Zara 🏳️🌈
@storynprogress.bsky.social
🏴☠️ #writer🖊️ Photographer 📷 Book hoarder 📖 Nerd 🎮 Chocolate addict 🍫 #artist 🎨
One day owner of a Castle full of dragons🐉
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(All photos are my own, unless otherwise stated. 🚫 No AI here.)
One day owner of a Castle full of dragons🐉
https://sites.google.com/view/storyinprogress/mailing-list?authuser=0
(All photos are my own, unless otherwise stated. 🚫 No AI here.)
Behold the cover for my sapphic monster hunter short story! Releasing fall '25. Blurb in the comments incase you want to know more… which of course you do, it's disaster lesbians and monsters 😏.
#bookcover #bookart #forestvibes #lesbianbooks #coverlove #writer #lgbtqiabooks #monsterbooks #fallbooks
#bookcover #bookart #forestvibes #lesbianbooks #coverlove #writer #lgbtqiabooks #monsterbooks #fallbooks
August 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Behold the cover for my sapphic monster hunter short story! Releasing fall '25. Blurb in the comments incase you want to know more… which of course you do, it's disaster lesbians and monsters 😏.
#bookcover #bookart #forestvibes #lesbianbooks #coverlove #writer #lgbtqiabooks #monsterbooks #fallbooks
#bookcover #bookart #forestvibes #lesbianbooks #coverlove #writer #lgbtqiabooks #monsterbooks #fallbooks
The cover for my Sapphic monster hunter story is finally ready & it came out so gorgeous!
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
June 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The cover for my Sapphic monster hunter story is finally ready & it came out so gorgeous!
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
Will be posting a sign from for the cover reveal soon 👀.
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#nature #snake #write #naturephotography #writerslife #wildlife
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Also I made a new friend yesterday & they decided to return for a brief photoshoot.
It's never too early in the year for Halloween decorations 😏.
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
May 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's never too early in the year for Halloween decorations 😏.
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
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#monster #books #creepy #petplant #bookstack #dagger #photography #nature #plants
These antler snake coloring pages are up in my shop now!! 👀
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
May 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
These antler snake coloring pages are up in my shop now!! 👀
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
ko-fi.com/oddthings/shop
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#fantasycreature #art #coloringpage #drawing #printable #snakeart #digitalart #nature #fantasy #coloring
I took this when I was in Maine around this time last year, and aaah I want to be back there so bad right now.
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
April 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I took this when I was in Maine around this time last year, and aaah I want to be back there so bad right now.
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
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#wildflowers #nature #photography #flowers #fence #naturephotography #wildlife
Advice from a 12yo:
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
March 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Advice from a 12yo:
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
12yo, "[When life's being a dick] you gotta fight back."
Me, "Ok but I'm small and weak."
12yo, "then kick it in the balls."
I'm almost out of my favorite coffee, & since I will no longer be shopping at certain stores, I was very sad I wouldn't be able to get it anymore, & then I had an epiphany: I can just search the brand and what did I find but a website to get it from the source 😱.
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#coffee #cozy #nature #blanket
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#coffee #cozy #nature #blanket
February 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
When my kids are grown I will absolutely shed anything resembling societal standards and become the nomadic queer your parents warned you about.
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
February 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
When my kids are grown I will absolutely shed anything resembling societal standards and become the nomadic queer your parents warned you about.
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
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#lgbtqia #wanderlust #writerslife #weirdo #drifter #adventurer #restlessheart
A little iced coffee in the sunshine to make things seem a tiny bit less bleak 😅.
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
January 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A little iced coffee in the sunshine to make things seem a tiny bit less bleak 😅.
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
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#coffee #photography #mountains #view #nature #icedcoffee #naturephotography #mountainview
I'm looking for some beta readers for a sapphic fantasy short story (4k ish words).
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
January 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I'm looking for some beta readers for a sapphic fantasy short story (4k ish words).
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
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(All images in the graphic are fair use from upsplash)
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#queerwriters #betareaders #sapphicfantasy #lesbian #lgbtqia #spooky #spicybooks #shortstory #spookywoods #wlw #booksky #betareader #queerfantasy
I got a new drawing tablet! I can't wait to put it to use on the cover I've been working on.
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
January 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I got a new drawing tablet! I can't wait to put it to use on the cover I've been working on.
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
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#dontlettheforestin #book #lgbtqiabooks #forest #bookspine #forestvibes #booksky #bookphotography #creepyforest #lgbtqia
It's a very gloomy day, which has me in the mood to work on my castle short and grab a second cup of coffee to sip by the fire ☕.
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
January 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's a very gloomy day, which has me in the mood to work on my castle short and grab a second cup of coffee to sip by the fire ☕.
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
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#cozy #openbook #booksky #windowlight #photography #bookpages #bookphotography
Life has been hitting hard and I'm in a place I've not been in my life which is both terrifying and exciting... But mostly terrifying 😅.
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
December 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Life has been hitting hard and I'm in a place I've not been in my life which is both terrifying and exciting... But mostly terrifying 😅.
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
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#pinecones #naturephotography #candle #windowlight #flames
I am apparently just a walking pile of questionable schemes.
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#windowlight #coverlove #fantasy #book #rusticphotography #lighting #books #rustic #bookphotography
December 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
I am apparently just a walking pile of questionable schemes.
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#windowlight #coverlove #fantasy #book #rusticphotography #lighting #books #rustic #bookphotography
In time
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
December 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM
In time
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
Piece
After piece
I collect my scattered items
And
Rebuild
My heart
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#flower #poem #naturephotography #lilyflower #foggyday #poetry #writer
I had several good ones for today's #wipsnip word, "rib"
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
December 5, 2024 at 3:05 AM
I had several good ones for today's #wipsnip word, "rib"
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
but I'm just so proud of the visual this one achieves.
#amwriting #writer #wip #amquerying #lgbtqiafantasy
Just realized this was yesterday's but I wanted to share this anyways:
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
The #WIPSnips word for November 30th is "spite"
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writers #authors #writesky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writers #authors #writesky
December 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Just realized this was yesterday's but I wanted to share this anyways:
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
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My tongue is too dry for my new favorite way to ease the crawl of time.
A useful activity where I recite the new language in haunting tones and the guards debate whether or not I'm summoning some foul beast of the darkworld.
Did some more blackout poetry this evening 🖋️it is quite cathartic.
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
November 30, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Did some more blackout poetry this evening 🖋️it is quite cathartic.
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
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#book #poetry #bookpages #nature #writer #poem #naturephotography #blackoutpoetry #amwriting
I started Strange Beasts recently, and am quite enjoying it so far.
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I started Strange Beasts recently, and am quite enjoying it so far.
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
I haven't read many books this year but so far I've loved all but one of them 😌.
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#driedroses #bookpages #rustic #books #driedflowers #bookphotography #desk #pinecones #lgbtqstories
The view outside my "office" today.
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
November 26, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The view outside my "office" today.
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
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#amwriting #nature #writer #leaves #wintervibes #writing #snow #writerslife #naturephotography
Cauliflower is just the victims of broccoli vampires...
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
November 25, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Cauliflower is just the victims of broccoli vampires...
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
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#stencilledpages #books #mug #driedroses #photography #rustic #bookpages #bookmap
It takes a lot for me to want to read everything an author writes so this will be a fairly stort list:
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
Who are your autobuy authors?
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Cole McCade
- Akwaeke Emezi
- Aiden Thomas
- Kate Clayborn
- Alyssa Cole
- H.E. Edgmon
- Tara Sim
- Kacen Callender
- Ashley Herring Blake
- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Cherie Dimaline
- Darcie Little Badger
- Katrina Jackson
#booksky
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Cole McCade
- Akwaeke Emezi
- Aiden Thomas
- Kate Clayborn
- Alyssa Cole
- H.E. Edgmon
- Tara Sim
- Kacen Callender
- Ashley Herring Blake
- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Cherie Dimaline
- Darcie Little Badger
- Katrina Jackson
#booksky
Who are your auto-buy authors?
📚 Mine are:
🌈 Jonny Garza Villa
🌈 Aiden Thomas
🌈 Ben Alderson
🌈 David R. Slayton
🌈 M.A. Wardell
🌈 Kalynn Bayron
🌈 Terry J. Benton-Walker
🌈 Erik J. Brown
🌈 Adam Sass
🌈 Kit Vincent
#booksky
📚 Mine are:
🌈 Jonny Garza Villa
🌈 Aiden Thomas
🌈 Ben Alderson
🌈 David R. Slayton
🌈 M.A. Wardell
🌈 Kalynn Bayron
🌈 Terry J. Benton-Walker
🌈 Erik J. Brown
🌈 Adam Sass
🌈 Kit Vincent
#booksky
November 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM
It takes a lot for me to want to read everything an author writes so this will be a fairly stort list:
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
- V. E. Schwab
- Tamsyn Muir
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Krystal Sutherland
- C. G. Drews
A little bit of blackout poetry I did
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 PM
A little bit of blackout poetry I did
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
#writer #bookpages #poem #forest #blackoutpoetry #books #amwriting #openbook
I love how this leaf looks like something out of a fantasy story, like some magic rot about to begin its reign of terror.
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 AM
I love how this leaf looks like something out of a fantasy story, like some magic rot about to begin its reign of terror.