Multi-genre author who loves coloring between the lines. If you like your romance with a good dose of plot, and your sci-fi and fantasy with a romantic HEA or HFN, check out my books at https://aliannedonnelly.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mwkj5nogks24Trying to learn how to use the multi-brush tool in Krita to make a symmetrical design. Found the original online (looks AI) and drew it cleaner, more symmetrical with bolder colors. Wanted to hand-paint it onto a tea tin, but that was a no-go. Oh well... #digitalpainting #learningnewskills28 Sep 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkj5nogks24https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mwjfn4agu22zYou got this! 👍💙📚27 Sep 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjfn4agu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mvxorie2nc2rThe frustrating thing about formatting around art: I know I'm doing it the hard way, but I don't have time to figure out how to do it easier. Illustration by Winds IG @beast.graffiti.styleword 💙📚📢📚 #demon #romcom #comingsoon #indieauthor #indiebook #characterart #noAI #noAIart #romancelandia20 Sep 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxorie2nc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mvglsgdy5k2vI turned my pencil drawing into a digital painting. Ran into a technical issue with my X-Pen halfway through so it took longer than anticipated (approx. 4 hours) but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Happy Spooky Season to all 😊#digitalart #learningtodraw13 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvglsgdy5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mv6puor4ak2uCelebrating my 16th year as a published author with some thoughts on how things have changed and how far I've come. 💙📚 https://aliannedonnelly.com/2026/09/10/happy-16th-to-me/10 Sep 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6puor4ak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mv53sqndp22lThere's an artist I see in my reels sometimes who paints these adorable ghosts on canvas. This pencil drawing is from imagination, inspired by them. Nowhere near as good as theirs, but I think I did ok. :) This took about 1.5 hrs. I'm using a mechanical pencil so the shading took a while lol10 Sep 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv53sqndp22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mv4tgahrxc24I've been neglecting my (poor) art skills so I dug out my sketch pad to do *something* Accuracy is total shit lol but it came out kind of cute. Took about half an hour.10 Sep 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4tgahrxc24https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3muvmto5nfs2hA twist no one sees coming... 👀 💙📚07 Sep 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvmto5nfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3munkhk6gus2eCan't summon the whole #romantasy fandom with just a discl-- 👀 #romancelandia 💙📚 #romcom How to Outsmart a Grumpy Wish Demon is coming out soon! aliannedonnelly.com/htoagwd03 Sep 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3munkhk6gus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3ms7b256znk2sPOV: The book(s) that went through 15 different cover designs now need chapter decoration. I think this is version 5... It's stuck the longest so far, so I have hope that it will make it into the actual paperback(s). 😅 hopefully. Maybe... #indieauthor #graphicdesign #demonromcom #comingsoon03 Aug 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7b256znk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mqzkqj26jk2s💙📚 #romancelandia Friends, I need #bookrecommendations. I'm in the mood for MF or why-choose romcoms. Ok with dark, as long as they're funny. Fantasy/sci-fi or contemporary. Already read the Butcher & Blackbird and Lights Out series, as well as Assistant to the Villain. No AI! Help? TIA! 🩷19 Jul 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzkqj26jk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mqzki6feps2sI made a new book cover today for my WIP. Love how it came out. But the last one I did scarred me into expecting to redo it 50 times. 😵 #designerptsd #indieauthor #idothistomyself Can anyone else relate?19 Jul 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzki6feps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mqpwbgpl3s26To the person who randomly purchased my entire backlist in print, I love you. That is all. 🥰 #authorlife #bestdayever15 Jul 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpwbgpl3s26https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mq6ibsdhbs2fMe: Life is short. Drink that fancy tea you've been saving for a special occasion. 🫖🍵 Also me: ...I ran out of the really good tea. 🥲09 Jul 2026 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6ibsdhbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mq45dmqeqs2s#recentlyread series finale. I expected more. The characters spent too long apart, which should have been fixed with letters (series staple) but it wasn't enough for me to feel invested in the romance. They had a good partnership, but not a relationship. Not enough 🔥for me. 5/10 #romancelandia 💙📚08 Jul 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq45dmqeqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mp3aqgzrzs2tQuestion for people who have the Audacity: Where do you get it? Cuz I could really use some. Like, in the supplement aisle or...? #inquiringmindswanttoknow25 Jun 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3aqgzrzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mobajlbobc2dI have book art! Ethically sourced from a human artist, custom book art!! 👩‍🎨 One piece is now on the series page for How to Outsmart a Grumpy Wish Demon. There will be more in the book(s). #contemporary #fantasyromcom with a "choose your own adventure" vibe. 💙📚📢📚 #romancelandia aliannedonnelly.com14 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobajlbobc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mnqcf24yy22r"Listen, I don't care how great your ideas are. Sooner or later, you'll have to actually WRITE them into a book." - Me to me 🫠 #shouldbewriting07 Jun 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqcf24yy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mmzvtfci722xAdvice from a writer: Don't buy the fancy notebooks. They're too pretty to scribble in. DO, however, stock up on small, cheap, coil-bound notebooks, and always keep one on hand. I'm talking every purse and backpack, on the coffee table, on the night stand, and in the bathroom. Thank me later. 👍30 May 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzvtfci722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mmieeiki322aBook lover math: When you get a check for $80 and buy 4 books worth $25 each on the same day, you got a "Buy 1, get 3 free" deal. They practically paid you to take books out of the store. I was left unsupervised again... 💙📚😶‍🌫️23 May 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmieeiki322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mlqlopibi223My babies are off to the editor! 🥹They grow up so fast... #romancelandia girlies, this one's for you: If you HAD TO make one wish and give up your soul for it, what would you wish for? 💙📚📢📚 This #fantasy #romcom set is coming out in Fall 2026 🫣I can't wait!13 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqlopibi223https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mlo3yvttqc23New blog post is up, in case anyone's interested in reading my diatribe of the US march toward the F-word. https://aliannedonnelly.com/2026/05/12/the-puppet-theater-act-iii/12 May 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo3yvttqc23https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mllke7yj7c2z#bookrec in which I reaffirmed that bullying is a hell-the-f-no for me. Check your trigger warnings. This is the last book in a trilogy. I read it in a day. Aside from that trope and some eye-rolling moments, it's a good time if you don't expect a lot of emotional depth. 6/10 💙📚11 May 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllke7yj7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mlbqoplxzs2o3 hour-long vids on Pompeii researching a book scene. A whole virtual tour, learned about the roadways, drainage, city layout, markets, house architecture, art, graffiti... and then I didn't write it into the book because a different location worked better. Life of a writer LOL07 May 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbqoplxzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3ml4tixdpq224I don't know who needs to hear this, but it's time to get back to that book you've been putting off writing. ✒️📖 The world's waiting. Don't disappoint us. 🩷05 May 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4tixdpq224https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mktag4p5dk2qHey everyone, the book I published in December has been accepted into BiblioBoard Indie California! #PNR #militaryromance if you're interested 😉 It's a series finale but can be read as a stand-alone. 💙📚📢📚 #romancelandiaLink: https://library.biblioboard.com/content/43295d3d-9dbb-46ca-979c-20f0ef97b6b901 May 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktag4p5dk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mko5ucdxq22xWhen the merch practically designs itself and you can't wait to see it so you make some before the book's even edited, much less published. I don't even know if this line will survive the edits lol but I do love that graphic. 😅 What do you think? 💙📚 #romancelandia #bookteaser29 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko5ucdxq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mk2srvjsnk24#recentlyread This is where I officially get off the wagon. Sorry, I tried, but I don't think I read 50 whole pages throughout the whole book. I like the premise, but it's just not for me anymore. I did have the next book ready to go, but I stopped on chapter 8. Best of luck to Carl and Donut.22 Apr 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2srvjsnk24https://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mjwxx6dsbk2yIt's National Library Week! A great time to visit your local library, show them some love, and check out some books. Don't have a library card? Consider this your reason to get one. 😉 We need to protect our resources as much as we can: by using and enjoying them! Happy reading, my friends. ❤20 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwxx6dsbk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aliannedonnelly.bsky.social/post/3mjl5t3evec2a#recentlyread This is where I started to skim. I knew it would happen eventually. The premise of each book in this series is essentially the same, and I got bored with the overlong descriptions. Funny at first. Now I'm over them. Still continuing the series through the library, but meh.16 Apr 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:ytl5aa5f5bs6qx4dail2lapf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl5t3evec2a