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Elina Shaw
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Broke my own rules to feel alive again. Writing fiction laced with truth, grief and guilt. Debut novel coming soon! Follow if you love autofiction and are curious to learn more. #Amwriting
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I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC
July 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Tonight, the sky can’t hold itself together. Neither can I.

Perseids are proof that breaking isn’t always ugly, in nature or in us. Sometimes it’s the only way to be seen. 🌠

#Perseids #MeteorShower #BlueSky #BookSky
August 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Many people hate Mondays. What would you do differently today, if you could? 👀

#MondayMood #MondayBlues #BoldMoves #WomensLit #AmWriting #FictionThatCutsDeep #WritersLife #BookSky
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August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Would you have stayed
If he’d shown you who he really was?
Not the charm, the narcissism.
His entire, manipulative truth.

So…. Would you have stayed?
Tell me below, yes, no, or maybe.

Debut novel coming soon! 📚📘
#Amreading #Amwriting #BlueSky #Tuesdayvibe #PsychologicalFiction
#FragmentsByElina
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August 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Sunday POV - Apparently we’re not supposed to drink during menopause. We’re also not supposed to rage, cry at cat food ads, or grow a beardie.

We do it anyway and we’re living unapologetically through all of it. 💪 Cheers, ladies. Who’s with me?

#Menopause #Perimenopause #BlueSky #Sundayvibe
August 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Fridays were made for book cover rabbit holes and a cheeky break from edits. No doubt you can guess what I've been up to?
#BookLovers #WritersOfBluesky #FollowFriday #Fridaymood
A tempting spread of varoius book titles on a wooden table in a bookstore, spines out, stories untold, each one waiting patiently to be read. Close-up of the book cover for “The Do-Over” by Lynn Painter. The cover is made up of soft pink tones, a minimalist layout and bold serif title font. Close-up of the book cover for "Want" by Gillian anderson. The covers is electric pink. Close-up of the book cover, Animal by Lisa Taddeo. A fierce, haunting orange-toned face fills the frame, eyes fixed in a piercing female gaze.
August 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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I'll just edit chapter 10 she says... 📚
Me, resurfacing 7 hours later, mentally shattered and emotionally broken. Dumbledore was right. 🙄

#Amwriting #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOfBlueSky
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July 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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We call it curiosity, so we don’t have to call it betrayal.

What do you think about women who cheat?

#thursdaythoughts #AmWriting #WritersOfBlueSky #cheating #womenwhocheat #midlifewomen #FragmentsByElina
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July 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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She didn’t mean to.
But what starts as a search
can end as a confession.
#SheDoesntLookBack #BookTokButSmarter #IndieFiction
#LiteraryLust #FragmentsByElina
July 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Ever looked in the mirror and not recognised the woman staring back? Chapter One is about that.

When were you last truly seen...not for what you do, but who you really are? 💭

Share something honest, I'm listening.
#WritersOfBsky #LiteraryFiction #BookPost #WomenWhoWrite #Wednesdayvibe
A burgundy square graphic with a thin white border features a centered literary quote in elegant white serif font. The text reads: Some scenes arrived like lightening. Others took months. Etched in the sands of time. Unearthed from the quiet halls of truth. This story wasn't written, it was an excavation. A confession carved in silence. Elina Shaw.
July 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Have you ever broken a rule just to feel alive again?

This isn’t fiction. Not really.

#WomenWhoWrite #BasedOnATrueStory #LiteraryFiction
July 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Morning all. Wishing you all a happy Friday, lets ensure we
live a great story, while editing boldly. ✍️ 📖 😊
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfBlueSky
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July 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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This is me. 📖
40-something and yes, I followed all the rules.
Then one day, out of the blue, everything changed.
The book’s almost complete. Hoping to have it ready by the end of summer.
Yes, mine.
If you love autofiction, follow along.
#WritersOfBlueSky #BooksOfBlueSky #BlueSkyBooks #AutoFiction
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July 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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She looked like she had it all.
Yet something was missing.
Something she couldn’t ignore any longer.
From a forthcoming novel by Elina Shaw. 📖
#LiteraryFiction #DebutNovel #WritersOfBlueSky #Elinashaw
A bold red square with a thin white border frames a centered quote in white serif font. The text reads: “I had become someone who maintained herself out of duty, not desire. My nails were done, my hair professionally blow-dried, my wardrobe curated. But inside, there was nothing being tended to.” Below the quote, in smaller italic font, is the name - Elina Shaw.
July 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM