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Alice Wren

@alicewrenwrites

Writer of speculative fiction, working on their first novel. Lover of cats, plants and ttrpgs. Short story in Paradox Lit Mag. https://alicewren.com/

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New Episode of Under The Eclipse is up - Jojo is suspicious as Ai tries her best to cover for Tajika 🀫
Link below....
#ocsky #webcomic #webtoon

22.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have flu. Can’t write. But these two are keeping me company. The ginger is Furi and the tabby is Jin.

When we rescued them 9yrs ago as kittens they were not well. Taken too young from the mother, stomachs destroyed by the wrong food. But these two are fighters!

#catsofbluesky #writersofbluesky

17.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Episode of Under The Eclipse is up - Ai's tactics seem to work but an interruption putd everything at risk.... 🫣

Read the latest episode on #webtoon or @globalcomix.com - links below!
#webcomic #ocsky

08.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sign-up to my newsletter and get access to my short story The Grandfather Clock. A soft horror tale inspired by the old nursery rhyme of the same name. Previously published by the Paradox Lit Mag but not longer available to buy.

www.alicewren.com

07.02.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vote for your favorite stories published by @uncannymagazine.bsky.social in 2025!

22.01.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Clarkesworld Readers' Poll - Nomination Phase You have until January 22nd 3pm EST to nominate!

Help us select the 2025 finalists for our annual Clarkesworld Readers' Poll.
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...

POLL CLOSES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22th at 3PM EST

20.01.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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Cat cafe and bookshop for birthday which is very on brand. And getting to choose my own books is the perfect gift!

17.01.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mood board for my steampunk novel about a clockwork girl who runs away with the circus.

I’m a huge fan of Angela Carter’s ’Nights at the Circus’ and have always wanted to tell a circus-themed story so I’m excited to write this!

#amwriting #firstdraft #writersofbluesky

15.01.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can now pre-order ’Curse of the Sword’, a Dragon Soul Press anthology. books2read.com/DSPCurse

I usually describe my story ’Oil & Roses’ as Beauty & the Beast if it were a Black Mirror episode.

#writingpromo #newriting #shortstory

11.01.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ•°οΈ My first short story got 14 rejections.
🌹 My second got 17.
πŸͺΎ My third has 13 and is still out on sub.

But it only takes ONE yes!

Rejections sting, but it doesn’t mean your story isn’t any good. You just have to keep going.

#amwriting #amquerying #writingsubmissions #publishedauthor

06.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year!

I had a wonderful start to the year with the news that my short story 'Oil and Roses' will be published in the Dragon Soul Press anthology 'Curse of the Sword'!

Available in March! I hope you will enjoy it.

#writersofbluesky #publishedauthor #shortstory #speculativefiction

02.01.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @kittybucholtz.bsky.social @johnbucholtz.bsky.social @bartlebett.bsky.social @jozimart.bsky.social Steph and Maik for being my writer buddies for so long!

16.11.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About 3-4 times a year a group of us meet up in Sweden/Online for a writing retreat. We are from everywhere so are called 'Writers From Distant Lands'. I love these people! They are so creative and inspiring and I always feel motivated afterwards.

We met yesterday and I wrote about 4000 words!

16.11.2025 12:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good job! Being able to keep going, even a little, when you are sick is a huge win.

08.11.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#NovelNovember wordcount week 1: 6325
Not as high as I wanted due to health hiccups but still here and still writing, so I'm going to take that as a win.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasy #firstdraft #steampunk

08.11.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been dealing with health issues recently. I have #endometriosis which causes pain, exhaustion and brain fog.

I’ve had a bad few days and it feels shit not to write. But I want to use this challenge to find strategies to be productive even during the bad days.
#novelnovember #amwriting #endo

05.11.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, impressive! Good job.

02.11.2025 10:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good job! You got this.

02.11.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially the second one. I'm constantly fighting the urge to go back and edit what I've just written.

02.11.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm usually very bad at having a routine. I'm a binge writer who writes when the moment hits me. But for #NovelNovember I'm going to challenge myself to:
1. Write something every day.
2. Not re-read and edit as I go.
3. Finish a messy, would never show to anyone first draft of my novel.

02.11.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Joining #NovelNovember this month means a lot to me. It's been a tricky year, I've had major health issues since April and there was a time I thought I would never be well enough to do anything, let alone write again. But I'm FINALLY feeling better and ready to tackle this!

#writersky #amwriting

01.11.2025 09:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck! I'm cheering you on from here.
I'll be writing my first novel after only having written short stories. I'm excited and terrified!

01.11.2025 09:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aww thank you!

01.11.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This year I will be taking part in #NovelNovember to try and finish a first draft of Brass Nightingale (working title).
A story about a clockwork girl trapped in her own home who runs away with the circus. Think Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus' crossed with 'Pinnochio'.

Who else is joining?

31.10.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A snippet from my spooky short story The Grandfather Clock, first published in the Paradox Lit Mag.

If you want to read the rest of it there is a link on my website www.alicewren.com

#shortstory #horrorwriting #publishedshortstory #booksky

26.10.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just found out about Novel November as a promising replacement for that other one, so going to give it a go. Who else is doing it?
#novelnovember25 #readytowrite #prowritingaid

25.10.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Paradox Lit Mag You can read the digital version of the magazine here:

So proud to have my first short story published alongside all these other wonderful writers.

And the mag is stunning! So do check it out.

www.theparadoxmagazine.com/the-paradox-...

07.01.2024 11:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little #Caturday poem for you all:

Outside is cold,
Inside is hot,

I am a cat,
You are not.

06.01.2024 16:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why am I only now getting around to watching Attack on Titan?

It. Is. Incredible.

06.01.2024 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join our reading team!! We're looking for first readers for Augur and Tales & Feathers. Details and link to apply below! ✨️πŸͺΆ

05.01.2024 21:06 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0