Sam Stone
@samstonebooks.bsky.social
Author of contemporary sports romance books and short stories (baseball and social justice). Go Blue Jays!!
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If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:
December 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:
Writing with chronic pain is so frustrating. Like, my brain is bouncing with ideas but my body hurts too much to actually do anything with them. Bah.
December 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Writing with chronic pain is so frustrating. Like, my brain is bouncing with ideas but my body hurts too much to actually do anything with them. Bah.
Pros and cons of self-publishing contemporary romance from those who’ve tried it?? #writing #publishing #romance
December 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Pros and cons of self-publishing contemporary romance from those who’ve tried it?? #writing #publishing #romance
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Can't stress this enough: a random story you write on a lark may end up being the one that gets you the most recognition while the one you really love may get few reads and/or your worst reviews. Don't overthink it. Publishing is a gamble. You'll win some; you'll lose some.
December 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Can't stress this enough: a random story you write on a lark may end up being the one that gets you the most recognition while the one you really love may get few reads and/or your worst reviews. Don't overthink it. Publishing is a gamble. You'll win some; you'll lose some.
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Hello Blue Sky: I post about politics a lot, but it is instrumental to understanding my tweets that I write romance novels.
I write romance novels because I understand that hope is not a passive thing: it is an active practice that must be cultivated over time.
I write romance novels because I understand that hope is not a passive thing: it is an active practice that must be cultivated over time.
November 10, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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Dealing with the end of the world by writing sports romance.
November 9, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Dealing with the end of the world by writing sports romance.
Suck. It. Yankees!!
October 27, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Suck. It. Yankees!!
Perhaps Miss Marple who, while often annoying, solves mysteries basically by hating people.
a dialogue I would like to start on this platform is Favorite Fictional Detectives
I grew up in a Poirot household but fell deeply in love with Albert Campion at a formative young age and I am also forever proselytizing to anyone who will listen about the Richard Jury books by Martha Grimes
I grew up in a Poirot household but fell deeply in love with Albert Campion at a formative young age and I am also forever proselytizing to anyone who will listen about the Richard Jury books by Martha Grimes
October 20, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Perhaps Miss Marple who, while often annoying, solves mysteries basically by hating people.
Experiencing a tropical storm on a scuba diving vacation: do not recommend
October 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Experiencing a tropical storm on a scuba diving vacation: do not recommend
Honestly, I’ll take the money.
If anyone said the phrase "emotional salary" to me, I would simply start throwing things at them
October 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Honestly, I’ll take the money.
Trapped in a hotel room due to torrential rain. Maybe time for some vacation writing?
October 18, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Trapped in a hotel room due to torrential rain. Maybe time for some vacation writing?
Ok, loving the mapping of new stories!! New notebooks for the win!! #romancelandia
October 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Ok, loving the mapping of new stories!! New notebooks for the win!! #romancelandia
The problem with blogging: I want to spend every spare minute writing fiction not blogs.
October 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The problem with blogging: I want to spend every spare minute writing fiction not blogs.
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Does anyone know of conventions that hold virtual panels? I'm tired of complaining about it and I'm going to go start pitching book conventions that give a shit about disabled people.
October 11, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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Mary Burchell remains one of the most successful romance writers, ever. Over 110 Mills and Boon books to her name.
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
October 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Mary Burchell remains one of the most successful romance writers, ever. Over 110 Mills and Boon books to her name.
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
Less well known is that much of her early writing was done for one purpose:
Funding her efforts to get Jews out of Nazi Germany, with her sister.
Mary is a Righteous Gentile. /1 🧵
Ok #romancelandia help me connect with other romance writers (especially contemporary, rom-com and sports themed)!!
October 11, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Ok #romancelandia help me connect with other romance writers (especially contemporary, rom-com and sports themed)!!
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Hi #romancelandia: Talking with a senior ed today and we're looking for more diverse voices for our Harlequin Feature program: specifically dark romance, romantasy, mafia/crime romance. We're hoping to find some BIPOC authors writing in the space; if that's you, let me know and I'll get you my info!
October 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Hi #romancelandia: Talking with a senior ed today and we're looking for more diverse voices for our Harlequin Feature program: specifically dark romance, romantasy, mafia/crime romance. We're hoping to find some BIPOC authors writing in the space; if that's you, let me know and I'll get you my info!
Buying new notebooks will definitely help me get writing again after a long hiatus, right? Right??
October 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Buying new notebooks will definitely help me get writing again after a long hiatus, right? Right??