It has not escaped my attention that the arts, once a path (however slim) toward class mobility, have been successfully demonetized and systemically attacked by machines. There was a time when there was at least some chance of escaping poverty on the value of your talents and we can't have that.

#MorbidMarch Here's a snippet from Friend of the Damned, the inspiration for the cover of that short story in fact.

Christopher: Of all things...why this? Why make a world with so much pain? How could you? Baltan: So, YOU'RE the real 'god' of this world, and you play with our lives for fun? I can't say I respect that, but at least it makes sense. Ann: I'm sorry for you guys, but my life is pretty great!!

Car Hell Update! I drove it out of the dealership no problem. BUT, for safety, we are leaving my car at my parents' house so my dad can look at it and I am driving their spare car (my mom doesn't drive much anymore). All we can do for now is wait while I try to pay down my remaining $3500 loan 🙃

Are you a signed paperback connoisseur? Do you like getting books with goodies? Here's your chance! From now until JUNE 30th, pre-order a signed copy of WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS from my ko-fi shop and get the signed book, a cool bookmark, & a holographic print! Find it here! ➡️ ko-fi.com/earlronove/s...

I shared the choices I made for publishing, from writing a query letter to how I afforded a cover. We all have things to learn from one another, and maybe my choices will benefit you! Also...gentle reminder that subbing to my Patreon is literally life saving. www.patreon.com/posts/150920...

Car hell update: the only feasible way forward is getting a new (used) car. Not sure exactly what I'll do about my remaining loan or getting my car traded in without spending $2500 on repairs 🙃 My parents ARE helping but I feel very bad adding to their stress. So... Books or commissions?

Lock the Last Door is #Cthulhu Mythos noir. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans man MC 🕵️ Private detective MC 😈 Crime lord cultist 🏚️ Tiny fucked up house 👑 Spoilers 🫧 Scary bubbles 🗝️ First in a series Get it PWYW vincentlore.itch.io/lock-the-las... books2read.com/u/b6XgRE 💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚

Get you whatever this is come July when my cozyish fantasy, WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS releases! You can preorder it today! itchio: earlronove.itch.io/whenyesterda... others: books.earlronove.com/whenyesterda... (also come back tomorrow for cool signed paperback preorder information... 👀)

Have you added WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS to your TBR yet? You totally should if you haven't! cottage core vibes, curses, magic, a grumpy mc... You can add it on goodreads, storygraph, and pagebound today! Find all three links (and more!) below! sjean.earlronove.com#whenyesterda...

Oh, didn't realize they also called the collections "distasteful" and "disrespectful" too. Boy, sure would suck if a bunch of the projects listed suddenly got a lot of extra support or something 😳 that would sure show me! Would hate if someone found a story that was specific to their taste. 😩💦

I've decided to try itchio again. Doubt I'll be able to upload my new attempt at an erotica story there but I'll figure something out. Meanwhile, if you want to read my stuff, all two short stories, here's that itch link: vincentlore.itch.io #WeeknightWriters

A6: My most recent publication was WHiTE RABBiT, a short psychological thriller/horror companion to my slasher horror novel, ALiCE! It is on my Ko-Fi, PWYW/minimum $1, like all my other ebooks! I DO give out free copies in exchange for honest reviews if you ask, too! #WeeknightWriters

Despite my stress and exhaustion, I keep writing! This was always one of my favorite little moments from Cloudless Rain. Let them bond. #writesky #booksky #fantasy

A2: My car has decided, once again, to have an issue that will cost roughly $2500 to fix. On top of the $2000 I already spent this year, that would be more than the car is worth...so I'm looking to try and trade it in and get a new (used) car. I was SO close to paying it off!!! So that's stressful.

A3: I got my gecko for the classroom! Thanks to class parent funding, I will be able to get some of the money I spent back. I'm holding onto that positive to get me through how awful the rest of this year has been. The students are SO excited about a class pet; their enthusiasm fuels me!

I don't know if this counts exactly but it's kind of a joke--in a sense--that in ALiCE, Abel is just...not supposed to exist? He's literally not supposed to be there. No one really knows why he's there. No one ever sees him. He has no scenes. But he does exist. Like a glitch. #AwesomeCharacters

I think genAI is bad at what it does and bad for the people who use it, but that’s at best secondary to why I oppose it. It’s also bad for the environment, bad for the artists whose work it steals, bad for the people who lose work to it, and bad for the underpaid humans who actually keep it running.

Did you like my cover of my cozyish fantasy, WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS on Tuesday? Did you want to be part of the ARC team and read it early in exchange for a review? Well, here's your chance! Sign up below! ARCs go out MAR 31st, the book comes out JUL 28th! Plenty of time! 📖 forms.gle/ZERRYV55TfRB...

No new video today so here's a reminder to watch the author interview with Jillian Maria for A Colder Home! #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #horror

Looking at a tough financial spot coming up, so I'd appreciate any reposts to spread awareness of my books! #booksky #writesky #indieauthor

DO NOT COMPLY. DO NOT OUT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN

It’s Women In Horror month! Here’s some stellar writers on the shelf or on order at @eveninghouse.bsky.social @ravineangel.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @wnwagner.bsky.social @nicolayoon.bsky.social @scumbelievable.bsky.social @alexwoodroe.com & more

How I arrived on Bluesky:

I'm shutting down my Kofi at the end of the month. I don't like doing it but I don't have much of a choice for reasons I can't comfortably get into. Before I do that, I'd like some help with stocking up on groceries. You can get my stories on itchio or help me directly on Kofi: vincentlore.itch.io

Just in case you somehow forgot, we're saying it, again, EVEN LOUDER: 🏳️‍⚧️TRANS. RIGHTS!!!🏳️‍⚧️ Rep your colors with this fan-favorite design from @kduffles.bsky.social with $6 from each tee sold donated to the Transgender Law Center: theyetee.com/TRANSRIGHTS

FINALLY reading Haven by @cerilndomace.bsky.social and digging it so far!! Also, please, how do I pronounce your last name?

What every creative endeavor feels like right now.

Eureka has lots! The most noticeable is the scar that splits his face--it's highly visible, but doesn't bother him. Other, smaller injuries actually cause him more daily discomfort. In the second Stellar Eclipse book, Dark Lightning, he's shown taking medicine to help manage his chronic pain.

#snippet from a writing session today. Cleaned this scene up a little. Evarin visiting her dying mentor and preparing to rehearse with a choir for the song that will end his life. The woman who pushes back here is He'esh's daughter in law, grand priestess of another clan, who married his eldest son.

New video tonight 9pm gmt abot the gooseworx incident because it majorly upset me, video will be a premiere

I have said it before & I will say it again: sometimes nothing sells a book like a 1 star review. I am certain this 1 star review will sell this book to at least one of you.

Just 2 days left until the We've Always Been Here Kickstarter launches!! 🌈 Want the book with over 50 beautiful illustrations of queer joy throughout history? Get notified as soon as we launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... Art by @tujiux.bsky.social

Preorders for The Need for Dandelions are now available! If you would like to read a MM Fantasy Romance that involves fighting against a corrupt government, it may be for you! Uni Link: books2read.com/u/meYkPE Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/the-need-for... Ko-Fi will be available on release date!

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this is the last thing i will say about this, but do not treat random artists you follow like they have to follow the same rules of your personal discord friendgroup. you are asking random strangers who do not know you and probably never will to "tw" their transness. i will never do that.

#QueerWritersChat As always, my two short stories are currently available for free on Payhip. Hopefully sometime next month I'll have something new to share. Take care y'all. books2read.com/ap/nzej7l/Vi...

#QueerWritersChat To be someone's favorite author. And, making a decent amount of money would be nice!

Gonna be that guy again: you have to support trans work while you know you can. It's more at risk than ever and I know some of you are engaging with the art and just not telling the creator! So take this as your sign to tell somebody you enjoyed their work. It makes a difference.

Tapping the sign

A new episode of Grey is up today! We made it to the double-digit chapters. I'm celebrating this because it means we're closer to being done XD #booksky

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

Whoa, I'm at almost 200 followers already? Thanks, everyone!! #authorsky #writesky #indieauthor

A6: All my books are available on Ko-Fi, directly from me! But if you've got gift cards, they're available at any online bookstore you want pretty much. I also make YouTube videos on my channel RoselinBooksOfficial, and try to uplift fellow indie authors as much as possible there! #WeeknightWriters

I found Recipes from the World of Tolkien in my little free library! What a charming cookbook! #booksky #lotr youtube.com/shorts/aKPKU...

A3: Proof copies terrify me. I feel bad because I think I should be excited but nothing fills me with more dread than ordering the proof copies.

A4: When a scene finally matches what I had in my head, and I'm excited to share it–that's the best part of editing and what makes writing worth it for me!

When you buy into the idea that "porn is evil" then anything deemed porn becomes evil. We are so afraid of sex in this country that it is effectively a tool to control the masses. This is (part of) why sex education is so important. Sex should not be some kind of boogeyman.

If you're in America and you want to basically be able to read any of my books (as well as those of countless other authors), then it sounds like you might want to start shouting at people about this.

QUEER FRANKENSTEIN RETELLING ✔️ Viktor Frankenstein + copious queer shame ✔️ The creation driven by trans rage ✔️ Dark medical academia/1890s vibes ✔️ Lush, gothic horror prose ✔️ ✨Choking✨ #WSPit #W #LGBT #A #H #Hi #Own (Art by the incredible ‪@ukstls.bsky.social‬)