The correct response to the rising tide of fascism and authoritarianism is and will always be "NO" and also "FUCK YOU".

Opened up my Draft2Digital newsletter today, was scrolling through kinda nodding along, and then!!!! [pointing aggressively at #10] THAT'S ME!!!!

HELLO GOOD MORNING HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS IS OUT NOW!!!! And specifically it's now available DIRECTLY FROM ME! Everything sold through my website is DRM-free and I get the FULL cover price (minus processing fees)! scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop/p/her-s... scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop/p/her-s...

Signed paperbacks of HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS are back in stock on my website now! If you missed out on the first round, here's your chance! (Please order some, there are more than can physically fit on the shelf where I store my print book stock 😂) scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop/p/her-s...

Releasing a book feels great, yeah, but you know what feels even better? Getting to cross off the "Release a book" box on your to-do list!

The 50% off sale on HIS SECRET ILLUMINATIONS and HIS SACRED INCANTATIONS to celebrate the release of HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS is still ongoing! Escape into hundreds of thousands of words of a kinder, hornier world! (And then fight like hell to make this one better!) scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Are you going to be in Seattle on September 20th? Do you like nerdy shit? Would you like the opportunity to see one of your favorite romance novelists take off her clothes onstage for money and fun? Then grab tickets to NERDLESQUE RISES! and have a good time! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/the-...

Call your reps. We know that Dems will throw trans people under the bus even without the govt shutdown on the line. They need to hear from everyone but especially cis folks that this is not acceptable.

My latest roundup of intriguing new queer romances is here! Polyam, ownvoice M/M, disabled & BIPOC authors, trans & nb romances, & more! Subscribers, please click through from your inbox. 🙏 If you're not signed up, check it out here: skyewritesromance.com/new-queer-ro... 🌈📚 🌈💜 #Romancelandia

I still can't believe I get to announce this, but @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social is joining NERDLESQUE RISES! for a live on-stage interview on Sep 20!!! Come on out for an evening of nerdy burlesque and policy questions about weird, sexy art! #Babes4Katie www.ticketleap.events/tickets/the-...

Update on this: I made an appointment at a Seattle CVS yesterday and checked the "I have a preexisting condition" box online to actually MAKE the appointment, but then I went in and no one asked me any questions, possibly because the nurse was too busy talking about herself the entire time.

FYI, fellow Washingtonians! The Department of Health has issued a standing order to let people get Covid vaccines without a doctor's prescription! The order itself functions as a prescription, and if a pharmacy denies you a booster, there's a complaint line to report it! doh.wa.gov/sites/defaul...

Stacking the shelves this week with @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @travisbaldree.bsky.social A little #fantasy, some #cozyfantasy, and some top-notch #horror sallybend.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/s...

This is one of the things I get up to when I'm not writing lengthy sex scenes or producing burlesque shows!

ALSO!!! This is super important!!! Senator Alvarado told me she had NO IDEA about the Visa/MC content bans before I started calling her about it. She thanked me for calling every day and told me to keep doing it, and keep her informed about new issues. Call your state reps!!!! It's worth it!!!

We also ragged on electeds who don't actually do their jobs. Me: And if you're not willing to use your position you were elected into to help the people who elected you, then in the immortal words of Ludacris, "MOVE BITCH, GET OUT THE WAY!" Rep. Thomas: GET OUT THE WAY!!! Both: GET OUT THE WAY!!!

I also met (digitally) with WA State Rep. Brianna Thomas today about Visa/MC's porn bans (among other things) and when I told her one of the themed banned on Itch was "nonconsensual transformation," she IMMEDIATELY made a face and went, "So, THE INCREDIBLE HULK?!?! But no one's coming after MARVEL."

Woo! Look what arrived on my doorstep today. It's the 3rd Warrior's Guild book, HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS, by @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social I've been stalking the mailbox waiting, but it's finally here. 😁 #books #bookstagram #fantasy

Once again consumed by the desire to get good enough at painting to do my own classic romance novel clinch covers, a thing I definitely have time for while producing my first burlesque show in five years and completing two Sailor Moon costume commissions by Halloween.

HOWDY🌱 cowpokes I made a FREE tutorial on how to make your own download page for comics, art packs, zines etc w/ NO CODE on your own carrd site. i'm a queer nsfw artist that knows a few things about websites saddle up if you a Carrd, Stripe acc, & 20 mins: whskyspurs.art#makeyourowns...

Scarlett: 1 Invasive Himalayan Blackberries: 0 Bits of Plant Matter I Had to Remove From My Underpants After I Got Home: Multiple

a noble goal

Update: I have successfully figured out how to pluck out "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on this harp by ear alone. The whole thing has gone mostly evenly out of tune such that every C string sounds like a B string, so further experimentation will have to wait until after I buy a tuning peg.

Whoops, I was looking at OfferUp and my hand slipped! (Do I know how to play the harp? Absolutely not! But I'm getting pretty good at violin, and every other instrument is easier if you start with violin, so let's goooooo!)

I'm halfway through this and only barely keeping myself from pestering friends with screenshots.

yes very good thread. I have tried to backflip away from having to have this discussion, but I was talking to people about it on our discord the other day because it is on my mind!

This is a legit question but imho coming at it from the wrong angle! It's not a question of better vs worse, it's a question of what best complements your needs, goals, and resources as an author.

The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program. We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful. The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs. www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

It has been at least five and a half years since I last held a stack of burlesque posters in my hot little hands, and damn, does it feel good! #Seattle, come join our incredible cast on September 20th at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center for NERDLESQUE RISES! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/the-...

The Knife's book is OUT NOW and you can grab all three of the Warrior's Guild books from my website from my website at a screamin' deal! scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop

In case you missed it in the comments:

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

Honored, gobsmacked and delighted to be recommended alongside @tkingfisher.com in this rec list of role-reversal romances on Bookstr! It's also an opportunity to add some books to my TBR list, so win-win! bookstr.com/article/swap...

YYYYYEAAAAAHHH THERE WE GO!!! 🎉🎉🎉

We have a new member of the family!

OH COME ON

Oooh, I'm only 13 books away from hitting 10k total books sold on Draft2Digital!!! That's exciting! (I know I've sold more than 10k total already because I sell books through my website and have one listed directly on Amazon for reasons, but 10k through D2D is a significant milestone for me!)

Languidly spending the hot afternoon floating in a river, enjoying gin cocktails, and getting started with @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social's new book!

My @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social book is here!! Physical media supremacy!! (even though I have the digital already and read it already) It's awesome!! Go read it!!

Releasing a book feels great, yeah, but you know what feels even better? Getting to cross off the "Release a book" box on your to-do list!

Hey, #Seattle! Are you ready for an EXTREMELY diverse selection of nerdy burlesque acts, coming to you live on a freshly renovated stage in West Seattle with raked seating and FREE PARKING? Then join us for NERDLESQUE RISES on September 20th! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/the-...

I absolutely do not expect to get any compensation worth the name from any of this, I just want to make it so expensive to do this sketchy shit again that no one dares.

I’ve finished it and I love it just as much as the first two. It’s warm and funny and horny as hell!

Signed paperbacks of HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS are back in stock on my website now! If you missed out on the first round, here's your chance! (Please order some, there are more than can physically fit on the shelf where I store my print book stock 😂) scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop/p/her-s...

Before-and-after from yesterday's forest restoration event. We absolutely merced those blackberries, and come fall/winter we'll be planting native trees and shrubs underneath these dying invasive ornamental cherries, which will eventually grow big and strong and help rewild the park!

I'm about a third of the way in and having a wonderful time. It's magic! And touching and funny, a great combination. Thank you @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social

I haven't gotten to start on the latest book yet BUT the first two books in this series are absolutely phenomenal: sweet and hot and looking at big issues of sex-positivity, kink-positivity, and community. These are some of my all-time favorite romances and so this is an absolute STEAL!