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C.S. Russ 🌟

@csrussauthor.bsky.social
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Aspiring author of women's fiction, fantasy, and romance. Follow me to find out when the sequel to Book 0 drops. 📚 You might also catch me blogging approximately once a year on www.christinaruss.com.

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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Somebody told me that Threads is toxic, and I thought, "I'm a writer. That sounds like the place for me." On a more serious note, it seems to be the place where all of my #writer friends hang out, so I'll give it a try.
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C.S. Russ (@christinarussauthor) on Threads
Somebody told me that Threads is toxic, and I thought, "I'm a writer. That sounds like the place for me."
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
A little over 92,000 words.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Guess who just finished her first draft? #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
And what am I going to do after I finish this first draft? I'm going to immediately jump back into a story that fizzled out last year. I think I now have the magic ingredient to make it work this time around. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I have 3 scenes left before I finish my first draft. When I started this manuscript in January, the road ahead looked impossible, but now I'm here. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
These days, there aren't too many things that feel more emotionally taxing for me than the premise of a story (almost) falling apart. I'm glad yours held!
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
No one asked, but I want everyone to know that I haven't stopped writing. I'm at 84k words on my current manuscript. That's actually 4k words over target. I no longer doubt whether I can do it. I've already done it at this point. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Hitting a rough patch in the middle of my draft has been my favorite thing. Haha. On a more serious note, it has also given me the opportunity to revisit my outline and recenter my goals to make sure I'm hitting the right beats. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Feel free to DM your questions.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'm writing my first ever book. It's still a first draft, but it's the furthest I've ever gotten with any of my drafts, so I'm super excited.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I still exist, and I'm still writing. On my way to 50k words this week. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
But also, I love this language. I think I have to love it to want to write a book in it. Haha.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
English is hard and nonsensical at times, so you should never be surprised when you guess at the existence of a hyper specific word and find that, yes, it actually exists. Today, that word is "trapezoidal" for me. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I'm so incredibly late, but today is a great day to support writers of women's fiction! If you're curious about what exactly women's fiction is (no, it's not just fiction centered around women), the WFWA has a simple, understandable definition. #writing #booksky #writingcommunity #womensfiction
A graphic with a logo that says "Women's Fiction Day" and "Women's Fiction Writers Association" sits at the top of the image. Below it, "How to Support Authors - Buy a Book - Read a Book - Leave a Review" is written. At the very bottom, there is a link to www.womensfictionwriters.org.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Many of the best things about my #writing lately have honestly been complete accidents. This doesn't mean I don't outline; it just means that I leave enough wiggle room to flex my creativity and see what happens. #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I'm officially halfway through my first draft! So happy I could dance! #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Just in case you need some motivation right now. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writersofbluesky #writersky #writinglife
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
And daily word goal has been met. A little over 39k words written in total for this first draft so far. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Manifesting: I'll hit 39k words today. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Here's a small good thing you can do all month long. Two, actually. 1. Like, share, and comment on any library post featuring Pride books or messaging that's positive. You can influence the algorithm for good. 2. Write a letter to your library board thanking the library for Pride displays.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Selling a book is hard. I see so many promotional posts with very little engagement. I've even seen influencers with tons of followers struggling to sell books. If you can't stomach not selling a single book, you've picked a strange hobby. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I recently increased my daily goal to 500 words per day. I realized that I had been selling myself short; I regularly exceeded my previous goal. I can always adjust down if I need to. I'm not running a race. I'm writing a book. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Can't believe I'm on my way to 38k words. Consistency has certainly paid off. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Vacations, even short ones, are a bit disorienting for me. They disrupt my writing schedule and make me somewhat anxious. I enjoyed myself, but I'm glad to be back on schedule. Now on to the next mini milestone: 36k words. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
But also, I'm a writer, so I can be the change I'd like to see.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
1. Actual romance rather than a fixation on how tall or muscled up a MMC is. 2. More average-looking characters. And I don't mean characters who think they're ugly but are actually considered quite attractive by our cultural norms. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Writers of Bluesky, I'm curious after sharing yesterday's hot take: What are YOUR hot takes about writing and publishing? #writing #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
I can't wait to start revising my current WIP. I have so many ideas about how to make things more cohesive! Happy editing!
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This. So many people seem unaware of what the genre expectations are.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
You can spend so much time growing a following for a book that you might not even finish or get published. That is not a good use of your time.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Also, I feel inclined to say this today. Might be a hot take: If you've never published anything, writing needs to be your primary focus - not social media marketing. If you don't have a product, you have nothing to sell your followers. #writing #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Officially sitting at 34k words on my draft. I think I've earned a reading break. #writing #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Daily word goal met, now off to do some beta reading.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I truly don't watch enough movies to remember my #LastFourWatched, but I'd jump on the #LastFourRead train in a heartbeat. Haha.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
To add to this, no need to feel bad about not meeting those reading goals we all like to set at the beginning of the year. If you meet your goal, that's great. If you don't, that's also great. The important thing here is that we're all #reading.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
As a night writer, I feel like I always miss most of the conversation here. By the time I log on, everyone in my timezone has already had all of the fun.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This girl just crossed the 33k word mark in her draft, and it's not a complete mess. Thank the writing gods for outlines. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
This is how I feel when reading James Baldwin. He has such a way with words. Haha.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Sometimes we're so afraid of being bad that we don't even try to be good. Finish the draft. Don't worry about how good it is until it's done. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I've written enough words over the past 12 months to write an entire book, yet I don't have a completed first draft to show for it. That stings a little, but at least I learned some things along the way. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I read this as a teenager over 15 years ago, and it has stuck with me to this very day.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Not just you, though I think the listing of tropes is actually what many readers are looking for now. This is one trend I'll be glad to see go.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Somehow "Books and Reading" is a trending phrase. I guess it's our time to shine, #booksky and #writesky.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Who knows if this will make it into my final draft, but it's fun to see what word vomiting on a first draft can produce. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
"And so brunch continued thus for the next hour. The two of them feeding each other ripe berries and little bits of cheese. Maera’s ceaseless swooning over her new beau. Yet more berries transferred from raised hands to waiting mouths. Chaste kisses planted upon painted cheeks." #wip #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
I'll read almost any spice level as long as there is a good story, but I don't really write open-door romance. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
I just stop and do something else. Work on updating my outline. Do some character interviews to evaluate a character's voice. Revisit the timeline to make sure my events are ordered correctly and important dates (e.g. character birthdays and anniversaries) are logged.
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
And forgot to mention that I write fantasy, romance, and women's fiction!
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Welcome, Asheree! Hope your WIP is going well!
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C.S. Russ 🌟 @csrussauthor.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward has a special place in my heart to this very day. It's quite dated, but I still root for J.M. and Xhex so much when I go back to it. #writing #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #booksky #romancelandia
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