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Us Quakers are known for our honesty. Possibly not for our humility.

My wifey is upset because a main character named Aurora in a sapphic romance died at the end of book one in a duology. A Character. Named. Aurora. I like 'em a little ditzy, is what I'm saying. 💜 #amreadingromance

👥 Dual POV 👨‍❤️‍👨 Cis M/M Romance ❤️‍🩹 Hurt / Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Demi, bi, & pan rep 😰 Introverted mage dealing w/anxiety and CPTSD 😵‍💫 Confused time traveler (also a mage) 💕 Found family with magic on top ✨️ Wide: bit.ly/b2r-WWC Itchio: bit.ly/itchWWC

I'm offering developmental and copy editing services! If you or someone you know wants far better editing than AI can provide, hit me up either here or through my website: whatsmacksaid.com/services/ And because I'm starting out, if you mention this post I'd be happy to cut the price in *half.*

Hey would you like a romance about two lesbians on a road trip to an ex's wedding where they're pretending to date + there's only one bed? What if there's some existential angst? I wrote one and the audiobook is on sale for 3.99 libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Pretty sure everyone needs to hear it.

"cleanliness is next to godliness" - Moms 24:7

My fowl altar ego...

a lot of people don't know this, but your library card actually gives you access to a underground tunnel network of strange architecture and unclear purpose

My new book! Vox knows that he shouldn't fall in love with this man, as he is only a figment of his imagination, but his heart won't listen to his brain. #gayromance #urbanfantasy LINK: www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0GQ...

Reading is resistance! Check out this collection to find your next book. books.bookfunnel.com/queerromance... #romancebooks #fantasyromance #romantasy #lgbtqromance #lgbtqbooks #bisexualbooks #demisexualbooks #transbooks #adanceofwaterandair #elementalmagicae

Drop your crime-fighting Catholics

The Black Zine Fair is seeking VOLUNTEERS for May 9. There are many roles and we need many hands. You can sign up here. Anyone can volunteer provided you are reliable and have a good sense of humor :) - forms.gle/tL5z2fm1rtVY...

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As someone who is also maintaining a new clover lawn, I felt this in my soul.

"I want to tell my fellow trans people that the Constitution’s promises protect them as much as anyone else. But when the Court won’t afford them the decency of acknowledging that bigotry against trans people is real, I can only tell them to give the Court the amount of respect it deserves."

I am realizing that maybe I didn't graduate from my MFA program a semester early because I was so ready to be a grown up with a job but because I was scared to keep writing. Are you scared to write? I wrote about that here: www.agentsandbooks.com/what-f-youre...

DESI finished its originally planned survey last night!! ..and will keep going :) I made a cake to celebrate. 🌌🔭 @desisurvey.bsky.social

Many things are bad, but you don't have to be. You can be reliable and stable for yourself and the people you care about. Try to eat something, drink a big glass of water, and do one thing at a time, even if it's an email. I know how hard and overwhelming everything feels right now. Max loves you.

PS- you pay less taxes at the end of the year if you pay quarterly as an artist/author The US govt charges you a fee if you don't and owe them over $1000 (I think that's the number). Quarterly taxes really aren't as scary as you think. There are calculators online to help you estimate them.

With just under a week left in our Issue 2 submissions window, our co-founders put together a wishlist for all the last-minute submitters! Send us space opera, cyberpunk, monsters and messiness, trans joy and euphoria, and more 🪐🗡️ Full submission guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines?u...

Acronyms are pronounced as words. -scuba -laser -NASA Initialisms are pronounced as individual letters. -NFL -TSA -TGIF 'Acronym' is frequently used for both kinds of abbreviations, so it's ok to call an initialism an acronym.

When Rutherford, who's been co-opted into a mission he knows nothing about and asked to perform a fan dance, get asked, "what are you doing??" and answers breathlessly "my best," that about sums up how I feel about this timeline. #lowerdecks

Me, writing an age gap romance: oh ho ho a sexy older man 😏 Me @ me: Ma’am you are basically the same age.

I put a new cover on this book, so I thought I'd let you see it. Yes, I am doing you a favor. You're welcome. You can buy it direct from me here: payhip.com/b/wD9pO 🌈📚📣📚💙📚

Draft2Digital will now charge authors a $12 USD annual fee if they make less than $100 USD a year. People who make $100 or more will be exempt from this. New accounts will also be charged a $20 USD activation fee.

I put a new cover on this book, so I thought I'd let you see it. Yes, I am doing you a favor. You're welcome. You can buy it direct from me here: payhip.com/b/wD9pO 🌈📚📣📚💙📚

I mean, this must be the mirror universe, right? How do we get back to the normal one?

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS. I want Sisko's kid's story and if Auntie Kira and his mom kiss, so be it.

My novel Thornfruit, the first of a queer fantasy trilogy about discovering that your mom is maybe doing kind of a lot of murders, and (in books 2-3) that you are in love with 2 people, is on sale for 99¢. Memory magic, secret letters, sea monsters, bisexual pining & 280+ SFFH ebooks indiebook.sale

The sale is starting! Get your e readers warmed up and fill up on fantasy, sci fi and horror books and support indie authors! indiebook.sale 🌈💜 🌈🚀💫 💙📚 #booksky 📢📚

New post on the Patreon. Yes, it's about my couch. www.patreon.com/posts/ode-to...

I missed this from @phineas.bsky.social when it originally came out but it sure feels relevant at the moment. Also, you can buy this as a print from the artist here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/phin...

#QueerWritersChat Q5: I'm getting a Patreon going! www.patreon.com/LondonPriceR... You can read my wolf shifters there or by joining my newsletter. www.subscribepage.com/herecomestreble Happy writing, everybody! Thanks for the chat, Amara!

#QueerWritersChat Q4: I've approached a few and been accepted: Inklings in Yakima, Rediscovered Books in Boise, and Grassroots in Corvallis. I've also done signings at Jan's in Beaverton twice. I don't make much from paperback sales, so I doubt there's more. Still hoping for Powell's one day. 🤞🏼

#QueerWritersChat Q3: I truly don't have one. I love graphic novels and creative nonfiction, picture books and genre fiction, fantasy and romance. Oh, and cookbooks! 😭 I love browsing the beautiful photos in cookbooks! That probably explains why Will, the chef, shows up in both WIP's. 😀

#QueerWritersChat If you're interested in a character driven epic fantasy story, with an industrial magic setting, mysteries around every corner, and a sapphic romance, then check out the pinned post on my profile! I need more beta readers! Thanks! #QueerWriters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#QueerWritersChat Q2: Yule Be Sorry would be with contemporary romance, and Only One Cabin would be with paranormal romance. Hopefully next to a bestseller for exposure. 😆

Hi, I'm London! 👋🏼 I've got nineteen books under two pen names and I'm working on an M/M holiday book and an M/M wolf shifter serial, both romances. The holiday book has real theater kid vibes, which I love, while the shifter series is fairly lighthearted. My year-round bit of summer. 🌞🌻

Things that are okay: -crying -talking about how much money you make with your coworkers -taking up a hobby you don't get paid for -setting down a hobby you don't like anymore -talking about people who give you the creeps, even if you don't know why -not cleaning -reading all night That's all.

Not just a friend who writes other genres, either: plenty of writers have different pen names and put out books cross-genre. Your favorite sci-fi writer might have a sideline in romance, say, or vice-versa. If you badmouth a genre to someone, you risk trashing something they love writing themselves.

I, a person who works in a tax office, just finished my taxes, please clap.

Why copyediting matters:

TFW the AI can't tell the difference between insulation and a wall 🙃

i always take a moment to appreciate good book cover design

Even though I have a different old Kindle (the Kindle Keyboard), this article was really helpful when I was trying to figure out how to jailbreak mine.

Thank you to everyone who supported us on our 1-day strike yesterday! Our picket is now over and supporters can return to reading ProPublica stories. Sign our petition to stay up-to-date on our campaign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

I replaced my Kindle with Kobo almost a year ago, and just found out today that Kobo has a price match guarantee. So even if Amazon offers your ebook or audiobook cheaper, Kobo will refund the difference plus 10%. Good to know going forward. #Booksky