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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"I love this" I whisper as I drag myself to the computer to work on my fifth draft

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I don't know if spite alone is a good motivator, but it certainly helps with meeting deadlines.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My fire alarm woke me up from a dead sleep, and when I isolated the alarm after making sure there was no fire, a SPIDER crawled out from the detector. Like sir, please wait until morning for that shit.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Is xeriscape the fancy new house listing buzzword for "I hope you're ready to be plucking weeds out between rocks every weekend for the rest of your life"

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

When your mom CC's your embarrassing email address from MIDDLE SCHOOL in a thread with the realtor who also happens to be in your D&D group and you know you're gonna be roasted all session

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L Lawliet's Intense Gaze in Death Note

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Welp my apartment has already flooded from the first torrential storm of the day and the second wave is coming close on its heels. Hopefully this one dissipates before it gets here into a calm sprinkle.

Dark swirling storm cloud over a lake in Colorado.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I was struggling with starting edits on this story, but it's finally coming together into something I'm proud of. Now to keep that momentum going!

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Made some new friends on my afternoon walk today

Trio of Canadian geese in rippling blue water

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I thought this was going to be a short story but now the characters are whispering like there's something more here.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

There's something about a weathered fishing village that speaks to my soul.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

There's a lot of pain in my world right now that would make it quite easy to wallow and wither, but my cat is snoring on the sofa and the lake is sparkling in the sun and somehow I feel inspired to write instead. Let's see what comes of it.

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Mar Vincent @marofthebooks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Today: Finished reading a book Also today: Started reading a book

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Are car salespeople really so out of touch with reality???? Acting like it's fine to increase a monthly car payment by $400???? Acting shocked when someone immediately walks away from the sale???? Who in their right mind????

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Never go to a car dealership on an empty stomach.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I need to finish writing this short story by tomorrow because who I become after the new Noah Kahan album drops on Friday will surely be different than who I am now.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The new Laufey album is incredible inspiration fodder for a hopeless romantic character

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I need to write a romance novel where the main character has a heart condition AND NO ONE DIES OR HAS A SCARE AND IT'S THERE BUT IT'S OKAY because I needed that kind of book when I was thirteen finding out about my heart issues and wondering if I could ever have a normal life

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Celebrating getting through my early morning echocardiogram with a deliciously warm bath, matcha latte, and the new Holly Humberstone album.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

*gets a "hold for second read" notification about a short story I'm really excited about* *realizes what day it is*

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Princess Donut is literally my cat Jitterbug. I can't believe it's taken me this long to crack open Dungeon Crawler Carl!! It's so entertaining!!!

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I think my dating app horror stories might be over 🥰🥳🥰

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Anyone else make up a silly little jingle of their placeholder title for new drafts to sing whenever you have an idea for the book? 🎶spaaace DIEmonds iN OuTer SpAcE🎶

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Help! I need advice on getting out of new-project-paralysis! I can't decide which idea I want to dive into. Authors, how do you pick your next project from your idea pile??

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Made some cookie dough. These aren't making it to the cookie stage.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Upholding my social duty to my coworkers by bringing in my latest dating app horror stories

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

My mom just found a note from Grandma to my aunt in the cookbook "June 17, 1990. Carrie, this is for you because you need all the help you can get."

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I love my friends and family so much, and I truly appreciate their outpouring of support 💕💕 That being said, it's also really exciting to get my first 5-star review from a total stranger and know that my writing is spreading outside of my immediate circle.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My mom doesn't know I'm flying to see her. Almost messed up the surprise when I called her at my gate while a gate announcement was going on the intercom. Hung up immediately. I think the surprise is intact.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I don’t write queer sci-fi stories for the money. I write them because they need to be told. Because I didn’t have books like this when I was younger. Because creativity IS resistance. Still, I thank you for buying my books and holding space for the stories we need. 💕 #sapphicbooks #booksky #sff

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

ENTER HERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTALS is eligible for a Nebula nomination! If you're an #SFWA member and would like a free review copy, get in touch with me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social via email and we'd be happy to send one along. #SFF #horror #booksky

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Sometimes I think it'd be cool to build a patchwork sleeve based on every story of mine that gets published, but if my latest one gets picked up, that'd probably mean getting a cow molar tattooed on my arm and IDK if I actually want that for life.

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

If you see this and agree, you are obligated to rec a book by a fantasy author who's still writing. I don't make the rules. I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Can I turn a suburban house in the desert into a gothic setting? Let's hope so!!

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It feels fitting to listen to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights on repeat while writing the ending to this Gothic horror short story.

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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Kerry C. Byrne @kercoby.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I will never understand the people who are weird about audiobooks “not being reading”

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I asked my dad, someone who doesn't really read books, how many books he thought I read last year, and he said, "700?" 42. I read 42.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

People think I’m exaggerating when I say this, but I have absolutely no idea how to access ChatGPT. I don’t know if it’s an app, a website, or software that I have to download. I don’t care because I’ll never use it. But the people that think it’s universal have no idea how many people are like me.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Crows mate for life 😭😭😭😭

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I don't understand why people say "on my way" in Facebook marketplace instead of giving an ETA. I don't know where you're coming from. I don't when you'll get here!

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

My mom jsut told me I need to get out of my house for a while because it's not good to stay inside for four days straight... I have pneumonia...

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Three cough drops left... day four of pneumonia... only one week into the new year...

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Last night, my nephew assembled a team to set up a trap for Santa that'd ring a bell in his room when one of the cookies was eaten. Around 1am, I woke up hearing a bell jingling then little footsteps on the stairs. Christmas feels much more magical this year with little kiddos around.

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Brooke Lanier @authorbelanier.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

How do I deal with the query trenches? I have a missed connections breakup playlist I play when I get a rejection notification that starts out sad but slowly builds my spirits back up for trying again.

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