Author-Illustrator and chaotic former bookseller based in San Francisco.(she/her) 📝https://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3ld7ep3szes2x#artvsartist2024 ✨💖13 Dec 2024 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7ep3szes2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3ld5csoguts2yIt's been a million years since I posted anything here, but uh, I'm doing comics now? Other stuff too, even. Books and such.12 Dec 2024 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5csoguts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kfojwci2fv2bOh, and if you come up to ME specifically, the woman who painstakingly curates a romance section, for a "trashy romance novel" you deserve every bit of barely concealed seething disdain I'm going to serve you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2023 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfojwci2fv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kfojriy5d62qFriendly suggestion from your bookseller pal: Don't walk into an indie bookshop this holiday season to task for "a terrible book" for your joke gift exchange. Generally, indies are lovingly curated by buyers and staff, who don't think calling their favs trash is very funny. ✌🏻04 Dec 2023 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfojriy5d62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kesj6zmbm72wI posted an excerpt of this book for the first time yesterday, completely forgetting how wild folks get when the word "breed" is used 💀 I have once again played myself [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2023 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kesj6zmbm72whttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kepsoihxhd2tOne thing I truly didn't consider when starting an interview based podcast was how many emails I'd exchange with publicists21 Nov 2023 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kepsoihxhd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kekiix27zu2uI am once again kindly requesting that authors writing plus sized heroines not make every single one them unaware of their own attractiveness and/or actively hate their bodies. Please.19 Nov 2023 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kekiix27zu2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kdni3qzmfb2kI just think that one of the meanest things a person can say to someone is "you look like someone who would date a DJ"08 Nov 2023 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdni3qzmfb2khttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kdkwby5n4f26I keep forgetting to post here but here's my orca man 🫡07 Nov 2023 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdkwby5n4f26https://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kch2r5wt4r2vThis isn't a complaint so much as an explanation for the folks who might be wondering why I'm quieter than normal/not responding to DMs right away. My current status: hanging on by my fingernails. Also, if you're gonna say something about me needing a break... Yes, I am aware. 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2023 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kch2r5wt4r2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kch2a7ts7o2jI haven't slept more than 5 hours a night in almost two months. I've written almost 40k over a total of seven days. My life is nothing but book boxes and chemicals. I have a book cover & stepback to finish. The holiday season looms over the bookshop. I would love to become soup as soon as possible.23 Oct 2023 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kch2a7ts7o2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kbihuiuhu22uWe hit our pre-order goal and my lovely patrons chose their favorite saucy scene from BURDEN'S BONDS! I can't say I'm surprised. It's cozy, it's a little feral, and it's got one heck of an orc butt!! 💚 https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor #romancelandia #monsterromance #orctober11 Oct 2023 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbihuiuhu22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kbihuiuhu22uWe hit our pre-order goal and my lovely patrons chose their favorite saucy scene from BURDEN'S BONDS! I can't say I'm surprised. It's cozy, it's a little feral, and it's got one heck of an orc butt!! 💚 https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor #romancelandia #monsterromance #orctober11 Oct 2023 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbihuiuhu22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kb74y6eglx2wI guess it's time for your regular bookseller reminder: My fellow authors, please be courteous to booksellers. Yes, there's a lot of stinkers out there, but most of us are doing our very best to support authors every day. We are not your enemy or faceless corporate entities, I promise.07 Oct 2023 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb74y6eglx2whttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kaydi7hyjd23I deserved a treat, so I stayed up late and doodled my favs. Happy Orctober to Atria in particular.05 Oct 2023 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaydi7hyjd23https://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kaydi7hyjd23I deserved a treat, so I stayed up late and doodled my favs. Happy Orctober to Atria in particular.05 Oct 2023 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaydi7hyjd23https://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kaxtidojao2iI have written so much in three days and very briefly felt accomplished and then I realized I need to have 40k done by the end of next week. Reader, I'm at 11.5k and only have [CHECKS NOTES] six writing days to do it.05 Oct 2023 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaxtidojao2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kaulmaxyec2pIn the funniest turn of events: Only three days into Orctober and I've already sold 1/3 of my stock of these ridiculous stickers 😂💚💦 I love y'all so much!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2023 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaulmaxyec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3karvjtzbvk24BURDEN'S BONDS ARC applications are finally open! If you want to read this science-y, sexy, kidnapping forward road trip romance a month early (and also get copies of every upcoming novella) apply here by October 25th: https://forms.gle/6P3tivXZPwfAVhzt502 Oct 2023 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3karvjtzbvk24https://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kastb4cbwi2rSometimes being an adult means looking your chihuahua in the eye and saying, "Well, I did something and that's more than nothing."03 Oct 2023 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kastb4cbwi2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3karvjtzbvk24BURDEN'S BONDS ARC applications are finally open! If you want to read this science-y, sexy, kidnapping forward road trip romance a month early (and also get copies of every upcoming novella) apply here by October 25th: https://forms.gle/6P3tivXZPwfAVhzt502 Oct 2023 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3karvjtzbvk24https://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kapjhfhinc2kGet into the Orctober Season with this limited edition ORC BLAST sticker! Great for mates and friends alike, this delicious beverage is packed full of wet orcish goodness - not to mention electrolytes and essential amino acids! 💦 https://worksbyabigail.etsy.com/listing/1563746344/orc-blast-sticker01 Oct 2023 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kapjhfhinc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/worksbyabigail.bsky.social/post/3kalcz2wce42uLimited edition #Orctober holographic stickers drop on 10/1. Stay nasty, friends. 💚💦30 Sep 2023 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:q354iz37ekechphddcpmmugg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kalcz2wce42u