Stephanie Caye
@kittensyay.bsky.social
Writer, reader, wanderer, skeleton clothed in skin, constantly wanting to rearrange my furniture. She/her/elle.
Author of the urban fantasy series GRAVITY'S DAUGHTER.
https://stephaniecaye.com#books
Author of the urban fantasy series GRAVITY'S DAUGHTER.
https://stephaniecaye.com#books
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Ten fantasy books that prove self-publishing has come a long way
Self-published authors often enjoy unprecedented fandom, with traditional publishers taking note of the growing industry
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Wowow, so excited to wake up and find my book on @theglobeandmail.com mail.com 's "Ten fantasy books that prove self-publishing has come a long way" this morning! 🥰
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#booksky #selfpublishing #amwriting
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#booksky #selfpublishing #amwriting
Gotta go with Heresy, the often-cat-shaped demon in Alethea Lyons' fun urban fantasy "The Hiding." I'm a sucker for a mischievous, fluffy smartass. #amorar
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Gotta go with Heresy, the often-cat-shaped demon in Alethea Lyons' fun urban fantasy "The Hiding." I'm a sucker for a mischievous, fluffy smartass. #amorar
Came for the cat pictures, found a delightful interview. #amorar
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and to start this week off, we have an interview with book reviewer and fantasy enthusiast @turkeycleverness.bsky.social
We wish you all a great day and a pleasant week to come.
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#AMoRaR #BookSky
We wish you all a great day and a pleasant week to come.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Came for the cat pictures, found a delightful interview. #amorar
Oh no, I love this. 😭
I illustrate CATS READING BOOKS for $75
Pick a cat— maybe YOUR cat or a friend's cat— pick a book— maybe a book you wrote or maybe your favorite read— and I draw you the digital illustration like these—
www.behance.net/gallery/2291...
DM me for info!
Pick a cat— maybe YOUR cat or a friend's cat— pick a book— maybe a book you wrote or maybe your favorite read— and I draw you the digital illustration like these—
www.behance.net/gallery/2291...
DM me for info!
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Oh no, I love this. 😭
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When gravity increases & I feel flatter than a hair, I might grab something I wrote & flip to random sections. If that lifts me, I think of sumbody who might be having a shitty day & they pick up one of my books and say fuck off world, I'm reimagining. That's a strong elevating feeling. Fuel 4 life.
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
When gravity increases & I feel flatter than a hair, I might grab something I wrote & flip to random sections. If that lifts me, I think of sumbody who might be having a shitty day & they pick up one of my books and say fuck off world, I'm reimagining. That's a strong elevating feeling. Fuel 4 life.
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Currently ongoing
- #HiveMentor submissions open in 3 hours
- My novella is up for preorder
- I am trying to get said novella to sell enough Amazon copies for a banner
- Kotov Syndrome is in a bundle
- KS & Woodpusher are in a reverse sale for my birthday on Itch
- Most of my Ko-Fi shop is 38% off
- #HiveMentor submissions open in 3 hours
- My novella is up for preorder
- I am trying to get said novella to sell enough Amazon copies for a banner
- Kotov Syndrome is in a bundle
- KS & Woodpusher are in a reverse sale for my birthday on Itch
- Most of my Ko-Fi shop is 38% off
I have so many things going on right now. I feel like if I posted about all of them all of the time so many people would get tired of hearing about them.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Currently ongoing
- #HiveMentor submissions open in 3 hours
- My novella is up for preorder
- I am trying to get said novella to sell enough Amazon copies for a banner
- Kotov Syndrome is in a bundle
- KS & Woodpusher are in a reverse sale for my birthday on Itch
- Most of my Ko-Fi shop is 38% off
- #HiveMentor submissions open in 3 hours
- My novella is up for preorder
- I am trying to get said novella to sell enough Amazon copies for a banner
- Kotov Syndrome is in a bundle
- KS & Woodpusher are in a reverse sale for my birthday on Itch
- Most of my Ko-Fi shop is 38% off
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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!
Masterful.
I don't know that my books will win awards. But I would like to bait you into nominating me. So I have prepared award bait. It's masterfully prepared. Please take the bait. Nominate Woodpusher for the Indie Ink Awards. Make this master baiting worth my time.
indiestorygeek.com/story/4958
indiestorygeek.com/story/4958
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Masterful.
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Thank you for helping us reach a funding goal! To show we put creators first, we're doing a 5 emote comm for our Discord for $100!
To apply, reply to this post with by Nov 20:
1️⃣ Your emote portfolio
2️⃣ A bit about your art background
We'll pick by the 24th!
!NO AI!🚫🤖
To apply, reply to this post with by Nov 20:
1️⃣ Your emote portfolio
2️⃣ A bit about your art background
We'll pick by the 24th!
!NO AI!🚫🤖
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank you for helping us reach a funding goal! To show we put creators first, we're doing a 5 emote comm for our Discord for $100!
To apply, reply to this post with by Nov 20:
1️⃣ Your emote portfolio
2️⃣ A bit about your art background
We'll pick by the 24th!
!NO AI!🚫🤖
To apply, reply to this post with by Nov 20:
1️⃣ Your emote portfolio
2️⃣ A bit about your art background
We'll pick by the 24th!
!NO AI!🚫🤖
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There has been so much great #music lately. The incredible @dessadarling.bsky.social just released a new two-track EP "Tough Call, Camelot." Dessa's music is always a gut-punch in the best possible way. Insightful, wise, humorous, and self aware. Dessawander.com
#dessa #doomtree #independentmusic
#dessa #doomtree #independentmusic
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There has been so much great #music lately. The incredible @dessadarling.bsky.social just released a new two-track EP "Tough Call, Camelot." Dessa's music is always a gut-punch in the best possible way. Insightful, wise, humorous, and self aware. Dessawander.com
#dessa #doomtree #independentmusic
#dessa #doomtree #independentmusic
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Hello! This is an important one, so it won’t be the last time I post it. The Land Defenders on Hunters Mountain are gearing up for winter. They are resolute. But they need supplies, they are winterizing the cabins they built, there is food and firewood and gas for generators needed.
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Hello! This is an important one, so it won’t be the last time I post it. The Land Defenders on Hunters Mountain are gearing up for winter. They are resolute. But they need supplies, they are winterizing the cabins they built, there is food and firewood and gas for generators needed.
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On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
Another excellent post I missed a couple days ago from #amorar 😅 I'm in the midst of my own reading journey, hoping at some point it'll help me get back to writing...
We're starting the day with a fantastic guest post by @angelaboord.bsky.social on the subject of how reading books can help with author burn out, and why we should be reading more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-h...
#AMoRaR
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#AMoRaR
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Another excellent post I missed a couple days ago from #amorar 😅 I'm in the midst of my own reading journey, hoping at some point it'll help me get back to writing...
Really fun interview!
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and somehow it's not actually raining.
To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Really fun interview!
For real tho, who is the DEZI who sings "La Fiera" and "Venus in Gemini" (Tidal is hella vague) because j'adore.
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
For real tho, who is the DEZI who sings "La Fiera" and "Venus in Gemini" (Tidal is hella vague) because j'adore.
"Someday we won't live here anymore/we know that we won't stay/but we hang up all the pictures anyway."
moreaccidentals.bandcamp.com/track/someda...
moreaccidentals.bandcamp.com/track/someda...
Someday We Won't Live Here, by The Accidentals
from the album TIME OUT 3
moreaccidentals.bandcamp.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
"Someday we won't live here anymore/we know that we won't stay/but we hang up all the pictures anyway."
moreaccidentals.bandcamp.com/track/someda...
moreaccidentals.bandcamp.com/track/someda...
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This is so important.
Suburban moms protesting peacefully and being arrested outside Broadview.
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is so important.
Spoiler: I loved it. Go read the review and see why. 😁
Today we've got a new review for you, this time of Unfortunate, a fast-paced urban fantasy novella by @ayrtonmsilva.bsky.social as written by @kittensyay.bsky.social:
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www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Spoiler: I loved it. Go read the review and see why. 😁
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We've got another review for you today, and this is a fun one by @edpool.bsky.social as he reviews Shadecursed: The Bestiary Book One by @chaoskirin.art!
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#AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
#AMoRaR
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We've got another review for you today, and this is a fun one by @edpool.bsky.social as he reviews Shadecursed: The Bestiary Book One by @chaoskirin.art!
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
#AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
#AMoRaR
"You don't have to grow from it/You just gotta to get though." I am rewarded with another fantastic track out today from @dessadarling.bsky.social 😍
dessa.bandcamp.com/track/tough-...
dessa.bandcamp.com/track/tough-...
Tough Call, by Dessa
from the album Tough Call, Camelot
dessa.bandcamp.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"You don't have to grow from it/You just gotta to get though." I am rewarded with another fantastic track out today from @dessadarling.bsky.social 😍
dessa.bandcamp.com/track/tough-...
dessa.bandcamp.com/track/tough-...
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can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads - Day 3, and it's Interview O'Clock!
The victim of today's questioning is none other than Lilly Lockwood (@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social), whose book Songs of Broken Bells is the prize of today's giveaway.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
The victim of today's questioning is none other than Lilly Lockwood (@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social), whose book Songs of Broken Bells is the prize of today's giveaway.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads - Day 3, and it's Interview O'Clock!
The victim of today's questioning is none other than Lilly Lockwood (@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social), whose book Songs of Broken Bells is the prize of today's giveaway.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
The victim of today's questioning is none other than Lilly Lockwood (@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social), whose book Songs of Broken Bells is the prize of today's giveaway.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
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I am so honored that @blog.readindiefantasy.com featured a review of The Seaglass Blade to kick off their November reading event, A Month of Rain and Reads! #AMoRaR
Our first post of the day is also our first review for #AMoRaR! @ormakal.bsky.social reviews The Seaglass Blade by @jcsnow.bsky.social which is currently running a Kickstarter to help fund this gorgeous hardcover edition!
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am so honored that @blog.readindiefantasy.com featured a review of The Seaglass Blade to kick off their November reading event, A Month of Rain and Reads! #AMoRaR
I'm not so much soliciting a nomination as pointing out that the MC of THE FLAWS OF GRAVITY is named Jude and, well, maybe the typo means she's just what the Indie Ink Awards are looking for. #indieinkawards #indiepublishing #booksky
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November 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm not so much soliciting a nomination as pointing out that the MC of THE FLAWS OF GRAVITY is named Jude and, well, maybe the typo means she's just what the Indie Ink Awards are looking for. #indieinkawards #indiepublishing #booksky
indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...
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This is a beautiful post. "Reading is an acknowledgment of the one true power that actually changes things: the imagination." #aMoRaR
Good morning, and happy Sunday!
Today, we share our first Guest Post of A Month of Rain and Reads. In it @zzclaybourne.bsky.social talks about reading as a connection rather than as an escape.
How have your favourite books change you?
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#AMoRaR #BooksSky
Today, we share our first Guest Post of A Month of Rain and Reads. In it @zzclaybourne.bsky.social talks about reading as a connection rather than as an escape.
How have your favourite books change you?
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BooksSky
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is a beautiful post. "Reading is an acknowledgment of the one true power that actually changes things: the imagination." #aMoRaR