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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖

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Rin Nocturne / Seraphine Vela ✒️ Writer of ghosts, glitter grief, and quiet revolutions. Magical girls, moody boys, memory shards. Blog: https://shadowlightpress.blogspot.com/ My Books: https://shorturl.at/5T2QQ

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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 2d

Love and loyalty clash in Basilisk — a brutal, beautiful tragedy that left me reeling. When peace demands blood, who do you choose to be? 🥀⚔️
Read my full review ↓
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#AnimeReview #Basilisk #TragicRomance

Basilisk: When Love and Duty Go for the Jugular

A reflective review of Basilisk: doomed love, loyalty, and tragedy set in the Sengoku era. Beautiful, brutal, and unforgettable.

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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 20h

“You never liked lullabies. You liked music videos.” When the Moon Was Heavy www.hoopladigital.com/title/18777070 #motherhood #shortstory #indieauthor #blackauthorsky #booksky #family #relationships

Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 20h

"I always knew I belonged here. I was just waiting to be remembered." SLEEP MAPS & SIGNAL GHOSTS www.hoopladigital.com/title/18778246 #urbanfantasy #ebook #shortstories #indieauthor #booksky #sneakpeek #authorsofBlueSky #Hoopla #LibraryReads

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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 22h

"Draco Venatores will make sure you never rise again.” EMBERS & BLOOM www.hoopladigital.com/title/18143874 #Hoopla #LibraryReads #dragons #olderprotagonist #fantasyreads #shortstory #series #blackprotagonist

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Zane Rè-Bloom @zanerebloom.bsky.social · 23h

My spouse & I have been married 10 years! I'm so grateful they're in my life. I'm so incredibly lucky to share life w/ them.

💍🥂🎉🦄❤️

#thankfulthursday #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #weddinganniversary #10yearweddinganniversary #writingcommunity #writinglife #amwri̇ti̇ng #authors #authorslife #authorscorner

A couple kissing in wedding clothes in the outdoors with sun shining in the background.

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Cendrine Marrouat @haikushack.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 23h

The Haiku Shack Magazine is looking for poetry and microfiction for its fifth issue. Theme: "Silence"

Complete guidelines at https://creativeramblings.com/haiku-shack-magazine/

#poetry #fiction #microfiction #writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

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✨💫 Rebecca W. 🌙🌟 @anomalyerror404.bsky.social · 22h

Memory or a figment of my imagination?
Impossible to grasp.
Stray thought.
You whisper lies into my ear, then I close my eyes and the road is suddenly clear.
This feeling can't be put into words.
It slips away like a #thief in the night.
#whistpr #poem #poetry #WritingCommunity

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Gary Kruse @garykruseauthor.bsky.social · 22h

From Bodmin Moor to the London Underground.

From the afterlife to the present day via timeslip mirrors & the ghosts of memory.

These 9 tales will thrill you, chill you & break your heart.

Free on #KU or 99p/99c on #kindle

mybook.to/MOTC

🩸📚💙📚👀📢📚😱

#booksky #writingcommunity #horror #HorrorAuthor

Reviews of the Mistress of the Crows around the cover of the book against a backdrop of candles.

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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetang.myatproto.social · 22h

#WIPSnips - charge

Gabe is the final main character to be introduced, some chapters after the rest. I needed to quickly establish the kind of person he is for the reader. A good way to do that would be via his relationship with his former charge.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

A screenshot of text reads:

“The new Lord, Hal, would like you to return as Baldric’s tutor.”

“*What?*”

“Baldric mentioned how you were dismissed. And why. It’s clear that he misses you. In fact, from the way he talks about it, the little lad seems to blame himself for your being discharged—”

“It wasn’t his fault!” Gabe exclaimed, startled and appalled. “It was my decision to defy his father. He was only *eight*. An *eight*-year-old! If he had been kept in there longer without water, he might have *died*. As it was, he was emerging weak and staggering, and at least once he had passed out. I thought it was a near thing then. And he was in my charge. I had to do something. But it was my decision, not his. Not his fault!”

His treacherous lungs gave out because his breath was coming faster now, and he coughed so deeply, with such retching force that for a dizzying moment he thought he might vomit as he doubled over.

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Donna S. Frelick @donnasfrelick.bsky.social · 22h

#bestlaidplans sometimes take a #detour Today on #AcrossTheMultiverseBlog donnasfrelick.com/my-blog/f/wr... 💙📚✍️✒️ #romancelandia #writingcommunity #WritingandBooks #SFFBookSky #AmWriting #plottersvspantsers

Writers: Use a Map but Watch for Detours

There are as many approaches to the writing process as there are books in your typical hometown library. So, somewhere out there I’m sure there are plenty of authors who outline every character, every...

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Roger Hyttinen @artful-dodger.bsky.social · 1d

My writer friends may find this of interest: Writing As A Tool For Grief And Dealing With Change With Karen Wyatt buff.ly/dGYxKZE #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Writing As A Tool For Grief And Dealing With Change With Karen Wyatt

How can writing help you through difficult times, whether that's a change you didn't anticipate or an experience of grief? How can you differentiate between writing for yourself vs. writing for…

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Elise Betz #amquerying and seeking representation @elisebetz.bsky.social · 23h

#WIPSnips word for October 23rd is "gradient"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Nin has just picked up Darach by the side of the road and offered him a ride on the one horse. She's about to learn why those one horse tropes are so..."inspiring" when it comes to "romance."

Oak tree silhouetted against a green background.
Text: A Sylvan Tale #WIPSnips "gradient" (slope)

In an attempt to get a little space between them, so she did not have to feel how urgent his need was pressed against her bottom, she tried to scoot forward on Barley’s back, but due to the slope of the horse’s back and neck, she wound up bumping against Darach harder. Trying to inch forward once more, she was once again rocked back into his lap again.

“I beg you please, don’t tease me,” he pleaded sincerely.

“Tease?” she bellowed, offended that she was doing any such thing. “Your…dagger is digging into my…backside, and it’s a bit…” Being a maid, she had never had to have such a discussion with a man. And Alan never pressed anything hard up against her during the times she had begged for a kiss in the moonlight.

“All right, all right, don’t fuss.” Darach undid his cloak and stuffed it as a barrier between their bodies. “You’re grand now.”

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Nel is querying! @wasphole.bsky.social · 23h

"If you are writing from a marginalized perspective but are not part of that community, why are you the right person to write this story?"

Yes!! Love that this question is getting asked in query forms!

#writesky #writersky #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Jaz Pate Author @jazpate.bsky.social · 23h

💾 ALIVE 💾

He wasn’t built to love her, but he learned anyway 🤖💙
A sci-fi romance duology about a human & an android learning to feel.
🫂 Found family • 🍰 Sweet, spicy, a little scientific • 💻 Emotional malfunctions pending

#Scifi #Romance #WIP #AI #Android #Spicy #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

WIP REVEAL
ALIVE

GENRE: Sci-fi Romance
WORDS: 100–130k
POV: first person, present tense
BOOK TYPE: Duet
SETTING: Near-Future City

MAIN CAST:
C4-L1 – security android/AI
VIVIENNE – knitter & freelance journalist
RAVEN – tech genius & best friend

VIBE: romantic, sweet & spicy, funny, and heartfelt

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ALIVE?

He was designed to be a tool, not to feel.
But when an android begins to experience something like love, both he and his human companion are forced to question what makes someone truly alive.

A MACHINE LEARNS TO LOVE, AND A WOMAN LEARNS WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS
Love, laughter, and the philosophy of being human.
Domestic warmth with a side of science.
Sweet romance, spicy intimacy.
He wasn’t made for pleasure, but he learns fast.

HE WASN’T BUILT TO LOVE HER, BUT HE LEARNED ANYWAY

For those who enjoy their romances sweet & spicy, a little nerdy, and a little existential.

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Nicole L. Soper Gorden / Nicole Leland @nicolelsopergorden.bsky.social · 23h

I can't believe we're only 4 days away from the release of Hearts of Bark and Scale! This short novel is a sweet romance set in a dark fantasy world. It holds a special place in my heart. 💜

I can't wait for the world to meet Kvisti & Iason!

#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Background image of a desert with flowers. Foreground image of cover art for Hearts of Bark and Scale by Nicole Leland. Text reads: Even the harshest desert blooms. 4 more days!

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Author James C Struck @curioussnowflake.bsky.social · 23h

#WIPSnips for 10/23, the best I can do is a hill. 🤣

Vee and Gideon are exiles on a mission; find a potential Weaver and they can return to Dusker society. So needless to say, they’re pretty excited when they find Tim.

#WriteSky #UrbanFantasy #QueerWriters

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Jordan Michelle @jrdn-michelle.bsky.social · 22h

Windswept Desire is out now! A forbidden love, friends-to-lovers lesbian romance with all the yearning and simmering sexual tension a sapphic person could ever want. #booksky #lesfic #writesky #sapphic

Check it out on my website!
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description of windswept desire by jordan michelle
Camilla is the princess of the kingdom of Amoura, the daughter of a brutal human king who has harnessed the power of magical beings to conquer and extinguish his enemies. She is sheltered from the reality of her father's rule; carefree, light-hearted, until the castle is taken over by a dangerous being with the power of mind control who has plans to turn the whole kingdom against Camilla before turning it against the world.

Camilla's sworn protector, Aella, has been at her side since they were children. Irascible and commanding, even the stoic warrior cannot control herself when the desire that has been blossoming between she and her princess becomes all-consuming and impossible to ignore. But Aella has a secret that puts her at odds with her best friend, one that will push them apart despite their growing love. To save Amoura from utter destruction, she will have to reveal who she truly is, and risk losing her princess and the kingdom altogether.

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Marina Gabriela 🇨🇦 Author @marina-gabriela.bsky.social · 22h

I've made a Substack!

I'll be sharing a (free) newsletter at the end of each month starting in October.

Subscribe to @marinagabrielaauthor Marina Gabriela | Author

Stay in touch without the noise and volatility of regular social media!

#substack #newsletter #writerlife #amwriting #writesky

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Krystal Gregory (#amquerying) @kgregory13.bsky.social · 1d

Writing is wild—you pour your heart out, question your sanity, and call it art. Then someone messages, “This made me cry,” and suddenly all the caffeine, chaos, and emotional damage feel worth it. #AmWriting #WritersLife #amquerying

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Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social · 1d

My neighbor's Halloween decor is *chef kiss*

A tombstone reading critical thinking skills.

Dolls covered in spots carry a coffin toward a tombstone labelled Public Health. The reaper looms overhead.

Dolls painted with spots carry a tiny coffin.

A tombstone reading informed electorate.

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Maria Caiazza (Cah-ee-ah-tz-a) @mariacaiazza.entertaintoescape.com · 1d

Looking for a silly #halloween themed #read? I have a #shortstory for you. #booksky www.amazon.com/Samhain-M-W-...

Samhain (Deals of the Damned)

Amazon.com: Samhain (Deals of the Damned) eBook : McLeod, M. W.: Kindle Store

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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 2d

Let's learn about each other like we're 10 years old.

Favorite color: Black 🖤🖤

Favorite dinosaur: Pteradactyl🦕

Favorite sweet: Milk chocolates 🍫

Favorite cartoon: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 🌕

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2d

#NovelIdeas #LiteraryArt #authorsky #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Five Great Quotations about the Writing Process

“The writer’s silent mind is a period of intermission before orchestrating a symphony of words.” – Khaled Talib“…don’t wait for inspiration, just start the damned thing…once you b…

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J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 2d

Hunted for his meteorite wand, twelve-year-old Catch must master spell-hacked spycraft and decode his family’s secrets to stop the Acolytes from enslaving the Guardian Spirits and seizing the Minerals of Power.

#SFPit #F #MG #AmQuerying #AmWriting #SCBWI

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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 2d

"Let it tremble. Let it hurt. That’s how I’ll know I’m still me." EIDOLON SONATA www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGTMYQY2 #AmazonKindle #Ballet #Paranormal #Supernatural #Dance #DarkRomance #IndieAuthor #ShortStory

Eidolon Sonata

Amazon.com: Eidolon Sonata eBook : Nocturne, Rin: Books

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Rin Seraphine/Story Witch 🕯️📖 @90sinspiredink.bsky.social · 2d

"Sabine Cross never meant to become a Deckbreaker." DECKBREAKER ARCANA: THE ARKANTHYSIS COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPF7LD9S #AmazonKindle #supernatural #tarotcards #Tarot #fantasy #magic #shortstories #indieauthor #booksky

Deckbreaker Arcana: The Arkanthysis Collection

Amazon.com: Deckbreaker Arcana: The Arkanthysis Collection eBook : Nocturne, Rin: Kindle Store