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Deborah Rosenblum

@deborahrosenblum.bsky.social
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Fan of scifi, fantasy, fiction, board games, bridge (the card game), travel, silliness, etymology, and linguistics. I have a thorny relationship with the rules of grammar. We're trying to work it out.

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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here's the truth. When writers describe where characters are by referencing the ecliptic, I don't picture anything. I know what an ecliptic is, but as a reference point it doesn't provoke any real understanding. From me.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I should go back and reread McMurtry. I'm a little bit afraid. What if I love it less the second time? Why do I put Lonesome Dove and Provinces of Night in the same basket? I mean they both had miniseries (neither of which I've seen) but I don't think that's why.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not sure what if anything is wrong with me. Someone, not a friend or my mom, told me I'm a good writer. I felt relief, then vindication. I thought, "I knew it had promise.." Then I felt overwhelmed. Then I wondered if they meant it.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trader Joe's Chai mints taste like nostalgia.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I really like audiobooks. I hate that so many books are only available from audible. Some things that are not even exclusive are only available there. Are writers migrating to places like Lindie.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Scary is when the train lurches to a stop right as the head car is at the crossing.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's not a dead filler word, it's settings tone. It's not an essay.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Someone just told me the semicolon is an endangered species. I hope not; it's my favorite punctuation mark.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Writing is exciting. In the span of an hour I can contemplate my exquisite genius and the pointlessness of even attempting anything as ambitious as a grocery list. This doesn't happen while watching TV. Wheeee!
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I enjoyed The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes on many levels. Just started The Prophecy Con. I so envy his ability to render fight scenes. Envy.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
When I didn't know the whole story of Pliny the Elder I imagined a 1st responder, running into danger to save others - sacrificing himself. Actually, he got there, had dinner, probably said, "Think it'll blow?" Doesn't completely negate the hero idea, I guess. I guess. I liked my version's better.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No one actually asked, but in 2023, the two books I most liked were the first two books of the Gunmetal Gods series by Zamil Akhtar. 2025, I discovered The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax by Christopher Shevlin. Not Fantasy, but funny in the exact way I like best. And weird. And sweet.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I'm puzzling over the disconnect between believing I can write a novel, but not a synopsis.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I don't have the knowledge base to know if my takes on Greek and Roman warfare hold up. So, maybe I'll wing it? Used to be I'd start with Google, but it defaults to AI, then I feel like I'm cheating.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today I gave up on Facebook. I had curated my feed to include, books, food, knitting and cat videos. And random updates from friends Sadly, Bluesky doesn't scratch the same itch. Maybe because it's lonelier. I'm determined to learn to love it.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Today, well, today I tried to find a forum, discord, whatever, to find people to answer my questions about whether people would accept what I'm writing. Then I tried to post asking if I could get away with what I'm attempting. Then I decided to write whatever the hell I want.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today, I got in my head and started to spiral. Where do you workshop historical fantasy that plays fast and loose with history? Then I realized that I can worry about that that when I finish the 1st draft. Maybe 2nd.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I think it's incongruous that Hera is the goddess of marriage. She wasn't very good at it.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I've always liked Matthew Norman. I just don't remember liking him this much. Two chapters in. Two widowed characters. Me getting funny looks in the street as I take a lunchtime walk and find myself overcome with surprise laughter, over and over. Two chapters in.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
My favorite author used up all the Greek names. ALL OF THEM. Just selfishly hoarded them all. I have found a way to handle this. Etruscan. Look. I think I saw history once. I nodded in it's direction and kept going. We didn't speak.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I can’t help thinking that 90% of the Greek pantheon seemed to be auditioning for the Jerry Springer show.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Am I the only person who feels like the value in workshops is being read not critiqued? The weird part is I'm such a misanthrope. I could happily not see or speak to anyone for weeks. As soon as I write a sentence BAM! Suddenly I'm an extrovert.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I like audiobooks. I like reading while I commute, walk, cook, clean, knit, stand on line at the post office, wrestle insomnia.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Recently, well a few months ago, I went to a gaming Expo. I played a four games and they were all pretty cool and family Niche. Fate and Barbarians of Lemuria are rules lite enough that you can concentrate on you know, rping, not rules lawyering.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
If you run out of ancient Greek names, is it cheating to steal from the Illiad? I mean there's a lot of names there.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I want to know more about Pliny the Elder, but I'm afraid my image of him would be ruined. I see him as a 1st century volunteer fireman - with ships.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I don't know the term for an effort that is meant neither as a commercial endeavor or a vanity project.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Today I'm wrestling with deep questions about the Helenistic Period. How do you dress for a meeting with your superiors that's different from any other day? Brush your linen chiton? Would you use a handy dandy Ronco fabric brush that works on linen, wool and leather and comes with a key chain?
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Why is there no www.askahistorian.org? Confession. Maybe there is. I didn't check.
askahistorian.org
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
@bettermyths.bsky.social Why am I telling you this? Who else can I say this to? 1st. I blame Paris for everything. 2.Theseus was a dick. Ariadne should have asked for the Minotaur to be revived. 3.WTF Artemis. The poor guy went for a walk. Sheesh. 4. Poor Cassandra. That was too unfair.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Bluesky huh? Now I need to figure out how to talk to random people about books, Greek mythology, whether my computer is living a secret life and why Spanish needs 26 verb tenses and six moods and have them not be weird.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I am writing a novel! This is very exciting! Not least because I bet you're writing a novel too. Oh, and your cousin? Is your cousin writing a novel? What about the dog? But I really am. I have 2.5 chapters and an outline.
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Deborah Rosenblum @deborahrosenblum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The Jonathon Fairfax books by Christopher Shevlin are my favorite kind humor
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