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CE (Catie) Murphy

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Writer, mostly of novels. She/her. CatieMurphy.com for aaaaalllll the books. Please join my newsletter, too! https://BookHip.com/BZQWLZL

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello, new followers! Lovely to have you here!

I write in MANY GENRES as CE Murphy, Catie Murphy, Murphy Lawless, and Zoe Chant. catiemurphy.com for details!

There's usually less knitting & more politics, writing, & anecdotes around here, but I'm mostly on a social media break atm. Still, welcome!

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 6h

At the doctor today (I'm fine!), & the nurse (who I hadn't seen for a while) said, "I remember you! I'm still reading!"
Me: "What are you reading?"
Her: "Rereading Throne of Glass."
Me: WELL, if you need a new romantasy, I rec WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN by Stephanie Burgis
She wrote it down stat. +

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

oh I really liked Run Lola Run, yeah :D

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 9h

I'm trying not to post just one thing bc I continue to fear being tedious, but finishing this brings me up to hour 90 & I'm blown away by that. #CatieDraws

I even kind of fixed her eye! That was nerve-wracking! The odds of screwing it up even more were MUCH higher than any odds of improvement! :)

A moderately decent pencil sketch of a woman looking at the camera in 3 quarters view. Her hair is fully rendered in a comic book style, which the artist is not sure was any easier than doing it realistically.

(No, it was, but it took a long longer than I hoped. Oi.)

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 10h

Not the first time I saw it, but then, I was 13, and I *was* able to figure out the pointlessness was the point. :)

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 11h

oh, gosh. what a surprise.

a woman with glasses is making a shocked face .

Alt: a deadpan white woman in glasses indicates that this is her shocked face

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 11h

o no look what slipped and fell into my shopping cart bc Mr Marquez here is a dote who put shipping options in for Ireland 😍

David Marquez @davidmarquez.bsky.social · 2d

ROMY Art Prints are back in stock at davidmarquez.com ! Last batch sold through within a couple hours, don't miss out!

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 12h

I did not, however, expect them to do a level update until next year with the 10th anniversary. :p

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 12h

He, and evidently not. (Neither did I, for that matter.)

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 12h

Sheer random goals. Long before there was any suggestion beyond player chat about a level update, I decided I wanted an extra hundred million XP from what it took to reach 50th level by the time they added more levels, if they ever did. :)

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 12h

Surely you mean...Wyld STALLIONS!!!

two men are talking to each other in front of a wall that says aggressive air guitar

ALT: two men are talking to each other in front of a wall that says aggressive air guitar

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 12h

🤣🤣🤣🫂🫂🫂

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 12h

1) every year we all get to vote on which classic story gets made into a muppet movie

2) every year you guys make that muppet movie

3) we will ALL go see every one of these

4) you will never not profit from this

5) why are we not doing things this way

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 14h

aight, that's another 400ish words and 19k on the book (i meant to type 19k before :))

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 14h

LOL

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 14h

since you LEVELED UP with AMAZING AXE LADY? :D

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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 14h

"We're not here for historical accuracy. We're here for bisexual awakenings!"
In the latest patrons-only episode @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Mummy and Adrian takes a year off my life with just one sentence. www.patreon.com/c/starshipal...

Recommending fiction across the spacefleet

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 15h

ok, i've done 2400 snf nrrf slol

with my fingers on the right keys: 'and need a' snack, after which i may or may not do another 400 to hit 18k on the book

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 16h

got up to 1100 words before being distracted by the internets. blocking them and going back to work....

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 16h

oh dear god 😨😅😂

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 16h

If the word had existed when this series first came out, the OId Races books would fully have been marketed as #romantasy, so hopefully people will find it as such with the rerelease and new fancy covers! :D #booksky #urbanfantasy #romance #reading

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 7d

Aaaaaaah! It's live! Well, the preorders are live! 😃

The re-release of HEART OF STONE, first in my Old Races universe series, is nigh! New cover art! New print editions along with the e-books! New new new! Shiny shiny shiny! So excite!

Preorder at Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0FD4MKZMH/?tag=mizkit-20

The lovely new cover for CE Murphy's HEART OF STONE is in rich greens and yellows, featuring a stained glass window with gargoyles settled at the bottom. Cover art & design by Fakel Barros Studio.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 16h

"Leo’s latest move underscores a shift in tone from his early papacy" dude's been pope for like 5 months, i don't think we're past the "early papacy" hours

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16h

I'm gonna be honest, I'd rather not be living through it, but: if anybody is gonna be able to take on USA hegemony and have a right chance at it, the Vatican is an unexpected but worthy contender

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 16h

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Rachael Smith @rachaelsmith.bsky.social · 16h

I’m actually hearing this quite a lot! Folks: read your copies before showing your kids otherwise they’ll get stolen! 🥹😂🥰

Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 17h

If you haven't checked out Who Killed Nessie? I highly recommend. My kiddo took one look at it, grabbed it, and won't let me have it back.

Rachael Smith @rachaelsmith.bsky.social · 1d

My next event is THIS FRIDAY at the wonderful @goshcomics.bsky.social It's a triple launch party! Me and @paulcornell.bsky.social will be there with WHO KILLED NESSIE? Come see us! We'll be signing and smiling and chatting xoxox

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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 17h

In 12 days, a king will rise.

THE OCTOBER GIRL Book One.

October 21st, 2025.

From me and @maverickogn.bsky.social

#YAGraphicNovels
#TheOctoberGirl
#MadCaveStudios

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 17h

yeah, that's the line, bad play maybe but absolutely great art! :D

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 18h

I thought around now I’d be getting it out and expanding it. Instead, having decided that would just crash the signal-to-noise in this book through the back wall, I’m ditching it, and in doing so I realise it was only ever a single line. #writing

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