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Elena V Barden

@elenavbarden.bsky.social

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She/her, Scribbler of code and words, Adult supervision required like seriously, https://linktr.ee/elenavbarden

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · Jan 5

archiveofourown.org/works/55556215

Adding my own work because, under representation of second person, sapphic self-insert.

#lesfic #wlwromance #sapphicromance #nolesbiandie

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 1d

Please take rest and don't let the stress ghost catch you.

Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 1d

Time to rush the ending of this arc.

archiveofourown.org/works/604617...

#ao3 #smut

But Mom, boys can't be witches. - Chapter 41 - Lady_with_a_Quill (the_scorned_huntress), the_scorned_huntress - No Fandom [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQWriteAThon

Complete the smut story which devolved into a full 300K odyssey by December. Then some serious writing.

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 2d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6:

Goals day! What are your goals this week?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

Image: a burnt orange background with two jack o' lanterns. Text: #LGBTQWriteAThon Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky! Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram! October 6: Goals day. BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

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GabrielConstans @gabrielconstans.bsky.social · 2d

Gabriel's #books, #movies, #writing, #biography #about #novel #film #fiction #nonfiction #romance #selfhelp #family #exercise #meditation #grief #healing #LGBTQ #health #sexuality #insight #trauma #romcom
My little home on the web: gogabriel.com/videos.html

This image presents a collection of book covers by Gabriel Constans, showcasing diverse titles, styles, and subjects with a consistent authorial branding.

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AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 5d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 3:

I'm proud of the cover I illustrated and designed for my upcoming queer sci-fi romance Gems and Star Flowers!

You can follow the audiobook campaign on BackerKit now!

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

#tbb25 #bookbazaar25 #queerscifi

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Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social · May 11

The girlfriend just asked me, "What's that pile of clothes doing on the bedroom floor?" ….I said, "It's a dead Jedi!!"

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 5d

#sapphiclineshare - Theme Teeth

Sorry no romance here, because MC is orc and has tusk... But anatomically they do count as teeth, right?

archiveofourown.org/works/55556215

One chilly evening, a rundown hut, a cold wind and an orc roomate to warm you from the cold.

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Catarin L. @catarinreads.bsky.social · 6d

🌈📚 Hello #queerwriters #booksky! As promised, now that my most recent foray into #visualnovel dev is out of the way, we are *so* back! Crack open your #lesfic and #wip because it's October🎃 and #sapphiclineshare is back for more #lesficfri These themes are all on the nose for my favorite holiday👻💀

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 6d

#lesficfri and the theme is TEMPT. Riley may indeed be a little tempted ^^
(Who wouldn't be, after all)

[Heart's Claim, a #sapphic shifter romance]

books2read.com/u/4AABOo

Cover of Heart's Claim, with the following excerpt:
The packaging all screamed out at her, making all sorts of promises as to the euphoria that lay within, alluring, tempting her, a form of magic in itself, but she’d been in shops like these enough times to ignore it. Mostly.

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Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social · 5d

#lesficfri *tempt*
Sorry Josh (not sorry)
#lesfic #sapphic

“Alright then,” Pat shrugged. “Take the cue and put it in your fingers like this.” Pat took Lisa’s hand and placed it correctly on the table. She leaned over her, sliding the cue steadily across her knuckles.
Lisa nearly fainted in her scent. Lisa thought she felt Pat's slight breasts brush against her back. Tempting her. How the hell was a pool cue sliding between her knuckles making her think about sex? Was she fourteen? Maybe it was the alcohol. Maybe it was because her jeans felt like too much material between her and Pat’s thighs. Was there something else there? Was Pat packing?
Which was when Josh walked in.

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Ocean @oceanwrites.bsky.social · 5d

A lot of small words, I know, oops, sorry 'bout that
🙄
Anyway, a little something included in my collection of poems (I use the word roughly) called ~ Love You Like A Woman - Reflections of Love, Loss, Laughs, and Life

🌈💞💔🤣
#SapphicBook
#lesficfri
a.co/d/c6wGuUX

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 5d

#lesficfri - **Tempt**

The Red Empress' Bride

www.lunarwrite.com/a/47163292f8...

#lesfic #sapphic #wlw #romantasy

Her dark eyes, as sharp as any blade that Leanora wielded, darted to her for a **temptingly** narrow instant and then flicked back to the floor

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 8d

Am I allowed to ask what QRP is?

Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 9d

That's a milestone cleared. Congrats.

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Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 9d

Publishing news! I'm beyond thrilled to finally share that my queer southern gothic horror novella—set in 1930s Louisiana about a haunted man, a murdered child, a charismatic bank robber, and a disappearing town—THE BAYOU will be coming out in audiobook from Tantor Media.

Publishers Marketplace deal report for The Bayou by Arden Powell.
Arden Powell's The Bayou, a queer Southern gothic horror in which people start disappearing and a man is reminded of a death from 20 years ago and the mysterious man that haunted his dreams, while also getting tangled up with a charismatic fugitive, to Emily Loughran at Tantor Media, in a nice deal (world English).
Audio rights, Sept 23, 2025.

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Brooke(freak) @boomissgoth.bsky.social · 27d

I’m back to posting Caitjinx/lawbomb again, you can pry it from my cold dead hands

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 11d

Sapphics be like, go out in the woods, collect scraps, build a particle accelerator, smash atoms and elementary particles all on their own but would require a peer-reviewed research and full five year grant to decipher the tiny hearts on the coffee cup drawn by a cute barista.

#lesbiansky #sapphic

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bev (indie author) 👩🏻‍💻 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 11d

✨HAVE IT ALL: a sapphic romance✨

On sale now 99c (or less if you get it from itch!)

b2r: books2read.com/u/bPdYOJ
itch: beverlyannemichel.itch.io/have-it-all

#booksky #sapphic #lesfic #romancelandia 💙📚 🌈📚 🌶️📚

Have it All trope map.
Lesbian x bisexual.
Single parent.
Rivals to lovers.
Found family.
Ballet dancers.
Grumpy x grumpier.
Futch fmc.
Ace himbo.

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Lesly ✨️ @leslyoh.bsky.social · 11d

Them ✨👏

#ApothecaryDiaries #薬屋のひとりごと #shimao

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Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 11d

In this age of Darkness
Will we ever refind the Light?

I don’t understand how people can purposely hate and hurt others.

Wars and stupidity are tools of Darkness, they sow chaos and discontent

We need enlightenment and learn to respect each other, live in harmony with each other and with nature.

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 11d

Can't stop watching. What witchcraft is this?

Lætus @bajamothblast.bsky.social · 12d

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AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 12d

#LGBTQWriteAThon Halloween season edition is coming soon!

#queerwriters #writesky #booksky

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 14d

🎃🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQWriteAThon is back but make it spooky! 🏳️‍🌈🎃

Join us for a month of much needed fun! Prompts will be reposted daily to @queerwriters.bsky.social (turn on post notifications for a reminder!)

Quote the post, use the tag, and make friends!

#queerwriters #writesky #booksky #writingcommunity

Image description: A rusty orange background with two glowing jack o' lanterns.

Text:

#LGBTQWriteAThon
Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky!
Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram!

Hosts:
BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com
Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

1 Introduce yourself & your goal this month
2 Introduce your WIP moodboard
3 Promo/something you're proud of
4 Check in day
5 Line share - fall
6 Goals day
7 Setting/time
8 Genres
9 Pride flags/moodboards
10 Promo/something that makes you happy
11 Check in day
12 Line share - weather
13 Goals day
14 Introduce your MC
15 MC favorite treat
16 MC favorite mash
17 Promo/your favorite work
18 Check in day
19 Line share - silly
20 Goals day
21 Tingler your title
22 Character costume
23 AITA trick edition
24 Promo/work inspired by something
25 Check in day
26 Line share - scare
27 Goals day
28 Bugbears
29 Skeletons in the closet
30 Was your month a treat or tricky?
31 Promo/trick or treat

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Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 12d

😢

Elena V Barden @elenavbarden.bsky.social · 12d

Sure, but just declaring, upfront. There are tropes that I immediately drop, like monster romance, or vampires, or high school.

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Hartley Blaze @hartleyblaze.bsky.social · 12d

#lesficfri #Hurt

www.amazon.com/Place-I-Call...

#Sapphic #WLW #ReadMore #Books

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