Taylor Thackaberry - Author
@thackaberrywrites.bsky.social
YA & SFF author and engineer in the video game industry.
Dreaming of science fiction but also dreading the day I'll have to build something from science fiction.
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www.linktr.ee/thackaberry
Dreaming of science fiction but also dreading the day I'll have to build something from science fiction.
she/her
www.linktr.ee/thackaberry
Starting a kickstarter not for publishing my book but for the inevitable wrist surgery I'll need before I finish it
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Starting a kickstarter not for publishing my book but for the inevitable wrist surgery I'll need before I finish it
Getting an automated "complete an ergonomics assessment :)" email when I'm in pain from tendinitis feels like a little to late, but they tried
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Getting an automated "complete an ergonomics assessment :)" email when I'm in pain from tendinitis feels like a little to late, but they tried
18,000/50,000 but the tendinitis is winning
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
18,000/50,000 but the tendinitis is winning
I got all snuggled up and cozy on the couch and my brain suddenly knew how to fix Act II of my book, in excruciating detail, but writing it all down meant I had to get up
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I got all snuggled up and cozy on the couch and my brain suddenly knew how to fix Act II of my book, in excruciating detail, but writing it all down meant I had to get up
I love playing in an orchestra, but there is also no better feeling than the first day after a concert where you don't have rehearsal and you don't have to leave your house or do anything
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I love playing in an orchestra, but there is also no better feeling than the first day after a concert where you don't have rehearsal and you don't have to leave your house or do anything
I think my Pokemon-themed dream was a sign that it's time to Pokemon-go-to-the-polls, people. Go vote!
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I think my Pokemon-themed dream was a sign that it's time to Pokemon-go-to-the-polls, people. Go vote!
Lord forgive me... I edited during Nanowrimo...
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Lord forgive me... I edited during Nanowrimo...
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The fall of shopping malls, the rise of liminal spaces & vaporwave. They are inextricably linked.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The fall of shopping malls, the rise of liminal spaces & vaporwave. They are inextricably linked.
Genuinely never locked in harder to my novel than when I deleted Instagram off my phone. I'm sorry, book community, but you are really distracting and the constant self-promotion just makes me miserable and exhausted.
The new draft has 70k now. Looking forward to querying it next year
The new draft has 70k now. Looking forward to querying it next year
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Genuinely never locked in harder to my novel than when I deleted Instagram off my phone. I'm sorry, book community, but you are really distracting and the constant self-promotion just makes me miserable and exhausted.
The new draft has 70k now. Looking forward to querying it next year
The new draft has 70k now. Looking forward to querying it next year
I just gotta feel what I feel today and move on tomorrow, I guess
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I just gotta feel what I feel today and move on tomorrow, I guess
I hate hoodies, I am being strangled, why do people like this
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I hate hoodies, I am being strangled, why do people like this
I'm so excited that @inkdrinkerseattle.bsky.social is open because lately I only find motivation to read on airplanes, and I can't just cross the country every time I want to slim down my TBR, that gets expensive
October 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'm so excited that @inkdrinkerseattle.bsky.social is open because lately I only find motivation to read on airplanes, and I can't just cross the country every time I want to slim down my TBR, that gets expensive
Hearing the people in my cello section talk about how much you "should" pay for even a "good" cello makes me super self-conscious because I don't think I paid anything close to that but she's the best cello ever
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hearing the people in my cello section talk about how much you "should" pay for even a "good" cello makes me super self-conscious because I don't think I paid anything close to that but she's the best cello ever
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it would be very difficult to determine the actual worst social media site because there are so many factors that would go into that decision, but it's linkedin
October 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
it would be very difficult to determine the actual worst social media site because there are so many factors that would go into that decision, but it's linkedin
Good morning!!! Or should I say Good Morning America, which I was ON this morning??
(I watched GMA every morning growing up so this is kind of life goals)
(I watched GMA every morning growing up so this is kind of life goals)
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Good morning!!! Or should I say Good Morning America, which I was ON this morning??
(I watched GMA every morning growing up so this is kind of life goals)
(I watched GMA every morning growing up so this is kind of life goals)
Returning a book early on Libby when others have holds on it feels like chucking it ceremoniously into a mob, like the bouquet toss at a wedding
October 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Returning a book early on Libby when others have holds on it feels like chucking it ceremoniously into a mob, like the bouquet toss at a wedding
Ok. TV finally mounted but now it's way too high. I think I preferred it on the floor
September 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Ok. TV finally mounted but now it's way too high. I think I preferred it on the floor
MY TV MOUNT WAS THE WRONG SIZE. I'LL NEVER PLAY HADES II AT THIS PONT
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
MY TV MOUNT WAS THE WRONG SIZE. I'LL NEVER PLAY HADES II AT THIS PONT
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Disappointing Bribe Just Duffel Bag https://theonion.com/disappointing-bribe-just-duffel-bag-1849135583/
September 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Disappointing Bribe Just Duffel Bag https://theonion.com/disappointing-bribe-just-duffel-bag-1849135583/
When my NIMBY neighbor comes out of their house to lecture me and they tell me "ya know, I've lived in this house nineteen years" what am I supposed to say to that? "Congratulations"?
I'm no stranger to touchy neighbors but what if we led with compassion when asking me to move my car??
I'm no stranger to touchy neighbors but what if we led with compassion when asking me to move my car??
September 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
When my NIMBY neighbor comes out of their house to lecture me and they tell me "ya know, I've lived in this house nineteen years" what am I supposed to say to that? "Congratulations"?
I'm no stranger to touchy neighbors but what if we led with compassion when asking me to move my car??
I'm no stranger to touchy neighbors but what if we led with compassion when asking me to move my car??
The TV mount that came with this mount is inexplicably missing half its parts and now I gotta learn how to MOUNT A TV before Hades II comes out. The stakes have never been higher
September 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The TV mount that came with this mount is inexplicably missing half its parts and now I gotta learn how to MOUNT A TV before Hades II comes out. The stakes have never been higher
Moving update day XXXXX: now I have a cold
September 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Moving update day XXXXX: now I have a cold
Please help me brace my sanity as I prepare for my 86753765th day of moving
September 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Please help me brace my sanity as I prepare for my 86753765th day of moving
I feel like I'm behind the times... since when does Ryan Seacrest host Wheel of Fortune...
September 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I feel like I'm behind the times... since when does Ryan Seacrest host Wheel of Fortune...
Excited for my life to get back to normal so I can go back to writing. Moving is chaos
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Excited for my life to get back to normal so I can go back to writing. Moving is chaos