CE (Catie) Murphy
@cemurphy.bsky.social
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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Today is my 21st Full Time Writer anniversary! I'm gonna link to each of my series on Amazon throughout the day today. 🥰
#1: The Walker Papers. Re-releasing these with 8 of 12 available now & the 9th is coming in early January! #booksky #urbanfantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHBQ37P...
#1: The Walker Papers. Re-releasing these with 8 of 12 available now & the 9th is coming in early January! #booksky #urbanfantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHBQ37P...
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Oh, baby, I have been DYING to tell you all this.
Lady Henrietta created an absolute SENSATION when she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men. You asked for more?
How about an Annual by me, with co-writer, historian and best-selling author @karnythia.bsky.social?
MIKKI KENDALL JOINS THE MUTANTS!
Lady Henrietta created an absolute SENSATION when she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men. You asked for more?
How about an Annual by me, with co-writer, historian and best-selling author @karnythia.bsky.social?
MIKKI KENDALL JOINS THE MUTANTS!
January 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Oh, baby, I have been DYING to tell you all this.
Lady Henrietta created an absolute SENSATION when she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men. You asked for more?
How about an Annual by me, with co-writer, historian and best-selling author @karnythia.bsky.social?
MIKKI KENDALL JOINS THE MUTANTS!
Lady Henrietta created an absolute SENSATION when she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men. You asked for more?
How about an Annual by me, with co-writer, historian and best-selling author @karnythia.bsky.social?
MIKKI KENDALL JOINS THE MUTANTS!
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𝗛𝗲𝘆!
Side Quested is up and Leopold is a himbo, but his heart is at the right place. So is his shirt.
🔗 tapas.io/episode/3742...
🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
Side Quested is up and Leopold is a himbo, but his heart is at the right place. So is his shirt.
🔗 tapas.io/episode/3742...
🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
Read Side Quested :: Chapter 3: 82 | Tapas Community
Read Side Quested and more premium Comedy Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
𝗛𝗲𝘆!
Side Quested is up and Leopold is a himbo, but his heart is at the right place. So is his shirt.
🔗 tapas.io/episode/3742...
🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
Side Quested is up and Leopold is a himbo, but his heart is at the right place. So is his shirt.
🔗 tapas.io/episode/3742...
🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics
*stares at a wall* I wonder if I can train myself, at this late stage, to be satisfied with Good Enough, instead of The Best I Can Do.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
*stares at a wall* I wonder if I can train myself, at this late stage, to be satisfied with Good Enough, instead of The Best I Can Do.
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Today's word is ROOM. Today's #BookQW is from Child of the Grove, my 1st published novel. (@dawbooks.bsky.social '88) a created world fantasy that's pretty cozy by today's standards if you ignore what the antagonist used as mortar when building his tower. If you were every curious about...
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Today's word is ROOM. Today's #BookQW is from Child of the Grove, my 1st published novel. (@dawbooks.bsky.social '88) a created world fantasy that's pretty cozy by today's standards if you ignore what the antagonist used as mortar when building his tower. If you were every curious about...
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It was the omg what now of times, it was the omg what NOW of times
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It was the omg what now of times, it was the omg what NOW of times
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Personal practice which I'm going to call imperfect but done. This uses some photo references for areas that I still find difficult (face, damn contrary hands) and I'm trying to mitigate my scratchy drawing style into something a bit more painted. Mixed results, but it's a start.
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Personal practice which I'm going to call imperfect but done. This uses some photo references for areas that I still find difficult (face, damn contrary hands) and I'm trying to mitigate my scratchy drawing style into something a bit more painted. Mixed results, but it's a start.
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Adulthood.
Like if you agree.
Like if you agree.
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Adulthood.
Like if you agree.
Like if you agree.
All right, I've once more mucked about instead of getting started by 9am, so I'm going to finally do my job now. Today's minimum wordcount is...1565, which is only like 30 words down from yesterday, which seems an unfairly small reduction for having written an extra 1100 words yesterday. :)
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
All right, I've once more mucked about instead of getting started by 9am, so I'm going to finally do my job now. Today's minimum wordcount is...1565, which is only like 30 words down from yesterday, which seems an unfairly small reduction for having written an extra 1100 words yesterday. :)
me: -does absolutely nothing-
me: -nothing at all-
hormones: MY GOD IT IS BOILINGLY ROASTINGLY SEARINGLY IMPOSSIBLY DEADLY HOT IN HERE
me: -continues to do nothing at all-
hormones: SO HOT, SWEATINGLY HOT, DYINGLY HOT, JESUS FUCK IT'S COLD WHY IS IT SO COLD
me: *sigh*
me: -nothing at all-
hormones: MY GOD IT IS BOILINGLY ROASTINGLY SEARINGLY IMPOSSIBLY DEADLY HOT IN HERE
me: -continues to do nothing at all-
hormones: SO HOT, SWEATINGLY HOT, DYINGLY HOT, JESUS FUCK IT'S COLD WHY IS IT SO COLD
me: *sigh*
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 AM
me: -does absolutely nothing-
me: -nothing at all-
hormones: MY GOD IT IS BOILINGLY ROASTINGLY SEARINGLY IMPOSSIBLY DEADLY HOT IN HERE
me: -continues to do nothing at all-
hormones: SO HOT, SWEATINGLY HOT, DYINGLY HOT, JESUS FUCK IT'S COLD WHY IS IT SO COLD
me: *sigh*
me: -nothing at all-
hormones: MY GOD IT IS BOILINGLY ROASTINGLY SEARINGLY IMPOSSIBLY DEADLY HOT IN HERE
me: -continues to do nothing at all-
hormones: SO HOT, SWEATINGLY HOT, DYINGLY HOT, JESUS FUCK IT'S COLD WHY IS IT SO COLD
me: *sigh*
PJ's Patreon is at patreon.com/pjholden :)
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
PJ's Patreon is at patreon.com/pjholden :)
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Blog: Biting off a chewable Amount https://www.pauljholden.com/biting-off-a-chewable-amount/# bluesky
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Blog: Biting off a chewable Amount https://www.pauljholden.com/biting-off-a-chewable-amount/# bluesky
Sometimes I do something I think is basic common courtesy & get a response that suggests it's EXTREMELY NICE KIND BEHAVIOR.
F'rex: bc I prefer to pay cash at cafes, if it's before about 11am & I don't have anything smaller than a €50 I ALWAYS ask if they can break it this early & tap if they can't.
F'rex: bc I prefer to pay cash at cafes, if it's before about 11am & I don't have anything smaller than a €50 I ALWAYS ask if they can break it this early & tap if they can't.
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Sometimes I do something I think is basic common courtesy & get a response that suggests it's EXTREMELY NICE KIND BEHAVIOR.
F'rex: bc I prefer to pay cash at cafes, if it's before about 11am & I don't have anything smaller than a €50 I ALWAYS ask if they can break it this early & tap if they can't.
F'rex: bc I prefer to pay cash at cafes, if it's before about 11am & I don't have anything smaller than a €50 I ALWAYS ask if they can break it this early & tap if they can't.
Jesus, I hate those things but the least they could do is maintain them. It's stupid and expensive to take them down again.
The gigantic umbrellas meant to shelter Meeting House Square are broken and their future unclear. They were damaged during routine maintenance in May 2023, a council spokesperson said on Thursday.
The gigantic umbrellas meant to shelter Meeting House Square are broken and their future unclear
They were damaged during routine maintenance in May 2023, a council spokesperson said on Thursday.
www.dublininquirer.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Jesus, I hate those things but the least they could do is maintain them. It's stupid and expensive to take them down again.
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It's (official) book release day! Come pick up INSIDE THREAT, the sixth Rachel Peng book! This book might be haunted, but in a way of my own making which doesn't transfer at ownership.
Links are here kbspangler.com/books/
#book #books #scifi #BookSky
Links are here kbspangler.com/books/
#book #books #scifi #BookSky
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It's (official) book release day! Come pick up INSIDE THREAT, the sixth Rachel Peng book! This book might be haunted, but in a way of my own making which doesn't transfer at ownership.
Links are here kbspangler.com/books/
#book #books #scifi #BookSky
Links are here kbspangler.com/books/
#book #books #scifi #BookSky
I'm just sick (or possibly allergic to something, idk) enough to be mildly cranky about it and for hot drinks to feel really, REALLY good on my achy throat.
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I'm just sick (or possibly allergic to something, idk) enough to be mildly cranky about it and for hot drinks to feel really, REALLY good on my achy throat.
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support human artists because holy shit
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM
support human artists because holy shit
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Superspies and mayhem! The first Viral Agents book--AGENT ZERO--is $2.99USD (and CAD) in ebook through these retailers, until January 21. books2read.com/agentzero
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Superspies and mayhem! The first Viral Agents book--AGENT ZERO--is $2.99USD (and CAD) in ebook through these retailers, until January 21. books2read.com/agentzero
Today's minimum wordcount is 1581 but I'm going for a cocoa mocha first.
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Today's minimum wordcount is 1581 but I'm going for a cocoa mocha first.
"Show me what comic you loved when you were 13, and that's all I need to know about you."
Probably true. :)
Probably true. :)
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"Show me what comic you loved when you were 13, and that's all I need to know about you."
Probably true. :)
Probably true. :)
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I have a number of authors who follow me with who are always in need of covers.
Here's a giant listing of premade covers. So what you do is buy it (obviously) and she will change the title and author name for you. She only sells one copy of that cover, too.
Here's a giant listing of premade covers. So what you do is buy it (obviously) and she will change the title and author name for you. She only sells one copy of that cover, too.
Get your writing projects figured out for the year now with an affordable premade cover. No generative AI--all design elements are licensed assets by real photographers and artists. There are new ones in the shop as I work on retooling my site. payhip.com/IndigoChickD...
Indigo Chick Designs - Premade Cover
Writer, artist, and editor Skyla Dawn Cameron worked behind the scenes in publishing for six years as a cover artist, editor, and art director. She went exclusively freelance in 2013, and approaches c...
payhip.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I have a number of authors who follow me with who are always in need of covers.
Here's a giant listing of premade covers. So what you do is buy it (obviously) and she will change the title and author name for you. She only sells one copy of that cover, too.
Here's a giant listing of premade covers. So what you do is buy it (obviously) and she will change the title and author name for you. She only sells one copy of that cover, too.
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This years @octocon.bsky.social is happening in Cork!
And Registration is now open with an early bird offer.
The Guests of Honour are @cemurphy.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social
octocon.com/join-us/ #Spéirgorm #SFF #Fandom 📚💙 #Books #Comics #octocon
And Registration is now open with an early bird offer.
The Guests of Honour are @cemurphy.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social
octocon.com/join-us/ #Spéirgorm #SFF #Fandom 📚💙 #Books #Comics #octocon
Join Us - Octocon
Registration for Octocon 2022 in Croke Park is now open! Join us and become a member of the Octocon community.
octocon.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This years @octocon.bsky.social is happening in Cork!
And Registration is now open with an early bird offer.
The Guests of Honour are @cemurphy.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social
octocon.com/join-us/ #Spéirgorm #SFF #Fandom 📚💙 #Books #Comics #octocon
And Registration is now open with an early bird offer.
The Guests of Honour are @cemurphy.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social
octocon.com/join-us/ #Spéirgorm #SFF #Fandom 📚💙 #Books #Comics #octocon
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Over on the blog, details on the Newcon Press 'Shining Brightly' ebook, showcasing the authors contributing to their Polestars series of collections. For ease of sharing with folk not yet on Bluesky 🙂
www.julietemckenna.com/shining-brig...
It's a bargain at £2.25! Link in following post.
www.julietemckenna.com/shining-brig...
It's a bargain at £2.25! Link in following post.
Shining Brightly – The Polestars sampler
You’ve seen me mention the Polestars short story collections from Newcon Press before now? Twelve volumes (so far), bringing together selected short fiction from acclaimed authors writing acr…
www.julietemckenna.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Over on the blog, details on the Newcon Press 'Shining Brightly' ebook, showcasing the authors contributing to their Polestars series of collections. For ease of sharing with folk not yet on Bluesky 🙂
www.julietemckenna.com/shining-brig...
It's a bargain at £2.25! Link in following post.
www.julietemckenna.com/shining-brig...
It's a bargain at £2.25! Link in following post.
All right, my darlings. Today's minimum wordcount is 1581, which is enough (I think) to finish the chapter I'm working on. That'd be grand.
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
All right, my darlings. Today's minimum wordcount is 1581, which is enough (I think) to finish the chapter I'm working on. That'd be grand.
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As with MAGA in the US, Reform and the Conservatives absolutely *have* to have high levels of crime, violence and depravity in diverse communities or their entire hate campaign falls apart.
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
As with MAGA in the US, Reform and the Conservatives absolutely *have* to have high levels of crime, violence and depravity in diverse communities or their entire hate campaign falls apart.
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Wanda Sykes presented an award at the Golden Globes to Ricky Gervais, who didn’t show up. ‘He would like to thank God,’ she said, ‘and the trans community,”
Wanda Sykes Uses Ricky Gervais’s Absence to Thank the Trans Community
Wanda Sykes presented an award at the Golden Globes to Ricky Gervais, who didn’t show up. ‘He would like to thank God,’ she said, ‘and the trans community,”
www.vulture.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Wanda Sykes presented an award at the Golden Globes to Ricky Gervais, who didn’t show up. ‘He would like to thank God,’ she said, ‘and the trans community,”