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Author A.J. Torres
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Bi/Pan•🇵🇷•Fantasy Self Pubbed Author•
VTVF is AVAILABLE for Preorder 🔥
TCfFO is AVAILABLE 😈
RaF is AVAILABLE 🗡️
WIP: PBNH
CR: Otherworldly
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🌈 It’s time for our BIGGEST SALE of the year!

Quantities are limited, sale ends on Wednesday December 3rd at 10:59 PM CT. This is the perfect time to grab any holiday gifts! Orders for past boxes and items will ship out within 1-2 business days. 🧵
A photo featuring all the books from full boxes in the Black Friday sale available. Twenty books are laid out in a grid of four rows with five book covers each. In the middle is a branded Rainbow Crate box. The text on the image reads “Black Friday Starts Now!” in white font with a fuchsia shadow. The text is split into two lines with “Black Friday” above the box, and “Starts Now!” underneath the box. Books pictured Top row: Of Love & Libraries, Fragments of a Fallen Star, Peter Darling, It's a Queer Queer Summer, Veil us in Gold. Second row: Upside Down, Royal Rescue, Uncharted, Far From Neverland, Of Tides & Snow. Third row: Demon King's Gardner Vol 1-3, The Golden Apple Duet, The Musician & the Monster, Outdrawn, You & I Rewritten. Fourth row: The First & Last Demon, Faces, Where the River Meets the Soul, The Flowered Blade, The Pendragon Wytch.
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
QotD: Would you be a vampire, a were, or a witch?
Hola readers!
I wanted to share an update on the Project Night Hunters outline. I'm almost done! Just left a note about how the last chapter ends lol, and now I wanted to take a quick break.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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🌈 Are you ready for our BIGGEST SALE of the year!?

Starting Wednesday November 26th at 8 AM CT, we are hosting a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. Join our newsletter now, to get a reminder when the sale goes live! 🧵
A graphic announcing the Black Friday Sale. The graphic has a white brick background with a golden rectangle frame. At the top is black text that reads “Rainbow Crate’s”. In the middle is text that reads “Black Friday Sale” in vertical pastel rainbow stripes with a black outline. At the bottom is black text that reads “Starts Wednesday 26 Nov at 8 AM CT”.
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What's something (someone!?) your character(s) love that nobody else around them does?
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What's something (or someone!?) your character loves that no one expects of them, and/or was a surprise to you or your readers?
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Women want one thing*, and it’s disgusting.

*A The Witcher inspired fantasy but with an all female cast and a butch lesbian monster slayer falling in love with a vampire while they try to save the world from another vampire who wants to see the world burn.

books2read.com/u/4A0e6q
Artwork of Kas and Claudia from A Ballad for Slayers & Monsters by Rita A. Rubin
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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ritacoolbeans.bsky.social
Does anyone have any recs for indie fantasy books *not* written in a medieval european setting?
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
Extending this to today; last day to add books!!
rainbowcrate.bsky.social Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 5d
🌈 Do you or someone you know have an Dec queer book release? Indie or Trad books! Add it by Nov 25th! (No AI books or covers)

Include:
-title & author (& series name)
-release date
-Cover image/link
-Cover artist/designer

🏳️‍🌈 We will be adding these to our new release list!
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Doing a flash sale on comms because my schedule is SO weird the next few days and I’ll have a lot of free time lol
All art comms on my Kofi are 75% off now through Friday! Just use this code :3 Turnaround time is by end of Monday at the latest!

ko-fi.com/shadowfaerie...
75% discount off Alek's Commissions
Visit Alek at Ko-fi for 75% discount off Commissions
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November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
QotD: What's your favorite musical right now?
Hola readers!
I have another Puerto Rican fantasy author for you for Puerto Rican Heritage Month! The Queen's Red Guard series by @isabelleolmo.bsky.social,
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November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our recommendation post for next month’s theme!

Here are twenty books that we think also fit the December theme of Run Away With Me! These are a mix of Adult and Young Adult titles. 🧵
Twenty books in four rows: the first and fourth row have six book covers which stretch across the entire width of the graphic. Rows two and three have four books with two on each side. In the middle of these is a diagonal purple-pink ombre background. A Rainbow Crate logo with no text is at the top. Text below reads “December 2025 Run Away With Me Book Recs” in all caps. “Run Away With Me” is in a yellow neon font, while all other text is white.
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
Finished the first pass over the remaining chapters of THD's third act. One more pass before they're off to beta readers, and then I'll be entering the final stretch with Act Four 👀
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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For the late night crowd!! Grab your giveaway copy while you can!
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 5d
The giveaway for today's challenge is Coal Gets In Your Veins by @catrector.com! We've already featured a guest post from Cat today, but check back later for our interview!
Giveaway banner image. This shows the book dragon and the ghost cat as well as the book cover for Coal Gets In Your Veins by Cat Rector.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Want to learn more about getting indie books into libraries or how that benefits authors? I've got you covered ✨
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 5d
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and we have this weekend's first guest post. In it, Cat Rector ( @catrector.com ) talks about how to get your books into libraries and why you should.

www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-g...

#AMoRaR #WriteSky
Banner image for our guest post. The banner includes the book dragon, the ghost cat, and a photo of cat Rector.
November 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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And oh hey, an interview ✨
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 5d
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and earlier today, we shared an article by Cat Rector @catrector.com about getting books into libraries.

Now, we have an article with Cat herself, to give her a chance to talk about her own books.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with Cat Rector. The banner includes the book dragon, the ghost cat, and a picture of Cat (presumably) hiding behind a big mug of tea (or coffee).
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 It’s time to announce our September Where the Magic Happens photo challenge winners!

Winners, please send an email to [email protected] with your username, and what you’ve won to claim your prize.

Blue Sky:
@embermoto.bsky.social

Threads:
@/Evander_Thorne
A graphic of a red brick wall with a white door in the middle. Magic and glowing affects surround the door. The top box has the RC logo and “Where the Magic Happens photo/video challenge”. “Where the Happens” is in a red metallic serif font, “magic” is in a rainbow script font with a glow over the i and “photo/video challenge” is in bold black font. Over this is a black overlay and a left to right diagonal banner rainbow outline. Inside the banner is white background, and in black font it reads “Photo Challenge Winners!”.
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Itch ebook sale ends around tonight tonight (CST).

Rdawnraven.itch.io

#ebooks #booksky #indiebooks #booksale #fantasybooks
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 Introducing our Book 2 feature for December! 🎉

We are so excited to feature this sci-fi tale about an android who will do anything to keep himself from being recycled. Welcome to Static Crush by Alistair Reeves @kataraqui.bsky.social 🧵
A graphic that reads “December Book 2 Spotlight” along the top with a Rainbow logo to the left of it. Underneath it is a search bar with a mic icon that says “Rainbow Crate’s edition of Static Crush by Alistair Ree…” Underneath it is a 3D book with the cover displayed. To the right it has the Featuring section of the caption displayed with the following text underneath EXCLUSIVES: “- First Time in Print - Redesigned Dust Jacket (Not Shown) w/ Orange, Teal & Gold Foils & Spot Gloss - Illustrated Hardcase w/ Silver Oil Slick Foil - Black & White Art Endpages (Different Front & Back) - Printed Edges - Full Color Art Gallery - Signed by the Author” At the top and bottom of the text area are light blue arrows with dark blue outlines pointing towards the book. Surrounding the graphic is a blue ombre striped border.
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
QotD: Do you like fantasy?
Hola readers!
In case you missed my post on Monday, November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month! If you're looking to support more Puerto Rican authors and artists, I'm one 😁👋🏼
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November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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ritacoolbeans.bsky.social
But Kas would never actually apologise for her cool muscles. The better to intimidate men and steal their girlfriends with.
Artwork of Kas from A Ballad for Slayers & Monsters by Rita A. Rubin. At the bottom is a text post that says ‘sorry about my huge cool muscles everyone. apologies for my large powerful form.’
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Okay, BookBub deal has been a tad lackluster so far, but 6th and 7th in two YA Magical Realism categories, and 21st in LGBTQ+ ain't too shabby! 👀✨

amazon.com/dp/B0FC6Y3W51
Screenshot of the Cardplay Duology in the 6th spot in Amazon's Bestsellers in Teen & Young Adult Magical Realism ebooks category Screenshot of the Cardplay Duology in the 7th spot in Amazon's Bestsellers in Teen & Young Adult Magical Realism Fiction category Screenshot of the Cardplay Duology in the 21st spot in Amazon's Bestsellers in LGBTQ+ Fantasy category
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A thief touched by darkness and a girl with the power to cleanse it must learn to navigate his wild magic, her hotheaded brother, and a sinister plot that could end the world as they know it (again).

♠️ Sale ends November 23rd! ♥️

amazon.com/dp/B0FC6Y3W51 | bloodyspade.carrd.co
Promo graphic with a red BookBub ribbon across one corner stating that the Cardplay Duology digital box set is now only 99 cents, down from $6.99, for a limited time. A promotional graphic featuring 3D mock-ups of Bloody Spade and Bleeding Heart's, surrounded by a list of tropes/themes that appear in the Cardplay Duology. Text reads: Abundant hurt/comfort, inky body horror, hot-tempered fire wielder, bird girl with plant magic, a celestial deity with a penchant for murder, a budding QPR, returned magic, slow-burn romantic subplot, asexual panic, monsters born from malice, softhearted scythe-wielding girl, snarky cat-eared thief. Bloody Spade's cover depicts a black silhouette of a short-haired cat-eared boy with a glowing purple spade in front of him. Bleeding Heart's depicts a white silhouette of a girl with deer antlers and long flowing hair with a glowing heart in front of her.
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Surprise! The audiobook of Rescuing Krampus is finally here! 💖

You can check out all available retailers here: tinyurl.com/RescuingKram...
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
One hundred sales made so far! One hundred new readers with my treasured band of magical idiots in their hands 🥺💗
Screenshot of Amazon KDP dashboard recording 100 processed orders
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! To celebrate Nonbinary November, we’ve put together a guide of all the special editions we’ve done this far with nonbinary main characters. Some of these characters use other sublabels under the nonbinary umbrella. 🧵
A graphic with a background made up of the nonbinary flag which has four stripes: yellow, white, purple and black. Overlaid is a translucent white rectangle in the middle with a thin white outline surrounding it. Text reads “10 nonbinary books for nonbinary november!”. The 10 is in nonbinary flag colors while the text below alternates the nonbinary colors.
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM