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Andy Brokaw
@andybwriting.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈Agender asexual panromantic writer of queer polyamorous romantasy, teacher of skiing, and resident kook of the Cascade Mountains.

Random diagnoses: ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, allergies to sunlight and most plants

Andora Brokaw
www.andorabrokaw.com
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Honestly, I don't talk about my book much offline. And like many of us, it would be both personally abhorrent and seriously off-brand to be marketing on the more popular social media platforms.

But for anyone who sees this here and had no idea I published a book...

#polyamorous #romantasy #books
It is no longer Friday, but my novel is on sale all weekend!
The Harmony of Falling Snow is 50% off for itch's Creators Day Black Friday sale!

If a sweet, slightly cozy polyamorous MMF romantasy with an all-queer neurodiverse cast sounds like it could be your thing, check it out!

frazzled-hedgehog.itch.io/the-harmony-...

#PolyRomance #booksale #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Dolphin
Seal
Sea Otter
Mountain Lion
Marmot
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Black bear
Alligator
Deer
Badger
Porcupine
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Great white shark
Grizzly bear
Humpback whale
Dall sheep
Diamond back snake
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
There's a lot of public transportation in the Empire in the form of teleportation networks and ferries (both the sky sort and the ones on water.) But sometimes people will own or rent personal aircraft for faster travel or if they live too far from the nearest portalhouse.

And people walk a lot.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

What methods of transportation do your characters usually use to get around?

Horses, ships (water, space, air), cars, walking, other?

Does transportation ever cause your characters difficulty?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My week wasn't great. Which is on par for the month.

I'm hoping December is kinder to me, but it's hard to be optimistic about it. I don't even want to set goals for the month because I'm sick of not being able to meet goals that should have been easy. I can't nerf them any further.

#QueerWriters
#queerwriters Saturday: Check in Day!

How was your week? Did you accomplish what you set out to do?

Share your progress, encourage, cheer, and support others!

#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Dammit. Was sitting at home but the doorbell notification on my phone didn't go off when UPS rang it and the dog was out on a walk so didn't bark about someone in the driveway.

So my package got taken away because the sender marked it as needing a signature. Ugh.
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Me: Why are the characters doing this?

Book: PLOT!

Me: Yeah, but... There are better ways to solve this problem. So why are they doing THIS?

Book: Excitement!

Me: Uh...

Book: Fine. How about ::whispers something truly sinister::

Me: Oh. That's disturbing. I love it!

#writing
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Pre-order Inarora's Excursion 50% off on Itch AND get a copy of Memories of Enaros half off as well!

itch.io/s/169905/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Astrid E. Abell
A bundle by Astrid E. Abell, $4.49 for Memories of Enaros Vol. 1, Inarora's Excursion
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
That feeling when you're compelled to delete and rewrite a promo post because you misspelled the name of YOUR OWN NOVEL and Bluesky continues to lack basic editing. Grumble.

(Although the book takes place entirely in autumn, so it COULD have been The Harmony of Fall Snow...)
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Harmony of Falling Snow is 50% off for itch's Creators Day Black Friday sale!

If a sweet, slightly cozy polyamorous MMF romantasy with an all-queer neurodiverse cast sounds like it could be your thing, check it out!

frazzled-hedgehog.itch.io/the-harmony-...

#PolyRomance #booksale #booksky
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Quality control at the catnip fish factory is very strict. They require a lot of samples and are unsure if ANYTHING is allowed to leave the premises.

#caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #caturdayeveryday #petsofbluesky #blueskycats
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Hey. Please consider supporting a small, Black queer disabled woman owned business during this holiday shopping season.

dragonandwolfdesigns.com

25% off with code: HOLIDAYS2025
Dragon & Wolf Designs
Handcrafted beaded and chainmail jewelry for geeks by geeks
dragonandwolfdesigns.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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If y'all want to boycott Amazon for books, PLEASE make sure you look in other places for the books you want. You can find them in other stores most of the time. If you want to get it directly and cut out the middle man, please get in contact with the author!
Astrid E. Abell
seraphrdm.itch.io
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I just want you to know that if this year is the final straw, if you're realizing now that you cannot spend the holidays with the same people again next year...

That's okay.

And you will be okay.

💜
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One of the reasons I've been absent lately is I shattered my laptop screen and was too upset about it to use my phone for anything but texting and photos.

Not only do I have a new machine now, but I figured out how to disable the cursed copilot key on it! Feeling proud of that for some reason.
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Just learned someone I've known online since the 90's knows someone I've known IRL since the 00's.

I had NO IDEA. But it actually makes more sense than either of them knowing me.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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SALE ON NOW!

Get #Gothic Dark #Fantasy YELEN & YELENA for £1.99 only on my Ko-Fi < ko-fi.com/s/ba50309fc2 > (DRM-free ePub and PDF files).

Queer, aro, bi, and sapphic rep.
Monster fuckery.
Lush, dark worldbuilding.

Listen free on Eldritch Girl Podcast S04.
Audio mp3 files available: £6.99 🌈📚💙
Yelen & Yelena - CM Rosens's Ko-fi Shop
Dark Gothic Fantasy novel - aromantic, queer, Beauty and the Beast retelling with a sapphic Orpheus and Eurydice subplot. ONCE UPON A TIME... In a ru...
ko-fi.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wrote words for the first time this month.

700 something

Then my computer got taken from me because my spouse needs to perform hoop jumping in front of a camera to prove he's competent with Office tasks. Sigh.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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This is a really cool opportunity for trans creatives!!
🏳️‍⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!

Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.

With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.

Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Not Milo Winter casually saying that he got the dev edit at the same time as the copy edit 😭

Bro!!! Bro WHAT do you think a dev edit does?!?

Yeah I hired someone to do the electricity in this room but at the same time I also hired someone to take most of the walls down and rebuild them different
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This will more than likely continue to be accurate until he resigns.
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
theonion.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This morning's to-do list:

1. COFFEE!

2. Contact my Senators to thank them for voting no yesterday and urge them to work on firing Chuck Schumer as Minority Leader.

3. WRITE.
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Earlier today, I found a book that sounded interesting but when I researched it trying to figure out if it was healthy polyamory or a harem situation since I couldn't tell from the description, I discovered the author puts out two books a month.

People? NO ACTUAL PERSON writes that fast.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Still working on my Pagebound Polyamorous SciFi/Fantasy list. Feel free to make suggestions! (And to reshare so other people can suggest things.)

What I have now:
pagebound.co/lists/274a7a...
Pagebound | Welcome home, reader 📚
Pagebound is your community to chat books, make friends, and discover new reads ✨
pagebound.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My wife has been Away for days. I miss her. But I also miss not being responsible for the dog.

Took him on a walk today. I hope that with time my shoulder will forgive me.

I'm not sure why he was pulling so bad. He doesn't usually. But when German Shepherds pull, shoulders notice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM