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Independent published books from a queer and neurodivergent author. Visit us at www.monstersandmaidenspublishing.com

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 25d

Exciting news... very late last night, Graft passed its initial crowdfunding goal! With four weeks left in the campaign, chances are good we'll unlock some fun extras along the way. I'm grateful for the support, and excited for y'all to read it!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
📚🪐 #queerwriters

Graft - Book One

Book one in a universe-spanning fantasy series featuring an autistic main character, gay "angels," and lots of mutated monsters.

www.backerkit.com

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 20h

I KNOW it looks and feels like wax and yet I crave them so much

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 5d

Good time to share this again. You can make these yourself BUT I also just make them too. It's a label sheet with 72 little tiny 100% human made labels on it. They're $2 a sheet and I'll make you as many sheets as you want: shop.aimeecozza.com/product/100-...

A hand with a tiny black and white sticker on the finger that says "100% human made, no AI used" with a sheet of them behind it.

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 5d

I hope someday I learn to stop picking and poking at my opening chapters like they're scabs 😂 They're FINE, Maddy. Just let them be!
#writesky #queerwriters

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 6d

I love calling it spell slots instead of spoons omg

Hope you’ll get some relief soon

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 6d

explain your username:

I’m a lesbian who likes monsters 😂

That’s it. That’s how I picked my publishing name. I could say I like how punchy the name feels, or that I enjoy how it matches the initials of my own name, but I’d be lying if I said I considered any of that when I chose it.

Matthew the Spoopiest of Ducks @backwardsknight.com · 6d

explain your username:

Name of my first book written, second book released. 🙃🙃🙃

I just loved the title so much I made it my moniker.

Mitch Miller ☆ 📼 @astramachina.bsky.social · 6d

explain your username:

I was gonna be an astrophysicist. 😂 The second half used to be a reference to the wizard book but then I changed it to machina bcs I fucking love robots and keeps with the Latin.

I've been going by Astra for over a decade now. 👍🏽

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G. S. Cifuentes 👻 @gscwriting.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks! @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social for a fun #TBBChat
and as always! if anyone wants to check out my series, I have free short stories and all my other links here👇https://linktr.ee/gscwrites

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 9d

Thanks for hanging out, everyone! Now that you've answered my riddles four, here's your chance to tell us anything you want.
Got a project to promote? Let us know in the comments! We’ll have a fresh new chat next week for #TBBChat. Until next time!

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 13d

Not only did he steal my writing spoons, he turned on caps lock

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 13d

NOT AGAIN 😩
Yes, he got pets. Yes, I’m trying to finish a short story first draft today

A small black mutt resting his chin on top of my hand while I’m TRYING to type

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! Almost can't believe it's happening!

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 14d

TIL that "light rain stopping in 8 minutes" sometimes means "torrential downpour starting in 9"

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

SAME! 😂

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Mitch Miller ☆ 📼 @astramachina.bsky.social · 16d

Monitored Activity takes place in October of 2001 which is already the funniest possible time frame, but forced to play by my own rules, I'm setting it during the 1600s.

Everyone's getting accused of witchcraft, and being burned alive is a more preferable outcome, tbh.

#TBBChat

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 16d

Y'all mind if we get a little bit silly?

TBB Chat Q3: If you had to choose an alternate time period and location for your story to be set in, which do you think would be funniest?

QRP your answer and don't forget to include the #TBBChat tag!

#BookBazaar25 #Writing #Writesky

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Mitch!
I've been talking about Honeycomb Heart (part of #BookBazaar25) for this #TBBChat:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
I'm also currently running a campaign for my debut, Graft! We're funded and trying to unlock some bonus content and stretch goals!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 16d

The Book Bazaar 2025 is launching November 12th to crowdfund 24 indie projects across the SFF spectrum, including The Chosen One Con! Check it out and follow the projects that speak to you: www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

Picturing her as an exhibit in a circus but by the end of her first month she's become the secret ringleader orchestrating everything behind the scenes

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

Before I can forget (again!) here's a link to my Honeycomb Heart playlist...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5P2...
YT: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Honeycomb Heart - YouTube

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

I don't keep up with actors very well, so I don't have a good answer for this one. I think I just enjoy the idea of Koi being an actual trained octopus instead of CGI 😂
#TBBChat #BookBazaar25 #Writing

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 16d

To tie it all back:

TBB Chat Q4: Congrats! Your work is getting fastracked to the silver screen. Who are you casting to play your MC?

QRP your answer and don't forget to include the #TBBChat tag! And stay tuned for the outro.

#BookBazaar25 #Writing #Writesky

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

Honeycomb Heart's love interest has an octopus familiar... so really just any time and place that people don't already know what an octopus is. Koi can already be enough of a menace without people also thinking she's some weird little alien or demon.
#TBBChat #BookBazaar25 #Writing

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 16d

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 16d

We're over $10,000 on Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back!
This means our authors get TWO pay raises!
We've only got three days left, so if you want some fancy hardbacks, check out the campaign and tell your friends!
#queer #sapphic #lesbian #sciencefiction
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Lesbians in Space 2: The Sapphics Strike Back

Enjoy the followup to our bestselling anthology, Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before! Can't get enough? This time we've got another 20 great stories for you in Lesbians in Space: The Sapph...

www.backerkit.com

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

The color palette in your cover would be perfect for that team!

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

The best kind!

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

The Crane Wives’s “Keep You Safe” and Fever Fever’s “Sea Meets Earth” are both on my Honeycomb Heart playlist that I keep forgetting to share! Whoops!
#TBBChat #BookBazaar25 #writing

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 16d

Time to get groovy. 🎵

TBB Chat Q2: List 2 (or more) songs that either inspired your work or matches its overall vibe. Feel free to elaborate as to why!

QRP & don't forget to tag #TBBChat.

#BookBazaar25 #Writing #Writesky

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

Sponsoring little garden plots to support native pollinators would also be cool (we could call that a marketing strategy, right? 😅)

Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

I’d probably commission some combination of artwork/3D modeled space and then music plus sound effects - so much of Honeycomb Heart is about traveling through different natural environments and I’d love to “bring” readers there through visuals and soundscapes
#TBBChat #BookBazaar25 #writing

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 16d

We've all dreamed about it, and now I wanna know.

TBB Chat Q1: What would you do if funding wasn't an obstacle for your creative project? 👀

Quote post and include the tag #TBBChat so others can find you!

#BookBazaar25 #Writing #Writesky

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Monsters and Maidens Publishing @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social · 16d

Hi, I’m Madeleine, the indie author behind Monsters and Maidens! I like writing about gay people and monsters (and sometimes gay people who are monsters)
#TBBChat #BookBazaar25

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 16d

Heyo! Welcome to #TBBChat. I’m Mitch Miller (astramachina.bsky.social), author of Monitored Activity & this week’s host.

Quote this post to tell us about yourself! Chat with others and use the tag #TBBChat.

No links or covers. Save the self-promo for the outro.

#BookBazaar25

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