Author SM Dapelo, mother, wife. Losing her mind in Colorado.https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lm3blezpqc25Meet Inky, the mischievous pocket dragon from A Manuscript Most Mysterious! 🐉✨ Here are 3 tips for creating magical creatures: 1) Unique personality 2) Special quirk 3) Plot impact. Out April 15! #IndieAuthor #TheMagicBookshelf #CozyFantasy #booksky05 Apr 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3blezpqc25https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3ljndms6wuc2uLet's meet the cast: "Welcome to The Lark & Quill! I'm Iselle Merrivale, bookseller, chaos-bringer, and keeper of a magic bookshop with an attitude. Drop your favorite cozy read below—maybe my bookshelves will rearrange themselves to recommend one. Preoder here. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ1799XL05 Mar 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljndms6wuc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3ljiafnaa3k2wWould you root for a villainous couple? Drop a 🔥 if you love chaos-fueled romance! #DarkRomance #MorallyGrayMCs #AntiHeroesInLove #EnemiesToObsession #FantasyLover #BookSky03 Mar 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljiafnaa3k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3ljalj3cpp222Fantasy romance lovers, let’s settle a debate! If you had to choose... 1️⃣ The grumpy but super intelligent hero who would burn the world for you? 2️⃣ The dangerous villain who actually might burn the world? (But, you know... for love.) 💬 Tell me YOUR pick and drop a book rec with this trope! #booksky28 Feb 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljalj3cpp222https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3liywzkmlh22m For all my dark fantasy lovers out there, what’s your FAVORITE book quote that still haunts you? Drop it below! #BookishQuotes #FantasyRomance #ParanormalReads #DarkRomance #ReadingCommunity #booksky25 Feb 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3liywzkmlh22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3liu5agad222gOkay, so I just heard of an interesting genre mashup: women's fiction and horror. Ex. is The Haunting of Hill House. Thoughts? #genremashup #booksky23 Feb 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3liu5agad222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lioxsvjxyk2qI was supposed to write 500 words today… instead; I researched medieval sword names for three hours and stared at my outline for another two. 🤡✍️" 🤔 *Writers & readers, what’s your biggest distraction when working on a book? Let’s share our struggles! 😂👇" #booksky #authorlife21 Feb 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lioxsvjxyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3limsukli6222✨ Superhero RH = Paranormal? ✨ If a hero falls for a villain (or three 😉) & their powers come from magic or gifts, does it count as paranormal romance? Where’s the line between superpowers & the supernatural? Let’s talk! ⬇️ #ParanormalRomance #ReverseHarem #SuperheroFiction #BookTalk20 Feb 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3limsukli6222https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lihgqw5w4s2a18 Feb 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihgqw5w4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lhbmwjehzk22Mood today03 Feb 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbmwjehzk22https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lh7nscjbys25I don't know if this is a real quote from him or not, but it's a good one, so I'll put it out here.02 Feb 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7nscjbys25https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lh7nox6vmc25I'm not usually political, but I will put this out there as a history buff. When one side feels another side is taking a way of life from them, you get a civil war. But when the general populace cannot afford the basics of life, you get the fucking French Revolution. And that's a whole other thing.02 Feb 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7nox6vmc25https://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lh27ippdks2m31 Jan 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh27ippdks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgvc25s5722b29 Jan 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvc25s5722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgvbyeecnk2b29 Jan 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvbyeecnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgtq2hhwi22h29 Jan 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtq2hhwi22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgl3d5bofk2fIf you see me Jogging, please Kill whatever is chasing me.25 Jan 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl3d5bofk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgl36dz7222fI just donated to Wikipedia. Not the best source media, but I'll be damned if some butthurt billionaire is going to ruin this site too.25 Jan 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl36dz7222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgfyq7iln22wMy concern about Bluesky right now is that since I joined, I have been messaged by no less than 15 people whose accounts are now deleted. Seriously, I was having a lovely conversation with another author, and now she's gone. What's going on?23 Jan 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfyq7iln22whttps://bsky.app/profile/smdapelo.bsky.social/post/3lgfymwxwdk2wThe great thing about the anit trans executive order is that since it was written by morons and refers to sex as "fixed at conception", everyone in the US is now female.23 Jan 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:pxmxvwurxgnpowp52xwvldzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfymwxwdk2w