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leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · yesterday

A patron I helped at the library yesterday came back with flowers as a thank you!

A vase of pink, purple, and white flowers decorated with a fake dark blue butterfly and a pink ribbon.

jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ness catches sight of her two love interests kissing each other and wishes she could join them #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

An excerpt from the first draft of my WIP: A Thief's Guide to Happily Ever After: A feverish heat sweeps over her. In someone else, it might be fueled by hurt, jealousy, or embarrassment. Any of those would be understandable. But the fire stirring inside her is fed by hunger, a want for more. Watching the two of them together is far more intoxicating than the glass of wine in her hand. For one dizzying moment, she imagines joining them outside.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 5d ago

The #WIPSnips word for August 1st is "coherent" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
August 1 - coherent
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 5d ago

If you’re looking for a quick read, may I suggest the novella The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi? As the author says, “it’s an intersection between fable and fantasy”.

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · last wk.

I finally finally have read Heated Rivalry and omg I know I’m going to be absolutely feral when I see that phone call where Ilya speaks Russian to Shane No spoilers but gah!! 🥺🥺🥺

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#DVpit is returning in 2026 on Bluesky! A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors! #DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026! go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!

#DVPit 2026 a bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 on bluesky
follow us for more: @dvpit.bsky.social
or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE RUTHLESS LADY'S GUIDE TO WIZARDRY+A RESTLESS TRUTH That awkward moment when you (a poor, bi, autistic woman with wanderlust) agree to pretend to chaperone a lesbian duchess so she can woo women instead of men but then you start falling for her while trying to solve a murder #QuestPit #W #F #R

a collection of memes:
-a "look babe, i finished a new boo" gf and a "tell me all about it" gf
-a person on their knees slamming a fist onto the ground surrounded by hearts with the words when they laugh
-a person on their knees holding out their credit card with the caption taking naps together
-a woman holding a tankard labeled "that gay shit" and drinking deeply
-Two women almost kissing
-someone being patient with yo is one of the best forms of love
-a bunny rabbit before a table of books with the caption I'm full of useless information
-a smiling stick person labeled "person who asks weird random with a questions" and another smiling stick person labeled "person who answers them anyways"
-bro, she's a piece of art, pin her against the wall
-don't shorten your words, I like your details
-mentally I'm a slut physically I'm scared of intimacy
-sitting here: unkissed. when will it end
-if we were two sunflowers I would have faced you instead of the sun

Kendall Rae @authorkendallrae.bsky.social · 2w ago

A bubbly wedding planner meets her match when her client’s stubborn older brother vows to stop the wedding. 💍 Workplace romance 💗 Type A/Type A pairing 💍 Messy characters 💗 Slow burn YEARNING 💍 New England setting 💗 Vision boards, bouquets, and color-coded checklists #Q #A #R #romcom #QuestPit

Vision board of wedding planning in New England setting

B. van Bodegom 📃is AGENTED @bvbodegom.bsky.social · 2w ago

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × JUMANJI When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #AG

Poster-style graphic with a black background and heavy red blood splatter. Large distressed white and red text reads “DAD BODIES.” A dagger runs horizontally through the letters, and a 20-sided die showing low numbers appears on the right. Along the bottom are black silhouettes of heads with X-shaped eyes. Beneath, smaller text reads “ROLL FOR FUCKERY,” and at the bottom: “A co(s)mic horror novel by B. van Bodegom.”

Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻@applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2w ago

#QuestPit 🐲 Guardian of the Sky🔥 ⛰️ Novella ⛰️ Queer Fantasy ⛰️ Dragons! ⛰️ A Mountain Temple ⛰️ A Tyrannical Empire ⛰️ Fighting Back Any Way You Can #W #A #F #RF

On a deep red background: Guardian of the Sky - Dragon Fantasy Novella
Trope List:
⛰️ Novella
⛰️ Queer Fantasy!
⛰️ Dragons!
⛰️ A Mountain Temple
⛰️ A Tyrannical Empire
⛰️ Fighting Back Any Way You Can
Blurb:
High in the mountains of Hulfa, the Temple of the Golden Scale has been conquered by Azerian knights. They have one goal: Kill every dragon and use their bodies as magical components in their weapons of war.
Fionn will not allow that to happen. He stands alone as the last defender of his faith against the invading forces of the Azerian Empire. The dragons are gods, the mighty guardians of the sky. He will do anything and everything in his power to keep the invaders from the dragons. Even when freeing a dragon caught in one of their traps may cost him his life.
Character art of MC, Fionn. A young man with braided brown hair and light tan skin wearing red robes and a golden pendant
A silhouette of a dragon

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

ANASTASIA x RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND To keep her queer crew from being kicked out of their gang, 24 year-old Ness must steal a prince, get him to his rich aunt, and keep her pretty nemesis from interfering. Falling for both the prince and her nemesis wasn't in the plan. #QuestPit #W #A #F #R

An icy blue background with the title of my book A Thief's Guide to Happily Ever After.

An icy blue back groun with The pitch for my book A Thief's Guide to Happily Ever After: To keep her queer crew from being kicked out of their gang, 24 year-old thief Ness must steal a prince, get him to his rich aunt, and keep her pretty nemesis from interfering. Falling for both of them wasn’t in the plan. A collage of memes for my book A Thief's Guide to Happily Ever After:
-steal everything your gay little hands can carry
-middle spoon
-the nonsense has escalated
-* instant regret *
-the sexual tension when someone says "make me"
-Be Gay do Crimes
-A knife? Are you flirting with me?
-A cat walking on two legs carrying an umbrella and carpet bag. Sheet music with the caption I don't know where I'm going but I'm gay
-A tweet from @ MaineMillennial: the goal of polyamory is to acquire enough partners to pull off a successful heist.

For fans of Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland (fun romp, horny MC), A Power Unbound by Freya Marske (queer fantasy romance, cool magic system), Little Thieves by Margaret Owen (female con MC, cat-and-mouse romance), 1997 Anastasia movie (banter, travel) Ocean’s Eight movie and The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (heists, found family).

A snippet from the first draft of my book A Thief's Guide to Happily Ever After: “Stop, thief.”
Ness stills. She knows that voice.
Smooth blades of midnight wrapped in silk.
A frisson of excitement shoots down Ness’ spine, and she has to force herself to turn slowly. It’s bad form for a mouse to appear too eager to entice the cat into a heart-pounding chase. Though she’s shrouded in shadow, she meets Melirin’s flinty gaze unerringly. Her obsidian eyes glint with a spark of challenge.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Editors Heists, spice, and space, oh my! What do you do when: 🏳️‍🌈 You're a disaster bisexual 😱 Space witches want your hyperspace treasure maps 💫 You have to leave Hecate IV before you're caught You ALWAYS GET IN A SPACESHIP WITH A SCOUNDREL 🥵🚀 #QuestPit #AG #OS #A #R #SF

The first page of a pitch deck. A neon pink art deco border pulls words out of a romantic starry space background. This border and background repeat over the following images. The title page reads in art deco gold and neon pink: An editor's guide to -- Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel -- A Sci-fi Romance by Ellie Rhymer. Representation Christi Cardenas.

Romantic pink and sci-fi neon and stars: Pitch. Good heists. Bad Decisions. Great Chemistry.

Anora is the quick-thinking manager of an illegal casino, fleeing the assassination of her gang's boss with the hyperspace treasure maps thrust into her hands as he died.

Jayro is a mouthy interstellar smuggler from the wrong side of the hyperspace lane with the only ship that can get Anora off Hecate IV before the emperor's relic-hunting space witches close a net around the planet.

The two bad-at-feelings bisexuals try to tamp down simmering, inconvenient attraction as they are forced to work together with the scrappy, tight-knit crew of the Helle Wanderer to survive in the criminal underworld and discover the secret at the end of the dangerous maps.

Their love story is a heist and they're stealing more than each other's hearts.

Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer

Romantic neon pink and a starry background: Excerpt. “Those are pre-set…” Jayro warned as Anora toggled a series of switches at the nav computer and began actively moving data streams around the screen.
“Pre-set for scans for //stationary objects//. You pick out your nav programs like you pick out your paint schemes?”
Jayro felt annoyance rising up in him again. The cockpit was his domain. Never mind that he agreed with her about the deco. “It took Fish weeks to get those programs running!”
“Look, unless you want to meet an asteroid face to face, shut the hells up and let me work.” Anora frowned as she watched some data return from the program. “Call engineering.”
“Gladly.” Jayro opened the channel on his wrist communicator.
“Yeah?” Fish’s voice responded.
“The new navigator is having trouble with her—” Jayro broke off as Anora grabbed his forearm and yanked his wrist in front of her own face, causing his chair to whirl towards her.
“What are your pre-sets accounting for?" [...]

Romantic neon pink and a starry background. For fans of: Uncharted Hearts book series by Constance Fay (image of a three book series). Scum and Villainy (TTRPG) (An image of a book cover with a spaceship flying towards a jumpgate). Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne. A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. #AnnoyanceToLovers #FoundFamily #QueerStories #DisasterBisexuals #ForcedProximity #Scoundrel4Scoundrel #NeverTellMeTheOdds #DualPOV. Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel by Ellie Rhymer.

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

Feels good to have chopped off a bunch of hair

Me, a white woman, with chin-length curly brown hair.

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.wpr.org/news/man-sho...

MPD: Man shot, killed by police on Madison's east side after officer was injured with knife

One officer fired shots, although a total of four officers were involved in the incident and have been placed on leave.

wpr.org

questpit || next event: NOV 4th @questpit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just one week until our next #questpit! We’re excited to see your pitches!

Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 2w ago

This is Courtney's back of envelope math on the anthropic settlement! A reminder to all authors of the first question I asked her: do I have to pay taxes on this? (yes)

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2w ago

Amount remaining for authors: $1,377,538,691.54 Number of total works on which claims were made: 440,490 Amount per work = $3,127.28

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2w ago

My kiddo Faith was a straight A student until her granddad (the only father she knew) died after a long battle with dementia. Now, the legal system is punishing her for having a mental break in the worst time of her life. Please donate or share: tinyurl.com/246c9bbm

Donate to Help Me Get the Legal Support I Deserve, organized by Faith White

My name is Faith, and I'm asking for help because one of the hardest periods of m… Faith White needs your support for Help Me Get the Legal Support I Deserve

gofundme.com

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who was one of the last remaining witnesses to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has died

Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

Clara Ester, an activist and minister who rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died at 78.

apnews.com

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

I know I've shared this snippet multiple times before, but I'm sharing it again because I like it! #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

An excerpt from the first draft of my adult queer fantasy romance book: Vivee snags a wooden cup from the table and holds it aloft regally. “Then we celebrate our success with food and drink!”
“Oooh, yes, can we go to the new place Magna mentioned? He swears they have the best skycakes and sometimes they let you choose the pattern they cook into them.”
A slight smile slips across Ness’ lips at the dreamy gleam in Britha’s eyes—maybe their next job should be a pastry heist of some sort. But that’s getting too far ahead.
Step one, steal a prince. Step two, consume confections. And step three, plan more capers with her friends.

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 3w ago

The #WIPSnips word for July 18th is "next" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
July 18th - next
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3w ago

Emma Landis is the woman who was shot, and here is her gofundme. The gofundme contains a narrative about what happened: the woman was engaged in peaceful protest, spoke to an agent, and he shot her in the foot. www.gofundme.com/f/support-my...

Donate to Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting, organized by drew hegedus

My best friend has always stood up for what’s right, and yesterday was no e… drew hegedus needs your support for Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting

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Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston I realized while thinking of an answer to this for myself, that while I reread a lot of books as a kid, I don't reread a lot of books as an adult. And since most of the queer books I read as an adult, I haven't reread many. 1/2 #QueerWritersChat

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social@leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thanks for the chat, #QueerWritersChat! No promos for me, so it's question time What's a queer book that you have fond memories of reading/have nostalgia for?

Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Time is almost up to get in on an itch bundle with 33 books by disabled authors for $33, hosted by @diannalgunn.bsky.social and the link to it can be found in her pinned post. It's a great deal. Don't miss out

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

#QueerWritersChat

Question Five: Self promo! Drop your links!

Every Friday 8pm EST
All LGBTQIAP writers and allies welcome
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Scarlet Mitchell ⚒️ The Gerzean Blade out NOW!😍@scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat I made it through only one glass of wine (Im too lightweight😅) but got about 1/4 of that melon gone (and the cake.) Guitar’s up next! Thanks for another great chat! Here’s a link to my debut mystery! Archaeologist turned PI getting in over her head😆😅

Scarlet Mitchell

Author

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Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

Theo Transcendragons @theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat I have a novel you can read for FREE on Royal Road here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1453... A website to check out my stuff here: theodoresnapdragon.com A KoFi where you can support me here: ko-fi.com/transcendrag... And I always appreciate BSky followers! Thanks for being here!

Mage By Blood

When a government mission turns deadly, Mage Izak must face long-lost family members across violently opposing ideological lines. One hundred years ago a revolution against the magical Empire of Westr...

royalroad.com

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

E.M. Anderson | THE LORD OF THE WOOD is out now!@elizmanderson.com · 3w ago

my queer cozy horror THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases on *Tuesday* AHHHHHHHHHHHH please preorder, request it at your library, add it to a TBR, tell your friends, etc etc etc #QueerWritersChat bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The Lord of the Wood

The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to endanger his life, but not his heart... C...

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Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

Steph 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | Editor 🦦✍️@ottersediting.com · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Q5 Don't have a great memory and need an editor to help you build a style sheet to keep things consistent? I have availability this fall! ottersediting.com

Otters Editing

Welcome to Otters Editing Welcome! I’m Steph, an empathetic editor who cares about you & your writing. I’ll be your Guide Otter here to help you swim through your publishing journey…

ottersediting.com

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thanks for the chat, #QueerWritersChat! No promos for me, so it's question time What's a queer book that you have fond memories of reading/have nostalgia for?

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: now to share about the contents! Self promo/outros! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat! Amara will be hosting next week! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat A4: Hmmm, what an open-ended question that I'm debating how best to answer I guess Ness associates memories with equations? Like, "I did this one time and this was the result so in a similar situation I should do x, y, or z to either replicate or change the result"?

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Four: What does your WIP’s main character associate with memory? Last question at :45! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #timemanagement #timemanagementtips

#QueerWritersChat
Question Four: What does your WIP’s main character associate with memory?

Hosts: @amaralynn and @theodoresnapdragon Every Friday 8pm EST All LGBTQIAP writers and allies welcome
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leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat A3: Bahahaha, I needed a good laugh, thank you, Theo I have notes that I go back and reference. Sometimes, mid-conversation with my CPs, I'll forget my main character's name for a second 🙃

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Three: QueerWritersChat How do you remember the plans, names, etc of your writing? Next question at :35! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #memory

#QueerWritersChat
Question Three: How do you remember the plans, names, etc of your writing?
Hosts: @amaralynn and @theodoresnapdragon Every Friday 8pm EST All LGBTQIAP writers and allies welcome
Background: gray wood with multicolor art supplies around the border

leahbauerwrites.bsky.social @leahbauerwrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat A2: In A THIEF'S GUIDE TO HAPPILY EVER AFTER, I'd say Ness has the best memory because she has anxiety. It's kind of hard to forget things when your brain either a) obsessively thinks through upcoming events and b) replays them afterwards to evaluate how they went

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 3w ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Two: Which of your characters have the best memory? Next question at :25! @amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #timemanagement #memory

#QueerWritersChat
Question Two: Which of your characters have the best memory?
Hosts: @amaralynn and @theodoresnapdragon
Every Friday 8pm EST All LGBTQIAP writers and allies welcome
Background: gray wood with multicolor art supplies around the border.