Maya Darjani | SFF author
@mayadarjani.bsky.social
#AMMR9 and #RevPit mentee | #indieinkawards finalist | ace | she/her| indie SF author + upmarket spy contemp
ANCIENT AS THE STARS and STAR-CROSSED EMPIRE out now!
Learn more: http://linktr.ee/mayadarjani
ANCIENT AS THE STARS and STAR-CROSSED EMPIRE out now!
Learn more: http://linktr.ee/mayadarjani
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Do you like sci Fi? Do you like spies? Hi I'm Maya and I write too much.
Read to the end of the thread for a ✨ COVER REVEAL✨
Read to the end of the thread for a ✨ COVER REVEAL✨
Please tell me political nerds are riffing about nuzzi and lizza here because the Other Place is down and I need my fix
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please tell me political nerds are riffing about nuzzi and lizza here because the Other Place is down and I need my fix
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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#AMoRaR
Gonna hype up The Star-Crossed Empire by @mayadarjani.bsky.social which is a smart, twisty, political space opera, and also a story of a romance with an ace spy/empress main character, Layla whomstdv I adored. ✨
Gonna hype up The Star-Crossed Empire by @mayadarjani.bsky.social which is a smart, twisty, political space opera, and also a story of a romance with an ace spy/empress main character, Layla whomstdv I adored. ✨
A Month of Rain & Reads
Daily Challenge 4: Be Gay! - Share a book with a gay protagonist and tell us what makes it awesome.
The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Kill Me Quick, by @josiejaffrey.bsky.social
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Daily Challenge 4: Be Gay! - Share a book with a gay protagonist and tell us what makes it awesome.
The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Kill Me Quick, by @josiejaffrey.bsky.social
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#AMoRaR
Gonna hype up The Star-Crossed Empire by @mayadarjani.bsky.social which is a smart, twisty, political space opera, and also a story of a romance with an ace spy/empress main character, Layla whomstdv I adored. ✨
Gonna hype up The Star-Crossed Empire by @mayadarjani.bsky.social which is a smart, twisty, political space opera, and also a story of a romance with an ace spy/empress main character, Layla whomstdv I adored. ✨
Nominations are open for the @indieinkawards ! Head to indiestorygeek.com to select books and categories. My eligible books are above with a few suggested categories (you're welcome to nominate for other categories as well!)
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Nominations are open for the @indieinkawards ! Head to indiestorygeek.com to select books and categories. My eligible books are above with a few suggested categories (you're welcome to nominate for other categories as well!)
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It's November already! But that means there are more new books coming your way 😁
The indie SF/F/H new release list is live on my blog (you can check out the full list of titles there: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au...)
#booksky #bookreleases #indiebooks
The indie SF/F/H new release list is live on my blog (you can check out the full list of titles there: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au...)
#booksky #bookreleases #indiebooks
The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: November 2025 - A.J. Calvin
The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: November 2025 A note to email subscribers: Due to the number of new releases this month, the email may be clipped by your email provider. Pleas...
ajcalvin.net
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's November already! But that means there are more new books coming your way 😁
The indie SF/F/H new release list is live on my blog (you can check out the full list of titles there: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au...)
#booksky #bookreleases #indiebooks
The indie SF/F/H new release list is live on my blog (you can check out the full list of titles there: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au...)
#booksky #bookreleases #indiebooks
And it's a Bookbub deal today!!!
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
And it's a Bookbub deal today!!!
I ginked @rexburke.bsky.social 's kind words for my cover and surely it's the reason for my recent success!
Mostly, people take no notice of anything I say, which is right and proper, but I can't help noticing that this FABULOUS #SciFi book - currently just 0.99 - has a quote by me on the front cover. Kiss of death, I'm sure, so help out poor old @mayadarjani.bsky.social by snagging a copy while you can
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I ginked @rexburke.bsky.social 's kind words for my cover and surely it's the reason for my recent success!
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Mostly, people take no notice of anything I say, which is right and proper, but I can't help noticing that this FABULOUS #SciFi book - currently just 0.99 - has a quote by me on the front cover. Kiss of death, I'm sure, so help out poor old @mayadarjani.bsky.social by snagging a copy while you can
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Mostly, people take no notice of anything I say, which is right and proper, but I can't help noticing that this FABULOUS #SciFi book - currently just 0.99 - has a quote by me on the front cover. Kiss of death, I'm sure, so help out poor old @mayadarjani.bsky.social by snagging a copy while you can
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A Stellar Spy by @mayadarjani.bsky.social
"Maya’s writing is crisp, and really immersive without feeling like you’re being smothered with a weighted blanket."
Read Vivian's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
"Maya’s writing is crisp, and really immersive without feeling like you’re being smothered with a weighted blanket."
Read Vivian's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
A Stellar Spy By Maya Darjani
Reviewed by Vivian Cicero I was very excited to start this book, as I was in need of a change of “flavor” from my slew of fantasy novels I’d been reading nonstop. Sci fi with a murder mystery was e…
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A Stellar Spy by @mayadarjani.bsky.social
"Maya’s writing is crisp, and really immersive without feeling like you’re being smothered with a weighted blanket."
Read Vivian's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
"Maya’s writing is crisp, and really immersive without feeling like you’re being smothered with a weighted blanket."
Read Vivian's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
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Ooh, this is all looking a bit real all of a sudden...
Third Loch is on its way to your ears, 18 December
#SciFi #Audible #audiobook
Third Loch is on its way to your ears, 18 December
#SciFi #Audible #audiobook
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ooh, this is all looking a bit real all of a sudden...
Third Loch is on its way to your ears, 18 December
#SciFi #Audible #audiobook
Third Loch is on its way to your ears, 18 December
#SciFi #Audible #audiobook
My ebook Ancient as the Stars is available on BookBub for $0.99 for a limited time! Subscribe to BookBub for free to access amazing ebook deals from your favorite authors. Go to the link below to snag Ancient as the Stars before the sale is over!
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October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My ebook Ancient as the Stars is available on BookBub for $0.99 for a limited time! Subscribe to BookBub for free to access amazing ebook deals from your favorite authors. Go to the link below to snag Ancient as the Stars before the sale is over!
www.bookbub.com/books/ancien...
www.bookbub.com/books/ancien...
My book and MANY OTHERS are available in the itchio ace bundle! Last day!
Mega: itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
There are also 2 smaller ones you can find through that link!
Mega: itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
There are also 2 smaller ones you can find through that link!
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My book and MANY OTHERS are available in the itchio ace bundle! Last day!
Mega: itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
There are also 2 smaller ones you can find through that link!
Mega: itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
There are also 2 smaller ones you can find through that link!
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Saw the article asserting most Trek fans were Republican dudes and it was written by the same dude who a 13 years ago trashed Redshirts (which went on to be a NYT bestseller and win several awards, including the Hugo), so it's safe to say his track record with Trek-aligned material is dodgy at best
October 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Saw the article asserting most Trek fans were Republican dudes and it was written by the same dude who a 13 years ago trashed Redshirts (which went on to be a NYT bestseller and win several awards, including the Hugo), so it's safe to say his track record with Trek-aligned material is dodgy at best
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Asexual Awareness Week! We are celebrating with 24 more asexual book recommendations! 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Asexual Awareness Week! We are celebrating with 24 more asexual book recommendations! 🧵
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We're celebrating Ace Pride Week with 15 indie books featuring major asexual characters or written by ace SFF authors!
www.readindiefantasy.com/books-for-ac...
(Don't forget to check out our LGBTQIA+ book collection for more or to submit your own ace book!)
www.readindiefantasy.com/books-for-ac...
(Don't forget to check out our LGBTQIA+ book collection for more or to submit your own ace book!)
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're celebrating Ace Pride Week with 15 indie books featuring major asexual characters or written by ace SFF authors!
www.readindiefantasy.com/books-for-ac...
(Don't forget to check out our LGBTQIA+ book collection for more or to submit your own ace book!)
www.readindiefantasy.com/books-for-ac...
(Don't forget to check out our LGBTQIA+ book collection for more or to submit your own ace book!)
Ace Pride Week mega-bundle on itch!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Get The Star-Crossed Empire and so so much more for $50!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Get The Star-Crossed Empire and so so much more for $50!
October 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ace Pride Week mega-bundle on itch!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Get The Star-Crossed Empire and so so much more for $50!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
Get The Star-Crossed Empire and so so much more for $50!
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📚🌈♠️ Ace Pride Week ♠️🌈📚
itch mega bundle & smaller bundles
Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50!
Get a copy of THE THIRTEENTH KEY with over 50 other books by ace-spec authors and/or featuring ace-spec characters!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
riyati.ink/ace2025-2
🌈🚀💫 💙📚👀 📢📚 🌈📚🪐
itch mega bundle & smaller bundles
Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50!
Get a copy of THE THIRTEENTH KEY with over 50 other books by ace-spec authors and/or featuring ace-spec characters!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
riyati.ink/ace2025-2
🌈🚀💫 💙📚👀 📢📚 🌈📚🪐
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📚🌈♠️ Ace Pride Week ♠️🌈📚
itch mega bundle & smaller bundles
Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50!
Get a copy of THE THIRTEENTH KEY with over 50 other books by ace-spec authors and/or featuring ace-spec characters!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
riyati.ink/ace2025-2
🌈🚀💫 💙📚👀 📢📚 🌈📚🪐
itch mega bundle & smaller bundles
Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50!
Get a copy of THE THIRTEENTH KEY with over 50 other books by ace-spec authors and/or featuring ace-spec characters!
riyati.ink/acepride2025
riyati.ink/ace2025-1
riyati.ink/ace2025-2
🌈🚀💫 💙📚👀 📢📚 🌈📚🪐
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I also need to promo the bundles I'm in this week, so hey! For #AceWeek we have bundles over on itch! With several authors! I'm one of them!
Mega Bundle: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1: riyati.ink/ace2025-1 (has all the books from the mega bundle not on bundle 2)
Bundle 2: riyati.ink/ace2025-2
Mega Bundle: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1: riyati.ink/ace2025-1 (has all the books from the mega bundle not on bundle 2)
Bundle 2: riyati.ink/ace2025-2
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I also need to promo the bundles I'm in this week, so hey! For #AceWeek we have bundles over on itch! With several authors! I'm one of them!
Mega Bundle: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1: riyati.ink/ace2025-1 (has all the books from the mega bundle not on bundle 2)
Bundle 2: riyati.ink/ace2025-2
Mega Bundle: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1: riyati.ink/ace2025-1 (has all the books from the mega bundle not on bundle 2)
Bundle 2: riyati.ink/ace2025-2
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For #AceWeek, we have a MASSIVE Ace Pride Mega Bundle available over on itch(.)io. FIFTY-ONE (yes, 51!) works that are either written by ace authors, feature ace characters, or BOTH are available in this bundle and it only costs $50. That's it! 📢📚
Grab yours here: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Grab yours here: riyati.ink/acepride2025
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
For #AceWeek, we have a MASSIVE Ace Pride Mega Bundle available over on itch(.)io. FIFTY-ONE (yes, 51!) works that are either written by ace authors, feature ace characters, or BOTH are available in this bundle and it only costs $50. That's it! 📢📚
Grab yours here: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Grab yours here: riyati.ink/acepride2025
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I have a book in this bundle! If you want MoKaM for cheap on Itch as well as a BUNCH of other ace books, now is your chance to get them!!
If you're looking to start #AsexualAwarenessWeek off with a bang... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices!
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
October 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I have a book in this bundle! If you want MoKaM for cheap on Itch as well as a BUNCH of other ace books, now is your chance to get them!!
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There's still time to grab the ace pride week bundles on itch-io! Check out all these awesome books by aspec authors or with aspec rep (or both!) you know you want to
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
itch.io/b/3322/ace-p...
#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
itch.io/b/3322/ace-p...
#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There's still time to grab the ace pride week bundles on itch-io! Check out all these awesome books by aspec authors or with aspec rep (or both!) you know you want to
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
itch.io/b/3322/ace-p...
#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...
itch.io/b/3322/ace-p...
#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
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If you're looking to start #AsexualAwarenessWeek off with a bang... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices!
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you're looking to start #AsexualAwarenessWeek off with a bang... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices!
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
Megabundle 🔗 riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/ace2025-2
📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀
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Last chance to snag the Under-rated book bundle on Itch, with over 60 BOOK TITLES in one convenient sale.
Find it here:
itch.io/b/3305/under...
Find it here:
itch.io/b/3305/under...
October 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Last chance to snag the Under-rated book bundle on Itch, with over 60 BOOK TITLES in one convenient sale.
Find it here:
itch.io/b/3305/under...
Find it here:
itch.io/b/3305/under...
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My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?
Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?
Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?
Something else?
What have you got?
Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?
Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?
Something else?
What have you got?
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
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"So...I read it."
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Archives banned making copies.
Archives banned making copies.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
October 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"So...I read it."