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Rachel Simpson Writes
@rachelsimpsonwrit.bsky.social
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Bi/pan+ queer indie author
Dragons, queer characters, mysticism, adventure and healing
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She's a literary cat! So happy to have her on my #writing team!
#📚💙 #5amwritersclub
A little calico cat sitting on a bookshelf, looking at the camera
January 15, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Ok, so I've already talked about dragons so.... While they have scales, not sure they count for this one...
It's a bit too cold for non-dragon reptiles in our current locale.
Check out "Phoenix Heart" by Arthur Quill though - he's got a whole group of people who are based on turtles.
#📚💙
serraleta.bsky.social Serra Leta @serraleta.bsky.social · 2d
Day 15
Heading back to animals and let's go back to some scalies/shellies - reptiles! Whether your turtles are ninjas/heroes, your crocs placid, or your snakes liquid/naked/solid(us), let's chat about these adorable critters! 🐊🐢🦎🐍
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
#Critterary - A January writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Reptiles. Lizards! Snakes! Turtles! Etc.! Have you written anything featuring them? If not, feel free to discuss any random thoughts (fun facts, favorite media featuring them, gifs, etc.) Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Photo of a gecko on a planet, and photo of a crocodile with its head poking out of water. Background is a leafy jungle.
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Writing about a blizzard with a snow storm outside?
So fun!
Also, want some #FreeBooks?
Oh so good!
#📚💙 #5amwritersclub

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January 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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#Critterary
I did talk about the cousins of dragons... There is also the Oracle who lives deep beneath the waves..
Would it be epic fantasy without a prophecy?
#📚💙 #WritingPrompts
serraleta.bsky.social Serra Leta @serraleta.bsky.social · 3d
Day 14
Slower day yesterday, understandably with a couple events taking place on here!
Today we're staying in the seas (and other bodies of water) a while longer, to discuss aquatic creatures! Time to dip our toes into fantastic wonders and dark oceans.
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
#Critterary - A January writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Aquatic Creatures. Merfolk! Krakens! Leviathans! Etc.! Have you written anything featuring them? If not, feel free to discuss any random thoughts (fun facts, favorite media featuring them, gifs, etc.) Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Art of a cartoon cthulhu, and art of a mermaid combing her long hair. Background is a leafy jungle.
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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#Critterary
In Hartura, there are cousins to the dragons who watch over the great seas. Born of the first drop of rain, they have irridescent scales and are shaped like a cross between a #seamonster and a #dragon.
Writing a big scene where our young dragon meets them 🐉🌊
#📚💙 #5amwritersclub
serraleta.bsky.social Serra Leta @serraleta.bsky.social · 4d
Day 13
Today we're going to a different world, under the sea... 🌊🐬🐠 Aquatic animals! Surely some of them have a porpoise in some of your stories? 🤔
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
#Critterary - A January writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Aquatic Animals. Fish! Water mammals! Crustaceans! Etc.! Have you written anything featuring them? If not, feel free to discuss any random thoughts (fun facts, favorite media featuring them, gifs, etc.) Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Photo of a dolphin, and photo of a stingray. Background is a leafy jungle.
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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#5amwritersclub she says she's helping...
#📚💙 working on the edits of A'Brent: The Last Dragon of Fa'Nay'Og, novel that follows Dragon's Calling
(That one is free for subscribers at the link below)
dl.bookfunnel.com/sb1xuhs8ay
A calico cat sitting conveniently in front of my keyboard as I work on my morning edits
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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#Critterary, a sneak peak at Elodin. A stone #elemental, his locus is the foundation of the mountains in Fa'Nay'Og Valley. He doesn't usually like #dragons... But has a soft spot for young A'Brent 🐉

You can read about their unlikely friendship in Dragons Calling

dl.bookfunnel.com/sb1xuhs8ay
#📚💙
A blue green elemental with a body like luminous smoke
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Hit them where it hurts them - boycotts can work
Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.
ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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It's a lovely day for #FreeFantasy books!
Yes, my book (Dragon's Calling) is there... and there are SO MANY MORE.

I'll let you know what I'm #reading 💜
#📚💙

books.bookfunnel.com/freefantasyr...
January 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Ok... So maybe aliens? Among the people of Hartura who call themselves, the children of the moon, there is a story about the Moon and the Sea. Wandering celestial entities, they see so much potential for life on this new planet that they decide to come and offer their gifts.
#critterary #💙📚 #write
serraleta.bsky.social Serra Leta @serraleta.bsky.social · 6d
Day 11
Time for something different, and far, far away... Aliens!!👽 Whether the stories take place across galaxies, or maybe a visitor/invader landed, all space creatures are welcome today!
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
#Critterary - A January writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Aliens/Space Creatures. Going beyond Earth and across the planets and stars! Have you written anything featuring them? If not, feel free to discuss any random thoughts (fun facts, favorite media featuring them, gifs, etc.) Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Art of a cartoon green Martian waving to say 'hi', and art of a turquoise planet. Background is a leafy jungle.
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Oh you know I love this one!
#Critterary
My first book is largely from a dragon's POV!
A'Brent wants to start training to become a Guardian, the dragons who care for the magic of the land... She keeps getting told no, but no one will tell her why...

Dragon's Calling! Free! 🔗 In the bio!
serraleta.bsky.social Serra Leta @serraleta.bsky.social · 8d
Day 9
While dinos weren't super common, I did have a good time talking about them ☺️🦕🦖 Now, what's today? *check notes* We're at Dragons now? Ohhh this'll be a BUSY day! 😅🐲🐉
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
#Critterary - A January writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Dragons. Wouldn’t be a list without them! Have you written anything featuring them? If not, feel free to discuss any random thoughts (fun facts, favorite media featuring them, gifs, etc.) Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Art of a quadraped Western-style dragon with its wings open, and art of a snakey Eastern-style dragon. Background is a leafy jungle.
January 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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This is one of my FAVORITE series!
Check it out! 💕
#Booksky
thorncoyle.bsky.social T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 7d
When you're a corgi trying to solve a case... but the only witness is a hamster.

Coming to Kickstarter in February: Bookish Baddies, a new Pride Street Cozy Paranormal Mystery novel: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

Please click to follow along and get notified on launch.

#booksky 📚💙 🐾🔎
BOOKISH BADDIES Paperback Book and words with arrows: '‎Corgi Sleuths Missing Books! An Unhoused Dog Neurodiverse Rep A Brave Hamster .LGBTQ+ Cozy Mystery Found Family‎'‎‎
January 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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All I need are #Books and #Dragons
💜
You can read my dragon series, starting with Dragon's Calling! Free when you join my newsletter - check out the bio for the link 💜🐉
#BookfunnelBook #FreeBook #Booksky
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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So #Booksky... Am I wrong when I assume #readers are totally happy with opportunities for more #freebooks?
Because I love it!
Here you are!
#Free #SciFi #Fantasy #Books
💜😻
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Find Your Next Favorite Story
Find your new favorite authors right here. They've partnered together to bring you all of these exciting free reads!
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January 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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One of the joys of the #5amWritersClub is getting to catch the first signs that the day truly is getting longer 💜

Writing a chase scene at sea this morning... How about you?
#Booksky
A view of early morning like on a cloudy winter day as seen through a window
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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share this post with your friends who want to join the #booksky community! 💙📚
December 31, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Ok friends!
I posted about this promo yesterday and check out the gorgeous #freebooks I added to my #TBR! Did you find any you liked? Reply and let me know!
#Booksky #Reader #ReadingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
A screenshot of Bookfunnel app showing covers from the Adventure group promo!
January 7, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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#ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday #writerslift

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Drop your #Books #Poetry #Websites #Videos #Arts #Music #Novels #Etsy #Stories #Podcasts #Blogs #Audiobooks #Youtube #WIP #StreamerCommunity

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January 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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More #freebooks???
Oh yes!
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Get in buddy! We're going on an #adventure!!!
#Booksky and beyond 💜
Discover Adventure - Free Fantasy Stories
Searching for new fantasy adventures? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of free books. Available for a limited time.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Hey #Booksky!
Because I like #FreeBooks as much as the next #reader, I'm reading along with all of you this month!

Here is a sneak peek at some of the #books I downloaded in the giveaway!

Which ones look good to you? You can all these and more here:
books.bookfunnel.com/freescifijan...
A screenshot of my Bookfunnel with Talish, Tether, Seeker Magic, Mountain Bond, Midnight Fate, The Firebird, Moon Touched, Marty C Lee's book and the librarian and the pirate
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Our local #dragon found a fun place to hang out! Warmer than outside, that's for sure!
She's asking when revisions for "A'Brent: the Last Dragon of Fa'Nay'Og" will be done?
February! They're going back to the editor for copy edits in February 💜
A blue dragon on top of a bookshelf with a Christmas cactus nearby
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Looking for #FreeBooks?
I've teamed up with a bunch of other writers who are all giving away free books!
books.bookfunnel.com/freescifijan...

(I totally just downloaded like 8 of them...they look so good!!!)

#BookSky #Readers #Promo #BookfunnelBooks
Free Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads December 2025
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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We find a way to help someone, anyone.
Again, and again, and again.

#poetry
On Sorrow and Terror by T Thorn Coyle Grief and horror at the actions Of others is real. The kidnappings. The bombings. The families starved or torn apart. The gasping of the earth itself. We feel the pain. We scream and cry into the void Or in each other’s arms. Then we wash our faces. Take a deeper breath. Find a way to help someone, Anyone Again. And again. And again.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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I think this year i want to read more indie and small press publishing and specifically authors I've encountered on Bluesky.

So consider this a call out to indie and small press authors here. Wave your books in my direction!

I especially like scifi, fantasy, weird lit & creepy spooky horror

📚💙
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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A different kind of dragon...
Now available wide!
Dragon's Calling: an A'Brent Story
books2read.com/u/m08BoY

(Still free when you subscribe to my newsletter)

#KoboBook #BookfunnelBook #Booksky #Fantasy #dragon
January 3, 2026 at 4:07 AM