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Shelley Burbank, Author

@shelleyburbank.bsky.social

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I love books, old houses, coffee, everything cozy, and good conversation. My website https://www.shelleyburbank.com

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 8

Hi! I’m Shelley. I’m a writer of women’s fiction and mystery. I’ve had two chick lit/mystery novels published by a small traditional press. I love everything books & reading & journals & coffee. I like classical music & jazz. I’m into cozy interiors and knitting and charcuterie boards and soup.

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Lucy Gray @lucymaygray.bsky.social · Jun 4

#booksky

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R.J. Garcia 💀🌸 @writerrjgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 2

#bookhoarder #booksky

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Apr 14

So…is everyone deleting their FB/Insta accounts? No? Yes? I’ve taken the apps off my phone, but I still have access on computer. Working hard not to post unless I really, really need to let my people know something. I still use messenger and WhatsApp. Outrage is fine…but taking action is harder.

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Greg Fields @gregfieldsauthor.bsky.social · Apr 14

John Steinbeck's 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉 was published on this date in 1939. Steinbeck said of it, ""I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this [the Great Depression]. I've done my damnedest to rip a reader's nerves to rags."

#booksky
#writerscommunity
#authors

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steph @starrysteph.bsky.social · Apr 9

!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky

please join me in the fight to save our libraries.

EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Apr 12

Sometimes nature makes pretty embellishments. Coral like white lace cuff. #guam #nature #bluebracelet

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Apr 11

Love this! Reading at bars is second only to reading at cafes.

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Apr 5

How are Trump’s tariffs impacting publishing and my personal writing & creative life? Here’s an essay. #trumptarrifs #tariffsandpublishing #writingcommunity

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Tariffied: Impacts on Publishing, Writing, & Creativity

Hello, Type M Readers & Writers: Shelley here reporting from an island in the Philippine Sea and feeling very weirded-out by everything goin...

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 28

Wherever you go, there you are is a very true statement. Make sure you are good company for yourself. #begood #bekind

Three tall pine trees in front of the ocean. Puffy clouds in the sky as well.

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 17

Yay!!! Nice to connect with another Mainah!

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 17

any trope that is written in a heavy-handed, cliched way with zero creativity and lack of any originality. Otherwise, any trope can be awesome!

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 17

I do, too! I feel a sense of incredible loss to the world when I think about it.

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 17

Yes!

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 17

From one Mainer to another, hello! I’m living abroad right now, but Maine will always be HOME. Looking forward to seeing your posts.

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 16

When you are living in a hotel, this is how you make soup. I’m going to test out a bunch of them. This kimchi ramen was hot, spicy, and delish. Just right. #souplover #ramen

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 15

This book is completely drafted, and I’m in the process of revising it.

Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hi Lori! Welcome. It’s a pretty chill space for a social.

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 14

Crime/mystery writers: stories needed to help firefighters! Check this out. #BookSky

Margot Kinberg @mkinberg.bsky.social · Jan 12

Calling all crime writers!! margot-kin-berg.com/2025/01/12/u...

Until the Sun Comes Up Over Santa Monica Boulevard*

To begin this post, I would like to publicly thank all of the firefighters who have risked their lives to battle the Los Angeles fires. Because of their sacrifices, my home and my family are safe. …

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Shelley Burbank, Author @shelleyburbank.bsky.social · Jan 14

What a great idea! I’m going to try to come up with an L.A.-based story and start writing.

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Margot Kinberg @mkinberg.bsky.social · Jan 12

Calling all crime writers!! margot-kin-berg.com/2025/01/12/u...

Until the Sun Comes Up Over Santa Monica Boulevard*

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Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · Dec 14

If you know someone who likes to laugh and cry, enjoys a little bit of creepy and some history, imagines France and farm life, and is fascinated by a weird kid, have this novel delivered right to their Kindle. It also comes in paperback and hardcover. #books

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Margot Kinberg @mkinberg.bsky.social · Jan 13

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Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape & Sherlock Jr. (Holmes on Film)

One of the reasons I began my Holmes on Film series was to showcase the diversity of films that have been inspired by Conan Doyle’s famous creation. In this latest installment I offer up thou…

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🆂🅷🅴🆁🆈🅻 🆂🆃🅴🅸🅽 she/her @sherylstein.bsky.social · Jan 13

DAISY JONES ELEANOR OLIPHANT LADY PARTS
Director Skye (autism) prefers remaining behind the camera but when she reunites a squabbling '80s all-women band for a documentary to save her career, she must decide how to manage when her personal story ends up before the lens.
#Bluepit #A #WF #Dis #Q 📖

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Tini Wider @tiniwiderauthor.bsky.social · Jan 13

Practical Magic x Go Hex yourself

HEARTS & HEXES
📖 Witchy Cozy RomCom #bluepit #Q #A #F #R #P

❤️ Mentor/Mentee
🧹 Witches are real
🥰 Overcoming grief/building trust
🌟heart wrenching secrets
🧙‍♀️ Granny knows
😍 slow burn
🤣 rom-com
🌶️ low heat
🏠 Sentient house
❤️ HE

A collage of witchy images, a grimoire, a house, a door to a cottage, a granny, candles, a vintage cup of tea

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Neelu Sarkar is Querying @neelusarkar.bsky.social · Jan 13

DOWNTON ABBEY X FRIENDS
In 1855, the crème of British nobility attend a 2-week house party. Once the party begins, so does the madness! The days are riddled with impossible love, scandalous secrets AND an abduction..What could possibly go right?!

#BluePit #A #Q #R #Hs 📖

A total of 4 Victorian England-inspired images in a collage. Top left: 3 couples dancing at a Victorian ball + top right: 3 ladies having a tea party in a garden, gossiping + bottom left: an aristocratic couple embracing in a dim-lit majestic hallway+ bottom right: an image of a grand country estate in England, UK + middle: a text box with prompts: - first in a series of books - multiple love stories: childhood friends to lovers + enemies to lovers - mistaken identity - Long lost family secrets.
At the top of the collage is an invitation with the text: you are cordially invited to Lavender Hall. May your journey be swift and pleasant. Yours sincerely, Duke and Duchess of Sands

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