Author T.G. Joye
@authortgjoye.bsky.social
Trans man, cat dad, author, and occasional solo ttrpg designer.
https://linktr.ee/author.tgjoye
Sword of the Voivode released 10/19/2024
Last Wolves of Paris out 10/26/25
https://linktr.ee/author.tgjoye
Sword of the Voivode released 10/19/2024
Last Wolves of Paris out 10/26/25
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I'm T.G. Joye, trans man Fantasy author. My books are:
Sword of the Voivode. A High Fantasy about a trans man saving his estranged family from a former friend turned abuser.
Last Wolves of Paris: Historic Urban Fantasy where a transmasc werewolf teams up with a vampire to solve murders.
Sword of the Voivode. A High Fantasy about a trans man saving his estranged family from a former friend turned abuser.
Last Wolves of Paris: Historic Urban Fantasy where a transmasc werewolf teams up with a vampire to solve murders.
Two side characters- Octavius and Claudia. Octavius was in no position to pursue her the first time he saw her, but her return in Armor of the Saints gives him a second chance... if things would stop shifting long enough for them to talk! LOL
What's a missed connection in your book/wip? #WritingPrompt
February 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Two side characters- Octavius and Claudia. Octavius was in no position to pursue her the first time he saw her, but her return in Armor of the Saints gives him a second chance... if things would stop shifting long enough for them to talk! LOL
Choosing kindness and healthy masculenity are core features of my work, so people being kind and/or choosing kindness features heavily in all my work.
#QueerPrompts February 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day: How kind do you tend to write characters?
February 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Choosing kindness and healthy masculenity are core features of my work, so people being kind and/or choosing kindness features heavily in all my work.
I didn't realize I'd given Daumantas my autism until my editor asked about it😅
Confession time…
Promote your story by confessing something about writing it!
Or make your characters admit something embarrassing!
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingQ #Writers
Promote your story by confessing something about writing it!
Or make your characters admit something embarrassing!
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingQ #Writers
February 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I didn't realize I'd given Daumantas my autism until my editor asked about it😅
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If you want to know why I’ve been fighting so hard to get people to buy Opus, to read it, to review it, and even to write it in for the Locus Awards, this is a big reason why
Lucy’s character in Opus was written after a late night talk with @eveyjacob.bsky.social where she challenged me to write a character that was cathartic and what I wanted to see in someone I loved. What I have told almost no one is that I wrote Lucy as a version of me I could love. Before I was out.
Confession time…
Promote your story by confessing something about writing it!
Or make your characters admit something embarrassing!
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingQ #Writers
Promote your story by confessing something about writing it!
Or make your characters admit something embarrassing!
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingQ #Writers
February 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM
If you want to know why I’ve been fighting so hard to get people to buy Opus, to read it, to review it, and even to write it in for the Locus Awards, this is a big reason why
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A reminder - this bad boy goes live on the 19th. You can pre-order the eBook or wait until it goes live for a physical copy (or ping over to my online store if you want an inscribed one).
Ghosts of Smoke and Flame
Amazon.com: Ghosts of Smoke and Flame eBook : Dansky, Richard: Books
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February 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A reminder - this bad boy goes live on the 19th. You can pre-order the eBook or wait until it goes live for a physical copy (or ping over to my online store if you want an inscribed one).
Laurent/Yvain is learning the hard way that the ends don't justify the means in Armor of the Saints. Tymor Valentin is also learning that earning forgivness takes more than saying 'i'm sorry'.
Who’s a character in your book/wip that finally manages to get their comeuppance? #WritingPrompt
February 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Laurent/Yvain is learning the hard way that the ends don't justify the means in Armor of the Saints. Tymor Valentin is also learning that earning forgivness takes more than saying 'i'm sorry'.
Armor of the Saints is partly about Daumantas coming to realize how extensive his found family is. Philly by Night showcases Rudolph's found family and how they work to support one another (and save the city from an eldritch being who wants to destroy it and the world.)
February 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Armor of the Saints is partly about Daumantas coming to realize how extensive his found family is. Philly by Night showcases Rudolph's found family and how they work to support one another (and save the city from an eldritch being who wants to destroy it and the world.)
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There will be more info about #WSPit dropping this week!
I'm working on a couple different things for this year.
But, the biggest thing, it's happening & is open to any stage of writing from WIP to published. It's to celebrate our books & pitch what we've been sharing from all year.
#WIPSnips
I'm working on a couple different things for this year.
But, the biggest thing, it's happening & is open to any stage of writing from WIP to published. It's to celebrate our books & pitch what we've been sharing from all year.
#WIPSnips
Hey, #WIPSnips, mark your calendar!
#WSPit returns February 25th, 2026
This is an Author Hype Event
WIPSnips is already great with hype, but this gives you a chance to pitch your work as a whole, published work included.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WSPit returns February 25th, 2026
This is an Author Hype Event
WIPSnips is already great with hype, but this gives you a chance to pitch your work as a whole, published work included.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
February 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Here are the #WIPSnips words for February 16th through 22nd.
Remember:
- Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
- Alt text on graphics
- Trigger/content warnings when necessary
- This is not the place to line edit people's posts
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Remember:
- Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
- Alt text on graphics
- Trigger/content warnings when necessary
- This is not the place to line edit people's posts
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Here are the #WIPSnips words for February 16th through 22nd.
Remember:
- Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
- Alt text on graphics
- Trigger/content warnings when necessary
- This is not the place to line edit people's posts
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Remember:
- Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
- Alt text on graphics
- Trigger/content warnings when necessary
- This is not the place to line edit people's posts
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Rudloph (Radu Corvinus Aegyptus) has a friendly murder of crows that live near his house. He can talk to corvids thanks to an ancestor, and ravens helped raise him when his family abandoned him in the forest as a child.
Are there any important animal companions in your book/wip? what are they and what do they mean to your characters? #WritingPrompt
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Rudloph (Radu Corvinus Aegyptus) has a friendly murder of crows that live near his house. He can talk to corvids thanks to an ancestor, and ravens helped raise him when his family abandoned him in the forest as a child.
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Isaiah (MC of THE COME BACK KIDS, queer Appalachian cosmic horror) is grey-aromantic, though not conscious of it. He kinda-sorta likes the idea of a relationship but has no real drive to pursue one. There's a romance thread to his story, but that surprises him more than anyone. #QueerPrompts
#QueerPrompts February 15: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story?
February 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Isaiah (MC of THE COME BACK KIDS, queer Appalachian cosmic horror) is grey-aromantic, though not conscious of it. He kinda-sorta likes the idea of a relationship but has no real drive to pursue one. There's a romance thread to his story, but that surprises him more than anyone. #QueerPrompts
There's usually some romance happening, but it's usually a side plot or minor plot point. Rudolph has a second chance romance sub plot in Philly by Night. Daumantas and Cyril are already an established couple in Armor of the Saints.
#QueerPrompts February 15: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Begins: How much of a role does romance play in your story?
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
There's usually some romance happening, but it's usually a side plot or minor plot point. Rudolph has a second chance romance sub plot in Philly by Night. Daumantas and Cyril are already an established couple in Armor of the Saints.
I walked through the curtains and into a room hazy with cigarette smoke. It was so thick I gagged for a moment. Smoking was one of the few modern vices I’d never understood.
#WIPSnips
#WIPSnips
February 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I walked through the curtains and into a room hazy with cigarette smoke. It was so thick I gagged for a moment. Smoking was one of the few modern vices I’d never understood.
#WIPSnips
#WIPSnips
What section 230 is:
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February 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
What section 230 is:
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![Star Trek The Original Series scene. Montgomery Scott, in his red uniform and with a floral red velvety looking backdrop, looks happy. Like, just SO happy. He's beaming, not StarTrek beaming, just happy beaming. Closed caption reads: [BANGING]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i6ocendj65mmddfndihajsky/bafkreicbz4twkqoqvwusnle6jcrjnlpkzwbtomhchn7iezqq6xwkqyidu4@jpeg)
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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It's really simple for me: Trad-publishing offers almost no benefit by comparison to self-pub NOW. Unless you're already a marquee name, you don't get help. With anything. At all. So I self-pub so I 1) control my content, 2) own my content, 3) don't need to worry about arbitrary gatekeeping. (1/3)
Do you think there are more pros than cons when self-publishing? I can’t get past the marketing and the worry that the story is flawed #writingq #WritingCommunity
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It's really simple for me: Trad-publishing offers almost no benefit by comparison to self-pub NOW. Unless you're already a marquee name, you don't get help. With anything. At all. So I self-pub so I 1) control my content, 2) own my content, 3) don't need to worry about arbitrary gatekeeping. (1/3)
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Happy Valentine's Day (this is a threat) 💘
February 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Happy Valentine's Day (this is a threat) 💘
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Convincing you to read my debut novel, Sword of the Voivode, through sweet snippets from Cyril and Daumantas: a thread
February 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Convincing you to read my debut novel, Sword of the Voivode, through sweet snippets from Cyril and Daumantas: a thread
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Convincing you to read Last Wolves of Paris with Chaotic romantic moments from Bertrand and Radu: a thread
February 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Convincing you to read Last Wolves of Paris with Chaotic romantic moments from Bertrand and Radu: a thread
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I'm T.G. Joye, trans man Fantasy author. My books are:
Sword of the Voivode. A High Fantasy about a trans man saving his estranged family from a former friend turned abuser.
Last Wolves of Paris: Historic Urban Fantasy where a transmasc werewolf teams up with a vampire to solve murders.
Sword of the Voivode. A High Fantasy about a trans man saving his estranged family from a former friend turned abuser.
Last Wolves of Paris: Historic Urban Fantasy where a transmasc werewolf teams up with a vampire to solve murders.
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I'm T.G. Joye, trans man Fantasy author. My books are:
Sword of the Voivode. A High Fantasy about a trans man saving his estranged family from a former friend turned abuser.
Last Wolves of Paris: Historic Urban Fantasy where a transmasc werewolf teams up with a vampire to solve murders.
Sword of the Voivode. A High Fantasy about a trans man saving his estranged family from a former friend turned abuser.
Last Wolves of Paris: Historic Urban Fantasy where a transmasc werewolf teams up with a vampire to solve murders.
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
Convincing you to read Last Wolves of Paris with Chaotic romantic moments from Bertrand and Radu: a thread
February 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Convincing you to read Last Wolves of Paris with Chaotic romantic moments from Bertrand and Radu: a thread
Convincing you to read my debut novel, Sword of the Voivode, through sweet snippets from Cyril and Daumantas: a thread
February 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Convincing you to read my debut novel, Sword of the Voivode, through sweet snippets from Cyril and Daumantas: a thread
“I have a plan, but you won’t like it.”
‘No.” I knew what she meant, and I didn’t want to resort on calling on an old flame to save our skins. “There has to be another way.”
Cephra crossed her arms over her chest. “I already talked to Lorenzo. Mr. Fox only works on the side for him.” #WIPSnips
‘No.” I knew what she meant, and I didn’t want to resort on calling on an old flame to save our skins. “There has to be another way.”
Cephra crossed her arms over her chest. “I already talked to Lorenzo. Mr. Fox only works on the side for him.” #WIPSnips
Happy Valentine's Day!
The #WIPSnips word for February 14th is "sweetheart"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The #WIPSnips word for February 14th is "sweetheart"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
“I have a plan, but you won’t like it.”
‘No.” I knew what she meant, and I didn’t want to resort on calling on an old flame to save our skins. “There has to be another way.”
Cephra crossed her arms over her chest. “I already talked to Lorenzo. Mr. Fox only works on the side for him.” #WIPSnips
‘No.” I knew what she meant, and I didn’t want to resort on calling on an old flame to save our skins. “There has to be another way.”
Cephra crossed her arms over her chest. “I already talked to Lorenzo. Mr. Fox only works on the side for him.” #WIPSnips
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Hello all! If you're an Australia-based ttrpg designer looking for support to finish your first ttrpg, then have j got good news for you:
🎲 The ARC TTRPG Mentor Program is back for 2026! 🎲
We have 4 mentee spots open, so follow the link to submit your EOI!
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🎲 The ARC TTRPG Mentor Program is back for 2026! 🎲
We have 4 mentee spots open, so follow the link to submit your EOI!
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2026 ARC TTRPG Mentoring Program Expression of Interest
Thanks for filling out this form, we can't wait to learn about you and your creativity! This expression of interest form will be open until March. All applicants will hear back on the outcome of their...
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February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Hello all! If you're an Australia-based ttrpg designer looking for support to finish your first ttrpg, then have j got good news for you:
🎲 The ARC TTRPG Mentor Program is back for 2026! 🎲
We have 4 mentee spots open, so follow the link to submit your EOI!
forms.gle/DgVQNrGuxVrF...
🎲 The ARC TTRPG Mentor Program is back for 2026! 🎲
We have 4 mentee spots open, so follow the link to submit your EOI!
forms.gle/DgVQNrGuxVrF...