Kimberly Dyer
@thekimberlydyer.bsky.social
SFF Author ✍🏻 Developmental Editor ☕️ Tea enthusiast 🫖 she/her www.kimberlydyer.com
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
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An essay by Laura Sackton inspired by Heated Rivalry, reflecting on the complexities of “coming out” as a political/discursive act in a heterosexist world… vs inter-community signaling, recognition, language, intimacy, etc for showing each other who’s family
poetryschool.beehiiv.com/p/volume-5-n...
poetryschool.beehiiv.com/p/volume-5-n...
Volume 5, No. 16: Queer Syntax is Infinite
The 6 minutes of television I cannot stop watching
poetryschool.beehiiv.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An essay by Laura Sackton inspired by Heated Rivalry, reflecting on the complexities of “coming out” as a political/discursive act in a heterosexist world… vs inter-community signaling, recognition, language, intimacy, etc for showing each other who’s family
poetryschool.beehiiv.com/p/volume-5-n...
poetryschool.beehiiv.com/p/volume-5-n...
Last night, I dreamed that the Cat Distribution System found me, and I’m really hoping it comes true 🙏🏻 🐈⬛ 🌟
December 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Last night, I dreamed that the Cat Distribution System found me, and I’m really hoping it comes true 🙏🏻 🐈⬛ 🌟
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"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
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As part of an Award Winner Goldbox promotion, The Calculating Stars ebook is only $2.99 on Sunday, December 28th across all US retailers. Happy reading!
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As part of an Award Winner Goldbox promotion, The Calculating Stars ebook is only $2.99 on Sunday, December 28th across all US retailers. Happy reading!
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Writing advice: you should write. Yes, you. Go on, what could it hurt?
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Writing advice: you should write. Yes, you. Go on, what could it hurt?
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
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Want a low-stakes challenge to motivate you to read queer? Welcome to our 2026 Queer Book Challenge on @thestorygraph.com ! We’ve got a mix of prompts that we hope will motivate you to read a diverse range of books featuring queer characters. Join us! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
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December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Want a low-stakes challenge to motivate you to read queer? Welcome to our 2026 Queer Book Challenge on @thestorygraph.com ! We’ve got a mix of prompts that we hope will motivate you to read a diverse range of books featuring queer characters. Join us! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Hey, hi, how's it going, I just really like making comic books with my friends for you.
A little early gift for all of you...
KS launching on 01/20/26:
SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1. A sapphic vampire noir following Corsica Smith, a disgraced Chicago PI working for scraps, who finds herself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
KS launching on 01/20/26:
SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1. A sapphic vampire noir following Corsica Smith, a disgraced Chicago PI working for scraps, who finds herself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hey, hi, how's it going, I just really like making comic books with my friends for you.
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My notifications are in shambles but I need every trans person ever to know I love you and if you have a story you want to tell but are afraid to because it's not the "ideal typical trans character story" please do it anyway. Please.
You need to tell it, and someone out there needs to hear it.
You need to tell it, and someone out there needs to hear it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My notifications are in shambles but I need every trans person ever to know I love you and if you have a story you want to tell but are afraid to because it's not the "ideal typical trans character story" please do it anyway. Please.
You need to tell it, and someone out there needs to hear it.
You need to tell it, and someone out there needs to hear it.
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JK Rowling is destroying children's lives. Stop buying her shit, watching her shows, playing her games. You're funding her hate campaign. Move on.
Article in the Times today.
JKR has set her pre action attack team on a school supporting trans youth.
A father is threatening to sue for allowing trans children to use the loo they‘ve always used.
“I don’t wish trans people any ill”, he says, after casting them as voyeurs and sexual predators.
JKR has set her pre action attack team on a school supporting trans youth.
A father is threatening to sue for allowing trans children to use the loo they‘ve always used.
“I don’t wish trans people any ill”, he says, after casting them as voyeurs and sexual predators.
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
JK Rowling is destroying children's lives. Stop buying her shit, watching her shows, playing her games. You're funding her hate campaign. Move on.
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Indie authors and Amazon, artists and Etsy, etc etc
A singer-songwriter friend would like people to know that while boycotting Spotify is great, it was also 16% of their income that is now cratering. So if you're cancelling Spotify, please pair that with buying music, merch, or live tickets directly from your favorite artists
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Indie authors and Amazon, artists and Etsy, etc etc
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gentle reminder that just because something you made didn't make a "best of" "year end" list doesn't mean you didn't make anything important in 2025
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
gentle reminder that just because something you made didn't make a "best of" "year end" list doesn't mean you didn't make anything important in 2025
I have SO MUCH to do, but my brain refuses to focus. Send help 😭
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I have SO MUCH to do, but my brain refuses to focus. Send help 😭
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I’m bad at capitalism because I couldn’t get new items listed on my jewelry store until last night. We’re not running any sales at the moment because we’re still very small and working on establishing ourselves.
If anyone wants a beautiful chainmail bracelet, please check this one out! #jewelry
If anyone wants a beautiful chainmail bracelet, please check this one out! #jewelry
Red Picasso Bracelet — Hoot Owl Creations
This bracelet is made in what I call the ribbon weave. The bracelet is made of black anoized aluminum jump rings and glass magatama beads in a red picasso finish. The picasso finish is a mottled finis...
www.hootowlcreations.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’m bad at capitalism because I couldn’t get new items listed on my jewelry store until last night. We’re not running any sales at the moment because we’re still very small and working on establishing ourselves.
If anyone wants a beautiful chainmail bracelet, please check this one out! #jewelry
If anyone wants a beautiful chainmail bracelet, please check this one out! #jewelry
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I’ve been stuck on a scene for so long that now that it’s finally written, I can’t remember what the next chapter looks like anymore 😬
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I’ve been stuck on a scene for so long that now that it’s finally written, I can’t remember what the next chapter looks like anymore 😬
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Post your favourite LOTR character. Wrong answers only.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Post your favourite LOTR character. Wrong answers only.
IYKYK
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Equal parts excited that my German copy of Heartstopper came in and sad that the cover is ripped 😢
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Equal parts excited that my German copy of Heartstopper came in and sad that the cover is ripped 😢
I’m trying the demo, and it’s SOOO CUUUUTE. I will 100% be hosting a writing server when it fully releases.
The FREE DEMO is out now if you want to get a taste in the meantime 👀
store.steampowered.com/app/3707400/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3707400/...
On-Together: Virtual Co-Working on Steam
A virtual co-working game to work, play games and hang out with your friends. Stay connected while you work, then use breaktimes to chat, chill, chew bubblegum and more!
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’m trying the demo, and it’s SOOO CUUUUTE. I will 100% be hosting a writing server when it fully releases.
This could potentially revolutionize how I do writing sprints with friends. No more discord bots! I can actually feel like I’m co-writing with friends when we’re virtual!! 🤩
ICYMI - we announced the release date for our cozy coworking game⭐
Stay on task by having your friends sit with you at the bottom of your screen while you work/study then take study breaks to explore the island and play minigames! 💖
⭐19TH JANUARY 2026⭐
Stay on task by having your friends sit with you at the bottom of your screen while you work/study then take study breaks to explore the island and play minigames! 💖
⭐19TH JANUARY 2026⭐
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This could potentially revolutionize how I do writing sprints with friends. No more discord bots! I can actually feel like I’m co-writing with friends when we’re virtual!! 🤩
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If someone knits or crochets you a blanket or sweater, they want to keep you warm AND they dedicated many hours of their lives to making it for you.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If someone knits or crochets you a blanket or sweater, they want to keep you warm AND they dedicated many hours of their lives to making it for you.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
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Ok, this isn't science fiction, fantasy or horror, but it's still very exciting book news...
#Heartstopper Volume 6 is coming!
Signed copies available to preorder now!
www.waterstones.com/book/heartst...
#Booksky
#YA
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#Heartstopper Volume 6 is coming!
Signed copies available to preorder now!
www.waterstones.com/book/heartst...
#Booksky
#YA
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November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Ok, this isn't science fiction, fantasy or horror, but it's still very exciting book news...
#Heartstopper Volume 6 is coming!
Signed copies available to preorder now!
www.waterstones.com/book/heartst...
#Booksky
#YA
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#Heartstopper Volume 6 is coming!
Signed copies available to preorder now!
www.waterstones.com/book/heartst...
#Booksky
#YA
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