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megthewriter.bsky.social
Meg Writes, Maybe?
@megthewriter.bsky.social
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Just a little bit of a book nerd, writer, cat parent, occasionally writes about pirates and dragons, queer af, always chaos, lots of sparkle (❌️NO AI❌️)
Founder/creator of @phenomenapress.bsky.social

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Meg Writes, Maybe? @megthewriter.bsky.social · Jan 1
A glimpse into 2025!

These are a mix of projects that I'm either actively working on at the moment, or want to pay attention to over the next year

Pirates, dragons, mermaids, superheros, inventors and more await!

#writesky #booksky
Image is a collage set over a background of green overlaid on an image of a forest. Photos in the collage include a pair of hands reaching towards each other over an ocean wave, a pirate ship coming out of a cloud of fog, a dragon flying over a mountain range, a pair of steampunk-esque goggles around someone's neck, a neon sign that says "Girls just wanna have fun", and a figure leaning over the edge of a dinghy as someone coming out of the water grips their face. There are texts boxes above that read 2025 Project Sneak Peaks
megthewriter.bsky.social
Me: this month I'm focusing on rewriting Dragon WIP and drafting my Cosmic Horror short story

Also me: smacks out nearly 5k of fanfic in 24 hours based on a conversation about a book series with a new friend
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
megthewriter.bsky.social
For Avery, it's her sibling, her best friend, and her guard - Adri, Tiernan, and Oliver

They're her base. The ones she knows will catch her when she falls and follow her into the chaos without a second thought, and she'd do the same for them in a heartbeat
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 9d
What non-romantic relationships are most important to your MC? #WritingPrompt
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.

We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.

Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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applesncinnamon.bsky.social
#LateNightWrite Thank you! 💛

If you’d like to read my debut novel, Sweet & Wild, check out the links below!

And watch this space, A Taste of Wild Honey should be coming in December!

Main Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Over a forest background, text reads: If you liked these... (an arrow pointing) Try this! The books under "If you liked these" are: - Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta with the text "Sweet and magical romance" - Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh with the text "Forest Magic and Mysterious Spirits" - Faerie Hounds of York by Arden Powell with the text "Heartbreaking and Bittersweet" Try this points to Sweet & Wild by Alex Larkspur
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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If you read “Magica Riot” and wanted more of it but bigger, more emotional, and somehow even more trans & gay, I have GREAT news for you.

“Magica Riot: Full Bloom” arrives Dec. 5! It’s got everything you can see in this image AND MORE! Portland queer magical girls are BACK magicariot.com/fullbloom
Artwork of the cover art of "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," featuring text "Magica Riot" is in the upper left corner in black in a combination of fantasty/crystalline and punk script fonts, while "Full Bloom" is below it in an interwoven script font in orange, red, and purple. The artwork depicts two trans girls, Iris and Bloom, laying on a bed of orange rain lilies. Iris has purple hair that fades to orange at the tips. She is wearing an orange sun dress, and is laying with her eyes closed. One hand is draped across her stomach, and the other is reaching up. Her fingertips are barely touching those of Bloom, also laying on her back and who is wearing a black corset dress, red bow, and long black gloves. She also has purple hair. Her eyes are open, and red. In her other hand, she holds a purple flower. Iris and Bloom are arranged diagonally across the page, head to head. Across the top, artwork of the five main characters of Magica Riot in a park is placed. Around the book art are placed several blocks of text: "trans protagonist," "entirely queer cast," "tall hot evil sorceress," "thrilling action," "music-based magic," "sinister tech company," queer identity journey," "polyamory adventures," "useless lesbians," "modern-day Portland." Text reading "The next adventure of Portland's queer magical girl rock band" is next. Finally, text at the bottom reads: "Recommended if you like Sailor Moon, Symphogear, Pretty Cure, Power Rangers"
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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adwills.bsky.social
I hope the next thing the universe throws at me is a sexy wizard knocking on my door in the middle of the night for a call to adventure, but the adventure is just living in a magical lakeside cottage where I have unlimited time and resources to write my weird stories
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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ormakal.bsky.social
Day 9 of 30 books on Google brings to you a sci fantasy book by @jd-rivers.com.

Don't miss it!

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 🩸 #booksky #queersky
30 days 30 books, All on Google Play
Did you know you can buy and read books on Google? With the Playbooks app available on both appstore and playstore, you can not only read book available on the google bookstore, but can upload any epub...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
HIGHLY recommend this short fantasy story!
bookspotlight.bsky.social Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 9d
i'm soooo close to hitting 100 sales of my short story 'the knight saves the dragon' this year!! check it out if you like short fantasy stories where the dragon doesn't die! 🐉

only 99c! 🗡️

universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
94 sales this year Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
I made a Shakespeare joke in reference to my Pirates WIP and I think I may end up going on a dive to find audio adaptions of the plays to listen to

If anyone recommends any particular version, I thank you in advance!
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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chaoticauthor.online
I'm now permanently signed off from having to work.

But I'm a person who likes to keep busy (spoons, energy, medical appointments etc not withstanding) and I will keep writing until I'm no longer able.

Please keep buying, reading, reviewing and spreading the word about my books.
chaoticauthor.online Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Aug 1
Sseeing as you all desperately want it to be autumn right now, I suppose it's acceptable to start promoting these 😂

🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚

Angel's Mass: books2read.com/angelsmass
Bronze Carriage: books2read.com/bronzecarriage
James Hotel: mybook.to/jameshotel
Spooky S'weird: books2read.com/salmonweirder
Icy cracked background. Cover shows a sketch of a medieval church. Text: Angel's Mass: A Medieval Ghost Story. At Tintern Abbey in Wales, brother Edmund is an ordinary onk haunted by a man only he can see and hear. And Edmund will uncover a mystery that has consequences for everyone. Creepy forest background image. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a horse and carriage. Text reads: The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece: A Gothic Ghost Story. Two men who had not seen each other in decades. An 80-year-old tales of newlyweds travelling across the country to see family. Both encounters linked by one curious and mysterious artefact. A rainy tarmac background. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a smal manor house. Text reads: The Residents of James Hotel: A 1970s Ghost Story. Stranded at the side of the road one stormy November night, Vince is offered a complimentary room by a local hotelier. Creepy cemetery background. Book cover shows the same. Spooky Salmonweird: Tales from the village. From the Iron Age to WWII, thirteen spine tingling tales from the periods in which these supporting characters lived.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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tallimorgan.bsky.social
#LateNightWrite
If a gothic vampire romance sounds like your jam, my book SILVER BLOOD now has a banger audiobook!

You can find it on Libro.fm here: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Or audible: www.amazon.com/Audible-Silv...
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors

Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!

🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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phenomenapress.bsky.social
Only a few more weeks to get your paranormal aspec stories to us!

Whether it's goofy, downright weird, spooky and suspenseful, or cosy and comforting - we want to read them 👻

🌈📚
phenomenapress.bsky.social Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · Sep 13
Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
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Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest Image reads: What we're looking for Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees. Image reads: Submission Guidelines Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30 Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction Submission Guidelines: Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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aebrossbooks.bsky.social
THE ELYSIUM PROPOSAL is part of the Trans People Take on the World bundle over on itchio!

By this point, y'all know Teague. They're trans nonbinary along w/being one of the most patient saints of a person to put up w/Kyle & her family.

Check it out, and others, here: itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Trans People Take on the World itchio book bundle 32 books for $35.00 November 1 through November 15 Features "The Elysium Porposal" by A.E. Bross, an ebook cover with a silhouette of a long-haired individual against an eerie green background. Secondhand Origin Stories by Lee Brontide Non-Player Character by Veo Corva Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault What Lies Within by Issy Waldrom Synthetic Sea by Franklyn Newt My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg by Fern V. Bedek The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle by Steve Westenra All Roads Lead to This by Kay Claire Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis The Uncontinented Stars by Haden Cross Blood on the Snow by Finn McLellan A Memory of Blood and Magic by K. N. Brindle Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud The Elysium Proposal by A.E. Bross Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea by Linn Silver FIRST ROSE by Jake Vanguard Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson Like Salt and Whisky by Merlina-Garance Illusory by Mx Misfits Enemies to Enemies by Ash Kreider Garden of Rotten Roses by Nic Hidalgo Echo Sight by Cian Verati The Poison Fruits by EM HAEGER Dragon's Soul by J.F.R. Coates A Demon to Save Me by H.S. Kallinger Powder and Feathers by Johannes T. Evans The Strangers' Sanctuary by S.E. Robertson Our Simulated Selves by Nikki Null Songs of Broken Bells by Lilly Lockwood A Life in Too Many Margins by S. E. Thomson 1000 Lotuses Part 2 - Seamstress (with Part 1) by LotusCarp
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
The way I'm being told off by a friend because I mentioned driving while crying through the last few chapters of Paladin's Faith by @tkingfisher.com

THEY'RE REALLY GOOD I PROMISE
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
My Pirates WIP has woken up and chosen to grab me by the collar and drag be back into that world

I am absolutely not complaining, I just wish it hadn't been at 5:30am 🤣
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Hey guys! My very dear friend Ava had to rush her cat Roman to the emergency vet and the bill is going to be a huge blow. Please consider donating to Ava’s kofi to help cover the cost if you’re able!

ko-fi.com/moth_goth/go...
A very fluffy kitty with brown, black and white flecks sits in a cat tower with his arm hanging out
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
I am a sucker for horror, so I love what we've gotten that I've read so far (which admittedly is only a couple! There's a reason I set the reply by date in February)

I would love to see a few more non-horror stories with paranormal goings on to balance things out
phenomenapress.bsky.social Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 19d
We've had a number of submissions emailed to us so far, and we are so excited to get stuck into them 🥳

They are trending towards horror, which isn't a surprise, but we are looking for a broad range of paranormal stories too

Cosy, mysterious, funny, reflective, or spooky - we want them all!
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
megthewriter.bsky.social
Honestly, somewhere around a five

Generally, I don't think I'm overly intimidating, but I'm tall and can and have used that to my advantage before

(Though, adding in a wicked fresh scratch above my eye probably helps now, too)
chlowski.bsky.social Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 24d
idk like a 3 maybe ?
quote rt this with how intimidating YOU think you are on a scale of 1-10 and let other ppl reply to it with how intimidating THEY think you are
October 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
Related to this thread, instead of continuing it

I don't have the energy to do things that usually make me feel good at the moment

I'm not writing. The only reason I'm reading is because of audiobooks. I'm not creating. My apartment is functional, but it's the literal bare minimum I can do
megthewriter.bsky.social Meg Writes, Maybe? @megthewriter.bsky.social · 25d
Honestly, the worst part of burnout right now is knowing that there's stuff I normally do without a problem that feels ten times harder right now

I'm at work, and we're gearing up for Christmas, and my productivity is through the floor after doing exactly five things in the morning, and that's it
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
Honestly, the worst part of burnout right now is knowing that there's stuff I normally do without a problem that feels ten times harder right now

I'm at work, and we're gearing up for Christmas, and my productivity is through the floor after doing exactly five things in the morning, and that's it
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
Current burnout treatment: going to bed super early (for me) and listening to the Saint of Steel audiobooks

These damn Paladins, I swear, they're good for the soul
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
megthewriter.bsky.social
Police have released footage of the Louvre robbers escaping:
October 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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apexmag.bsky.social
We're only 10 DAYS AWAY from the end of our Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter! It's scary cutting it so close at only $11,985/$20k so far, but Apex is used to scary! We have a fancy new banner, a WHOLE CATALOG of rewards, and earnest optimism!

Let's get to 20k! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Graphic with current Kickstarter funding: $11,985 Story/Excerpt Critiques E. Catherine Tobler (up to 5,000 words) Spencer Nitkey (up to 7,500 words) A.C. Wise (up to 8,000 words) Aimee Ogden (up to 6,000 words) Anne Gresham (up to 10,000 words) Lindz McLeod (up to 5,000 words) Risa Wolf (7,500 words) Slush Reader Critique Cool Offerings Tarot card affirmation by Los Mei-en Kwa Marie Vibbert Tuckerization Apex Appreciation Online Workshop "World-building from the Inside Out" Ebooks The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella Turducken by Lindz McLeod Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle by Renan Bernardo Shadows on Glass and Other Stories by Jamie Lackey The Jen Donohue catalog The Best of Apex Magazine edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore ChloroPhilia by Cristina Jurado (trans. by Sue Burke) Do Not Go Quietly: Stories of Resistance edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore Apex Magazine: 2021 edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore Robotic Ambitions edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore The Map of Lost Places edited by Sheree Renee Thomas & Lesley Conner The Kraken Sea and The Grand Tour by E. Catherine Tobler Strange Libations edited by Marissa van Uden Strange Locations edited by Marissa van Uden Strange Machines edited by Marissa van Uden Strange Anthology Bundle edited by Marissa van Uden Apex Magazine Subscription
October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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faerywhimsy.bsky.social
This week's update is up, in which we briefly cover @catvalente.bsky.social's Deathless, @nkjemisin.bsky.social's The Fifth Season and the Academic Equivalent of the Never-Ending To Do List.

For this afternoon's achievement, I have decided on taking a little bit of downtime.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM