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Christiane Knight

@christianek.bsky.social

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AKA Xiane. Writer. SFF. Eleriannan. Baltimore Fae. Crohn's. Queer. Musician. She/They. I spin spooky music and fuzzy fibers. I write characters that dare to hope. SFWA member. No GenAI! ⟭⟬💜⟬⟭ 🍊 Find my books at https://www.christianeknight.com

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Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · Dec 13

Even the grittiest blue collar city has a spark of magic under the surface. In Baltimore, you might find that magic around any street corner or darkened alley - if you know how to look.

Learn more at www.christianeknight.com
Or buy directly from the author at ko-fi.com/threeravensp...

Pictured: The covers for In Sleep You Know and Cast a Shadow of Doubt by Christiane Knight against a brick wall backhground. Text surrounds the books and reads: Graffiti Magic, Toothy Maws, Sketchy Fae Bargains, Books That Give Advice, Musical Magic, The Fungus Among Us, The Power of Belief. christianeknight.com

Pictured is the cover for A Third Kind of Madness by Christiane Knight against the background of tentacle-looking objects on a black background. Text surrounds the book that reads: Awkward Sapphic Romance, Tendrils or Tentacles? Possessive Elementals, Fae Musicians, Greedy Paintings, A House With Opinions, A Dangerous Obsession. christianeknight.com

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Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 1h

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I think about you often when I'm having a rough day, actually "Sheryl's out there lawyering for people who need help; you can get through this!"
So thank you for that. You give people strength you haven't even met 💜

Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 1h

Lots of people with Crohn's work. Their disease is more controlled, or they have a milder case [for now maybe], or they have to work for various reasons, or they can't get disability [it's REALLY tough]
I'm one of the lucky ones, which is kind of hilarious. I was approved because my case is BAD
yay

Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 1h

As someone with Crohn's on disability, I just love [I don't] how easy these jokers think it is to attain, like you don't have to be at the worst place ever to even be taken seriously as qualifying. Also there are different levels of the disease and ability to treat it.
Sheryl's a badass lawyer.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 3h

"If you really had Crohn's Disease, you couldn't be a lawyer. You'd be on disability."

- a different opposing counsel to me on a weekly basis

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 5h

seriously though, y'all know you can get books other places right? RIGHT?

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 6h

Everyone: I AM BOYCOTTING KINDLE

Me: cool, will you buy my books somewhere else at least?

*me looking at my sales report* Ah, I guess not.

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Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 17h

Feeling super good after reading through reviews for each of my books in order to add some to my website!
I don't look at them too often but when I do I never fail to get a little lift.
Not all authors like to see their reviews, good or not, but as I do all my own promos I focus on the 4 & 5 ⭐s

Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 21h

Gifs, memes, photos, emoji... do what makes you feel most comfy! 💜

jimin is coming to give you a hug with a picture of a man running

Alt: jimin is coming to give you a hug with a picture of a man running

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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 1d

These are the classes I have coming out in the Jan-April timeframe - www.patreon.com/posts/classe...

Classes for Next Year | Cat Rambo

Get more from Cat Rambo on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 1d

Story Order: How to Read Stories of the Eleriannan

Curious about what order you should read the books in the Stories of the Eleriannan series? I have all the answers here!

Story Order: How to Read Stories of the Eleriannan

Curious about what order you should read the books in the Stories of the Eleriannan series? I have all the answers here!

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Tonya R. Moore @tonyarmoore.com · 1d

Gird your... er.. pens! Call for Submissions Coming in early 2026. Visit the #kickstarter pre-launch page to opt in to be notified when the The Cookout Anthology's campaign goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/and... #thecookout #anthology #comingsoon

Coming soon: The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology

Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.

www.kickstarter.com

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Lisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 1d

I’m going to remind everyone every day this week that the Baltimore Running Festival is SATURDAY.

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 1d

Have you checked this out? New African translations! You can pick up cool stuff in the art shop or donate directly #booksky

E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 1d

Yay! Thank you for the generous donation! We're still at 67% so I didn't update the graphic, but it wouldn't take too much to bump it over... eh?

We have nearly three weeks, this could still completely fund, and fund quickly, with attention! (Please help tell people! That's key!)

Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3345, 67%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · 1d

Tickets are 75% gone for the event on 11/1 w/ @oliviawaite.com @clpolk.blacksky.app @evaleigh.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @kitrocha.com @jessiemihalik.com & #LeslyePenelope. Grab your spot now so you don't miss out.
www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-found...

Pale blue background. At the top left is the black silhouette of a hand facing downward with golden sparkles spilling from it. At the lower right is a black silhouette of a hand facing upward with golden sparkles rising from it. Gold text at top reads "Lost & Found Magic" Dark blue text below reads "A Virtual Conversation With Olivia Waite, CL Polk, Leslye Penelope, Jessie Mihalik, Eva Leigh, Kit Rocha, Stephanie Burgis" Lighter blue text reads "Sat. Nov. 1 at 3 PM Eastern on Zoom"

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

Red alert! Another earthquake! We are back up to a full quota of 6 authors on Thursday, including (eek!) the ghost! 👻 #SWSWQR

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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Cari Lym Jones

Judith Rossell

Jessica Lucci

Mary G. Thompson

Julie Leong

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October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

A few people have asked if there will be a second #ChoicesAnthology

I'd LOVE to do one. There's MUCH more to explore

But it only happensif this one sells like hotcakes

So buy it, tell your friends about it, request it at your libraries & indie bookstores

Let's make a second one happen together

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 8d

#ChoicesAnthology is the collective scream of people of marginalized genders facing the control and theft of our reproductive rights, filled with stories of terror, tragedy, resistance, and revenge

Grab your copy today books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q

Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa.

The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them.
These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 1d

It's Release Day! 🎉 Friendship, strife, trust, discovery, and yes - squid gods - in Brandon Crilly's wonderful fantasy adventure Castoff. #BookSky #NewBooks

"Powerful, elegant, and filled with new surprises, bringing this epic fantasy to a thrilling and satisfying conclusion." - Julie E. Czerneda

Castoff by Brandon Crilly

New fears. Hidden clues. The Aspects cannot maintain what has been broken.

www.atthisarts.com

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Micah Nemerever @nemerevermore.bsky.social · 1d

word of mouth saved my book, fr, it is the best friend of midlist authors who don't get much of a marketing budget

Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 2d

My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.

Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.

3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.

You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 3d

So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

There was an earthquake in SWSWland and our next Quick Reads got a bit... shook up. But it's all good be- wait, who's that? It's a... it's a...GHOST?! 😨

There's only one way to find out! Three days from now, 7 pm EST. See you there! 👻 #SWSWQR

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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Judith Rossell

Jessica Lucci

Mary G. Thompson

Julie Leong

?

October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 2d

an Indigenous Peoples Day reminder that borders are bullshit and every Indigenous person from across the Americas deserves to be in the US more than every person of European origin

fuck borders, fuck ICE, land back.

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 2d

From West Baltimore, a farming legacy baltimorebeat.com/from-west-ba...

A Black woman with her locs in a bun smiles as she holds a bucket of plants.

A person wearing a navy blue t-shirt with yellow and white lettering and a gray backwards baseball cap works on a farm.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 2d

Hey, do you know if you sub now you'll get the first chapter of The Warm Machine as a PDF for freeeeee? Yep. It'll take you to the free download area after you sub! (Click "no thanks, take me to the download") :D :D

#Robots 💙📚🪐 #IndieAuthor #TLM #TWM #Books

Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 3d

NEW PIN? NEW PIN! Nov 12th, join me during @the-book-bazaar.com as I raise funds for physical copies of my cozy sci-fi friendship novella The Lucky Machine. Come join us as we make questionable fashion choices, build a robot, draw a butt, and more! 🤖

#TLM #Scifi 💙📚 #Robots #IndieAuthor

Here comes The Lucky Machine, launching Nov 2025

From Aimee Cozza Illustration - Here comes The Lucky Machine, launching Nov 2025

TheLuckyMachine.com

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 2d

This has been *everything* I've seen these past several years.

The multiple white writers that I've *finally* said are causing harm have literally put hands in my face and even hands *on* me to prevent ONE WORD of conversation about this.

It should be inexcusable and it's not.

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 2d

I think what I struggle with is , I think they do see others humanity.

They just don’t want any world that makes them examine theirs

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

I just don't now how you get folks to see each other's humanity

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Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 3d

Thirding the scam suspicion. I've had stuff like that happen with my fiber art biz. It really sucks :/

Christiane Knight @christianek.bsky.social · 3d

20 minutes is usually how long mine last, but I've had multiple ones both yesterday and today, which is unusual
The light's been extra bright lately and my eyes obviously disapprove 😅

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 4d

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

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