something hopeful on the horizon getting me through finals / revisions / dissertation beginnings: a three-day trip up to the (almost) highlands in a few weeks, which i'm turning into a semi-writing retreat 🌄 UGH! need these views again so bad

why does rewriting chapters actually make my brain melt

the fact that bridgerton s5 will be sapphic and set in scotland actually makes me want to cry (and i will)

the words always at the scene of the crime 😶

GOODREADS HAS A DNF OPTION NOW?!! WE CHEERED

shared another sapphic, slice of life, cozy short story to my Substack! byfionahansen.substack.com/p/phoenixfire

one of my biggest, silliest writing tips for my fellow hyper-critical perfectionists is to write in fonts that DO NOT LOOK LIKE A BOOK. I'm currently editing/rewriting in Arial. Then, when I finish a draft, I change it into Times New Roman before reading, and it actually LOOKS like a book!!

posted a cozy lil sapphic slice of life short story to my substack! available to read ~now~ open.substack.com/pub/byfionah...

#QuestPit #W #YA #H #MY #PR #RF DON'T LET THE FOREST IN x AGGGTM To survive the summer at her coastal hometown's boarding school, Noa must: 1. End a (murderous?) moth infestation 🦋 2. Solve a decades-old cold case identical to her mother's 🔍 3. Not kill (or kiss) her new roommate, Ivy ❤️‍🔥

#QuestPit #W #A #F #RF #HF BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x EMILY WILDE Natural History WIP as a *FAKE* deal announcement and in emojis: 🐉🎪👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🪡💌👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🦴❤️‍🔥🗡️💫🫖👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨⚗️🤫📜🏛️🩸

#QuestPit #W #A #F #RF #HF BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x EMILY WILDE Natural History WIP as a *FAKE* deal announcement and in emojis: 🐉🎪👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🪡💌👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🦴❤️‍🔥🗡️💫🫖👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨⚗️🤫📜🏛️🩸

With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind. #QuestPit #AG #YA

hi #questpit, almost done revising my sapphic sf crazy rich asians novel, so here's the agent's guide! :)) [BREAKING NEWS]: BROKE PHD STUDENT FAKES DEATH AND STEALS IDENTITY OF BILLIONAIRE TECH HEIRESS. TOO BAD HER GENIUS RIVAL IS ONTO HER & IS OBSESSED WITH EXPOSING HER NEW SKIN #A #SF #LGBT

#QuestPit #W #YA #H #MY #PR #RF DON'T LET THE FOREST IN x AGGGTM To survive the summer at her coastal hometown's boarding school, Noa must: 1. End a (murderous?) moth infestation 🦋 2. Solve a decades-old cold case identical to her mother's 🔍 3. Not kill (or kiss) her new roommate, Ivy ❤️‍🔥

scottish winter is so chilly i'm wearing a scarf in my own home as i write

being a writer means most days are like pulling teeth, but some days are like staring at a perfect diamond that you've just pulled from stone and wondering at how you managed to create something you love so much. today, so far, is one of the latter days 🥲

We're trapped in a hall of mirrors this evening. Our reflections leer back at us in contorted constellations. It's really quite unsettling. Much like today's short story. "The Broken Specter" by @byfionahansen.bsky.social crowcrosskeys.com/2025/03/29/t...

Today, the South Carolina State Board of Education voted to ban four books from all state schools, despite passionate testimony and a packed room of people defending the books. The four books were Flamer, All Boys Aren’t Blue, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Push.

HUGE ALERT FOR TRANS PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THEIR PASSPORTS IN ORDER — the U.S. State Department has stopped issuing passports with the “X” gender marker and has suspended processing applications for ALL GENDER MARKER CHANGES. 🧵 19thnews.org/2025/01/tran...

It's here! Reactor's 30 Most Anticipated Books of 2025, read and compiled by books editor @cxorlando.bsky.social. If you're searching for your next fantasy, science fiction, or horror favorite, there's no better place to start 📖 reactormag.com/30-sff-title...

when you read back what you wrote yesterday and its not terrible??!!!! PRAISE THE LORD 🙏

Thank you to everyone who've bid on items for the 2nd annual #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser already! 🫶 With a ceasefire coming tomorrow, families will be hoping to evacuate injured family members. 175+ items left without bids! www.32auctions.com/organization... Next goal $10,000 raised!

As I dive back into Natural History WIP revisions, I'm thinking of some of my future WIPs that have been so patiently waiting for my attention. Namely: 🦇 Sapphic Carmilla-insp. Romantasy (perf for fans of Nosferatu) 🏚️🛶 Twin Peaks-insp. YA sapphic spec. horror/thriller

THE SACRED SPACE BETWEEN is coming to North America! So excited to announce it’ll be released this November with Little, Brown in the US alongside Harper Voyager in the UK. Truly a dream come true!! ✨

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

Surprise! You didn’t think I’d have just the one book coming out in 2025, did you? Disney asked me to write a follow-up to TANGLED—a horrible decision, really—and as I dearly love that movie, how could I say no? (It may have also given me the chance to put “Give that horse a sword” in a book.)

Please share widely 🙏🏼 I am taking item donations (literally anything from the publishing community or readers) for the next #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser to run Jan 15th through 31st. I am at about 100 items, trying to get to at least 500. airtable.com/appgMC1CTRup...

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an indie boy has moved into the apartment below me and now plays guitar and sings on his balcony with a tripod set up from morning to night i don't know whether to enjoy it or be annoyed

a first draft is supposed to be bad, a first draft is for discovery, a first draft will have plot holes and thats ok, a first draft will not be polished and thats ok, a first—

After nearly five years as a writer, I just typed 'the end' for the first time. A draft of my adult queer historical fantasy exists! Now for the fun work — the revising & rewriting. But first... to celebrate with Thanksgiving food, a good book, and a few days off! #amrevising

so. um. about to write the epilogue of my first book. see you on the other side 🍵

5 days left in November. 3 chapters left in my WIP. Let's do this.

hey y’all please share this, this list contains 🇵🇸 gfms that need our help please share around!! spreading around them on here is so important!! bsky.app/profile/did:...

ICYMI! i'm thrilled to share that my short fiction debut, "The Broken Specter," is featured in the inaugural edition of Livina Press' Midnight Ink & available to read NOW! it's gay, eerie, and perfect for those still sipping the dregs of spooky season 🕸️🪞

People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favourite movies? Quote share your answer in a gif! #filmsky 🎥

hello #writingcommunity! i'm fiona, a writer of queer (in both ways) fiction. i'm currently working on my sapphic alt-historical fantasy WIP with hopes to query... soon 👀 you can find me elsewhere here: fionahansen.carrd.co