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cait @cait.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 11:38 UTC

i can't express enough how important it is to your mental wellbeing to have one or more friends, ideally a small group chat, that you can go to when you need to be mean as fuck about something in an extremely petty unfair hater-ass way. you HAVE to have a safe place to be a bitch or you'll go insane

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 04:10 UTC

As queer bffs or are they going to make out or is it both

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 08, 2024 at 17:25 UTC

Hi! If you’re a publicist with a focus on sff / fantasy / horror / speculative lit looking for potential coverage, shoot me message!

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 05, 2024 at 01:38 UTC

So we all agree that Fast Car is one of the best songs ever, right? I know we’re divided on a whole lot but it feels like we should really be united on this.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 03, 2024 at 16:33 UTC

If any editor friends are looking to publish a list of new and upcoming romance novels in time for Valentine's Day, let me know! I'd love the chance to write it.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 17, 2024 at 00:43 UTC

Ooh yes! I'll definitely be sending a pitch.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 17, 2024 at 00:42 UTC

Oh man! I'm a huge fan so you can definitely expect a pitch coming your way.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 16, 2024 at 23:22 UTC

There are SO MANY good vampire books (like genuinely good and scary and sexy and full of ennui) out right now or about to come out and I would truly sell part of my soul to write up a list for a publication so if anyone sees this...

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 11, 2024 at 01:42 UTC

Oh! This is great! Thank you.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 11, 2024 at 01:38 UTC

Friends! Editors! If you know of any freelance writing opportunities, please send them my way! I’m looking for anything that has to do with books, movies, tv shows, games, ttrpgs, etc! etc! I’d love to expand my portfolio in 2024. (Any RTs are greatly appreciated as always )

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 08, 2024 at 20:30 UTC

I don't know what a girl has to do to get her hands on an arc of Julia Armfield's new novel but if there's a publicist or a rep on here reading this who can slide one my way, my DMs are open.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 05, 2024 at 18:45 UTC

A friend of mine was looking at scales for her work and came across what is easily the greatest review of all time so I wanted to share it with everyone.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 04, 2024 at 23:41 UTC

That would be wonderful! You can email me at rachaelwritesthings91@gmail.com

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 04, 2024 at 19:37 UTC

My latest article for Polygone is up now!

"The 25 science fiction and fantasy books we’re excited for in 2024"

www.polygon.com/23996923/new...

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 03, 2024 at 15:21 UTC

Got tricked into logging into facebook for the first time in like 10 months and now I'm just pissed about it.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 28, 2023 at 17:06 UTC

I have a lot of feelings about this book, especially as we are still grappling with a pandemic.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 28, 2023 at 17:04 UTC

It has come to my attention that 2024 is the 10 yr anniversary of the publication of STATION ELEVEN so I'm throwing my hat into the ring & asking editor friends to hit me up if they want a essay/look back on how it remains one of the most hopeful novels about the end of the world

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 26, 2023 at 16:39 UTC

As ridiculously handsome as Aragorn is, saying that he’s the best looking dude in all of Middle Earth is Éomer erasure and I will not stand for it.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 25, 2023 at 04:06 UTC

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 24, 2023 at 22:27 UTC

Shoutout to all of the booksellers who are still slinging books on Christmas Eve. I’m not physically in a store helping with last minute shoppers this year, but I’m with you in spirit. Here’s to all that you wonderful nerds do!!

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 21, 2023 at 17:35 UTC

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 21, 2023 at 17:35 UTC

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 21, 2023 at 17:34 UTC

I somehow managed to read 56 (!!!!!) books this year, which I’m incredibly proud of. I highly, highly doubt I’ll be able to pack any more in between now and the 1st of the year, so here they all are:

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 18, 2023 at 18:46 UTC

The last one doesn’t *really* count since he beefs it in the end but the fight leading up to that moment is great. Mizu from Blue Eyed Samurai also comes to mind.

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Nerd Girl Says @rachaelconrad.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 18, 2023 at 18:39 UTC

Question! Who are your favorite indestructible characters? I mean the ones who have their shit absolutely rocked by the end of the movie/tv show and are somehow still standing. I’m talking Lorraine in Atomic Blonde, John McClane in Die Hard, Lewis Ford in Overlord…

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