Since my dystopian romance Sunflowers at the End of the World comes out in just over a week, I'll be closing out the ARC copies soon. If anyone wants an ARC, message me sooner rather than later!

Its 1am, therefore I'm making new graphics for my author newsletter and website, because I'm not tired. ADHD body clocks keep their own timings 😉 Also, I like the SciFi/ fantasy vibes of the magic shield Lawrence Mann did for Sythe Series book 2's cover, which makes for good matching backdrops.

Anyone want to rec some good Indie Adult titles with ace or aro rep? Preferably no to low romance. Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror are my priority but I will take all recs. Also any added rep like disability or BIPOC, etc. #booksky #acebooks #asexual #aromantic #indiebooks #bookrecs

The Otway's is a coastline on which beautiful rainforests meet the scenic Great Ocean Road, on which you'll find The Twelve Apostles. (I've done it by road trip twice.) Approving a gasfield there is straight up vandalism. I'm starting to think of Aussie Labour as LNP in a red trenchcoat. #auspol

The ADHD day where you have to read info over & over, because its on 2 tabs that don't fit your screen together, one's a vertical list, one is horizontal, and your brain struggles to connect slightly differently phrased info from one format/ tab to the other 🤪 SO glad I mostly don't work with data!

Reminder: I've got a Writer's & Authors Discord. Marginalised authors especially welcome! Author topics I like discussing on it; -direct sales -direct with Kobo -Bookfairs/ in person events -Itch bundles & organisation We're international, but more Aussie/Asia-Pacific writers especially welcome!

If you didn't get your fix on May 4th, this bundle of SciFi books will stretch the Scifi out till June 1st for you. May 4th is bigger on the inside, or some such timey wimey 😉 📚🪐 itch.io/b/3668/may-t...

The Protector and the Annihilation has begun pre-orders! An epic science fantasy that asks: "What truly even is gender? How can sexuality get way more complicated? Who are you in the dark? Would you date said void, by the way? His name is Armando." Here: blue-horizon-tpata.carrd.co #booksky 🌈📚🪐📚

Nothing sus about this, I'm sure 😬 #auspol Companies receiving millions in taxpayer-funded government contracts aren't required to show they pay their fair share of tax.

Hey, so remember I posted about my friend's insta challenge for May? She's also doing a fundraiser for EDS and HSD research and support. If you could support or boost, we'd both appreciate it tons. 💕💕💕 walkandroll2026.funraise.org/fundraiser/m... More info: www.ehlers-danlos.com/may-awareness/

Reminder: I've got a Writer's & Authors Discord. Marginalised authors especially welcome! Author topics I like discussing on it; -direct sales -direct with Kobo -Bookfairs/ in person events -Itch bundles & organisation We're international, but more Aussie/Asia-Pacific writers especially welcome!

If you didn't get your fix on May 4th, this bundle of SciFi books will stretch the Scifi out till June 1st for you. May 4th is bigger on the inside, or some such timey wimey 😉 📚🪐 itch.io/b/3668/may-t...

Seeking ARC Readers! If a character healing from childhood trauma & mellowing from Squal of FF8 + young gay Geralt of Rivia, into more communicative autistic trying to understand being aro-ace appeals... I'm looking for readers who can post honest reviews by June 30. Any takers? More deets⬇️ 🌈📚🪐🧠

Seeking ARC Readers! If a character healing from childhood trauma & mellowing from Squal of FF8 + young gay Geralt of Rivia, into more communicative autistic trying to understand being aro-ace appeals... I'm looking for readers who can post honest reviews by June 30. Any takers? More deets⬇️ 🌈📚🪐🧠

The response this is getting is a nice reminder that I'm with my people 😄.

We live in overload. Through many events, Stirring thoughts and feelings, With no place to go. No time to process. No time to grieve. No time to come together, Throughout ongoing need. Cacophony of voices, Human and ai. Shouts in the night, Propaganda and lies. Continued👇 #Poem #Poetry

Writers who identified your gender, sexuality or neurodivergence later in life, do you get to know your characters & self better at the same time? Today I realised Rarkin's experience in the scene I was editing was an autistic meltdown. Related; I've only just begun to recognise when I'm having one

We live in overload. Through many events, Stirring thoughts and feelings, With no place to go. No time to process. No time to grieve. No time to come together, Throughout ongoing need. Cacophony of voices, Human and ai. Shouts in the night, Propaganda and lies. Continued👇 #Poem #Poetry

Spring is in the air and Pride Month is near...! The Queerly Beloved Bundle is here for those who want to support LGBTQ+ media. Do you want to be caught up in the romantic love between queer characters? What about mutual support for LGBTQ+ creatives? Find it here: itch.io/b/3653/queer... 💙📚📢📚📦📚🌈📚

A family make one mistakes with visas and now the father is being told; no, you cannot return to Australia from your holiday, you have to live in a different country from your wife and kids and you can't appeal it. Ridiculous.

I don't think I've been to the movies, or watched many movies I don't own since lockdown. So I'd say I'm loosing touch with the movie industry period.

If you fancy escape to a Bronze Age-ish fantasy world, with Aussie teens on a homeward quest through war, magic & monsters, forming a misfit found family... &a quietly competent nonbinary heir, whose willingness to abide by & defy tradition could help end multi-generational wars, may I suggest👇? 📚🪐

Rarkin didn't do #affection. People touching you? Hands off! Till that friend took his hand. And the team member, when they got scared at the movies. And the hug from an abducted friend, upon their safe return. Maybe his autistic self could grow to like it, from trusted friends. #vss365

Kobo's series-starter sale is live! CA/US/UK/AU/NZ If you're in one of those regions, one of these links will take you there: kobo.com/p/first-in-s... or kobo.com/p/first-in-s... Solomon's Seal is 99c. I see plenty more I recognize--if you're in this sale, feel free to reply and I'll RT! (No AI)

Thought I hit plot hole today. My main character doing something that didn't make sense. But he absolutely did NOT want to do what was logical, even though it was safe. In unpacking it I found a conflict between safety, Rarkin's well honed survival instincts and a clash with his autistic needs.

If you fancy escape to a Bronze Age-ish fantasy world, with Aussie teens on a homeward quest through war, magic & monsters, forming a misfit found family... &a quietly competent nonbinary heir, whose willingness to abide by & defy tradition could help end multi-generational wars, may I suggest👇? 📚🪐

Anyone else get the impression data centres are tomorrow's Toxic Towns, sued for ongoing health risks they impose on residents, due to lack of regulation, lack of research, lack of transparency, focus on $ etc? It's insane there's one in Footscray, a densely populated area so near Melbourne's CBD.

An Aboriginal author's picture book on environmental stewardship -WE NEED THIS!- has been cancelled, out of fear's its illustrator made antisemitic comments & of the Antisemitism Envoy Yet Pauline Hanson's career is built on racism against Aboriginal, Muslim & more people. Double fucking standard.

Been VERY ADHD distracted from editing my novel for two days. Though I did have a good excuse just now, as a visitor climbed up the power cord of my laptop, around the cushion my lap sits on, then made good its escape down my leg and away across my back porch. 😄 #PrayingMantis

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I didn't plan to re-watch Stargate, but I turned on my tv and it was there. I was not prepared for how much nostalgia would hit when the alarm went off at the base and soldiers with guns flooded the corridor 😆

If you like DRM-free books and supporting indie authors and small presses, there are bios and direct store links of many of both on here, including quite a few authors I recognise -of many genres- including yours truly 😄. 📚💙

it's tiiiime: the Grey Aces bundle has gone live! Want some sus aces in your life? Then this is the bundle for you 😎 🔗 riyati.ink/greyaces 📚️ 💙 #QueerSFF #QueerAdultSFF

It's my birthday month! To celebrate, my epic YA fantasy trilogy, whose mostly queer & neurodivergent cast have been my fictional co-adventurers for 1/2 my decades, is $8.99 (USD) -direct from me- till May 31st! Think Narnia; Aussie-er, queerer & darker! payhip.com/b/QKvL7 Books 2&3 bundle⬇️ ♠️🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️🧠🪐

I'm a (YA & adult) fantasy author, but 'puritanical Christian' is not the kind of fantasy I write. (I'm atheist's reply to Narnia 😉.) I think presenting this worldview as reality is an insult to teen intelligence, & their knowledge & understanding of our world. I don't think kids will buy this shit.

It's my birthday month! To celebrate, my epic YA fantasy trilogy, whose mostly queer & neurodivergent cast have been my fictional co-adventurers for 1/2 my decades, is $8.99 (USD) -direct from me- till May 31st! Think Narnia; Aussie-er, queerer & darker! payhip.com/b/QKvL7 Books 2&3 bundle⬇️ ♠️🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️🧠🪐

Its my birthday month! To celebrate, the complete epic & portal YA fantasy trilogy whose mostly queer & neurodivergent cast have been my fictional co-adventurers for 2/4 of my decades, is $8.99 (USD) -direct from me- till May 31st! ♠️🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️🧠🪐 payhip.com/b/QKvL7 Books 2 & 3 bundle⬇️! 💛💜🩶🖤💚

Mum of Aus Doctor Bianca Webb-Pullman detained by Israel for attempting to deliver aid to Gaza on flotilla blasts “Albo & Wong” calling on them to “roll up your sleeves” & intervene to ensure the “unobstructed & continued passage to Gaza of my daughter & all who are with her”🔥 #auspol

Four more days for anymore Queer Authors to enter these bundles!

The world continues to cede control of International Waters to Israeli piracy. This is how close to the Greek Island of Crete 21 ships in the latest flotilla delivering aid to Gaza were illegally boarded, and their crews abducted by Israeli pirates. Source: flotilla.forensic-architecture.org

Time for a Master Books Thread! Here, you'll find 4 threads in which authors intro their books; 1. Direct From Author 2. On Kobo 3. On Bookshop.org 4. 🏳️‍⚧️Trans Books🏳️‍⚧️ (multi store) & a thread of Diverse Bsky Book Feeds 🌈📚🪐💙🧠 Authors, if you missed any of the above, feel free to add your books 👇!

Hello, friends! How about a fancy peony for this last day of #DrawAFlowerADay? What have I learned this month? That flowers can be ridiculously complicated and much harder to draw than I expected when I picked this theme lol, but hope you have enjoyed! (Bonus ladybug for #InverteFest)

Probably should actually put the links 🤣 Books2Read: books2read.com/b/bP21wz Amazon: a.co/d/05b4kPND B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gods-o...

“We urge Australians not to join others seeking to break the Israeli naval blockade as they will be putting themselves and others at risk of injury, death, arrest or deportation" says DFAT. But Wong won't dare offend the Israelis by demanding they not commit illegal actions in international waters.

Time for a Master Books Thread! Here, you'll find 4 threads in which authors intro their books; 1. Direct From Author 2. On Kobo 3. On Bookshop.org 4. 🏳️‍⚧️Trans Books🏳️‍⚧️ (multi store) & a thread of Diverse Bsky Book Feeds 🌈📚🪐💙🧠 Authors, if you missed any of the above, feel free to add your books 👇!

Is this a thing in other countries too? Founding a party with a name intended to mislead people, to gain votes? (Or in this case to funnel preferential votes?) We also have the 'Heart' party in Australia, who have many progressive sounding policies -and a severe allergy to medical science!

Rarkin's selfless, brave & an extremely capable Monster Containment employee. But to survive a crime lord losing the plot, & navigate a vigilante sorceress' rise, this lone wolf must learn to let new friends in, & trust them with his life 🌈📚🪐 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ #QuestPit #P #SF #F #SFF

PRIMER x THE RED DRAGON x 28 DAYS LATER When a test of his consumer time machine leads to Hell on Earth (complete with bioengineered demons), a cocky CEO must accept responsibility & lay his life on the line to stop it before he can rebuild the world. #QuestPit #A #SF #H #P youtu.be/xFssaOKUYsU?...

Rarkin's selfless, brave & an extremely capable Monster Containment employee. But to survive a crime lord losing the plot, & navigate a vigilante sorceress' rise, this lone wolf must learn to let new friends in, & trust them with his life 🌈📚🪐 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ #QuestPit #P #SF #F #SFF

This is the bare minimum I ask of the Australian government in relation to Israel. #auspol