Bethany Bilbrey
@bethanybilbrey.bsky.social
Writer of Fantasy & Poetry✏️ Gets lost in the process of new creations 📘 Collapser of Big Feelings into words 🤷♀️ Suspects her purpose is to search for her purpose
https://bethanybilbrey.com/
https://bethanybilbrey.com/
If people-ing gets too intense this week, remember that the fantasy world of your book is only an arm's length away.
💙📚 #books #readersky Romantasy
💙📚 #books #readersky Romantasy
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If people-ing gets too intense this week, remember that the fantasy world of your book is only an arm's length away.
💙📚 #books #readersky Romantasy
💙📚 #books #readersky Romantasy
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Geez - this is hard. My mind is swirling and trying to latch onto something, but it’s not coming easy. I thought starting a third book would be cake because I’ve been through the ideas phase before. But no - I feel like I’m right back at the beginning.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Geez - this is hard. My mind is swirling and trying to latch onto something, but it’s not coming easy. I thought starting a third book would be cake because I’ve been through the ideas phase before. But no - I feel like I’m right back at the beginning.
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Could new buds wash from
us this tightness of hate?
Cleanse the world to peace?
#DailyHaikuPrompt (buds) #poetry
us this tightness of hate?
Cleanse the world to peace?
#DailyHaikuPrompt (buds) #poetry
March 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Could new buds wash from
us this tightness of hate?
Cleanse the world to peace?
#DailyHaikuPrompt (buds) #poetry
us this tightness of hate?
Cleanse the world to peace?
#DailyHaikuPrompt (buds) #poetry
February 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Wind spirals. I’m caught
In the frenzy of the world.
Escape in the small.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (wind spiral)
In the frenzy of the world.
Escape in the small.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (wind spiral)
February 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wind spirals. I’m caught
In the frenzy of the world.
Escape in the small.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (wind spiral)
In the frenzy of the world.
Escape in the small.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (wind spiral)
It’s -3 F here and I feel like an animal in my burrow. So glad my burrow comes with copious cups of tea, a warm blanket and a pile of books.
#booksky 📚💙
#booksky 📚💙
January 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It’s -3 F here and I feel like an animal in my burrow. So glad my burrow comes with copious cups of tea, a warm blanket and a pile of books.
#booksky 📚💙
#booksky 📚💙
Reposted by Bethany Bilbrey
A tipsy note to newcomers:
We do not engage with bad faith actors here.
Block works really well.
Also, you can hide someone's comment on your posts from ALL views permanently (do so before blocking).
Don't give them attention.
Guard your peace and your piece!
P.S. Use alt text!!!
We do not engage with bad faith actors here.
Block works really well.
Also, you can hide someone's comment on your posts from ALL views permanently (do so before blocking).
Don't give them attention.
Guard your peace and your piece!
P.S. Use alt text!!!
a cartoon character says you are my hero
Alt: a cartoon character says you are my hero - old school crap animation of He-man winking at the screen
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January 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A tipsy note to newcomers:
We do not engage with bad faith actors here.
Block works really well.
Also, you can hide someone's comment on your posts from ALL views permanently (do so before blocking).
Don't give them attention.
Guard your peace and your piece!
P.S. Use alt text!!!
We do not engage with bad faith actors here.
Block works really well.
Also, you can hide someone's comment on your posts from ALL views permanently (do so before blocking).
Don't give them attention.
Guard your peace and your piece!
P.S. Use alt text!!!
Different ways to publish a book in one easy chart with details on how they all work. Thanks @janefriedman.com
I have overhauled my cornerstone article/handout on key book publishing paths. For the last 10 years, it's been 1 page. Now it's 2 pages. It better covers the finer distinctions writers now encounter in the market. Free to use/share/distribute, no permission required. Link below.
January 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Different ways to publish a book in one easy chart with details on how they all work. Thanks @janefriedman.com
If you’re like me, maybe you don’t want to track all of the books you read this year. Maybe you prefer to let the mists of time allow them to recede into hazy feelings of enjoyment. Maybe you decide to be all zen and in moment with your current read. Honestly, the books don’t care.
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January 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you’re like me, maybe you don’t want to track all of the books you read this year. Maybe you prefer to let the mists of time allow them to recede into hazy feelings of enjoyment. Maybe you decide to be all zen and in moment with your current read. Honestly, the books don’t care.
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I was thinking this morning that things feel back to normal, back to routine—which I like. Then I realized, one more big holiday to go.
December 29, 2024 at 3:49 PM
I was thinking this morning that things feel back to normal, back to routine—which I like. Then I realized, one more big holiday to go.
Love when people share their knowledge.
Here are explanations of basic publishing terms from an agent.
Here are explanations of basic publishing terms from an agent.
The next THREE sections of the #NoNonsenseGuideToPublishing are all about definitions!
Because book publishing uses a lot of terms that can be confusing to new authors and folks can get lost in the lingo. To add to the confusion, some of them have multiple meanings, depending on the context.
Because book publishing uses a lot of terms that can be confusing to new authors and folks can get lost in the lingo. To add to the confusion, some of them have multiple meanings, depending on the context.
Ok Let's start! Here is a shorted version of the intro to the #NoNonsenseGuideToPublishing. It's meant as a start-from-zero primer about the process of traditional publishing.
I often joke that the answer to every question about publishing is “well, it depends,” but it's often true.
I often joke that the answer to every question about publishing is “well, it depends,” but it's often true.
December 20, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Love when people share their knowledge.
Here are explanations of basic publishing terms from an agent.
Here are explanations of basic publishing terms from an agent.
Reposted by Bethany Bilbrey
I am not the most whimsical of people, nor do I “see magic” everywhere, despite being a fantasy author.
That said, I have no doubt in the sheer sorcery of storytelling. In the conception, the act of, and the story. It’s freaking holy.
That said, I have no doubt in the sheer sorcery of storytelling. In the conception, the act of, and the story. It’s freaking holy.
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM
I am not the most whimsical of people, nor do I “see magic” everywhere, despite being a fantasy author.
That said, I have no doubt in the sheer sorcery of storytelling. In the conception, the act of, and the story. It’s freaking holy.
That said, I have no doubt in the sheer sorcery of storytelling. In the conception, the act of, and the story. It’s freaking holy.
Did you know there are candles that go with books? So fun. I’m putting The Spellshop and these candles on my list. Reading the book with the matching scented candle lit beside me sounds like the ultimate cozy reading experience.
Look what I just got in the mail! Officially-licensed THE SPELLSHOP candles!!! How cool is this?!? I'm ridiculously excited. They're made by From the Page, and they smell amazing! fromthepagecandles.com/collections/...
December 7, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Did you know there are candles that go with books? So fun. I’m putting The Spellshop and these candles on my list. Reading the book with the matching scented candle lit beside me sounds like the ultimate cozy reading experience.
December 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM
December 4, 2024 at 5:05 PM
“The purpose of being a serious writer is to keep people from despair,” writes Sarah Manguso. “If people read your work and, as a result, choose life, then you are doing your job.”
From @austinkleon.bsky.social’s Keep Going book.
From @austinkleon.bsky.social’s Keep Going book.
December 1, 2024 at 6:41 PM
“The purpose of being a serious writer is to keep people from despair,” writes Sarah Manguso. “If people read your work and, as a result, choose life, then you are doing your job.”
From @austinkleon.bsky.social’s Keep Going book.
From @austinkleon.bsky.social’s Keep Going book.
Winter grove lay calm
But underneath was action.
It’s not as it seems.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grove)
But underneath was action.
It’s not as it seems.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grove)
December 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Winter grove lay calm
But underneath was action.
It’s not as it seems.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grove)
But underneath was action.
It’s not as it seems.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grove)
First snow of fat flakes
Dancing between the green trees.
Wheel of time turns still.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)
Dancing between the green trees.
Wheel of time turns still.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)
November 29, 2024 at 11:14 PM
First snow of fat flakes
Dancing between the green trees.
Wheel of time turns still.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)
Dancing between the green trees.
Wheel of time turns still.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)
I know these wolves.
November 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I know these wolves.
November 27, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Another good starter pack if you’re into Cozy.
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go.bsky.app/FbdtjnB
November 26, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Another good starter pack if you’re into Cozy.
go.bsky.app/FbdtjnB
go.bsky.app/FbdtjnB
This feeling.
I am simply losing my mind with how much I love the story I am writing right now (so much!) and how slowly I have to work on it.
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
This feeling.
November 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM