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they/them · transmasc comics doer and author (YA and Adult) MAELSTROM: A PRINCE OF EVIL is available now! repped by Jennifer Azantian webcomics/etc: The Otherknown, Fall Until Summer, For a Horse and Horseman longlostlorian.com

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · Nov 16

self-promo post: my Kirkus-starred debut fantasy graphic novel MAELSTROM: A PRINCE OF EVIL came out earlier this year! 🔥 😈

It's a rollicking adventure YA with queer/trans themes about two wacky teens who subvert destiny with an unlikely teamup. Links below 🔽
#comics #mapoe #art #books

book cover for Maelstrom: A Prince of Evil featuring a blue-haired demon teen prominently against red-orange fire

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 23h

quietly rooting for all the beautiful stories to find agents/editors who love them and want to give the authors lots of money

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 23h

aaaa I'm sorry I accidentally reposted dvpit stuff on autopilot even tho I know all the rules I am correcting my sins now

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 1d

where are my agents/editors at. this manuscript is REALLY GOOD and you waaaant to read it I promise

August @king-goldfish.bsky.social · 1d

Mised Connection:

You: Charming waiter-cum-spy who agreed to help me rob the fancy hotel where you work before we fell in love, and you ratted me out and got me sent to prison.

Me: Very forgiving former thief who just wants to talk, I promise. 🤞🔪

Don't worry, I'll find you

#DVpit #F #A #LGBT #TV

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Momodriller @momodriller.bsky.social · 20d

#momoart

A cartoon drawing of a fish in water, eating fish flakes that are falling in.
An arrow pointing to flakes says "YOUR COMMENTS ON MY LITTLE PICTURES AND STORIES"
An arrow pointing to the fish says "GROWING FAT AND HEALTHY"
Another arrow pointing to the fish says "ME (ARTIST)"

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 14d

yeah! I do think at a certain point, runbacks just become artificial difficulty, especially when you've already mastered them and so you're really just wasting your time

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 14d

WOOPS!!! thank you for letting me know!! I'll make sure it's posting correctly next Wednesday! ❤️

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 16d

but, in fairness to Team Cherry, the Seath runback (that requires you to platform on invisible footpaths while avoiding enemies and if you fuck up you instantly die??) is pretty hard to top

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 16d

not even playing rn I'm just thinking about it more. The thing is that even the worst Soulsborne runbacks, with platforming (Martyr Logarius comes to mind) are usually just tedious and can be done mostly on autopilot. The Groal runback requires too much sheer concentration & in this essay I will

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 16d

pie chart titled silksong the whole thing just says "amazing, no notes" except there's one tiny sliver creeping in labelled "how about that groal runback eh?"

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 19d

Lord alive, they want fictional characters in fictional sexual situations to model consent for literal adults like a patronizing early 2020’s sitcom where the point of the writing is to convey that the writer’s been to therapy at some point

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 22d

Birdhouse is seriously great and the owner, Abby, is extremely dedicated to making it a welcoming experience for queer youth while holding firm on important issues. She has something enthusiastic to say about every book on the shelf. Also you will be greeted by a tiny and very friendly dog

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 22d

the boys are hanging out!! 😍🐎⚔️🦎 If you're in Austin you can pick up both series at local queer indie favorite Birdhouse Books~ Also check out Triple Strike for an super fun M/M novel with lovely illustrations and a romance that develops during the main adventure (which is my favorite!)

G.M. Gray @gmgray.bsky.social · 22d

Signed the copies of Triple Strike at Birdhouse Books while I was there to pick up a couple volumes of The Summer Hikaru Died! (Also see how TS is hanging out with @lorian.bsky.social’s gorgeously illustrated MM light novel?? 😍)

A picture of a book display at Birdhouse Books. There are all four volumes of Triple Strike and book 1 is pulled out with a “signed at Birdhouse Books” sticker. On the table below this shelf is Lorian’s book “For a Horse and Horseman”

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 22d

started playing a week after launch which means everyone i know has been steadily posting about locations I've never even heard of but I went on a 3-hr binge last night so I'm GETTING THERE

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 22d

me: it's time to get some work done and not think about silksong
trobbio in my mind palace: *trobbio voice* ✧˖°. TROBBIO! ˖°.✧˖

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theo stultz @theoplum.bsky.social · 24d

Ursa and Genevieve, the main character + love interest of my new comic coming to ShortBox Comics Fair in 2 WEEKS...!

collage with a portrait of Ursa. A scroll reads: An eccentric girl, whose very few friends amongst her peers have fallen dead to illness. She experiences strange visions before disaster, and is therefore rumored to be either cursed or a witch. Despite this, she remains good-humored! She enjoys collecting things, shirking her duties, and takes some joy in frightening the other ladies. She naturally attracts attention, but lately she senses more eyes on her than usual...

collage with a portrait of Genevieve. A scroll reads: The queen bee of the ladies, she was the picture of virtue and diligence. Admired by her peers and treasured by her superiors, no other girl had more love than she. However, after falling to a sleeping curse two years ago, her friends have all abandoned her for fear of it being spread… The only woman in the castle who will go near her is Ursa, who tenderly cares for her. But while her body sleeps, her spirit is awake, with its own motives… and when she wakes, the ladies might find that she is not quite the girl they thought she was.

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 25d

I love going to cons just to mill about and listen in on panels, especially the kind where a knowledgeable person tells you all about a subject close to their heart

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 25d

I'm always sad to miss another year of SPX but I had a great time at local SFF convention Armadillo Con here in Austin! (the 4-H horse book was a freebie from a series of excellent horse primer panels with @saraamueller.bsky.social !)

swag from armadillo con including my badge, the program, and a 4-H book about horses

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 28d

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 29d

I was really impressed with how he wrote the young adult characters in Sabriel, I can't wait to read the others! (and lol I am intrigued by this next 'Tim Curry as a mysterious talking animal' role 😆)

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 29d

it's the "wow cool robot!" meme but dialed up to an uncanny degree. Like congrats on being the guy being critiqued in the episode and not even realizing it I guess

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · 29d

watching black mirror for the first time and it's a pretty horrifying experience. not bc of the episodes themselves but bc I am exposed to commenters online with no media literacy coming up with takeaways like "abuse/torture is justified if the other party is guilty of something"

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · Sep 8

THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE RECS y'all get me so much. I'm bad at social media but please talk to me about books anytime I mean it

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · Sep 8

OHH YES! I haven't read this one yet but I've heard it mentioned a bunch! Thank you Roo it sounds perfect!! I'm gonna check out the audiobook 👀

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Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · Sep 8

you're right on the money, I actually just read Sabriel this year and I absolutely loved it!! the magic system was so gripping right away, like, the lore behind all the different bells?? So memorable! And yes I agree the characters were great as well! I gotta read the others in the series 👀

Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!! @lorian.bsky.social · Sep 8

Paladin of Souls is on my tbr shelf right now! :D everything I've heard about it has me so pumped to read lol. I definitely want to read Penric's Demon as well, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it!