Sarina Langer

Hi there! I’m Sarina. I write: 🫂found families 🌈 slow-burn LGBTQ+ romances 🐲 epic & urban fantasy 🌒 dark stories full of magic and anguish 🪽 the occasional mythology reference 🐈‍⬛ one fluffy familiar in (almost) every book Want to know more? sarinalanger.com 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ #IndieAuthor #writingcommunity

Charlie is a wonderful treasure of a human being, and this world is 100% richer for having them in it. Please support them if you can, hospital bills are no joke.

Folks, I actually WROTE this morning and now I feel 5 years younger and re-energised, damn, I should, like, write more often 😳 *she says currently having 14 books out* #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

#SpoonieAuthChat Raises hand in ADHD and probably autism 👋

#queerwriters I START WRITING PROJECT: RELIA THIS WEEK AH This has been such a long time coming 😭 My prep work is as good as done (after the final steps last week ended up being a little trickier than expected), so I'm good to start writing on Thursday/October 1st 🥰

#SpoonieAuthChat I *am* working on a new fantasy book! I'm hoping to get the full outline typed up today, actually ^-^

Look, I just feel like today would be vastly improved by chocolate.

Aah, here I was sure that I'd finished plotting all POV characters for Book 15, only to realise this morning, as I'm copying my notes, that I paused one of them 1/3 of the way through and forgot to come back to it. Guess I'm not, in fact, done with the early plotting :') #writingcommunity

Good morning, #writingcommunity! How are your projects coming along? :) I'm *finally* making good progress with plotting Book 15 and will *finally* be ready to start writing next week 🥳 Really I'm just finalising the plots now! There's a lot going on with this book 😆

And if you don't know what to put, just imagine you're describing the picture to your best friend who can't see it, okay? Because that's really all you're doing, except you probably don't know the person you're describing it for.

If you genuinely believe that libraries negatively impact book sales, I don't even know what to say to you.

Good morning, #writingcommunity! I'm back! 🥳 It's been so long since I've checked in 😣 I'm mostly used to my new routine now, so I'm planning on being here more regularly again :) But enough about me, how are you? What's been happening in your lives? What are you working on? 🤗

Sorry I've sort of half disappeared again - things are a little manic before I start my new job on September 1st, and I have a ton of stuff left to sort before that :')

My first visual novel is FREE on itch and Steam! It's a short, linear story (about 20-30min of gameplay) from the science fantasy universe my partner and I created! (My next VN has an itch placeholder page too 👀) itch: nasoleil.itch.io/fafo Steam: tinyurl.com/2c8mh8a5 #WeeknightWriters

#WeeknightWriters Q6: The Once Upon a Fairytale anthology I'm in has just gone up for pre-order! Features a stolen child, a young woman determined to walk her own path, a mysterious hunter stalking the forest, a jealous enchantress, & 2 girls torn apart by fate 🙌 books2read.com/u/bw6WJ9

#WeeknightWriters Q5: You can send me cat or dog pictures any day ^-^ Like, feel free to spam me. It's fine, honestly 👉👈

#WeeknightWriters Q4: Just remembering that I am not, in fact, running out of time would be great. I've written several books while working five days a week before, I can do it again. I'll also know some more details about the new job next week, which will help.

#WeeknightWriters Q3: The new Genshin Impact update came out this week! That was nice :) I may have set aside the whole Wednesday afternoon for it.

#WeeknightWriters Q2: I actually feel like I'd be doing a lot better if I had some cheese. Could anyone spare any cheddar? I'll take brie, too 😆

#WeeknightWriters Q1: Eh, honestly, kinda so-so. I'm starting a new full-time job in September and am trying not to worry about everything I need to get done before then or how I'll fit writing around it once I've started. I'm TRYING not to feel like I'm running out of time to do everything.

Happy Friday, #WeeknightWriters! I'm Sarina, and this week I'm tired and made very little progress on my WIP 😩

Need an easy read for these heatwaves? A Dream of Death and Magic is 99c/99p for a few days! Every book in this series has all the cosy vibes you could want from a dark urban paranormal fantasy (and a MC who struggles with these heatwaves as much as we do). #booksky sarinalanger.com/chaos-of-est...

Folks, this book is EXCELLENT. It was also my introduction to horror. Go treat yourselves.

Thank you to everyone who's told me you've pre-ordered A Dozen Dystopias and How to Dodge Them! So incredible to know so many of you have already ordered it, and this book will be in your mailbox or on your phone/e-reader the moment it's released from Bloomsbury Academic!!!

For those of you who use Atticus to format your books- how are you finding it? I need/want to make some small adjustments to my book interiors and am wondering if it's worth getting. I'd use it exclusively for formatting adjustments. #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #queerwriters

Anyone else really struggle to picture what their characters look like and what age they are or just me? 😩 I swear this is harder than marketing. #writingcommunity #fantasywriters

#queerwriters I'd really quite like to finish at least two character profiles for my new epic fantasy this week, and I REALLY need to figure out the new POV who sneaked in and replaced one I did have figured out. #lgbtqwriters #fantasywriters

Have a good weekend, #writingcommunity! Remember to make time for yourself, eat some cake, pet a cat (with the cat's permission, obviously). See you all on Monday 👋

#WeeknightWriters Q6: I think an anthology I'm in should go live for pre-orders some time today or tomorrow, but I don't have a link yet. Should do next week though! ^-^

#WeeknightWriters Q5: honestly, you're good 💛 I've been away for a while, pretty much all of July, so if anything, I've got catching up to do with all of you!

#WeeknightWriters Q4: I'm going to be very vocal, if needed, about necessary mental health accommodations at work, because the idea of working from the office 5 consecutive days a week fills me with dread and shutdown warning lights 😅

#WeeknightWriters Q3: I met up with a friend on Wednesday for her birthday and to catch up, and a cat slept on me yesterday! 🥰

#WeeknightWriters Q2: the main thing I'm struggling with is not knowing what my routine will look like from September (new job). I don't know my new work pattern yet, so planning my writing around the uncertainty/lack of information is a no-go. Should know more next week though 🤞

#WeeknightWriters Q1: I'm mostly just glad to be back at my writing desk now! July was ✨A Month✨, so focussing on plotting while I can has been lovely.

Hello!! 👋 I'm fashionably late, but at least I'm back 😊 I'm Sarina, epic and urban fantasy author of many queer characters! I've sent Book 15 to my editor this week, and I've been fleshing out my 7 POV characters for my new epic fantasy series. It's going slowly, but it's going.

Who wants some queer af books? *raises hand*

I would really love to edit a Greek myth and folklore anthology written by Greek, diaspora and BIPOC authors. If any publishers or powers that be are listening. I’m shooting my shot.

It's hard to make handwritten WIP notes when you're sitting on a sofa and there's a cat on your lap, isn't it? How am I supposed to balance the notebook #fantasywriters #writingcommunity

Esta 4 is with my editor!! 🙌 I don't know why I kept fussing with this book, but I'm glad it's finally off my desk and on theirs 😅 #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

Always fun when you skim through your draft and spot a name you don't recognise. #writingcommunity

If your favourite part of Robin Hood was Nasir or Azeem, then you may like my next book! 😁 i basically wrote Robin Hood meets Sleeping Beauty, with a West Asian character as the hero. ⚔️🏳️‍🌈 🪾🪾🥀🌹🪾🪾 Last day for Arcs, btw!!! Jump in now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🪾🪾🥀🌹🪾🪾 #booksky #mena #swana

I'm a day late (sorry <3), but I'm sending Esta 4 to my editor this week! And, if time allows, I'll be character developing for the new epic fantasy :) #lgbtqwriters

What's up, #writingcommunity! I'm back! ^-^ July was A Month. My whole plan changed on the 1st, so instead of editing and plotting, I was considering job options. I'll have a new routine from Sep, details TBC, so I'll need to adjust to that, too. But, for now, I'm back :) How have you been?

Seconded! @cknightwrites.bsky.social is an awesome editor and deserves the world. If you're looking for a new editor or your first one, you'll want Charlie. Your books will be glad to have them.

Happy Monday, folks! I'm off work this week which usually means less time on socials for me, so have a good one, friends. May all your writing be inspired, your worldbuilding flow, and your needed edits be obvious at a glance. Remember to hydrate. #writingcommunity

The official Pride Month may have wrapped, but we support trans authors all year!

OH, but, on a positive note, I finished the First Big Edit of Esta 4 today!! I have a scene and some other bits to add and a few things to check to make sure it's all consistent, but the actual first read-through is done. #writingcommunity #writingfantasy