Brooke Lanier
@authorbelanier.bsky.social
My mom doesn't know I'm flying to see her. Almost messed up the surprise when I called her at my gate while a gate announcement was going on the intercom. Hung up immediately. I think the surprise is intact.
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
My mom doesn't know I'm flying to see her. Almost messed up the surprise when I called her at my gate while a gate announcement was going on the intercom. Hung up immediately. I think the surprise is intact.
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I don’t write queer sci-fi stories for the money. I write them because they need to be told. Because I didn’t have books like this when I was younger. Because creativity IS resistance.
Still, I thank you for buying my books and holding space for the stories we need. 💕
#sapphicbooks #booksky #sff
Still, I thank you for buying my books and holding space for the stories we need. 💕
#sapphicbooks #booksky #sff
February 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I don’t write queer sci-fi stories for the money. I write them because they need to be told. Because I didn’t have books like this when I was younger. Because creativity IS resistance.
Still, I thank you for buying my books and holding space for the stories we need. 💕
#sapphicbooks #booksky #sff
Still, I thank you for buying my books and holding space for the stories we need. 💕
#sapphicbooks #booksky #sff
Reposted by Brooke Lanier
ENTER HERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTALS is eligible for a Nebula nomination! If you're an #SFWA member and would like a free review copy, get in touch with me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social via email and we'd be happy to send one along.
#SFF #horror #booksky
#SFF #horror #booksky
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
ENTER HERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTALS is eligible for a Nebula nomination! If you're an #SFWA member and would like a free review copy, get in touch with me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social via email and we'd be happy to send one along.
#SFF #horror #booksky
#SFF #horror #booksky
Sometimes I think it'd be cool to build a patchwork sleeve based on every story of mine that gets published, but if my latest one gets picked up, that'd probably mean getting a cow molar tattooed on my arm and IDK if I actually want that for life.
January 29, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Sometimes I think it'd be cool to build a patchwork sleeve based on every story of mine that gets published, but if my latest one gets picked up, that'd probably mean getting a cow molar tattooed on my arm and IDK if I actually want that for life.
A soft place to land
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A soft place to land
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If you see this and agree, you are obligated to rec a book by a fantasy author who's still writing. I don't make the rules.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
I'm always baffled by the "I'll ONLY read old fantasy" crowd.
You know there are LIVING authors doing really cool stuff, right? Like, LOTS of them? And we could get MORE if more people bought their stuff?
You know there are LIVING authors doing really cool stuff, right? Like, LOTS of them? And we could get MORE if more people bought their stuff?
January 22, 2026 at 4:14 AM
If you see this and agree, you are obligated to rec a book by a fantasy author who's still writing. I don't make the rules.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
Can I turn a suburban house in the desert into a gothic setting? Let's hope so!!
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Can I turn a suburban house in the desert into a gothic setting? Let's hope so!!
It feels fitting to listen to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights on repeat while writing the ending to this Gothic horror short story.
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It feels fitting to listen to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights on repeat while writing the ending to this Gothic horror short story.
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Fiction submissions are open now!
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Fiction submissions are open now!
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
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I will never understand the people who are weird about audiobooks “not being reading”
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I will never understand the people who are weird about audiobooks “not being reading”
I asked my dad, someone who doesn't really read books, how many books he thought I read last year, and he said, "700?"
42. I read 42.
42. I read 42.
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I asked my dad, someone who doesn't really read books, how many books he thought I read last year, and he said, "700?"
42. I read 42.
42. I read 42.
Reposted by Brooke Lanier
People think I’m exaggerating when I say this, but I have absolutely no idea how to access ChatGPT. I don’t know if it’s an app, a website, or software that I have to download. I don’t care because I’ll never use it. But the people that think it’s universal have no idea how many people are like me.
Until I saw this "challenge" earlier today, I didn't even know how to access ChatGPT.
Having seen how easy it is, I'm even more determined to never use it and mock those who do for their "writing."
Having seen how easy it is, I'm even more determined to never use it and mock those who do for their "writing."
Never used ChatGPT for anything. Not once. Never will.
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
People think I’m exaggerating when I say this, but I have absolutely no idea how to access ChatGPT. I don’t know if it’s an app, a website, or software that I have to download. I don’t care because I’ll never use it. But the people that think it’s universal have no idea how many people are like me.
Crows mate for life 😭😭😭😭
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Crows mate for life 😭😭😭😭
I don't understand why people say "on my way" in Facebook marketplace instead of giving an ETA. I don't know where you're coming from. I don't when you'll get here!
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I don't understand why people say "on my way" in Facebook marketplace instead of giving an ETA. I don't know where you're coming from. I don't when you'll get here!
My mom jsut told me I need to get out of my house for a while because it's not good to stay inside for four days straight...
I have pneumonia...
I have pneumonia...
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
My mom jsut told me I need to get out of my house for a while because it's not good to stay inside for four days straight...
I have pneumonia...
I have pneumonia...
Three cough drops left... day four of pneumonia... only one week into the new year...
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Three cough drops left... day four of pneumonia... only one week into the new year...
Last night, my nephew assembled a team to set up a trap for Santa that'd ring a bell in his room when one of the cookies was eaten. Around 1am, I woke up hearing a bell jingling then little footsteps on the stairs.
Christmas feels much more magical this year with little kiddos around.
Christmas feels much more magical this year with little kiddos around.
December 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last night, my nephew assembled a team to set up a trap for Santa that'd ring a bell in his room when one of the cookies was eaten. Around 1am, I woke up hearing a bell jingling then little footsteps on the stairs.
Christmas feels much more magical this year with little kiddos around.
Christmas feels much more magical this year with little kiddos around.
How do I deal with the query trenches? I have a missed connections breakup playlist I play when I get a rejection notification that starts out sad but slowly builds my spirits back up for trying again.
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How do I deal with the query trenches? I have a missed connections breakup playlist I play when I get a rejection notification that starts out sad but slowly builds my spirits back up for trying again.
My issue with cutting filler words to make my writing more confident is that my main characters are not confident. They are bumbling fools, #JustALittleGuy, dropped into horrifying scenarios. They are making stuff up as they go. Maybe they'll have confidence by the end of the book. Probably not.
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My issue with cutting filler words to make my writing more confident is that my main characters are not confident. They are bumbling fools, #JustALittleGuy, dropped into horrifying scenarios. They are making stuff up as they go. Maybe they'll have confidence by the end of the book. Probably not.
Woke up at 2:30 with sudden scene inspiration. So glad I left my laptop next to bed so I didn't have to crawl out from the covers to find it
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Woke up at 2:30 with sudden scene inspiration. So glad I left my laptop next to bed so I didn't have to crawl out from the covers to find it
What's worse than naming the writer Paige?
Naming the writer Paige AND naming her geological engineer fiancée Roxanne
Naming the writer Paige AND naming her geological engineer fiancée Roxanne
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
What's worse than naming the writer Paige?
Naming the writer Paige AND naming her geological engineer fiancée Roxanne
Naming the writer Paige AND naming her geological engineer fiancée Roxanne
I feel like it's been months since I've let myself have fun with a writing project, but this one is already making me smile.
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I feel like it's been months since I've let myself have fun with a writing project, but this one is already making me smile.
My next character... iykyk youtu.be/ZPjSV-lnqvg?...
Roxanne but its just Rocks
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December 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My next character... iykyk youtu.be/ZPjSV-lnqvg?...
I'm really tempted to write a horror project next but I'm so scared it'll end up being "slightly disturbing in a cozy way" instead
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I'm really tempted to write a horror project next but I'm so scared it'll end up being "slightly disturbing in a cozy way" instead
Tiktok is so messy for telling me every time people view my profile 👀👀 you can't lurk, I see you
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Tiktok is so messy for telling me every time people view my profile 👀👀 you can't lurk, I see you