z.m. 🎨 queer indie author and illustrator

Well since the camera app is being a real poopy butt I'm gonna forget about it and focus my energy on written social media like this <3 hi yall

I'm ZM Celestaire!

I'm introducing my paintwip🎨 project. Hot sapphic tension, wet paint, and a fully queer cast 🌈

Bahahaha sorryyyy

Such a fun commission hehe

'Call Forth the Moonlight', by ZM Celestaire Deubrise is a land blessed by the breath of the slumbering gods.

It's my stop on the @zooloosbt.bsky.social for @artcoffeecats.bsky.social amazing 'Call Forth the Moonlight' - check out my review here ❤️💜

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Background is purple feathers. The foreground is text on the right and a book cover on the left. The top text says "Out now!" Below that, the text says: "Call Forth the Moonlight: A Magíqon's Guide to Gryphon Liberation by Z.M. Celestaire is a cozy queer romantasy that's a heartwarming and fun celebration of found family, the power of embracing who you are, and all the magic and love that comes with that." The cover shows two males back to back, the one on the left smiling with glasses, frilly shirt with a bow, pale skin, and straight white hair blowing in the wind. The one on the right has a more apprehensive expression and his wavy dark brown hair is shaved down on one side to reveal a star-shaped scar and he's wearing a pink coat over a yellow shirt and has darker skin than the other. Behind them and over their heads is a gryphon, with a black feathered head and foreclaws and light gray rear body, legs, and lion tail. A white light glows behind them. A white wind swirls from the bottom left to the top center and around to the top left. Some black feathers appear on the bottom right. Below the two men is the title "Call Forth the Moonlight" written in a cursive font and "A Magíqon's Guide to Gryphon Liberation" written in a typewriter font. That same font is used for "Z.M. Celestaire" written above the two and to the right of the gryphon.

#FantasyIndiesApril & #QueerPrompts April 4: Free Friday

🎉 Happy release day, @artcoffeecats.bsky.social! 🎊

Today's your chance to grab this heartwarming queer romantasy that celebrates found family, the power of embracing who you are, and all the magic and love that comes with that.

Call Forth the Moonlight: An Interview with Z.M. Celestaire An interview with queer author Z.M. Celestaire, all about their new fantasy novel, Call Forth the Moonlight.

Escape to your next fantasy with Call Forth the Moonlight by @artcoffeecats.bsky.social, out today! Today, we chat all about where the inspiration behind this magical, ecopunk setting came from & how being a therapist has informed the author's writing. 🌖

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Any help in this regard would be awesome! I don't know what else I can do since I've updated all distribution channels, the trickle down is very slow.

I'm getting into my sapphic MCs, but I am realizing that I may never be a dark fantasy author in my adulthood lol everything turns out emotional and heartfelt 🤷🏻

Very excited to be drafting a brand new idea! I'm forcing myself to lock in to non-male characters by writing a sapphic romantasy. I've always been so clunky and anxious about writing feminine characters, but I'm gonna do it. 🌈✒️

Please come to MN. Walz declared us a sanctuary state last year. Twin Cities Pride has a ton of awesome services. I have heard from numerous trans folks especially transplants that they can tell the vibe here is better.

Call Forth the Moonlight: A Magiqon's Guide to Gryphon Liberation A Magiqon's Guide to Gryphon Liberation

Did you know? You can preorder CALL FORTH THE MOONLIGHT from bookshop.org/p/books/call...!

Releases April 4!

ONE OF the book tours I have coming up... Heh heh. silverdaggerbooktours.com/call-forth-t...

I'm self-publishing, so no, that won't be happening lol.

After deliberating about it all week, I ended up putting through the paperback of Call Forth the Moonlight to be published on Amazon still. I just can't justify paying a dollar more per copy on IngramSpark when I also trust their customer service so much less. The ebook is only on D2D though.

a tall muscular man with long dark hair looks nervously at a short person with silver hair and glasses who is yelling about a messed up burger order and is saying in a speech bubble, 'HE ASKED FOR NO PICKLES!'

the vibes of my protagonists, nico & ackerleigh

right now you can pre-order CFTM and get all three books in THE HEARTWOOD TRILOGY for $5.50 at artcoffecats.itch.io !

#cozyfantasy #indieauthor #indiebook

Me please! 🥰🥰🥰

My files are all finalized for CALL FORTH THE MOONLIGHT! This exciting & warm story of identity, belonging, & magiq debuts on April 4.

You still have time to preorder the book or even request a promotional copy from me!
Get the details at www.artcoffeecats.me/call-forth-the-moonlight #cozyfantasy

Are you a #cozyfantasy reader who loves preorder goodies? Get in on CALL FORTH THE MOONLIGHT before its release on APRIL 4

🪶 ownvoice queer & neurodivergent MCs
🪶 found family
🪶 hurt/comfort
🪶 magic as an allegory for queer liberation

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ARC Interest in Call Forth the Moonlight Hello! Thank you for your interest in receiving an advanced reader copy of the 100k-word ecopunk fantasy, Call Forth the Moonlight: A Magiqon's Guide to Gryphon Liberation. Official Blurb: Deubrise i...

You can sign up for an ARC on this old fashioned Google form forms.gle/fZ7b2c7aL37B..., otherwise it's also up on Booksprout and Booksirens!

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I'd love to get my queer ecopunk fantasy romance into the hands of #cozyfantasy readers before it releases on April 4! Who wants an ARC?

Who can direct me to the #cozyfantasy readers on here? Especially #queer cozy fantasy? Because I've got your next read right HERE and it's coming out in just over a month!

There are tons of ways to preorder now in both paperback and ebook, with goodies! 🪶

If you like #cozyfantasy then CALL FORTH THE MOONLIGHT is gonna be right up your alley.
You can preorder it from my website which is www.artcoffeecats.me !

Never stop drawing

2005 - 2025

Gods now I have to do a redraw ahahaha at least my character designs are less horrific than they used to be

I've been wanting to draw Micah because I miss him...so I might as well find a Micah to use for a redraw...

Trick question, there is no other point

YES 🧙‍♂️

Nico stretched over me and piled an extraordinary number of pillows behind my back, propping me up against a luxurious, albeit dusty mountain. He was so close that I could see the shadows shift over his skin as a muscle rolled in his jaw. Before my body caught up to my addled brain, I threw my left arm around Nico’s shoulders and clung tightly to him. He gasped and went motionless. The warmth and solidity of his body was a lifeline extending down into the depths where I had sunk. In my chest, the flame flickered brighter. “I didn’t mean to yell,” I whimpered into his neck, which smelled of the muskier salt of sweat as well as the slightly fishy salt of the sea. “I’m just—” “I know, I know. You’re alright. Just breathe.” The ends of his hair whisked across my brow. He rubbed a whisper-soft circle on my back.

Hurt/comfort >>>>>>

plus a creeping gryphon

JUMPSCARE! I remembered this existed...

I'm relaunching my Substack lol. open.substack.com/pub/maryvana...

Call Forth the Moonlight: A Magíqon's Guide to Gryphon … Deubrise is a land blessed by the breath of the slumber…

Y'all. Call Forth the Moonlight comes out in almost exactly three months, and currently has SEVEN FIVE STAR RATINGS! How awesome is that? Literally, shut up 😭
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ARCs still available from me, BookSprout, and BookSirens! #readersofbsky