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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Two men, one book, and every kind of trouble in a gay midcentury romance about loss, legacy, and the inalienable right to read dirty books. books2read.com/authorauthor...

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Convincing you to preorder Author, Author with quotes of Ben overthinking: Living people kept on living…Kept on thinking about everything they might have done differently, every choice they wish they could make again. Life wasn’t a story, it was a strip of film—single exposure, no edits. No mercy.

Promo graphic for Will Forrest's novel Author, Author. A photo of an old typewriter, zoomed in on the sheet of paper sticking out of the carriage, showing a quote from the book.
"Living people kept on living…Kept on thinking about everything they might have done differently, every choice they wish they could make again. Life wasn’t a story, it was a strip of film—single exposure, no edits. No mercy."

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I'm trying to plan for the rest of the year, and for the first time since I started self-publishing, all but one of my planned book releases are already written. That's very comforting. I'm tired of being in a rush.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

someone reboot the holodeck pls I am begging you 🙏 this simulation sucks

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Dropping in just to remind everyone that you can preorder my next book Author, Author & have it in your hot lil hands in just over TWO WEEKS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH In other news, don’t let me write any more characters with anxiety for a while, I channel that shit. books2read.com/authorauthor...

promo graphic for Will Forrest's next novel Author, Author: a Midcentury Gay Romance, showing the cover of the book and a list of the story tropes:
1950s NEW YORK
BANNED BOOKS
CELEBRITY CRUSH
SUNSHINE/GRUMP
PTSD & ANXIETY
“EVERYTHING FOR YOU”
QUEER SIDE CHARACTERS

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

"your credentials look shady, are you sure Alberta's a real province?"

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

What does your brain look like while editing?

A red flag hangs from a gymnasium wall. It reads: we do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I'm thinking the Canadian border needs to detain her and ask about her foreign affiliations.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I sat down to journal all the stressors that are making me bug out right now and the list was way shorter than I expected. Maybe I just need to drink less coffee.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

For a while I was "I'll stay on Threads to be a voice for my community" 🏳️‍🌈🥺✨ but seriously the LibGen shit is just so craven and pathetic that I don't know if I can give Meta any more of my free content. They've already stolen enough.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

You got this! I'm finishing one that I gave up on in 2021, I can't wait to never think about this book ever again. 😂

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

“Ru…is this all you’ll ever be? “It’s been good enough for you so far.” “There’s so much you’re denying yourself. I don’t mean socially, I mean here, in your heart.” “My heart is pickled.” “It’s not. You’re a good man, Ru.” “Then why is it so easy to be the worst?” #WIPsnips

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ShardsOfBlue @shardsofblue.com · 12/12/2024

After today I decided I never again want to waste my time arguing with cis gays about why supporting Harry Potter and the Queen of the TERFs is harmful, so I wrote a blog summarizing the whole thing. Please do share it widely instead of wasting yours.

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So someone told you supporting Harry Potter is anti-trans

So, someone told you that supporting Harry Potter is anti-trans, and you either asked for more information or decided to argue about it…

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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · 04/03/2025

So this went from under 1000 signatures to almost 3000 in a matter of days. Can we get it up to 10,000 by the end of this month? (Hells, why not this week?)

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I once went to a conference about consent, and the one thing I never forget was when the presenter spoke about consent being *what the individual wants* and not what you think they want. True consent makes space for: "I hate everything that you're doing to me, don't ever stop."

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

BOOK SALE! It's Smashwords' 16th annual Read an Ebook Week and my whole on-site catalog is 50% off! Queer & MF smoochy shenanigans at anti-inflation prices - what's not to love? www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

Graphic for Will Forrest's books on Smashwords, to promote the Read an Ebook Week sale. A selection of Will's book covers are displayed on a subtle orange and gold background.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I'd be way more into Valentine's day if this was the mood. #valentinesday

A photo of a gloomy graveyard. Black and pink hearts are scribbled in the corners of the image.
The two-tone pink text reads:
thorny roses
broken hearts
diamond tears
deadly chocolates
first date: getting lost in an enchanted hedge maze
honeymoon destination: a windswept highland moor
couple goals: buried in the same crypt
#everydayishalloween

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

In honor of National Werewolf Day, I'm having a flash sale on my direct sales store for my disaster gay shifters in love novella series Hollowood Falls. 4 books in one, only $1.99 (Canadian, which is like a buck and a quarter for my US friends) books.willforrest.com/HollowoodFal... 🌈👬📚

A promo graphic advertising Will Forrest's cozy shifter novella series Hollowood Falls.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I just did a head count and all of the main characters and their close friends in Author, Author are either queer or trans or trusted allies. Even Harlan’s mom is unfazed by her son being gay, which is a lot for a story set in 1957. We have always been here! #QueerPrompts

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Author, Author is a gay midcentury romance about love, loss, and the inalienable right to read dirty books. Coming April 23, 2025 www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Author, Author: a Midcentury Gay Romance

Harlan Evans saved Ben’s life, long before they met. M…

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

“I pressed my eye to the knot hole and waited.” From a story Ben my MC is writing. Another ‘blue’ book for his pulp fiction press. I like starting books with a letter, a newspaper article, or other bit of writing. It's like a tight zoom that backs out to show the whole scene. #AskAnAuthor

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Greetings! I am the author, blogger & general nuisance Will Forrest and I have a new book coming out Apr 23: Author, Author, a midcentury queer romance of love, loss, and the inalienable right to read dirty books. #QueerBookSky #QueerPrompts

A promo graphic for Will Forrest's upcoming novel titled Author, Author. The cover of the book is a black and white line illustration of the main characters Ben and Harlan, standing with their arms around each other. Behind them is the New York skyline. A red and pink heart floats behind them in the sky.
Below the book is text that reads: April 23 2025

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Not really! She is an academic, and I write romance novels. But she taught me to love books and reading, so it all circles around in the end.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

My mother is a writer and I remember her early attempts at fiction. This influence simmered under the surface until we got our first computer in 1990. I wrote a bunch of terrible teenage stuff, then ignored writing for the next 20 years while I tried other things. Now its all I do. #AskAnAuthor

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

*to the tune of Piano Man* it’s six AM on a Saturday I’m looking for some way to stim when the urge comes upon me to clean my drawers I’ll quit when I’m halfway in la de-da-da-da-dah de-da-da etc. #ADHD

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Challenge: not turning a basic communications task that takes ten minutes into a week of anxiety and procrastination Difficulty level: Impossible. #AuDHD

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Trish Dukes @trishdukes.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky #StateMediaCensorship

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Trickle Down Theory is doing some NUMBERS today - get it for free & 100s of other Romance books - one day only - romancebooklovers.com #romancebookblast

A screenshot of the Amazon sales rankings for Will Forrest's novel Trickle Down Theory. The book is number 8 on the Love Triangle Romance chart, number 20 on the Polyamorous Romance chart, and #28 in Gay Romance.

a promo graphic for Romance Book Blast, a free book promotion. Pink and lavender hearts float behind text bubbles describing the event (see post for details.)
the url is www.romancebooklovers.com

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Chel | Ink Drinker 📚 @unboundbibliophile.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It's 2025, and it's time to diversify your bookshelves. Wanna know the best way to do that? FOLLOW BIPOC CREATORS!!!!! If you don't see your fav #BIPOC #bookish creator on this list lemme know and I'll add them! #blacksky #booksky #diversereads #indigenoussky #poc #latinx go.bsky.app/4fRkV8Y

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Be the change - break up with a billionaire today!

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haunted ghoulfriend👻🍬 @sliceofwife.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

my polycule and I noticed you from across the bar and we’ve decided to hunt you for sport

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

it was so "tell me know nothing about the economy without etc." like my dude, what?

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

the poets & jesters & fops are the only ones with the unhinged energy to dare to say the emperor is naked. see under also: never underestimate young women.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

my TBR: *sobs* I…I can’t… Romance Book Blast: you’ll take these books like a good lil pet… Now that I have your attention: Get in on 1000+ FREE romance books of every genre in the Romance Book Blast on Jan 28. Watch this space for the link #romancebook|#romancelandia

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

"Who are you people? Someone's wearing a wire..."

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I laughed so hard irl. "My brother in Chappel Roan WHAT?" If he'd said it to my face I would have had to leave the room. The US education system has a lot to answer for.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Just give Teen Vogue a Pulitzer already jfc Also: I hope this galvanizes a generation of young leftists to take up tax law as a career. Activism is possible at every level of society. Give them nowhere to hide.

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Every now and then I think about this interaction I once had and I have to put down my phone and gaze out the window for a little.

a screenshot of an interaction on Threads. don_wyoming says "stahlp with the subsidies nonsense. Oil subsidies go to Mom & Pop oil companies so they can compete with big oil. They don't go to major oil companies."
willforrestthewriter replies "lol sure. can we get some receipts on that?"

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

me: *opens app* me: *reads this* me: *closes app, throws entire internet into the sea*

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/01/2025

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

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Will Forrest, the writer @willthewriter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

"almost" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. I wish I could unknow things about him.

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