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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 7h

Natalya is the warrior of the Adventure Bunnies group. She's based on a lionhead we had who was super cute and (for some reason) very muscular, and inspired by paintings of #rabbits in #medieval manuscripts. #illustration #oc #blueskyart #characterdesign

Pen and watercolor illustration of a black rabbit holding a sword.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy spoopy season! If you enjoy: • Witches, ghosts & magical creatures • Ancient sentient(?) mansion and haunted(?) castle • Traditional mystery solving • Magical bureaucracy (the horrors!) • Not scary, just a dash of existential dread Join my #centaur sleuth! #indieauthor #fantasybooks

Centaur drinking tea in front of a spooky mansion poses with a book: The Vanishing Castle

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello Bluesky! Can we just take a moment to appreciate this handsome centaur from my book? Art by the amazing @cavetoonist.bsky.social. #charactetart #fantasyart #indieauthor #fantasyauthor #fantasymystery

A centaur wearing trousers and a coat and tie, drinking tea, from the book The Vanishing Castle

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hazel is a wizard in the Adventure Bunnies crew. I've never had a lop bunny, but I wanted to draw one! #drawing #illustration #rabbit #medieval

a pen and watercolor illustration of a medieval rabbit wizard

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pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Moonlit night

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I love Nigella as a host on the new season of GBBO.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hooper was our first rabbit in real life and is the de facto leader of the Adventure Bunnies. He loves making friends and sees it at his job to keep everybun's spirits up.

Medieval style rabbit playing a horn, pen and watercolor

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I made some cupcakes to celebrate my book turning one year old and a new season of Bake Off! Of course my cat Mio thinks the cupcakes are for her.

Cat eyes a plate full of cupcakes topped with flags printed with The Vanishing Castle book cover

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy Fall Equinox! Here is a very old piece, I still kind of like it despite its flaws. #fall #autumn #watercolor

A woman's face emerging from branches with fall-colored leaves.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I drew this silly medieval centaur in my sketchbook. What is he thinking? #centaur #art #sketch #drawing #artsky

medieval style pen drawing of a centaur with text "caption me" in olde style font

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Do you like mysteries with ghosts? If you count them, there are 3 ghosts in my book, which turns 1 year old in a few days! 👻 👻 👻 I'm working on book 2 now, which is about time magic. It will release in 2020. Just kidding, coming in 2027. #indieauthor #amwriting #fantasybooks

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My ridiculous rabbit, Usagi, likes to bang her metal food bowl at 2 AM. I made a silly drawing about it. #rabbit #art

medieval-style pen drawing of a rabbit with cymbals

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The magic school in the YA portal fantasy I'm writing with @fredwanders.bsky.social is inspired by Viking stave churches.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just a reminder to go ahead and make terrible art. I drew this last night instead of doom-scrolling, so I call that a win. #myart #bunny

a sketch in pen of a rabbit playing a trumpet

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“My Family and the End of Everything” by Joe Graves presents a clever framework for short stories, tackling the Internet of Things, AI, sentient robots, climate change, and time travel–but mainly, human connection. I cackled. One story made me cry. I had many “Huh” moments. #indiebooks #bookreview

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My first draft of The Mystic Links: A Simarron Mystery just hit 100 pages! #amwriting #indieauthor #booksky

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy #Caturday! It's a rainy day today, perfect for reading with cats. Thankfully the @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social book I ordered didn't get too wet on the porch. #booksky

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am very excited to have received my first-ever fan art! This is Rollo, a sentient slime who appears in a short story (and will also be in my second book), by @fredwanders.bsky.social ! Isn't he cute?!

A smiling blob creature, drawn in pencil and marker. It's very cute.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Proud to be the 216th backer for Rat Queens - Vengeance on Villains! ⚔️ #RatQueens #comics #boardgames

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Writers, what's a reference that snuck into your book? I may have had some goblets of wine switching places....

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the princess bride posion Vizzini drink

ALT: the princess bride posion Vizzini drink

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think I want to take a perfumery class. Any recommendations?

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm looking forward to going to an anime convention this weekend. I haven't been to one since 2001 (I'm olddd), but I'm going to see my favorite DJ and spend all my cash at artist alley!

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's September and I'm ready for spooky season. What are you reading this fall? #fallreads #books

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A woman needs to decide between two paths. But what if there's a third option? A new #tarot tale. (My news💌 "Choose Your Fortune & Get a Story" is hitting inboxes later today.) #amwriting #flashfiction #indieauthor

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Do you ever use #tarot cards for story inspiration? I wrote a character based on the Queen of Coins (or pentacles - I just prefer coins). A woman asks if her husband will remarry. What is she really asking? (Included in my news 💌 going out tomorrow.) #amwriting #flashfiction #indieauthor

Queen of Pentacles tarot card, Rider-Waite style.

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🐆Chronomel🐑 Comms open! @chronomel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A human Fluttershy doodle 🌼 { #art #fanart #mylittlepony #fluttershy }

Art of Fluttershy as a human with a lighter skin tone, pink hair with cyan streaks, a cyan dress with pink, yellow, and white flowers on it, and a white undershirt. She has a flower crown with yellow roses and daisies, small yellow wings, and a hooked nose

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I got a squishy dumpling that matches my book cover! I named him Rollo and I spent some time today imagining him in book 2.... Rollo ended up having a not-insignificant role and changed how the ending goes down. I clearly cannot be trusted at Five Below. #amwriting #fantasybooks #squishydumpling

A purple squishy dumpling and the purple cover of "The Vanishing Castle"

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How many smirks can a character smirk per chapter? 😏 (1) 😏😏 (2) 😏😏😏 (3) 🤓 (other/there is no limit)

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I need to speak to Death's manager, please. I think a few orders got mixed up. 😤

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm just three spirits in a fleshy trench coat. They gave me a job. This has gone too far. Really I just want to write, make art, and travel.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's back-to-school season which always gets me and @fredwanders.bsky.social a little nostalgic. Fate Academy is the magical high school that we would have wanted to attend! Stay tuned for more updates on our YA portal fantasy novel, coming 2027. #amwriting #indieauthor #fantasybooks

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm writing a flash fiction for my writing group tonight about bunny-people. The adults are all at the Brambleshire townhall meeting and the baby bunnies are causing mayhem for their bunsitter. I need some names for bunny extras in this scene! #amwriting

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stirkexd.bsky.social @stirkexd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I made a weird centaur. #pixelart #centaur #digitalart

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Kelsey Wooley @strixmoonwing.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's nearing a month until "The Cloven Thief" is released on September 25th so I wanted to begin sharing little glimpses some of the cast of the novel. First off, our main character, Panmiel (Pan) the meadow faun! #booksky

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I just have to share, writer friends are the best. 🥺 The good friends I've made as an adult have all come from writer communities.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Post your book covers! 📚💖 (I drew mine)

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Inbal Breda @greyannis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Might as well post it here! A magical girl animation I've been slowly chipping at over the weekends for ages.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I thought I had two plot holes in Simarron mystery #2, but then I realized they solve each other. Crisis averted! #amwriting

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I'm excited about the books I'm writing, but how do I sound normal about it? My sister and I are halfway through the first draft of our YA portal fantasy! In this world, witches create magic with animal familiars. Think Inside-Out meets The Golden Compass. #amwriting #indieauthor

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Sagittarius Star Cloud is known as one of the densest star populations in our night sky. It contains over 10,000 cataloged stars. High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/ewuv1j #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposurephotography #longexposure #eastcoastkin #photography

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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Sketch by A. K. MacDonald (1898-1947) of an ancient seaside ruin with a black-haired, black-bearded centaur, standing in the middle distance, arms crossed, looking on as a blonde centauress, wearing garlands of pink flowers & a pink bow at the base of her tail, leaps joyfully in the foreground.

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The only news source I trust 🎨 Sarah Graham

Illustration depicting a mouse reading a newspaper called Mouse Times in a cozy cottage kitchen.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Random story idea #583835. A unicorn thief who uses her horn to pick locks.

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Combined with water, our magical powder mix separates into three layers to make a marvelous dessert! Would you try it at home? (Also, I made the ink drawing in the center.)) #amwriting #worldbuilding #snacks #indieauthor

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

You're wandering a fantasy city when you find a street cart selling buttery slices of toast grilled between iron plates that leave a gear pattern on every piece. Would you try it? #amwriting #indieauthor #snacks #myart

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marlenacannon.bsky.social @marlenacannon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It's Friday and my library requests came in, just in time for the weekend! 🥳

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