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Amanda McNeil (she/her)
@mcneilauthor.bsky.social
Author.
Fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, closed-door romance, horror).
Nonfiction as Amanda Nevius (book reviews, discussion guides, fashion).
Vintage-inspired notebook designer.
Queer. Sober.
Married.
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I just got my FIRST EVER poetry acceptance!!!
This has been a goal of mine for literal years.
Never give up.
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When I read, I’m a million different people…
…and they all wrote meticulously detailed diaries at the most traumatic parts of their lives.

Yes, I thrifted some of my old Dear America faves. ✨📚
✋🏻 Raise your hand if these books traumatized you and you still devoured every single one.
August 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you like:
🛶 Kayak rentals gone wrong
😈 Spooky humor with a sharp edge
🌆 Urban fantasy Boston settings
…then you’ll love this episode.

It’s paranormal mischief, but also a peek into the Tova Gallagher world ahead of my upcoming novel Fractured Felicity.
August 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I thought I was writing an empowering main character.
But after I got sober, I realized I wasn’t.
So I rewrote the whole book.
Now it’s not just about saving yourself from zombies. It’s about saving yourself from addiction too.
#BookSky 📚💙 #zombienovel #recoveryreads
July 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’ve noticed something interesting while reading thrillers lately…
Both of the last two I read created reading graphs like this 👇 (Generated using Bookly) #BookSky 💙📚
July 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A real milestone moment this Pride Month:
My book Bloemetje was included in a public library’s Pride display. 🏳️‍🌈

#BookSky 💙📚 #IndieAuthor #QueerBooks #LibraryLove
June 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The detail. The care. The living systems she saw and painted—centuries ahead of her time.
They told her she had to use "lesser materials" that wouldn’t last. But here we are.
June 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Happy Easter from me and my daffodils that I planted last fall. Looking pretty spiffy for their first spring!
April 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Some stories change your life, even if they never top the charts.
Bloemetje is a book of my heart—written for queer kids, queer families, and anyone who needed to be told: You were always meant to bloom.
#BookSky 📚💙
Find Bloemetje here: opinionsofawolf.com/publications...
April 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you! One miniature girl leads her human and fairy people to decolonize Venus in this speculative, queer-inclusive space fantasy reimagining of Thumbelina. opinionsofawolf.com/publications... Plus a portion of proceeds are donated to the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness
April 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
For #TransDayOfVisibility 🏳️‍⚧️ I'd love to gift to a person under the trans umbrella 1 PDF or EPUB of my book Bloemetje—a Thumbelina retelling featuring a prominent nonbinary parent. No need to verify anything. Just DM or comment to claim. First come, first served! 💐✨

#BookSky 📚💙 #QueerBooks #SpecFic
March 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Some books linger long after the last page.
Here are 3 quotes from Undrowned by Alexis Pauline Gumbs that stopped me in my tracks.

Starting with love as risk 🌊
"She goes out to feed and returns, finding her loved one by sound, by smell, by promise… That’s the risk of love."

#BookSky 📚💙
March 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This duck was my friend. His name was Big Boye. He was a cross between a domestic duck and a mallard.

A drabble all about him (plus some literary history) drops TOMORROW at noon ET in the first episode of my new podcast!

Listen: opinionsofawolf.com/acutely-aman...

#PodcastLaunch #AnimalStories
March 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Some books sweep you away, others make you think. Bloemetje does both. 🌱✨ A speculative, literary Thumbelina reimagining, this novelette explores decolonization, identity, and belonging—on Venus.

For readers who love stories that linger.

🔗 opinionsofawolf.com/publications...

#BookSky 📚💙
March 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
✨ Proof that indie books are officially in their Pretty Girl Era! ✨

Shoutout to South Carolina Nights & Beryl Blue, Time Cop for their gorgeous covers! And yes, I’m shouting myself out for the 2nd edition of Waiting for Daybreak.

What’s an indie book cover you love?

#BookSky 📚💙
February 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Step 1: Download my closed-door paranormal romance—featuring demons, angels & a werewolf—FREE! (til tomorrow) 📖✨ mybook.to/EcstaticEvil

Step 2: Sign up for a FREE ARC of the sequel in exchange for an honest review! 🐺🔥 forms.gle/UJs4e4WrGx3s...

#BookSky 📚💙 #ParanormalRomance #IndieBooks #FreeEbook
January 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📢 Ecstatic Evil hit #8 in Two-Hour Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Reads overnight! 🎉

Still FREE through January—dive into Tova’s Boston, packed with demons, nephilim, and a werewolf love interest.

🔥 Don’t miss out—grab your copy now! → mybook.to/EcstaticEvil

#BookSky 📚💙 #ParanormalRomance #FreeEbook
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🕊️ From a Soviet gulag to the world stage, Irina Ratushinskaya’s poetry soars like sparrows through barbed wire. Her resilience shines in No, I’m Not Afraid, which I read for a challenge to explore a book published the year I was born. 🌍

Have you read her work? Let’s talk! 💬

#BookSky 📚💙
January 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
DM or comment for a review copy of my closed-door paranormal romance Ecstatic Evil featuring:

Reverse grumpy/sunshine, half-demon FMC, 🌕 werewolf MMC, and supernatural conflict with heart.

It's sweet! No language, violence off-screen.

#BookSky 📚💙 #ParanormalRomance #IndieAuthor #WerewolfRomance
January 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📚 My TBR pile: towering, chaotic, and definitely out of control.
🗣️ "You could just stop getting new books."
🤨 What an odd thing to say.

Some questions shouldn’t even be asked. 😂

#BookSky 📚💙 #TBRPile #BookishHumor #ReadersLife #BookCommunity
January 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
✨ Indie bookstore tradition! 📚 During our trip to Saline, MI, we visited Fine Print Bookshop and left with a haul.

Local gem discovery? Monsters of the Midwest & Ghostly Tales of Michigan! 👻

👉 Do you visit indie bookstores when you travel?

#BookSky 📚💙 #IndieBookstore #BookLovers #TravelAndBooks
January 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As a queer author, I wrote Bloemetje as a vintage fairy tale-style story centering queer families. 🏳️‍🌈 Rooted in justice and decolonization, it’s a tale of love, loss, and found family—all set on Venus.

Grab your copy: mybook.to/bloemetje

#BookSky 📚💙 #SpaceFantasy #QueerBooks #IndieAuthor
January 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
✨ 2024 Best Sellers! ✨
📚 Bloemetje – Space fantasy & decolonization.
📝 Purple Pansies Notebook (in store)
📖 One Last Stop book club guide
🌸 Trio of Fairies Notebook (online)

👉 Find them all at opinionsofawolf.com

#BookSky 📚💙 #BestSellers #IndieAuthor #QueerBooks #SpaceFantasy
January 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🎉 Last month, I tackled MetroGameO (a write-a-bunch-of-words-in-November event with the MetroWest Writer's Guild). We were assigned to teams and...somehow...I won the Bright Spirit Award for mine! 😱✨

I’m so honored and grateful! #BookSky
📚💙

Check out the Guild here: metrowestwriters.org
December 11, 2024 at 11:04 PM
✨ "Bloemetje"—a speculative retelling of Thumbelina set in space, with queer characters and a decolonization theme. 🌿🚀
🌸 "A thought-provoking retelling."
A portion of proceeds supports the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness. 💚
mybook.to/bloemetje
#LGBTQBooks #SciFiBooks #QueerLit
December 6, 2024 at 4:10 AM