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thatwriterjess
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USURPER: OUT NOW
IMPOSTOR: 18 NOV 25
🏳️‍🌈They/Them
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@thatwriterjess.bsky.social and I are curating our first joint anthology - FUTURISTIC QUEER HORROR!

Check our website for more info. We're looking forward to your submission!
A graphic for an anthology call for a futuristic queer horror anthology. Short stories of 2,500-8,500 words Queer characters and/or themes Futuristic settings combined with horror elements Preferred subgenres: techno-horror, cosmic horror, biomechanical horror Submissions open until: 20 January 2026 Curated by Ezra Wren & Jake Vanguard
September 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Rainbow Wren Subscribe to get all the latest news about my queer fiction projects under the pen name Ezra Wren!

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Stay up-to-date with the latest news on all things Ezra Wren. Ezra Wren is a non-binary bi+ author writing queer fiction that features lots of smooching and sweetness and a healthy measure of darkne...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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IT'S THE DAY!

The Kickstarter for Remnants of Relics is officially live!
Grab the Early Bird rewards and support the anthology early. Early support helps the project to become more visible on Kickstarter as well ❤️

Tinyurl.com/remnantsofrelics
July 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Guess what day it is! You're right, the 27th! And that means the kickstarter for Remnants of Relics is live!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jak...

Support over 16 queer stories & poems about loss & gain today and become a backer! 💙📚
Informational graphic for Remnants of Relics: an Anthology of Loss & Gain, curated by Jake Vanguard. The cover is in center, featuring Filippo Balbi’s Testa Anatomica's art with the contributing authors around it. The authors are: A.E. Bratchford, Harper Kinsley, S. Jean, Frederick A. Zaberisk, Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem, Kay Claire, Nico Silver, Annalisa Ely, Jaydell, Franklyn S. Newton, Talli L. Morgan, Ezra Wren, Atlas Laika, & Minerrale. The background behind the cover is paper texture. Around the cover is informational text. On the left side it reads: releasing SEPT 10th ARCS AVAILABLE NOW! On the right side, it reads: Kickstarter LIVE JULY 27th Over 16 Queer Stories & Poems Along the bottom is a URL for more information. It is: https://remnantsofrelics.carrd.co/ A trope map for a story in Remnants of Relics. It is Immortality in the Marrow by S. Jean. In the center features an illustration by the author of a young man opening his shirt to reveal a rib cage lined in bright blue. There is text above and to the sides of the image detailing more information. The top text reads: "An immortal soul has lived countless lifetimes searching for his other half. When he finally finds it, it's in a skeleton on display in a smoky university classroom." To the sides are tropes/themes associated with the story. Those are: dark academia vibes, magic seeped into bones, memory is fickle, reincarnation (but at what cost), searching for your other half, and bittersweet.
July 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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We're wrapping up #PrideBookFair with our long-awaited Promo Week! 🌈📚

Keep an eye out for sales, giveaways, bundles, and more! Check the PBF Carrd for a sampling of promoted books, including our new Itchio Bundles!

👉 pridebookfair.carrd.co#promos
Purple and pink poster graphic for #PrideBookFair. White text reads: Pride Book Fair Promo Week, June 23 through June 30. Keep an eye out for sales, giveaways, bundles, and more! Check the PBF Carrd for lists of promoted books. Be sure to pick up one or more of our PBF Itchio Bundles this week!
June 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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So glad to meet you and share this world with you!
maltesegeek.bsky.social Maltesegeek 🇲🇹🏳️‍🌈📚 @maltesegeek.bsky.social · Jun 7
Just at the book launch talk for Usurper by @thatwriterjess.bsky.social and just was so good hearing the first chapter and the answers they gave for their work and world building. Phenomenal peak into the world and just lovely books to grab. Can’t wait to be emotionally wrecked. :)
A photo of the two book editions of J.M. Rose’s first book in the Lorcanverse series “Usurper” the photo also displays 7 official art prints for the books, 2 bookmarks, and a contact card with Qr code for the mailing list and website.
June 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The Lorcanverse returns with Nikolai Petrov

📚Character-driven
🏳️‍🌈 Achillean Romance 
🫶 Friend grp 
👨‍🏫 Mentors 
🏫🤫Academy setting & secret society 
💕Cinnamon RollxBlack Cat
🗺 New culture 
🙏 Ancient gods
🫶 Diverse rep 
👑 Political intrigue 
🖤 Dark fantasy

Goodreads 🔗 in bi0

#fantasy #childrenoflorcan
June 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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If you like characters you love to love and love to hate, reads that make you want to throw your book at the wall (or even across a kingdom), books you’ll never forget, check out Usurper. According to this reader, it'll leave you eager for more.

#Darkfantasy #vampires

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April 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Hello friends! It's a bit early, but I wanted to share the event schedule for Pride Book Fair so y'all can start thinking about it!

Since we can't pin posts yet, I'll try to find a more accessible (& permanent) way to share PBF info here on bsky. For now, please share this around if you can!

🌈📚🌈🚀💫
Graphic reads: June 2024 Event Schedule for Pride Book Fair. Graphic features event schedule for Pride Book Fair. Week 1: Spirit Week (June 1st through June 8th): Share your aesthetics, moodboards, teasers, excerpts, covers, blurbs, etc., or share your favorite queer books! Week 2: Prompt Week (June 9th through June 15th): Respond to daily questions and prompts—as many or as few as you'd like. Engage with other participants! Week 3: Wishlist Week (June 16th through June 22nd): Share your wishlists of queer books, especially books you've heard about during the fair! Or, make recommendations! Let's help authors find their readers! Week 4: Promo Week (June 23rd through June 30th): Keep your eye out for sales and giveaways! Snag some books off your wishlist and share your spoils!
April 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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One month! Ebook is lowered to 99c!

Get your copy now!

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April 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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I will celebrate my first birthday as a published author with a big promotion on Usurper!

The ebook will cost 99c on itch, ko-fi and my site: 4-20 April.

If you get a paperback from my site you'll have the option to get the ebook free.

Offers: linktr.ee/thatwriterjess

Comment your questions!
April 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Hello, world.

I'm a published author today.

#Books #Indieauthor #Releaseday #Author #Writer #Fantasy
March 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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If you like

❤️🤍Todoroki angst
💙Arcane char dynamics
🦌Farseer Trilogy type char dev
🌪️Twists & turns
🛡️0 plot armour
🖋️ Immersive prose w interiority
🔧Grumpy mentor w 🫶 of gold
☀️Sunshine bestie
🫂Found fam
⛓️‍💥Poisoned sibling bond
🤧Crying

You’ll love Usurper

🔗 where 🔗s live. Pr30rd3r now!
March 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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jakevanguard.bsky.social
Look at this absolutely stunning cover!
I really couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
@replica004.bsky.social did such a wonderful job, capturing Ambroz and Evergarden perfectly.

FIRST ROSE is the 2nd book of the science fantasy trilogy Deity Chronicles, coming May 25th 2025.
An image of the cover of “FIRST ROSE” by Jake Vanguard, with text that says “Cover Reveal” on top and “Coming May 25th, 2025” at the bottom. The cover shows a man in a black toga with long black hair holding a red rose. The background of the cover includes archways and greenery. An arrow chart graphic for “FIRST ROSE” by Jake Vanguard. Surrounding an image of the book cover, text reads: Greek & Roman inspired village, Friends to lovers, High Heat, Satyr Myths, Family Bonds, Deities, Disability & Augmentations, Polyam Relationships, Trans FMC, Dual POV, Insta Love A graphic containing the blurb of FIRST ROSE, including the release date of May 25th, 2025. The blurb reads: Five years after the cataclysmic events in Tadena, Helio is living her best life—until her sister, Zalika, gets attacked and her niece, Nyssa, is kidnapped. And to make matters worse, Zalika has transferred her responsibility as the deity of technology to Helio. Desperate to find the culprit and her niece, Helio sets out on a journey with her best friend, Julyen, to enlist the help of two other deities, Zanoah and Caean. Not only is she worried about Nyssa, she's also having to deal with the new forces coursing through her, which she’s unable to fully grasp and control. Their journey brings them to Evergarden, the home of Ambroz, the deity of lust and Helio’s new mentor. But learning to control her powers from him isn’t the only connection they form. As the two fall for each other, Helio finds herself torn between her attraction to Ambroz, missing her peaceful life in Tadena, worries about Nyssa and Zalika, and her fear of facing her sister's attacker—who wants to vanquish every single deity and cleanse the world of them. Can she face the man she once loved? And what will happen when she does?
February 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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First Rose by Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social , Book 2 in the Deity Chronicles comes out May 25th! Cover Art by the very talented @replica004.bsky.social !

eARC applications still open!

Make sure to snag a copy of the first book First Snow to delve into this AMAZING world by May!

#Books
An image of the cover of “FIRST ROSE” by Jake Vanguard, with a graphic of 5 stars on top and “OUT May 25th” at the bottom. The cover shows a man in a black toga with long black hair holding a red rose. The background of the cover includes archways and greenery. The graphic includes some leaves and rose outlines! An arrow chart graphic for “FIRST ROSE” by Jake Vanguard. Surrounding an image of the book cover, text reads: Greek & Roman inspired village, Friends to lovers, High Heat, Satyr Myths, Family Bonds, Deities, Disability & Augmentations, Polyam Relationships, Trans FMC, Dual POV, Insta Love On top is a graphic with five stars and on the bottom is 'OUT MAY 25TH'. Some rose outlines and leave graphics around the edges A graphic containing the blurb of FIRST ROSE, including the release date of May 25th, 2025. The blurb reads: Five years after the cataclysmic events in Tadena, Helio is living her best life—until her sister, Zalika, gets attacked and her niece, Nyssa, is kidnapped. And to make matters worse, Zalika has transferred her responsibility as the deity of technology to Helio. Desperate to find the culprit and her niece, Helio sets out on a journey with her best friend, Julyen, to enlist the help of two other deities, Zanoah and Caean. Not only is she worried about Nyssa, she's also having to deal with the new forces coursing through her, which she’s unable to fully grasp and control. Their journey brings them to Evergarden, the home of Ambroz, the deity of lust and Helio’s new mentor. But learning to control her powers from him isn’t the only connection they form. As the two fall for each other, Helio finds herself torn between her attraction to Ambroz, missing her peaceful life in Tadena, worries about Nyssa and Zalika, and her fear of facing her sister's attacker—who wants to vanquish every single deity and cleanse the world of them. Can she face the man she once loved? And what will happen when she does?
February 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🤩🤩🤩
avalonnightcos.bsky.social Shiloh Falin @avalonnightcos.bsky.social · Jan 24
When this book releases, i'm going to recommend it get added to your TBR list. @thatwriterjess.bsky.social has created a masterpiece filled with raw emotion, fantastic world building, and characters that are easy to fall in love with (and some that are easy to loath 🤣) you've got to read this!
January 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Usurper feels like...
January 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Excited and nervous! Happy reading!
January 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Have you checked this out yet?

Once you start reading Jake’s stuff and get to know his characters you’ll never look back!
jakevanguard.bsky.social Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · Jan 11
Did you know ARC sign-up's still open?

And cover's in progress too 👀
jakevanguard.bsky.social Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · Dec 23
FIRST ROSE - Deity Chronicles 2

Romantic science fantasy including deities, polyam relationships, kidnappings, ancient beings and a whole lot of emotional turmoil

Bonus for transfemme BiPOC MC and a good amount of 🌶️
January 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Part II:

If you like these specific things...

💓 Will-Tessa-BiJem
❤️‍🩹 S1 Vi/Jinx-Silco/Vander
💔 Fanfic feels
😤 Gruff mentor
💪 Strong smart women (can't fight)
🌈 Both Straight & Queer Rep
🙋Character driven books
🌀 Twists & Turns
...

you might enjoy Usurper. Head over to IG for details
January 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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If you like these specific things...

😭 Anime-flavor feels and angst
❤️‍🩹 Todoroki family angst
🐍 Black brothers angst
🥐 Blond cinnamon rolls
💕 All kinds of romance (book is NOT a romance)
💀 Mortal characters
🗺 Fantasy worlds > Western cities
🥲 Bittersweetness

you might enjoy Usurper. (Details on IG)
January 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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THANK YOU to those who've signed up.

When you read and review books by indie authors, you help get those books in front of readers.

Signups close Wed 8 Jan

If you want to support me but don’t like ARC reading, you can still help by engaging with posts.

If you have any questions, drop them below.
January 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Would you like to learn more about the themes of Usurper? Head over to my *photo app* with the same username for a detailed post with a mini blurb for 6 out of 12 themes. Part 2 up tomorrow!
January 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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JJK X FANTASY X VAMPS

Anyone in desperate need of a Megumi/Yuji friendship where Yuji is into Megumi and Megumi is the MC?

And does anyone want Satosugu angst but they're brothers and Geto idolized Gojo so badly but they both feel betrayed by the other? 👀

You'd like Usurper... Comment ARC for 🔗
December 28, 2024 at 2:04 AM
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📣 CALLING FANTASY ARC READERS

If you like:

📚Fantasy series w spinoffs
❤️‍🩹Anime & Fanfic flavored angst
💗Entangled found family and romance
🏳️‍🌈Straight & queer romance
👱‍♂️Cinnamon roll bestie
👑Political intrigue & prince to pauper
💔Idol-distance-hatred sibling angst

Comment ARC for 🔗

#booksky📚💙
Blue background with frame detail, featuring two book covers, one blue typographical titled 'EXCLUSIVE FOILED COVER' the other pink-based illustrated titled 'ILLUSTRATED COVER'. Both covers carry the title: USURPER. In the middle is text stating this is a fantasy, the first in a series and that the paperback comes with interior illustration. release date: coming 11 march 2025 and an invitation to find out more at site childrenoflorcan.com pink background with framing and book cover of an illustrated book titled Usurper. trope map around the book: Vampirism as otherness, family ties, prince to pauper, queerness, secrets, loyalty & deceit, envy, good & evil, sibling rivalry, love, found gamily and identity. website childrenoflorcan.com at the bottom
December 27, 2024 at 1:51 AM