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Jake Vanguard
@jakevanguard.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Queer fantasy indie author (they/he)
📖 FIRST ROSE 🌹 OUT NOW
📖 FIRST SNOW 🌿
📖 HIGANBANA 🪽
📖 Short stories (Itchio)

https://jakevanguard.carrd.co/
@thatwriterjess.bsky.social & I are currently collaborating on a Black Week sale specifically for indie authors. It includes editing bundles, design packages, and mixed bundles as well.
We have both % sales and flat rates.

All info can be found here:

www.instagram.com/thelanguages...
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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If anyone's got a moment to give indie authors feedback on what does/ doesn't work for you as a reader re. Itch book bundles, please answer these 9 questions.

(They're mostly multiple choice 😉).
Book Bundle Questionnaire
Help organizers improve indie book bundles! If you've ever considered buying a book bundle on itch.io, but decided NOT to, let us know why!
docs.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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be not afraid... for behold, I bring you g̶͉̟͓̾̔̂ŏ̴̮̤͇̹͕̠̿ǫ̵̭̻͈̟͕̓͋d̴̲̖̩̿͒ tidings...

Nothing bad ever happens on a subway.
Even if the lights go off and something divine stares at you in the dark...

BE NOT AFRAID, my survival horror novella, is out in one month on Dec 9th! Preorder today!
👁️ books.earlronove.com/benotafraid
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT - Angelverse 2 will land early next year!
To be precise, March 10th, 2026!

I'm really excited for this book - It dives deeper into the machinations of Heaven and Hell, including WHY Satan fell...or was pushed out?

ARC & cover reveal sign-up open!

forms.gle/QNhMjRAgqGBe...
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT - Angelverse 2 will land early next year!
To be precise, March 10th, 2026!

I'm really excited for this book - It dives deeper into the machinations of Heaven and Hell, including WHY Satan fell...or was pushed out?

ARC & cover reveal sign-up open!

forms.gle/QNhMjRAgqGBe...
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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As we continue to approach BE NOT AFRAID's release on December 9th, I thought I could share some fun facts about my horror novella. I think they're fun, anyway.

Preorder my horror novella feat. a guitarist's very bad night & some violent angels today! ➡️ books.earlronove.com/benotafraid
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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The Cardplay Duology ebook box set is on sale for $0.99! With the holidays around the corner, it could make a great gift for the YA Urban Fantasy reader in your life (or for yourself 😉✨)

♠️ amazon.com/dp/B0FC6Y3W51
♥️ amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FC6Y3W51

#BookSky #WritingCommunity
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Hey, guess what else: Preorders are officially open for THE HOWLING DARK, my scifi fantasy novel about fugitive werewolf brothers on a perilous journey home across a post-apocalyptic landscape! 🐺🌓

PREORDER: amazon.com/dp/B0G1KFVKVM
ADD ON GR/SG: thehowlingdark.carrd.co
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Ever wished you could start a revolution? Destroy the rotten systems?

Or just cheer on the ones bold enough?

This bundle of books is especially for you! Last chance to grab it!

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 🩸 📦 #booksky #queersky
Burn It Down! by mcburnell and 17 others
Burn It Down!: 17 items for $16.00
itch.io
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We already received some amazing submissions for our futuristic horror anthology - but we'd love to receive some more!
Submission is open for 2 more months. If you have any questions, send us an e-mail or message 🩷

All info can be found via moo-and-meeks.carrd.co#horroranth
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Only a few more days until my next book is out 😱
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Announcing our BLACK FRIDAY, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, and CYBER MONDAY deals! Check out the thread for more info! 🌈📚 (1/5)

#booksky #indiepress #indiepub #pridewithabite #queerhorror
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Stories about rebelling against authoritarian regimes sounds like cozy reading right now to keep you warm... grab 17 books (including WHEREVER THE STARS CALL) with just that theme today for $16 bucks! Nov. 13th - 16th, come get your books!

🔥 itch.io/b/3348/burn-...
💙📚
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Only a few more weeks to get your paranormal aspec stories to us!

Whether it's goofy, downright weird, spooky and suspenseful, or cosy and comforting - we want to read them 👻

🌈📚
Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors

Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!

🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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We've already met our original goal for this bundle thanks so much !
Until the 15th November, Synthetic Sea is included in the Trans People Take on The World book bundle - featuring 32 books but 32 trans authors ! If you're looking to stock up your dreaded for the winter take a look !

itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm SO excited for this! 👀
We are excited to announce our acquisition of Jake Vanguard's (@jakevanguard.bsky.social) cannibalistic novella, "Troubled Bodies!" Coming your way June 2, 2026 🥩💉

#booksky #indiepress #indiepub #pridewithabite #queerhorror
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Deadline 31st dec
DM/use contact form on merlinagarance.com and I'll give you my email adress
5500 words max
Remuneration: No upfront payment because I simply can't afford it.
Ideally will discuss with all authors about donating at least part of the royalties to related charities
#books #anthology
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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I'm looking for a trans woman to sensitivity read for a 25K word T4T romance (trans woman x trans man romance, 1 sex scene, some light kink). If anyone can help, or point me in the right direction to find help, I'd really appreciate it!
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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This is so perfect. If you have ever struggled to understand what being ace is like, this graphic is pretty spot on.
My Middle Child sent me this, and I liked the analogy so I'm re-sharing here:

#LGBTQIA #LGBT #2SLGBTQIA #Asexual #AceWeek
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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If you're looking to start #AsexualAwarenessWeek off with a bang... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices!

Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2

📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Give us all the horror 👀🩷
@thatwriterjess.bsky.social and I are curating our first joint anthology - FUTURISTIC QUEER HORROR!

Check our website for more info. We're looking forward to your submission!
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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24/24 chapters edited for cottagecore curse!! Yes I did two of them today BUT IT'S DONE (but not really). I would still appreciate more eyes on this pass and I need to print and purple-pen it again for line edits, but I'm excited!!

(but yes, mutuals: you interested in helping?? let me know!!)
22/24 for cottagecore curse! Was able to sneak in some editing before work (it helps these are shorter chapters). Very action-packed chapter. Action gets messy for me sometimes (I can see it clearly in my head, but writing it is oof sometimes), but that's why we edit!!
21/24 for cottagecore curse editing! This is a chapter I tried really hard to give Ambrose a cool Akira slide moment on his pedal bike, but that's really hard to translate over text. It exists in my head, at least, and that's what matters.
October 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Don't ask how long it took to understand how "fae" is pronounced. Or, basically anything with ae
Languages are so strange
October 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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When you pre-order a signed copy of BE NOT AFRAID, you'll get some goodies with it! Seth volunteered to help me promo.

You'll get a bookmark! 2 postcard prints of Seth & Trent! & a signed copy of the novella! 👁️ You have until NOV 3rd before pre-orders close!

Find it here ➡️ ko-fi.com/s/5c79f9bbb3 !
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM