Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain
@bubbleybrain.bsky.social
Author & artist of the strange and speculative https://linktr.ee/vanessakrauss
Author of
FATALITY series www.amazon.com/dp/B0F92WRWKC
THIN http://amazon.com/dp/B0B2VD424G
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVFCCM2T
Author of
FATALITY series www.amazon.com/dp/B0F92WRWKC
THIN http://amazon.com/dp/B0B2VD424G
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVFCCM2T
When I have these often Nigerian book marketing and publishing scammers DM me, I get particularly peeved.
I'm LGBT. ALL my books are LGBT. 223 million people in this one country HATE LGBT people. You're not my advocate. You're not my ally. You can't rep my writing.
#writer
I'm LGBT. ALL my books are LGBT. 223 million people in this one country HATE LGBT people. You're not my advocate. You're not my ally. You can't rep my writing.
#writer
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I have these often Nigerian book marketing and publishing scammers DM me, I get particularly peeved.
I'm LGBT. ALL my books are LGBT. 223 million people in this one country HATE LGBT people. You're not my advocate. You're not my ally. You can't rep my writing.
#writer
I'm LGBT. ALL my books are LGBT. 223 million people in this one country HATE LGBT people. You're not my advocate. You're not my ally. You can't rep my writing.
#writer
OMG! And guess whose books are included!!!
Yep, you're right! It's (not) me! 😆
#writer / #author
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Yep, you're right! It's (not) me! 😆
#writer / #author
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
The best books of 2025
Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year
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November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
OMG! And guess whose books are included!!!
Yep, you're right! It's (not) me! 😆
#writer / #author
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Yep, you're right! It's (not) me! 😆
#writer / #author
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Twitter exposes users' country locations, violating privacy/safety. On the other hand... look at all the bots and grifters preying on writers by pretending they are a bunch of things they're not.
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Twitter exposes users' country locations, violating privacy/safety. On the other hand... look at all the bots and grifters preying on writers by pretending they are a bunch of things they're not.
Still baffles me how I go from a sloppy sketch to a polished picture. Especially since this one took an outfit change. I only draw myself with what is in my wardrobe, but frankly this outfit is a little more class than some of the other things I own.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Still baffles me how I go from a sloppy sketch to a polished picture. Especially since this one took an outfit change. I only draw myself with what is in my wardrobe, but frankly this outfit is a little more class than some of the other things I own.
Lyric video for my book character's song just dropped.
Thank you, Kaioh and Dave Rodgers for sharing it on your platform!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilV...
#writer #author
Thank you, Kaioh and Dave Rodgers for sharing it on your platform!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilV...
#writer #author
Fatality by Kaioh
YouTube video by Dave Rodgers
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November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Lyric video for my book character's song just dropped.
Thank you, Kaioh and Dave Rodgers for sharing it on your platform!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilV...
#writer #author
Thank you, Kaioh and Dave Rodgers for sharing it on your platform!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilV...
#writer #author
I really love (despise) book cover contest. Especially when there's AI covers in it. Especially when there's AI book covers that are bad and beating mine.
This book cover fails the dementia clock test. Somehow, 6th place with 117 votes.
(PS, vote for mine, Duality of Forces.)
This book cover fails the dementia clock test. Somehow, 6th place with 117 votes.
(PS, vote for mine, Duality of Forces.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I really love (despise) book cover contest. Especially when there's AI covers in it. Especially when there's AI book covers that are bad and beating mine.
This book cover fails the dementia clock test. Somehow, 6th place with 117 votes.
(PS, vote for mine, Duality of Forces.)
This book cover fails the dementia clock test. Somehow, 6th place with 117 votes.
(PS, vote for mine, Duality of Forces.)
In case you missed it.
I'm an author and also an artist, and would really appreciate if you could give this artsy writer a boost and vote for her book cover.
Please and thank you!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Please and thank you!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Vote for Duality of Forces (Fatality Book 2) in Book Cover Competition November
Vote for Duality of Forces (Fatality Book 2), and help Vanessa L Krauss to win the cover of the month competition November - allauthor
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November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In case you missed it.
I'm an author and also an artist, and would really appreciate if you could give this artsy writer a boost and vote for her book cover.
Please and thank you!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Please and thank you!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Vote for Duality of Forces (Fatality Book 2) in Book Cover Competition November
Vote for Duality of Forces (Fatality Book 2), and help Vanessa L Krauss to win the cover of the month competition November - allauthor
allauthor.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I'm an author and also an artist, and would really appreciate if you could give this artsy writer a boost and vote for her book cover.
Please and thank you!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Please and thank you!
allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
I'm just glad I do art mostly for myself. Because if I did it for the views and likes I'd cry.
Artists don't get a lot of traction, and my stuff is no exception.
Artists don't get a lot of traction, and my stuff is no exception.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm just glad I do art mostly for myself. Because if I did it for the views and likes I'd cry.
Artists don't get a lot of traction, and my stuff is no exception.
Artists don't get a lot of traction, and my stuff is no exception.
Just got the email that I’ve been accepted at another author convention next year!!! 🥰✨💙
NVM, it's spam.
NVM, it's spam.
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Just got the email that I’ve been accepted at another author convention next year!!! 🥰✨💙
NVM, it's spam.
NVM, it's spam.
This picture was the first fan art I did receive of my book's main character. I know lots of writers and authors are super happy to get their first ones.
But I also can't proudly show it to anyone without prefacing it with, "Would you like to look at my character's butt?" 🤣
But I also can't proudly show it to anyone without prefacing it with, "Would you like to look at my character's butt?" 🤣
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This picture was the first fan art I did receive of my book's main character. I know lots of writers and authors are super happy to get their first ones.
But I also can't proudly show it to anyone without prefacing it with, "Would you like to look at my character's butt?" 🤣
But I also can't proudly show it to anyone without prefacing it with, "Would you like to look at my character's butt?" 🤣
Some of my books may not have HEA (happily ever after) endings, but it's still 5 stars!
Maybe this writer (me) should have thrown in a space puppy.
Maybe this writer (me) should have thrown in a space puppy.
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Some of my books may not have HEA (happily ever after) endings, but it's still 5 stars!
Maybe this writer (me) should have thrown in a space puppy.
Maybe this writer (me) should have thrown in a space puppy.
I got people's attention, but no one actually looked at my books.
1000 likes.
This is how hard it is to be an author.
1000 likes.
This is how hard it is to be an author.
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I got people's attention, but no one actually looked at my books.
1000 likes.
This is how hard it is to be an author.
1000 likes.
This is how hard it is to be an author.
My book cover got over 50 votes!
Anyone want to make it a solid 100? If so, vote here, allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Thank you!
Anyone want to make it a solid 100? If so, vote here, allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Thank you!
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My book cover got over 50 votes!
Anyone want to make it a solid 100? If so, vote here, allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Thank you!
Anyone want to make it a solid 100? If so, vote here, allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
Thank you!
I sold 42 books at my Barnes & Noble signing, the most ever!
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I sold 42 books at my Barnes & Noble signing, the most ever!
Because some popular books use AI on their covers, they're not covered by copyright protections. Normalize stealing the AI book covers of popular books from presses and using them yourself!
Like Gothikana! Thanks, Tor!
Follow me for more writing advice
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Like Gothikana! Thanks, Tor!
Follow me for more writing advice
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Tor Books Criticized for Use of AI-Generated Art in 'Gothikana' Cover Design
The use of AI-generated assets in the cover art for the dark academia novel 'Gothikana' by RuNyx, originally self-published and reissued by Tor Books' romance imprint Bramble, has set off a debate abo...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Because some popular books use AI on their covers, they're not covered by copyright protections. Normalize stealing the AI book covers of popular books from presses and using them yourself!
Like Gothikana! Thanks, Tor!
Follow me for more writing advice
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Like Gothikana! Thanks, Tor!
Follow me for more writing advice
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
I desperately need a writing/audio book break. And I'm pretty sure everyone on dA thinks I'm dead.
So have some... MF Ghost/Initial D WIP? Not looking forward to drawing the car.
And is it weird I do pin-ups of myself in clothes I own?
So have some... MF Ghost/Initial D WIP? Not looking forward to drawing the car.
And is it weird I do pin-ups of myself in clothes I own?
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I desperately need a writing/audio book break. And I'm pretty sure everyone on dA thinks I'm dead.
So have some... MF Ghost/Initial D WIP? Not looking forward to drawing the car.
And is it weird I do pin-ups of myself in clothes I own?
So have some... MF Ghost/Initial D WIP? Not looking forward to drawing the car.
And is it weird I do pin-ups of myself in clothes I own?
I’m just a person, standing in front of the internet, saying thank you to everyone who has been reading my books and talking about my books and adding my books to their TBR.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’m just a person, standing in front of the internet, saying thank you to everyone who has been reading my books and talking about my books and adding my books to their TBR.
I have been informed that most of you do not read nesting comments.
I didn't get a full manuscript request for a novel because I never sent one. Thanks, bots.
I didn't get a full manuscript request for a novel because I never sent one. Thanks, bots.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I have been informed that most of you do not read nesting comments.
I didn't get a full manuscript request for a novel because I never sent one. Thanks, bots.
I didn't get a full manuscript request for a novel because I never sent one. Thanks, bots.
To the Republican Trump voters who are hoping to be trad published writers...
I hope you fail.
I'm so beyond "we're all in this together!" toxic positivity stuff of the writing "community". You were never part of communities. You destroy them.
I hope you fail.
I'm so beyond "we're all in this together!" toxic positivity stuff of the writing "community". You were never part of communities. You destroy them.
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
To the Republican Trump voters who are hoping to be trad published writers...
I hope you fail.
I'm so beyond "we're all in this together!" toxic positivity stuff of the writing "community". You were never part of communities. You destroy them.
I hope you fail.
I'm so beyond "we're all in this together!" toxic positivity stuff of the writing "community". You were never part of communities. You destroy them.
For a while, I thought Lululemon was pronounced Lu-lu-le-mon. Like a Digimon.
So look out for the latest iteration of Angewomon squeezed into yoga pants.
So look out for the latest iteration of Angewomon squeezed into yoga pants.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
For a while, I thought Lululemon was pronounced Lu-lu-le-mon. Like a Digimon.
So look out for the latest iteration of Angewomon squeezed into yoga pants.
So look out for the latest iteration of Angewomon squeezed into yoga pants.