Rachel Beth Ahrens
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Rachel Beth Ahrens
@rachelbeth99.bsky.social
Crochet cosplayer, designer, #ownvoices unpublished speculative fiction writer, content creator on Patreon and Ko-Fi. Continued from Twitter & Mastodon. Writing WIP: Debutante of Cassiopeia, Cosplay WIP: Firefly's Kaylee (but steampunk)
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Hey #WritingCommunity and #writersky along with the #crochetsky of this awesome butterfly app-
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One of my main characters is Lady Phoenix in A Diamond of the Universe, and you find out close to the end...
Hee hee hee... Bridgerton in space...
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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This is TOUGH!!!! As much as I love sci fi and fantasy, I have to pick one genre?!
Like Alexander Hamilton, I want to read any book I can get my hands on! Fantasy and sci fi is what I write, but I'd like to get my inspiration from almost anything.
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 20 📚

One genre, forevermore, what do you choose? Curious to see how many folk say they only read one genre as it is.

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November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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$500 OVERDRAFT + GAS TO GET TO DR APPT URGENT!

Disabled. Chronically ill. Indie author. Fabric artist. Check out their shop for holiday gifts. Any combo ppl x $$ = $500, sales &/or donations, keeps them safe.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025
🚨 UPDATE URGENT 🚨

My bank account is still deeply in the negative!

Please help!

45/500

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November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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There are TOO MANY!!! :)
Yours Truly, 2095- Brian Paone (for ELO fans)
Tigerheart- the late Peter David, who signed my copy and was a gem
Enchanted, Inc. series- Shanna Swendson
Parasol Protectorate series- @gailcarriger.bsky.social
(1/2)
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 19📚

Someone asks you if you can recommend a good book, what is the one title that always comes to mind? (Or share as many as you have the character count for.)

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November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Fox News is incorrigible for saying that only children should get presents, & all adults should get nothing.
There are LOADS of poor & homeless adults who can't afford clothes out there. I saw a long line in front of a church food pantry in HDG the other day.
GIVE to everyone, I don't care. Be kind.
Ah yes, the economic Golden Age of Trump where grandma goes without.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I would tag my best friend Kerensa or my boyfriend Alexander, but neither of them are on Bluesky.
Kerensa would be a rogue, probably, but one of the nice ones, a chaotic good, and Alexander would definitely be a knight, for he's very heroic! :)
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 17📚

Who is the one person who always gets your reading list and has recommendations you trust without reservation? If they were a fantasy character, what would they be?

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November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey, obviously, as I've said before. Poorly written. Read one page of both and I tossed them back to the library where they came from. Also, I never liked horror books, give me nightmares like the movies too. Don't like Stephen King.
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 18📚

Sorry it’s late today. What’s a book others raved about but you secretly (or not so secretly) hated?

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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Beautiful fiber art next to a sweet kitteh... :)
Please support human fiber artists like Lou and me!!!
#crochet #fiberart #disabledcreator #ownvoices #crochetsky
#crochet #fiberart #fiberartist #disabledcreator 🧶

My current yarn #WIP is a project for a new pre-made gift box. 🎁
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Distractions, things that force me to set priorities over reading, my migraines, and yes, bad editing. I've tossed both Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey because they were written so poorly.
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 15📚

This is easy, bad editing. A novel that hasn't gone through enough of an editing process, I will toss it in a heartbeat.

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November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Not so great writing wise- I'm over 8,000 words behind on my writings for Novel November, sadly. Alexander says it's ok, though- because physical, mental health and being with people are more important.
However, crochet & writing are the only things-
#pretendpanel, fascinating takes as always yesterday, thank you! A change of pace today...

November 15th: Halfway through the month! How's it going so far? (Whether you're in a November challenge or not, have a little reflection on your writing)

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November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Another hard question. I have no traditions anymore with challenges in November. I used to be on NaNoWriMo before they lost their business, but now I'm on Pro Writing Aid's Novel November trying to write 50K, but it's rough. I've gotten to 17K when I'm super behind...
#pretendpanel, even before the last big controversy, November challenges have had their ups and downs. Tell me...

November 14th: BIG Challenges during November - what's your take? Good/bad tradition?

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November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Taking a short break from Bluesky and my private Facebook accounts.
My cousin just posted she has breast cancer.
I'm hoping for better days for the the Ahrens family, and more love for 2026.
Lots of love to you.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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This is a tough question, really...
But honestly, it's any author who writes stuff that clearly they don't have firsthand experience- E.L. James for Fifty Shades of Grey for example. Originally a Twilight fan fiction (yuck), I read the first page and it sounded-
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 12📚

🔺 What would you have you back away from a person or even an author when it comes to bookish things? What are your red flags, warning signs, hard pass 🚧 ⚠️ 🙅‍♀️?

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November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I think I'm pretty much doomed in Debutante of Cassiopeia- in the Regency Era, I might die a lonely old spinster, as most single women in their late 30s were either dead or destitute. I'm over 25 and still unmarried, which would have been a scandal-
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 11📚

So, many writers kind of have a thing for putting their characters into unpredictable environments and settings (torturing their MCs on occasion). How would you fare?

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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Fun fact about me: I'm a crochet cosplayer and designer! Been crocheting for 30+ years since I was 6 years old. I'm now in the Master Class in Balticon Masquerade, hopefully returning in 2026 for Balticon 60!
My Balticon 60 WIP: Princess Beatrice Stardust,
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I used to consider costuming a part of my identity! I don’t do it much now, but I still dress up for Ren Faire and a couple days a year at TusCon, a wonderful convention in Tucson, Arizona. Here are my costumes from last weekend! #Novmemeber
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Any of Jane Austen's novels (except Mansfield Park, that one's kind of sad, and Emma is a long read), also wish I read Enchanted, Inc. & Once Upon Stilettos for the first time- Shanna Swendson, one of my favorite authors, put fantasy in modern day NY, LOVE it.
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 09 📚

Is there anything better than reading a masterpiece of prose for the first time? Rereading them is great, but it's never the same.

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November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Feeling low energy since getting hit with bad political news today, and more people with SNAP are going to starve, I'm afraid I'll be next.
Outside of November, I try to write as much as I can in a few minutes-an hour at best. If I don't, like today, it's ok for now.
#pretendpanel heyyyyy it's me, even though I may look different (still need to change the graphic to have my new handle lol)

November 8th: (outside of November challenges, if you partake) do you have a daily/weekly/monthly goal most of the time?

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November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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If you want to help and if you have the means to help with the loss of SNAP benefits please donate to the Food Bank of Lincoln.

Only $5 for a free copy of one of my adult children’s books.

www.lincolnfoodbank.org

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November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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I'm a neurodivergent and disabled writer, so the X number of words quota to meet doesn't matter anymore, as long as I write SOMETHING. I'm not a fan of this approach because my migraines and mental illness issues can strike anytime, it's unpredictable.
Greetings, #pretendpanel! One week into writeathon month, I'm wondering how you feel about this notorious topic...

November 7th: X number of words per day - are you a fan of this approach or not?

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November 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Oh man, I didn't realize that Gail C. has a Bluesky! Going to tag her in this post.
Thank you, @gailcarriger.bsky.social ! Tea time anytime, wish we could find time to talk writings.
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Can it be dead or alive? I have so many questions for Jane Austen myself! I'd love to drink some tea with her...
For alive- Either Gail Carriger or @vegalteno.bsky.social and his son Lin-Manuel, obviously. Just for chatting about Lady Alexia, Relentless, and-
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 05 📚

Imagine that, you're devouring pages while you wait for your bevvy and in walks the author!

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Four person, disabled, neurodivergent family relying on one full time income and three ssi payments. We are having trouble paying all the bills every month. Anything helps.

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#HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #MutualAid #MABoost #Disabled 💕💸
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Can it be dead or alive? I have so many questions for Jane Austen myself! I'd love to drink some tea with her...
For alive- Either Gail Carriger or @vegalteno.bsky.social and his son Lin-Manuel, obviously. Just for chatting about Lady Alexia, Relentless, and-
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 05 📚

Imagine that, you're devouring pages while you wait for your bevvy and in walks the author!

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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When I was a little girl, my mom wouldn't let me finish the story of A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett because I was weeping when Ms. Minchin was so cruel to Sara Crewe, the hero. I instantly loved little Sara, felt so bad for her when (spoiler)-
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 06 📚

Who doesn't love an author who can send you into a blubbering fit? Share your ugly-cry reads.

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November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM