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Author S.M. Norton
@smnortonwriter.bsky.social
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I’m a queer, self published author. My debut novel, CRIMSON SHADOWS, a slow burn lesbian romance with bullets, longing, and defiance in the Wild West.

Western, MA

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Current WIP is a queer fantasy!

https://tinyurl.com/crimsonshadowsbook
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Sorry for the delay! Been incredibly busy! But today, I have the #WIPSnips word of “week” #QueerFantasy #amwriting #writersky #LGBTQ
Excerpt from my WIP
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Sorry for the lack of #WIPSnips! Been bombarded with life! Here’s is today’s word! #amwriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasyReads
Snip from my WIP
October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Today I have “missed”. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting #SapphicReads
Except from my WIP
October 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Bruins game with my wife at TD! Two fights, and Bruins up by 3!
#hockey #wlw #nhl #bruins
October 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Another #WIPSnips! Sorry, no actual bears but I do have “bearing”!
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasyReads
Snippet from my current WIP
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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So I don’t have the word for today’s #WIPSnips, but I do have “swampy” which is a derivative so going with that today!
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasyReads
Snippet from my WIP
September 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The #WIPSnips today is “absorbed”! #authorship #writingcommunity #amwriting #QueerFantasyReads
Snippet from my current WIP.
September 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Today the #WIPSnips is “leave” and you get a twofer as it’s in this snippet twice!
#amwriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #QueerFantasy
Snippet from my WIP
September 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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No lies told. 🤣 #wlw #LGBTQ+
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Today’s #WIPSnips is red. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky #amwriting #QueerFantasyReads
Excerpt from my current WIP.
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
smnortonwriter.bsky.social
Here is today’s #WIPSnips! At 50K and still growing strong! #Writingprompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #amwriting #Queer #fantasy
A snippet from my work in progress.
September 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The #WIPSnips for today! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting #QueerFantasyReads
Excerpt from my current WIP.
September 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Today’s #WIPSnips is “worst” but I’m going with “worse” today! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting #queerfantasyreads
Excerpt from my WIP
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Today’s #WIPSnips! Clocking in around 45,000 words so far on my #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting
Excerpt from my current WIP with the snip today being “half”
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Another #WIPSnips word! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting
August 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Another excerpt for #WIPSnips from my #WLW #FantasyRomance!
August 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Another snippet for #WIPSnips!
August 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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From my #LGBTQFantasy

#Writesky
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts
#WIPSnips
A snippet from my current work in progress using the wipsnip word today: bow
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Coming March 2026!
August 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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A fun #writingprompt for any #writersofbluesky!
July 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Exciting news! My wife and I have a #BabyOnTheWay! #Expecting #Pregnant
July 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Made me laugh, but it’s accurate. I slept on my hip wrong and it ached all day!
July 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Fun writing prompts I’ve been posting! They’ve been a hit on TikTok! #WritingPrompt #PromptOfTheDay #CreativeWriting #WritersOfBluesky
#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity
July 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Cover reveal for a collection of sapphic short stories!
Stolen glances, forbidden touches, and women who don’t play by the rules. Some melancholy others spicy! 🔥 Which do you prefer?

#SapphicFiction #BookSky #WritingCommumity #LesbianFiction #IndieAuthor #amwriting #LesbianRomance
June 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Happy Pride! #lgbtq+ #wlw #gay
June 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM