Bethany Bilbrey

If people-ing gets too intense this week, remember that the fantasy world of your book is only an arm's length away.

💙📚 #books #readersky Romantasy

Fascinating article. Thanks for sharing.

Women who wear glasses are well-read adventurers.

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I don’t just sit at home and read.
I also drink tea.

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Geez - this is hard. My mind is swirling and trying to latch onto something, but it’s not coming easy. I thought starting a third book would be cake because I’ve been through the ideas phase before. But no - I feel like I’m right back at the beginning.

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August 12th? Wow. That will be here before we know it. I’m excited!

Could new buds wash from
us this tightness of hate?
Cleanse the world to peace?

#DailyHaikuPrompt (buds) #poetry

Dream of distant land
Sunrise lantern on a dock
Peace is imagined

#DailyHaikuPrompt (sunrise lantern)

Wind spirals. I’m caught
In the frenzy of the world.
Escape in the small.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (wind spiral)

It’s -3 F here and I feel like an animal in my burrow. So glad my burrow comes with copious cups of tea, a warm blanket and a pile of books.

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I’ve had this problem too, and don’t know a fix. The only thing I’ve found is to Hide Reposts in Settings > Home Feed. Not helpful if you do want to see reposts, though.

A Starter Pack is a list of accounts on a certain subject. You can follow all in a pack or check out one at a time. Starter pack Directory: https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs

Hashtags: if you find a hashtag you’re interested in, click on it and see other posts with that hashtag. (5/7)

Follow: When you find someone who posted something interesting, take a look at their profile and other posts, and follow them if you like what you see. They’ll get a notice you followed them, and may follow you back.

Starter Packs: You can also find people to follow in Starter Packs. (4/7)

As a reader and author, some of my favorites Feeds are Booksky and Fiction Writers and Authors. Instructions at the top of each of these include what you need to put in your post to have it shown in one of these feeds. (3/7)

Feeds: Go to the little hashtag at the top right and you can search for different feeds you can follow. When you save them, they’ll appear across the top of your feed in tabs in the order you set them. (2/7)

a cartoon character says you are my hero Alt: a cartoon character says you are my hero - old school crap animation of He-man winking at the screen

A tipsy note to newcomers:

We do not engage with bad faith actors here.

Block works really well.

Also, you can hide someone's comment on your posts from ALL views permanently (do so before blocking).

Don't give them attention.

Guard your peace and your piece!

P.S. Use alt text!!!

I like Peak Design. They have a travel backpack that meets these requirements. They are made for camera gear so have inserts you can arrange in a way that work for you. They’re expensive like some others people mentioned. www.peakdesign.com/products/tra...

Different ways to publish a book in one easy chart with details on how they all work. Thanks @janefriedman.com

If you’re like me, maybe you don’t want to track all of the books you read this year. Maybe you prefer to let the mists of time allow them to recede into hazy feelings of enjoyment. Maybe you decide to be all zen and in moment with your current read. Honestly, the books don’t care.

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I was thinking this morning that things feel back to normal, back to routine—which I like. Then I realized, one more big holiday to go.

Love when people share their knowledge.

Here are explanations of basic publishing terms from an agent.

I am not the most whimsical of people, nor do I “see magic” everywhere, despite being a fantasy author.

That said, I have no doubt in the sheer sorcery of storytelling. In the conception, the act of, and the story. It’s freaking holy.

Congratulations! Inspiring.

Did you know there are candles that go with books? So fun. I’m putting The Spellshop and these candles on my list. Reading the book with the matching scented candle lit beside me sounds like the ultimate cozy reading experience.

As a child drawing
Red holly berries and greens.
Would she know me now?

#DailyHaikuPrompt (holly)

Bears live in my woods,
Eating apples from my tree.
Rewriting—our woods.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (bear)

“The purpose of being a serious writer is to keep people from despair,” writes Sarah Manguso. “If people read your work and, as a result, choose life, then you are doing your job.”
From @austinkleon.bsky.social’s Keep Going book.

Winter grove lay calm
But underneath was action.
It’s not as it seems.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grove)

First snow of fat flakes
Dancing between the green trees.
Wheel of time turns still.

#DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)

I know these wolves.