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Now querying my novel! How to Keep and Elf: Instead of solving all of Miriam’s problems, fulfilling the prophecy has saddled her with guilt, a town swimming in debt, and an elf she can neither keep nor free ⭐️Everyone deserves basic human rights⭐️

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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 9h
Mysterious Skin-Scott Heim A book you can read in an afternoon that will leave you subtly different than when you started. This is a book about CSA and the very different ways it can affect people. Thoughtful and satisfying but will "disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed". #booksky
The cover for Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 12h
Been reading a lot of good books that are not easily condensed into 300 character reviews. Especially when the content warnings could eat up the whole post.
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✧ SkyMagpie ✧ (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰
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Stjepan Sejic @stjepansejic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
IT'S ALIVEEEEE!!!! wrong gothic horror but you get it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/top...
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Letters to the Vampire Queen
From the world of Sunstone comes a new illustrated novel from internationally acclaimed writer and artist, Stjepan Šejić!
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They're both great books, but you have to cry and have a hot bath afterwards
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In other words, these are existing forms that you engage with and use, but this is not an act of plagiarism or repetition. Instead, through iteration (repetition) and variation, these 'strong forms' 'accumulate connotations' across the genre. They become richer, more complex.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just finished reading mysterious skin and bastard out of carolina and realized i could also do a movie double feature if i have the stomach for it
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Well dang, should’ve just memed it in the first place
An illustration by Gustave Dore for Dante’s Divine Comedy that shows two silhouetted figures standing on a tall summit gazing up at a great celestial conflagration of souls in heaven. Text reads “We already had free art for people who are broke or bad at designing things. It’s called the PUBLIC DOMAIN”
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spent all day telling myself "you have food at home" just to come home and fuck up my dinner like i've never cooked before in my life
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 23/09/2026
Some old drawings of a young Wonder Woman I did while working on my Black and Gold short story.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Game Misconduct - Ari Baran Age gap, hockey romance, rivals-who-beat-the-shit-out-of-eachother to lovers. Two dudes with a combined emotional IQ of 13 give each other feelings and barely survive it. This one gets dark, but it's tempered by the delightful narrative voice. #booksky
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sapphic rom-com shenanigans in space anyone? When a con-woman sets out to get revenge on the man that broke her sister's heart, her plan starts to unravel thanks to his unfortunately attractive sister & plot relevant Kosher Duck... Buy @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social LADY EVE'S LAST CON geni.us/5unVd
A copy of LADY EVE'S LAST CON by Rebecca Fraimow laid on a backdrop of pink glittery feathers, gold stars and pink and purple tinsel. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reading Blood of Tyrants for the first time and desperately waiting for Laurence to hit rock bottom so Tharkay can show up
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
3 Night Stand-Roxie Noir "What if you had crazy sexual chemistry with your new stepbrother?" is a premise that requires you to deliver on both the chemistry and awkward family get-togethers. Noir does it with ease and a well-handled subplot about addiction recovery. Delightful, with depth #booksky
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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
(steepling fingers, gazing deep into my scrying disco ball) yesssss, white boy, yesss. play that funky music. play it ... until you DIE
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
HATE that first draft feeling of KNOWING something is in the wrong place/badly written/doesn't make sense but also knowing i can't fix it until the draft is complete😡 #writersky
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Jodi McAlister @jodimca.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
August 30, A PRINCESS IN THEORY, Alyssa Cole. A masterclass in contemporary romance that I re-read so regularly that I nearly fell apart in fangirlish delight when I was on a panel with Alyssa last weekend.
The cover of A Princess in Theory
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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"It's not that deep, it was just an excuse for these two characters to have weird sex" you get back here and Address The Implications.
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 27/08/2026
Perfection.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
When Crack Was King - Donovan X Ramsey Ramsey seamlessly moves between personal stories and the overarching history of the war on drugs. In a straight-forward, conversational style, he shows how national forces created the crack epidemic and the real human cost. #booksky
The cover for the nonfiction book when crack was king by donovan x ramsey
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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
When I read posts I feel confused and unsettled but when I read a book I feel calm enjoyment. Ah well, time to read several hundred posts
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Better news: I have remembered that "plot relevance" =\= "how many words you have to spend on it". Sometimes an important character is introduced in one sentence and that's fine. #writersky
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Dudes love a podcast that claims it's telling you about how to attract women based on like, EVOLUTION. But not a single one of them are giving the real mating advice that I have seen in the scientific literature! Not a single dude has ever rolled me up a ball of dung at a bar and it shows.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Have not updated my "books I've read" thread in a hot minute because all the good books I've been reading lately have been part of series. I will post about His Majesty's Dragon when I finish, though. I might post about it A LOT
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Good news: i am the funniest bitch alive writing a thousand words a day Bad news: this draft is shaping up to be 120k jesus fucking christ #writersky
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 21/07/2026
“Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?” “You can now have nothing farther to say,” she resentfully answered. “You have insulted me in every possible method. I must beg to return to the house.”
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Lina Inverse Slayers
Alt: Lina Inverse Slayers doing the Dragon Slave spell
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I saw the first one you posted and immediately thought how good it would look in brown or orange. This is great!!!
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Saw Dessa in Phoenix last night. Would recommend. Did my makeup for the first time in weeks just to ruin it crying uncontrollably.
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/05/2026
So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I’m wheezing smittenkitchen.com/2026/07/spag...
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
SERVINGS: THIS IS A PRIVATE MATTER 
TIME: 20 MINUTES
SOURCE: SMITTEN KITCHEN
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Courtney/Lucy 🍉 from the river to the sea @magicalgurll.com · 29/07/2026
i once asked at an interview if my pink hair is going to be a problem and was told "absolutely not, we don't discriminate based on gender or sexuality or anything"
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Well, my options are to edit the book and keep querying or give up
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I am reading a lot, which is not to say I am reading anything GOOD
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Is there any advantage an ereader has over reading ebooks on my phone? I've been thinking about getting one but the slight reduction in eye strain doesn't seem worth having to remember to lug the thing around #booksky
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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Flavours of unreliable narrator: 1. Lying to reader 2. Lying to themselves 3. Misinformed 4. Not paying attention 5. Has weird priorities 6. Assumed you knew 7. Hates you 8. Bad communicator 9. Easily sidetracked 10. Will believe anything 11. Has weird prejudices 12. Just kind of dumb
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ngl doing that little thread for sending queries and getting rejections has made me a lot better about the whole process
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Phillip M Jackson @jollyjack.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Some people need it explained with visuals....
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
And a third that gets its own post because it was personalized, so that was nice :)
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Got two more that i forgot to mention
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Racket @racketmn.com · 09/07/2026
Everyone has the capacity to create art regardless of training, skill, or budget. That may sound cheesy but it’s true.
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The Revolution Will Be Crafty in Minnesota - Racket
How clubs, studios, and local creatives are coming together to bring affordable art-making to the masses.
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 09/07/2026
Oh, have I not told this one here? Okay. So Grandma had The Charisma.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Currently: SHE'S BACK BABY. FUNNIEST BITCH ON THE PLANET WRITING A THOUSAND WORDS A DAY
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Nicole Winchester 📚 @nicolewinchester.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I used to think I only had one story inside of me I had to tell. Lol. Lmfao, even.
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
There really is very little to post about the writing process. I could just alternate 2 posts forever: Post 1: Despair haunts me beyond the bounds of fatigue. I may never write another poignant word again ere I perish... Post 2: I AM THE FUNNIEST BITCH TO EVER LIVE #writersky
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thirsty - Lexi Lehan I just like books where a vampire has to admit that human food makes his tummy hurt while he's chowing down on chips and dip. This is a silly paranormal romance with enough internal conflict for a satisfying ending🧛🏻‍♂️❤️ #booksky #bookrec
Book cover for the novel Thirsty by Lucy Lehan
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
wall relief of Akhenaten worshiping the Aten. white text reads "don't talk to me or my sun ever again"
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Naomi Novik @naominovik.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨Ebook Sale alert: JUST FOR TODAY (June 25), HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON is $1.99 at all major ebook retailers! Just a reminder - A DEADLY EDUCATION is also on sale for $1.99 right now - ends Friday 👁️ 🎁Add to your library, or gift a friend! Find your favorite e-bookseller at: lnk.bio/naominovik
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Sydney Says @sohwriting.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Time and Time Again - Chatham Greenfield A time loop love story set in the beautiful and conflicting landscape pf being queer, disabled and jewish in florida. It acknowledges how difficult but necessary it is to get out of your comfort zone when it feels like the world is against you #booksky
The cover of time and time again by chatham greenfield
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