✨ 2026 Creative Goals ✨ - Publish two out of four cozy novellas - Open a webshop with my craft things - Attend local markets with books and craft things - Be awesome 🖤

I have so many creative goals and plans this year so I'm starting it, as per character, like this

Sigh, the page I've used for scheduling posts now reduced their amount of free posts to 20 per month 😑 I'm not gonna start paying for that. Boooo!

I've got a splitting headache and I'm so not happy about it.

I'm starting out the year with a book sale so should remember to tell the world about it. Did you miss these great books published in 2025? Check 'em out! 27 indie releases for just $15! Dirt You Shall Become is 99c at all vendors 🤎🪱 itch.io/b/3455/the-b...

The way your soul just heals ✨❄️✨❄️✨

i love this story!

🌟 FANTASY SHORT STORY 🌟 🍃 fairytale 👩‍❤️‍👩 romantic 🔮 magic 🎭 second pov 🔖 story: mybook.to/WDd0F 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/fire-at-her-... 📖 gr link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/75... [ 📚💙 ]

Got about 2 feet of snow now and frost on the forecast for the long foreseeable future. Winter is *finally* here 🤩

What books are you starting the New Year with? Going into 2026 with * Undergrounder by @jaeeglass.bsky.social * Lady of the Forge by Girl God Books (@tristahendren.bsky.social) * Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood #booksky #readersky

Ffs. Titanic is on TV and turned it on right at the orchestra’s last song on the deck and now I’m a sobbing mess 🙄

I’ve been crafting 🥰🌲🍄

The cat is very insistent on cuddling on the bed like we did yesterday, but I'm not tired enough to nap, so now we've compromised and are cuddling on the bed, her snoozy and comfy, and me awkwardly on my side while trying to write on my computer.

I'm starting out the year with a book sale so should remember to tell the world about it. Did you miss these great books published in 2025? Check 'em out! 27 indie releases for just $15! Dirt You Shall Become is 99c at all vendors 🤎🪱 itch.io/b/3455/the-b...

Had planned to do a bunch of writing this morning but a semi pause in the snow had us run out to get the shopping done. Soon coffee. Then creativity 🖤

I’m so excited about this. It keeps coming down ❄️❄️❄️

Managed a really chill yet productive day. This energy for the coming year, please and thank you!

Been (re)watching the lastest episodes of Star Wars and made it to Rise of Skywalker and I’m not sure how it’s actually worse than j remembered.

Took a little nap curled up on the bed with my cat. Absolutely making regularly napping with cats my New Year’s resolution.

And it’s supposed to keep snowing for another 2-3 days 🤩❄️

The Tale of the Sad Christmas Dragon by @karenlykkebo.com!!!

27 of the 54 books I read this year were indie! Longest indie book I read: Queen of Monsters by @joharraharper.bsky.social (531 pages) Shortest indie book I read: Tale of the Sad Christmas Dragon by @karenlykkebo.com (13 pages)

Out of my 6 most read authors of the year, 4 were indie authors! @joharraharper.bsky.social- 4 books @katkinneywrites.bsky.social- 3 books @karenlykkebo.com- 3 books @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social- 2 books

This review is so lovely and Karen picked up on exactly the themes I had hoped would resonate with other people who know that feeling of having more than one country you call home 💚

Doubt coffee will save me today.

Well happy 1st of January ! We’re under snowstorm warning ❄️😍 the first of the year AND the season. Can’t wait for some proper winter now.

Happy new year from Sweden 🥳✨ (Can I go to bed soon??)

I so do not have the brainpower to engage in board games right now.

I think my New Year’s resolution will be to work on celebrating my accomplishments, every small and big one, and not see everything I do as I failure that could be done better ✌️

On rare occasions, I look at myself and think “huh, not too bad”. Aiming to bring an energy of more self-love into 2026 🖤 Happy new year, yall ✨

European Crested Tit for the last #BirdWhisperer of the year! What a sweet-looking bird 😍 A thousand thanks to @birdwhisperers.bsky.social and @amandamakepeace.bsky.social for the challenges this year. You make the world a brighter place 💜

I'M ONLY 4 SALES AWAY FROM SELLING 100 COPIES TOTAL OF REFLECTIONS OF LILJE DAMSELFLY! It's my birthday in a week so ALL my books are 0.99 through January 7th. Cosy historical fantasy. Sapphic romance sideplot. Chronically ill MC. What more can you wish for? Grab a copy today!

"My top 10 reads of 2025!" but there are only 8 books on it because that's what I managed to read this year 🙈

I have a sale of standalone books on itch-io, most of which are queer! Do check them out! Deeply discounted! #booksky #queersky 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📦 itch.io/s/176154/win...

This is my second year compiling a list of Oddly Specific Book Awards. For more on the award winners and their intriguing indie books, please read on... cblansdell.com/2025/12/31/c...

🌟 new review! 🌟 Last review of 2025! The final to Balfour's Trilogy by @nataliekelda.bsky.social is both heart-wrenching and fun with lots of little romantic moments, strong friendships, and adventure. www.karenlykkebo.com/post/verselv... 💙📚

Determined to be in a good mood today. The sun is shining, it's frosty outside, there's a thin layer of fresh snow on the lawn, and my coffee is delicious. There's beauty and peace in the little things 🖤✨

Just realized that I've got one review to write for my 2025 reads and hell nah am I gonna let that linger into 2026. Let's chip away on that!

Review of Vampires of Coal Dust by Cat Rector Coal Gets in Your Veins (Book 1) Blurb Penny Harbour was once a booming coal mining town, full of industry and possibility. But jobs like that come at a price. Accidents. Cave-ins. Explosions. The residents fed the ground with their blood, and coal…

Is this the night where you purposely try to stay up past your bedtime in the odd chance you'll sleep in tomorrow and be able to not crash before midnight?

I've been seeing all these "2025 accomplishments" posts and I've so not had the energy for it because frankly the last month has torn me down so so bad. And it's dumb because perhaps what I really need is to actually look at the *good* things that happened.

And today came the last little bit of bad news 😓💔 I hope this means that 2026 will be a peaceful and flourishing year for the people I care about 🖤

Now for today’s big hurdle: get my ass in gear and go to the gym. Do it. Do iiiiittttt 😬

Why you should pick up Heir to The Sun: - you've always wanted to explore a fantasy world - you like unorthodox adventures - hot villains? yes please - Romance? Eh, no thanks - Strong platonic love? Hell yeah! - Queer normative worlds - Self-love is the end game. --> https://linktr.ee/klykkebo 📚💙

1200 words on the Rat WIP! 💜🐀 We be back, baby!! 💪

Another round of coffee and a short writing sprint. I'd really love to get to 1000 words today, for no other reason than that feels like a good chunk of progress to have made. At 600 now 🙌

Azula is sitting next to me and is purring like no tomorrow. I'm not even touching her. She's just a happy little bean 🥰

We finally have frost and a bit of snow in the air ❄️ So ready for a bit of proper winter!

But first, coffee 🖤✨

Good morning kids ✨ I've had two long weeks of resting up and doing nothing productive whatsoever, but today I'm itching to get back on track! Writing in the morning, crafting in the afternoon. Let's goooo! 🖤