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Thanks for the glance! Best of luck authors and happy hunting readers. My current book: https://www.amazon.com/Vinci-Lam-B-D-Booker-ebook/dp/B0B3LMLQB4

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Anyone who treats any career path as easy is just plain uninformed. Building an audience in the self-pub arena is freaking HARD.

13.03.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Da Vinci On The Lam Da Vinci On The Lam - Kindle edition by Booker, B.D.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Da Vinci On The Lam.

There's a bit of a noir tinge to this as well, which I like in this setting even if I'm not a fan of traditional noir. This is like Slab City Blues meets Mad Max 1&2 if I had to give a comp.

Link to buy: a.co/d/0nFNYQx

Author: @bdbooker.bsky.social

Cover artist: www.artstation.com/rashedjrs

12.03.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

perfect ๐Ÿ˜‚

13.03.2025 08:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of my profile showing 19.8k followers

Screenshot of my profile showing 19.8k followers

I keep seeing people on Twitter slam Bsky and how thereโ€™s no one here and Iโ€™ve got to say, that hasnโ€™t been my experience at all. Like I actually get traction on book posts here and so itโ€™s lovely to see โœจ almost 20K โœจ fans of indie books here! Look at our little community finding each other ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

12.03.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 246    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I want to support our Canadian & Mexican authors on here! Drop your books below! And when I have some spare funds (hopefully soon), I'll circle back and grab a few - and I'll repost them in the meantime! Sending lots of love to you all!

And if anyone fancies, please join in to support our homies!

12.03.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 126    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
The list of the Nebula Award Finalists for Short Story:
-Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole
-Five Views of the Planet Tartarus
-We Will Teach You How to Read / We Will Teach You How to Read 
-The V*mpire
-The Witch Trap
-Evan: A Remainder

The list of the Nebula Award Finalists for Short Story: -Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole -Five Views of the Planet Tartarus -We Will Teach You How to Read / We Will Teach You How to Read -The V*mpire -The Witch Trap -Evan: A Remainder

The first time in five years I haven't been a finalist for the Nebula for Best Short Story. I couldn't be happier. Every story here rocks.

Congratulations to @isabel.kim, @rachaelkjones.bsky.social, @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social, P.H. Lee, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, and @kurellian.bsky.social!

13.03.2025 00:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 164    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

congrats!

07.03.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honored to have made a shortlist! Lots of good books in the competition.

07.03.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Growing up, I could see Canada from my bedroom window. So, so sad to be in a senseless conflict with our northern neighbors and long-time allies and friends. ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ญ

06.03.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œIt is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.โ€
โ€• James Baldwin

06.03.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Final editing is 99% done, just putting things together mostly. It's been a slog for a few months. Best of luck wrapping yours up!

05.03.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great cover, the wolf anchors this really well.

05.03.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
collage of a year of kdp stat bars showing no break in sales since 7 march 2024. text says 'just one week to a year of book sales!' and there's an arrow showing where the streak began on the 7th of march 2024.

collage of a year of kdp stat bars showing no break in sales since 7 march 2024. text says 'just one week to a year of book sales!' and there's an arrow showing where the streak began on the 7th of march 2024.

I self-published my first book in February 2017. This streak, my first, took me eight years to achieve. ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ’–

If you want to help me get to the full year (which will be Friday!), now is the perfect week to buy one of my books or short stories! โœจ

linktr.ee/rjcrunden

03.03.2025 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 207    ๐Ÿ” 86    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
meme of two people carrying a third one lying on a gurney, the dialogue is one asking "what happened to them?" and the other responds "their WIP performed better than the finished art"

meme of two people carrying a third one lying on a gurney, the dialogue is one asking "what happened to them?" and the other responds "their WIP performed better than the finished art"

the pain

05.03.2025 04:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5974    ๐Ÿ” 1023    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

Still, a successful WIP is a step forward even if it's not the big leap you wanted.

05.03.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is the perfect way to think of it. FF VI is a fantastic game.

05.03.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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04.03.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The Freak by Matt Lesniewski, a short graphic novel published by OniPress. Review by Ronit J for SFF Insiders.

The Freak by Matt Lesniewski, a short graphic novel published by OniPress. Review by Ronit J for SFF Insiders.

#BookReview

Absurdly evocative and gut-wrenchingly visceral, The Freak by Matt Lesniewski says a whole lot about discrimination and hate with brevity and stunning artwork.

Full review on @sffinsiders.com , link in comments! ๐Ÿ‘‡

03.03.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ebook cover for The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden; cover shows a shadow of a grey wolf above a forest that's dark green and black and foggy. text is gold and greyish-white.

Ebook cover for The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden; cover shows a shadow of a grey wolf above a forest that's dark green and black and foggy. text is gold and greyish-white.

โœจ NEW RELEASE โœจ

๐Ÿค estranged husbands
๐Ÿฅบ close brothers x2
๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ an mc who is 100% done
๐Ÿบ a love interest ready to grovel
๐Ÿซ a haunted, gothic school
๐Ÿ” buried secrets
โ„๏ธ snowy setting

๐Ÿ”– book link: mybook.to/aBMB
๐Ÿ“– goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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04.03.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm finally wrapping up a novel I've been working on for two and a half years. I always feel a bit, not sure how to put this, but, out of sorts when the end arrives.

How about you? What does your headspace look like at the finish line?

04.03.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really love the cover art on this one.

02.03.2025 10:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want your MOST UNDERRATED and UNKNOWN fantasy and sci-fi show/miniseries recs ๐Ÿ‘€

02.03.2025 04:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Thank you for your public service! These are the types of efforts that could genuinely improve government efficiency.

02.03.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Silver lining:

Europe became a Union yesterday.
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01.03.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55782    ๐Ÿ” 5151    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 326    ๐Ÿ“Œ 266

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

Itโ€™s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

Iโ€™m happy to invest and/or help

02.03.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 116668    ๐Ÿ” 20064    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3389    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1503

Lovely style!

28.02.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
these violent nights by rebecca crunden paperback cover; image shows a dark city scape, the font of the title is encircled by a glowing outline of the moon

these violent nights by rebecca crunden paperback cover; image shows a dark city scape, the font of the title is encircled by a glowing outline of the moon

๐Ÿ‘พ futuristic world
โ˜ฃ๏ธ dystopia! โœจwith magicโœจ
๐Ÿ“š 600+ pages
๐Ÿ”ฅ grumpy x sunshine (m/f and m/m)
โš”๏ธ revenge
๐Ÿƒ lots of plants
๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ an mc who loves daggers
๐Ÿ’ช close friendships

๐Ÿ”– book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK
๐Ÿ“– goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...

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23.02.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had no clue anyone thought like that lol. That's crazy. I've been in situations with bad turbulence when seat belts kept everyone strapped in and from smacking their heads hard on the bins above. I don't even want to imagine how many people would have died in this incident.

20.02.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This needs to happen.

12.02.2025 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency

11.02.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96355    ๐Ÿ” 20132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3741    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1640

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