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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I was, incidentally, the first reader for this story at TCL, so not entirely in the wild, but you definitely have a fan!

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

That’s such an amazing story about the story 😃

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Off to Futurescapes Firenze, looking forward to a great workshop with a bunch of lovely people!

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Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Now, like any time, is a good time to mention that if you want to read about Ukrainian literature in English, @chytomo.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!!

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Annie who lives here @stellarine.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Very honored for my story "The Buried House" to be in this issue with a group of great writers!

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

My personal favorites: -“World Hunger” by Mark Manifesto —> for some Sleeping Giants meets Ender’s Game epic sci-fi -“Dawn Patrol” by Calvin Sharpe —> for some hopepunk surfer vibes -“The Buried House” by Annie @stellarine.bsky.social —> for some exquisite prose and a heartbreaking metaphor

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Beyond excited for the first TCL of 2025 and also the first issue I got to vote on all the stories :) #booksky #writingcommunity #bookrecs #sff #scifi #fantasy

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

It’s been indeed a strange couple of days… the (near) identical messages (complete with a waving hand emoji) just keep coming in. I’m used to Instagram anno 2020 where everyone was just eager to connect and talk books, so I thought people were just feeling friendly all of a sudden…

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Not as such but I do trade chapters with my ideal reader on a weekly basis and regularly convene with my two writing coaches (both NYT bestselling authors) to discuss plot and character arcs so there’s definitely a bit of an agile/client focused approach to my MS development :)

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I have a dual timeline component in the second act, where I switch between her reacting/surviving in one set of conditions and making more conscious, value-aligned decisions in a different, but arguably just as shitty, set of conditions.

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Wonderful article! I usually have so many thoughts about writing complex protagonists (motivation vs agency etc.) but as I slide into second draft and editing mode with my trademark passive FMC, I really needed to read someone else’s informed opinion on this topic! #amwriting #fantasy #romance

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

We’re in the final stages of reading for the Spring 2025 issue. If you’ve been sitting on an epic space opera story, now is the time to submit! thecoloredlens.com?page_id=137752 #sff #writingcommunity #scifi #spaceopera #sffwriters

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Submission Guidelines – The Colored Lens

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The days are getting shorter, the evenings darker, so we’d love to share this wonderful cozy fantasy “Fiona and the Fairy Queen” by A.P. Golub to brighten up your day! thecoloredlens.com?p=140248 #SFF #storyrecs #fantasy #cozy #writingcommunity

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Fiona and the Fairy Queen – The Colored Lens

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A.P. Golub / Andrea Tatjana @andtatcat.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The fluffiest (in multiple ways!) story I have ever written 👇👇👇

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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I’m creating a 2025 debut authors starter pack, let me know who I should be adding! Shares appreciated 💙📚 go.bsky.app/RYHeizd

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hi Alex! Great to connect here as well!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This is a really good thread on why these types of accounts exist and what the goal is! Manipulating the temperature of the conversation and setting people on edge serves a *lot* of purposes. #BadActorBingo

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/12/2024

Folks, I'm really proud that when chuds show up in my comments to take a crap on my timeline, by and large your response is... nothing. You are truly living the magic of "don't engage the assholes" and I love that for all of us. And then I block em and they're gone forever. You're great! Thank you.

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

That’s so cool, thanks! The fantasy publishers pack is super helpful, either!

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Anthony Ryan @anthonyryan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

So that’s the Fantasy Author Starter Pack Part 3 complete at 150 accounts. go.bsky.app/TqJh8aA 1/4

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Happy book re-release day, Fire Heart! 🔥💖🗡️ www.snowywingspublishing.com/book/fire-he... (buy links!) Ahhhhhh!!! #NovRelease #YAlit #kidlit #sapphic Cover design and art by @yasuartstudio.bsky.social.

The cover of Fire Heart with Wehia holding her sword in a guard pose..

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I’ve been trying to evade the shadow daddy trope for a year now. It’s really harder than it looks, people! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #romantasy #fantasy

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I’m all for the “sure, why not” approach as well!

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gwendolyn hicks @prioryruins.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

IT’S OUT!!!!!! i wrote “Change Your Mind” to process my feelings around a friend break-up and also kind of sort of my ride on the SSRI carousel 💊 this one is near & dear to me. The last pill might unmake me. I don’t care. You already took care of that. smallwondersmag.com/piece/change...

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They slip the stent into my vein, to help flush out the longing. / No wider than a thread, they say, so that the body can’t detect it.

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Congratz on the acceptances and the award! I thought the two stories you submitted for workshop in @holleycornetto.bsky.social ‘s Gotham Writers class last year were top notch!

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🍃🍂🍁 If you like your cozy fantasy with a twist of anarchy, check out my TCL Autumn issue personal favorite “The Meaning of Baskets” by Katie Gray #kindleUnlimited #SFF #bookrecs #fantasy #BookLovers

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

My personal favorites are “The Eyes of A Boy King” by Frances Gribben and “The Meaning of Baskets” by Katie Gray. If you’re looking for cozy fantasy (with a twist of anarchy) “Baskets” is perfect 😃

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Lovely fairy lights in the forest 🍄🍄‍🟫

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I’ve often missed out on the fun con and intensive workshop stuff due to traveling requirements and CET time difference. So I’m beyond excited that the Futurescapes Summer Intensive Workshop is in Florence the coming year. Hope to see some of you there! #sff #fantasy #amwriting #WritingCommunity

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

That’s amazing! Thanks so much, Eric!

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Pinned resources post! 📌 📝 20 successful queries. 📚 6 nonfiction proposals. 🦸🏽‍♀️ A guide to writing IP! 🔎 A guide to finding agents. All free. Though coffee is welcome! www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch And a starter pack for finding literary agents who are here on BlueSky. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo

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Perfect Pitch — ERIC SMITH

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A song you like with a number in its title: Disco 2000 is iconic! youtu.be/qJS3xnD7Mus?...

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Pulp - Disco 2000

YouTube video by PulpVEVO

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

My gig-worker firefighter story is out and ready to scare you about our near future! Yay! And there are so many other good stories here too

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

For a small fee, I will attend your enemy’s writing group and suggest that they need to change their story’s POV

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It seems totally different and yet I get Monday starts on Saturday vibes from it somehow. Very intriguing :)

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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Today is my birthday but also my book's birthday! Dreidel of Dread is unleashed upon the world. Get a copy or, if you want to congratulate me without spending money, please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads for any of my books you've read! alexshvartsman.com/2024/11/19/d...

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Dreidel of Dread Unleashed

Today is the official release date for the Dreidel of Dread board book! It makes a perfect holiday gift for nerds of all ages! Please grab your copy from any of the links below.[Direct from UFO Pub…

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Lena | SF&F | 🚀🏰 @lenawrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This is amazing! Would you be so kind as to add @thecoloredllens.bsky.social as well? We’ve just joined and would love to (re)connect with our readership!

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 11/11/2024

If you're looking for speculative fiction publications (podcasts, zines, publishers) here on Bluesky, I have two starter packs and I keep adding to these, so you might want to check in occasionally for updated lists! bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack...

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