Shay Guinan
@shayguinan.bsky.social
Aspiring crime and cozy horror writer, follow if you like that kind of stuff.
#booksky #writers #readers
(She/Her)
No A/I, no N/F/T
#booksky #writers #readers
(She/Her)
No A/I, no N/F/T
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10% of writing is research, 20% is drafting, 20% is editing and the rest is coming up with and deleting increasing shite names for characters fml
February 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
10% of writing is research, 20% is drafting, 20% is editing and the rest is coming up with and deleting increasing shite names for characters fml
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Feeding your neighbor wasn’t political until denying food to the hungry was made political policy.
January 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Feeding your neighbor wasn’t political until denying food to the hungry was made political policy.
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Cherry Blossoms 🌸
Hoping to capture the fine details of this famous flowering tree. It took me 300+ hrs to pain this one using a size 3 & 0 brush.
~watercolor
~sold | prints a available
#watercolor #art #painting #artist #artwork
Hoping to capture the fine details of this famous flowering tree. It took me 300+ hrs to pain this one using a size 3 & 0 brush.
~watercolor
~sold | prints a available
#watercolor #art #painting #artist #artwork
January 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Cherry Blossoms 🌸
Hoping to capture the fine details of this famous flowering tree. It took me 300+ hrs to pain this one using a size 3 & 0 brush.
~watercolor
~sold | prints a available
#watercolor #art #painting #artist #artwork
Hoping to capture the fine details of this famous flowering tree. It took me 300+ hrs to pain this one using a size 3 & 0 brush.
~watercolor
~sold | prints a available
#watercolor #art #painting #artist #artwork
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Buy the books.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
January 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Buy the books.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
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Very recently, I was talking to people about the lack of a good outlet for ebooks, and I cannot tell you how utterly delighted I am by this news. It’s awfully nice to be utterly delighted about ANYTHING at the moment. bookshop.org/ebooks
Bookshop.org US
Explore digital books on Bookshop.org
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January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Very recently, I was talking to people about the lack of a good outlet for ebooks, and I cannot tell you how utterly delighted I am by this news. It’s awfully nice to be utterly delighted about ANYTHING at the moment. bookshop.org/ebooks
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Rachel Ruysch by Rachel Ruysch (Dutch) and Michiel van Musscher (Dutch) - Oil on canvas / 1692 - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) #womeninart #womanartist #met #metny #art #artwork #womensart #painting #oilpainting #themet #portrait #fineart #dutchart #bskyart #artoftheday #oldmasters #dutch
January 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rachel Ruysch by Rachel Ruysch (Dutch) and Michiel van Musscher (Dutch) - Oil on canvas / 1692 - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) #womeninart #womanartist #met #metny #art #artwork #womensart #painting #oilpainting #themet #portrait #fineart #dutchart #bskyart #artoftheday #oldmasters #dutch
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SPEAKING OF GARDENS
yall better have library cards. Some (most!!) public library systems have seed libraries and libraries of things where you can borrow things you may not need to own.
Also libraries are revolutionary and librarians have always been on the front lines
yall better have library cards. Some (most!!) public library systems have seed libraries and libraries of things where you can borrow things you may not need to own.
Also libraries are revolutionary and librarians have always been on the front lines
January 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SPEAKING OF GARDENS
yall better have library cards. Some (most!!) public library systems have seed libraries and libraries of things where you can borrow things you may not need to own.
Also libraries are revolutionary and librarians have always been on the front lines
yall better have library cards. Some (most!!) public library systems have seed libraries and libraries of things where you can borrow things you may not need to own.
Also libraries are revolutionary and librarians have always been on the front lines
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New year, same (or new!) reading habits:
💓Supporting indie bookshops & libraries
📚Getting so absorbed in a book, we lose all sense of time/place
🔎Discovering new authors
✅Making sure we’re reading a diverse range of authors/stories
❓Asking a bookseller for their recs
💓Supporting indie bookshops & libraries
📚Getting so absorbed in a book, we lose all sense of time/place
🔎Discovering new authors
✅Making sure we’re reading a diverse range of authors/stories
❓Asking a bookseller for their recs
January 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New year, same (or new!) reading habits:
💓Supporting indie bookshops & libraries
📚Getting so absorbed in a book, we lose all sense of time/place
🔎Discovering new authors
✅Making sure we’re reading a diverse range of authors/stories
❓Asking a bookseller for their recs
💓Supporting indie bookshops & libraries
📚Getting so absorbed in a book, we lose all sense of time/place
🔎Discovering new authors
✅Making sure we’re reading a diverse range of authors/stories
❓Asking a bookseller for their recs
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January 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Picture/Board - @jennahmaria.bsky.social / @alexiarusi.bsky.social
#writersky #booksky #artsky #oc #authors #writingcommunity
Mongoose today! Meet our (reluctant) hacker and (far less reluctant) boss!
Professional hater. Menacing society is her favorite hobby to unwind.
Jk, she's always wound
#writersky #booksky #artsky #oc #authors #writingcommunity
Mongoose today! Meet our (reluctant) hacker and (far less reluctant) boss!
Professional hater. Menacing society is her favorite hobby to unwind.
Jk, she's always wound
January 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Picture/Board - @jennahmaria.bsky.social / @alexiarusi.bsky.social
#writersky #booksky #artsky #oc #authors #writingcommunity
Mongoose today! Meet our (reluctant) hacker and (far less reluctant) boss!
Professional hater. Menacing society is her favorite hobby to unwind.
Jk, she's always wound
#writersky #booksky #artsky #oc #authors #writingcommunity
Mongoose today! Meet our (reluctant) hacker and (far less reluctant) boss!
Professional hater. Menacing society is her favorite hobby to unwind.
Jk, she's always wound
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Oh my god why is writing a book set in the real world so hard. What clothes do people wear in 2024? What do I wear? Do I wear trousers? No wait I wear jeans. Do people have jobs anymore? How do you order a coffee? I don’t drink coffee. What is coffee?
Honestly this is hell
Honestly this is hell
January 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Oh my god why is writing a book set in the real world so hard. What clothes do people wear in 2024? What do I wear? Do I wear trousers? No wait I wear jeans. Do people have jobs anymore? How do you order a coffee? I don’t drink coffee. What is coffee?
Honestly this is hell
Honestly this is hell
Another thing to love about libraries is that unless they're closing for the night, you can spend all day there! For free! No one tries to usher you out or make you buy something!
I can bring my little notebook and research art and crime all day and the librarians are nothing but patient!
I can bring my little notebook and research art and crime all day and the librarians are nothing but patient!
Things I love about libraries:
Everyone I meet is a real person.
Not interrupted by ads that get in the way of what I’m try to see.
No algorithms inhibiting my exploration.
My browsing history is not monitored or monetized.
Feel free to add to this list!
#libraries #books #booksky
Everyone I meet is a real person.
Not interrupted by ads that get in the way of what I’m try to see.
No algorithms inhibiting my exploration.
My browsing history is not monitored or monetized.
Feel free to add to this list!
#libraries #books #booksky
January 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Another thing to love about libraries is that unless they're closing for the night, you can spend all day there! For free! No one tries to usher you out or make you buy something!
I can bring my little notebook and research art and crime all day and the librarians are nothing but patient!
I can bring my little notebook and research art and crime all day and the librarians are nothing but patient!
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Granny Square Porject! Looking forward to trying new colors and watching it come together. #crochet #grannysquares
January 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Granny Square Porject! Looking forward to trying new colors and watching it come together. #crochet #grannysquares
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Picture/Board by @jennahmaria.bsky.social / @alexiarusi.bsky.social
#art #booksky #writingcommunity #oc #authors
It's Cobra today!
He classifies himself as the fun boss of the Menagerie.
Everyone else classifies him as a headache.
Either way, don't mind the frown, he's a funny little guy!
#art #booksky #writingcommunity #oc #authors
It's Cobra today!
He classifies himself as the fun boss of the Menagerie.
Everyone else classifies him as a headache.
Either way, don't mind the frown, he's a funny little guy!
January 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Picture/Board by @jennahmaria.bsky.social / @alexiarusi.bsky.social
#art #booksky #writingcommunity #oc #authors
It's Cobra today!
He classifies himself as the fun boss of the Menagerie.
Everyone else classifies him as a headache.
Either way, don't mind the frown, he's a funny little guy!
#art #booksky #writingcommunity #oc #authors
It's Cobra today!
He classifies himself as the fun boss of the Menagerie.
Everyone else classifies him as a headache.
Either way, don't mind the frown, he's a funny little guy!
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I finally stopped using Amazon a few months ago, and it's been so much easier than I imagined
Hey while megaretailers profiting one of the richest men in world are out here doing this shit www.advocate.com/news/amazon-...
maybe it's a fun time to switch to @librofm.bsky.social for audiobooks. Select the indie bookstore you'd like to support, listen away. Comp prices to aforementioned jerks
maybe it's a fun time to switch to @librofm.bsky.social for audiobooks. Select the indie bookstore you'd like to support, listen away. Comp prices to aforementioned jerks
Amazon removes 'equity for Black people' and 'LGBTQ+ rights' from company policies
Amazon has quietly removed protections for Black and LGBTQ+ workers from its company policies.
www.advocate.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I finally stopped using Amazon a few months ago, and it's been so much easier than I imagined
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always a good day to buy your next read from an independent bookstore or borrow it from the library
January 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
always a good day to buy your next read from an independent bookstore or borrow it from the library
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January 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just saw Mufasa, that was....I was there I guess.
January 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Just saw Mufasa, that was....I was there I guess.
Board and art by: @alexiarusi.bsky.social and @jennahmaria.bsky.social
#art #writingcommunity #booksky
Meet Jackrabbit! Jack's the hero of this story, whatever that means. The team rookie, she often shadows more experienced members when she isn't the driver.
Ask more in the comments!
#art #writingcommunity #booksky
Meet Jackrabbit! Jack's the hero of this story, whatever that means. The team rookie, she often shadows more experienced members when she isn't the driver.
Ask more in the comments!
January 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Board and art by: @alexiarusi.bsky.social and @jennahmaria.bsky.social
#art #writingcommunity #booksky
Meet Jackrabbit! Jack's the hero of this story, whatever that means. The team rookie, she often shadows more experienced members when she isn't the driver.
Ask more in the comments!
#art #writingcommunity #booksky
Meet Jackrabbit! Jack's the hero of this story, whatever that means. The team rookie, she often shadows more experienced members when she isn't the driver.
Ask more in the comments!
This is really cool! With the monochrome, it almost looks like a panel from a manga.
January 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is really cool! With the monochrome, it almost looks like a panel from a manga.
The snow and the cold these last few days have made me think about how Jackrabbit and Mongoose couldn't handle it. They aren't built for this.
Don't let them fool you. 💀
#authors #writingcommunity #artsky #booksky
Don't let them fool you. 💀
#authors #writingcommunity #artsky #booksky
January 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The snow and the cold these last few days have made me think about how Jackrabbit and Mongoose couldn't handle it. They aren't built for this.
Don't let them fool you. 💀
#authors #writingcommunity #artsky #booksky
Don't let them fool you. 💀
#authors #writingcommunity #artsky #booksky