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Mad Auntie Kristy @auntiekristy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'll ask Bloody Mary before I ask ChatGPT.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

When was the last time you said hello to someone you've been missing?

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Thank you for hanging out with me so much!

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I've got so much to do, and I've taken too many days off. If you need a co-working buddy, I'm over on Twitch checking things off of my list and (hopefully) getting another chapter done.

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50/10 focus sessions ★ WIP: Bound By Thorns ★ !bongo !pie !pun ★ !sweet !task !done

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Maybel, who makes her appearance in Part 2 of Bound By Thorns, is pansexual, and she's very open about it when she meets Avisarah and the Glimmerbourne residents. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

There are three factions of fey in Pilonia, the Daccians (balance), Macerai (give), and Vertrun (take). Avisarah is the Daccian steward of the region she lives in. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Avisarah would make a great head librarian at a massive historical library. The place would be silent, the books would be well guarded, and she would be stern but kind with everyone. Intimidating, but soft if someone asks about her favourite topic. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

One of the themes I've tried exploring with Bound By Thorns is identity. Avisarah spends a lot of the book figuring out who she is, what that means for her, and how that affects grief, love, family, and survival. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Since starting the first 10 chapters and refining them, I've added and removed a few characters. The one that's getting the most air time right now is a character named Faraday. I thought she was a one-and-done mention, but she keeps coming back for more. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The biggest change for a character is probably how much Theonidas Jorts has grown from something created to drive plot, to someone who has their own POV, subplot, and happy ending. The name comes from a member of my Twitch community, and he's one of my favourites to write. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Dear body: Could you wait to be a jerk until I don’t have a to do list that’s as long as I am tall? I realize that’s almost always, but if I could just have a chance to get ahead of things, we’d be able to relax more. Kthxbai #SpoonieLife #Spoonie

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The Lesbrary @lesbrary.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Do you love reading sapphic books? Feel like talking about them at least once a month? Want to be buried in an insurmountable pile of free sapphic ebooks? Join the Lesbrary! lesbrary.com/call-for-rev... #SapphicBooks #WLWBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #LGBTQIABooks

a collage of sapphic book covers with the text The Lesbrary is looking for more reviewers!

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Never make yourself small to let others shine. Don’t set yourself on fire to keep other people warm. Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody. You can’t help people who aren’t ready to help themselves. All you can do is be there to catch them if they fall. #QueerPrompts

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JP Rindfleisch IX 🌈📚| CheshirePope @jprindfleisch.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Give this old lady some treats! Check out Mandrake Manor - my book about 3 friends who inherit a house and become witches! shop.jprindfleischix.com/products/man... #booksky #queerbooksky #cozyfantasy #queerbooks

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Are you in need of a body double to get some work done? I'm running some work sprints, playing some bardcore, and picking away at my to do list. twitch.tv/nixflare #AmWriting #BodyDoubling #CoWorking #SmallStreamer

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The scene that launches into part 2: 😍💍 😑🙅‍♀️ 🙏 😠🙄 🫢 🤨👎 💢🟩☠️🏘️ 💔 #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Avisarah is respectful to higher ranking elders. She understands her future role, so there's also a bit of entitlement sprinkled in. Once she's the one in charge, the people she once spoke to with respect have to answer to her. She still looks up to them in private. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Avisarah could do with a few read throughs of When You're Ready, This is How You Heal by Brianna Wiest #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

One of my readers suggested using dialogue to help with introducing worldbuilding, which changed the game for me. It changed the first chapter, and it added missing depth to the relationship between two characters. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Avisarah's uncle, Theonidas, and her head of staff, Gayle, are the voice of reason, and try to guide Avisarah to make good choices. They're successful *most* of the time. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

At first, Avisarah doesn't think too much about what she's doing. After the end of Part 1, she needs her trusted family and friends to remind her to take that first step. #QueerPrompts

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a person is hanging from a rope in a pool and screaming .

ALT: a person is hanging from a rope in a pool and screaming .

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Our intro thread has been going around again, but we've been busy since March... so, it's time for a new pinned thread! We are OTHERSIDE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! We open for submissions in January 2026. See thread for more! 🪐🗡️🌈 (1/5)

The background is art in shades of pink, purple, and orange of a lone figure with a sword standing on floating ruins. The text reads: "OTHERSIDE: Queer. Fantastic. Coming 2026. www.othersidespec.com www.patreon/com/othersidespec"

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

At the end of Part 1, Avisarah has to decide whether she goes against everything she's fought for to give her people an easier life, or stand her ground and face the consequences. This triggers a series of painful events and even more challenging choices as the story progresses. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I'm a little late starting this, so I'm going to catch up! I'm Phoenyx, & I'm working on a serial sapphic fantasy novel called Bound By Thorns. It's inspired by Beauty & the Beast, follows the "Beast" character, & starts releasing when I have a small buffer of chapters under my belt. #QueerPrompts

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Happy anniversary, Void Arms. Thank you for choosing me and our life together. ❤️ I love you.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

One of my favourite parts of the day was the limo driver. She looked like Gwendoline Christie, spent extra time with us, took our picture at the Vegas sign, and talked about our favourite rock bands for the 1.5 hours she drove us around.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

We were married on a Monday at 10 am because we forgot August had 31 days. It was 45C that day, but I barely noticed and have never been happier to wear heavy black clothing in the heat.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

On August 31, 2015, I married my best friend and high school sweetheart while in Las Vegas to celebrate finishing my undergrad degree. The only people we told were my parents, and that was because my mom wanted to buy my wedding dress ever since I was a little kid.

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🌈CJ Aralore @cjaralore.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

🌈 Hi #QueerWriters! #QueerPrompts is your chance to talk about your WIP/story/book, meet other queer authors, and have fun! 🏳️‍🌈 📚 While focussed on queer fiction, any writers are welcome to use these prompts! Include the tag #QueerPrompts and join at any time and on any days you want. 📖

1. Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book
2. Difficult decision(s) your character(s) must make
3. GIF/Audio or description of how much planning your character(s) do before acting
4. Who do your character(s) go to for advice before making a tough decision?
5. Free Friday or advice about your story that you used
6. Read A Book Day: Make up a book (or use a real one) your character(s) would read
7. Grandparents Day: How respectful are your character(s) toward their elders?
8. International Literacy Day: Use emojis to describe a scene (Bonus: post the scene to see if people figured it out)
9. What lesson could readers interpret your story having?
10. GIF/Audio or description that shows the vibes of your story's opening scene
11. Biggest change to your character(s) since you came up with them
12. Free Friday or did you add or remove a character after the first draft?
13. What's a major theme in your story?
14. Make up a fake career (or use a real one) your MC would be good at
15. Hispanic Heritage Month Begins: What culture is your MC part of?
16. Bisexual Awareness Week Begins: Bi or Pan character(s) in your story
17. GIF/Audio or description of how positive/negative your MC views their world
18. National First Love Day: What would your character(s) consider their first or biggest love? (place, activity, animal, person, etc)
19. Free Friday or your character's/your own journey to understanding their/your gender/sexuality
20. International Coastal Cleanup Day: Which of your characters would volunteer to help the environment?
21. World Gratitude Day & International Day of Peace: Does your MC long for peace or adventure?
22. First Day of Autumn/Spring: What season(s) does your story take place in?
23. Bisexual Visibility Day: In your story, do people assume your bi characters are straight if they're in a "straight relationship"?
24. GIF/Audio or description of how queernormative your story's world is
25. Multilingual character(s)?
26. Free Friday or Autumn/Spring writin…

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

If anyone has any motivating music to help keep me in the zone, especially anything sapphic and sassy, please send it my way? You'll be my hero!

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We get back on the 20th, my spouse goes back up to work on the 21st, & my BiL moves into the basement on the 23rd. I've got to keep my head in the game so I can finish more chapters of Bound By Thorns. At least I can write next to the lake in Manitoba like my grandfather did.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I have until Monday to pack up and move my studio out of my basement. On Tuesday, I have therapy (in theory), a consultation, and then unpacking to do, all while preparing to go to Manitoba on the 13th for a week. My spouse leaves for work on Wednesday, and won't be home until the 12th.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Pack a box. Up two sets of stairs. Unpack a box. Down two sets of stairs. Repeat. This is my life until Monday, with some puppy training, car repairs, food, and sleep sprinkled in. Of course this is all happening during a week where all I want to do is be outside. xD

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 01/08/2025

The main thing I learned is that in order to write a book, you have to write a book and there's nothing that's going to prepare you for writing a book until you write a book so you should write a book

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Ally Wilkes / AV Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I'm putting this gently out there: does anyone know a sensitivity reader who might want to work with representations of indigenous peoples of the Amazon, 1900-ish? TIA!

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Bound By Thorns is a sapphic fantasy inspired by Beauty & the Beast. I’ll be releasing it chapter by chapter in the coming future.

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Thank you!! Appreciate the encouragement

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I spent a part of this morning packing up the art room and hunting for materials for the new office setup. Now it's time to start writing and editing more of Project Rose. Let's see if I can get a chapter done this week. #AmWriting

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

It's comin'... Details here: newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/

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Game of Tomes @gameoftomes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Here we are at #WIPWednesday ❤️ What are we all working on? Tell us about it! Absolutely shameless selfplug and neurospicy infodumping are encouraged! We wanna know everything :3 #writingcommunity #artfight #GoT #ToT #litgames

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David Payne @telinartho.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

"The Lunchroom" is definitely horror, but all of the action is viewed from the perspective of the unfeeling, procedural kitchen. Remember: Humans do not belong in the recycler. Find this story, and more, in Anthropods: books2read.com/anthropods

Picture of pg 58 of Anthropods. From the story, "The Lunchroom". Focus on "Alert resolved: Humans do not belong in recycler."

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

If you are looking for a body double and community to hang out with, I'm live on Twitch working on Project Rose. Plot spreadsheet, chapter edits, and worldbuilding are all on the goal list for the day! #WritingCommunity #ADHDAuthors #AmWriting

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[40/10] Happy FriYAY Eve, friends! Can we get the plot spreadsheet done? ★ WIP: Project Rose ★ !pie !pun !evil ★ !sweet !task !done

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I nerded out with a “bug guy” who was telling me about blister beetles today. He emailed me a site to learn about them so I can come up with a horrifying monster. Rad!

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

LOVE Coheed and Cambria. Saw them live with Iron Maiden in 2012

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NixFlare | Author Phoenyx Lee @nixflare.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Today is National Day of Rock 'n' Roll! I'm always on the hunt for new music. Could you share your favourite rock songs? My current go to song is Dominate by Three Days Grace. I'm so excited to see them release new songs.

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