Ara Lani

@aralani.bsky.social

22⚜️🇳🇬 dreamer⚜️A lover and a fighter⚜️B.Sc Architecture⚜️YA/A Romance and Fantasy Author⚜️Somewhere between Neverland and Wonderland (revision hell actually)⚜️RTM ‘25 mentee

The Trans Rights Readathon is back for 2026! From books about trans elders to comics about trans joy, genderqueer fantasy and non-binary memoirs, here are a few suggestions of trans books to help you get started on your reading journey this Trans Rights Readathon! #trr26 #transrightsreadathon

Trans Book Recs For The Trans Rights Readathon

From books about trans elders to comics about trans joy, genderqueer adventure and non-binary memoirs, here are a few suggestions of trans books to help you get started on your reading journey this Tr...

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IT’S HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes! **See more details below 👇**

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2025 highlights ⚜️Did not pass out🎉 ⚜️Got into a mentorship✨ ⚜️Had vague publishing news for two seconds ⚜️Graduated with (most of) my sanity ⚜️Still had the gall to apply for Masters ⚜️Got Halfway done with my edits ⚜️Got into M.ED Program

Week 1 stats- 2367 words written 50k mark reached 1 chapter completed.🎉 Seeing as I got one chapter done and have finally gotten into the story, I might up the word count to at least 1k (with 2k in mind). Won't be easy, but I could try once.👀

Now that I'm done with school, it's officially time for #NonStopNovember. And this will be my accountability thread to finish my rewrites for The Living Wife. The goal is 500 words a day, at least 5 days a week. Outlines was done in October and I have 48k words done now so... Let's get to it ✨

hi, I suck & im broke & im posting from my phone's 5g bc i can't pay our internet bill. $1 or $5 or $10 all helps. the total needed is $280. my Venmo is @ndmedinaaa, cashapp is $ndmedinaaa, PayPal is @ndxwrites. please help urgently 🙏 ty if anyone reads this & im sorry

With Roundtable Mentorship program for 2025 coming to an end, I would like express my deepest gratitude to the program, founders and mentors. I would especially like to thank @frais3007.bsky.social, my mentor, for her consistency and care with my book and her grace and patience 1/

Once the decorated son of the Bel-Cadyr, Xelan wants nothing more than to fade away under his scornful title as the Black Widower. But when Amara survives their fatal union, Xelan will stop at nothing to protect her from his treacherous world...and his starving heart. #roundtablementor #A #F #R #UN

9x9 moodboard for Xelan from ‘The Living Wife’:

Top L-R: the words ‘I am of the notion that love does nothing but find ways’ in white and  ‘to toy with me’  in cursive purple against a black background; a silver sword laid on a map, a lit candle placed in front of a small mirror on stacked books which reflects an unlit candle

Middle L-R: a pocket watch with the time set to four minutes to 12; the word Xelan in silvery white against a black background; an illustration of the moon

Bottom L-R: a dark tombstone on snowy landscape; a wilted flower in a glass vase; a silver canehead shaped in the form of a dog

A town with missing memories. A snowstorm that never happened. A dark figure playing a fatal game behind the scenes. And a dead girl walking with the answers. The only problem? She doesn't remember them & she has 30 days to figure it out before she dies again. #roundtablementor #ya #f #un

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ADDIE LA RUE X BEFORE I FALL On the verge of death, Safa makes a desperate bargain with a mysterious jinn. Now she has 3 obscure clues, 0 memories and 1 month to win back her life. 💘 Reluctant Allies-to-lovers 🔍 Amnesia with a twist 🇵🇰-rep & folklore ⏳ ticking clock #roundtablementor #ya #f #un

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Haunted by grief, Amara’s quest for death leads her to Xelan, the Black Widower. But when their union yields her survival and an unwanted soul tie, Amara and Xelan must navigate their new bond as they face Xelan’s perilous world, and the forces that were after her all along. #roundtablementor #A #F

Mood board of the living wife:
Top L-R: A close up of a man in medieval clothing, Two hands bound by a long red ribbon, a curly haired girl leaning on a statue.

Middle L-R: Glowing amber eye, the words ‘The living wife’ in white against a black background, a sun globe lamp encased in branches.

Bottom L-R: A close of a man in a white shirt holding a sword, a clock striking twelve, a bride clutching her bouquet to her chest.

I'm absolutely floored by the love I received during #DvPit. So grateful for all the kind comments, supports and the interest I got from both agent and editor. Wishing nothing but the best for us in the querying trenches

Death is what the grieving Amara seeks when she weds the Black Widower. What she gains is an eternal bond to a magical husband. Hope is what Amara clings to as she finds meaning in her second chance at life. But in the treacherous Sythmore, no call for Death goes unanswered. #DvPit #A #F #R #BVM

9x9 Moodboard for Amara from ‘The Living Wife’
Top L-R: the words ‘the funny thing about rock bottom is the only way to go is up’ in gold against a black background; a dark room with a bed against a wall with a window giving a view to daylight; flowers with singed edges on white sheets

Middle L-R: a hand holding a bridal bouquet against a black wedding dress; the word ‘Amara’ in gold against a black background; a headshot of a woman

Bottom L-R: a bouquets of white flowers, a hand holding up a lit candle as it melts in its palm; an gold illustration of the moon.

Once the decorated son of the Bel-Cadyr, Xelan wants nothing more but to fade away under his shameful title as the Black Widower. But on Amara’s survival of their fatal union, Xelan will stop at nothing to protect her from his treacherous world...and his starving heart. #DvPit #A #F #R #BVM #MH

9x9 moodboard for Xelan from ‘The Living Wife’:

Top L-R: the words ‘I am of the notion that love does nothing but find ways’ in white and  ‘to toy with me’  in cursive purple against a black background; a silver sword laid on a map, a lit candle placed in front of a small mirror on stacked books which reflects an unlit candle

Middle L-R: a pocket watch with the time set to four minutes to 12; the word Xelan in silvery white against a black background; an illustration of the moon

Bottom L-R: a dark tombstone on snowy landscape; a wilted flower in a glass vase; a silver canehead shaped in the form of a dog

TALE OF A NINE-TAILED x ADDIE LA RUE Stages of Grief for Amara: ⚜️Marry the Black Widower to join her loved ones ⚜️ Survive and gain an invasive fated bond ⚜️Slowly find will to live ⚜️Have Death choose that point to come for your life Living became a whole lot harder #DVPit #A #F #R #BVM #MH

Disney Starstruck x To All The Boys Sewa can totally handle curing popstar Nathan Ross of his potion-induced crush on her, if her old crush on him doesn't come back to screw them over first. ⚜️meet-cute fails ⚜️ Love potion sweeteners ⚜️”I like you” “you'll get over it” #DvPit #YA #RomCom #BVM