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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · May 12

ISO: an experienced Romantasy/Fantasy Editor with time to take on an approx 137K word manuscript this summer. HIT ME UP 🫶 #booksky #author #editor

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · May 4

Girls be like “I needed this”, and it’s just reading about strong and feminine rage-filled women who are loved, empowered, and respected by their men while they dismantle oppressive governments together 🫶

#booksky #books

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Apr 30

How do I Google “how to manually snap a man’s neck” without getting myself on some sort of watchlist? It’s book research I swear 🥴

#booksky #authorsky

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Apr 30

The most time-consuming part of my editing process is realizing how much of a comma groupie I am, coming to terms with that, and then chopping up run-on sentences like I’m a sous chef. 🔪

Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Apr 12

“All you do is look at MMC fanart”

God forbid a girl have a deep appreciation for modern art.

#booksky

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Mar 28

Just some love readers have shared for Forged that makes my heart full 🩷🥹🫶 #booksky #author #authorsofbooksky

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Mar 14

The perfect beach read 😌🏝️🌊

#booksky #romantasy #beachreads #author #kindleunlimited #outofoffice

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Mar 6

What I look like while watching hours of military & martial arts training videos so I can choreograph Malyk fights properly (I’m literally just a girl 🎀)

#booksky #author #authorlife #romantasy #fantasy

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Mar 3

You’re in his DMs, I’m giving him a 16-part rundown of the book I’m reading including theories and fanart for reference, we are not the same.

#booksky #books #authors #bookthoughts

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 27

Oh yessss 🥵😮‍💨 touch him and 💀 eats every time too

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 27

“I hate cliches”

*who did this to you*

“OH MY WORD HE’S GONNA KILL THE ONE WHO HURT HERRRR 😫🙌🥵”

#booksky #authors #romantasy #booktropes

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 23

I don’t go to the gym to be healthy I go to the gym because the chances of a dimensional rip into a fantasy realm full of super hot (but also incredibly fit) FMCs and MMCs appearing is slim but never zero

#booksky #romantasy #fantasy #authors #amreading

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 18

Period. ✌️💅

#booksky #romantasy #authors #bookquotes

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 17

Fight scenes are the bane of my existence 🥲 but man does it feel good to finish one 💪

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 17

When I finally finish writing a fight scene chapter it gives me the same surge of feral energy as when Shania Twain says “let’s go girls”.

#booksky #writingcommunity #authors #fantasy #romantasy #writing

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 17

Ouuu heated gloves 👀 I might have to try that

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 17

Any other authors out there have a very specific writing setup? ✍️

For me, I have to have a hot tea, phone flipped over so I can’t see the screen, and thunderstorm playlists on loop in my headphones otherwise I can’t concentrate to save my life 🙂‍↕️

#booksky #author #authorlife #writersofbluesky

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thank you!

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Thanks! I’ll add this to the TBR ☺️

Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Haha i LOVE this 😍

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Something awakened within me when I saw Ghostface for the first time 🙂‍↕️

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Yes! I’ve noticed the same. Even with writing, I’m finding it difficult to get into it. I just hope that everyone who is struggling, either to read or write or both, finds a way through it. Books can bring us so much happiness and escapism, especially when we need it most 🩷

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Ok I’m glad it’s not just me! I’ve had slumps before but not like this, this one is brutal. I thought for sure Onyx Storm would shake me out of it, but so far nothing ☹️

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Intriguing! I’ll add these to my list :)

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Nicole Batey @authornicolebatey.bsky.social · Feb 16

Thank you!

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