Sasha Kielman (she/her/hers) 🦋
@sashakielman.bsky.social
Attorney & writer (Codex, Mighty Pens, RFFA). Stories available in The Fairtales, CRIMSON BONES, UNLEASHED: SET YOUR MONSTER FREE, WICKEDNESS AND WONDER, & OF LOVE AND DRAGONS. https://sashakielman.com
Whenever I see this (true) advice, I remember the Two Cakes meme. It originally applied to artists, but it applies to writers too. It is not a zero-sum game!
Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · last wk.Good morning! Other writers are your community, not your competition Focus on building others up and they'll help build you up, too
I don't want to be mean but y'all gotta stop using the word degenerate. Get the Nazi words outta your life, don't buy into that worldview even a bit.
I'm hanging onto the feeling that good things are coming my way. I'm not hanging onto *what* those good things might be — they might not be what I hope for or expect. Holding on lightly and keeping mind and heart open.
#booksky May you have some quiet moments to read today (remember to replace the coffee with a glass of wine if it’s after 5pm)
This is one of my favorite books of this year so far! 😍 #BookSky
Tor Books@torbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago🌖 CHARACTER ART 🌒 We present to you…Roland and Bianca, brought to life by Emma Gillette The Court of Venus by Bel Banta is out on 9/29/26 🤍
I promise you, the current success of romantasy and its many fun tropes is not hurting male authors, who are continuing to male author right along, often being incredibly awesome in the process (HMU if you need recommendations). Even if it were, male authors have such a MOUNTAIN of backlist...
If y'all are out there, putting words down, doing edits, sending in submissions, getting critiques, revising queries, and more... quick reminder: *Rejection* DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️🔥
Inspired by a Reddit post asking for book recs with FMCs like Padme: If you like graceful, intelligent FMCs like Padme, you'll love Kazmera. And Faramir's quiet strength and desire to do his duty aligns with my anxious, huggable cinnamon roll Edan! #AmWriting #WriteSky
What's weird to me is, where did the hunger for knowledge go? Where did curiosity go? Where did enjoying the journey go? Where did shame go? So much of the world is in a race to mediocrity and people don't care. They don't want to learn or grow. They don't want to master things. It's bizarre.
A5: Just a few small things: -Celebrate other people's work! A repost doesn't cost anything, and we are the algorithm, here. -Please use alt-text in all your images! Lots of ppl use it, & it's good for all of us. -Let me know if you have ARC signups anywhere 👀 #WeeknightWriters
Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 2w agoQ5: What can we, the Weeknight Writers community, do in the next week to make your life a little more pleasant? #WeeknightWriters
As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.
This is so beautiful I can't wait for the day I have this in my hands Sasha!
Always appreciate @charliejane.bsky.social 's writing (All The Birds In The Sky is a favorite book), and her advice on writing is always great (I need to read: Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories) Couldn't agree more with this take on "happy cozy scenes."
Everyone’s talking about AI, but this is the one that really hit home for me on so many points. Extremely moving and relevant essay.
Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 2w agoNew essay! "This Is Not About AI" by Hana Lee! buff.ly/LU6gc80
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
If you want a murder mystery for teens that was actually written FOR TEENS, check out Susan Dennard's THE EXECUTIONER'S THREE! 💙📚 Out in paperback today: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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thou hast been blessed by the ibuprofen knight praise be ⚔️💚
all my friends should be unemployed and have all the time in the world while also mysteriously having enough money to live comfortably
Daily affirmation for writers: No matter how rough what I just wrote was, it's better than anything the AI plagiarism machine could ever spit out 💜✨
My author copies of OF SWORDS AND ROSES arrived the same week the art my friend @owlrodeo.bsky.social made as a story cover came back from the framer. Did I ask her to hand paint it and embroider it? Decidedly not. But I cried when she handed it to me. (Of course the frame is sword themed).
"Did you see them dancing together?" "I hear she's in love." "I heard she's just after his money." "I don't trust her." 🖤Read all the rumors and find out the truth in THE GHOST OF HIGHTOWER POND! 💙📚 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... Amazon preorder: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6PC6JJJ
Really tired of cis men admitting with their whole chests that they don't bother with femgaze media or media made by women.
Good morning #SumLove! I'm Sasha, a romantasy girlie gearing up to query my beloved enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, elemental magic book. I've been working on this project for technically 6 years 😂😅 Thank you to @ellieyellu.bsky.social for putting this together and letting me crash the party!
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 3w agoWelcome to 🧡 Summer of Love 🧡 a daily prompt game for everyone writing in the romance genre! What's up? What are you working on? How long have you been writing? Tell us everything! Well, tell us enough 😅 I'm excited to chat with you this month. Don't forget to tag #SumLuv
