair. Thank you all for your support this past year. It means a lot to me. 💙

What are we all #reading here on BlueSky?? (Please no spoilers beyond the "I liked this /etc.") I am reading WHEN THE BONES SING by Ginny Myers Sain! I'm about 1/3rd of the way through it and really enjoying it! #AuthorLife #WritingLife #Books

Hi, peoples! I have a free post on my Patreon detailing my current works-in-progress. Check it out if you are so inclined! Let me know what you're reading in the comments, and check out my post here: www.patreon.com/posts/sneak-... #WritingLife #AuthorLife #YAWriter

Having a crazy transphobe come out of the woodwork on Twitter/X (on a book recommendation about a werewolf of all things) immediately turned me off to the platform. I don’t even see the point of being on there anymore. I’m camping my username, but disabled it otherwise.

The cat has been launched from the bag! This is my new logo for 2026!

In other news: y’all should see something new for me tomorrow — or technically today, possibly, now that it’s after midnight.

My posting content every day for the past three or four days strategy didn’t seem to do much in the way of engagement across the board. But, that’s OK — because not only was it time consuming, but it felt like there was a lack of authenticity as well.

Email your reps, people. democracy.io

I spent three days blowing through this one! Highly recommended! Funny at times, heartbreaking at others, "Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses" is a story about friendship, and what lengths one will go to in order to help the ones they love.

I wish they would introduce the X-Men into the Marvel universe in a more present way, because I would REALLY love for them to do a Storm movie at one point. She's my fave.

I am considering redoing my logo so I can more easily adapt my branding for socials, my website, etc. My question is: do you associate anything in particular with me, symbol-wise, as a YA author? Looking for input (and keeping the light blue aesthetic in mind.) #AuthorLife

Being able to sleep is apparently an illegal activity for my brain. Ughhhhh

I hit 36K in my WIP tonight. Feeling a bit sleepy, so I may go to bed now. Pleased with the progress I'm making, however.

To those of you celebrating: happy holidays! I hope they are as wonderful as they can possibly be. Here is my kitty, Luna, on a Christmas blanket (which I took a few days ago).

SKIN OF THE SEA by Natasha Bowen was beyond excellent. A breathtaking tale of a mermaid who defies the African Orishas to do what she knows is right. Definitely a book for those who love mythology mixed with their mermaids. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I have just submitted my novel WARSONG to a publisher. Wish me luck!

For anyone who publishes through KDP: You may want to turn on Digital Rights Management (DRM) to avoid PDFs of your work being potentially distributed across the web. I used to not have it on there, but this new policy changed my mind. #AuthorsofBlueSky #WriterSky

I'm really busting my butt to get this book done by December 30 (maybe even by the 28 or 29) so I can proof it before submitting it to a publisher whose submissions are closing on the 31. My "outline" shows "two" "tentative" chapters left. I've written almost 5K today. 😵‍💫

Wanted to come in here and say that I haven't been ignoring my feeds. I'm just not sure what to post most of the time, and I don't want to bore anyone. I have been reading books for my MFA, though, and doing dayjob stuff, though! Stuff is happening. Just… not interesting stuff.

Hey everyone! I've been toying with making a new YouTube channel, and this is the first video: all about this year's goals, and next year's, too! Check it out, and let me know if you want to see more of this content! Link: youtu.be/v8qRMtVBsQM #AuthorsofBlueSky #BookSky #WriterSky

Well, here I am, putting into the universe my faith in my writing abilities, as well as my hope for my character's story. Wish me luck. ❤️ #AuthorSky #AmWriting #AmQuerying

I'm going to take the chance to jump on a potential opportunity. However, it involves writing 30,000-ish words in 28 days. The math says it's only about a little over 1K a day, but the nerves do be real though. 😬

I'm part of this YA Fantasy: Heroes in the Making Bookfunnel promo! If you like free books and want to try out some new authors, this might be for you! Link here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/yafantasyheroesinthemaking/gq7zky0ro9 #BookSky

Can I just nerd out over how good Charlotte Perkin Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" is? OMG. I absolutely love that story and am so excited that I just got to incorporate a plot analysis of it into my MFA program.

My short audio story "The Last Firefly" is now available to stream on YouTube! Find a link to it and other free audio content here: https://youtu.be/lDLWaw_NK1M #BookSky #AuthorSky #Audiobooks

My project for the next year is a "Year of Standalone [Novels]." To write 4 novels of at least 70,000 words in one year (365 days), I would have to write about 770 words a day. I think that is doable for me.

Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to share that my short audio story, "Bringing Lacey Home," is now available to listen to for FREE on YouTube. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE-PJlt4F9s #BookSky #Audiobooks #FreeBooks #ShortStories

I just finished writing the final words of "The Scarlet Jane Files," which leaves me feeling thankful, and a bit sad, at the same time. I struggled so much to finish this series in the aftermath of the Rio Grande flood. It feels like I'm losing a part of myself by finishing it.

My novel "The Witching Hour" is available across all the major ebook outlets, and has been featured on BookBub's free reads section. If you like urban fantasy and dystopian novels, this one might be for you! Grab it now at: www.kodyboye.com/united-states-of-witches #BookSky #Freebooks

@gnofhorror.com gave my novel WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND such a tremendous review. The accompanying inteview I did to help promote the book is also pretty revealing about my process, my influences, and how autism has shaped my understanding of my work. #BookSky #AuthorSky

If you've been looking for free middle grade and young adult fantasy books, this promo might be for you! Find a bunch, including one of my own, here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/freebieyabooks/4pr9uwcwhu #BookSky #FreeBooks #AuthorSky

I'm closing in on the final chapters of the last SCARLET JANE book. I do think it's going to end up undergoing a title change due to the direction it's gone in, so it's more likely to be GOLEM GROUNDS now than DARK WATER, but you get me. So close! Will finish soon, I think!

If you're looking for some new books to get lost in this November, consider trying these ones in this Bookfunnel promotion! Link here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/new-reads-to-be-grateful-for/3x2cb1ash0 (Please note it mistakenly says October.) #BookSky #AuthorSky #WritersofBlueSky

I think – keyword: think – that I found the core of the story from my thesis novel from my MFA project. We won’t start doing major writing work on our thesis until later on in the year, but I’m happy and I’m excited to have uncovered this detail.

For those of you who have been following my MFA journey, I wrote about my last class at Southern New Hampshire University. You can find the link to my MFA blog here: https://betweenthelinesmfa.blogspot.com/2025/11/learning-art-of-genre-with-advanced.html #AuthorSky #College #MFA

The first BANISHED LEGEND book, with new chapter separations and revisions, is now being uploaded across the eBook networks. The other four books are also being republished, but will not have these chapter structures (as of now). They will be updated in the next few weeks.

I should be done with the tweaks to the first BANISHED LEGEND book over the weekend. The other books will go up alongside them, but the planned updates to their part/chapter structures will follow in pieces, as I do each book individually.