Author A.J. Torres
@ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
Bi/Pan•🇵🇷•Fantasy Self Pubbed Author•
VTVF is AVAILABLE for Preorder 🔥
TCfFO is AVAILABLE 😈
RaF is AVAILABLE 🗡️
WIP: PBNH
CR: Spell Bound
VTVF is AVAILABLE for Preorder 🔥
TCfFO is AVAILABLE 😈
RaF is AVAILABLE 🗡️
WIP: PBNH
CR: Spell Bound
QotD: What's something new to you that you're watching today?
Hola readers!
Last month was my wedding anniversary and my husband decided to surprise me by taking me to BaN. I. Had. Way too many options to choose from lol,
🧵/1
Hola readers!
Last month was my wedding anniversary and my husband decided to surprise me by taking me to BaN. I. Had. Way too many options to choose from lol,
🧵/1
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
QotD: What's something new to you that you're watching today?
Hola readers!
Last month was my wedding anniversary and my husband decided to surprise me by taking me to BaN. I. Had. Way too many options to choose from lol,
🧵/1
Hola readers!
Last month was my wedding anniversary and my husband decided to surprise me by taking me to BaN. I. Had. Way too many options to choose from lol,
🧵/1
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our September Where the Magic Happens photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until November 15th! 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our September Where the Magic Happens photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until November 15th! 🧵
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If any of you happen to be readers and on Goodreads, one of the books I published, Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove, has been nominated for Best Sci-Fi of the Year and I’d love it if you could give it a little vote. ☺️
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If any of you happen to be readers and on Goodreads, one of the books I published, Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove, has been nominated for Best Sci-Fi of the Year and I’d love it if you could give it a little vote. ☺️
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
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Announcement time!
I'm hoping to run a reading challenge this winter and would love if people fill out the interest check form! The event is only gonna run if enough people are interested, otherwise I'll put it off until next year. More details below! 1/2
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm hoping to run a reading challenge this winter and would love if people fill out the interest check form! The event is only gonna run if enough people are interested, otherwise I'll put it off until next year. More details below! 1/2
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Shadowfaerieammy's Reading Challenge Interest Check
This is an interest check for the reading challenge I'd like to do this winter! It would be held December 1st through February 28th, and the sign-ups would be the last week of November through the fir...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Announcement time!
I'm hoping to run a reading challenge this winter and would love if people fill out the interest check form! The event is only gonna run if enough people are interested, otherwise I'll put it off until next year. More details below! 1/2
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm hoping to run a reading challenge this winter and would love if people fill out the interest check form! The event is only gonna run if enough people are interested, otherwise I'll put it off until next year. More details below! 1/2
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! Next up is Kateryna @vitkovskayaart.bsky.social who illustrated the hardcase for Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! Next up is Kateryna @vitkovskayaart.bsky.social who illustrated the hardcase for Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social 🧵
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All my books are on Kobo and Kobo Plus!
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
www.kobo.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
All my books are on Kobo and Kobo Plus!
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Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:
Is there a love your character has had that's made them a worse person?
Is there a love your character has had that's made them a worse person?
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:
Is there a love your character has had that's made them a worse person?
Is there a love your character has had that's made them a worse person?
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The art vs. the artist's hand 🖐️✨
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The art vs. the artist's hand 🖐️✨
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the June We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used to It photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: It’s a Queer, Queer Summer. This is our second anthology curated by RC Staff and edited by Rachel Skelton! 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the June We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used to It photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: It’s a Queer, Queer Summer. This is our second anthology curated by RC Staff and edited by Rachel Skelton! 🧵
QotD: Would you want a talking sword or a hammer that can show your favorite shows/movies?
Hola readers!
Don't know what to talk about today, so here's a YA Norse Mythology trilogy by Rick Riordan. It's Magnus Chase. It's fine.
Hola readers!
Don't know what to talk about today, so here's a YA Norse Mythology trilogy by Rick Riordan. It's Magnus Chase. It's fine.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
QotD: Would you want a talking sword or a hammer that can show your favorite shows/movies?
Hola readers!
Don't know what to talk about today, so here's a YA Norse Mythology trilogy by Rick Riordan. It's Magnus Chase. It's fine.
Hola readers!
Don't know what to talk about today, so here's a YA Norse Mythology trilogy by Rick Riordan. It's Magnus Chase. It's fine.
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New little game - see the comments for the results! 🎉
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New little game - see the comments for the results! 🎉
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Last day for this! We’ve raised 71$ which is super cool and awesome, but it’d be even more super cool and awesome if we raised more! 💗
DorkyBoyo gets: grocery money
You get: discounted art from me!
DorkyBoyo gets: grocery money
You get: discounted art from me!
I'm hosting fundraiser streams today and friday 1-4pm EST to help raise money for good GhostTown friend @dorkyboyo.bsky.social who's in a rough spot financially. I'm offering art incentives for all donations $3+, check out the infographic for details!
Info on how to claim an art incentive below.
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Info on how to claim an art incentive below.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Last day for this! We’ve raised 71$ which is super cool and awesome, but it’d be even more super cool and awesome if we raised more! 💗
DorkyBoyo gets: grocery money
You get: discounted art from me!
DorkyBoyo gets: grocery money
You get: discounted art from me!
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our November Queer & Quirky books are scheduled to arrive at our packing center this week! We expect these boxes to begin shipping out either late this week or early next week! 🧵
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our November Queer & Quirky books are scheduled to arrive at our packing center this week! We expect these boxes to begin shipping out either late this week or early next week! 🧵
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My platform is a lil too small for a successful r*ffle, so I'm instead committing to donate 30% of my royalties to Rogers Park FNB until SNAP benefits resume. Hopefully someday I can make a longer term d*nati*n commitment. I'll also keep the 🔗s for both orgs in my b/*/o for direct d*nations.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My platform is a lil too small for a successful r*ffle, so I'm instead committing to donate 30% of my royalties to Rogers Park FNB until SNAP benefits resume. Hopefully someday I can make a longer term d*nati*n commitment. I'll also keep the 🔗s for both orgs in my b/*/o for direct d*nations.
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! Next up is Noah @noahdeaart.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for Static Crush by Alistair Reeves @kataraqui.bsky.social 🧵
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! Next up is Noah @noahdeaart.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for Static Crush by Alistair Reeves @kataraqui.bsky.social 🧵
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Aw heck 🥹 🫶
#Bookvember 9
Just one? 😅
I'm going with "Bloody Spade" by @bmwillows.bsky.social. One of the first openly queer books I read and it opened my eyes to my own queer identity. It's very anime, and features a snarky cat boy thief, a girl with a big scythe and cool magic. What's not to love? 💜
Just one? 😅
I'm going with "Bloody Spade" by @bmwillows.bsky.social. One of the first openly queer books I read and it opened my eyes to my own queer identity. It's very anime, and features a snarky cat boy thief, a girl with a big scythe and cool magic. What's not to love? 💜
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Aw heck 🥹 🫶
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A year later, I'm still plugging away on the second pass!
I have about 150 pages left (or about 47k words) based on the current total. There's almost no way I'll hit my end-of-year completion goal at this point, but hopefully I can wrap it up within the first couple months of the new year 😤💪
I have about 150 pages left (or about 47k words) based on the current total. There's almost no way I'll hit my end-of-year completion goal at this point, but hopefully I can wrap it up within the first couple months of the new year 😤💪
THE HOWLING DARK | 2ND PASS PROGRESS THREAD
...because my fingers slipped and today I did my second pass of chapter one. So woop woop here we go ☝️😂☝️
...because my fingers slipped and today I did my second pass of chapter one. So woop woop here we go ☝️😂☝️
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A year later, I'm still plugging away on the second pass!
I have about 150 pages left (or about 47k words) based on the current total. There's almost no way I'll hit my end-of-year completion goal at this point, but hopefully I can wrap it up within the first couple months of the new year 😤💪
I have about 150 pages left (or about 47k words) based on the current total. There's almost no way I'll hit my end-of-year completion goal at this point, but hopefully I can wrap it up within the first couple months of the new year 😤💪
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Remember how last week I said there would be some big announcements happening? They got pushed to this week because life happened.
Expect announcements (hopefully) today, tomorrow, and Friday 👀
Expect announcements (hopefully) today, tomorrow, and Friday 👀
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Remember how last week I said there would be some big announcements happening? They got pushed to this week because life happened.
Expect announcements (hopefully) today, tomorrow, and Friday 👀
Expect announcements (hopefully) today, tomorrow, and Friday 👀
QotD: Would you befriend an all knowing tree or a mouthy squirrel?
Hola readers!
Obviously I can't go through Norsevember without recommending one of my favorite duologies evah!
🧵/1
Hola readers!
Obviously I can't go through Norsevember without recommending one of my favorite duologies evah!
🧵/1
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
QotD: Would you befriend an all knowing tree or a mouthy squirrel?
Hola readers!
Obviously I can't go through Norsevember without recommending one of my favorite duologies evah!
🧵/1
Hola readers!
Obviously I can't go through Norsevember without recommending one of my favorite duologies evah!
🧵/1
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! Next up is Alistair @kataraqui.bsky.social who illustrated the edges & wrote the book: Static Crush by Alistair Reeves! 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! Next up is Alistair @kataraqui.bsky.social who illustrated the edges & wrote the book: Static Crush by Alistair Reeves! 🧵
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1st page snippet for ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE 👻 #QuestPit #Q #PR
Reluctant medium Alice moves to the coast for some peace and quiet. Instead, she accidentally lands a job cleaning houses and exorcising restless spirits.
🏡 cleaning haunted houses
🌊 ghosts by the coast
🔪 serial killer plot
Reluctant medium Alice moves to the coast for some peace and quiet. Instead, she accidentally lands a job cleaning houses and exorcising restless spirits.
🏡 cleaning haunted houses
🌊 ghosts by the coast
🔪 serial killer plot
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! First up is Anta @antaarf.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the December Run Away With Me crate! First up is Anta @antaarf.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social 🧵
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Silver, god of greed, rules Aebbenary through his church & ambitious High Priest.
Fount Marzanna craves freedom, prioritizes survival when her accidental Miracle kills a cleric & draws his attention.
Silver's Hands & Eyes accompany her. But unholy secrets yet remain...
#questpit #p #df #rf #a
Fount Marzanna craves freedom, prioritizes survival when her accidental Miracle kills a cleric & draws his attention.
Silver's Hands & Eyes accompany her. But unholy secrets yet remain...
#questpit #p #df #rf #a
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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So excited to share that The Divines was nominated for the 2025 Instagram Writer Awards!! It was nominated for the Best Imagery, Best Debut, and Best Published Book categories. Round 1 of voting is open now until November 13, so please consider voting for my book!! Thank you!! L/*/n/k in b/*/o 💜
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So excited to share that The Divines was nominated for the 2025 Instagram Writer Awards!! It was nominated for the Best Imagery, Best Debut, and Best Published Book categories. Round 1 of voting is open now until November 13, so please consider voting for my book!! Thank you!! L/*/n/k in b/*/o 💜