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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati
@kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
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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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kellyjbaker.bsky.social
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:

Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.

If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.

Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Am coming down with something, so had some chills here and there; decided to cuddle up to the electric blanket despite it being 70f in the room.

The real winner here is Krishna, who has rejoiced in stealing the blanket as much as possible while laying on top of me, getting multi-warmth n naps
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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verati404.bsky.social
An urban thriller/high fantasy with a wisecrack queer POV. Buy it anywhere! Links on my author website: www.cianverati.com/books

Disabled monster hunter fights off xenomorphic fungal demons from a city creaking under civil rights, economic, & political distress.
The cover of the novel. It depicts the nonbinary main character hovering over an underground lake with fire in one hand and a chain weapon in their other. The water reflects memories that aren't their own while draconic eyes watch them from the dark background. A poster, digitally colored, of a man telekinetically bending the ocean to his will while staring down at the viewer. A hand-drawn fantasy map made to look like a modern atlas. It has opinionated scribbles on it by the main character in-universe, such as a phone number, a shopping list, a red circle around the city where the book takes place, and a huge set of scratches and the word "no" on a place titled The Sporelands. The Community meme of the guy walking in with pizza to absolute chaos. The people in the bottom right are labeled after major support characters trying to triage the city's unwitting population. Cult bullshit and international relations are the flames on the floor. Reserection staff is the woman looking on from behind the counter, and "every government official" is the guy swinging around a flaming shirt with the word "solutions," on it.
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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speedybeef.bsky.social
didn't actually get the chair finished but its fine from this distance (play Intangible Treasure when looking at this!) #xenogears
my depiction of "the chair", seen prominently in Xenogears disc 2. Eventually, Elly/Fei will be sat on it!
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
In the unlikely event any of you wish to support me on a regular basis (I say unlikely because I know it's hard right now and everyone who can likely already is), I have a Ko-Fi.

ko-fi.com/anotherindie...
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com
I have finally added a book to Itch.Io, and it's my short story collection for now, but I hope to add more in the coming months i.e. when my KU runs out!

trudieskies.itch.io/tales-from-a...
Tales From Across the Domains by Trudie Skies
A Cruel Gods Short Story Collection
trudieskies.itch.io
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Dear lizards,

Please do not come into my house. There are three mouths and twelve paws that literally have nothing better to do and I can only save so many of you because there’s three of them and one of me
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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FFX war flashbacks to three specific bosses I probably don't even need to name for most to guess which three those are (and one from KH1 too)
davewagner.bsky.social dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 1d
the game doesn't let him save right before the boss and now he has to fight the same 30 dudes again for the fourth time
An orange and white cat looks dejected next to an xbox controller
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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davewagner.bsky.social
the game doesn't let him save right before the boss and now he has to fight the same 30 dudes again for the fourth time
An orange and white cat looks dejected next to an xbox controller
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Shyama's having one woman zoomies upstairs and I'm not sure what she's zooming after but both boys are with me napping so uh... good for her (I think)
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
"Global" is legit not in any of the published Riyati manuscripts so uh... I went with "from here" as a variation. Also back to Ripple and Maya! (Poor Kylie still not getting any snippets...)

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
“You’re just a bitch too, aren’t you?”  So keeping my eyes away from him pissed him off. Was that how his ability thing worked? “Not the first time I’ve been called one. Doubt it’ll be the last.”   He scoffed. “That’s not… I’m trying to have a conversation with you.”  And? Why should I give a damn? “I’m not going to tell anyone. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to suddenly be buddy-buddy with you, sorry.” I wasn’t actually sorry and don’t know why I said I was.   “Don’t you know who I am?”   Of course I didn’t. “As you’ve already so intelligently deducted, I’m not from here. You’re just a dick involved in the magic weirdness as far as I’m concerned.” 
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I might be coming down with something 🥲 was up half the night with my throat hurting and now my nose is starting to run too, oh no
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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If you see this, QTP with your top 4 Final Fantasy games

9
10
12
14
ashrrell.bsky.social Ashrrell @ashrrell.bsky.social · 1d
If you see this, QTP with your top 4 Final Fantasy games

7
9
Tactics
XIII-2
vectorvictory.bsky.social Nov-Friend-Ber: Care for your friends in November @vectorvictory.bsky.social · 1d
If you see this, QTP with your top 4 Final Fantasy games

4
5
8
Mystic Quest
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
My husband and I are working on a project together today so I'm vibing in his office with a laptop and the cats are both hilarious and adorable-- it's like they're in fluffy heaven bc OMG THE HOOMANS ARE TOGETHER. The cat tower in this office is now *fully occupied* with collective group napping
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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rosemaryvictus.bsky.social
In my recently published #novella, I have a segment about how the true lesson of #Thanksgiving is that all great writers doubt themselves at some point. It was probably the most divisive chapter when I was getting critique on "The Lurker."

books2read.com/u/bwJrGZ

#TheLurker #Writesky #Books
The cover of "The Lurker" is at the center, it is surrounded by the following: You shouldn’t have written fanfic on the family computer Meta-humor that only other writers will find funny Use of American Thanksgiving as a lesson about legacy About trying to write 50k words but is a lot less than 50k words Painfully obvious author self-insert character Torture via having someone correct your rough draft while all you can do is watch
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The question of if there's actually something that snuck in and Shyama's hunting it or if she's just doing Random Cat Things tm.

I'm not asking because I've decided I don't want to know until at least I finish my coffee
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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lynnstrong.bsky.social
Hey #booksky #cozyfantasy and positive representation fans: If anyone would like to do me a solid?

indieinkawards.com

Now through Nov. 30, they're taking nominations in several categories. My books are eligible in their database:

indiestorygeek.com/search?q=Lyn...
Home - Indie Ink Awards
Nominations Now Open Now is your time to vote! Now is your time to nominate your favorite indie and self-published books for the 2025 Indie Book Awards. Nominate your favorite book on IndieStoryGeek. ...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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mehr.nz
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision

I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
Never forget you can get all of my books through a Kobo Plus subscription! And there's a -lot- of them, too, if you're the type of reader who loves to dig into a series all in a row.

www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus

🌈📚
All my books are in Kobo Plus. The image shows covers for 13 different books by Claudie Arseneault, from three series: Val-de-mer, City of Spires, and The Chronicles of Nerezia.
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
So I used this word last night in Riyati5 but that's very Not Sharable due to spoilers, and the only other instance of "crystal" is from Origins (prequel novella) so... enjoy something completely (kinda) different, Takite's pov ft Kisate!

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
She sat down on a stone bench, bringing the tip of her fingers against water from a nearby fountain. The water followed her movements, precise and fluid. She’d always been talented with magic, whether in her theoretical studies or with elemental manipulation.  A smile pulling to my lips, I created a small crystal of ice, placing it into the fountain and watching as it floated away, melting quickly. It’d been nothing more than chance, but our respective elemental alignment complimented each other: her wind stoking the flames I created, my ice generating further water for her to manipulate. “Your Highness has something in mind?” Her lips pressed together as she averted her eyes. She spoke softly, likely for the servants nearby to not overhear us. “He’s really struggling with things. Don’t take it too personally, really.” That would’ve been a lot more convincing if Asuza hadn’t always hated me, even before this.
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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m00psy.bsky.social
this.

also, if you care about disability justice, hope you’re also pro-fat liberation.

do you know how many people have gone to the doctor for troubling symptoms, been automatically dismissed and told to lose weight, and then developed late-stage/severe chronic and acute illnesses?
tutusntinyhats.bsky.social Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 2d
It also fucking sucks that so many people on the Left(s) refuse to understand anti-fatness as a system of oppression, and fat liberation as a legitimate anti-oppression movement.

It sucks, because it's all connected, and if you don't see this part, you don't have a clear understanding of the whole.
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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susankayequinn.bsky.social
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode Every Windows 11 PC is now an Al PC with Copilot at the center of it all. Here's how to get rid of Copilot completely from your computer (1/3) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 1/ Settings App > Personalization > Taskbar > Other System Tray Icons > Switch "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" Off This hides Copilot from your taskbar (9) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 2/ Press Win + R > Type in ‘regedit’ > Navigate to "HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policie s\Microsoft\ Windows" > Right-click on the "Windows" Key > New > Key > Name the new key "WindowsCopilot’ > Right-click on the new key EY > DWORD (32-bit) Value @forgoodcode 3/ > Name the value "TurnOffWindowsCopilot’ > Double-click the name of the value > Set the "Value Data" to 1 > Restart your computer Congrats! Copilot is now completely gone from your computer. Hope this helps
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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worldsunlikeourown.bsky.social
Today's post is a #spotlight for #BBNYA2025 semi-finalist Lost Blades by Liz Sauco
@bbnya.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social #bookreview #books #bookblog #bookblogger 💙📚 #booksky #reading
BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalists Spotlight: Lost Blades – Liz Sauco
The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title. BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 17 finalists and one overall winner. Today, I'm shining a spotlight on Lost Blades by Liz Sauco
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
When you wanna write but you're a grad student two weeks before the semester's over so your homework load goes hahaha no. 🥲
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
I can tell cat fur is in the keyboard again smh I just cleaned it like two weeks ago, how do they do this???
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM