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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati
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32+ | She/Her | Disabled autistic ace married cat mom | 🚫 genAI
L2D Moms: @haerge23.bsky.social (A) & @/SolumVT (R)

#Riyati book 3 is out now @ riyati.ink/ripple!
Check out @ riyati.ink or join the Riyati discord @ riyati.ink/discord
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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · Oct 14
Looking for a new book series? Check out #Riyati!

🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink
The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively. There is a bullet list with the following: Childhood Friends Slow Burn Contemporary/Low Fantasy Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Intricate Elemental Magic Urban fantasy elements Demi, ND fMC Dark Fantasy Found Family In the colored columns, there is a picture of an illustrated character. In the teal column, a teenage girl with long reddish-brown hair and bright teal eyes looks anxious at the viewer. In the red and black column, a teenage boy with olive-brown hair and light blue eyes looks scared and pensive at the viewer. In the yellow and brown column, a teenage girl with short dark brown hair and bright emerald eyes looks pensively to the side. At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink” in a box.
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darylmarez.bsky.social
Hiya, Queer Authors 🌈✒️
Guess what? You can totally make the welcome message disappear from the top of this feed!
Just tap the three little dots on the post and choose "Hide post for me"
(Pro tip: Repost one last time before it's gone for good *cue dramatic music*)
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
ohai migriane, how's it going? I didn't wanna do anything tonight anyways, it's fine
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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klumescribbles.bsky.social
Eunie my beloved
#art #xenoblade3
Portrait of Eunie from Xenoblade 3. She leans on her hand, looking over the shoulder towards the viewer Eunie from Xenoblade 3 in a crop top looking towards the viewer Eunie from Xenoblade 3 The first panel shows her in a long pastel green dress, she looks at the viewer suprised. The second panel shows her grinning as she lifts her dress to reveal her pair of sporty shoes
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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rosemaryvictus.bsky.social
Right now, "The Lurker" has a perfect 5 star rating on Goodreads with *checks notes* one review.

Pre-order this rare *perfect* book while it's still perfect.

books2read.com/u/bwJrGZ

#Books #Selfpublish #Writesky
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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adamcbassett.com
Thank you Audrey for the incredible review of COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS!

The book comes out Feb 2026 and the eBook is 40% off while it's on pre-order! Available wide.

Paperback pre-orders also available on my shop and @ The Crafty Bookstore!

www.adamcbassett.com/all-books
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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mcburnellauthor.bsky.social
#WIPSnips 'retrograde'

I was contemplating doing something silly and using reprobate since it sounds similar despite having nothing whatsoever in common meaning-wise. Then I decided to be lazy and use 'reverse'
Ramsu nodded a few times, not looking at him. “When it happened. The bottle smashing. I felt a wave of dizziness, but my mind was filled by an image. It was you, which didn’t strike me as surprising: I’d just seen your face for the first time, that was all the explanation I required. But everything was reversed.” “Polarized, you mean? So that I was wearing black? That is suggestive from the vantage of the present.” So, the framework of this fascinating mechanism had been set up long in advance. Back before they had been separated, they were being drawn to one another but couldn’t do more than send calls because the nature of their powers wouldn’t allow for more. Mairid broke them apart, and it thrummed to life, powered by two different brands of magic unimmune to one another. This machine of curious beauty he had crafted for reasons he did not comprehend.
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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juliemarchbooks.bsky.social
I was put on this earth to build silly little websites actually (password is recroom while it's under construction)

juliemarchbooks.wordpress.com/rec-room/
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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gmgray.bsky.social
How about instead of a Black Friday sale, you DM me requesting a pdf/epub of anything I've written, and I give it to you for free, but you pinky swear promise you'll write a review for it somewhere? 🙏
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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We're looking for dev volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle—experienced engineers who care about fast, efficient software and making the best of the Web as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship.

Apply here:
Sand Witch Circle Application (Developer)
Conjured Ink is seeking out Free and Open Source developer volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle. We're looking for experienced engineers who care about fast, resource-efficient software and making the best of the Web Platform as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship. Professional experience with our tools isn't needed, but a willingness to learn and grow with the organization is.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
A thief touched by darkness and a girl with the power to cleanse it must learn to navigate his wild magic, her hotheaded brother, and a sinister plot that could end the world as they know it (again).

♠️ Sale ends November 23rd! ♥️

amazon.com/dp/B0FC6Y3W51 | bloodyspade.carrd.co
Promo graphic with a red BookBub ribbon across one corner stating that the Cardplay Duology digital box set is now only 99 cents, down from $6.99, for a limited time. A promotional graphic featuring 3D mock-ups of Bloody Spade and Bleeding Heart's, surrounded by a list of tropes/themes that appear in the Cardplay Duology. Text reads: Abundant hurt/comfort, inky body horror, hot-tempered fire wielder, bird girl with plant magic, a celestial deity with a penchant for murder, a budding QPR, returned magic, slow-burn romantic subplot, asexual panic, monsters born from malice, softhearted scythe-wielding girl, snarky cat-eared thief. Bloody Spade's cover depicts a black silhouette of a short-haired cat-eared boy with a glowing purple spade in front of him. Bleeding Heart's depicts a white silhouette of a girl with deer antlers and long flowing hair with a glowing heart in front of her.
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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adapalmer.bsky.social
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
arstechnica.com Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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anotherindiewriter.com
Who is @juliemarchbooks.bsky.social? And where will she strike next? Look. I can't approve on that tag line. juliemarchbooks.itch.io

Do you need more aro/ace books in your life? I think you should read stuff by @clh2oars.bsky.social claudiearseneault.itch.io
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
for the afternoon folks
anotherindiewriter.com S. Morgan Burbank @anotherindiewriter.com · 22h
It's my birthday. Please preorder my novella today.

Thread celebrating friend books later today.

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guitar-con...
A banner with happy birthday to me written on it and "please preorder my novella to celebrate" below. There is a cake with orange icing as well as a river of what looks to be orange, light green, and dark green water. In the bottom right is the cover of Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina. It is a beige/off-white cover with the book's title in gray-blue text. At the top is the text "A novella in three movements" and at the bottom is the author's name, S. Morgan Burbank.
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.

So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
It's my birthday. Please preorder my novella today.

Thread celebrating friend books later today.

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guitar-con...
A banner with happy birthday to me written on it and "please preorder my novella to celebrate" below. There is a cake with orange icing as well as a river of what looks to be orange, light green, and dark green water. In the bottom right is the cover of Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina. It is a beige/off-white cover with the book's title in gray-blue text. At the top is the text "A novella in three movements" and at the bottom is the author's name, S. Morgan Burbank.
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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divinationhollow.bsky.social
We are live! Our new directory of author services is now available. Starting off small but mighty

divinationhollow.com/dhr-directory
The DHR Directory of Author Services — Divination Hollow Reviews
Welcome to the DHR Directory of Author Services. We feature freelance editors, designers and more to help you with your work. Our listings cover a wide range of genres, including horror, dark romance,...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
Alright. Today is my birthday (and tbh it has sucked so far). But. I promised a thread of books by friends. And I am going to make good on that.

Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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vriccithode.bsky.social
if you want queer HTTYD that obliterates the Bechdel test, i got 5 whole books in a #CompleteSeries for you! get three generations of powerful women (and friends!) plus a world of dragons 🌈📚 #QueerAdultSFF #IndieAuthor
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
cover images for all the books in the series on a black fiery background with white text that reads: Get the complete Fireborn series! https://books2read.com/rl/fireborn-series
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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aegises talking about aegis things #xenoblade
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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andoryuanzuru.bsky.social
"All is well. I am lost...no longer."
Pyra, Mythra and Pneuma~❤️💛💚
The Aegis at full power~✨

#Xenoblade2 #ゼノブレイド2
#XenobladeChronicles2
Character Illustration piece of Pyra, Mythra and Pneuma from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 together in one piece
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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mcburnellauthor.bsky.social
THE TIPPING WORLD IS FINISHED
and it has everything you want in an epic

✨political intrigue
✨big battle sequences
✨new heroes coming into their own
✨morally gray ancient adepts
✨unique magic system
✨complex plot
✨vivid worldbuilding
✨terrifying villains

🌈📚🪐 #Booksky
books2read.com/Symbols-End
Cover of a book called Symbols’ End by MC Burnell depicting a slender young woman seated on a bench in a fine gown in the rain; the walls of the garden are close and too tall. Text reads: THE GRAND FINALE. Symbols’ End, Vol. 9 of The Tipping World.
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Kylie: determination, full stop
Jordan: personable/easy going/approachable
Maya: discretion

Also not a pov character, but bc it's funny--
Richard: loyalty
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 12h
What's your main character's greatest virtue? #WritingPrompt
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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blog.readindiefantasy.com
We're back with another interview, this time from @aimeecozza.com, author of the The Lucky Machine and other sci-fi stories such as The Warm Machine, as she launches her crowdfund campaign on Backerkit as part of @the-book-bazaar.com:

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
A blue dragon in the background with the logo to The Book Bazaar and the book cover to The Lucky Machine. The text says An Interview with Aimee Cozza.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
hey what's an aro or ace SFF book you really loved this year? Tell me what you loved most about it! I especially want to hear about your indie favs, or books by non white authors <3
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM