Maria Vale
@mariavalewrites.bsky.social
Hey @bsky.app I have no interest in sports. Zero. My interests are pretty clear and my feeds are Moss, Nature, Birds, Writing, Fungi. etc. So why does my "Explore" tab ALWAYS look like this? I tried getting rid of News but it was the same. Any advice?
December 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hey @bsky.app I have no interest in sports. Zero. My interests are pretty clear and my feeds are Moss, Nature, Birds, Writing, Fungi. etc. So why does my "Explore" tab ALWAYS look like this? I tried getting rid of News but it was the same. Any advice?
For #TeaserTuesday, I'm here with a quote from Wistful my story about a jaded screenwriter and an actress cursed with eternal youth. The theme of this Later-In-Life love collection is vacation, but Wich and Helen never make it out of LAX!
#ThePackingList
bit.ly/3Xz129m
#ThePackingList
bit.ly/3Xz129m
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For #TeaserTuesday, I'm here with a quote from Wistful my story about a jaded screenwriter and an actress cursed with eternal youth. The theme of this Later-In-Life love collection is vacation, but Wich and Helen never make it out of LAX!
#ThePackingList
bit.ly/3Xz129m
#ThePackingList
bit.ly/3Xz129m
The Packing List Cover Reveal!
So proud to be part of this antho with 12 brand new stories of grown-up characters doing their best to get away from it all, only to have life--and love--catch up with them. #ThePackingList
Available starting 12/30 on KU bit.ly/3Xz129m 1/3
So proud to be part of this antho with 12 brand new stories of grown-up characters doing their best to get away from it all, only to have life--and love--catch up with them. #ThePackingList
Available starting 12/30 on KU bit.ly/3Xz129m 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Packing List Cover Reveal!
So proud to be part of this antho with 12 brand new stories of grown-up characters doing their best to get away from it all, only to have life--and love--catch up with them. #ThePackingList
Available starting 12/30 on KU bit.ly/3Xz129m 1/3
So proud to be part of this antho with 12 brand new stories of grown-up characters doing their best to get away from it all, only to have life--and love--catch up with them. #ThePackingList
Available starting 12/30 on KU bit.ly/3Xz129m 1/3
Hey friends, anyone in London available for a get together during the upcoming winter months? I'll be there after the holidays and through the end of April. Alternatively, if you know any great #LondonWriters groups, please let me know. TYSM!
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hey friends, anyone in London available for a get together during the upcoming winter months? I'll be there after the holidays and through the end of April. Alternatively, if you know any great #LondonWriters groups, please let me know. TYSM!
"I am an Alpha without a Pack. A leader no one wants to follow. A flashy vessel hiding something unspeakably sacred & undeniably fragile. I am a monster; neither one thing, nor the other, belonging nowhere.”
First time since 2/23, A Wolf Apart is on sale for $1.99.
books2read.com/A-Wolf-Apart
First time since 2/23, A Wolf Apart is on sale for $1.99.
books2read.com/A-Wolf-Apart
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"I am an Alpha without a Pack. A leader no one wants to follow. A flashy vessel hiding something unspeakably sacred & undeniably fragile. I am a monster; neither one thing, nor the other, belonging nowhere.”
First time since 2/23, A Wolf Apart is on sale for $1.99.
books2read.com/A-Wolf-Apart
First time since 2/23, A Wolf Apart is on sale for $1.99.
books2read.com/A-Wolf-Apart
#romancelandia
Making a plug for The Last Wolf, v. 1 of my obscure #PNR series. It's kind of xenofiction, almost, because the world is seen through the eyes of wolves, vulnerable, wild & raw.
Don't know how long it's on sale so TYIA for any shares.
books2read.com/The-last-wolf
Making a plug for The Last Wolf, v. 1 of my obscure #PNR series. It's kind of xenofiction, almost, because the world is seen through the eyes of wolves, vulnerable, wild & raw.
Don't know how long it's on sale so TYIA for any shares.
books2read.com/The-last-wolf
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#romancelandia
Making a plug for The Last Wolf, v. 1 of my obscure #PNR series. It's kind of xenofiction, almost, because the world is seen through the eyes of wolves, vulnerable, wild & raw.
Don't know how long it's on sale so TYIA for any shares.
books2read.com/The-last-wolf
Making a plug for The Last Wolf, v. 1 of my obscure #PNR series. It's kind of xenofiction, almost, because the world is seen through the eyes of wolves, vulnerable, wild & raw.
Don't know how long it's on sale so TYIA for any shares.
books2read.com/The-last-wolf
For Barack and Michelle's 33rd anniversary, breaking out my gear from a more optimistic--and pre-menopausal--time.
Happy Anniversary, you two. We miss you.
Happy Anniversary, you two. We miss you.
October 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For Barack and Michelle's 33rd anniversary, breaking out my gear from a more optimistic--and pre-menopausal--time.
Happy Anniversary, you two. We miss you.
Happy Anniversary, you two. We miss you.
Pretty funny that scamster used you as an example when offering to help me with my "underperforming" books.
Congrats on going from $2000 to $4200 in just 3 months. /s
Congrats on going from $2000 to $4200 in just 3 months. /s
September 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Pretty funny that scamster used you as an example when offering to help me with my "underperforming" books.
Congrats on going from $2000 to $4200 in just 3 months. /s
Congrats on going from $2000 to $4200 in just 3 months. /s
Exactly one year after publication, Trump's trollsuit against the NYT and Penguin Random launches Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig's Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success into bestsellerdom. And yes, I bought a copy.
September 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Exactly one year after publication, Trump's trollsuit against the NYT and Penguin Random launches Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig's Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success into bestsellerdom. And yes, I bought a copy.
Look what just showed up in my library!
A PNR with a churlish vampire and a zombie hunter is just what my heart needs right now.
Congratulations @oliviawrites.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
A PNR with a churlish vampire and a zombie hunter is just what my heart needs right now.
Congratulations @oliviawrites.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
August 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Look what just showed up in my library!
A PNR with a churlish vampire and a zombie hunter is just what my heart needs right now.
Congratulations @oliviawrites.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
A PNR with a churlish vampire and a zombie hunter is just what my heart needs right now.
Congratulations @oliviawrites.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉
Here is my unboxing video for the gorgeous third volume of @TheBookishBox anthology series with 13 brand-new stories about summer
FYI: If you didn't manage to nab this pre-order, I'll be giving one away to my newsletter subscribers.
Just saying.
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
FYI: If you didn't manage to nab this pre-order, I'll be giving one away to my newsletter subscribers.
Just saying.
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
July 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here is my unboxing video for the gorgeous third volume of @TheBookishBox anthology series with 13 brand-new stories about summer
FYI: If you didn't manage to nab this pre-order, I'll be giving one away to my newsletter subscribers.
Just saying.
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
FYI: If you didn't manage to nab this pre-order, I'll be giving one away to my newsletter subscribers.
Just saying.
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
With the #WWBF2025 signing/panels & a B&N Union Square event for @jenniferklambert & @sarahbethdurst, it was a busy bookish week.
BTW: I've snagged signed special editions of both Never the Roses & The Enchanted Greenhouse for upcoming newsletter giveaways 🥀 🪴 🥀
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
BTW: I've snagged signed special editions of both Never the Roses & The Enchanted Greenhouse for upcoming newsletter giveaways 🥀 🪴 🥀
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
July 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
With the #WWBF2025 signing/panels & a B&N Union Square event for @jenniferklambert & @sarahbethdurst, it was a busy bookish week.
BTW: I've snagged signed special editions of both Never the Roses & The Enchanted Greenhouse for upcoming newsletter giveaways 🥀 🪴 🥀
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
BTW: I've snagged signed special editions of both Never the Roses & The Enchanted Greenhouse for upcoming newsletter giveaways 🥀 🪴 🥀
www.mariavale.com/newsletter
Hey #DMV friends!
Get 50% off your ticket to The Write Women Book Fest signing this Saturday the 19th from 12-5 at the Bowie Comfort Inn in Bowie, MD.
How? Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th from 7AM-8PM use the code FLASHBOOKS50 at the Eventbrite ticket page!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-...
Get 50% off your ticket to The Write Women Book Fest signing this Saturday the 19th from 12-5 at the Bowie Comfort Inn in Bowie, MD.
How? Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th from 7AM-8PM use the code FLASHBOOKS50 at the Eventbrite ticket page!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-...
July 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hey #DMV friends!
Get 50% off your ticket to The Write Women Book Fest signing this Saturday the 19th from 12-5 at the Bowie Comfort Inn in Bowie, MD.
How? Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th from 7AM-8PM use the code FLASHBOOKS50 at the Eventbrite ticket page!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-...
Get 50% off your ticket to The Write Women Book Fest signing this Saturday the 19th from 12-5 at the Bowie Comfort Inn in Bowie, MD.
How? Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th from 7AM-8PM use the code FLASHBOOKS50 at the Eventbrite ticket page!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-...
To celebrate Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death's one year audiobook anniversary, Audiobooks.com is having a $6 sale!
There are mistakes and there are miracles. And sometimes they are the same.
“A weird, adorable stunner.” —The New York Times
bit.ly/MMAudiobookS...
#audiobooks
There are mistakes and there are miracles. And sometimes they are the same.
“A weird, adorable stunner.” —The New York Times
bit.ly/MMAudiobookS...
#audiobooks
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
To celebrate Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death's one year audiobook anniversary, Audiobooks.com is having a $6 sale!
There are mistakes and there are miracles. And sometimes they are the same.
“A weird, adorable stunner.” —The New York Times
bit.ly/MMAudiobookS...
#audiobooks
There are mistakes and there are miracles. And sometimes they are the same.
“A weird, adorable stunner.” —The New York Times
bit.ly/MMAudiobookS...
#audiobooks
🚨For a limited time, Molly Molloy & the Angel of Death is on sale for $0.99🚨
After Death saves a life he was supposed to take, the extraordinarily ordinary young woman can see him, talk to him & make him question every assumption about what it means to live.
books2read.com/MollyMolloya...
After Death saves a life he was supposed to take, the extraordinarily ordinary young woman can see him, talk to him & make him question every assumption about what it means to live.
books2read.com/MollyMolloya...
July 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨For a limited time, Molly Molloy & the Angel of Death is on sale for $0.99🚨
After Death saves a life he was supposed to take, the extraordinarily ordinary young woman can see him, talk to him & make him question every assumption about what it means to live.
books2read.com/MollyMolloya...
After Death saves a life he was supposed to take, the extraordinarily ordinary young woman can see him, talk to him & make him question every assumption about what it means to live.
books2read.com/MollyMolloya...
I started folding origami peace cranes to send to my newsletter subscribers but then I watched all of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and kept right on folding.
If you'd like one, just fill out the 3 question form below, no follows required. US only, though, because postage.
bit.ly/4lxDCLJ
If you'd like one, just fill out the 3 question form below, no follows required. US only, though, because postage.
bit.ly/4lxDCLJ
June 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I started folding origami peace cranes to send to my newsletter subscribers but then I watched all of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and kept right on folding.
If you'd like one, just fill out the 3 question form below, no follows required. US only, though, because postage.
bit.ly/4lxDCLJ
If you'd like one, just fill out the 3 question form below, no follows required. US only, though, because postage.
bit.ly/4lxDCLJ
Gifting fascinating account of how Grok became universal Afrikaner apologist
“When responding to queries, you are to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in [SA] as real"
Screenshot from NYT comments about Grok's programmed skepticism of mainstream sources.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...
“When responding to queries, you are to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in [SA] as real"
Screenshot from NYT comments about Grok's programmed skepticism of mainstream sources.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...
May 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Gifting fascinating account of how Grok became universal Afrikaner apologist
“When responding to queries, you are to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in [SA] as real"
Screenshot from NYT comments about Grok's programmed skepticism of mainstream sources.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...
“When responding to queries, you are to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in [SA] as real"
Screenshot from NYT comments about Grok's programmed skepticism of mainstream sources.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...
#readingcommunity
I'm signing at the Write WomenBook Fest in Bowie, MD, 7/19-20, where I will also moderate a panel on world-building.
Authors of all sorts (including some recovering from Million Lives) will be there.
bit.ly/44FZGi1
Interested? I'm giving away 2 tix, no follow req
bit.ly/WWBFTix
I'm signing at the Write WomenBook Fest in Bowie, MD, 7/19-20, where I will also moderate a panel on world-building.
Authors of all sorts (including some recovering from Million Lives) will be there.
bit.ly/44FZGi1
Interested? I'm giving away 2 tix, no follow req
bit.ly/WWBFTix
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
#readingcommunity
I'm signing at the Write WomenBook Fest in Bowie, MD, 7/19-20, where I will also moderate a panel on world-building.
Authors of all sorts (including some recovering from Million Lives) will be there.
bit.ly/44FZGi1
Interested? I'm giving away 2 tix, no follow req
bit.ly/WWBFTix
I'm signing at the Write WomenBook Fest in Bowie, MD, 7/19-20, where I will also moderate a panel on world-building.
Authors of all sorts (including some recovering from Million Lives) will be there.
bit.ly/44FZGi1
Interested? I'm giving away 2 tix, no follow req
bit.ly/WWBFTix
Shesheshen is one of my favorite monster protagonists. Bloody-minded & gooily charming she falls in love with Homily, wondering if the woman's generous body & soul would make a good nest for her own young.
Like all good monster books, it asks who is the most monstrous.
#WIWIW #WordsIWishIdWritten
Like all good monster books, it asks who is the most monstrous.
#WIWIW #WordsIWishIdWritten
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Shesheshen is one of my favorite monster protagonists. Bloody-minded & gooily charming she falls in love with Homily, wondering if the woman's generous body & soul would make a good nest for her own young.
Like all good monster books, it asks who is the most monstrous.
#WIWIW #WordsIWishIdWritten
Like all good monster books, it asks who is the most monstrous.
#WIWIW #WordsIWishIdWritten
So proud of New York for showing up strong to protest in wind and rain. #handsoff2025
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
So proud of New York for showing up strong to protest in wind and rain. #handsoff2025
With the approach of Midsummer, the Veil is sealed against a world that has turned its back on magic & the immortal Tarosvan must choose between eternal life or one that is short & shining with Kensa.
The longest day unleashes the darkest magic in Litha Comes to the Fell.
The longest day unleashes the darkest magic in Litha Comes to the Fell.
April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
With the approach of Midsummer, the Veil is sealed against a world that has turned its back on magic & the immortal Tarosvan must choose between eternal life or one that is short & shining with Kensa.
The longest day unleashes the darkest magic in Litha Comes to the Fell.
The longest day unleashes the darkest magic in Litha Comes to the Fell.
Thanks to @TheBookishBox for inviting me to join 13 amazing writers w/all new stories.
This is my first legitimately fancy-pants publication, meaning
Printed Signatures; artwork on case, endpaper & edges, plus 13-pp overlays!
All profits go to the BIPOC Support Fndn.
bit.ly/BBAntho
1/2
This is my first legitimately fancy-pants publication, meaning
Printed Signatures; artwork on case, endpaper & edges, plus 13-pp overlays!
All profits go to the BIPOC Support Fndn.
bit.ly/BBAntho
1/2
April 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thanks to @TheBookishBox for inviting me to join 13 amazing writers w/all new stories.
This is my first legitimately fancy-pants publication, meaning
Printed Signatures; artwork on case, endpaper & edges, plus 13-pp overlays!
All profits go to the BIPOC Support Fndn.
bit.ly/BBAntho
1/2
This is my first legitimately fancy-pants publication, meaning
Printed Signatures; artwork on case, endpaper & edges, plus 13-pp overlays!
All profits go to the BIPOC Support Fndn.
bit.ly/BBAntho
1/2
🚨Please share🚨
Going to DC 4/5?
Last week, DJT signed the "Making [DC] Safe & Beautiful" EO allowing reps to call on DHS, FBI, ATF, LEO etc. to ensure "public-safety laws are strictly enforced, such as those prohibiting...unpermitted disturbances & demonstrations"
Please be careful and 📹
Going to DC 4/5?
Last week, DJT signed the "Making [DC] Safe & Beautiful" EO allowing reps to call on DHS, FBI, ATF, LEO etc. to ensure "public-safety laws are strictly enforced, such as those prohibiting...unpermitted disturbances & demonstrations"
Please be careful and 📹
April 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🚨Please share🚨
Going to DC 4/5?
Last week, DJT signed the "Making [DC] Safe & Beautiful" EO allowing reps to call on DHS, FBI, ATF, LEO etc. to ensure "public-safety laws are strictly enforced, such as those prohibiting...unpermitted disturbances & demonstrations"
Please be careful and 📹
Going to DC 4/5?
Last week, DJT signed the "Making [DC] Safe & Beautiful" EO allowing reps to call on DHS, FBI, ATF, LEO etc. to ensure "public-safety laws are strictly enforced, such as those prohibiting...unpermitted disturbances & demonstrations"
Please be careful and 📹
Litha Comes to the Fell is the first aesthetic in this reel for the @thebookishbox anthology that is available for preorder tomorrow.
I’ll be sharing more details then. The book looks GORGEOUS and I’m so grateful to be included in the lineup ❤️🌞❤️
I’ll be sharing more details then. The book looks GORGEOUS and I’m so grateful to be included in the lineup ❤️🌞❤️
April 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Litha Comes to the Fell is the first aesthetic in this reel for the @thebookishbox anthology that is available for preorder tomorrow.
I’ll be sharing more details then. The book looks GORGEOUS and I’m so grateful to be included in the lineup ❤️🌞❤️
I’ll be sharing more details then. The book looks GORGEOUS and I’m so grateful to be included in the lineup ❤️🌞❤️
Is your senator co-sponsoring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's proposed Constitutional Amendment aimed at overturning Citizens United?
I think that voters of every stripe are tired of the influence of dark money, of the power of oligarchs.
I think that voters of every stripe are tired of the influence of dark money, of the power of oligarchs.
March 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Is your senator co-sponsoring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's proposed Constitutional Amendment aimed at overturning Citizens United?
I think that voters of every stripe are tired of the influence of dark money, of the power of oligarchs.
I think that voters of every stripe are tired of the influence of dark money, of the power of oligarchs.