This one is for the reviewers and bloggers. What’s your signature toxic trait when it comes to reviewing? I’ll tell you mine if enough relply.

"I'm not here to play games, unless they're board games and you let me win (kidding... sort of)" men would rather reinforce the patriarchy over the most minor things than get laid like 85% of the time

A delightful site! youraislopbores.me

A friend's therapist once termed this as "Where does fighting with ghosts really get you?" and that fully stuck with me 😁

I would, sometimes, like people to pause before posting and ask themselves: is this actually still happening, or have I just not let it go yet?

I want to defend old SFF, but I have nothing to defend it with. That’s not to say it’s without value in reading them - they are the foundation of the current genre after all - and there are some great works out there. But if they don’t click or or you think meh - that’s fine. They’ve had their time.

Spent one day at Crufts and have been in excruciating pain all day today as a result. We really need to shitcan this ridiculous system where we pretend to care about all disabilities, but access to accommodations is walled off behind passing a notoriously hostile government assessment.

It's friday! Time for the weekely good news thread! What's YOUR good news from the week? What's made you smile. (A rare non smiling pic from me because Harper in this scene makes ME smile)

🌱 here!

If you enjoyed my pieces from February, you can now get them as phone wallpapers via Sprout Club!

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Here's tapas tapas.io/series/Grand...

It's Grand adventure yonder Friday!! Things are getting intense as Corrys "very bad not good day" continues! grandadventureyonder.the-comic.org/comics/#cont...

A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts. Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir. This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

If anyone on this nihilistic hellhole of a planet fancies a cheap bit of cool art I'm running a big Seconds sale as part of Super Seconds Festival this weekend.👍 Check out the line-up of cool not-a-capitalist-behemoth makers here: www.supersecondsfestival.co.uk/makerlineup/ #ArtShop #bsnm #ShopSmall

Had a great time at Crufts today, would definitely go again next year now that I know what to expect! Body is broken, bank account is drained 🤣 My two main bugbears of the day were: * Almost all human clothes stopped at L * So much fucking AI art for sale

Happy 11th birthday to my eternally beautiful border baby Harley 🥳🎂 www.instagram.com/p/DVhIRaygHG...

full review:

I backed The Lucky Machine on backerkit and I'm so glad I did! This was such a cozy and heartwarming read about what can be achieved through the power of community and working together✨ 4.5⭐s #booksky

Spending today at Crufts, so please enjoy these excellent loaves of bread!

Question - feel free to DM if too personal : How rapid does a diagnosis at the Rapid Diagnosis Clinic tend to be? I mean, is it same day or does it take a few days / weeks? Or do you just walk in the door and they go "Boof! Cancer!" Like some kind of possessed Sorting Hat?

Good news: my dragon is now on Netgalley! It’s a different sort of dragon rider novel: one from the dragon’s POV. He’s just here for the free food, he swears. If you are an ARC-ish sort, there is a Read Now window open through Friday.

Sky News don't seem as excited as the rest of us. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Npvw...

ty greens I can literally feel the rage of the worst people in the country rejuvenating my skin right now x x x

Good morning #writingcommunity! My insomnia is your gain! I got sick of the scammers targeting authors with their "wow what genre? dm me, i will beta read for u" or "i do illustration, dm me" bullshit, so I made a moderation list. Feel free to @me whenever you find one to add to the list!

Actually, fuck it, I've gone ahead and made a moderation list from it bsky.app/profile/did:...

So I had insomnia and decided to make a handy list of stupid-ass "beta reader" scambot accounts. Includes one bonus "editor"/"illustrator" scammer who can't decide which one they are 🤣 Enjoy! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Lmao fuck me, apparently the words beta reader bring all the bots to the yard 🤣

Okay, timezone folks, You've still got about nine hours left to get the early bird rewards on this one. GO GO GO!!! Repost like the wind, darlings!

There's 50% off selected queer books at Proud Geek this month to make more room on the shelves for new stock in 2026! Go grab a bargain while you can at proud-geek.co.uk/sale #queerbooks #booksky

what is with these institutions supposedly representing and safeguarding and uplifting trans and queer voices but then using ai for their social media and posters it's baffling?????

Babe, wake up! New pickup line just dropped! 😀

I stg if you want to see books like this in your local bookshop, the absolute best way to make it happen is to buy the fuck out of them when they're indie, because publishers only sign what they think will sell and won't take chances without data. Back this project. Provide that data!

Uhhh, no. Writers, don't be falling for this one!

I stg if you want to see books like this in your local bookshop, the absolute best way to make it happen is to buy the fuck out of them when they're indie, because publishers only sign what they think will sell and won't take chances without data. Back this project. Provide that data!

VALENZIAGA has *very nearly* DOUBLED the initial funding goal in 12 hours! Blown away! Thank you all again! Keep spreading the word, keep pledging, let’s start seeing double! Stretch Goals will be announced tomorrow, once I’ve had a chance to sleep! 😅 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Projects I've got on my plate for this year haha haha hahaha fuck include: * Armor of Annwn * Tooth & Claw 6 * Charlie Hart 2 * That Book I Promised An Agent Three Years Ago Oops * Gay dragon dicks * Sapphic Snow White *Does some maths* Yeeahhhnoooo 🤣

Gotta say, this is a line and a half. From the Kickstarter page. Go check it ouuuuut. "Forget the killer heels, and the diamonds forged from the tears of her enemies, the one thing Mother would look best in is a mausoleum."

The Summer Hikaru Died 🤣

@misanthromantic.bsky.social @hannafordjenny.bsky.social Okay so now I really want to know where Fenryl stores them all 🤣

The whiplash when you find out someone you really like has blocked you 💀

All right, the "is AK low on iron?" experiment has begun! The downside is this kind of science takes a month or so to yield any results 😔

The joy of answering these mid-series is that they're very different answers from the beginning 😆 Sooo... Yes, both, yes, and yes? 😆

When your beta reader sends you this comment you're doing it right, yes? 😆 @turkeycleverness.bsky.social

youtu.be/VJSQ-CQOKlM Unhealthy amounts of screentime went into these, but it was a lot of fun. I'm looking for work, and representation. Drop me a line at [email protected]. Ta

RED ALERT, SWEDEMASON IS ON BSKY!!! YESSSS!!

Absolute mood for today

Y’all, it’s here!! It’s live!!!! The book and merch are so stunning and so joyous and so needed in a time of queer erasure!! 🩷💜🩷 Please share to help more people find this queer joy!

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

Had a blast chatting with @rdpires.bsky.social about our Kickstarters! It MAY get slightly unhinged in places. Have a look!