Opal Blackstone
@opalblackstoneauth.bsky.social
Nerdy fandom writer trying to make it as an indie author of dark romance.
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January newsletter is up!
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Holiday book haul 🥰
January 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Holiday book haul 🥰
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Updated my profile since I'm here and wanted to post some art I've done semi recently
January 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Updated my profile since I'm here and wanted to post some art I've done semi recently
I have a question for #indieauthors. As someone who is in the process of writing their first book, should I link my AO3 so that folks can get an idea of my writing style? I just don't know what the etiquette is here.
January 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I have a question for #indieauthors. As someone who is in the process of writing their first book, should I link my AO3 so that folks can get an idea of my writing style? I just don't know what the etiquette is here.
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made a new version of my trench run book nook 💥
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
made a new version of my trench run book nook 💥
There’s nothing quite like getting snowed in with a pile of books. This is my happy place. ❄️
January 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There’s nothing quite like getting snowed in with a pile of books. This is my happy place. ❄️
January newsletter is up!
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
January 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
January newsletter is up!
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
One of my 2025 Resolutions is to read more horror. I want to write more/better horror and I think one of the best ways to learn to write is to read.
December 30, 2024 at 12:16 AM
One of my 2025 Resolutions is to read more horror. I want to write more/better horror and I think one of the best ways to learn to write is to read.
Sending all of my fellow writers and authors the inspiration and motivation today to write that scene you've been putting off ✨✨✨ #writersky #authors #indieauthors
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
December 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Sending all of my fellow writers and authors the inspiration and motivation today to write that scene you've been putting off ✨✨✨ #writersky #authors #indieauthors
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
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I can't believe I'm almost half way to my goal on one of my WIPs 🥹
December 14, 2024 at 11:22 PM
I can't believe I'm almost half way to my goal on one of my WIPs 🥹
When people try to vilify sex work but watching porn helped you figure out a major plot point for one of your books 😌 Anyway, sex work abould be a protected career.
December 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM
When people try to vilify sex work but watching porn helped you figure out a major plot point for one of your books 😌 Anyway, sex work abould be a protected career.
I posted my first newsletter! If you're interested in monthly updates on my indie author journey, please consider subscribing to my Substack for emails and updates.
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
December 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
I posted my first newsletter! If you're interested in monthly updates on my indie author journey, please consider subscribing to my Substack for emails and updates.
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
open.substack.com/pub/opalblac...
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I saw someone on TT wonder if the shooter wasn't, in fact, an orca in a trenchcoat, and frankly I think she's onto something.
December 9, 2024 at 3:34 PM
I saw someone on TT wonder if the shooter wasn't, in fact, an orca in a trenchcoat, and frankly I think she's onto something.
I do NOT need another book idea because I am already actively working on two projects. And yet… hmm, many thoughts.
December 6, 2024 at 10:12 PM
I do NOT need another book idea because I am already actively working on two projects. And yet… hmm, many thoughts.
I want to annotate my books so badly but I'm also afraid to write with anything other than pencil. Same thing also applies to new pretty journals. I know they're meant for writing in but what if I ✨ruin it✨
December 5, 2024 at 9:34 PM
I want to annotate my books so badly but I'm also afraid to write with anything other than pencil. Same thing also applies to new pretty journals. I know they're meant for writing in but what if I ✨ruin it✨
First draft notes looking like
December 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM
First draft notes looking like
I'm so normal and sane about Sleep Token.
December 3, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I'm so normal and sane about Sleep Token.
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Trying to become an indie author is just having major Imposter Syndrome in indie book communities but knowing you have to put yourself out there anyway to get to where you want to be 🧍🏼♀️🧍🏼♀️🧍🏼♀️
Anyway, hi! I'm Opal and I'm trying to write a debut dark romance (with a touch of romcom) novel. #indieauthors
Anyway, hi! I'm Opal and I'm trying to write a debut dark romance (with a touch of romcom) novel. #indieauthors
November 26, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Trying to become an indie author is just having major Imposter Syndrome in indie book communities but knowing you have to put yourself out there anyway to get to where you want to be 🧍🏼♀️🧍🏼♀️🧍🏼♀️
Anyway, hi! I'm Opal and I'm trying to write a debut dark romance (with a touch of romcom) novel. #indieauthors
Anyway, hi! I'm Opal and I'm trying to write a debut dark romance (with a touch of romcom) novel. #indieauthors
Gonna start scraping together my change now because I gotta read this 😩
November 25, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Gonna start scraping together my change now because I gotta read this 😩
Trying to convince my brain that we don't need to start that Jekyll/Hyde dark romance idea because we are already in over our head with a duet and a series and we agreed to not start any new projects until finishing at least one of these two projects 🥲
November 25, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Trying to convince my brain that we don't need to start that Jekyll/Hyde dark romance idea because we are already in over our head with a duet and a series and we agreed to not start any new projects until finishing at least one of these two projects 🥲
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Earlier this year, another Tennessee school board banned the graphic novel Maus, citing "nudity" — a few panels with line drawings of nude mice hiding from Nazis — as an excuse.
(It wasn't about the nudity.)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
(It wasn't about the nudity.)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
Tennessee school board's removal of Holocaust book 'Maus' draws international attention
Tennessee school board's decision to remove Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Maus" from its curriculum draws international attention.
www.tennessean.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Earlier this year, another Tennessee school board banned the graphic novel Maus, citing "nudity" — a few panels with line drawings of nude mice hiding from Nazis — as an excuse.
(It wasn't about the nudity.)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
(It wasn't about the nudity.)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
‘Stay your pretty eyes on course’ is really getting me. I think I’m going to get some good angst out of this song next week when I work on my rock band wip.
open.spotify.com/track/6stXkG...
open.spotify.com/track/6stXkG...
The Line (from the series Arcane League of Legends)
Twenty One Pilots · The Line (from the series Arcane League of Legends) · Song · 2024
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November 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM
‘Stay your pretty eyes on course’ is really getting me. I think I’m going to get some good angst out of this song next week when I work on my rock band wip.
open.spotify.com/track/6stXkG...
open.spotify.com/track/6stXkG...
Success! Finished the chapter I was stuck on and even put a dent in the next.
My friends are incredible. One conversation with them after a week of writer's block has helped me fill in some of the gaps in my plots and I think I finally have an idea of what to do so I can get this scene moving again.
November 21, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Success! Finished the chapter I was stuck on and even put a dent in the next.
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