no new pictures, where are you at mentally?

#AwesomeCharacters I don't think that Governor Maple is very likable. One of my beta readers told me that she felt a lot like some of our current leaders. However, I think that she's rather cathartically hateable! It's satisfying to see her get her comeuppance.

#Funguary Week 1: Decay Starting off this challenge with an autumn skullcap! (I'm following the funguary challenge made by feefal on Tumblr! Check them out if you get the chance!)

🫀 COVER REVEAL 🫀 I cannot express enough how absolutely beautiful this cover is! Its everything I wanted it to be! The absolute BIGGEST thank you to @warickaart.bsky.social for bringing my vision to reality! ARC applications are still open, so be sure to sign up! 🥀🥀🥀

today is a wonderful day to love and support trans people and trans artists 🏳️‍⚧️

My trans Catholic priest x demon romance coming on March 31st... 👀

Success! I just finished my first draft of this! It’ll need a lot more work and I could easily see this actually becoming a novella instead of a novelette. 😳

Hi! I'm Ashanti Fortson, a queer Afrolatine multidisciplinary artist working as a graphic novelist & illustrator. I also embroider and needle-felt. I'm interested in color, texture, evocation, and emotion. Available for freelance! Check out my shop! 💜 🎨 ashantifortson.com 🛍️ seatoad.bigcartel.com

#AwesomeCharacters To Galen, home is his district and the people there. It’s his community and the connections there. For Sasha, home was the house he grew up in, but it felt too cold without his sister. Now, if he thought about, he’d realize Galen is now his home.

It’s simple, but honestly I’d love to see Micah’s hat from Sweet & Wild!

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Hey fellow creative folks. I hope we can collectively forgive ourselves for maybe not getting the running head start January was supposed to be. We’re doing the best we can in the times we live in and it is ROUGH out there

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH ✊🏽🤎🫶🏽 Read Black stories Uplift Black voices Celebrate Black joy Support Black creatives Protect Black narrative Honor Black resistance WE do all of this all year! But right now let's all make sure we are doing our part of amplify Big love to all my people, for real

Now that I’m all in on this Dragon Novelette (and also nearly done with the first draft) I need to take care of two important things: 1. A title other than Dragon WIP 2. A Vibes Playlist

Here's my reading wrap-up for January! I think this is the most I've ever read in a single month, and it was a pretty darn good month too! I'm also proud of myself for sticking with my non-fiction goal! Not counting poetry, I read four non-fiction books! I'm also reading more than just fantasy! 📚

just a reminder that you can request my upcoming queer cozy horror on Netgalley!

hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚 ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!) tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download

#AwesomeCharacters This is fun! Galen would be "Overworked Devotee of the Lady of Flowers" and Sasha would be "Grumpy City Guard" because whoever is interviewing him would simply *have* to acknowledge that.

In good news, I am really enjoying writing this dragon story. In bad news, I think it is probably going to end up being a novelette and not a short story anymore. Whoops.

I think I might try to finish the first draft of this story this weekend! I have an outline and know where it’s going, I’ve just got to hammer out the writing!

So excited for this! 🦋

Here are the six books that I will hopefully read in February! My January hopefuls only ended up half successful (I read three out of six) because I'm very much a mood reader. However, I'm still going for six for February! Giovanni's Room didn't happen in January, but hopefully February. 🤞

Urban legends, teen horror, missing hearts, & the truth buried in the woods. THE DEVIL IN THE WOODS is my hidden gem, and perfect for a spooky read. Check it out below! 🩸📚 books.earlronove.com/thedevilinth... (if you still have the old version w/ the old cover, lmk! I'll send you a new copy!)

I enjoyed Sister Amber so much in The Need for Dandelions that I expanded her role quite a bit. I should have known, I always love a wise, cheeky older woman.

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: 1. Gender Studies and Science Fiction 2. Literature to Film: Vampires 3. Philosophy of Religion 4. Early British Literature 5. World History and Film

Last chance! Ends at midnight EST

I spent most of the day reading (I finished four books!) and now my eyes are tired. Who could have seen this coming? 😅

It's my sincere hope community serves as the antithesis of AI slop. Indie authors build communities with other writers and readers who trust in the stories they're telling. We grow together. We sharpen one another. We support each other.

#AwesomeCharacters I’m definitely more in the director overseeing their actions camp. I write exclusively in third-person limited, and it often feels like I’m a puppeteer telling the story. Though sometimes it’s like I’m the DM and my characters are my players, choices outside of my control!

Sasha tries to be level-headed… but that’s not really something he can do successfully

They arrested Don Lemon last night. Let me put this in context for you. The police arrested a Black gay man for protesting in a public space (a church).

If you're hyped for the forthcoming Francesca storyline in #bridgerton and need more sapphic historical stories to tide you over until then, may I recommend my books in the meantime—the sweet & romantic THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET and the funny & sexy THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY!

To celebrate leaving Kindle Unlimited (and also my birthday!), all of my Cruel Gods books are now on Itch.io, and for this weekend only, they're part of an Itch bundle! Get all four books with a 35% discount! If you hate buying books on Amazon, this is for you: itch.io/s/179524/the...

Well, I will certainly not be using Upscrolled unless they fix all the blatant hate speech on there. I’ll keep the handle just in case, but that’s it.

All-in for an Angel is now available for preorder! Blurb below. ♠️ MM Strangers to Lovers ♥️ Forced Proximity ♣️ Protective MC ♦️ Low angst, character-driven 🌶️ Spice level: fade to black 👁️ Single POV + bonus POV 40% off until Feb. 6! books2read.com/all-in-for-a... #mmromance #romancelandia #booksky

Alright well. While I free all 10 of my books from the 'zon, evergreen reminder that you can get most of my books through my ko-fi, which is a quick, easy, and immediate way to support me and get a new book to read. I have signed copies of some too! 😇 Find em here: ko-fi.com/tallimorganb...

This is art from 2023 of Morgan from Hymn of Memory, but I have it as a little pin stuck to my bulletin board at work and it always makes me smile. I'm still really proud of Hymn of Memory in general as my first self published work! You should check it out! 🌻 books.earlronove.com/hymnofmemory

I'm off work tomorrow, so I'm very excited to do a bunch of reading! I have a couple of books I want to finish and some ARCs that I'm excited to dive into!

#AwesomeCharacters Both Sasha and Galen are pretty prepared! Galen works as a healer and it's rare that he doesn't have his medical bag on him. His bag has plenty of supplies! Sasha will also bring what he needs with him everywhere. If they ever go on vacation, they will have so many bags.

I think my book babies look good together 🫀 The Reanimator's Fate is out today! An autistic necromancer, his undead love, and the mysteries that bring them together Grab book 1 in paperback, audio, or ebook to start the series: books2read.com/trm1

I highly recommend this book if you need a beautiful escape from this cursed timeline 💚 Such a wonderful romance featuring incredible descriptions, heartwarming found family, and an extremely kind and resilient MC. So resilient. #mmromance #booksky

🏳️‍⚧️🌿NOOSKADRAWS SHOPPE IS BACK OPEN!🌿🏳️‍⚧️ despite top surgery 3 weeks ago, i feel more mobile and ready for business than i thought i was going to be, and am so excited to get my shoppe up and running! ✨ www.etsy.com/shop/NooskaArt

THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE! Despite my online absenteeism I’ve somehow gotten 500+ followers, yall are the best 🫶 Like, follow, and share this post for an entry to win a skeb (w/ simple background) of your favorite couple Winner will be chosen on February 13th around 2pm, EST. #snowfollyart #bg3

• last food: fajitas • last drink: water • last book: trans history • last show: taskmaster • last movie: music and lyrics • current book: women and other creatures • tonight’s dinner: fajitas, chips, queso, and rice • dessert: scotcheroos you? 👀

I don't even know how to describe the chaos of this D&D game. I've been laughing so hard all night.

My D&D group has been lovingly teasing me for my latest purchase, a deck of Victorian Parlour Games. My dear friend @clevernamejpeg.bsky.social described it as "The Most Alex Purchase Imaginable" 😅

I don’t think I’ll get much writing done tonight, but for a good reason! It’s D&D night!

#AwesomeCharacters Sasha was extremely close to his sister before she died when he was young. He never really got over it. His mother and father want to support him, but he feels like he’s left them down and hardly visits. His mother especially wishes he would visit more often. (1/2)

In The Need for Dandelions, too many people in power are ignoring the strange disease that has appeared in one of the districts of the city. While Galen, the MC, worries that it’s another plague, too many are far too dismissive of him.