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SZ Estavillo @szestavilloauthor.com · 27/05/2026

Publishing paths look different for every author. There’s often a traditional publishing vs. indie/small press mindset. But indie doesn’t = lower quality. Many indie/small press authors prefer more creative control over their books, branding, audience. Different path. Same passion. #AuthorSky

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Authors Lobby Podcast @authorslobby.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Quick question while we set up our lobby (and panic): What's the last book that made you feel genuinely seen? Asking for a podcast. 🎧

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Ausiàs Tsel @ausiastsel.com · 16/02/2026

I grew up in a house where the shutters were always closed. Not because of the cold. Because of the neighbors. I finally wrote down what that means. #HorrorWritersChat open.substack.com/pub/ausiasts...

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What Is Mediterranean Gothic? Notes Toward a Definition

Not the Gothic of fog and castles. The one that happens at noon, in a clean apartment, while everyone looks away.

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Authors Lobby Podcast @authorslobby.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Tell us about your #ThemesAndMessages! What themes have emerged in your book/WIP that have surprised you, as the author? #amwriting #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity #authorsky #amquerying #amediting

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Aud Connelly: transcribing #Dogwood3 (71.9/95k) @audconnelly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Rowan will unload on anyone even if they DIDN'T ask. Kenzie and Wesley are both keen on giving whatever bare minimum answer is socially acceptable. Owen will start making shit up. I do not think ANY OF THEM have the tact to follow up with "And you?" 😅 #AwesomeCharacters

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PJC Cahill @pjccahill.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

NICEF, Taegen: unless you're trusted, 'I'm fine.' Trusted? Quick and honest, like 'I'm exhausted. You?' DKD, Kyoka: usually honest and quick. Her loved ones all try to check in with each other, so it's not a blown off question. (1/3) 🧵 #AwesomeCharacters

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William Davis @willdavis.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Mori will honestly says she's fine and then try to find out how the asker is. Hadryon will shrug it off. Vae will probably do a dismissive air whistle. Kealani will lie for 10 minutes while stealing your money and your girlfriend. Susana would go "if you have time to ask, you have time to quest"

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randomly generated oni @ceritusorbis.com · 25/05/2026

#AwesomeCharacters So this is slightly complicated because time is measured differently in RoE. When Freya first arrives she's 23 and still relatively young. By the end of the story, 7 years have passed. Which makes her 30, except not in terms of earth time. ⌛🧵

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Verati @verati404.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#WriteSky #TaintedFaculties #AwesomeCharacters Enaka is 75 years old: roughly 25 equivalently to humans. And I picked it bc it's the age where a lot of folks get their emotional bearings & maturity solidified as an adult. Enaka is finally breaking free of the trauma/chains that held them back.

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miwwdu sitsom🫜 (they/them) @miwwdu-sitsom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#WIPSnips 'rain' #TheDragonblood: Felix arrives in the magical world, and it's raining. Thankfully, the magic carpet provides protection from the elements and the town they are going to has weather magic to drive off the rain. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

We’re back in the same field, but this time it’s raining. I’m used to it. Cambridge may be one of the driest places in Britain, but that’s not saying much.
“What do you want to see first?” Sabrina asks me, pulling her hood over her head.
“Dragons!” is my immediate response. I have my priorities, and I am not at all ashamed of them.
“You want to see a creature that will roast you alive, eat you, and turn your bones to gold?”
“Wait, turn my bones to gold? Is that a thing?” I ask.
“Um, yes,” she replies like it’s obvious.
“Cool! Let’s go right away!”
“Well, then, I’ll find you a guide who’ll take you to see the dragons,” Sabrina says. “I know just the person. Come on, there’s a town not too far from here. From there, we’ll be able to go wherever we want.”
“How are we getting there?” I ask.
“By magic carpet,” she says. She pulls a corner of fabric out of her pocket. She keeps pulling more and more out until a large sheet is revealed.
“A magic carpet?” I repeat, incredulous. “That’s a bedsheet.”
“It’s more transportable that way,” Sabrina explains. “It’ll hold your weight, I promise.”
She shakes it out and sets it hovering about a half a metre off the ground. She takes a seat on it, and I copy her. It feels sturdy, but still comfortable. I set my heavy backpack down to give my back a break. The rain still falls all around us, but an invisible shield above the carpet seems to protect us from it.
Suddenly, the scenery starts to fly by us at a breakneck speed. I barely felt a jerk as we started, and I don’t feel any wind.
“Wow, this is fast!” I comment. A few minutes later, we come to a stop. There are buildings up ahead, all in various bright colours.
“Here we are,” Sabrina declares. “The town of Kalnivutos.”
We get off the carpet and Sabrina stuffs it back in her pocket. Just outside the town, it is still raining, but once we enter it, I notice the sun is shining, with no clouds above us.

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Isaac ⚔ Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Well, today's #WIPSnips from the pissing scene in 1660. Kinda wondered if any betas would object to its inclusion but so far not. CN the specter of transphobic violence (he is safe) Maybe this is part soapbox as well as telling you what it's like to exist as Alexander, hobbled.

“Here. Guard me!”
“Yes, Mr. Aldridge.”
“Over there! Watch the street! And don’t look!”
“Why would I look!?”
“Don’t ask, just do it!”
Hunt had no conception of what the request meant, what shadows haunted Alexander’s mind, what evils Alexander knew could rain down on him if Hunt failed and the wrong person walked by, all the thousand ways that person could hurt him—of course Hunt could not imagine their shape, for he had never had the slightest cause to imagine a world in which he’d feel his whole life dangle by a thread just because he had a mortal body with mortal kidneys and a mortal bladder. Of course he did not know; he had pissed wherever he liked all his life. All he knew was the tone of voice in which the request was made. And so Hunt turned his back and watched the street.

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Milo (he/xe) 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇨🇦 @milosometimes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A very suitable word for today, considering it's raining where I am! Since I live in such a rainy place, it's often something that comes up in my stories. Here's a snip from two of them :] Rest assured, rain appears in other WIPs as well. #WIPSnips #FtsF #WriteSky #TSOWM

Outlined text over a dark blue ocean. The horizon is obscured by fog.
The text reads: From the Sea Fret.
I needed some sort of plan, anything to get me out alive. It was impossible to focus. There were eyes (eyes eyes eyes, always eyes) on me, watching and dissecting me, as I wound my way through the unclaimed landscape surrounding Perne.

The eyes – the surveillance – was from the fog (the fog the fog the fog). Fish looking as one, watching as I neared the end–

Splotches of rain started to fall when I turned up my dirt road. They felt like ice pellets against my face, and I bowed my head to keep the water out of my eyes. I was about to turn up the walkway to my apartment, when a shout drew my attention.

A glass window, with green plants serves as the background. Text is pasted over top.
It reads: The Strings of Willis Manor
The rain continued through to the next day, pummelling the ground with a torrential force. It left everyone confined inside, and the growing sentiment of claustrophobia grew palatable. Somehow, despite Willis Manor being a large and expansive state, the tense feeling charged the stale air.

Unlike others, however, my confinement remained exclusive to my bed. Sitting up was a slow and deliberate process, where my movements were as gentle as I could manage. I couldn’t swallow anything other than liquids, which was a blessing and a curse. My arms quivered when I held them in the air for too long.

Keeping me company – or more accurately, keeping themselves entertained – Clementine fluttered around me, while Andromeda painted a new mural for me.

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Lara Zanatti Reis @larazanattireis.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#AmWritting Better 2 Die Here Than There, an #isekai #fantasy coming soon to #RoyalRoad Expect: ✦ #darkhumor ✦ #survivalfantasy ✦ deadly #magic ✦ seven chosen disasters ✦ Chapter 1 death and counting 💀 — draft #WIPSnips of chapter 8

“How many?” he asked Oana.
Oana’s eyes shifted to the side, listening again. “Three,” she said. “Maybe more.”
A shape slipped between two trunks and vanished before Love could understand what part of a body she had seen. It moved wrong for something that thin.
“They’re fast,” Oana added.
Charlie raised his gun, trying to follow the sound. “What are they? Wolves?”
Oana shook her head. “No.” Her voice dropped. “Old-Ones. The ones we couldn’t see back home.”
Another branch snapped. This time, it was too close.
Charlie’s face changed. “What is going on? Are they scared?”
“No,” Oana shook her head. “The spirits are.”
“Okay, okay,” Luz said. “Let’s think for two seconds.” He pulled Nanuk closer, almost behind his leg.
Then they heard a scream. It came from the trees ahead of them. A low-pitched scream, almost human, if it wasn't for the fact that it sounded like a rain of children's cries.

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 25/05/2026

#MayWorldbuilders 25 I have what I call an 'Open Door Afterlife'. It's tangible and possible to get in and out, kind of like the Greek one. Is that easy to do? Hell no! Thalia not only has necromancers in her crime family and has found many ways into the Abyss. Death is big in these books.

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Wakahisa Sensei @wakahisasensei.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#mayworldbuilders day 25: WIP 1: Inazuma hasn’t lost anyone close yet, but he did almost die from bloodloss after his fight with the monster king. He hasn’t met a death related entity yet (but he unknowingly knows a few people with connections to such beings).

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Ayrton Silva | 🩸⚔️☠️ @ayrtonmsilva.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#MayWorldbuilders 25 Lina has: - Experienced the death of a loved one ✅ - Nearly died herself ✅ She deals with it by carrying on. Life goes on, and living it to the best of your ability is (to her) the only way to not let the bad shit win.

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Jade Lawrence @jade-lawrence.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#MayWorldbuilders Heiden can process death pretty quickly, and move on. It doesn't break her resolve in battle. She'll take her time to grieve when appropriate. Killing does weigh on her, but she does deal it in a healthy way. She has almost died, but hasn't dealt with /that/ trauma very well. 1/2

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Lynetteicorn @lynetteicorn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Well, Koshei is a death spirit, summoned by desperate people wanting to carve out their desired version of the world no matter how bloody the consequences, so she may have dealt with death a few times. #MayWorldbuilders #AwesomeCharacters #Writesky #WritingCommunity #ComicSky #ArtSky #Webcomics

Some concept art I did for Koshei's appearance and some of her death spirit powers

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dharani @radharanii.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

hey there! im dharani, a south asian who loves writing (and reading!) speculative sff, epic fantasy and stories that centre emotions and magic ✨ im currently drafting my wip about forgotten goddesses, healers and court politics. hope to connect with like minded folks 🫶🏻 #booksky #writersky #bipoc

An aesthetic image of a woman in red bridal saree with gold border. The image is zoomed on her hands, which are covered in bangles and jewellery.

A top view of an medieveal Indian place. The main focus is on a temple like structure that's bound on four sides, and on outside there are individual homes.

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Red Haircrow @redhaircrow.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

My 7 titles @jms-books.com are currently on sale, so hurry over for deep discounts on #gayromance in gothic, fantasy & slice of life flavors! www.jms-books.com/red-haircrow... Here's some of the great cover art, and "The Agony of Joy" is also in print! #writersky #booksky

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M. Leigh Author ✨NOW QUERYING✨ @mleighauthor.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

For Songbook the Apocalypse… Obsession vs devotion Fate/destiny vs agency Religion vs faith When the gods abandon the world… who or what steps in to take their place? When monsters roam the earth and mortals strive for power + survival, who determines WHAT is a monster + who deserves protection?

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Tomas Peiser🇨🇦 🗡️ Debatable Morality 💉 @writinginsawdust.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

When everything could not have been darker, Marissa was there and for Edward she could not have been more perfect. For Bernie, Ruth was more than he could have imagined, he didn't see how cruel she would be. --Debatable Morality

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

🚀 spaceships 🌡️ dark conspiracies 🎭 brotherhood ❌ no romance 🐛 strange creatures 🤖 futuristic 🪐 other worlds 🐈 a rescue cat 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56... [ #booksky ]

kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below

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Iosefka DV is in the query mines 🏳️‍⚧️ @seffydv.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Love of family, friendship, and romance are all core to Tiferet's story: whether someone needs to earn it; trusting someone who sees something in you that you don't; that being loved can't cure everything, but it can make it easier to heal and endure, if treated correctly.

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Lee Heffner @leeheffer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#ThemesAndMessages #writingcommunity Every story exhibits good and evil. But neither is concrete and both are subjective. Good can become saccharin and evil can be pernicious. There is a spectrum and an author must decide where on the continuum of good and evil. Your story lives.

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Sad Monster @dyre.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Starting with #WealdandWen continuing in #WakeandGlaer and likely through the other two love is shown as platonic, earned, and most importantly chosen. It's something cherished as a cool salve in a world aching to burn them alive... or eat them.

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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo 😈🧄👻 @sayaashrah.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Love, in its broadest sense, is one of the central pillars of #ChroniclesOfTheRealms. Everything characters do has love (or lack thereof) at its root, from the mundane to the world-shattering acts. Of particular significance in this first trilogy is self-love and how that is true freedom.

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L Izet @solarisstory.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The main message I want to show in Solaris is that love comes in different forms. Sometimes it’s unrecognisable to what most consider love to look like, that doesn’t make it less valid, even if it is messy and complicated.

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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"Craft is too grand and foreign a word to describe what gets done most days in your pajamas." —Zadie Smith #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub #AmWriting #WriterSky

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Caroline is always writing @carolinekwriting.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hey #WIPPIT ! Here’s a little more about my witch WIP. Introducing: Sorrows and Salvation ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES X AGATHA ALL ALONG 🪄Immortal women 🧙‍♀️A diverse cast of witches 🕯️Dual timeline 🖤 Relgious trauma/horror ✨Female rage

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Noor is ✨️Querying & Drafting✨️ @n-a-writes.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The Expanse X The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet X Mass Effect CULLING A Sci-Fi horror Space-opera follows a group of outcasts scrambling to stop an dimensions-splitting enemy set on annihilating their galaxy. 🚀ALIENS 🔪Misfits and Outcats 🪐Political Fall out 💥Found Family #WIPPIT #E #A #SF

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Miya Kressin @miyakressin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Monsters Inc x Supernatural Hell needs souls, chronic pain patients need relief, and American healthcare is worse than Hell. Ash finds himself remembering his past while he feeds on a patient's pain at the ER, discovering a plot that will make him choose between legacy and love. #A #RF #WIPPIT

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Authors Lobby Podcast @authorslobby.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Tell us about your #ThemesAndMessages! What's a theme your work tackles that you wish you saw more of in other books? #writersky #amwriting #writesky #writingprompt

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imanicv.bsky.social @imanicv.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Let it go Give it wings Send it on its way Where there was light Let it be Darkness be the lesson Don’t carry its weight Your wings are meant to lift only you ….Go In Peace #freewrite #justwrite #poetry #amwriting

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

In "M.A.H.M." - www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/mahm.html - Greg and Jackson embody opposing viewpoints on freedom vs. confinement. Greg is a sadsack who is trapped within his past, while Jackson learns the truth of his past and is in one way (literally) liberate. He is, however, a slave to his anger.

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

In Mermaid's Blood, the rival character, Ishmael, foils the protagonist, Aashirya. Both are apprentices of a famous pirate, and both convey themes of revenge and grief. But, where one learns to move on, the other does not. #writersky #indie

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Leiland Goldwell @leilandgoldwell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Two major themes of my current WIP are faith and authority; essentially, what it means to believe in a higher power and how such power should be used. They're tricky subjects to tackle for sure, but I hope to do them justice with my final draft.

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Authors Lobby Podcast @authorslobby.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Tell us about your #ThemesAndMessages! What theme is the toughest for you to write about in your current project? What comes most naturally? #writersky #amwriting #writesky #writingprompt

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Authors Lobby Podcast @authorslobby.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Tell us about your #ThemesAndMessages! Do any of your side characters convey a specific theme? #writersky #amwriting #writesky #writingprompt

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Víctor Gondra @vgondra.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The wondrous centaurs can be found on the steppes of Oxania and in the wilderness of Adamastos. Uncover the secrets of Nemus 🔗 www.amzn.com/B0FNS4YP4M #FantasyLiterature #nerdlings #fantasy #booksky #bookish #fantasyreads #dnd #rpg #writersky #warhammercommunity

Uncover the secrets of Nemus
🔗 www.amzn.com/B0FNS4YP4M

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Arthur Clyboune Writes @arthurclybourne.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

It's set in an underwater research lab. An ancient magic has awakened and made the environment suitable for human life, but the humans don't know about magic, so they built a science lab down there to try and figure out what's going on.

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 08/05/2026

The mission is to get a perfectly preserved cadaver with a mysterious implant back to her home world, but will the reward be worth it? ☄️Firefly x Dracula ⚰️Sci-fi Gothic Mystery 💉Female Doctor MC 🖤No Romance ⌛️ Short Read books2read.com/u/bxx9kP ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita... ⬅️Author Store

The book cover for The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 1, by Rebecca E Reyes

The picture is of an ethereal blonde woman's resting face, laying back upon red velvet. She has a silver implant in her hair. In front of her is a round, gothic window with gold filigree. Leaves, faces and fish are in the filigree's design.

Art by Elora Ladd

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