Starting the year with nonfiction. THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH by Frantz Fanon, though written about Algerian war for independence, holds as true today as it did then.

2024 wrapped: writer's edition

This year's been a wild ride.❤️
- Began 7 drafts, shelved 2 (for now)
- Signed my 1st book deal for debut novella (stay tuned!)
-accepted offer for (Vague news😌)
- wrote in 5 separate genres

White and black cloud and water designs on royal blue background with publishers marketplace announcement for AN EMPIRE ABOVE OPERA

White and black cloud and water designs on royal blue background with the text: A Drowning Continent A Floating Empire

White and black cloud and water designs on royal blue background with the text: A Royal with a single face An outcast with a thousand faces

White and black cloud and water designs on royal blue background with screenshot of my quote for The Bookseller announcement

*PM Announcement now live!*

Extremely excited to announce that we’ve sold my debut science fantasy novel—AN EMPIRE ABOVE OPERA—at auction, in a two-book deal, to @titanbooks.bsky.social, forthcoming Autumn 2026!! 🤍🌊🎭🏮🌸🪷

(followed by a far past *prequel*—AN OPERA OF SALAMANDERS, Autumn 2027 🦎⏳🔥🐦‍🔥)

🙆🏻‍♀️❤️

You're so beautiful!

A cover shaped thing dropped in my inbox today👀

Officially done with Act 2 of my project's first draft. I have just the last act (half of it, if we're being precise) left before this draft is finished. Fingers crossed!

In conjunction with my birthday month, I'm doing MY FIRST international giveaway for reviewers!!!

All you need to do is 'like' this post and 'follow' me. Comment below what makes you want to review my book on Instagram OR Goodreads. 

#giveawaybsky #literarybsky

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Space for one?👀

YES!! Welcome aboard!

It's so good to see you!

Thank you! Welcome!🥰

Hey Ria! It's so good to see you!

😭❤️❤️

Omg no stop😭❤️

😂😂

A dumpster fire to begin with😭

Accidentally added nine new chapters to my WIP while the draft still waits to be finished. It's fine. All good.

*my manuscript staring at you*

Says the actual queen of horror. It's so good to see you!

I second that❤️❤️

Love you so much!❤️

My girl @deborahbie.bsky.social is here!🙌

Aaah welcome love!!

Buried neck-deep in drafts right now, so I might not be as active here, but let me just say hi to all the awesome people joining in. It's so good to see you guys here!

Hey Rachel!

You're here!!!

Let me make some additions to this. Hi I'm Tanvi and I have some exciting publishing news to share soon. Stay tuned!

Write your fantasy stories of totalitarianism, demagoguery, xenophobia, obsequence, isolationism, oppression, and most of all, of all, HOPE, and send them. You need them, we will need them, we all will need them.

So proud of you Helen!!