shardai

shardai

@shardaismith.bsky.social

I desire to make every word I write draw blood • Black sff & horror writer • book marketer https://linktr.ee/shardai_smith

426 Followers 746 Following 74 Posts Joined Sep 2023
8 months ago

I'm so sorry for your loss

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8 months ago

I'm not sure what to build up: threads or here. Anyways I'll have publishing news soon. I'm only saying this here since no one will see it lol

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1 year ago

Authors, what's the most you've rewritten or replotted a single book? I've lost track, but I think I'm up to 5.

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1 year ago

Does anyone else get such great novel ideas in their dreams that you write them down while still dreaming?

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1 year ago
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1 year ago

Researching publishing story stories to KDP and charging like a couple cents

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1 year ago

I take it as they don't know how they'd revise it to make it better.

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1 year ago

I'm writing a dark academia novel that compares the institution of college to the right arm of white supremacy and yet I know readers won't consider it DA enough because it doesn't play into the aesthetics of dark academia. That's not all there is!

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1 year ago

I'm getting back into fanfiction. Are they're any big ones I've missed?

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1 year ago

If I succee in drafting and revising two more books for my agent in 2025, then I will be writing book 2 of my fantasy trilogy. Looking at a 2026 summer pub date?

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1 year ago

I mean the Vikings were cool and all, but some of y'all just way too obsessed with them, there was some srsly banger shit happening around the world at the exact same time that was at least as interesting if not more

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1 year ago

I am enjoying rereading my Yellowface x Candyman wip. However, I'm supposed to be revising a completely different novel for an editor

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1 year ago

It's both comforting and saddening to read your book and know this one will probably reach more audiences because it's not about race

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1 year ago

The shocking thing about me is that I actually don't enjoy going to bookstores. I often can't afford the books and I've picked up books that I absolutely did not need to own. But today at the airport, I found some books I've never heard of. Here's to reading new genres.

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1 year ago

There's so many books I want to read with great premises, but then the reviews are too bad to take a chance on it. I'm really longing for a good romantic subplot with characters that I'll obsess over

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1 year ago

Thank you! Let's hope publishing wants the same 😅

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1 year ago

Just saw a book very similar to mine. Im holding out a bit of hope in the new year, but it's not looking good

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1 year ago

Thanks 🥺 hopefully at least one editor also wants this

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1 year ago

My next book is Yellowface but at a plantation museum. But would anyone even want to read this? It less about race and more about what we chose to write about as authors and researchers. But no one wants to touch race with a 30ft pole. Am I fucked?

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1 year ago

Starting in January, I'm going to pretend my book sold and that I have fans demanding the next book. I'll take everything I'm jealous of in others and pretend it's mine

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1 year ago

Spoiler alert: if a work explores “a dark chapter in our nation’s history,” chances are the subject is an ongoing series and not an isolated incident.

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1 year ago

I wish I had the opportunity to connect with more offline. I studied it for a few years but most of the writers were there for the elective or weren't interested in pursuing a career. I plan to go back for my MFA, but I wanted to wait a decade. Now I might go back sooner to feel less alone

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1 year ago

I'm tired of guessing what people want when I edit. I'm so often tempted to hire an editor just so someone can tell me how to fix things. But then I remember I shouldn't have to

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1 year ago

I think a large reason I haven't been able to connect with other writers is my feeling unlikable. As if everyone can feel my desperation and automatically avoids me. I wish I had something to ease people into knowing me

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1 year ago

It's a good day to be a New Jerseyan.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

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1 year ago
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This day 2 years ago I literally dreamt up the first act of my sapphic PJO urban fantasy, leading me to write the first draft in 14 days! This book forever has my heart 💜 Looking for a home at small press 👀

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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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This day 2 years ago I literally dreamt up the first act of my sapphic PJO urban fantasy, leading me to write the first draft in 14 days! This book forever has my heart 💜 Looking for a home at small press 👀

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1 year ago

#Auhtors how are y'all tracking your total work count for the year? Is this a feature of #Scrivener?

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