Rori Thornton (xe/xem/xyr)
@sbdrag.bsky.social
Aroace nonbinary author of queer fantasy romcoms. Peer-reviewed autistic.
In college for Animation Game Design. Draws sometimes.
Minors DNI, I engage with and repost NSFW.
In college for Animation Game Design. Draws sometimes.
Minors DNI, I engage with and repost NSFW.
Pinned
#ARCReaders wanted! 🌈📚
The third book in A Man That Smells Like Flowers, The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith, is available for #Reviewers on #BookSirens! (Books 1&2 also available on Book Sirens!)
Grab your copy here: booksirens.com/book/RQI7S0S...
#promoLGBTQ #arcs #polyamory #regencyromance
The third book in A Man That Smells Like Flowers, The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith, is available for #Reviewers on #BookSirens! (Books 1&2 also available on Book Sirens!)
Grab your copy here: booksirens.com/book/RQI7S0S...
#promoLGBTQ #arcs #polyamory #regencyromance
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Primordia by Wormwood Studios is 70% off in the Steam Autumn sale!
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.
▶ store.steampowered.com/app/227000/P...
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.
▶ store.steampowered.com/app/227000/P...
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Primordia by Wormwood Studios is 70% off in the Steam Autumn sale!
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.
▶ store.steampowered.com/app/227000/P...
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.
▶ store.steampowered.com/app/227000/P...
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
I had so much fun playing Primordia, excited to look into more of these!
But if you want post-apocolyptic robot societies on the brink of collapse, Primordia might be the game for you!
But if you want post-apocolyptic robot societies on the brink of collapse, Primordia might be the game for you!
The Steam Winter Sale is STILL ON!
Nab all our games from 20-70% off until January 5th!
store.steampowered.com/developer/Wa...
Nab all our games from 20-70% off until January 5th!
store.steampowered.com/developer/Wa...
December 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I had so much fun playing Primordia, excited to look into more of these!
But if you want post-apocolyptic robot societies on the brink of collapse, Primordia might be the game for you!
But if you want post-apocolyptic robot societies on the brink of collapse, Primordia might be the game for you!
So uh. Weird request.
Just realized today that I deleted all my old fanfics by accidentally overwriting a folder. It's been months, so there's really no way to recover them.
If anyone out there has any saved fanfics by sbdrag, I'd really appreciate if you could send them to me. 🥲
Just realized today that I deleted all my old fanfics by accidentally overwriting a folder. It's been months, so there's really no way to recover them.
If anyone out there has any saved fanfics by sbdrag, I'd really appreciate if you could send them to me. 🥲
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
So uh. Weird request.
Just realized today that I deleted all my old fanfics by accidentally overwriting a folder. It's been months, so there's really no way to recover them.
If anyone out there has any saved fanfics by sbdrag, I'd really appreciate if you could send them to me. 🥲
Just realized today that I deleted all my old fanfics by accidentally overwriting a folder. It's been months, so there's really no way to recover them.
If anyone out there has any saved fanfics by sbdrag, I'd really appreciate if you could send them to me. 🥲
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If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
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#ARCReaders wanted! 🌈📚
The third book in A Man That Smells Like Flowers, The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith, is available for #Reviewers on #BookSirens! (Books 1&2 also available on Book Sirens!)
Grab your copy here: booksirens.com/book/RQI7S0S...
#promoLGBTQ #arcs #polyamory #regencyromance
The third book in A Man That Smells Like Flowers, The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith, is available for #Reviewers on #BookSirens! (Books 1&2 also available on Book Sirens!)
Grab your copy here: booksirens.com/book/RQI7S0S...
#promoLGBTQ #arcs #polyamory #regencyromance
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
#ARCReaders wanted! 🌈📚
The third book in A Man That Smells Like Flowers, The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith, is available for #Reviewers on #BookSirens! (Books 1&2 also available on Book Sirens!)
Grab your copy here: booksirens.com/book/RQI7S0S...
#promoLGBTQ #arcs #polyamory #regencyromance
The third book in A Man That Smells Like Flowers, The Grand Duke's Star & Songsmith, is available for #Reviewers on #BookSirens! (Books 1&2 also available on Book Sirens!)
Grab your copy here: booksirens.com/book/RQI7S0S...
#promoLGBTQ #arcs #polyamory #regencyromance
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I just hit 30k in my trans monster romance 'A Damning Desire'. I am so close to this story becoming a novel (the length requirement is 40k).
I am not even done! I am in the middle of the 2nd act!
I am not even done! I am in the middle of the 2nd act!
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I just hit 30k in my trans monster romance 'A Damning Desire'. I am so close to this story becoming a novel (the length requirement is 40k).
I am not even done! I am in the middle of the 2nd act!
I am not even done! I am in the middle of the 2nd act!
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CITY OF STRIFE got a review on Tor Dot Com during Pride 2018, at which time it was conveniently on sale, and it skyrocketed my sales. It was also the month BAKER THIEF released, and I went from 1-5 sales per month to 1 per day for years.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
CITY OF STRIFE got a review on Tor Dot Com during Pride 2018, at which time it was conveniently on sale, and it skyrocketed my sales. It was also the month BAKER THIEF released, and I went from 1-5 sales per month to 1 per day for years.
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I’m snarling and biting the bars of my cage! I love these SO much! I can’t wait until they get here! Look at these phenomenal Kieran hoofsies! Perfect for grabbing snacks and bugs.
Finished this very special pair of hand hooves for my bestie @toadally.bsky.social! I created the pattern myself and I'm really happy with the results!~
#furry #fursuit #fursuitmaker #commission
#furry #fursuit #fursuitmaker #commission
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I’m snarling and biting the bars of my cage! I love these SO much! I can’t wait until they get here! Look at these phenomenal Kieran hoofsies! Perfect for grabbing snacks and bugs.
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Fantastic thread. You can read literally all my books through a combination of...
✨Kobo Plus and Kindle Unlimited
✨Hoopla via your library (free!)
✨Steep sales I advertise here and on my newsletter
✨ARC requests for new releases (free!)
✨Short stories published in various places (usually free!)
✨Kobo Plus and Kindle Unlimited
✨Hoopla via your library (free!)
✨Steep sales I advertise here and on my newsletter
✨ARC requests for new releases (free!)
✨Short stories published in various places (usually free!)
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fantastic thread. You can read literally all my books through a combination of...
✨Kobo Plus and Kindle Unlimited
✨Hoopla via your library (free!)
✨Steep sales I advertise here and on my newsletter
✨ARC requests for new releases (free!)
✨Short stories published in various places (usually free!)
✨Kobo Plus and Kindle Unlimited
✨Hoopla via your library (free!)
✨Steep sales I advertise here and on my newsletter
✨ARC requests for new releases (free!)
✨Short stories published in various places (usually free!)
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Assisted Dying as Canada & parts of Europe practice it is eugenics, they push disabled people into a corner by never offering the support folks need to have dignity into their lives & say but death's right here!
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Assisted Dying as Canada & parts of Europe practice it is eugenics, they push disabled people into a corner by never offering the support folks need to have dignity into their lives & say but death's right here!
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I think some of you forget that part of being sex positive and normalizing sex also includes normalizing not being into sex or being horny all the time
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I think some of you forget that part of being sex positive and normalizing sex also includes normalizing not being into sex or being horny all the time
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been working hard to deliver on a certain promise
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/...
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
been working hard to deliver on a certain promise
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/...
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/...
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For graphic novels, especially adult genre fiction, it's incredibly helpful to review it online, talk about it, recommend it to a friend—adult fiction in the graphic novel space is difficult to place, and nothing convinces readers that they'll like a book more than the personal testimonial.
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
For graphic novels, especially adult genre fiction, it's incredibly helpful to review it online, talk about it, recommend it to a friend—adult fiction in the graphic novel space is difficult to place, and nothing convinces readers that they'll like a book more than the personal testimonial.
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All seeing, all knowing- 2025
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
All seeing, all knowing- 2025
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Thinking a lot about how when Schreier's exposé on R* working conditions came out, several mid-level devs I used to respect came out with very defensive "well *I've* never worked 90 hour weeks" as though it negated the fact that many contract and QA devs demonstrably were.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thinking a lot about how when Schreier's exposé on R* working conditions came out, several mid-level devs I used to respect came out with very defensive "well *I've* never worked 90 hour weeks" as though it negated the fact that many contract and QA devs demonstrably were.
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"Death of the Author" doesn't mean separating the author's bad behaviour from their art. It means taking away their authority and allowing readers to interpret the art based on their own perspectives. It doesn't absolve the author of being a bastard, in fact it may inform how you interpret the art.
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Death of the Author" doesn't mean separating the author's bad behaviour from their art. It means taking away their authority and allowing readers to interpret the art based on their own perspectives. It doesn't absolve the author of being a bastard, in fact it may inform how you interpret the art.
Sort of a related tangent, I've noticed a thing that tends to happen with tropes conventions:
- Thing happens
- Thing keeps happening, becomes trope
- Trope is overused
- Media subverts trope
- Subversion becomes so popular it's difficult to find the trope played straight
- Thing happens
- Thing keeps happening, becomes trope
- Trope is overused
- Media subverts trope
- Subversion becomes so popular it's difficult to find the trope played straight
there's like... two layers of any given concept
there's "what the thing is" and then there's "the surface stuff"
take a 'western,' right? some people will be like:
1) cowboy
2) this town is too small for you and i, so one of us will have to leave and/or die
3) bandits
4) gunfights
but does it?
there's "what the thing is" and then there's "the surface stuff"
take a 'western,' right? some people will be like:
1) cowboy
2) this town is too small for you and i, so one of us will have to leave and/or die
3) bandits
4) gunfights
but does it?
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Sort of a related tangent, I've noticed a thing that tends to happen with tropes conventions:
- Thing happens
- Thing keeps happening, becomes trope
- Trope is overused
- Media subverts trope
- Subversion becomes so popular it's difficult to find the trope played straight
- Thing happens
- Thing keeps happening, becomes trope
- Trope is overused
- Media subverts trope
- Subversion becomes so popular it's difficult to find the trope played straight
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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Did you know there’s a fantasy romance about magical cephalopods?
The female’s 100 x larger than the male, who wants nothing more than to join her, mind & body, in permanent union
It includes trans themes, tentacle smut, vore, & giant eels
danifinn.itch.io/disposable-m...
books2read.com/b/mvJXa8
The female’s 100 x larger than the male, who wants nothing more than to join her, mind & body, in permanent union
It includes trans themes, tentacle smut, vore, & giant eels
danifinn.itch.io/disposable-m...
books2read.com/b/mvJXa8
Disposable Magic by danifinn
danifinn.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Did you know there’s a fantasy romance about magical cephalopods?
The female’s 100 x larger than the male, who wants nothing more than to join her, mind & body, in permanent union
It includes trans themes, tentacle smut, vore, & giant eels
danifinn.itch.io/disposable-m...
books2read.com/b/mvJXa8
The female’s 100 x larger than the male, who wants nothing more than to join her, mind & body, in permanent union
It includes trans themes, tentacle smut, vore, & giant eels
danifinn.itch.io/disposable-m...
books2read.com/b/mvJXa8
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As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.