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E.S. Hanson

@erinsamhan.bsky.social

sff and horror writer & Muppet enthusiast FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 they/them Currently writing: Project LOST TIDES🐚🌊⚓️ https://linktr.ee/es_hanson https://www.pcrf.net

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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is me but with inspo for the wip I said I was shelving for now

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Is anyone else feeling slightly crazy worrying about writing their silly little novels right now as the world actively burns? Or is that just me

#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 11mo ago

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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

Lost Tides (2025)

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

a close up of a yellow smiley face with a red nose and two hands on a white background .

ALT: a close up of a yellow smiley face with a red nose and two hands on a white background .

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Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · last yr.

Show us your writing process in a GIF.

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

Just broke 30k on this wip 🤭

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text on a white background reading: "Monroe draws her legs up to her chest, suddenly aware of how close her feet are to the edge of the pier, to the reaching, crawling Something spreading out from Mosswood's depths, patient and hungry and unknown. It glitters again, a neon light show of colors her brain can't comprehend, and she thinks of watching the flickering lights of passing cars on the highway from her window at the Wildwood Motel, her mother a shadow in her periphery.
Her mother, lounging on the bed, the saturated motel signs blaring through the window, washing in a mosaic of splashy, vibrant colors, not unlike the Something in Ponderosa Bay's waters, unearthly and untouchable despite how it reaches for her."
The word "bed" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for May 6 is "bed" *ahem* remember content/trigger warnings if you post something NSFW #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
May 6 - bed
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text on a white background, reading: "She has acclimated herself one finger at a time, and now she is ready.
Below her is a fine green carpet. A forest under the sea. A mermaid's garden, wildly grown. Bushels and stalks and waving reeds of kelp explode beneath her and she is falling to meet the bed of them."
The word "explode" is highlighted in green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for April 30 is “explode” #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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April 30 - explode
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

Very excited to have a weird little poem in @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social's GARLAND 3 alongside all these brilliant a-spec writers🖤🩶🤍💜

GARLAND Issue 3

GARLAND is a guest-edited biannual literary magazine by fifth wheel press. Named for a garland of sonnets, this magazine will be exclusively shaped by fifth wheel press community members. Twice a year...

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Elena Sichrovsky @esichr.bsky.social · last yr.

my first-ever time in the editor seat for an anthology! garland 3 is full of prose and poetry from the aromantic/asexual-spec community - lots of love from our hearts to yours 💜💚 thank you all for entrusting me and @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social with your work fifthwheelpress.com/garland

fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · last yr.

GARLAND 3, guest-edited by @esichr.bsky.social, is here! fifthwheelpress.com/garland

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

Me: omg this story is way more lighthearted than what I usually write🤗 My main character 500 words into chapter 4, uncovering a mass grave:

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

When I'm writing a slow burn romance and it is in fact burning slowly:

Natalie is ✨ writing a new thing✨@natalielouise83.bsky.social · last yr.

THE BALLAD OF AGNES DAY: Querying now! Like or DM if interested. 👀 🕰️ Change vs tradition 🔥 Feminist rage 🌊 Atmospheric setting 🪢 Twisty plot 🧜‍♀️ Fading folklore ❤️‍🔥 Love and sacrifice 💫 Chronic illness rep (own voices) #PosterPitQ #A #HF

A movie poster showing a wrecked passenger steamer on the rocks of an island using Pop Art colours.

TEXT: A 112k historical novel channelling The Fisherman’s Gift, The Sirens and The Square of Sevens.

The Ballad of Agnes Day: Twenty-five years ago, men made history. Now, one woman will change it.

When a storm wrecks his island’s passenger steamer, sparing only a girl believed to be one of the monstrous Finfolk, a grieving musician must find out the truth about who she is before more of his people die.

Carrie Walsh @carriewalsh.bsky.social · last yr.

Paddy & Betty fall prey to the toxic dynamic of the theatre industry. Both must face whether their artistic ambitions are worth the cost of their mouldering morals and careers. 🎭Faustian deal 🎭Bisexual celebrity in crisis 🎭Art school wankers #posterpit #posterpitQ #litfic #A

A red poster that says WELCOME TO THE ELYSIAN in yellow font. In the centre there is a picture of a theatre auditorium in reds and pinks, an usher watches over the audience and the curtained stage. Also in yellow text it says "London theatre is full of decay, desperation and debauchery. London's Elysian is no exception."

Christine Letizia @letiziawrites.bsky.social · last yr.

#Editors, come reserve your tickets to THE SHIVER, a spooky middle grade with The Conjuring vibes and a ghost hunting game that goes terribly wrong. #PosterPit #PosterPitOS #MG #H

Top/Title: The Shiver (in red)
Next: Based on the True Case Files of The Dunhams
Next: Five golden stars "The Most Immersive, Spooky MG Horror that will give you chills." beta reader
Next: MG "The Conjuring", Ensemble Cast, Social Anxiety, Ghost Hunting
Tagline: Some Games Shouldn't Be Played (in red)
Pitch: Twelve-year-old Sami Shane's creepy old house has a monster in its walls that feeds on nightmares. When her friends' ghost hunting game releases the monster, Sami must banish the creature before it steals their spirits and claims a body for itself.
Next: Written by Christine Letizia
Bottom: Rep: Morgan Hughes, Fine Print
Background: House in woods with fog and one light on in a window

Taylor Coffman @taycoffman.bsky.social · last yr.

Starting off #PosterPit with a poster for #Sirensong, where Iron Widow meets Steelheart as a traumatized young woman takes her accidental powers on a quest for vengeance, entering a world full of crime and corruption as she hunts for the puppeteer that possessed her mother. #NA #SF #R #PosterPitQ

A blurry portrait of a young brunette woman with a stripe of black and white over her eyes. The text across the top reads: slowburn, morally grey FMC, kill the rich, power and corruption, and found family. Below that, two awards read "Most Pride content in a single book" and "Best kittens with superpowers."

NA Sci-Fi/Romance
Taylor Coffman
119k Words
Sirensong

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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #F #H #A MOSSWOOD An unusual town. A dark, eerie forest. A string of disappearances. Three misfits. A mystery they would die to solve. THE RAVEN BOYS meets PIRANESI by way of David Lynch in this dark coming-of-age with queer & autistic representation!

A poster with an aged off-white background. In the center, a photo of foggy coniferous trees is overlayed with Josefa de Ayala's The Sacrificial Lamb painting. Above it, in a dark red sans-serif font, it reads "11-year-old Analía Monroe only finds solace in her small circle of misfits---her younger half-sister Rajel and best friend June---and the dangerous, magical world of Mosswood deep in the forests of their rural Oregon hometown, but their obsession may have deadly consequences." The photo is outlined with a dark red border. Above the border, in green sans-serif text, it reads "There is something in the woods." Below the lamb, there are dark red blood drips which give way to the title, a green serif font reading "MOSSWOOD" and then "a novel by E.S. Hanson." Below that, in the same red sans-serif font, it reads "Adult contemporary fantasy, folk horror, dark fae folklore, eerie forests." Bordering the image are small golden guardian angel figures.

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text on a white background that reads: June gets an idea. She thinks of her mother's thin hands grasping June's own---small and childish and still so trusting. The violet ribbon she had weaves between their wrists. Her mother's smoke-rough voice: Now we're bound, right? Now I'll always be here, even when I'm not.

The word "idea" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 23 is "idea" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
March 23 - idea
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text on a white background reading:
Analía, half-covered by overgrown grass, passed her a red plastic Bic lighter and huffed, "And you're supposed to be in bed."
The narrow box under her arm unsheathed to reveal a few thin, typha-shaped sparklers. Her slender fingers plucked one from the box and Raj flipped the lighter on without protest. Within an instant, the sparkler was a dazzling burst of fire, carving out Analía's face with peachy light.
She smiled coyly at the growing flames, apparently proud of her own feeble act of rebellion.

The word "protest" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 21st is "protest" Here's my real life "use the word in a sentence"... The weather seems to be protesting the arrival of spring with freezing temperatures! I'm so ready to stop being cold! #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
March 21 - protest
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

We're celebrating our main characters' birthdays ok!! Sorry for ruining your life girly💔🥳

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips You know what... close enough

Black text against a white background which reads: Once you have been infected, it takes only about five days to kill you, and there is very little you can do to stop it. Five days and everything you were is gone. A single, microscopic, unicellular organism dragging itself through your skull with spindly, false arms---that is all it takes to destroy you.
All summer long, when she and Jason would swim in the lake, she would float in the water, crane her neck back, and slacken her jaw so the sun-warmed water filled her mouth, curious as to what horrible, crawling things would climb inside and eat her back.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 20 is "viral" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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March 20 - viral
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips We loveee a run-on sentence<3

A wildly unedited first draft.

Black text against a white background that reads: They trudge up the hill together toward the farmhouse, the evening winds combing back the fields of browning grain and rattling the serpentine scarecrows on their posts. From up high, the village is cast in shadow, a dim blue glow that eats at the edges of the narrow streets.
It occurs to her then, dredging through dusty earth and decaying crops, the insects and high-dwelling birds crowing all the while, that Edrebet is a haunted place.

The word "crops" is highlighted in pale green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 18 is "crop" #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

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March 18 - crop
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text against a white background reading: "Again, avoiding the question."
She sighs, collapsing onto her bed and holding the cross up in front of her face. The light fixture behind it minimizes it edges, carving it out into something softer. Isn't that always the question?

The word "minimizes" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 16 is "minimize" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
March 16 - minimize
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

Neon Violet no-context spoilers

E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text on a white background reading: The girl standing in front of her is wearing her face.
Maybe she really is her, but this other self is older, the perfect image of what a girl like her should grow up to be; spitting blood down her chin and holding out her proffering hands like a true martyr. Another headless saint.
The word "grow" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 13 is "grow" If you use graphics for your post, don't forget the Alt Text! #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips

Black text on a white background reading: Hands with cracked nail polish and blisters on their soft underside clutch the handlebars; a dark-haired little girl passes her seashells; a severe, similarly dark-haired woman with a narrow, piched expression on her face switches off a truck's engine; pale, freckled hands turn the pages of a book---calloused, working hands.
The word "woman" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 12 is "woman" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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March 12 - woman
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

#WIPSnips Ah, a classic lesbian experience: the awkward tween middle-of-the-night sleepover conversation had in total darkness.

Black text on a white background reading: "Mhm," Monroe hums in confirmation.
June feels her shift around, tugging on the quilt they share as she flips to her side, but June remains on her back, staring up. The glow-in-the-dark stars across the sloped ceiling glow acid-green in the darkness.
She doesn't know what she might say if she looks at her now.
The word "share" is highlighted in light green.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last yr.

The #WIPSnips word for March 11 is "share" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

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March 11 - share
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E.S. Hanson @erinsamhan.bsky.social · last yr.

Sometimes it feels silly writing little stories when the world is actively on fire. Then I have to remind myself that this is what people have been doing at every point in history.