Sarah
sarahfloyd.bsky.social
Sarah
@sarahfloyd.bsky.social
Writer, mom, dog lover, dreamer 🦋
MG novels: BUTTERFLY GIRL and SURVIVOR MOUNTAIN (Wild Ink Publishing, 2025)
PB: TEN CLEVER NINJAS (Clear Fork Publishing, 2019)
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Friends! BUTTERFLY GIRL will be republished by Wild Ink Publishing! After getting caught in the Small Press Distribution collapse, my debut novel now has an editing update and beautiful new cover, by artist Victoria Diaz. Thank you Wild Ink Publishing for making dreams come true! ✨📚🦋
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And the adventure begins. Survivor Mountain by Sarah Floyd will keep you flipping pages while sitting at the edge of your seat.

Check it out here: a.co/d/5rKtlyW
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Two book launches in one week? Heck yeah!

Survivor Mountain - A middle grades adventure: a.co/d/7iv8f7n

Old World Wings - To quench your wanderlust in the form of poetry: a.co/d/9QCXhy5
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sometimes dreams really do come true...
✨📚💗
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Would you like a chance to win a copy of SURVIVOR MOUNTAIN? It's a gripping survival adventure about finding the courage to become the hero of your own story. Enter the giveaway at YA Book Central! yabookscentral.com/its-live-cov... (cool bookmarks too!)
#LowerYA #1stCrush #MentalHealth #GirlPower
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Do you love The Great Gatsby? Do you enjoy reading books before they are published? For free? Do I have your attention? Of course I do!

Go sign up to be an ARC reader for Among the Whisperings by Adele Liles.

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Among the Whisperings
Seventeen-year-old scholarship student Carra Nichols transfers to the prestigious Ash Valley Academy in pursuit of her dream of gaining admission to Princeton, but her education comes at a price highe...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
YAY! 😍 I just spotted SURVIVOR MOUNTAIN's first advance reader review on Goodreads (5 stars!) Thanks, @k8demaiowrites.bsky.social! 🥰 www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Survivor Mountain
Fake it 'til you make it - that's what Dani's older sis…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Exciting news.... Survivor Mountain by Sarah Floyd is available for ARC readers. This means you can read it before its publication date and for free! I mean, that's pretty darn cool!

Check it out.

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Survivor Mountain
Thirteen-year-old Dani tries to live by her motto, fake it ’til you make it. Faking confidence might lead her back to “normal” and end her decision-making paralysis, a symptom of the anxiety and depr...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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New and up-and-coming lit mags looking for submissions: www.chillsubs.com/lists/new-li...
New Lit Mags Blowing Up RN (And They Want Your Writing!)
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October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The Sacred Conversations anthology is open for submissions. We are looking for letters of knowing, understanding, and support, by women, for women.

Revenue will be given to a young girl whose mother was murdered in a domestic violence situation.

wild-ink-publishing.com/anthologysub...
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Friends! I’m delighted to share that my print proof for SURVIVOR MOUNTAIN has arrived! 😍
Huge thanks to the amazing team @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social for creating such a beautiful cover and interior design! 🥰
October 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sunset dinner at the river (Jersey Mike sammies—yumm!) Such a beautiful scene, and always fun to spot a little gator swimming by. 😎 #Florida
September 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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I'm excited to announce "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, & Opportunities" is now open for sign-ups! Yes, what's happening now in #kidlit, but *also* how to follow trends yourself and decide how to respond. October. 14 and 16, $59, will be recorded.

www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
Publishing Trends, Market Shifts & Opportunities: A Two-Night Mini - Highlights Foundation
www.highlightsfoundation.org
September 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Everyone loved Shay the Brave by Riley Kilmore... so she wrote another! Alexy Strong and Silent. It's another whimsical tale that you will love. Middle-Grades and up!

Want to read it before it's published? Heck yeah, you do! To be an arc, follow the link...

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Alexy: Strong and Silent
You met Alexy, Nurse, and the young pouncer, Mládà, in Shay The Brave, now journey with them to Dorp House, an orphanage in distant Indusdorp where Shay’s da (manor lord of Oldenshire) sends Alexy to ...
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September 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Just finished Sarah Floyd’s Butterfly Girl and found it a delightful MG story tackling the tension of wanting to follow your dreams but also stay grounded in your identity. Perfect for any middle schooler facing the same in their daily life! #kidlit #amreading
September 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Want to read A Conversation with Death by Tom Elmquist before it's published? You can!

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A Conversation with Death
A good deed can save a man’s soul or damn him forever. For Gabe, both were equally true. After a good deed that could have unmade existence, Gabe is literally faced with the choice of eternal life or ...
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August 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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COVER REVEAL - I know you've been waiting for this one! Sarah Floyd's sophomore novel. It's a story of resilience, strength, and bonds that last. Perfect for Middle Grades and up.

wild-ink-publishing.com/sarah-floyd/
August 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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SUBMISSION CALL: Whether the stasis of ice or the fluidity of liquid, water forms, reforms, and transforms. Bring us your stories of gentle erosion or violent upheaval, with water as the binding symbology.

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August 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Tell me.. have you read Butterfly Girl by
@kidlitSarah
yet? Did you know you can get the ebook version on sale until the 15th with the code august50 (at checkout)? You can! Check it out!
payhip.com/b/rk1Vi

It's also available anywhere books are sold online.
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Yay!!! So happy to see this book out in the world 🌎 📚
I know you are all excited for @BBuchananWomble's launch day! Bruce is such a huge supporter of everyone in the writing community. Now is our chance to give back. Celebrate with us!

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August 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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August 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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SALE TIME.

Everything on our Payhip Ebook site is 50% for the next 15 days. Use the code august50 at checkout.

Small surprise... We launched The Blacksmith's Boy by
Bruce Buchanan a little early, but only for the Payhip site.

Go see what all the energy is about!

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Wild Ink Publishing is able to bring you some of the newest, brightest wordsmiths because we are not afraid of breaking a mold or two. If you are looking for something new to read, look no further!
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August 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Happy 14th birthday to Toby! He had a wonderful time today and loved his birthday donut! 🎂💕
July 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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ARC ALERT! Want to read Thicker than Water by Avery Timmons before it's published? Want to read it for free? Yeah, you do! Go get it!

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Thicker Than Water
Eighteen-year-old Lydia Ross wants nothing more than to be normal, which is impossible, considering she’s half-vampire, half-human. But she finds her escape from her overprotective father when she sta...
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July 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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SALE ALERT! From August 1 through 15th, all ebooks will be on sale for 50% with the code word august50. Our ebooks are already heavily discounted on the site, but in August, you'll be able to collect them all, like Pokémon!

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July 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM