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Abruptly Mystic

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Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Nov 18

#intro for to pin
Yes, my penname IS Abruptly Mystic, I'm going to be your favorite author's favorite author, and I write for the weird girls 💖

Currently, that takes the shape of Cryptmother: Bride of the Dungeon Core on RR
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9143...

Cryptmother: Bride of the Dungeon Core

Level seven is a perfectly respectable level for a necromancer, but Graverra Greame wants more. After a lifetime of being horribly misunderstood by her peers—like it's her fault mage armor looks like...

www.royalroad.com

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Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Sep 10

I put off all my work until now because before I was in waiting mode but now I am in returned from a big trip recovery mode so nothing is getting done and I girlbossed too close to the sun oops oops oops

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · Sep 10

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

Text mounted on a screen reads as follows:

WHAT IS SCIENCE FICTION?

1. DOESN'T MATTER
2. WHO CARES
3. MARKETING DEPARTMENT'S PROBLEM
4. NOT YOURS

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ThirtyHelens🔞 @thirtyhelens.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Degradation" and "fantasy" are so vague, but to see cat ears and fairies specifically mentioned let's me know they intend to be extremely broad with how they interpret it.

This is "degenerate art" levels of censorship. We need ppl to start calling in the numbers we had a month ago about this

DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · Sep 9

Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.

An image taken from an e-mail from Payment Cloud to me. They list prohibited adult work, one of which just includes "Fantasy" which is as wide as cat ears and fairies. We are so cooked.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Aug 23

Oh hey look at this super cool sale and bundle of books

There seems to be a book by some vaguely familiar Dianna person in it 👀👀

Dani Finn 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Narratess Sale is here!!

Browse hundreds of indie SFFH titles for free, $.99, or $1.99 indiebook.sale

Aug 23-25!

Grey Angel, my T4T lesbian fantasy romance w/ monsterfucking, is $.99 EVERYWHERE!

It’s also in an itch bundle for short stories & novellas: itch.io/b/3243/narra...

CRAM YOUR TBR!

A graphic with 25 covers with text "Narratess Indie Book Sale August 2025. Short Stories & Novellas Bundle”

The Living Sword by Pemry Janes
Tales of Lunis Aquaria by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder by Dianna Gunn
Dame Ophis by Merlina Garance
Werecockroach by Polenth Blake
Running with the Wolf by Bryony Rosehurst
Journey Home by May Barros
Water’s Edge by Ellie Lieberman
Og-Grim-Dog: The Three-Headed Ogre by Jamie Edmundson
Grey Angel by Dani Finn
Chai and Cat-tales by Lynn Strong
Unburnt by A.M. Weald
Of All the Stars by Kris Madigan
Flooded Secrets by Claudie Arseneault
The Selkie and the Minstrel by Elis Madsen
Moral Laundry by Conrad Altmann
Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin by Tabitha O’Connell
Cat/Mouse: An Allied Space novella by Eliza Mares
The Hand That Feeds by Sass Everett
Like a Bullet to the Head by Claude Hamesh
Dirt You Shall Become by Karen Lykkebo
Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver
Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon
Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney
Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt

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Raquel ⚔️ TROP era 💍 @raquelnekro.bsky.social · Jan 14

This spring I'll start an anti AI campaign to help authors who cannot afford to pay an artist for their book artcover, so they won't have to use AI generators. I'll do one per month. If you want to join the list write to [email protected] with a brief book synopsis and ideas for the artwork.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Aug 14

Many articles abt adult content risk conflating fiction/artistic depictions with IRL abuse. They are not the same. Please amend these guidelines to make it clear that creators have freedom of artistic expression. Labeling artistic expression of certain topics as harmful is the real harm.

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AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · Aug 14

This!

Zan (ze/they) 🇵🇸 | THE BLOOD DIVIDE out now! @zanwrites.bsky.social · Aug 14

I know a lot of people have lost faith in itch (I have), but until an alternative is in place, please don’t completely abandon the creatives still operating on the platform. And remember, a lot of people have dropped their rev sharing to 0% (I have) 🫶🏻

On that note, one day left to grab this bundle!

Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · Aug 14

This first in series itch bundle has just over 24 hours remaining-- it's (almost) your last chance to get 31 books for $31 dollars, all DRM free! Why wait-- you might find your new favorite series in this bundle 👀

🔗 riyati.ink/itch-newadv

📚📢📚💙🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀💫

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Christine Almeda ✏️ @eychristine.bsky.social · Aug 6

Some thoughts from a few months back (and every now and then) #comics #illustration

Comic about artist having insecure thoughts about making art

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Aug 1

So when you guys do you daily calls today you should ask mastercard what illegal adult content they found on these content creation platforms. Tell them to make names. When they give you the runaround say "but what have you found that's illegal".

They won't because there was never an investigation

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 1

This is a pathetic statement and I’m begging every journalist to rip it to shreds

Clarifying recent headlines on gaming content
Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations.
Our payment network follows
standards based on the rule of law. Put simply, we allow all lawful purchases on our network. At the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls to ensure Mastercard cards cannot be used for unlawful purchases, including illegal adult content.

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Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Jul 27

I'm still not really able to DO anything, cant buy ads, can't really promise insane chapter output for rising ranks, but man... you have to admit it would be pretty funny to get on front page by doing everything wrong, be spiteful with me 🥺

Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Jul 27

So like if I get on every list for my tags they legally have to put me on front page, right?

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Spooky Lancer 🦇🐺 @lancerstiler.bsky.social · Jul 21

You can't defend gore, violent, gruesome media without defending sex and erotic media. Both go hand in hand, there's eroticism in the grotesque, theres horror in the sensual. Your "purity" about sex won't save you if you think making war is better than making love

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Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Jul 20

yes I will keep posting about this as long as I'm there, I never ever ever thought it was possible to get back on any list, as much as I would like to campaign for a femininomenon that gets me to the front page (it'd make some men cry!), I am so genuinely just happy to be here at all

Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Jul 20

Certified drama queen 👑💖

List of rising star genres, Cryptmother is listed as being on the drama list ranked 48th) and the romance list (ranked 43rd)

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St John Starling (evil now) @stjohnstarling.bsky.social · Jul 18

I don't really have the time or mental space to commit to a full archnemesis relationship right now; looking for more of a casual, enemies-with-benefits affair.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · Jul 17

We are so close to smashing this GFM on the day it was posted! DO IT FOR THE SPARK!

Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Professors are in trouble! @thephilfoglio.bsky.social and @kajafoglio.bsky.social are some of the kindest people in our industry, talented, hard-working, and currently getting screwed by situations. www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-f...

Donate to Help the Foglios Through Unexpected Challenges, organized by Phil Foglio

We are Kaja & Phil Foglio, creators of the Girl Genius webcomic and owners … Phil Foglio needs your support for Help the Foglios Through Unexpected Challenges

www.gofundme.com

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Aaron Sofaer ✍️🏳️‍⚧️ @aaronsofaer.bsky.social · Jul 13

Sup #BluePit #TR #W #P what if I told you that you could read about a queer-normative world where the civics are on purpose, with a woman from our world sent there by the goddess Artemis? It's got divinity and alchemy! And it's a super easy introduction to portal fantasy/litRPG. Read the review!

A one star review of Quill & Still by Royal Road reader Temoffy. Its lede reads "Communist gay utopia wish fulfillment; have at it if you want it but I'm out". It has two up votes and sixty nice down votes.

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Abruptly Mystic @abruptlymystic.bsky.social · Jul 13

Full keyboard and a huge ass screen, no more excuses 💪🏻

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jenn (is querying and writing) @kotegentarri.bsky.social · Jul 13

an #agentsguide to #Thoroughfare ♡
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A western gothic horror in which a sunshine Apostle must work with a grumpy outlaw to save the western towns from an eldritch horror spreading a virus of death.

♡ This is a novella! 26,500 words ♡
#BluePit 📖 #A #H #SP #Q #DIS #amquerying

"Western-themed image titled 'An Agent’s Guide to Thoroughfare' features a cowboy on horseback under a starry night sky, flanked by illustrated revolvers."

The pitch section with a background picture, aesthetic, and short pitch.
Text: An Apostle shunned away in a Creedance amongst mountains and snow is summoned to assist an outlaw hiding amongst the desert plains..."
A mysterious night scene with a glowing moon above a cowboy on horseback. A church is depicted alongside, with ominous red streaks. Text overlays describe a tale of an apostle aiding an outlaw against a monstrous threat. The mood is tense and atmospheric.

A dialogue scene/snippet shows two people. Theodora, a woman with an intense expression, questions life after death. The Apostle, a blonde man, suggests life’s meaning lies in present love, not afterlife, adding a tone of reflection and calm.

Alt text: A graphic with "COMPS, THEMES, TROPE" in bold.
Left shows covers of "Tombstone," "What Moves the Dead," "Red Dead Redemption II," and "The Brothers Karamazov."
Center features vintage and Western images as an aesthetic moodboard.
Right lists themes like "Female rage" and tropes "Grumpy x Sunshine."
Background shows a moody, dark setting with a church.

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Kree Sullivan @kreesullivan.bsky.social · Jul 13

MAD MAX meets FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST in a diesl-fueled dystopian/fantasy about grief, revenge, and redemption #bluepit 📖 #ya #p #f #LGBT #ov

Cover of BLACKBLOOD surrounded by trope arrows: found family; enemies-to-???; queer af; heists!; semi-trucks and the lesbians who drive them; dystopian bc fuck the government; gender is cool but have you ever tried stabbing someone?; magic is illegal but we're doing it anyway

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Mandy S Knight is Querying! @mandysknight.bsky.social · Jul 13

HAMMER & SONG 🪉

Determination. Dragons. Death.

Where an adventuring party comes together to find a missing man, heal a broken heart, and find home with each other.

#Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #A #F #R #Q #LGBT

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Top left: a medieval fantasy tavern with space to hitch a horse.

Top middle: a blue-skinned demon-touched woman with purple hair, horns, and a tail. She is wearing a pink and purple doublet, purple knee high boots, and dark blue leggings. There is a lute in her arms and a rapier at her waist. Behind her is a large mastiff-like dog with it's tongue sticking out.

Top right: a craggy mountain top with clouds drifting over it.

Bottom Left: a thick blue dragonkin with horns. He is wearing brown leather armour, carrying two hand axes, and no shoes, revealing his bare clawed feet.

Bottom middle: scripted text that reads, "Hammer & Song"

Bottom Right: a greeny-grey skinned half-orc paladin. His hair is dark brown, dark eyes, and two small tusks. He is wearing heavy armour, a tabard with a blue diamond on it, carrying a round wooden shield in one hand, and is resting a large Warhammer across his shoulders

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Greg Leunig @books-that-go-boom.bsky.social · Jul 13

One of the best things about #BluePit is my feed being totally stacked with amazing reader and writer types. Let’s be friends, amazing writer types! AND amazing reader types!

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anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · Jul 13

A story about the mortifying ordeal of being known (by someone you hate).

In 1848 Hungary, a young servant learns that navigating a revolution kinda dwarfs next to navigating other people and his own identity.

#BluePit 💥 #GN #A #HS #OV #TR #W #Q

An illustration with two men, though none of their faces are visible. One of them is lying on his back, dying, pulled onto the other man's lap, desperately clutching at the dying man's torso. In the upper right corner the text reads Youth of March

A page full of digital pencil sketches of two characters.

three sketches of the main character, in the first he's wearing a skirt carrying a basket, followed by him trying on men's clothes and standing proudly in the bottom sketch

one panel from the comic wip of two young women (questionable) looking towards us, the first one saying "Look, Ágota, there he is"

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Lee Pink 💪😤✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @leepink.bsky.social · Jul 13

ONE MUST HOLD ONTO WHIMSY WITH A DEATH GRIP.

wordloc 🏳️‍⚧️ @wordloc.net · Jul 13

One must hold onto whimsy with a death grip.

Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ @ela-bambust.bsky.social · Jul 13

The thing is, and I'm being so serious about this, is that I'm silly. Very very deliberately silly.

Because if I'm not silly I'm a disabled trans woman with chronic depression living through a resurgence of fascism.

Being silly and kind is pretty fucking important to me right now.

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