E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky
@elizmanderson.com
THE LORD OF THE WOOD (Hanover Square Press 2026). THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (Mira 2025). BLM. Queer. ND. She/they. Rep: Keir Alekseii, ALA.
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new pinned post! hellooooooo I'm E (she/they) the #author of THE LORD OF THE WOOD (@hanoversquarepress.bsky.social,
2026) and THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (MIRA Books, 2025), as well as various short stories
check out my links below!
2026) and THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (MIRA Books, 2025), as well as various short stories
check out my links below!
I feel like a cat snoozling on a sunny windowsill
December 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I feel like a cat snoozling on a sunny windowsill
my train is here (shockingly early, I didn't think it could possibly be my train) and I fear I've ruined myself for coach by getting a roomette just this once bc I already love this
December 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
my train is here (shockingly early, I didn't think it could possibly be my train) and I fear I've ruined myself for coach by getting a roomette just this once bc I already love this
going back to my usual goal of completing a new first draft of,,, something
since, y'know, I didn't do that this year
since, y'know, I didn't do that this year
Hey, #writingcommunity...
What's one big writing goal you want to accomplish in 2026??
I'd like to start cheering you on immediately, please and thanks 💜
What's one big writing goal you want to accomplish in 2026??
I'd like to start cheering you on immediately, please and thanks 💜
December 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
going back to my usual goal of completing a new first draft of,,, something
since, y'know, I didn't do that this year
since, y'know, I didn't do that this year
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If you've read Indie Books this year, and enjoyed any particular character rep, show the author some love by voting for their book in the Indie Ink Awards!
(No, my books aren't in it this year. Yes, you can scan each award category by book cover as you vote.)
(No, my books aren't in it this year. Yes, you can scan each award category by book cover as you vote.)
Indie Ink Awards 2025 - Indie Story Geek
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December 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
If you've read Indie Books this year, and enjoyed any particular character rep, show the author some love by voting for their book in the Indie Ink Awards!
(No, my books aren't in it this year. Yes, you can scan each award category by book cover as you vote.)
(No, my books aren't in it this year. Yes, you can scan each award category by book cover as you vote.)
...guess who was wrong about the time the train is SUPPOSED to come, it's half an hour later than I thought >.<
pretty please #AMA about THE LORD OF THE WOOD (info linked) or my writing opinions more generally
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
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it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
The Lord of the Wood
The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror …
www.goodreads.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
...guess who was wrong about the time the train is SUPPOSED to come, it's half an hour later than I thought >.<
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December 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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100% volunteer run, all donations go straight to their book shipments and running costs
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oh no, the tired sleepy 🥲
pretty please #AMA about THE LORD OF THE WOOD (info linked) or my writing opinions more generally
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
The Lord of the Wood
The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror …
www.goodreads.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
oh no, the tired sleepy 🥲
pursuant to what I was just saying in my AMA (linked here), I finally got my next book to where *I'm* happy with it
which was no mean feat lol
like yeah yeah I released a different book but getting this one in shape was way harder
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
which was no mean feat lol
like yeah yeah I released a different book but getting this one in shape was way harder
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
pursuant to what I was just saying in my AMA (linked here), I finally got my next book to where *I'm* happy with it
which was no mean feat lol
like yeah yeah I released a different book but getting this one in shape was way harder
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
which was no mean feat lol
like yeah yeah I released a different book but getting this one in shape was way harder
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
pretty please #AMA about THE LORD OF THE WOOD (info linked) or my writing opinions more generally
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
The Lord of the Wood
The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror …
www.goodreads.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
pretty please #AMA about THE LORD OF THE WOOD (info linked) or my writing opinions more generally
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
it's the train home tonight which means I'll be up far too late even if my train is on time, and I'm fighting a migraine. please distract me with questions
#author
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
*slams rp button*
Adverbs are fine. Sometimes there really is a difference between "she whispered" and "she said softly."
December 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
*slams rp button*
she's coming back with a vengeance which extra sucks bc I can't just go to bed, I gotta stay up past my bedtime, with a migraine, to wait for a train that's always late 🥲
once again reminded that as much as I love Savannah I could never live in the South, bc the Telfair Museum was on the warm side and I start getting a migraine just walking around it and it's not even hot outside 🥲
December 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
she's coming back with a vengeance which extra sucks bc I can't just go to bed, I gotta stay up past my bedtime, with a migraine, to wait for a train that's always late 🥲
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December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you're able to give a holiday gift, please help Mitqual's family. If you can't, please share the link.
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idk what it is about Silvia Moreno-Garcia's books in particular that keep inspiring me to write a Gothic novel, except that they're just so good
December 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
idk what it is about Silvia Moreno-Garcia's books in particular that keep inspiring me to write a Gothic novel, except that they're just so good
once again reminded that as much as I love Savannah I could never live in the South, bc the Telfair Museum was on the warm side and I start getting a migraine just walking around it and it's not even hot outside 🥲
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
once again reminded that as much as I love Savannah I could never live in the South, bc the Telfair Museum was on the warm side and I start getting a migraine just walking around it and it's not even hot outside 🥲
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And Gandalf, who did NOT die
December 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
And Gandalf, who did NOT die
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Writing aka playing information Jenga
December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Writing aka playing information Jenga
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2025
a man says they have a cave troll in a dark room
Alt: Boromir says "They have a cave troll."
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December 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
2025
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🎶 I don’t want a lot for Christmas
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🎶 I don’t want a lot for Christmas
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
I just want one thing from you.
For that A.I. bubble to burst,
And all the tech bros get sued. 🎶
🎄
I would be so much less annoyed about this song if this was how it went
Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
December 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I would be so much less annoyed about this song if this was how it went
Arthur from THE LORD OF THE WOOD smiles about
- romance novels
- clocks
- his sister and the kids, especially his niece Sasha who is his darling
it's surprisingly easy to make him smile with the above considering he's very lonely, but I guess he's less bitter than most of my characters 😅
- romance novels
- clocks
- his sister and the kids, especially his niece Sasha who is his darling
it's surprisingly easy to make him smile with the above considering he's very lonely, but I guess he's less bitter than most of my characters 😅
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Family holiday things tonight so may be slow to respond! But I hope everyone who celebrates is having a good holiday!
What is something that makes your character genuinely smile?
Is it easy to do?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Family holiday things tonight so may be slow to respond! But I hope everyone who celebrates is having a good holiday!
What is something that makes your character genuinely smile?
Is it easy to do?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
December 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Arthur from THE LORD OF THE WOOD smiles about
- romance novels
- clocks
- his sister and the kids, especially his niece Sasha who is his darling
it's surprisingly easy to make him smile with the above considering he's very lonely, but I guess he's less bitter than most of my characters 😅
- romance novels
- clocks
- his sister and the kids, especially his niece Sasha who is his darling
it's surprisingly easy to make him smile with the above considering he's very lonely, but I guess he's less bitter than most of my characters 😅
absolutely cackling over this Note to Readers in my edition of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, in which they went "of course no one cares about the chronological inaccuracies in this book bc it's just such a good book! they're not our fault though"
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
absolutely cackling over this Note to Readers in my edition of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, in which they went "of course no one cares about the chronological inaccuracies in this book bc it's just such a good book! they're not our fault though"
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
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The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
now I fear* I must tell the one time I was told not to use ~big words~ that ended funny instead of frustrating
*it will be my delight
🧵
*it will be my delight
🧵
December 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
now I fear* I must tell the one time I was told not to use ~big words~ that ended funny instead of frustrating
*it will be my delight
🧵
*it will be my delight
🧵