Editing day 2: ⚔️ Daily total: • 4,300 words (1 chapter) ⚔️ Running total: • 22,800/121,000 words or • 6/34 chapters or • 74/407 pages Today wasn’t as productive as I wanted, but most of this chapter had to be chopped and/or rewritten, so I’m counting it as a win.

Editing Day 1: ⚔️ 18,500 / 122,000 words -or- ⚔️ 5 / 34 chapters - or- ⚔️ 59 / 411 pages So far, so good—except that she got longer. I’d already heavily edited all but 1 of these chapters, which is how I powered through. Tomorrow, the real work begins. #ProgressReport #Writer #WIP #EditingGoals

In the hope the threat of public shame will make me actually get things done in my narrow window of peace, I’m posting my #writinggoals. I want my #wip fully edited by the end of July. She’s chonky though—over 120,000 words (400 pages). End goal is ~100k words. Here we go! #writer #progressreport

I’m thinking of changing the title of my WIP. Which makes you want to read the book more: 🩶 Silver in Her Veins ♥️ A Song of Silver & Scarlet The book is an all-queer, dual POV re-imagining of Romeo & Juliet + reluctant assassins and secret witches, featuring friends to lovers and imposter royalty.

Six of Crows meets Teach the Torches to Burn in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET, a queer subversion of Romeo & Juliet. In a world full of witches and dark magic, Viola and Vašek are assassins sent to kill the other, and they don’t fall in love—at least, not with each other. 😏 #QueerPit #YA #F #FR

A SONG OF SILVER & SCARLET A girl caged by magic, longing to be free. A boy desperate to save his dying sister. The political plot that forces them to masquerade as royalty to assassinate each other—and the river of dark magic waiting to devour the world. #QueerPit #YA #F #FR #EF #FTA

Time for a trope map of my #WIP! Romeo & Juliet meets Six of Crows in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET, a YA fantasy novel perfect for fans of FT Lukens, Bea Fitzgerald, and Aiden Thomas. Witches! Assassins! Imposter royals! Gay panic! Absolute mayhem! It’s a fun time. ☺️ #querying

A $10 donation came in after I made the last post, so the total we raised is $1,607.62, split three ways into $536 each. 💪 We donated to the Wilson Foundation's MN housing fund, which is matching donations, and two of Operation Milkweed's top four fundraisers for MA families impacted by ICE.

All the Scattered Stars is ✨officially✨ a BESTSELLER! 🎉🥳

Dear Universe, I’m just a gal who wants to read books, write stories, and hike mountains with my dogs. Please stop pen-blocking me with these horrible inventions called “reality” and “adulting” and “actual life.” Sincerely yours, Via

🏆Writer Goals🏆 #1: Sell 100+ books in the 1st week ✅ #2: Sell out an event ✅ (x2!) #3: Schedule 12+ events ✅ (7 finished, 6 scheduled, 3 waitlisted, 5 TBD/applied) #4: Make a bestseller list 📈 27 spots away! #5: Sell 300+ copies in the 1st month 📊 in progress #goals #writer #dreamstakework

KISS & TELL X SMASH OR PASS Take: a demi, canceled, mouthy, foodloving singer Mix: a hideout in Amsterdam + a meet cute in a cat café Add: a closeted football star + swirling gossip Bake off: a viral song that could tell his truth… or out the boy he’s falling for #AG #YA #LGBT #editors #QuestPit

Happy #QuestPit day! Here's my #agentsguide to THISTLE & BRIAR, a 93k adult romantasy 🦋 “Have you ever accidentally botched a spell that bound you to a fae man who hates your guts? Asking for a friend.” #Q #A #F #R #RF

A SONG OF SILVER & SCARLET 🗡 Reluctant assassins ⚔️ Dual POV ✨ Dangerous magic 🏳️‍🌈 All queer cast 💜 Gay panic 👀 Plot twists for days ❤️ Just kiss already! 👑 Queendoms & goddesses 💥 Smash the patriarchy 🥀 Romeo & Juliet retelling 🦊 Czech folklore inspo #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #LGBTQ

Six of Crows x Romeo & Juliet An imposter princess. A pretender prince. A vengeful plot that might just get them both killed. Because when monarchs play their political games, it can only end in blood. 🗡 Reluctant assassins ⚔️ Dual POV ✨ Dangerous magic 🏳️‍🌈 All queer cast #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

A SONG OF SILVER & SCARLET The prince he’s forbidden to love. The healer she’ll sacrifice anything to save. The curse that might end them all. 🗡 Reluctant assassins ⚔️ Dual POV ✨ Dangerous magic 🏳️‍🌈 All queer cast 💜 Gay panic 👀 Plot twists for days ❤️ Just kiss already! #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #LGBTQ

Any other queer, YA, and/or fantasy authors want to swap support for #questpit on Wednesday? #querying #queer #lgbtq #ya #fantasy

Today I’m posting what brings me joy. And it will forever and always be this goober. Meet Moose, the bestest boy!

Let’s see those Indie Bookstore Day hauls! #indiebookstoreday I had the BEST time at three amazing local bookshops, where All the Scattered Stars sold out for the second time in under a week! Now here’s hoping all 70 of my lovely new readers like it. 😬

Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to be an author, and that little girl was me. On April 21, that dream came true. This #queer, #debut, #indie #author SOLD OUT her launch event, and so many people came that I was worried the shop would run out of chairs! #dreambig #truestory

Today is pub day for my debut novel, All the Scattered Stars! It’s a queer, YA fantasy about the sinking of Venice. What are you reading for Earth Day tomorrow?

okay okay one more for #posterpit! Child of the Dragon is kind of like if Eragon took place in the modern day, but instead of a boy finding a dragon a girl finds out she IS a dragon. #YA #DIS #OWN #P #LGBTQ

The glitter of Venice’s lights hides a dark truth: when the floodwaters rise, no one is safe. And Venice is sinking. Tonight. 🌿 Earth Magic 🌿 Vaporetto Heist 🌿 Weaponized Pigeon Chaos 🌿 Mythical Trees 🌿 Queer Rep 🌿 Animal Besties Coming 4.21.26 @ Running Wild Press! #PosterPit #P #F #LGBTQ #YA

Six of Crows meets Romeo and Juliet in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET 🤍 Forbidden magic ❤️ Fairytale retelling x classic remix 🤍 Dual POV ❤️ All queer cast 🤍 So. Much. Yearning. ❤️ Reluctant assassins 🤍 Plot twists for days Querying now! #PosterPit #Q #F #FT #YA

Atlantis x Shades of Magic = ALL THE SCATTERED STARS 📖 YA fantasy 🌿 Lush world building ✨ Elemental powers 🌱 Magical trees 🐾 Animal besties 💜 Found family 💪🏾 A fierce FMC 🖤 Complex characters with dark pasts 🇮🇹 The sinking of Venice 💚 Mother x daughter bonds 🏳️‍🌈 Own Voices queer rep Debuting 4.21.26!

The prince he is forbidden to love. The ailing sister he would sacrifice anything to save. The curse that only he can break. The romance of To the Stars and Back (Peglo) meets the high stakes & world-building of The Sunbearer Trials (Thomas) in this dual POV novel. #ProfilePit #Q #YA #F #LGBTQ

SIX OF CROWS x ROMEO AND JULIET Nations at war. An ancient curse. Assassins disguised as royalty. Viola is no princess, but to save the woman she loves, she must be come a killer. #ProfilePit #Q #YA #F #LGBTQ

My review of All the Scattered Stars by @viathewordwitch.bsky.social is now available on my blog: fountainpengirl.substack.com/p/book-revie... #allthescatteredstars #booksky #ecofantasy #urbanfantasy #asexuality 🌈📚

Just 2 weeks to pub day! 4/1–Book Launch with Colby Daniel @ Purple Couch (N. Andover) 4/26–Indie Bookstore Day @ Book Ends (Winchester) 5/5–Author Event at Moon & Back (Medford) 5/30–Local Author Fair @ Plymouth Library 6/26–Author Event with Katie Abdou and Meghan Nesmith @ Molly’s (Allston)

BOOK LAUNCH EVENT!!!!!!! There aren’t words for how excited I am, and as a writer, I usually have all the words. If you like queer, YA fantasy books, then you are invited!

Goodreads says @viathewordwitch.bsky.social's book is my highest-rated book of the year! How cool is that! #booksky #goodreads #queerbooks

"The glitter of Venice's lights hides a dark truth: when the floodwaters rise, no one is safe." Enter to win a copy of Via Luino / @viathewordwitch.bsky.social's "All the Scattered Stars" from @runningwildllc.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Last month, I was wrongfully dismissed from my job as a children's librarian in Burlington, MA after I put up a Pride display. The director personally tore most of it down, then fired me. Now he's lying to the public about removing it. If this upsets you, please email [email protected]. 1/12

vialuino.com My shiny new author website is now live!

I am now ✨officially✨ an author! #author #writer #goodreads

My book is officially on Goodreads! This whole author thing is starting to feel official! www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #debutauthor #writer #feminism #environmentalism #queerrights

All eyes should be on North Carolina. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...

Wisconsin gives us all a little hope. 💙💙💙 #wisconsinsupremecourt #Wisconsin #crawfordforthecourt

Book cover reveal! I am so in love with this gorgeous design from my publisher, @runningwildllc.bsky.social! 📚 #coverreveal #book #bookish #writer

This is the kind of energy I want to see! @massgovernor.bsky.social Thank you for standing against T/JD, and please continue to be vocal. We stand with Ukraine! 💙💛 #standwithukraine #ukraine #freedomforukraine #puckfutin

Zelensky is the guy that maga pretend Trump is

Now they want you to turn your friends and neighbors in “for the greater good”. Sound familiar? What a shame it would be if this form were to be flooded with spam instead! enddei.ed.gov

Sebastian, Moose, and I made national news! (We’re in the crowd right in front of the camera at the very beginning!) apnews.com/article/pres...

#boston #protest #50501 #nokings #nojusticenopeace

Join me in saying no to companies that do studies finding their plan will cause irreversible damage our planet but want to enact them anyways. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ln... #saynotolng #saveourplanet #environmentalist

These two when the cheese comes out! 😂