Arden Powell 🍂🍁
@ardenpowell.bsky.social
Queer SFF author + artist, they/them 🇨🇦 Flos Magicae, The Carnelian King, Faerie Hounds, The Bayou. March 2025: Flesh & Bone
Patreon: https://patreon.com/ArdenPowell
Itchio: https://ardenpowell.itch.io
Book Links: https://ardenpowell.mailerpage.io
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Itchio: https://ardenpowell.itch.io
Book Links: https://ardenpowell.mailerpage.io
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Arden Powell 🍂🍁
@ardenpowell.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hello! I'm a queer indie author of fantasy, romance, and gothic horror. I write the Flos Magicae series, my new release is a short story collection #TheCarnelianKing and I publish a sword & sorcery serial on Patreon #TheBlackKnightSaga
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Passed 5000 words on the witchy botanical short story.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Passed 5000 words on the witchy botanical short story.
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Sas Milledge
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sas Milledge
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Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
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My birthday is this friday! Which means my gift to you is that Songs of Broken Bells is on sale for the whole week!
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My birthday is this friday! Which means my gift to you is that Songs of Broken Bells is on sale for the whole week!
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
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we need the wealthy class to go back to flexing their cultural competence by adopting weird artists. let me move into your atelier. my aura would kill your dad on a Thursday night.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
we need the wealthy class to go back to flexing their cultural competence by adopting weird artists. let me move into your atelier. my aura would kill your dad on a Thursday night.
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Hand painted "blue and white porcelain" Golos.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hand painted "blue and white porcelain" Golos.
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It's really pretty simple: If people don't pay for books, authors can't afford to keep publishing them. No amount of arguing that pirating books is moral actually will change that fact. Find a way to support authors, or enjoy a future where the only new books are written by out-of-touch billionaires
I'm blocking everyone who parrots "they weren't going to buy it anyway" because that used to be the case. Now, it's the Boycott Amazon people, which *everyone* said would happen bc sales dropped like a rock overnight as pirated stuff went up.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It's really pretty simple: If people don't pay for books, authors can't afford to keep publishing them. No amount of arguing that pirating books is moral actually will change that fact. Find a way to support authors, or enjoy a future where the only new books are written by out-of-touch billionaires
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More freehand character doodles with a ballpoint pen
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
More freehand character doodles with a ballpoint pen
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I’m doing a mini shop opening from today till the 26th!!
Get in on it while u can 🤙
✨ dovegraveyard.com ✨
Get in on it while u can 🤙
✨ dovegraveyard.com ✨
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I’m doing a mini shop opening from today till the 26th!!
Get in on it while u can 🤙
✨ dovegraveyard.com ✨
Get in on it while u can 🤙
✨ dovegraveyard.com ✨
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I know, fruit-fairies are already so overplayed, but I've never done some before and I have so much fun 💕
My first one is strawberry 🍓
#artistonbluesky
My first one is strawberry 🍓
#artistonbluesky
September 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I know, fruit-fairies are already so overplayed, but I've never done some before and I have so much fun 💕
My first one is strawberry 🍓
#artistonbluesky
My first one is strawberry 🍓
#artistonbluesky
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Forget calling in sick. As an artist, we should be allowed to call in creative.
Sorry boss. Can't come in today. The muse has called me and I must listen.
Sorry boss. Can't come in today. The muse has called me and I must listen.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Forget calling in sick. As an artist, we should be allowed to call in creative.
Sorry boss. Can't come in today. The muse has called me and I must listen.
Sorry boss. Can't come in today. The muse has called me and I must listen.
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Narcissus and Goldmund
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Narcissus and Goldmund
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Browsing holiday romance book lists to microdose festive feelings.
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Browsing holiday romance book lists to microdose festive feelings.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Table of Contents! I'm delighted to be here with Courtship & Kulning, in which a reluctant city bard is sent to the countryside to sing to dairy cows, and finds himself a handsome stranger to kiss while a beast stalks the hills. Fluffy gay fantasy romance. And I'm doing the cover art, as well!
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Table of Contents! I'm delighted to be here with Courtship & Kulning, in which a reluctant city bard is sent to the countryside to sing to dairy cows, and finds himself a handsome stranger to kiss while a beast stalks the hills. Fluffy gay fantasy romance. And I'm doing the cover art, as well!
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oh man, @hillarymonahan.bsky.social takes such good photos of my work
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh man, @hillarymonahan.bsky.social takes such good photos of my work
I submitted an art piece for the August 2025 art book (you can download it free at that link) as a spontaneous last-minute decision and it was so easy! A fun little thing to be part of.
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I submitted an art piece for the August 2025 art book (you can download it free at that link) as a spontaneous last-minute decision and it was so easy! A fun little thing to be part of.
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This is always a lot of fun to see—so many styles of art and variety of subject matter. And it's super easy to submit a piece! Just a lovely experience all around. Highly recommended!
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is always a lot of fun to see—so many styles of art and variety of subject matter. And it's super easy to submit a piece! Just a lovely experience all around. Highly recommended!
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Issue 3 of Plott Hound Magazine is now live!
Subscribers should have already received their copies via email.
Find all issues here!: plotthoundmag.com/issues/
Subscribers should have already received their copies via email.
Find all issues here!: plotthoundmag.com/issues/
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Issue 3 of Plott Hound Magazine is now live!
Subscribers should have already received their copies via email.
Find all issues here!: plotthoundmag.com/issues/
Subscribers should have already received their copies via email.
Find all issues here!: plotthoundmag.com/issues/
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
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See a book recommended and are curious about it? Want to read it? You could go buy it! 🧵
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Download the Libby App: ebooks & audiobooks FREE from your library
Bring the library to you! Free digital books, magazines and more! Available for iOS and Android devices.
www.overdrive.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
See a book recommended and are curious about it? Want to read it? You could go buy it! 🧵
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Money tight at the moment or you're just frugal? See if it's available from the library & request it (if it's not, suggest that your library get it).
www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
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I am 100% convinced that "pirating media from indie creatives is OK actually" is a fucking psyop
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I am 100% convinced that "pirating media from indie creatives is OK actually" is a fucking psyop
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Choosing the thing that is in your budget instead of the top shelf thing you really want is not comparable.
At my brokest, I signed up for bookbub and got freebies and also hit the public domain like a tornado and my kindle has more books on it than I have weeks remaining in my life as a result.
At my brokest, I signed up for bookbub and got freebies and also hit the public domain like a tornado and my kindle has more books on it than I have weeks remaining in my life as a result.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Choosing the thing that is in your budget instead of the top shelf thing you really want is not comparable.
At my brokest, I signed up for bookbub and got freebies and also hit the public domain like a tornado and my kindle has more books on it than I have weeks remaining in my life as a result.
At my brokest, I signed up for bookbub and got freebies and also hit the public domain like a tornado and my kindle has more books on it than I have weeks remaining in my life as a result.