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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Current word count in my sequel draft: 86,194! I have roughly about another 20,000 to go before I finish the draft! How many will get done today?? #writerlife #indieauthor #amdrafting #sequel #fairytaleretelling

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Incoming new character art! Meet, Adelaide Bryden, the FMC of my evil Cinderella retelling. ✨Strong FMC ✨Suffers from anxiety ✨Discovers her own magic ✨Despises hand kissing ✨Resists expectations set upon her ✨Slandered by Cinderella #fantasyreads #fairytaleretelling #strongfmc

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I've fallen behind on my Bluesky account, so here to reintroduce myself! Hi! I am indie author, R.L. Lynn! I published my debut novel last October, and I'm currently writing the sequel! I'd love to connect with more authors/readers, so give me a follow! What are you writing/reading these days?

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Roses are Red Violets are Blue Fairytales are better than chocolate And they last longer too. My book retelling of a deliciously dark Cinderella is on sale for $.99! Check it out and other fairytale retellings here! All on sale for 2.99 or less! books.bookfunnel.com/valentines-d...

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Valentine's Day Stuff Your Kindle: Fairytale/Myth/Legend Retellings

Calling all Fairytale Readers! Be whisked away to a land of magic, wonder, and adventure with these amazing fairytale/myth retellings below! At only $2.99 or less, Valentine's Day never was so swe...

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Hey fantasy readers! Anyone love a good fairytale retelling and would enjoy an evil Cinderella? Also with some cozy Victorian vibes, learned magic, castle heists and slowburn romance (no spice). If so, my book, Stepsisters is on sale (ending today) for only $.99! bit.ly/48R91Wa #booksky #fantasy

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

In honor of Home Alone's 35th anniversary, enjoy this little compilation of common writing pitfalls 😂 #writingpitfalls #writingcommunity #skywrite #indieauthor

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Sometimes, 'happily ever after,' is not what it seems... bit.ly/48R91Wa #writesky #indieauthors #writersofbluesky #fairytaleretelling

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Is your fav on the list? Check out my debut, STEPSISTERS, available on Amazon Kindle and paperback! bit.ly/48R91Wa #romancetropes #writingcommunity #indieauthors #fairytale

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Ivy T. Woods @ivytwoods.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I am so over-the-top excited to announce that I am now repped by @kiramwatson.bsky.social of Janklow & Nesbit! Her editorial vision is perfect for what THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER is and I am so delighted to have her as my partner in publishing! #amagented #editors

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Meet my FMC, Adelaide Bryden! STEPSISTERS, now available at Amazon in kindle and paperback! bit.ly/48R91Wa Character Art: DT #writesky, #indieauthors, #fairytaleretelling #writingcommunity, #selfpub #historicalfantasy #evilcinderella

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

📝 400+ pages 🥀 urban fantasy 🌃 set in washington state 🔥 slow burn 🤍 romance and angst 🗡️ demons and vampires 📕 first in a duology 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

It's here!! My debut novel, Stepsisters, about a villainous Cinderella, is now available on Amazon for purchase in both Kindle and paperback formats. bit.ly/48R91Wa Shout-out to the amazing artists who helped bring STEPSISTERS to life! Cover art: @e.lange.art Character art: D.T.

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Not all dreams should be wished... STEPSISTERS coming this fall! #writesky #coverart #fairytaleretelling #indieauthor #evilcinderella

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Super excited my little 250 nano has made the WB final showdown! Results on Sunday! 😅 @writingbattle.bsky.social #shortstorywriting #writesky

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Melissa Elizabeth @mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Getting older IS weird. 🥲 #WIPSnips

God, getting older is weird.

When we were younger, hanging out was as easy as breathing. We slept over at each other’s houses, sometimes staying up until sunrise the next morning. We’d go out to the movies on weekends or to the bar every other night once we turned 21, having parties and living up the days of our youth like they would never end.

Then, priorities started changing. Hangouts spaced out to every other week, then once a month, before finally, maybe only a few times a year. No one could be blamed for the shift. It was just how things went as soon as the guys got married and started having kids. Their families became their focus, and everything else naturally fell by the wayside.

I don’t like to think that I was left behind, but my life didn’t lead me down the same paths they took, and a small part of me worries that if I didn’t see them every day at work, I might have naturally fallen into obscurity as well, almost like I never existed. It’s why I’ve held myself back, sticking it out at the shop as long as I have—so that at least we have an excuse to talk to each other and not test the limits of our friendship.

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Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 01/09/2025

#WIPSnips September 1: "excuse" Nia, don't lie to yourself. You are definitely thinking of pawning that old guy's stuff whether he comes back or not.

“Young Iresh didn’t mention a trip!” Madame de Groiv laughed.

Young. The man had to be forty!

The landlady looked at Nia curiously. “Oh, but then you’re staying here while—”

“An emergency,” Nia said. “Uncle Iresh was called away as soon as I arrived.”

“Oh dear,” Madame de Groiv said, failing to ask why Nia—why Baarsin—was visiting Bir Accio at the height of summer. “Is he all right?”

“It’s an old friend,” Baarsin said, feeling the young woman settle about her. “In Birajad. They’re unwell.”

The landlady looked at her warily. “Not the rings, I trust?”

“No, no,” Baarsin laughed, searching for something that would put the older woman at ease. “A broken leg.”

There. Not contagious, and a lingering injury would both excuse away Iresh’s absence and buy Nia time to pawn the man’s belongings, should his disappearance prove more permanent than she hoped.

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Been too long since I've snipped! Since I am posting a series of snips from my prologue, it was just perfect that today's word is actually in there! STEPSISTERS debuting soon! #WipSnips #Writesky #IndieAuthor #Fantasysky #Twistedfairytale

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Stepsisters prologue, snip 1. Will be posting my entire prologue in little snippets, so come by to read every day! #writingcommunity #Indie #Writesky #fairytaleretelling

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Ivy T. Woods @ivytwoods.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

She would be trapped here of course. Unable to make it above, she would drown in the salt-laced waves, forever trapped in the confines of the ship that was still not a home. #wipsnips #amwriting

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Given the setting of my novel (fictional kingdom similar to Victorian England), I have a fair number of "bows" in the text, haha. I decided to go with this one for today. The battle is brewing. STEPSISTERS coming SOON! #WIPSnips, #writesky, #booksky, #indieauthor

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Final rounds of edits are like going to the dentist. You spend so much extra time brushing/flossing, convinced your teeth are spotless, only to have the dentist proceed to scrape 2 lb of food/plaque out of the crevices. I'm in the plaque-scraping trenches of edits. #Booksky #Writesky, #bookediting

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Sarah Ressler @resslerwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The knight usually saves the princess, but when he falls out of the story through A RIP IN THE PAGE, the Narrator must scramble to get to The End. He makes the best of a bad situation using gelato, a Pegasus named Cupcake-McSparkletail, and a princess who doesn't need a knight #bluepit📖 #Q #PB

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Ivy T. Woods @ivytwoods.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

And my silliest WIP: The Tooth Fairy Framed Me #MG #SP #W #BluePit📖

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Katie @katiemahood.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#bluepit📖 When Harper’s worries threaten to consume her, she seeks solace in the branches of her tree, Esperanza, where she gathers strength to face the big problems in life that have no solutions. A lyrical story about mental health that focuses on finding peace in nature. #PB #Q

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET = THE GENESIS CLOCK A socialite-turned-cryptographer must time travel to reverse her ruined reputation and get her ex-fiancé back—but when she meets a handsome spy, she wonders if finding love in the past is worth the risk. #BluePit📖 #Q #YA #F #DIS #ND

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a woman in a white dress is standing next to a man in a black jacket ..

Alt: A GIF of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy dancing together in Pride and Prejudice (2005).

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Sweet and demure Ella Thackery has just found her true love and is finally free to tell the truth about the abuses she endured at the hands of her stepfamily. There's only one problem... She lied. STEPSISTERS coming August 2025 #Bluepit, #Bluepit 📖, #Indieauthors, #booksky, #writingcommunity

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Samuel Clark @samuelclark3.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

X-Files x Dark Souls Gelmir, an old wizard who can only dispel magic rather than do it, is teamed up with Gina, a wayward graduate from the Cyan Academy to investigate and contain magic outbreaks, curses, eldritch things and the like in a series of Monster of the Week short stories. #bluepit #wip

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Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 13/07/2025

Nia Moredi just wants to look out for her little brother. Miss Laval needs to attend a governess-teacher meeting. Baarsin Dorvierre's being watched. Pickpocket Wren needs to recharge her misdirection charm. If only Nia could remember which of them she's supposed to be today. #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #LGBT

A mood board of eight tiles and a centre square with lockpicking tools and ancient writing:
1. Always have an escape plan.
2. A swindler never lets herself feel like a fraud.
3. Don't look for the easy grab, look for the easy mark.
4. Never get involved with golems.

The pictures depict, clockwise from upper right:
A) A city of canals and towering footbridges. There are minarets and steeples and red-tiled roofs.
B) A market selling elaborate lanterns, all aglow.
C) A porcelain and gold hand, reaching upwards.
D) Two figures leaping across rooftops against the coming dawn.
E) A pocketwatch--or is it? Constellations and continents cover the front, the body of the watch engraved with runes. It's sitting on ancient parchment.
F) A wax stamp with removable chits that function as coins in a card game.
G) The lords of the city overlooking grand canals and issuing edicts. They are dressed in fine red robes and silks.
H) Assorted bones and shells used for divination and more.

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Kala is ✨️querying✨️ & ✍️🏽something 💫new💫 @kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

du Maurier's REBECCA x Sky Atlantic's RIVIERA x Netflix's PERFECT COUPLE They're like family but when a death begins looking like murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect them. They all have a motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's always loved. #BluePit 📖 #A #R #M #Q

Words: 'Some secrets are best left buried' around the central photo of a dead woman in water. Surrounding pics: a swimming pool at night; woman with finger to lips specifying a secret: silhouette of a man and woman kissing; a man and woman's hands touching; a woman's hand cradling the back of a man's head in an embrace; a woman with her hands in front of her as if warding someone off; a solitary man standing on a rock by the sea, head bowed; a man at a desk, looking up; a man holding a whiskey glass; a broken wine glass; a couple embracing, the woman looking upset.

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

*The Best Kisser In Prague* - A Work in Progress #BluePit📖 #W #NA #R #HS #🇨🇿 A slow-burn romance set in the chaotic, magical, 1990s expat era, Prague. Photo credits (pexels): Cartist, Cottonbro, Jeffrey Czum

Five Images: a disorganized pile of cassette tapes, a tram, a club party, and photos and drinks on a table. In the center, a couple kissing; Title: The Best Kisser in Prague

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R.J.M. — Writer — DRAFT 3! 📖🎮🎥🤖✍️🦸🏻‍♂️ @abysmalauthor.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

My pitch for #BluePit - still a work in progress, but one I'm happy with so far. Excuse the rather basic pitch, I wrote it on the fly! #BluePit📖 #A #YA #F #W

A classic fantasy tale set in the world of Riviera; when fledgling wizard Cassiel sets out to find the sorcerer who murdered her parents, she meets Rehara, a warlock who seeks the same sorcerer for her own reasons - to rescue a young girl whom the Sorcerer has kidnapped. But in a world where magic is outlawed and danger lurks in the shadows, can Cassiel trust Rehara — or will their secrets tear them apart? And what is the goal of their shared enemy?

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K. G. Starke 📚 🎨 🌈 @kgstarke.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#BluePit📖!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤 In the endless cycle between the hunters and the hunted, to survive you either have enough power to become the predator, or bind yourself to someone who does. STORM MOUNTAIN 🖤Romantasy 🔥Slow burn 💋Enemies to Lovers 🌶️Spicaay ❤️‍🩹 Healing 💀Curse 🪄Magic #A #F #R #Q #LGBT 🌶️💙📚

Title “Storm Mountain” is overlayed against a moonlight, snowy mountain.

Author K G Starke

In the endless cycle between the hunters and the hunted, you either have enough power to become the predator, or bind yourself to someone who does.

Centuries ago, humanity swore fealty to the select few capable of protecting them from the demons ever intensifying storm magic. Hailed as Gods, they created Pathway to keep their people safe. But as resources dwindled and populations grew, those on the periphery once again found themselves abandoned to the demons’ wrath.

An orphaned child of the borderlands, Sebastian was given a choice; join his family in death or use his lethal magic to become a Stormchaser and fight for his Gods. Decades later, he is a weapon, the pride of the Stormchasers. Yet, as his magic continues to grow wilder,he must choose once again. Either attain more power in hopes of conquering his curse, or put an end to it before destroying the only love he has left.

Alessandra lived in constant fear of discovery. With no clan willing to risk hiding her storm magic, her only option was to run. After a lifetime of looking over her shoulder, she finally found someone to take her in. That is, until a Stormchaser is sent to hunt him down. Alessandra is forced to face the consequences of not having enough power to protect the ones she loves, and loving the one she shouldn’t.

Alessandra, a blue skinned banshee woman, stands in the center of a wind tunnel while her purple dress and ebony hair billow around her.

Sebastian covers half his face with a gloved hand. He’s wearing a tight black shirt and has tan skin, silver eyes, and gold streaked, brown hair. In the bottom right corner, a shadowy creature curls around his arm.

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Here’s my #agentsguide to A CROSSROAD OF LILIES, my complete YA romance with a speculative twist! 🍄A magical mushroom curse 🍄A friends-to-lovers romance 🍄A retired childhood actor 🍄A bullied scholarship student 🍄An otherworldly secret they both must keep #Bluepit📖 #R #YA #Q

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Dierdre Cieran @dmcieran.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A girl with the ability to see the future in an isolated village must uncover the secret of a stranger's arrival to recover lost magic before everyone falls to an endless sleep from magic withdrawal. #BluePit #Q #MG #F

image of a desert with title "Under the Bright Sun" in block letters

images of books with related themes/tropes

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

In her quest to rescue Prince Edward from the clutches of evil stepsister, Cinderella, Adelaide Bryden must first confront the darkness that lurks within herself. 🌪️ 🧚‍♀️ Twisted Fairytale 🦸‍♀️Strong female MC ❤️ Slow-burn Romance STEPSISTERS coming Aug 2025! #Bluepit📖, #A, #F, #indieauthors, #Booksky

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Read the poem "Don't quit." Rinse and repeat as many times as necessary. The last stanza especially: "You never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar; So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit." #BluePitHype, #WriteSky

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Meet Ella Thackery, evil stepsister extraordinaire. Notable skills: horseback riding, dancing, and getting what she wants at any cost. STEPSISTERS coming August 2025! #BluePitHype, #WriteSky, #F, #Fairytale

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Missed the introductions yesterday! My name is R.L. Lynn and I will be publishing my debut novel, STEPSISTERS, next month! For readers who love a twisted fairy tale, a deliciously wicked villain, and an enticing slow-burn romance! #BluePitHype, #WritingCommunity, #WriteSky, #fairytale

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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A. Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends! We can't wait to meet you and your stories! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #AmQuerying

#BluePitHype
Q & A
July 8th

Introductions

Tell us about yourself ahead of #BluePit! What inspires you, what genres do you write in, how did you become a writer?

Pitch contests are also a great way to make/reconnect with friends. Remember to us the #BluePitHype tag!

5 DAYS TO #BLUEPIT ON JULY 13th!

@BLUEPIT.BSKY.SOCIAL

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Whoever catches the Prince, makes the rules. STEPSISTERS--August 2025 #WIPSnips, #WritingCommunity, #F, #Booksky

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Slow-burn romance: ✔️ Zero toxic masculinity: ✔️ Equal partners: ✔️ Sizzling chemistry: ✔️ STEPSISTERS coming August 2025 #WIPSnips, #Booksky, #WritingCommunity, #IndieAuthor

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

When you are blindsided by your mother's secret beau. STEPSISTERS coming August 2025 #WriteSky, #Writingcommunity, #fairytaleretelling

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