Lorian Merriman @ m/m novel kickstarter!!!!
@lorian.bsky.social
they/them · transmasc comics doer and author (YA and Adult)
MAELSTROM: A PRINCE OF EVIL is available now!
repped by Jennifer Azantian
webcomics/etc: The Otherknown, Fall Until Summer, For a Horse and Horseman
longlostlorian.com
MAELSTROM: A PRINCE OF EVIL is available now!
repped by Jennifer Azantian
webcomics/etc: The Otherknown, Fall Until Summer, For a Horse and Horseman
longlostlorian.com
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
I think the main obstacle putting me off of opening bluesky (the way I used to open extinct classic twitter) is the constant feeling of showing up with bleary eyes and bedhead to some sort of Work Thing
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I think the main obstacle putting me off of opening bluesky (the way I used to open extinct classic twitter) is the constant feeling of showing up with bleary eyes and bedhead to some sort of Work Thing
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
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my webcomic The Nameless Prisoner is coming soon...! fantasy adventure (gay) romance..
It's about a cursed knight who's deserted his order, and now he's been blackmailed into delivering the head of a recently executed prisoner to the queen... but when he shows up the guy is unfortunately very alive
It's about a cursed knight who's deserted his order, and now he's been blackmailed into delivering the head of a recently executed prisoner to the queen... but when he shows up the guy is unfortunately very alive
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
my webcomic The Nameless Prisoner is coming soon...! fantasy adventure (gay) romance..
It's about a cursed knight who's deserted his order, and now he's been blackmailed into delivering the head of a recently executed prisoner to the queen... but when he shows up the guy is unfortunately very alive
It's about a cursed knight who's deserted his order, and now he's been blackmailed into delivering the head of a recently executed prisoner to the queen... but when he shows up the guy is unfortunately very alive
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fffffffuck man. no words will do it justice. everyone just fuckin read it i m begging you
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
fffffffuck man. no words will do it justice. everyone just fuckin read it i m begging you
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
aaaa I'm sorry I accidentally reposted dvpit stuff on autopilot even tho I know all the rules I am correcting my sins now
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
aaaa I'm sorry I accidentally reposted dvpit stuff on autopilot even tho I know all the rules I am correcting my sins now
where are my agents/editors at. this manuscript is REALLY GOOD and you waaaant to read it I promise
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
where are my agents/editors at. this manuscript is REALLY GOOD and you waaaant to read it I promise
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pie chart titled silksong the whole thing just says "amazing, no notes" except there's one tiny sliver creeping in labelled "how about that groal runback eh?"
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
pie chart titled silksong the whole thing just says "amazing, no notes" except there's one tiny sliver creeping in labelled "how about that groal runback eh?"
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Lord alive, they want fictional characters in fictional sexual situations to model consent for literal adults like a patronizing early 2020’s sitcom where the point of the writing is to convey that the writer’s been to therapy at some point
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September 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Lord alive, they want fictional characters in fictional sexual situations to model consent for literal adults like a patronizing early 2020’s sitcom where the point of the writing is to convey that the writer’s been to therapy at some point
the boys are hanging out!! 😍🐎⚔️🦎 If you're in Austin you can pick up both series at local queer indie favorite Birdhouse Books~ Also check out Triple Strike for an super fun M/M novel with lovely illustrations and a romance that develops during the main adventure (which is my favorite!)
Signed the copies of Triple Strike at Birdhouse Books while I was there to pick up a couple volumes of The Summer Hikaru Died! (Also see how TS is hanging out with @lorian.bsky.social’s gorgeously illustrated MM light novel?? 😍)
September 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
the boys are hanging out!! 😍🐎⚔️🦎 If you're in Austin you can pick up both series at local queer indie favorite Birdhouse Books~ Also check out Triple Strike for an super fun M/M novel with lovely illustrations and a romance that develops during the main adventure (which is my favorite!)
me: it's time to get some work done and not think about silksong
trobbio in my mind palace: *trobbio voice* ✧˖°. TROBBIO! ˖°.✧˖
trobbio in my mind palace: *trobbio voice* ✧˖°. TROBBIO! ˖°.✧˖
September 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
me: it's time to get some work done and not think about silksong
trobbio in my mind palace: *trobbio voice* ✧˖°. TROBBIO! ˖°.✧˖
trobbio in my mind palace: *trobbio voice* ✧˖°. TROBBIO! ˖°.✧˖
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Ursa and Genevieve, the main character + love interest of my new comic coming to ShortBox Comics Fair in 2 WEEKS...!
September 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ursa and Genevieve, the main character + love interest of my new comic coming to ShortBox Comics Fair in 2 WEEKS...!
I'm always sad to miss another year of SPX but I had a great time at local SFF convention Armadillo Con here in Austin! (the 4-H horse book was a freebie from a series of excellent horse primer panels with @saraamueller.bsky.social !)
September 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm always sad to miss another year of SPX but I had a great time at local SFF convention Armadillo Con here in Austin! (the 4-H horse book was a freebie from a series of excellent horse primer panels with @saraamueller.bsky.social !)
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i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
watching black mirror for the first time and it's a pretty horrifying experience. not bc of the episodes themselves but bc I am exposed to commenters online with no media literacy coming up with takeaways like "abuse/torture is justified if the other party is guilty of something"
September 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
watching black mirror for the first time and it's a pretty horrifying experience. not bc of the episodes themselves but bc I am exposed to commenters online with no media literacy coming up with takeaways like "abuse/torture is justified if the other party is guilty of something"
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Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this.
Every pub should do this.
Every pub should do this.
this part right here is gonna create massive resentment in the industry. the copyright registration system and the fact that you apparently have to pay a bonus fee for protection from big companies pirating your work (and that tons of publishers never paid the bonus fee...)
Instead of working to include as many writers as possible in the settlement, the plaintiffs instead agreed on arbitrary and minimal definitions of which books would be included. It’s almost like they wanted a quick win – any win – even if they screwed over most authors. 4/
September 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this.
Every pub should do this.
Every pub should do this.
hello sunday nighttime gang... it's time to ask again for audiobook recs...! looking for a shorter read before I tackle the next gentleman bastards book. something like Piranesi would be perfect. I don't really vibe with anything labelled 'cozy' (no hate i just want books to fuck me up a lil)
September 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
hello sunday nighttime gang... it's time to ask again for audiobook recs...! looking for a shorter read before I tackle the next gentleman bastards book. something like Piranesi would be perfect. I don't really vibe with anything labelled 'cozy' (no hate i just want books to fuck me up a lil)
locke lamora and farseer trilogy are both about young boys receiving a broad yet hyperspecific education in order to turn them into subtle masters of their art existing on the boundaries of the law except locke has the soul of a theater kid and fitz has the subtlety of an anvil
September 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
locke lamora and farseer trilogy are both about young boys receiving a broad yet hyperspecific education in order to turn them into subtle masters of their art existing on the boundaries of the law except locke has the soul of a theater kid and fitz has the subtlety of an anvil
Ch6p06 - work to be done #otkupdate
✨NEW PAGE:
www.otherknown.com/comic/ch6-p06/
✨BEGIN READING:
www.otherknown.com/comic/the-ot...
✨NEW PAGE:
www.otherknown.com/comic/ch6-p06/
✨BEGIN READING:
www.otherknown.com/comic/the-ot...
September 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ch6p06 - work to be done #otkupdate
✨NEW PAGE:
www.otherknown.com/comic/ch6-p06/
✨BEGIN READING:
www.otherknown.com/comic/the-ot...
✨NEW PAGE:
www.otherknown.com/comic/ch6-p06/
✨BEGIN READING:
www.otherknown.com/comic/the-ot...
DVPit was huge for me and how I met my wonderful agent, same for many fellow authors I know... if you've got a graphic novel pitch or a prose manuscript you're working on with an eye for tradpub, a pitch event is a great first step towards that goal!
#DVpit 2025 is coming up!
🎉And we have over 70 agents & editors committed to participate in this pitch event for marginalized creators!🎉
✍️Polish up those pitches before October 8, 2025
🔗And go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
#writersky #authorsky #booksky
🎉And we have over 70 agents & editors committed to participate in this pitch event for marginalized creators!🎉
✍️Polish up those pitches before October 8, 2025
🔗And go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info
#writersky #authorsky #booksky
August 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
DVPit was huge for me and how I met my wonderful agent, same for many fellow authors I know... if you've got a graphic novel pitch or a prose manuscript you're working on with an eye for tradpub, a pitch event is a great first step towards that goal!