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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 17/07/2026

To anyone ashamed of being called a Luddite by slop bros for being anti-AI, I bring you the Luddite John Booth and the most metal last words ever. Don’t be ashamed to be a Luddite. Be like John Booth. #antiai www.spenvalleycivicsociety.org.uk/spen-fame…

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 28/06/2026

Ishigaki Island Fine Apple. It’s fine You’re fine Everything’s fine The single souvenir I brought home from Japan and now little motivation buddy ♥️

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 22/06/2026

Sometimes our day jobs come with perks. In this case, it comes with a conference in Ishigaki island! Talking science in a tropical paradise? Yeah, can’t complain. (Except about the typhoon that is bearing down on us at the moment 🫥)

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 15/06/2026

Channeling the wisdom of Reki from Sk8 the Infinity. Do it because it’s fun. #writingcommunity

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 13/06/2026

I think it’s really cool that we can actually tune our radio to the song of the cosmic soup from close to the beginning of the universe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosm…

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 06/06/2026

“Why don’t you and your husband go on big vacations?” Ah yes, that would be because our geriatric dog with separation anxiety and mental health issues is of the belief that any trip longer than 5mins without him is proof we are abandoning him in his old age. Obie »> the Bahamas

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 06/06/2026

I think it’s really important, from a mythological standpoint, to know that rabbits and hares are VERY DIFFERENT CREATURES. Rabbits: cute little hoppities Hares: stare into your soul from some cursed dimension I hope you feel educated.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 29/04/2026

I LOVE mornings when the light is just starting to filter through the trees and my office window is nothing but a blaze of green. I can just turn and stare at it and it’s like eating a Sitrus Berry (…iykyk)

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 27/04/2026

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character(s). Wrong answers only.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 26/04/2026

Our 13yo dog likes to howl when my husband is out of the house. Today I finally managed to trick him into howling after hubs returned to the gym. Less than 10lbs of dog, but truly a wolf at heart (and getting hard of hearing.)

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 04/04/2026

This has got to be one of my favorite photos ever. A time capsule that transports you back 100 years to this husband who is so excited to show his wife his new gadget. Her affectionate look in sharing his delight? You can FEEL their love even now, 100yrs later.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 31/03/2026

It was a fight this month, with lots of ‘pay the bills’ work dominating my time, but I still made it to 10k words this month! Yahoo! #writers #trackbear #writingcommunity

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 16/03/2026

It is going to change title, and it is going to be heavily edited along with Book 1 of the duology, but I’m making progress! We’re at almost 85,000 words with about 10 chapters to go! #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #wip #writingjourney

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 19/01/2026

Any other #writers out there have a particular homonym they can never get right? For me it's DISCREET vs DISCRETE. I blame science. #writingcommunity #writesky #writing

A light grayscale background of flapping sheets in wind with the words atop: homonym - one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning. the awary for homonym I am most likely to mix up goes to discreet - having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech vs discrete - constituting a separate entity or item

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 15/01/2026

Created by me, for my site, for my blog. Just a reminder that the things I post and say and write and create are done 100% by me. #antiAI #writers #creators #writesky #writingcommunity

A hand written 100% human-made in cursive and a small and rough hand drawn smiling person with a thumbs up

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 02/01/2026

The happiest passenger for our library adventures, with a smile on his face and a rainbow across his nose. #dogsky

A small fluffy white dog standing on a purple blanket in the backseat of a car, He's buckled in and has a smile on his face. There is the reflection of a rainbow across his nose.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 09/12/2025

It's finally cold enough that our aloof void kitty has become a snuggle bug. No lap is safe, especially when it is covered in a fluffy blanket.

A black cat with wide eyes laying on a white blanket

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 11/11/2025

Cozy season is finally upon us, and it means that I get to pull out my favorite cozy season accessories: my slipper socks. They're koalas. #cozycore #comfy

Photo taken straight down to showcase two gray fuzzy kawaii koalas on the subject's feet, backdropped against a hardwood floor. The subject's gray and polka dotted pajama pants are also in view.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 09/11/2025

A suuuuuper totally factually accurate infographic I made for this blog. There is a LOT of high quality fanfiction, but because it's often unedited, the spread in quality for fanfic is way higher. #fanficsky #fansky #writesky #writingcommunity

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 27/10/2025

We all need special spaces to achieve our best zen. This is my setup ♥️ #writesky #writers #writingcommunity #writingspace

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 04/10/2025

Almost out of the revision hell! Is it good for the book that I'm sharper at noticing and removing my fanficcy bad habits? YES! Also me @ that thirteenth scene of the MCs gratuitously loving on each other, knowing it reads as superfluous, knowing I should cut it. #writesky #writingcommunity

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 17/09/2025

If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky.

Black and white photograph of a woman wearing a long flowing dress while standing on on a rocky beach against the backdrop of a body of water, staring off into the distance.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 08/09/2025

1: foot traffic is what benefits libraries, so coming in and signing up is a net POSITIVE 2: this state is beautiful and fun to explore, so you should do it. 3: every new card is extra access to the Libby catalog, so smaller wait times for digital media! #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 29/08/2025

The Beast that Devoured the Internet, an anti-LLM story written by me. #antiAI #antiLLM #writersky #writingcommunity kathrynthornwood.com/blog/the-bea...

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 20/08/2025

I think it needs to be said that there might be no greater character reference place than The National Gallery. Public domain portraits from the 1800s so your character looks attractive and unique? YES. #writesky #writingcommunity #publicdomain www.nga.gov/artworks/215...

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 15/07/2025

No, I will NOT be "asking" ChatGPT for writing inspo. Not when all of this glorious swag exists to tickle my creativity bone! #writingcommunity #writesky #antiAI #creatorsky

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 13/07/2025

#BluePit📖 #A #F #Q #ND #LGBT Daya was always told dragons were violent & Caliban was the worst of them. Then she was assigned to guard him, and instead of trying to kill her (save for once), he invited her to breakfast. How do you react when everything you know is a lie? You spark a revolution.

Title page: An agent's guide to The Dragin in the Gilded Cage, a new adult fantasy by Kathryn Thornwood

Comps. To Cage A God by Elizabeth May (different take on dragons and joining with the "enemy" to fight for a better world), Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (tough female protagonist and finding love in tumultuous times) and Dragonfall by L.R. Lam (humanoid dragons and enemies to lovers)

The Pitch: Daya just wanted to uncover the truth about her father’s death. But when she is assigned directly out of school to be the solitary guard to the dragon Caliban: one of the most violent dragons in the world, the truth threatens to consume her. After breaking through Caliban’s murderous exterior, she learns of the horrors he has suffered, and realizes that nothing is what she was led to believe. In fact, she is the bad guy. So Daya must make a choice: stay faithful to her own moral compass and stand with Caliban against the society that treats dragons as monsters, or withdraw into the comfort of the lies she’s been taught. It’s a choice that could mean the difference between life and death, but to Daya, there is only one right choice.

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Am I the villain?, Forced proximity, Slow burn. (Right) A commissioned art piece from garcicoran that shows Northern Lights in the background and Caliban (tall with long blue hair pulled back in a ponytail) giving a loving look to Daya, who he is embracing. Daya is looking up into Caliban's eyes with a similar loving look, and an auburn braid blowing in the wind.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 11/07/2025

13 chapters to go for Songs Through the Ether! The second in my Wielders of Dragon Fire duology! I've always been a plotter, acknowledging that I will need to rechart midway through, but I think it's locked in now. #writingcommunity #writesky

The silhouette of a woman grabbing a moon with the twilight sky in the background and the quote: "When your characters finally agree to the path you charted for them, and you can see the light at the end of the tunnel (a.k.a. how your novel is going to end!)

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 10/07/2025

#BluePitHype Day 2! I've met some truly spectacular artists from fandom, and have been able to commission them. This one was a commission from the amazing @carlizwall.bsky.social for the main characters Caliban and Daya from my book The Dragon in the Gilded Cage. #WritingCommunity #Writers

Commissioned art by carlizwall of Caliban (dragonoid) with cerulean hair in a high ponytail wearing a navy blue robe embroidered with lotus and koi holding the hand of Daya (human) with long braided auburn hair in a black uniform. They are sitting on a bench with a koi pond and gazebo in the background.

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 24/01/2025

Daya was told dragons were violent, and Caliban the worst of them. Then she became his guard. Instead of trying to kill her (save for once), he invited her to breakfast. What do you do when everything you know is a lie? Eat first then spark a revolution. #YouDeservepIt #Q #A #F #YA #writingcommunity

Top left: A redheaded woman with green-ringed golden eyes holding glowing balls of fire in her hand. Top right: White plate with two yellow eggs benedict with arugula garnish. Middle right: A pair of dirty hands wrapped in a chain. Bottom: A cartoon drawing of a short woman with wavy auburn hair looking affectionately at a taller man with long blue hair in a ponytail who gazes back as they hold hands with an aurora in the background (credit: Sayuri-Liu, commission for poster). Middle left: Green background with text The Dragon in the Gilded Cage

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 14/01/2025

Daya was always told dragons were violent, and Caliban was the worst of them. Then she was assigned to guard him, and instead of trying to kill her (save for once), he invited her to breakfast. How do you react when everything you know is a lie? Eat first, then rebel. #📖 #Q #YA #A #F #bluepit

Top left: Snowy rustic cabin in the mountains under a green aurora. Top right: White plate with two yellow eggs benedict with arugula garnish. Middle right: A pair of dirty hands wrapped in a chain. Bottom: A cartoon drawing of a short woman with wavy auburn hair looking affectionately at a taller man with long blue hair in a ponytail who gazes back as they hold hands with an aurora in the background (credit: Sayuri-Liu, commission for poster). Middle left: Green background with text The Dragon in the Gilded Cage

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Kathryn Thornwood @kathrynthornwood.com · 06/12/2024

Fantasy writing is made so much better when we get to nerd out at the same time 😍 #textbooks

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