Sarina Langer

Ugh, sorry folks, I've barely been here. It's been a draining year, and I don't have a ton of spoons left. The energy I do have left, I tend to put towards getting through work and finishing my first draft before my Christmas break. Will reply to DMs from friends though 💛

Gods, I'm sorry, Matt. That sucks :/

stahp, that's so cute!

That sounds horrendous 😣 Didn't even know that could be a side effect! Did you get back to sleep okay?

Good morning, #writingcommunity! What are your plans for this week? This may be too ambitious, but it'd be nice if I reached the finale scenes in Esta 4 this week, huh 👀 *rubs hands together* I say this already having missed one writing session, and it's only 8am 🙃

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It was SO fun! You were a delight :)

S1 E10: Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn (dark fantasy) Sarina published a post on Ko-fi

The final episode of #theReadingSparrow podcast Season 1 is upon us! 😱 In this one, I talked to @diannalgunn.bsky.social about her book Moonshadow's Guardian, the bastard children of gods and mortals, and necromancy. Listen to it for free here:

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The Publisher's Marketplace announcement. The category is YA nonfiction, and the announcement says: Biologist and author of forthcoming HOT CITIES and FROM MUSHROOMS TO THE MOON Alexandra Vivelo, Ph.D.'s A DOZEN DYSTOPIAS AND HOW TO DODGE THEM looks at twelve of the dystopian fiction scenarios that have gripped our collective interest, dives into the real science of how those not-so-desirable futures could come about, and explores what we might need to do to keep them from becoming a reality, to Joanna Wattenberg at Bloomsbury Academic, by Lauren Bieker at FinePrint Literary Management (world English).

I am beyond thrilled to announce that Bloomsbury has acquired my YA nonfiction book A DOZEN DYSTOPIAS AND HOW TO DODGE THEM, about the real science behind fictional dystopian scenarios. This is an absolute dream project.

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AAAAAAH Congratulations, I'm so excited for you!!

How are things today?

Is somebody trying to write 50k this November? ^-^

I'm making steady progress through Book 16/Esta 4! I'm slowly approaching the finale scenes. I also *just* got Book 14 to my formatter and set up the ARCs for Book 13 today! Busy day 😅

The image depicts a book cover in the centre against a plain white background with several features of the book dotted around the cover with swirly black arrows. The text reads ARC available!, and the listed features are 'very slow-burn demi wlw romance', 'Voodoo', '2 snake familiars', 'death positivity', 'a power struggle between witches & vampires' and 'so much magic'. The book cover shows a pale white woman with white hair dressed in lacy black holding two snakes. Behind her is a graveyard, and 5 spirits can be seen around her. The overall colour of the cover is dark blue-green, with a large full moon rising behind her. The text on the cover reads 'Sarina Langer - Spirit Court, the number 1, A Call of Six Novel'.

Look, I don't always do great at this self-promotion thing, but- Who wants an ARC? 👀 I now have e-copies of Problem Child 1 available here:

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Link also in my bio 👍

Thank you and good night.

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They never fail me!

I'm glad no one got hurt! Knowing me, if I'd sneezed or yawned at the same time as the impact I'd have taken out some muscle or other for at least a month 🤣

Oh damn. Hope you're okay?

Book cover. A young jackdaw on a dark ,misty background with red fly agaric mushrooms to the foreground, surrounded by themes/vibes. The Haunting of Wounded Birds by Beverley Lee.

💫One week to go! 💫

It's hard to believe that The Haunting of Wounded Birds will take to the wing in just seven days! This one owns my heart in so many ways and I hope readers love Jackdaw as much as I do.
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🫂 Hope you don't feel too shit with it.

One of my biggest frustrations w/folks who come out w/"boycotts don't work" is that they DO work, they just don't work instantaneously.

All social changes, be it via boycotts, protests, divestment, etc. have taken time. Don't let society's ridiculous focus on instant gratification get in your way.

I felt severely burnt out yesterday because a few Things I Need to Do ended up having more steps than anticipated, so I spent the day playing games, too. Started to feel better around 3pm.

Beautifully written, Matt. I agree with you 100%.

What's up, friends <3 I'm slowly coming back to social media, but damn, it's been a tiring week for my brain. Currently trying to gather the energy to walk to the post office on my lunch break.

How are you all? What are you writing? :)

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S1 E9: Raven of Root & Thorn by Becky Wright (Gothic Folk Horror) Sarina published a post on Ko-fi

Happy release day to @beckywrightauthor.bsky.social and Raven of Root and Thorn!! 🥳 She's a guest on #TheReadingSparrow podcast today to celebrate this very book and talk about the fuck-it-do-it-anyway mentality and (unsurprisingly) birds.

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I have very little energy for social media at the moment while I'm getting used to a new routine. I'll be back in a bit, maybe next week <3

S1 E8: Livingston Girls by Briana Morgan (YA contemporary fantasy) Sarina published a post on Ko-fi

(Busy day, but-)
Season 1 Episode 8 of #theReadingSparrow podcast is now out! In this one, I talked to @brianamorganbooks.bsky.social about her book Livingston Girls, seances, and poetry 🙌

ko-fi.com/post/S1-E8-L...

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Thank you! It's this or I'm unlikely to write the rest of the day 😅Have fun with the new art series!

I'll be watching for news 😍

That's still so early! I'd give it a bit longer. Sometimes, it takes characters a while to open up.

I might decide the same thing after this week 😂 but if I don't, I'm unlikely to write, and my writing time isn't negotiable.

I can't wait to see them! That must have taken so much planning and work.

I tried just writing at work when it was quiet enough, but what do I do on the days when it's busy, Jax? 🥲 At least this way, I'll definitely write each day, and it takes the pressure off the rest of the day. I'm tired anyway 🤣