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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 16h

From WIP 2 - Wishing You Knew As someone said the last time I shared this snip, "Someone get Shannon some flowers!" 🪻🌹🌷🌼💐 #WIPSnips #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #Shaqueline #SapphicWriters #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #Sapphic

Shannon rolled her shoulders and looked down the street for the bus. A flash of colour on the snowy sidewalk caught her eye. A bouquet of lavender roses lay discarded on the ground. She didn’t understand how someone could be so careless with something that took so much thought.
As she stared at them, their petals broken and slowly scattering on the wind, she wondered what it would feel like to be the person someone bought flowers for—then immediately felt foolish at the thought.
Mel Waverly - Wishing You Knew, Chapter 37 (ish)

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 9h

Am I capable? Cooking: Yup. I like cooking Whistle: adequate Draw: Not really Paint: Not really Swim: Yup English: BA, MA, & PhD Dance: Sure, if everyone else is drunk Sing: Well enough Drive: manual & automatic Writing: eh, tbd 🤷🏼‍♀️ Guitar: Yup. And bass. And drums Speaking: I teach, thus I speak.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 13h

#pretendpanel First and foremost, me. I write because it makes me happy. I don't write to please anyone else. I try not to pay attention to all the things in my books readers say they hate, because it's for me. But I also write for community because queer stories matter and should be shared/told.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 13h

The soundtrack to Wishing You Knew (WIP2). Emotionally tough scene to revise today though. #queerwriter

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Wishing You Knew

A playlist for book 2, Wishing You Knew

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 16h

Without a doubt, this award goes to the middle-aged MC who looks sweet, but swears like a sailor, looks vanilla but can instruct on the proper decorum in an orgy, who gives tips on cleaning grass from clothes or commit serious crimes in the same breath Congrats, Stella (WIP3) 🥇 #AwesomeCharacters

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 17h

#LitHodgepodge 3 I don't have art yet. My artist is still working on it. In the meantime, here's my attempt at Izzy from WIP 2 If Izzy's going to master a new hobby, it would be...

A poorly drawn sketch of "Izzy" playing the drums

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From WIP 3 - The First Lesbian Book Club Lucy was not impressed, but her notebook was. #WIPSnips #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #FLBC #SapphicWriters #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #Sapphic

Lucy’s patience was frayed by the time Professor Lawrence finally concluded his scathing critique of popular fiction. She spent the majority of class ignoring everything but the paper in front of her until the only impression the lecture left was the dent her ballpoint pressed into the page.
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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Talk a lot and make someone else write it down for me... Or go all in on drumming. #writingq

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Alex Is Writing @alexfromawen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#LesFicFri Apparently 'glance' is one of my over-used words, so it was hard to narrow down. Went with a somewhat vague snip of Capt Hook supervising her crew in the midst of a downpour. #SapphicSnips #WriteSky #WritingSnippet

Just as I began drumming my fingers on the railing, someone, Payne by the sound of his voice, called out from the bow, “Eyes starboard!”

“How many?”

“Um…four…no, maybe five?” Payne calls but didn’t sound sure and I frowned.

I looked towards him to gauge his position on the deck and where he was looking and called out, “Adeola.”

Our sharpshooter, a gorgeous lanky woman from Botswana, nodded once and sprinted through the rain to Payne’s side, raising her ridiculously long rifle and peering down its scope. A second later, she called, “Counting five. Maybe a killy an’ a half out.”

“Shot?” I inquired.

A beat, then Adeola replied, “Nah, no shot. They’ve people with ‘em.”

Beanie and I shared a glance. “Pitits?” I asked in response.

Another tense beat and Adeola called, “Nah, they look grown. One of ‘em’s carrying bags.”

“Delivery,” Beanie said, and I gave him a terse nod. They were early this year.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I hate naming things with a passion. WIP 1 only got it's title officially like three (ish) weeks ago. I finished writing the first draft almost a year ago. WIP 2 got its title for a pitch event & I think it'll stick? WIP 3 I had the title before I started writing. All get nicknames. #writingQ

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Blue Sonja @licoricemint.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#lesficfri #licoriceandmint #QueerWriters #sapphic #lesfic #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts From Tales From New Darpana Bay V2: Manic Pixie Dream Girl (coming soon) archiveofourown.org/series/3591394

Ahn-Me studied her. “Not gonna ask why I want it gone?”

Ceres finished her friend’s drink, setting it back on the counter with a definitive tap. “Nope. I trust you.”

The lines of Ahn-Me’s face relaxed just a little bit at the vote of confidence. “Deal.”

Ceres glanced down at her own shirt and adjusted her cleavage. Ran her fingers through her hair. Pinched her cheeks in the bar’s mirror. “Without a mess, you said?”

Ahn-Me arched an eyebrow at Ceres’ primping. “If you can.”

“Please, it’s me,” she tossed over her shoulder.

“That’s what I’m afraid of, Shark Girl!”

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon 2 No moodboards for me. My research is more scattered and rarely makes sense. But I have three WIP written (WIP1 releasing next year, WIP2 in revisions, and WIP3 draft 1 finished) and I have 1 in development (outlining now. Characters are mapped, plot is structured, etc...)

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 02/10/2026

Smooth, Geni 🙄 "mask" #sapphiclineshare from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions

"Well, shall we?" Kallista gestured in the direction of the hatch leading to the galley.

"Oh. I'm actually scheduled for the second dinner service." Geni's polite smile covered her true feelings, and just as she saw Kallista about to speak, she quipped, "I suppose as captain you could have Madelia make an exception for me this once, but then again, we wouldn't want to go around breaking the rules for me, would we?"

Geni cringed inwardly as soon as the words were out of her mouth, with all their layers of meaning. A crestfallen crease marred Kallista's brow for a moment, and then was replaced by the same mask of politeness Geni had been wearing herself. "Quite right, my good Doctor. I've had a very pleasant day with you. Good evening."

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#WIPSnips *dent* The neighbours have earplugs. #sapphic #lesfic

Feeling around for the worn indent where the button should be at the base, the toy came alive. It had three settings; off, swarm of angry hornets, and swarm of hornets with chainsaws.

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Lesficfri *glance* Calm down, girl. #sapphic #lesfic

One night and she already wanted to tell everyone everything. Every half-voiced thought. Every stolen glance. Every gloriously filthy dream. Andi bit her tongue.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#pretendpanel Literal reason: Too much energy, too many stories in my head, I need to feel productive/be creative Philosophical reason: Do I have a choice? I write because I have to. Because there are stories inside me that demand to be told, so I might as well put them to paper. #WritingPrompts

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From WIP 3 - The First Lesbian Book Club Lucy was not impressed, but her notebook was. #WIPSnips #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #FLBC #SapphicWriters #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #Sapphic

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#LitHodgepodge 2 Izzy & Julie (WIP1) are heading to "Everything Sucks!" I think the setting and vibe would work well for them, though I suspect havoc would also happen, but that's just because it's them and they can get into trouble/hijinks sometimes. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'd say most of mine do. Izzy and Julie laugh a lot with each other, but they both have some bitter & sarcastic laughing too. Generally, Jackie doesn't laugh a lot, but she does with Shannon. There's some bitter laughing as well. Shannon, however, is a giggle factory. #AwesomeCharacters

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From WIP 2 - Wishing You Knew If only Jackie knew a nurse who can help with that injured hand 🤔 #WIPSnips #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #Shaqueline #SapphicWriters #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #Sapphic

The night before, Jacqueline had started moving Mary’s bedroom to the first floor. Rebecca had refused to help, and Jacqueline had no one else to ask. When she tried to move her mother’s bed frame, her hand caught and twisted, sending white-hot pain through her arm. She’d hissed an expletive, and the taste of soap in her mouth from the last time she’d sworn in her mother’s house came rushing back as a memory she’d sooner forget. She abandoned the attempt, deciding to try again the next day.

Mel Waverly - Wishing You Knew, Chapter 9

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hi, #LGBTQWriteAThon I'm Mel Waverly, author of sapphic fiction of one sort or another with a WIP/TBW list longer than my arms. My goal this month is to finish revising WIP 2 and finish mapping out WIP 4. And I wanna go hiking one day. #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters #sapphic

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey, #LitHodgepodge I'm Mel. I write WLW/Queer mostly romance/upmarket fiction/whatever I feel like. I'm currently preparing WIP1 for publication, revising WIP2, and just finished the first draft of WIP3. I also started outlining WIP4 yesterday! Random fact: I don't drink caffeine #WritingPrompts

Literary This or That

✅PAPERBACK – HARDCOVER
SERIES – ✅STANDALONE
TEARS – ✅LAUGHS
COFFEE – TEA - crossed out. Written in "Water"✅
HERO – ✅VILLAIN
✅CHARACTER-DRIVEN – PLOT-DRIVEN
✅COMPUTER – PEN & PAPER
SWEET – ✅SALTY
SILENCE – ✅SOUNDTRACK
✅BOOKMARK – DOG-EAR
✅PLOTTER – PANTSER
LUSH – ✅MINIMALIST
VOMIT DRAFT – ✅SLOW CRAFT
✅MORNING – MIDNIGHT

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jackie & Shannon are writing date nights for/with each other. Jackie will write the night she knows Shannon would love. Shannon will make Jackie go ice skating again (she'd love it) Izzy & Julie are writing a summer cross-Canada tour. Liv is writing herself on a ranch w/ Stella. #AwesomeCharacters

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Just fucking write" comes to mind. Also, "don't compare yourself to other authors" #writingq

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From WIP 1 - These Words Remain Unsaid As a follow up to yesterday's WIP snip...it's still not going well #WIPSnips #QueerWriters #WritingPrompts #ATWRU #SapphicWriters #sapphicauthors #WriteSky #Sapphic

For a moment, it looked like Izzy was finally letting her guard down. Maybe she believed her. Maybe this was the first step towards repairing what Julie had broken. A flicker of something warm and familiar appeared in Izzy’s eyes.
“Julie…” Izzy began.
The soft, unguarded way she said her name made Julie’s heart and hopes lift.
Then it was gone. Izzy blinked, then straightened, and the warmth vanished, leaving only a cold emotional distance.
Julie felt the words before they were spoken, and her heart sank.
Izzy shook her head. “I don’t think so.” Her eyes lingered for a heartbeat too long before she turned away and continued packing her bag.
Mel Waverly - These Words Remain Unsaid, chapter 23

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's the last day of #SapphicSeptember! But you don't have to stop reading Sapphic stories!!! Goodness no! That would be terrible! So keep at it! Find those amazing #WLW tales that make you laugh 😂 cry 😭 startle 😮 and just feel like all is right in the world 🤗 Happy reading!

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Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Enjoy spooky season, folks! Dropping in before all the fun new October games begin tomorrow to give you advance notice that #Novmemeber will be back again this year. There'll be a mix of returning prompts (with new memes!) and some fun new stuff. I'll ping y'all again at the end of the month! xo👻

The prompt list for #Novmemeber 2026, but the prompts have been obscured by a spooky fog until the event gets closer. For now, a skeleton is sitting on a bench and "PATIENTLY WAITING."

#Novmemeber
Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social

The corners of the graphic have colorful fall leaves (red, orange, yellow) and a silly face emoji with tongue sticking out.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Varying degrees of patience for my MCs. Liv, Shannon, and Izzy are my most patient, especially with other people (Izzy is less patient with herself) Jacqueline does not handle delays or other people all that well. She is likely my least patient along with Julie (too much energy)

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#WIPSnips *well* It really doesn't. #sapphic #lesfic

Fucking with unicorn hunters never ended well.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My dream editor is someone who can 1. catch the mistakes I can't, and 2. who is willing to have debates with me. I will push back against some feedback. That isn't time for them to dig in and be absolute or capitulate, it's time to debate. Great ideas come from that discussion. #writingq

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Aud Connelly: transcribing #Dogwood3 (73.2/95k) @audconnelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Dogwood1 HOUND FATALE is coming on November 17! But you can preorder the ebook now! Paperbacks on release day, and it will be available on KDU. preorder link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLBF4CP1 sample chapters + content warnings: www.audconnelly.com/the-dogwood-...

This is the announcement flyer for THE DOGWOOD CHRONICLES 1: HOUND FATALE by Aud Connelly. The cover is a starry night sky with silhouettes of trees in the foreground. The title HOUND FATALE is a mix of gothic and cursive lettering with a woodcut of a rabbit from the public domain.

Around the cover are the following details:
Gratuitous violence, profanity, and laughing at all the wrong shit.
Pathetic yearning lovesick
“bad guys”.
Messy people, trippy magic.
Alternate-timeline fantasy.
Bad takes on classic literature.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

She straightened her shoulders, lifted her chin, and hurled the dishes against the wall as hard as she could. The sound of her scream tangled with the shattering porcelain, breaking the stillness of the house. #WritingPrompt

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#QueerCharChat Julie: For fucks sake, Mel, couldn't we talk about it? I wanted to talk about it. So did Izzy. Izzy: I mean, yeah. I get I was all broody and such when Julie got back, and not talking about it right away sorta made sense, but why didn't we in the park that one time? Mel: Look— (1/7)

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From WIP 1 - These Words Remain Unsaid So many questions! #Snippetshare #WritingQ

“I know,” Julie said. “But never mind that. I have some news. What are you doing a week from now?”
“I don’t know, Jules. I think I might be in Paris.”
Julie froze. “Really?”
Izzy rolled her eyes. “No, not really, Weirdo. We’re high school students. Our schedules are pretty much go to school, go home, half-ass our homework, rinse and repeat.” She arched an eyebrow. “Why?”
“Because we have a gig—a real one.”
“What? Where? How? When?”
Julie laughed. “So many single-word questions—where to start? ...”
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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

All of my characters have a slightly distorted view of themselves, be their self-worth, their motivations, their role in events, who they really are, what they want, or just how the world sees them, etc... If they had perfect self-awareness they'd be boring characters. #AwesomeCharacters

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hope the transphobic queers see this and understand the cost of their betrayal. Selling out your comrades rarely ends well.

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𝑾𝒓𝒆𝒚 🇵🇷 🏳️‍🌈✍️🤖🚀 @wreybies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you're an "LGB w/o the T", I am not a safe space for you. I'm not trans. I can't pretend to know that experience. But I am gay and WELL old enough to remember people speaking to me with bone-deep assurance that they were better stewards of my personal agency than I am. THAT? That, I do know.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Without a doubt, Liv (WIP3) is my traumamuffin. She has a sad backstory, so much sadder than what gets revealed, but she is always kind, willing to help anyone, playful and irreverent, and really tries to help others be happy #writingcommunity

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#WIPSnips *prime* You're getting primal #sapphic #lesfic

Andi had never believed in Jesus, but in the primal light of burning wood and a devilish parade of hair colours, piercings, and a lot more skin than she’d seen at the queer club, something felt sacrilegious. A celebration of the profane and unholy. As if someone might be sacrificed at any moment. As if they might enjoy it.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have you seen part 2 of the sapphic fiction reader survey report regarding how sapphic readers feel about generative AI? If you had time to check it out, what did you think? If you haven't read it yet, here's the link: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-fict...

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Sapphic Fiction Reader Survey (Part 2)

Part 2 of the sapphic fiction reader survey examines how readers feel about generative AI in sapphic books, audiobooks, covers, and translations.

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Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#QueerCharChat Margaret: So we're all thinking the same thing, right? Home is where the heart is, or where our love interest is, all that jazz? Clara: Yes Beverly: Uh-huh Lucy: Sounds about right Jacqueline: [nods] Shannon: Yes Julie: Yeah, no, for sure Margaret: So how about we try something else?

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