Manda Cherry
@mandatheginger.bsky.social
On a panel at a con a couple of years back, I mentioned a fanfic I wrote in 2016, and a fellow panelist exclaimed, "THAT WAS YOU!!???!!!"
And I will be chasing that dragon *forever*.
And I will be chasing that dragon *forever*.
Author Goals:
To have a stranger, upon learning I write, ask me if they've heard of my work. Then when I tell them my name and some titles, they say, "OMG! I *have* read your stuff!"
To see someone reading my book in the wild so I can say, "That's my book" to them.
#WritingCommunity
To have a stranger, upon learning I write, ask me if they've heard of my work. Then when I tell them my name and some titles, they say, "OMG! I *have* read your stuff!"
To see someone reading my book in the wild so I can say, "That's my book" to them.
#WritingCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
On a panel at a con a couple of years back, I mentioned a fanfic I wrote in 2016, and a fellow panelist exclaimed, "THAT WAS YOU!!???!!!"
And I will be chasing that dragon *forever*.
And I will be chasing that dragon *forever*.
I'm at S3E23. Around halfway through.
Headed into my favorite half hour in television history.
Headed into my favorite half hour in television history.
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm at S3E23. Around halfway through.
Headed into my favorite half hour in television history.
Headed into my favorite half hour in television history.
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Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast!
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
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The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast!
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
Jeff Goldblum handed me a spoon.
Entered a service station urinal at the same time Morrisey was leaving it.
Quietly shared an elevator with Lyle Lovett.
December 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Jeff Goldblum handed me a spoon.
Whoever originally had the idea to put a sausage patty on a biscuit and eat it like a sandwich is my personal hero.
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Whoever originally had the idea to put a sausage patty on a biscuit and eat it like a sandwich is my personal hero.
I'm a femme cis woman who's queer, disabled, and have been traditionally published as a fantasy author since 2018 and I AM STILL NOBODY.
There is no such thing as "breaking in". There's only doing the work.
There is no such thing as "breaking in". There's only doing the work.
We are all nobody in the book world when we start out. That's what "starting" means. And no one "breaks in" by attending a single in-person convention. Anecdotal evidence suggests I might be the Princess of Genova, but no one's lining up to crown me.
This shit is made up, actually
December 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I'm a femme cis woman who's queer, disabled, and have been traditionally published as a fantasy author since 2018 and I AM STILL NOBODY.
There is no such thing as "breaking in". There's only doing the work.
There is no such thing as "breaking in". There's only doing the work.
ALL OF THIS
But here's the thing: when I wrote my first book, I was bad at writing books. So I re-wrote it about a dozen times, and in the process, I learned how to be good at writing books. When I wrote my first sonnet, I was bad at writing sonnets, and so on. It's the process of learning to EXECUTE...
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
ALL OF THIS
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Happy Christmas, Yule, Solstice, Hogswatch, Komasnacht, or whatever other story of the season brings you joy tonight.
December 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Happy Christmas, Yule, Solstice, Hogswatch, Komasnacht, or whatever other story of the season brings you joy tonight.
The actual most fun part of being a parent [for me] is the putting out the Santa gifts & stocking stuff on Christmas Eve. It used to feel like a bigger deal when kiddo was little, but it's still super fun when months of scheming is paying off.
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate!
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The actual most fun part of being a parent [for me] is the putting out the Santa gifts & stocking stuff on Christmas Eve. It used to feel like a bigger deal when kiddo was little, but it's still super fun when months of scheming is paying off.
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate!
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate!
My kid is sick (not flu or COVID but sick). It's Christmas Eve.
Those Cornish hens can stay in the fridge another day or two. There's no way I'm making anything fancy or complicated on a night my kid is unlikely to eat at all. 😕
Those Cornish hens can stay in the fridge another day or two. There's no way I'm making anything fancy or complicated on a night my kid is unlikely to eat at all. 😕
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My kid is sick (not flu or COVID but sick). It's Christmas Eve.
Those Cornish hens can stay in the fridge another day or two. There's no way I'm making anything fancy or complicated on a night my kid is unlikely to eat at all. 😕
Those Cornish hens can stay in the fridge another day or two. There's no way I'm making anything fancy or complicated on a night my kid is unlikely to eat at all. 😕
Happy Hogswatch friends!
The tipping and tapping on top of the roof,
The swish of a sleigh and the stomp of a hoof,
As the squeals and the snorts echo out through the night
We know that the Hogfather's started his flight.
The swish of a sleigh and the stomp of a hoof,
As the squeals and the snorts echo out through the night
We know that the Hogfather's started his flight.
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Happy Hogswatch friends!
Anyway...
I just ate 33 McNuggets and I regret nothing.
I just ate 33 McNuggets and I regret nothing.
The McNugget first came to my attention in 1983 and I STG those little chunks of golden deliciousness have had me in a chokehold ever since.
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Anyway...
I just ate 33 McNuggets and I regret nothing.
I just ate 33 McNuggets and I regret nothing.
The McNugget first came to my attention in 1983 and I STG those little chunks of golden deliciousness have had me in a chokehold ever since.
December 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The McNugget first came to my attention in 1983 and I STG those little chunks of golden deliciousness have had me in a chokehold ever since.
Reached the end of S2 of this West Wing rewatch and Two Cathedrals remains a perfect hour of television.
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Reached the end of S2 of this West Wing rewatch and Two Cathedrals remains a perfect hour of television.
My D&D group is BEST D&D group.
I can't wait to hang this in my house.
I can't wait to hang this in my house.
I got @laurenwalshart.bsky.social to do my party's Hogswatch gift this year.
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My D&D group is BEST D&D group.
I can't wait to hang this in my house.
I can't wait to hang this in my house.
Oh shit.
I'm crying at the pre-show.
My mascara is DOOMED.
I'm crying at the pre-show.
My mascara is DOOMED.
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Oh shit.
I'm crying at the pre-show.
My mascara is DOOMED.
I'm crying at the pre-show.
My mascara is DOOMED.
My kid asked me to take them TO A MUSICAL. So, obviously we're here. We have snacks and merch and we're waiting for the house to open.
They have not yet figured out our seats are in the front row.
They have not yet figured out our seats are in the front row.
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My kid asked me to take them TO A MUSICAL. So, obviously we're here. We have snacks and merch and we're waiting for the house to open.
They have not yet figured out our seats are in the front row.
They have not yet figured out our seats are in the front row.
I do get dressed, but often in what I call "daytime pajamas". I save my nighties for actual sleep.
question for the masses I'm curious about
(if any parts of this don't apply to you, use your imagination)
you're working from home, you have no plan to leave home at all today, you sleep in some sort of clothes
do you get changed in the day or are you in your sleep clothes all day?
(if any parts of this don't apply to you, use your imagination)
you're working from home, you have no plan to leave home at all today, you sleep in some sort of clothes
do you get changed in the day or are you in your sleep clothes all day?
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I do get dressed, but often in what I call "daytime pajamas". I save my nighties for actual sleep.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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ABSOLUTELY NOT
King County warns of toilet rats after record flooding
King County warns of toilet rats after record flooding
Rats could climb up your toilet as a result of recent flooding from atmospheric rivers, King County officials say. Enter "wet rat winter."
www.seattletimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
ABSOLUTELY NOT
I actually took a cut scene from one book and put it in the sequel. It really can happen.
kill* your darlings
put them to bed, cover them up with a comfy blanket, give them some hot cocoa, let them live in Deleted-Scenes-I-Might-Use.docx
put them to bed, cover them up with a comfy blanket, give them some hot cocoa, let them live in Deleted-Scenes-I-Might-Use.docx
December 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I actually took a cut scene from one book and put it in the sequel. It really can happen.
I alpha read this book and I promise y'all, it's worth reading ❤️
I can’t believe I get to share the beginning of Glassblade with people a week from tomorrow. Early access subscribers get the first piece on Christmas Day. Almost 13 years coming, which is fitting, given the story itself.
Want to know more? Follow along here:
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#booksky #writesky
Notes from the Scribble-Box
My personal newsletter on fiction, life, art, and eventually serialized storytelling
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December 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I alpha read this book and I promise y'all, it's worth reading ❤️