AHHHH! So thrilled my story made it into the latest issue of @elegantliterature.bsky.social !! I really loved this piece and hope you do too! Check out Blood Iron and all the other amazing stories 💛
#writingcommunity #shortstories #fantasy #SFF
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
An eco-fiction chat?!? Yes, please!
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Photo of a single locked door with the heading: Neighbourhood Water - To survive a dinner party, Nora must keep her secret life locked away or risk losing everything she loves.
Imposter syndrome is a b*tch. I love writing but never feel like my stories are good enough. But good enough for what? I like them, and I need to remind myself that that's enough. So for 2026, I'm committing to sharing more of what I love!
#shortstory #writing
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The look of someone who didn’t spend the past hour deep-cleaning the litter box and bathroom.
#caturday
A good news story!! We can make decisions that allow our communities to grow while also protecting wildlife 🐢🐢🐢
themainemonitor.org/turtle-tunne...
Apparently 2026 is going to be the year I get back to highlighting important nature news! Canada misses its 25% by 2025 target. And conservation doesn’t seem to be high on the government’s priority list these days…an economy won’t thrive without nature.
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Tree covered is ice from winter fog
Fog creates something beautiful sometimes
#photography
THE SILENT is a Princess Mononoke-inspired eco-fantasy tale about human connection to nature and the power hidden in each of us to make a better world simply by being who we are truly meant to be.
Nature Magic
Slow-burn Romance
Family lost / Family found
Activist Protagonist
#hopepit #ecofantasy
Let the new adhd obsession begin…apparently Hemingway wrote on an Underwood so of course I have to read A Farewell to Arms while I learn how to get this sucker working!!
#typewriter #oldschool #writersky #hemingway
Nearly dropped my phone when I saw my name in the TOC! Check out the latest issue (#47) of @elegantliterature.bsky.social to read my short story, The Life Print!!! And so many other excellent stories!
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
#writing #shortstory #sff
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
Cat sleeping in a drawer on a bed
Why sleep on a bed when you can sleep in a drawer on a bed? #cats
15.09.2025 12:31 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Our fifth Climate Writing Session of 2025 - featuring @isabellekenyon.bsky.social of the award-winning @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social - is taking place this Wednesday at 7.00pm.
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cli...
Latest substack! A story about a woman juggling a new job, an aging mother, and a life of her own.
This was definitely an experiment for me but I enjoyed trying to tell a story through email and text only!
sjoneill.substack.com/p/save-the-w...
#shortstory #epistolary #karma #fiction #ecofiction
After 4 years and 4 months, my rescue cat finally let me pet her!! No tricks, no switching my hand for the brush…she let me love on her for a whole 10 mins! You have no idea how happy that made me. Love you, Solstice!! 😻 #caturday #cats #catlove
14.07.2025 01:05 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
SHADOW & BONE meets THE LORAX (for adults)
#Eco-fantasy novel, THE SILENT, is a whirlwind adventure where a woman discovers the cursed forest beyond the city wall is more than what it seems. Truth is deceit, legends are real, and the trees have secrets of their own.
#bluepit📖 #A #F #Q
The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
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- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
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Current mood: writing is awesome, publishing sucks 🤓
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#writingcommunity #amquerying #publishing
That adhd understanding that you need to get as much stuff done while you feel motivated because as soon as your arse hits that couch, your productivity for the day is over! #adhd
04.07.2025 14:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sleepy kitty #caturday
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We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
The interaction I just wrote between my witchy FMC, her high-maintenance co-worker and the horse shapeshifting Manager was some of the most fun writing I’ve done in a long while. I get the feeling that Book 2 is going to be a little wacky and I love it!
#writers #amwriting #writesky
4 weeks into querying Book #1 but now with 4 rejections! Guess I'm officially an author :)
Chapter 1 of Book #2 also done!
I feel like my best advice for other querying authors is to keep writing to remind yourself why you love it even if the publishing process is a nightmare!
The second most nerve-wracking image…
16.05.2025 22:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My book 🍃🍃 #amquerying #ecofantasy #fantasy #writersky
16.05.2025 22:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
3 weeks into querying book 1
393 words into writing book 2
High-threes all around! #amquerying #ecofantasy
Image of Query Tracker timeline showing series of rejections and mine is *potentially* up next
The most nerve wracking image I’ve experienced so far as an aspiring author 😬 #ifyouknowyouknow #amquerying
12.05.2025 14:04 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sadie says: May the Fourth be with you 😻
04.05.2025 13:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#author #writing #fantasy #ecofantasy #novel
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I did it! I finished my first novel! After 3 years and 7 months of work, I have a 75,000 word eco-fantasy story that I absolutely love and am so proud of ❤️🍃🎉😻
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