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MacLaren 🌘 Commissions open 🔞 @amandamaclaren.bsky.social · 8h

Resposting this to say that I have spots available once again! 💖

DMs are open; you can also reach out through Discord or email.
Discord: maclaren
Email: [email protected]

(Sharing is highly appreciated, thanks)
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MacLaren 🌘 Commissions open 🔞 @amandamaclaren.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hey everyone, my commissions are open, and here's a price list for you all! 3 slots available. ✨
DMs are open!
More info can be found here:
amandamaclaren.carrd.co

[ #supportartists #TTRPG #DnD #OC #ocsky #dndoc #BRart #myocs #artistforhire #artcommissions #digitalart #art #artpost ]

A colorful commission price list with two art nouveau portraits on it. One is a round portrait of a female elf surrounded by flowers, and the other is a tarot card inspired one of a male elf. Both have the prices listed on the side.

A colorful commission price list with two art nouveau pieces on it. One is a full body of a cute cat witch, and the other is a half body of a two men. Both have the prices listed on the side.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 16h

Anyway I keep forgetting to yell about this book when it is 🍂seasonal 🍂 but THE APPLE-TREE THRONE (a little vanity project I self-pubbed in 2018) is also available on Kobo and in audio!

A young soldier returned from war is haunted by the ghost of his commanding officer (a posh git)

The Apple-Tree Throne

Buy The Apple-Tree Throne: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

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Fernando @punkbiology.bsky.social · 13h

Sempre atual

Mulher indígena mostrando o dedo do meio com a legenda “Fuck Christopher Columbus”.

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Littleevil0ne *COMMS OPEN* @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · Oct 27

💜😈 Quote Post Something Purple 😈💜

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 10h

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 8h

Storm… coming! This Mortal Coil… playing

Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 9h

Try-not-to-be-scared-of-my-inbox-tober

Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 9h

So much pink in here!

Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 9h

The only compare and despair I’m doing in October is comparing my pumpkins to my neighbors pumpkins!

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 14h

Pssst Shiver Me the cheapest it’s gonna be for a while at your local bookstores or big box stores until October 17th… the perfect book for when an autumn breeze hits your town and you swear you can smell the sea…

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 1d

Neeeed Savage Blooms!

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ThirtyHelens🔞 @thirtyhelens.bsky.social · 1d

Look, I know I have a vested interest in people not thinking porn addiction is real but I gotta tell you: porn addiction isn't real.

⟢ Avilone ‹𝟹 ₊˚.⋆ @faeriegasm.bsky.social · 1d

They’re talking about “porn addiction” on bluesky as if it’s real LORD GIVE ME STRENGTH

⟢ Avilone ‹𝟹 ₊˚.⋆ @faeriegasm.bsky.social · 1d

They’re talking about “porn addiction” on Twitter as if it’s real lord give me strength

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∘⊰ Spooky the Orc ⊱∘ @roogytheorc.bsky.social · 1d

Whether you believe it's real and need to understand why it's not, or you already get it and need a link to arm yourself against misinformation, here ya go ♡

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wome...

An article from Psychology Today

Headline: Science Stopped Believing in Porn Addiction. You Should, Too

Subtitle: What does it mean that religion, not porn use, predicts porn-related problems?

David J. Ley, Ph.D

Updated April 4, 2025

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve legitimately stopped ever eating there because everytime I walk in I can’t unsee the $5 footlong I remember

Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 2d

The $5 footlong has become the $6 six inch. I don't even eat Subway and I still think it's time to knock all this shit over

Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t know everyone would be so ready to fight over those fake one stars I made for my characters SO as a peace offering accept this REAL five star review of Shiver Me from a reader (@/crystallreads) on insta.

So cool to have a stranger really GET what I was trying to do with the novel.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

Emerg trip occurred, cat has pooped and consumed water but the poor little dude still hasn't eaten 😭 checking on him every 15-20 minutes and praying he'll eat soon so we don't have to take him back in

In the meantime, we're already out $360 so it'd be cool if you tossed a coin to your writer

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Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 3d

Cat's out the bag! Ladies of the Knight, coming to you in July 2026 in actual bookbook form with Oni Press!!

Complete with shiny new cover!

LADIES OF THE KNIGHT Brings Medieval Flair To New Queer-Normative Historical Fantasy

It’s giving us Ser Brienne of Tarth from ‘Game of Thrones’ vibe, with a love story that will leave fans of YA queer, medieval fan fic in no doubt that this is a story for them. Pu…

www.girltalkhq.com

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 2d

True probably of everything but publishing coming into focus for me

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 2d

I never bothered to ask why so many indie authors have kofi or patreon but now I know earning $2 can be actually a lot from a book … I get it… industry very intense esp as a newbie

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Vermillion @byvermillion.bsky.social · 2d

bookish checkpoint 📝

✧ last book: In These Hallowed Halls (anthology)

✧ current read(s): A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

✧ newest adds to the tbr: The Knight’s Keep by MV Devenport

✧ eagerly waiting for: Sara Omer’s the Harpy Knight

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

bookish checkpoint 📝

✧ last book: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

✧ current read(s): High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

✧ newest adds to the tbr: Winterglass by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

✧ eagerly waiting for: not sure. My tbr is so long already.

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 2d

bookish checkpoint 📝

✧ last book: wisteria by adalyn grace

✧ current read(s): perils of the past, holly, no earthly sunne

✧ newest adds to the tbr: i found the first three books in the nightrunner series at a used book store!

✧ eagerly waiting for: sunrise on the reaping! (i know, i am slow)

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 2d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Leanne (L. A.) Schwartz @schwartzwords.bsky.social · 2d

And it’s super affordable as these things go. The most expensive part for me was getting an actual laptop rather than the $100 Chromebook I’d been using. Got it half off with a coupon code that people were always passing around. I think it’s $60 now but like BUY ONCE NO SUBSCRIPTION IS THIS HEAVEN

Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo @sayaashrah.bsky.social · 2d

Scrivener. My writing life improved so much since I bought it. So much easier and more efficient to world-build, outline, write ideas down, and work on the story itself all in one single project.

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 3d

Q13: What’s been your favorite tool as a writer?

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 2d

The Under-Rated Books bundle is available until Oct. 13th!🛒

Get 60+ books for only $38 USD while you can, readers! 📚

#booksky #booksale #readers #indieauthors #sale

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Looking for some new books to read this weekend? 📚 Check out the "Under-Rated" Bundle on Itch.io! Get 60+ books for only $38 USD!

Sale ends Oct. 13th. 🛒 📖 itch.io/b/3305/under...

#booksky #writesky #bookrecs #readers #readingcommunity #sale

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BookPage @readbookpage.bsky.social · 11d

Slainte! A polyamorous gothic love story set in a crumbling Scottish castle, SAVAGE BLOOMS is for readers who like their sex kinky and their relationships complicated. @orbitbooks.bsky.social

www.bookpage.com

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Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 3d

Hey! You!

Read trans authors!

Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · Feb 22

On that note:

Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.

Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.

Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · Feb 22

Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"

So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?

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