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Susan B. James

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Reader, writer, wife, mother, animal lover, treehugger Querying my novel, The Seeker's Charm, an origin tale for the Fae, told through a romantasy between halfblood farmgirl Rose Woodman and Eeden leader of the Faerie clan of the Stars.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 14h

🎃 31 Days of Halloween Books 🎃

A little late to the party, but "better late than never" as my mom always said (we we're always running late)

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · 19h

🎃 31 Days of Halloween Books 🎃 (sick day makeup edition)

Day 11: A WOGGLE OF WITCHES by Adrienne Adams

Why I 🖤 it: Published in 1971, this is one of the most brilliantly illustrated Halloween books on my list. Check out some of the illustrations in the comments!

#kidlit #booksky #halloween

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Ruqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social · 2d

somehow i forgot to set up my october @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social availability but i *am* open and you can book with me below:

manuscriptacademy.com/faculty-memb...

Ruqayyah Daud

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 7d

1:1 Agent Consultations are now live for non-members!

If you're not sure why you're getting rejected--if you'd like "Try the following to improve your odds" advice--or if you just want to make sure your work is agent-ready before you send, we are here to help.

manuscriptacademy.com/consultations

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Scottttt @scottiebryce2.bsky.social · 13d

Smiles are contagious… consider yourself infected 😅

#smile #peace #gamedev #vibes #sun #sunshine #indie #writers

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Spring D @springdavidson.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

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OneTinSoldier @abluedotinaredsea.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Do you have a #KidLit or #YALit book launching this wk? Or do you want to help boost someone else's #PublicationDay #BookBirthday?

Reply below with info + link to the post.

Only for books launching Oct.13-19th, 2025 #2025-Wk42.

Promo graphic for Kid Lit and YA Book launches, Oct.13-19, 2025. Text below invites authors to reply with book info and a Bluesky post link. Includes hashtags #KidLit #PublicationDay #BookBirthday and credits @debbieohi and small text reading 2025-Wk42.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 1d

This week's #Cat and #Horse buddies.

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Adregem ཐིཋྀ @adregem.bsky.social · 5d

The Moth King can do home improvement, who knew #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #Authors #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #FantasySky #Romantasy #AuthorSky #AmQuerying

The light, apparently, goes on the ceiling with sticky tape and magnets. I have a random thought that I should ask him how he plans to charge the batteries but then I just don’t care. Installing a ceiling light is somehow the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen him do, even though I watched him literally explode just a few days ago.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not interested in that.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 9d

Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I've been out of the country for a while but thank you. This is my first book, written a looong time ago. I got burned out from queries, constant rewrites to please agents, lost my voice, put my m.s. away for awhile and now, I'm trying again.

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 23d

Happy Publication Anniversary to a book that holds a very very special place in my heart. ❤️

The Hobbit • J.R.R. Tolkien
(21st September, 1937)

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 23d

I'll be off line for a while so I'm posting double and early of my #Cat and #Horse pics. Enjoy!

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 24d

There's romance just not between them. My story was partly inspired from a few lines in the Silmarillion-one of Feoner's sons loves a human. She won't marry him thinking he won't love her when she's old and he's still young. Could she have changed him for the better?

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 25d

Pear lemonade! Yum.

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks! Eryna is a lot of fun to write because, sometimes, Rose needs a little smack down. They're rivals but not for love. Their story is enemy to friends, learning to walk in someone else's shoes. Seeing beyond the differences.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 26d

Boy- Oliver
Girl- (Little Orphan) Annie

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 26d

Sweetness

Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 26d

You're welcome! Thanks for the post.

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · Aug 19

A rotund oak near Heaven's Field on Hadrian's Wall #ThickTrunkThursday

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 26d

So trunkilicious!
(great word)

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy #ThickTrunkThursday
and…
#WeekIforIconic
#AlphabetChallenge

The base of a #GiantSequoia tree at #CalaverasBigTreesStatePark near #Arnold, #California.

I placed my cap on it to give a sense of perspective. Someone said that it looks a bit like a #Yeti 🤣

#HunterFranklinPics

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Locavite @locavite.bsky.social · 26d

Rebirth…
Nature always finds a way

#ThickTrunkThursday

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 26d

#ThickTrunkThursday

What I love about this scene is that it's in an apartment complex only a block from the expressway in one of the top 10 largest cities in the U.S.

Migratory birds rest here. People rest here. Give nature a chance and it, and we, will thrive.