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Robert Allen
@isntthatroballen.bsky.social
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Amateur writer, horror appreciater, D&D player, and Magic the Gathering scrub.
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smallpitch.org
The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!

Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
#SmallPitch Submission Form
Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. One pitch per form submission. Reload the form after submi...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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mbmmills.bsky.social
Me reaching down into my story to kill off a character, but they don't wanna.

#amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #booksky #thekingsoath #author #amediting
July 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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bookishsff.bsky.social
A castle is under seige and running out of food when something seemingly miraculous happens...

An eerie, queer, medieval horror, with strange faith, cannibalism, madness and BEES, The Starving Saints by @caitlinstarling.com is out today!

#Horrorsky
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A hand holds a copy of the book in a bookshop. On the cover a nun-like figure holds up a segment of a beehive honeycomb. The figure's face is replaced by three red-haired faces who look like they could be screaming, trapped inside the space the figure's face should have been.
July 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
Haven't shared any #WIPSnips in a minute (or written much for that matter), but we're so back.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
July 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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mbmmills.bsky.social
Writing podcast "And you should never introduce new characters by act 3 of your book."

Me, awkwardly looking at the 3 new characters introduced in act 3 of my book.

#writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy #author #amediting #booksky #oops #trashpile
June 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
I can't believe I actually had the word "sauce" in my draft. Well, "saucer", but close enough.

#WIPSnips #amwriting #fantasy #writingcommunity
June 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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wipsnips.bsky.social
The #WIPSnips word for June 20th is "sauce"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag June 20 - sauce Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
June 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
ONE LUCKY BACKER can pledge to have their face given to a character in the full page B&W illustration which will welcome readers into chapter one of Sometime Lofty Towers!

Sign up here to be alerted when the crowdfund launches so you can be that backer: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
June 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
I'm not a #poet but I like #poetry. I've had the idea for this #poem stuck in my head for a long time, so I'm glad to have finally written it. ❤️📚

#writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity
June 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
If I have no haters, then I'm dead.

#writers #writingcommunity #amwriting
June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social
Please share with your networks! Horror writers! #horrorwriter #amwriting #amquerying
Boozhoo Books accepting novel length horror written by women (BIPOC) authors can submit via link in bio. Agents can submit via link in bio
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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alexsgamingcorner.bsky.social
✨D&D / TTRPG Question of the Day✨

What TTRPG was the game that first introduced you to the world of TTRPGs? Was it the game that made you stick with the hobby, or does that honor go to another game entirely? Do you have a TTRPG that you play more often than any other?

#dnd #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
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June 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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cameronlmitchell.bsky.social
My book 'The Last Way'
published by @querenciapress.bsky.social

Available for pre-order now!

#Books #Booksky #fiction #SouthernFiction #BlueskyBooks #writingcommunity #amwriting #NorthCarolina #TheLastWay
The Last Way by Cameron L. Mitchell — Querencia Press
A young boy in a small southern town plans to kill his father, a violently unpredictable man, who has become such a menacing force that both the boy and his mother live in a near constant state of fea...
www.querenciapress.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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mbmmills.bsky.social
Editing is hard! #editing #amwritingfantasy #ameditingfantasy #author #booksky #writingcommunity
June 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
Team → Crew → Mates.

After a slice of humble pie, the gang's together. All that's left is to make a plan and get to work.

#WIPSnips #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky
June 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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nortygirl.bsky.social
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June 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
The one thing Rodney Dangerfield and Rilian Etzler have in common is that they get no respect.

❤️📚🧙‍♂️⚔️

#amwritingfantasy #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #booksky
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
How it feels opening my draft document when I've got 500mg of caffeine in my blood, plenty of time, and a solid vision of how to progress the plot.

❤️📚🧙‍♂️⚔️

#amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky
June 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
Oh yeah, can A.I. do THIS?!

*forgets the names of the characters in a book that I wrote*
June 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
Brackenbury Books is publishing its first full length novel this year - SOMETIME LOFTY TOWERS by David C. Smith! Cover by @azuremeraki.bsky.social

Learn more and sign up to be alerted when the crowdfund goes live: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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A book cover for SOMETIME LOFTY TOWERS by David C. Smith, with art by @azuremeraki.bsky.social‬ that shows a middle-aged, brawny warrior with his sword held low, staring down the viewer while standing over a man whose blood is all over the floor.
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
#ComJunity 11. Rilian doesn't even have time to ask. Hogen is already digging the grave and explaining the best ways to keep it from being disturbed by scavangers.

#amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity
eliwoodsgheist.com Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.com · Jun 11
Hello #ComJunity Writers! I'm sure some of you are writing the kind of novel that already has A Guy For That, but who does your MC ask for help to hide a body? 👀

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts
A writing prompt graphic. At the top is #ComJunity, and the text “A BlueSky writing prompt game by @EliwoodSGheist to celebrate the communities in our books and in our lives.” 11. Your MC has to hide a body. Who do they ask for help?
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
#Writing with an outline held together by glue and hope is pretty cool because sometimes a detail comes up and you surprise yourself. It's like reading a book while it's being written and it has me like this

#amwritingfantasy 💙📚🧙‍♂️⚔️ #fantasy #booksky #writingcommunity
a cartoon character with the words oh my god no way
ALT: a cartoon character with the words oh my god no way
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June 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
Another #WIPSnips from Bladesworn (Just hit 35k words woo!). The port town of Eventide isn't exactly what our intrepid hero was expecting. But what can you do?

Alleys are like avenues, right?

💙📚🧙‍♂️⚔️

#amwriting #fantasy #writingcommunity #booksky
June 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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michaelpatrickhicks.com
June is my birthday month, which sounds like a great reason for you to treat yourself to some gory horror books and, I dunno, help me pay some bills. Grab some books, share this post, and enjoy: books2read.com/michaelpatrickhicks
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June 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
isntthatroballen.bsky.social
A lot of "wait" to choose from when I hit ctrl+f. Will probably have to cut some of that during edits lol. Also, don't let the em dash fool you, I just know the alt code. Bladesworn is all hecho a mano, no AI involvement whatsoever.

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#WIPSnips #amwriting #fantasy #writingcommunity #booksky
June 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM