Simone Downie
@simonedownie.bsky.social
Writer, crafter, and professor of games. #Amwriting ace adult fantasy. Here to feel the dopamine of cat pics
New addition to the family 🖤🖤🖤
August 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
New addition to the family 🖤🖤🖤
Finally read the initial Earthsea book for the first time (which is criminal, I know). I'm stunned at Le Guin's sharp, simple, yet impactful writing style. As someone who leans toward flowery language and fears I need to over describe, it was a refreshing reminder that I can, in fact, chill.
July 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Finally read the initial Earthsea book for the first time (which is criminal, I know). I'm stunned at Le Guin's sharp, simple, yet impactful writing style. As someone who leans toward flowery language and fears I need to over describe, it was a refreshing reminder that I can, in fact, chill.
Putting the querying of my ace memoir on hold for now. Despite good feedback, it's even harder to break into the NF space than I expected! Luckily I've had an idea for an adult fantasy brewing for a bit, and I can focus my attention there. Time to change my profile from #amquerying to #amwriting
July 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Putting the querying of my ace memoir on hold for now. Despite good feedback, it's even harder to break into the NF space than I expected! Luckily I've had an idea for an adult fantasy brewing for a bit, and I can focus my attention there. Time to change my profile from #amquerying to #amwriting
Obsessed with this movie. Obsessed with all the fan art. Obsessed with derpy demon cat. 10/10
June 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Obsessed with this movie. Obsessed with all the fan art. Obsessed with derpy demon cat. 10/10
I've had some other memoir writers suggest re-imagining a chapter as a stand-alone piece to submit to journals, as a way to strengthen your name/platform. Well, today I officially submitted to my first lit mag! Good thing I've gotten used to the response waiting game 🤞
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#amwriting #writingcommunity
June 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've had some other memoir writers suggest re-imagining a chapter as a stand-alone piece to submit to journals, as a way to strengthen your name/platform. Well, today I officially submitted to my first lit mag! Good thing I've gotten used to the response waiting game 🤞
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#amwriting #writingcommunity
Took more fantasy with me on vacation. Working through The Sword of Kaigen first, which I've seen recommended so many places. It might be the first self-published novel I've read, which I know is just sad. I'm loving how personalities form the nature of their powers ❄️🌊 #amreading #booksky #tbr
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Took more fantasy with me on vacation. Working through The Sword of Kaigen first, which I've seen recommended so many places. It might be the first self-published novel I've read, which I know is just sad. I'm loving how personalities form the nature of their powers ❄️🌊 #amreading #booksky #tbr
Taking a break from memoir to tackle my fantasy #tbr pile, starting with The Fifth Season.
Anyone notice interesting overlaps between this and Fourth Wing? Folks who draw from the earth? Rings of death around them? A protective barrier around the empire with weak outposts?
#booksky
Anyone notice interesting overlaps between this and Fourth Wing? Folks who draw from the earth? Rings of death around them? A protective barrier around the empire with weak outposts?
#booksky
May 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Funny how the end of the semester never feels like it's time to rest -- just time to do more projects I've been neglecting. What's it like to relax without the dread of wasting time?
May 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Funny how the end of the semester never feels like it's time to rest -- just time to do more projects I've been neglecting. What's it like to relax without the dread of wasting time?
On international asexuality day, there's no better book to recommend but Ace by Angela Chen. It's a great introduction to the asexuality spectrum with a variety of experiences everyone, ace and non ace alike, can learn from and feel seen by.
www.angelachen.org/ace
www.angelachen.org/ace
Ace — Angela Chen
www.angelachen.org
April 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On international asexuality day, there's no better book to recommend but Ace by Angela Chen. It's a great introduction to the asexuality spectrum with a variety of experiences everyone, ace and non ace alike, can learn from and feel seen by.
www.angelachen.org/ace
www.angelachen.org/ace
The nasty comments on this lovely, innocent post represent the very thing that inspired me to write my #amquerying memoir unpacking what it means to be ace while existing in a society ✨️like this✨️. Hopefully more awareness leads to more empathy.
April 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The nasty comments on this lovely, innocent post represent the very thing that inspired me to write my #amquerying memoir unpacking what it means to be ace while existing in a society ✨️like this✨️. Hopefully more awareness leads to more empathy.
Me, an animation professor with an animation degree to my animation students "Animators are a different breed. They're actually insane."
March 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Me, an animation professor with an animation degree to my animation students "Animators are a different breed. They're actually insane."
Well this might get interesting 👀 Have my fur babies at my feet, trying to comfort them through the thunder.
Today is my day off, but I will be heading to work in a few hours to help out with this outbreak. We have 10 people scheduled to work on an evening where the normal staffing is 2. We will keep working even if the government shuts down. Saving lives is our #1 priority.
March 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Well this might get interesting 👀 Have my fur babies at my feet, trying to comfort them through the thunder.
For international women's day, I installed a new electrical outlet and garbage disposal, then treated myself to wine and fries while I adored the costume design in The Leopard. If that doesn't capture the multitudes of womanhood, I don't know what does.
March 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
For international women's day, I installed a new electrical outlet and garbage disposal, then treated myself to wine and fries while I adored the costume design in The Leopard. If that doesn't capture the multitudes of womanhood, I don't know what does.
Starting my morning sipping coffee and 🫠✨sending queries✨🫠. How is everyone else's query journey going?
#amquerying #writersky
#amquerying #writersky
March 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Starting my morning sipping coffee and 🫠✨sending queries✨🫠. How is everyone else's query journey going?
#amquerying #writersky
#amquerying #writersky
Some new games for my Games and Society students, to join with the ever popular Secret Hitler for next week's lesson. Can you see a theme 👀 I've heard so much about all these games and I'm excited to see them played!
February 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Some new games for my Games and Society students, to join with the ever popular Secret Hitler for next week's lesson. Can you see a theme 👀 I've heard so much about all these games and I'm excited to see them played!
If the "post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days" challenge has taught me anything, it's that I'm terrible at consecutive daily tasks
February 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If the "post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days" challenge has taught me anything, it's that I'm terrible at consecutive daily tasks
Author challenge. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement.
✨📚 💙
6/20
"It felt like months ago that she had been reluctantly pulled from her incorporeal existence among the night sky."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
✨📚 💙
6/20
"It felt like months ago that she had been reluctantly pulled from her incorporeal existence among the night sky."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
February 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Author challenge. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement.
✨📚 💙
6/20
"It felt like months ago that she had been reluctantly pulled from her incorporeal existence among the night sky."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
✨📚 💙
6/20
"It felt like months ago that she had been reluctantly pulled from her incorporeal existence among the night sky."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
Author challenge. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement.
5/20
"She could only stare in dazed astonishment as the dilated eyes floated out of the trees, accompanied by dripping teeth and a shaggy head of fur"
#writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
5/20
"She could only stare in dazed astonishment as the dilated eyes floated out of the trees, accompanied by dripping teeth and a shaggy head of fur"
#writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
February 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Author challenge. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement.
5/20
"She could only stare in dazed astonishment as the dilated eyes floated out of the trees, accompanied by dripping teeth and a shaggy head of fur"
#writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
5/20
"She could only stare in dazed astonishment as the dilated eyes floated out of the trees, accompanied by dripping teeth and a shaggy head of fur"
#writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
Author challenge. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement.
✨📚 💙
4/20
"'I’m going to kill her. I am literally going to commit murder.' Sterling sighed, logic telling him murder would be a bad idea."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
✨📚 💙
4/20
"'I’m going to kill her. I am literally going to commit murder.' Sterling sighed, logic telling him murder would be a bad idea."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
February 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Author challenge. Post 1 sentence a day from any project for 20 days. No explanations & no judgement.
✨📚 💙
4/20
"'I’m going to kill her. I am literally going to commit murder.' Sterling sighed, logic telling him murder would be a bad idea."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
✨📚 💙
4/20
"'I’m going to kill her. I am literally going to commit murder.' Sterling sighed, logic telling him murder would be a bad idea."
#writesky #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #writing
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and for my final wish, Genie, i want to absolutely nail every karaoke attempt of "i believe in a thing called love" by the darkness
February 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
and for my final wish, Genie, i want to absolutely nail every karaoke attempt of "i believe in a thing called love" by the darkness
Reposted by Simone Downie
nice jam you’ve got there, be a real shame if someone pumped it up
February 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
nice jam you’ve got there, be a real shame if someone pumped it up
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I just want to read and write and not have to think about the dystopia I live in every day 😫 #booksky📚💙
February 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I just want to read and write and not have to think about the dystopia I live in every day 😫 #booksky📚💙
Returning to my long-shelved YA fantasy for the 'one quote a day challenge' has been a fun little field trip down memory lane. My writing style has changed so much after spending the past few years in adult narrative nonfiction land.
February 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Returning to my long-shelved YA fantasy for the 'one quote a day challenge' has been a fun little field trip down memory lane. My writing style has changed so much after spending the past few years in adult narrative nonfiction land.