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L.M. Sypher
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Author of Jorden Casillas and the Age of Monsters: The Serpent’s Rise
This is probably a more appropriate place to mention the turul.

He’s a pedantic Giles the librarian imposter who also happens to win the title of Foster Dad of the Year.

Give it up for Doc Hastings 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

#critterary
Day 21
Switching over now to feathered creatures! If they're critters with feathers, wings etc, I gotta see 'em!
Oh, and I'm sorry I didn't have the gull for more bad bird jokes yesterday, I didn't want to be robin you of any! 😓
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
There are two important birds in The Serpent’s Rise. One is a turul, and the other is una lechuza.

A turul is a giant mythical bird from Hungarian mythos. Una lechuza is an owl, thought to be messenger of the underworld and considered omens of doom.

#critterary
Day 20
Today should be a hoot, it's time for birds! 🦅🦚🦜 (Keeping it short n sweet before I add in more terrible jokes😅)
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
As a matter of fact, I have! Malphas is the tiny demonic sugar glider familiar of Xavier Greenwood.

He loves to eat and he loves to steal—sometimes to the party’s benefit, and other times their detriment.

But come on, who can resist that little face?

#critterary
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This administration really proving they’ll do anything but give DC statehood
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Great news! Recording for The Serpent’s Rise audiobook is officially underway! We’re scheduled to wrap by the end of April and distribution is projected for May. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Kickstarter campaign!

#indieauthor #books #authorsofbluesky
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
2016 -> 2026

Thanks for sticking with me, kid. I’d never forget you.

#author #mg #fantasybooksky #writingcommunity #writersky
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Xavier Greenwood, Calixto Flores, and [redacted]
#QueerPrompts January 18: Would any of your characters be a fair ruler of your story's world?
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I wish the answer to this was yes, but no
#QueerPrompts January 19: Martin Luther King Jr Day: Can social change be achieved peacefully in your story's world?
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Reposted by L.M. Sypher
We just saw this, and it’s a good idea for businesses to post. Private businesses are allowed to set dress and conduct rules. Requiring no full face coverings has long been standard for safety and loss prevention reasons, and it is within a business’s rights to refuse entry or service.
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Is it working
flirting with people so I can get them to read my work
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Dear Greenland,

Don’t give in. We see you. We’re with you.
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Meet the author!
L.M. Sypher is an artist and research historian from the east coast of the United States! In addition to writing books, they are studying for their MBA, working at a local arts nonprofit, and giving ghost tours in their--very limited--spare time.

#author #indieauthor
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM
WELL let me tell you about this 12-year old snake named Jorden Casillas who meets god 🐍🐍🐍
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Happy #favelinefriday ! Here’s something sad and depressing:

“Had our situations been reversed, and he had barreled into my front door with something of yours, I would have been more irate by far.”

- Doc Hastings
Happy Friday, everyone! It's time for #FaveLineFriday!

Post your favorite line that you worked on this week, be it writing, editing, or what-have-you. Don't forget to tag your posts and support your fellow authors!
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This was my very first #BluePit and I had a lot of fun! This app is still kind of a mystery to me (I was never really a Twitter person) but it was so cool to meet so many other indie authors and start building that community!
January 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by L.M. Sypher
#bluepit📖 #F #LGBT #W probably #OV but I’m not too clear on that
For entertainment of the night crowd, here’s the pretentious version:
#Balances is an aspec interrogation of home, family, and what it means to belong, told through the lens of an angel coming to live among humans.

Better version ⬇️
#bluepit📖 #F #LGBT #W
A renegade Demonslayer crashes to earth in front of an aro time mage. Among humans, he finds home, family, and what it means to belong.

🔆narrative style most similar to Victoria Godard’s works
♠️story is a little bit aspec
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The Serpent’s Rise is a mythological thriller intended for ages 10+. It stars a shapeshifter by the name of Jorden Casillas who is pulled into a plot far larger than himself when he’s tasked with stealing a powerful magical artifact.

#BluePit📖 #F #P #MG #YA
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
A Series of Unfortunate Events meets The Seven Wonders Series

Jorden Casillas is a shapeshifter caught in some tricky business. Namely, he’s tasked with stealing a powerful magical object, but he isn’t the only one after it. What else could you expect in the Age of Monsters?

#BluePit📖 #MG #YA #F
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The air grew thinner with the change in elevation, and Jorden could feel his ears pop the higher they went. Finally, they emerged onto a rocky outcropping. Deteriorating handrails were posted by the edge, which dropped straight into the oblivion below the cliff.

“¡Híjole!” Jorden leapt backwards.
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Reposted by L.M. Sypher
"At the end if the river, I fly up and transanimal midair. My falcon form climbs higher and higher into the air, the pressure changing.

I feel free among the clouds and cool air. Nobody can stop me. It doesn't matter who I am, I can just be myself up here."

-AnimalsWIP, Raquel POV, #WIPSnips
January 11, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Well, there’s a Trial, which isn’t a sporting event per se, but if you pass, you’re officially a Tyro. If you don’t pass, you might be dead.

Back in the day, there was a sporting event called the Pantheonic, but it got cancelled after one of the participants set everything on fire!
Are there any sporting events that are important to the setting of your book/wip? What are they and what do they mean for that setting? #WritingPrompt
January 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Reposted by L.M. Sypher
My first editing blog feature! The LGBTQIA+ Editors Association put out a blog for sensitivity and authenticity reading month and I'm in it! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Check it out here: lgbtqeditors.org/blog/f/authe...

Follow @lgbtqeditors.bsky.social

#editing #editors
Authenticity and Sensitivity Reading Awareness Month
We are excited to highlight January as Authenticity and Sensitivity Reading Awareness Month!
lgbtqeditors.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
We are delighted to announce that auditions were successful and an audiobook narrator has been cast. Official recording will begin later this month!

We are so excited to have such a talented voice actor on board for this project. Everyone please help us in giving Virgil a warm welcome!
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Super cool community! Highly recommend!
oh my goodness, the discord almost has a thousand members! very cool! 😱

invite: discord.com/invite/4AcZj...
December 31, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Am I bragging? Yes, but with a year this awesome, who wouldn’t?
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM