Rose | Y. R. Liu
@rosefae.bsky.social
Writing code by day. Writing stories by night. Drawing and gaming in between.
Chinese-Canadian | ADHD | acespec | she/they
🌐 byanyothername.me
📖 yrliu.com
Author account: @yrliu.bsky.social
Chinese-Canadian | ADHD | acespec | she/they
🌐 byanyothername.me
📖 yrliu.com
Author account: @yrliu.bsky.social
Starting an evil Durge BG3 run for the achievements, had to make it silly to make it palatable to me. Meet Perfectly Ordinary Human John Bhaaldursgate and his dream guardian, The Cooler John Bhaaldursgate.
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Starting an evil Durge BG3 run for the achievements, had to make it silly to make it palatable to me. Meet Perfectly Ordinary Human John Bhaaldursgate and his dream guardian, The Cooler John Bhaaldursgate.
Just realized that I haven't reblogged this on main? So uh, here, I'm reblogging this on main.
A rare three-part interview for the latest episode of the Instant Ink Comic Book Podcast with guest, @yrliu.bsky.social
You can watch Part One today!
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You can watch Part One today!
youtu.be/ETH11RR5XMo?...
True Friendship The Stars | Part 1 of 3 | Y. R. Liu - Episode 064
In Part 1 (of 3) with our conversation with Y.R. Liu, we dive into her writing process and the allure of dark fantasy. We also dive deep into the impact of social media and AI-generated content in the publishing industry, its environmental impact, and how it influences contemporary literary tastes and trends. You can find more about Y.R. Liu at https://yrliu.com 00:00 Welcome to the Instant Ink Comic Book Podcast 03:16 Generating Ideas for the Comic 15:31 Diving into Dark Fantasy 27:51 The Realness in Fiction Writing 30:04 Prose vs. Comics: Flexibility in Writing 36:26 The Impact of Book Trends and Social Media 44:15 The Globalization of Book Culture 48:19 Challenges in the Indie Market 53:29 The Rise of AI in Publishing -- Get the finish pages straight to your inbox at: http://instantinkpodcast.xyz Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instantinkpodcast/ Follow the hosts on their many socials: Adriano Ariganello - Pesto Comics...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just realized that I haven't reblogged this on main? So uh, here, I'm reblogging this on main.
Asked my toddler if she wanted to eat something. This was a mistake as she's now extremely upset that I keep offering her pedestrian foods like cheese or yoghurt instead of the mysterious promised mana known as "something".
October 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Asked my toddler if she wanted to eat something. This was a mistake as she's now extremely upset that I keep offering her pedestrian foods like cheese or yoghurt instead of the mysterious promised mana known as "something".
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October is blindness awareness month and you might have noticed that recently I've been talking more about vision in general lately. I'm going to answer some common questions and give you some facts. First, blindness is a spectrum. Only 10% of us see nothing, most have residual/some usable vision
October 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
October is blindness awareness month and you might have noticed that recently I've been talking more about vision in general lately. I'm going to answer some common questions and give you some facts. First, blindness is a spectrum. Only 10% of us see nothing, most have residual/some usable vision
I have been told it's ADHD awareness month. I was not aware of this. I faintly remember perhaps being aware of it last year, but I must've forgotten it in the interim. This is likely due to the ADHD.
Perhaps we should have an awareness month for ADHD awareness month.
Perhaps we should have an awareness month for ADHD awareness month.
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I have been told it's ADHD awareness month. I was not aware of this. I faintly remember perhaps being aware of it last year, but I must've forgotten it in the interim. This is likely due to the ADHD.
Perhaps we should have an awareness month for ADHD awareness month.
Perhaps we should have an awareness month for ADHD awareness month.
My home likes to surprise me with random games of "why is there an [object] in [weird location for said object]?" Is it:
a) my toddler
b) my ADHD
or c) a fey trickster spirit?
a) my toddler
b) my ADHD
or c) a fey trickster spirit?
October 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
My home likes to surprise me with random games of "why is there an [object] in [weird location for said object]?" Is it:
a) my toddler
b) my ADHD
or c) a fey trickster spirit?
a) my toddler
b) my ADHD
or c) a fey trickster spirit?
I have discovered what causes children with autism. It's *checks notes* adults with autism fucking.
September 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I have discovered what causes children with autism. It's *checks notes* adults with autism fucking.
Shoutout to my hypermobility for allowing me to twist my leg into a position where I can get a good angle to drain this blister on my foot.
September 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Shoutout to my hypermobility for allowing me to twist my leg into a position where I can get a good angle to drain this blister on my foot.
What I always want from apps like Focus Friend (and what they rarely ever have) is something like a "stopwatch mode" that counts up instead of down. Timers don't work for my brain, but I want the bean to knit socks!
August 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
What I always want from apps like Focus Friend (and what they rarely ever have) is something like a "stopwatch mode" that counts up instead of down. Timers don't work for my brain, but I want the bean to knit socks!
Reverse scope creep is when you start the summer with lofty ambitions of rewriting this textbook, and by the end of it you settle for some line edits and rearranging a few chapters.
August 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reverse scope creep is when you start the summer with lofty ambitions of rewriting this textbook, and by the end of it you settle for some line edits and rearranging a few chapters.
Is the bookshop employee who only recommends sapphic books in the room with us right now?
July 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Is the bookshop employee who only recommends sapphic books in the room with us right now?
Writers, describe your WIP in the worst way possible.
Several people with no self worth and a martyr complex fight over who's gonna be the saddest.
Several people with no self worth and a martyr complex fight over who's gonna be the saddest.
Writers, describe your WIP in the worst way possible.
Teenagers are already known for their bad decision-making skills, so let's add in extra anxiety, stress, trauma, and depression with some extra existential and self esteem crises on the side, now ft magic, toxic friends, & found family
Teenagers are already known for their bad decision-making skills, so let's add in extra anxiety, stress, trauma, and depression with some extra existential and self esteem crises on the side, now ft magic, toxic friends, & found family
Sassy gays wreak havoc on their military superiors while giving a cult leader and a demon migraines
July 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Writers, describe your WIP in the worst way possible.
Several people with no self worth and a martyr complex fight over who's gonna be the saddest.
Several people with no self worth and a martyr complex fight over who's gonna be the saddest.
Line 8 of page 187 of The Whisperer in White:
No, it wasn't light, but a long, thin gash through reality itself
👀
3 tags:
@amweald.com
@ormakal.bsky.social
@eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
No, it wasn't light, but a long, thin gash through reality itself
👀
3 tags:
@amweald.com
@ormakal.bsky.social
@eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
Line 8 of page 187 of Blades Reforged:
He paused, considering that thought.
😂
3 tags-
@sadboinokaoi.bsky.social
@geekitude.bsky.social
@rosefae.bsky.social
He paused, considering that thought.
😂
3 tags-
@sadboinokaoi.bsky.social
@geekitude.bsky.social
@rosefae.bsky.social
Line 8 of page 187 from Riyati Ripple-
Struggled with my accent and can’t roll a damn r to save my fuckin’ life, but listening’s easy as hell and written’d not been a problem since it’s still Latin characters.
3 tags
@daxaeterna.ink
@authorlizsauco.bsky.social
@verati404.bsky.social
Struggled with my accent and can’t roll a damn r to save my fuckin’ life, but listening’s easy as hell and written’d not been a problem since it’s still Latin characters.
3 tags
@daxaeterna.ink
@authorlizsauco.bsky.social
@verati404.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Line 8 of page 187 of The Whisperer in White:
No, it wasn't light, but a long, thin gash through reality itself
👀
3 tags:
@amweald.com
@ormakal.bsky.social
@eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
No, it wasn't light, but a long, thin gash through reality itself
👀
3 tags:
@amweald.com
@ormakal.bsky.social
@eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
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To celebrate Canada Day, here's an itch bundle featuring 16 Canadian fantasy and sci fi books. Check it out! 🇨🇦📚
itch.io/b/3114/the-c...
itch.io/b/3114/the-c...
June 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
To celebrate Canada Day, here's an itch bundle featuring 16 Canadian fantasy and sci fi books. Check it out! 🇨🇦📚
itch.io/b/3114/the-c...
itch.io/b/3114/the-c...
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Me: "You can have one cookie."
My toddler: "Two cookie."
Me: "One."
Toddler: "Three cookie."
Anyway please buy my books so I can buy this child more cookies. Or buy the #PrideBookFair itch bundle! itch.io/b/3076/pride...
My toddler: "Two cookie."
Me: "One."
Toddler: "Three cookie."
Anyway please buy my books so I can buy this child more cookies. Or buy the #PrideBookFair itch bundle! itch.io/b/3076/pride...
Pride Book Fair - Fantasy by Claudie Arseneault and 18 others
Pride Book Fair - Fantasy: 18 books for $35.00
itch.io
June 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Me: "You can have one cookie."
My toddler: "Two cookie."
Me: "One."
Toddler: "Three cookie."
Anyway please buy my books so I can buy this child more cookies. Or buy the #PrideBookFair itch bundle! itch.io/b/3076/pride...
My toddler: "Two cookie."
Me: "One."
Toddler: "Three cookie."
Anyway please buy my books so I can buy this child more cookies. Or buy the #PrideBookFair itch bundle! itch.io/b/3076/pride...
Thinking about everyone I knew in elementary through high school... I want all of them to magically know what a funny little weirdo I turned out to be.
June 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Thinking about everyone I knew in elementary through high school... I want all of them to magically know what a funny little weirdo I turned out to be.
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June 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sometimes you gotta lie to your toddler and tell her that the reason she can't watch more Sesame Street clips is because Elmo is tired
June 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sometimes you gotta lie to your toddler and tell her that the reason she can't watch more Sesame Street clips is because Elmo is tired
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Canadian SFF authors: I'm putting together an itch bundle to run the week of Canada Day (June 30 - July 6). Please fill out this form if interested! 📚📦🇨🇦https://forms.gle/VCgpewTdQuTVKRKQ8
Canadian SFF Bundle 2025
This is the form for joining an itch.io bundle for Canadian science fiction and fantasy books, which will run from Monday June 30th to Sunday July 6. By "Canadian", I mean books that take place in Can...
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June 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Canadian SFF authors: I'm putting together an itch bundle to run the week of Canada Day (June 30 - July 6). Please fill out this form if interested! 📚📦🇨🇦https://forms.gle/VCgpewTdQuTVKRKQ8
For anyone having trouble finding the new Kobo ToS, the link within the email works fine, but in case you can't find it, here it is: cdn.kobo.com/merch-assets...
Notably the bit about AI is in line with what was said in the CEO's thread.
Notably the bit about AI is in line with what was said in the CEO's thread.
KOBO WRITING LIFE TERMS OF SERVICE
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June 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
For anyone having trouble finding the new Kobo ToS, the link within the email works fine, but in case you can't find it, here it is: cdn.kobo.com/merch-assets...
Notably the bit about AI is in line with what was said in the CEO's thread.
Notably the bit about AI is in line with what was said in the CEO's thread.
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Lots of questions about Kobo, #kobowritinglife and how, when and why we are using AI. Putting "AI" in the same sentence as "authors", "books" or "publishers" makes a lot of alarm bells go off, and for good reason. 1/
June 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Lots of questions about Kobo, #kobowritinglife and how, when and why we are using AI. Putting "AI" in the same sentence as "authors", "books" or "publishers" makes a lot of alarm bells go off, and for good reason. 1/
I can confirm that Mallorie is great! Highly recommend!
Hey all!! I'm running a couple games coming up and have a seat or two left at each. If you'd be interested in trying your hand at Tales from the Loop or ARC, please fill this out and I'll get back to you! If you have any questions at all, feel free to let me know.
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Actual Play Casting Call for Rediscovery RPG
Hello!
My name is Mallorie Mize (@MoxxieBlue), and I am the Owner & Executive Producer of Rediscovery RPG, a production company focused on telling unique and diverse stories through gaming. You can...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I can confirm that Mallorie is great! Highly recommend!
The migraine/period combo should be illegal.
May 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The migraine/period combo should be illegal.
Hot take: if you think books should cost pennies because "art should be accessible", I agree! Here is a list of alternative ways you can pay me:
- Roof repairs
- Electricity
- My prescription medication
- Childcare
Oh what's that? It's easier to just give me $5 instead? Okay I thought so.
- Roof repairs
- Electricity
- My prescription medication
- Childcare
Oh what's that? It's easier to just give me $5 instead? Okay I thought so.
May 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hot take: if you think books should cost pennies because "art should be accessible", I agree! Here is a list of alternative ways you can pay me:
- Roof repairs
- Electricity
- My prescription medication
- Childcare
Oh what's that? It's easier to just give me $5 instead? Okay I thought so.
- Roof repairs
- Electricity
- My prescription medication
- Childcare
Oh what's that? It's easier to just give me $5 instead? Okay I thought so.
My neck feels really sore and stiff today, and as my anxiety keeps reminding me: there's just no way to know if it's because I slept weird, psychosomatic, or tetanus.
May 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My neck feels really sore and stiff today, and as my anxiety keeps reminding me: there's just no way to know if it's because I slept weird, psychosomatic, or tetanus.