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KT Reed
@ktreedwrites.bsky.social
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Queer speculative fiction writer and reader. Roots in Montana and Seattle.
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5 lessons from my 2nd draft: #3 Throw away copy + paste in favor of rewriting.

More good advice from @mdbell79.bsky.social!

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November 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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5 Things I Learned While Completing the 2nd Draft of My Novel: #2 Don't do it alone. Find some expert advice that speaks to you.

For me, it was Matt Bell's Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts. @mdbell79.bsky.social

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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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What kind of stories will you cross genres to read? I’m an 80% fantasy reader, but I was browsing the library and picked up this sci fi. Its premise of “one family and how technology divides them” reminded me of the the AI surge we’re seeing now.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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I’m reading this 1987 fantasy for a book club. The writing style is so different! I don’t read much from this era, but would be interested if others have 80s and 90s favorites?

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October 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Loving this anthology especially at this time of year!

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October 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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12/20

This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour

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Book cover of “This Great Hemisphere” by Mateo Askaripour featuring a light transparent figure overlooking a mountain landscape.
September 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

11/20

Authority by Jeff Vandermeer

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Book cover of “Authority” by Jeff Vandermeer featuring a scared white rabbit and a broken cell phone on a yellow background.
September 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Weekly update!
Words written: 7300
Hours written: 9
Headache days: 6
Times our borrowed (dog sitting!) Sheba screamed dramatically for no apparent reason: innumerable

#writing #ShebaInu #migraines
Photo of an alert Sheba Inu dog laying on a couch.
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

10/20

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

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Book cover of “Someone You Can Build a Nest In” by John Wiswell, featuring a figure holding a lantern set against a large black witch-like figure surrounded by chains, spiders, books, and hearts.
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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9/20

Queen Demon by Martha Wells

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Book cover of “Queen Demon” by Martha Wells, featuring a person in teal, purple, and gold with a veil covering their face who appears to be running.
September 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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8/20

The Summer War by Naomi Novik

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Book cover for The Summe War by Naomi Novik, featuring a stringed instrument with a sword as the neck, wrapped in flowering vines on a light green background.
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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7/20

The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

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Book cover of The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei, featuring a blue cosmic background with red nebula clouds.
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

6/20

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

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Cover of Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, showing a woman exhaling smoke from dark lips, in blue tone colors.
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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I continue to love how @tkingfisher.com approaches romance in her work. This was such a fun read made better by the fact the older protagonist had the romance, not the younger. And no one had to give up their independence by getting married to find love!

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Book cover of “A Sorceress Comes to Call” by T. Kingfisher, featuring golden trees and stars on a dark background
September 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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5/20

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

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Book cover of The Incandescent by Emily Tesh, featuring a glowing phoenix-like bird outlined in gold and orange against a dark background.
August 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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4/20

Metal from Heaven by August Clarke

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Book cover of "Metal From Heaven" by August Clarke, showing four figures looking at a city in purple, green, and yellow tones.
August 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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3/20

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

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Book cover for The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo. Illustration of a woman in a red robe walking across a snowy landscape with dark trees in the background. Her reflection in the water below shows the shape of a fox.
August 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Free little library finds for the week!

Have you found anything good in one of these recently?

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“Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury and “Mistborn” by Brandon Sanderson sit on a table in front of a jar filled with pink, purple, and orange flowers tied with a purple ribbon.
August 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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2/20

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

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Book cover of A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery by Robert Jackson Bennett, with a dark background with trailing teal-green plants framing the edges and an illustration of a plant with a hand attached to its roots in the center .
August 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge
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1/20

Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado

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Book cover for Birth of a Dynasty: A Novel by Chinaza Bado. There is a silver sun surrounded with gold figures of animals, plants, and humans on a teal background. Tagline reads, ‘And Above All, Choose Vengeance.’
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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We need more events full of joyous queer magical energy like this one last night!

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August 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM