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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 15h

The Sidequest Row series by RK Ashwick
Fractured Magic by @queerenigma.com
Moth Woods you may have heard of it :P it's by @amaralynn.bsky.social
Phantomarine (webcomic) @phantomarine.bsky.social
Aaaand @seraphrdm.bsky.social has some short stories on sale and a debut coming soon!

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10:

It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

Image: a burnt orange background with two jack o' lanterns. Text: #LGBTQWriteAThon Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky! Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram! October 10: Promo/something that makes you happy.
BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQWriteAThon
I'll just write up a quick list (keep in mind they are not always aware lol)
Stefan - demi all around
Henrik - gay
Fern - aroace (music is her first love)
Conner - bi and probably nonbinary but he has a job so he doesn't have time for all that
Jayda - bi
Ylv - aro and nonbinary

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 2d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 9:

Share pride flags or pride flag inspired moodboards for your WIP today!

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Queer Fantasy @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sweet & Wild, is out now! 🐝💛🍃
Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance featuring nature magic, a sunshine MC, and mysterious spirits in the forest!

Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Cover by the wonderful @northyme.com

A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 2d

#LGBTQWriteAThon

Fantasy with romance and some cozy elements (but only elements, I say, having just written yet another big monster fight because I cannot ignore the siren call of monster fights)

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 3d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 8:

What genre is your WIP?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 2d

Happy International Lesbian day! What a good day to pick up a copy of Last Light! a.co/d/3jupKXK

Amazon.com

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like I've been right on the edge of an anxiety attack for days and I'm. Tired lol

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 3d

#LGBTQWriteAThon

A fantasy world! Book 1 took place entirely in Aydela, a small kingdom that has a rift full of corrupted aether at its northern border. Part of book 2 takes the characters to Elbryd, the country just south of it, and the Sands, an enormous desert.

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 4d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 7:

What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, #writingcommunity! Quote this post with your most recently written line!
Here's mine: He bit hard enough to draw blood, a bright copper against the numbness stealing over his senses.

king is indecisive 💙✨ @king-reinhardt.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, #writingcommunity! Quote this post with your most recently written line!
I'll go first: No doctor dared to set foot on the island to see him, and he'd been too fragile to be rowed out to see one on the mainland, but the cicadas screamed consumption all that summer.

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 4d

*rewrites outline for the stuff leading to the end of the book for the fiftieth time* surely this time it'll be the final outline adjustment

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 4d

NYAH

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 5d

#LGBTQWriteAThon
My crazy insane goal is to get this rewrite done, but barring that get it over 100k (I hit 75k last night!)

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 5d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6:

Goals day! What are your goals this week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 5d

#LGBTQWriteAThon this is from Rift and Ruin, and it's probably as silly as you think it is.

“You’ll save me if I fall, right?” Henrik squeezed his fingers much more gently than Fern had.
“Not only will I let you fall, I’ll make sure you do.” Stefan didn’t turn to look at him.

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 6d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 5:

Line share day! Today's theme: fall

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 6d

Ummm well it went okay. I'm not quite where I want to be with this rewrite (done lol) but I am making great progress!
But this week involves a lot of overtime so wish me luck #LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 7d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 4:

Check in day. How was your week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

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H.S. Kallinger (he/they) @xakana.bsky.social · 7d

ONE WEEK!

That's how long is left until my baby book, A Demon to Save Me, enters the world. This book is queer af, but it's not exclusively about that. It's about being an 'other' in many ways and finding your people and place you belong.

I AM SO EXCITED!

#LGBTQWriteAThon

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 7d

Forgot to tag aidhakajsksksa #LGBTQwriteathon

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 7d

It's October so you should absolutely read Ghost Punch, my horror comedy series. Think legends and lattes meets supernatural. It's funny, it's spooky, there's found family, a nonbinary character, an amnesiac Victorian ghost, everyone is queer, and there are three books out!
mybook.to/GhostPunch1

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Astrid E. Abell MEMORIES OF ENAROS available now! @seraphrdm.bsky.social · 7d

Well with the government shutdown, money is gonna be a bit tighter. So, why not a shutdown sale? (^: Get your copy of Memories of Enaros for 99¢!

Universal: books2read.com/fateofenaros
GR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

♿♾️📚 🌃📚 🌈📚 #YA

A graphic with an ebook mockup of Memories of Enaros with the title: Government Shutdown Sale! eBook for 99 cents!

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 8d

What I'm actually working on is book 2: Rift and Ruin and I'm...halfway through the rewrite. I'm excited to be done but at the same time I'm going to miss my boys so much

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 8d

Thief and Guard! It's a fantasy with an mm romance featuring. Well. A thief and a guard. It's full of magic and heists and monster fighting.
No moodboard but have a dumb sketch

A sketch of a tall man and a shorter man with fluffy ears and a tail. The taller man looks unamused but the shorter is grinning

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 9d

Hi I'm Aki or A. Lawrence! I'm going to try to keep up with these posts this month!
My goal is to finish this rewrite of the second Thief and Guard book, and if I have time get a good chunk of the way into Ghost Punch: Heart of the Matter
#LGBTQWriteAThon

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 10d

Welcome to #LGBTQWriteAThon!

Introduce yourself and your goal this month!

Remember to use the tag so others can view your posts, and please feel free to quote the daily posts, it's actually the easiest way for me to keep up with you all!

Happy October and happy writing!

#writesky #queerwriters

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 9d

Kuma would have been sixteen today.

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 11d

Guess who hit 50k in their rewrite! (About 70k to go!)

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em. rowene @queerenigma.com · 11d

~FRACTURED MAGIC GIVEAWAY~

I have a few left over after the Kickstarter, so I'm giving away TWO copies of Fractured Magic!!

To enter:
-Follow
-Like
-Repost

Fractured Magic is an M/M gothic fantasy about a pair of estranged friends, a corrupt government, and some dangerous magic.

More info ⬇️

A hand holding up a book in front of a bookshelf. The book is called Fractured Magic and the cover illustration is of two figures: one is small and in the foreground holding a lantern aloft, one is larger and in the background and is surrounded by moody green smoke.

A trope map for Fractured Magic that includes: Victorian setting (but with dragons and elves), second chance romance (ex-friends-to-lovers), secret identities, the wronged hero wants revenge, staying kind when the world wants you cold, descents into madness/becoming the monster, spies and assassins, "I thought you were dead"

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 12d

This is the most perfect baby ever

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A. Lawrence @akiwitch.bsky.social · 12d

Keep thinking about them today I miss them so much

A digital drawing of David from Summoning Trouble. Thistle, a moth dragon, is on his shoulder. He is wear dark blue nail polish and has three black tattoos on his left arm

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