Cloudedkiwi
@cloudedkiwi.bsky.social
Wannabe Fantasy Author |
ADHD Mom | Digital Strategist | Geek |
Kiwi by Descent | South Dakota by Birth| West Coast Leftie by Choice.
ADHD Mom | Digital Strategist | Geek |
Kiwi by Descent | South Dakota by Birth| West Coast Leftie by Choice.
Reposted by Cloudedkiwi
2025 didn’t just reshape genres, it reshaped expectations.
Our new analysis explores which categories surged, which declined, and how cross-genre fiction became a dominant force.
Part 2 of the series is now available: writestats.com/genre-shifts...
#Booksky
Our new analysis explores which categories surged, which declined, and how cross-genre fiction became a dominant force.
Part 2 of the series is now available: writestats.com/genre-shifts...
#Booksky
Genre Shifts in 2025: What Worked, What Skyrocketed, and What Authors Should Know for 2026
Discover the major genre shifts in 2025, from romantasy to hybrid fiction, and see what these trends mean for authors planning for success in 2026.
writestats.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
2025 didn’t just reshape genres, it reshaped expectations.
Our new analysis explores which categories surged, which declined, and how cross-genre fiction became a dominant force.
Part 2 of the series is now available: writestats.com/genre-shifts...
#Booksky
Our new analysis explores which categories surged, which declined, and how cross-genre fiction became a dominant force.
Part 2 of the series is now available: writestats.com/genre-shifts...
#Booksky
Book 2 hits stronger and harder than Book 1, but Book 1 builds our world. What to pitch?
How to pitch?
Who to pitch?
Writer me wants to send out all Chapters 1s but Marketer me wants to do A/B testing! 🤯
#Booksky #FirstFantasyworldProblems
How to pitch?
Who to pitch?
Writer me wants to send out all Chapters 1s but Marketer me wants to do A/B testing! 🤯
#Booksky #FirstFantasyworldProblems
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Book 2 hits stronger and harder than Book 1, but Book 1 builds our world. What to pitch?
How to pitch?
Who to pitch?
Writer me wants to send out all Chapters 1s but Marketer me wants to do A/B testing! 🤯
#Booksky #FirstFantasyworldProblems
How to pitch?
Who to pitch?
Writer me wants to send out all Chapters 1s but Marketer me wants to do A/B testing! 🤯
#Booksky #FirstFantasyworldProblems
Why does all reviewing software try to correct structure and content to sound neurotypical?
I'm here for grammar, typos, and continuity, not to sound bland and boring. I write to be interesting not average.
I'm here for grammar, typos, and continuity, not to sound bland and boring. I write to be interesting not average.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Why does all reviewing software try to correct structure and content to sound neurotypical?
I'm here for grammar, typos, and continuity, not to sound bland and boring. I write to be interesting not average.
I'm here for grammar, typos, and continuity, not to sound bland and boring. I write to be interesting not average.
Reposted by Cloudedkiwi
This is the latest in my Women Write series.
💙📚
💙📚
Women Write Fantasy — a staff-created list from Daniel Boone Regional Library
When women write fantasy, you get female characters that aren't just side characters; female characters that don't look like they came out of a lingerie magazine. You get female characters who fight. ...
dbrl.bibliocommons.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is the latest in my Women Write series.
💙📚
💙📚
Took a break from revising my book to work on revising my website. Yes, I designed the book covers, no generative assists.
Dissonance | Genre-bending Literary Fantasy — RipleyK8 Digital https: www.ripleyk8.com/dissonance
#Booksky
Dissonance | Genre-bending Literary Fantasy — RipleyK8 Digital https: www.ripleyk8.com/dissonance
#Booksky
Dissonance | Genre-bending Literary Fantasy — RipleyK8 Digital
Explore Dissonance by RipleyK8 Digital. Actively Querying-- cross between urban fantasy, slacker fiction, and nostalgic small-town slice-of-life—a unique and enjoyable combination.
share.google
December 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Took a break from revising my book to work on revising my website. Yes, I designed the book covers, no generative assists.
Dissonance | Genre-bending Literary Fantasy — RipleyK8 Digital https: www.ripleyk8.com/dissonance
#Booksky
Dissonance | Genre-bending Literary Fantasy — RipleyK8 Digital https: www.ripleyk8.com/dissonance
#Booksky
Today I decided to be brave and cut an entire chapter on "wallowing" from the middle of book 1, formerly known as finished.
A tad embarrassing to realize the section dragging down the middle was literally labelled as such😳
#Booksky
A tad embarrassing to realize the section dragging down the middle was literally labelled as such😳
#Booksky
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Today I decided to be brave and cut an entire chapter on "wallowing" from the middle of book 1, formerly known as finished.
A tad embarrassing to realize the section dragging down the middle was literally labelled as such😳
#Booksky
A tad embarrassing to realize the section dragging down the middle was literally labelled as such😳
#Booksky
Just saw the episode titles of the next Stranger Things episodes and I really hope this season encourages more people to read/reread a wrinkle of Time and maybe finish the entire Madeline L'Engle series and perhaps move next to Ursula LeGuin.
#Booksky #EscapingCamazotz
#Booksky #EscapingCamazotz
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Just saw the episode titles of the next Stranger Things episodes and I really hope this season encourages more people to read/reread a wrinkle of Time and maybe finish the entire Madeline L'Engle series and perhaps move next to Ursula LeGuin.
#Booksky #EscapingCamazotz
#Booksky #EscapingCamazotz
Reworked the first 5 chapter timeline of book 1 and now like it so much more I feel bad for the agents who read my previous work 🤣
Kidding, kidding- full manuscript available upon request and I appreciate even a glance at my queries😉
Same story, same place, better pace.
#Booksky
Kidding, kidding- full manuscript available upon request and I appreciate even a glance at my queries😉
Same story, same place, better pace.
#Booksky
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Reworked the first 5 chapter timeline of book 1 and now like it so much more I feel bad for the agents who read my previous work 🤣
Kidding, kidding- full manuscript available upon request and I appreciate even a glance at my queries😉
Same story, same place, better pace.
#Booksky
Kidding, kidding- full manuscript available upon request and I appreciate even a glance at my queries😉
Same story, same place, better pace.
#Booksky
As someone who quite believes everyone should read Stoppard as part of their basic education, I find this both fascinating and inspiring.
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As someone who quite believes everyone should read Stoppard as part of their basic education, I find this both fascinating and inspiring.
This is not the sign of an affordable economy for everyday people. Maybe we should rate the US executive by the Ramen Noodle metric.
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is not the sign of an affordable economy for everyday people. Maybe we should rate the US executive by the Ramen Noodle metric.
First chapter done and dusted 👏🏼
Submitted to Reedsy's first Chapter contest. Now we wait.
#NovelNovember #Book2
Submitted to Reedsy's first Chapter contest. Now we wait.
#NovelNovember #Book2
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
First chapter done and dusted 👏🏼
Submitted to Reedsy's first Chapter contest. Now we wait.
#NovelNovember #Book2
Submitted to Reedsy's first Chapter contest. Now we wait.
#NovelNovember #Book2
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Managed to stab myself in the hand with a small screwdriver at 46,000 words. Holiday toys should need less batteries, however I can now say I bleed for my craft.
#Onwards #NovelNovember #IllbeFine
#Onwards #NovelNovember #IllbeFine
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Managed to stab myself in the hand with a small screwdriver at 46,000 words. Holiday toys should need less batteries, however I can now say I bleed for my craft.
#Onwards #NovelNovember #IllbeFine
#Onwards #NovelNovember #IllbeFine
My November tracker on Reedsy has broken/frozen for a couple days now and I've never been so unhappy to have written 39,000 words in a month. Some of us need that direct feedback for a sprint.
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My November tracker on Reedsy has broken/frozen for a couple days now and I've never been so unhappy to have written 39,000 words in a month. Some of us need that direct feedback for a sprint.
Reposted by Cloudedkiwi
This is correct. The 80s didn’t end until Smells Like Teen Spirit.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is correct. The 80s didn’t end until Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Reposted by Cloudedkiwi
“Dirty Donald” and MAGA Republicans want to blame all of America’s woes on immigration. The billionaires are getting richer and every day Americans are paying more for everything, it’s all about corporate greed #TrumpCrushesYourDreams Eminem feels some sort of way about this👇👇
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Dirty Donald” and MAGA Republicans want to blame all of America’s woes on immigration. The billionaires are getting richer and every day Americans are paying more for everything, it’s all about corporate greed #TrumpCrushesYourDreams Eminem feels some sort of way about this👇👇
The #Yachatswhale, now identified as a likely 1-year-old male is not going to make it. Let us remember the power of community banding together for good and keep the awareness of the dangers human pollution as we send off this majestic young creature. #Savethewhales
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The #Yachatswhale, now identified as a likely 1-year-old male is not going to make it. Let us remember the power of community banding together for good and keep the awareness of the dangers human pollution as we send off this majestic young creature. #Savethewhales
Reposted by Cloudedkiwi
The AHA has updated our Guide for Contending with Online Harassment, offering recs to support members who are targets of online harassment. "Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their historical work will be conducted in a civil manner, free from harassment and intimidation." 🗃️
Guide for Contending with Online Harassment - AHA
Guidelines to AHA members and historians who fear that they may become or have become targets of online harassment.
www.historians.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The AHA has updated our Guide for Contending with Online Harassment, offering recs to support members who are targets of online harassment. "Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their historical work will be conducted in a civil manner, free from harassment and intimidation." 🗃️
High tide is coming in but the #yachatswhale seems to be rolling towards shore not out to see. Despite all this, seeing the amazing community come together to try and help has restored a little of my faith in humanity today.
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
High tide is coming in but the #yachatswhale seems to be rolling towards shore not out to see. Despite all this, seeing the amazing community come together to try and help has restored a little of my faith in humanity today.
The #yachatswhale made it through the night with volunteer support. The next test will be what happens at this mornings high tide.
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The #yachatswhale made it through the night with volunteer support. The next test will be what happens at this mornings high tide.
The #yachatswhale is still beached. Locals are deploying, people are packing up to drive hours and help it survive low tide at 2am. The fishing line is cut, a whale expert will be there at first light, high tide is 9:30am. Hang in there brave humpback.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The #yachatswhale is still beached. Locals are deploying, people are packing up to drive hours and help it survive low tide at 2am. The fishing line is cut, a whale expert will be there at first light, high tide is 9:30am. Hang in there brave humpback.