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@www.burvebroadcastnetwork.co.ukOct 12, 2026, 4:01 PM

Try a focused editing routine: write the draft, choose one task for AI, and review its suggestions. Give the next issue its own pass. Join Burve Story Lab to explore the full workflow: www.skool.com/burve-story-... #CreativeWorkflow #IndieAuthor #AIAssisted

@nftdemon.comOct 12, 2026, 4:00 PM

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@tmgreen.ukOct 12, 2026, 3:50 PM

He failed every bravery test by choosing to live. The company hired him for a cowboy-themed space barge that kills its heroes cheerfully. Now his only plan is to survive without glory.

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#HowToDieGracefully #SciFi #SpaceWestern #IndieAuthor #BookSky

@cedwriter.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:37 PM

Every writer struggles sometimes! From writerโ€™s block to plot holes, writing isnโ€™t always easy. Whatโ€™s your biggest challenge as an author?
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WritersOfBluesky

@writenav.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:18 PM

Evening #amwriting #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunity #writersky #authorsky #bookSky #indiewriter #indieauthor

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@milliebramley.co.ukOct 12, 2026, 3:17 PM

She swore never to return. Then she inherited a haunted oddities shop, a staring cat, and a 1927 ghost with secrets. A baker's 'accident' refuses to stay closed. The dead have the truth.

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#TheSableCoveMysteries #CozyMystery #ParanormalMystery #IndieAuthor #BookSky

@wkschneider-author.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:16 PM

A huge shout out to @jacquelynmarquezbooks for allowing me to feature her work this week. It is an absolute pleasure and honor, I hope I did those awesome books justice here ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿงก๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฅณ #writingcommunity #indieauthor #art #illustration #oc #amwritingfantasy #booksky #darkfantasy #vampire #goth ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ˜ฑ

@inventingreality.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:11 PM

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@matthewnation.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:50 PM

Another order going out! ๐Ÿ˜ #honey #5years #indieauthor #proud #shortstory

@tmgreen.ukOct 12, 2026, 2:48 PM

What is the most cheerful piece of corporate language you have ever received that was, underneath, extremely bad news?

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#HowToDieGracefully #SciFiWestern #SciFiComedy #IndieAuthor #BookSky

@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:46 PM

Audrey was always meant to feel a few steps ahead of Lottie when it came to fashion in ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐ป๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ.

#BradburyManor #HistoricalFashion #1910sFashion #1919Fashion #VintageFashion #GothicFiction #GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #BehindTheBook #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

Audrey was always meant to feel a few steps ahead of Lottie when it came to fashion in ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐ป๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ. Her black drop-waist afternoon dress is based on a French Madeleine & Madeleine gown from around 1919 (purchased at Bergdorf & Goodman in New York City), and ๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐ƒ๐‘๐€๐…๐“ ๐Œ๐„โ„ข apparently decided the reader needed a full guided tour of every pleat, sash, neckline, floral accent, and daring inch of dropped waist. ๐Ÿ˜‚ The final version keeps the parts that actually matter: the loose silhouette, the decorative bands, the modern shape, and what the dress says about Audrey. Sheโ€™s fashionable. Confident. A little unconventional. And, crucially, sheโ€™s showing Lottie a version of womanhood that feels newer and freer than anything she grew up around. One of the things I loved about writing The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was using the clothes to help tell that story. The fashion still matters... I just eventually learned it doesnโ€™t all need its own paragraph.Photo, no description
@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:45 PM

I love old houses.

Unfortunately, Rough Draft Me loved them a little ๐ญ๐จ๐จ much.

Winthrop House in The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was heavily inspired by ๐€๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, a seventeenth-century mansion in Middlesbrough.

#GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #HistoricHomes #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

I love old houses. Unfortunately, Rough Draft Me loved them a little ๐ญ๐จ๐จ much. Winthrop House in The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was heavily inspired by ๐€๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, a seventeenth-century mansion in Middlesbrough. And when I first wrote Lottieโ€™s arrival there, apparently I decided the reader needed to know ๐™€๐‘ฝ๐™€๐‘น๐™”๐‘ป๐™ƒ๐‘ฐ๐™‰๐‘ฎ. The mullioned windows. The stone lintels. The chimneys. The cornices. The pilasters. The pediment. The coat of arms. Basically, I stopped writing a gothic novel and briefly became a very enthusiastic real-estate agent and/or architectural essayist. The final version keeps what actually matters: Winthrop House is orderly, prosperous, bright, and untouched by decay. Everything Bradbury Manor isnโ€™t. That contrast tells you more about both houses than three paragraphs of architectural vocabulary ever could. Sometimes research gives you more detail. Editing teaches you which details deserve to survive. Swipe for the real Acklam Hall and then for the ๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐ƒ๐‘๐€๐…๐“ ๐•๐„๐‘๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐โ„ข in all its Zillow-listing glory.Photo, no descriptionPhoto, no description
@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:43 PM

One of the things I loved researching for The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was all the tiny sensory details that make 1919 feel lived in.

Clothes are easy to show. Smell is a little trickier.

#GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #VintagePerfume #1910s #EdwardianEra #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

One of the things I loved researching for The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was all the tiny sensory details that make 1919 feel lived in. Clothes are easy to show. Smell is a little trickier. Lottieโ€™s mother wore ๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’– ๐’…๐’† ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’– ๐‘ฏ๐’†ฬ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’๐’๐’Š, an actual early-20th-century fragrance with that sweet, powdery, almond-and-vanilla character that became tied to Lottieโ€™s memories of her. And unlike some of the other things Iโ€™ve shared from the rough draftโ€ฆ I apparently decided this one was worth keeping almost exactly as written. ๐Ÿ˜‚ The location changed. The scene got tighter. But the green bottle, faded flowers, and that scent bringing her mother back for just a moment all survived. Sometimes editing means cutting half the description and once in a while you look at something and think: Nope. That stays.Photo, no description
@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:42 PM

One of my favorite parts of writing ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐ป๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ was the fashion. I love the clothes of this era, and in the rough draft, I was absolutely not afraid to write every damn detail. ๐Ÿ˜‚

#GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFashion #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #IndieAuthor

One of my favorite parts of writing ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐ป๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ was the fashion. I love the clothes of this era, and in the rough draft, I was absolutely not afraid to write every damn detail. ๐Ÿ˜‚ This is Lottieโ€™s gala dress, based on Lucileโ€™s 1916 โ€œHappinessโ€ gown. And apparently Rough Draft Me looked at it and thought, ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘Ž. ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›. ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘ . ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘ก. ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ . ๐ด๐‘๐ท ๐‘‡๐ป๐ธ ๐‘…๐ผ๐ต๐ต๐‘‚๐‘๐‘†. But sometimes less really is more. By the final draft, all of that became: โ€œIn the mirror she shimmered like liquid moonlight; lace whispering fragility over something steadier beneath. The skirt floated at mid-calf, old-world elegance with a modern flair.โ€ Same dress. Same image in my head. A lot fewer words getting between the reader and Lottie. Swipe for the ๐‘น๐‘ถ๐‘ผ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฏ ๐‘ซ๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ญ๐‘ป ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘บ๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ตโ„ข, back when I apparently thought I was writing the museum placard too.Photo, no description
@mlbphd.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:19 PM

Book 4: Rebirth
Launching a Universe
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Rei wakes 14 centuries later to a society that sees him as a despised relic. His bond with Rome, a Vuduri cast out for loving him, becomes the first step toward saving humanity.
#BookSky #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #IndieAuthor #HardSciFi

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@mayaszymanska.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:05 PM

How do you show frustration when your character wears a mask?

I rewrote that scene countless times. Months later, Darek had to illustrate it. I may have enjoyed watching him face the same problem.

The story behind the art:

www.patreon.com/mayaszymansk...

#Grimdark #FantasyArt #IndieAuthor

@ellie-ash.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:03 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends out there! I'm mindful that I'm a white settler living on unceded, unsurrendered Anishinabe land.

I'm grateful for so much in my life: my family, friends, writing, and the MM romance community. Thank you!

#indieauthor #authorlife #thanksgiving

The background is a tree that's bright red from the fall colour change. The foreground reads: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for so much: my family, my friends, my writing, the MM romance community, the Anishinabe Nation, the traditional guardians of the land on which I live and work.
@kyonajiles-author.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:01 PM

Vacation? ๐Ÿคฃโค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค
#portal #indieauthor #fictionauthor #kyonajiles

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@inventingreality.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:01 PM

How to Stop Receiving Messages from Scammers
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