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Susan B. James

@susanbjames.bsky.social

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Reader, writer, wife, mother, animal lover, treehugger Querying my novel, The Seeker's Charm, an origin tale for the Fae, told through a romantasy between halfblood farmgirl Rose Woodman and Eeden leader of the Faerie clan of the Stars.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 10h

I don't. I actually like editing.

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Tiare Liberty Sol ☀️ 🌺🦄 @tiare75.bsky.social · 2d

The job scams are getting even more sophisticated. Be vigilant. Protect yourselves and your finances, peeps!! ⚠️

They were looking for work — but found a scam instead www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

They were looking for work — but found a scam instead

Innovative scammers are posting jobs that are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate listings, including on trusted websites like LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter.

www.nbcnews.com

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John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · 1d

I met another tree today,
but he didn't have very much to say,
just stood on tiptoe, leaves aflame,
daring me to do the same. 🍂

Photo of a towering maple tree with bright red leaves against a blue sky.

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 1d

Next time you see a small dead bird, remember these lines...

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 21h

#WriteSky #WIPSnips

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 21h

🎃 31 Days of Halloween Books 🎃

#Booksky 📚

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 23h

Wondering how I'm using embedded links in my posts on Bluesky? I use deck.blue.

Other book promo tips:
publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bo...

Promoting Your Book On Bluesky - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish

Promoting Books On Bluesky: Tips and Best Practices BookPromotion_Header-v2_flat800.jpg This resource page is for those on Bluesky who promote books, whether their own books or books by others. PLEAS…

publish.obsidian.md

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 22h

We are having a great time at the Comp Title Workshop! The class is over so I (Jessica) can relax a bit, and dive into the workshop forums today and see what everyone is up to!

Tomorrow, comp title feedback panel with John Cusick. Can't wait to see what he says about your lovely comps!

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

I have had beta readers. But not currently.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, it's my first, but it's had many, many revisions.

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

#WIPSnips #WriteSky

Someone (not saying who, not saying how!) finally makes it to Faerie

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Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · 1d

New Agent Alert!

Sasha Landauer has recently been promoted to agent at Writers House. Sasha is looking for adult fiction and non-fiction!

Discover the full #mswl and how to query on our blog:
www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog

#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 1d

"The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen."
~ G.K. Chesterton

Golden Light (1883)
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

Tolkien's Lothlorien and the Shire.

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

🎃 31 Days of Halloween Books 🎃

#Booksky #Kidlit

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

Fantasy.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 2d

#WriteSky #WIPSnips

As night fell, two showmen lit torches at the front corners of the stage, casting a golden glow over the *field* of upturned faces. No one spoke even the children sat still as the Spiritman came slowly forward. At the edge of the stage, he stopped and pushed back his hood.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips!

The word for October 20th is "field"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 20 - field
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 2d

Combining two book challenges today.

🎃 31 Days of Halloween Books 🎃 #Booksky

This one absolutely gave me the creeps. Or as it says on the cover- scared the hell out of me. I read it when I was 13. Jamie the pig-still makes me shudder. I believe it was the one and only horror book I ever read.

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 2d

This week's #Horse and #Cat love
#Horsesky #Catsky
(this kitty looks so much like my Finn)

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Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · 4d

#NationalOpossumDay :
Vasily Vatagin (Russian/Soviet wildlife artist, 1883-1969)
#Opossum with Its Babies, 1920
Oil on canvas?
From the collection of the State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia.
artsandculture.google.com/asset/opossu...

painting of a mother opossum (Didelphis sp.) with five babies (four on back, one by her tail) on a large tree branch, overall dark tone giving it a crepuscular quality

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Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · 4d

#NationalOpossumDay:
#Opossum in the “paradise garden”mural cycle of Malinalco, Mexico, c. 1535/1585. The cycle is a rare survivng example of early colonial art with Indigenous artists in Spanish churches mixing native & European styles and filling Christian scenes with native fauna & flora.

Slide showing a portion of a mural with a zoomed-in detail of an opossum. (Images appear black and white because the mural was actually painted monochrome.)
Label:
Detail of an opossum in the paradise garden murals of Malinalco, Mexico, c. 1535/1585
Image credits:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eltb/6939991543/in/album-72157629114034706/
[Catedrales e Iglesias / CC-BY-2.0]
https://ombligomx.org/2020/02/17/fauna-prehispanica-en-los-murales-del-convento-de-malinalco/
[OmbligoMx / CC-BY-NC-2.5-MX]

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 3d

youtu.be/IlVoy-Df7KM

#NationalOpossumDay

Amazing mamas who do NOT carry rabies (they're immune) and they eat cockroaches. What's not to like?

Amazing Mama Possum Carries Babies Across Wire!

YouTube video by The Pet Collective

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 4d

"I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright."
~ Henry David Thoreau

The Wooded Lane
🎨 Claude Monet (1876)

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The Good Kraken @thekrakensays.bsky.social · 11d

Happy #Caturday to all who celebrate!

May the Universal Cat Distribution System continue to bless you!

#CatsOfBluesky

A black and white tuxedo kitten is looking at the camera

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