I don't usually make posts for my Substack articles, but I think I tackled some really important stuff in this one about refusing to sell AI books versus book banning. There are also some Juneteenth and Pride Month book recommendations in there, so I'd love if you checked it out. Link in bio.

I'm now on Substack! Join me to discuss attempting to break into a very flooded publishing industry, as well as some uneducated opinions about book world drama from the brain of a BookTub addicted soul. libbylineweaver.substack.com

my hot writing take is that playing with POV is neat and you can do what you want. present tense first! close third! first-person-direct-address with bits of omniscient third! anything is legal if you look good doing it!!

Publishers are feeling the chill of the book banning movement and a second Trump presidency as literary agents note a more reserved atmosphere for publishing books with LGBTQ+ characters and themes. More: https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5679251-trump-era-lgbtq-book-bans/

i thought everybody already knew this but: the seats in planes are not actually meant to recline. this feature is a test, designed to tempt you into wickedness against your fellow man.

Two women under the fists of politicians and the gods stand at the crossroads of war and peace. Will they save their nations, or destroy them? 🐉 shadow dragons 😼 magic cats 🏛️ political intrigue 👩🏾👩🏼 badass women 🏋🏼‍♀️ morally gray shadow mommy ❤️‍🩹 enemies to lovers to "it's complicated" #DVPit #A #F #LGBT

THE PRIORY OF THE 🍊 TREE x THE FAMILIAR x CRIER'S WAR Perenne's rigged elections and patriarchal religion have only led to hate. Solterna's oligarchy has only led to oppression. It's time for two lesbians from these enemy countries to get their hands dirty in geopolitics. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT

Man, these magic cats really have no sense of boundaries... #UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

THE GUILDED AGE #UnhingedPit #W #Dystopian #AG

Glowing feedback from a critique partner regarding my MC, a feral-girl goddess trapped in a human body ✨ “she is quite unlikable (sorry)” 💕 “she’s so mean!” 🔪 “I was especially upset when she had Elias chop off his hand” 😇 “everyone is mean” #UnhingedPit #A #F #R #Q

"How was I supposed to know that the evil guy actually had an evil plan and wasn't just sending me on a quest to do evil things for shits and giggles?" -Onesta, probably #UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

Listen, we’ve had our share of night-adjacent shadowy boys in romantasy. It’s time we got some queer rep! 🏳️‍🌈✨💕 (They’re the main love interest and literally the night sky trapped in a mortal form so 👀) #UnhingedPit #A #Q #F #LGBT

i know we have to "push back" or whatever but this administration has us saying the goofiest, most obvious shit. late night hosts are allowed to make jokes. actually, WE pay tariffs. no, that's not how tylenol works. could be solving climate change but instead we're debunking middle school rumors

7 reasons why you should NOT read Cursed Blessings #UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

Two women at the mercy of politicians and the Gods stand at the crossroads of war and peace. Will they save their nations, or destroy them? 🐉shadow dragons 😼magic cats 🏛️political intrigue 👩🏾👩🏼badass women 🏋🏼‍♀️morally gray shadow mommy ❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated" #QueerPit #A #F #LGBT

A sapphic GOOD WILL HUNTING set in a prestigious magic convent. ✨ gatekept magic 🗡️ ritual sacrifice 🚫 forbidden romance 🪷 hallucinogenic lotus flowers 🌞 seasonal gravity #QueerPit #A #F #CLI

CRIER'S WAR x THE PRIORY OF THE 🍊 TREE A shadow dragon and two magic cats melt the hearts of two angry, scorned women. Badassery ensues. #QueerPit #A #F #LGBT

This energy. But she’s an immortal goddess sent to destroy your kingdom. #Q #A #F #RF #questpit

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One Dark Window X Locke Lamora Con everyone. Dodge dragons. Save her sister at any cost. 💥 Disaster-Bi Visually Impaired FMC 👀 Betrayal & Thievery 🐉 Dragons (who might eat you) 🕯️ Broken Magic 🔥 Burned Desert Palace 🤫 Everyone Has A Secret 🔮 Magic w/ Consequences 🥰 Found Family #Q #A #F #questpit

Luxia knows all about #JustGirlyThings #Q #A #F #RF #questpit

Are you looking for...? 🐉shadow dragons 😼magic cats 🏛️political intrigue ✨forbidden magic 👩🏾👩🏼badass women 🏋🏼‍♀️morally gray shadow mommy ❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated" Might I offer you CURSED BLESSINGS? #QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT

I finished this "Book Overture" just in time for #QuestPit! 8 minutes of original music composed by beginner me for my #W #YA(?) #LGBT swashbuckling farce, THE DUEL IN 1660! Listen to meet the first half of the cast and feel the vibes and emotions!

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag. #QuestPit #A #S #SF #W

POTIONS UNINCORPORATED Think HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE x THE SPELLSHOP 💜 Chronic Illness Rep 🌱 Plant Magic 💚 Bisexual Witches 🐈‍⬛ A Snarky Familiar 😈 Evil Pharmaceutical Potion Company ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine Romance ☕ Cozy Vibes #QuestPit #Q #A #R #F #chronicillnessrep #ownvoices #LGBTQ #cozyfantasy

CRIER'S WAR x THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE Perenne's rigged elections and patriarchal religion have only led to hate. Solterna's oligarchy has only led to oppression. It's time for two lesbians from the enemy countries to get their hands dirty in geopolitics. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #LGBT

UPROOTED x STAR DAUGHTER The night sky trapped as a mortal is on a mission to rescue their brother and sisters, the forgotten sun, moon, and stars. Their only hope? A curmudgeonly grad student who just wants to finish her thesis. 🌳 Ancient Botany 💗 Slow Burn HEA 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ #QuestPit #Q #A #F

I’m excited to share this #pitchcard for THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, and JOHN, the YA fantasy novel I #amquerying, feat: 🏴‍☠️ LGBTQIA+ rep 👑 non-western setting 🌸 anti-colonial lens 🏴‍☠️ girls w/ swords 👑 besties-to-lovers 🌸 friendship > everything #QuestPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q

CRIER'S WAR x PRIORY OF THE 🍊 TREE One is a reluctant foreign agent. The other's a vengeful border guard. Both of their lives are held in the palms of politicians and the Gods, as they stand at the crossroads of war and peace. Will they save their nations, or destroy them? #QuestPit #Q #A #F

MOANA x SHADOW AND BONE A refreshed introduction to WHISPERS OF THE SEA, a YA Fantasy that will embark soon on its query journey. Featuring: 🌊 Native Hawaiian Rep 🌊 Cultural Identity 🌊 Setting as a Character #QuestPit #YA #F #W #OwnVoices #AgentsGuide

CRIER'S WAR x PRIORY OF THE 🍊 TREE Sometimes you just need some magic cats and a shadow dragon to help you sort through the mess of your life. 🤼dual POV ✨gods-based magic 🌈sapphic fantasy ❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated" 🏛️political intrigue 🐉shadow dragons 😼magic cats #QuestPit #Q #A #F

Chillin', so . . . 1 like = 1 bee fact (mostly honeybees) 1 comment = 1 bee doodle Disclaimer: I am not . . . - An entomologist, beekeeper, or other actual expert. Bees are just my current Happy Fun Interest. Facts will be finite. - An artist. See example. Also, bee doodles may include beeple.

CRIER'S WAR x PRIORY Two women stand at the crossroads of war and peace. Will they save their nations, or destroy them? 🤼dual POV ✨forbidden magic 🌈sapphic fantasy ❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated" 🏛️political intrigue 🐉shadow dragons 😼magic cats #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #F #LGBT #Q

Always accept a Harbinger of Varrus's trade offer #UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

AITA: After I (immortal, F, muse recently trapped in a human body) got caught sneaking food from the mortal market without paying, I manipulated someone (25, M, butcher) to take the fall for my so-called theft. They cut off his hand, and now he’s mad at me?!?!? #UnhingedPit #Q #A #F #R #Romantasy

Onesta and Aurelia are certainly memorable employees... #UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q

When you buy Rowling's books, watch her shows, buy her merchandise, play her games, you're supporting her funding anti-trans actions that are ruining people's lives. Please stop.

Dachshund #92. I'm drawing a dachshund every day until THE LISTENERS comes out on 6/3...so this is the last one. Thanks for coming along on this adventure with me. Here's a photo of the Hershey Hotel, from 2021, when I began my research. I've lived with this book and these dachshunds a long while!

I desperately need more hours in a day just so I can read all the books I want to read. 😭

My latest beta reader. He takes his job very seriously 😻 #writingcommunity #cats #caturday

When a mistrustful maid at a blood magic convent accidentally harnesses the power the nuns have gatekept for centuries, the high priestess takes her under her wing. #WIPPIT #F #RF #A #LGBT

REYLO x A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC A dark wizard creates a device to travel between worlds, only to send it off in secret so his superiors won’t abuse it. Issue is, it lands in the hands of a bartender from the Ozarks who can’t control the power. 🚪Portals ❤️‍🔥Pining 🌘Cults 🍻Beer #WIPPIT #SFF #A #LGBT

💖✨🏳️‍🌈🛸⓮🎓🧶🕳️ The tangled mysteries of Dark meet the emotional resonance of A Wrinkle in Time, with the speculative science of The Three-Body Problem and the heartfelt tethers of His Dark Materials. More below, also in the Alt text. Feedback appreciated, thanks! #wippit #SF #YA #LGBT #LF #FBW

CRIER'S WAR x CITY OF DUSK Sometimes you just need some magic cats and a shadow dragon to help you sort through the mess of your life. 🤼dual POV ✨gods-based magic 🌈sapphic fantasy ❤️‍🩹enemies to lovers to "it's complicated" 🏛️political intrigue 🐉shadow dragons 😼magic cats #WIPPIT #A #F #LGBT #FBW

FURYBORN X A STUDY IN DROWNING A thousand years may separate them, but consequences last forever... ⏳ Dual POV, dual timeline 🌕 Forbidden, moon-based magic ✨ Star gods 🌌 Magic astronomy 🔮 Unique magic system 🤼 Rivals to lovers 🖤🤍🩶💜 Ace rep #WIPPIT #YA #F #HF #LGBT #FBW

Sapphic GOOD WILL HUNTING in a blood magic convent 🩸 ✨ gatekept magic 🗡️ ritual sacrifice 🚫 forbidden romance 🪷 hallucinogenic lotus flowers 🌞 seasonal gravity ⏳ dual timeline & dual POV #WIPPIT #F #RF #A #LGBT

Riding that amazing feeling of diving back into my manuscript with a bunch of actionable feedback from my writing friends 📑🖋️🤩 Bonus early #caturday: Lucifer attempting to crawl into a bin. He's not stuck, he meant to do that! #writingcommunity

THE FATEPAINTER Determined to win the approval of her immortal masters, a lesser goddess with the power to alter fate embarks on a mission to destroy a mortal prince’s court. ⚡️ Meddling gods 👑 Courtly intrigue 🗡️ Enemies-to-lovers 🖤 Tension and yearning ✨ Fairytale vibes #questpit #Q #A #F #RF