How do you expect to moderate this consistently? Namely, how do you expect to discern if some fictional characters are consenting? Kink frequently *appears* to be non-consensual, it's one of the reasons there are 'safe words' worked out during some activities. You are setting up a chilling effect.

Anyway. Go get 40% off most everything on my Ko-fi using the link below. This is (one of) my thank you for folks funding @bailswrites.bsky.social's Kickstarter for Plot Twist Cafe. Help me deplete my stock, please. 🌈🚀💫 🌈📚 ko-fi.com/anotherindie... (I know the preview says commissions. it's wrong)

Life is hard and long and lonely, and sometimes, if you’re lucky, a vampire will show up at your house and make it… arguably somewhat better, eventually probably? 😂 Queer supernatural time travel urban gothic fantasy romance! Find it on Amazon, Audible, and ITCHIO. 📚🌈 #booksky

Few more days left of the FREE short story indie bundle on Itch! 20+ stories, ranging from horror, to sci-fi, to romance, and more. Up until Sept. 22nd. Get it NOW! itch.io/b/3272/free-... #IndieAuthor #ShortStory #FREE #Booksky #Readers #AmReading

everything kind of sucks! escape into one of these 23 new worlds for only $25!! #booksky itch.io/b/3254/new-w...

Reminder that this closes Monday morning (CST time) -- we're at 45 authors atm, can we get to 50 for the nice round number? 👀 📦📚 📚💙 🌎📚🌈

time for another IF Weekly Roundup! tabitha-if.neocities.org/wr_9-20-25

i cannot recommend Juniper's series highly enough! amazing worldbuilding and characters; dark fantasy that remains hopeful. and very queer! GR link for book 1: www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...

Did you know that, right now, you can get over twenty short stories ‼️FOR FREE‼️ over on itchio? There's a little bit of everything in this bundle, so consider it the perfect opportunity to maybe find your next favorite indie author. 👀 💙📚 #booksky itch.io/b/3272/free-...

Reminding my writer and artist and musician friends that it is OK and even encouraged to include links in posts here. If you don't want to do it in the main post, add it in a comment. And if you still don't want to do that, PUT SOME KINDA LINK IN YOUR BIO! I AM BEGGING YOU 😭💜

Novellavember is coming up! Read novellas in November 🍂 🍂🍂🍂 I've been trying to make this a thing for like 4 years now. 🫠 #Novellavember

let characters be messy!! (yes i am thinking about my own books and some of the reactions they've gotten bc the MCs aren't perfect and don't always do "the right thing")

THE SOLACE OF STARS is one of my quieter books, but I love it a lot 💜 This slice-of-life story is a prequel novella to Silver Blood, starring young apothecary Leif Trysz as they adjust to life working for the infamous Beldon family.  Grab it here: https://books2read.com/u/meRAOA 📚💙

SYPHA // STRENGTH New installation in my #Castlevania tarot project 🤭🔥 #artsky #WIP

How do you like a bundle of books set in secondary worlds? Check out this bundle! 22 authors, 22 books, for only $25! #booksky 🌈📚💙📢📚📦📚🌎🌈💜🧡🦄📚🌈🚀💫

Want some great short stories, for Free? Check out these amazing authors on Itch.io, read their free stories, and then maybe try out some longer works! #shortstory #sciencefiction #fantasy #free itch.io/b/3272/free-...

How do you like a bundle of books set in secondary worlds? Check out this bundle! 22 authors, 22 books, for only $25! #booksky 🌈📚💙📢📚📦📚🌎🌈💜🧡🦄📚🌈🚀💫

This is probably the last time I'm going to put The Warm Machine on sale before The Lucky Machine hits in November. So... you should totes get it now. Literally like $1.10! PLUS all these other awesome books! itch.io/b/3254/new-w... #Scifi #Booksky #TWM #Writing #Robots

New blog post: azhdarchid.com/slop-comes-f...

It's another Itch bundle, this one for speculative fiction set in secondary worlds! 23 books (including two of mine!) for only $25, now through Sept 22. itch.io/b/3254/new-w...

now through the 22nd, you can get this story in a bundle with 20+ other short stories for FREE (but tips are certainly welcome)! itch.io/b/3272/free-...

now through the 22nd, you can get this story in a bundle with 20+ other short stories for FREE (but tips are certainly welcome)! itch.io/b/3272/free-...

It's another Itch bundle, this one for speculative fiction set in secondary worlds! 23 books (including two of mine!) for only $25, now through Sept 22. itch.io/b/3254/new-w...

Yes! Please. Request my books in libraries. Seeing my book in a library -- even considering the fact it was a copy I donated -- was the coolest thing to experience as an author. I'd love to see them more places.

Lots of amazing Bi Books to be had here! (Including mine hehe)

Go buy my new stickers, Ohio peeps (or non-Ohio people too)! Put them on your computer! On your car! On your dog*! On your fridge! Anywhere you want! * Please don't put them on your dog this is bad for them

The 2025 edition of ECTOCOMP, the interactive fiction community's annual spooky competition, is here! Submissions open on October 1, but you can begin working on your spooky IF now. Rules and more info on the jam page: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

My short story "After the Curse" is currently featured in a FREE short story bundle on Itch! Grab over 20 stories from now through the 22nd. Tips welcome but not required! itch.io/b/3272/free-...

Did you want some free short stories? Well, now's your chance! From the 15th to the 22nd, find 20+ free short stories all in an itchio bundle for you to snag! Tips are appreciated, ofc. My body horror, perfect for the end of summer, summertime blossoms, is included!! itch.io/b/3272/free-...

Happening NOW!!! The FREE short story bundle on Itch is LIVE! For this week, you can get 20+ stories FOR FREE (tips appreciated but not necessary) from a whole boatload of wonderful indie authors. Claim yours here: itch.io/b/3272/free-... #Books #Stories #ShortStories #Writer #IndieAuthor

new short IF!

of course itch. io is down right when i wanted to upload a new project 😭

New IFWR!

I'm putting together an (all genre) Ace Pride Book Week #itchio bundle; more info in the form 👇 but tldr * Runs Oct 19-25 * Preference given to ownvoice rep, but both ace authors and ace characters (not written by ace authors) welcome 🔗 forms.gle/tnMw4xRxDkvC... 📦📚 📚💙 🌎📚🌈

What's this? Another itch-io bundle? Sign-ups are open for the under-rated bundle! If your book has AT MOST 15 ratings on Goodreads or Amazon (or another rating/review site if it's not available there), go fill out the form: forms.gle/BUisCjLQqC... 📦📚

Discover magic with this bundle of Urban and science fantasy! 💙📚 #queerwriters #queeradultsff 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 #writingcommunity 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #BookSky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #bookish #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers itch.io/b/3253/magic...

LOOK! THAT’S ME!

I'm joining Rainbow Space Magic as a panelist again!

I am going to shill for not me for a moment. If you're in need of editing work, please consider Poppy. They are a lovely person and have been providing me exceptional feedback working with them in a not-editing but related to editing capacity of what I'm working on. (1/2)

Callie returns to the podcast to discuss Emily Short's Bee. It should be on your platform of choice! Let me know if you can't find it. open.spotify.com/episode/7Bnb...

@augursociety.bsky.social #AugurMicros2025 Actual story was too long for the post, so it's in an image with alt text

The Augur Microfiction Contest is BACK for 2025 🏆 until Sep 30! THE THEME: We want microfiction that bursts open the futures we need to see 🌌 show us the who/what/where of your tomorrows! More info below ⬇️ and in our bio!

Trans & Nonbinary Creators Boost - Share your fiction, essays, poetry, fanfic, thinkpieces, and other writing below. - Go into the replies and look for new works to read and share. - Follow new trans creators and make your feed brighter! NSFW and erotica welcome. #WriteSky #BookSky

Oh my gosh, this is such a useful word for describing my reaction to a whole host of technology and culture trends.

Latest IF Weekly Roundup! tabitha-if.neocities.org/wr_9-6-25

How reading feels #WIP

The Fifth Yanai is part of an epic Epic Fantasy Bundle on itch and you can grab this huge bunch of books for the next few days! ☺️ itch.io/b/3251/an-ep... Thank you @chiefwritesbook.bsky.social for putting this together 🥰📚🌈

Alright. I've yet to make a sale of any kind this month and I'm $0.05 away from my next milestone on itch. So...anyone want to buy my books, please? anotherindiewriter.itch.io

Alright. Let's try to do a little marketing while my brain allows. It's SUBtember over on Twitch. If you sub to my Twitch channel, it's 25% off for one month. If you gift at least 5 subs, I get bonus income. Even if you can't afford subbing, consider a follow. twitch.tv/anotherindie...

I've been threatening to write this essay for five years! A treatment of VIctor Gijsbers's "The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode". Long form, crunchy. Perils of author explication, contaminated text, some digital humanites excavation. golmac.org/the-wolf-tha...