"This doesn't feel like an indie book" isn't the compliment you might think it is. But also, it got me thinking about the current AI slop books, and how that's impacting an already-established bias many have against self-publishing. #indieauthor #selfpublishing #writingcommunity #booksky 📚

This Doesn’t Feel Like an Indie Book — Kyleen Wren

Several people have said this of When Stars Disappear . My initial instinct is to feel proud, because I’ve worked really hard to make sure my debut novel can sit beside any book from any publishing h...

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With launch week coming to an end, I'm feeling reflective. People have been sharing pictures, sending me messages, and leaving reviews all week, and I'm beyond grateful! Thank you so much to everyone for making the launch of my debut novel so special! 💛🐝✨️ #indieauthor #debutauthor

🎉 Happy Launch Day 🎉 When Stars Disappear is now officially available in bookstores everywhere! Join Bea as she tries to recover her magically-lost memories before someone she loves loses their mind, too... or worse. Light carries on, always. Even when stars disappear. ✨️💛🐝 kyleenwren.com/bookshop

My debut novel featuring a sapphic mc launches tomorrow, so my main focus is less on writing and more on promotion, events, and fulfilling orders this week. It's super exciting! But hopefully I'll have at least a little time for revisions on my dystopian science fantasy, too.

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#LGBTQWriteAThon October 19: Goals day! What are your goals this week? Big or small, share and cheer on others for the week to come! @queerwriters.bsky.social @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

I fully agree 📚✨️ "A book is proof humans are capable of working magic." - Carl Sagan

I got to sign books at Booktober all day, and it was really fun to meet so many awesome people! Official launch is in 2 days, but lots of people went home with early copies today. I hope they enjoy their time with Bea! 💛🐝✨️ #indieauthor #booklaunch #author #debutnovel 📚

I reread this nearly every year, so this year I bought the YA version for my 13-year-old to pass it on to the next generation. Do you have any books you reread?

As Banned Books Week comes to an end, I'm reminded why I edit LGBTQ+ fiction. I believe the work I do, editing your LGBTQ+ books (including erotica) helps fight back against book bans. Queer stories deserve to be told, published, and read, not censored.

👀✨️🐝💛 I'll be putting together book boxes over the next week. It's almost time!

✨Magic✨ used to be a bad word (any other former fundies out there?), but now it's an essential part of who I am, and it's in all the work I put out into the world. Here's to finding the magic in the mundane 🥂

Finding the Magic in the Mundane — Kyleen Wren

“Finding magic in the mundane” is a phrase I use lot. It’s practically my tagline at this point, and the reason I think it’s stuck with me so hard is that it’s a direct rebellion against an idea I use...

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I just changed both of my MC's names on a manuscript that's already been read by several beta readers. This is either the best decision I could make, or the worst. I guess we'll find out! 😅

📣Audiobook Sneak Peek and Narrator Interview!📣 Choosing the right audiobook narrator was super important to me, and it feels wonderful knowing my book was in Arielle DeLisle's award-winning hands! At the end of this interview, you can listen to a sneak peek of the audiobook 👀🎧📚

Interview: Arielle DeLisle, Narrator — Kyleen Wren

Having someone else voice your characters is a mind-blowing experience, and I couldn’t have found a better person to narrate this story. At the end of our interview, I’ve included a sample of the Whe...

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I'm a writer, but I'm also chronically ill. I spend more time than I'd like sitting in lobbies at doctors offices like this one. Thankfully, books travel. But I just finished my most recent read, so I need a new one for while I wait! Anybody reading something right now they'd highly recommend??

I don't see a future in which humanity survives without Reciprocity, Redistribution, Responsibility, and Relationship.

Did you know there's a book club guide for When Stars Disappear?? 🐝✨️📚 But I definitely advise waiting until you're reading the book, because there are major spoilers in the guide. 👀 (Oh, and that's the inside flap of the hardcover, coming Oct 20th! 😍) #wsdbookclub #booksky #bookclub

Looking for audiobook listeners to review an advance copy of my When Stars Disappear audiobook! It's perfect for #sapphicseptember, and is set in these cozy months! You can learn more about the story at kyleenwren.com/when-stars-disappear Comment below or send me a dm if you're interested! 📚🎧

I can easily get stuck on the line editing treadmill. Anyone else? 😅 #writing #writingcommunity

When Is A Book Ready? — Kyleen Wren

I’ve had to learn to recognize that sometimes it’s my perfectionism and anxiety at work, and not innovation or creativity. In fact, my continuous meddling can sometimes remove the clarity or character...

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Meet Katie Ayer, another one of the amazing neurodivergent women who contributed to When Stars Disappear! Here, she shares her design background, and the process for creating the cover for this book. #writingcommunity #coverdesigner #booksky #writersky 📚

Interview: Katie Ayer, Designer, Formatter, & Editor — Kyleen Wren

Katie Ayer has not only designed the cover and formatted both the physical and digital copies of When Stars Disappear , but also provided editorial feedback since the very first draft of the manuscri...

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So true. One of the many gifts of reading. "You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." - James Baldwin

"I think that’s the part of this journey that applies to most people, whether you’ve ever written a word of fiction in your life or not. The 'right' timeline is the one where we find the truest versions of ourselves. It’s the one where we do the thing, no matter when that is." #millennial #healing

Trusting the Timeline — Kyleen Wren

I imagined myself as a writer one day, but life had different plans for me, and took me in a different direction for a while. I think a lot of people my age—especially women—can relate to that experie...

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Happy Monday! May this week bring blessing amidst the chaos. 📚🧋🌅🌲‼️🌙🌊

📚POV: Sunday morning. No plans. A full pot of coffee. A book you've been saving. This is what you worked the whole week for.

👀 Check out this fun little detail! See those graphics at the start of each chapter? They give a visual indicator of which timeline we're in! If the small hexagon on the right is solid, we're in the present; if the one on the left is solid, we're in the past. I just love details like that! #booksky

Last week, my daughter went to the aquarium with her class and took this photo. I just thought it was so cool!! 🪼 Drop a cool pic from your photo roll into the comments so we can share some mundane magic with each other! ✨️

Yes, it is! And I love a good playlist 😌🎧🎶 Here's the When Stars Disappear playlist, if you're up for a mix of 90's nostalgia, and everything in between, clear up to songs released this year! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Dolly 💜 We will always love you.

🌈 "Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo wish you to be cynical." - Alex Steffen

Not to brag or anything, but I finally figured out how I'm going to revise one of my stories! My editor suggested some things last year that could be strengthened, but I just haven't been able to solve it... until this week! After a year of neglect, my manuscript sees me coming like:

Moira I have arrived

Alt: Moira I have arrived

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Latte never bought into the propaganda that rest is earned 😆 We could learn a lot from dogs, actually... If you've got any fur friends (or scaled, or feathered, or whatever), I want to see them!

💜🐞 "You are not too sensitive. The world is not sensitive enough." - unknown