β¨COVER REVEALβ¨
Hitomi is back for a quick minute in this delightful short story I just shared with Kickstarter backersβ¦ and canβt wait to share with you! First off, look at this utterly fabulous cover by @virginiamcclainwritesfantasy πππ BABY GOATS FTW!!
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I love seeing all our little bee friends!
Snapdragons really are the best, especially when they dry out and the flowers turn into little skulls π
This is an entire thread full of trans authors - mostly independent - writing across all sorts of genres
It's difficult to get trans stories published these days; the huge media corps aren't even looking anyone but the big names right now. We put our stories out where we can
New book day!
A fake saviour, a one-handed warrior, & a shape-shifting actor set out to free nation. But can they survive a web of politics & prophecy? The story that began with the award-nominated Forged for Destiny reaches its thrilling* climax.
andrewknighton.com/forged-for-r...
It's publication day for the third instalment in the Seer of York series! Author @alethearlyons.bsky.social takes us through the genesis of this latest release - out now via @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social - plus a bit more about the writing process.
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Oooh pretty!!
I turned an old raised bed veg garden into a bee garden, it's so pretty!!
Snapdragons are also good for tall with lots of flowers for bees. And you can make them talk. Hours of entertainment! π
I planted some hollyhocks last year, they are enormous! Should get some nice flowers this year!
Sweetpea really is easy to grow, mine went wild last year!
I have green things!!!
Cosmos
Sweetpea
Calendula
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The cosmos are growing far too quickly so they're going to have to go out in the tiny greenhouse soon
Bowie picks them up, carries them to the kitchen then chases them about the shiny floor π
Mine has the weirdest obsession with nail files!
Do I know anyone in the York, England, area (admittedly large) who might help me get in touch with the descendant of a pioneering printing technologist? The person in question has a very thin online presence, but I believe would welcome the contact about his family.
Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social!
discord.gg/WaGFxYGs
ANYWAY, you know what are good kids entertainment shows that treat LGBT+ people as just a normal part of life's rich pageant for everybody?*
*Source, trust me bro, I write/wrote on em
Ooh, there are SO MANY great items in this literary auction (several of which I'm bidding on myself!), including signed books by @marthawells.com, @brynneweaver.bsky.social , & @veronicarothbooks.com , Zoom calls with agents, and lots more:
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#romancelandia
Exactly! All that time spent learning about puberty and no one thought to tell us we have to go through this shit twice!!
"We've had one other, yes, but what about second puberty?" πππ
The thing these parents are afraid of is having to explain to their kids that their hearts are full of hate.
16 17 18 19 The first four books of JC Duncan's The Last Viking series
I am obsessed with Turisas's music and this series tells the stories behind them - Harald Hardrada and the Varangian Guard! Can't wait for the final book!!
Such a beautiful story β₯οΈ
Please help Mohammed's family survive Israel's genocide, which has left them starving, sick, & homeless in winter:
Please help Mohammed get his son treatment for his vision loss. His family's gone through the ordeal of nearly losing Elias to starvation, & you all helped him survive. He needs your help again.
That is the most jazz hands arrangement I've ever seen! π
West Yorkshire folk! In case you were waiting to see if you got a better offer than to come and see me talking about SCRATCH MOSS at the Read Holmfirth bookshop this Saturday, let's face it, you haven't. Only a few tickets left.
to-be-read.co.uk/books/an-eve...
There's one in Mike Chen's Vampire Weekend.
Absolutely not suitable for a child but it's a book!
A FANTASY NOVEL? FOR Β£6.99?! IN THIS ECONOMY???
YES!
If you'd like to pre-order my upcoming fantasy adventure novel THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS then you can do so NOW and you can do it HERE and I will love you forever (or at least be positively disposed): forbiddenplanet.com/486220-this-...
The Night Ends With Fire by K X Song!
A brilliant Mulan retelling but forget filial piety, she wants power and she's going to take it!
That is so delightfully fucking northern!
Me too, but only 1000 IU a day
Actually, fuck it, I've gone ahead and made a moderation list from it
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