C. A. Holton
@caholton.bsky.social
Author of often-dark fantasy stories.
I found a ladybug yesterday! What a great subject for my macro lens 🥰
June 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I found a ladybug yesterday! What a great subject for my macro lens 🥰
Starting this story over again. 😓
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Starting this story over again. 😓
Finished Soulless by Gail Carriger today! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It features an omniscient narrator and fantastic chemistry between the characters. The world felt real, and the Romance wasn’t ham-handed.
Anyway, if you haven’t already, you should totally look into this book. 🫶🏻 Happy Reading!
It features an omniscient narrator and fantastic chemistry between the characters. The world felt real, and the Romance wasn’t ham-handed.
Anyway, if you haven’t already, you should totally look into this book. 🫶🏻 Happy Reading!
April 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Finished Soulless by Gail Carriger today! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It features an omniscient narrator and fantastic chemistry between the characters. The world felt real, and the Romance wasn’t ham-handed.
Anyway, if you haven’t already, you should totally look into this book. 🫶🏻 Happy Reading!
It features an omniscient narrator and fantastic chemistry between the characters. The world felt real, and the Romance wasn’t ham-handed.
Anyway, if you haven’t already, you should totally look into this book. 🫶🏻 Happy Reading!
*Poison: a wicked Snow White Tale* by Sarah Pinborough
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Well written, with evocative imagery and interesting twists to the classic fairytale. The only things which pulled me out of the story were formatting choices — like the dialogue only having single quote marks (‘) instead of doubles (“).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Well written, with evocative imagery and interesting twists to the classic fairytale. The only things which pulled me out of the story were formatting choices — like the dialogue only having single quote marks (‘) instead of doubles (“).
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
*Poison: a wicked Snow White Tale* by Sarah Pinborough
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Well written, with evocative imagery and interesting twists to the classic fairytale. The only things which pulled me out of the story were formatting choices — like the dialogue only having single quote marks (‘) instead of doubles (“).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Well written, with evocative imagery and interesting twists to the classic fairytale. The only things which pulled me out of the story were formatting choices — like the dialogue only having single quote marks (‘) instead of doubles (“).
This month’s writing prompt is: write a story about rediscovering an old passion.
Not sure what passion I’m going to go with yet… Baking? Dance? If you’ve got any ideas, throw them my way!
Not sure what passion I’m going to go with yet… Baking? Dance? If you’ve got any ideas, throw them my way!
April 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This month’s writing prompt is: write a story about rediscovering an old passion.
Not sure what passion I’m going to go with yet… Baking? Dance? If you’ve got any ideas, throw them my way!
Not sure what passion I’m going to go with yet… Baking? Dance? If you’ve got any ideas, throw them my way!
I love how this month’s short story came out! 😁 Now I’m just hoping my readers like it, too.🤞🏻🤞🏻
March 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I love how this month’s short story came out! 😁 Now I’m just hoping my readers like it, too.🤞🏻🤞🏻
The ducks say it’s too wet and cold outside, you should curl up with a book… I think I’ll do just that!
March 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The ducks say it’s too wet and cold outside, you should curl up with a book… I think I’ll do just that!
To DNF or to not DNF… that is the question 🤔
March 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
To DNF or to not DNF… that is the question 🤔
Just finished Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne, and I have to say… I’m kind of disappointed.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Why? It was too political for me. Politics has its place in fiction/fantasy, but it’s not what I want to read. I want to be taken out of the real world (and real politics) not bashed over the head with it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Why? It was too political for me. Politics has its place in fiction/fantasy, but it’s not what I want to read. I want to be taken out of the real world (and real politics) not bashed over the head with it.
March 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just finished Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne, and I have to say… I’m kind of disappointed.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Why? It was too political for me. Politics has its place in fiction/fantasy, but it’s not what I want to read. I want to be taken out of the real world (and real politics) not bashed over the head with it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Why? It was too political for me. Politics has its place in fiction/fantasy, but it’s not what I want to read. I want to be taken out of the real world (and real politics) not bashed over the head with it.
I feel like the only writer who doesn’t drink coffee 😅
That’s okay, though. I have matcha to fill the void.
That’s okay, though. I have matcha to fill the void.
March 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I feel like the only writer who doesn’t drink coffee 😅
That’s okay, though. I have matcha to fill the void.
That’s okay, though. I have matcha to fill the void.
Yesterday’s book haul 🫶🏻
* City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
* The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
* The Witch Who Trades with Death by C.M. Alongi
* City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
* The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
* The Witch Who Trades with Death by C.M. Alongi
March 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yesterday’s book haul 🫶🏻
* City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
* The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
* The Witch Who Trades with Death by C.M. Alongi
* City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
* The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
* The Witch Who Trades with Death by C.M. Alongi
I’m almost done reading The Bone Shard Daughter. Which should I read next? 📚❓
March 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’m almost done reading The Bone Shard Daughter. Which should I read next? 📚❓
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Thank you so much to the amazing readers supporting authors on whatever platform you choose! Know that we appreciate you so much! 💕💕 #booksky
March 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Thank you so much to the amazing readers supporting authors on whatever platform you choose! Know that we appreciate you so much! 💕💕 #booksky
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they don't tell you this but 90% of writing is just googling a word you've used a million times before to make sure a) it means what you think it means and b) whether or not it has a hyphen in it
March 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
they don't tell you this but 90% of writing is just googling a word you've used a million times before to make sure a) it means what you think it means and b) whether or not it has a hyphen in it
Finished reading DREADFUL by Caitlin Rosakis! If I had to try and explain it to someone, I’d say it’s a cross between your traditional “knight in shining armor” fairytale (from the villain’s side) and The Three Stooges
February 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Finished reading DREADFUL by Caitlin Rosakis! If I had to try and explain it to someone, I’d say it’s a cross between your traditional “knight in shining armor” fairytale (from the villain’s side) and The Three Stooges
Restarting my WIP… again. It’s okay, though, because it’s going to be so much stronger! (And I’m only 16k words in, so it’s not that much to scrap). I’m also stripping it down to a single POV 😱
Wish me luck!
✍🏻📚
Wish me luck!
✍🏻📚
February 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Restarting my WIP… again. It’s okay, though, because it’s going to be so much stronger! (And I’m only 16k words in, so it’s not that much to scrap). I’m also stripping it down to a single POV 😱
Wish me luck!
✍🏻📚
Wish me luck!
✍🏻📚
994 words today! Dang, I was so close to marking off my first bingo square 😩
February 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
994 words today! Dang, I was so close to marking off my first bingo square 😩
Added more books to my TBR pile
January 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Added more books to my TBR pile
My book haul today
December 27, 2024 at 4:18 AM
My book haul today
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Any of these will do!!
December 16, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Any of these will do!!
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Writing consists of picking your brain for a story. Crying because you don't have one. Searching tiktok and pinterest out of boredom. Finding inspiration. Writing until you cry some more. Procrastinating because it sucks. Finishing. Crying some more. Fin
December 16, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Writing consists of picking your brain for a story. Crying because you don't have one. Searching tiktok and pinterest out of boredom. Finding inspiration. Writing until you cry some more. Procrastinating because it sucks. Finishing. Crying some more. Fin
I keep forgetting this is here… 😓 I think I just need to set an alarm to check it once a week (or day).
Ah well, if you’d like to see what I’m working on, here’s my latest post about it: open.substack.com/pub/authorca...
Ah well, if you’d like to see what I’m working on, here’s my latest post about it: open.substack.com/pub/authorca...
WIP Playlist
The songs and why I chose them
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:52 AM
I keep forgetting this is here… 😓 I think I just need to set an alarm to check it once a week (or day).
Ah well, if you’d like to see what I’m working on, here’s my latest post about it: open.substack.com/pub/authorca...
Ah well, if you’d like to see what I’m working on, here’s my latest post about it: open.substack.com/pub/authorca...
Man, poetry is hard!
December 5, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Man, poetry is hard!
I’ve been having a tough time with my writing recently, and with finding a writing group that isn’t just about critiquing each other’s writing… so I’m making one on Discord. I’m calling it the Writers’ Sanity Check, and it’s specifically geared toward supporting writers on their writing journeys. 🫶🏻
November 28, 2024 at 12:12 PM
I’ve been having a tough time with my writing recently, and with finding a writing group that isn’t just about critiquing each other’s writing… so I’m making one on Discord. I’m calling it the Writers’ Sanity Check, and it’s specifically geared toward supporting writers on their writing journeys. 🫶🏻