Kobo customers rejoice: For the first time ever, the entire Inheritance queer urban fantasy series is now available in Kobo Plus! Also, fuck Amazon 😘 www.kobo.com/gb/en/series...

Well our baby has arrived on the in-game Halloween, so they're already cursed.

I'm slowly crossing out my to-do list like a nerdy serial killer.

Time for bed! I've eaten two bananas and taken an electrolyte pill. Do not test me, god!

The Book Bazaar 2025 is launching November 12th to crowdfund 24 indie projects across the SFF spectrum, including The Chosen One Con! Check it out and follow the projects that speak to you: www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

It would be really nice to see this petition get some support, too.

Oh geez, I don't know, who are the young hot actors these days? 😂 I just googled "young hot actors" and got a bunch of porn so 🤣 Nicholas Hoult? Oh he's 35 wow lol #TBBChat

So The Chosen One Con is set in a Victorian-inspired time period, except we have technology like TV and cars. Sometimes I imagine it set in the 80's, because of the TV shows and magazines 😅 #TBBChat

I'm rubbish at answering questions like this as I generally don't think of music before I write, I come up with a playlist after 😂 But The Chosen One Con is more about TV, and parts were definitely inspired by older TV shows and TV hosts. For example, Fred Rogers #TBBChat

Art. All the art. I'm throwing thousands of pounds at every artist I follow on Bluesky. I'm hitting those DM's so fast 😂 But also the fanciest of special editions for this book. Foil cover, sprayed edges, that ribbon thingy, the works! And then an audiobook! #TBBChat

Hi, I'm Tru AKA Trudie Skies, British author of The Cruel Gods and upcoming The Chosen One Con, both vaguely gaslamp fantasy but closer to aetherpunk. I have two cats and a bad back! #TBBChat

Beware of book club scams: a club leader will say they wanna feature your book (link to club seems legit). Then they’ll ask for a blurb and more info and only then ask for a payment to “secure a slot in their busy calendar.” I tried tricking the bot and got a BS Chat GPT reply but no poem :(

I'm trying to grow as a person and not complain about random shit and/or my lovely cats, who are so lovely.

Today we're hosting a spotlight for Werecats Emergent by @mark-engels.com, an urban fantasy shapeshifting adventure crossed with science fiction and described as part coming-of-age story, part political thriller with intense action: www.readindiefantasy.com/saturday-spo...

Down to my last tenner before payday 💪

Went to bed early and woke up with the worst leg cramp of my life. I've had it up to HERE with my body's muscles lately.

It's been way too long since we posted a book review. So today, we're happy to share one. These are Nils' thoughts on My Boss is the Devil, by @benschenkman.bsky.social A cozy contemporary fantasy story about selling your soul to the devil.

In the war against my back, I am pleased to say my bones are not responsible, it's muscular. I have never broken a bone in my life and my skeleton has been good to me. Therefore, Halloween will not be cancelled.

My beautiful wife has asked if I want to adopt!! And I said yes because we need children for the mines.

I really enjoyed the playtest for Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, and I love the Sonic racing games in general, but no way I'm spending £60 on it 💀

One more follow on my crowdfund campaign will get me to 50 and fix my back* 🙏 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t... *Well, it'll make me feel happier!

Being kept awake at 4am with back pain is how I wanted to start my Friday.

is my birthday!🎉 this year around the sun has been awful in many ways, but wonderful in others. i wrote the equivalent of three books, had surgery for my PMDD, finished my degree, got obsessed with tennis, and realised i’m trans and started hormones! would love for y’all to check out my books!👇🏻

I'm working on a lot of things for the Read Indie Fantasy website right now. Why do I do this to myself lol

🥐 Queer fantasy that'll make you hungry! 🥐 With bits of mystery, bits of cozyness, BAKER THIEF brings you into the lively city of Val-de-mer, a setting that truly has my whole heart. buy.bookfunnel.com/xtyrwsdcf6 🌈📚 #QueerAdultSFF #fantasy

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Surely it's time for a new Burning Rangers game?

The homogenisation and consolidation of buisinesses and brands has led to the erosion of the midlist, the indie movie or band or comic. There's a real sense of "I'll only try media that's already popular / famous," and I'm begging you to look for the weird shit, the experimental, the niche.

I have a new appreciation for my back but less appreciation for my muscles, why do they have to hurt so much???

This is Max from my upcoming WIP, The Chosen One Con! Here he is in his fancy mage outfit inspired by bluebells and his favourite childhood TV show, Benny Bluebell's Magic Hour. With thanks to @aowna.bsky.social for the incredible art! 💙

I like to post unhinged things every now and then to remind everyone what me and my books are about.

The difference between a long-haired and a short-haired cat: I rarely see my long-haired cat's asshole. I have never seen his nipples. The short-haired cat's asshole is on full display at all times. I am acquainted with his nipples.

Anyway, I'm pleased to announce that I married Emily in Stardew Valley.

We're once again taking part in the judging effort for the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). Today, we introduce our team for the year and show you the list of books we'll be reading. www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs3-team... #SFINCS #BookSky #ReadIndieFantasy #WriteSky

My mum had a craving for tomatoes when she was pregnant with me, which is how I turned out the way I am 🍅

I'm walking around like a nurse from Silent Hill.

Didn't get Raptured, still have back pain.

I'm walking around like the lizard girl in Volcano Manor.

Happy bisexual visibility day! *waves, visibly* 🏳️‍🌈 I'm bi, and so are several of my protagonists, including Queen Saskia in Wooing the Witch Queen, whose ex-girlfriend is now her First Minister (leading to some MAJOR awkwardness 😉). Snap it up now: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

The only Rapture I want to go to is the one in @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com's book series where a hot dominatrix God is gonna step on me

I've not written much in the past few days, but I'm putting together my crowdfund campaign and making good progress on that!

There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories! We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology. It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in 🙏 carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

Gonna just say, if it's this easy to protest against the monolith that is Disney. Then there is no excuse for people to be clinging to Harry Potter. Like, if the needle can be moved against Disney, people can make it move against JK Rowling. Stop the flow of money into her accounts,

Wait, what? Tylenol is basically paracetamol and they're blaming that for causing autism? The fuck? Everyone takes fucking paracetamol???

I still can barely move or bend, so whatever happens beneath my waist is none of my business, is it, my lovely cats?

I hope the people who want the Rapture get Raptured 🙏

I NEED YOUR HELP! But first, go get your free book: mybook.to/insolitudess... Yes, In Solitude's Shadow is free! And the rest of the series is on sale. It's super cheap 🙌 But the help, you say? Please share this far and wide! Neurodivergent, queer, middle-aged characters. Sweeping scope. Go!!!

This fucking sucks 🙉

I've pulled something in my back for the crime of bending over and can barely move. Does this mean I'm old now?

Planning a crowdfund campaign is massively stressful, I'm not doing this shit again 😂