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Cynthia Ailshie
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Writer of SFF, aspires to live in a library and speak twenty languages (so far it’s only two)

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EASTWARD SINGS THE WIND

In a land of song-based magic, a musician forges a friendship with an enigmatic foreigner and causes him to question his secret allegiance to the tyrannical god-king who plans to invade her land.

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January 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
A pair of interplanetary librarians become entangled in the disappearance of a powerful government official on a world ruled by oppression and censorship.

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January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I'm still a little uncertain of the mechanics of all this, but I'll do my best to participate and contribute tomorrow!

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Welcome to the final day of #BluePitHype!

DAY FIVE: Build Your List

On BlueSky YOU are the algorithm so the best way to help each other is to REPOST! Create a List and swap support!

1 day left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!

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January 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Zava is a twenty-year veteran at the Institute, which is especially notable considering she started adulthood as a extremist insurgent exiled from her homeworld. It took some growing up to realize she could enact change in a subtler, more lasting way.

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Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!

DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1

Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!

3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!

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January 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Zava loves her job at the Interplanetary Institute. Traveling across the cosmos, providing free access to a vast archive of information and materials -- what could be better? (Well, maybe if they'd stop asking her to train all these hapless novices...)

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Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!

DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 3

Our final question today! Feel free to ask your own questions of your fellow participants too!

3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!

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January 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Fears? Oh, yes. Anything that could threaten Zava's position as itinerant Curator. The Institute is perpetually underfunded, she has frequent clashes with the Board of Directors, and worst of all, she could get "promoted" to somewhere permanently onplanet.

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Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!

DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 2

Today, we have some questions for your characters! Last will be posted in 30 minutes!

3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!

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January 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Hmm... art, you say? Obviously not my strong point, but I do love creating maps. I look forward to one day having a professional rendition of them. The first image is for my interplanetary librarians novel, and the second is for a YA fantasy trilogy.

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January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Hello fellow writers! I'm a SFF author, pursuing publication. Great stories are a source of boundless joy for me. I've been creating my own since childhood, wanting to share the joy. I also have the enviable privilege of working at a library that looks like a castle.

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January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I'm far better at handling rejections than when I sent out my first tentative queries, back when my manuscripts were much worse and my skin was much thinner. Which means that there's only a few minutes of weeping and rending my garments rather than three straight days.

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December 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Two reasons why technical errors are fairly rare in my writing:

1. An inborn obsession with proper spelling and mechanics, which I've fostered and grown over many long years, and...

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December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A series of posts I wrote this summer about diversity in worldbuilding and writing. I'm no expert by any measure, but I'm very invested in learning how to do it right.

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Diversity – cynthiaailshie
Posts about Diversity written by Cynthia Ailshie
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Stylistic musings: how often can the same word be included in a passage without being repetitive? Obviously not referring to generic words like "the" -- more like, for example, "expedition." Sometimes synonyms help, sometimes not. A tricky balance to maintain.

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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New post on my blog. Of vital importance to anyone who values the human qualities of language and writing.

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Not Real, But an Incredible Simulation!
It translates alien language! into an even more incomprehensible language. And produces enormous quantities of toxic waste I’m going to talk about generative AI again. My opinion hasn’t…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Not my current WIP as of last night (hooray for completing a manuscript!) but I like this particular usage of the word of the day.

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November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After a final sprint of 2400 words, my WIP is complete! First draft, needs lots of work, but for now I'll let it rest and celebrate another finished novel.

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November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
No tasty food for Zava while she's being unjustly detained. #WIPSnips #amwriting #writersky #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WIP: My third interplanetary librarians book, "A Cataclysmic Framing." Zava is conducting interviews with an archaeological team and attempting not to step on anyone's toes.

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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🧵 I have to admit, it’s a trifle intimidating to see all the mood boards, ’agent guides’ and other elaborate visuals that writers have created to promote their books. I haven’t the artistic skill nor resources to make such items, and I can’t afford to properly compensate someone else for making it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So far I’ve had a lovely welcome to this community. It’s only been one day, true, but a promising start. Even more promising would be a spontaneous offer of literary representation…best not get greedy, I suppose. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writersky
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Sci Fi:

On a planet governed by oppression and censorship, a pair of interplanetary librarians become entangled with the disappearance of a powerful government official. Trying to find him might get them killed. Or it could change the course of the entire world for the better.

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November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Is it kismet that I joined the very day of Mockpit? Not sure, but I guess I'd better give it a try. Also, my thesaurus-brain is running through all the synonyms now. 'Kismet' is fun, but 'serendipity' has all those delightfully bouncy syllables. #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writersky
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
All right, let's give this new-fangled 'social media' thing a try. Hoping to connect with the writing/publishing community! #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #writesky
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM