When you were meant to be planning an 8-10k short story and now have enough world-building and conflict for an entire novel. Well... whoops ? #amwriting

Nothing like getting mentioned by awesome people on an awesome podcast 😍 Check out Fantasy Book Swap by @alisonbaker01.bsky.social who chats to Dr Annie Czajkowski who mentions ME regarding using music while writing! alibaker68.podbean.com/e/ep-56-weir... #booksky

Ep 56: Weird Science with Dr Annie Czajkowski | Fantasy Book Swap

Annie’s choice:The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts  Ali’s choice: The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge A short piece by Willo Davis Roberts on writing mysteries for young people Annie has...

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ICYMI Born of Malice is available for request on Netgalley! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... #booksky #amreading

Born of Malice

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And the revisions are done!! 320 pages. 81 505 words. The new YA horror novel is now complete and ready to be seen by others! #amwriting

I have thirty pages left to revise of this YA horror novel! Plan is to get it done before the end of the month. I think I'll do it 😍 😎 #amwriting

For those partial to ARCs, you can find my book on Netgalley and Edelweiss! (link in bio and below) #booksky #amreading

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

Epic fantasy fans, your weekend plans are set! @xanwriter.bsky.social's BORN OF MALICE is now on NetGalley. links.ruadanbooks.com/BOMNG God-siblings clash across realms and politics, and their family drama threatens the fabric of reality itself along with a city full of lives. #BookSky #TBR

This is all about how I use music in my writing process... #booksky #amwriting

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

Authors, do you write with a soundtrack or silence? @xanwriter.bsky.social's "Mus(e)ical Writing: the Soundscape of a WIP" will make you contemplate the role of music in your creative process whatever your answer. Read now: links.ruadanbooks.com/vanrooyen #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky

Thank you for all the offers of beta reading, but I already have awesome writing buddies/beta readers so I'm not looking for new ones right now.

I have now revised 100 of 300 pages of this new YA novel and I am still very much in love with this story 😍 Gonna need some beta readers to tell me whether it's rubbish or not though 😆 #amwriting

FinnCon was awesome! Getting to be on a panel with Adrian Tchaikovsky was incredible. Thank you @saranorja.bsky.social for moderating our discussion! My presentation about @sauutiverse.bsky.social also went super well & I sold lots of books. Already looking forward to next year! 😍 #booksky

I just started playing DMC 5 and I am OBSESSED!! OMG, why has it taken me so long to play this game!! #gaming #DMC5

Espresso tonic is for people who hate coffee, hate orange juice, and hate themselves.

An audiobook review today from contributor @xanwriter.bsky.social - dystopian horror Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine

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So what if I told you about this retelling of Dorian Gray that's cyberpunk and dark academia and also really queer with a non-binary Dorian and a trans, autistic Basil, would you read it? EXQUISITE DECAY comes out December 1st from @tinyghostpress.bsky.social Link in bio. #booksky #coverreveal

This is a stunning little story - well worth the ten minutes it takes to read!

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Sometimes you need a story that's a call to action, a reminder that things can change, a push to rise up signing. "Songbook for the Jovian Resistance" by Gwendolyn Maia Hicks is all of those things and more:

I have a hankering for anime. Preferably SF/F or horror. Must have beautiful animation and lovable characters, or characters I'll love to hate. Extra points for a kick-ass soundtrack! Recent favs include: Devil May Cry, Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Castlevania, Nocturne. #anime

I DID IT!! I FINISHED WRITING ANOTHER NOVEL!! The first draft of this YA horror novel is now complete at 80.5k words. I already have a long list of things to tweak, fix, or otherwise rethink in revisions, but I have a story now that I can sculpt into a book!! #booksky #amwriting

Is there such a thing as being too mean in a horror novel? Like, I don't need to give readers a happy ending do I? It's horror, I can be utterly diabolical, right? #amwriting

The WIP is sitting pretty at 77 665 words with only three scenes left to go! So close to the end now... and already have a ton of notes for revisions 😆 #amwriting #booksky

SINNERS IS NOW ON NETFLIX!! If you haven't seen this film yet, do yourself a favour and watch it asap!!

Next weekend (July 10-12) is the annual Finnish SFF convention, FinnCon. This free event will take place at Turku University. I am so excited as this year I'll be on a Guest of Honor panel with Adrian Tchaikovsky! (and the always awesome @saranorja.bsky.social ) See comments for more... #booksky

Episode 3 of Lestat hit me so hard, I'm gonna need to take a little break from the show until I feel recovered enough to continue. I knew what was coming. I've read the books. But damn, seeing it on screen was just so rough. Brilliantly done, but so hard to watch. #lestat #IWTV

What we hear is that this family is going to make their angst EVERYBODY’S problem; sounds like @stephenembleton.bsky.social agrees. Be the first to find out: pre-order @xanwriter.bsky.social's Born of Malice now, wherever books are sold. Order: links.ruadanbooks.com/BOM #BookSky #darkfantasy

Woke up to find the most incredible blurb for BORN of MALICE from a highly esteemed author in my inbox 😍😍😍 I am so happy readers 'get' my book!! #booksky

Just hit 73k words on the WIP, with only five scenes left to write! So close to the end now... #booksky #amwriting

It's July, which means it's time for the Smashwords Sale and all my self-published ebooks are currently FREE!! Go grab 'em now! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #booksky

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June was a slow month in books because I was travelling and busy with a million other things, but I still read some excellent stories! #booksky #readingwrapup

AHHHH! An unexpected acceptance in my inbox for another non-fiction article related to SF/F!! I am so excited - and simultaneously intimidated - but thrilled to be writing about a topic near and dear to my heart! More details coming soon... #amwriting #nonfiction

The YA horror WIP is just shy of 70k words and I'm about to write the climax. I have my caffeine. I have my music. Now just to conjure the words... #amwriting

I know Pride Month is almost done, but if you're still looking for some queer books to add to your TBR pile, pop over here for a collection of Trans books on discount, including my own: books.bookfunnel.com/transbooksfo... #queerbooks #transbooks #booksky

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