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Peregrine Jean-Marie @flowerparrish.bsky.social · 7d

Idk how many academics I've got on here, but if you were writing a brief chapter on Queer Fantasy, what would you want to include? Fantasy enjoyed welcome to reply here--what are your favorite Queer Fantasy books / themes / etc and why?

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Lev Mirov @thelionmachine.bsky.social · 10d

Don't self flagellate about promotion. Don't do the "you can read my book if you hate yourself I guess, sorry I suck and need sales" style description. "I wrote this book about X, you can read it here" is much less annoying and easier to share because it doesn't make people feel bad looking at it.

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jon rosenburger @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · 11d

Every day, I do things. And yet, without fail, the following day, I am expected to do additional things. This is some bullshit

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A Couple of Drakes @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 14d

Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.

The Usual:

A wizard ponders five blue crystal orbs labeled WIP

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 29d

A drawing of an elk standing in a river. The caption reads, "The life you want is completely reasonable."

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 15d

a cool cover will catch my eye more than anything else!
cool cover + cool title + brief synopsis that doesn't include things I don't like are almost a guarantee I'll pick it up

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muse ✨ @muse.bsky.social · 16d

happy #dasterweek25!

day one: fire 🔥🦇

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 16d

Subtle downgrade a band

Sir Huron

JD Rivers | Wish of a Dragon October 15th @jd-rivers.com · 16d

Subtle downgrade a band

Twenty One Co-Pilots

Margaret A-Spelle 🎃 @margaretadelle.bsky.social · 16d

Subtle downgrade a band

Concerning Situation Parade

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 17d

the entire past week of me trying to write:

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 17d

Don't you dare put that baby in pelican mouth.

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Serena Malyon 🌞🌛 @serenamalyon.bsky.social · 18d

Steady - watercolour and acryla gouache on paper

💙One day left to get prints on saIe!💙

a painting of a giant blue ox carrying a city on its horns.

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 18d

ohhhh I love seeing this every time it rolls past my dash!! so excited to get a print! (and a print of another piece as well, because your entire portfolio is gorgeous!)

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 19d

small joys from this week:
- sending gifts out to fandom friends
- acquisition of tiny pumpkins
- birds at my bird feeder!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 21d

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

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Eva I. @isthiseva.bsky.social · Nov 27

I've been working on some very cool #covers lately, and I'm always down to make more. If you or someone you know would like to book me (hehe) to illustrate and/or design a cover in 2025, feel free to reach out!
isthiseva.carrd.co#covers

An illustrated book cover for Help Wanted by J. Emery. The cover features a harassed-looking raven sitting upon an open book on a desk. Behind the raven the desktop is strewn with several several sheets of paper, stacks of books, a smoking candle, and stray feathers. The title is included inside speech bubble coming from the raven.

A book cover for Awakenings, The Chronicles of Nerezia – 1 by Claudie Arseneault. The cover shows three figures on a sandy road in the middle of a red desert, facing away from the viewer as they look up at a domed city atop a red cliff in the distance. The three figures consist of one person in a tattered cloak, another with curly blond hair and a yellow tunic and armour, and a lizard person in a jumpsuit and goggles. Their vehicle, a cyan wagon with numerous pipes running along it, is in the foreground, partially cropped out of view. The colours are bright and vibrant, with orange and pink as the predominant tones.

Cover art for the web novel Tales from Aurea. The title features a sword as the T in Tales and two dragons forming an infinity symbol in the background. Five characters stand ready to fight under a solar eclipse. From left to right: Leif, a man with a battle axe and cocky expression; Jo, a muscular woman with a mischievous grin; Kaja, a small, nervous girl with dragon horns and a tail; Sakrattars, an elf wizard with a spell book and a toad on his head; Amale, an anthropomorphic painted dog holding a bow.

A full wraparound book cover for Stories from the Deep, The Chronicles of Nerezia – 4 by Claudie Arseneault. The cover depicts a massive yellow-and-teal kraken locked in battle at sea with someone with water powers. Along the shoreline is a wagon, from which two people are bursting out to view the battle.

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 21d

I literally did actually sign up specifically to vote for ace in space XD

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A.L. Heard @ashheardwrites.bsky.social · 21d

Yay it's here!! 🥰 I'm so excited to finally share the dinner of Tessa of Hundrfeld done by the talented @isthiseva.bsky.social ✨

Tessa of Hundrfeld is the first book in my historical fantasy series The Shadow Queen 👑 This cover perfectly captures Tessa as she starts out on her quest for vengeance ⚔️

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 21d

Is one of your household items plotting your demise? Let's find out. It's Recall Thursday!

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muse ✨ @muse.bsky.social · 22d

ellipsus users: if you are also sad that the chat function only works in documents with collaborators now, invite yourself via another email address! you don't have to accept it. chat will switch on for the document & you can use it to stash notes again 🥳

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 22d

sorted out a tentative plan for this year's poly edition of "Oops! All Clints" 🎉

Clint/Natasha/Steve (fairytale)

Clint/Natasha/Sam (sleeping)

Clint/Tony/Pepper (space western)

Clint/Duke/Roy (supernatural)

Clint/Sam/Dick (song lyric)

Clint/Bucky/Roy (road trip)

Clint/Bobbi/Sam (WIP finish)

#ficwip @ficwip.bsky.social · 26d

🚢 The 2025 Prompt List! Create any type of fanworks inspired by one or more prompts. They are open to your interpretation! Use them individually or combine them. #allshipsweek

Monday - October 20

⚓ fairytale or Hallmark AU

⚓ a grudge / a rumor

⚓ ambiguous relationship

🗨️ “What am I supposed to do with this?”

Tuesday - October 21

⚓ tweak a trope (e.g. meet cute → meet ugly)

⚓ star-crossed

⚓ literally just sleeping together 😴

🗨️ “I miss you.”

Wednesday - October 22

⚓ role reversal AU

⚓ a cruise / boat / spaceship

⚓ assembling furniture together (or similar task)

🗨️ “That’s ridiculous.”

Thursday - October 23

⚓ niche retail job AU

⚓ a supernatural element

⚓ mistaken identity

🗨️ “I’ve never seen you before in my life.”

Friday - October 24

⚓ inspired by a song lyric

⚓ a mysterious scream

⚓ caught in a weather event (or cave in)

🗨️ “It’s always been you.”

Saturday - October 25

⚓ journey / road trip

⚓ a lost message

⚓ the second meeting

🗨️ “I should go.”

Sunday - October 26

⚓ Free day! Anything goes, all of your favorite tropes, every situation you can imagine

⚓ Bonus: Finish any unfinished WIP

⚓ Bonus: Inspired by a reddit post — or a post from bluesky, the hellsite (affectionate), etc.

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Bougie Man La Flare @ad-renaissance.blacksky.app · 23d

Aye man check y’alls subscriptions. Things are getting unecessarily expensive out here.

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 25d

help this is such a great meme 😂

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#ficwip @ficwip.bsky.social · 26d

🚢 The 2025 Prompt List! Create any type of fanworks inspired by one or more prompts. They are open to your interpretation! Use them individually or combine them. #allshipsweek

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Spider. @vaspider.gay · 28d

Psst. Our Capybara Pronoun Pins from our 2023 Kickstarter are discontinued, and we need them out of our shop so we have the room for new stuff. Want two pins for $8? Go get 'em. They're buy one, get one, no code needed, as long as they last.

(gotta put 2 pins in your cart for the discount to show.)

Buy One Get One FREE on all Capybara Pronoun Enamel Pins!

These were created for our 2023 Kickstarter and now they're taking up too much room in our shop! No discount code needed and no order limit!

nerdykeppie.com

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CarCrash @carcrash429.bsky.social · 27d

couple of sleepy babies

a black greyhound, sprawled out and sleeping on a bed on the floor

a grey tabby cat sleeping on a grey couch

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