Michelle Manus
@michellemanus.com
Is tentatively back online.
Still vicariously living my dreams of having badass magical powers and destroying evil men through the characters I write.
michellemanus.com
https://payhip.com/michellemanus
Still vicariously living my dreams of having badass magical powers and destroying evil men through the characters I write.
michellemanus.com
https://payhip.com/michellemanus
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I have it on good authority it's a great day to read a book, and I have your UF, epic fantasy, and PNR needs covered. 🧵 #booksky
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
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Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
You really have to admire spam emails that start with, "First off, I am a real human, not a bot" and end with "Again, I am a real human."
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 AM
You really have to admire spam emails that start with, "First off, I am a real human, not a bot" and end with "Again, I am a real human."
Skyla is wise, and we appeal to her in times of doubt.
Apropos of my DMs right now, in case this is useful to others...if you're struggling with a writing project and you have All Those Voices in your head with really dumb criticism, please internalize this important lesson from Skyla's School of Writing:
DOUBLE DOWN OUT OF SPITE
DOUBLE DOWN OUT OF SPITE
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Skyla is wise, and we appeal to her in times of doubt.
Milk chocolate.
Guys, I really need to talk about something dumb and meaningless. What's a universally beloved sweet treat that you think is just mid? For me, it's meringue.
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Milk chocolate.
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Read all Michelle's books, then get all your friends to read Michelle's books, then patiently wait for MORE of Michelle's books.
I have it on good authority it's a great day to read a book, and I have your UF, epic fantasy, and PNR needs covered. 🧵 #booksky
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
February 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Read all Michelle's books, then get all your friends to read Michelle's books, then patiently wait for MORE of Michelle's books.
What can I say? My allure is irresistible.
Cancer: Oddly your seduction technique of loudly shrieking into the ears of prospective partners is working far better than it should.
February 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
What can I say? My allure is irresistible.
Everyone lay off the poor groundhog, he's just the messenger, ok?
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Everyone lay off the poor groundhog, he's just the messenger, ok?
Here to report that sorting through the hundreds of PVC parts from valves and unions that have been thrown into boxes over the years at my work, so I can see which ones are worth keeping as spare parts, is just like playing with Legos for adults.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Here to report that sorting through the hundreds of PVC parts from valves and unions that have been thrown into boxes over the years at my work, so I can see which ones are worth keeping as spare parts, is just like playing with Legos for adults.
You know you want to help choose what horrible man Elis kills next. Think of how much cheaper it is than therapy! Join Skyla's Patreon today.
Lots of exciting stuff in store for patrons this year--catch this month's update today and get ready for the new Elis novella coming on Friday where patrons get to vote on the story direction, starting with who Elis is going to kill. www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You know you want to help choose what horrible man Elis kills next. Think of how much cheaper it is than therapy! Join Skyla's Patreon today.
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We have some pretty cool limited tiers for backers of a writerly persuasion for the Fascination anthology, including short story and poetry edits by authors & editors Robert Bose, Travis Burnham, Jon Negroni, & Suzanne Willis.
Become a backer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Become a backer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Fascination: Dark Fantasy Anthology
A macabre story collection of nature-fueled magic, witches & dark fae. Creepy cottages, haunted homesteads & bespelled woods.
www.kickstarter.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We have some pretty cool limited tiers for backers of a writerly persuasion for the Fascination anthology, including short story and poetry edits by authors & editors Robert Bose, Travis Burnham, Jon Negroni, & Suzanne Willis.
Become a backer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Become a backer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Okay, I have to write 500 words in the next 45 minutes or I lose all respect for myself as a writer. Reporting back soon, may the power of Public Shaming be with me. #amwriting
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Okay, I have to write 500 words in the next 45 minutes or I lose all respect for myself as a writer. Reporting back soon, may the power of Public Shaming be with me. #amwriting
I have it on good authority it's a great day to read a book, and I have your UF, epic fantasy, and PNR needs covered. 🧵 #booksky
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I have it on good authority it's a great day to read a book, and I have your UF, epic fantasy, and PNR needs covered. 🧵 #booksky
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
Have you ever felt forgettable? Do you dream of finding a world with magic where you have a place? Meet Nyx Fortuna.
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
My cat was having a really bad dream and she seemed like she was in distress so I gently petted her to wake her up and she convulsed awake, flipping 180 degrees, hissing and spitting, and anyway she would like you to know that I am a terrible mother.
February 1, 2026 at 12:39 AM
My cat was having a really bad dream and she seemed like she was in distress so I gently petted her to wake her up and she convulsed awake, flipping 180 degrees, hissing and spitting, and anyway she would like you to know that I am a terrible mother.
Banning myself from the internet tomorrow until writer's group because clearly my brain needs that.
January 30, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Banning myself from the internet tomorrow until writer's group because clearly my brain needs that.
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Looking at the Epstein Files drop today and feeling about 150x more this:
“So much for the tolerant left” - I AM NOT THE TOLERANT LEFT, I AM THE BASTARD LEFT WHO WANTS TO SET FASCISTS ON FIRE.
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Looking at the Epstein Files drop today and feeling about 150x more this:
I was assured this is the proper way to do book promotion.
Read my "too political" contemporary fantasy series today!
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Read my "too political" contemporary fantasy series today!
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I was assured this is the proper way to do book promotion.
Read my "too political" contemporary fantasy series today!
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
Read my "too political" contemporary fantasy series today!
payhip.com/MichelleManu...
books2read.com/u/mV66Jp
@skyladawn.ca wanted to do a giveaway for @annaguirre.bsky.social's The Only Purple House in Town, but Canadians can't buy gift copies, so I'm calling this Skyla's Giveaway.
4 US gift links in next post! #KindleBookGiveaway
If you miss out on a free copy, it's on sale for $1.99 today only!
4 US gift links in next post! #KindleBookGiveaway
If you miss out on a free copy, it's on sale for $1.99 today only!
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
@skyladawn.ca wanted to do a giveaway for @annaguirre.bsky.social's The Only Purple House in Town, but Canadians can't buy gift copies, so I'm calling this Skyla's Giveaway.
4 US gift links in next post! #KindleBookGiveaway
If you miss out on a free copy, it's on sale for $1.99 today only!
4 US gift links in next post! #KindleBookGiveaway
If you miss out on a free copy, it's on sale for $1.99 today only!
Reposted by Michelle Manus
The superhero we always desperately need. (11/n)
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The superhero we always desperately need. (11/n)
I have hit my minimum wordcount goal for the day. It's not the desirable wordcount goal, but it will have to do. Apparently bodies need sleep or something
January 30, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I have hit my minimum wordcount goal for the day. It's not the desirable wordcount goal, but it will have to do. Apparently bodies need sleep or something
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Me: why is my heart pounding?
Narrator: you've had two double shot lattes, and three glasses of diet pepsi, and two days of eating like shit?
Me: Gosh, I sure hope I don't need to have my heart retested, I'm not due for another year
Narrator: *sobbing sounds*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbmP...
Narrator: you've had two double shot lattes, and three glasses of diet pepsi, and two days of eating like shit?
Me: Gosh, I sure hope I don't need to have my heart retested, I'm not due for another year
Narrator: *sobbing sounds*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbmP...
Why am I anxious?
YouTube video by Tom Cardy
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Me: why is my heart pounding?
Narrator: you've had two double shot lattes, and three glasses of diet pepsi, and two days of eating like shit?
Me: Gosh, I sure hope I don't need to have my heart retested, I'm not due for another year
Narrator: *sobbing sounds*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbmP...
Narrator: you've had two double shot lattes, and three glasses of diet pepsi, and two days of eating like shit?
Me: Gosh, I sure hope I don't need to have my heart retested, I'm not due for another year
Narrator: *sobbing sounds*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbmP...
I begeth thy pardon, we must do what now?
Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I begeth thy pardon, we must do what now?
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This cover needs a book and one of us is up for the task, I'm sure of it
Surely someone's writing femme fatale girlfriends. 🤷♀️ payhip.com/b/5oPq8
Premade Cover: Sapphic Noir
You are buying a premade cover. The downloadable file is the one with the placeholder text. Upon payment, I’ll contact you within three business days via the email address provided with your order to ...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This cover needs a book and one of us is up for the task, I'm sure of it
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Some folks use their murder journals just for other notes. Some don't use them at all. Others really do use them for their series notes! Here's @michellemanus.com's and I know @mellhay.bsky.social does too.
Hex is helping me fill out the murder journal as we reread the first four of @skyladawn.ca's Waverly Jones books in anticipation of the release of A Dark and Distant Home.
The overarching series mystery has so much to sink your teeth into if you need to focus your brain on something right now.
The overarching series mystery has so much to sink your teeth into if you need to focus your brain on something right now.
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Some folks use their murder journals just for other notes. Some don't use them at all. Others really do use them for their series notes! Here's @michellemanus.com's and I know @mellhay.bsky.social does too.
Epic trauma-filled, rage-fueled fantasy. Also there are horses.
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Buy the ebook direct: payhip.com/b/YQI6i
Buy ebook, paperback, or audio everywhere else: books2read.com/u/mdYzPW
January 29, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Epic trauma-filled, rage-fueled fantasy. Also there are horses.
Buy the ebook direct: payhip.com/b/YQI6i
Buy ebook, paperback, or audio everywhere else: books2read.com/u/mdYzPW
Buy the ebook direct: payhip.com/b/YQI6i
Buy ebook, paperback, or audio everywhere else: books2read.com/u/mdYzPW
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A cozy paranormal mystery about a tea shop with odd hours in a Coastal Oregon tourist town.
Murder, tea, fey, a teenage werewolf who bakes amazing croissants, a pickpocketing tentacle monster, a vampire, a hellhound puppy, and a mundane proprietor.
Shenanigans ensue.
Summer 2026*
*theoretically
Murder, tea, fey, a teenage werewolf who bakes amazing croissants, a pickpocketing tentacle monster, a vampire, a hellhound puppy, and a mundane proprietor.
Shenanigans ensue.
Summer 2026*
*theoretically
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A cozy paranormal mystery about a tea shop with odd hours in a Coastal Oregon tourist town.
Murder, tea, fey, a teenage werewolf who bakes amazing croissants, a pickpocketing tentacle monster, a vampire, a hellhound puppy, and a mundane proprietor.
Shenanigans ensue.
Summer 2026*
*theoretically
Murder, tea, fey, a teenage werewolf who bakes amazing croissants, a pickpocketing tentacle monster, a vampire, a hellhound puppy, and a mundane proprietor.
Shenanigans ensue.
Summer 2026*
*theoretically