Lissa Sharpe Author
@lissasharpeauthor.bsky.social
Author, professor, mom, book nerd, lover of all things Jane Austen-y romance and Mike Flanagan-y horror, and some stuff in the middle. Indie-published author and cofounder of Bayou Wolf Press/ Bayou Rose Press. She/her.
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I've seen these floating around on socials and thought I'd jump in with my own. This is me! Nice to meet you! Come dork out with me about romance and Jane Austen and horror and good books / tv / movies in general.
Why are the easiest things to write the things you absolutely should not be working on...? 🫠
a cartoon of homer simpson saying " mmmm...forbidden donut "
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson saying " mmmm...forbidden donut "
media.tenor.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Why are the easiest things to write the things you absolutely should not be working on...? 🫠
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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
April 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
Whenever I feel bummed about donating to campaigns that don't win, I'm gonna remember how Muskrat spent over $25 million trying to buy off votes and still lost. 😂
April 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Whenever I feel bummed about donating to campaigns that don't win, I'm gonna remember how Muskrat spent over $25 million trying to buy off votes and still lost. 😂
I would like to try out another timeline, please.
a man in a suit is carrying a stack of pizza boxes into a doorway .
ALT: a man in a suit is carrying a stack of pizza boxes into a doorway .
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March 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I would like to try out another timeline, please.
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Amen. 🇺🇸
They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.
They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.
March 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Amen. 🇺🇸
They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.
They want you to believe this is radical. It isn’t.
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Calling all #sff writers! The SKULL X BONES #pirate themed anth from ZNB has reached its #kickstarter funding goal and is now open to submissions! Check out zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io and read the #SubmissionGuidelines, write up a stunning story, and send it on in! #fantasy #writingcommunity
March 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Calling all #sff writers! The SKULL X BONES #pirate themed anth from ZNB has reached its #kickstarter funding goal and is now open to submissions! Check out zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io and read the #SubmissionGuidelines, write up a stunning story, and send it on in! #fantasy #writingcommunity
#AskAnAuthor 2.28
Fun idea! I'm working on a few things at the moment - polishing up a draft of one WIP before sending it off for edits, getting ready for another project's release in May, and querying at the moment for a third WIP. Keeping busy feels like the only way to stay sane at the moment!
Fun idea! I'm working on a few things at the moment - polishing up a draft of one WIP before sending it off for edits, getting ready for another project's release in May, and querying at the moment for a third WIP. Keeping busy feels like the only way to stay sane at the moment!
2️⃣8️⃣ Can you share a sneak peek of your next project? What’s it about?
Tease your next big thing—whether it’s a WIP, an idea, or a work in progress!
Repost with your answer and tag #AskAnAuthor so others can find it!
We made it! Our first #AskAnAuthor done and dusted!
Tease your next big thing—whether it’s a WIP, an idea, or a work in progress!
Repost with your answer and tag #AskAnAuthor so others can find it!
We made it! Our first #AskAnAuthor done and dusted!
February 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#AskAnAuthor 2.28
Fun idea! I'm working on a few things at the moment - polishing up a draft of one WIP before sending it off for edits, getting ready for another project's release in May, and querying at the moment for a third WIP. Keeping busy feels like the only way to stay sane at the moment!
Fun idea! I'm working on a few things at the moment - polishing up a draft of one WIP before sending it off for edits, getting ready for another project's release in May, and querying at the moment for a third WIP. Keeping busy feels like the only way to stay sane at the moment!
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Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.
Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.
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Romance authors are uniquely positioned to make billionaires unfuckable atm.
I hope they wield this power well.
I hope they wield this power well.
February 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Romance authors are uniquely positioned to make billionaires unfuckable atm.
I hope they wield this power well.
I hope they wield this power well.
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trump: I’m going to protect women
women: no thank you
trump: I’m gonna do it
women: please don’t
trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team
women: what
trump: and brought back andrew tate
women: why
trump: YOU’RE WELCOME WOMEN also you can’t vote anymore
women: no thank you
trump: I’m gonna do it
women: please don’t
trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team
women: what
trump: and brought back andrew tate
women: why
trump: YOU’RE WELCOME WOMEN also you can’t vote anymore
February 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
trump: I’m going to protect women
women: no thank you
trump: I’m gonna do it
women: please don’t
trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team
women: what
trump: and brought back andrew tate
women: why
trump: YOU’RE WELCOME WOMEN also you can’t vote anymore
women: no thank you
trump: I’m gonna do it
women: please don’t
trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team
women: what
trump: and brought back andrew tate
women: why
trump: YOU’RE WELCOME WOMEN also you can’t vote anymore
I've seen these floating around on socials and thought I'd jump in with my own. This is me! Nice to meet you! Come dork out with me about romance and Jane Austen and horror and good books / tv / movies in general.
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I've seen these floating around on socials and thought I'd jump in with my own. This is me! Nice to meet you! Come dork out with me about romance and Jane Austen and horror and good books / tv / movies in general.
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Taking Submissions: When Vampires Save the (Day) Night
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: March 31st, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Theme: Vampires that are doing good in unique and interesting ways (see below for more!)
#AmWriting
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: March 31st, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Theme: Vampires that are doing good in unique and interesting ways (see below for more!)
#AmWriting
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Taking Submissions: When Vampires Save the (Day) Night
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: March 31st, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Theme: Vampires that are doing good in unique and interesting ways (see below for more!)
#AmWriting
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: March 31st, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Theme: Vampires that are doing good in unique and interesting ways (see below for more!)
#AmWriting
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Friday is the last day on earth to submit! Speak now or forever hold your piece...!
Deadly beloved. We gather here today to re-reveal the submission information for THE JOINING.
Join myself, @crystallake.bsky.social, and invited authors Gordon B White, JAW McCarthy, Joe Koch, Gemma Files, Jack Lothian, Rae Wilde, and Scott J Moses in making this unbreakable vow.
Join myself, @crystallake.bsky.social, and invited authors Gordon B White, JAW McCarthy, Joe Koch, Gemma Files, Jack Lothian, Rae Wilde, and Scott J Moses in making this unbreakable vow.
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Friday is the last day on earth to submit! Speak now or forever hold your piece...!
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NEW - Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall
Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall
The Missouri Republican faced an angry crowd during a Monday town hall in Belton.
www.kansascity.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
NEW - Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall
Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Robert Reich's substack is the place to be. He includes lots of helpful information, eloquently written, and always gives a strong actionable plan of what can be done.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Fire the Muskrat. Now.
Call 202-224-3121.
open.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Robert Reich's substack is the place to be. He includes lots of helpful information, eloquently written, and always gives a strong actionable plan of what can be done.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Why write horror? Love this response from @sgj.bsky.social in his Writer’s Digest interview. Now, back to #5amwritersclub
February 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Why write horror? Love this response from @sgj.bsky.social in his Writer’s Digest interview. Now, back to #5amwritersclub
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You can try to legislate us out of existence, but we are still here. You can strip away our rights, but you will never take our dignity. You can spread your hatred, but you will never break our resolve.
BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!
BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!
February 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
You can try to legislate us out of existence, but we are still here. You can strip away our rights, but you will never take our dignity. You can spread your hatred, but you will never break our resolve.
BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!
BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!
We may not all have the power or influence we'd like, but we all have a voice.
February 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We may not all have the power or influence we'd like, but we all have a voice.
Don't mind me, just ugly crying over the new Bridget Jones movie.
February 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Don't mind me, just ugly crying over the new Bridget Jones movie.
Here's what I'm reading this upcoming month for my classes. This is a good month, no?
Did you have to read any of these for school? Any favorites on here, or that didn't make the list?
Did you have to read any of these for school? Any favorites on here, or that didn't make the list?
February 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Here's what I'm reading this upcoming month for my classes. This is a good month, no?
Did you have to read any of these for school? Any favorites on here, or that didn't make the list?
Did you have to read any of these for school? Any favorites on here, or that didn't make the list?
Speaking with my Bayou Wolf Press cofounder hat now - We would love to collaborate with some fresh voices interested in #horror / dark fiction of any variety that overlaps with #romance! #writers #writingcommunity #authors
Note - submission date updated to April 12th, not Jan 12th
Note - submission date updated to April 12th, not Jan 12th
February 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Speaking with my Bayou Wolf Press cofounder hat now - We would love to collaborate with some fresh voices interested in #horror / dark fiction of any variety that overlaps with #romance! #writers #writingcommunity #authors
Note - submission date updated to April 12th, not Jan 12th
Note - submission date updated to April 12th, not Jan 12th
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Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.
![Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [TERRIBLE THING] is happening. I think this is appalling. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] I want you to do everything you can to stop this. I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hwmmdl5nok26w3zhmg2d3fvt/bafkreigihtf5o2suhsnecpwijziyhsmxflvzzogbjre2okvstqagg6bw6y@jpeg)
February 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.