There is no May tbr because books are fucking expensive 🥹 📚💙

Do you like mystery, low spice forbidden romance or low magic medieval fantasy settings this book may be for you. 2.99 USD/3.99 CAD for the digital version or free on KU. If you want to know more about the author (me) check my website. (link in bio) #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWJHTVYW

After suffering an unknown illness that would've had my family gathered at my bedside to hear how I've divided my assets, I can now confirm that we are so back. I've written an average of 2k words every day this past week with my peak word count being 6k #amwriting #writingcommunity

I actually don't have money to be a huge buyer of books, or anything. I don't buy a lot of books I won't read. I don't have expendable income to waste on things I won't use. I use my public library, & when I purchase books, which I still try to do as often as I can, it's always with the aim to read.

People who skip cutscenes/dialogue in their first playthrough of a video game are dangerous and must be stopped at all costs.

Feels like forever since I’ve doodled traditionally. #oc

Please do not ask bookworm if they are going to finish the books they have before buying more. It is very offensive in our culture.

Writing a book is a MASSIVE achievement. Even if it's not perfect. Even if no one has read it. Even if it never gets published. No matter what happens next, appreciate everything you have done so far. The simple act of finishing a first draft is worth celebrating. You did that. 🎉

All my homies hate nintendo All my homies love nintendo games tho

Don’t judge a book by its review count. I met a fellow indie crime author who exchanged books with me. He only had 1 review. Started reading & it’s damn good! Review count doesn’t = quality. Sometimes great books just haven’t been discovered yet. Give indie books a chance. #AuthorSky #BookSky

Happy world book day to all readers and writers!

Being an adult means knowing when to just say fuck it and order pizza.

A small ask from an author: if you’re an avid reader and you pick up a book from a small press or an indie author, please consider leaving a review if you enjoyed it. Even one or two sentences makes a difference. You have no idea how much that means. #AuthorSky #BookSky

Three books. One teen named Alex. A coming-of-age arc about figuring out who you are when nobody around you has the language for it yet. 📕Start Here: a.co/d/05G8e18V #booksky #booktok #books #bookseries #lgbtqbooks #lgbtq #transgender #comingofage #fiction #writingcommunity #transgender

#writingsky #booksky #writingproblems #writersblock #procrastination #writinghumor

I finally got in contact with the local POD company supposed to distribute my book, and it only took leaving a bad review for them to finally respond 🫠

Please give the ones close to you, whether human or pet, some extra love when you are next with them. ❤️

Afternoon Encounters 🌴

Week 2 since my book published, and still absolute silence from my local POD company which means I still don't have a physical copy of my book, and my book is still unavailable for purchase in my country 💀 #bookcommunity

Get to know the Ne'er-do-wells, except it's through shitposts I found on Pinterest! Who do you think will be your favourite? 1/2 #booksky #bookpromo #fantasybook

People should read. I'm tired of people not reading. Please, if you can, PLEASE, read! Read everything, but especially fiction! Read comics! It will help you with empathy AND make you smarter. Please, read.

If you only read one book this year, read this. #BookSky

Can we normalize talking about how emotionally vulnerable writing a book is? It's something I've been thinking about a ton as I count down the months until my book comes out. I can't wait for people to finally read it, but...the thought of people reading it also TERRIFIES me.

I'm fairly certain there are not millions of bears running/attending a mauling academy out in the woods.

TGIF!🥳🙌 This weekend, I'm choosing books.📚 (I'm always choosing books but it sounded more dramatic this way 🤷‍♀️) #Booksky #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #TGIF

I love reading novels. I’m always amazed by folks who don’t read fiction. There is nothing better, to me, than being in the middle of a book that you can’t wait to return to. It’s like living two lives at once.

@draft2digital.bsky.social decision to charge small authors to use their site is so fucking scummy. If you need maintenance fees so badly, why are you charging your clients who already don't make a lot from you, and not adding that charge to those who DO make money from using your distributions?

Every time I start to write about the #Draft2Digital fee announcement, I realize I'm angry ranting and I have to stop myself. But I'm livid. Also, I've made $2.38 through D2D this year so far. I won't be paying for the privilege of having my books on there, no thanks.

#tiredoftheBS Yeah, I write and I have a few books but I'm NOT paying money to be on your podcast, get readers or reviews, or any other crappy fees you try to tack on and still call it "free."

Okay, @draft2digital.bsky.social I get that you're probably about to go under and that in a last ditch effort to save yourself you've come up with the idea of charging $12 to indie authors who make less than $100 dollars a year, but that's a bad idea. It's hurtful to indie authors...more in reply.

I got their email today, and my first thought was fuck off. This is probably the worst decision they could've made. Is there anyway we can get them to reverse it? So many of us small indies will be paying them more than they pay us, its ridiculous

ugh. I sell a book on Draft2Digital (formerly Smashwords). Now they're going to start charging a yearly maintenance fee for authors who make under $100/year. I rarely make $5 in a year. This fee means I'm paying for the privilege of having my book online. Guess I'm just gonna put the pdf on my site.

On the bright side, it's finally cold and rainy and wonderful. On the downside, I'm too sick to capitalise on the vibes to write coherent sentences. I think I've written a total of 100 words this week so far 😭 #amwriting

I've been so sick this entire week that walking makes me dizzy 🥲

Owning cats will make it look like you don’t clean up after yourself. Why has there been an envelope in the middle of the living room floor for the past two weeks, you ask? Because it’s his favorite envelope, that’s why

the stop killing games demand is such a no-brainer... if someone is selling me a game it has to be fit for purpose, it has to be playable, or else that's fraud. if shutting down your servers breaks my copy of the game irrevocably, then it's not fit for purpose. it is broken by design. that's fraud.

I have actually had this happen. Cats were running round and yelling downstairs. I told them to shut up and behave. Found out in the morning somebody had broken in and stolen our TV and the car (got the keys from the kitchen). I apologised to the cats.

Writing a book: this is amazing, I have so many ideas and characters and plot points and themes, I cannot be stopped. Writing a synopsis: I have no memory of writing a single one of these words and thus cannot summarise them at all.

I'm sick but not sick. I have a temperature but no runny nose or coughs and my body is so sensitive that everything hurts 🫠 I'm also dizzy whenever I walk so thats fun

Its been a week since my debut book was released and I'm still being ghosted by the local POD company I paid to get physical copies of my book 🧍I nudged them again today so we'll see if they reply #bookcommunity

Here's my second MC for my fantasy. Prince Ashline Nathaniel Erolith Rothstein. Yup, we're doing the run away prince thing. In his defense, he had to run cuz the castle was under attack and he got separated. He's trying to get back. The dog's name is Princess. #booksky #writersky #characterdesign

hundreds of SFFH books are on sale or free this weekend only! don't miss out! The Dragon Next Door is only $1.99! #booksky #IndieApril #NarratessIndieSale indiebook.sale

Dance among the embers, but don’t get burned! The Fox's Fire – eight tales of the fantastic by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. buff.ly/s61PcOE #fantasy #booksky

go defy the will of a god and find your people in the misfits around you #booksky #newbook #fantasy #queer

My friend wrote a book. Isn't it beautiful? It's full of gorgeous descriptions, witty characters and a dragon. Elan finds a new family and self acceptance in her search for her mother. Lyrical descriptions and a world that feels real. #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky amzn.eu/d/0htCKDXF

What's a great indie book you've read recently? Indie authors, shamelessly self-plug if you want, I want more Indie recs. I picked up The Oracle Asylum by Sonia Nkera, and it's incredible, highly recommend if you want dark academia romance with African mythology! #booksky #books #indieauthor

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