Do you remember the feeling of watching K-On!, or Love Live? The joy of watching a group of friends create something truly magical. You smile. I want to capture that feeling. So, I'm writing something that will make me smile wide - an all Black girl string quartet. Follow along my journey.

I'm changing my genre. For now. Because a slice of life, non fantasy story is, so far, one of the only stories that I wrote for me. No expectations. No dreams of being perfect, of writing something to launch my author career. It's fully, 100% for me. Not perfect. Me. #bvm #writinglife

Sometimes, you just need to have someone put things in perspective. I wanted to give up on my book until my mom gave me hard truths to swallow. And, I learned that I like stories to forever live in my head and not actually put them down in a structured outline. It's a problem. #bvm #writing

I think I forgot that writing is supposed to be fun. After chatting with y'all, with being so reflective of myself as I struggled the day after that…there was a comment that stuck with me and made me pause. I…I'm not having fun. Instead, I'm trying to be perfect. I'm going to breathe. #bvm

Do you ever worry about writing in harmful black stereotypes in your characters? She can't be too popular because it gives Jezebel, she can't be too rebellious because it gives Sapphire. Am I just reinforcing these tropes? I…just hate this. #bvm #blackauthors #blackwriters

Plotting the end of your novel sucks. I decided to sit down and come up with a solid plot for my novel - specifically, the ending. I couldn't do it. Because coming up with an ending felt like me already parting ways with my main character. ...this will be a problem. #bvm #writingcommunity

Have you ever tried to write a draft of a novel without an outline? I've been in this endless cycle of coming up with a vague plot and then changing it because it doesn't work. It's frustrating time and time again, starting over Folks - how do I get out of this? #bvm #writingjourney #writers

I rarely admit that I'm a Christian Fantasy Writer, because when I think of the genre, I think super white. And two - just the negative connotation of being Christian. I felt that when writing yesterday. But I’m claiming Christian Fantasy as my own. #bvm #christianfantasy #blackbooksky

“You think it’s just humans being evil?” “No. But it’s always humans making it worse.” #BadBlood #SpecFic #UrbanFantasy #BlackBookSky #WritersOfColor #WritingCommunity

It's really rude of things to cost money with the state of our TBR lists🙄📜 [😋Meme by Cassondra Flanery] 📚💙 #BookSky #Books #Memes #Funny

Do you ever get the feeling that the side characters in books don't have lives outside of the main character? I’m currently trying to make sure the members of the secret society in my novel have their own agendas. Do they trust each other? #bvm #blackbooksky #writinganovel

ICYMI... #Booksky #BlackBooksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic eARCs are open for SAGEBORN, the first in my YA Fantasy trilogy, coming October 7th! Apply before July 31st at bit.ly/Sageborn-ARC... Nothing stays hidden forever...

❤️ We're patient, but are our love interests? 😜🔥 [:art: Original art by Chantal Galindo] #booksky #slowburn #romance #slowburn

Hello! I realize that I haven't actually introduced myself on here! I'm Janae, an aspiring fantasy author. I'm currently on the fourth draft of my YA novel about a high school secret society. Looking forward to being in community with you all! #bvm #blackwriters #blackbooksky #authorcommunity

It's so hard writing character dynamics. Do I even like their personalities? I just want to keep changing them. Thoughts of Day 9 of writing the fourth draft of my novel. #characterwriting #bvm #blackwritersky

Here are the words for #WIPSnips for July 7th through July 13th. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#BluePit is back for the summer! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects! #BluePit will be taking place again on July 13th, 2025! And #BluePitHype starts July 8th! #WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

I'm a disabled trans author living with hunger. Please support my comic on Kickstarter. Kobra Olympus is a trans Muslim lesbian superhero who has to save the life of a leftist politician from a global conspiracy. #comicsky #mutualaid PLEDGE TODAY www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

You know what? It's okay that a draft is just me throwing my ideas onto the page to be organized later. Thoughts of Day 8 of writing the fourth draft of my novel. #bvm #writesky #writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting

Don't talk to me until I finish this routine, okie dokie? 🙂‍↕️ [🤪 Meme by Talia Khorassani] #BookSky #BlueSky #Meme #Funny #BestCombo #CoffeeAndBooks #Bookish

Why is it so hard to write what you say you're going to write, instead of reasoning that it's not a good idea and then writing something completely different? Thoughts of Days 1-7 of writing the fourth draft of my novel. #bvm #blackbooksky #blackwriters #novelwriting #fantasywriter #wip

A definite worst-case scenario 😓📚 [Original art by Layla Dehrab] #booksky #reading #booktok #bookish

Incredible opportunity for aspiring Black authors! (And check out the mentor list 🔥) #blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #kidlit #yabooks #blackauthors #blackcreatives

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🔔 OPEN APPLICATION REMINDER! Unpublished Black authors are encouraged to apply for our 2025 Black Creatives Revision Workshop in collaboration with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ! Apply below ⬇️ Applications close on July 1st, 2025. 💻 bit.ly/BCRW2025

Check out these 10 memoirs by queer authors that celebrate, reflect on, and get vulnerable about the LGBTQ+ experience in our new article 🏳️‍🌈📚 🔴TW: homophobia, transphobia, sexual abuse, sexual violence buff.ly/M8QsWXr [Article by Phoebe Pineda] #booksky #pride

Indie authors are NOT pushing out books too fast. Everybody writes at their own pace. Making closed-minded remarks about a writing process you know nothing about is ridiculous. #booksky #blackbooksky #authorsky

But at least, we have a whole book to read it 🤣 If not, then it will just finish in half of the book 📖 [🤪 Meme by Janae Hill] 📚💙 #BookSky #Meme #Funny #OneConversation #SolveAllProblems #WhyThough

Lord, we can't help with this 😭 But we still read anyway 👓 [🤪 Meme by Janae Hill] 📚💙 #BookSky #Meme #Funny #Problematic #SorryNotSorry

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From figuring out finances and career planning to discovering one's strengths and life's purpose, the books on this list will guide Black teens to success, no matter what path they choose to take.

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It gets us every time!!! 🫣 [Meme by Janae Hill (@janaelhill.bsky.social)] #booksky #plottwist #shock #book #bookworm #reading

READY FOR COZY FANTASY? 90+ books, all deeply discounted. 70+ are free or 99c. ONE DAY ONLY. Ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks, hardbacks. Diverse characters, themes, authors! COZY THE DAY AWAY on MAY 16th! cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org #cozythedayaway 📚🌍 🪐📚🌈🚀💫 🖤✏️ #disability #diversity

Home - Cozy Fantasy Sale

This is the home page for the Cozy the Day Away Sale series, where the first-ever cozy fantasy group sale happens! Sales in 2025 have…

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Karryn Nagel@karrynnagel.bsky.social · last yr.

This is the final sneak 👀 peek of the #Cozy the Day Away Sale coming up this Friday, May 16th! #Paperbacks, #audiobooks, bundles, and more! www.cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org