✨ Joy Shaw | Author ✨
@joyshaw.bsky.social
Mom • Teacher • Dark Myth-Tech fantasy Author ✨
CPTSD survivor.
Scarred heroines—fierce, like their readers.
Scars aren’t endings; they’re the sparks that start the blaze.
Here to share the journey.
➡️ www.joy-shaw.com
x.com/authorjoyshaw
CPTSD survivor.
Scarred heroines—fierce, like their readers.
Scars aren’t endings; they’re the sparks that start the blaze.
Here to share the journey.
➡️ www.joy-shaw.com
x.com/authorjoyshaw
Pinned
✨ Rebuilt my author website! ✨
It’s myth-tech, moody, and full of fierce vibes—just like my stories.
Come explore the new world I’m building. 🌌🔥
➡️ www.joy-shaw.com
#WritingCommunity
It’s myth-tech, moody, and full of fierce vibes—just like my stories.
Come explore the new world I’m building. 🌌🔥
➡️ www.joy-shaw.com
#WritingCommunity
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loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
Loving the whole halftime vibe! Bad Bunny’s performance was incredible—cultural unity, amazing energy, and even Lady Gaga showing love. My fav halftime in a while! 🎤🔥
#SuperBowlLX
#SuperBowlLX
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Loving the whole halftime vibe! Bad Bunny’s performance was incredible—cultural unity, amazing energy, and even Lady Gaga showing love. My fav halftime in a while! 🎤🔥
#SuperBowlLX
#SuperBowlLX
Real talk: I used to play clarinet in the marching band (university and high school), but I never really liked football. So when people say football game, I’m only there for the band—even if it’s all vocals now. 🎶😂
Anything outside of halftime—squeeze in some writing.
#superbowlsunday
Anything outside of halftime—squeeze in some writing.
#superbowlsunday
February 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Real talk: I used to play clarinet in the marching band (university and high school), but I never really liked football. So when people say football game, I’m only there for the band—even if it’s all vocals now. 🎶😂
Anything outside of halftime—squeeze in some writing.
#superbowlsunday
Anything outside of halftime—squeeze in some writing.
#superbowlsunday
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I’m going to be published!
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I’m going to be published!
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
My short story, “The Tulip Thief,” was accepted by Micromance Magazine for publication in their 2026 spring KissMet Quarterly.
I’m over the moon, y’all! This writer’s dreams can come true. ✨
Realized I never properly reshared—so here it is:
✨Rebuilt my author website and it finally feels like home.
Myth-tech, moody, & fierce—just like my stories. 🖤✨
➡️ joy-shaw.com
#WritingCommunity
✨Rebuilt my author website and it finally feels like home.
Myth-tech, moody, & fierce—just like my stories. 🖤✨
➡️ joy-shaw.com
#WritingCommunity
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Realized I never properly reshared—so here it is:
✨Rebuilt my author website and it finally feels like home.
Myth-tech, moody, & fierce—just like my stories. 🖤✨
➡️ joy-shaw.com
#WritingCommunity
✨Rebuilt my author website and it finally feels like home.
Myth-tech, moody, & fierce—just like my stories. 🖤✨
➡️ joy-shaw.com
#WritingCommunity
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SHE’S FINISHED! My 5-foot-long Enterprise D oil painting is complete after nearly 100 hours of work!
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
SHE’S FINISHED! My 5-foot-long Enterprise D oil painting is complete after nearly 100 hours of work!
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
Ugh. I think I have the flu. What better way to spend a Saturday night… 🤧
In bed, a box of tissues,
olympics on in the background and my laptop. 💻
#amwriting
In bed, a box of tissues,
olympics on in the background and my laptop. 💻
#amwriting
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Ugh. I think I have the flu. What better way to spend a Saturday night… 🤧
In bed, a box of tissues,
olympics on in the background and my laptop. 💻
#amwriting
In bed, a box of tissues,
olympics on in the background and my laptop. 💻
#amwriting
Revising a novel feels like the #WinterOlympics.
You only see the final run—not the drills, falls, or drafts behind it.
Nobody medals on their first pass. ❄️📚
#AmWriting
You only see the final run—not the drills, falls, or drafts behind it.
Nobody medals on their first pass. ❄️📚
#AmWriting
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Revising a novel feels like the #WinterOlympics.
You only see the final run—not the drills, falls, or drafts behind it.
Nobody medals on their first pass. ❄️📚
#AmWriting
You only see the final run—not the drills, falls, or drafts behind it.
Nobody medals on their first pass. ❄️📚
#AmWriting
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
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Firefly Lane x Liane Moriarty
Disabled GenX Ellie reconnects with her college crush, but her friends suspect him in the unsolved disappearance of one of their group on graduation day. Ellie must risk her safety to learn the truth about her missing friend.
#QuestPit #Q #A #WF
Disabled GenX Ellie reconnects with her college crush, but her friends suspect him in the unsolved disappearance of one of their group on graduation day. Ellie must risk her safety to learn the truth about her missing friend.
#QuestPit #Q #A #WF
January 31, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Drifter Luna finds stability as a concierge at the opulent Thornfield Hotel. But a romance with the pensive hotelier E. Rochester cools when staff vanish, and a guest falls from the penthouse. Now, accusations threaten to reduce her happily ever after to ashes.
#QuestPit #Q #A #R #H #RF #T #DR #LF
#QuestPit #Q #A #R #H #RF #T #DR #LF
February 1, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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PACIFIC RIM X THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Caden Fitzgerald is drawn into a world of Fairies and Giant Robots all connecting to his estranged mother. He'll need the help of a fairy named Pease Blossom to clear his name when accused of stealing the giant robot Gnome.
#MG #F #Q #QuestPit
Caden Fitzgerald is drawn into a world of Fairies and Giant Robots all connecting to his estranged mother. He'll need the help of a fairy named Pease Blossom to clear his name when accused of stealing the giant robot Gnome.
#MG #F #Q #QuestPit
February 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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SWEENEY TODD × TRUE ROMANCE × NATURAL BORN KILLERS
When two serial killers accidentally prey on each other, Cupid should've aimed for their throats. Killing together is double the fun. But when one of them wants out, the choice is either stay or slay.
#QuestPit #A #H #DR #W
When two serial killers accidentally prey on each other, Cupid should've aimed for their throats. Killing together is double the fun. But when one of them wants out, the choice is either stay or slay.
#QuestPit #A #H #DR #W
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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STATION ELEVEN x A DOG’S PURPOSE
If their humans never came home, what would happen to the pets left behind?
The remnants of a family search for their humans and discover that all of humanity has disappeared. Where have the humans gone? How will they survive in their absence?
#QuestPit #W #A #S
If their humans never came home, what would happen to the pets left behind?
The remnants of a family search for their humans and discover that all of humanity has disappeared. Where have the humans gone? How will they survive in their absence?
#QuestPit #W #A #S
January 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Gravity Falls x Six of Crows
Blamed for a curse she didn’t cast, Alice must escape The Society of Curse Breakers, set sail with half-trusted, half- trained allies, and follow a map of riddles across magical seas to save her aunt before her magic and life drains away. #questpit #q #f #ya #nd
Blamed for a curse she didn’t cast, Alice must escape The Society of Curse Breakers, set sail with half-trusted, half- trained allies, and follow a map of riddles across magical seas to save her aunt before her magic and life drains away. #questpit #q #f #ya #nd
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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An agent’s guide to THE SLOW BURN 🚒🎄
She’s an event planner with her promotion on the line. He’s a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they have to pull off the fire department’s holiday gala 👀
#questpit #a #r #q #amquerying
She’s an event planner with her promotion on the line. He’s a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they have to pull off the fire department’s holiday gala 👀
#questpit #a #r #q #amquerying
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
An agent’s guide to THE SLOW BURN 🚒🎄
She’s an event planner with her promotion on the line. He’s a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they have to pull off the fire department’s holiday gala 👀
#questpit #a #r #q #amquerying
She’s an event planner with her promotion on the line. He’s a firefighter, and her dad is his chief. Together, they have to pull off the fire department’s holiday gala 👀
#questpit #a #r #q #amquerying
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SAILOR MOON x HANNAH MONTANA x TRON
By day, Mia & her friends are a hot pop group. By night they're vigilantes who fight virus monsters in a metaverse.
⚡️Mixed race & Chinese rep
🐶TALKING CORGI
🔥Magical Cyber Girls
🗺️Diaspora themes
💞Rivals to lovers
#questpit #ya #f #sf #poc #q
By day, Mia & her friends are a hot pop group. By night they're vigilantes who fight virus monsters in a metaverse.
⚡️Mixed race & Chinese rep
🐶TALKING CORGI
🔥Magical Cyber Girls
🗺️Diaspora themes
💞Rivals to lovers
#questpit #ya #f #sf #poc #q
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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One thing deep revision taught me:
sometimes little darlings turn into little demons.
Clarity doesn’t come from adding—it comes from deciding what the story is about, then cutting what doesn’t serve it.
Slice till the diamond shows. 💎
What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to cut?
#writingcommunity
sometimes little darlings turn into little demons.
Clarity doesn’t come from adding—it comes from deciding what the story is about, then cutting what doesn’t serve it.
Slice till the diamond shows. 💎
What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to cut?
#writingcommunity
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 PM
One thing deep revision taught me:
sometimes little darlings turn into little demons.
Clarity doesn’t come from adding—it comes from deciding what the story is about, then cutting what doesn’t serve it.
Slice till the diamond shows. 💎
What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to cut?
#writingcommunity
sometimes little darlings turn into little demons.
Clarity doesn’t come from adding—it comes from deciding what the story is about, then cutting what doesn’t serve it.
Slice till the diamond shows. 💎
What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to cut?
#writingcommunity
Silence is also part of the writing process.
I stepped back for a month to do deep revisions—and it paid off.
If you’re in a quiet phase, you’re not behind. You’re still working.
I stepped back for a month to do deep revisions—and it paid off.
If you’re in a quiet phase, you’re not behind. You’re still working.
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Silence is also part of the writing process.
I stepped back for a month to do deep revisions—and it paid off.
If you’re in a quiet phase, you’re not behind. You’re still working.
I stepped back for a month to do deep revisions—and it paid off.
If you’re in a quiet phase, you’re not behind. You’re still working.