Amanda Starks
@amandastarks.bsky.social
Fantasy writer, poet, and hopefully soon-to-be novelist who wants to create safe spaces to talk about mental health. ✨ BIG nerd who loves storytelling in all its forms. ✨ Former Librarian. 📚 Author of RE:SURGENCE.
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Amanda Starks
@amandastarks.bsky.social
· Feb 27
An End of Gods & Dust: ACT I
A Vocal Original Fantasy Series by Amanda Starks
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I wrote a thing!! A semi-big thing?? I just published the first act. Is anyone up for a fantasy post-apocalypse inspired by the ancient greek god of chaos and quantum mechanics?? 👀 💫 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #VocalMedia #Fantasy
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My wife of 29 years, bookbinder and book artist Jana Pullman, passed away in February after a long illness. She’s gotten some great memorials, including a posthumous award and a binding in a new exhibit at MN History Center. Here’s her take on that work: aboutthebinding.blogspot.com/2012/08/open...
Open Horizons
This binding was done on the book Open Horizons by Sigurd F. Olson. It is about his love affair with the wilderness in Wisconsin. It i...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My wife of 29 years, bookbinder and book artist Jana Pullman, passed away in February after a long illness. She’s gotten some great memorials, including a posthumous award and a binding in a new exhibit at MN History Center. Here’s her take on that work: aboutthebinding.blogspot.com/2012/08/open...
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Working hard on something for a year and releasing it into the world is scary. I put my heart and soul into The Rattle of Bones and seeing people buy it feels like people are going to see part of me laid bare. Tabitha is not a self insert, but she and Miguel have a piece of me in them. #writing
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Working hard on something for a year and releasing it into the world is scary. I put my heart and soul into The Rattle of Bones and seeing people buy it feels like people are going to see part of me laid bare. Tabitha is not a self insert, but she and Miguel have a piece of me in them. #writing
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Friendly reminder that when folks say that you "have" to follow specific writing advice, you do not, in fact, have to.
What they are sharing is what works for them, and while it might be useful, there is no one way to get your writing out into the world. Do what works for you.
#WritingCommunity
What they are sharing is what works for them, and while it might be useful, there is no one way to get your writing out into the world. Do what works for you.
#WritingCommunity
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Friendly reminder that when folks say that you "have" to follow specific writing advice, you do not, in fact, have to.
What they are sharing is what works for them, and while it might be useful, there is no one way to get your writing out into the world. Do what works for you.
#WritingCommunity
What they are sharing is what works for them, and while it might be useful, there is no one way to get your writing out into the world. Do what works for you.
#WritingCommunity
Someone has declared my afternoon writing sprint to be concluded. 😂
Thank God I surpassed my word count goal already. She is an insistent cat. #WriteSky #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity
Thank God I surpassed my word count goal already. She is an insistent cat. #WriteSky #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity
April 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Someone has declared my afternoon writing sprint to be concluded. 😂
Thank God I surpassed my word count goal already. She is an insistent cat. #WriteSky #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity
Thank God I surpassed my word count goal already. She is an insistent cat. #WriteSky #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity
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Hi.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
April 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hi.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
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A polka-dot nudibranch.This is a type of sea-slug, not a #fish.Nudibranchs are soft-bodied marine mollusks known for their incredible colors and patterns
April 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A polka-dot nudibranch.This is a type of sea-slug, not a #fish.Nudibranchs are soft-bodied marine mollusks known for their incredible colors and patterns
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give me your typos. your messy drawings. your silly memes. your cringey joys. your little doodles. your rewrites. your second attempts. your better attempts. your years-in-the-making stunning beauties that make you sigh with contentment at having perfected them at last.
just give me works by humans
just give me works by humans
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
give me your typos. your messy drawings. your silly memes. your cringey joys. your little doodles. your rewrites. your second attempts. your better attempts. your years-in-the-making stunning beauties that make you sigh with contentment at having perfected them at last.
just give me works by humans
just give me works by humans
I wrote a thing!! A semi-big thing?? I just published the first act. Is anyone up for a fantasy post-apocalypse inspired by the ancient greek god of chaos and quantum mechanics?? 👀 💫 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #VocalMedia #Fantasy
vocal.media/chapters/an-...
vocal.media/chapters/an-...
An End of Gods & Dust: ACT I
A Vocal Original Fantasy Series by Amanda Starks
vocal.media
February 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I wrote a thing!! A semi-big thing?? I just published the first act. Is anyone up for a fantasy post-apocalypse inspired by the ancient greek god of chaos and quantum mechanics?? 👀 💫 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #VocalMedia #Fantasy
vocal.media/chapters/an-...
vocal.media/chapters/an-...
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Write to escape.
Write to release.
Write to bring joy.
Write to figure things out.
Write to say, ‘What if?’
Just keep writing.
💙📚🪐 #WritingCommunity #author
Write to release.
Write to bring joy.
Write to figure things out.
Write to say, ‘What if?’
Just keep writing.
💙📚🪐 #WritingCommunity #author
February 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Write to escape.
Write to release.
Write to bring joy.
Write to figure things out.
Write to say, ‘What if?’
Just keep writing.
💙📚🪐 #WritingCommunity #author
Write to release.
Write to bring joy.
Write to figure things out.
Write to say, ‘What if?’
Just keep writing.
💙📚🪐 #WritingCommunity #author
It's so strange, the more stressed out I am, the easier words and new ideas come to me. If I'm in a zen state? Head is empty.
Which I guess partially makes sense? 🤔😅
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Which I guess partially makes sense? 🤔😅
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It's so strange, the more stressed out I am, the easier words and new ideas come to me. If I'm in a zen state? Head is empty.
Which I guess partially makes sense? 🤔😅
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Which I guess partially makes sense? 🤔😅
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
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Good morning ☕️
February 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good morning ☕️
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This feels so relevant right now.
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This feels so relevant right now.
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it's fine... it's all according to plan... I'm just warming up
February 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
it's fine... it's all according to plan... I'm just warming up
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I've been very bad at posting here, so here is my favorite piece from last year. 😀 Hope you like it!
🔴 #criticalrolefanart #Criticalrole
🔴 #criticalrolefanart #Criticalrole
January 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I've been very bad at posting here, so here is my favorite piece from last year. 😀 Hope you like it!
🔴 #criticalrolefanart #Criticalrole
🔴 #criticalrolefanart #Criticalrole
Since no one has asked me recently: what am I currently working on in my draft?
The answer: a scene where my main character is getting horse shit thrown at her. 💀💩😅 #CASTLING #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy
The answer: a scene where my main character is getting horse shit thrown at her. 💀💩😅 #CASTLING #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy
a man standing next to a white horse with the words gasps in horse written below it
ALT: a man standing next to a white horse with the words gasps in horse written below it
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February 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Since no one has asked me recently: what am I currently working on in my draft?
The answer: a scene where my main character is getting horse shit thrown at her. 💀💩😅 #CASTLING #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy
The answer: a scene where my main character is getting horse shit thrown at her. 💀💩😅 #CASTLING #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy
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I have located a coffee shop here in Mexico City that serves coffee that feels triple the strength of any I've had back home. this will affect my writing in positive ways, as well as my sporadic visions of future events
February 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have located a coffee shop here in Mexico City that serves coffee that feels triple the strength of any I've had back home. this will affect my writing in positive ways, as well as my sporadic visions of future events
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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
Trying not to lose myself in the doom & gloom of things. Got to be forgiving when I'm not productive!
February 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Trying not to lose myself in the doom & gloom of things. Got to be forgiving when I'm not productive!
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Seconded.
I write because I like writing. I will never use AI in my writing.
I write because I like writing. I will never use AI in my writing.
For clarity and posterity: none of my stories are written with AI.
Every single bad thing about them, every repeated word, every trite turn of phrase, every cliche, is entirely my own doing.
Every single bad thing about them, every repeated word, every trite turn of phrase, every cliche, is entirely my own doing.
February 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Seconded.
I write because I like writing. I will never use AI in my writing.
I write because I like writing. I will never use AI in my writing.
Doing my best to add words to my draft everyday. I've discovered that 600 words seems to be the amount I can add when I'm feeling unmotivated, so I've been setting that as my daily word count goal!! ✍️💨 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WIP #CASTLING
January 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Doing my best to add words to my draft everyday. I've discovered that 600 words seems to be the amount I can add when I'm feeling unmotivated, so I've been setting that as my daily word count goal!! ✍️💨 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WIP #CASTLING
Time to get back into social media? Here is a snippet for the #WIPSnips prompt: "down", from my #WIP #CASTLING ♟️👑 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Time to get back into social media? Here is a snippet for the #WIPSnips prompt: "down", from my #WIP #CASTLING ♟️👑 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Not me screaming at 10am right before I'm about to sit down and write a scene with this character. 😭❤️🔥
Seriously, if you haven't followed the incredibly talented @zullkharn.bsky.social then this is your sign to do it now!!
Seriously, if you haven't followed the incredibly talented @zullkharn.bsky.social then this is your sign to do it now!!
Saw that lady @amandastarks.bsky.social often uses my pic and thought i will make a little retouch 🤍✨
January 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not me screaming at 10am right before I'm about to sit down and write a scene with this character. 😭❤️🔥
Seriously, if you haven't followed the incredibly talented @zullkharn.bsky.social then this is your sign to do it now!!
Seriously, if you haven't followed the incredibly talented @zullkharn.bsky.social then this is your sign to do it now!!
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Artifice & Access is out TOMORROW 🤩 🤩
We're having a launch day celebration with TWO live streams with the contributors and hosted by the anthology organiser Ella T Holmes.
Pre-order: books2read.com/u/3kVPDG
Next post for stream links
#booksky 📚💙
We're having a launch day celebration with TWO live streams with the contributors and hosted by the anthology organiser Ella T Holmes.
Pre-order: books2read.com/u/3kVPDG
Next post for stream links
#booksky 📚💙
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Artifice & Access is out TOMORROW 🤩 🤩
We're having a launch day celebration with TWO live streams with the contributors and hosted by the anthology organiser Ella T Holmes.
Pre-order: books2read.com/u/3kVPDG
Next post for stream links
#booksky 📚💙
We're having a launch day celebration with TWO live streams with the contributors and hosted by the anthology organiser Ella T Holmes.
Pre-order: books2read.com/u/3kVPDG
Next post for stream links
#booksky 📚💙
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January 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM