M.J. Green
@mjgreenbooks.bsky.social
🍂 dark academia co-author team
🕯️ storytellers, mythology perusers, history nerds
🖋️ penning upcoming historical fantasy
🕯️ storytellers, mythology perusers, history nerds
🖋️ penning upcoming historical fantasy
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Shout out to that AI sounding the alarm. 🫡
When people like me say that generative AI devalues the work we put into writing...we are not exaggerating.
May 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Shout out to that AI sounding the alarm. 🫡
bees are amazing!! #worldbeeday
I should probably draw more bees #WorldBeeDay
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
bees are amazing!! #worldbeeday
#writingcommunity, #amquerying, what has been your experience with the effectiveness of “just” querying? aka, without an in person meeting or conference pitch? we’ve heard horror stories about the likelihood of getting signed & are wondering…
May 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#writingcommunity, #amquerying, what has been your experience with the effectiveness of “just” querying? aka, without an in person meeting or conference pitch? we’ve heard horror stories about the likelihood of getting signed & are wondering…
1. feral girls with trust issues + a complicated relationship with violence
2. incredibly book smart, 0 emotional intelligence
3. manic pixie dream girl but with agency
4. self-doubting, self-sabotaging, self-sacrificing
2. incredibly book smart, 0 emotional intelligence
3. manic pixie dream girl but with agency
4. self-doubting, self-sabotaging, self-sacrificing
4 types of characters I write:
1: Deeply, fiercely loyal to a few, will shape moral code around their loved ones
2: Melodramatic, catty, kind but not nice
3: Extreme competency as a cover for extreme self-loathing
4: Light's gone out of their eyes, haunting everyone as the ghost of themself
1: Deeply, fiercely loyal to a few, will shape moral code around their loved ones
2: Melodramatic, catty, kind but not nice
3: Extreme competency as a cover for extreme self-loathing
4: Light's gone out of their eyes, haunting everyone as the ghost of themself
4 characters I write:
1) earnest nonbinary autistic ace reluctant protagonists👀
2) bumbling, big-hearted allies
3) the begrudgingly won-over would-be enemy
4) ethereal eldritch austere and ambiguous beings, possibly in forests (ok, usually in forests)
1) earnest nonbinary autistic ace reluctant protagonists👀
2) bumbling, big-hearted allies
3) the begrudgingly won-over would-be enemy
4) ethereal eldritch austere and ambiguous beings, possibly in forests (ok, usually in forests)
May 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
1. feral girls with trust issues + a complicated relationship with violence
2. incredibly book smart, 0 emotional intelligence
3. manic pixie dream girl but with agency
4. self-doubting, self-sabotaging, self-sacrificing
2. incredibly book smart, 0 emotional intelligence
3. manic pixie dream girl but with agency
4. self-doubting, self-sabotaging, self-sacrificing
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4 characters I write:
1. nerdy transmasc protagonist insecure about his brains
2. impulsive, witchy protagonist insecure about her magic
3. extremely queer magical sidekicks
4. fae antagonists consumed by thirst for power over others
1. nerdy transmasc protagonist insecure about his brains
2. impulsive, witchy protagonist insecure about her magic
3. extremely queer magical sidekicks
4. fae antagonists consumed by thirst for power over others
4 characters I write:
1) earnest nonbinary autistic ace reluctant protagonists👀
2) bumbling, big-hearted allies
3) the begrudgingly won-over would-be enemy
4) ethereal eldritch austere and ambiguous beings, possibly in forests (ok, usually in forests)
1) earnest nonbinary autistic ace reluctant protagonists👀
2) bumbling, big-hearted allies
3) the begrudgingly won-over would-be enemy
4) ethereal eldritch austere and ambiguous beings, possibly in forests (ok, usually in forests)
4 characters I write
1 overwrought, self-loathing gay mess
2 the feminine urge (to go apeshit)
3 dreamy and pathetic engenue, reliably damp, unreliably more than what they seem
4 put-upon but fundamentally sensible midwestern losers. there is a midwest in space and in fairyland. it's a state of mind
1 overwrought, self-loathing gay mess
2 the feminine urge (to go apeshit)
3 dreamy and pathetic engenue, reliably damp, unreliably more than what they seem
4 put-upon but fundamentally sensible midwestern losers. there is a midwest in space and in fairyland. it's a state of mind
May 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
4 characters I write:
1. nerdy transmasc protagonist insecure about his brains
2. impulsive, witchy protagonist insecure about her magic
3. extremely queer magical sidekicks
4. fae antagonists consumed by thirst for power over others
1. nerdy transmasc protagonist insecure about his brains
2. impulsive, witchy protagonist insecure about her magic
3. extremely queer magical sidekicks
4. fae antagonists consumed by thirst for power over others
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Here's hoping that Bsky can rally together as one to make @gemini.botsky.social the most blocked account on the platform.
May 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I love editing and giving my coauthor such helpful feedback as “no” “why??” “girl no he didn’t” and “what on god’s green earth are you on about” #writing #writingcommunity
April 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I love editing and giving my coauthor such helpful feedback as “no” “why??” “girl no he didn’t” and “what on god’s green earth are you on about” #writing #writingcommunity
J and I are finding as we edit that my sentences are too long and hers are too short. So maybe we balance out?
Beginning: 🔥
Ending: 💥
Middle: a chaotic swamp where my plot goes to die and my characters develop commitment issues.
Writers, what’s your writing struggle?
#writingcommunity #writesky 📚💙🌶️ 💙📚
Ending: 💥
Middle: a chaotic swamp where my plot goes to die and my characters develop commitment issues.
Writers, what’s your writing struggle?
#writingcommunity #writesky 📚💙🌶️ 💙📚
a cartoon character is standing in the rain on a rock .
Alt: Beginning: 🔥
Ending: 💥
Middle: a chaotic swamp where my plot goes to die and my characters develop commitment issues.
Writers, what’s your writing struggle?
a cartoon character is standing in the rain on a rock .
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April 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
J and I are finding as we edit that my sentences are too long and hers are too short. So maybe we balance out?
The secret to writing that we authors have been hiding for years: 99% of writing, especially first drafts, is just vibes and bullshit.
#writing #indieauthor
#writing #indieauthor
April 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
#writingcommunity it’s become a ritual for the both of us to get boba tea together and write with it in hand 🧋
#writinglifemonthly Day 13
#WritingCommunity, what's your beverage of choice when weaving words? Is it the comforting warmth of coffee, the soothing calm of tea, or something else entirely? Share your favourites.
#AmWriting #WriteSky #CreativeFuel
#WritingCommunity, what's your beverage of choice when weaving words? Is it the comforting warmth of coffee, the soothing calm of tea, or something else entirely? Share your favourites.
#AmWriting #WriteSky #CreativeFuel
April 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#writingcommunity it’s become a ritual for the both of us to get boba tea together and write with it in hand 🧋
SIX OF CROWS MY BELOVED #booksky
Ever wonder what we do with books that are too broken or damaged to go back on the shelf?
Sometimes we use them for crafts, like these dark academia-themed bookmarks from Gum Spring Library; a fitting use of Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows" - a staff favorite!
#BookSky
Sometimes we use them for crafts, like these dark academia-themed bookmarks from Gum Spring Library; a fitting use of Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows" - a staff favorite!
#BookSky
April 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SIX OF CROWS MY BELOVED #booksky
will definitely have to check this out. #darkacademia 🍂🕯️🕰️
There’s dark academia, and then there’s The Library at Hellebore, the latest dark fantasy horror from the mind of two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cassandra Khaw.
Read @drjohnmauro.bsky.social ’s full review below!
Read @drjohnmauro.bsky.social ’s full review below!
April 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
will definitely have to check this out. #darkacademia 🍂🕯️🕰️
late to the party but I (M) finally read #thesecrethistory and if I loved #darkacademia before?? oh GIRL 🕯️✒️🍁🍂
#booksky
#booksky
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
late to the party but I (M) finally read #thesecrethistory and if I loved #darkacademia before?? oh GIRL 🕯️✒️🍁🍂
#booksky
#booksky
introverted writer here to agree with this one
Can Introverted Writers Effectively Market Our Books? Absolutely! Here's How | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack vist.ly/3mzai4d
Many writers find book marketing overwhelming. Not uncommon, given that most writers don't have a marketing background.
#MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
Many writers find book marketing overwhelming. Not uncommon, given that most writers don't have a marketing background.
#MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
April 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
introverted writer here to agree with this one
as someone who never had twt, I (M) am doing my little best 😅 if you’re an author—especially one pursuing trad pub—get in touch! #writingcommunity
Authors who only post book ads on Bluesky and then complain that Bluesky is terrible for engagement...
I mean, I'm 100% for advertising your stuff but if that's all you are doing here, yes, you are correct that you will not get much engagement, my friend 😂
I mean, I'm 100% for advertising your stuff but if that's all you are doing here, yes, you are correct that you will not get much engagement, my friend 😂
April 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
as someone who never had twt, I (M) am doing my little best 😅 if you’re an author—especially one pursuing trad pub—get in touch! #writingcommunity
to celebrate the completion of Draft 2, we have some gorgeous fanart of Gemini and Idalia by @ruiicha.bsky.social !
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky #artsky
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky #artsky
April 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
to celebrate the completion of Draft 2, we have some gorgeous fanart of Gemini and Idalia by @ruiicha.bsky.social !
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky #artsky
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky #artsky
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
yk I do have one of those
Hey here’s a free sentence if anyone wanted to use it in a book: “She had the sort of eyes that look at things.” I didn’t say it was a good sentence but maybe you can use it if you have a character that looks at things with her eyes
February 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
yk I do have one of those
me to my coauthor: “why not? for fun and profit.”
✨character motivations✨
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky
✨character motivations✨
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky
February 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
me to my coauthor: “why not? for fun and profit.”
✨character motivations✨
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky
✨character motivations✨
#writing #writerscommunity #booksky
the struggle of writing 20s serious literary stuff is that the slang was all so silly 😭
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
February 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
the struggle of writing 20s serious literary stuff is that the slang was all so silly 😭
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
#writingcommunity #booksky #writing
February 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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supporting your public library is so sexy
February 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
supporting your public library is so sexy