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Thinker of thoughts, writer of dreams. Gamer, teacher, author, just trying to make it through life...it takes a certain type of insanity to do what I do. |She/her | sbakelar.com | https://linktr.ee/starconspirator

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When y'all buy from indie authors, it impacts us profoundly. Especially if it goes outside the circle of authors trading a few dollars back and forth amongst ourselves.

18.10.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 245 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
War March eBook Bundle on itch!

War March eBook Bundle on itch!

My new #scifi short story Battle of Tidberphal and 8 other stories of conflict and battle, featuring armies and warriors clashing in combat. Some fight for their homes. Some fight to conquer. Some fight for the glory. All 9 for $8!!!

itch.io/b/3544/war-m...

πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ“¦ #BookSky

11.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A plain yellow cover that reads My Freshman Year* What A Professor Learned by Becoming a Student by Rebekah Nathan

A plain yellow cover that reads My Freshman Year* What A Professor Learned by Becoming a Student by Rebekah Nathan

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen
22. My Freshman Year by Rebekah Nathan

From my anthropology studies.

11.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
🚨 Republicans pull 11TH HOUR STUNT to rig midterms
🚨 Republicans pull 11TH HOUR STUNT to rig midterms YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

We are not giving up. #UTPol #BetterBoundaries #Protectutahvoters
If you're in Utah, ask around. Did your mutuals sign the Prop 4 petition under false pretenses? If so, they can ask that their signature be taken off.
Details here: protectutahvoters.com

youtu.be/uaFvRYaRqXc?...

10.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On March 10, 1913, abolitionist Harriet Tubman died at approximately 91 years old. Her birth year is believed to be around 1822, though the exact year is uncertain due to the lack of official records for enslaved people at the time.

10.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7

March is hard. It's busy in my class. We have plant projects #MMM (March mammal Madness) and grading. Yes, I do grade even though my students stay with me only a short time. Plus, I'm working on my LMS endorsement #Librarian. So, writing and posting has slowed a bit and will pick up again in April.

10.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like the tragic tale these are telling. πŸŽ‰

10.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips | Chapter
The only time I use that word is when I start a chapter. So here's a reading vibe instead. #Dragon #SciFantasy #Fantasy #WriteSky

10.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to ask what your chapter titles are. The whole story is right there!

10.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My first thought is that all that structuring is how they teach AI to write novels. If a person reads enough, their brain learns how to make a story and they don't necessarily need the structure note cards. Writing is creation and creation is messy. I make outlines that I constantly deviate from.

10.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She's fine. It's fine.

10.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Most of the characters I write are stubborn persistent to the detriment of others and themselves. It's very important for Drake and Darius to continue, no matter how hard it gets and how many times they get shot at or thrown in volcanoes. My Lady Warrior also suffers from not knowing when to quit.

10.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! March’s theme for issue 32 is SPIRAL. The deadline for submissions to issue 32 is March 19th, and it will be published on Saturday, March 28th, 2026.

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! March’s theme for issue 32 is SPIRAL. The deadline for submissions to issue 32 is March 19th, and it will be published on Saturday, March 28th, 2026.

Writers: If you’ve never sent us a manuscript, now’s a great time to give it a whirl! Nine days remain to get your Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat before submissions close on March 19th at scifansat.com/landing.html!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

10.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

five fingernails yanked
teeth gritted, blood oozing
pliers changed hands

#haikuhorrorprompt #yanked #haiku #poetry #writing

10.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screen grab of the calendar showing that the WILD CARD is March 9th and March 8th is Wild Card Eve, spent rethinking your whole bracket in agonies of second guesses.

A screen grab of the calendar showing that the WILD CARD is March 9th and March 8th is Wild Card Eve, spent rethinking your whole bracket in agonies of second guesses.

Happy #2026MMM Wild Card Eve to all who celebrate!

08.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7

24-ish hours!

09.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi friends!

If you've been struggling to write like I have, know you're not alone

I know it doesn't fix the problem of not writing, but hopefully knowing you're not alone in the frustration is some comfort

P.S. YOU'RE STILL A WRITER

P.P.S. you're looking gorgous today
#WritingCommunity #writers

08.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Digital Illustration of a unicorn woman with purple hair surrounding by patterns

Digital Illustration of a unicorn woman with purple hair surrounding by patterns

Digital Illustration of a Goddess of The Hrape Vine surrounded by a golden frame. She is looking back towards us, with her back facing us and a grape vine drops a few grapes behind her

Digital Illustration of a Goddess of The Hrape Vine surrounded by a golden frame. She is looking back towards us, with her back facing us and a grape vine drops a few grapes behind her

A seductive Siren underwater with a human women, kissing her with her eyes glowing pink with hunger

A seductive Siren underwater with a human women, kissing her with her eyes glowing pink with hunger

Digital Illustration of a Sun Blessed Mermaid sitting in a golden pond below the yellow sky

Digital Illustration of a Sun Blessed Mermaid sitting in a golden pond below the yellow sky

Happy International Women's Day~!!!!🌸
I'm a Black Biracial artist who is open for commissions. πŸ₯ΉπŸ’œ
ko-fi.com/crylingart/c...

08.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Trump Economy EXPLODES INSTANTLY as War DESTROYS IT ALL
Trump Economy EXPLODES INSTANTLY as War DESTROYS IT ALL YouTube video by MeidasTouch

Interested in the #economy? Check out @unftr.com for plain-language explanations and analysis without hype.
youtu.be/gbq1ybLG8C8?...

Don't let the YT click-baity title fool you. This is a level-headed podcast.

08.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The AI breach has begun… and Angeline Castillo is the only fuse left to burn. My #cyberpunk thriller Terminal Fuse is now publishing on Libraro. If you like rogue AI, cybernetic upgrades, and impossible missions, check it out: shorturl.at/oVoqK

#WritersLift #AmWriting

08.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Editing Like a Journalist Will Make Your Publishing Journey Easier | Jane Friedman Making the leap from short online articles to longer, narrative work brought one writer into contact with a new challenge: being truly edited.

Hi #writingcommunity!

Today is #NationalProofreadingDay. πŸ‘€βœ”οΈ

Though there are many things I'd rather do than proofreading (laundry, shoveling, watching paint dry), it's a critical part of our craft.

In celebration, here's a great article on #editing posted by #janefriedman.

#amwriting #amquerying

08.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#WritersCoffeeClub Do the seasons influence your writing?

Well, I'm Hungarian, so I tend to add a lot of paprika. That's probably why many people see red while reading.

#writing

08.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

breaking ice moon
. . . daffodils in a row
of bar glasses

[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple

08.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This spring, my students have taken to #Poetry for the first time. They aren't necessarily rushing to grab pencils after lunch so that they can write a poem to gush over, but they love that they can write anything within the limits of the poem and that it really is a poem. #Elementary #EduSky

08.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grey flannel geese day
Winter’s final Courtesan
Spring’s champagne rising

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #writingprompt #geese #justwrite

08.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Blossom falling white
Black clouds rising by the sea
Petals smell the dust

#haiku
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity

08.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips | Beam
From the #Dragon novel.

"The tunnel was a straight shot. As former smugglers had dug, they’d reinforced with bricks, blocks, and wooden beams as they could, much of it scrounged from the dying city above."

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SciFantasy

08.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Another few minutes and the Pale Ones would be forced indoors as the night curfew fell. Only the Nura would be about then. Only they were allowed the streets at night. The citizenry had convinced themselves it was because the Nura kept watch, the Nura kept them safe. The Nura knew the truth. No curfew could stop them. No walls constrained those who walked the sands.

Another few minutes and the Pale Ones would be forced indoors as the night curfew fell. Only the Nura would be about then. Only they were allowed the streets at night. The citizenry had convinced themselves it was because the Nura kept watch, the Nura kept them safe. The Nura knew the truth. No curfew could stop them. No walls constrained those who walked the sands.

I missed @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social #FavelineFriday this week. It was a hard week and I had hardly anything written. But this morning I've been working, ramping up to return to my Saga. so here is a for-fun fave line: A peek at the Nura in the Northern Kingdoms.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

08.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't worry, I have shelves of non-fiction by women. 😎

08.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A book cover showing three faces facing left, right and center, along with a figure in the bakc with black wings. It reads The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce.

A book cover showing three faces facing left, right and center, along with a figure in the bakc with black wings. It reads The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce.

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen
This is the last fiction title I've read by a unique woman author.

22. The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce

08.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0