Vanessa Perry
@vanessaperrywrites.bsky.social
She/Her.
I write dark, mythic fantasy that contemplates identity, empathy, & belonging.
I want readers to explore the beauty & burden of being human, and to believe that connection endures, even in the dark.
My Links: https://vanessaperry.start.page
I write dark, mythic fantasy that contemplates identity, empathy, & belonging.
I want readers to explore the beauty & burden of being human, and to believe that connection endures, even in the dark.
My Links: https://vanessaperry.start.page
I revised 26 pages today. And… I’m feeling dang good about it!
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I revised 26 pages today. And… I’m feeling dang good about it!
Rewrote my whole first chapter, basically.
Idk wtf I’m doing. I’m just trying to make this better. I dunno how revisions are supposed to go but did I succeed? I think so? Maybe not. In a month, I’ll hate it again?
Idk wtf I’m doing. I’m just trying to make this better. I dunno how revisions are supposed to go but did I succeed? I think so? Maybe not. In a month, I’ll hate it again?
a little boy in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a parking lot .
Alt: a little boy, who is clearly NOT fine, tells a report that he’s fine
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November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Rewrote my whole first chapter, basically.
Idk wtf I’m doing. I’m just trying to make this better. I dunno how revisions are supposed to go but did I succeed? I think so? Maybe not. In a month, I’ll hate it again?
Idk wtf I’m doing. I’m just trying to make this better. I dunno how revisions are supposed to go but did I succeed? I think so? Maybe not. In a month, I’ll hate it again?
With the state of *things*, I’m glad that I have a book to revise.
I’ll be popping in a bit less than usual, as I want to get my best version of revisions done before I send this book to my editor. I welcome a reason for escape.
Take care of your mental health.* Find joy where ya can.
I’ll be popping in a bit less than usual, as I want to get my best version of revisions done before I send this book to my editor. I welcome a reason for escape.
Take care of your mental health.* Find joy where ya can.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
With the state of *things*, I’m glad that I have a book to revise.
I’ll be popping in a bit less than usual, as I want to get my best version of revisions done before I send this book to my editor. I welcome a reason for escape.
Take care of your mental health.* Find joy where ya can.
I’ll be popping in a bit less than usual, as I want to get my best version of revisions done before I send this book to my editor. I welcome a reason for escape.
Take care of your mental health.* Find joy where ya can.
Reposted by Vanessa Perry
If you've been working on a nice lil story (~60k words or less), I've got space for an edit in April! (Yes, I'm booking that far out—after that my next slot is in June!)
I'm grateful and shocked at how things are filling up, but definitely reach out sooner rather than later if you're ready to book.
I'm grateful and shocked at how things are filling up, but definitely reach out sooner rather than later if you're ready to book.
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you've been working on a nice lil story (~60k words or less), I've got space for an edit in April! (Yes, I'm booking that far out—after that my next slot is in June!)
I'm grateful and shocked at how things are filling up, but definitely reach out sooner rather than later if you're ready to book.
I'm grateful and shocked at how things are filling up, but definitely reach out sooner rather than later if you're ready to book.
Reposted by Vanessa Perry
Received a $5 donation yesterday!! Can anyone match or exceed!!
5/500
#HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #Disabled #MutualAid #MABoost 💕💸
5/500
#HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #Disabled #MutualAid #MABoost 💕💸
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Received a $5 donation yesterday!! Can anyone match or exceed!!
5/500
#HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #Disabled #MutualAid #MABoost 💕💸
5/500
#HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #Disabled #MutualAid #MABoost 💕💸
79°F tomorrow and 49°F the next day.
So, we’re grilling tomorrow and then Monday I’m making chili. This time of the year is so weird.
So, we’re grilling tomorrow and then Monday I’m making chili. This time of the year is so weird.
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
79°F tomorrow and 49°F the next day.
So, we’re grilling tomorrow and then Monday I’m making chili. This time of the year is so weird.
So, we’re grilling tomorrow and then Monday I’m making chili. This time of the year is so weird.
Post you from a different era
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Post you from a different era
Apparently some people walk on treadmills and do work. I already have a treadmill (that doesn’t get used).
So, I think I’m gonna try it. At least for like a month.
I’ve had much worse ideas (like the time I went blonde 😬). Has to be better than my predominantly sedentary lifestyle.
So, I think I’m gonna try it. At least for like a month.
I’ve had much worse ideas (like the time I went blonde 😬). Has to be better than my predominantly sedentary lifestyle.
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Apparently some people walk on treadmills and do work. I already have a treadmill (that doesn’t get used).
So, I think I’m gonna try it. At least for like a month.
I’ve had much worse ideas (like the time I went blonde 😬). Has to be better than my predominantly sedentary lifestyle.
So, I think I’m gonna try it. At least for like a month.
I’ve had much worse ideas (like the time I went blonde 😬). Has to be better than my predominantly sedentary lifestyle.
Ellyrie kinda did. But her mentor definitely did.
Also, her mother did. And I think that'll be the heart crush of it all. Sorry. 😭
Also, her mother did. And I think that'll be the heart crush of it all. Sorry. 😭
Hello, #NovemberWorldbulders! This week’s theme is GOOD and EVIL where we share morality in our fictional worlds. Today's question is about HEROES from the past. Do you have any characters who lived and performed acts of heroism before the main story starts?
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Ellyrie kinda did. But her mentor definitely did.
Also, her mother did. And I think that'll be the heart crush of it all. Sorry. 😭
Also, her mother did. And I think that'll be the heart crush of it all. Sorry. 😭
I feel sorry for my husband. I come out of the shower screaming:
“Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run away.”
How am I supposed to help it, though? Blame my recent ancestors (GRANDMA). 😠
ITS NOT MY FAULT
“Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run away.”
How am I supposed to help it, though? Blame my recent ancestors (GRANDMA). 😠
ITS NOT MY FAULT
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I feel sorry for my husband. I come out of the shower screaming:
“Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run away.”
How am I supposed to help it, though? Blame my recent ancestors (GRANDMA). 😠
ITS NOT MY FAULT
“Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run away.”
How am I supposed to help it, though? Blame my recent ancestors (GRANDMA). 😠
ITS NOT MY FAULT
Using AI to scan content and determine if it's AI is ironic and no better than just using it.
There are better ways to fight against ai stuff.
There are better ways to fight against ai stuff.
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Using AI to scan content and determine if it's AI is ironic and no better than just using it.
There are better ways to fight against ai stuff.
There are better ways to fight against ai stuff.
Reposted by Vanessa Perry
Warning to the #WritingCommunity
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
a fraud alert sign with a red light on it
Alt: a fraud alert sign with a red light on it
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Warning to the #WritingCommunity
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
Fantasy, mostly, with some horror that is definitely more fantastical (folk horror, supernatural, etc). And I want to dabble in sci-fi.
I really just love imaginative worlds! I enjoy magic A LOT.
I really just love imaginative worlds! I enjoy magic A LOT.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Fantasy, mostly, with some horror that is definitely more fantastical (folk horror, supernatural, etc). And I want to dabble in sci-fi.
I really just love imaginative worlds! I enjoy magic A LOT.
I really just love imaginative worlds! I enjoy magic A LOT.
I took a nap and it was glorious. Now to play Fortnite with the husband!
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I took a nap and it was glorious. Now to play Fortnite with the husband!
Taco truck tacos to fuel me while I sort through a potential plot issue.
(Glad I love cilantro because holy hell LOL)
(Glad I love cilantro because holy hell LOL)
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Taco truck tacos to fuel me while I sort through a potential plot issue.
(Glad I love cilantro because holy hell LOL)
(Glad I love cilantro because holy hell LOL)
Today, I’m finishing my read-through of my dark pirate fantasy.
Then I’ll dive into revisions on Monday! 👀
Then I’ll dive into revisions on Monday! 👀
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today, I’m finishing my read-through of my dark pirate fantasy.
Then I’ll dive into revisions on Monday! 👀
Then I’ll dive into revisions on Monday! 👀
If you ask me a question about books or writing, be prepared for me to drag you into a whole verbal rabbit hole against your will.
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you ask me a question about books or writing, be prepared for me to drag you into a whole verbal rabbit hole against your will.
Autumn’s art. 🍄🟫
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Autumn’s art. 🍄🟫
My audience:
•Needs to know they’re not alone in the bitterness & disillusionment.
•Needs to know that humanity exists even at the worst times.
•Needs to feel validated and hopeful.
•Also needs to be challenged to be better and choose empathy instead of apathy.
•Needs to know they’re not alone in the bitterness & disillusionment.
•Needs to know that humanity exists even at the worst times.
•Needs to feel validated and hopeful.
•Also needs to be challenged to be better and choose empathy instead of apathy.
What kind of audience do you hope to reach with your work? Who do you think needs it the most? #WritingPrompt
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My audience:
•Needs to know they’re not alone in the bitterness & disillusionment.
•Needs to know that humanity exists even at the worst times.
•Needs to feel validated and hopeful.
•Also needs to be challenged to be better and choose empathy instead of apathy.
•Needs to know they’re not alone in the bitterness & disillusionment.
•Needs to know that humanity exists even at the worst times.
•Needs to feel validated and hopeful.
•Also needs to be challenged to be better and choose empathy instead of apathy.
Ellyrie’s parents nicknamed her Little Serpent.
She’s always been calm and has great instincts. And she avoids conflict BUT will definitely strike if forced to. 😅
Her nephew is actually nicknamed Serpent Charmer because he’s the one person she will be patient and soft with.
She’s always been calm and has great instincts. And she avoids conflict BUT will definitely strike if forced to. 😅
Her nephew is actually nicknamed Serpent Charmer because he’s the one person she will be patient and soft with.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
If you were to choose an animal to represent your character what animal would it be and why?
Real, mythological, or something unique to your setting?
If your character is already an animal, tell me about that!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
If you were to choose an animal to represent your character what animal would it be and why?
Real, mythological, or something unique to your setting?
If your character is already an animal, tell me about that!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Ellyrie’s parents nicknamed her Little Serpent.
She’s always been calm and has great instincts. And she avoids conflict BUT will definitely strike if forced to. 😅
Her nephew is actually nicknamed Serpent Charmer because he’s the one person she will be patient and soft with.
She’s always been calm and has great instincts. And she avoids conflict BUT will definitely strike if forced to. 😅
Her nephew is actually nicknamed Serpent Charmer because he’s the one person she will be patient and soft with.
Interests I’m considering to explore in 2026:
•Harvesting and growing moss.
•Pet jumping spider.
•Throwing knives.
Would you consider any of these unreasonable?
•Harvesting and growing moss.
•Pet jumping spider.
•Throwing knives.
Would you consider any of these unreasonable?
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Interests I’m considering to explore in 2026:
•Harvesting and growing moss.
•Pet jumping spider.
•Throwing knives.
Would you consider any of these unreasonable?
•Harvesting and growing moss.
•Pet jumping spider.
•Throwing knives.
Would you consider any of these unreasonable?
Might fuck around and watch Wicked for a 3rd time. Part 2 comes to theaters on my birthday!!!!
I feel like I should get an outfit for it.
I feel like I should get an outfit for it.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Might fuck around and watch Wicked for a 3rd time. Part 2 comes to theaters on my birthday!!!!
I feel like I should get an outfit for it.
I feel like I should get an outfit for it.
But seriously on talking to microwaves… 👀
Sorry for the late arrival, #horrorwriterschat team, but I come bearing gifts. Your favorite Martin has a text game! It's free to play in any browser and is sure to make you smarter, or teach you why you should talk to your microwave. Just ask @vanessaperrywrites.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
But seriously on talking to microwaves… 👀
Best Fortnite season ever.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Best Fortnite season ever.
The good news is that my doc is by the Barnes and Noble. I had saved up all my rewards to spend this month. So yay!
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The good news is that my doc is by the Barnes and Noble. I had saved up all my rewards to spend this month. So yay!