Thinker of thoughts, writer of dreams. Gamer, teacher, author, just trying to make it through life...it takes a certain type of insanity to do what I do. |She/her | sbakelar.com | https://linktr.ee/SABakelarhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvoit2ibs2qThere's a petition on Change.org about banning AI books on Amazon. c.org/wP7fFN2xsV https://c.org/wP7fFN2xsV19 Sep 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvoit2ibs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvnln6xt22r#TBBChat Outro: I have a sneak peek of my limited edition cover art up today for followers of my scifantasy #ADragonForDarius. Haven't followed yet? Now's your chance! The limited edition covers are in celebration of my tenth published novel, and I'd love to share them with you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvnln6xt22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvnb62sxs2rSuper excited about the #BookBazaar26 chat earlier today. I hopped in late because the books being talked about caught my eye. Check out #TBBChat and all the books that were mentioned. Dragons, fairies, robots, and questionable technology. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvnb62sxs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvmfyh3o22r#TBBChat A4: My characters are comfortable and so am I. Darius definitely prefers electric vehicles to gas-powered ones but otherwise, she's good. They don't miss tech that was lost, like smartphones, because they don't know they lost it. Drake knows but doesn't care enough to worry over it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvmfyh3o22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvlak7vak2r#TBBChat A3: Dropping Drake into today's world would be moving him 50 years into the past, but he's an immortal dragon and already done all this. For the others, their hop backwards would introduce them to tech that no longer exists in their world, like video games and social media. #WriteSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvlak7vak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvkhi2lbk2r#TBBChat A2: Yes, tech is widely available. Rural areas will have less access, of course, but solar and wind are plentiful. Occasionally, you'll find old tech, like gas-powered cars, in poorer areas. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvkhi2lbk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvjv4nbm22r#TBBChat A1: My WIP, A Dragon for Darius, is set in the near future. The tech my characters use is being developed now, or, in some cases, R&D departments are just one or two breakthroughs from achieving it. Post-climate disaster, solar, wind, and electric are the main power sources. #WriteSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvjv4nbm22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvvj4pnzus2r#TBBChat I'm late. I'm going to answer these anyway and look through the books here. I read the intros and thought, OMG! I have to get in on these books! I'm Sherrie, I write fantasy, cozy horror, and I'm finishing up my first Scifantasy. For my day job, I'm a teacher at a children's shelter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvj4pnzus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvv4pxjcfs2nThe sneak peek Cover Art reveal for A Dragon for Darius, Part One is live. You must be a follower to see the limited edition cover. Not a follower yet? Now's your chance! Art by @emily-jack.bsky.social. #BookBazaar26 #WriteSky #Reading #WritingCommunity #SciFantasy #Crowdfunding https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/sherrie-a-bakelar/a-dragon-for-darius-limited-edition-cover-art/updates/52399?ref=discussion-social-button&utm_source=backerkit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=discussion-social-button19 Sep 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvv4pxjcfs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvv3iffw7s2bI know it's Saturday. I didn't write much this week. But this morning I had a line I wanted to share so *time travel* #FaveLineFriday From #ADragonForDarius Vol. 4: "The gift of life passed from the Angel to the Dragon." Drake is the only one who would make a cake, a functional German Chocolate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvv3iffw7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvt5wxnpvk2jMore Vampires at the #BookBazaar26? Count me in! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvt5wxnpvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvnaws52d22xWoke up at a reasonably early hour and ignored most everything else to sit and write. A paragraph later, I feel better about life. Not any specific part of life, just a general, *sigh of relief* Okay, I can take on the day, feeling. #WritingCommunity16 Sep 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnaws52d22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvlryynh5227For some reason, my friend wants to punch my #AwesomeCharacters Cal. She says she doesn't trust him and that he is a bad guy. I mean, he is a bit gray, but he isn't necessarily bad. He has a complex history, but I consider him a good guy, not a villain. #WriteSky #scifantasy [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlryynh5227https://bsky.app/profile/sbakelar.bsky.social/post/3mvjnbuy3ak2eI'm cobbling together an animated AMA of Drake and Darius about their new book #ADragonForDarius. I am half-certain I have lost my mind. However, it makes me giggle, so surely it's worth the effort. #BookBazaar26 #SciFantasy #WritingCommunity #WriteSky15 Sep 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:7go7srxilbpptiuajt4bpi36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjnbuy3ak2e