My partner won a ticket to INTO THE WOODS yesterday! Based on how MY day went, he sucked ALL of the luck out of hte local area to do this. *looks at DISASTER of a cake after having to visit THREE different shops for ingredients* And I got NOTHING else done. 😭 😭 😭

don't need a free course to tell me LLMs are plagiarised slop and create *more* not less work to correct the flaws they make because they're glorified text-predictors. how about the government put money into paid apprenticeships for older adults (not just young folk and new graduates).

Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.

I mean, who doesn’t love a bandwagon? 1 like = 1 random line from one of my WIPs/Published Works *set in Twixt, the world of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA* (I’ve got some short stories, novellas, and novels in the world in various states of completion.) www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

The 16th Doctor and the Tardis

I have just booked a slot to take my Life in the UK test, in advance of (hopefully) applying for ILR later this year. I am both excited and oddly terrified.

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

I’m gonna be real with you: If I had to recommend one book of mine for an unknown reader with unknown taste, it would be this one. Of special interest to trans readers & lovers of cephalopods, fantasy romance, the environment, & a ripping yarn mixing high emotional stakes & epic undersea battles.

I have overspiced the apple crumble. Do I regret this? …probably not, no.

27 Jan 2026 Kickstarter Tip for today? SPAM. Because you will almost certainly encounter it. Messages saying your project is frozen, that your banking details are incorrect, that your personal information needs to be re-confirmed, etc. etc. Always think before you respond, as with…(1/3)

For anyone who's confused by the seeming hypocrisy of, on the one hand, conservatives continually screaming about the horror of rapists and pedophiles while, on the other hand, downplaying Epstein to better embrace Trump, it's actually an easy circle to square:

26 January 2026 I have two versions of a novella cover (not for the kickstarter that I’ll be banging on about for another eight weeks or so) so I thought I’d do a random spot of A/B testing! Which can be very useful to do. So I’ve posted 2 promo graphics, 1 with each version of the cover…(1/2)

Congratulations to everyone on the BSFA long list! (I’ve been ill, so I haven’t delved into it yet, but I’m looking forward to seeing what all is there!) <3

🎶Name a more iconic duo than...🎶

Preorder campaign for the re-release of my Gothic Paris books -(March 10th!!!): pre-order any of the books in the series & get an EXCLUSIVE ebook with bonus shenanigans involving Fallen angels, a birthday party and a decidedly over-friendly magical fungus www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...

Kickstarter for my debut graphic novel Oracles has now launched! Link in bio ✨ @averyhill.bsky.social

23 Jan 2026 Q: Why might a trad-pub author self-publish a book on Kickstarter? A: Lots of reasons, really. For me, with VALENZIAGA, the largest one is that it’s an inherently queer book, and I want to be able to have a queer cover artist, a queer editor, etc. You don’t always get…(1/6)

Hahahahahahahaha www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Have discovered that there was a mixup with the new insulin I was prescribed. I was accidentally given, and have been using, THE WRONG ONE for the past 6 weeks. This explains a lot of my recent struggles with exhaustion, brain fog, and rampant blood sugar surges. So that’s fun.

New story out now from @lightspeedmagazine.com! This one is all about how it feels to work in higher education these days. Spoiler: it feels extremely bad, like “what if your university signed a compact with the actual devil and now there’s an unbreakable curse” levels of bad 🫠

I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!! If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨ *Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!

If you need MOAR queer SFF short fiction while we finish WRATH MONTH you should definitely check this project out! 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💅✨️ Its live now on Kickstarter!

Fine, I'll do the 2016 meme. Speaking of Wicked! Also, no, I have no memory as to why @trip.bsky.social and I decided to do this at Cleopatra's Needle in London.

I'm not kidding when I say that #DinoConUK 2025 was the gigantic, immersive, inclusive, fun event I hoped it would be. If you like #dinosaurs we want you to be part of it too :) Join us for 2026.

I loved this book. Very happy others are getting to read it as well.

What are five things in your upcoming release? -Celebrity mages in fancy outfits -Magic potions for everything -Fake TV shows -Rich assholes dying

LOVE this

Go find it, people!

One thing I love about the gay community is how, good times or bad, they’re often so very willing to share the loads. 💙 🏳️‍🌈

oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason?? sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer

Our sapphic Scottish Gothic dark fantasy novel is now out! Follow Norah as she moves to the far north of Scotland to the foreboding Corrain House, where roots twist beneath the foundations and secrets stalk the corridors. Buy it from your retailer of choice: geni.us/needfire

First time in 2026! Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

MASSIVE CHAOS THREAD (daily updates): THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, Kickstarter tips, writing snippets, author advice, etc. I asked a multiple-choice question, and y’all just replied “yes”, so here we go, lol! I’ll start with a KS tips… (next post) www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Just hit 111 followers on my Kickstarter pre-launch page for THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA! My brain loves numbers like this, so I’m pleased! (Always happy to see that number go higher tho!) Queer sci-fantasy with family DRAMA and shenanigans, anyone? www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Welcome to MOST LIKELY TO! The game where we take two authors, ask them 5 questions about which is most likely to [do a thing], and watch the shenanigans ensue! Today, we have @rdpires.bsky.social joining me! Right! Let’s get started! (1/14) #booksky #lgbtfantasy #fantasybooks

What Kickstarter, you ask? Click the link to get notified when 'The Fall of the House of Valenciaga' goes live! #booksky #lgbtqfantasy #queerfantasy #writersofbluesky www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Welcome to MOST LIKELY TO! The game where we take two authors, ask them 5 questions about which is most likely to [do a thing], and watch the shenanigans ensue! Today, we have @rdpires.bsky.social joining me! Right! Let’s get started! (1/14) #booksky #lgbtfantasy #fantasybooks

Say I were to do a daily post series here on BlueSky about the process of gearing up for Kickstarting a queer fantasy novel… A) Would people be interested? B) If so, what kinds of things would you like to see? Examples might include: writing snippets; book/character lore; KS tips; progress; etc ?

Scrappy Doo is a demon twink

Ufff. Heated Rivalry 😍🥵😈💙😭🥰😢💙😱😍😊💙

I hit NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH *so fast* I nearly broke my keyboard 😅

Free. Gay book. Free. For you. Gift, from me. Season's greetings! Both the ebook and audiobook are free, so take your pick 😘 shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/jac...

All you need to know about @trip.bsky.social and my personalities can be summed up by our respective Disney+ avatars.

Happy Christmas Eve Eve, everyone, from me and @trip.bsky.social!

I had a MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL thread on Twitter that it had become a bit of a tradition for me to retweet and sometimes add to annually, and I'm going to recreate it here! Buckle in, folks! x