Valerie Sirenko
@valeriesirenko.bsky.social
Speculative Fiction Writer
www.valeriesirenko.com
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My story has been accepted to Dragon Soul Press's Fire and Ash anthology!!! Coming Jan 2026!!
Basic math suggests I will only read about 1,872 more books in my entire life... not sure how to feel about this...
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Basic math suggests I will only read about 1,872 more books in my entire life... not sure how to feel about this...
My story has been accepted to Dragon Soul Press's Fire and Ash anthology!!! Coming Jan 2026!!
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My story has been accepted to Dragon Soul Press's Fire and Ash anthology!!! Coming Jan 2026!!
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My first ever short story has been published! You can read it here: www.orions-belt.net/archives/jus...
Just Listed: Hardwood Floors and a Generous Curse — Orion's Belt
The other noises are less trivial.
www.orions-belt.net
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My first ever short story has been published! You can read it here: www.orions-belt.net/archives/jus...
Incredible story 🔥
Free Fiction Friday! Now released, a sci-fi tale. Jack, the beanstalk, and nothing you already know!
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October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Incredible story 🔥
#writers What's the most rejections something of yours has received?
My story, "How Not to Retire from Dragon Hibernation Maintenance," has been rejected 25 times!
Who can beat that?
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #writing
My story, "How Not to Retire from Dragon Hibernation Maintenance," has been rejected 25 times!
Who can beat that?
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #writing
October 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#writers What's the most rejections something of yours has received?
My story, "How Not to Retire from Dragon Hibernation Maintenance," has been rejected 25 times!
Who can beat that?
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #writing
My story, "How Not to Retire from Dragon Hibernation Maintenance," has been rejected 25 times!
Who can beat that?
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #writing
I'm going to write an entire story that's just em dashes.
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I'm going to write an entire story that's just em dashes.
My #SFF story "Just Listed: Hardwood Floors and a Generous Curse"—about a realtor selling a house with some unusual complications—has been published in Orion's Belt Magazine! 🎉
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October 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My #SFF story "Just Listed: Hardwood Floors and a Generous Curse"—about a realtor selling a house with some unusual complications—has been published in Orion's Belt Magazine! 🎉
www.patreon.com/posts/just-l...
www.patreon.com/posts/just-l...
There's nothing like helping a five-year-old spell words in English to make you feel like a complete and absolute charlatan. #writing #parenting
October 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
There's nothing like helping a five-year-old spell words in English to make you feel like a complete and absolute charlatan. #writing #parenting
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SCREAMING!!!!
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
SCREAMING!!!!
For everyone who needs to hear this today:
October 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For everyone who needs to hear this today:
Whenever it's been a week without any rejections, I get suspicious. 🤔
#writerslife #writing #WritingCommunity
#writerslife #writing #WritingCommunity
October 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Whenever it's been a week without any rejections, I get suspicious. 🤔
#writerslife #writing #WritingCommunity
#writerslife #writing #WritingCommunity
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
These are all books by PEOPLE I KNOW! Are we, like, famous? @taylormunsell.bsky.social @jmorgynwhite.bsky.social @adidenner.bsky.social @boregenerations.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
These are all books by PEOPLE I KNOW! Are we, like, famous? @taylormunsell.bsky.social @jmorgynwhite.bsky.social @adidenner.bsky.social @boregenerations.bsky.social
What's the hardest thing to explain to people about your job as a writer?
Me: I spent the whole day reading, which is A FULL DAY'S WORK even though that's what most people do for fun. And yes, it *was* fun, but it was also work.
#Writing #writers #authors #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writesky
Me: I spent the whole day reading, which is A FULL DAY'S WORK even though that's what most people do for fun. And yes, it *was* fun, but it was also work.
#Writing #writers #authors #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writesky
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What's the hardest thing to explain to people about your job as a writer?
Me: I spent the whole day reading, which is A FULL DAY'S WORK even though that's what most people do for fun. And yes, it *was* fun, but it was also work.
#Writing #writers #authors #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writesky
Me: I spent the whole day reading, which is A FULL DAY'S WORK even though that's what most people do for fun. And yes, it *was* fun, but it was also work.
#Writing #writers #authors #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writesky
How many of these have you read?
October 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
How many of these have you read?
THRILLED to be accepted to the @futurescapesww.bsky.social Long Manuscript Workshop with the extraordinary Dianna Vega at @torbooks.bsky.social! #amwriting #writing #writers
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
THRILLED to be accepted to the @futurescapesww.bsky.social Long Manuscript Workshop with the extraordinary Dianna Vega at @torbooks.bsky.social! #amwriting #writing #writers
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM