Kyra Nelson
@kyramnelson.bsky.social
She/her. I Write Cinamon Roll Characters Not Tragedies 💜🤍🖤
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Kyra Nelson
@kyramnelson.bsky.social
· Oct 24
It's #AceWeek so a little teaser for the book I hope to send on sub soon, in which two co-stars in a high budget comic book adaptation fight the straightwashing of a canonically ace character... and their feelings for each other.
Art by @gidgetdraws.bsky.social
Art by @gidgetdraws.bsky.social
Another memoir rec: Spíləx̣m by Nicola I. Campbell (Nłeʔkepmx, Syilx, and Métis)
"In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between Elders...spíləx̣m explores resilience, reconnection, and narrative memory through stories."
"In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between Elders...spíləx̣m explores resilience, reconnection, and narrative memory through stories."
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Another memoir rec: Spíləx̣m by Nicola I. Campbell (Nłeʔkepmx, Syilx, and Métis)
"In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between Elders...spíləx̣m explores resilience, reconnection, and narrative memory through stories."
"In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between Elders...spíləx̣m explores resilience, reconnection, and narrative memory through stories."
Book rec: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott (Tuscarora)
"The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated to 'a mind spread out on the ground.'"
Elliott's memoir explores the mental health crisis in her community as part of the ongoing trauma of colonialism.
"The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated to 'a mind spread out on the ground.'"
Elliott's memoir explores the mental health crisis in her community as part of the ongoing trauma of colonialism.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Book rec: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott (Tuscarora)
"The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated to 'a mind spread out on the ground.'"
Elliott's memoir explores the mental health crisis in her community as part of the ongoing trauma of colonialism.
"The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated to 'a mind spread out on the ground.'"
Elliott's memoir explores the mental health crisis in her community as part of the ongoing trauma of colonialism.
I don't do a lot of picture book recs, but Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke Nation) is such a beautiful story.
Illustrated by Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright
I'm also a fan of the YA novels I've read by Cynthia.
Illustrated by Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright
I'm also a fan of the YA novels I've read by Cynthia.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I don't do a lot of picture book recs, but Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke Nation) is such a beautiful story.
Illustrated by Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright
I'm also a fan of the YA novels I've read by Cynthia.
Illustrated by Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright
I'm also a fan of the YA novels I've read by Cynthia.
I have a lot of grief from publishing, but it's not really about the sting of rejection as it is about all the things I haven't done because my focus on publishing.
Not even accomplishments, but all the movies I haven't seen or games I haven't played because writing took too much of my time.
Not even accomplishments, but all the movies I haven't seen or games I haven't played because writing took too much of my time.
If there's publishing journey discourse again, then I'm just going to softly throw this back into the universe.
aimee-davis.com/2023/05/08/n...
aimee-davis.com/2023/05/08/n...
Not the Darling: Haven’t I always been giving up?
Note from Aimee: This next author is a friend of mine I think many of you will know well. Before we were friends, she was a sort of inspiration for me, someone I actually thought was perhaps too bi…
aimee-davis.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I have a lot of grief from publishing, but it's not really about the sting of rejection as it is about all the things I haven't done because my focus on publishing.
Not even accomplishments, but all the movies I haven't seen or games I haven't played because writing took too much of my time.
Not even accomplishments, but all the movies I haven't seen or games I haven't played because writing took too much of my time.
Bonus rec: Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (Anishinaabe)
An apocalyptic survival thriller in which an Anishinaabe man and his family try to survive when their small community is cut off from the rest of the world.
An apocalyptic survival thriller in which an Anishinaabe man and his family try to survive when their small community is cut off from the rest of the world.
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Bonus rec: Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (Anishinaabe)
An apocalyptic survival thriller in which an Anishinaabe man and his family try to survive when their small community is cut off from the rest of the world.
An apocalyptic survival thriller in which an Anishinaabe man and his family try to survive when their small community is cut off from the rest of the world.
Obsessed with "Unless we put on the best talent show this town's ever seen" as a trope tbh
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Obsessed with "Unless we put on the best talent show this town's ever seen" as a trope tbh
Book Rec: Rez Ball by Byron Graves (Ojibwe and Lakota)
A coming-of-age story about a teen basketball star trying to take is rez team to their first high school championship while living in the shadow of his deceased older brother.
A coming-of-age story about a teen basketball star trying to take is rez team to their first high school championship while living in the shadow of his deceased older brother.
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Book Rec: Rez Ball by Byron Graves (Ojibwe and Lakota)
A coming-of-age story about a teen basketball star trying to take is rez team to their first high school championship while living in the shadow of his deceased older brother.
A coming-of-age story about a teen basketball star trying to take is rez team to their first high school championship while living in the shadow of his deceased older brother.
My biggest win isn't word count, it's that I've written every day for the past two weeks and *enjoyed it*
I'm at a point in publishing whre finding joy in writing is very difficult, so it's always a win to actually have fun writing. #FiFRevPit
I'm at a point in publishing whre finding joy in writing is very difficult, so it's always a win to actually have fun writing. #FiFRevPit
Share your wins for the week! What did you get accomplished?? #FiFRevPit
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My biggest win isn't word count, it's that I've written every day for the past two weeks and *enjoyed it*
I'm at a point in publishing whre finding joy in writing is very difficult, so it's always a win to actually have fun writing. #FiFRevPit
I'm at a point in publishing whre finding joy in writing is very difficult, so it's always a win to actually have fun writing. #FiFRevPit
Book rec!
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noe Alvarez (Purépecha)
The son of Mexican immigrant laborers documents his participation in a Peace and Dignity Run with other Native/First Nations people across North America
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noe Alvarez (Purépecha)
The son of Mexican immigrant laborers documents his participation in a Peace and Dignity Run with other Native/First Nations people across North America
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Book rec!
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noe Alvarez (Purépecha)
The son of Mexican immigrant laborers documents his participation in a Peace and Dignity Run with other Native/First Nations people across North America
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noe Alvarez (Purépecha)
The son of Mexican immigrant laborers documents his participation in a Peace and Dignity Run with other Native/First Nations people across North America
Good CPs are so essential. Find some tomorrow with this sweet event from #RevPit!
🍂🍁 Critique Partner Matching is tomorrow!🍁🍂
For those seeking critique partners, post to the #FiFRevPit feed on Bluesky on Friday, the 14th, and then take some time to scroll through this weekend to find your match! 🧵
For those seeking critique partners, post to the #FiFRevPit feed on Bluesky on Friday, the 14th, and then take some time to scroll through this weekend to find your match! 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Good CPs are so essential. Find some tomorrow with this sweet event from #RevPit!
If there's publishing journey discourse again, then I'm just going to softly throw this back into the universe.
aimee-davis.com/2023/05/08/n...
aimee-davis.com/2023/05/08/n...
Not the Darling: Haven’t I always been giving up?
Note from Aimee: This next author is a friend of mine I think many of you will know well. Before we were friends, she was a sort of inspiration for me, someone I actually thought was perhaps too bi…
aimee-davis.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If there's publishing journey discourse again, then I'm just going to softly throw this back into the universe.
aimee-davis.com/2023/05/08/n...
aimee-davis.com/2023/05/08/n...
I've thought a lot about what someone should takeaway from publishing journey posts. I think for newbies it's encouraging to see their rejection numbers are normal.
I got to a point where they became discouraging again because all but a handful were way shorter than my journey.
I got to a point where they became discouraging again because all but a handful were way shorter than my journey.
I read those "journey" posts and 99% of the time I learn nothing useable, really. I congratulate and move on.
There's some discourse happening on Threads about authors gatekeeping their publishing journey information. (yeah I know.) Sharing information is helpful, but not required, & not available to everyone. So I've made a questionnaire about the query & publishing journey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I've thought a lot about what someone should takeaway from publishing journey posts. I think for newbies it's encouraging to see their rejection numbers are normal.
I got to a point where they became discouraging again because all but a handful were way shorter than my journey.
I got to a point where they became discouraging again because all but a handful were way shorter than my journey.
Utah is getting a map that has a strong chance to flip a house seat blue!
A district court judge has thrown out the gerrymandered map the legislature proposed and chosen a map that meets the law's anti-gerrymandering standards.
A district court judge has thrown out the gerrymandered map the legislature proposed and chosen a map that meets the law's anti-gerrymandering standards.
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Utah is getting a map that has a strong chance to flip a house seat blue!
A district court judge has thrown out the gerrymandered map the legislature proposed and chosen a map that meets the law's anti-gerrymandering standards.
A district court judge has thrown out the gerrymandered map the legislature proposed and chosen a map that meets the law's anti-gerrymandering standards.
Just remembered the time my sister asked me what the range was and I was like the range of what and she started singing Home on the Range.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Just remembered the time my sister asked me what the range was and I was like the range of what and she started singing Home on the Range.
Drafting a brand new project and just figured out how to put Only One Bed trope in it. We're so back.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Drafting a brand new project and just figured out how to put Only One Bed trope in it. We're so back.
Book Rec: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Metis)
A supernatural survival story set in a world where the Indigenous Peoples of North America are hunted for their bone marrow, which can restore the lost ability to dream.
A supernatural survival story set in a world where the Indigenous Peoples of North America are hunted for their bone marrow, which can restore the lost ability to dream.
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Book Rec: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Metis)
A supernatural survival story set in a world where the Indigenous Peoples of North America are hunted for their bone marrow, which can restore the lost ability to dream.
A supernatural survival story set in a world where the Indigenous Peoples of North America are hunted for their bone marrow, which can restore the lost ability to dream.
Occaisional reminder that if you're looking to create a writing community event, feel free to reach out for advice.
I've been on the mentorship side of 4 different contests, helped found RevPit and was on their board, ran MockPit and similar events, and have consulted on other events.
I've been on the mentorship side of 4 different contests, helped found RevPit and was on their board, ran MockPit and similar events, and have consulted on other events.
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Occaisional reminder that if you're looking to create a writing community event, feel free to reach out for advice.
I've been on the mentorship side of 4 different contests, helped found RevPit and was on their board, ran MockPit and similar events, and have consulted on other events.
I've been on the mentorship side of 4 different contests, helped found RevPit and was on their board, ran MockPit and similar events, and have consulted on other events.
Reposted by Kyra Nelson
Hey #MockPit -- a couple things I'm seeing:
1. we don't need the title in the pitch
2. make sure you learn and include the standard genre and age category abbreviations. this doesn't super matter for mockpit but does for pitch events!
Y'all are killing it with the aesthetics
#RevPit #FiFRevPit
1. we don't need the title in the pitch
2. make sure you learn and include the standard genre and age category abbreviations. this doesn't super matter for mockpit but does for pitch events!
Y'all are killing it with the aesthetics
#RevPit #FiFRevPit
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey #MockPit -- a couple things I'm seeing:
1. we don't need the title in the pitch
2. make sure you learn and include the standard genre and age category abbreviations. this doesn't super matter for mockpit but does for pitch events!
Y'all are killing it with the aesthetics
#RevPit #FiFRevPit
1. we don't need the title in the pitch
2. make sure you learn and include the standard genre and age category abbreviations. this doesn't super matter for mockpit but does for pitch events!
Y'all are killing it with the aesthetics
#RevPit #FiFRevPit
Teen heartthrob Nolan struggles with off-script conversations.
Former tween star Phoebe can't escape the tabloids.
When they're cast as LIs in a superhero comic adaptation, they'll fight the straight-washing of a canonically ace character.
And their feelings for each other.
#mockpit #fifrevpit #ya
Former tween star Phoebe can't escape the tabloids.
When they're cast as LIs in a superhero comic adaptation, they'll fight the straight-washing of a canonically ace character.
And their feelings for each other.
#mockpit #fifrevpit #ya
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Teen heartthrob Nolan struggles with off-script conversations.
Former tween star Phoebe can't escape the tabloids.
When they're cast as LIs in a superhero comic adaptation, they'll fight the straight-washing of a canonically ace character.
And their feelings for each other.
#mockpit #fifrevpit #ya
Former tween star Phoebe can't escape the tabloids.
When they're cast as LIs in a superhero comic adaptation, they'll fight the straight-washing of a canonically ace character.
And their feelings for each other.
#mockpit #fifrevpit #ya
I started #MockPit a literal decade ago on Twitter, when there was still a 140 character limit. Publishing has changed a lot since then, and I discontinued the event a few years ago as a lot of pitch contests started to fold.
I couldn't be more excited that #RevPit is bringing it back.
I couldn't be more excited that #RevPit is bringing it back.
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
My (17F) ex bff (17M) asked to borrow my magic cosmetics to erase an unwanted memory but I got distracted and used too much magic and now he can't remember a lot of things... including that he hates me. AITA?
#FiFRevPit
#FiFRevPit
A favorite! Pitch your MC as an Am I The A****** post 🤭 #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #writersofbluesky
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
My (17F) ex bff (17M) asked to borrow my magic cosmetics to erase an unwanted memory but I got distracted and used too much magic and now he can't remember a lot of things... including that he hates me. AITA?
#FiFRevPit
#FiFRevPit
Book rec!
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez (Maya Ch’orti’ and Zapotec)
An insightful nonfiction read for those wanting to decolonize their thinking about environmentalism.
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez (Maya Ch’orti’ and Zapotec)
An insightful nonfiction read for those wanting to decolonize their thinking about environmentalism.
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Book rec!
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez (Maya Ch’orti’ and Zapotec)
An insightful nonfiction read for those wanting to decolonize their thinking about environmentalism.
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez (Maya Ch’orti’ and Zapotec)
An insightful nonfiction read for those wanting to decolonize their thinking about environmentalism.
Reposted by Kyra Nelson
TOMORROW! Want to practice your pitch before the next big pitch event?
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
TOMORROW! Want to practice your pitch before the next big pitch event?
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
Just finished Love is a War Song by Danica Nava (Chickasaw) and loved it as much as her debut.
The heroines of both books are messy and flawed in really real and relatable ways. And the chemistry is off the charts. Both great options for Indigenous Peoples Month reads.
The heroines of both books are messy and flawed in really real and relatable ways. And the chemistry is off the charts. Both great options for Indigenous Peoples Month reads.
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just finished Love is a War Song by Danica Nava (Chickasaw) and loved it as much as her debut.
The heroines of both books are messy and flawed in really real and relatable ways. And the chemistry is off the charts. Both great options for Indigenous Peoples Month reads.
The heroines of both books are messy and flawed in really real and relatable ways. And the chemistry is off the charts. Both great options for Indigenous Peoples Month reads.