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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I'm not sure what to build up: threads or here. Anyways I'll have publishing news soon. I'm only saying this here since no one will see it lol

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Authors, what's the most you've rewritten or replotted a single book? I've lost track, but I think I'm up to 5.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Does anyone else get such great novel ideas in their dreams that you write them down while still dreaming?

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Researching publishing story stories to KDP and charging like a couple cents

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I take it as they don't know how they'd revise it to make it better.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I'm writing a dark academia novel that compares the institution of college to the right arm of white supremacy and yet I know readers won't consider it DA enough because it doesn't play into the aesthetics of dark academia. That's not all there is!

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I'm getting back into fanfiction. Are they're any big ones I've missed?

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

If I succee in drafting and revising two more books for my agent in 2025, then I will be writing book 2 of my fantasy trilogy. Looking at a 2026 summer pub date?

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I mean the Vikings were cool and all, but some of y'all just way too obsessed with them, there was some srsly banger shit happening around the world at the exact same time that was at least as interesting if not more

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I am enjoying rereading my Yellowface x Candyman wip. However, I'm supposed to be revising a completely different novel for an editor

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

It's both comforting and saddening to read your book and know this one will probably reach more audiences because it's not about race

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

The shocking thing about me is that I actually don't enjoy going to bookstores. I often can't afford the books and I've picked up books that I absolutely did not need to own. But today at the airport, I found some books I've never heard of. Here's to reading new genres.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

There's so many books I want to read with great premises, but then the reviews are too bad to take a chance on it. I'm really longing for a good romantic subplot with characters that I'll obsess over

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Thank you! Let's hope publishing wants the same 😅

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Just saw a book very similar to mine. Im holding out a bit of hope in the new year, but it's not looking good

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Thanks 🥺 hopefully at least one editor also wants this

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

My next book is Yellowface but at a plantation museum. But would anyone even want to read this? It less about race and more about what we chose to write about as authors and researchers. But no one wants to touch race with a 30ft pole. Am I fucked?

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Starting in January, I'm going to pretend my book sold and that I have fans demanding the next book. I'll take everything I'm jealous of in others and pretend it's mine

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Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 14/12/2024

Spoiler alert: if a work explores “a dark chapter in our nation’s history,” chances are the subject is an ongoing series and not an isolated incident.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I wish I had the opportunity to connect with more offline. I studied it for a few years but most of the writers were there for the elective or weren't interested in pursuing a career. I plan to go back for my MFA, but I wanted to wait a decade. Now I might go back sooner to feel less alone

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I'm tired of guessing what people want when I edit. I'm so often tempted to hire an editor just so someone can tell me how to fix things. But then I remember I shouldn't have to

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I think a large reason I haven't been able to connect with other writers is my feeling unlikable. As if everyone can feel my desperation and automatically avoids me. I wish I had something to ease people into knowing me

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

It's a good day to be a New Jerseyan. PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This day 2 years ago I literally dreamt up the first act of my sapphic PJO urban fantasy, leading me to write the first draft in 14 days! This book forever has my heart 💜 Looking for a home at small press 👀

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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#Auhtors how are y'all tracking your total work count for the year? Is this a feature of #Scrivener?

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Rami Jarrah @ramijarrah.com · 08/12/2024

DAMASCUS: 1000s of prisoners have been freed from Sednaya prison, now flooding the streets, an monumental moment. For many, the frantic search begins, desperate to know if their loved ones are among the living or the lost. Either way, the "human slaughterhouse" is no more.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

🥳 thank you so much Thomas! I returned the follow

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Hello #writers 👋🏾 I am one follower away from reaching my goal on IG. I hope to connect with more writers and #booklovers, especially with the ⏰ app maybe getting banned. I follow writers and #bookish peeps back!

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Katee Robert @kateerobert.com · 05/12/2024

One of my favorite things about the other place before it went SO BAD was the sheer discoverability when it came to debut authors or new-to-me authors announcing deals and cover reveals. I found so many gems that way, and it hasn't been replicated on any other site. I hope I can find that here.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Sometimes I read a book with prose so similar to mine I don't know what to think

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Are there dark academia book duologies?

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Is anyone else framing their reading goals not by number of book but by quality? I'm hoping to be more considerate with what I read instead of focusing on what's available to help me read more books

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

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Cecília Olliveira @cecillia.com.br · 27/11/2024

“Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours”

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Mexican President Claps Back at Trump Over Tariffs

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to implement retaliatory tariffs should Trump implement his proposed economic measures against Mexico.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Is it bad I just want submission to end soon? We've nearly completed our sub list. This book went out when it wasn't ready. My chances feel ruined. I just want this to end

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I'm definitely hoping to find something other than a break since I've been off for a month. I really hope to find another source of happiness soon but it's bleak where I am

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

For so long my success in writing was my source of happiness, but that's all dried up now

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Thank you for sharing. I definitely realized a while back it's because my real life is lacking and unfortunately the sadness spans from not having any way to correct what's going on in my real life. It's like, I want to do better, but I lack the tools to fix it. I have no one around me.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Some writers clearly know more than me. It can't all be luck

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I'm genuinely looking for #author and #writing advice. I'm trying to figure out if I'm having a bad year or if I should quit writing. I don't want to, but maybe I don't have any other stories in me. I need serious help and I have no one to turn to. Please if you see this, reply with resources.

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Has anyone else loosely planned out their plot but didn't place any of the romance in? This is why I find romance plots that kick start the plot to be easier to see the structure of

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shardai @shardaismith.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

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