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Alison 林 Roden

@rodenwrites.bsky.social

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(She/her) SFF writer, reader, and international education event planner. Enthralled by all things dark and whimsical ✨🖤

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 18

Hi! For new and future writing friends, I’m a:

🗻Small town mountain girl living in the city 🌆
✍️ SFF writer
📚 Reader of all genres
💼 Works in intl education
💃🏼 Loves dancing & languages
🐀 Rat queen
Part 🇨🇳 Part 🇩🇪 All 🇺🇸
✝️ believer
🏳️‍🌈 ally
Free 🇵🇸

#revpitwaiting #writingcommunity

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ooh that’s an excellent idea

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 26

One of the things I love most about my worldbuilding is the isolated pockets of civilization that have had enough time separated by wastelands to develop completely unique cultures, and thus, stories. Perfect for a series of standalones!

#CRPBrimstone #CampRevPit

kj is ✨querying✨ @kjsilver.bsky.social · Apr 26

Our #CRPbrimstone daily prompt for today goes really well with #CampMyth (at least in my case! Haha)

My favourite thing is the Gods, myths and magic in my world. It's just SO fun to think about (do I sometimes use it as an excuse to procrastinate on writing? Maybe, maybe not...we'll never know🤭)

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

Thank you!!

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

Crazy q since I’m new to bsky, but how does one pin a feed?

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 18

Hi I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you do not have to pay a membership fee or subscription to write with and get feedback from other writers 📢

#writesky #writingcommunity

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 15

Though I didn’t get chosen for #RevPit this year, this community has been so encouraging and getting a shortlist email was such a boon.

Congrats to all of the winners!

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 13

“Sanjiin was not conscious of what immediately followed. All he knew was that when he opened his eyes, his head throbbed and he couldn’t feel his lip. He had been propped against a wall, slumped forward so that bloody drool dripped into his lap.”

#wipsnips

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · Apr 12

The #WIPSnips word for April 12 is "lip"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
April 12 - lip
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 12

Thank you for creating these prompts!

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 11

Bless you and your beautiful spreadsheet. Just added 5 books I never heard of to my TBR 🖤🖤🖤

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 11

Wouldn’t have guessed my favorite book character (so far this year) would be a crow named Shit Turd but somehow that just feels appropriate to the times

#2025reads #booksky

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 10

!! Super late to this prompt !!

I initially wasn’t going to share since this is still a WIP (half of Sanjiin’s personality aka projected glowing fists are missing) but my friend convinced me to share anyway.

I’m dang proud of how this is turning out ☺️

#revpitwaiting

Illustration of boxer with glowing tattoos

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 1

Do too! All the help on the query letter/other snippet feedback?

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Apr 1

Everyone do yourselves a favor and get yourselves some beta readers who are as honest, supportive, and serious about the craft as @katevwrites.bsky.social @aswiftauthor.bsky.social @alexishatcher.bsky.social @jgiordano.bsky.social & @giannagirone.bsky.social

Day 15 #revpitwaiting

A. M. Bucsaru is AGENTED @ambucsaru.bsky.social · Mar 31

#RevPitWaiting day 15!

With #revpit 10queries starting to pop up, this is a great chance to give a shoutout to someone who helped you with your QP or MS!

Did anyone post their query on r/pubtips? Do you have any great beta readers or critique partners?

Resources to share?

3/31 - CP Shoutout. Is there anyone that played an important role in getting your manuscript ready for #RevPit? Give them a shoutout!

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 29

Alright, yeah I need it

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 29

Wait hold up! What is this and do I need it now?!

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Claire Kidwell @kiddyjoy.bsky.social · Mar 28

Listen, we’ve had our share of night-adjacent shadowy boys in romantasy. It’s time we got some queer rep!

Introducing: the night sky, trapped as a mortal by an ancient alchemist, who is also a gay disaster ✨❤️

#UnhingedPit #A #F #LGBT #Q #Own

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Pippin: “What about a night-coded love interest?”
Aragorn: “We already had it.”
Pippin: “We’ve had shadow daddies, yes. What about a shadow enby?”

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 29

Ah project ALBE 🖤

Currently redrafting my YA fantasy/mythical tale about how a maidservant became a god.

Day 12 #revpitwaiting

Moodboard with mostly black nighttime images and one image with light peeking through closed fingers

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 26

“The rippling tendrils of Chaos retreated, ripped from his body as if inhaled by the lungs of a god. Then, darkness.”

- Project WMOD
#WIPSnips #WritingPrompts

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · Mar 25

The #WIPSnips word for March 25 is "lung"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
March 25 - lung
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 26

Brain has been on full edit mode for a year. Going into drafting mode AND in a completely different tense has been a rough transition.

#5wordsperminute #writingcommunity

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 25

How do I distract myself from #revpitteasers?? That’s hard.

📖 Reading mostly
🧗‍♀️ Often climbing
💃🏼 Dancing (salsa/swing)
🧶 Sometimes knitting
🍜 Is cooking a hobby?

#revpitwaiting

Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · Mar 25

Editors are eagerly working away through their submissions! What are you doing to distract yourself from #RevPitWaiting? #RevPit #RevPitTeasers

Hey writers! What are your hobbies outside of writing? #RevPit

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 25

Whats your storygraph??

Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 25

Ah well I just finished The Blighted Stars and it may in fact have convinced me to read the whole series 🙈 But Tress of the Emerald Sea is next

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Alison 林 Roden @rodenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 25

Saaame!