New Zealand had a famously charismatic right-wing businessboy Prime Minister called John Key. He was constantly doing gaffes, covered in flopsweat, and compulsively pulled women's hair. The media buried it and sold him as SO charming. He was PM for 8 years. Don't let it happen with Vance.

As part of the Narrates Indie sale, there are also bundles of the books that are available on itch! Best Friends' Promise is part of the Fantasy 1 bundle, and the mid range novels bundle! itch.io/b/3634/narra... itch.io/b/3629/narra...

HER VALIANT MAIDEN, the fourth story in my Sapphic Lady Knights series, is out now! 🫶 ⚔️ Knight x knight ✨️ Reluctant allies 🏳️‍🌈 Capable FMCs in their 30s 📚 Standalone a.co/d/01v32aYv

If you haven't bought to your hearts content already through the #Narratess sale, what are you doing? There are SO MANY amazing SFF books in this sale that I already love, and even more that I haven't read yet! Check it out at indiebook.sale#Narratess

Looking for some discounted fiction? Well you're in luck, because from now through the 13th, the Narratess Indie Sale is live at indiebook.sale! A Quiet Universe is deeply discounted alongside hundreds of other indie titles, and if you prefer itch bundles, we've got those too! Check the link :3

And the Narrates Indie sale is now live! Hundreds of indie books discounted to free, 99c or $1.99 (US), including Best Friends' Promise! Definitely worth checking out! indiebook.sale

I've had some insane recommendation chains that have led to cool opportunities and sales! Never underestimate what sharing or even just word-of-mouth can do for us 👏

The Narratess Indie Sale starts today! For the next three days, 280+ books will be on sale, available for $1.99 or less. Even if you're on a budget or book buying ban, you can still grab the free ebooks (those don't count for your buying ban, because you're spending money!) indiebook.sale

My blog post about this very widespread scam, which arrives out of the blue in the form of a highly flattering (AI-generated) email writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...

It's Indie April, and the Narratess sale returns! From April 11-13, you can find hundreds of books on sale or for free, all listed at indiebook.sale! My sapphic romantasy debut, A Melody in the Deep, is 50% off as part of the sale: tinyurl.com/melody-deep 🧜‍♀️🌈⛵️ 🌈📚💛⚔️ #sapphfic

And the Narrates Indie sale is now live! Hundreds of indie books discounted to free, 99c or $1.99 (US), including Best Friends' Promise! Definitely worth checking out! indiebook.sale

I was kinda going "do I really wanna name them and potentially set off an avalanche" then I saw their vibe-coded app is $99.99 so: lmao fuck NovelMage

In preparation for the Narrates Indie sale, my trans sapphic vampire romance Best Friends' Promise is on sale for US$1.99 on Amazon. (It'll also be on sale on itch in about 7 hours, as I could schedule the sale there). www.amazon.com/Best-Friends...

Happy Sapphic Visibility Day from this very sapphic lesbian who writes very sapphic fantasy! 💜

In preparation for the Narrates Indie sale, my trans sapphic vampire romance Best Friends' Promise is on sale for US$1.99 on Amazon. (It'll also be on sale on itch in about 7 hours, as I could schedule the sale there). www.amazon.com/Best-Friends...

I drew Sphene from Final Fantasy XIV! 💛

This coming weekend, 280+ small press & self-pub books will be discounted in the @narratess.com indie book sale! As usual, I've spotted more to add to my never-ending TBR list, so to get hype for Saturday, I'm sharing a few that caught my eye every day until the sale starts 🤩 🧵 👇

A study from Finland has been used to cast doubt on gender affirming care for youth. But Finland never offered gender affirming care. Perhaps invasive, adversarial, fruitless years of assessment harm trans youth? New opinion by @evanurquhart.bsky.social: www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Happy Thur #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Tomorrow's theme is ****PRETEND**** Are any of your characters PRETENDING to be something they're not? Let's PRETEND they are all perfect! 🎭🥸

Happy Sapphic Visibility Day to everyone in the sapphic community! Personally, I love the term "sapphic." To me, it doesn't replace other terms and identities such as "lesbian"; it's an umbrella term that includes lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer... 1/5 #sapphicbooks

Gentle reminder, if you enjoyed a book by an indie author, please don't forget to leave a review! Because the trolls, racists, +haters never forget, they love to 1-star diverse stories. Reviews don't need to be long or wordy either, a simple line, "I enjoyed this book" is perfectly acceptable! 💝

they're so funny #namivivi

The response to the conversion therapy video has been amazing. I’ve gotten messages from lots of NHS staff appalled to learn about the present-day abuses, who want to hold senior managers to account. As I say in the video, allowing this abuse undermines the entire NHS! 🏥 youtu.be/_S5w18sjYLk?...

The Master of Puppets: The War of Souls Book 1 by Molly J. Bragg is coming to Audio Book on June 9th, 2026 from Tantor Media.

Charming

As tradition will have it I drew Flora for Flowers day (ignore that it was two days ago) 🍃💚

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300 copies sold is, by New Zealand micropress standards, a success. That's the "well done buy yourself a glass of champagne" number. Anything you sell above that is icing on the cake. I didn't get a million dollar netflix deal but damned if I didn't outsell my expectations.

I keep getting down on myself, that I've failed as a writer, then I remember like ... okay between self-pub and trad editions The Dawnhounds has moved around 15k copies. I was never a NYT bestseller, but when I started this journey I had 300 printed, that was the goal.

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It's ace day! 🖤🤍💜 In case you didn't know, I'm a biromantic asexual, much like the main character of my Echo Archives series, the badass but tired new mom Kembral Thorne, who would love to have fun at this party but is stuck in a murder time loop with her cat burglar nemesis instead

Happy #lesficfri! (As it is Friday here now ^^) It seems that there is definitely something that Myla would indeed prefer, and not just which title should be used for her. books2read.com/u/m25XQR issy-waldrom.itch.io/hearts-whisp...

To see the qualifications and the nomination form, head to this website: tepaetawhitiawards.nz/award-for-ou... #nominations #specficnz #specficcommunity #serviceaward #ilovespecfic

#lesficfri for PREFER It's Christmas morning and Millie can't remember how to say 'Merry Christmas' in French, or pick the right moment to give Elise her present. When she finally does, she's beaten to the punch... #wlw #sapphic #lesfic www.amazon.com/dp/B078LZ3JG1

custas and tartah early morning reading

Happy #lesficfri! (As it is Friday here now ^^) It seems that there is definitely something that Myla would indeed prefer, and not just which title should be used for her. books2read.com/u/m25XQR issy-waldrom.itch.io/hearts-whisp...

Happy Thur #lesficfri Friends! 🤗 Today's theme is ****PREFER**** Share about something your characters PREFER! 👠🥾🍲🐶🐈‍⬛🍷🍺

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✨ It's Magik! ✨

Real writers like writing. People who do it solely as a hustle and take shortcuts aren't writers. Writing is miserable, but fun. And the one thing writing certainly isn't is mindless. But I promise that the people who use AI are. Do you think pro ball players would rather a robot do their job?

first spell (2025)

On this #TransDayOfVisibility, perhaps consider giving a trans author's books a look? Trans characters, usually the mc's, and very queer (usually sapphic) ^^

On this TDOV, I'd like to give a thought to all the trans people who can't be visible. In an ideal world, there'd be no need to hide one's identity; as it is, however... I see you all. You're my friends and siblings and I love you. It may take a while, but things will get better. Stay strong.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍🌈💗💙🤍

Maomao from Apothecary Diaries 🌸 trying to improve my lighting work, hope you like it!

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! ✨🏳️‍⚧️✨

I Hugged a Blåhaj Too Tight and Turned Into a Sharkgirl's now available on itch with a WHOLE NEW SCENE that adds STAKES and MEANING! Also some edits and a wonderful cover art! You can get it, and five other wonderful stories, for 5 american euros, with STWL's new bundle: itch.io/b/3616/stwl-...

tell your trans friends you love them & act accordingly

today’s Trans Day of Visibility 🌸💙 reminder to ✨ be there for trans people in your family, workplace, or any space you’re in ✨ donate to trans charity fund if you can ✨ don’t give money to the terf wizard franchise

You have a few more days to pick up all my ebooks & audiobooks so far at a discount on Itch! Buy any of them for 30% off, or get all of them together for $30! That's a whole lot of extremely gay Portland magical girl adventures! The sale runs through Trans Day of Visibility itch.io/s/182018/mag...