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Kara Moon (the artist formerly known as Hiria Dunning)
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Kara Moon (she/her/they/them)
Totally not the R18+ pseudonym of @hiriadunning.com I swear!
Queer author and poet from Aotearoa NZ
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Kara Moon (the artist formerly known as Hiria Dunning) @karamoonauthor.com · 4d
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I've posted so much about my adult spicy fiction here, so it's about time I change this account to rep for my pseudonym, and make a clean account for my mainstream persona. If you'd rather follow her and drop me, check out @hiriadunning.com
Or follow both, if you're into that 😉
karamoonauthor.com
Catching up with #queerwriters line share 'glass', from Before Queens and Saints ⚓️💜🕊
"Have you found the willing spirit of the flame yet, Sister Eugenia?" Geni lowered her shaking hands to her lap and raised her weary eyes from the graven wax candle before her to look up at Mother Stamatia. "Not yet," she answered, her voice weaker than she'd expected because of how tired she was. Two hours of the evening in the Chapel of the Sacred Flame, after a long day of work in the free clinic; all that time facing into the chilly, empty, and increasingly dim cathedral; was it any wonder she couldn't summon a spark of fire when there was frost on the stained glass windows? Her habit was barely thick enough to keep her from shivering. She hoped none of her annoyance leaked through to show on her face.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
karamoonauthor.com
#queerwriters goal share

1. RECOVER FROM BRONCHITIS 😫
amaralynn.bsky.social AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 1d
#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day!

What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on!

#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
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November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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gunsmile.bsky.social
Lex loves playing clar dorn, a board game her mother taught her when she was a child. It’s based on real life hnefatafl.

Daemrin loves his ship. He bought the hunk of scrap with his hard-earned cash and fixed it up all by himself. #Lovember #WritingCommunity
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 17h
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

Is there something your character (main or otherwise) deeply loves that isn't a person, animal, or other creature? A food, an object, a concept? 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
karamoonauthor.com
#Lovember
Geni: loves cherries, being able to channel divine magic, being a doctor

Kallista: loves coffee, being in charge, and the sea

Both: love their home Seraphinople despite its flaws, and Saints Seraphina and Joelle because they are 💜love goals💜
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 17h
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

Is there something your character (main or otherwise) deeply loves that isn't a person, animal, or other creature? A food, an object, a concept? 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
karamoonauthor.com
Catching up with #Lovember:

Geni's best friend through all her school days was Astraia, who was a bit controlling and overbearing but very dear to her. Things got er.... "complicated" the night before Astraia's wedding at age 18 and they never saw one another again (... 🤫)

Kallista... 🧵
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 1d
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What was the first important bond your main character formed outside of their family?
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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gunsmile.bsky.social
Lex loved her first nanny who took care of her when she was a little girl. Unfortunately, the woman quit when her own daughter's grandchildren were born.

Daemrin made friends with street kids on Taltos. He hasn't heard from them since leaving the planet when he was 13. #Lovember #WritingCommunity
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 1d
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What was the first important bond your main character formed outside of their family?
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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professoremily.bsky.social
#Lovember

For Mireia, unfortunately it's either Toctha or Jasana, depending on how you define "important." Toctha is her 1st crush/1st kiss, but tbh he's not that important lol.

Jasana though... she is the 1st non-sister friend Mimi makes. It turns out badly, but Jasana is def VERY important.
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 1d
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What was the first important bond your main character formed outside of their family?
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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eliwoodsgheist.com
Happy #Lovember!

In Bludeye Beach, Edie had a best friend named Jade in the early part of her life. Jade doesn't get any page time, though she does get referenced; for a long time, she was Edie's only real friend.
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 1d
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What was the first important bond your main character formed outside of their family?
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Today's affirmation:

Perfection slows you down. Progress moves you forward. Choose progress today.

Remember to relax the space between your ears. And as always, drink your fucking water.

#monday #motivation #relax #breathe #water #shadowsparkpublishing #booksky #writesky 📚🪐💙
Monday Mindfulness Woman sitting cross legged on the ground meditating
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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woodenvelt.bsky.social
One more, because I'm a crazy person.

A priest of Saltbeard, god of the sea, storms, and sailors. Saltbeard is a god known for enjoying good songs, good spirits, and the company of an amorous companion. His priests and priestesses try to live up to his example.

#Wrencer #Art #OC #CharacterArt
A digital drawing of a priest of Saltbeard from the book Thief of Death. The drawing shows a man standing with his head turned down and his eyes closed. He is wearing a broad brimmed hat with a turquoise band. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt with a deep v neck in seafoam green and turquoise pants that are loose and billowy. The stop just beneath the knee. He is barefoot. He has blue tattoos on his chest, bicep and leg. He has a dark brown beard and long dark brown hair. There are earrings in his ear. His clothes are embroidered with wave patterns.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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specficnz.bsky.social
Check out Anne's story here: 24hourshortstorycontest.com/archive/fall...

#membersuccess #shortstory #nzwriter #specficnz #shortstorywin #ilovereading #bookrecs
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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#QueerWriters Line Share: "Glass"

From the chapter I'm currently writing:

#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #WriteSky
Fifty-seven thousand and eight hundred Pulses ago, Ashrah had met her first and only azahnu until this moment, but it had not been in battle: the fiend had been chained to a cross, half its flesh flayed, a glass dagger riddled with glyphs implanted into its brain to prevent it from using its psychic powers.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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professoremily.bsky.social
I think, at least in my #Atlantis WIP, it's that while it's absolutely fine to want to leave a legacy or wrestle with big philosophical concepts, in the end nothing lasts forever, so the relationships you have with people right now are what really matter more than anything.
It had all always been fragile. Yet what had she been doing all this time? Playing silly games, procrastinating, telling herself “someday,” or “maybe tomorrow,” or “eventually.” Assuring herself that there was no need to act now because it was all inevitable anyway. Debating with herself over pointless philosophical questions about fate and free will when it didn’t really matter, did it? The only thing that mattered was that it was all going to end, one way or another, maybe sooner, maybe later. The only thing that mattered was reaching out into that abyss and finding a hand to grasp so that you knew you weren’t really alone. (Mireia about Kena, Book 2) “I wanted him to be something more. But he never cared about that. He only wanted to fish and have his family, and enjoy each day one at a time... I didn’t understand him back then. But I think I do now. And I think, maybe, he was right after all. Maybe it’s not important to prove you existed to people who won’t be born for another hundred years. Maybe all that matters is proving it to yourself, right now. Maybe the next hundred years, or thousand years, or ten thousand years—maybe they don’t really matter. Maybe all that really matters is today.” (Mireia about her father, Book 3)
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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gunsmile.bsky.social
In THE DEVOURING, my cosmic horror/revenge thriller:

"Her husband was right: the only people the two of them could trust were each other. All other monsters be damned."

#Lovember #WritingCommunity
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 2d
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

Is there a particular thematic statement, set of Arc Words™️, or climactic line of dialogue that summarizes what "love" is in your story or stories?

Share if it's not too spoiler! 👀
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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eliwoodsgheist.com
Happy #Lovember!

There are a lot of little moments that show the development of romantic & platonic love, but this is one of the Big Ones from Bludeye Beach; not a triumph of good over evil, not even really a major solution. Just the willingness to go through it together. #writingcommunity
Edie shook her head. “No, I’m just being really silly.” Her voice was a little louder than she intended. Briefly, she worried that Janie Booker might hear her. “Besides, if you’re scared, you just need to do it scared.” “If you’re scared, I’ll do it with you,” Milo said. He said it as though it were the most natural thing in the world. When Edie looked at him, he was holding out his hand, and watching her with a sincerity she didn’t think she’d ever seen on anyone’s face. If it had been anyone else, at any other time, she would have thought they were making fun of her; but not Milo. Not when she took his hand, and he carefully walked with her across the bridge. He didn’t let go until Edie was breathing more calmly, and she was able to let go of him first.
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
karamoonauthor.com
#Lovember
I don't know that I have an overarching thesis, but here's a favourite bit of mine from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ (currently gearing up for draft three)
“I wish we were just free to be us, without all the extra pressure from the outside world. Where would you want to be right now, if circumstances hadn’t brought you here?” Kallista entwined her hands with Geni’s at her middle. Finally, a small smile made its way onto her lips. “It’s the funniest thing. No matter how I look at it, the answer remains: here, with you.” “We could be together, elsewhere.” But that wasn’t true, was it? She had been in the same room with Geni at least once before their meeting on Didaea, and she’d made no lasting impression that time. Neither of them had noticed each other. How strange, how fleeting these chances of connection were in life. And yet now she couldn’t imagine ever wanting to part from her. She could imagine life without her — she’d lived long enough in that state, lived through miserable times for various reasons at various times, and knew she could live without Geni if it ever came to that — but she’d rather have her there, all things being even.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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For me, it seems that in every story I write where there's a true love relationship of any kind, there's a moment where one says to the other, "I love you as you are."
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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sayaashrah.bsky.social
Ashrah ripping off a demon's arm to wield it as a sword against a dozen other demons ganging up on her? Yes, typical badassery we can expect from her 😎

I do love the imagery. The exact words can always be enhanced during editing!

#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah
With a roar that alone rivalled the bawling of the horde, Ashrah pulled and twisted the vanha’s arm. Bones cracked and flesh ripped, and then Ashrah yanked the bladed hand free, hacking three heads off in one swing.
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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sayaashrah.bsky.social
#AwesomeCharacters #SayaAshrah Ashrah would likely do well. She has learnt to take care of plants thanks to her wife and daughter, and while her social skills with pets aren't the greatest, either, she probably wouldn't cause them harm, either.

She might end up in a fight, though. Always possible!
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 2d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How likely is it to end badly if your character is asked to house-sit?

Will they take good care of the pets and water the plants? Throw a party? Accidentally burn the place down? End up in a fight somehow?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
karamoonauthor.com
Here's a #SaturdaySnippet from Before Queens and Saints ⚓️💜🕊
"Right," Petridas growled, putting his hands behinds his back, rocking on his heels. "Very well then. You be on your best tonight, Iona. I don't want to wake up to find us floundering in a reef on the morrow." He stalked away, and Kallista glared at his back. Again. He'd said Iona's name wrong again. "You see?" Iona sighed behind her. "Indeed I do. Indeed I do. That's two more black marks in his report, from one short conversation." She nodded farewell to Iona. "We'd best not linger, fellow fishwife." Iona cackled. "You're the only one I'll let get away with that."
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
karamoonauthor.com
#queerwriters check-in
😏 finished what was supposed to be a silly little thing for friends and it's a damn novella, wth is wrong with me 🤣
⚓️ got back to my main WIP and it's going so well 💜
📚 lots of other little bits and pieces: beta reading, proof reading, fundraising, it never stops!
amaralynn.bsky.social AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 2d
#queerwriters Saturday: Check in Day!

How was your week? Did you accomplish what you set out to do?

Share your progress, encourage, cheer, and support others!

#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
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November 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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I am thirty dollars away from paying my monthly rent with Patreon income.

And my rent is fucking bullshit!
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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eliwoodsgheist.com
"If you reveal a photo of an ex boyfriend in the first act, the ex boyfriend must appear in a later act of the book." -the lesser known writing principle, Chekhov's Ex

Hard at the November writing challenge today 😄 how's everyone doing on their WIPs??
A laptop on a coffee table with a water bottle open to a note document for Below Bludeye Beach
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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calarion.bsky.social
#Bookvember 8

Lots and lots, but I'll pick the Didius Falco books by Lindsey Davis. Detective novels with a healthy amount of romance set in ancient Rome. There are LOTS of awesome and distinct female characters. Helena Justina, the secondary protagonist, is the best of course. (1/2)
woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 3d
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 8!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 8: Share a book by a female author that you love. What aspect of the female experience does this author capture particularly well? Remember: Quote post using #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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#Bookvember 7

Absolutely unmonitored. I think my parents felt that if I wanted to read something, I was probably ready for it. So I read Jean Plaidy historical romances, for the history, and ignored the romance, and they happily bought them for me. :p
woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 4d
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 7!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 7: Was your reading monitored by adults when you were a kid or was it a free for all? Did that scar you or set you free? Remember: Quote post using #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM