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Steph “SM” Giova
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Just a girl who wants to share stories with the world ✨
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Not necessarily “broad” but “vague” (another favorite of mine) is one that i use far more often

enjoy some more sibling banter bc i love them

#WIPSnips #Writing #AmWriting #YA
WIP Snips: Broad (Vague) “I meant…Why do you do that?” “Do what?” “This.” Magic gestured vaguely towards the hole in her face which pounded and throbbed like hell in her head. The wound that Mira knew her father would either question or silently bring her to the clinic to get it tended to.  Mira was about to force a response—that she did this all the time and that this was hardly any different from any other fight—when Magic blurted the words before she could. “Why are you so quick to defend me when you won’t even do that for yourself?”
August 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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additionally i’ve also learned that ellipsus is a very cool program for writing and it’s what i use now more often than not
smgiova.bsky.social Steph “SM” Giova @smgiova.bsky.social · Aug 28
things i’ve learned since locking in to write

1. bookcon will be making an appearance at comic con this year
2. bookcon themselves are hosting an indie author alley
3. guess who will be going to find the booth to ask questions about said artist alley
August 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
smgiova.bsky.social
things i’ve learned since locking in to write

1. bookcon will be making an appearance at comic con this year
2. bookcon themselves are hosting an indie author alley
3. guess who will be going to find the booth to ask questions about said artist alley
August 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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i need to get back into posting on here
July 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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also hi everyone i saw the new httyd recently and loved every second of it

and in doing so also realized that i found myself a reference for my wonderfully sad boy that i occasionally post about here but in case you don’t remember here he is sassing his sister
Text from WIP “Heavens,” she muttered, “what crawled up your shirt and died this morning?” “My patience,” he sighed. “Well, I hate to break it to you, but it’s not like I can hold my breath that long from your house to the building. I’d pass out if I did that.” Magic only shrugged. He turned his attention to the dried out bread roll in his hands and dribbled it between his palms. “That sounds like a personal problem.” “I’m not just going to stop breathing, Magic,” Mira huffed. “Unless you want me to put a buffer between my face and the microphone.” “That’s what I do—at least, in the wintertime. I like using a scarf instead of pulling my jacket over my face.” “It’s not cold enough for that, though. Don’t those things turn off?” “They do. But contrary to popular belief, I do like speaking to you.” Mira laughed, followed shortly by an eye roll. “It’d be nice if you acted like it every now and again. Sometimes I think you enjoy speaking to Mister Oreson’s bird more than me.” A rare smile twitched on her brother’s lips. His hair wavered in the slight breeze as he shook his head with a low chuckle. “Treble doesn’t sass me everyday or insist that I climb old buildings in my spare time.”
July 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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so
book tour was pretty fun
June 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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i need barnes and noble to start shipping my copy of bury our bones in the midnight soil PRONTO so that i can HAVE IT NEXT TO THE ARC
June 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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i adore writing the dynamic between mira and her mother figure (amelia)

it’s just something very wholesome which doesn’t happen a lot in my writing i feel lmao

#WIPSnips
#AmWriting
#WriteSky
#BookSky💙📚
WIPSnips: Warn(ing) “Yeah.” She could hear the woman’s eye roll. “Your father has a bad habit of doing the opposite of what you ask of him. Almost reminds me of someone else I know.” Mira grinned. “I couldn’t imagine who that could be.” “Watch yourself, Mirabellis.” It was phrased like a warning but had all the seriousness of a well-timed joke. “Sometimes it’s good to listen before you act.” “I know. Dad tells me the same thing sometimes.”
May 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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new ninth house snippet the world is healing
May 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I’ve always liked this interaction 🤭 Here’s some sass from my favorite western yeehaw man at a merchant transaction in the market

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#AmWriting
#WriteSky
#Booksky
WIP Snip: Honey “Have anything good for me today?” he asked, arms crossed over his chest. The merchant looked him up and down before slinking forward to rest her elbows on the table, back arched as leaned into her arms. “That depends,” she said, tone smooth and honeyed. “What do you have to offer me?” “Just the usual. Bolts, screws, and everything in between.” “Ah, yes. Worthless garbage.” Vallian rolled his eyes. “Don’t give me that, Evira. You know I always come bearing well thought out gifts for your specific talents.”
May 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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i see my murder horse has intrigued some people
smgiova.bsky.social Steph “SM” Giova @smgiova.bsky.social · May 14
*maniacal laughter*

here’s some dialogue from my, affectionately called, murder horse, the harbinger of ruin and chaos

he’s a menace, and i love him

#WIPSnips
#AmWriting
#WIP
#WriteSky
#BookSky
May 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Not sure where this will go in the end as I cut it from its original spot, but I do like it!
🌈📚💙 🪐📚 🌈🚀💫 🌈✒️
#booksky #fantasy #queeradultSFF #authorsky #wip #amwriting #queerwriters #WiPSnips
As Elyan unlatched a window and rested his forearms on the sill, the chaos in his head began to dissolve into soft sand slipping through fingers. He hadn’t lied when he’d told Rathaliel it helped him sleep. Cool night air lifted the hair from his face like the sand of his thoughts, only lighter of course, because sand was a lot heavier than water. Or air. It was air on his face, he was pretty sure, though it was cold like water.
May 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reposted by Steph “SM” Giova
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#WIPSnips

Traveling can be utter chaos.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #Fantasy
Excerpt from work in progress "The War for Heaven."
May 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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*maniacal laughter*

here’s some dialogue from my, affectionately called, murder horse, the harbinger of ruin and chaos

he’s a menace, and i love him

#WIPSnips
#AmWriting
#WIP
#WriteSky
#BookSky
WIP Snip: Chaos “And yet,” snarled the beast, “I have been shunned for centuries; them praised and glorified. What is prosperity without hardship? Chaos without order? It is in my nature—my existence—to do such things. Still, it is them who have been sided with.” “There have been some who have tried to bring the dragons to ruin,” said the man. “Though some have had more success than others.” “You speak foolishly. I am their ruin!” “Ruin cannot exist without the power to enact it.”
May 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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My two idiots…i love them so much

if you can’t tell, writing siblings is probably one of my favorite dynamics

#WIPSnips
#AmWriting
#WIP
#Writesky
WIPSnips: Hello Mira laughed before she could stop herself. “Most people answer the door with a ‘Hi, how are you?’ instead of being rude about it,” she said, rising on her toes with her hands clasped behind her back, “so I’m going to pretend you asked that instead.” Magic rolled his eyes. She ignored it and continued, straightening her posture. “I’m okay. Bored. A little antsy. Needed a walk.”
May 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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what if i shared art of some of my myths 🥺👉🏻👈🏻
May 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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not my usual creative content but let it be know THIS is my favorite pokemon

i have so many raichus watching my bookshelves and guarding them well
pokemongems.bsky.social Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · May 1
Alolan Raichu sleeping on its tail 🥺
Screenshot of new Pokémon snap showing an Alolan Raichu sleeping on its tail
May 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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new month, a completely new tracker for my habits to tell on me by the end of it
May 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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here’s a more positive one though

two siblings chatting on a rooftop bc neither of them can sleep at night

chaos ensues and plot unravels as a result of this conversation

#WIPSnips
#AmWriting #BookSky #WriterSky
WIP Snips: Talk “What if I told you that tonight’s different? That there is no other motive aside from just wanting to sit outside and look at the stars?” “Then I would tell you that I’ll believe that when rocks turn to gold.” A smirk twitched on Mira’s face. “Smart.” Footsteps slowly approached and she patted the spot beside her. Magic plopped down to her right, gently putting one leg out on the metal, the other tucked in towards his chest. “You’d be right, though. There is something I wanted to talk to you about.”
April 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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going backwards to catch up but here’s a bit of a small, sad one

but if it’s any consolation, mira and her father not only have a much better relationship but have probate or of my favorite relationships in this particular world #WIPSnips

#amwriting #writesky #writersky #booksky
WIP Snips: Decor Mira lost track of how many times customers came in asking Benji about his progress towards sobriety as though it were ordinary small talk. Sometimes it was out of courtesy. Other times, genuine concern. She never understood how they were able to do it—not even she could breach that conversation on a normal day. The only time she ever found herself able to was if there was cause for concern. But she never forgot how many people skirted around the topic while her father was actively drinking. How many people eyed the open bottle of daylane on the counter as though it were just another piece of decor for the bakery. How many people neglected to ask her how she was doing when she spent most of her nights sitting in the doorway with a walkie clutched in her hands or asleep beside her father to keep an eye on his breathing and make sure he woke up alive the next day. Herschel’s insult went two ways. It made a mockery of Benji’s history and reinforced the idea that, true or not, her father’s addiction had always felt like her fault.
April 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Coming back to this with a loophole answer #WIPSnips

Because I have the pleasure of having one of my main characters named Magic, so this word pops up EVERYWHERE

#writesky #booksky #amwriting
WIPSnips: Magic “What do you know,” she said, “about the tales of divine legends? The ones of Ori and the like?” Mira scoffed. “Don’t look at me. The person with that knowledge is sitting on the other side of this couch.” Magic glared at her, but didn’t say a word.
April 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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In case anyone wanted to know or needed to know, I read Sunrise on the Reaping about a month ago and i need the masses to understand that i still haven’t recovered from any of it
April 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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this is how re announce my arrival after 2 months of not being here, hi writing friends how are you
smgiova.bsky.social Steph “SM” Giova @smgiova.bsky.social · Apr 27
i gotta come back here again and start shitposting my story
April 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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i gotta come back here again and start shitposting my story
April 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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i love newsletter day because it’s such a validating thing

even if i feel immensely called out by it
February 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM