Susan B. James
@susanbjames.bsky.social
Reader, writer, wife, mother, animal lover, treehugger
Querying my novel, The Seeker's Charm, an origin tale for the Fae, told through a romantasy between halfblood farmgirl Rose Woodman and Eeden leader of the Faerie clan of the Stars.
Querying my novel, The Seeker's Charm, an origin tale for the Fae, told through a romantasy between halfblood farmgirl Rose Woodman and Eeden leader of the Faerie clan of the Stars.
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"When I saw a horde of cats gathering at a railway terminus to feed on a fish-head thrown near the tracks, I felt, It is the lavishness of my feelings that feeds even the waifs and strays."
Elizabeth Smart, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept
#BookologyThursday
Food, feasts & festivals
Elizabeth Smart, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept
#BookologyThursday
Food, feasts & festivals
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"When I saw a horde of cats gathering at a railway terminus to feed on a fish-head thrown near the tracks, I felt, It is the lavishness of my feelings that feeds even the waifs and strays."
Elizabeth Smart, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept
#BookologyThursday
Food, feasts & festivals
Elizabeth Smart, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept
#BookologyThursday
Food, feasts & festivals
Reposted by Susan B. James
According to translate tool: "Beware of dead leaves that aren't actually dead."
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November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
According to translate tool: "Beware of dead leaves that aren't actually dead."
😁
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Today on #BookologyThursday✨
Join #BookologyThursday today as we celebrate our theme:
✨FOODS, FEASTS & FESTIVALS✨
in literature, art, and lore.
art by Chris Dunn
✨FOODS, FEASTS & FESTIVALS✨
in literature, art, and lore.
art by Chris Dunn
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today on #BookologyThursday✨
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In today's Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about a publisher's non-compete clause, and why authors ALSO shouldn't want to compete with themselves.
(I had WAY too much fun with this metaphor, I apologize in advance, especially to anyone named Brad)
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(I had WAY too much fun with this metaphor, I apologize in advance, especially to anyone named Brad)
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Hi Jenn! Can you please expand on what you mean by “ but YOU shouldn’t want to conflict with your own work”?
Picture this: You are a bride-to-be. You've spent hundreds of hours an…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In today's Ask the Agent Question of the Day, I talk about a publisher's non-compete clause, and why authors ALSO shouldn't want to compete with themselves.
(I had WAY too much fun with this metaphor, I apologize in advance, especially to anyone named Brad)
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
(I had WAY too much fun with this metaphor, I apologize in advance, especially to anyone named Brad)
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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one of the rewards in our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #poems of #Queer Resistance is '9 golden rules for reading poetry in public' a tiny hand-printed guide from co-editor @hazardpressuk.bsky.social find the secrets to successful poetry reading! 13 days left to support this book tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
one of the rewards in our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #poems of #Queer Resistance is '9 golden rules for reading poetry in public' a tiny hand-printed guide from co-editor @hazardpressuk.bsky.social find the secrets to successful poetry reading! 13 days left to support this book tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
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Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/19/m... @jodimeadows.bsky.social @tltkaren.bsky.social
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/19/m... @jodimeadows.bsky.social @tltkaren.bsky.social
Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/19/m... @jodimeadows.bsky.social @tltkaren.bsky.social
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/19/m... @jodimeadows.bsky.social @tltkaren.bsky.social
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In Welsh folklore, Peredur (Sir Percival) offended King Arthur's brother Kay when Peredur didn't notice Kay one winter's day. Peredur was enthralled by a raven standing in the snow. Its black feathers reminded Peredur of the hair of his beloved and the snow reminded him of her skin.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In Welsh folklore, Peredur (Sir Percival) offended King Arthur's brother Kay when Peredur didn't notice Kay one winter's day. Peredur was enthralled by a raven standing in the snow. Its black feathers reminded Peredur of the hair of his beloved and the snow reminded him of her skin.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
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Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
~William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
This #BookologyThursday we celebrate with the theme:
✨FOODS, FEASTS & FESTIVALS✨
in literature, art, and lore.
~William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
This #BookologyThursday we celebrate with the theme:
✨FOODS, FEASTS & FESTIVALS✨
in literature, art, and lore.
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
~William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
This #BookologyThursday we celebrate with the theme:
✨FOODS, FEASTS & FESTIVALS✨
in literature, art, and lore.
~William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
This #BookologyThursday we celebrate with the theme:
✨FOODS, FEASTS & FESTIVALS✨
in literature, art, and lore.
Reposted by Susan B. James
Eight months ago when I was barely a twinkle in BlueSky's eye, I posted this exquisite painting but it garnered just one 'Like'. Just one (and that was probably my mum). Yet look at all those hashtags! I feel the poor neglected beauty deserves a repost.
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairy #fairies #faerie
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairy #fairies #faerie
'Dancing Fairies' by August Malstrom, a #Swedish artist of the 19th C.
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairies #fairy #Victorian #folklore #artsky #weirdart #FolkloreFolks #MythAndFolklore #SwedishArt
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairies #fairy #Victorian #folklore #artsky #weirdart #FolkloreFolks #MythAndFolklore #SwedishArt
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Eight months ago when I was barely a twinkle in BlueSky's eye, I posted this exquisite painting but it garnered just one 'Like'. Just one (and that was probably my mum). Yet look at all those hashtags! I feel the poor neglected beauty deserves a repost.
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairy #fairies #faerie
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairy #fairies #faerie
Reposted by Susan B. James
Some fairy-tale queens hide their real power behind gentleness. Think of the queen in “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” who teaches wisdom in riddles. Softness can shape destiny. #FairyTaleTuesday
Art: Kay Neilson
Art: Kay Neilson
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Some fairy-tale queens hide their real power behind gentleness. Think of the queen in “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” who teaches wisdom in riddles. Softness can shape destiny. #FairyTaleTuesday
Art: Kay Neilson
Art: Kay Neilson
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❄️ #FairyTaleTuesday ❄️
Published by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844, The Snow Queen is a captivating tale of love, friendship, and courage. When a wicked spell traps Kay in the icy grip of the Snow Queen, it’s up to Gerda to rescue him and restore warmth to their world. 👑✨ #SnowQueen #FairyTaleFlash
Published by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844, The Snow Queen is a captivating tale of love, friendship, and courage. When a wicked spell traps Kay in the icy grip of the Snow Queen, it’s up to Gerda to rescue him and restore warmth to their world. 👑✨ #SnowQueen #FairyTaleFlash
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
❄️ #FairyTaleTuesday ❄️
Published by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844, The Snow Queen is a captivating tale of love, friendship, and courage. When a wicked spell traps Kay in the icy grip of the Snow Queen, it’s up to Gerda to rescue him and restore warmth to their world. 👑✨ #SnowQueen #FairyTaleFlash
Published by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844, The Snow Queen is a captivating tale of love, friendship, and courage. When a wicked spell traps Kay in the icy grip of the Snow Queen, it’s up to Gerda to rescue him and restore warmth to their world. 👑✨ #SnowQueen #FairyTaleFlash
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#fairytaletuesday Favored by poets, Queen Mab grew in popularity in the 16th & 17th centuries. In 'Romeo & Juliet' Shakespeare mentions her as the fairies' midwife who gives birth to dreams. (art 'Queen Mab' William Henry Rheam)
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#fairytaletuesday Favored by poets, Queen Mab grew in popularity in the 16th & 17th centuries. In 'Romeo & Juliet' Shakespeare mentions her as the fairies' midwife who gives birth to dreams. (art 'Queen Mab' William Henry Rheam)
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New Agent Alert!
Keshava Guha has recently joined Aevitas Creative Management.
Discover the full MSWL and how to query on our blog:
www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog
#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #fiction #writing #writerscommunity #authorcommunity #publishing
Keshava Guha has recently joined Aevitas Creative Management.
Discover the full MSWL and how to query on our blog:
www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog
#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #fiction #writing #writerscommunity #authorcommunity #publishing
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New Agent Alert!
Keshava Guha has recently joined Aevitas Creative Management.
Discover the full MSWL and how to query on our blog:
www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog
#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #fiction #writing #writerscommunity #authorcommunity #publishing
Keshava Guha has recently joined Aevitas Creative Management.
Discover the full MSWL and how to query on our blog:
www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog
#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #fiction #writing #writerscommunity #authorcommunity #publishing
#Bookvember
Agree 100%, though it was LOTR for me- so different from anything else I'd read!
I love the creativity that goes into good world building and magical theory. I love that anything can happen. I love talking animals or just super intelligent ones like the mare in Range of Ghosts.
Agree 100%, though it was LOTR for me- so different from anything else I'd read!
I love the creativity that goes into good world building and magical theory. I love that anything can happen. I love talking animals or just super intelligent ones like the mare in Range of Ghosts.
#Bookvember 16
I've been hooked on fantasy ever since I read Narnia as a kid. Some might see it as mere escapism,* but for me it's just the fascination of other possibilities, other ways a world could be, what that can say about our own world, & the potential for different stories & characters...🧵
I've been hooked on fantasy ever since I read Narnia as a kid. Some might see it as mere escapism,* but for me it's just the fascination of other possibilities, other ways a world could be, what that can say about our own world, & the potential for different stories & characters...🧵
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 16!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#Bookvember
Agree 100%, though it was LOTR for me- so different from anything else I'd read!
I love the creativity that goes into good world building and magical theory. I love that anything can happen. I love talking animals or just super intelligent ones like the mare in Range of Ghosts.
Agree 100%, though it was LOTR for me- so different from anything else I'd read!
I love the creativity that goes into good world building and magical theory. I love that anything can happen. I love talking animals or just super intelligent ones like the mare in Range of Ghosts.
Reposted by Susan B. James
Greetings, Myth Lovers! This Monday's theme is ADOPTION! Tell us a myth that features an adoption of any kind using the hashtags #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on Monday! […]
[Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
[Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Greetings, Myth Lovers! This Monday's theme is ADOPTION! Tell us a myth that features an adoption of any kind using the hashtags #mythologymonday for boosts. If joining from #bluesky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on Monday! […]
[Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
[Original post on thefolklore.cafe]
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"We all remember epochs in our experience when some dear expectation dies, or some new motive is born."
~ George Eliot
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
~ George Eliot
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"We all remember epochs in our experience when some dear expectation dies, or some new motive is born."
~ George Eliot
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
~ George Eliot
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
#Bookvember #Booksky #Book
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan.
I loved her wit and insight. It was peak into the creative process of a great novelist. Her drawings were also wonderful.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan.
I loved her wit and insight. It was peak into the creative process of a great novelist. Her drawings were also wonderful.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 10!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#Bookvember #Booksky #Book
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan.
I loved her wit and insight. It was peak into the creative process of a great novelist. Her drawings were also wonderful.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan.
I loved her wit and insight. It was peak into the creative process of a great novelist. Her drawings were also wonderful.
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... but I look only upwards and my fear passes. As happens in dreams, a voice says: “Notice this, this is it!” And I look more and more into the infinite above me and feel that I am becoming calm.
...
“See that you remember.”
~ Leo Tolstoy, 'A Confession'
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
...
“See that you remember.”
~ Leo Tolstoy, 'A Confession'
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
... but I look only upwards and my fear passes. As happens in dreams, a voice says: “Notice this, this is it!” And I look more and more into the infinite above me and feel that I am becoming calm.
...
“See that you remember.”
~ Leo Tolstoy, 'A Confession'
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
...
“See that you remember.”
~ Leo Tolstoy, 'A Confession'
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
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Nikolai the walrus received a fish cake for his birthday from a zookeeper. This was his reaction.
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Nikolai the walrus received a fish cake for his birthday from a zookeeper. This was his reaction.
#Bookvember #Booksky
Hild by Nicola Griffith
I loved the way she worked nature into the story. Much of Hild's prophetic "visions" were due to the fact that she was a keen observer of nature, the behavior of birds, etc.
Hild by Nicola Griffith
I loved the way she worked nature into the story. Much of Hild's prophetic "visions" were due to the fact that she was a keen observer of nature, the behavior of birds, etc.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 9!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#Bookvember #Booksky
Hild by Nicola Griffith
I loved the way she worked nature into the story. Much of Hild's prophetic "visions" were due to the fact that she was a keen observer of nature, the behavior of birds, etc.
Hild by Nicola Griffith
I loved the way she worked nature into the story. Much of Hild's prophetic "visions" were due to the fact that she was a keen observer of nature, the behavior of birds, etc.
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge
(10/30)
(10/30)
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge
(10/30)
(10/30)
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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In rural Europe, household spirits like the domovoi and kobold once expected small offerings of bread, beer, or a drop of blood from a butchered animal. A neglected spirit could wreak havoc in the dark hours. #FolkyFriday
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In rural Europe, household spirits like the domovoi and kobold once expected small offerings of bread, beer, or a drop of blood from a butchered animal. A neglected spirit could wreak havoc in the dark hours. #FolkyFriday