In its current, unregulated, unfettered stats, tech bros are destroying everything with their AI slop. Everything. It's going to be so bad. So, so bad.

The first day back to work after a long weekend is always so bonkers. Why does everyone decide we need to do All the Things Immediately?

Hey so this is important. Amazon is removing ALL erotica and new queer books from its Amazon associates program, which seems to be a first step towards delisting these books a la itchio. This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy. This is bad news, and we can expect worse

Long weekends mean treats! Coffee with a coffee-bean shaped biscotti (writer fuel).

Canadian authors: the registration portal for the Public Lending Right is open now, I've been waiting very patiently to finally have a title to register, and promptly did so this morning. Don't forget to do the same! publiclendingright.ca

#QueerWriters goals day! We have a holiday this week, which turns everything upside down, plus a family birthday. So I'm just going to say the goal is to write a bit and see what happens!

Happy (belated) Valentine's Day! I had a wonderful little getaway with hubs yesterday. Red roses at our dinner table last night.

It's Aro Awareness Week! Shout out to my fellow Aros! If you like fiction about aromantic characters -with partners and or friends- 23 of us (mostly aro ourselves) have put a book in this bundle. The aro(aces) in my book, Manipulator's War, are building friendships. ♠️🌈📚💙 itch.io/b/3517/aroma...

Grab the arospec awareness week bundle while you can! 15-21 Feb 2026. #Aromantic #AromanticAwarenessWeek #Arospec #LGBTQBooks https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/15/23-books-for-23-get-the-aromantic-bundle-now/

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is going on sale today! Snap it up for $1.99. Gentleman/smuggler romance with awkward families, sinister secrets on the marsh, bugs. It's on sale wide but I'm not going out to the shed in this weather so here's the kobo link

Happy Valentine's Day y'all! Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for that special something or for a cozy book to curl up with to read on your own, there may be the read for you on our list of queer books about (romantic) love! (1/2) list in text format: duckprintspress.com/2026/02/14/4...

#queerwriters check-in day: -survived cover design appointment/process! It was so smooth. Now I have to sit on these gorgeous covers tho ... -finished the draft for Book 3 in the series! -word count tally: just over 50k on the week across projects. Now for a break! :D

Not to be like "follow me for news on my upcoming novella" but I don't have a newsletter or anything. All updates are live & unfiltered right here on bluesky. There's also itch, where you can follow me to see when my projects go live (& my debut is 50% off!) #QueerWritersChat kris-madigan.itch.io

#QueerWritersChat If you like dark fantasy, necromancy, multiple queer MCs, & EGREGIOUSLY long slowburn, you may like my series, The Art of Malignance! archiveofourown.org/series/4923589 You can also start reading The Witch of Eden Hollow, if you want a standalone❤️ archiveofourown.org/works/75724341

#QueerWritersChat 5: My latest mothman x cryptid romance book is out in audio now and it's full of cuteness, weird spicyness, and will melt your heart with Glen's adorable West Virginia accent www.audible.com/pd/Moth-Wood...

if you want to read a book where a guy who doesn't know he's gay meets a man who immediately knows he's gay, add THE LORD OF THE WOOD to your TBR! #QueerWritersChat www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Q4: One of the characters in this fanfic is aroace! He is having so much fun trying to navigate this whole ... relationship ... thing. The other one is definitely alloromantic, so there is a LOT of them trying to puzzle each other out. #QueerWritersChat

Q3: Sometimes, I forget I'm writing romance and try to put in too much other plot. 😅 #QueerWritersChat

Q2: At this point in my career, I've accepted romance is what I do, even when I want to blend in other genres. #QueerWritersChat

Hello #QueerWritersChat ! I'm Cherry (she/her). I wrapped up a novel draft earlier this week, so now I'm mucking around with some fanfic.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ! Feb 13: Cowboys One of the most iconic parts of US culture, and most Americans aren't even taught the origin of the word "cowboys." Read the whole linked thread.

Wrapped the WIP: just over 56k words. 8 days of drafting. Whew. Turning to other projects for a few days (and taking a break!) Then I think it's time for a novella.

alt text writers, check your settings! my "require alt text" setting was also off when I checked after seeing this post

To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like: The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/ Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!

hey, this might sound a little freaky, maybe even a little radical, but I think the focus should be making sure writers/artists are properly compensated, supported, and have a secure way of living/creating instead of trying to replace us with robots, and/or having us train them.

Finished it. Glaring error in the epilogue was just the (rotten) cherry on top. The book's redeeming quality was that it was short.

Crossed into novel territory on the WIP earlier today. Heading toward the conclusion now. Angling to keep myself under 55k words here, but I definitely need to tie up some loose ends.

After 40 years of publishing, Harlequin will end its iconic historical romance line in 2027: #Booksky

Cover design appointment went swimmingly. Downside: now I have to sit on these covers until the books are actually ready for publication. On that note ... back to drafting.

Ranted at hubs about how insipid my latest read is (in addition to being riddled with errors), and he was like ??? Then stop reading??? I'm halfway through the book, babe. I'm hate-reading to the bitter end.

🔥 looking for a book to warm your heart on a cold night? 🔥 this sale has 29 of ‘em 😉 my sapphic romance - Because You Asked - is part of this amazing Valentine’s Romance Bundle 💜 $25 Feb. 9 - 14 itch.io/b/3515/valen...

Ugh.

#queerwriters goals for this week: -survive cover design appointment -finish the first draft of my latest novel!

Oh, just what I need.

When we overthrow the tech bros I only want monster fuckers and furry porn artists running the internet and tech.

It’s Mpreg & Omegaverse Monday.Here are the new releases I found for Jan 26 - Feb 8. Let me know if I missed any and add title, author, links in comments! (please no AI) #MpregMonday #OmegaVerseMonday #MMRomance #Bookish #NewReleases

#queerwriters line share: Wasn't sure I had the theme, but I do! From the current WIP: "If he was my fated mate, that meant everything I was doing made perfect sense."

Finished my last writing sprint of the day, and the WIP is sitting just over 30k now. I was only hoping to get to the halfway mark so I'm very happy with this. Now for cake and wine to accompany my LOTR rewatch.

🌈📚🎧 FEBRUARY 2026: First Week of MM Audio Book Releases🎉 You can check them out at mmbookwormreviews.com OR head to Audible with your selection. #MMReaders #FebruaryMMAudio2026 #NewMMAudibleReleases #Audible #LGBTQIACommunity #NonAffiliated #Whispersync #HumanVocalsOnly

Apropos of nothing being discussed right now: when I was in high school, a peer tried to one-up me over story lengths: "Mine's over 600 typed pages." I looked this kid dead in the eye and said, "Quality over quantity, asshole." I still feel that way, as a reader, a writer, and an editor.

A reminder that @backerkit.com does not allow AI of any kind on their crowdfunding platform. If you want to feel good about supporting a platform that doesn't make $ from AI + creators who don't use it, this is is Nothing is a sure bet, but if you see AI there & report it they WILL take it down

I'm going to win.

Back from about an hour's walk. Currently defrosting -- it's about -25 with the windchill, and I have windburn despite wearing 3 layers and walking thru the woods. Remembering why I skipped walks the last few weeks ...

Whatever could have prevented D2D from implementing these safeguards BEFORE going live? Could it have been zero intention of doing any such thing and only now reacting to a backlash? This comes from years of getting away with deeming romance and erotica as "dangerous" and reeks of bullshit.

just to be clear, this also means that huge numbers of romance titles are now functionally out of print. and sure, romance has always been an ephemeral genre, but this decimates the genre in a very real way. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

LO getting up with me this morning made me realize how much I savour my quiet time before the toddler is out of bed. We'll see if this sticks. Might have to start getting up even earlier.

#queerwriters check-in day! I finally started the WIP I've been hesitant about approaching. 20k in as of last night, angling to hit the halfway mark today if I can! I also worked on some other projects, so there were a lot of words this week. And cover copy! Ugh. Cover copy. A good week overall.

Birthday cake I made for hubs after the famjam got at it. Chocolate with mint icing. Much better than last year's disaster cake!