Joanna Masters 🏳️⚧️
@joannamasters.bsky.social
MG science fiction and fantasy author. Posting a story a day.
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Coming soon: How to Be a Dragon: Resurrect a Mysterious 1882 Classic
A guide for dragons who believe they are humans, a fictional nonfiction special edition written by the enigmatic Almana Gwynedd
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I risk much in compiling these words for the discerning reader…. But, my morsel, you are worth this risk. 1/
My beloved mother-in-law... bought an AI-produced book for my son, personalized just for him. She did this knowingly, and then asked if it was okay.
Mom, I love you.
Don't buy AI books.
Mom, I love you.
Don't buy AI books.
a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My beloved mother-in-law... bought an AI-produced book for my son, personalized just for him. She did this knowingly, and then asked if it was okay.
Mom, I love you.
Don't buy AI books.
Mom, I love you.
Don't buy AI books.
Unexpectedly, I really love the school secretary. At one point, Titus has to sneak into a school past her, and she's just fun. Sassy and helpful at the same time. Also, she loves cats.
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
#FirstDraftFall Now that you've gotten into writing for First Draft Fall, who's your favorite character in your story?
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Unexpectedly, I really love the school secretary. At one point, Titus has to sneak into a school past her, and she's just fun. Sassy and helpful at the same time. Also, she loves cats.
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
#Novmemeber
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
When I was little, my dad took me to the comic shop every week. He got DC comics. I got Marvel. And then we'd read each other's comics. One of my favorite memories.
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
When I was little, my dad took me to the comic shop every week. He got DC comics. I got Marvel. And then we'd read each other's comics. One of my favorite memories.
#Novmemeber 10
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#Novmemeber
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
When I was little, my dad took me to the comic shop every week. He got DC comics. I got Marvel. And then we'd read each other's comics. One of my favorite memories.
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
When I was little, my dad took me to the comic shop every week. He got DC comics. I got Marvel. And then we'd read each other's comics. One of my favorite memories.
Hey! This series is fun and worth listening to. :)
Hi Bluesky! I'm writing a collection of stories called #Raven+Bear, which are free for everyone on youtube.🎙️
youtube.com/@thebrambler...
They follow a knight & his page on cosy, whimsical adventures through the kingdoms of a post-apocalyptic Cymru.🏰
Us if you like/comment on them and subscribe!⬇️
youtube.com/@thebrambler...
They follow a knight & his page on cosy, whimsical adventures through the kingdoms of a post-apocalyptic Cymru.🏰
Us if you like/comment on them and subscribe!⬇️
a pixel art drawing of a group of people hugging each other
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November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Hey! This series is fun and worth listening to. :)
What are we comfort watching tonight, friends?
Last night was Doctor Who, "A Good Man Goes to War," as chosen by my 16-year-old. She has good taste.
Last night was Doctor Who, "A Good Man Goes to War," as chosen by my 16-year-old. She has good taste.
What are we comfort watching tonight, friends?
I apparently wanted trashy nostalgia so I am watching... Smallville 😅
I apparently wanted trashy nostalgia so I am watching... Smallville 😅
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What are we comfort watching tonight, friends?
Last night was Doctor Who, "A Good Man Goes to War," as chosen by my 16-year-old. She has good taste.
Last night was Doctor Who, "A Good Man Goes to War," as chosen by my 16-year-old. She has good taste.
I got two new blouses and a dress yesterday!
And one of the blouses is way too small... but the other two fit and make me feel pretty.
So one return, but the other two are definitely win.
In this hellscape, I will take these little joys. And also feel pretty all day.
And one of the blouses is way too small... but the other two fit and make me feel pretty.
So one return, but the other two are definitely win.
In this hellscape, I will take these little joys. And also feel pretty all day.
a woman in a blue dress is dancing in a parking lot
Alt: a woman in a blue dress is dancing in a parking lot
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November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I got two new blouses and a dress yesterday!
And one of the blouses is way too small... but the other two fit and make me feel pretty.
So one return, but the other two are definitely win.
In this hellscape, I will take these little joys. And also feel pretty all day.
And one of the blouses is way too small... but the other two fit and make me feel pretty.
So one return, but the other two are definitely win.
In this hellscape, I will take these little joys. And also feel pretty all day.
What book(s) are you reading this week?
I'm reading an ARC of Godwaker by Kendra Merritt. It's intense and creative. When a girl enters the Devastation... well, bad things happen.
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
I'm reading an ARC of Godwaker by Kendra Merritt. It's intense and creative. When a girl enters the Devastation... well, bad things happen.
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
It's Monday again and today I'm reading What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com, the conclusion to the Sworn Soldier trilogy and I've Snake-Eater lined up after that
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
alt text in images please
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What book(s) are you reading this week?
I'm reading an ARC of Godwaker by Kendra Merritt. It's intense and creative. When a girl enters the Devastation... well, bad things happen.
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
I'm reading an ARC of Godwaker by Kendra Merritt. It's intense and creative. When a girl enters the Devastation... well, bad things happen.
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
#WIPSnips "local"
This time he landed in the school network. He zipped between consoles, between cameras, between door locks, up to a router, and another jump!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
This time he landed in the school network. He zipped between consoles, between cameras, between door locks, up to a router, and another jump!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#WIPSnips "local"
This time he landed in the school network. He zipped between consoles, between cameras, between door locks, up to a router, and another jump!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
This time he landed in the school network. He zipped between consoles, between cameras, between door locks, up to a router, and another jump!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The girl scrawled on the walls. Again.
“Dee! Stop coloring the walls!” her parents screamed.
She’d never give up. Only her runes kept the family safe.
“Dee! Stop coloring the walls!” her parents screamed.
She’d never give up. Only her runes kept the family safe.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The girl scrawled on the walls. Again.
“Dee! Stop coloring the walls!” her parents screamed.
She’d never give up. Only her runes kept the family safe.
“Dee! Stop coloring the walls!” her parents screamed.
She’d never give up. Only her runes kept the family safe.
Reposted by Joanna Masters 🏳️⚧️
"I've just made a deal that will guarantee a vote on the ACA subsidies"
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"I've just made a deal that will guarantee a vote on the ACA subsidies"
Welcome to #Bookvember
Ruth Chew was the first author I followed as a wee lass. She wrote insanely forumlaic fantasy, but I loved it. Very often the big sisters in the stories were the sensible ones.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Ruth Chew was the first author I followed as a wee lass. She wrote insanely forumlaic fantasy, but I loved it. Very often the big sisters in the stories were the sensible ones.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 8!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of diverse voices in literature.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Welcome to #Bookvember
Ruth Chew was the first author I followed as a wee lass. She wrote insanely forumlaic fantasy, but I loved it. Very often the big sisters in the stories were the sensible ones.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Ruth Chew was the first author I followed as a wee lass. She wrote insanely forumlaic fantasy, but I loved it. Very often the big sisters in the stories were the sensible ones.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
EUROVISION DEMON HUNTERS
I'm now imagining Alexander Rybak battling Norwegian trolls.
I'm now imagining Alexander Rybak battling Norwegian trolls.
Me: I recognize I am probably overthinking it…
J: usually
Me: so like…was there a Sunlight Sister understudy so they could fight demons while Rumi was growing up?
J: maybe they passed it to another country for a while.
Me: I WOULD watch Eurovision Demon Hunters
J: usually
Me: so like…was there a Sunlight Sister understudy so they could fight demons while Rumi was growing up?
J: maybe they passed it to another country for a while.
Me: I WOULD watch Eurovision Demon Hunters
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
EUROVISION DEMON HUNTERS
I'm now imagining Alexander Rybak battling Norwegian trolls.
I'm now imagining Alexander Rybak battling Norwegian trolls.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What non-romantic relationships are most important to your MC? #WritingPrompt
My MC won't be involved in any romances. His closest friends, his programmer Dree, and the kid who fixes bots, Urey, will keep him going.
Urey, though, MAY have a crush on Dree...
My MC won't be involved in any romances. His closest friends, his programmer Dree, and the kid who fixes bots, Urey, will keep him going.
Urey, though, MAY have a crush on Dree...
What non-romantic relationships are most important to your MC? #WritingPrompt
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What non-romantic relationships are most important to your MC? #WritingPrompt
My MC won't be involved in any romances. His closest friends, his programmer Dree, and the kid who fixes bots, Urey, will keep him going.
Urey, though, MAY have a crush on Dree...
My MC won't be involved in any romances. His closest friends, his programmer Dree, and the kid who fixes bots, Urey, will keep him going.
Urey, though, MAY have a crush on Dree...
My 16-year-old chucked a Star Wars action figure at me. It hit. She declared, "Hey! A stormtrooper finally hit a target!"
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My 16-year-old chucked a Star Wars action figure at me. It hit. She declared, "Hey! A stormtrooper finally hit a target!"
Reposted by Joanna Masters 🏳️⚧️
Reposted by Joanna Masters 🏳️⚧️
Writing is WORK. Is it also fun? It can be! But writing isn't just "Splat creativity on page make millions."
There are wayyyyy fewer people who want to do the act of writing vs people who want to be known as writers.
That’s part of Audra Winter’s problem, I think. She doesn’t actually like writing, but she wants to BE a writer.
That’s part of Audra Winter’s problem, I think. She doesn’t actually like writing, but she wants to BE a writer.
If you don’t derive any benefit from the act of writing, no pleasure or catharsis or satisfaction, why are you doing it? This isn’t meant to be an aggressive question, I’m not demanding an answer, but it’s a thing you may want to ask yourself. Life is short and you could do something else?
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Writing is WORK. Is it also fun? It can be! But writing isn't just "Splat creativity on page make millions."
Welcome to #Bookvember
Kendra Merritt is a great writer, and her sci fi duology about an ace woman being a lone survivor of a colony ship crash doesn't stop moving. No time to breathe means I gotta keep reading!
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Kendra Merritt is a great writer, and her sci fi duology about an ace woman being a lone survivor of a colony ship crash doesn't stop moving. No time to breathe means I gotta keep reading!
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Welcome to #Bookvember
Kendra Merritt is a great writer, and her sci fi duology about an ace woman being a lone survivor of a colony ship crash doesn't stop moving. No time to breathe means I gotta keep reading!
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Kendra Merritt is a great writer, and her sci fi duology about an ace woman being a lone survivor of a colony ship crash doesn't stop moving. No time to breathe means I gotta keep reading!
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
#queerwriters Sunday: Line Share Day!
Today's theme: Glass
The dirty door slid open. One of the panes of glass had a spiderweb of cracks across it. Water dripped through the tiny fissures onto the green-and-rust colored tiles inside.
#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
Today's theme: Glass
The dirty door slid open. One of the panes of glass had a spiderweb of cracks across it. Water dripped through the tiny fissures onto the green-and-rust colored tiles inside.
#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#queerwriters Sunday: Line Share Day!
Today's theme: Glass
The dirty door slid open. One of the panes of glass had a spiderweb of cracks across it. Water dripped through the tiny fissures onto the green-and-rust colored tiles inside.
#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
Today's theme: Glass
The dirty door slid open. One of the panes of glass had a spiderweb of cracks across it. Water dripped through the tiny fissures onto the green-and-rust colored tiles inside.
#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
Reposted by Joanna Masters 🏳️⚧️
Inince said these people are incapable of feeling joy and accomplishment and I have yet to see evidence disproving it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Inince said these people are incapable of feeling joy and accomplishment and I have yet to see evidence disproving it.
Me flirting:
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Me flirting:
“We send them our children.”
“You’re mad! How would that win the war?”
“Have you ever spent time with the gibbering madness of children? Their brains will be leaking from their ears in hours.”
“You’re mad! How would that win the war?”
“Have you ever spent time with the gibbering madness of children? Their brains will be leaking from their ears in hours.”
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“We send them our children.”
“You’re mad! How would that win the war?”
“Have you ever spent time with the gibbering madness of children? Their brains will be leaking from their ears in hours.”
“You’re mad! How would that win the war?”
“Have you ever spent time with the gibbering madness of children? Their brains will be leaking from their ears in hours.”
She smiles and says "I will always love you."
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
She smiles and says "I will always love you."
Today I set up a little table at a craft fair to sell books.
A woman looks at my fantasy and sci fi. "I can't stand Lord of the Rings! I never read Harry Potter? And Wizard of Oz? ECH!"
She went on for quite a while.
I get it, lady. My books aren't for you. Move along, would ya?
A woman looks at my fantasy and sci fi. "I can't stand Lord of the Rings! I never read Harry Potter? And Wizard of Oz? ECH!"
She went on for quite a while.
I get it, lady. My books aren't for you. Move along, would ya?
a woman wearing a hat and braids is holding a pencil in her hand .
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November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Today I set up a little table at a craft fair to sell books.
A woman looks at my fantasy and sci fi. "I can't stand Lord of the Rings! I never read Harry Potter? And Wizard of Oz? ECH!"
She went on for quite a while.
I get it, lady. My books aren't for you. Move along, would ya?
A woman looks at my fantasy and sci fi. "I can't stand Lord of the Rings! I never read Harry Potter? And Wizard of Oz? ECH!"
She went on for quite a while.
I get it, lady. My books aren't for you. Move along, would ya?