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byvermillion.bsky.social
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😈Pulp princess😈
👄Word witch👄
🔞18+/NSFW🔞
I write romance novels, darling
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Buy Shiver Me here: https://books2read.com/u/3LMzk0
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annaguirre.bsky.social
Wow, hi new followers!

Yes, I am the Ann Aguirre who wrote Enclave and Strange Love.

I have lots of books you can read, so feel free to explore my backlist.

www.annaguirre.com

Website has cool stuff and you can meet @kateelliottsff.bsky.social and me in Portland next Friday!
Home
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November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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kimkelly.bsky.social
not to brag but my local librarian told me she’s very excited to read my new book based on the titles I’ve been checking out for research
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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gendervoid.gay
I lack proper words for how devastated I am over the loss of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.
I hope that you were at peace, I hope that you were filled with joy and love, and I hope that you knew how many of us have been thankful to bear witness to your life. We are lucky to call you our ancestor.
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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drshannak.bsky.social
Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.

May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
byvermillion.bsky.social
Being an author some days is just patting yourself on the back for writing an email
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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amandamaclaren.bsky.social
Okay, let's try this out! I like talking about my Starman! 👀✨

#OC #ocsky #dndoc #BRart #myocs
Portrait in an art nouveau style of a grey-haired, very pale-skinned man with a tattoo on his lower lip and chin, surrounded by flowers and crystal decorations forming a crown behind him. The background is very colorful and detailed. Bunch of OC questions that reads: 1-20 Basic and Lore 1. What is your OC's favorite color? 2. What do they like to do when they're alone? 3. What would their "catchphrase" if they had one? 4. What are their dreams like? 5. What characters can they relate to most? 6. What's their biggest strength and biggest weakness? 7. What's a famous quote that they live by? 8. Do they have any irrational fears? 9. If they had a "theme" what would it be called and what would it sound like? 10. How would they describe themselves in three words? 11. If you could only explain their backstory in 20 words or less, how would you do it? 12. What's the worst thing that's happened to them? 13. If "that" had never happened, what would be different about them? 14. What's the most embarrassing thing they've done? 15. Have they committed a crime, intentionally or not? 16. What were their early years like? 17. what's life for them like right now? 18. How did, or how they die? 19. If they could change one thing about their past, what would it be? 20. Are they confident that everything will turn out okay for them? Bunch of questions that read: 21-40 Relations/Scenarios 21. What's their family like? Are they on good terms? 22. Have they ever been in a relationship? 23. How many friends do they have? 24. Are they/would they be a good parent? 25. Are they/would they be a good partner? 26. How would they act in social gathering like a party? 27. Who is their absolute favorite and least favorite person? 28. What kind of friend are they? 29. What kind of pet would they most want to have? 30. Would you really consider them likable? 31. If they were stranded on a desert island, what 3 things would they bring? 32. Their favorite person is in great danger, who is it and how would your OC react? 33. If they were asked to recommend some music artists, which 5 would they recommend? 34. If they were let loose in a mall, which store would they run to first? 35. If they were in a fighting game, what their "ultimate" be? 36. If they had to move to another country, where would they most want to move to? 37. What would they do if they saw a lone crying child? 38. How would they respond to "I love you"? 39. If they met a younger version of themselves, how would the two of them react to each other? 40. If they met you, knowing you made them, what would be the first thing they say? Bunch of questions that read: 41-60 Weirdly Specific/Meta 41. What would be their "RIP (name) you would've loved (thing)"? 42. If they were a Pokemon Gym Leader, what type would they specialize in? 43. They found a monkey's paw, what would they try to wish for and what would happen? 44. What's a topic that will get them to yap for hours on end? 45. If they met their first design of themselves, how would they react? 46. They have been sentenced to death and are now facing lethal injection, what's their last meal? 47. If they had a DC Lantern color, what would it be and what would it be powered by (how green lantern is powered by will, yellow lantern is powered by fear etc)? 48. What's a funny secret that they'll never tell anyone? 49. Which celebrity's death would leave them in shambles? 50. What is their worst "hear me out"? 51. What characters do people often compare your OC to (design or personality wise)? 52. What were the main design inspirations behind them? 53. Where did their name come from? 54. If they had an actual fandom, how do you think people would mischaracterize them? 55. Why exactly did you make them? 56. What order are they chronologically (were they your first OC, most recent, etc)? 57. Do you feel like you neglect them or give them too much attention? 58. Would you even want to see them in real life? 59. How heavily inspired by your own life are they? 60. Are you proud of them?
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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oishinythings.bsky.social
If I can find homes for all 3 of these this weekend, that should clear rent next week.

(If you're hoping for a netted pendant, keep watching this space, I have a couple of gorgeous stones to photograph and upload.)
oishinythings.bsky.social Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 1d
Shiny things, get your shiny things! 3 brand new labradorite pendants up and ready to travel the world:

oishiny.etsy.com

Free international shipping with every order. (Tariffs taken care of.)

#Handmade #DisabledArtist #ShopIndie
Medium green and blue and gold oval labradorite pendant wrapped in wavy silver wire. Medium blue and gold oval labradorite pendant wrapped in wavy silver wire. Medium dark gold and blue oval labradorite pendant wrapped in wavy silver wire.
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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samanthamash.bsky.social
When you go to buy from an individual creator this season please remember the price at checkout (in person or online) is not what they will see reflected in their account

Fees, immediate taxes, and future taxes cut what they would make often in half

We price for that, so please be understanding!
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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rdotspoon.bsky.social
Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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sayaashrah.bsky.social
Seeing people writing fanfic of my stories is one of my biggest dreams as a creative! World Without Love may be a bit more restrictive, but one can go crazy with Chronicles of the Realms with all the lore!

I'd love it if they kept to the world-building and canon relationships, but I wouldn't...
ddwardiswriting.bsky.social Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 1d
Okay. #WritingCommunity, would you every let others write in your settings/worlds?

Why/why not?

Under what circumstances/rules?
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
byvermillion.bsky.social
Me imagining Shiver Me on your shelves!!

Maybe you are the reader who’s already read everything? Or a big pirate fan? Or the one friend who never shuts up unless they have a book? Or grabbing something fun for your crush?

Idk idk all readers are perfect! Join the crew! books2read.com/u/3LMzk0
A graphic in black and bright green with two copies of shiver me which are real picture in the middle of a bunch of doodled books on a fake shelf in bright green crayon! They’re all pirate books. Underneath the books it reads “imagine Shiver Me on your shelves”
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
byvermillion.bsky.social
Gearing up to do a little campaign to get Shiver Me on some indie bookstore shelves! If you have favorite stores in any please please let me know!
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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brosandprose.bsky.social
"Starting masking again in 2025 means I – we – have to confront the fact that maybe we should never have stopped. It’s scary to admit that we might have been harming ourselves and our communities; that our government might not have our best interests at heart." @onqueerstreet.bsky.social
Mask Up: Community care and wearing masks in 2025 – The Skinny
Masks aren’t just for lockdowns. One writer explores how mask wearing – and other measures to reduce COVID transmissions – can help us look after one another.
www.theskinny.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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ceej.online
personally I would never delve too greedily or too deep
February 2, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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amandamaclaren.bsky.social
My internet was out for almost two days; it's back now, finally. So have a sketch I did the other day of Tris being a sassy brat! 💖

[ #supportartists #TTRPG #DnD #OC #ocsky #dndoc #BRart #myocs #artistforhire #artcommissions #WIP #digitalart #art #artpost #elfenjoyers]
A sketch portrait of an androgynous elf, they have a tattoo on their neck and a scar on the right side of their face, with a blind eye. Their hair is long and wavy, and two strands form a heart on the top of their head. They have a sassy expression on their face and are flipping the bird with one finger pressed against their lips.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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chucktingle.bsky.social
always fascinated by idea that i am not being sincere or that my tinglers are a joke or that this is a 'bit'. on one hand i get it because my art is BY DEFINITION unusual, but i just think WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE? what would me being 'fake' even mean? imagine writing 400 books over 10 years for a 'bit'
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
byvermillion.bsky.social
If you have the voting bug, you can go nominate Shiver Me (or any indie book) for the Indie Ink Awards!

Do it here: www.indiestorygeek.com/story/10489
Shiver Me
A pirate’s life has never been so tempting. Long-suffering governess Regula is out of her depth on the Wretched Lady, a ship full of pirates as shamelessly charming as they are dangerous. She’d gues...
www.indiestorygeek.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
As much as I appreciate the love of a book as a physical object

sprayed edges, fancy hardcovers, swag, what have you

Books are stories first and foremost and a lot of the very best stories are forever adrift

Invisible in this sea of hype
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
byvermillion.bsky.social
Just voted in that goodreads best of … what a bleak mess! If you hate HP and HP IP probably worth putting a vote in for anything else
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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amandamaclaren.bsky.social
Another one of sassy brat being sassy and annoying and a brat! Did this some days ago just for fun.💖

[ #supportartists #TTRPG #DnD #OC #ocsky #dndoc #BRart #myocs #artistforhire #artcommissions #WIP #digitalart #art #artpost #elfenjoyers]
A sketchy portrait of an androgenous vampire showing their teeth, they have two big scars on the right side of their face, and two strands of hair make a heart on top of their head. Their pinky fingers are holding their lips open to show the smile.
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
byvermillion.bsky.social
I’m so sorry I thought we were already boycotting Starbucks! Happy to keep doing it & hell yeah to the unions continuing the tradition!
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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erikaswyler.bsky.social
Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
byvermillion.bsky.social
Like if you were a kid who had to do a lot of mediating between your nearly divorced parents, I think Shiver Me will hit really hard for you
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
byvermillion.bsky.social
Reminder: Shiver Me is for anyone who’s had to be in charge for so long they forgot how sweet life can really be!!

It’s most about breaking free of what you should do to dig your teeth into what you want to do!!! With ROMANCE and PIRATES and a dash if magic!

Get it here: books2read.com/u/3LMzk0
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Shiver Me by Vermillion
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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spacetwinks.bsky.social
legends say that if all four pieces of the ancient mirror are reunited, you will have a working mirror
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM