Michelle Hillstrom - Author
@michellehillstrom.bsky.social
✍️Romance & Erotica Author, 📖Bookworm,
🐈⬛🐶FurMom, 🦅USMC Vet, ✨Witch,
☕️Caffeine Addict, 🥄Spoonie,
🐍Dramione FF, ⏰TikTok Refugee
Fuck the Patriarchy, Eat the Rich
Current Read: Fall of Ruin & Wrath
🐈⬛🐶FurMom, 🦅USMC Vet, ✨Witch,
☕️Caffeine Addict, 🥄Spoonie,
🐍Dramione FF, ⏰TikTok Refugee
Fuck the Patriarchy, Eat the Rich
Current Read: Fall of Ruin & Wrath
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#bannedbooks #booksky #booksta #readbannedbooks #booktok #booksky📚
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Easy reading is hard writing, so if it feels effortless to read, it probably wasn’t effortless to write.
#writingsky #authorsky #readersky
#writingsky #authorsky #readersky
June 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Easy reading is hard writing, so if it feels effortless to read, it probably wasn’t effortless to write.
#writingsky #authorsky #readersky
#writingsky #authorsky #readersky
Your slow progress is still progress.
500 words. 100 words. A single sentence.
It all counts. We don’t write books in a day. We write them in stolen moments, one stubborn paragraph at a time.
#authorsky #writersky #amwriting
500 words. 100 words. A single sentence.
It all counts. We don’t write books in a day. We write them in stolen moments, one stubborn paragraph at a time.
#authorsky #writersky #amwriting
June 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Your slow progress is still progress.
500 words. 100 words. A single sentence.
It all counts. We don’t write books in a day. We write them in stolen moments, one stubborn paragraph at a time.
#authorsky #writersky #amwriting
500 words. 100 words. A single sentence.
It all counts. We don’t write books in a day. We write them in stolen moments, one stubborn paragraph at a time.
#authorsky #writersky #amwriting
Books are political—and so is this page.
I write stories that reflect the world we live in and the world we hope to build.
If you’re here for honesty, empathy, and resistance through story, welcome. 💙
#booksky #booksarepolitical
I write stories that reflect the world we live in and the world we hope to build.
If you’re here for honesty, empathy, and resistance through story, welcome. 💙
#booksky #booksarepolitical
June 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Books are political—and so is this page.
I write stories that reflect the world we live in and the world we hope to build.
If you’re here for honesty, empathy, and resistance through story, welcome. 💙
#booksky #booksarepolitical
I write stories that reflect the world we live in and the world we hope to build.
If you’re here for honesty, empathy, and resistance through story, welcome. 💙
#booksky #booksarepolitical
🌈 Happy Pride Month!
I’m writing my first sapphic + bi paranormal fantasy romance — witch foster sisters, ancient curses, and queer love that refuses to be erased.
Because stories are resistance.
Fuck the patriarchy. Fuck the government.
#PrideMonth #amwriting #sapphicromance #birep #booksky
I’m writing my first sapphic + bi paranormal fantasy romance — witch foster sisters, ancient curses, and queer love that refuses to be erased.
Because stories are resistance.
Fuck the patriarchy. Fuck the government.
#PrideMonth #amwriting #sapphicromance #birep #booksky
June 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🌈 Happy Pride Month!
I’m writing my first sapphic + bi paranormal fantasy romance — witch foster sisters, ancient curses, and queer love that refuses to be erased.
Because stories are resistance.
Fuck the patriarchy. Fuck the government.
#PrideMonth #amwriting #sapphicromance #birep #booksky
I’m writing my first sapphic + bi paranormal fantasy romance — witch foster sisters, ancient curses, and queer love that refuses to be erased.
Because stories are resistance.
Fuck the patriarchy. Fuck the government.
#PrideMonth #amwriting #sapphicromance #birep #booksky
✨ FRIENDZONE is an enemies-to-lovers, best friend’s girl, sports romance filled with grief, slow-burn tension, and second chances.
📚 FRIENDZONE, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, and The Mistletoe Zone from the FRIENDZONE book series are all available on Amazon. PERSONAL FOUL, the Prequel is coming soon.
#booksky
📚 FRIENDZONE, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, and The Mistletoe Zone from the FRIENDZONE book series are all available on Amazon. PERSONAL FOUL, the Prequel is coming soon.
#booksky
May 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
✨ FRIENDZONE is an enemies-to-lovers, best friend’s girl, sports romance filled with grief, slow-burn tension, and second chances.
📚 FRIENDZONE, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, and The Mistletoe Zone from the FRIENDZONE book series are all available on Amazon. PERSONAL FOUL, the Prequel is coming soon.
#booksky
📚 FRIENDZONE, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, and The Mistletoe Zone from the FRIENDZONE book series are all available on Amazon. PERSONAL FOUL, the Prequel is coming soon.
#booksky
I just wrote a plot twist so good that even I don’t know how I’m going to get the characters out of it.
Pray for them. And me.
#authorsky
Pray for them. And me.
#authorsky
May 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I just wrote a plot twist so good that even I don’t know how I’m going to get the characters out of it.
Pray for them. And me.
#authorsky
Pray for them. And me.
#authorsky
I write characters with chronic illness, mental health struggles, and trauma—because I live it, and so do you. Mikayla carries grief and PTSD. Jordan hides anxiety. We deserve stories that see us. Representation shouldn’t be an afterthought. It should feel like home.
#chronicillness #booksky
#chronicillness #booksky
May 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I write characters with chronic illness, mental health struggles, and trauma—because I live it, and so do you. Mikayla carries grief and PTSD. Jordan hides anxiety. We deserve stories that see us. Representation shouldn’t be an afterthought. It should feel like home.
#chronicillness #booksky
#chronicillness #booksky
Happy #WorldGothDay
Here are a few of my favorite Gothic reads—these stories linger long after the last page:
Frankenstein
Rebecca
The Haunting of Hill House
The Phantom of the Opera
The Yellow Wallpaper
Sharp Objects
The Witching Hour
Wuthering Heights
What’s your favorite Gothic novel?
#BookSky
Here are a few of my favorite Gothic reads—these stories linger long after the last page:
Frankenstein
Rebecca
The Haunting of Hill House
The Phantom of the Opera
The Yellow Wallpaper
Sharp Objects
The Witching Hour
Wuthering Heights
What’s your favorite Gothic novel?
#BookSky
May 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Happy #WorldGothDay
Here are a few of my favorite Gothic reads—these stories linger long after the last page:
Frankenstein
Rebecca
The Haunting of Hill House
The Phantom of the Opera
The Yellow Wallpaper
Sharp Objects
The Witching Hour
Wuthering Heights
What’s your favorite Gothic novel?
#BookSky
Here are a few of my favorite Gothic reads—these stories linger long after the last page:
Frankenstein
Rebecca
The Haunting of Hill House
The Phantom of the Opera
The Yellow Wallpaper
Sharp Objects
The Witching Hour
Wuthering Heights
What’s your favorite Gothic novel?
#BookSky
Snapshots from PERSONAL FOUL—a story told in glances, touches, & unspoken moments. From Pom practices to funnel cake flavored kisses, lake days to late-night journaling, every moment is another thread in Mikayla & Jordan’s slow-burning, soul-crushing, coming-of-age love story.
#bookinprogress
#bookinprogress
May 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Snapshots from PERSONAL FOUL—a story told in glances, touches, & unspoken moments. From Pom practices to funnel cake flavored kisses, lake days to late-night journaling, every moment is another thread in Mikayla & Jordan’s slow-burning, soul-crushing, coming-of-age love story.
#bookinprogress
#bookinprogress
“Write like no one is watching.”
Because they aren’t. Not yet. And that’s the gift. Write the messy drafts. Write the cringey dialogue. Write the scene that’s too much. You can always edit later. But you can’t edit a blank page.
#wordsofwisdomwednesday #writingadvice #authoradvice #writingtips
Because they aren’t. Not yet. And that’s the gift. Write the messy drafts. Write the cringey dialogue. Write the scene that’s too much. You can always edit later. But you can’t edit a blank page.
#wordsofwisdomwednesday #writingadvice #authoradvice #writingtips
May 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“Write like no one is watching.”
Because they aren’t. Not yet. And that’s the gift. Write the messy drafts. Write the cringey dialogue. Write the scene that’s too much. You can always edit later. But you can’t edit a blank page.
#wordsofwisdomwednesday #writingadvice #authoradvice #writingtips
Because they aren’t. Not yet. And that’s the gift. Write the messy drafts. Write the cringey dialogue. Write the scene that’s too much. You can always edit later. But you can’t edit a blank page.
#wordsofwisdomwednesday #writingadvice #authoradvice #writingtips
Sometimes the hardest battles aren’t on the field—they’re the ones inside your heart.
This is your first peek at the cover of PERSONAL FOUL, a story about first love, second chances, & the fear of never being enough.
It’s about the boy who wants to be better…& the girl who’s afraid to believe him.
This is your first peek at the cover of PERSONAL FOUL, a story about first love, second chances, & the fear of never being enough.
It’s about the boy who wants to be better…& the girl who’s afraid to believe him.
May 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sometimes the hardest battles aren’t on the field—they’re the ones inside your heart.
This is your first peek at the cover of PERSONAL FOUL, a story about first love, second chances, & the fear of never being enough.
It’s about the boy who wants to be better…& the girl who’s afraid to believe him.
This is your first peek at the cover of PERSONAL FOUL, a story about first love, second chances, & the fear of never being enough.
It’s about the boy who wants to be better…& the girl who’s afraid to believe him.
It’s #MusicMonday, & this week’s song pick hits hard for my WIP, PERSONAL FOUL.
“Good Enough” from the Netflix musical A Week Away captures the quiet self-doubt that both Mikayla & Jordan carry—no matter how confident they seem on the outside.
What song would soundtrack your WIP?
#writingplaylist
“Good Enough” from the Netflix musical A Week Away captures the quiet self-doubt that both Mikayla & Jordan carry—no matter how confident they seem on the outside.
What song would soundtrack your WIP?
#writingplaylist
May 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s #MusicMonday, & this week’s song pick hits hard for my WIP, PERSONAL FOUL.
“Good Enough” from the Netflix musical A Week Away captures the quiet self-doubt that both Mikayla & Jordan carry—no matter how confident they seem on the outside.
What song would soundtrack your WIP?
#writingplaylist
“Good Enough” from the Netflix musical A Week Away captures the quiet self-doubt that both Mikayla & Jordan carry—no matter how confident they seem on the outside.
What song would soundtrack your WIP?
#writingplaylist
The new cover design for PLAYING FOR KEEPS is now live on Amazon.
This second-chance romance between Mikayla and Taylor is messy, emotional, and full of fire—and this cover redesign captures it perfectly.
#coverreveal #romancereaders #sportsromance #romancebooks
This second-chance romance between Mikayla and Taylor is messy, emotional, and full of fire—and this cover redesign captures it perfectly.
#coverreveal #romancereaders #sportsromance #romancebooks
May 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The new cover design for PLAYING FOR KEEPS is now live on Amazon.
This second-chance romance between Mikayla and Taylor is messy, emotional, and full of fire—and this cover redesign captures it perfectly.
#coverreveal #romancereaders #sportsromance #romancebooks
This second-chance romance between Mikayla and Taylor is messy, emotional, and full of fire—and this cover redesign captures it perfectly.
#coverreveal #romancereaders #sportsromance #romancebooks
Chronic illness pro tip: audiobooks count. So do comfort rereads. So does not reading at all and just holding a book like a plushie.
#chronicillness #readersky #readerlife #chronicillnesslife
#chronicillness #readersky #readerlife #chronicillnesslife
May 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Chronic illness pro tip: audiobooks count. So do comfort rereads. So does not reading at all and just holding a book like a plushie.
#chronicillness #readersky #readerlife #chronicillnesslife
#chronicillness #readersky #readerlife #chronicillnesslife
WIP Wednesday Check-In!
Sitting at 37,653 words & the chemistry between my main characters is finally starting to sizzle. Tension? ✅ Bickering?✅ That slow-burn, heart-racing kind of pull? ✅✅
How’s your WIP treating you this week? Drop your word count or a favorite line in the comments!
#authorsky
Sitting at 37,653 words & the chemistry between my main characters is finally starting to sizzle. Tension? ✅ Bickering?✅ That slow-burn, heart-racing kind of pull? ✅✅
How’s your WIP treating you this week? Drop your word count or a favorite line in the comments!
#authorsky
May 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
WIP Wednesday Check-In!
Sitting at 37,653 words & the chemistry between my main characters is finally starting to sizzle. Tension? ✅ Bickering?✅ That slow-burn, heart-racing kind of pull? ✅✅
How’s your WIP treating you this week? Drop your word count or a favorite line in the comments!
#authorsky
Sitting at 37,653 words & the chemistry between my main characters is finally starting to sizzle. Tension? ✅ Bickering?✅ That slow-burn, heart-racing kind of pull? ✅✅
How’s your WIP treating you this week? Drop your word count or a favorite line in the comments!
#authorsky
To every author writing through chronic illness:
Your slow days count.
Your half-written scenes matter.
You are not behind. You are surviving and creating—and that’s revolutionary.
#authorsky #authorlife #chronicillness
Your slow days count.
Your half-written scenes matter.
You are not behind. You are surviving and creating—and that’s revolutionary.
#authorsky #authorlife #chronicillness
May 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
To every author writing through chronic illness:
Your slow days count.
Your half-written scenes matter.
You are not behind. You are surviving and creating—and that’s revolutionary.
#authorsky #authorlife #chronicillness
Your slow days count.
Your half-written scenes matter.
You are not behind. You are surviving and creating—and that’s revolutionary.
#authorsky #authorlife #chronicillness
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
I get that people have to sell books. And I get that DNC Vice-Chair elections matter.
But if a Democratic President accepted a $400 million gift from the Qatari royal family, coverage would be breathless, non-stop and wall-to-wall -- no room for any other story.
But if a Democratic President accepted a $400 million gift from the Qatari royal family, coverage would be breathless, non-stop and wall-to-wall -- no room for any other story.
May 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I get that people have to sell books. And I get that DNC Vice-Chair elections matter.
But if a Democratic President accepted a $400 million gift from the Qatari royal family, coverage would be breathless, non-stop and wall-to-wall -- no room for any other story.
But if a Democratic President accepted a $400 million gift from the Qatari royal family, coverage would be breathless, non-stop and wall-to-wall -- no room for any other story.
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
May 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
It’s official: the brand new redesigned covers for FRIENDZONE are live on Amazon!
And if you’re a collector or just love the OG look, signed paperbacks with the original cover are available through the link below—while supplies last!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#booksky #romancebooks
And if you’re a collector or just love the OG look, signed paperbacks with the original cover are available through the link below—while supplies last!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#booksky #romancebooks
May 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It’s official: the brand new redesigned covers for FRIENDZONE are live on Amazon!
And if you’re a collector or just love the OG look, signed paperbacks with the original cover are available through the link below—while supplies last!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#booksky #romancebooks
And if you’re a collector or just love the OG look, signed paperbacks with the original cover are available through the link below—while supplies last!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#booksky #romancebooks
Writing Update: Personal Foul (draft 4) is 43% complete and full of angst, heart, and slow-burn tension. Mikayla and Jordan weren’t supposed to fall for each other—but they are. I’m so deep in this story it hurts (in the best way). This one’s going to break some hearts. #WIP #PersonalFoul #yaromance
May 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Writing Update: Personal Foul (draft 4) is 43% complete and full of angst, heart, and slow-burn tension. Mikayla and Jordan weren’t supposed to fall for each other—but they are. I’m so deep in this story it hurts (in the best way). This one’s going to break some hearts. #WIP #PersonalFoul #yaromance
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
🚨NEWS: A temporary order has been issued blocking the Labor Dept. from sharing any data with DOGE, after a group of unions, including AFGE, sued DOGE and held a major protest outside DOL yesterday.
Here's the union's email:
Here's the union's email:
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🚨NEWS: A temporary order has been issued blocking the Labor Dept. from sharing any data with DOGE, after a group of unions, including AFGE, sued DOGE and held a major protest outside DOL yesterday.
Here's the union's email:
Here's the union's email:
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
Americans, we have to support Mr Jeffries! He's working hard for Americans rights. People put him down for being honest and trustworthy! We have to support him and the Democrats with our future! Please help in supporting them.
youtu.be/qQuQs-EXg88?...
youtu.be/qQuQs-EXg88?...
‘Billionaire puppet master!’: Jeffries moves to STOP 'out of control' Elon Musk
YouTube video by MSNBC
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February 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Americans, we have to support Mr Jeffries! He's working hard for Americans rights. People put him down for being honest and trustworthy! We have to support him and the Democrats with our future! Please help in supporting them.
youtu.be/qQuQs-EXg88?...
youtu.be/qQuQs-EXg88?...
Reposted by Michelle Hillstrom - Author
Did Nazi that coming.
A staffer for unelected billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE has links to a deleted social media account that advocated for racism and "eugenic immigration policy."
The 25-year-old employee, Marko Elez, who has since resigned, was embedded in the Treasury Department. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
The 25-year-old employee, Marko Elez, who has since resigned, was embedded in the Treasury Department. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism ...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Did Nazi that coming.