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M. K. Martin
@mkmartinwriter.com
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#Writer - mostly #SFF * #Editor * #Veteran * SJW * Linguistics * Will work for tea, but not before 9:30 am
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From Quay Books

#shoplocal #readglobal
Blackboard sigh outside a shop reads: Every time you don’t buy a book from AMAZON but instead use a good indie store who actually values the sale and treats you and your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter and Jeff Bezos does not become richer. - Serena Jones, Publisher
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This bird has no clothes on
A robin on gravely ground
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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"Do not look at Borrogg with the Fiery Eye!"

Too late; they looked. The resulting quest begins here.

Get TOND, BOOK ONE: THE SONS OF TLAEN RAS-ERKÉLTIS by @stevenericscribner.bsky.social today!

www.amazon.com/Tond-Book-On...

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Do you enjoy hand-crafted poems, made entirely by a human?

Then "Songs of Love and Loss" by @aclipscomb.bsky.social is for you!

Order here: bit.ly/3Wx3xst

@writerstsunami.bsky.social

#NoAI #Poetry
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy:

* Don’t Read This Book
* You Were Warned
* You People are Monsters

Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters!

Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Dingo Flats hasn't been the same since the Murphy family moved back to town. And what's with all the dead rats?

Get your copy of @tabithao-s.bsky.social’s BLOODSUCKING BOGANS today!

www.amazon.com/Bloodsucking...

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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DEEP RIVER RISING, #Book 2 of kareneisenbrey.bsky.social ’s TALES FROM DEEP RIVER series, is available now!

Get your copy of this #cozy, low-spice #romantasy today.

bit.ly/DRRTFDR

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Sally Renee Grace grew up in a snake-handling Pentecostal church in Tennessee and had no idea her life would turn upside down.

Searching for true love, she discovers living authentically means accepting her feelings for another woman. Buy your copy today!

@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The new @notapipe.bsky.social store is finally finished!

Early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10.

They'll be adding more designs and options daily, but you can check out what they have here: bit.ly/4pdRexd

@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Nighteyes. Always.

But IRL - this indifferent queen.
A black cat with a small white patch on the chest sits on a carpeted stairway landing.
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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The cover for The Healer's Magic is here, and the crowdfunding campaign is live!

Pre-order the final book in the Beads of Bone trilogy along with other fab books by #LGBTQ authors here:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Book cover for The Healer's Magic by C. J. Hosack. Image is a green dragon flying around a tower in a town breathing fire down towards a man and woman who hold up their hands as if to stop it. A bird flies near the man.
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Do you enjoy hand-crafted poems, made entirely by a human?

Then "Songs of Love and Loss" by @aclipscomb.bsky.social is for you!

Order here: bit.ly/3Wx3xst

@writerstsunami.bsky.social

#Poetry #Poem #NoAI
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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You can pre-order CJ Hosack's upcoming book The Healer's Magic, book three in the Beads of Bone trilogy, through the Backer Kit campaign now.

Follow the link to sign up for the launch party!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Dingo Flats hasn't been the same since the Murphy family moved back to town. And what's with all the dead rats?

Get your copy of @tabithao-s.bsky.social’s BLOODSUCKING BOGANS today!

www.amazon.com/Bloodsucking...

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Happy to boycott from Ireland.

Bonus, found a lovely legit Italian café.

#ShopLocal #BoycottStarbucks
A wooden table with a napkin dispenser and container of sugar packets with a red lion seal on them and the word Mocambo under it. A packet of Grisbì pisaccio biscuits and an empty coffee cup on a white saucer with a spoon are nearby.
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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"Do not look at Borrogg with the Fiery Eye!"

Too late; they looked. The resulting quest begins here.

Get TOND, BOOK ONE: THE SONS OF TLAEN RAS-ERKÉLTIS by @stevenericscribner.bsky.social today!

www.amazon.com/Tond-Book-On...

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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It’s #LaunchDay for DEEP RIVER RISING, #Book 2 of kareneisenbrey.bsky.social ’s TALES FROM DEEP RIVER series.

Get your copy of this #cozy, low-spice #romantasy today.

Congratulations, Karen!

bit.ly/DRRTFDR

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Sally Renee Grace grew up in a snake-handling Pentecostal church in Tennessee and had no idea her life would turn upside down.

Searching for true love, she discovers living authentically means accepting her feelings for another woman.

Get your copy today!

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
Book cover for Butterfly Blossoms by Rachel Bleu. Image is the silhouette of a woman walking through a forest with flurries of blue and white butterflies around her. Background is in tones of black, purple and blue
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Are you a writer (of any kind)?
Are you an anti-fascist?

Join the Anti-Fascist Write-athon, Jan 3rd!

Fundraiser for @antifalit.bsky.social supports the creatives who stand with you. Now you can write with them.

Register at www.notapipepublishing.com/antifascist-... @writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Want some poems to read aloud or quietly to yourself?

Pick up “The Gift of Forgetting” by @aclipscomb.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4kSlaMS

@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Hurricane Helene destroyed parts of North Carolina, but not their resilience.

@gaphill1842.bsky.social ‘s HURRICANE HELENE: RESILIENCY AFTER THE STORM helps us remember the victims & survivors of the storm & rejoice in their power of community.

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@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Sorting through stuff to donate and found this.

Feels good to see a principled leader elected again.

#Mamdani #Legacy #USPoli
Stars and Stripes newspaper for 06 Nov 2008 - Mideast Edition, free to deployed areas. Image is newly elected Barack Obama smiling and waving.
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Book 3 - New Avalon Rangers

- Rangers 🐎
- Scientist turned Scout 🔬
- Plucky High Schooler with Axe 🙋♀️
- Bad Ass Military Types 🫡
- Fast Mutants 🧟🧟♂️🧟♀️

Perfect for fans of #LastOfUs #ResidentEvil

#SFF #PostApocalypse #VeteranAuthor
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Book 2 - Ashfall

- Viral Pandemic 🦠
- Sexy Scientist 🔬
- Plucky High Schooler with Axe 🙋♀️
- Bad Ass Military Types 🫡
- Fast Mutants 🧟🧟♂️🧟♀️

Perfect for fans of #LastOfUs #ResidentEvil

#SFF #PostApocalypse #VeteranAuthor
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Book 1 - Survivors' Club

- Evil Corporation 💼
- Naive Scientist 🔬
- Plucky High Schooler with Axe 🙋♀️
- Bad Ass Military Types 🫡
- Fast Mutants 🧟🧟♀️ 🧟♂️

Perfect for fans of #LastOfUs #ResidentEvil

#SFF #PostApocalypse #VeteranAuthor
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM