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I also write stabby or sometimes trigger happy sapphics! And I am intrigued by the kidnapping angle.

They’re sort of similar my writing tends to land somewhere between the adventure of one and the dark tone of the other. They’re both really good, definitely worth a read.

Hi I’m Sam.

I’d bring One Dark Window because I’m about halfway through and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi because the sequel is coming out soon and I need a refresh.

#CRPnessie

Hi I’m Sam (she/her). I write dark fantasy with a sense of humor and I’m a big fan of HEAs. Can’t make a heart stop if it’s not beating.

Currently I’m querying my 7th book which is a Chosen One riff that pits his seemingly useless sister against fate.
#CampRevPit #CampKickoff

He is! He’s got the derpiest smile

I haven’t! I’ll have to add it to my TBR

A grey dog upside down under a blanket

#revpets this is Merlin guess what genre I write.

Harry looks like the very best kind of muppet.

I’m also usually a bit on the darker side with some strong horror elements so you’re not alone!

I would like to wish the Flyers a very merry out in the first round.

My Florence + The Machine tickets were booked in November.

Every 50 rejections I receive I buy myself something small.

I am rapidly closing in on a rather nice fountain pen.
#amquerying

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by the ‘maybe pile’
#querying

I honestly think streaming has ruined the movie theater, not because of money but because everyone seems to think they’re sitting in their living room and I can’t see or hear them.

I have twice this year needed to remind grown adults that the ticket cost 30 bucks and I’d rather hear the actors

Did you guys know it was a stage production first? If you ever get your hands on the DVD there’s lots of cool BTS stuff about the inception etc.

Oh you guys did REPO? So sad that I missed this one it’s one of my favorites. It really takes the operatic format and nails some nice blood and guts to it. Plus all the nice surprises like classically trained opera singer Paul Sorvino who knew right?

A German shepherd looking lovingly at the camera.

He isn’t looking adoringly at me.

I’m holding a turkey sandwich.
#dogs

My nephew just picked which college he was going too and is currently Clocking in at 6”5

In case you were wondering how my mid life crisis was going

Using the Data Explorer feature on Query Tracker is both addictive and perfectly useless. I spend more time reading response time tea leaves than I do almost anything else.
#querying

Am I the only person who is seeing like-only posts about people losing pets? Because that is my entire discover feed right now.

This thread is my villain origin story.

A black cat looking at the camera with his tongue sticking out.

My dog when he walks up to me:

You are the best human in the world and I love you more than anything.

My cat:

Hey asshole I puked on your keyboard you should clean that up btw I’m hungry again. Also you’re fat. When are you going to get a real job? I’m hungry did I fucking stutter?
#cats #dogs

I have made the decision that in lieu of hunting them for sport it is absolutely acceptable to just be devastatingly mean to people who use generative AI to do anything remotely related to creative fields or academics.

Ok I’m going to try to contain this to one post.

I will never ever understand why anyone would use a computer to do the FUCKING FUN PART.

Say you don’t want to be a writer without saying you don’t want to be a writer.

Say you hate books it’s ok I’ll judge you less than if you use this BS.

The only thing I ‘must’ do is pity pathetic morons who can’t write their own books

I’m so sorry, wish I could say it did.

Uh yeah to all the “all writers are already using AI” crowd…no we’re fucking not

A large bowl of quartered tomatoes with a slightly smaller bowl of chopped onions and garlic behind it

I am not usually terribly proud of my Italian heritage for reasons that are my own. I’ve always taken more after my mother’s Scots-Irish side.

But nothing beats sauce from scratch.

A German shepherd smiling at the camera

Today in procrastination:

Rewriting showtunes to reflect my dog’s inner monologue.

The dog: