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@thebookoffaerie

26 | fantasy writer | book dragon | she/her/ella | lover of art, history & pasta | spanish & english πŸ“πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·

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Thank you so much!

20.04.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AHHH that’s amazing! And thank you!

19.04.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A women with curly dark hair and brown eyes stands in the dark, with a ray of sunlight hitting half of her face. The title reads Iluminada, and the subtitle reads β€œAs long as the sun shines, there is hope.”

A women with curly dark hair and brown eyes stands in the dark, with a ray of sunlight hitting half of her face. The title reads Iluminada, and the subtitle reads β€œAs long as the sun shines, there is hope.”

INCENDIARY πŸ”₯X PUERTO RICAN HISTORYπŸ‡΅πŸ‡·:

In an alternative 1898 Puerto Rico, 19 y/o Cayetana must use her recently awakened magic in order to save her aunt from the duplicitous court of colonizers and aid the rebellious Iluminados.

#PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #HF #YA

19.04.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

#WritingCommunity, don't beat yourself up if you haven't been writing lately πŸ’—πŸ«‚

17.11.2024 03:53 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

same i cannot see anything πŸ’€

17.11.2024 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just learned that Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. An alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform (and yes it's really easy to transfer your lists from Goodreads to StoryGraph). You know, while we're moving things.

14.11.2024 19:53 πŸ‘ 4899 πŸ” 1005 πŸ’¬ 165 πŸ“Œ 68
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Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

14.11.2024 15:23 πŸ‘ 25905 πŸ” 8059 πŸ’¬ 836 πŸ“Œ 2196

Auntie cannot remember everybody from that other app. If we had beef over there and you want to keep it that way, that’s fine and I respect it, just give me some time to clean my list up, you do not have to worry about me πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ lmao

14.11.2024 00:48 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 18

Starter pack for Black writers.πŸ’…πŸΎπŸ˜Œ
Comment if you'd like to be added.

Don't self-reject.
Don't look and think "they didn't specify x, y, z is welcomed. I guess it's not for me".

❀️‍πŸ”₯Repost for reach, please! TIA!❀️‍πŸ”₯

#WritingCommunity #BVM #AmWriting #AmQuerying

go.bsky.app/2pribzv

12.11.2024 16:02 πŸ‘ 497 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 270 πŸ“Œ 15

1 for me!

13.11.2024 11:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok! I made a #Kidlit list for marginalized communities! If you write for marginalized kids, and want to be added, comment below!!

go.bsky.app/5KJRBGD

11.11.2024 22:47 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
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3 years ago today, Taylor Swift released β€˜RED (Taylor’s Version)’

12.11.2024 06:51 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 10
a screenshot of the goodreads page 

Readers' Favorite Young Fantasy
Opening Round Nominee

Your Blood My Bones 
Don't Let The Forest In 
So Let Them Burn
Of Jade and Dragons

a screenshot of the goodreads page Readers' Favorite Young Fantasy Opening Round Nominee Your Blood My Bones Don't Let The Forest In So Let Them Burn Of Jade and Dragons

SO LET THEM BURN IS NOMINATED FOR A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD I AM ACTUALLY IN TEARS I VOTE IN THIS EVERY YEAR AND NOW???? 😭😭😭😭😭

www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

12.11.2024 03:15 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

Me pls πŸ’œ

12.11.2024 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the writers who have 14 different unfinished WIPs yet still regularly post β€œI might have an idea for a new WIP” are integral to the author ecosystem

04.11.2024 15:10 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7

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A freshwater mermaid with a long, red tail inspired from koi. She faces a filipino woman wearing traditional "baro't saya." Both of them have warm, brown skin and curly dark hair. The filipino woman seems to have fallen into the mermaid's pond, and the mermaid looks at her with amusement. The pond has broken pillars, ornamental stones, and pink lily pads.

A freshwater mermaid with a long, red tail inspired from koi. She faces a filipino woman wearing traditional "baro't saya." Both of them have warm, brown skin and curly dark hair. The filipino woman seems to have fallen into the mermaid's pond, and the mermaid looks at her with amusement. The pond has broken pillars, ornamental stones, and pink lily pads.

The Abandoned Shrine

09.11.2024 19:40 πŸ‘ 8737 πŸ” 1172 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 11
Illustration of some prehistoric sea animals 

featured are elasmosaurus, coleacanth, dunkleosteus, and mosasaur

Illustration of some prehistoric sea animals featured are elasmosaurus, coleacanth, dunkleosteus, and mosasaur

prehistoric sea animals

10.11.2024 23:30 πŸ‘ 6224 πŸ” 1393 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 14

β€œIt’s days like this that made me wonder if my father hated me and did everything possible to torture me.” #IluminadaWIP

10.11.2024 23:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Renaissance painting of scene from the Bible where a woman kills an enemy general by hammering him with a tent peg while he sleeps

caption "Your Body My Choice"

Renaissance painting of scene from the Bible where a woman kills an enemy general by hammering him with a tent peg while he sleeps caption "Your Body My Choice"

your body my choice

10.11.2024 15:18 πŸ‘ 16603 πŸ” 1966 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 61

the wonders of writing anything historical-inspired: you can read a whole article/research paper/book about a specific topic just to write about it in one chapter of your manuscript πŸ₯²

10.11.2024 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon snail with big eyes is walking down a sidewalk in a park ALT: a cartoon snail with big eyes is walking down a sidewalk in a park

Slow but still trying to make it happen!!

10.11.2024 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

repost with your creator goals for 2025

🌞 Finish drafting IluminadaWIP and begin the editing process

πŸ€ Get beta readers for IluminadaWIP

🌺 Continue outlining LatineMonsterHighWIP and AnkianaWIP

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08.11.2024 11:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An editor’s guide to my rivals-to-lovers YA Fantasy πŸŒžπŸŒ™

πŸ–€ SPIRITED AWAY vibes
βš”οΈ Trust no one, not even yourself
πŸ•·οΈ Viet FMC corrupted by magic
πŸ—οΈ Old libraries, haunted corridors, dark family secrets

(guide made by @/thevalrobles on Twitter 🫢)

#WritingCommunity #amagented

21.10.2024 16:17 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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β˜€οΈINCENDIARY x LAS VILLAMIZARβ˜€οΈ

In an alternative 1898 Puerto Rico, 19 y/o Cayetana must use her recently awakened magic in order to save her aunt from the duplicitous court of colonizers and aid the rebellious Iluminados. #writingcommunity #YA #HistoricalFantasy #amdrafting

08.11.2024 01:44 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

so glad to finally be here πŸ₯° s/o to caro for the code ilysm

18.10.2023 19:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0