We're halfway to making our second donation to the San Diego Food Bank!

If you like this trope, you should check out The Need for Dandelions when it comes out March 31, 2026. This is just Galen and pals!

If anyone could please help me and my family get through the holidays, I will be thankful for the rest of my life. My mother is on the penultimate stages of liver and kidney disease and I am the only one in my family who can work. Please! ♡ thank you!

oh 🥹 THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS hasn't been on many lists, but it's on Library Journal's list of Best Books of 2025 so if you need me I will be a puddle on the floor www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...

January is filling up, with one project looking likely from a new client! If you need an #editor for Winter 2026, now's your chance!

#AwesomeCharacters Galen worries about the future a lot. He’s very concerned that he won’t be able to keep up his current workload and that the people that he takes care of will suffer. He wonders what will happen if something happens to him. Sasha is far more focused on the past than the future.

Give yourself a high five if you wrote a book this year. You did great!

Jingle Jingle Kill is out next week, on Tues 9th December! Pre-order now on Kindle, Apple, or Nook books2read.com/u/bpZ7kE Or order direct from a small queer press ninestarpress.com/product/jing... #mmromance 💙📚 #lgbt #mystery #books #Thriller #spies

I’ve decided to take a breather on writing for the rest of the year, but I’m still working on stuff! I’ve been concentrating on revisions on The Witch of the Wood after getting some feedback, and that’s been slow going, but going well!

heads up, writers—this is the new version of the “I turned your webcam on and I have a video of you jerking off” scam

Stay warm and cozy with an excellent fantasy read! 🔔🔥

Thanks again for another fun chat. I don't have anything specific to share but I will have a new short story coming out soon, so keep eyes on my store. (All links here bio.link/emmajuned) It's a prequel to All Vamps, No Stakes called All Portals, No Keys #Sffchat

#SFFChat Outro. Thanks for hosting and tackling this theme, Steve, this was fun! I've recently shared another, more slice-of-life short story for Chronicles of the Realms, and this one can be read without reading Eternal Flame: archiveofourown.org/works/74763051

Thank you for this one!! I'll come back with excerpt once my computer hasn't locked me out of social media (was on bsky too much today) #SFFChat Since I talked so much about Nerezia, here are my JRPG-inspired fantasy novellas: claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/

Thanks for hosting, Steve! For anyone who didn't know, the final volume of The Tipping World is live!! I started writing this story a *very long time ago* and it's incredible to finally share it with the world books2read.com/PathofEndles... mcburnell.itch.io/a-path-of-en...

#SFFChat The Wings of Ashtaroth is part of the Fantasy Mega Bundle over on Itchio at the moment (along with a ton of other SFFChat friends' books!): itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

#SFFChat Q4 My boys are a bit too busy to play games, but I would be lying if I said that the monsters in the book weren't inspired by many a D&D game I've run! 🌸 Here's Galen and Sasha facing off against a monster!

#SFFChat Q3 As a long time Dungeon Master, I love playing D&D because of the amount of collaboration and improvising you can do! I can't tell you how many times that a player has come up with a unique solution that made me have to think on my feet. It always creates an interesting story!

#SFFChat Q2 The Need for Dandelions would be a TTRPG! Something based in a fantasy city with plenty of monsters and magic! I have jokingly called it a Fantasy Romance between a Level 1 Cleric and a Guard Stat Block before 😅

#SFFChat Q1: In The Need for Dandelions, Galen is definitely a healer! It's literally his job in the book. 😅 Sasha would be the grumpy, prickly guard that you have to deal with while walking around, but is a secret romance option if you play your cards right!

#SFFChat Intro Hello! I'm Alex Larkspur! Something I do for fun is play TTRPGs! I actually don't play a not of video games, but I love games using dice!

Now this would be truly wild to get nominated for 👁️✨ (Just sayin’ I’m nominating my favorite indies of the year, worth a shot to bring more attention to indie creators)

#AwesomeCharacters Galen lives in a small house in the district that he works in. It's paid for by the temple of The Lady of Flowers. It's not much, but it's a good place for him! Honestly, at this point Sasha might as well be his roommate with the amount of time he spends there.

Self-published books are amazing. Their quality, value, and diversity are excellent. To claim otherwise is a skill issue.

Specimen is nominated for Best Cover Art in the Goodreads M/M Romance Group Member's Choice Awards 🎉 I may be biased but I think it is a fab cover and my artist @kholbatar.bsky.social deserves all the flowers 💐🏆 Vote for Specimen for Best Cover Art here: www.goodreads.com/poll/show/32...

Yes!! I love The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi so much! I’m so excited for this sequel!

#AwesomeCharacters Galen and Sasha’s first meeting did not go well. Galen was working as a healer in a low district of the city, and Sasha was assigned to guard him on his rounds due to a new initiative. They clashed immediately; Sasha stonewalled Galen’s friendliness, Galen was very off put (1)

In Sweet & Wild, it can be dangerous if you’re not prepared, but people are often willing to help. And in the woods, it’s very beautiful.

I am in desperate need of sci-fi, fantasy, and/or horror that feature transfem main characters. Especially if there are audiobook formats available. Please give me recommendations, and please repost to get more people giving me suggestions.

I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬 Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io

It's December, which means it's time for holiday romance novellas! THE SOLSTICE CABIN is a gay historical romance set in Canada's far north. Ghosts, snow magic, northern lights, and best friends to lovers with mutual pining 🎄❄️ ✨$2.99 on Amz and KU: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN6W753D

Have the queerest of holidays, and stay warm and safe with a good book. (3/3)

Have the queerest of holidays, and stay warm and safe with a good book. (2/3)

Have the queerest of holidays, and stay warm and safe with a good book. (1/3)

My debut sapphic space fantasy novel, Name Her Holy came out this year! For all the lovers of disaster lesbians taking a swing at god, the locked tomb enjoyers, and the people who just want the cosmos to be gayer 👁️✨👁️✨👁️ the-hallowed.carrd.co

It’s my duty to remind you of my queer Portland magical girl stories 📚💙 I’ve created an entire new magical girl series that happens to center on trans women and lesbians and Oregon and I’d love for you to get acquainted with it! Two full novels and a tie-in novelette await you: magicariot.com/buy

#AwesomeCharacters Galen loves fresh flowers, warm muffins, and oranges. He also loves sleeping in, which he doesn't get to do often. Sasha's happiest when he makes Galen smile. One of his favorite things to do is give Galen flowers so he'll smile. (He's obsessed with Galen's gap tooth smile)

#WritingPrompt I need to try harder at promoting 🫠 I wrote a story about becoming a better person than you were taught you could be, plus there's some magic around, but that's mostly used for rainwater management and farming. There are also goats. And food porn. What if cozy, except angry?

Thank you! OF POTIONS AND HONEY came out a week ago. A cosy romantic fantasy about a woman who takes a leap of faith following in her uncle's footsteps. Problem is, the small town she moves to might be in more trouble than people yet realise. books2read.com/potions-and-...

Thank you! I have a release coming out in 10 days. Opus (full name Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina) is a trans self-discovery novella I wrote a few years back and am finally publishing. My hope is that someone likes it. anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus ko-fi.com/anotherindie...

Thank you! Sweet & Wild, my MM Fantasy Romance, is still my latest release, but watch this space for a smutty short story about Micah and Terran coming later this month! 🍯 Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9 Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur... Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild Cover: @northyme.com

“Fantasy books feel so empty lately.” Not indie fantasy. “Everyone’s just trying to rewrite ACOTAR.” Not indie authors. “No one’s writing anything new!” Indie authors are.

#AwesomeCharacters I normally will name a side character if they're a major part of a scene, if they're coming back later, or if they will be referenced outside of the scene!

December is always so busy, so I just have six hopefuls for this month! 🎄☃️💛

Woo hoo!! My copy of Be Not Afraid by @earlronove.bsky.social arrived! 👁️🪽 I can’t wait to dive into this one!

sweet & wild is worth x10 this!!! its so good, with wholesome cozy vibes, and an adorable mm romance. go go go go

Really hoping to get to work on some writing tonight! The last week of November was a whirlwind for me (PAXU, Thanksgiving, Texas Ren Festival) and December is usually busy, but I should have a bit of time to breathe and hopefully write! 🤞

Are you publishing in 2026 and need an editor? 🦦 Otters Editing is looking for clients in the Winter! I work with indie authors in the fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi genres. You deserve an empathetic #editor who cares about human creativity and doesn't use AI. Website: ottersediting.com

Last day!! 🐝💛🌻

LAST DAY 👁️✨👁️✨👁️✨