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Emily Swaim
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Covid-cautious Midwestern writer. Nonfiction writing can be seen on Business Insider, Healthline, Vox, and Rover. Working on my fiction book REVEN - stay tuned for details.
This #bookquotes post is actually from Tink (the last character bio I posted). I didn't plan for the quote and trope post schedules to sync up like that, but I thought it was a fun coincidence.

#IndiePublishing #FairytaleRetelling #YAFantasy #PeterPan #Bookstagram #Booksky
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A #tropes post for Tink this time:
🌟 The techie
🌟 Trust issues
🌟 Unrequited love

#IndiePublishing #FairytaleRetelling #PeterPan #YAFantasy #Bookstagram #Booksky
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Another #tropes post for Reven. This time it's Hook:

🌟Obsessive rival
🌟Lives for revenge
🌟Serial dine-and-dasher

#IndiePublishing #FairytaleRetelling #PeterPan #YAFantasy #Bookstagram #Booksky
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm doing some #tropes posts for Reven. Next up is Peter:
🌟Main character syndrome
🌟Lives for his family
🌟Screw the rules, I have magic

#IndiePublishing #FairytaleRetelling #PeterPan #YAFantasy #Bookstagram #Booksky
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm finally doing some #tropes posts for Reven. I'm starting off with our protagonist, Wendi.

🌟The mom friend
🌟Anxiety disorder
🌟Cannot afford therapy

#IndiePublishing #FairytaleRetelling #PeterPan #YAFantasy #Bookstagram #Booksky
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Another list for #NostalgiaNovember! My favorite books as a teen were:
📘 Life of Pi by Yann Martel
📘The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
📘Abarat by Clive Barker
📘The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
📘The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

#booksky #bookishcommunity
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Happy #NostalgiaNovember! Here's a list of my top 5 favorite childhood books:

📙 Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
📙 Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise
📙The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
📙Holes by Louis Sachar
📙A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

#booksky #bookishcommunity
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's the last day of #AceWeek, so I'm putting up one final #bookquotes post for REVEN, my YA steampunk fantasy starring an ace/aro protagonist.

#booksky #booktober #selfpublishing
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Another day, another #bookquotes post for #Aceweek to promote my fantasy novel REVEN.

#booksky #booktober #selfpublishing
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's Day Number 5 of #Aceweek, so I'm making yet another #bookquotes post for REVEN, a queer retelling of Peter Pan starring ace/aro Wendi.

#booksky #booktober #selfpublishing
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Halfway through the #Aceweek campaign! REVEN is a steampunk YA fantasy with an ace/aro protagonist. There is no spice, but there is a lot of drama.

#bookquotes #booksky #booktober #selfpublishing
October 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A third #bookquotes post for my #Aceweek campaign for REVEN, a steampunk Peter Pan retelling with an ace/aro protagonist.

#booktober #booksky #selfpublishing
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
October 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In honor of #AceWeek, I'm kicking off my marketing campaign for my fantasy book REVEN, which stars an ace/aro protagonist. Let's start off with an old-fashioned #bookquotes post, shall we?

#booktober #booksky #selfpublishing #yafantasy
October 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy #InternationalAsexualityDay. I'm doing some shameless #selfpromo and reminding you that my queer retelling of Peter Pan is coming out later this year and has an asexual protagonist! #booksky
April 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM