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👾 futuristic world
☣️ dystopia! ✨with magic✨
📝 600+ pages
🔥 grumpy x sunshine
🗡️ revenge
🍃 lots of plants
💪 close friendships
🔖 book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/these-violen...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
☣️ dystopia! ✨with magic✨
📝 600+ pages
🔥 grumpy x sunshine
🗡️ revenge
🍃 lots of plants
💪 close friendships
🔖 book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/these-violen...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
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Its worth every dime guys. Actually its worth more than the sticker price 🥰
JUST TWO AWAY!!! I'm so, so close to selling 100 KDP copies of my dragon short story this year! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOO ;)
If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!
Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!
Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Its worth every dime guys. Actually its worth more than the sticker price 🥰
What’s everyone reading lately?
I adored Holly and I really enjoyed Whispers of the Deep! I’ve also got a couple more current reads that I gotta catch up on. Alas I’ve fallen behind on all my reading. (I only finished the aforementioned two because they’re audiobooks I put on during my commute.)
I adored Holly and I really enjoyed Whispers of the Deep! I’ve also got a couple more current reads that I gotta catch up on. Alas I’ve fallen behind on all my reading. (I only finished the aforementioned two because they’re audiobooks I put on during my commute.)
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
What’s everyone reading lately?
I adored Holly and I really enjoyed Whispers of the Deep! I’ve also got a couple more current reads that I gotta catch up on. Alas I’ve fallen behind on all my reading. (I only finished the aforementioned two because they’re audiobooks I put on during my commute.)
I adored Holly and I really enjoyed Whispers of the Deep! I’ve also got a couple more current reads that I gotta catch up on. Alas I’ve fallen behind on all my reading. (I only finished the aforementioned two because they’re audiobooks I put on during my commute.)
🧙 wild witches
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
🧙 wild witches
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
okay but why is manoeuvres such a hard word to spell like what the heck
m a n o e u v r e s
yeah okay whatever manoeuvres
m a n o e u v r e s
yeah okay whatever manoeuvres
a man in a white sweater is standing next to a red van holding a key .
Alt: David Rose looking deeply frustrated
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November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
okay but why is manoeuvres such a hard word to spell like what the heck
m a n o e u v r e s
yeah okay whatever manoeuvres
m a n o e u v r e s
yeah okay whatever manoeuvres
you know when a word is on the tip of your tongue but all you can think of is how to describe it and you're going a bit mental about the whole thing and then you remember mid mind boggle that dictionaries are a thing 🙈
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
you know when a word is on the tip of your tongue but all you can think of is how to describe it and you're going a bit mental about the whole thing and then you remember mid mind boggle that dictionaries are a thing 🙈
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My current read -
The conclusion of the GAEL SONG trilogy
THE LAND OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
by the awesome
@shaunalawless.bsky.social !!
Will see after this final volume
if this series ends up being an all-time fav...
It is certainly on track to get there!
The conclusion of the GAEL SONG trilogy
THE LAND OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
by the awesome
@shaunalawless.bsky.social !!
Will see after this final volume
if this series ends up being an all-time fav...
It is certainly on track to get there!
October 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My current read -
The conclusion of the GAEL SONG trilogy
THE LAND OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
by the awesome
@shaunalawless.bsky.social !!
Will see after this final volume
if this series ends up being an all-time fav...
It is certainly on track to get there!
The conclusion of the GAEL SONG trilogy
THE LAND OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
by the awesome
@shaunalawless.bsky.social !!
Will see after this final volume
if this series ends up being an all-time fav...
It is certainly on track to get there!
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Double stamps at Waterstones today. Popped in for a look about. Saw @shaunalawless.bsky.social new book in the wild.
October 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Double stamps at Waterstones today. Popped in for a look about. Saw @shaunalawless.bsky.social new book in the wild.
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Awards season is looming - or so I’m told
If you are nominating and have read my work, these are the novels/novellas that are likely eligible ☺️
If you are nominating and have read my work, these are the novels/novellas that are likely eligible ☺️
December 3, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Awards season is looming - or so I’m told
If you are nominating and have read my work, these are the novels/novellas that are likely eligible ☺️
If you are nominating and have read my work, these are the novels/novellas that are likely eligible ☺️
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Ahhh - I’m so excited it’s finally been announced!!
Enormous congratulations to our favourite queen of mythology
@shaunalawless.bsky.social!
Not only has she signed her next trilogy but also a TV adaptation!!
The big question is who can they cast that'll bring the Gormflaith energy?
@shaunalawless.bsky.social!
Not only has she signed her next trilogy but also a TV adaptation!!
The big question is who can they cast that'll bring the Gormflaith energy?
![Bookseller article:
Head of Zeus signs deal for Shauna Lawless’ historical fantasy trilogy
[Image of the wonderful Shauna Lawless]
Head of Zeus, part of Bloomsbury Publishing, is publishing three new novels from historical fantasy author Shauna Lawless.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:upq3hwwdwfw6gcs67n2c5heh/bafkreibi623gnshvel7gccxu4fvrdrhow2jh3mp6yny2tdjf62xm4nixty@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ahhh - I’m so excited it’s finally been announced!!
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My story “To Love a Castle, To Love a King” came out today! It is an Arthurian retelling, and it can be heard as well as read. @zoeticpress.bsky.social
#shortstory #writing
Here is the link:
www.zoeticpress.com/4lph4num3r1c
#shortstory #writing
Here is the link:
www.zoeticpress.com/4lph4num3r1c
4LPH4NUM3R1C2.0 — Zoetic Press
www.zoeticpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
My story “To Love a Castle, To Love a King” came out today! It is an Arthurian retelling, and it can be heard as well as read. @zoeticpress.bsky.social
#shortstory #writing
Here is the link:
www.zoeticpress.com/4lph4num3r1c
#shortstory #writing
Here is the link:
www.zoeticpress.com/4lph4num3r1c
This is such a crunchy, nit-picky thing to be annoyed by, but I'm reading 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' with my English students and every single GR entry reads 'THE Strange Case' and no? That's not how Stevenson titled it? There's no THE!
DON'T MESS UP THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION!!!
DON'T MESS UP THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION!!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is such a crunchy, nit-picky thing to be annoyed by, but I'm reading 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' with my English students and every single GR entry reads 'THE Strange Case' and no? That's not how Stevenson titled it? There's no THE!
DON'T MESS UP THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION!!!
DON'T MESS UP THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION!!!
This is what I don't get about people who use AI. The whole point of writing is writing. Like ... what are you even doing here if you don't like writing? Go cook. Go hiking. Go ride a bike. Go play a video game. If you don't like writing ... then don't? But you can't claim a title you did not earn.
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is what I don't get about people who use AI. The whole point of writing is writing. Like ... what are you even doing here if you don't like writing? Go cook. Go hiking. Go ride a bike. Go play a video game. If you don't like writing ... then don't? But you can't claim a title you did not earn.
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I don't use ai for inspiration. I don't use ai to write. I don't use ai for anything. I simply sit and WRITE. Because it's MINE. Because I LOVE it. And if it gets tough, I just keep WRITING.
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I don't use ai for inspiration. I don't use ai to write. I don't use ai for anything. I simply sit and WRITE. Because it's MINE. Because I LOVE it. And if it gets tough, I just keep WRITING.
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AI Industry right now:
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
AI Industry right now:
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My S3 wishlist:
Robert as Elros. ✅
Jamie as Celeborn. ⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀
Glorfindel???? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
Mairon/Sauron/Halbrand/Annatar as Dark Halbrand in Númenor. 🗡️🗡️🗡️
Where for art thou Anárion?????? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
Robert as Elros. ✅
Jamie as Celeborn. ⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀
Glorfindel???? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
Mairon/Sauron/Halbrand/Annatar as Dark Halbrand in Númenor. 🗡️🗡️🗡️
Where for art thou Anárion?????? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My S3 wishlist:
Robert as Elros. ✅
Jamie as Celeborn. ⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀
Glorfindel???? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
Mairon/Sauron/Halbrand/Annatar as Dark Halbrand in Númenor. 🗡️🗡️🗡️
Where for art thou Anárion?????? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
Robert as Elros. ✅
Jamie as Celeborn. ⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀⌚️👀
Glorfindel???? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
Mairon/Sauron/Halbrand/Annatar as Dark Halbrand in Númenor. 🗡️🗡️🗡️
Where for art thou Anárion?????? ⌚️👀⌚️👀
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Quote how you paint dark skin ✨
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Quote how you paint dark skin ✨
seconded.
Forget a holiday, I insist humans should hybernate during the winter
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
seconded.
my dearest darling internet,
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
my dearest darling internet,
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
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no YOU mix up ‘chastened’ and ‘chastised’ every single time
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
no YOU mix up ‘chastened’ and ‘chastised’ every single time
JUST TWO AWAY!!! I'm so, so close to selling 100 KDP copies of my dragon short story this year! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOO ;)
If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!
Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!
Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
JUST TWO AWAY!!! I'm so, so close to selling 100 KDP copies of my dragon short story this year! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOO ;)
If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!
Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!
Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
So in like 1/4 of the time it took to get all my Twitter followers, my Bsky numbers are now nearly on par with that and my posts get far more interaction. (We don't talk about Threads LMFAO.)
(This just my way of noting where the best book interactions are happening for me. Bsky for the win, tbh.)
(This just my way of noting where the best book interactions are happening for me. Bsky for the win, tbh.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
So in like 1/4 of the time it took to get all my Twitter followers, my Bsky numbers are now nearly on par with that and my posts get far more interaction. (We don't talk about Threads LMFAO.)
(This just my way of noting where the best book interactions are happening for me. Bsky for the win, tbh.)
(This just my way of noting where the best book interactions are happening for me. Bsky for the win, tbh.)
Raise your hand if you are in urgent need of a holiday 😮💨😅
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Raise your hand if you are in urgent need of a holiday 😮💨😅
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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625/700 💙📚🪐📚 🧡🦄📚🌈📚
🎧📖: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (3rd read)
Genre: Science fiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Thoughts: Everything I like about sapphic scifi
🎧📖: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (3rd read)
Genre: Science fiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Thoughts: Everything I like about sapphic scifi
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
625/700 💙📚🪐📚 🧡🦄📚🌈📚
🎧📖: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (3rd read)
Genre: Science fiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Thoughts: Everything I like about sapphic scifi
🎧📖: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (3rd read)
Genre: Science fiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Thoughts: Everything I like about sapphic scifi
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You can do this!
eeeeeeeeeee just three away from 100 sold on kdp this year!!
anyone in the mood for a short story about a knight and a dragon? 😏🐉
anyone in the mood for a short story about a knight and a dragon? 😏🐉
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
You can do this!