Black boys and their stories in YA are often pushed aside or not supported enough. So I want to highlight this beautiful YA that focuses on queer Black boys and necromancy. Please support author Louangie Bou-Montes

#WIPSnips WOTD is “skill” Switching it up and posting a snip from my debut novel, MAKE ME FREE. Community theater is on the menu 🩷 🖋️📚💙 / 📚❤️ Link in bio for more on MAKE ME FREE, including a limited time sale on the ebook 📚 #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky #exvangelical #blackbooksky

#WIPSnips WOTD IS “flurry” No straight uses of “flurry,” but I’ve got a different take on the word in my deconstruction fiction WIP… ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky #authorsky

#WIPSnips WOTD IS “red” ❤️ In my women’s fiction WIP, Micah and Steve attend Sunday church service. The message preached from the pulpit is received much differently by husband and wife. #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky #amwriting #exvangelical

#WIPSnips WOTD is “difference.” I’ll go with a “different” form of said word from my current WIP: Two cerebral teens converse after a whole day hanging out around town. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky #authorsky #writingprompts

In my latest novel, To Die Is Gain, a minor character, Danny, mentions he escaped a cult. The backstory didn’t fit, so I wrote a short story about his experience in the cult and included it as a freebie for subscribing to my newsletter (link in bio). 🤏📚💙 #pretendpanel #writesky #authorsky

I try to answer several questions about my main characters based on a 60-question quiz I received in a sketch writing workshop (might be online somewhere too). But I “learn” more about my characters the more I write them. #pretendpanel #writesky #authorsky #amwriting #writingcommunity

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If I must choose…bookstores. Bookstores are fun, but I love my city’s library system. Not only do I check out books regularly, I’m part of an improv troupe that meets at a local branch weekly. The library also has neat resources (free Xerox copies, Makerspace, etc), and puts on awesome events.

I would rather secretly love a book everyone else hates. I already find myself hating (or strongly disliking) books everyone else love without needing to be secret about it 😆

If you’re #LGBTQIA+ & #bipoc then read my novels. For the lore. For the plot. For the generation. I write queer #fantasy romance with gothic sci-fi thriller vibes. Vivid #sapphic & #queer representation. Sensual, riveting, & action forward. Link in my bio. Indie author. Support gay black creators💋

#WIPSnips WOTD is “pocket”… In my deconstruction fiction WIP, Steve arrives home to sad, empty silence. #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky #amwriting

Every time Word tells me my grammar sucks I consider its advice before remembering I have access to actual humans who have studied and know grammar who tell me, while my use of language is a little odd, it's my voice and I should enjoy what I worked hard on. Project: This Side of the Veil #WIPSnips

#WIPSnips WOTD is “worst” In the prologue (yes there’s a prologue) of the WIP, Steve is talking to a pop psychologist, who is advising him not to think the worst of the woman he choose to spend his life with. #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky #amwriting

#WIPSnips WOTD: half In my women’s fiction / deconstruction fiction WIP, Micah is waiting for her “counseling” appointment with the pastor’s wife, and hating the idea of the session with increasing fervency. #writingcommunity #authorsky #writesky #amwriting

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My debut novel was inspired by real life, so my FMC was initially conceptualized as a self-insert. But as I continued to write the story, she became her own person. Other than that, I may add small aspects of myself into characters, but they’re not self-inserts. #pretendpanel #writesky #authorsky

My characters often start out inspired by IRL ppl, but are developed into their own personas thru imagination & improv game-playing. Paul in To Die Is Gain was based on a college buddy. But I thought—what if he had a Denzel in Training Day moment? That’s Paul. #pretendpanel #writesky #amwriting

Today, I have temporarily lost my “ability” to speak, but I can still post to #WIPSnips 💙 In my WIP, Steve is speaking with an online pop psychologist, desperate to make his wife understand that his parents don’t hate her. That goes as well as expected. #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

#WIPSnips WOTD is “nowhere” 🖋️📚💙 From my latest release, TO DIE IS GAIN. Luke and Paul are in the desert taking a potty break on their road trip across the United States, when Paul announces an excursion that doesn’t sit well with the risk-averse Luke. #writesky #authorsky books2read/todieisgain

#WIPSnips WOTD (right under the wire) is “dust” ✨ Flashback to a teen Micah at a house party with a boy she just met, Julian…but not exactly a “normal” house party. #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity #amwriting

Lost my best friend of nearly 30 years earlier today. It was sudden and unexpected. She was only 41. Take care of your health, make that call to your friend or family member, hug your loved ones tight (or convey love in the way that works for you). Tomorrow’s promised to no one 💜

This is very accurate

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#WIPSnips WOTD: coffee ☕️ Time for a cup of joe…and a snippet from my deconstruction litfic WIP. Coworkers/friends/exes Micah and Finn discuss Valentine’s Day plans over hot drink, then the phone rings 😬 #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky #amwriting

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Ann believes her mother abandoned her. So she tries to fit in where she can’t, takes refuge in evangelical ministry, and seeks love from unavailable men. But what if the story of her mother’s absence is a lie? 🖋️📚💙 / 📚❤️ On sale for $2.99: books2read.com/makemefree #supportindieauthors #booksale

I won’t use being down with the sickness as an “excuse” to skip out on today’s #WIPSnips WOTD! In my WIP, an online pop psychologist is walking Steve through his “problem.” #writesky #writingcommunity #authorsky

Playing catch-up, kind of. #WIPSnips WOTD for 8/31 was faith… Had to weigh in here bc much of my writing is about deconstructed faith, including my published works and my current WIP. The below snip is a prime example. #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

New episode out today! If you can’t traumatize your loved ones, you’re a better person than I #podcast #exvangelical #newepisode

On a personal note, down for the count with Covid :( — at least temporarily. First time I’ve had it. Five years without catching it — it was a good run. Other than work this week, I’m doing as little as possible other than working on getting well.

A bit late for #HumpDay, but looks fun. He’s a page 99 snippet. In a flashback, two teen girls on a retreat hear a scary noise… #indieauthors #snippetshare #writingq #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

#WIPSnips WOTD is “broad,” but I don’t have that word in my WIP, so we’ll go with “thick.” Below is a spicy scene involving Micah and her then-boyfriend Finn. Be warned. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

What do you do when you lose it all? Cry about it? Fight back? Run? Like Phillips goes on a cross-country road trip. Join him on the journey: books2read.com/todieisgain 🖋️📚💙 / 📚⏰ #supportindieauthors #exvangelical #novelsaboutdivorce #secondchances

#WIPSnips WOTD (under the wire before the next one drops) is “stand.” In my WIP, a Pentecostal pastor quenches his thirst before warning his flock of the “sin” of ambition: “He stopped in his tracks and took a drink of water from a glass on a stand next to the podium.” #writesky #authorsky

#WIPSnips WOTD is “adventure.” I’ll be using “journey,” a close cousin. In my WIP, Steve tries to convince Micah to see the pastor’s wife for “counseling.” “She's gone through some similar things - you've heard Pastor Carl talk about their fertility journey from the pulpit.” #authorsky #writesky

In my novels, a common theme is that systems (particularly high-control religious ones) often strip agency from their adherents, and asserting agency means deconstructing from these systems. Given that, my characters start out letting the plot drive them until they don’t. #summerofstory #writesky

I read reviews, mostly to find anything quotable for marketing purposes. I don’t love negative reviews (who does?), but having been a podcaster previously, I have a fairly thick skin. Either way, I don’t respond to reviews. They’re for other readers, not for me. #pretendpanel #authorsky #writesky

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#WIPSnips WOTD is “same.” In my WIP, Micah’s colleague Julia has it out for her. Why? Explained: "People like me are 'the help.' We're not side by side with her in the same academic program or doing the same jobs." #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity

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I try to write reviews, particularly if it’s a book I enjoyed. I didn’t always, but trying to improve. If I didn’t like the book, I usually don’t write a review. Lack of editing or other major issues aside, I figure that a book I dislike is simply not for me. #pretendpanel #writesky #booksky

Luke Phillips believes that by going on a cross country road trip with his best friend, he is leaving his demons behind. But he finds that his past is riding shotgun. 🖋️📚💙 / 🌶️📚 ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn 🥃 Midlife Crisis 🕰️ Haunted Past 🧭 Second Chances Amazon: a.co/d/8mRFuuL Elsewhere: books2read.com/todieisgain

She moved for love. She hoped he’d see. But wherever you go, there you are. Get my debut novel Make Me Free on Amazon Kindle: www.amazon.com/Make-Free-Lo... 🖋️📚💙 / 📚❤️ #IndieBookMonth #indienovel #makemefree #weirdgirllit #exvangelical #supportindieauthors

I like to write the trope more as a possibility than a definite phenomenon. I played with the related concept of “The One” in Make Me Free and To Die Is Gain, though some may characterize Ann & Luke’s relationship more as “twin flame” than “soulmate.” #tuesdaytropetreasures #writesky #authorsky

#TheDoubleTax IS OFFICIALLY COMING OUT IN 30 DAYS. I don't really know what to say. I don't know if I've done enough. All I know is that I really really want y'all to read this book and will do everything in my power to make sure that happens. #booksky #blacksky #politics #news #librarysky

I don’t think about what’s trendy when I choose what to read or write. But a few times in life, I’ve done things before they were “cool” & missed the trend. The first book I attempted as a teen was a hockey romance — 25 years too soon. Too bad I never finished it 🤷🏽‍♀️ #pretendpanel #writesky

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