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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 3d

BOURNE x MR & MRS SMITH (but make it gay)

Kai Tanner is an assassin sent to seduce and kill fashion mogul Jack Starling (an undercover MI6 agent.)

After a (literally) explosive first meeting, they team up to unravel a conspiracy at the heart of the fashion world.

#A #Q #T #R #LGBT #Ghostpit

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 3d

For those who aren't aware, a Wattpad Original is a story that is either commissioned (in my case!) or invited by the folks at Wattpad.

I developed this book over many many months with the guidance of an awesome editor.

Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 3d

THE SECRET COURT
Bridgerton x Red, White & Royal Blue

Morgan, the second-born son of a prominent family, ventures to court to find a bride. He's aided by Liam, a charming rake who may not be what he seems.

Available now! www.wattpad.com/story/390156...

#NA #TP #HR #LGBT #R #ghostpit

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 4d

I might think that those two are just sort of bumbling through self-publishing and thinking totally normal challenges are bigotry were it not for the fact they're reposting critiques of them on TikTok to send their supporters after people pointing out facts.

Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 4d

I also wanted queer people to see themselves in the fantasy of a Regency-inspired setting.

So often even ahistorical stories have queer people primarily struggling against bigotry.

I wanted to see the characters kept apart primarily by other reasons, while pushing progressivism forward.

Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 4d

I watched a documentary on Versailles about how the palace was enveloped around an old hunting lodge.

And if that happened...there'd probably be secret nooks and crannies created, right?

A perfect place for queer people to find a home.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 4d

For the setting, I took inspiration both from the Court of Versailles and Weimar Germany.

Also, the fact that queer people have always been here and have always found a way to form community.

Why shouldn't there be a thriving underground beneath the staid and rules-bound court?

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 4d

Homophobia still exists, but Mothshire Court under Queen Ainsley is moving towards progressivism much faster than it happened in reality.

But progressivism is rarely a straight line. We gain ground, then we lose it.

And sometimes we have to fight to keep it.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 4d

My debut, The Secret Court, is available now!
www.wattpad.com/story/390156...

If you've read/watched Bridgerton but wished you could see queer characters living more openly, then this is the book for you!

Liam and Morgan struggle with questions of duty vs love rather than fighting homophobia.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 5d

THINK MOOSE

Behold, the most Canadian PSA campaign.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 5d

Disappointing how many folks I've had to unfollow lately because I see them sharing AI slop.

Please don't, folks. As writers and creatives, normalizing AI only hurts us all.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 6d

At Star Trek Las Vegas, he was late for a TNG panel so they started without him.

When he did arrive, he went up to the audience mic and asked his own castmates if they were allowed to call Patrick Stewart just Patrick or if they had to call him Sir.

He's also hosted Riker maneuver competitions!

two men in star trek uniforms are standing next to each other .

ALT: two men in star trek uniforms are standing next to each other .

media.tenor.com

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 6d

I bet he does! Have you ever seen him at conventions? That man is an agent of chaos.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 6d

The Peter David books were my favourite Star Trek novels growing up! Imzadi was definitely a favourite. I didn't know Frakes read the audiobook!

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 9d

IT'S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY!

The Secret Court is now live on Wattpad.

www.wattpad.com/story/390156...

#newrelease #newbook #queerromance #regency #wattpad

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 9d

IT'S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY!

The Secret Court is now live on Wattpad.

www.wattpad.com/story/390156...

#newrelease #newbook #queerromance #regency #wattpad

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 9d

So you're saying Cinderella's coach is a real possibility?

erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · 10d

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread

atlantic article screenshot
headline: no one knows how big pumpkins can get
sub head: a decade ago, the worlds heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,000 pounds. now the 3,000 pound mark is within sight
by yasmin tayag

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow is the day The Secret Court comes to Wattpad!

I am so excited for people to read it. I hope people enjoy Liam and Morgan's romance in the halls and secret rooms of Mothshire Court.

#newbook #newbookreleases #queerromance #wattpad

www.wattpad.com/story/390156...

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 11d

I'm very excited to reveal the cover for my upcoming Wattpad Original, The Secret Court!

Coming this Friday!

Bridgerton x Red, White & Royal Blue
www.wattpad.com/story/390156...
#regency #queerromance #newrelease #wattpad

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 11d

I'm very excited to reveal the cover for my upcoming Wattpad Original, The Secret Court!

Coming this Friday!

Bridgerton x Red, White & Royal Blue
www.wattpad.com/story/390156...
#regency #queerromance #newrelease #wattpad

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 12d

Today is the day! My Gothic & sapphic historical fantasy novel is available everywhere ebooks are sold! #Fantasy #Booksky

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 13d

A worthy story is a story that takes effort, time, and skill to tell.

The drive to create and to share is what makes you push past all the hard parts.

If you couldn't be bothered to fully write it, why should anyone bother to read it?

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13d

That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.

The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13d

In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.

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Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 19d

A+ Talented Mr Ripley reference

Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 19d

I was going to join in laying next to bog bodies, but then I realized I don't know anyone's number anymore, either.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 19d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

Sidney Quinn @sidneyquinn.bsky.social · 21d

I'm in a weird limbo. My first professional work comes out in less than two weeks (aaah!) and my second comes out sometime in 2026. I will get the edits back for that in late Dec, but in the meantime I'm looking at starting something.

Currently trying to figure out if this one has legs.