Valerie Sirenko
@valeriesirenko.bsky.social
Speculative Fiction Writer
www.valeriesirenko.com
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One way to level up your #writing craft is to think less in terms of what's happening in the plot or what your characters are doing, and focus more on what you want to make the reader think and feel.
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February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
One way to level up your #writing craft is to think less in terms of what's happening in the plot or what your characters are doing, and focus more on what you want to make the reader think and feel.
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If you like fantasy and dragons, this one's for you!
🔥 FIRE AND ASH, edited by JE Feldman 🔥
🔥 FIRE AND ASH, edited by JE Feldman 🔥
February 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If you like fantasy and dragons, this one's for you!
🔥 FIRE AND ASH, edited by JE Feldman 🔥
🔥 FIRE AND ASH, edited by JE Feldman 🔥
February 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
February 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This week I crossed off TWO more things from my 2026 Bingo Card! 🥳🥳🥳 Finished drafting ECHOING HOWL and applied to Clarion West 👏👏👏
February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This week I crossed off TWO more things from my 2026 Bingo Card! 🥳🥳🥳 Finished drafting ECHOING HOWL and applied to Clarion West 👏👏👏
One big mistake I made when I started subbing short fiction was to submit 1 piece to 1 journal then hope 🤞 for an acceptance. Truth is, you've gotta submit 100 TIMES (!!) to expect even 1 acceptance. I don't make the rules...
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#writers #WritingCommunity #writing #writerslife
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
One big mistake I made when I started subbing short fiction was to submit 1 piece to 1 journal then hope 🤞 for an acceptance. Truth is, you've gotta submit 100 TIMES (!!) to expect even 1 acceptance. I don't make the rules...
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#writers #WritingCommunity #writing #writerslife
Am I the only one who finds it legitimately challenging to relax after hitting a big deadline? 🤔
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#writerslife #writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writers
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Am I the only one who finds it legitimately challenging to relax after hitting a big deadline? 🤔
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#writerslife #writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writers
Just read "The Legend of Rangor" in the FIRE AND ASH collection about rescuing a rehabilitated dragon and it's so adorable 😭
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Just read "The Legend of Rangor" in the FIRE AND ASH collection about rescuing a rehabilitated dragon and it's so adorable 😭
LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL! 😲 I had no idea this award came with an actual piece of paper I could hold in my hands!
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL! 😲 I had no idea this award came with an actual piece of paper I could hold in my hands!
My friend just sent me this photo of her holding her copy of 🔥FIRE AND ASH🔥 and IT IS EVERYTHING! ❤️❤️❤️
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My friend just sent me this photo of her holding her copy of 🔥FIRE AND ASH🔥 and IT IS EVERYTHING! ❤️❤️❤️
This is true ⬇️
Fun fact: writers don't 'finish' books, we just eventually stop editing before we spiral into madness.
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#booksky
February 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This is true ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Today a guy asked me if Dungeon Crawler Carl is a romantasy 😂 Seriously, true story.
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Today a guy asked me if Dungeon Crawler Carl is a romantasy 😂 Seriously, true story.
If I write FOUR MORE CHAPTERS, I will be FINISHED with this draft! 😲😲😲 THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
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#writing #writers #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writerslife
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
If I write FOUR MORE CHAPTERS, I will be FINISHED with this draft! 😲😲😲 THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
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#writing #writers #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writerslife
🔥 My story, "How Not to Retire from Dragon Hibernation Maintenance," is available now in FIRE AND ASH 🔥
Sherry, a dragon hibernation maintenance worker, just wants to retire and go on vacation. Instead, she finds herself compelled to wake the dragon.
Sherry, a dragon hibernation maintenance worker, just wants to retire and go on vacation. Instead, she finds herself compelled to wake the dragon.
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
🔥 My story, "How Not to Retire from Dragon Hibernation Maintenance," is available now in FIRE AND ASH 🔥
Sherry, a dragon hibernation maintenance worker, just wants to retire and go on vacation. Instead, she finds herself compelled to wake the dragon.
Sherry, a dragon hibernation maintenance worker, just wants to retire and go on vacation. Instead, she finds herself compelled to wake the dragon.
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
#writers Remember to celebrate your wins! Even the small ones. Today a chapter in my #WIP went off the rails, defying my carefully plotted outline, and ended up so much better than I ever could have planned! 😀🎉🔥
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#writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writerslife
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
#writers Remember to celebrate your wins! Even the small ones. Today a chapter in my #WIP went off the rails, defying my carefully plotted outline, and ended up so much better than I ever could have planned! 😀🎉🔥
#writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writerslife
#writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writerslife
OMG I'M HOLDING THE BOOK IN MY HANDS!! Paperback copies are here and they're so beautiful! 😍😭
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
OMG I'M HOLDING THE BOOK IN MY HANDS!! Paperback copies are here and they're so beautiful! 😍😭