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🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 5d

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!

Store details below!

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist Braces

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Thumb Splints

Elbow braces in the strawberry, Galaxy and Bats patterns

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 7h

I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)

From: Blaire Andrews <bandrews@royaltypilots.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Subject: Your royalties on Amazon
To: [redacted]

Hi [redacted]

I’m Blaire from Amazon Partners – Royalty Pilots.
We’re an Amazon agency commissioned to help authors migrate their books from third-party publishers to their own Amazon KDP accounts.

I’m reaching out because we’ve spoken with many authors who recently shared frustrations that you might also be experiencing while being published through a third-party service provider—such as:

Royalties that never seem to arrive or come with little to no explanation.

No visibility or control over how many copies have been sold or where those sales are happening.

Endless upsells and new charges every time you want to make even a small change to your book.

Through Amazon KDP, authors are now publishing their books directly with Amazon — with no middlemen involved.
This means:

Royalties are sent straight to your bank account every month.

You can track real-time sales data through your own KDP dashboard.

You have full ownership and control over your books, including the freedom to make revisions free of charge.

If you’d like to explore how this can work for you, I’d love to schedule a quick call. Please let me know your best contact number and the most convenient time to reach you.

Blaire Andrews

Senior Marketing Manager – Partners, Authors

Royalty Pilots, an Amazon partner agency

Phone: 315-325-9099
Email: bandrews@royaltypilots.com

Website: https://royaltypilots.com/

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 23h

Vynen

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2d

As we fly right past 200 submissions for our FLESH zine, I encourage folks to check out our previous horror and Weird fiction zines, all of which rule. You can get 15 of them for $15, plus shipping!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/zine...

Zine Freak Bundle (Issues #1 through 15) | Cursed Morsels Press

The first fifteen issues of our zine for $15, including Landlord Lair, Spooky Sexy Soapbox, Florida Man, Reviews of Films That Don't Exist, Nightmare Birds, All Cops Are B____, My Morbid Childhood...

www.cursedmorselspress.com

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Pen & Pier @penandpier.bsky.social · 4d

Hello! It's Pen & Pier. We finally decided to join social media. Our group's been meeting regularly for 2 years. We do things like annual retreats, critique groups, in-person & online meetings. We're just a bunch of writers helping each other out. Come check out our website and join us on Discord.

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 5d

No advice, but I would read it.

Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 5d

We will just have to play quote post ping-pong!

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 6d

German reunification holiday!

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 6d

Whoa! Nice!

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 7d

These folks are doing it right!

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 7d

Re-upping this one!

Michelle Dornish @mdornish.bsky.social · 13d

Hey y'all!
My writing group is publishing an anthology and I am so stoked! We are currently looking for ARC readers. If you like short stories of various genres then please fill out this survey! Looking at end of 2025 for our release!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Andrew Kornblatt @akornblatt.bsky.social · 8d

I'm heartbroken to learn of Jane Goodall's passing at age 91. The world is darker with her gone.

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

www.npr.org

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 8d

Believe it or not, I am in this! My story in Obsolescence is how this wild writerly journey began.

Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social · 9d

Out today! 101 Horror Stories: Shortwave Publishing Collected Stories Vol 1

Featuring stories from nearly 90 authors, this eBook box set contains our previous anthologies and the new anthology Dark Frequencies (stories from our magazine and chapbooks).

shortwavepublishing.com/boxset/short...

A graphic featuring the cover art of 101 Horror Stories: Shortwave Publishing Collected Stories, Vol. 1 below the text: "Out Today! 101 Horror Stories from nearly 90 Authors including Nat Cassidy, Adam Cesare, Hailey Piper, Clay McLeod Chapman, Ai Jiang, Eric LaRocca, Gabino Iglecias, Johnny Compton, Laurel Hightower, Brian Keene, Tanya Pell, Jamie Flanagan, Mae Murray, and many others..."

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 8d

Reposting condor to give yall some feels that aren't anxiety

Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Jan 24

At a time where it feels like we're losing, we need to remember our victories that not only have happened in the past, but continue to exist today.

Thus I give you, California Condor 926 of the SoCal flock.

Great grandchild of Condor # 1.

We as humanity can still do good things.

#birds

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 13d

This is a project I spent considerable time on lately. I would love for you to check it out, if it is in your wheelhouse!

Michelle Dornish @mdornish.bsky.social · 13d

Hey y'all!
My writing group is publishing an anthology and I am so stoked! We are currently looking for ARC readers. If you like short stories of various genres then please fill out this survey! Looking at end of 2025 for our release!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 9d

If you like spiders, there is a truly adorable spider pic in there. If you don't like spiders, do not be afraid!

journey-on.bsky.social @journey-on.bsky.social · 9d

Macro shot of a jumping spider — this time with 100% more Graphic Media labels. This one’s for you @uteorgassa.bsky.social ;)

#macro #photography #spider

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 10d

I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers:

NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints.

and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 13d

This is a project I spent considerable time on lately. I would love for you to check it out, if it is in your wheelhouse!

Michelle Dornish @mdornish.bsky.social · 13d

Hey y'all!
My writing group is publishing an anthology and I am so stoked! We are currently looking for ARC readers. If you like short stories of various genres then please fill out this survey! Looking at end of 2025 for our release!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, you mean this one?

Me holding my paperback copy of Human Tenderloin by Craig Wallwork up to the camera.

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 17d

When Pen & Pier writers get together, it's always a fun time. Featuring @bsmbooks.bsky.social , @mdornish.bsky.social , @kevincarver.bsky.social , @journey-on.bsky.social , @katelynsweigart.bsky.social @katherinebonn.bsky.social , among others, & also my awesome @shortwavebooks.bsky.social T-shirt!

A group of happy writers having breakfast at a long table.

Two writers roasting marshmallows over a bonfire.

Three writers playfully fighting with their smores sticks at a bonfire.

Several writers showing off their arts and crafts work, specifically the hand bound books they just made.

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you for reading! And thanks for hosting us!

Kevin Carver @kevincarver.bsky.social · 18d

Congrats to @cateyepress.bsky.social and fellow #PenandPier writer @uteorgassa.bsky.social on a fantastic new anthology, MODERN MUMMIES! That’s a wrap!

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 18d

Someone else worth checking out!

Kevin Carver @kevincarver.bsky.social · Aug 9

My BOOK! In a real life BOOKSTORE! IT HAPPENED! I’M NOT SCREAMING! 😭😭😭

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Ute Orgassa @uteorgassa.bsky.social · 18d

It's fun seeing you in person!