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Cherry Pickett
@cherrypickett.bsky.social
(She/her) Editor by day, author of m/m
romance and mpreg the rest of the time. Queer Canuck. Website: cherrypickett.com.
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T H I S ! ! !
Good morning! This is your friendly reminder to stop calling yourself an "aspiring" writer

If you write, you're a writer. It's as simple as that
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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semicolons are delightful; more people should use them
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Just a reminder, because everyone seems to have forgotten:

Tumblr wants to or is actively selling your data: mashable.com/article/tumb...
Tumblr user? Here's what to know about Tumblr selling your data to OpenAI and MidJourney
Parent company Automattic will reportedly sell Tumblr content to OpenAI and MidJourney for training data. Here's how you can opt out.
mashable.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Hey #queerwriters! It's been a while. ☺️

I feel like I should set loftier goals for the first full week of the new year, but I'm keeping things simple:

1. Survive the first week back to work.
2. Kick this cold to the curb!

(This cough is unreal. Good thing I WFH.)

Reading and writing as I can!
#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day!

What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on!

#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Finished my first read of the year today. Still under the weather, so the day is a bit of a mixed bag.
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This is the worst cold LO has given me so far (and even then it's mild). Definitely had fever dreams during my nap this aft though.

Now for a bath, some reading, and then hopefully a solid sleep so I can kick this thing (in time to go back to work on Monday, yay).
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Hi everybody - in honor of the “Magica Riot” audiobook winning a Transfeminine Review award, I’m putting the whole Magica Riot audio series so far - Magica Riot, Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius, and Magica Riot Full Bloom - on sale for one week in an Itch bundle. itch.io/s/177864/mag...
Magica Riot Audio Series Bundle by Storm Maiden Studios
A bundle by Storm Maiden Studios, $25.00 for Magica Riot - Audiobook Edition, Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius - Audio Edition, Magica Riot: Full Bloom - Audiobook Edition
itch.io
January 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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I was supposed to be taking an art break for the end of the year, but vent art happened instead.

The printable is free for non-commercial use. Print stickers, put it on your artist alley table, whatever you want! ❤️

aubrietarose.itch.io/no-ethical-u...

#fuckAI #fuckGenAI #ventArt #supportHumanArt
December 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trying to keep myself accountable here: I've written about 4k words per day this week almost every day this week. The WIP is now around 16k words. I'd love to reach 24-25k before I go back to work on Monday.

#writersky #writingcommunity
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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uh holy SHIT?
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
How's that David Bowie song go? "Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years"?
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Me coming back from my walk right now.
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
One of my goals for this year is just posting more.

Less hesitation and overthinking things.

Now I'm going to go overthink how I'll accomplish this.
January 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Lots of promising queer history books to look forward to in 2026. Here are just a few coming soon . . . 🌈📚🗃️

www.beacon.org/A-Black-Quee...

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-inh...

www.dukeupress.edu/gay-print-cu...

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/

utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
January 1, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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January 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Happy new year, everyone! Starting my year off with coffee and some writing!
January 1, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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Happy Public Domain Day, gang! Nancy Drew, The Shadow, Japanese superhero Golden Bat, and Betty Boop (dog version) have all just had their copyrights expire.

Go nuts!
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
All right, I'm logging off, since I apparently have to host some New Year's Eve shindig or something?

See you all next year!
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Final writing session of 2025 complete! I went back and tallied everything up -- I wrote more than 300,000 words this year!

(Not including all the ditched drafts, blog posts, or fanfic here, ha. I don't want to see that number.)

#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #indieauthor
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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REMINDER 🔥

my hurt/comfort, second-chance-at-love sapphic romance is still on sale for a few more days

grab your copy of Because You Asked from your favorite retailer today

ONLY $0.99!!!

www.booksbybennett.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Be the change you want to see, so here it is: The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics is a sapphic historical where a widow sponsors a young lady astronomer’s translation project. Over science and embroidery and a bisexual awakening, they fall in love! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics
As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the Countess of Moth, l...
www.harpercollins.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just wrote blurbs for three books, and now my brain is completely fried.
December 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Three days before the end of the year, and I'm trying to squeeze in one last book on the TBR pile ...

Will I get it read? Probably not, but let's try anyway.
December 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM