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K. G. Starke 📚 🎨 🌈
@kgstarke.bsky.social
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🖤Romantasy author & artist🖤

🌪️ Disaster responder turned ✏️special ed teacher

Querying 📚 Storm Mountain

🎨 ongoing art project: Morally Gray Affirmations

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K. G. Starke 📚 🎨 🌈 @kgstarke.bsky.social · Jul 13
#BluePit📖!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

In the endless cycle between the hunters and the hunted, to survive you either have enough power to become the predator, or bind yourself to someone who does.

STORM MOUNTAIN

🖤Romantasy
🔥Slow burn
💋Enemies to Lovers
🌶️Spicaay
❤️‍🩹 Healing
💀Curse
🪄Magic

#A #F #R #Q #LGBT 🌶️💙📚
Title “Storm Mountain” is overlayed against a moonlight, snowy mountain. Author K G Starke In the endless cycle between the hunters and the hunted, you either have enough power to become the predator, or bind yourself to someone who does. Centuries ago, humanity swore fealty to the select few capable of protecting them from the demons ever intensifying storm magic. Hailed as Gods, they created Pathway to keep their people safe. But as resources dwindled and populations grew, those on the periphery once again found themselves abandoned to the demons’ wrath. An orphaned child of the borderlands, Sebastian was given a choice; join his family in death or use his lethal magic to become a Stormchaser and fight for his Gods. Decades later, he is a weapon, the pride of the Stormchasers. Yet, as his magic continues to grow wilder,he must choose once again. Either attain more power in hopes of conquering his curse, or put an end to it before destroying the only love he has left. Alessandra lived in constant fear of discovery. With no clan willing to risk hiding her storm magic, her only option was to run. After a lifetime of looking over her shoulder, she finally found someone to take her in. That is, until a Stormchaser is sent to hunt him down. Alessandra is forced to face the consequences of not having enough power to protect the ones she loves, and loving the one she shouldn’t. Alessandra, a blue skinned banshee woman, stands in the center of a wind tunnel while her purple dress and ebony hair billow around her. Sebastian covers half his face with a gloved hand. He’s wearing a tight black shirt and has tan skin, silver eyes, and gold streaked, brown hair. In the bottom right corner, a shadowy creature curls around his arm.
kgstarke.bsky.social
A year ago I worked the disaster response for hurricanes Helene & Milton, only to be declared an enemy by the President for being queer and researching equity.

So I wrote a book. And I became a teacher.

Nice try jackass, but I’m still kickin’. 🖕

#resist #booksky #WritingCommunity #writesky
a happy thanksgiving greeting card with a pumpkin and the words feeling grateful
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November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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They'll tell you that the arts and humanities aren't practical and then read poetry at funerals and weddings, cry over films and search for meaning in ancient philosophy. Surviving is one type of practicality, knowing why we bother is another. — ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS & HUMANITIES
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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pink dragons 🌸🐉
#art #dragon
Illustration of some dragons that are sakura themed. The colors used are mainly pink and blue
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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#writerslife, writers' hazards of the trade.
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Toasty. #grickledoodle #frog #winter #cold #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
A cartoon illustration of a happy frog snuggled under in bed under an electric blanket. Caption reads "He'd heard the old metaphor of a frog in boiling water, but he was pretty sure his electric blanket was a different, safer matter all together."
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Why authors lead a lonely life.

#bluesky #writersky #writerhumor
Person: wow, you're a writer? It must be tough to come up with stories Writer: it's not really. The story grows and demands to be poured out. Like a hive of bees living in your throat until you scream Person: *backs away* Writer: how come I'm not invited to more parties
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
kgstarke.bsky.social
Taking a break to focus on streamining my character art style is starting to pay off 💪 Here’s some of the #fanart I did recently.

#LeagueofLegends #art #digitalart #booksky
Vi from Arcane looks up through her pink hair. She has teal eyes and a tattoo on her left cheek of the Roman numeral VI.
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I love this book because it so beautifully tells the story of found family and loving one another as they are. Lost individual learn to use the broken shards of their hearts to build a mosaic together.

#Bookvember #WritingCommunity #booksky #writingprompts #writesky
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune A house sits on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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It was a complete free for all! No one paid much attention to what I read. The result was that I could read at a much higher level at a young age.

Buuuuut it also meant I got ahold The Shining and a few Julie Garwoods in elementary school 😅

#Bookvember #Writesky #WritingCommunity #booksky
woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 21d
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 7!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 7: Was your reading monitored by adults when you were a kid or was it a free for all? Did that scar you or set you free? Remember: Quote post using #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Roald Dahl was the author who inspired me to write. His characters gave me hope for a better life and his wild worlds empowered me to create my own.

#Bookvember #Booksky #Writesky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Matilda by Roald Dahl. A young girl with long brown hair stands in a pile of books while she reads.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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The Tale of Despereaux was the most formative book from my childhood. It showed me the blurred lines of good and evil, and how small differences in otherwise parallel lived experiences can create either a hero or villain.

#Bookvember #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Writesky
Cover of The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo. A small mouse with large ears runs with a needle tied to his hip.
November 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Woooow one more elf)
New commission
#art #blueskyart #PortfolioDay #artshare #warcraft #worldofwarcraft
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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NGL, being an Elementary School Teacher on Halloween might be the greatest joy life has to offer.

Also great inspiration for writing 😁

#WritingCommunity #booksky #Writesky
a boy in a frog costume and a girl in a black cat costume
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Why have I not made any new art or done writing posts lately?

Well, my lovelies, because switching from disaster response to teaching means I now spend my weekends making crap like this 🤣😜

#WritingCommunity #Writesky #art #teacherproblems
Picture of an interactive days of the week board with arrows labelled Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
October 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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With a #kindle order coming in overnight and a generous #booksky 💙📚 person buying 2 signed copies directly from me via Venmo, I only need to sell two more copies of my #gothic #horror to reach 700 copies sold!

Looking for a #spooky read for #halloween?

#horrorbook

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The Dance of Rotten Sticks
Amazon.com: The Dance of Rotten Sticks eBook : Vande Zande, J.C.: Books
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October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Once upon a Time… An Alchemist fell in love.

Check out Mosswood Apothecary, a cozy queer fantasy about a botanical alchemist who ventures north to research waning magic and discovers budding love.

Grab a copy here: shop.jprindfleischix.com/products/mos...

#writesky #booksky #queerbooks
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are walking. Blue listens intently as Green goes on talking as he talks, leading the way. Green: Once we get home, I'll read a book, weave two baskets, re-arrange the pantry, learn esperanto- Blue interrupts Green, who turns to listen. Blue: That's quite a list. Are you sure you're being completely realistic? Green takes a momentary pause from being cartoonish, being now depicted as a painstakingly detailed and shaded painting of a fox, with fur texture, whiskers and all. Extremely realistic Green: Of course. Returning back to normal, Green keeps walking. Blue follows, looking at Green with suspicion. Blue: How long did it take you to draw that gag? Green: A lot longer than I am willing to admit.
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Sound on 🐈‍⬛🍀
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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✨Remastered Morally Gray Affirmations 😘

🖤In case no one’s told you today…

#WritingCommunity #booksky #romance #oc #art #digitalart
Vic the plague doctor, in their blue sunhat, lies in a pin-up position on their back, feet in the air while they read Storm Mountain by K. G. Starke. Rav the raven sits on their feet. The text reads “Shadow daddies ain’t got nothing on you, hot stuff”
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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We made it to the end of the week ya’ll!!

✨ from Morally Gray Affirmations✨

#WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #art #oc
Vic the plague doctor clings for their life to a rock as a wave crashes behind them. They’re clutching their blue hat hat while Rav the raven spreads her wings and enjoys the water.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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We made it to the end of the week ya’ll!!

✨ from Morally Gray Affirmations✨

#WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #art #oc
Vic the plague doctor clings for their life to a rock as a wave crashes behind them. They’re clutching their blue hat hat while Rav the raven spreads her wings and enjoys the water.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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SHY TRANS BANSHEE by Tony Santorella is out today! It’s the super queer and darkly funny follow-up to Bored Gay Werewolf, filled with werewolves, crime, supernatural mystery, millennial ennui and queer found family.

Grab yourself a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

#booksky #transbooks
Book cover for Shy Trans Banshee by Tony Santorella Blurb: Brian, Nik and Darby - three friends practiced in ennui, binge-drinking, hooking up with strangers and fighting supernatural crime (when Brian's not committing it as a werewolf once a month) - have been sent by Abe Van Helsing (yes, one of those Van Helsings) to try to track down a colleague who has gone missing in London. As they putz around the city, following any leads that might help them find their British counterpart, they uncover a clairvoyancy smuggling ring, located right in the heart of the financial district. Who's kidnapping all the fortune tellers in Soho and why? And is it coincidence, fate or something more sinister altogether that Maeve, a timid trans woman taking time out of her job to track down her birth mother, turns up on the gang's doorstep... and has the uncanny ability to know just what's going to happen next?
October 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Looking for a book with stabby sapphics? I've got a bundle of 19 books that features just that ^_^
🌈📚💙📚

Find it here: itch.io/b/3296/the-u...
The Ultimate Swords & Sapphics Book Bundle: 19 sci-fi, fantasy, & horror books featuring weapon-wielding sapphics for $22, at tinyurl.com/sandsbundle. Includes the following books: Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst Tide Breaker's Curse by Ivy H. Marikova Stars and Soil by Dax Murray Unchain My Heart by RJ Martin Her Lady of Steel and Fire by Fern V. Bedek Of Serpents and Sorrow by Katherine Shaw Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson Jagged Shard by Dani Finn Valerin the Fair by Rien Gray Dame Ophis by Merlina Garance Soul Flames and Dawn Weaver by Issy Waldrom The Gift of Blood and They Who Brought the Storm by Vaela Denarr & Micah Iannandrea Blood Bounty by Elena Abbott Beyond Bringers by visceralhit Born from Earth by Jake Vanguard My Lord by L.B. Shimaira The Price of Peace by Senka Heksum
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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How would ya’ll carve this absolute unit of a pumpkin? A chainsaw? 🤣

#WritingPrompts #Writesky #booksky
Giant, child sized pumpkins piled in a grocery store box next to normal sized pumpkins
September 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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The School Paper (Part 3) - Gator Days
The School Paper (Part 3) - Gator Days Transcript Panel 1 Gustopher and Liam are hanging out in Liam's room. Liam is laying on his bed because he's stressed. Stressed because Miss Horsehill asked him if he would consider writing for the school paper. He's thinking it over very carefully. Perhaps too carefully. It's consuming his every thought. Liam's little sister, Ember, is sipping on a juice box next to Liam's bed. This juice box will keep her wrath contained, for now. Liam: I love writing. And I like it when people read my writing. Panel 2 Liam continues staring at the ceiling as he voices his true concerns to Gustopher. Ember's going to town on the juice box. It's good stuff. Liam: But my feelings get hurt easily. I'm scared people might hate my work. Panel 3 Gustopher does his best to help Liam move his thoughts in a positive direction. Ember is preparing to speak as she notices that her juice box is about to run dry. She'll surely have grand pearls of wisdom to share with her older brother. Gustopher: Yeah, but there's also people who might love it. Sometimes you just have to take risks. Panel 4 Ember shall no longer be silenced. She has the obvious answer to this whole problem. Ember: AND I'LL BITE ANYONE WHO HATES IT! Liam: Ember, no. Ember: A SMALL BITE!
September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM