KT Reed
@ktreedwrites.bsky.social
Queer speculative fiction writer and reader. Roots in Montana and Seattle.
This academic fantasy had multiple love interests, badass magic tattoos, and hormonal student magicians. Dr. Walden was a nuanced character and a celebration of how wonderful it can be to reach adulthood, even in a society that overvalues youth. The Incandescent by Emily Tesch #booksky 🪐 📚️
Instead of our usual beautiful imagery, this issue's cover features an anti-AI statement in support of artists. 🖤 My editorial talks about it a bit more. www.lunastationquart...
I needed this to be a full novel! A haunted, sentient house. A body behind a locked door. Intriguing characters and a desert just far enough in the future to be easily imaginable. Rose/House by Arkady Martine #booksky 📚️ 🪐
My story “The Last Birthday Cake” appears in June’s edition of Luna Station Quarterly! This is my first published piece (!!!!!), and I’m so proud and honored that it’s in this wonderful magazine! Buy digital or print copies here: www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/066/ @lunastation.bsky.social
Don't hold me to this, but after a dozen re-writes I've finally moved the inciting incident up to the 2nd chapter (instead of the 8th). Please celebrate with me and also help me mourn all the scenes I had to cut to get here. #writing
I adored this! Time travel spy thriller, real and messy love story, and a narrator complex and deep enough to be likable and a bit unreliable. #booksky 🪐 📚️
Don’t know why it took me so long to realize the reason my novel is twice as long as it should be is that I have full stories for two POVs. Duh. But…how do I fix this #writing
Just when I was almost done with this draft, I decide to abandon it and go back to the beginning 🫠😂 why do I do this to myself? #writing
Anyone else struggle to appreciate 2nd person POV? Just finished a book with this and really wanted to like it—what a brave choice! But in the end the narrative felt too distant. Just couldn’t get on board. #writing
Really torn between editing to the end of this draft and going back to fix what’s broken in early chapters. Wish I could do both at once 🫠😂
One of my weird little flash fiction pieces got accepted for publication! Will have more details soon, but am celebrating my FIRST PUBLISHED PIECE! #writing 📚🪐📚🌈
One positive of this nasty chronic health flare is that I’m FINALLY learning to be a bit more flexible about when I write. I still do my best work in the mornings, but writing while dizzy is just not happening. 😵💫 #writing #disability
Desperately trying to cut down my manuscript’s word count while being overly precious about cutting any scenes is killing me. #writing
Got my first personalized rejection of a short story, saying the piece was “cool” but not the right fit. Taking that as a win! #writing
Finally feeling like I’m editing my prior draft instead of completely rewriting everything which is So.Damn.Exciting. #writing
Anyone use dictation to write? I’ve had a lot of vertigo lately that makes it hard to stare at a screen much, which is sad because I’m itching to write. Not sure how weird my writing would get if I was dictating instead of typing, but would love to hear anyone’s experience with this. #writing
Give me an update on your writing progress? I need inspiration and hearing about other writers writing always helps! #writing
Every novella I read, I end up just wishing it was a full length novel. Am curious if anyone has novellas they love that felt just right in length? #booksky
Looking for tools to help plan out multiple POVs 😱I was writing along happily following my outline, until this morning I realized one POV is far ahead of the other. Now I’m stuck. Help! Do I run out and buy a pack of notecards? Or is there an electronic tool that works for this? #writing
Was put on my ass this weekend by one of my worst migraines yet. I’d hoped to finish my next round of outlining, but, as so often happens, my intentions didn’t align with my capacity. It’s a humbling experience to be in these waves of chronic illness…🌊🌊🌊 #disability #writing #migraine
I’ve ditched word count goals—as someone with chronic illness, it’s not realistic to pre-prescribe how much I’m going to write. Instead, I’m trying to pop in and say “hello, I love you,” to my novel everyday. Even if it’s just going through a scene in my mind. #writing
You know it’s a good book when you get to the last page and frantically go back three chapters just so you won’t be done yet. #booksky
Taking a flash fiction class has vastly improved my novel! My writing is more vivid and my pacing is better. Would highly recommend this kind of cross-form workshop. More on this in my new blog post: ktreedwrites.com/2026/01/17/f... #amwriting #revision #fiction
From 1,000 to 100,000: how flash fiction improved my novel
I recently completed Clarion West’s Flash Fiction workshop. It was my first ever class focused on works shorter than a novel–flash fiction is typically capped around 1,000 words. I took…
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Turns out reading dialogue out loud does in fact makes it 10x easier to edit! Now please ignore me while I hunch in the corner muttering my manuscript at the wall…. #amwriting #revision #editing
Revision is a slog. I keep thinking the 3rd draft should be…better. I’m taking any and all words of advice and encouragement at this point 🫠🫠🫠🫠 #writing
A great winter read! A beautiful story about a couple who finds love in each other and in community in the most desolate, rugged of places. The magical element was so interwoven I started to doubt whether it was magic at all. #booksky 🪐 📚
Any other chronically ill or disabled writers out there who know the feeling of getting a good health day, and it turning into a manic writing session which then crashes you again? I try not to do this, but just can't help it if I wake up clear headed. #writing #migraine #disability
