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Author Danielle Forrest

@danielleforrest.bsky.social

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Neurodivergent and queer author writing alien romance. There will be spice. There will be action. There will be cursing. Get free books/early access: www.danielleforrest.com Join my review team: https://forms.gle/8SFeTWJv7VmytJse8

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · Jul 31

My new #alienromance, Fated Mates of the Drakoan Season 1 is now live basically everywhere!

Care for a little knotty adventure?

www.theeternalscribe.com/shop/fated-mates-of-the-drakoan-season-1/

#booksky 📚🌶️

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 1d

Chocolate chip bagel with eggs and sausage, myself. People would ask if I was pregnant. Not kidding.

Though I know someone who would make cinnamon raisin toast with peanut butter and american cheese, and omg, that was awful to smell as it was cooking in the toaster...

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 1d

Same. Stress and what was probably seasonal affective disorder then minor depression all gutted my creativity. I wrote nothing between about September last year and February. And even after that, it was a struggle.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 8d

We're approaching the final days to support this great bundle (and a great deal).

$5 for 3 books

OR

$25 for all 11.

All these books are SciFi/Fantasy from Indianapolis authors.

https://storybundle.com/magic

#booksky 🪐📚

Pink fuzzy circle in middle of image that says "Circle City Magic Storybundle.com" with small pictures of the book covers included in the background.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 11d

That’s just tragic.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 11d

Didn’t realize how much caffeine was messing me up until I quit it.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 11d

Sounds like old news to me.

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Lea Kirk @leakirk.bsky.social · 11d

Happily single #silverfoxes, until one day... books2read.com/FlyWithMeLea...
#scifiromance #alienromance #SFR #laterinliferomance #sweetsurrender #romanticcomedy #romcombooks #alienabduction #NationalSinglesDay #koboplus #booksky #romancelandia #weekendreading

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 11d

As they should.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 12d

Sounds about right.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 12d

I hate that that happened to you.

Hopefully a new day brings a new perspective and your head’s in a better space.

And that you know you’re not disgusting, but your friend definitely is.

🫂🫂🫂

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corey jae white 🏳️‍⚧️ @coreyjwhite.com · 28d

Girl, did you just come out of the microwave? Because you're both cool and hot.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 13d

"He had a few messages to send that he didn’t realistically want Lettie to see. And since she would probably be hovering over his shoulder all day, it would get good if he got them out of the way before he went into the office."

From Matched to the Alien King

#booksky #amwriting 📚🌶️

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 13d

It’s not a PRIMARY source but that doesn’t mean it’s not a GOOD source.

The only challenge is that anyone can edit it, so it could always be wrong, in theory, when you look at it.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 13d

I am an autistic author.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 14d

ProWritingAid trying to censor me...

It thinks I should change "shit" to "stuff". Like fuck no. I can curse if I want to.

#amediting

Screenshot from ProWritingAid. "Shit" is underlined, indicating a suggestion.

"They were all covered with screens and dials and shit, giving him no information to calm his mind."

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

Yes and I try to cope with it, though it’s hard not to censor myself.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

Life goals. I’ve never lived somewhere where there isn’t eventually a book on basically every surface.

Have You Read Reviews @haveyoureadreviews.bsky.social · 15d

#HaveYouReadReviews #hyrr #BookWormProblems #BookishJokes #BookWormIssues #BookProblems #haha #Mahaha #jokes #Funny #Funnies #BookWormJokes #Humor #BookWorkFunnies #BookFunnies #BookJokes #ToFunny #book #lol #lmao #lmfao #ToFunny #truth

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

Well, my muscles and back probably regret it. But that shit’s heavy.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

This is a very important message. Autism exists regardless of race, gender, or any other characteristic.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 15d

I have finally felt comfortable with writing autistic characters, and I think writing autistic people of color is important because, for some reason, there is a myth that autism is white people's shit. We have way too many of us walking around undiagnosed.

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Dylan “The Spoopinator” Sanchez @captain-ventris.itch.io · 16d

A reminder that “Autism isn’t caused by Tylenol” is important, but “Autistic people aren’t a problem to solve” is even bigger.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

That’s totally cool and as it should be. I often don’t have the spoons to advocate or protest and such, but I do what I can when I can.

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

Comparative physiology is especially interesting.

Though it kind of ruined a lot of werewolf fiction for me. The amount of times I’ve wanted to scream, “That’s an ankle, not a knee,” at the book I’m reading…

Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

What really sucks is that the solution to discrimination is often visibility but visibility often isn’t safe.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks. I studied a lot of genetics and evolutionary biology, so world building is super fun.

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Author Danielle Forrest @danielleforrest.bsky.social · 15d

Oh I know. But it would be nice if we could, ya know?

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