Bethany Bilbrey
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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/
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
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Women who wear glasses are well-read adventurers.

💙📚 #books #authors
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t just sit at home and read.
I also drink tea.

💙📚 #books
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.

💙📚
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Could new buds wash from
us this tightness of hate?
Cleanse the world to peace?

#DailyHaikuPrompt (buds) #poetry
March 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dream of distant land
Sunrise lantern on a dock
Peace is imagined

#DailyHaikuPrompt (sunrise lantern)
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)
February 11, 2025 at 3:59 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 📚💙
January 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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!!!
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
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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
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.

💙📚
January 1, 2025 at 4:33 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.
December 29, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Love when people share their knowledge.

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.
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.
December 20, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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.
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 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.
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
As a child drawing
Red holly berries and greens.
Would she know me now?

#DailyHaikuPrompt (holly)
December 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Bears live in my woods,
Eating apples from my tree.
Rewriting—our woods.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (bear)
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.
December 1, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Winter grove lay calm
But underneath was action.
It’s not as it seems.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grove)
December 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM
First snow of fat flakes
Dancing between the green trees.
Wheel of time turns still.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)
November 29, 2024 at 11:14 PM
I know these wolves.
There are two wolves fighting inside of me.

One wants to know everything before drafting because we like the security of having a plan.

The other hates knowing and wants surprises because we love experiencing the story as we go.

If either wolf wins, motivation dies.

#Fantasy #Writer
November 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Pine tree dressed in snow,
Sparkling, standing—unaware
Of human concerns.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (pine)
November 27, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Another good starter pack if you’re into Cozy.
go.bsky.app/FbdtjnB
November 26, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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
Been looking for one like this and here it is!

go.bsky.app/QyjXx71
November 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM