Janina Franck
@xilaya.bsky.social
Author, Photographer, Adventurer
Find my books here: https://books2read.com/ap/8PMBpo/Janina-Franck
Website: https://janinafranck.com
Newsletter: https://janinafranck.eo.page/7grzp
Find my books here: https://books2read.com/ap/8PMBpo/Janina-Franck
Website: https://janinafranck.com
Newsletter: https://janinafranck.eo.page/7grzp
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Janina Franck
@xilaya.bsky.social
· Oct 7
For the afternoon crowd 😁
Old Ghosts is waiting for you
(and still available for 0.99 today)
👥 Dual POV
💜 Enemies to... "Friends"?
🏳️🌈 Sapphic MC
🇮🇪 Irish Mobsters
🔫 Cop & criminal in uneasy alliance
💅 Lots of sass (and flirtation)
@crimsonfoxpublishing.com
#booksky #indiebooks #lgbtbooks #crime
Old Ghosts is waiting for you
(and still available for 0.99 today)
👥 Dual POV
💜 Enemies to... "Friends"?
🏳️🌈 Sapphic MC
🇮🇪 Irish Mobsters
🔫 Cop & criminal in uneasy alliance
💅 Lots of sass (and flirtation)
@crimsonfoxpublishing.com
#booksky #indiebooks #lgbtbooks #crime
Yesterday my mom suggested to me that I could use AI to translate my books so my family can read them.
She may have been a bit surprised by the vehemence in my decline...
I do not want AI to be associated with my books in any shape or form. Ever. They're mine!! >__<
*Angry mamma bear growl*
She may have been a bit surprised by the vehemence in my decline...
I do not want AI to be associated with my books in any shape or form. Ever. They're mine!! >__<
*Angry mamma bear growl*
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Yesterday my mom suggested to me that I could use AI to translate my books so my family can read them.
She may have been a bit surprised by the vehemence in my decline...
I do not want AI to be associated with my books in any shape or form. Ever. They're mine!! >__<
*Angry mamma bear growl*
She may have been a bit surprised by the vehemence in my decline...
I do not want AI to be associated with my books in any shape or form. Ever. They're mine!! >__<
*Angry mamma bear growl*
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I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
Fun fact - if you live in Ireland, you can request to borrow a copy of my YA SFF adventure "A Spark in Space" from your local library!
(Go to your library - seriously, they're awesome! As a side note - they also have home energy kits you can borrow)
(Go to your library - seriously, they're awesome! As a side note - they also have home energy kits you can borrow)
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Fun fact - if you live in Ireland, you can request to borrow a copy of my YA SFF adventure "A Spark in Space" from your local library!
(Go to your library - seriously, they're awesome! As a side note - they also have home energy kits you can borrow)
(Go to your library - seriously, they're awesome! As a side note - they also have home energy kits you can borrow)
I was today years old when I learned that I've probably always had anxiety but have been managing it through writing 😭
Which explains why my anxiety has consistently spiked in times when I didn't or couldn't write...
Which explains why my anxiety has consistently spiked in times when I didn't or couldn't write...
a cartoon shrimp sits in front of a computer
ALT: a cartoon shrimp sits in front of a computer
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I was today years old when I learned that I've probably always had anxiety but have been managing it through writing 😭
Which explains why my anxiety has consistently spiked in times when I didn't or couldn't write...
Which explains why my anxiety has consistently spiked in times when I didn't or couldn't write...
Getting my NCT is like going to a test I didn't study for
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Getting my NCT is like going to a test I didn't study for
Had a family housewarming yesterday... Only for part of the family to arrive two hours before the agreed upon time without warning?
Cue slightly stressed shower while thinking of all the thing I didn't get around to doing before they arrived...
Cue slightly stressed shower while thinking of all the thing I didn't get around to doing before they arrived...
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Had a family housewarming yesterday... Only for part of the family to arrive two hours before the agreed upon time without warning?
Cue slightly stressed shower while thinking of all the thing I didn't get around to doing before they arrived...
Cue slightly stressed shower while thinking of all the thing I didn't get around to doing before they arrived...
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Only a couple days left to snatch up the "Trans People Take on the World" bundle on Itchio. This bundle ends Nov. 15th. Support trans authors / representation and get yourself 32 books for only $35? Sounds like a win-win to me! 🌈📚
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Only a couple days left to snatch up the "Trans People Take on the World" bundle on Itchio. This bundle ends Nov. 15th. Support trans authors / representation and get yourself 32 books for only $35? Sounds like a win-win to me! 🌈📚
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Can you guess where the wardrobe used to be?
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Can you guess where the wardrobe used to be?
Progress made on wardrobe disassembly today !
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Progress made on wardrobe disassembly today !
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ATTENTION INDIE BOOK READERS
The Indie Ink Awards are open for nominations!
Authors can't nominate their own books, so it's up to you to make sure your faves get their shot.
#booksky #indiebooks #IndieInkAwards
The Indie Ink Awards are open for nominations!
Authors can't nominate their own books, so it's up to you to make sure your faves get their shot.
#booksky #indiebooks #IndieInkAwards
Indie Ink Awards 2025 - Indie Story Geek
indiestorygeek.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
ATTENTION INDIE BOOK READERS
The Indie Ink Awards are open for nominations!
Authors can't nominate their own books, so it's up to you to make sure your faves get their shot.
#booksky #indiebooks #IndieInkAwards
The Indie Ink Awards are open for nominations!
Authors can't nominate their own books, so it's up to you to make sure your faves get their shot.
#booksky #indiebooks #IndieInkAwards
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
early 20s -> 31
I realized I was ace around 18/19, and came out shortly after. The Panromantic side of things has just sorta been floating alongside it - it didn't seem as relevant as the whole ace thing to most people
early 20s -> 31
I realized I was ace around 18/19, and came out shortly after. The Panromantic side of things has just sorta been floating alongside it - it didn't seem as relevant as the whole ace thing to most people
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
late 20's/ early 30's–>39
I wasn't into dating or sex in my 20's. My gender was masculine and feminine and not really either. I didn't find labels to 'come out with' -nonbinary, asexual & aromantic- till early 30's-ish.
late 20's/ early 30's–>39
I wasn't into dating or sex in my 20's. My gender was masculine and feminine and not really either. I didn't find labels to 'come out with' -nonbinary, asexual & aromantic- till early 30's-ish.
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
15/35(?)/41(?) —> 45
I came out as bi at 15 to a few people. Publicly in my early 30s (it was still a crime in my state until my late 20s).
I came out as nonbinary before age 36, I think, and as a nbi trans man early 40s.
15/35(?)/41(?) —> 45
I came out as bi at 15 to a few people. Publicly in my early 30s (it was still a crime in my state until my late 20s).
I came out as nonbinary before age 36, I think, and as a nbi trans man early 40s.
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
early 20s -> 31
I realized I was ace around 18/19, and came out shortly after. The Panromantic side of things has just sorta been floating alongside it - it didn't seem as relevant as the whole ace thing to most people
early 20s -> 31
I realized I was ace around 18/19, and came out shortly after. The Panromantic side of things has just sorta been floating alongside it - it didn't seem as relevant as the whole ace thing to most people
Current state:
a woman in a blue dress is standing in front of a bed with an alarm clock on the nightstand that says 4:20
Alt: a woman in a blue dress is collapsing onto a bed
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Current state:
Reposted by Janina Franck
If you’ve enjoyed an indie game please consider leaving a review on Steam. It does massively help and the devs and community teams love to read them. Especially around launch when everyone is knackered, a lovely review is such an energy boost.
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If you’ve enjoyed an indie game please consider leaving a review on Steam. It does massively help and the devs and community teams love to read them. Especially around launch when everyone is knackered, a lovely review is such an energy boost.
Given that I am someone who lost her job in marketing to AI, I frankly find it insulting to be sent crappy marketing emails so obviously written by an AI that has scraped info on my book from various posts I have shared - without alterations btw - but posing as someone who has supposedly read it.
October 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Given that I am someone who lost her job in marketing to AI, I frankly find it insulting to be sent crappy marketing emails so obviously written by an AI that has scraped info on my book from various posts I have shared - without alterations btw - but posing as someone who has supposedly read it.
Today seems to be my "getting shit done" day...
Which is good, because the past few months everything that wasn't tied to immediate survival kinda just fell by the wayside and I'm now playing catch-up
Which is good, because the past few months everything that wasn't tied to immediate survival kinda just fell by the wayside and I'm now playing catch-up
October 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today seems to be my "getting shit done" day...
Which is good, because the past few months everything that wasn't tied to immediate survival kinda just fell by the wayside and I'm now playing catch-up
Which is good, because the past few months everything that wasn't tied to immediate survival kinda just fell by the wayside and I'm now playing catch-up
You've got one day left to secure yourself a ton of books by or about awesome ace people! 📚😁
(Including "A Spark in Space")
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or the smaller one - 25 books for 25$
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
#booksky #indiebooks #acebooks #asexual
(Including "A Spark in Space")
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or the smaller one - 25 books for 25$
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
#booksky #indiebooks #acebooks #asexual
October 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
You've got one day left to secure yourself a ton of books by or about awesome ace people! 📚😁
(Including "A Spark in Space")
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or the smaller one - 25 books for 25$
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
#booksky #indiebooks #acebooks #asexual
(Including "A Spark in Space")
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or the smaller one - 25 books for 25$
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
#booksky #indiebooks #acebooks #asexual
Reposted by Janina Franck
Did you see the mega bundle for #AceWeek ?? Did you look at those books? Because I have read a significant chunks of them, and they alone would be worth the $50
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
🌈📚 #AsexualBooks #QueerSFF
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
🌈📚 #AsexualBooks #QueerSFF
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Did you see the mega bundle for #AceWeek ?? Did you look at those books? Because I have read a significant chunks of them, and they alone would be worth the $50
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
🌈📚 #AsexualBooks #QueerSFF
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
🌈📚 #AsexualBooks #QueerSFF
And now to tackle this wallpaper in my new office...
One of us has to go and I am determined to be victorious!!
One of us has to go and I am determined to be victorious!!
October 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
And now to tackle this wallpaper in my new office...
One of us has to go and I am determined to be victorious!!
One of us has to go and I am determined to be victorious!!
Reposted by Janina Franck
If Ace Week has you curious about asexual characters, especially books with leading ace characters written by asexual authors, here's 15 of them. ♠️🌈📚
We're celebrating Ace Pride Week with 15 indie books featuring major asexual characters or written by ace SFF authors!
www.readindiefantasy.com/books-for-ac...
(Don't forget to check out our LGBTQIA+ book collection for more or to submit your own ace book!)
www.readindiefantasy.com/books-for-ac...
(Don't forget to check out our LGBTQIA+ book collection for more or to submit your own ace book!)
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If Ace Week has you curious about asexual characters, especially books with leading ace characters written by asexual authors, here's 15 of them. ♠️🌈📚
Surprisingly I managed to escape the convention without getting sick! This might actually be a first 🤣
October 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Surprisingly I managed to escape the convention without getting sick! This might actually be a first 🤣
I always forget just how exhausting conventions can be and how long it takes me to feel energized again afterward.
On the plus side, I sold all the books I brought and met some seriously awesome people!
(And have somehow shouldered myself with the responsibility of chairing the next one...)
On the plus side, I sold all the books I brought and met some seriously awesome people!
(And have somehow shouldered myself with the responsibility of chairing the next one...)
October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I always forget just how exhausting conventions can be and how long it takes me to feel energized again afterward.
On the plus side, I sold all the books I brought and met some seriously awesome people!
(And have somehow shouldered myself with the responsibility of chairing the next one...)
On the plus side, I sold all the books I brought and met some seriously awesome people!
(And have somehow shouldered myself with the responsibility of chairing the next one...)
For ace pride we've got a treat for you!
Whether it's ace characters or written by ace authors - there are truly fantastic stories in the mix of these itch bundles 📚😁
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$ riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or if that's too dear - 25 books for 25$ riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Whether it's ace characters or written by ace authors - there are truly fantastic stories in the mix of these itch bundles 📚😁
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$ riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or if that's too dear - 25 books for 25$ riyati.ink/ace2025-1
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For ace pride we've got a treat for you!
Whether it's ace characters or written by ace authors - there are truly fantastic stories in the mix of these itch bundles 📚😁
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$ riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or if that's too dear - 25 books for 25$ riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Whether it's ace characters or written by ace authors - there are truly fantastic stories in the mix of these itch bundles 📚😁
Check out the full bundle - 51 books for 50$ riyati.ink/acepride2025
Or if that's too dear - 25 books for 25$ riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Reposted by Janina Franck
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
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀