Sarah Henrik, Fantastical Realism Author
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Sarah Henrik, Fantastical Realism Author
@sarareadauthor.bsky.social
Compassionate misanthrope. A little unfiltered. Join me for gory details of the creative-process. Writer, mom, nurse, runner. (Was Sara Read—still am in my other life.)
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Debut authors, read this!!! It’s what I wish I’d had when I first got my book deal.

Also her newsletter is my favorite on in Substack.

#authors #writers

open.substack.com/pub/neonlite...
How to pick your battles
Where authors should spend their conflict capital--and where they really, really shouldn't.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I like blue sky but I hate all the AI images.

#author #writer
May 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If you’re looking for some real time writing buddies—for support, body doubling, accountability, whatever—please check out my little project on Substack: No Time to Write Club.

$8/month for three 90-minute writing sessions every week, and some other community stuff. Introvert friendly!
No Time To Write Club | Substack
Introvert-friendly co-working sessions for writers of all kinds. Scheduled butt-in-chair time to use for whatever purpose furthers your creative work. Click to read No Time To Write Club, a Substack p...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I love the last couple of hours of the day when everything is done and everyone else has gone to bed and my brain is a little tired.

I think it unhooks the overly analytical part of me and lets me get really creative work done.

#writing #author
April 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Note to self, and maybe everybody else:

You do not need to know why you are writing a thing.

You do not need to know your point, your theme, your moral argument.

That may be the last thing you know.

This is fine. Trust that there is a why.

I wouldn’t be writing if I weren’t seeking meaning.
April 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day to all who celebrate, which should be all of you because indie bookstores fucking rule. (I’m at the LATFOB today and will be signing at the booth of a great store, @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social)
April 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
How do you learn to trust yourself again.

I’m second guessing every idea I have.

#writers #momswriterclub #authors
April 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Independent bookstore day is SATURDAY!!!
I did a little early shopping at my favorite Bluebird Bookstop in Crozet, VA

#writing #books
April 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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So confused by this “crisis of masculinity” bullshit. Is the crisis because we can cry now? Like, I can bench the same when I love all my queer friends and my calloused hands are still manly when I’m reading a book by a woman. “Manliness” is bullshit. Be you. Be good. Love hard. Forget the rest.
April 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Writing fiction is fucked up.
The better you get at it, the harder it is.
April 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Beautiful article about Caravaggio, the pope, art and humanity.
A Closer Look at Pope Francis’ Favorite Painting (Gift Article)
Caravaggio was an artist of rare directness, whose naturalistic pictures brought the heavens down to earth. Our critic Jason Farago shows you what Francis may have seen in them.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New ink in honor of a book of my heart that may or may not see the light of day.
April 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Ok writers, where’s the feed where we’re just talking shit? I mean, I don’t mind some promo but I’m really just looking for people who get it when it’s 1am and I’m like “it’s over! I give up! But also I got new pens!”

#authorsky #writersky #writer
April 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you’re a writer you know how good this feels :)
April 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Join us for writing chat!
Welcome to #MomsWritersClub night, parent writers of BlueSky!

First tell us a bit about yourself!

Remember our chat goes on 24 hours to accomodate for schedules and time zones!

#amwriting #momwriters #parentwriters #writingcommunity #momswhowrite
January 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Chat time #momswritersclub! Do join us!
Welcome to #MomsWritersClub night, parent writers of BlueSky!

First tell us a bit about yourself!

Remember our chat goes on 24 hours to accomodate for schedules and time zones!

#amwriting #momwriters #parentwriters #writingcommunity #momswhowrite
January 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
My agent is on board with my weirdball Miyazaki meets the Nordic wilderness book!
Stay tuned for sauna magic, squirrel queens and an endless archipelago.
December 14, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I’m having trouble figuring out how to navigate Bluesky. I understand the mechanics but I’m trying to figure out what feels like an intuitive way to get around here.

Any tips?
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Normally I would wait a while before posting this... but I'm SOOOO tired from traveling. Don't stop on my account :) Chat goes for 24 hours.

Thanks for joining us! Next chat will be Wednesday, March 20. 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern

#writingcommunity #momswritersclub #amwriting
March 7, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Q5. How do you keep your story/book ideas organized?

#momswritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
March 7, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Q4. What are your thoughts about “high concept” vs. “quiet” books?

#momswritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
March 7, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Q3. If you were a literary agent, what would be on your manuscript wishlist?

#momswritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
March 7, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Q2.  Who would you cast as your main character in a movie? Who would you cast as the villain or love interest? (bonus points for pictures!)

#momswritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
March 7, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Q1. If you could have anyone in the world narrate your work as an audiobook, who would it be?

#momswritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
March 7, 2024 at 2:07 AM