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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I keep forgetting to buy tteokbokki and now here I am, wishing I was eating tteokbokki and yet I am tteokbokkiless.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Coyote vs. Acme was a real tonic. Go see it, it'll make you smile.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I need you all to make The Nesting Room a rip-roaring success okay because I've got a fun scene for the sequel so strong in my head that if I don't get to write it I'll vibrate myself into dust.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

My first newsletter! It's a little insight into where we're currently at with The Nesting Room and what the weird limbo-like middle stage of a publishing journey looks like. I wish my real life desk looked like this picture: sjmontgomery.co.uk/News/ #kidlituk #youngteenauthor #debutauthor

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

UPDATE! The Nesting Room is now scheduled for publication March 2027! Nothing to worry about, just a change that works better for us all to align with print deadlines, and it means we've had more time to pour into dev edits and get this book in it's best possible shape. Exciting! #2027debuts

A screenshot of the Publishers Marketplace announcement for The Nesting Room, with the publication date of September 2026 crossed out and updated with March 2027.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Update! Still hot, busy and in the hole. Help.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I change my hair so often that 8 months later my headshots are already out of date. It's fine I'm clearly just too cool and sexy to be captured in a permanent manner.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Rearing my head to say hello I am: - Hot - Busy - In my editing and revisions hole - Still alive More book news updates coming soon I promise. FAREWELL.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Throw me your finest, freshest tips for when you're handling dev/structural edits? Sometimes I find it very hard to think about the bigger picture when all I can see on my screen is 1 page at a time but printing out the whole flippin thing isn't an option at the moment I think my printer would cry

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's a beautiful day to watch The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) again.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

NO female character makes me crazy crazy like Karen Page. I'm nuts about her. THAT'S my poor little meow meow.

Side by side images of Debora Ann Woll as Karen page in Daredevil (2015) and Daredevil: Born Again (2026).

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Marley Rose-Teter @marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Today is cover reveal day for THE BONE BRIDES, and I am vibrating like a star in the sky! Not in my wildest imaginings did I ever think I would have a cover this beautiful. THE BONE BRIDES comes out Sept 29th---with exquisite spredges exclusive to the first edition! Pre-order links in bio!

Blue graphic with glowing yellow text that reads, “COVER REVEAL!” and credits art to Marcela Bolívar and design to Caitlyn Boyd. The cover revealed is that of THE BONE BRIDES, by Marley Rose-Teter. The cover’s main color palate is glowy blues and aquas and features two girls holding hands while standing face-forward. One girl has a missing eye and a place her torso reveals instead a ribcage. The other girl has a hand that has become skeletal. In a satchel the second girl wears sits a skeleton-rabbit. Behind the girls looms a large skeleton-deer, with one antler replaced by vines. Very moody and atmospheric. The graphic also shows that the book has pale-green sprayed edges, stenciled with deer skulls and the same antler/vine combination.

Blue graphic (with the book’s cover watermarked beneath) that reads, “About the Book” followed by the tagline, “Hayao Miyazaki meets Guillermo del Toro in this Sapphic YA portal fantasy in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faery realm,” and the synopsis: “Nola James can handle it. She can handle that her father is dead. She can handle that her friends, bored with her grief, left her behind. Nola James has to handle it because Lumi―the love of her life and a faery changeling―is in danger. Not only is Lumi's human mother trying to kill her, but she’s being hunted by veiled monsters that want to return her to the fae. Hiding out in an abandoned cabin with only a skeleton-rabbit for company is hard, but Nola can handle it. And she does.

Until Lumi is abducted.

In order to save her, Nola must enter the faery realm: a boggy world in which eyeless horses parade as brides, ghost-bees produce transformative honey, and skeletons dance in skin-colored cloaks. Aided by a witch-girl with uncertain motives, Nola uncovers the realm’s terrifying power over changelings. Unless Nola can outplay an abyssal faery queen and find the courage to let the world see her own pain, Lumi will be trapped―not only in faeryland but in a skin that’s not her own.” Finally, the graphic lists the book’s publication date as September 29t, 2026.

Trope map graphic for THE BONE BRIDES that includes, “queer girls in love”; “are skeleton rabbits cute?”; “portal fantasy”; “mental illness rep”; “don’t look up”; and “haunted figs.” It also includes the book’s publication date of September 29, 2026.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I've been quiet because 1) The end of dev edits and pub feedback is in sight 👀 2) ONE PIECE LIVE ACTION SEASON 2!!! NOTHING IN MY HEAD BUT THESE SILLY ASS PIRATES

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

10,000 words of dev edits done between December and today. I need a medal, a nap, and a cocktail.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Day 4 of sinus cold with no sign of relief: huaaoourrghghh.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I hate to say it, I truly do, but in a live action of The Last Unicorn, Timothee Chalamet would make the perfect Schmendrick.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Nothing like a bit of Dectectorists to make me wish I was sitting in a field in mild weather drinking weak sweet coffee out of a flask.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I was supposed to be taking myself out for a little writing day retreat at Gladstones today but I woke up full of snot 😭 sofa writing/rotting it is.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

So many editors specifically have "no animal stories/animal protagonists" on their lists which is so sad for me specifically 😭 what's that all about. You don't want mouse? with sword? angry feminist mouse with sword and her gay frog prince best friend?? #UKKidLit

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Watched the first 2 episodes of Small Prophets and it's exactly the kind of thing I wanted to make in uni. It really reminds me of a script I wrote that I'm gonna have to dig out and revisit.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Suddenly remembered this for no reason and had to scroll back to find it and now I'm laughing again. Good morning, double ADHD peas.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Quick question for other writers: when does rest come?? Oh God when do we rest???? Thanks in advance!

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Jess Mey @jessmeywrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Have contacts in the UK? Let them know "Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder" was chosen for the Waterstones pre-order sale, and they can get it for 25% off until February 20th! #WPreorder www.waterstones.com/book/grace-a...

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Dor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

WARCROSS x CINDER x Greek mythology Tormented by screams in her augmented mind, fiery 17yo Psyche must use her telepathy to find her sister and free rebellious cyborg Eros from an AR Underworld game before the jealous CEO Venus programs him to destroy her. #cupit #YA #SFR #DTR #LGBT #scifi 💘🤖🏹

Two android bots, the phrase "live the myth, survive the game", a red arrow and bow, Greek columns, a cyborg girl, a polluted sky in a dystopian city, a labyrinth, a statue of Cupid with a bow

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Was there ANYTHING more smug than the kids on the playground who wrongly insisted the lyrics were "I'm blue, if I was green I would die"???

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I've been so busy working away at The Nesting Room but today I've been thinking about my other book on sub Lilymouse and how much I love it. It's so special and timely I am shaking it at acquiring editors like a bag of dreamies. Pspsps, you want feminist Redwall for modern audiences with LGBTQ rep?

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

My One Piece journey has been unconventional (read a few manga as a kid > dropped it > didn't care for years > watched the live action and LOVED IT > started watching the anime) and this thing will really have you saying the most dumb stereotypical shid like "oh man just wait til you get to water 7"

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I am so wildly flabbergasted that EVERY advert for any AI tool comes with the onscreen text "sequences shortened, results may be inaccurate, not currently available in this format". They're fully stating that it's a lie and their product doesn't work as advertised!!! Surely this is not legal.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

If you used AI to write it, I don’t want to read it. Simple as that.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I'm not very good at drawing, but I've never let that stop me; aka, it's #hourlycomicsday!

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Stephanie Rondeau, Author @stephrondeauwrites.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The cat’s out of the bag!! I’m so excited that I can finally announce this and shout it from the rooftops: I’M GOING TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR! My debut middle grade novel, TINY PURPLE THREADS will be coming out with Lerner in Fall of 2027. I cannot wait to share more of Sophie’s story!!

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Braved the cold and the wet to forage for seasonal life-giving sustainance (bag of cadbury mini eggs).

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In my nice week off work whilst I await first round of edit feedback (we go to print in May!!) I have visited family, watched films, read, done a watercolour workshop, worked on sewing projects, visited a museum, had a massage, and it's STILL not enough to distract me. What if I done writing bad??

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

This Overwatch news feels like seeing my wife come back from the dead but she's come back wrong.

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Jess Mey @jessmeywrites.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

"Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder" is now available to pre-order! Check out this amazing cover by El Stanton! angryrobotbooks.my.canva.site/datura-books... #coverreveal #mystery #cozymystery #booksky #amwriting

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Dave Capdevielle @cadaverdave.com · 30/01/2026

Completely shocked by the sudden loss of Catherine O’Hara, one of the funniest and most talented people on this planet. As a massive fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas, I couldn't think of a better send off than her performance of Sally's Song.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

F1 racing + dragon riders sounds like OUTRAGEOUS amounts of fun!!!

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Edit stage 1 is underway for my #youngteen debut and it's shaping up to be REALLY special. If you're looking for dark fantasy with no romance, horror elements, MG-YA cusp that captures the pain of being 14, and if you were ever scarred by the Animals of Farthing Wood, this is for you #books #kidlit

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

HELLO I'm so delighted to finally officially share A TRUE GENTLEMAN, the graphic novel I’ve been working on for the last few years & is very close to my heart. Inspired by a lot of real queer & trans history and my own disability, with big marsh, big ships & BIG YEARNING #books

Publishers' marketplace screenshot about A True Gentleman, "a queer historical romance fllowing a trans teen grappling with masculinity, diability and empire after his dreams of proving himself at sea take a turn - and his sweetheart's secret plans to see him again. to Caitlin O'Connell at Penguin Workshop, for publication 2028, by Jessica Mileo - Rights to S&S UK by Louise Lamont at LBA books."

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Scrolling on dafont feels so old school internet to me I'm glad it still exists. A favourite pastime of GCSE graphic design kids everywhere.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Out this valentines day! Give them the gift they'll remember with Taskmaster: The Album! Two deluxe CD's with all your favourite hits, including "Over My Shoulder", "I'm Always Seeing You Do Cool Stuff/Rosalind is a f*****g nightmare", "Me Fern Brady" and "Compose a Solo (less than thirty seconds)"

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MrTom 👾 @mrtom.uk · 27/01/2026

Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!

The "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" meme. The Facebook post is from 27th January 2020

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I hear that many debut authors are unprepared for the unglamorous realties that come with the territory. I, however, have been creative freelancing on and off for a decade and am therefore untouchable. I have put on this clown hat many times before and danced silly dances you cannot even imagine.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Also, if you borrow an author's book from a library in the UK, that author gets more than 12 pence per loan in Public Lending Rights. Any author can earn up to £6,600 per year this way. For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.

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Soph | S.J. Montgomery @sjmontgomery.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The only way I've been able to focus on writing lately is with the TV on (on the right show, at the right volume, what is the right show and volume you ask? takes about 30 mins of trial and error to divine) plus electronic music on over the top (also of the right type and volume). Unmedicated who?

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