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J.C. Snow
@jcsnow.bsky.social
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Queer, fantasy, religion, history, various combinations.

Author of The Phoenix and the Sword and The Shoreless River
The Seaglass Blade: currently in prelaunch on Kickstarter!
Querying sapphic epic fantasy with the usual angst

https://linktr.ee/jcsnow
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Bookmail! The paperback print proof of The Seaglass Blade arrived and it is _gorgeous_ 🥰
Cover of The Seaglass Blade by JC Snow: print proof ready to order for Kickstarter backers!
December 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Did you know that Baskin Robbins makes aice cream cake shaped like a turkey and it is delicious but also kind of weird 😅
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Old style proofreading: the final frontier 🙃

It is really worth doing this even though I've gone over this mss so many times already. A few punctuation things, a few typos, and occasional unnecessary sentences or unclear dialogue tags add up!
A page of The Seaglass Blade, with a typo circled in red ink.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Stretch goal 4 unlocked: all Kickstarter backers get all the digital art! One week left to back The Seaglass Blade

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November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Supermoon over soccer practice
Moon through trees in an urban night sky, shining on metal bleachers.
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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The derpiest of pumpkins wishes you a happy halloween (courtesy of the cutest kid and his artistic vision)
Jack o lantern with a derpy smile
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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The Seaglass Blade was just chosen as a Project We Love on Kickstarter! Thanks KS!

And we are at 299% funded and one more backer will get us to the second stretch goal! Thanks to all of you 💕

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Check out this beautiful Yisue and Majen character art, by @monafinden.bsky.social !

This scene remained through so many revisions of The Seaglass Blade, and all Kickstarter backers will receive a digital copy as the next stretch goal ($1800 or 45 backers)!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
Two young men sit on a beach after a storm. Majen (with dark hair) offers a small white flower to Yisue (with long white hair). Art by Mona Finden.
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The Seaglass Blade queer epic fantasy kickstarter launched this morning and hit its initial funding goal in 10 minutes! 🥰

We have unlocked the first stretch goal and I hope we'll reach stretch goal 2 soon!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
Book Cover for The Seaglass Blade, by JC Snow
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Public service announcement from CA Attorney General
The following resources are not intended as legal advice. If you see Official Federal Immigration Officers, you may call Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP) at (510) 241- 4011. State agencies and trusted organizations have provided the following guidance: • RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT - You do not have to answer questions about your status or birthplace. • DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR - Unless they present an arrest warrant naming someone at the residence or a search warrant describing the area to be searched, and the warrant is signed by a judge. • DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING - Never sign documents without consulting an attorney. It may affect your rights. • DO NOT PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION - Never falsify documents or misrepresent your citizenship status. • SEEK LEGAL HELP - Contact an attorney or a trusted organization more assistance. State agencies and trusted organizations have provided the following guidance: • RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT - You do not have to answer questions about your status or birthplace. • DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR - Unless they present an arrest warrant naming someone at the residence or a search warrant describing the area to be searched, and the warrant is signed by a judge. • DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING - Never sign documents without consulting an attorney. It may affect your rights. • DO NOT PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION - Never falsify documents or misrepresent your citizenship status. • SEEK LEGAL HELP - Contact an attorney or a trusted organization more assistance.
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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This is all, this is the post
A handwritten sign saying "protect democracy"
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Line edits done! Four colored pens gave it their all for this moment.
October 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Happy National Coming Out Day from a lesbian and her Scorpio and some incredibly cute Icelandic sheep 🏳️‍🌈
Lesbians and sheep! The closest we got to sheep This is how cute sheep are
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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It takes a lot to set up a kickstarter and I spent all day today working on rewards and shipping estimates but look! I have a new banner!

Ten minutes collapsed on couch before picking up kid now 🎉

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
Kickstarter banner for The Seaglass Blade
October 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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If you are looking for the shyest and most earnest sword lesbian ever, I give you Aili Fallon :)

And if you want to see her in action, the first chapters of The Seaglass Blade are now available on my website!

jcsnow.com/writing/the-...

thanks to @rebiesque.bsky.social for the art! 🏳️‍🌈📚
Character art of Aili Fallon (The Seaglass Blade): a white woman with short blonde hair, wearing blue and black cultivation robes, holding a sword angled across her shoulders in a martial arts pose.
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I love when the rays come to visit! Thanks for saying hello, friend
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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It would definitely make Monday morning better to wake up and see 100 people following my queer epic fantasy kickstarter 🥰 (if you are, you know, into sword lesbians and emotional trauma)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
Kickstarter Banner for The Seaglass Blade: queer high fantasy exclusive hardcover, by JC Snow. Currently at 97 followers.
October 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The Seaglass Blade: Final Revision is complete! Still have to do line edits, but Aili Fallon, traumatized sword lesbian, is on her way to you in Chapter One. Planning to post my first chapters on my website, newsletter, and Kickstarter in the next week or so, if you want to sign up or subscribe :)
Trope Map for The Seaglass Blade, by JC Snow: book cover with a scarlet phoenix hovering over a building set on a cliffside, with surf and deep water beneath. Trope arrows: Found family in danger (not the cozy kind!); established sapphic couple; immortality (or not?); emotional damage; sword lesbians; cat with a secret; phoenix and demon; deepsea dragons; who hurt you? oh, it was me
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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We made it to the Renaissance Faire! I felt vaguely like my wife's bodyguard since I ended up in charge of the sword our kid didn't want to carry anymore 🥰
Me (white woman with blue hair, vaguely piratic outfit, katana) and my wife (Filipina woman with glasses and a malong sash looking very cute) being sweaty and happy at the Northern California Renaissance Faire)
September 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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It's cover reveal day for The Seaglass Blade!

Much gratitude to @alawinans.bsky.social for this incredible artwork. It captured so much of the feel and themes of the book (and it's just flat out gorgeous so I love to look at it!)

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Book cover: The Seaglass Blade, by J.C. Snow. A phoenix wraps her wings protectively over a building perched on a cliff above the sea, dark blue and filled with hints of half-seen things.
August 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Didn't get a lot of writing done today but absolutely worth it
Pale pink and white hoodoo at Bryce Canyon Yellow-orange Hoodoo with two windows of blue sky Queen's Garden hoodoos and Navajo Wall at Bryce Canyon Lone tree on bluff at Bryce Canyon
April 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Today's beach trip before the rain
Sun through clouds above the ocean, grassy dune in the foreground and mountains visible across the Bay
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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California spring, brought to you by the neighborhood turkeys, low tide in the Bay, and my dog 🥰
Two wild turkeys in grass full of flowers, next to a car in a driveway A figure on sand at low tide, shining water and pale blue sky, moutains in the distance Black and tan dog lying on a porch bench, next to some flowers in a bowl
March 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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I want to say something cutting and clever but just disgusted. There is no gesture too petty and mean-spirited for these people.
March 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Queer cultivation fantasy duology wide :) books2read.com/b/phoenixand...

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Two books, The Phoenix and the Sword (red bird and golden sword) and The Shoreless River (blue dragon and golden sword) on a rock near a wild seashore
March 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM