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Betty Calico

@bettycalico.bsky.social
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I couldn't get therapy earlier, so I wrote 17 books about my fear and pain using pony metaphors... Now, I write Sapphic romance for Amazon Kindle and I'm expanding my operations as an author.

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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 4h
www.amazon.com/Rita-Gargoyl... My last indie fantasy release, Rita the Gargoyle. A brave lady knight rides to rescue a princess from an evil gargoyle, only to find a lot more than she expected... #writing #fantasyseries
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Rita the Gargoyle (Stone Child Book 1)
Amazon.com: Rita the Gargoyle (Stone Child Book 1) eBook : Calico, Betty: Kindle Store
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We made it easy to join the fight for libraries at action.everylibrary.org #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarylove #author #publiclibrary #literature #lit
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Holy shit! I actually hired a beta reader! I just sent a message asking how I should deliver the manuscript... Someone besides me is finally about to enter Aethenveil... she'll meet Fur-Ball in Chapter 2: Marching to Furry Doom...
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Calpain (Bday Oct 19) @calpain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goodness, didn't expect this one to blow up. I see the sad comments under this post and wish those users well. I'd like to think it isn't about living up to your past expectations it's where you end up that counts especially if you're happy. And if not, you still have time to make it that way. #mlp
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
White Unicorn, a haiku: In her hooves I sleep, Her pony body cuddles — Wonder fills my heart. #haiku #poetry #writing
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thought for the day: recovery is a lot more difficult when you're not sure what "well" even looks like...
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good Friday morning everyone! 😀☕🌞🌈🌻☮️💙 Today may be a decent day, but this Nor'easter coming in is definitely going to hit the Philly area hard this weekend. I hope everyone up & down the coast stays safe & dry this weekend. I hope you have an awesome day.
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just finished reading Of Envy and Empaths by Ward Parker... Okay, that's the 30th book I've read this year... Next up, Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke!
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🧁🌈NamoD(raws)✨🦄 @namodraws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I spent an hour or so redrawing an old meme from scratch just so it could have a happy ending lol 🧁🌈 • 🦋💖✨ • #mlp #mlpfim #mylittlepony #fluttershy #twilightsparkle
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thought for the day: Talk is cheap, but silence is cheaper...
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Okay, so I'm using various charts and a giant supernatural conspiracy in my fantasy novel now... This is what happens when you learn writing from David Baldacci and Dan Brown, but you're into wizards and dragons.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good Morning! 🥰 This is also a heads-up post for my followers who participate in our music posts. Starting this Wednesday, September 23, I'll be taking every 2nd & 4th Wednesday off every month. So there won't be any scheduled 🎶 posts on those days, however
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Your regular reminder: Don't forget to laugh evilly while you devour the souls of the unborn...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Between what I've bought and randomly found, my physical TBR somehow got even more eclectic...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You know, I've written about 170,000 words of the stuff, but I've yet to actually read vampire noir. I recently purchased The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black and I intend to fix that soon! Well, sorta... The problem: my TBR is humongous!
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And so, I'm chatting with potential beta readers for my new fantasy thriller project... I'm not nervous! You're nervous!
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Are there any decent beta readers in this universe? I'm seriously starting to wonder! I should probably try again later...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I've been sampling people to see how they respond to Fur-Ball... and apparently, a small furry unkillable chittering little monster is interesting... You can't hide from Fur-Ball, she growled at you! You can't hide from Fur-Ball, she's tinier than you! You can't hide from Fur-Ball, she's vicious!
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Okay, done for the day... I did writing drills today to develop my skills, and I wrote 1260 words into my fantasy novel...  And there's another reference to Friendship is Magic in there because I can't seem to stop doing that...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I just put the money in my credit union account so I can pay my beta reader later. And on the way home, I wrote this: Death Adder, a haiku Sharp pulses of fangs. Coiled, I wait for my victim, They won't be ready...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
And so, I began reading some classic noir by authors like Raymond Chandler... and now, some of my characters smoke cigarettes...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I just had a realization about the fantasy novel I'm writing... It's several related stories that weave and intersect at various points... I'm basically writing Fantasy Pulp Fiction! This is Tarantino meets Tolkien!
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.writingforums.com/blog/how-im-... My latest blog entry: How I'm Going To Save My Sci-fi Novel...
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grace1-1.bsky.social @grace1-1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Absolutely… #BookSky
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I don't know how to stop being angry, I don't know how to just be okay, I don't know how to be happy, and I have no idea how to open my heart again... but I wrote 9 pages today and read 70...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Alright, just finished reading The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchet, the 28th book I've read this year. Next up, Old Guns by JN Chaney, and then, Signal Beneath the Sands by Hank Garner...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I stopped drinking and smoking IRL... and now, everyone in my novel is lighting up and getting drunk...
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#booksky #writerhelp #writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...
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Let your characters write their story. They actually know what you want to say.
Novelist Truman Capote once quipped, “You can’t blame a writer for what the characters say.”Sometimes when writing, you’ll feel as if your characters are directing and controlling their own fa…
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I kicked some ass today. I studied and highlighted a new writing workbook, negotiated and hired a professional beta reader for my flagship project, and then, I got stoned and wrote 1148 words of "vampire poly romance"...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Total Darkness, a haiku Blackness covers me. No light can escape my heart. I wait here alone... #Haiku #Poetry #Writing
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Oh God... I was just practicing and wrote the beginning of... a gay noir romance between Tom and the cute mystery detective... I'll save that for later, so it can become another book.
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I finished reading The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy and that's the 26th book I've read this year... Next up tomorrow, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
She drinks too much and doesn't give a fuck about her cleric responsibilities. And somehow, she's the one I'm pitching to literary agents. Sarah, you absolute disaster, I believe in you. #FantasyWriting #WritingCommunity #SFF #QueryTrenches
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So today's new cartridge helped me dive straight into Chapter 40 of my vampire romance — 300 words that felt effortless. Sometimes the best creativity comes when you stop overthinking and just let the words flow. #latenightwrite #writerlife #writingprocess
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I've channeled my passion into my craft, writing thousands of words daily. The romance I create now lives on the page rather than in real life. #WritingLife #CreativeJourney
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I've spent the last few days writing thousands of words into my new vampire novel, Snuggles and Love Bites. A child vampire is a great metaphor for frozen grief — that's why Samantha is permanently eight years old and blond. Some memories keep you exactly that age, no matter how much time passes.
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Boundless Rage, a haiku about my father Pure hate fills me up. My anger cannot know peace, Only death remains... #haiku #poetry #writing
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
And so, the old lady dragged me to thrift store on her day off... and as usual, I'm really only interested in the book section... The good news is, I found this gem in hardback for three dollars!
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
So I wrote and revised this 55,000 word novel in about 7 weeks... A lady knight comes to the rescue of a princess, only to get more than she bargained for when the gargoyle isn't the enemy! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQWCYLNL
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Just finished the Margaret Atwood class at Masterclass... She said I couldn't make a living writing. I say I absolutely can when I write eight books in a year...
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Tomorrow, I'll be expanding my agent search. There's a wide and growing market for LGBTQ fantasy, and I need someone who can keep up with my output and pitch my books the way they deserve. Options are everything right now.
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Okay, so today, I wrote 400 words of vampire noir story, 1000 words of fantasy novel, converted my BlueSky, began my Facebook, and wrote my schedule including 3 yoga sessions, 3 lectures, and 2 study blocks... Kicked ass today, same as always.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#writerfail #writerhelp #writerslift #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...
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Best Social Media Sites for Authors to Use
You want to use social media, as it’s the best way to market directly to prospective buyers of your books. But with the dozens of social media sites out there, which one or two are best for you?Whi…
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Irrefutable proof cats are evil @cats-are-evil.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#caturday #cats
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I like this, I like this a lot. #BookSky
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If I had fangs like that, I’d be doing it too 🐈‍⬛ IG: @gordygrayson
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Betty Calico @bettycalico.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I can be your hero baby! I can kiss away the pain!
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