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Ellie Lieberman

@ellielieberman.bsky.social

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She/Her ✏️Author, illustrator🖍️ 📚Novels, novellas, short stories, children's book 📖 🔥 A light in the dark from dragon fire to a flickering candle 🕯️ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ellie-Lieberman/author/B00ZQ5ROYE

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · Jun 10

Now that I have a title and a decent amount written, starting a new WIP thread for this one!!!

A Dance of Bow & Blade:
Sapphic all women combination Robin Hood and King Arthur retelling
(and some other Celtic myths scattered throughout)!

Moodboard for Ellie Lieberman WIP, featuring a bow in green grass, a fox, a castle covered in ivy, a chalice, a woods with sunlight through the trees, a brown bear, and a sword in snow
White words in the center reads separated by a white arrow
A Dance of
(Arrow)
Bow & Blade

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Stefanie 🏳️‍⚧️ @foxenlock.bsky.social · 1d

Every time an ADHDer writes a novel, an angel gets their wings 🪽

And you can get 22 of them for $25 (saving almost $100!) 📚

Featuring @jheijndermans.bsky.social, @rjmartin.bsky.social, @eliseswritings.bsky.social, trans cyberpunk from yours truly, and many more!🔥

itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

Adhd Awareness Month Fiction.
By mostly ADHD authors, most with 1+ significant ADHD character(s)
22 Book. Oct 1st-15th

Covers:
The Lady and the List, Elizabeth Briars
Side Tracked, S.K. Kelly
The Harmony of Falling Snow, Andora Brokaw
Bestiary Beas
The Players Act 1, Amy Sparks
The Weight of Her Gaze, RJ Martin
He of the Trees, Rob Macwolf
Song of the Wolf, T.C. Smith
Tales of Yamato, Odessa Silver
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, Steve Hugh Westenra
Manipulator's War, Elise Carlson
A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger
Heart of Stone, Johannes T. Evans
Lantern, Burgundy Athena Pendragon
Wizard's Debt, Niranjan
Blood, D.C. Hart
Ancient as the Stars, Maya Darjani
A Dark Hole Darly, Drew Melbourne
Translucent, Wayward Spark
War of the Space Dargons, L'Poni Baldwin
Ants Waking, R.J. Huneke
Rage in a Cage, Joachim Heijndermans

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Sylvie Helstaff @sylviehelstaff.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't read Mercy yet, I highly recommend it! It's one of my favorite queer love stories with gorgeous worldbuilding, folklore elements, a sarcastic angel, a boob window priest... what more do you want?

Already own it? Re-read it on KU when it comes back next month!

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

Yep, MERCY's going back into KU next month. It's something I've been considering since itch turned its back on nsfw creators, but since KU now has library support, it's helped make the decision. Other platforms didn't perform as I'd like, which kind of became the nail in the coffin of it all.

Returning to Kindle Unlimited November 1st

The main reason for leaving KU was to attempt to accommodate more platforms for readers. This was to be done via library support and through the DRM-free platform, itch.io. Unfortunately, itch has become unusable for me since cracking down on adult material, despite being legal to sell. On top of this, readers simply didn't utilize other platforms. Apple, Kobo, Google, and many others severely underperformed.

KU now has built in library support, so my main qualm with it has been eliminated entirely. I'm not happy to have the ebook return to Amazon, but I would also prefer to actually make money off of my work. With things as hard as they are for a queer author right now, sometimes I must choose what will help keep me afloat.

As ever, though, if you'd like to obtain it directly from me, for payment or not, you need only ask. I would still like to accommodate you.

So what does this mean for the future of MERCY? November 1st (assuming Amazon doesn't lag), the book will be obtainable via Kindle Unlimited again.

The anniversary of its release is coming up, and I will likely have it on sale for the week surrounding that anniversary proper, and free on the day. The book hasn't been on sale for a while, so I hope this will somewhat make up for this change.

Thank you for sticking with me all this time, and thank you for your understanding as we shift back.

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 10h

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Does my MC play a sport?

Since Canin is sort of me, playing sports is not something he thinks about. I want to develop some kind of game or games for the Exile Forest, and the Humans and Fairies, but I've not had the time or inspiration.

@kiraofthewind.com

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Does your MC play a sport?

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Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social · Sep 8

The daughter of parents named as dissidents, Felicity drudges as a cleaner while planning her escape.
#dystopian #romance #fantasy
www.amazon.com/Felicitys-Fl...

Cover of Felicity's Flight, by Layla Hawke.

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Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social · 28d

The founders of the Dominion discovered sorcery. Or did they? Reyya doesn't care what it's called, so long as it works.
🇨🇦 "...a captivating blend of mystery, romance, and supernatural intrigue."
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJQ2LYL...
#fantasy #Romance #dystopian

Cover for REYYA'S WEREWOLF, by Layla Hawke

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 4h

Free Palestine 🍉

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3h

I spent years of my life fighting for a medically necessary hysterectomy.

I was denied because I might “meet a man who wants kids some day”.

I was put on strong hormones that I didn’t want.

One of those was Depo Provera, which we now know is linked to brain tumours 🧵

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3h

You do not need your uterus to live.

We would never force a man to keep a diseased organ in his body because of what a hypothetical future wife might want.

The culture must change. We need full autonomy and equality, and we need it now.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3h

How many others were put on Depo Provera who could have avoided it?

How many will have to deal with brain tumours as a result?

Why can’t we view women as people first and wombs second?

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 4h

Check out these awesome LGBT sci fi books! My superhero book is part of this!

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 #booksky #queersky #scifi #queerauthor

October LGBT Science Fiction (Sci-Fi Romance included)

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of books.

books.bookfunnel.com

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 18h

Four of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2024 were on the list due to the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 18h

2024 was a pretty intense year for book banning. With 2,452 unique titles challenged over 821 attempts, last year ranks in the top three of most-challenged books since the ALA started tracking book banning stats in 1990.

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 3h

You know the voice in the back of your head that says no one wants to read your book?

Drown it.
Burn it with fire.
Get a bat and start swinging.

Don't let it exist and lie to you. Destroy it and keep writing.

Keep. Writing.

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 18h

Censorship has no place in a free, literate, and educated society. Access to literature, information, and resources is that support our communities is vital. QLL is here for the fight to keep access open.

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 18h

This week, we’re celebrating and highlighting books that have been challenged, targeted, censored, and banned. Check out our Banned Books Week list in Libby to see the titles in our collection that have had challenges to their names. libbyapp.com/library/quee...

Libby

All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them — for free, instantly — with a library card and Libby: the award-winning, much-loved app for libraries.

libbyapp.com

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 18h

Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚

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Just a girl and her books @thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 3h

A Light for the Dead to Follow by @bookspotlight.bsky.social very much reminded me of Sabriel, I loved every word!

A Light For the Dead to Follow by Rebecca Crunden

On the run from the King for reasons he has opted not to make clear to her Eolina stumbles across an elaborate tomb. She thinks ...

thebookwyrmshoard25.blogspot.com

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bev (indie author) 👩🏻‍💻 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 17h

👻 October Sale 👻

Grab a book or book box, a crochet mystery box, or maybe a handmade candle! Everything at Spilled Ink and Coffee is 35% off!!

spilledinkcoffeebook.etsy.com

#booksky #bookboxes #crochet 🧶 #handmade #smallbiz 💙📚 🌈📚 🌶️📚 ♿️♾️📚 🎨💼

Please join us for an October Super Sale. 1st of October to October 31st.

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 5h

Sare hummed coming up beside her, as though no time passed. As though the last year did not hang heavy like a veil over Maybell and as though Sare could not see it.
- my WIP, When Morning Comes

Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 15h

It's Hump Day, folks, and our friend demands a sacrifice. Let's get a page from your wip. Maybe it's the middle for you? Give us a line from PAGE 120

Haven't gotten to page yet? How about just 12, then?

#Wednesday #HumpDay #indieauthors #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #writingq 🪐📚💙

Wednesday Hump Day

The judgey-est camel you have ever seen

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Prof Emily but Spoopier Now @professoremily.bsky.social · 8h

I think Mireia's most endearing trait is that she's bold & insistent on living her life the way *she* wants to. She can be a goof & def has her vulnerabilities, but she's not shy or cowed by power.

Kena is kind & earnestly trying to be a good person, but also a sarcastic smartass, which is fun 😁

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 10h

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

What is your character's most endearing/compelling trait?

What is something about them that you think will make a reader invested in them and their story?

Is it also the thing you like best about them?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 9h

Heyyyy! Wanna do something awesome for trans creators today?

Galaxy 2: As the World Falls Down is available for preorder. It's the sequel to Galaxy the Prettiest Star by @planetx.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social and it's gonna be BEAUTIFUL.

LINK:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799756...

Galaxy 2: As The World Falls Down by Jadzia Axelrod: 9781799503446 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The highly anticipated sequel to the YA trans coming-out graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star brings more romance, more action, and more queer joy as Taylor faces her biggest fear: the Vane. Tayl...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you so much!!!

Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you!!!

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Steve Hugh Westenra @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, Microslop, I meant "shopped." She paused to so some capitalism around the corpse

Screenshot of a word document in which "she hopped around the body" is highlight and Word is suggesting "shopped" as an alternative to "hopped"

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 8h

6. Old, wise king from a mysterious kingdom
7. Good hearted baker who sucks at communicating, but means well
8. + 9. Asshole older brothers
10. Pissed off apprentice horse trainer
11. Asshole king who reluctantly is playing at peace
12. King of mountain kingdom