Laura Amey Romance Author
@lauraamey.bsky.social
Australian. Cat lady. Aspiring romance author.
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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If the forest can rebuild after being burned, so can you.
(Ideally in less than 150 years.)
(Ideally in less than 150 years.)
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If the forest can rebuild after being burned, so can you.
(Ideally in less than 150 years.)
(Ideally in less than 150 years.)
I had the pleasure of beta reading Lexi Haven's short story, "Set Up and Snowed In", and I'm so happy to see it going out into the world 😊
It's perfect for lovers of the opposites attract and sibling's best friend tropes (and of course, the snowed in trope 😉).
#Romancelandia 💙📚🌶️
It's perfect for lovers of the opposites attract and sibling's best friend tropes (and of course, the snowed in trope 😉).
#Romancelandia 💙📚🌶️
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I had the pleasure of beta reading Lexi Haven's short story, "Set Up and Snowed In", and I'm so happy to see it going out into the world 😊
It's perfect for lovers of the opposites attract and sibling's best friend tropes (and of course, the snowed in trope 😉).
#Romancelandia 💙📚🌶️
It's perfect for lovers of the opposites attract and sibling's best friend tropes (and of course, the snowed in trope 😉).
#Romancelandia 💙📚🌶️
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#scarystorychallenge
Officially submitted my first #NYCMidnight story. Now we play the waiting game...
Officially submitted my first #NYCMidnight story. Now we play the waiting game...
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
#scarystorychallenge
Officially submitted my first #NYCMidnight story. Now we play the waiting game...
Officially submitted my first #NYCMidnight story. Now we play the waiting game...
After three failed ideas and a lot of tinkering, I think I'm done. But seeing as I still have 19 hours, I think I will sleep on it before I seal the deal.
#ScaryStoryChallenge
#NYCMidnight
#WritingCommunity
#ScaryStoryChallenge
#NYCMidnight
#WritingCommunity
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
After three failed ideas and a lot of tinkering, I think I'm done. But seeing as I still have 19 hours, I think I will sleep on it before I seal the deal.
#ScaryStoryChallenge
#NYCMidnight
#WritingCommunity
#ScaryStoryChallenge
#NYCMidnight
#WritingCommunity
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Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation.
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Artists rejoice as Labor rules out copyright carve-out for AI
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists...
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation.
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
🌶️📚💙Romance Rec💙📚🌶️
A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
☑️ Regency romance
☑️ Open door
☑️ Bluestocking heroine
☑️ Rake hero
☑️ Forced proximity
☑️ Adventures in taking a dinosaur footprint to Scotland
#regencyromance #tessadare #romancelandia
A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
☑️ Regency romance
☑️ Open door
☑️ Bluestocking heroine
☑️ Rake hero
☑️ Forced proximity
☑️ Adventures in taking a dinosaur footprint to Scotland
#regencyromance #tessadare #romancelandia
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌶️📚💙Romance Rec💙📚🌶️
A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
☑️ Regency romance
☑️ Open door
☑️ Bluestocking heroine
☑️ Rake hero
☑️ Forced proximity
☑️ Adventures in taking a dinosaur footprint to Scotland
#regencyromance #tessadare #romancelandia
A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
☑️ Regency romance
☑️ Open door
☑️ Bluestocking heroine
☑️ Rake hero
☑️ Forced proximity
☑️ Adventures in taking a dinosaur footprint to Scotland
#regencyromance #tessadare #romancelandia
First they came for the em dashes...
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
First they came for the em dashes...
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aaaaaaaand it turns out the answer to "how TF did some guys with a ladder steal the French crown jewels" is "cuts to arts funding mean the Louvre is massively understaffed"
October 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
aaaaaaaand it turns out the answer to "how TF did some guys with a ladder steal the French crown jewels" is "cuts to arts funding mean the Louvre is massively understaffed"
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I'm never sure if these petitions do anything, but I figure it is better than doing nothing. So many people already struggle with the income barrier, let's not make it worse.
#tasmania #australia #australiancreatives
#tasmania #australia #australiancreatives
Sign the Petition
Save affordable arts and screen training in Tasmania
www.change.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I'm never sure if these petitions do anything, but I figure it is better than doing nothing. So many people already struggle with the income barrier, let's not make it worse.
#tasmania #australia #australiancreatives
#tasmania #australia #australiancreatives
Daisies. It's kind of a theme for one of my characters.
What would *your* book smell like if you engaged in a mega weirdo scented pages promotional campaign?
October 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Daisies. It's kind of a theme for one of my characters.
I guess it's a good thing I've been in a bit of a writing slump. Means I haven't lost anything important after my cat knocked my smoothie over my laptop. 😭
Oh well, I was planning on getting a new one anyway.
Oh well, I was planning on getting a new one anyway.
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I guess it's a good thing I've been in a bit of a writing slump. Means I haven't lost anything important after my cat knocked my smoothie over my laptop. 😭
Oh well, I was planning on getting a new one anyway.
Oh well, I was planning on getting a new one anyway.
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Please help Film is Fabulous! preserve vulnerable film treasures, by making a donation of £5 via PayPal.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
Please help Film is Fabulous! preserve vulnerable film treasures, by making a donation of £5 via PayPal.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
October 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Please help Film is Fabulous! preserve vulnerable film treasures, by making a donation of £5 via PayPal.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
Please help Film is Fabulous! preserve vulnerable film treasures, by making a donation of £5 via PayPal.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
I must remember not to get high hopes, but it's been ages since we had a good "OMG they found something?" moment. So, one foot firmly on the ground while I eagerly watch for updates 👀
But even if there's no Doctor Who announcement, it's still amazing that an organisation like this exists. 💙🎞️
But even if there's no Doctor Who announcement, it's still amazing that an organisation like this exists. 💙🎞️
ACQUIRING COLLECTIONS
We believe there are several missing episodes of Doctor Who and other important TV shows in collections in the UK. Charitable trust status and the ability to accept donations will enable Film is Fabulous! to access entire collections for cataloguing (1/2)
We believe there are several missing episodes of Doctor Who and other important TV shows in collections in the UK. Charitable trust status and the ability to accept donations will enable Film is Fabulous! to access entire collections for cataloguing (1/2)
October 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I must remember not to get high hopes, but it's been ages since we had a good "OMG they found something?" moment. So, one foot firmly on the ground while I eagerly watch for updates 👀
But even if there's no Doctor Who announcement, it's still amazing that an organisation like this exists. 💙🎞️
But even if there's no Doctor Who announcement, it's still amazing that an organisation like this exists. 💙🎞️
October 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Not long now 🧡🟩 Got my fingers crossed for a surprise Eras Tour DVD release.
#TaylorSwift #LifeOfAShowgirl
#TaylorSwift #LifeOfAShowgirl
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Not long now 🧡🟩 Got my fingers crossed for a surprise Eras Tour DVD release.
#TaylorSwift #LifeOfAShowgirl
#TaylorSwift #LifeOfAShowgirl
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Now THIS is an LLM I can get behind
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Now THIS is an LLM I can get behind
R.I.P 💙
Her message of peace and hope is one we stand to live by every day. 🧡
Thank you, Dr. Jane Goodall. The world is kinder because you were here. May you rest knowing your compassion lives on in a global movement for animals and our planet.
Thank you, Dr. Jane Goodall. The world is kinder because you were here. May you rest knowing your compassion lives on in a global movement for animals and our planet.
October 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
R.I.P 💙
Why do men get to enjoy fantasies that would be dangerous in real life, but a woman reading romances with possessive MCs is bad? It doesn't mean she's going to copy the FMC, just as most men wouldn't copy John McClane. It's fantasy fiction about passion, dedication and fidelity, not a dating guide.
September 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Why do men get to enjoy fantasies that would be dangerous in real life, but a woman reading romances with possessive MCs is bad? It doesn't mean she's going to copy the FMC, just as most men wouldn't copy John McClane. It's fantasy fiction about passion, dedication and fidelity, not a dating guide.
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This whole section really.
September 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This whole section really.
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I hand over an invisible ‘Tree Of The Day’ award to the most charismatic tree I see on each of my walks. Here are just a few past winners of this esteemed but still largely unknown prize.
September 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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