Woops, where did the time go? We're already nearing the end of the End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle - a chance to fill some cozy winter nights with an array of different worlds 😊 itch.io/b/3409/end-o... Who knows? You might just find your next favourite read. #indiebooks #fantasybooks

Me (to my newly wedded spouse): so. Christmas coming up. Them: Yeah? Me: Where are all my birds?

I have a book in this 👀👀👀 And there are SO many other amazing reads too!!

Between Amazon and McDonald's and a bunch of others, it feels good to see big companies being forced to see that a lot of us are not only not in favour of, but actively against AI slop.

I don’t care if your book has a Paint cover. I don’t care if you have typos. I don’t care if you took the cover photo with your phone. But I do not want to read a book YOU DID NOT WRITE. Writing requires you to write. To feel. To think. To impart that. That is step one to Being a Writer.

Hey psst there's still time to grab the end of year fantasy bundle! 64 awesome indie books for only $45, we've got a flavour of fantasy for everyone itch.io/b/3409/end-o... #BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚 📦📚

Looking to vanish into some indie fantasy? If so, there are literally 64 works in this End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle for only $45.00. On sale until Dec. 15th. Snatch it up while you can and enjoy a plethora of fantasy this holiday season. 📢📚 💙📚 itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

Checked my calendar for tomorrow and unfortunately there is a day there

Yes, you have more books than you'll ever have time to read But you could still have more 👀👀

Fall Phoenix 🍂

The End-Of-Year #Indie #Fantasy Mega Bundle is here and it include 64 Books at only $45 😍 itch.io/b/3409/end-o... I realize that can still be too much money for some but you can still use the sale as a way to check out some books that you may pique your interest so go check it out!😁 #indiebooks

Found some time to bake in between ceiling painting days ❤️ 🍪

if you enjoy fantasy indie books, grab this bundle on itchio of 64 books for $45 - a savings of over $200!! itch.io/b/3409/end-o... deal ends december 15 📦📚📢📚💙 🪐📚 📚💛⚔️ 🧣📚 #SupportIndieAuthors #IndieBooks #BookSale #ItchioBundle #ItchioBundles #IndieAuthors #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #IndieFantasy

I know we're all suffering from advertising fatigue. We've been inundated with ads and spam email for the past week with ever-increasing fervor. Maybe consider taking a break, supporting some indie authors, & getting yourself some fantasy to vanish into? 📢📚 itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

The walls are white now! Next stop - repaint the ceiling and get new floors and then we can start to get this office running for real!!

Yesterday my mom suggested to me that I could use AI to translate my books so my family can read them. She may have been a bit surprised by the vehemence in my decline... I do not want AI to be associated with my books in any shape or form. Ever. They're mine!! >__< *Angry mamma bear growl*

I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/

Fun fact - if you live in Ireland, you can request to borrow a copy of my YA SFF adventure "A Spark in Space" from your local library! (Go to your library - seriously, they're awesome! As a side note - they also have home energy kits you can borrow)

I was today years old when I learned that I've probably always had anxiety but have been managing it through writing 😭 Which explains why my anxiety has consistently spiked in times when I didn't or couldn't write...

Getting my NCT is like going to a test I didn't study for

Had a family housewarming yesterday... Only for part of the family to arrive two hours before the agreed upon time without warning? Cue slightly stressed shower while thinking of all the thing I didn't get around to doing before they arrived...

Only a couple days left to snatch up the "Trans People Take on the World" bundle on Itchio. This bundle ends Nov. 15th. Support trans authors / representation and get yourself 32 books for only $35? Sounds like a win-win to me! 🌈📚 itch.io/b/3352/trans...

Can you guess where the wardrobe used to be?

Progress made on wardrobe disassembly today !

ATTENTION INDIE BOOK READERS The Indie Ink Awards are open for nominations! Authors can't nominate their own books, so it's up to you to make sure your faves get their shot. #booksky #indiebooks #IndieInkAwards

Happy samhain!

Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now? early 20s -> 31 I realized I was ace around 18/19, and came out shortly after. The Panromantic side of things has just sorta been floating alongside it - it didn't seem as relevant as the whole ace thing to most people

Current state:

If you’ve enjoyed an indie game please consider leaving a review on Steam. It does massively help and the devs and community teams love to read them. Especially around launch when everyone is knackered, a lovely review is such an energy boost.

Given that I am someone who lost her job in marketing to AI, I frankly find it insulting to be sent crappy marketing emails so obviously written by an AI that has scraped info on my book from various posts I have shared - without alterations btw - but posing as someone who has supposedly read it.

Today seems to be my "getting shit done" day... Which is good, because the past few months everything that wasn't tied to immediate survival kinda just fell by the wayside and I'm now playing catch-up

You've got one day left to secure yourself a ton of books by or about awesome ace people! 📚😁 (Including "A Spark in Space") Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$ riyati.ink/acepride2025 Or the smaller one - 25 books for 25$ riyati.ink/ace2025-1 #booksky #indiebooks #acebooks #asexual

Did you see the mega bundle for #AceWeek ?? Did you look at those books? Because I have read a significant chunks of them, and they alone would be worth the $50 itch.io/b/3318/ace-p... 🌈📚 #AsexualBooks #QueerSFF

I won.

And now to tackle this wallpaper in my new office... One of us has to go and I am determined to be victorious!!

If Ace Week has you curious about asexual characters, especially books with leading ace characters written by asexual authors, here's 15 of them. ♠️🌈📚

Surprisingly I managed to escape the convention without getting sick! This might actually be a first 🤣

I always forget just how exhausting conventions can be and how long it takes me to feel energized again afterward. On the plus side, I sold all the books I brought and met some seriously awesome people! (And have somehow shouldered myself with the responsibility of chairing the next one...)

For ace pride we've got a treat for you! Whether it's ace characters or written by ace authors - there are truly fantastic stories in the mix of these itch bundles 📚😁 Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$ riyati.ink/acepride2025 Or if that's too dear - 25 books for 25$ riyati.ink/ace2025-1

If you're looking to start #AsexualAwarenessWeek off with a bang... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices! Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025 Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1 Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2 📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀

All of the ace books!!!

Signing and selling books at IDWCon this weekend - if you're around, come say hi! 😁

Read this fun and gritty crime novel about two badass ladies - "Old Ghosts" has been out in the world for only a week! 😁 👥 Dual POV 💜 Enemies to... "Friends"? 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic MC 🔫 Cop & criminal in uneasy alliance 💅 Lots of sass (and flirtation) books2read.com/saoirsekenne... #booksky #lgbt #indiebooks

Sci-fi and Fantasy are not genres, but settings

This has somehow been my most successful book launch week so far, despite so many things going wrong or just not working 😅 (Like ads, getting a location for a launch party, getting the keys to our house ON launch day instead of two weeks before, blablabla) Happy to see people enjoying Saoirse ❤️

Just one more day for you to get these under-rated books on your radar 😁 68 books for only $38 - and there's some real gems in there! Any reviews for any of these books will be super appreciated, too ❤️ #itchbundle #books #indiebooks #booksky #writersky

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Marketing is hard. #Book marketing is super hard. Getting reviews for those books is harder still. Here we have a #collection of #SFF books that seem to largely fall between the cracks of easily defined genres, deserving of some attention. Maybe check 'em out. itch.io/b/3305/under... #sale 🧡🚀📚

If any of y'all ever even for a second assume that I use AI to write, edit or anything my books - I don't. Nor will I ever. I *love* the creative struggle. I love feeling like I'm genuinely improving, I love telling my stories, and I love knowing that everything on the pages is 100% me.

Looking for the next diamond-in-the-rough of books? You might just find it in the under-rated bundle on itch.io. 63 indie gems from all genres to occupy your imagination all winter. 📚💙 itch.io/b/3305/under...