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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 1h

I'm Ez, queer chronically ill & neurodiverse, & i write fantasy & scifi stories about being other dealing w/trauma & finding belonging. Lots of enby autistic & adhd characters. Lots of anxiety found family & questions of responsibility w/a dash of questionable morality. I write the community i need.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 4h

#QueerPrompts Not so much beauty exactly as gender expression. Though there will be at least one moment between Val and Jake about his scars, which he sees a a reminder of his weakness and she sees as evidence of his selflessness and courage

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 6h

#LGBTQWriteAThon Alex acts like a hyper golden retriever puppy and a spoiled 3 year old. But he's extremely angry and feels extremely guilty. He just does not know what to do with those feelings, so he hides them, and hides from them, while he's trying to figure it out. It's been years at this point

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 19h

#AwesomeCharacters The issue both Jake & Alex have at the beginning of their book is that they don't have plans & both are used to planning everything. The functional inciting incident is Jake deciding not to wait any longer & move without one & the others follow, insisting on being a part of

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

All right, let's put in this scene and see if it works or if it derails the whole thing. I can always take it out...

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge You're seriously going to ask my foggy brain to dredge up academic frameworks and apply them to my dissociative musings? Fine. Trent is the Innocent. He's a ray of sunshine disinterested in the sarcastic bickering the others seem to enjoy, but it doesn't bother him, either. He doesn't

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon Jake is absolutely terrified of not being able to save someone he cares about. He considers himself fully responsible for the safety of his friends, and it's a Problem. Alex is afraid of hurting Moran again Val is always anxious about missing something or making a mistake

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have one, maybe two, three at the absolute most, scenes left to write for this novella. I just gotta figure out what they are...

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm feeling down. Can someone tell me something nice? Or share a pet Pic? Those always help.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#WIPSnip Motivation: -“I can’t leave the book.” -“Then bring it with us.” -“I can’t.” -Devlin chewed his lips as they looked at each other, Ki’in waiting for him to ask another question. Or to understand. “Can I?” -They nodded slowly. Once.

“I never feel safe,” Ki’in said quietly, almost turning sideways in his chair to look away. “I never have.”

Devlin blinked and leaned forward. “Not once?”

They sniffed and shook their head. “When I’m with you, when you’re—everything, I can almost forget. I can almost—I can imagine what it might feel like. I think.” They frowned. “I don’t actually do much thinking. It feels, and I remember feeling, and then I can imagine.” They sighed and scrubbed their hands through their hair. “I’m sorry. I know that isn’t what—you can’t—it isn’t about you.”

“I know.” He didn’t know what it was about, except that it was about the scars, somehow, and the book, and the way he did magic like no one else but hid away in a bookshop, and how he was so much older than he looked. “Come away with me, to the coast, for a few days. You need to rest.”

They looked up at him with a deep sadness he was suddenly afraid to understand. “I can’t leave the book.”

“Then bring it with us.”

“I can’t.”

Devlin chewed his lips as they looked at each other, Ki’in waiting for him to ask another question. Or to understand. “Can I?”

They nodded slowly. Once.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#WIPSnips This is in their first meeting, before Devlin knows the shopkeeper is nonbinary, but I think I'm going to switch the pronouns to they/them anyway in editing. Regardless...

He stood over the book and tried to catch his breath, and he looked down at it: the tattered corner of a page with pieces of broken lines just visible and the torn page a stranger had just brought in, lining up perfectly.

With a deep breath, he picked up a brush, dipped it in a silver substance, and painted over the course of the tear, fusing the page back together.

As the lines reconnected, a power began to gather in the room, flowing in through the door like a stream. Or, Devlin thought uncomfortably, like a snake.

The shopkeeper stepped back from the book and raised his hands. One he held open like a bowl, the other he moved like he was winding yarn or gathering fabric. His face was taught with effort, and he staggered, shifting his feet, spreading his weight, and struggling to stay upright.

When he closed his eyes and clenched his jaw, Devlin began to pull the walls in and the ceiling down, extending his own will to make the room smaller, to press the spell in toward the shopkeeper.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#QueerPrompts Jake: law/civics or hand-to-hand combat Alex: intercultural relations or international law Val: intelligence/surveillance/spy-craft (she does actually teach this) Trent: explosives or general chemistry

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon I want to finish this novella so I can get back to chaos gremlins

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge Jake would stare like deer in headlights at the question. He genuinely hasn't thought about being happy since he was a kid. If you got him a day he was willing to sit w/it a minute, he'd probably come out w/something like "Home, probably. Library, garden... kids. Peace, to enjoy it."

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My dad let me watch nightmare on elm Street with him right before bed when I was very little. Nothing scared me until I saw Denzel Washington in Fallen

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Jake lives in a mansion he barely occupies, and Trent lives in his gate house in a manner entirely stolen from Bones. Val lives in a lovely penthouse, and Alex... might live in random hotels? No one is really sure, not even Calen.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Damn. I've been watching too many movies from the same historical period. It's starting to affect my dialogue patterns...

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon This is probably the most foreboding snip from the novella I'm working on

Devlin was unable to forget the book, or that it was hidden beneath his bed, beneath the floorboard, in a bag, wrapped in leather, but he was able to sleep without first running over his next job three times, forward and back and over again. With Ki’in in his arms, he was able to enjoy the night, their presence, and the stillness.

But color makes scars more noticeable, and the shape of them danced with the familiarity of the book through Devlin’s dreams. By the time they were returning home, he knew what he didn’t know, and the questions he didn’t ask became easier to avoid.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There are things I feel i cannot say I fear misunderstanding Disbelieved Diagnosed My reality is fantasy, my experiences strange Different Distressing I'm tired of being guarded, guiding, hiding, hoping, trying, teaching, reaching, searching I don't even know what i want but wanted, sought, and seen

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon Well, I had a massive flashback last night that still has me rattled, but I've been writing, which is nice

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Which will calm the anxiety better? Writing or watching tv?

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge At the moment, he rides his motorcycle recklessly and goes solo climbing. What should he pick up instead?

A collage of photographs: a massive concrete statue of a middle finger, a newspaper and pencil laying on a table, a man lounging in front of a window watching a storm, a knife and a gun, a man visible from the shoulders to the hips standing with his hands in his pockets in a vest with a watch chain over a shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbows, a chess set with detailed pieces focused on the queen and knight, a man's hand holding a cigarette out a car window, and a snarling black wolf in the center. Printed on pieces of masking tape spread out over the photos are the words I will return for her.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I am apparently capable of reliving three of my worst memories all at the same time. I think I'll go to sleep now

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#FaveLineFriday Fave line, fave scene, same difference, right? So what if it took three snippets to get the whole thing... If you only want to read one, read the third one.

In the evening, they would walk around the small neighborhood or stargaze on the bookshop roof.

“Do you know a lot about stars?” Devlin asked one evening after Ki’in laid out a late dinner.

Ki’in shrugged. “What’s a lot? I know three systems of constellations and how to navigate, but I’m not terribly familiar with their composition or how they are classified. I can look it up, if you’re interested.”

Devlin laughed and accepted the wine they were holding out to him. He studied the cork a moment and then, with care more than hesitation, he slowly increased the pressure within the bottle the way Ki’in had showed him, removing the cork smoothly and without damage. He held it up with a triumphant flourish. “And no, that’s not necessary. I was just curious. We spend a lot of time up here, and the way you gaze upward makes me jealous.”

The blush Devlin seemed to love so much overtook Ki’in’s face as they shook their head. “It doesn’t,” they protested.

“No,” Devlin admitted, “but it is with longing, and asking what you know about a subject usually provides a fairly reliable measure of your interest in it. The stars mean a great deal to you, don’t they?”

A sip of wine wasn’t enough, Ki’in drank half their glass before they could answer, and they still did so without looking up. “They don’t change. Not quickly. Not by years.” They shook their head with enough vigor to forestall a response. “It’s a bridge, the sky, to the past, to the future. I’m not alone, in their light, and from their planets, we’re among them, as one glimmer in the sky, the whole of our world together as a single—” They got up and walked to the edge of the roof, leaning over the low wall with a bowed head and shaking shoulders.

Devlin moved up behind them and wrapped his arms around their waist, pressing his face where their neck met their shoulder. “You are the most wonderful creature I’ve ever met. I don’t know how to believe you’re real, sometimes.”

Ki’in laughed in a manner that was almost crying and turned into the shelter of his arms.

“Three systems of constellations?” Devlin asked after a moment, his tone bright and charming. “Is that all?”

“And how many do you know?”

Devlin pulled them into a long, expressive kiss. “Three, as long as I have my reference book with me,” he kissed Ki’in’s temple.

Ki’in bit his arm and pulled him back toward their dinner. “What did you do with all you time before you started harassing me?”

“Oh,” Devlin took in a deep breath as he settled back down, “got into a lot of trouble.”

“I believe that,” they grumbled, unable to hide their grin.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Vince! He's a problem! He kept showing up in other stories like he belonged there! That's how I ended up with the Intersection series. He also takes great pride in being unpredictable, mostly to screw with his family, but also bc he gets bored easily.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#WIPSnips Can't even get there with synonyms or vibes, so I'm using the letter grouping in 'accident' 😭🤣

“Okay, okay.” Devlin pulled him and held him close, tightly. “Okay. Breathe, hummingbird, breathe. It’s about the book. That means they’re looking for it. They don’t know it’s here. If you calm down, you can figure out how to screw with them.”

They clung to him, unable to calm down. “The page was an accident, a chance, I thought it was over. I thought it was—but someone noticed. Someone felt it. And now they’re looking and—”

Devlin pulled them all the way into his lap. “Breathe, hummingbird. Sit with me, and breathe.”

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge Same answer for every single one of my wips. I'm dropping them all into British Bake Off. It would be hilarious. Alex would make an absolute mess an produce something surprisingly nice. Val would be way too stressed and Paul Hollywood would have to take it easy on her. Trent would

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon Look, if you're going to be asking difficult questions... My so-called primary wip is star book-disabled mc with a sentient star trapped in his body with him taking on a corrupt church then there's chaos gremlins-4 disaster queers waging a counter-coup revolution but I'm also

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I spent most of my adult life wondering if I were actually autistic or just raised by an undiagnosed autistic mother w/an undiagnosed autistic sibling. Recognizing myself in my son, the benefit of distance, cleared up the answer pretty nicely, but so has fatigue. With fewer spoons comes less masking

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#WIPSnips I have a snip! And a spoon to share it! From the short story that started at 5500, was cut to 5k, and will now attempt to stretch into a novella🙄

“How do they command you? Whoever it is.”

Devlin sniffed and got up, moving about to get dressed. “Blood,” he admitted after a moment. “I was injured on a job, and they collected my blood.” He collected Ki’in’s clothes as well, and moved to squat next the man who now appeared so frail and colorless.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#QueerPrompts I'm Ez, & when I'm not talking about my books I'm complaining about my health. My self-pub debut is a modern fantasy about a queer disabled changeling. My wips are star book (queer disabled MC w/a sentient star) chaos gremlins (4 disaster queers staging a coup)

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge I'm Ez, possessor of far too few spoons to be getting on with. I write mostly fantasy with a bit of scifi. My self-pubbed debut is a modern fantasy about a queer disabled changeling. I now technically have four wips going.

A literary this or that with paperback selected over hardcover, standalone selected over series, laughs over tears, tea over coffee, hero over villain, character over plot driven, pen & paper over computer, sweet over salty, silence over soundtrack, bookmark over dog-ear, pantser over plotter, lush over minimalist, slow craft over vomit draft, and midnight over morning.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon I'm Ez, queer personification of fatigue & brain fog. Not that much fun to be around, to be honest, but I write lovely stories of healing and community This month I want to edit out the 2nd novella from fae book & see if the 5k short I wrote yesterday, Tues?, is better as a novella

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TMI? But a pattern has emerged and I'm pretty sure my spoons for social media now follow my cycle. Why don't bodies come with manuals and self-run diagnostic reports?

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I wrote a 5500 word short story today.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If everyone could please just regulate their own emotions for the rest of the day, that would be great. Thanks.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wrestled new carseat and steering wheel covers into my car and installed a cargo cover. I'm one step closer to having my dream car dream equipped. I actually kinda like that it's 11 years old, I just want it to last forever.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok, but what if I just keep coming up with new novella ideas & never finish my big Intersection series? Or get my existing story ideas written? Bc what if there's a genderneutralguy w/a bookstore who protects a secret DANGEROUS magic book & rogue guy is ordered to steal it but gng IS the book?

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Though I will say, having a weekend to myself doing nothing and thinking about no one else, being able to just rest and turn off, really helped. Today has been a better day than I've had a few weeks.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hate hormones. And perimenopause. And uteri. And dysmorphia I never had before becoming self-aware...

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

At a social event, mostly for the kids, but also bc i do try to be a person occasionally, and I'm apparently having a night i desperately wishing had a patron extrovert

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Conscientiously doing nothing today & avoiding anything that makes me feel like i should

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If i am shopping and I start stimming, I generally need to start working my way towards leaving before I get overwhelmed. The stimming can stave off the anxiety only so long. That said, indulgent snacks have been procured.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have 2 nights at home alone as spouse & kids are camping (w/2 different groups, but same weekend!) & I've started it w/a massage & coffee shop writing! I actually sat & picked up my pen & wrote words to star wip! Not as many as I'd like before fatigued, but so many more than none words!

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It is a proper fall morning. Cool, crisp, & foggy. I would much rather wrap myself in a blanket and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea on the porch, or just keep driving up into the mountains, than come into work. But, let's be honest. I would have slept right through it if I didn't need to come to work

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Jake loves following Val around & irritating her by questioning everything she does. Asks if EVERYTHING is part of "earth's autumnal traditions". Copies her coffee order. Tries to eat her decorative pumpkin. Wears flannel. Everyday bc 'it's the season' after it makes her blush

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OK, but why didn't anyone tell me that the sexy hockey show was about an angry troubled guy falling for an autistic guy? Like, the Russian, ok I could have probably guessed was the angry troubled type, but no one mentioned that Shane was autistic! This is my favorite pairing!

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm just saying that a migraine presenting like a toothache AND causing my hEDS to make my gums hurt is going too far.

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Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Look, in the fall, I want to live in the drafty ruins of a gothic mansion. In winter, I want to live in a cozy country cottage. In spring, I want to live outside a little seaside village. In summer, I want to live in a mossy mountain forest. Is this too much to ask?

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