RJ Benda
@rjbendaauthor.bsky.social
Memoirist & Public Services Librarian. Writing Built From the Broken.
Lupus + heart surgery survivor.
Sharing resilience, real stories, and the life rebuilt on the other side.
Lupus + heart surgery survivor.
Sharing resilience, real stories, and the life rebuilt on the other side.
“Deep in the unsettling heart of my new psychological thriller today… I love when a characters surprise me.
Do you prefer thrillers that start slow and eerie or open with a punch?”
#AmWriting #ThrillerWriter #FictionWriting
Do you prefer thrillers that start slow and eerie or open with a punch?”
#AmWriting #ThrillerWriter #FictionWriting
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“Deep in the unsettling heart of my new psychological thriller today… I love when a characters surprise me.
Do you prefer thrillers that start slow and eerie or open with a punch?”
#AmWriting #ThrillerWriter #FictionWriting
Do you prefer thrillers that start slow and eerie or open with a punch?”
#AmWriting #ThrillerWriter #FictionWriting
Thrillers own my heart—nothing beats a killer opening line. 👀
One of my favorites:
“Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband.”
What first line hooked you?
#ThrillerBooks #PsychThriller #AmWriting#WritersOfBluesky
One of my favorites:
“Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband.”
What first line hooked you?
#ThrillerBooks #PsychThriller #AmWriting#WritersOfBluesky
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thrillers own my heart—nothing beats a killer opening line. 👀
One of my favorites:
“Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband.”
What first line hooked you?
#ThrillerBooks #PsychThriller #AmWriting#WritersOfBluesky
One of my favorites:
“Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband.”
What first line hooked you?
#ThrillerBooks #PsychThriller #AmWriting#WritersOfBluesky
First real snowfall of the season. Quiet, soft, and a little magical before tomorrow’s big storm. The dogs want to play, and I just want to write under a heated blanket and pretend shoveling isn’t in my future. ❄️✨
#WinterVibes #NorthDakotaLife #AuthorLife #WritingInWinter #Communitywriting
#WinterVibes #NorthDakotaLife #AuthorLife #WritingInWinter #Communitywriting
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
First real snowfall of the season. Quiet, soft, and a little magical before tomorrow’s big storm. The dogs want to play, and I just want to write under a heated blanket and pretend shoveling isn’t in my future. ❄️✨
#WinterVibes #NorthDakotaLife #AuthorLife #WritingInWinter #Communitywriting
#WinterVibes #NorthDakotaLife #AuthorLife #WritingInWinter #Communitywriting
Starting a new book while my memoir is in production, and the creative spark feels so good. ✨
Writers—how often are you writing, and how do you balance it with a full-time job?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife
Writers—how often are you writing, and how do you balance it with a full-time job?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Starting a new book while my memoir is in production, and the creative spark feels so good. ✨
Writers—how often are you writing, and how do you balance it with a full-time job?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife
Writers—how often are you writing, and how do you balance it with a full-time job?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife
Cover mock-up reveal.
“A sharp, rhythmic click-click… steady as a metronome. I searched the room for the noise. But it wasn’t the clock. It wasn’t the house.
It was me.”
Every part of this book comes from surviving what tried to break me.
#Lupus #Booksky #WritersOfBluesky
“A sharp, rhythmic click-click… steady as a metronome. I searched the room for the noise. But it wasn’t the clock. It wasn’t the house.
It was me.”
Every part of this book comes from surviving what tried to break me.
#Lupus #Booksky #WritersOfBluesky
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Cover mock-up reveal.
“A sharp, rhythmic click-click… steady as a metronome. I searched the room for the noise. But it wasn’t the clock. It wasn’t the house.
It was me.”
Every part of this book comes from surviving what tried to break me.
#Lupus #Booksky #WritersOfBluesky
“A sharp, rhythmic click-click… steady as a metronome. I searched the room for the noise. But it wasn’t the clock. It wasn’t the house.
It was me.”
Every part of this book comes from surviving what tried to break me.
#Lupus #Booksky #WritersOfBluesky
Planner open, coffee close, and a reminder that compassion for others and myself takes time.
Writing a memoir means sorting through emotions and the messy parts of being human. Today I’m giving myself space to breathe. Reminder,one page at a time.
#AuthorLife #BuiltFromTheBroken #WritingJourney
Writing a memoir means sorting through emotions and the messy parts of being human. Today I’m giving myself space to breathe. Reminder,one page at a time.
#AuthorLife #BuiltFromTheBroken #WritingJourney
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Planner open, coffee close, and a reminder that compassion for others and myself takes time.
Writing a memoir means sorting through emotions and the messy parts of being human. Today I’m giving myself space to breathe. Reminder,one page at a time.
#AuthorLife #BuiltFromTheBroken #WritingJourney
Writing a memoir means sorting through emotions and the messy parts of being human. Today I’m giving myself space to breathe. Reminder,one page at a time.
#AuthorLife #BuiltFromTheBroken #WritingJourney
Last one out, first one in.
Still glowing from our Beginner Sourdough class — 112 people showed up! 💛
Off to Good Samaritan for a pop-up library visit. Hope I can sneak in some writing today. ☕️📚
#LibraryLife #CommunityLove #SourdoughClass #PopUpLibrary #MorningCoffee #BuiltFromTheBroken #AuthorLife
Still glowing from our Beginner Sourdough class — 112 people showed up! 💛
Off to Good Samaritan for a pop-up library visit. Hope I can sneak in some writing today. ☕️📚
#LibraryLife #CommunityLove #SourdoughClass #PopUpLibrary #MorningCoffee #BuiltFromTheBroken #AuthorLife
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Last one out, first one in.
Still glowing from our Beginner Sourdough class — 112 people showed up! 💛
Off to Good Samaritan for a pop-up library visit. Hope I can sneak in some writing today. ☕️📚
#LibraryLife #CommunityLove #SourdoughClass #PopUpLibrary #MorningCoffee #BuiltFromTheBroken #AuthorLife
Still glowing from our Beginner Sourdough class — 112 people showed up! 💛
Off to Good Samaritan for a pop-up library visit. Hope I can sneak in some writing today. ☕️📚
#LibraryLife #CommunityLove #SourdoughClass #PopUpLibrary #MorningCoffee #BuiltFromTheBroken #AuthorLife
Day 2 of stepping into this new author life.
This was my manuscript before it even had a title — just a stack of pages and a story I hoped mattered.
Now it’s becoming Built From the Broken, and it finally feels real.
#Memoir #AuthorJourney #AmWriting
This was my manuscript before it even had a title — just a stack of pages and a story I hoped mattered.
Now it’s becoming Built From the Broken, and it finally feels real.
#Memoir #AuthorJourney #AmWriting
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Day 2 of stepping into this new author life.
This was my manuscript before it even had a title — just a stack of pages and a story I hoped mattered.
Now it’s becoming Built From the Broken, and it finally feels real.
#Memoir #AuthorJourney #AmWriting
This was my manuscript before it even had a title — just a stack of pages and a story I hoped mattered.
Now it’s becoming Built From the Broken, and it finally feels real.
#Memoir #AuthorJourney #AmWriting
Hi Bluesky! I’m Robyn — a memoirist writing about lupus, trauma, resilience, and rebuilding a life piece by piece.
I’m here to share my writing journey, connect with other authors, and learn from this community.
If you’re into real stories and honest conversations, I’m glad to meet you.
I’m here to share my writing journey, connect with other authors, and learn from this community.
If you’re into real stories and honest conversations, I’m glad to meet you.
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Hi Bluesky! I’m Robyn — a memoirist writing about lupus, trauma, resilience, and rebuilding a life piece by piece.
I’m here to share my writing journey, connect with other authors, and learn from this community.
If you’re into real stories and honest conversations, I’m glad to meet you.
I’m here to share my writing journey, connect with other authors, and learn from this community.
If you’re into real stories and honest conversations, I’m glad to meet you.