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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Charlie is a wonderful treasure of a human being, and this world is 100% richer for having them in it. Please support them if you can, hospital bills are no joke.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Folks, I actually WROTE this morning and now I feel 5 years younger and re-energised, damn, I should, like, write more often 😳 *she says currently having 14 books out* #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#queerwriters I START WRITING PROJECT: RELIA THIS WEEK AH This has been such a long time coming 😭 My prep work is as good as done (after the final steps last week ended up being a little trickier than expected), so I'm good to start writing on Thursday/October 1st 🥰

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#SpoonieAuthChat I *am* working on a new fantasy book! I'm hoping to get the full outline typed up today, actually ^-^

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Look, I just feel like today would be vastly improved by chocolate.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Aah, here I was sure that I'd finished plotting all POV characters for Book 15, only to realise this morning, as I'm copying my notes, that I paused one of them 1/3 of the way through and forgot to come back to it. Guess I'm not, in fact, done with the early plotting :') #writingcommunity

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good morning, #writingcommunity! How are your projects coming along? :) I'm *finally* making good progress with plotting Book 15 and will *finally* be ready to start writing next week 🥳 Really I'm just finalising the plots now! There's a lot going on with this book 😆

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And if you don't know what to put, just imagine you're describing the picture to your best friend who can't see it, okay? Because that's really all you're doing, except you probably don't know the person you're describing it for.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you genuinely believe that libraries negatively impact book sales, I don't even know what to say to you.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good morning, #writingcommunity! I'm back! 🥳 It's been so long since I've checked in 😣 I'm mostly used to my new routine now, so I'm planning on being here more regularly again :) But enough about me, how are you? What's been happening in your lives? What are you working on? 🤗

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Sorry I've sort of half disappeared again - things are a little manic before I start my new job on September 1st, and I have a ton of stuff left to sort before that :')

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M. A. Lucero @maevenstar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters It would be awesome if some of y'all went and read some chapters of Club Moonrise. 🤓 I think I made 3 available to the public and a few more are visible to followers. I wouldn't be mad if you liked it enough to spend the $4 to read more. ReamStories.com/maevenstar

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Alt: Shy Blushing Skunk in Flowers

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N.A. Soleil | Metacosm Chronicles @metacosmchronicles.com · 14/08/2026

My first visual novel is FREE on itch and Steam! It's a short, linear story (about 20-30min of gameplay) from the science fantasy universe my partner and I created! (My next VN has an itch placeholder page too 👀) itch: nasoleil.itch.io/fafo Steam: tinyurl.com/2c8mh8a5 #WeeknightWriters

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q6: The Once Upon a Fairytale anthology I'm in has just gone up for pre-order! Features a stolen child, a young woman determined to walk her own path, a mysterious hunter stalking the forest, a jealous enchantress, & 2 girls torn apart by fate 🙌 books2read.com/u/bw6WJ9

The ebook version of the Once Upon a Fairytale anthology lies atop a plain black book surrounded by autumnal leaves. The book's cover shows a thorny red rose against a dark forest background.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q5: You can send me cat or dog pictures any day ^-^ Like, feel free to spam me. It's fine, honestly 👉👈

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q4: Just remembering that I am not, in fact, running out of time would be great. I've written several books while working five days a week before, I can do it again. I'll also know some more details about the new job next week, which will help.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q3: The new Genshin Impact update came out this week! That was nice :) I may have set aside the whole Wednesday afternoon for it.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q2: I actually feel like I'd be doing a lot better if I had some cheese. Could anyone spare any cheddar? I'll take brie, too 😆

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q1: Eh, honestly, kinda so-so. I'm starting a new full-time job in September and am trying not to worry about everything I need to get done before then or how I'll fit writing around it once I've started. I'm TRYING not to feel like I'm running out of time to do everything.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Happy Friday, #WeeknightWriters! I'm Sarina, and this week I'm tired and made very little progress on my WIP 😩

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Need an easy read for these heatwaves? A Dream of Death and Magic is 99c/99p for a few days! Every book in this series has all the cosy vibes you could want from a dark urban paranormal fantasy (and a MC who struggles with these heatwaves as much as we do). #booksky sarinalanger.com/chaos-of-est...

The cover for the book A Dream of Death and Magic, featuring a metallic upside-down dreamcatcher with blue feathers on a blue background with golden sigils, sits against a sandy beach background surrounded by sunglasses, beach slippers, a starfish, a grey striped beach towel, and a wicker basket.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Folks, this book is EXCELLENT. It was also my introduction to horror. Go treat yourselves.

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AJ Van Belle (they/them) @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who's told me you've pre-ordered A Dozen Dystopias and How to Dodge Them! So incredible to know so many of you have already ordered it, and this book will be in your mailbox or on your phone/e-reader the moment it's released from Bloomsbury Academic!!!

Image of the cover of A Dozen Dystopias and How to Dodge Them: The Real Science Behind Your Favorite Fiction, and a screenshot of a post that says, "Absolutely blown away by all the people who've told me they've preordered already, almost 9 months before my debut nonfiction book comes out! The science of dystopia is about to have some eyes on it! 🔥"

The background is a photo I took of a house covered in flowers and vines.

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 12/08/2026

Remember when they were pinkie promising that they wouldn't train it on what was in docs? 🙄 (Re-sharing image with ALT text)

I cannot fathom how this happened.

I am a solo game dev. Yesterday, a player on my Discord was asking the Google Search Al silly questions about my game, to laugh at some of the answers. But the answers sometimes contained surprisingly obscure info that should not be available for a small indie game like mine.

Out of curiosity, I chimed in and asked the player to ask the Al about future contents in my game. Somehow, the Al spitted out the exact & highly specific character name "Vantage Tripod", which I had never mentioned to anyone. As far as I know, the only place where the info exists in a digital form is inside one of my own Google Docs, and this was NOT me speaking to the All (The player even asked the questions in incognito).

My game is not big enough for there to be much noise out there to confuse Google's Al, so I guess that's why it managed to give actual, scarily real leaks on my game (without being confused by online speculations), and I have no idea how it knew all this.

The screenshots only included snippets of the conversation. This is the full conversation on Discord, in case you want to get your own opinion on what happened (The entire conversation with the player lasted for an hour, where the Al gave other upcoming content info such as things I'd only ever mentioned on Discord).

Edit: kallico from Discord has been sharing comparisons between her private GDD (never made into anything) and Google's responses when she asked for ideas based on her game title. Hers is a much more reproducible case where the responses matched her GDD to a concerning degree across multiple clean contexts, and did not feel like reasonable things an Al could have inferred from her prompt. When she tried the same questions with Claude (which shouldn't have access to Google Docs), the responses were far more reasonable and significantly less similar to the contents of her doc.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For those of you who use Atticus to format your books- how are you finding it? I need/want to make some small adjustments to my book interiors and am wondering if it's worth getting. I'd use it exclusively for formatting adjustments. #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #queerwriters

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Anyone else really struggle to picture what their characters look like and what age they are or just me? 😩 I swear this is harder than marketing. #writingcommunity #fantasywriters

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#queerwriters I'd really quite like to finish at least two character profiles for my new epic fantasy this week, and I REALLY need to figure out the new POV who sneaked in and replaced one I did have figured out. #lgbtqwriters #fantasywriters

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Have a good weekend, #writingcommunity! Remember to make time for yourself, eat some cake, pet a cat (with the cat's permission, obviously). See you all on Monday 👋

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q6: I think an anthology I'm in should go live for pre-orders some time today or tomorrow, but I don't have a link yet. Should do next week though! ^-^

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q5: honestly, you're good 💛 I've been away for a while, pretty much all of July, so if anything, I've got catching up to do with all of you!

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q4: I'm going to be very vocal, if needed, about necessary mental health accommodations at work, because the idea of working from the office 5 consecutive days a week fills me with dread and shutdown warning lights 😅

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q3: I met up with a friend on Wednesday for her birthday and to catch up, and a cat slept on me yesterday! 🥰

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q2: the main thing I'm struggling with is not knowing what my routine will look like from September (new job). I don't know my new work pattern yet, so planning my writing around the uncertainty/lack of information is a no-go. Should know more next week though 🤞

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q1: I'm mostly just glad to be back at my writing desk now! July was ✨A Month✨, so focussing on plotting while I can has been lovely.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hello!! 👋 I'm fashionably late, but at least I'm back 😊 I'm Sarina, epic and urban fantasy author of many queer characters! I've sent Book 15 to my editor this week, and I've been fleshing out my 7 POV characters for my new epic fantasy series. It's going slowly, but it's going.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Who wants some queer af books? *raises hand*

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Danai Christopoulou | VILE LADY VILLAINS out NOW @danaiwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I would really love to edit a Greek myth and folklore anthology written by Greek, diaspora and BIPOC authors. If any publishers or powers that be are listening. I’m shooting my shot.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It's hard to make handwritten WIP notes when you're sitting on a sofa and there's a cat on your lap, isn't it? How am I supposed to balance the notebook #fantasywriters #writingcommunity

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Esta 4 is with my editor!! 🙌 I don't know why I kept fussing with this book, but I'm glad it's finally off my desk and on theirs 😅 #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Always fun when you skim through your draft and spot a name you don't recognise. #writingcommunity

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C.Quince🌈 Author @cquince.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If your favourite part of Robin Hood was Nasir or Azeem, then you may like my next book! 😁 i basically wrote Robin Hood meets Sleeping Beauty, with a West Asian character as the hero. ⚔️🏳️‍🌈 🪾🪾🥀🌹🪾🪾 Last day for Arcs, btw!!! Jump in now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🪾🪾🥀🌹🪾🪾 #booksky #mena #swana

A collage featuring stills of Nasir (Mark Ryan) from Robin of Sherwood, and Azeem (Morgan Freeman) from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

Trope labels graphic for my book. Tropes read: Fantasy. Dark Fairy Tale. Medieval Britain. Witchcraft.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'm a day late (sorry <3), but I'm sending Esta 4 to my editor this week! And, if time allows, I'll be character developing for the new epic fantasy :) #lgbtqwriters

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What's up, #writingcommunity! I'm back! ^-^ July was A Month. My whole plan changed on the 1st, so instead of editing and plotting, I was considering job options. I'll have a new routine from Sep, details TBC, so I'll need to adjust to that, too. But, for now, I'm back :) How have you been?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Seconded! @cknightwrites.bsky.social is an awesome editor and deserves the world. If you're looking for a new editor or your first one, you'll want Charlie. Your books will be glad to have them.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Happy Monday, folks! I'm off work this week which usually means less time on socials for me, so have a good one, friends. May all your writing be inspired, your worldbuilding flow, and your needed edits be obvious at a glance. Remember to hydrate. #writingcommunity

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 01/07/2026

The author used Claude to build the app, and that automatically makes it fruit from the poison tree. Not to mention that loading your work into it will more than likely feed genAI more. Don't do it. Don't use it.

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Vampi Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The official Pride Month may have wrapped, but we support trans authors all year!

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

OH, but, on a positive note, I finished the First Big Edit of Esta 4 today!! I have a scene and some other bits to add and a few things to check to make sure it's all consistent, but the actual first read-through is done. #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A few days ago, I fired my PA when I found out she's been using AI. Today, I found out I might lose my job. How's your week going, folks? #writingcommunity

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