If you see your favourite indies, especially those who are wide or avoid Amazon, raise their prices... We all just had two emails in less than 24h: - Smashwords is cutting down its royalty rates, especially at lower price points - Ingramspark is raising most of its printing costs again

Reading & writing has kept me alive this year. Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author. Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track. Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da... 1/

The teens don't like my Skrillex playlist. "I feel like my ears are being raped." Ummm... Aren't the parents supposed to be saying this about their kids' choice in music? (I love their music taste, btw)

Your art is not slop, your doodles are not slop, your left facing portrait with no background is not slop, please stop referring to your own works as slop because you are sending a message to other artists that their hard work is also slop. Save it for the AI plague that is actual slop.

Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.

Does anyone have any recs for indie fantasy books *not* written in a medieval european setting?

Dialogue can be difficult. Struggling to make it sound natural? Try people watching.

My youngest is learning sign language on her own. "Do you know what this means?" She spelled out some letters. Me: "No, what?" "LGBTQ" My heart...

I don't sell my e-books on the zon anymore. You can find them pretty much everywhere else, including kofi. If you can, buy directly from indie authors. Visit their websites. Share links. Support them. Let's build up our community by valuing those who give it all the beauty we love to consume!

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” (Published Dec. 2022)

Old man and little girl being cute. Marty McFly can't usually tolerate kittens, but he doesn't seem to mind Derpy when she's behaving. #cats

"who radicalized you" Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.

Keep calling your senators & reps, ESPECIALLY the R ones, and demand they stop this shit. Starving millions in order to also rip healthcare from them.

The Trans People Take on the world Bundle is off to a great start 😄. Additional themes in some of these books include queer found family & or queer joy. Half the books are fantasy, & just under a 1/3 are romance. 🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3352/trans... #FantasyBookSky #RomanceBooks

SNAP Benefits are disappearing next month, & we need to take care of each other. If you donate $3 or more to either hrfoodbank.org or foodbankonline.org, I will send you an eBook copy of Memories of Enaros! Just send me a SS at astrid.e.abell @ proton dot me w/ the subject HR Foodbank w/ the proof!

3rd book in the series. Fave so far. Vampire aliens with wings. Tons of other cool aliens. Battle for Earth & Cinder. Sexy sad bad boys. Hot & formidable warrior women. Wholesome & toxic relationships. A plethora of characters. Humor, romance, battles, queer rep, tearful moments. Just amazing.

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Eeyyy! Itch is back up and it turns out we cracked $1K in just three days! Let's keep that energy going! itch.io/b/3352/trans...

During vacation at my friend's house, I finished her amazing book! More details to come.

Happy #AcePrideWeek everyone! Inarora's Excursion is part of an Ace Pride Week bundle! Here's the two bundles she's in this week! Please support your fellow aces 🥰 riyati.ink/acepride2025 riyati.ink/ace2025-2 #AceWeek #AsexualAwareness

Would love it if society could stop hating trans people and go back to disliking Nickelback or something.

Spooky season is the best season!

A collection of short stories centering around when Inarora was a baby, and 3/4 of the stories are about being disabled and being a parent while disabled! Featuring characters with fibromyalgia, lupus, missing limbs, and a back injury. Get yours today! —> books2read.com/fateofenaros ♿♾️📚 🌃📚 🌈📚 #YA

Find me on all the socials. Find my books for sale on multiple sites. Visit my website for free short stories. Let's talk queer indie books! #indiebooks #queerbooks

Signed paperbacks and book boxes are available now! ko-fi.com/ohphukdischi... #indiebooks #indieauthors #queerbooks #fantasyromance

We're not meant to live like this.

Coming soon: omegaverse! It's one of those love/hate things for many. I read it for years but was dissatisfied with how the concept was handled. So now I will change it. Some of the old rules. A sprinkling of my own. Mix well and you will get... FRESH FOREST OMEGAVERSE series. Coming next spring.

Here are a bunch to get you started. If you are unfamiliar with @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social it's a digital magazine publishing short stories and poetry by Black SFFH authors for going on *counts on fingers* 10 years? Good lord. Co-founded it. Won a Hugo. Etc. go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p

Continue the adventure in Truth Will Set You Free, book two in the Hollow-Boned Universe. Find all the links to buy e-books and paperbacks on my website, including directly from me. Support indie authors! ohphukdischidt.wixsite.com/author/hbbooks #booksky #queerbooks #indiebooks #fantasyromance

A local small queer org is hosting a screening for the intersex movie Ponyboi as a fundraiser, and is asking people to "pay forward" cost of tickets. Help support queer film and a grassroots queer organization! gathr.com/events/e6b52...

Bi Visibility Week Mega-Bundle: 50 items for $50.00 itch.io/b/3263/bi-vi...

It’s day 2 of #BIPOCVampDay and we’re still a ways off from $2k. But we’ve got two more days of TTRPG games streaming, a bunch of awesome raffle prizes and our zine preorders - I’m hoping we can make it. 🤞🏾 Spread the word! And check it out - bit.ly/bipocvampday #bvd25 #sicklecellawareness

As always, today is a good day to support writers, artists, creators. If you have the means, buy a book, commission an art piece, go to a live show, subscribe to a Patreon, support an indie game. You can also leave a review, signal boost a creator's work, send a nice comment. Everything helps.

What's your plan for tomorrow Are you a leader or will you follow Are you a fighter or will you cower It's our time to take back the power

I don't know what I'm supposed to do with my Saturday now that EXORCISM ACADEMY is over.

a huge part of the appeal of this series for me and why I ended up going and binging the manga, which at the time was like 150, or something ridiculous, chapters was because she's honestly extremely relatable as a burn out, but she's also got ridiculous levels of trans coding.

You need an editor. I need clients. Are we a good fit? Highly affordable services for indie authors. Find out more here: loveloreeditingser.wixsite.com/editing #indieauthors #editor #editingservices #contentediting #books

Hello, I'm the writer of queer gothic fantasy that follows a blood mage spymaster as she recruits a noble bastard with a terrible gift to hunt down a magical serial killer for the vampiric Eternal King—all while planning to overthrow him. Isaac, featured on the cover of LORD, is a trans man.

“Autumn is my favorite season. Little bit of rain, beautiful foliage, curl up with some coffee and a good book, and I’m happy. Autumn is the coziest time of year.” #ArtSky #OCSky #Naruto

Consider adding HALLOWED BE HER FLESH to your #SapphicSeptember TBR if the following interests you: ✝︎ ineffable visions of the cosmos ✝︎ the divine calling out Catholic guilt ✝︎ weird worms & cannibalism ✝︎ tender yet terrifying love interests ✝︎ literal monsterfucking emrynbird.neocities.org/hallowed

Need a break from reality? Lose yourself in the Hollow-Boned Universe starting with book one: The Truth for the Lies. This is the Achillean fantasy romance you have been looking for. books2read.com/hollowboned1 #booksky #fantasyromance #mmromance #queerbooks

✨📢Four pages of epilogue are now posted - marking my comic COMPLETE!📢✨ AL has been working hard on his illusion skills in one extremely niche and specific way 🔞Adults Only!🔞  https://asmodrawscomics.com

Often, movies, shows, and books slap in the "token straight character" who has no real purpose in the story besides pandering to heterosexuals. Ridiculous. If the character serves no purpose, take them out. Or make them queer. Catering to the straight demographic is preposterous. #KeepStoriesQueer

I spent $235 on a battery for my car today. It was the cheapest available in person. I should have a fainting couch at the ready when I pay such prices because that's how dramatic it feels.

We reallllllllllllly could use some love on our kickstarter! We've been stagnating again for two days and still have 25% to go! Please continue sharing and spreading the Black Vampire love! 🩸🩸🧛‍♀️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla... #blackbooksky #blackvampire #blackart #art #illustration

Saying this cos I need to hear it and I'm sure others do too, esp my fellow disabled/chronically ill/neurodivergent folks: You are not broken because you can’t be a productivity robot.

They call it “protecting morals.” But what they’re really doing is censoring women, queer folks, trauma survivors, and creators. We’re not here to be erased. We’re here to #RoarUnbound #Censorship #FreeExpression #EroticaWriters #IndieAuthors

Quill wouldn't betray Raj's trust for anything. Especially since the man makes him feel all squishy-warm inside. books2read.com/hollowboned2 #booksky #fantasyromance