Ria 🌸

mi genteee 🇵🇷

Understandable, thank you!

My goal for this month is 12k words!

Hi Shannon! My current project checks a lot of boxes on your MSWL so I hope to query you soon! What is your preference on polish? Do you mind if a manuscript is still in its messier stage?

been behind the keyboard pretty consistently as of late! gonna shoot for a manuscript this year 💪

"A successful career in writing typically takes too long to achieve to be writing something you're not passionate about. Write from your heart, and write what gets you excited to sit at your computer every day." —Christopher J. Moore

I'm not in the uk 🥲

I got to go on my bookstore crawl today! 🥰

traversing my hometown in street view just to feel something

Pre-orders matter for authors. Why?

1. They tell retailers/publishers there’s demand for a book
And
2. They generate buzz and excitement, which is great!

Looking to preorder?

#PBRS mentor Aya has a book dropping in August that you’re gonna want 👇🏾

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My painting LOST COAST

Having kids has completely rekindled my love and admiration of public libraries - what wonderful and magical realms they are.

Like it's genuinely thrilling to suggest going to the library as an activity and the boys are really enthusiastic about it.

Libraries rule

"I always said I’m a teacher who writes or an editor who writes. But I never said the real thing until after I’d written a third book. It’s the sort of thing that women frequently do. They sort of need permission to tell themselves that this is the work they do.” ~ Toni Morrison

🌸🌸

No, but now I want to 🫣

I hope I don't have to move for another decade, it's almost May in TX and she wants us to perish

I only have one piece of writing advice: make the sapphic undertones overtones please

I love seeing everyone's indie bookstore day posts 🥹

Gru with a large white pad that says "First we get a book". In the next panel it says "Then, we get another book". In the next panel it says "And then we say no more books". In the next panel it says "But then, we see another book". In the last panel Gru looks excited and it says "So we get two more books!"

Me on Independent Bookstore Day

Ander & Santi Were Here!

Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.

Vive la résistance!

We live in Dallas, TX.

I'm a member of my Library Committe at my UU church, where we have EVERY banned book.

We support LGBTQIA+ community 💯 .

We support the Arts & Humanities - FOR ALL PEOPLE.

I.WILL.NOT.CHANGE.OUR.STORE.
Or what we carry!!
#booksky
#vivaleresistance

I am so sad I won't get to do my bookstore crawl tomorrow, but I will next Saturday! I have to be a responsible adult and finish moving this weekend. :(

Lauren, thank you for posting this. I support independent bookstores with all my heart! People can follow 150 indie bookstores on Bluesky with one click by subscribing to my Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/AHQhv2z

An illustration of a girl with a wide brim hat standing on a giant scythe. The underside of her hat is inscribed. Her dress is heavy with frills. There is a giant beast behind her with many eyes and coiled sharp horns. The beast is held in her hands by a thin lasso of gold thorns.

Vassago and Caesnig commission for @/lesserkey.bsky.social 🤍🤍🤍

Did you know I have TWO (2) books coming out this year? Would you like to pre-order them for 25% off?? Well have I got good news for you!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nimona-nd-...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scarlet-mo...

Against a green and cream striped background, a white banner with the black Solaris logo and black text: Barnes & Noble 25% OFF preorder sale! Use code: PREORDER25 On two wooden shelves below, 3D books of THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman, THE HUNGRY GODS by Adrian Tchaikovsky, QUEEN OF MERCY by Natania Barron, A COVENANT OF ICE by Karin Lowachee, THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN by Caspar Geon, THE GANYMEDAN by R. T. Ester and AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings.

It's that time again! Barnes & Noble's 25% off preorder sale ends tonight and there's also an extra 10% off for Premium members!

Snap up fabulous forthcoming books from @natania.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social
@voidcricket.bsky.social & more!

I'm about to shoot my shot 😳

Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…

I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...