I whipped up a quick, objective doc that may help Draft2Digital folks evaluate their next move. It's not perfect, but I've tried to be as comprehensive as possible. I'll likely update the 'Suggestions' section with more platform info later. Hope this helps! ❤️ docs.google.com/document/d/e...

More (organized) thoughts soon, but the other aspect of the D2D news for me is something more long-term: yes, most of us are now evaluating platforms based on where we sell the most, which is valid, but of course the answer is usually Am*zon. The most power we as small fry have... [1/3]

For folks who use D2D (like me) where contemplating moving elsewhere in light of the fee news: please, PLEASE do your research for *your exact circumstances* BEFORE you simply pull your books and close your account. Look into whether they print your pagecount in your desired format, for example.

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Karkki, a Finnish illustrator and 2D artist who loves history, fantasy and mythology. I do fanart, comics, game art etc. Porfolio: karkki.lehdari.fi/illustration... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/karkkidoesar... Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/kark...

I'm not good at relaxing, but I'm trying. My brain feels tied up in knots and it's making writing more of a struggle than it should be. Being out in the country helps!

Over the weekend was delighted to receive such a cute and jam-packed delivery from @salientbooks.bsky.social! Such care and attention to detail. Thank you, Jasmine! 🦝💚 Eager to curl up with @mark-engels.com's Werecats while I'm out of town! Stay tuned for a follow-up!

My debut novel Hall of Bones, an SPFBO Finalist, is on sale for 99p as part of the Narratess Indie Sale. I’m also offering a discount on the full series omnibus as well, so this is a great time to give The Brotherhood of the Eagle a try! #indieapril #NarratessIndieSale indiebook.sale

Don't forget to check out the @itch.io bundles! This is the fantasy 1 bundle with spectacular books in all fantasy subgenres. Perfect if you're a mood reader and need to have one of everything on hand to satisfy that book craving. 35 books for $40! Regular price is $108 itch.io/b/3629/narra...

Sometimes you need a break. Pick up something short and sweet. Or short and thrilling. This bundle with short stories and novellas is perfect to fill up the empty moments. 18 stories for $20! itch.io/b/3631/narra... #NarratessIndieSale #booksky

Size isn't everything. A short book can do just as much emotional damage as a long one. Get this bundle of short novels and experience the emotional damage yourself! 29 books for $30! Only a little more than a dollar per book. itch.io/b/3632/narra... #NarratessIndieSale #booksky

Only the longest books are in this one. And for $7 you got a lot of bang for your buck. If you want intricate worldbuilding, quirky characters, or epic fights, the Chonkers bundle is for you! 6 books for $7! Regular price is $20! itch.io/b/3633/narra... #NarratessIndieSale #Booksky

The last bundle I have for you is the mid-range novel bundle but it's everything but mid. It's filled with some of the best books I've read in the past couple of years. 47 books for $50! Regular price is $130. itch.io/b/3634/narra... #NarratessIndieSale #IndieApril #booksky

Both my books are ON SALE until Monday! These are Dark and Epic Fantasy in a secondary world featuring hella queer characters (intersex ace in MoKaM, bisexual polyamorous in MoLaB) and unique worldbuilding unlike anything you've ever seen MoKaM: MoKaM link: mybook.to/OirI

Have you started Malitu? Have you finished it? It's a complete TRILOGY! WHY NOT? DO YOU NOT LIKE GOOD BOOKS? Sorry, this took a turn.

Sigils of Malice is only 99¢ this weekend in the #NarratessSale! An uncouth, cross-dressing showgirl's family is dragged into a conspiracy involving powerful sorcerers and the gods themselves. 💙 indiebook.sale 📚 books2read.com/u/mvw8Pe #IndieBooks #IndieApril #BookSky

The Narratess Indie Sale starts today! For the next three days, 280+ books will be on sale, available for $1.99 or less. Even if you're on a budget or book buying ban, you can still grab the free ebooks (those don't count for your buying ban, because you're spending money!) indiebook.sale

👋 to sci-fi/fantasy/horror 📚🪐 sale pals @tessahastjarjanto.com @bookspotlight.bsky.social @nils.readindiefantasy.com @adamcbassett.com @darbyharn.bsky.social @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social Check out their books and more at indiebook.sale #IndieApril #NarratessIndieSale! #BookSky📚💙 #ReadSky

It's live! Get my latest book, and a bunch of other ones, for a steal! indiebook.sale To find my book, filter for... 🐲 Genre --> Epic fantasy 🏪 Store --> Other 🏷️ Price --> $0.99 🤷🏽‍♀️ BIPOC --> Secondary World Diversity ♿ Disability --> Injury-related Disability

The Narratess sale is LIVE! 280+ eBooks are on sale right now for $1.99 USD or less. Here's just a few of them!💙📚 Browse the full list of books on sale April 11–13 at indiebook.sale. *For my books specifically, the best place to get info and find those is my website: www.adamcbassett.com/all-books

NGL I feel a bit stupid not knowing about Narratess until folks started talking about the upcoming sale, and even stupider for having my sale right before it. 🤣 Win some, you lose some! Always next time! Anyway looking forward to lots of reposting today!

Guess whose 13th birthday it is today! 🥳

Buying direct from authors -or small presses- is a great way to support us. But there isn't a store with everyone's direct links on it so... Direct Sales Thread! Indie Authors, Describe your books, drop a graphic & a link to your direct store/ small press! (eg. Payhip/ Kofi/ Itchio etc) 🌈📚🪐💙🏳️‍⚧️🧠

The latest review of 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒉 is in, and it's a five-star! 🤩 What's more, this means I've reached ten reviews -- halfway to my goal of twenty by the end of April! Also, if you're on Instagram, give TickledByABook a follow! Ashlyn is wonderful. ❤️ www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

🐲 The Legend of Damndrake for sale. 99 cents! 🐲 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1J3CXSH books2read.com/ap/nB1Xww/N-... And while you're at it, pre-order 🐲 The Rescue of Damndrake! 🐲 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... #booksky #booksale #bookboost #fantasyread #indieread #indieauthor

We're over halfway to our goal! itch.io/b/3598/autis...

Off to the library! 😁 Requesting more indie books at your local library is an easy (and free!) way to support our ecosystem! Fellow indies: don't forget to ask your local branch what their acquisition process is and mention you're a local author!

One day left, fantasy friends! 😃 #fruitofwar #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #ebooksale #indieauthor

Get your free copy of Don't Bloody the Black Flag by signing up for my monthly newsletter. A non-violent nomad journeys to end 100 years of war. However, there are those who would do anything to defend their war from the threat of peace. dl.bookfunnel.com/9x052cym3u

Thank you for the tag, @authorlizsauco.bsky.social! [6 likes/6 mutuals] ✍️writing of course 🧩jigsaw puzzles 🏺antiquing 🗃️archival-esque tasks 💎rockhunting 🍳a good poached egg @nilaewhite.com @camalin.net @alnaperera.bsky.social @kiraofthewind.com @thomasnorthwriter.bsky.social @jgduke.bsky.social

In light of the conversation about how hard it is to promote your own book: Post a link to buy your book here and I’ll boost it cause you destroyed yourself to get it done, your publisher won’t help you sell it, and you deserve cheers and admiration for your accomplishment.

It's been a rough...<gestures vaguely>. What do y'all do to recharge / stop being in your head too much?

It's coming... Bookmark this page: indiebook.sale

👀For funsies, here's some of the worldbuilding entries I've made based on new map notes for Book 2: = Bonemeadow = Poyr Kair = The Father Reef = Sqyr Forests = The Radiant Thorn = The Maw = The Blanched Place = Deyfa-Ibu = Nirs = Biyshar's Teeth = The Biyar = The Abandoned Sickle #fruitofwar

Making good progress on both Book 2 writing and worldbuilding! I love it when disparate notes that have been hanging around for years come together!

Morning, friends! ICYMI, the sale is still on! 😃

ICYMI – whaddya mean you're not signed up for my newsletter yet! – the latest of my interviews with fellow indies is with the multitalented @adamcbassett.com! Check it out! www.tamarasharker.com/about-tamara...

The Legend of Damndrake is featured in a special Giveaway! 🎁 One lucky winner will receive eBooks & a brand new Kindle! 📖📱 Join now and cross your fingers for a chance to win! 💙 #BookGiveaway Link: www.bargainbooksy.com/fantasy-para... #booksky #bookboost #fantasyreads #indieread #indieauthor

Nearly crying at the #ArtemisII launch, don't mind me. 🥲

Hey Everyone! I’m excited to be releasing the first instalment in my new serialised novella, Larksong, over on my Patreon. If you want to get exclusive access to all my latest stories, why not check it out? www.patreon.com/posts/serial...

#FantasyIndiesApril | 1 Hullo 😊 I'm Cameron, and I'm writing a Jane Austen inspired Regency romance x high fantasy crossover titled #Ellamir Themes include found #feminism and cute cottagecore #sapphic sweethearts! Read more about me, #Ellamir, and other authors on my website: camalin.net 💖

🥳 Happy April, friends! 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒉 is officially a month old and to celebrate, I'm having a little eBook sale from 1st-8th April! 🥳 Grab a copy for just 99¢ everywhere she's sold – perfect if you've been curious this whole time. 👀 books2read.com/fruitofwar www.tamarasharker.com/books

Day 31 of #MarchWorldbuilders! At the end of the day it's for my novel series, but I have to be *very* careful because there are often times where it's for its own sake. I love worldbuilding. I love how many possibilities for plots, characters, etc. are inherent in it. I love unseen details. ❤️

Day 30 of #MarchWorldbuilders! (Catchup) It *is* tricky to pick just one thing! Or rather, I'm fond of different things for different reasons. I think I'm most fond of my "material-to-end-product" pipelines (e.g., plant to cloth, or mineral to pigment to ritual to symbology); I feel... [1/?]

Day 29 of #MarchWorldbuilders! (Catchup) @kiraofthewind.com I am perpetually in awe of you and anyone else who runs these prompt series, and this, plus my relative newcomer status, it's tricky for me to make suggestions that haven't already been covered. Drilling-down into... [1/2]

Day 28 of #MarchWorldbuilders! (Catchup) Historically in Ícalar, moral culture has moved through periods of personal, communal, law, and (organized) religious derivation, and despite the continent's size, up until about two hundred years ago it's been rather disparate. For example... [1/3]

Day 27 of #MarchWorldbuilders! (Catchup) Queernormative all the way! We don't spend too much time examining different relationship styles in S&F -- or marriage/sex/deviance generally -- but it *is* there, and broadly.

Okay, I've been hard at work on this map, and now I need some guinea pigs! Please let me know how it looks. 🥰 Map/border art and coloring by the wonderful Melissa Nash. www.worldanvil.com/w/the-fruit-... lnk.bio/melissanasha...

Wasn't even aware I had characters named Roslyn and Grant!

Boost! (I haven't left entirely but will as soon as it's viable.)

It's Trans Day of Visibility! If you like snarky sci fi, dark fantasy, or folklore and the gothic, snag my books! #booksky #tdov