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smnortonwriter.bsky.social
Author S.M. Norton
@smnortonwriter.bsky.social
I’m a queer, self published author. My debut novel, CRIMSON SHADOWS, a slow burn lesbian romance with bullets, longing, and defiance in the Wild West.

Western, MA

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Current WIP is a queer fantasy!

https://tinyurl.com/crimsonshadowsbook
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October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just got another 5 star review on my #LGBTQ debut novel! 😁 #amwriting #WriteSky #writingcommunity #WritingPrompts
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sorry for the lack of #WIPSnips! Been bombarded with life! Here’s is today’s word! #amwriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasyReads
October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
October 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bruins game with my wife at TD! Two fights, and Bruins up by 3!
#hockey #wlw #nhl #bruins
October 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Another #WIPSnips! Sorry, no actual bears but I do have “bearing”!
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasyReads
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
So I don’t have the word for today’s #WIPSnips, but I do have “swampy” which is a derivative so going with that today!
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasyReads
September 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
September 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Today the #WIPSnips is “leave” and you get a twofer as it’s in this snippet twice!
#amwriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasy
September 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No lies told. 🤣 #wlw #LGBTQ+
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here is today’s #WIPSnips! At 50K and still growing strong! #Writingprompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #amwriting #Queer #fantasy
September 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
September 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today’s #WIPSnips is “worst” but I’m going with “worse” today! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting #queerfantasyreads
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today’s #WIPSnips! Clocking in around 45,000 words so far on my #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Coming March 2026!
August 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My debut lesbian Western romance still ranks in the top 15% in its categories on Amazon after 7 months! I’m 30k words in on my LGBTQ fantasy. Sapphic romance in magical worlds, anyone?

#amwriting #lgbtqbooks #lesbianfiction #fantasybooks #sapphicbooks #romancewriters #bookcommunity #indieauthor
August 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’ve been helping some writer friends fix scenes that weren’t working. Pacing, dialogue, etc.

I really like doing it.

I’m trying out a small offer: beta pricing for fast, clear notes on one scene (fiction or script). DM me if curious!

#WritingHelp #FictionFeedback #SoftLaunch #WritingCommunity
August 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Ugh, just got my first 1-star review on one of my books. How do you deal with it? Like everyone’s entitled to their opinion on it but it sucks.

#WritersOfBluesky #BlueskyWriters #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #LGBTQBooks #SapphicBooks #LesbianFiction #QueerLit #ShortStories #SupportIndieAuthors
August 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
August 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Oh by the way, don’t forget you can ask your library to order nearly any book you want to read but don’t want to buy. And as authors we love libraries buying our books & readers being able to access them through libraries.
July 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM