Phi at the Long Way Down book series
@longwaydownbook.bsky.social
Phi (Sophie, she/her, 🇲🇽🇺🇸 in 🇨🇦) & Moma (Rose, she/they, 🇨🇦) are writing a book series! Phi runs this account :)
💀 Books about death, deities, love, & life
👻 Our hashtag: #LWDB
☠ Link list here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123008806
💀 Books about death, deities, love, & life
👻 Our hashtag: #LWDB
☠ Link list here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123008806
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They're pulling those faces for all of us!
the deliberately blank faces of bai jingting, william chang, huang bo, and jackson wang as they vainly try to conceal their Horrified Misgiving about the weibo night "dancing" robots? will in fact be my new reaction gif for all of 2026 i'm just warning you now
February 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
They're pulling those faces for all of us!
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
Tons! Death, love, belief, religion, & culture all have political currents through them. We are trying to step carefully through research.
Characters can have different opinions from me, so I strive to understand their POVs so I don't suggest opinions they don't actually have, either #PretendPanel
Characters can have different opinions from me, so I strive to understand their POVs so I don't suggest opinions they don't actually have, either #PretendPanel
I'm breaking the rule of not bringing up politics, #pretendpanel! Still, I think it's important to think about it in our writing.
February 7th: How much has real world politics had an impact on your writing, or do you avoid that like the plague?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 7th: How much has real world politics had an impact on your writing, or do you avoid that like the plague?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Tons! Death, love, belief, religion, & culture all have political currents through them. We are trying to step carefully through research.
Characters can have different opinions from me, so I strive to understand their POVs so I don't suggest opinions they don't actually have, either #PretendPanel
Characters can have different opinions from me, so I strive to understand their POVs so I don't suggest opinions they don't actually have, either #PretendPanel
I enjoy reading them, but not always. If I need an escape, I'll seek out other kinds of plots, and if the politics get too complicated too fast, I might bow out. I've finished some high fantasy stories, but not all.
I don't often write "Politics", but everything is political #PretendPanel
I don't often write "Politics", but everything is political #PretendPanel
Today is Waitangi Day here in Aotearoa, #pretendpanel, and it gets me thinking about the role of politics in the stories we tell.
February 6th: Do you enjoy writing or reading political plotlines?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 6th: Do you enjoy writing or reading political plotlines?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I enjoy reading them, but not always. If I need an escape, I'll seek out other kinds of plots, and if the politics get too complicated too fast, I might bow out. I've finished some high fantasy stories, but not all.
I don't often write "Politics", but everything is political #PretendPanel
I don't often write "Politics", but everything is political #PretendPanel
I know some of the appeal of working at night is that it's quiet and people won't bother you, but I also wish I had more people to chat with while I'm up :(
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I know some of the appeal of working at night is that it's quiet and people won't bother you, but I also wish I had more people to chat with while I'm up :(
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#101
A beautiful, but sad story💔
P.S.: This type of commission is closed until mid-to-late February.
A beautiful, but sad story💔
P.S.: This type of commission is closed until mid-to-late February.
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#101
A beautiful, but sad story💔
P.S.: This type of commission is closed until mid-to-late February.
A beautiful, but sad story💔
P.S.: This type of commission is closed until mid-to-late February.
My attention has been split between this writing project account and an art account. Linked below is the art account ~!
Moma crochets as their main craft, but they don't have a crocheted account
bsky.app/profile/gild...
#PretendPanel
Moma crochets as their main craft, but they don't have a crocheted account
bsky.app/profile/gild...
#PretendPanel
January 31, 2026 at 11:43 PM
My attention has been split between this writing project account and an art account. Linked below is the art account ~!
Moma crochets as their main craft, but they don't have a crocheted account
bsky.app/profile/gild...
#PretendPanel
Moma crochets as their main craft, but they don't have a crocheted account
bsky.app/profile/gild...
#PretendPanel
These past 10 months or so have truly been the season of Imposter Syndrome and I am getting kind of sick of it!!
January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
These past 10 months or so have truly been the season of Imposter Syndrome and I am getting kind of sick of it!!
I'd like to do more in-person events again. I used to do readings every month, but then I moved and lost that community. The community that was here when I first arrived was also not what I needed at the time. I'm hoping that I can find another group we both feel comfortable in #PretendPanel
Hello #pretendpanel, here's your next question...
January 30th: What's the next evolution you would like to see for yourself as a writer? (in terms of skill, output, input, etc - maybe focus on things you can control and not pipedreams)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 30th: What's the next evolution you would like to see for yourself as a writer? (in terms of skill, output, input, etc - maybe focus on things you can control and not pipedreams)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 30, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I'd like to do more in-person events again. I used to do readings every month, but then I moved and lost that community. The community that was here when I first arrived was also not what I needed at the time. I'm hoping that I can find another group we both feel comfortable in #PretendPanel
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Model UN Secretary General
2. Helping edit a book for an art gallery
3. Party Princess
4. Cleaning and packaging eyeshadow by hand
5. Helping a divorce lawyer with his website and YouTube channel
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Model UN Secretary General
2. Helping edit a book for an art gallery
3. Party Princess
4. Cleaning and packaging eyeshadow by hand
5. Helping a divorce lawyer with his website and YouTube channel
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. PA to the Canon Theologian at York Minster
2. Victim Support Volunteer Visitor
3. Providing counselling & psychotherapy in mental health charities
4. Volunteer moderator for Wholesome Games
5. Writer
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. PA to the Canon Theologian at York Minster
2. Victim Support Volunteer Visitor
3. Providing counselling & psychotherapy in mental health charities
4. Volunteer moderator for Wholesome Games
5. Writer
1. lifeguard (I was bad at this)
2. picture framer (I was absolutely terrible at this)
3. data entry clerk (I played a lot of tetris)
4. writing entries for a book about famous people with asthma
5. copywriter for floor tile catalog
2. picture framer (I was absolutely terrible at this)
3. data entry clerk (I played a lot of tetris)
4. writing entries for a book about famous people with asthma
5. copywriter for floor tile catalog
January 29, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Model UN Secretary General
2. Helping edit a book for an art gallery
3. Party Princess
4. Cleaning and packaging eyeshadow by hand
5. Helping a divorce lawyer with his website and YouTube channel
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. Model UN Secretary General
2. Helping edit a book for an art gallery
3. Party Princess
4. Cleaning and packaging eyeshadow by hand
5. Helping a divorce lawyer with his website and YouTube channel
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To the Chinese, the cicada symbolizes purity of soul, rebirth, and life's fleeting nature. After years buried underground, it rises to sing a brief, piercing song...then vanishes. Scholars once placed jade cicadas in the mouths of the dead, 1/2
🎨 《秋柳鳴蟬》沈周 (1427–1509)
#folklore
🎨 《秋柳鳴蟬》沈周 (1427–1509)
#folklore
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
To the Chinese, the cicada symbolizes purity of soul, rebirth, and life's fleeting nature. After years buried underground, it rises to sing a brief, piercing song...then vanishes. Scholars once placed jade cicadas in the mouths of the dead, 1/2
🎨 《秋柳鳴蟬》沈周 (1427–1509)
#folklore
🎨 《秋柳鳴蟬》沈周 (1427–1509)
#folklore
Guess what, Patrons!! We just posted chapter 2, eee~
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#Patreon #LWDB #WritingUpdate #WriterSky
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#Patreon #LWDB #WritingUpdate #WriterSky
Book 1, Draft 3, Chapter 2 | Long Way Down book series
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January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Guess what, Patrons!! We just posted chapter 2, eee~
www.patreon.com/posts/book-1...
#Patreon #LWDB #WritingUpdate #WriterSky
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#Patreon #LWDB #WritingUpdate #WriterSky
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Canada has a major white nationalist problem. If you see a Canadian on here using what's happening in Minnesota as a pretext to spout alt right bullshit, block and move on. Don't give them air.
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Canada has a major white nationalist problem. If you see a Canadian on here using what's happening in Minnesota as a pretext to spout alt right bullshit, block and move on. Don't give them air.
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"Just write the scenes you love first, figure out how you get there later" does not work for me at all. When I figure out how to get there first, the scenes I love gradually shift to accommodate the how and why. When I write those scenes first, they crystallize in a narratively unreachable shape.
Good evening #pretendpanel! Hope your January is going swimmingly. Today, let's discuss...
January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"Just write the scenes you love first, figure out how you get there later" does not work for me at all. When I figure out how to get there first, the scenes I love gradually shift to accommodate the how and why. When I write those scenes first, they crystallize in a narratively unreachable shape.
Moma's answering this one, #PretendPanel :
I regret not writing every week. I understand why I did it at the time, but it's built up a lot of guilt in me
I regret not writing every week. I understand why I did it at the time, but it's built up a lot of guilt in me
Good evening #pretendpanel! Hope your January is going swimmingly. Today, let's discuss...
January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Moma's answering this one, #PretendPanel :
I regret not writing every week. I understand why I did it at the time, but it's built up a lot of guilt in me
I regret not writing every week. I understand why I did it at the time, but it's built up a lot of guilt in me
#pretendpanel, once again, cannot wait to hear your answers to this one...
January 24th: Is there a significant change you can remember that was like a huge revelation for you? (whether in your process, or between drafts, whatever)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 24th: Is there a significant change you can remember that was like a huge revelation for you? (whether in your process, or between drafts, whatever)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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HEY APub AUTHORS!!!
Amazon has put up a form where they (non legal terminology) sign over their half of any anthropic settlement money to you. Obvs I can not give anyone legal advice, but check this out. This could give you 2x the money.
d1qwyayg24w5f4.cloudfront.net/pdf/Anthropi...
Amazon has put up a form where they (non legal terminology) sign over their half of any anthropic settlement money to you. Obvs I can not give anyone legal advice, but check this out. This could give you 2x the money.
d1qwyayg24w5f4.cloudfront.net/pdf/Anthropi...
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
HEY APub AUTHORS!!!
Amazon has put up a form where they (non legal terminology) sign over their half of any anthropic settlement money to you. Obvs I can not give anyone legal advice, but check this out. This could give you 2x the money.
d1qwyayg24w5f4.cloudfront.net/pdf/Anthropi...
Amazon has put up a form where they (non legal terminology) sign over their half of any anthropic settlement money to you. Obvs I can not give anyone legal advice, but check this out. This could give you 2x the money.
d1qwyayg24w5f4.cloudfront.net/pdf/Anthropi...
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Also my reminder to ALL AUTHORS that the time is running out to submit your claim! I did a thread about it here! And I walked @goddessblade.bsky.social through it the other day in like 15 minutes! I promise it is not as scary as it sounds!!!
Please submit your claim!
bsky.app/profile/most...
Please submit your claim!
bsky.app/profile/most...
Okay! I officially just submitted my anthropic settlement info! If anyone out there hasn't done it and is overwhelmed, please feel free to reply here! I have a weird situation (co-writer, self-pub) & also some of my entries are weird, so I got to go on a MADCAP ADVENTURE!
I will encourage* you!
I will encourage* you!
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Also my reminder to ALL AUTHORS that the time is running out to submit your claim! I did a thread about it here! And I walked @goddessblade.bsky.social through it the other day in like 15 minutes! I promise it is not as scary as it sounds!!!
Please submit your claim!
bsky.app/profile/most...
Please submit your claim!
bsky.app/profile/most...
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Readers... this AI shit in Amazon ebooks is something authors can't opt out of and it's frankly illegal, but when did that stop tech companies? The only thing they respond to (sometimes) is customer backlash — don't use this feature and tell Amazon you hate it.
kindlepreneur.com/amazon-ask-t...
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What Amazon’s 'Ask This Book' Feature Means for Authors | Kindlepreneur
Amazon’s Ask This Book feature adds AI-generated explanations inside Kindle ebooks. Here’s what it does, how it works, and why authors are pushing back.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Readers... this AI shit in Amazon ebooks is something authors can't opt out of and it's frankly illegal, but when did that stop tech companies? The only thing they respond to (sometimes) is customer backlash — don't use this feature and tell Amazon you hate it.
kindlepreneur.com/amazon-ask-t...
kindlepreneur.com/amazon-ask-t...
Our story takes place in the fall of 2016 and if only we could take advantage of this somehow 🥲
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Our story takes place in the fall of 2016 and if only we could take advantage of this somehow 🥲
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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I'm going to be published in the first anthology from Carnyx Press! Oaths and Offerings features eight folklore-inspired stories from writers living in the North of England. Out this June!
You can sign up for the Carnyx Press newsletter to hear when pre-orders open.
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Revealing the title and cover of our very first anthology!
Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore will be published this June, and will include folklore-inspired stories from writers across the North of England.
Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore will be published this June, and will include folklore-inspired stories from writers across the North of England.
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I'm going to be published in the first anthology from Carnyx Press! Oaths and Offerings features eight folklore-inspired stories from writers living in the North of England. Out this June!
You can sign up for the Carnyx Press newsletter to hear when pre-orders open.
buttondown.com/carnyx
You can sign up for the Carnyx Press newsletter to hear when pre-orders open.
buttondown.com/carnyx
So excited for this!! I loved reading Love in the Time of Te Rāhuinui and I'm sure y'all will, too!!
Congratulations @hiriadunning.com !!
Congratulations @hiriadunning.com !!
Little bit of exciting news! The first short story I was ever paid for, Love in the Time of Te Rāhuinui, is getting a reprint in Reckoning X. Stories release slowly online - mine comes out in April - but the whole issue is available as an ebook right now, and as a physical book preorder.
Reckoning X
Reckoning's milestone tenth issue includes poetry, essays, fiction, and art on the theme of communication in environmental justice by Moníca Robles Corzo, Daphne Fauber, Rem Wigmore, Sneha Subramanian...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:12 AM
So excited for this!! I loved reading Love in the Time of Te Rāhuinui and I'm sure y'all will, too!!
Congratulations @hiriadunning.com !!
Congratulations @hiriadunning.com !!