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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Oh that sounds awesome! Congratulations!! And thanks so much! I am about to be in the weeds of revisions myself 😬😬, but it is a great feeling to actually get through a full draft of the sequel. My book is a fantasy/fairytale retelling 😁

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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 · 20/06/2026

Omg, thank you so much! That made my night and is greatly appreciated! 🙏🙏 And your book sounds wonderful. I hope you find your editing groove soon!

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

Hahaha, agree 100 percent!

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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

Yeah, the worst part of the editing process for me is like the last 5 percent haha. That's when I tend to get perfectionist on phrasing that probably no one would notice.

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

That sounds fantastic! 🤩

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

Oh, that sounds awesome! Good luck with the editing! It can be a tedious process, haha. I shall be there soon, myself.

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

So sorry to hear of your struggles! I am also writing a sequel, and it can be rough! I hope you keep writing! ❤️❤️ Even if it's other projects or short stories or whatever. I have found that just consistently writing and getting good feedback has really helped my craft over these last few years.

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

Oof, editing can be so rough! I am close to my draft of my sequel, and then I will be right there with you. And wow! 840 pages! That's awesome. Love that it was a tribute to your dad ❤️.

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

Thanks so much, Gary! It is a super difficult process. I had about four false starts with all different premises (even making it 50-100 pages in) before I was finally able to see it through. 😊

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

Wow! That all sounds incredible, Gary! Congratulations on your success! It is a hard road, but worth the struggle.

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

Wow!! Congratulations, that is huge! So nice to meet you! 😊

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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 · 25/02/2026

Also I just noticed that you got representation for your book!!! Ahhhhh, way to go! I am so excited for you! Huge congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Awww, yay!!! I just saw this. Haven't been checking bluesky as much. This makes me so happy! 😊 😊

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

Ahhhh KJ!! Thank you!!! 🥹🥹🥹

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

Thank you so much, Iris!! <3 <3 I super appreciate the support!!

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

Thank you so much!! ❤️

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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 · 10/10/2025

Done! Good luck with the sales! I am newly self pub, and will be wading into the sales trenches myself! I would love a repost of my newly pinned book announcement! 😊 Thank you for all you do! bsky.app/profile/rlly...

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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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R.L. Lynn @rllynn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

It is a nice by-product of the exercise 😂

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

This is absolutely adorable!

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

This is a super cute premise!

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