Marie 🇨🇦⚜️
@blammarie.bsky.social
Graphic designer, comic book artist, author of The Blood Prince, Skin Deep & Kalipso. I reblog books with pretty covers
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Also visit my website at blanchetmarie.com/en
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I write & illustrate books, comics, short stories, and more
J’écris et j’illustre des livres, des BD, des histoires courtes, et plus
blanchetmarie.com
J’écris et j’illustre des livres, des BD, des histoires courtes, et plus
blanchetmarie.com
Just randomly made myself upset about The Neverending Story again… 😞 need to reread that book and no, I will never watch the movie, thank you very much
February 18, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Just randomly made myself upset about The Neverending Story again… 😞 need to reread that book and no, I will never watch the movie, thank you very much
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290. #photography St. Michael Stained Glass, in a kirk in Scotland
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
290. #photography St. Michael Stained Glass, in a kirk in Scotland
My favourite thing to write is “the logical implication of information that was given earlier in the book, but it was given in such a way that the readers probably didn’t realize it came with implications. Until now 😈”
February 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM
My favourite thing to write is “the logical implication of information that was given earlier in the book, but it was given in such a way that the readers probably didn’t realize it came with implications. Until now 😈”
Top 10 meal you can put in the pan and then stir occasionally while zoning out
February 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Top 10 meal you can put in the pan and then stir occasionally while zoning out
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Art Nouveau study
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Art Nouveau study
In one of my WIPs (not Wizard King) I have a FMC who’s basically like “if we’re dating and I’m tied to the train track and a lot of other ppl are tied to the other track and you pick me, I’m breaking up with you. What the fuck is your problem. Have you no morals?” And she’s so interesting to write
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
In one of my WIPs (not Wizard King) I have a FMC who’s basically like “if we’re dating and I’m tied to the train track and a lot of other ppl are tied to the other track and you pick me, I’m breaking up with you. What the fuck is your problem. Have you no morals?” And she’s so interesting to write
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Happy Year of the Horse everyone!! 🐎🧧
February 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Happy Year of the Horse everyone!! 🐎🧧
I keep listening to people explain to me the actual plot of the book Wuthering Heights and now I want to write a story with very terrible toxic people + my usual brand of "the inherent trauma of personhood".
Need to resist.. I have too many projects...
Need to resist.. I have too many projects...
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I keep listening to people explain to me the actual plot of the book Wuthering Heights and now I want to write a story with very terrible toxic people + my usual brand of "the inherent trauma of personhood".
Need to resist.. I have too many projects...
Need to resist.. I have too many projects...
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wow uh it did not take long for the vibe to shift from "my coworkers all use claude and they keep developing crap that doesn't work" straight into "my coworkers all use claude and they keep developing serious psychological issues"
February 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
wow uh it did not take long for the vibe to shift from "my coworkers all use claude and they keep developing crap that doesn't work" straight into "my coworkers all use claude and they keep developing serious psychological issues"
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The headline doesn't even begin to describe how wildly unethical the background of this story is, which is that the survivor only shared the story with one person- her psychiatrist- who is Kamel Doud's wife
His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics.
‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle ha...
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The headline doesn't even begin to describe how wildly unethical the background of this story is, which is that the survivor only shared the story with one person- her psychiatrist- who is Kamel Doud's wife
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Water pressure is so important in a shower. I want to be power washed. I need to be sand blasted like 90s jeans. Make that shower head hit like a tommy gun. Wash away this sentience fr fr.
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Water pressure is so important in a shower. I want to be power washed. I need to be sand blasted like 90s jeans. Make that shower head hit like a tommy gun. Wash away this sentience fr fr.
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This is 100% real. I tried every trick from bringing a book to eating at odd times to eating anywhere but the lunch room. I worked service roles where my entire shift was customer service. I wasn't "antisocial". I needed a heckin break and a chance to stop smiling and stop talking.
No amount of neurodiversity awareness training will ever make up for the fact that the average person takes it personally when you want to have lunch alone.
February 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
This is 100% real. I tried every trick from bringing a book to eating at odd times to eating anywhere but the lunch room. I worked service roles where my entire shift was customer service. I wasn't "antisocial". I needed a heckin break and a chance to stop smiling and stop talking.
Hey quick question. Let’s say there’s a book with a FMC that is an over-confident, smug piece of work. Absolutely filled with hubris. And then she doesn’t get punished for it. She gets tested, yes. Struggles against impossible odds. But her hubris is actually what makes her win. Would u read that?
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Hey quick question. Let’s say there’s a book with a FMC that is an over-confident, smug piece of work. Absolutely filled with hubris. And then she doesn’t get punished for it. She gets tested, yes. Struggles against impossible odds. But her hubris is actually what makes her win. Would u read that?
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we spent years setting up WorldCon 2020 then had to pivot to digital in a couple of months due to covid. It's still something that hurts a little – I'd really appreciate any support in bringing it back to the South Pacific so folks like me can actually attend in person, for once.
If you're in a position to vote on this, do the South Pacific a solid and vote for Brisbane.
The last time Worldcon was scheduled down here it was 2020 in Wellington and it didn't happen in person. Will have been 18 years by 2028 since we got an accessible in-person con. Put the World in Worldcon.
The last time Worldcon was scheduled down here it was 2020 in Wellington and it didn't happen in person. Will have been 18 years by 2028 since we got an accessible in-person con. Put the World in Worldcon.
2028 Worldcon Bids locusmag.com/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
we spent years setting up WorldCon 2020 then had to pivot to digital in a couple of months due to covid. It's still something that hurts a little – I'd really appreciate any support in bringing it back to the South Pacific so folks like me can actually attend in person, for once.
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Tolkien famously did not intend LOTR as an allegory for WWII, though its themes pretty clearly impacted by then-recent events, i.e. comparing dropping the bomb on Hiroshima to modern governments deciding to use the ring. But an even more applicable story to the WWII era is the Akallabeth
February 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Tolkien famously did not intend LOTR as an allegory for WWII, though its themes pretty clearly impacted by then-recent events, i.e. comparing dropping the bomb on Hiroshima to modern governments deciding to use the ring. But an even more applicable story to the WWII era is the Akallabeth
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”I’ll never stop looking for you”
February 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
”I’ll never stop looking for you”
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I can't convey with words how utterly revolting is to find your own work regurgitated by genAI.
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I can't convey with words how utterly revolting is to find your own work regurgitated by genAI.
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
Left: Owl Witch, watercolour, 2021.
Right: ..whatever that is
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Let me also repeat the basic truth that writing is thinking. The act of writing is thinking. When you start to write, you don't know what you really think until you finish writing it. THEN you know, because you did the writing and the thinking.
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Let me also repeat the basic truth that writing is thinking. The act of writing is thinking. When you start to write, you don't know what you really think until you finish writing it. THEN you know, because you did the writing and the thinking.
I DID manage to write this weekend! 🎉
And I am getting into the MEAT of it!!
And I am getting into the MEAT of it!!
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I DID manage to write this weekend! 🎉
And I am getting into the MEAT of it!!
And I am getting into the MEAT of it!!
My body, every time there is even the slightest problem: I have a suggestion
Me: it better not be fucking mucus again
My body: well you don’t have admin access to change the settings, so fuck you. Mucus be upon ye
Me: it better not be fucking mucus again
My body: well you don’t have admin access to change the settings, so fuck you. Mucus be upon ye
February 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
My body, every time there is even the slightest problem: I have a suggestion
Me: it better not be fucking mucus again
My body: well you don’t have admin access to change the settings, so fuck you. Mucus be upon ye
Me: it better not be fucking mucus again
My body: well you don’t have admin access to change the settings, so fuck you. Mucus be upon ye
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glasses with little cameras in them are not wearable tech they're pervert glasses
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
glasses with little cameras in them are not wearable tech they're pervert glasses
“Je sais pas comment les gens font pour pas être constamment au courant de la texture de leurs dents”, dis-je, en oubliant temporairement que je suis autiste
February 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
“Je sais pas comment les gens font pour pas être constamment au courant de la texture de leurs dents”, dis-je, en oubliant temporairement que je suis autiste
Working with THE most hetero beta I have ever had. At no point the possibility that Knight might be attracted to Eltanin is occurring. Attempts at prodding in this directions are being met with “but that’s not what the text says” (I wrote the text tho???). It is fascinating.
February 15, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Working with THE most hetero beta I have ever had. At no point the possibility that Knight might be attracted to Eltanin is occurring. Attempts at prodding in this directions are being met with “but that’s not what the text says” (I wrote the text tho???). It is fascinating.
Tfw the grocery store bagger watches you hoist the potato bag on the conveyor belt with a grunt of effort and then still decides you need ALL your groceries in one single bag… 💀
February 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Tfw the grocery store bagger watches you hoist the potato bag on the conveyor belt with a grunt of effort and then still decides you need ALL your groceries in one single bag… 💀
I write & illustrate books, comics, short stories, and more
J’écris et j’illustre des livres, des BD, des histoires courtes, et plus
blanchetmarie.com
J’écris et j’illustre des livres, des BD, des histoires courtes, et plus
blanchetmarie.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I write & illustrate books, comics, short stories, and more
J’écris et j’illustre des livres, des BD, des histoires courtes, et plus
blanchetmarie.com
J’écris et j’illustre des livres, des BD, des histoires courtes, et plus
blanchetmarie.com