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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · 4d

I had to pause (family visiting) but I’m one page away from finishing the first draft of my dark horror yaoi novel

Omgomgomg I’m so close I can taste it

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Sep 6

Y'all, I made ONE change, ONE decision, and now I'm basically rewriting the entire novel because it irrevocably alters the relationship of two major characters

Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Sep 6

Draft 1: peaceful convo around a fire where characters explain magical creatures

Draft 4: super heated, characters being held back before they jump on each other, and the magical creatures are now created with dead bodies

I love writing fantasy even though it takes 100 years 💙

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Sep 6

Draft 1: peaceful convo around a fire where characters explain magical creatures

Draft 4: super heated, characters being held back before they jump on each other, and the magical creatures are now created with dead bodies

I love writing fantasy even though it takes 100 years 💙

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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · Aug 23

MERCY is part of the sale this weekend! I've got the ebook marked down to 1.99 currently. If you like queer, dark, religious trauma books about healing with spots of warmth then you should give it a look! Especially as summer is winding down, its a perfect read for fall 💖

The cover of MERCY placed on a white background, while a blue and purple banner sits below it. MERCY. A priest of the sun and angel-turned-amnesiac must overcome the hardships of their small town, sort their feelings for one another, and deal with the secrets of their church.

INDIE BOOK SALE. Fantasy, Scifi, and Horror. August 23 - 25. indiebook.sale.

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Aug 17

OMG IT’S OUT 💙💙💙

Ram Lightly @ramlightly.bsky.social · Aug 17

Part 2 of "The Temptations of Father Basil" story is finished and available to read on my patreon!
21k words, 16 illustrations, featuring terrifying bull woman with big boobs.
If you want to have a first look, check it out!
Otherwise, it will up for sale next week!
www.patreon.com/posts/tempta...

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Coda 🌙 @siderealencoder.bsky.social · Aug 13

Comm for @perlazul.bsky.social 🐰💚

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Aug 7

I love this short story and am in love with your interpretation of it!! 💙💙

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Yellow Wallpaper

Spooky smoky shadow lady with glowing white eyes creeping around inside the shifting yellow wallpaper pattern of a dilapidated Victorian home

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 30

We’re streaming tonight!! We’re closing submissions an hour before so there’s still time to submit your library pics for us to rate! Can’t wait to see all your books 👀👀

m.twitch.tv/cassielaurel...

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the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey y’all!! @cassielaurelius.bsky.social and I will be rating your libraries (physical, ebooks, fanfic bookmarks, or your fav section at your public library) Wed July 30th 5pm pst!! Submit your pics at the link below!! We wanna see your books + set up!

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hey y'all

Looks like my novella Her Heart in My Hands doesn't show up anymore in itch-io searches. I recommend downloading it if you've purchased it in case it's outright deleted. Mal still shows up but download that too in case something happens to it

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Prince Rosalium, Parfum Nostalgique Dev🌹✨️ @princerosalium.bsky.social · Jul 24

⚠️Are you a creator who risks censorship by payment processors whose work is available on their own website, or even just a creator who prefers to distribute independently?⚠️

SHOW ME YOUR WORK! I am making a list so people can easily find you!

Reply or DM with links, or fill out the form in thread.

WE ARE MAKING A SITE LIST! If you are an indie game developer/ creator affected by steam and itch.io's crackdown on NSFW/erotic media and you are going to put the mesia that was taken down by the site or yourself on your own site OR a general itch.io creator who has their work available on their own website, send me the link!

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Iantos @iantos.bsky.social · Jul 24

Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000

Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24

Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24

ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.

are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?

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Wolfe 🪳 @wolfehorror.itch.io · Jul 24

We’re live boys
shop.wolfehorror.com

H.S. Wolfe

HS Wolfe is a queer author and artist from the midwest now residing in Denmark with their spouse and two bonsai trees. When they are not juggling manuscripts he can be found wrestling with procreate a...

shop.wolfehorror.com

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · Jul 24

so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · Jul 14

What better way to spend summer than emotionally tearing out your heart because your love turned into roses right before you could confess anything?

Check out my short story, summertime blossoms!! I still really like it, even almost a year later! 🌹

earlronove.itch.io/summertime-b...

trope map for summertime blossoms. In the center is an image from the cover of a young man kissing a rose while other roses take up the rest of the frame. The colors are mostly browns and bright reds for the roses. The tropes around the image reads: body horror with flowers, lasting regret of words unsaid, taking care of roses as affection, yearning love, dreams of what could have been, weird & unexplained.

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 15

I think I found the last piece of the puzzle that is my worldbuilding.

Sketch on a stikie of psilocybe aztecorum, a bell cap mushroom that grows in bundles as is sketched on the right. Notes on the left read “may have been used in ceremonies, ‘sacred mushroom,’ ‘flesh of gods’ teonanacatl, lives in and decays dead wood, leaves, sticks” The notes around the mushroom read “cap colors range from yellowish brown to golden” “grow in bundles” “bell shaped caps” “white stems”

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 9

The first card I pulled from my new oracle deck and it called me out right away, knew what it meant without even reading the meaning

Card 24 of the Loputyn Oracle depicting a woman trying to punch away the angry wolf heads above her

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · Jul 8

Howdy #PortfolioDay 👋 My name is M.E. Morgan & I'm a freelance artist working on illustrations for book covers, ttrpgs, & games. I like horror, folklore, fantasy, & romance. I'm always open to discussing new projects but have limited availability.
➡️https://morlevart.com
➡️mmorlevart@gmail(.)com

A digital illustration featuring two fairy characters standing together as a flock of pale teal moths swirl around them. One character has with pale blue-green skin, dark eye makeup and long orange-red hair, in blood-red and black helm and armor resembling the carapace of a Japanese rhinoceros beetle. They hold the second character, who has pale pink skin, soft features, and fluffy short pink hair, in a pink and green outfit reminiscent of a pink rose.

A compilation of three book covers side by side. From left to right the books featured are: The Fox and the Dryad by Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves, and Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

A digital illustration of a pale horned masc-presenting character wearing black blouse and pants. He is standing against a blue background, surrounded by swirling wind and leaves, gesturing as though he is commanding them

Digital illustration of a vampire with long claws in a torn white dress crouched on a ledge looking at the viewer. She is smirking, covered in blood. There is a moonlit gothic cityscape behind her.

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Chris H. 🍄🌛 @sutexii.bsky.social · Jul 8

Chris here, a freelance illustrator and character designer that loves dark fantasy, monsters, and folklore 🍄🌙

Publishing, games, TTRPGs - for any project that needs a funky organic touch, I'm available for work 👁️

🕸️ sutexii.art
✉️ [email protected]

✦ #portfolioday #art

A large mushroom-warped woman stands holding the hand of her sword. Skeletons sit below her, and a broken moon bleeds onto them.

Character Design - various monsters based on mushrooms

fullbody color commission. A character with white hair wears a cloak secured by a bird pin, blue tunic, and strapped boots. They hold a spear dripping blood into the rainwater at their feet. they appear contemplative as a red droplet falls into their hand.

Character lineup - a squad of odd masked mercenaries

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 8

Messy emotions, the kind people may not always proud of, especially concerning love. I tend to tear up when writing difficult scenes of characters trying to navigate or confront these emotions.

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · Jul 8

What’s something you try to include in everything you write? #WritingPrompt

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𝖄𝖚𝖓𝖊 🪼commissions open ⭐️ @heavenlyystar.bsky.social · Jul 6

sketch of unicorn boi cus life has been 🌠hectic🌠
(RTs help <3)

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Perla Zul @perlazul.bsky.social · Jul 1

Two main things: I can't write characters as complex as I imagine them to be, and my writing style is too simple/elementary. This whole book is a struggle (which I'm determined to complete though)

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · Jul 1

What's something you're struggling with in your current WIP? #WritingPrompt

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