Stephanie Burgis

I write sparkling fantasy rom-coms for adults and fun MG fantasy adventures. I also drink frothy coffee, bake as much as possible, drink excessive amounts of hot chocolate, play with fountain pens, and take photos of my cat.

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Website: https://www.stephanieburgis.com
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Patreon: https://patreon.com/stephanieburgis

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2026-05-02 12:49:42 UTC

Today's geeky joy: choosing the perfect ink for my new TWSBI Eco Root Beer fountain pen! (I finally settled on Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea.)
#Fountainpens #Ink
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2026-04-27 12:58:32 UTC

I am so happy it's finally warm and dry enough to be writing-in-the-garden - and eating apple pie in the garden! - weather now. ❤️
#baking #writing
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2026-03-03 19:52:12 UTC

New inks + a new pen for an all-new project! And they're all so pretty. 😍
#FountainPens #writing
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2026-03-01 17:54:48 UTC

A question for any 19th century English lit scholars (please do boost!): when were Lord Byron's letters to his wife first published? I haven't been able to find a specific date for those yet. (I'm assuming it must have been after her death in 1860, but I could be wrong even about that vague assumption...)
#EnglishLit #english

2026-02-28 10:58:35 UTC

Hooray! This month's Dragons' Book Club is up now. Subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month upwards to read my recommendations from the month and share your own with fellow club members:
https://patreon.com/stephanieburgis
#reading

2026-02-21 14:45:46 UTC

Do you have any cozy weekend rituals? Over here, Saturdays are for watering my succulents and washing out any fountain pens that need new shades of ink.
#cozy #FountainPens

2026-01-21 11:51:02 UTC

Ahhh a really lovely delivery this morning: my author copies of the gorgeous British hardcover edition of Enchanting the Fae Queen! They are so beautiful. 😍
The cover art is by Jessica Cruickshank, and the jacket design is by Siobhan Hooper. I love it all!
And they'll be out in the world next week. Preorder now:
https://stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
#romance #fantasy
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2025-12-28 16:00:13 UTC

More happy ink geekery! The two fountain pen inks I got for Christmas were Wearingeul Pride & Prejudice and Taccia AO. I inked them up as quickly as I could, and I adore them both. Not only are they lovely, but they flow SO well!! A total joy to write with.
#ink #FountainPens
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2025-11-02 15:49:19 UTC

Playing with my new fountain pen (a TWSBI Eco Plum with Onyx)! ❤️ I went digging through my drawers of ink samples and bottles and found a pretty-much perfect match in Monteverde Garnet, an ink I'd never loved before - but now, it really works. Here's to happy geekery!
#FountainPens #ink
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2025-09-20 14:58:57 UTC

Any trip to Cardiff means a visit to Knoops! An 80% dark hot chocolate this time with cardamom and cinnamon, which worked surprisingly well together. ❤️ #chocolate
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2025-09-12 17:24:31 UTC

For all of my fellow fountain pen & ink geeks - via the Lamplighters Discord, I just discovered this blog devoted solely to the quest to find the perfect purple fountain pen ink, and honestly? I love it. This is *exactly* my kind of escapist joy! https://toomanypurples.blogspot.com/
#FountainPens #ink

2025-09-07 14:19:03 UTC

For my fellow fountain pen and ink lovers - I love this roundup of inks on Mountain of Ink today: https://mountainofink.com/blog/2800-inks
#FountainPens #inks

2025-08-28 10:41:40 UTC

For anyone who needs a burst of silly joy, my 12-year-old and I just rewatched the Muppets version of Bohemian Rhapsody, and you should, too. ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1z0XLqSDzQ
#joy #music

2025-07-12 20:34:44 UTC

A moment of beauty on this absurdly hot day. ❤️
#BloomScrolling
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2025-06-21 11:44:22 UTC

ICYMI, my frothy sapphic fantasy rom-com story "Five Reasons Why I Am Absolutely Not in Love with my Nemesis" is out now in Worlds of Possibility, along with lots of other great stories by authors including Marie Brennan, Patty Cornell, & more.
Check it out: https://www.juliarios.com/introducing-the-june-2025-issue-of-worlds-of-possibility/
#fantasy #romance

2025-06-18 12:27:43 UTC

I just finished reading my e-ARC of @npub12qk…05nr s All of Us Murderers and absolutely loved it - one of my very favorite KJC novels so far, which is saying a LOT. You can read my rave review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7664165121
#bookstodon #romance

2025-06-09 15:13:34 UTC

Today I am veeeery wiped out with the M.E./CFS after my amazing trip to Edinburgh (worth it!!!), but in extremely cheering news, my Kickstarted Endless Phantom fountain pen (+ Candy Sea ink) has arrived, and I really love it! Soooo light & well-balanced & such a smooth writer. Bliss!
#FountainPen #FountainPens
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2025-06-04 11:43:36 UTC

Fabulousness from Rose Ann Prevec. ;)
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2025-05-28 14:52:43 UTC

It's Book Quote Wednesday! This week's word is "deep," and here's a snippet from Wooing the Witch Queen, in which Felix introduces Saskia (who has only ever written with feather pens) to his fountain pen obsession.
https://stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
This is also related to my favorite-ever note from a review, this one from SBTB: "Argument about pens is weirdly hot." ✨❤️✒️
A TOTAL win for fountain pen geekery! ;)
#FountainPen #romance #fantasy
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2025-04-22 20:21:55 UTC

Playing with pretty fountain pens and inks to cheer myself up! I scooped up these two bottles of Yoseka Ceramics ink secondhand (and half-full) through a local group, and I really love the looks of both of them!
#FountainPens #ink
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2025-03-21 10:57:56 UTC

Hey, if you, like me, are a US citizen who's had your books/stories/articles stolen by Meta to train AI, you can submit your name to the class action suit using this easy contact form for one of the law firms involved:
https://www.saverilawfirm.com/meta-language-model-litigation
#ai #meta #writing

2025-03-10 20:08:22 UTC

OK, I haven't yet tried any Ferris Wheel pens fountain pens or ink, but for obvious reasons, I had to pass this on: https://www.ferriswheelpress.uk/pages/lotr-ks-sign-up
#fantasy #FountainPens

2025-03-07 11:43:36 UTC

I do love CultPens, but they are starting to get uncomfortably on the nose with their newsletter subject headings...
Surely fountain pens aren't THAT much of an addiction? ;)
#FountainPens #stationery
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2025-02-02 22:43:44 UTC

This week's Sunday snippet is from Wooing the Witch Queen, which is coming out in only 2-1/2 weeks (!!!)...and whose sweet cinnamon roll hero is an absolute fountain pen geek. ;)
(Luckily, the wicked witch queen heroine finds it endearing.)
https://stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#FountainPens #romance #fantasy
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2025-01-08 19:58:17 UTC

It's Book Quote Wednesday! This week's word is "kind," and here's a snippet from Wooing the Witch Queen...in which, yes, all of my personal fountain pen geekery is finally coming to the fore. ;)
(I had the BEST time researching 19th century fountain pens!)
Preorder now: https://www.stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen/
#bookqw #FountainPens #fantasy #romance
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2025-01-01 13:39:04 UTC

Starting the new year as I mean to go on - with happy fountain pen and ink geekery!
#FountainPens #ink
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2024-12-08 14:05:35 UTC

For my fellow fountain pen & ink addicts, one of the most stress-relieving video events of the year is back: Matthew of The Wet Pen's daily unboxing videos on YouTube as he opens a new door of an ink advent calendar every day 'til Christmas! SO hypnotically soothing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSGciytg-PThpEus5TDOrul8ok_vuWM9h
#ink #FountainPens

2024-11-27 19:08:01 UTC

Because I haven't posted enough fountain pen geekery lately... ;)
This week I added to my growing hoard of Octopus Fluids mythic sheening inks by getting Sea Serpent. I love it! Its sheen is more subtle than some of the others in that line, but in the right light it's fantastic, & it flows SO well.
(Honestly, you can't put together a whole collection of ink based on mythic creatures and NOT expect fantasy writers to leap at them! ;)
https://cultpens.com/products/octopus-sheen-fountain-pen-ink-30ml )
#FountainPens #ink
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2024-11-10 14:59:22 UTC

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And @npub1xg3…8svq took this photo of a butterfly hanging out on the phone that I was holding! Total joy. 😍
#butterflies
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2024-11-10 14:58:30 UTC

Today's moment of beauty (at our local butterfly zoo). ❤️
#butterflies
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2024-09-29 17:33:35 UTC

And of course we couldn't go home without a visit to the Natural History Museum. We are a paleontology-loving family! I am going to be wiped out for the next several days, but what an amazing weekend. (All but the 1st of these pics were taken by my teenager.)
There's a lot of talk about the challenges of parenting teens, but there really isn't enough talk about just how great it can be, too. ❤️
#paleontology #dinosaurs
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2024-09-25 10:53:38 UTC

Morning Pebbles, pondering. ❤️
#CatsOfMastodon
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2024-09-21 16:55:48 UTC

Bought for the purposes of Maintaining Morale (my own, obviously). ;)
Happy new inks day!
#FountainPens #inks
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2024-09-14 20:35:24 UTC

Today's moments of beauty all came from our family's trip to Puzzlewood, in the Forest of Dean - one of my favorite places in the world, and so blatantly magical that it's been used as the setting for zillions of fantasy movies and TV shows, from Merlin to Star Wars. I love it every time. 💚
#woods #forest
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2024-09-11 11:52:31 UTC

Today's moment of beauty. ❤️
#BloomsScrolling #FlowersOfMastodon
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2024-09-08 20:51:14 UTC

Octopus Fluids ink may not know every fantasy writer's weakness...but they sure do know mine! I am ALL IN on their new line of sheening fountain pen inks based on mythical creatures. I want every single type! ;)
#FountainPen #ink
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2024-09-03 20:14:20 UTC

I love this fountain pen with art by @npub1v8p…5ehv (I have one of the original editions, and it makes me happy every time I use it!), and I'm so happy it's being offered for sale again. https://endlesspens.com/products/opus-88-jenn-draws-outdoor-series-forest-creatures-fountain-pen
#FountainPen #FountainPens

2024-08-22 20:57:57 UTC

Yesterday was my family's 1st-ever visit to the La Brea Tar Pits, & it was SUCH an amazing experience, but the Harlan's ground sloth was my very favorite discovery. Did you know that they were naturally armoured, with pebble-shaped bits of bones embedded in their skin? SO cool. ❤️
#prehistory #museum
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2024-08-15 00:00:26 UTC

Thanks to everyone who snapped up a copy of my snarky gothic fantasy rom-com in numbers that justified buying a commemorative fountain pen! :)
It's a vintage Pilot pocket fountain pen from the late 1960s, and I love it. And just look at how well it matches the cover! ❤️🦇❤️
https://books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience
#romance #FountainPens
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2024-08-05 16:28:08 UTC

Huzzah! My gothic fantasy rom-com A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience is out today in ebook and paperback (with even more paperback buy-links coming soon). Enjoy!
https://books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience
And if you read your copy of the novella with a nice cup of tea in the heroine's honor, please do take a photo and share it with me. :)
#books #tea
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