E.A. Bard | Romantasy Author
@eabardwrites.bsky.social
✨ She/her
📚 Historical romantasy author
⚔️ A TEMPEST OF RAVENS is out now!
🎨 PhD in art history
😷 Covid Conscious, mask up
📚 Historical romantasy author
⚔️ A TEMPEST OF RAVENS is out now!
🎨 PhD in art history
😷 Covid Conscious, mask up
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In 1651 Scotland, in a small village in the Highlands, a woman named Maeve MacDonnell was—almost—burned at the stake for witchcraft.
For years, the villagers had been terrified of her and the ravens that haunted her steps...
For years, the villagers had been terrified of her and the ravens that haunted her steps...
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
In 1651 Scotland, in a small village in the Highlands, a woman named Maeve MacDonnell was—almost—burned at the stake for witchcraft.
For years, the villagers had been terrified of her and the ravens that haunted her steps...
For years, the villagers had been terrified of her and the ravens that haunted her steps...
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In 1651 Scotland, in a small village in the Highlands, a woman named Maeve MacDonnell was—almost—burned at the stake for witchcraft.
For years, the villagers had been terrified of her and the ravens that haunted her steps...
For years, the villagers had been terrified of her and the ravens that haunted her steps...
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tolkien: man I'm sure glad my book about how much industrialization sucks has found its intended audience, dudes who build war machines and want to kill the night sky
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
tolkien: man I'm sure glad my book about how much industrialization sucks has found its intended audience, dudes who build war machines and want to kill the night sky
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Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.
Day 26 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
I'm working on the sequel to A TEMPEST OF RAVENS and I'm really excited to get into all the new story threads that are coming together 👀
Préorders are now open for the ebook, paperbacks (and the hardcover special edition) are opening soon! ⬇️
I'm working on the sequel to A TEMPEST OF RAVENS and I'm really excited to get into all the new story threads that are coming together 👀
Préorders are now open for the ebook, paperbacks (and the hardcover special edition) are opening soon! ⬇️
September 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Day 26 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
I'm working on the sequel to A TEMPEST OF RAVENS and I'm really excited to get into all the new story threads that are coming together 👀
Préorders are now open for the ebook, paperbacks (and the hardcover special edition) are opening soon! ⬇️
I'm working on the sequel to A TEMPEST OF RAVENS and I'm really excited to get into all the new story threads that are coming together 👀
Préorders are now open for the ebook, paperbacks (and the hardcover special edition) are opening soon! ⬇️
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I have a big issue with people treating fanfiction like it's something shameful. That calling a book a 'fanfic' is a dirty word. When fanfiction, in and of itself, is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, and in my opinion, is a legitimate sub-genre of literature.
September 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I have a big issue with people treating fanfiction like it's something shameful. That calling a book a 'fanfic' is a dirty word. When fanfiction, in and of itself, is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, and in my opinion, is a legitimate sub-genre of literature.
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We are risking immune damage by continuing to be exposed to Covid reinfections. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long COVID manifests with T cell dysregulation, inflammation and an uncoordinated adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2 - Nature Immunology
Roan et al. use Olink and single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to show a dysregulated crosstalk between the cellular and humoral immune responses in individuals with long COVID 8 months postinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We are risking immune damage by continuing to be exposed to Covid reinfections. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
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Telling people to “tough it out” when they’re sick is ableism.
Saying that autism is “unacceptable” is eugenics.
Bragging about the strong people who don’t take meds or vaccines? It infers that those who need medications are weak.
It’s all eugenics. This regime sees disabled people as less than.
Saying that autism is “unacceptable” is eugenics.
Bragging about the strong people who don’t take meds or vaccines? It infers that those who need medications are weak.
It’s all eugenics. This regime sees disabled people as less than.
September 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Telling people to “tough it out” when they’re sick is ableism.
Saying that autism is “unacceptable” is eugenics.
Bragging about the strong people who don’t take meds or vaccines? It infers that those who need medications are weak.
It’s all eugenics. This regime sees disabled people as less than.
Saying that autism is “unacceptable” is eugenics.
Bragging about the strong people who don’t take meds or vaccines? It infers that those who need medications are weak.
It’s all eugenics. This regime sees disabled people as less than.
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if it ain't broke don't fix it
if it ain't baroque you don't need to learn to read basso continuo
if it ain't baroque you don't need to learn to read basso continuo
September 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
if it ain't broke don't fix it
if it ain't baroque you don't need to learn to read basso continuo
if it ain't baroque you don't need to learn to read basso continuo
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many of you are working overtime to validate the humanity of people who are intentionally, systemically, and methodologically working to invalidate your humanity
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
many of you are working overtime to validate the humanity of people who are intentionally, systemically, and methodologically working to invalidate your humanity
Day 23 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
Grammar rules that catch me out:
I'm from the US but I've lived in the UK for a long time, so I have to constantly double check all the alternate spellings, AND whether things are hyphenated or not between American and British English 😅
Grammar rules that catch me out:
I'm from the US but I've lived in the UK for a long time, so I have to constantly double check all the alternate spellings, AND whether things are hyphenated or not between American and British English 😅
September 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Day 23 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
Grammar rules that catch me out:
I'm from the US but I've lived in the UK for a long time, so I have to constantly double check all the alternate spellings, AND whether things are hyphenated or not between American and British English 😅
Grammar rules that catch me out:
I'm from the US but I've lived in the UK for a long time, so I have to constantly double check all the alternate spellings, AND whether things are hyphenated or not between American and British English 😅
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A mask to print and stick on the popular ARANET4 CO2 monitor is now available at letsair.org#masks. This helps inform occupants of a premise about the importance of good indoor air renewal to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
September 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A mask to print and stick on the popular ARANET4 CO2 monitor is now available at letsair.org#masks. This helps inform occupants of a premise about the importance of good indoor air renewal to limit the spread of airborne diseases.
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once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system
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Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
Day 18 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
Ooh well, the power-hungry character in A TEMPEST OF RAVENS is actually Maeve the MC 😆
She's a woman living in 1651 Scotland, and she's a witch trying to harness her chaotic magic—she definitely wants more power and to learn how to use it for good!
Ooh well, the power-hungry character in A TEMPEST OF RAVENS is actually Maeve the MC 😆
She's a woman living in 1651 Scotland, and she's a witch trying to harness her chaotic magic—she definitely wants more power and to learn how to use it for good!
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Day 18 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
Ooh well, the power-hungry character in A TEMPEST OF RAVENS is actually Maeve the MC 😆
She's a woman living in 1651 Scotland, and she's a witch trying to harness her chaotic magic—she definitely wants more power and to learn how to use it for good!
Ooh well, the power-hungry character in A TEMPEST OF RAVENS is actually Maeve the MC 😆
She's a woman living in 1651 Scotland, and she's a witch trying to harness her chaotic magic—she definitely wants more power and to learn how to use it for good!
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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A good IRL timeline cleanse is to take a moment several times a day to imagine your OTP kissing. This is backed by hard science. The hard science is this fic I wrote
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A good IRL timeline cleanse is to take a moment several times a day to imagine your OTP kissing. This is backed by hard science. The hard science is this fic I wrote
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I must remind myself that revision is when a writer builds brilliant writing from the compost of the ordinary.
And honestly, "uninspired" writing is better than we think it is, and the more "uninspired" writing we do, the better we get
And honestly, "uninspired" writing is better than we think it is, and the more "uninspired" writing we do, the better we get
September 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I must remind myself that revision is when a writer builds brilliant writing from the compost of the ordinary.
And honestly, "uninspired" writing is better than we think it is, and the more "uninspired" writing we do, the better we get
And honestly, "uninspired" writing is better than we think it is, and the more "uninspired" writing we do, the better we get
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Shout out to the girl I saw walking to work with a coffee in one hand and a whole baguette the other, eating it like a Popsicle.
September 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Shout out to the girl I saw walking to work with a coffee in one hand and a whole baguette the other, eating it like a Popsicle.
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Day 17 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
My autumn TBR is growing 😅
Here are a few:
-No One Will Save Us by Julie L. Brown
-Weyward by Emilia Hart
-Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava
-Feisty and Fiery and Fierce by Mairi Kidd
My autumn TBR is growing 😅
Here are a few:
-No One Will Save Us by Julie L. Brown
-Weyward by Emilia Hart
-Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava
-Feisty and Fiery and Fierce by Mairi Kidd
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Day 17 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
My autumn TBR is growing 😅
Here are a few:
-No One Will Save Us by Julie L. Brown
-Weyward by Emilia Hart
-Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava
-Feisty and Fiery and Fierce by Mairi Kidd
My autumn TBR is growing 😅
Here are a few:
-No One Will Save Us by Julie L. Brown
-Weyward by Emilia Hart
-Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava
-Feisty and Fiery and Fierce by Mairi Kidd
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Imagine in 2025, after all the times Black women warned literally everyone about everything that’s happening right now, announcing that Black women commentators are just very paranoid
When we have been right???????? This whole time????? About pretty much everything????????????!
When we have been right???????? This whole time????? About pretty much everything????????????!
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Imagine in 2025, after all the times Black women warned literally everyone about everything that’s happening right now, announcing that Black women commentators are just very paranoid
When we have been right???????? This whole time????? About pretty much everything????????????!
When we have been right???????? This whole time????? About pretty much everything????????????!
Day 16 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
Marketing is always tricky, but I recommend really honing your hook/comps to find your ideal readers, then picking 1 or 2 socmed platforms & posting as consistently as you can.
You'll catch new folks with each post too, so don't worry about being repetitive!
Marketing is always tricky, but I recommend really honing your hook/comps to find your ideal readers, then picking 1 or 2 socmed platforms & posting as consistently as you can.
You'll catch new folks with each post too, so don't worry about being repetitive!
September 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Day 16 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember
Marketing is always tricky, but I recommend really honing your hook/comps to find your ideal readers, then picking 1 or 2 socmed platforms & posting as consistently as you can.
You'll catch new folks with each post too, so don't worry about being repetitive!
Marketing is always tricky, but I recommend really honing your hook/comps to find your ideal readers, then picking 1 or 2 socmed platforms & posting as consistently as you can.
You'll catch new folks with each post too, so don't worry about being repetitive!
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Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.