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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 14h

If you read this and liked its vibes, you should definitely stick around for the cover reveal!

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 18h

It's almost time to reveal the cover for my debut novel, THE KNOWING DOLL!

Jump into a post-apocalyptic world and follow a woman who once followed her ambitions to the worst places and now seeks to make things right.

#writesky #fantasy #indieauthors #authorsky #booksky #fantasyauthor

Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 15h

It wouldn't be a good story if the protagonist was always having a comfortable time and you'll often see Delilah put to the test.

#writesky #WIPSnips #fantasy #indieauthors #authorsky #booksky #fantasyauthor

The Far Lake was taking her. Sharpe might come out and find her here, but he would not have his prize. All he would find was the ruined husk of a woman. An empty doll, given to the past, drowned in the waters of her failures.

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 18h

It's almost time to reveal the cover for my debut novel, THE KNOWING DOLL!

Jump into a post-apocalyptic world and follow a woman who once followed her ambitions to the worst places and now seeks to make things right.

#writesky #fantasy #indieauthors #authorsky #booksky #fantasyauthor

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 22h

I love these two. The most divorced men in fiction.

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 2d

I had a snarky remark but I'll actually just let this speak for itself.

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Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 2d

🎶I found my thrill / on Transgender Hill🎶

Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 2d

🎵the transgender hills are alive
with the sound of quislings🎵

User @jeffryder: Maybe don't die on transgender hills when we need to attract independents in order to actually take back the govt.

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 2d

Oh Jessica isn't nearly wise enough to keep secrets. She's the loud and "look at me!" type.

That said, it's the kind of magic you definitely can't miss once it's happening! I'll actually be dropping more about Jessica specifically in a few days!

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 3d

speaking of print books, for the locals or those who want some of that Portland flavor, Powell's Books carries "Magica Riot" in print at all their locations! Please consider that option for buying it, too! :D

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A photo of trans magical girl novel “Magica Riot” on the Staff Picks shelf at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon

A closer photo of the "Superpowers" endcap in the Rose Room in Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. Books visible include "Storm: Dawn of a Goddess" by Tiffany D. Jackson, "Bad Dream" by Nicole Mains and Rye Hickman, "Gone" by Michael Grant, "One Punch Man" by One and Yusuke Murata, "Not Your Sidekick" by C.B. Lee, "Black Panther" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, "Magica Riot" by Kara Buchanan, and "Batgirl: Mother" by Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa

Trans magical girl novel "Magica Riot" on the Modern Magic endcap shelf at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, next to N.K. Jemisin's "The City We Became." A tag labeled "Pacific Northwest" is attached to the shelf with Magica Riot, reading "Kara Buchanan's Magica RIOT
The Portland author paints our city well in this enjoyable urban fantasy. Not the stereotypical Magic Girl story. Yet does the trope justice, with a twist."

A photo of Powell's Books in downtown Portland, taken from across the street and looking at the main entrance

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

THAT'S SO COOL I LOVE THAT

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · Aug 9

MAGICA RIOT SAYS

Artwork of the queer magical girls of “Magica Riot” - Riot Red, Riot Purple, Riot Blue, Riot Yellow, and Riot Green - surrounded by a multicolored brush stroke border. At the top, text reads “Magica Riot Says…” and at the bottom, text reads “Billionaires are making your life harder…not trans people!"

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

That makes so much sense actually, good call.

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

Put them on Bunlith, see how you feel, then you could put them on YOUlith!

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

The latter point this reminds me of something wild I found when researching a story, AI apps which look like social media sites specifically so you can get tons of responses and reports and likes etc and tune the responses to either have people love you or hate you.

This exists
Perhaps this is hell

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday, during a class discussion on Chat Gtp (which wasn't going my way), a student insisted that, "tech companies were recycling the drinking water". Another told me that the app was, "a friend who they told all their problems to".

Stop the planet. I want to get off.

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

This WAS going to be my writing view for the afternoon, and I managed to get at least ten minutes of outlining in before a storm rolled in out of nowhere.

#indieauthor * #authorsky * #theweatherhatesme * #noseriouslyImissmyspot * #therewereducks * #fantasy * #writing

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you very much!
As for Jessica's ability, its something quite magical!

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

It's still the 6th in some countries!
The word is miss, alright, here's Delilah cautioning Jessica about missing a very important meeting and a little tease as to Jessica's rather strange ability.

#writesky * #WIPSnips * #fantasy * #indieauthors * #authorsky * #booksky * #fantasyauthor

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 3d

I just realised I tagged this as FIST draft fall three days ago and, oops.

Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

#FistDraftFall
Standalone! It feels good to be working on the first draft of a new book. Doing two standalones to get started makes me feel a little less pressure in a few ways.
For one, I got to do a total genre change! From a post-apocalyptic political thriller (releasing soon!) to HORROR!

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 7d

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

Is your project a standalone or part of a series or a larger body of work? Let us know!

These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 7d

And so, it's done. I walked out of the office for the last time today, due to my layoff.

I'm a little less scared than I would have been thanks to all of y'all who enjoy my work. If you'd like to support me, please buy a copy of my trans magical girl work, and get ready for the incoming sequel.

Buy Books - Magica Riot - The Official Site

A novel about Portland's hard-rocking queer magical girls, Magica Riot.

magicariot.com

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

Love to hear it!
I honestly really want people to do a bit of a double-take when they hear a concept from this story and then think, "actually I kinda fuck with that."

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

#FistDraftFall
Standalone! It feels good to be working on the first draft of a new book. Doing two standalones to get started makes me feel a little less pressure in a few ways.
For one, I got to do a total genre change! From a post-apocalyptic political thriller (releasing soon!) to HORROR!

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 7d

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

Is your project a standalone or part of a series or a larger body of work? Let us know!

These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...

Fall forest scene overlaid with the words “#FirstDraftFall - October - Planning
Is your #FirstDraftFall project a standalone or part of a series?

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Day 3 (Wooo! I caught up!)
Because Anthem uses their tech to halt the 'twisting' effect on the region beyond their city, much of the architecture is old world. The peak of human civilisation before we destroyed ourselves, all half-buried in sand and constantly under excavation

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · Sep 29

Here are your #OctoberWorldbuilders prompts! This one was kinda difficult for me🤣 Not sure I'll reply to my own this month, either. I'm still trying to get back into writing more frequently, but my head is elsewhere. I hope you all have fun with the prompts even if I'm not here yet~

Alt text below!

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Day 2: There isn't a society in Anthem's surrounding desert. Rather, it's Anthem's own watch, patrolling the trade routes and the mercs they hire to salvage the world world ruins which dot the landscape. These groups often butt heads with each other, but far more with outsiders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8d

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Day 2: What is the society in your desert like?

The Mind element will make a person born female 90% of the time, so the population of Morenzal is roughly 90% female... and they mostly go out near-naked👀 (with the Gods' blessings, they do not get sunburned). They are actually a

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 9d

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Week 1: Deserts
Day 1: Tell me the name of a desert in your world that you'll be talking about this week!

I have been debating which one I want to yap about! I think I'll talk about the Morenzal desert this time. It's on the Quarantined Plane, which I rarely get to talk about

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

#OctoberWorldbuilders
There are few locations in The Twisting World which are consistent, magic changes the very landscape itself over the course of minutes or hours. Some areas do remain 'somehow' untouched. And there IS a desert outside the city of Anthem, intentionally preserved for its isolation

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 9d

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Week 1: Deserts
Day 1: Tell me the name of a desert in your world that you'll be talking about this week!

I have been debating which one I want to yap about! I think I'll talk about the Morenzal desert this time. It's on the Quarantined Plane, which I rarely get to talk about

October Worldbuilders prompt list

WEEK 1: DESERTS
1: Name of a desert in your world
2: What’s your desert society like?
3: Desert town architecture
4: Desert animals/plants
5: Myth/legend/religion about
desert
6: How do they survive?
7: Clothes/dance/music from
desert society

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 7d

Gonna go with bear because one of the three protagonists of my book, Mayor Khora, is a polar bear!

#writesky / #WIPSnips / #fantasy / #indieauthors / #authorsky / #booksky

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Holliday Vermont @hollidayvermont.bsky.social · 8d

[Clarification]
I just said horror as a blanket genre because the title is an anthology, aimed at exploring as many of the horror sub-genres I can get my grubby fingers on!
#HorrorWritersChat

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