Pig butchering isn't limited to investment scams: it also exists in the publishing space, and targets writers.

Read spicy vampires on my website! #writingcommunity ✍️ #specfic 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 🪐📚🌶️📚📚🌎#romtalk

For anyone who's following the Anthropic class action lawsuit/settlement, this is the best way (this site is the go-to for keeping up with AI lawsuits in general): chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/category/bar...

New at #WriterBeware: I go in-depth on the most problematic clauses in that Shadow Light Press contract. This isn't just a publisher "beware": exposing bad contract language helps writers understand not just what they should avoid, but what they should demand. writerbeware.blog/2025/12/19/w...

💙📚😱🩸📚 New tech horror book to check out #Horror #HorrorBooks #BookSky

Pick your lane: Horror, Thriller, Motivation, or ADHD-focus. Reply with your pick & I’ll recommend a starter from my 67+ books. www.amazon.com/stores/Tommy... www.goodreads.com/author/show/... #HorrorBooks #ThrillerBooks #amreading #bookrecs #booksky

Gone to See the River Man review #GoneToSeetheRiverMan #books #reading #booksky #horror #horrorbooks #horrorsky

Big shout-out to my friend Gary Thomas at the Perry County Times for this wonderful column about me and my book! While I am in no way, shape, or form an "elite" runner, the kind words are much appreciated! #writing #writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #horrorwritingcommunity #journalism

Book Review! "Kindred Rivals" (M/M fantasy/historical romance) by Jordan Lee & Spara Solace, 🎨 Lina Ganef. Two men who are very bad at falling out of love. I couldn't put it down! My review: dannyechase.com/bookreviews/... Purchase link: us.amazon.com/Kindred-Riva... 🌶️📚🌈💜📚🌎#rombk

Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...

Facebook and Instagram are home to enormous numbers of scam ads (including hundreds of ads for publishing scams). Meta is happy to assist. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Book Review! "Kindred Rivals" (M/M fantasy/historical romance) by Jordan Lee & @sparasolace.bsky.social, 🎨 Lina Ganef. Two men who are very bad at falling out of love. I couldn't put it down! My review: dannyechase.com/bookreviews/... Purchase link: us.amazon.com/Kindred-Riva... 🌶️📚🌈💜📚🌎#rombk #dcbr

Teamed up with other queer indie authors to bring you a free ebook each day until Christmas 💜 Today's one of my own and you can start downloading it 12th December at midnight PST/9AM CET www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM6PTKH1 #freebooks #bookishadventcalendar #lgbtqbooksky

So, Blade Broken got nominated for quite a few categories. Thank you everyone who nominated this, and now, it's time to VOTE. #booksky #queersky 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐 indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

🌾BRIDGING LIVES 🌾 BRIDGING HEARTS * BOOK TWO Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFZPPLR3/ #GMLGB #MMRomance #Booksky #Romance #LGBTRomance #GayRomance 🌶️📚 🌈📚 #Gay #LGBT #📚 💙📚

⚔️✨ Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Blends It'll always be my favorite sort of overlap near and dear to my heart, from magical post-apocalyptic settings to futuristic fantasy worlds. 🖤 ✨ caranox.com/books 📚🌈♠️ 🌈🚀💫 🌃📚 🌈📚🪐 💙📚👀 📢📚 #queerAdultSFF

so much praise for my book! and it's 50% off on smashwords! 🥹 get this sapphic ace romantasy now and see why everyone loves the baby dragon! read it already? leave a review! ✨ 🌈📚 #IndieAuthor #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #romancelandia books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6

Vampire Haven book 1 excerpts are now on my website! (NSFW) dannyechase.com/vhbook1/ & sign up for my free author newsletter for excerpts from book 2, starting today. (NSFW) dannyechase.com/newsletter/ Wholesome MM vampire erotic romance. #writingcommunity ✍️ #specfic 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 🪐📚🌶️📚📚🌎#romtalk

Vampire Haven book 1 excerpts are now on my website! (NSFW) dannyechase.com/vhbook1/ & sign up for my free author newsletter for excerpts from book 2, starting today. (NSFW) dannyechase.com/newsletter/ Wholesome MM vampire erotic romance. #writingcommunity ✍️ #specfic 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 🪐📚🌶️📚📚🌎#romtalk

🔊 What Literary Agents Advice Querying Writers Today’s advice comes from two prominent, successful agents! See the helpful tips below ⬇️ #writingcommunity #querying path2pub.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/2...

Indie publishers, small press owners: if you're interested in taking part in #SmallPitch, please fill out the form below! In July, authors pitched almost 1,000 books across genres and audiences. This is your chance to find your next acquisitions 👀 All info on our website (link in bio!) 🌊

Ready for a new week? Butch/Femme Fiction suggestions for the IHS reading challenge category for the week of 12/15/25: Holiday Romance. 📚💜💙 | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Sapphic Book | Queer Romance #romancelandia #booksky #sapphicbooks #readingchallenge #butchfemme @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social

The Chronicles of Nerezia is a big fantasy series in fun bite-sized format! It has... ✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding ✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games ✨ found family road trip claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/ 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF

My book is an Indie Ink nominee! I’m so glad my little queer, disabled stories are resonating with people, and it would mean the world to me if you can head to indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... and cast your vote for: ✨best cover ✨best disability rep by a disabled author ✨best mental health rep

A gorgeous, cosy Welsh Christmas romance with achillean, trans masc, bisexual, physical disability and neurodivergent rep? 🥹 This book just kept getting cuter as it went on and I loved it! #diversebooksky #diversebooks #booksky

New #WriterBeware blog post: per a report by @publisherslunch.bsky.social, Amazon's new gen AI-powered "Ask This Book" feature for Kindle is, in effect, an "in-book chatbot" writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...

Hi all! Coming out of hibernation briefly to make some #PitchDis announcements. 1. The email address used to send requests out this years will no longer work as of Jan 1. Please use the regular PitchDis address we've been using for years that can be found on our site. (1/4)

Writing prompts for a spooky story! #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ #write

Only 3 hours left to get a copy of Issue 2 of my #prowrestling, comedic #fantasy comic that I wrote as a love letter to my former #WWE wrestling brother Paul! I hope you enjoy it!

Sounds intriguing! Space operas often explore the depths of human conflict and discovery. "The stars are not for man." What themes resonate most with you? 🪐📚 #SciFi #SpaceOpera

Sounds like a captivating read! 🌟 "A Light for the Dead to Follow" blends the best of cozy vibes with Tolkien's magic! Can't wait to dive into this one! 💙📚 #BookLovers #SFF

bit.ly/4r0eQqS is where you can find my blog post detailing how each of these three novels were written, where and why. Please enjoy.

This week's free spec rec is the surrealist story "The Horse's Hand" by Zebulon House in Propagule. www.propagule.co/fiction/the-... "Now you owe me, said the Horse." #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱

This week's free spec rec is the surrealist story "The Horse's Hand" by @zebulonhourse.bsky.social in Propagule. www.propagule.co/fiction/the-... "Now you owe me, said the Horse." #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #dcrecs #Horror 📚😱

Read some steamy MM vampire scenes for free! 🌈💜📚🌎 🪐📚#rombk🌶️📚#specfic🔱✍️🌈🚀💫

📚A Thorn’s Rose: A Sapphic Monster Romance Anthology, curated by Dae Storm “Hypha’s Hoard” by Bethany Baker FF human x dragon-woman romance short story https://f.mtr.cool/swxnlsmifa 📚🌈📚💙📚🌎📚🌶️📚 Indie Author #monsterromance #indiebooks #monsterfucker

Today's the last day of this sale! 📢📚🌈🚀💫🌈📚🪐📚💙 👉 www.mnbennet.com/pride-promo #QueerBookSky #ReadQueerBooks #BookSale #QueerBookSale #99cSale #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks

📙Why I Hated You So Much: The Falling of an Angel (Celestial Sin Book 1) by Bethany Baker  MM fallen angel x demon novelette https://f.mtr.cool/jrpevkyrbt 📚🌈📚💙📚🌎📚🌶️📚 Indie Author #monsterromance #indiebooks

only a few hours left! Ebook prices are going up in January so don't miss out and grab the series now ✨️ 🌈📚 #booksky

#writing #writinglife #writingcommunity ✍️

Corpse roads are paths for carrying coffins to their final resting places: physical places with metaphysical properties. Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my Weird Wednesday blog! dannyechase.com/blog/corpser... #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ #write

Corpse roads are paths for carrying coffins to their final resting places: physical places with metaphysical properties. Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my Weird Wednesday blog! dannyechase.com/blog/corpser... #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ #write #dcblogs

‘Touchpaper’ (Book 1) and ‘Wyrm-galdr’ (Book 2) of ‘The Parallel Realm’ series - available wherever you buy your books or from DavidDoddsAuthor.com #indieauthor #fiction #fantasy #writing #fantasybooks #readingcommunity #magic #magicalrealism #urbanfantasy #cozyfantasy #booksky

When the Watcher King uncovers my true identity, I’m forced to confront the past I’ve been running from. The Merry Halls of Hell by Heidi Vanlandingham is a Christmas and Holiday Book Festival pick...on sale for $1.99 substack.com/@nnlightsboo... #nnlbh #giveaway #urbanfantasy

"Speedy Mart" by Martin Hooijmans (art by Lars de Ruyter): thestoryshack.com/flash-fictio... #flashfiction #WritingCommunity

Going to take a break from baking all the things and have a laugh this weekend. Join me! #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife

I wrote about the myth of the “serious writer” and how it convinced me to stop writing altogether. About shrinking my voice, deleting my work, and finally learning to take my own stories seriously again. 🔗 Read here: medium.com/@bratt.avaso... #Writing #WritersOnBsky #LGBTQWriters

Part 3 | 🔊 What Literary Agents Advice Querying Writers We’re ending 2025 with a roundup of the timeless advice given to querying writers from the agents hosted on Path2pub! See the helpful tips below ⬇️ #writingcommunity #querying path2pub.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/2...

COMING SOON! Butch/femme sapphic fiction books currently in pre-order status on Amazon as of 12/09/25. 🌈📚💜💙 | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Sapphic Book | Queer Romance | Butch/Femme Fiction #romancelandia #booksky #comingsoon #sapphicbooks #butchfemme

Looking for a quick, cozy, and queer winter read? Check out Glimmer in the Dark, a winter solstice romance novella with all the Hallmark romcom joy! Perfect winter read for the non-religious queers, with a balance of heart, humor, and heat! 🌈💜 🌈📚 💙📚 CozyDuBois.com