Time to start my queer indie reads for the year. Hmm, physical book or e-book to begin? Sooo many to choose from.

Darla is complicated, but she found some cool dads who love her for who she is. Follow her story in NOTHING SO POWERFUL AS TRUTH, the third book in the Hollow-Boned universe. #fantasyromance #indiebook #queerbook

It's time! Sign-ups are open for the next two weeks. Give me all the feedback on this wholesome (and sexy) omegaverse story. Be sure to check TW list in sign-up. linktr.ee/ohphukdischidt #romance #omegaverse #betareaders

i'd rather be cringe and whimsical than mean and miserable

I didn't read any cute holiday romances this month and I hope to change that in the next few days. I need my queer stories to keep me sane!

I'll be needing beta readers for the 1st book in my omegaverse series soon. ○Shy alpha ○Outgoing omega ○Some TWs for past abuse and SA (but none in the story because I like healthy a/b/o) ○Work shenanigans ○Culture shock ○sex workers and strippers (in a positive light!) ○What are gender norms? ○HEA

Have a safe and happy holiday, everyone, whatever you may celebrate!

It's backup day! 📂🎉 Back up your art, your writing... everything! Repost to remind a friend!

If you use GenAI, you’re not welcome here #NoAI

Having a winter sale! Get 15% OFF everything in the shop with code HOLIDAY25* - ends 12/31 at 11:59pm PST. ko-fi.com/vampirepyram... Support a Black queer indie business before 2025 ends! ❤️ #art #smallbusiness #shopsmall #blackartist

It's never too late to try something new. It's never too late to let your antlers & talons grow wild. It's never too late to cover yourself in moss & wildflowers and shamble about the old forest, spreading fear and wonder in equal measure.

quick slots for commissions are open to pay for my site <3 heres whats available #commissions #art #oc vgen.co/necroticarts

Did you know? The Truth For the Lies is on Indie Story Geek. You can purchase and review it there. You can even nominate it for an Indie Ink Award. If you wanna. indiestorygeek.com/story/8587 #indiebooks #queerbooks #indieauthor

Don't ask those of us in our 30s and 40s if we're okay. We're not. We're trying to deprogram all the sexist, racist, homophobic, classist shit that has been beaten into our brains since childhood. We're on the struggle bus. But it's a good thing. Board the bus with us & erase that shit, too.

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.

Besties

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.