Elizabeth Rankin
@rankinwrites.bsky.social
Author of speculative fiction and sometimes fantasy. SFWA and Codex member. Fan of chocolate, historical cooking, animals, and the Oxford comma. she/her
Some days I remember that “Frank” is a nickname for “Francis” and it blows my mind.
May 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Some days I remember that “Frank” is a nickname for “Francis” and it blows my mind.
Oh sure. Just a tomb with a missing occupant. That’s probably fine.
April 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Oh sure. Just a tomb with a missing occupant. That’s probably fine.
I’m not sure I feel like cuddling Gollum.
March 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I’m not sure I feel like cuddling Gollum.
Solving mysteries on Reddit for this reason
February 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Solving mysteries on Reddit for this reason
Even though my life has been crumbling and busy, I’m very excited that one of my short stories on rotation has been picked up by @lunastation.bsky.social “A Hint of Sugar” will be available in their March issue..
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Even though my life has been crumbling and busy, I’m very excited that one of my short stories on rotation has been picked up by @lunastation.bsky.social “A Hint of Sugar” will be available in their March issue..
This is my writing account but now everyone is over here and I have to decide if it's going to be my new everything social account.
February 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This is my writing account but now everyone is over here and I have to decide if it's going to be my new everything social account.
I think they have a service for writers that’s an acceptance service. Like you sign up, go through the submissions process, wait, and then you get a nice note back about your writing. Wouldn’t that be nice? 😊
October 18, 2024 at 1:31 PM
I think they have a service for writers that’s an acceptance service. Like you sign up, go through the submissions process, wait, and then you get a nice note back about your writing. Wouldn’t that be nice? 😊
I have an illogical hate of Office’s default font, Calibri. Does everyone just have that one font they can’t stand?
October 16, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I have an illogical hate of Office’s default font, Calibri. Does everyone just have that one font they can’t stand?
I like a good gothic/ghost/horror mystery heavy on story - any suggestions?
October 10, 2024 at 12:39 PM
I like a good gothic/ghost/horror mystery heavy on story - any suggestions?
I’m starting to really think that I cannot, in fact, do it all. How do you choose which thing you enjoy and/or really have to do to give up??
October 8, 2024 at 3:07 AM
I’m starting to really think that I cannot, in fact, do it all. How do you choose which thing you enjoy and/or really have to do to give up??
Really needed that iced tea so I could then…fall asleep on the couch.
October 6, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Really needed that iced tea so I could then…fall asleep on the couch.
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I love seeing this. It's a reminder that this is not a competition, but a community. There's plenty of readers in the world to go around, we just need ways to find them and convince them we are worth their time and money.
August 29, 2024 at 7:40 AM
I love seeing this. It's a reminder that this is not a competition, but a community. There's plenty of readers in the world to go around, we just need ways to find them and convince them we are worth their time and money.
I have a weekend hangover. I mean, I didn’t drink anything, but I’ve tried to accomplish too much with my weekend and now I just don’t wanna.
August 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I have a weekend hangover. I mean, I didn’t drink anything, but I’ve tried to accomplish too much with my weekend and now I just don’t wanna.
My carb of the week this week is going to be…this challah bread I’ve had in my freezer for 4 months! Wish me luck :)
August 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My carb of the week this week is going to be…this challah bread I’ve had in my freezer for 4 months! Wish me luck :)
Finally finished this story I’ve been hammering on slowly. Now to cut half of it. I’ve apparently learned nothing in my writing journey.
July 20, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Finally finished this story I’ve been hammering on slowly. Now to cut half of it. I’ve apparently learned nothing in my writing journey.
For writers out there - do you “write out” things in your life? Like for example, if your best friend betrayed you would you then write a story about the main character’s best friend betraying them that closely matches your experience?
April 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
For writers out there - do you “write out” things in your life? Like for example, if your best friend betrayed you would you then write a story about the main character’s best friend betraying them that closely matches your experience?
Why yes I would like to sign up for the waitlist for jam made by a princess. Meghan Markle apparently has a “lifestyle brand” called American Riviera Orchard that’s going to be putting out strawberry jam. As a jam fan I have to know!! (Although I know technically she’s not a princess)
April 17, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Why yes I would like to sign up for the waitlist for jam made by a princess. Meghan Markle apparently has a “lifestyle brand” called American Riviera Orchard that’s going to be putting out strawberry jam. As a jam fan I have to know!! (Although I know technically she’s not a princess)
I like being a writer because I can take all the trauma and bad feelings and make use of them. In theory. In practice it’s very much harder.
April 16, 2024 at 7:32 PM
I like being a writer because I can take all the trauma and bad feelings and make use of them. In theory. In practice it’s very much harder.
My story “Moonstones at Midlife” is in this anthology too, along with all these fabulous writers!! :)
I am thrilled to have an Alondra story in 99 Fleeting Fantasies, edited by @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social out today! So many amazing contributors, including @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @seananmcguire.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com Wole Talabi, & more.
Here's the link: books2read.com/b/99Fleeting...
Here's the link: books2read.com/b/99Fleeting...
February 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
My story “Moonstones at Midlife” is in this anthology too, along with all these fabulous writers!! :)
Taking a break from my brain by binging Reacher which is just good enough to keep me entertained and not thinking.
January 30, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Taking a break from my brain by binging Reacher which is just good enough to keep me entertained and not thinking.
January feels like I should just stay in bed and wait till February.
January 18, 2024 at 3:54 AM
January feels like I should just stay in bed and wait till February.
I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, but after about a year of feeling like I couldn’t write I got inspiration and put some words down! Will it continue? Not sure, but it’s a good sign since I was starting to worry it would never come back.
January 12, 2024 at 3:38 AM
I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, but after about a year of feeling like I couldn’t write I got inspiration and put some words down! Will it continue? Not sure, but it’s a good sign since I was starting to worry it would never come back.
This baby right here is my bottle of emotional support Tums. I take some in the morning pretending it will stop the stomach-churning existential dread.
January 9, 2024 at 8:37 PM
This baby right here is my bottle of emotional support Tums. I take some in the morning pretending it will stop the stomach-churning existential dread.
I love jam and have a great stockpile of interesting flavors - but I need to use it up faster to get to them!! Is eating it straight from the jar forbidden?
January 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I love jam and have a great stockpile of interesting flavors - but I need to use it up faster to get to them!! Is eating it straight from the jar forbidden?
Okay - here’s my 10 writers of whom I’ve read more than 5 books. Series count each book individually right??
Neil Gaiman
Juliet Marillier
Guy Gavriel Kay
Anne McCaffrey
Robert Jordan
Susan Cooper
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Douglas Adams
Robin McKinley
Brandon Sanderson
Neil Gaiman
Juliet Marillier
Guy Gavriel Kay
Anne McCaffrey
Robert Jordan
Susan Cooper
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Douglas Adams
Robin McKinley
Brandon Sanderson
Writer's of whom I've read more tan five books:
Connie Willis
Martha Wells
Sheri S. Tepper
Naomi Novik
Andre Norton
Ursula K. LeGuin
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Samuel R. Delany
C. J. Cherryh
Stephanie Barron
Isaac Asimov
Connie Willis
Martha Wells
Sheri S. Tepper
Naomi Novik
Andre Norton
Ursula K. LeGuin
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Samuel R. Delany
C. J. Cherryh
Stephanie Barron
Isaac Asimov
Writers of whom I've read more than five books:
Anne McCaffrey
Jim Butcher
Patrick O'Brian
R.L. Stine
Martha Wells
N.K. Jemisin
Michael Connelly
R.A. Salvatore
Anne McCaffrey
Jim Butcher
Patrick O'Brian
R.L. Stine
Martha Wells
N.K. Jemisin
Michael Connelly
R.A. Salvatore
January 4, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Okay - here’s my 10 writers of whom I’ve read more than 5 books. Series count each book individually right??
Neil Gaiman
Juliet Marillier
Guy Gavriel Kay
Anne McCaffrey
Robert Jordan
Susan Cooper
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Douglas Adams
Robin McKinley
Brandon Sanderson
Neil Gaiman
Juliet Marillier
Guy Gavriel Kay
Anne McCaffrey
Robert Jordan
Susan Cooper
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Douglas Adams
Robin McKinley
Brandon Sanderson