Kelly K. Branyik
@kellybranyik.bsky.social
Sapphic Dystopian Sci-Fi Author
COMING SOON—“Shadows in Dream Stone”
Chasing starlight one page at a time. 🫶
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COMING SOON—“Shadows in Dream Stone”
Chasing starlight one page at a time. 🫶
✨ http://linktr.ee/kellybranyik ✨
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After 4 years of writing, revising, pausing, grieving, and trying again—my novel Shadows in Dream Stone finally exists. 🌒
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Did I not tell you it looks like a movie poster?
This cover was created in collaboration with Felix Tindall, a talented illustrator in New Zealand who has illustrated for Netflix, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House.
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This cover was created in collaboration with Felix Tindall, a talented illustrator in New Zealand who has illustrated for Netflix, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House.
Learn more here: kellybranyik.com/dark-stars-s...
#Books #Author #scifi
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Did I not tell you it looks like a movie poster?
This cover was created in collaboration with Felix Tindall, a talented illustrator in New Zealand who has illustrated for Netflix, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House.
Learn more here: kellybranyik.com/dark-stars-s...
#Books #Author #scifi
This cover was created in collaboration with Felix Tindall, a talented illustrator in New Zealand who has illustrated for Netflix, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House.
Learn more here: kellybranyik.com/dark-stars-s...
#Books #Author #scifi
Monday, January 5th at 9:00 am MST
Shadows in Dream Stone Book Cover Reveal
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Shadows in Dream Stone Book Cover Reveal
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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Monday, January 5th at 9:00 am MST
Shadows in Dream Stone Book Cover Reveal
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Shadows in Dream Stone Book Cover Reveal
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Thank you, Connor Storrie, for your powerful storytelling and inspiring LGBTQ+ young people to live as their authentic selves.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Thank you, Connor Storrie, for your powerful storytelling and inspiring LGBTQ+ young people to live as their authentic selves.
In my sister's exact words, "It looks like a movie poster."
In January, you'll see exactly why it looks like a movie poster. If you follow my newsletter, you already know. Follow along to see the cover reveal on January 5th, 2026.
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In January, you'll see exactly why it looks like a movie poster. If you follow my newsletter, you already know. Follow along to see the cover reveal on January 5th, 2026.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In my sister's exact words, "It looks like a movie poster."
In January, you'll see exactly why it looks like a movie poster. If you follow my newsletter, you already know. Follow along to see the cover reveal on January 5th, 2026.
kellybranyik.com/dark-stars-s...
#Author #Writer #DystopianScifi
In January, you'll see exactly why it looks like a movie poster. If you follow my newsletter, you already know. Follow along to see the cover reveal on January 5th, 2026.
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#Author #Writer #DystopianScifi
My birthday week brought Pleiades, hot springs… and the world’s worst chest cold. 😅
Some huge book updates too, including a review that made my whole month.
Full story here: kellykbranyik.substack.com/p/time-flys-...
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Some huge book updates too, including a review that made my whole month.
Full story here: kellykbranyik.substack.com/p/time-flys-...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My birthday week brought Pleiades, hot springs… and the world’s worst chest cold. 😅
Some huge book updates too, including a review that made my whole month.
Full story here: kellykbranyik.substack.com/p/time-flys-...
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Some huge book updates too, including a review that made my whole month.
Full story here: kellykbranyik.substack.com/p/time-flys-...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Shadows in Dream Stone comes out in 2026! 🥳
If you’d like to follow my #writing journey and get juicy updates about Shadows in Dream Stone, now you can on Substack!
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If you’d like to follow my #writing journey and get juicy updates about Shadows in Dream Stone, now you can on Substack!
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November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Shadows in Dream Stone comes out in 2026! 🥳
If you’d like to follow my #writing journey and get juicy updates about Shadows in Dream Stone, now you can on Substack!
open.substack.com/pub/kellykbr...
If you’d like to follow my #writing journey and get juicy updates about Shadows in Dream Stone, now you can on Substack!
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Justice, love, grief—they all ask the same thing of her: don’t look away.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Justice, love, grief—they all ask the same thing of her: don’t look away.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Abaddon wasn’t sentenced for violence. She was sentenced for loss.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Abaddon wasn’t sentenced for violence. She was sentenced for loss.
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Every time she touched Abaddon, the world burned quieter.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Every time she touched Abaddon, the world burned quieter.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“Rage isn’t destruction — it’s revelation.”
Female rage isn’t about chaos.
It’s about clarity — the moment we finally see what’s been hurting us and refuse to look away. 💜
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Writing Female Rage and Resilience in a Dystopian World - Kelly Branyik
Discover how Shadows in Dream Stone explores female rage, resilience, and the radical power of flawed, lovable women.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“Rage isn’t destruction — it’s revelation.”
Female rage isn’t about chaos.
It’s about clarity — the moment we finally see what’s been hurting us and refuse to look away. 💜
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#FemaleRage #FeministFiction #IndieAuthor
Female rage isn’t about chaos.
It’s about clarity — the moment we finally see what’s been hurting us and refuse to look away. 💜
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Meet Kelly 💜 I live somewhere between galaxies and grief, coffee and creativity.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Meet Kelly 💜 I live somewhere between galaxies and grief, coffee and creativity.
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Abaddon doesn’t love lightly—but when she does, it’s absolute.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Abaddon doesn’t love lightly—but when she does, it’s absolute.
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She didn’t mean to love a weapon—but she did.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
She didn’t mean to love a weapon—but she did.
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"... it wasn't any regular inmate."
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October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Last week, Equality Act sponsor Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) held the Senate floor for the third longest speech in Senate history.
@merkley.senate.gov’s defense of our fundamental freedoms, including for LGBTQ+ people, is the exact kind of leadership we need in this moment.
@merkley.senate.gov’s defense of our fundamental freedoms, including for LGBTQ+ people, is the exact kind of leadership we need in this moment.
Sen. Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump
The Oregon Democrat held the Senate floor for more than 22 hours .
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October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last week, Equality Act sponsor Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) held the Senate floor for the third longest speech in Senate history.
@merkley.senate.gov’s defense of our fundamental freedoms, including for LGBTQ+ people, is the exact kind of leadership we need in this moment.
@merkley.senate.gov’s defense of our fundamental freedoms, including for LGBTQ+ people, is the exact kind of leadership we need in this moment.
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This year we should be supporting our fellow artists and writers as much as possible. Help us continue to give independent creativity a space to be celebrated by reading Locus Magazine! linktr.ee/locusmagazine
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This year we should be supporting our fellow artists and writers as much as possible. Help us continue to give independent creativity a space to be celebrated by reading Locus Magazine! linktr.ee/locusmagazine
I am pleased to announce I have secured a book cover designer!
THANK YOU to everyone who reached out about offering their design services. You are all super talented and I am grateful to have so many options.
I look forward to sharing the cover in coming months! 😍
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THANK YOU to everyone who reached out about offering their design services. You are all super talented and I am grateful to have so many options.
I look forward to sharing the cover in coming months! 😍
#author #writer #sapphicbooks
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I am pleased to announce I have secured a book cover designer!
THANK YOU to everyone who reached out about offering their design services. You are all super talented and I am grateful to have so many options.
I look forward to sharing the cover in coming months! 😍
#author #writer #sapphicbooks
THANK YOU to everyone who reached out about offering their design services. You are all super talented and I am grateful to have so many options.
I look forward to sharing the cover in coming months! 😍
#author #writer #sapphicbooks
Abaddon doesn't follow orders. She rewrites them in blood.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Abaddon doesn't follow orders. She rewrites them in blood.
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Fish. Flying. Seattle. 🎣
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How to See Fish Get Thrown At Pike Place Fish Market -
If you're making a trip to Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle, don't expect a fish throwing show every hour. Learn how to see it here!
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October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Fish. Flying. Seattle. 🎣
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