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A.M. Weald

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atheist xennial author 🌈 she/they speculative fiction & contemporary romance β˜• 🐈 | πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ†’πŸ‡«πŸ‡· | πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ’œπŸ€πŸ’š PhD archaeology🦴 ND+fibro⚑ "Even If We're Broken" (2024) "Fimbulvinter's Fires" (Oct 2025) (published wide | Kobo+ | itchio) never a.i. linktr.ee/amweald

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❄ First Person Present
❄ (Post)Apocalyptic Fiction
❄ Stream of Consciousness Lyrical Prose*
❄ Survival Horror / Climate Sci-Fi
❄ First Contact Sci-Fi / Conlangs
❄ Achillean Romance w/ Spice
❄ Hurt/Comfort
❄ Gay Rights, Gay Wrongs, and Gay Rage
❄ Myth-inspired Fiction
❄ Being Devastated

❄ First Person Present ❄ (Post)Apocalyptic Fiction ❄ Stream of Consciousness Lyrical Prose* ❄ Survival Horror / Climate Sci-Fi ❄ First Contact Sci-Fi / Conlangs ❄ Achillean Romance w/ Spice ❄ Hurt/Comfort ❄ Gay Rights, Gay Wrongs, and Gay Rage ❄ Myth-inspired Fiction ❄ Being Devastated

The road, Skyrim, the martian, project hail Mary, strange way of life, the long dark, the poetic Edda, Brokeback Mountain, thrum, hatchet, the left hand of Darkness, ammonite

The road, Skyrim, the martian, project hail Mary, strange way of life, the long dark, the poetic Edda, Brokeback Mountain, thrum, hatchet, the left hand of Darkness, ammonite

❀️‍πŸ”₯ Last year I wrote a book that channeled my rage and set the world on fire.
My queer apocalyptic sci-fi horrormance (47k) is IMO the best thing I've ever written and I'm looking for ARC reviewers.
If you liked The Road, Thrum, Brokeback Mountain, Left Hand of Darkness, and Skyrim, contact me. πŸ‘‡
πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™

12.08.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

he's deploying the national guard as a first step to declaring martial law to prevent the midterms from happening.

losers only win by cheating.

#USpol

11.08.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic with a black background with large text at the top that reads: β€œcover reveal” in all caps. Familiar (An Occult Misadventure) by Cara Noxβ€”a book with a spilled coffee cup on a small black portion, pouring out red and filling the red of the cover with the title that looks like vampire teeth, complete with a black blood dropβ€”sits in the center of the image. Under the book, it reads: Oct.28.2025. At the bottom, it reads: Familiar, Urban Fantasy, caranox.com/familiar

A graphic with a black background with large text at the top that reads: β€œcover reveal” in all caps. Familiar (An Occult Misadventure) by Cara Noxβ€”a book with a spilled coffee cup on a small black portion, pouring out red and filling the red of the cover with the title that looks like vampire teeth, complete with a black blood dropβ€”sits in the center of the image. Under the book, it reads: Oct.28.2025. At the bottom, it reads: Familiar, Urban Fantasy, caranox.com/familiar

πŸ–€πŸ©Έ COVER REVEAL

Join my disaster gay, Jules, as he tries to juggle hanging out with his crush, working for a crew of vampire hunters, and hiding a mark that brands him as a familiar.

FAMILIAR ✦ OCT 28, 2025

Preorder:
caranox.com/get-familiar

πŸŒˆπŸš€πŸ’« πŸŒƒπŸ“š πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸͺ πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ‘€ πŸ“’πŸ“š #queerAdultSFF

11.08.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh

11.08.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly.

10.08.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(this whole thing is why I get concerned when ppl self publish but don't immerse themselves in a SP community or take their time to do the whole process right)

10.08.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi, and thanks for taking a moment to answer this little questionnaire! This quick survey explores what readers truly enjoy in author newsletters. From sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes stories to book news and fun extras. Responses are anonymous, but the insights will be...

✨ READERS! ✨ OPINIONS NEEDED!
doing a little survey about preferences for author newsletters! the more input the better to help indie authors connect with their readers best πŸ₯° please share!! πŸ™πŸ»

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10.08.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re the third or fourth son in your family and you’re complaining about women and traditional family values know that traditionally you should be in a monastery.

10.08.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to anyone who reposts my promo posts. I'm trying a new thing called marketing to, like, try to sell my books?
I dunno sounds fake but okay.

10.08.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover for A.M. Weald's "Hunt Monsters, Do Magic, and Fall in Love" has a mixed text style font for the title with a rough action paint for Hunt Do Fall and glowing bright neon for Monsters Magic Love. The style of the title is reminiscent of the 1990s. The background is a sparkly purple. Four of the main characters are featured with art below the title. Margot is hugging Emili, and Nora and Thom are smirking at one another.

The cover for A.M. Weald's "Hunt Monsters, Do Magic, and Fall in Love" has a mixed text style font for the title with a rough action paint for Hunt Do Fall and glowing bright neon for Monsters Magic Love. The style of the title is reminiscent of the 1990s. The background is a sparkly purple. Four of the main characters are featured with art below the title. Margot is hugging Emili, and Nora and Thom are smirking at one another.

✨ contemporary fantasy
β˜ƒοΈ mythological beings
πŸ”₯ elemental magic
πŸ“š family-linked stories
πŸ“Ό 80s, 90s, and today
🧑 established sapphics
πŸ™„ grumpy-grumpy to lovers
πŸ“— closed door

info: amweald.com/magic
buy: promo.amweald.com/h5dzfatgwi
GR tinyurl.com/MAGICGR1
SG tinyurl.com/MAGICSG1

πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šβš”οΈπŸ“šπŸŒˆπŸš€πŸ’«

10.08.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Dragon Age 2 is perfect the way it is" said Varric and Varric only.

anyway, DAO remaster now, please.

#DragonAge #Bioware #GamerSky

10.08.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman says i 'll do anything in front of a group of people Alt: a woman says i 'll do anything in front of a group of people, from squid games

me @ bioware:

10.08.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A redhead woman in glasses standing beside a brunette woman. They are both holding cats.

A redhead woman in glasses standing beside a brunette woman. They are both holding cats.

#WIP - Javawocky β˜•οΈ

β€œOh… thank you.” She sniffled again. β€œI must look like a fool, crying like this.”

β€œNot at all.” Wynn leaned in and wiped a tear away with her thumb. β€œEven the bravest people cry sometimes and I consider you exceptionally brave.”

#booksky #lesfic #sapphic
πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸŒˆπŸ“š πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“š

10.08.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Fluffy white dog’s tail poking out from under a bed that has an orange patterned duvet

Fluffy white dog’s tail poking out from under a bed that has an orange patterned duvet

She’s really good at hide and seek

10.08.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First they declare porn illegal.
Then they redefine anything they don’t like as porn.
It doesn’t matter what you personally think of porn, policing people’s right to access information and media is wrong, and deciding β€œI think it’s icky and my opinion is more important than your rights” is Bad.

10.08.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
A graphic of 31 books together with the title, "Start a nw adventure today... 31 books, $31"

"The Star-Crossed Empire"
"The Edge of the World"
"Riyati Rebirth"
"An Uncommon Curse"
"Toshie the Hero and the Orbs of Destiny"
"Dragon Whisperer"
"Moonshadow's Guardian"
"Wings of Ashtaroth"
"Bad Grains (The Order of the Strawberry)"
"Stellar Instinct"
"Pradyutita"
"Shades of Spring"
"Child of the Moon"
"Shadows Dark & Deadly"
"Accidental Intelligence"
"The Stained Angel"
"Song of the Wolf"
"Metanoeia"
"Crimson Knight"
"From the Grave of the Gods"
"A Path of Endless Crossroads"
"Heirs of Hyarch"
"Alien Exploration"
"Cosmonaut"
"Inarora's Excursion"
"My Lord"
"The Seeds of Dissolution"
"The Ten Worlds: Children"
"The Blood Divide"
"Claimed by the Undead"
"Heart of Dust"

A graphic of 31 books together with the title, "Start a nw adventure today... 31 books, $31" "The Star-Crossed Empire" "The Edge of the World" "Riyati Rebirth" "An Uncommon Curse" "Toshie the Hero and the Orbs of Destiny" "Dragon Whisperer" "Moonshadow's Guardian" "Wings of Ashtaroth" "Bad Grains (The Order of the Strawberry)" "Stellar Instinct" "Pradyutita" "Shades of Spring" "Child of the Moon" "Shadows Dark & Deadly" "Accidental Intelligence" "The Stained Angel" "Song of the Wolf" "Metanoeia" "Crimson Knight" "From the Grave of the Gods" "A Path of Endless Crossroads" "Heirs of Hyarch" "Alien Exploration" "Cosmonaut" "Inarora's Excursion" "My Lord" "The Seeds of Dissolution" "The Ten Worlds: Children" "The Blood Divide" "Claimed by the Undead" "Heart of Dust"

2% of goal?? come on, fam, it's #IndieAugust, we can do better than that! get some really cool series starters, including the start of the fireborn series! itch.io/b/3216/start...

10.08.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

One of my faves. The liiiight

09.08.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey artists, quote with your woman art.

I LOVE SAPPHICSπŸ’–

08.08.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
temporary cover of BOUND BY FURY by noelle monet

temporary cover of BOUND BY FURY by noelle monet

Some secrets can’t be taken to the grave…

COMING IN 2026: BLOOD MOON meets BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH in this debut YA Contemporary Fantasy with Dark Academia and Romantic elements.

When her 16th birthday comes and passes without the magic promised by her now deceased grandmother, Harper feels vindicated in her doubts about Gigi’s fanciful stories featuring pretty brown girls with magic in their blood. But when a rage-inducing encounter brings forth strange new abilities, Harper follows them to the one school she promised she’d never attend.

Perched atop a small Appalachian town called Earnest, Black Mountain Academy looms in the background of every memory worth having. Creaky, old, and haunted by the town’s insidious past, Harper is sure BMA has the answers she’s looking for. But when the truth about a missing student parallels her life in more ways than one, what Harper finds is more sinister than she ever imagined.

Ancient magic, vengeful ancestors, and Kai Matsoukasβ€”her childhood best friend turned disgustingly hot mortal enemy. The closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: if Harper wants to survive BMA she’ll have to do two things first. Kill Kai Matsoukas and transform into something she never knew existed.

A prophecy incarnate.

Some secrets can’t be taken to the grave… COMING IN 2026: BLOOD MOON meets BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH in this debut YA Contemporary Fantasy with Dark Academia and Romantic elements. When her 16th birthday comes and passes without the magic promised by her now deceased grandmother, Harper feels vindicated in her doubts about Gigi’s fanciful stories featuring pretty brown girls with magic in their blood. But when a rage-inducing encounter brings forth strange new abilities, Harper follows them to the one school she promised she’d never attend. Perched atop a small Appalachian town called Earnest, Black Mountain Academy looms in the background of every memory worth having. Creaky, old, and haunted by the town’s insidious past, Harper is sure BMA has the answers she’s looking for. But when the truth about a missing student parallels her life in more ways than one, what Harper finds is more sinister than she ever imagined. Ancient magic, vengeful ancestors, and Kai Matsoukasβ€”her childhood best friend turned disgustingly hot mortal enemy. The closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: if Harper wants to survive BMA she’ll have to do two things first. Kill Kai Matsoukas and transform into something she never knew existed. A prophecy incarnate.

i have once again been blown away by an upcoming debut!

BOUND BY FURY by @noellemonet.bsky.social follows 16 year old harper as she comes into her legacy as a witch while torn between two brothers at a sinister academy in the appalachian mountains. CHECK IT OUT!!

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

09.08.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
The cover of Endless Lives by Niranjan, showing a sword in a dark background with silhouettes of gnarled trees and shining butterflies

The cover of Endless Lives by Niranjan, showing a sword in a dark background with silhouettes of gnarled trees and shining butterflies

Endless Lives is out in the wild. Grab a copy if you love queer romantic fantasy standalones.

πŸ’™πŸ“š #queerwriters #queeradultsff πŸŒˆπŸš€πŸ’« πŸ“šπŸŒŽ #writingcommunity πŸ“’πŸ“š πŸ©·πŸ§™β™‚οΈβš”οΈ πŸͺπŸ“š #BookSky #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity

buy.bookfunnel.com/2n1g8b5dyc

09.08.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm continually obsessed with this cover

09.08.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dark forest scene with a shaft of sunlight and the title Into The Forest down the middle with the text 'sometimes help comes from unexpected places' in between and Natasha O'Connor at the bottom

Dark forest scene with a shaft of sunlight and the title Into The Forest down the middle with the text 'sometimes help comes from unexpected places' in between and Natasha O'Connor at the bottom

🏞 2nd world fantasy
🌿 forest magic
πŸͺž evil queen
βš”οΈ fighting tyranny
🌈 queer rep
πŸ“ƒ short story

πŸ“– book link linktr.ee/Calling33

#BookSky #WriteSky #AdultQueerSFF #fantasybooksky

06.08.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
EVEN IF WE'RE BROKEN. cover art is a human thoracic skeleton on a background of painted sky blue. there is a bog labrador tea plant with white flowers and long green leaves vining upward through the skeleton. the ribs, sternum, and manubrium are visible. there is a healed fracture on the third left rib, right above the heart.

EVEN IF WE'RE BROKEN. cover art is a human thoracic skeleton on a background of painted sky blue. there is a bog labrador tea plant with white flowers and long green leaves vining upward through the skeleton. the ribs, sternum, and manubrium are visible. there is a healed fracture on the third left rib, right above the heart.

β˜• over-40 millennials
πŸ’ž colleagues to lovers
🌼 slow burn romance
⚱️ archaeology
πŸ•οΈ camping
πŸ’™ mental health
⚑ chronic pain
🧸 fat rep
πŸ—£οΈ own voice
πŸ’— bisexual FMC
🌈 diverse cast
πŸ₯Ή all the feels

ℹ️ amweald.com/broken
πŸ’Έ promo.amweald.com/hcu998mzq8
GR tinyurl.com/BROKENGR
SG tinyurl.com/BROKENSG

πŸŒˆπŸ’œβ™Ώβ™ΎοΈπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸŒˆπŸ“š

09.08.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
UNBURNT cover art is the back of a geared-up firefighter holding an axe in one hand and a toddler in his other arm. flames surround them but he seems unconcerned. the child is holding a floppy rabbit toy.

UNBURNT cover art is the back of a geared-up firefighter holding an axe in one hand and a toddler in his other arm. flames surround them but he seems unconcerned. the child is holding a floppy rabbit toy.

πŸ€” speculative novella
πŸš’ middle-aged firefighter
πŸ”₯ unharmed by flames
πŸ˜” PTSD and depression rep
🐈 cat dad
🧸 accidental human dad
πŸ”οΈ Wyoming
🌑️ climate change
πŸ’› friends to lovers subplot

info: amweald.com/unburnt
buy: promo.amweald.com/53aouhstq3
GR tinyurl.com/UNBURNTGR1
SG tinyurl.com/UNBURNTSG

πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

09.08.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
the cover for A M Weald's Emergence is a digital nearly abstract work of art with a sunset cloudy sky full of pinks and orange and purple and blue, with a blue green grassy field below. two figures stand on either end of the cover facing each other across the field, one woman and one man, their colorings more artsy and abstract, though they have some simple clothing and she's wearing a skirt. the title emergence appears in white letters tilting from the ground by the woman up towards the sky over the man and the letters are translucent near the ground but bright and glowing nearer to the sky

the cover for A M Weald's Emergence is a digital nearly abstract work of art with a sunset cloudy sky full of pinks and orange and purple and blue, with a blue green grassy field below. two figures stand on either end of the cover facing each other across the field, one woman and one man, their colorings more artsy and abstract, though they have some simple clothing and she's wearing a skirt. the title emergence appears in white letters tilting from the ground by the woman up towards the sky over the man and the letters are translucent near the ground but bright and glowing nearer to the sky

πŸ’– cozy post-apocalypse
πŸ•³οΈ underground bunkers
πŸ’» STEM MCs
πŸ“ž long distance friends to lovers
πŸ’— queer romance
🍬 no spice
🌈 diverse cast
🀏 short story
0️⃣ $0

info: amweald.com/emergence
itchio: amweald.itch.io/emergence
kobo: kobo.com/us/en/ebook/emergence-147
SG tinyurl.com/EMERGENCESG

πŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ’–πŸ“šπŸŒˆπŸš€πŸ’«πŸ“šπŸ€

09.08.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster like you might find on a telephone pole. In the middle is the illustrated cover for Bridges of Smoke. Purple text at the top reads, "Hey! Have you seen my book? Now you have. :)." Purple text on either side of the cover reads, "Now with illustrated cover!" And "Angst levels unchanged!" Purple text at the bottom reads, "if you like apocalyptic sci-fi, you should check it out." 8 pull-away tabs at the bottom have purple text reading, "Julie March Books dot itch dot IO." There is a large coffee splatter at the top left and a coffee ring in the bottom right corner.

Poster like you might find on a telephone pole. In the middle is the illustrated cover for Bridges of Smoke. Purple text at the top reads, "Hey! Have you seen my book? Now you have. :)." Purple text on either side of the cover reads, "Now with illustrated cover!" And "Angst levels unchanged!" Purple text at the bottom reads, "if you like apocalyptic sci-fi, you should check it out." 8 pull-away tabs at the bottom have purple text reading, "Julie March Books dot itch dot IO." There is a large coffee splatter at the top left and a coffee ring in the bottom right corner.

This close to hanging these up about town but I'll settle for the internet for tonight:

juliemarchbooks.itch.io/bridges-of-s...

09.08.2025 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

After re-re-re-reading Catching Fire I'm re-re-re-watching the movie and I can't stop crying.

#HungerGames

08.08.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
the outlands pentalogy showing all five books in the series with a blurred forest background.

the outlands pentalogy showing all five books in the series with a blurred forest background.

☣️ post-apocalyptic future
πŸ‘‘ a tyrant king
πŸ§ͺ a mysterious illness
πŸ”₯ slow burn romance (m/f; m/m later books)
πŸ—‘οΈ pov change every book
πŸ‘Ύ book one is an SPSFC semi-finalist

πŸ”– series link: mybook.to/rSMw0
πŸ’Œ itch.io link: itch.io/c/5583934/th...
πŸ“– gr: www.goodreads.com/series/26074...

[ πŸͺπŸ“š ]
[ πŸ“šπŸ’™ ]

08.08.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
It's gonna be in the 90s all next week in southern France

It's gonna be in the 90s all next week in southern France

🫠

08.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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