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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 21h

This painting is inspired by this passage in The Little Things That Kill- "We rocket through the portal and enter a sea of stars from distant galaxies. Up ahead a towering cloud, gorgeous and terrifying, drifts in space like a cosmic ghost." What does it look like to you? #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 19/09/2026

Just in time for Spooky Season. Fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and We Were Liars will love this paranormal mystery of a teen's untimely death that leads to more questions than answers. What's one of your favorite paranormal reads? books2read.com/littlethings #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 16/09/2026

Welcome to my writing room. I've got my tech tools plus… - Books: To remind me I'm part of a writing community - Art: To remind me I've got many ways to express my creativity - Family Photos: to remind me stories live forever in our hearts. If you've got a maker space, what's in it?

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 12/09/2026

Setting your child up for a successful new school year goes beyond the classroom. There’s so many things we can do at home to make sure they’re productive and reflective. Here are some tips. #backtoschooltips #parentsky #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 10/09/2026

Kids start developing social connections in their pre-teen years. One of the questions we can ask to help them make good friend choices is by asking, “How do you define a good friend?” Luckily, kids have a good sense of right vs. wrong, so you’ll often get good responses, like these. #socialskills

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 05/09/2026

The Natural World inspires the storyteller in me. Just imagine how many stories a thousand year-old tree contains! #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 04/09/2026

Where are story ideas born? The spark for Leeta Simtar came from a question I asked myself: Why would someone have to leave home to find home? Big thanks to Stephen Abramowitz for inviting me to his podcast Author-to-Author. What a great conversation! #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 20/08/2026

Whenever we talk back-to-school, it’s always about the academics. We never ask how they’re doing socially--what friends they have, how they navigate conflict. Here are some ways to start that conversation with your kids. #childdevelopment #kidssocialskills #kidsbooks

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David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com · 18/08/2026

New Thimbleweed Park 2 blog post, this time written by me, "Animation and Aseprite": #thimbleweedpark blog2.thimbleweedpark.com/animation1/

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Animation and Aseprite

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 17/08/2026

Back-to-school means back-to-friends. Teachers help kids build academic skills. Parents help kids improve social skills. Ask your child "What makes a good friend?" Help them understand that when you ARE a good friend you're more likely to HAVE good friends. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 13/08/2026

Creative expression is a gift to yourself and others. When I need a break from my Writer's Mind, I express my creativity without words. Drawing, painting and/or photography. How do you express your creativity? #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 12/08/2026

“Some books entertain us. Others stay with us long after we turn the last page. The Little Things That Kill: A Teen Friendship Afterlife Apology Tour is one of those books.” Thank you Corrine Soares (IG: @cornsbooktherapy) for such a thoughtful review and for taking my story into your heart.

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 07/08/2026

As kids learn to resolve conflicts with friends, we can help by listening respectfully to their concerns and encouraging them to think about their own behavior as well as the behavior of others. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 04/08/2026

Two of my passions--writing and baking--have so much in common! Here’s what you need for both. ;) #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 02/08/2026

While every family’s different, some of the challenges remain the same! As kids grow into teens and gain more independence, questions from the adults who care can feel like a lack of trust. TALK (respectfully) about what you want. LISTEN with an open heart to what your teen has to say.

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 31/07/2026

The first draft of my next novel is done and sent off to my editor! #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 29/07/2026

There is no one way to write a book. To be successful at writing, you need to find the system that works for YOU. I start with a theme or question. For others, it may be a character’s journey or a setting that sparks a story. To start, notice what makes you most excited and curious. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 25/07/2026

Part of my writing process is getting major plot points down on paper, moving them around, and literally seeing what works. It allows for so much flexibility! And better yet, it’s fun, too. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 23/07/2026

A crucial part of development is not teaching kids what to think, but how to think. Posing open-ended questions like these give adolescents the opportunity to reflect before someone gives them an answer, building self-confidence. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 22/07/2026

I love connecting to the characters I write, and Iast weekend visiting our local farmer’s market, I wondered what Leeta would think. Her home planet of Fure is dry and dull; this is how I imagined a tour with her would go. I had to look way up to talk to her, she’s 6.5’ tall, I’m 5’2. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 18/07/2026

Our sense of identity comes from connection with others, especially our friend group. That’s why kids being welcomed into a “club” or being closed out can be a big deal. Here are some low-key conversation starters you can try with your child to help build friendship skills and self-confidence.

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 17/07/2026

I’ve been doing yoga 25+ years. Such gift to the mind, body and spirit! Take your typical typing posture, turn it inside out, and you’ve got camel pose!! My husband David took this photo of me and I made a painting. Have you ever created art based on a photo? #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 15/07/2026

Social media has made it much easier for teens to be impulsive--to get back at someone immediately or participate in a new trend without a lot of time to consider it. The solution isn’t to discourage social media altogether; it’s empowering mindfulness. open.spotify.com/episode/0fUK...

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 09/07/2026

1/6: Two days ago I walked into our downstairs bathroom and saw this Western Screech Owl sitting on our plant shelf right outside the window. (He has been three days now. Gone at night, back during the day.)

Western Screech Owl sitting on our plant shelf looking at the camera

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 06/07/2026

Writing like there’s no tomorrow. Current deadline Wednesday. Still took time to pick some luscious #blackberries in the garden. You can’t pick them without getting stuck with thorns… But it’s so worth it. #writinglife #gardening

Extreme close-up of a ripe blackberry alongside a green unripe blackberry

Medium shot of a bunch of blackberries in a basket

Extreme close-up of a bunch of blackberries in a basket

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 04/07/2026

The making of a novel. Sometimes the story, with its plots and sub plots and intercutting scenes, is so big you can’t hold it all in your head. That’s when low tech paper, pen, scissors, and a big table come in very handy. #writinglife #booksky

About 30 cut up pieces of paper organized in 4 columns, all with short descriptive notes, a pair of scissors, a notebook with a page of writing, and a Mac laptop arranged on an oak dining room table

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 01/07/2026

0 Days to Go. Today is the deadline I set to deliver the first draft of my new novel to my editor. Did I make the deadline? Can deadlines be changed? Watch to find out. #booksky #indieauthor #anniefoxauthor #firstdraft

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 29/06/2026

1/2: 1 day more until my first draft deadline. Today's episode is brought to you by #honeybees #honey #backyardbeekeeping #writingLife #writingfiction What do bees have to do with writing? They inspire me. To gather pollen, build combs, make honey?

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 28/06/2026

2 days until my first draft deadline. Today’s episode is brought to you by #breakfast #WritingLife You do that every morning? Some version of it, yeah. Why go to all that trouble? It’s fun. That's it? And pretty and delicious and good for ya. What time’s breakfast served? Come on over now.

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 27/06/2026

1/2: 3 days until my first draft deadline. Today’s episode is brought to you by #clouds made by Nature and photographed by this human. #writinglife #naturephotography Why clouds? Because they're amazing, ever-changing and self-editing. Are you saying you wish your first draft would edit itself?

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 26/06/2026

4 days until my first draft deadline. Today’s episode is brought to you by #trees (the real and the imaginary) #writinglife #naturephotography #ArtMadeByAHuman Four days? Not much time left, Annie. Know what I love best about trees? You’re gonna tell me even I don’t respond. #booksky

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 25/06/2026

1/2: 5 days until my first draft deadline. Today’s episode is brought to you by Gracie’s Smiles #WritingLifestyle #doglife Your dog is so cute! Yeah, she’s sweet Is she helping you work on your draft? She warms my feet That wasn’t the question She gives me moral support Also not what I asked

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 24/06/2026

6 days until my first draft deliverable. Today’s writing break is brought to you by #BakingLove. #WritingLife #WritingLifestyle You’re baking instead of working on your novel?! YES and NO. Meaning what? Yes, it’s true, while I’m baking I’m not writing. (Except during the dough rise, like now.) 1/2

Raisin cinnamon swirl bread loaf cut in half

Rustic homemade pizza with mushrooms and peppers

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 23/06/2026

7 days til my first draft deliverable. So why aren’t you writing, Annie? I am! I just needed a break. If you used AI you wouldn’t need breaks. Yeah… uh… not gonna do that. Today’s writing break is brought to you by the color #purple (no I’m not stealing the title for my new novel) #writinglife

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 16/06/2026

Last Saturday we stood up for #JusticeForSurvivors (David Fox and I are in the upper left corner of the first E. (See us?) #sanfrancisco #democracy #RuleOfLaw #HumanBanner

1500 people create a human banner spelling out the word, Epstein in the sound at Ocean Beach San Francisco in support the survivors “Files to Trials”

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 14/06/2026

Gracie the Dog is with her favorite kids. (My favorite kids, too!) #dogs

Smiling border collie flanked by two loving kids in the backseat of a car.

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Lenora Cade (Author) @lenoracade.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Two Worlds Apart is a contemporary romance for people who love: ✨ Strangers to lovers ✨ Opposites attract ✨ One bedroom ✨ Mild kill her and die vibes ✨ European road trip ✨ Slow burn ✨ New Adult ✨ Small towns within a larger adventure ✨ Fade to black Now in KU! books2read.com/u/mdx7oO #Booksky 💙📚

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 13/06/2026

Here with my honey pie, @davidbfox.com , part of the #HumanBanner at Ocean Beach in #SanFrancisco standing up for #Democracy

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 13/06/2026

Reporting live from the #HumanBanner at Ocean Beach #SanFrancisco with @davidbfox.com and about 1500 new friends who came out on a cool gray morning to stand up for #Democracy the #RuleOfLaw #JusticeForEpsteinSurvivors #AccountabilityForPedophiles and their enablers and… all the things!

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 12/06/2026

Calling all creatives! Need motivation? #Inspiration CDB? #Bees keep showing up, getting the job done, no whining. (Buzzing doesn’t count) Whatever you’re working on… keep it up. You’ve got this! #WritingLife #CloseupPhotography #Nature

Close up of honeybee inside deep red flower

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 07/06/2026

This is what happiness looked like for us at our daughter‘s camping/festival-vibe wedding. Two full days of love, laughter and magic in the woods. @davidbfox.com

Annie and David Fox in their festival outfits laughing it up at their daughter’s wedding in the woods

Annie and David Fox in their festival outfits laughing laughing with joy at their daughter’s wedding in the woods

Strings of amber lights illuminating a wedding reception in the forest

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 06/06/2026

Working (hard) on my third novel… #YA #magicalrealism #romance (Hope that’s a thing). Took an art break yesterday to give my story brain a rest. I call this painting “There are no words” #watercolorpainting

Abstract watercolor painting in blues greens and shades of purple

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 03/06/2026

When you hike you follow a trail mapped out by others. When you write fiction you’ve got to make your own trail. Lost your damn plot line and your way out of your story? Keep showing up with the only tool you’ve got. Imagination. You’ve got this! #WritingLife #Hiking #Dogs #Creativity

A border collie stands at the end of a trail in the woods

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Annie Fox, YA author @anniefox.com · 02/06/2026

I write different genres of fiction because I like variety in my creative challenges. Looking at the colors on a single hydrangea blossom, I think Nature enjoys creative challenges too! #flowers #gardening #photography #writerslife

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