For #AceWeek, I’m highlighting my fellow aspec #2026debut authors! Today is @artemiswhelan.bsky.social with their adult cozy fantasy, The Education of Imryn Dyre. #booksky #readingsky #lgbtqiap #cozyfantasy

Thinking about trans people today and how they all deserve a bouquet of flowers for putting up with so much bullshit

Everything is bad, but apples are good, and today I'm reviewing an apple that is new to me -- behold, the Maiden's Blush.

- Don't need a big following because authors in it also market - i made a free guide about coop bundles to help answer some of those questions claudiearseneault.itch.io/itchio-for-a... - hearing about them is still very much word of mouth, really

How does one go about starting an itch book bundle? 📦📚 I'm not really sure of how to find some to join in the first place so I'm wondering about starting one of my own, but I don't know what goes into it - do I need a large audience and that sort of thing?

LOOOOOK THERE'S A TINY ARGYLE THIS IS SO COOL ✨✨✨✨

HOLY SHIT GUYS REGINLEIF COSPLAYED MY BOOK CHARACTER 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I can't believe I missed this, Bluesky never gave me any notification that I was tagged or anything and it's SO COOL LOOK IT'S THEM and with a wolf plushie too????? AAAAA SO COOL ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

I am always grateful no matter how you read my work but! May I suggest, if you wish to not give Amazon your money, a better alternative for your ebook needs might be buying it on Itch? You get a trans magical girl novel *and* no money goes to Bezos! stormmaiden.itch.io/magica-riot

New trans girl Claire just found out the members of her fav Portland band are magical girls - and she's one, too! Now she’s out of the closet as the newest member of Magica Riot! Check out the book Strange Horizons called "brilliant trans joy," in print, ebook, and audio. magicariot.com/magicariot

I use @stickerninja.bsky.social for all of my shop inventory now!! They make beautiful stickers with crisp, vibrant colors. 10/10 still recommend a year later (and they're not fuckin bigots)!

Took my book outside today for a little photoshoot. High time I updated my online shop with photos of the actual book (instead of the proofs marked NOT FOR SALE XD). I'm feeling kind of worn down by everything - I guess we all are. But it's nice getting to take pretty pictures <3 shop.cozyote.com

A lot of people are boycotting Kindle right now and I am THRILLED. Fuck Amazon. However. Queer authors like me are being hit really hard by this because folks are buying 0 books instead of moving to other platforms. I've made a fraction (about six bucks) of my usual royalties this month. 1/4 🌈📚🧣

So uh I've been staying up really late the last week to take care of my dog after his big surgery. And. I decided to make some graphics to advertise my book last night. You can literally see my descent into sleep deprivation 😂 (cozyote.com#unburythebones just in case any of these actually work)

One of the cozy stickers currently in my little shop rn <3 this incredible photo was NOT taken by me because I am still learning photography!! I got help from a friend and honestly I just like staring at it XD shop.cozyote.com

Iterations

Butch/Femme fiction books currently in pre-order status on Amazon as of 04/29/25. 🌈📚💜💙 | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Sapphic Book | Queer Romance | Butch/Femme Fiction #romancelandia #booksky #comingsoon #sapphicbooks #butchfemme

Obvi we all know that AI "art" is BS. But just in case: Unlike AI "artists," indie authors don't need a computer to write for them. Much like how artists don't need a computer to make art for them. This person has been using #cozyfantasy to peddle their plagiarism. Block 'em if you see 'em.

Happy Indie Book Store Day 💙📚 Support your local book stores by purchasing your audiobooks through @libro.fm They have an incredible sale going on right now! libro.fm/referral?rf_... 🪐📚 🌶📚 🌈📚 🌍📚 🩸📚 ⚡️📚 🖤📚 🎧📚 #audiobooks #booksky #indiebooks #audiobooksky #indiebookstore #indiebookstoreday

Book mail! I have been on a book buying spree lately 😅 But I had to add Shroom for Improvement by Jemma Croft. If you haven't read this book yet, you need to! It's like a warm hug with mushroom puns 🍄 #bookmail #booksky #mmromance #cozyfantasy

hey girl. don't join that trans sex study. yes, we know they're offering $200. face it: they don't love you like we love you. come share w/ us instead babes <33 #mtf #trans #srslythobecarefulaboutrandomstudiesyall #transwriting #transfemme #submissions #opensubmissions #writingsubmissions

Amazon is actively trying to undercut indie bookstores on Indie Bookstore Day. Do not buy from Amazon!! Don't fall for it!! Don't participate in the destruction of real bookstores! Boost posts from your local bookstore today and visit if you can. We need them. Fuck Amazon. 🧣📚💙

Come join us for a summer jam on itchio where we crank out some sloppy hot wet gay books ♡ Original works only ♡ Any length, any genre ♡ June 1st to August 31st] ♡ No AI ♡More info on jam page ♡Join the community now to prep & plan itch.io/jam/hot-wet-... discord.gg/monstermanor

Big gay 🏳️‍🌈 book sale this summer being hosted through my queer indie discord @monstermanorbooks.bsky.social Participate in an itchio bundle & cross platform sale — any genre 🫶 more info in the form 🔗 forms.gle/NCmgNPf1faX1... #ISOitchioauthorcoops 📚📦

i know promoting your own book is super hard--making graphics and writing copy, trying to condense a novel into a legible pitch--but as a reader it really helps me make decisions!! for example if you use AI to promote your book, I decide that you're my enemy 😃

as always, shop indie!!!!! support your local bookstores bc you better believe they are supporting you ❤️

Y'know sometimes I worry that someone bigoted will read Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk and assume that I'm also bigoted because there's no trans characters in there. So just to be clear: Gwen says trans rights. Jax says trans rights. Mellie says trans rights (and fuck JK). Olympia says trans rights.

The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being is 3 years old this week! It’s been a real adventure. My hope is that my book has helped trans and/or non-binary people to live good lives. If you’ve read the book, now is an excellent time to share it with others and let people know if you liked it!

Today in #LaborHistory 4/25/1993: >1 million marched in Washington, D.C., for #LGBTQ rights. Demands: repeal sodomy laws, funding for #AIDS, right to adopt, end #discrimination for ALL people, incl #POC, people with disabilities, women, nonbinary & trans people, and #workingclass & poor people.

Wednesday's bird expedition in Iowa afforded me the perfect #Flyday #Birds photo. We went chasing after seeing repeated reports of White-Faced Ibis in a few places in Iowa. We found about 13-15 in Runnells Bottom, and made several jokes about the location name. Zoom in to see the colors.

I'm really grateful for everyone who's been so supportive of my move onto itch.io - friends who've helped me get set up, readers who've tipped generously and left wonderfully kind comments, all of you. It's really reassuring to know that we're all here in bookish community, ready to uplift 💙📚

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS by Sharang Biswas. The novella is a charmingly ribald celebration of queer masculinity, archeology, superscience, and strange magic; I was captivated. Our drink, Lochal, is midway between a gimlet and a lassi.

It's amazing how Amazon finds a new way to be hostile toward authors like every other week.

“A day without lesbians is like a day without sunshine.” There’s plenty of sunshine to add to your shelves, so let’s celebrate women loving women & non-binary folk the best way we know how: with a book, or two, or hundred. Happy Lesbian Visibility! www.swordsandsapphics.com/post/books-t...

I now have an itch.io page! And I am humbly recommending that you start with my book Unbury the Bones as it is free (and hella gay) <3 🌈📚 cozyote.itch.io

It's a very fun book and if you enjoyed the way BAKER THIEF followed romance structures but platonic, you'll want to pick it up!!

I now have an itch.io page! And I am humbly recommending that you start with my book Unbury the Bones as it is free (and hella gay) <3 🌈📚 cozyote.itch.io

The MC in Wings in the Valley (high fantasy) uses a prosthetic and there's a polyamorous romantic subplot.

So in the midst of the chaos and joy of Eastercon, @ngjeannette.bsky.social and I have set up a charity auction: Genre Creators for Trans rights in the UK and South Africa as a small personal response to what's happening in the world. You can bid on cool things here www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans

I post progress updates and send out stickers on my Patreon, and I'm sharing the link proudly!! www.patreon.com/cozyote

I can definitely recommend "Unbury the Bones" and "Boneless." Excellent books that I really enjoyed!!! Thanks for letting me know about your shop! 🤗👍💚

“What we must do now” by @rbreich.bsky.social Connect with people. Research mutual aid in your area and jump in. Join the Discord. Attend meetings. Get involved in your regional chapter. Reach out to groups who should be a part of this and ask them to be. robertreich.substack.com/p/a-bigger-t...

Packing up a cozy order from my shop! I wrap each book in paper from my grocery bags and I use 100% recycled packaging to mail it. If you're sick and tired of Amazon's BS, you can get all my eBooks (and paperback) directly from my shop - and you'll actually own them hehe🧣📚 www.shop.cozyote.com

From my fellow @duckprintspress.com author JD Rivers comes their new story "The Salt in the Sea"! Check it out; you can't miss with a JD story!

I read the Girl From the Sea recently. I've been thinking a lot about how much I'd have loved to have a book like that as a queer kid, and how much today's youth need - not want, NEED - stories like these. 🌈📚🧣

Just finished doing my 5Calls for the day - repost if you did yours today! 🩷

Forgot to share my posts for BHM here but if you’re looking for YA or Adult books by Black authors releasing this year, here are some recs!! 📚💙 #Booksky 📚🌶️ #BlackBooksky #QueerBooksky

I had six sales on Amazon yesterday! And I really appreciate that they wanted my books but also! Stop that! We're boycotting Kindle! If you buy directly from me, I get all the royalties AND you'll actually own the file and no one (like Kindle) can decide what you do with it :3 www.shop.cozyote.com

1. Incredible ruling! An Ohio appeals court has ruled that trans care is healthcare, strikes down youth trans care ban! It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare! Subscribe to support my journalism. You'll want to read this one.

The sapphic erotic monster romance anthology I'm hosting only has 4 entries! I need at least 10 in order to do it, so don't be shy! You've got until the 31st of March. I'd prefer to not extend again, but if there's not enough entries, I may have to extend or cancel. forms.gle/9wD7dbxj5cgs...