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@ericahollis.bsky.social

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a YA author who writes about magic and family drama. HEARTS FORGED IN DRAGON FIRE ('23). she/her. queer. black lives matter. trans rights are human rights. free palestine. https://entangledpublishing.com/books/hearts-forged-in-dragon-fire

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Aug 30

Lotte is a normal teenage girl with normal teenage girl problems.

💜: shorturl.at/vBMec

#booksky #romantasy #reading #sapphicbooks #queerbooks #fantasybooks

A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple-white gradient background with a TV static texture.

In purple text: "The sapphic romantasy about saving the city from a despotic evil dragon and also resolving your mommy issues you never knew you needed."

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 5d

dear god please don't let me getting sick, i have work

erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 11d

i shouldn't have to work while it's raining and i can't see the sun 🙃🙃🙃

erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 16d

#booksky, what's a book that always gets you out of a reading slump?

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 20d

I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.

I'm talking about something very different.

Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.

Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.

But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 25d

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 25d

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 26d

Trans rights are human rights.

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 25d

honestly the whole mess in January is what finally pushed me to delete it off my phone, i was so pissed off.

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 28d

But anyway! I'll still be on here, promoting Book 1 and other people's projects, sharing stuff that interests me. 🙂

#writingcommunity

erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 28d

So, if y'all wonder why I'm not posting as much about drafting and editing for the next few months - that's why. Book 2 IS still coming, but we agreed it was better to push it to the backburner for awhile than have it come out rushed and subpar.

erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · 28d

I've recently decided, with the support of my editor, to take a step back from working on Book 2 for awhile. Lots of factors went into this, the main one being that my non-writing responsibilities have to come first at the moment. Luckily Book 2 isn't even up for pre-order yet.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · Sep 12

Social media has been a toxic hellhole for women and people of color since Gamergate and likely before.

That it takes the murder of a guy who actively made the space worse for everyone for law enforcement and politicians to start talking about it is … something.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 11

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.

Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.

We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.

My latest piece.

We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life

Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.

www.erininthemorning.com

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 11

These aren't even people who, like, need the money.

And let's not forget the other forms of bigotry this author has expressed. It is time to let this series GO.

erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 11

I'm sure a lot of those actors would say they don't have anything against trans people and it might even be true.

But boy, it is not fun to see several of your favorite actors, some of them self-proclaimed allies, decide that the safety of trans people is an acceptable loss.

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 11

just remembering this episode of the golden girls, when dorothy found out her friend was a member of a club that discriminated against jewish people, and her friend tried to justify it by saying it wasn't "her" policy.

thinking about that and looking at the cast list of that fucking audiobook.

A screencap from The Golden Girls' episode "Dorothy's New Friend". Dorothy looks upset and asks, "Barbara, why are you a member of a club like that?"

A second screencap from the same episode. Barbara says, "Because they serve a great breakfast, and the parking is free. Besides, it's their policy, not mine!"

Dorothy responds, "Yeah, but you tolerate it."

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · Sep 11

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Sep 4

Every time someone refers to the Epstein list as a “hoax”, the survivors are being re-traumatized.

Coming forward after a sexual assault is terrifying.

You’re often gaslit, blamed or disbelieved.

It takes incredible courage and these women deserve better than to be made into a conspiracy theory

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 4

financing a musical based on my own book. i want the most elaborate puppets you've ever seen for the dragons and i want a beloved broadway veteran to play the mc's mom.

Madame Brie-ota 🔮 @briesmith.xyz · Sep 3

Since none of us is actually going to win the Powerball, what’s the most ridiculous thing you’d do with the money if you won? Forget paying off student loans or buying a house, what’s your ridiculous purchase?

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · Sep 4

it's #SapphicSeptember & you know what that means: bundle time! hosted by @impavid.us the Bi Visibility Week bundle will go live 9/16, so get ready to stock up for winter reading 📚🌈

promo graphic using a partial screenshot of the Bi Visibility Week book covers. text reads: "bi visibility week 50-book mega-bundle. all genres included, ft. bi & pan authors. september 16 -23, only on itch.io."

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Villanelle (Taylor's Version) @villanelletv.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Fuck Ted Cruz"

-Green Day and pretty much everyone else

The words "Fuck Ted Cruz" displayed behind Green Day at one of the band's concerts

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 4

A high fantasy novel about a girl who can speak to dragons, a thief with a chip on her shoulder, and a race against the clock to save the city. Romance, action, and family drama!

💜: shorturl.at/vBMec

#romantasy #queerbooks #booksky #fantasybooks #fantasywriters #sapphicbooks

A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a background of a forest and a girl in armor holding a sword.

The tagline is: "If she fails... everyone dies."

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SD Simper | Author @sdsimper.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's fall somewhere! (Not here, but somewhere 🏜) Which means it's time to start looking for haunted, but still cozy, reads. You'll find this #lesbian vampire novels in the 🔗 in my b-i-o and below ❤️
Credit to @/bcovertopia for the aesthetic template

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 3

finally read "every heart a doorway" and....yeah, y'all were right, it's incredible. can't wait to read the next book since it's about Jack, my absolute queen.

#booksky

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erica hollis is taking a break (sort of) @ericahollis.bsky.social · Sep 2

a sapphic fantasy story for anyone who's looking for a new adventure.

📖: shorturl.at/vBMec

#romantasy #sapphicbooks #queerbooks #lgbtbooks #booksky #sapphicromantasy #queerromantasy #sffbooks #fantasywriters #romancelania

A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book is shown in print, on a smartphone, and on an e-reader. The background is an image of a purple-toned mountain range, a castle, and dragons in the sky. The tagline is, "Once burned, twice as sly."

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