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they/he | queer🏳️🌈 | Black lives matter | protect trans kids | Free Palestine | Nebula-nominated author | | banner art by Ursula Gray
one more for the road, the gang’s all here
finally, Loop, a big strong lesbian werewolf. can rip a phonebook in half, easy. could really use a bath. has always wanted to wrestle a kraken. favourite food: clown larva. just really cool. 7/
next up is Steve, begrudging vampire with a blood allergy. drinks Bludshot, an illegal synthetic blood energy drink. misses his boyfriend, hates being a vampire. vampires aren't from around here and are always tired and in pajamas, but Steve insists on wearing a suit. not the bravest guy here. 6/
following London to Dusk is Myrtle, her chonky cat. can talk and use interdimensional portal magic, as all cats can. has a superiority complex, as all cats do. hates that she has to explain another lost human to the Council of Cats, humans are always messing up other worlds in portal fantasies 5/
skull in question: Necrolas, overthrown child king of Dusk. perpetual tween. in hiding after the usurper Crepuscus stole the throne 50 years ago. with London's help, he'll be looking for his limbs in the clutches of the Usurper's minions and rallying his people (but won't making this quest easy) 4/
this is London. floofy haired, chubby, nerdy about grammar and animal facts, armed with a mysterious knife. she just wants to get home back to her mom and she'll have to slay a monster king to do it--as well as help an annoying and ungrateful skull find the rest of his body 3/
Working at a convenient store and immersed in the cozy MMO Happy Town, lonely teen Quentin crushes on both a co-worker and an axolotl—er, another player. Wrestling his own anxiety, can he learn how to show up in his relationships, both online and off? lorimer.ca/childrens/pr...
Ex-friends Journey and Rumour reconnect over a game of Dungeons & Dragons, where unresolved feelings may prove even deadlier to their party than overpowered dungeon bosses 🛡😱⚔️ Come for the board game cafe puns, stay for the ability to admit when you’ve messed up lorimer.ca/childrens/pr...
Most of his friends went to university, but Josh doesn’t know what he wants to do. Kiki’s starting school fresh, but coming out is scary anywhere, let alone North Park. Everyone wants to make it out of high school in one piece, but their last year won’t be so simple. kamielke.itch.io/victory-lap
this is one of the best things I have ever written, it’s all downhill from here #LondonAndTheKingOfBones #KidLit #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
is #WerewolfWednesday a thing? I’m spending the morning flipping through my short stories, thinking about making some collections one day, and still really like this interaction from “Time of the Month.” it’s available as Victory Lap bonus content at kamielke.itch.io/victory-lap #BookSky
in which another member of the party is added now that I’ve completed my mission of Get paid to do comedy, my brain’s gotta switch gears into Publish my next middle grade check back here for news about the #LondonAndTheKingOfBones kickstarter sooooon #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #KidLit
in which a vampire runs away from London #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky #KidLit
no big deal, just being a Nebula finalist and getting my picture taken by the writer of Hades
there is almost certainly no one following me who will be in Chicago this week but I am HERE at the NEBULA AWARDS and will be signing books in the same room as N.K. Jemison tomorrow!! #BookSky #SFWA #WritingCommunity #NebulaAwards
#SFFChat Q4: I’m going to do kind of the opposite because Finn doesn’t so much value compassion for him (which he sees as embarrassing pity) but he is a GOOBER who NEEDS it and since Nyx is his clone from the future, she’s just as bad or worse on account of post-apocalyptic Trauma
hey #BookSky, I’m a Nebula-nominated indie author of queer YA and MG about teens, human or goblin, who fall in love and grow as people and maybe even save the world sometimes links to all of my books can be found here: linktr.ee/KAMielke if you enjoy my work please consider leaving a review!
(shamelessly adding to this a year later) this scene where Gertrude and co try to steal an airship is entirely influenced by Zidane and co taking the cargo ship in Dali. actually, maybe the whole Palortown section is #FF9 #BookSky #KidLit #NebulaAwards
in which Gertrude laments her social skills with a talking tree Goblin Girl is nominated for a Nebula Award and available for purchase HERE: kamielke.itch.io/goblin-girl I would also really appreciate some more reviewsss: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
social commentary? in one of MY books?? it’s more likely than you think #WIPSnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
in which Finn watches the news the morning after almost drowning to death, and the president admits Things Look Bad #WeveBeenHereBefore #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
in which a classic YA teacher (but with 6 arms, 3 eyes, and axolotl frills) tries to reach a classic slacker (with the fate of the world on his shoulders) #WeveBeenHereBefore #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
it’s actually pronounced “Tee-d song” #WIP #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #FFX
in which Finn exchanges his pride for bad news #WeveBeenHereBefore #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky
in which Nyx speaks for me as I grapple with the JRPG time travel nonsense I built this book around #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts
in which an orcish daycare supervisor makes themself smaller for a snobby elf in need of a student placement my other WIP has no instance of write, so here’s the first ever preview of Diapers & Dryads, my (very rough) cozy fantasy daycare book #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips #WritingPrompts
in which an angry, speciesist mob has just smashed a bookstore window before being scared off, and Finn’s nihilism struggles to compete with his crush’s community mindset (even though The End is coming for them all) #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips #WriteSky #IndieAuthor #LGBTBooks
rereading Alexis’s and my interview answers for this Victory Lap review 6 years ago and finding myself hyping up Leaf, who remains the best little guy. I’m convinced he’ll have a fan club one day laurasbooksandblogs.com/victory-lap-...
why yes i do think I’m very clever for calling the parasites on a monster named The End “preludes” #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts