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Toira O'Brady
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I'm just here for the sapphic shenanigans.
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fiversdream.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat

I said I'd be dropping these on the 15th but SURPRISE! GULA is open for digital and physical preorders, AND ARC requests!

Digital: payhip.com/b/dJH7B

Physical: elliottdunstan.storenvy.com

ARCs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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elizmanderson.com
if you want to read a book where a guy who doesn't know he's gay meets a man who immediately knows he's gay, add THE LORD OF THE WOOD to your TBR!

#QueerWritersChat

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
February 14, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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mimulus.bsky.social
I had a lovely time as always, #QueerWritersChat! I have a full-length poetry collection, TIME TRAVEL IS EASY, which uses Deep Time and dinosaurs to examine queer identity, childhood trauma, and life here in the late Anthropocene. It’s available on multiple platforms: mimulus.weebly.com/books.html
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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krismadigan.bsky.social
Not to be like "follow me for news on my upcoming novella" but I don't have a newsletter or anything. All updates are live & unfiltered right here on bluesky.

There's also itch, where you can follow me to see when my projects go live (& my debut is 50% off!) #QueerWritersChat

kris-madigan.itch.io
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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charlijae.bsky.social
yay! i actually did it on time this week!

i recently relaunched my newsletter. i've got a long essay, and a short story up. 11,000 words, waiting to be read

#queerwriters #writesky
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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theeldervampire.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat
If you like dark fantasy, necromancy, multiple queer MCs, & EGREGIOUSLY long slowburn, you may like my series, The Art of Malignance!
archiveofourown.org/series/4923589
You can also start reading The Witch of Eden Hollow, if you want a standalone❤️
archiveofourown.org/works/75724341
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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rebeccafrostwrites.com
What happens when you pick up a romantic literary ARC that might be the author’s thinly-veiled attempt to find the one that got away and you realize it’s written about you … and the author is the serial killer you’ve been hiding from?

books2read.com/pending

#QueerWritersChat
Tropes and arrows for Pending by Rebecca Frost. The background is a light blue sky with whisky clouds and a slight rainbow. White arrows point to: secret identities; the one that got away; skeleton in the closet; unreliable narrator; found family; and cozy serial killer fiction. These surround the book cover. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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jmweaverauthor.bsky.social
Thanks for the chat, #QueerWritersChat

That was a fun distraction as I cook stir fry. My promo is basically my linktree in my bio and my Tumblr, where the Prologue and first four chapters are available to read! (1/2)

www.tumblr.com/jmweaverauth...
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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amaralynn.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat 5:

My latest mothman x cryptid romance book is out in audio now and it's full of cuteness, weird spicyness, and will melt your heart with Glen's adorable West Virginia accent
www.audible.com/pd/Moth-Wood...
February 14, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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arndtezra.bsky.social
And for my final response to #QueerWritersChat (thank you @amaralynn.bsky.social for hosting!)... If you're into dark/Gothic queer erotic fiction, feel free to check out my stuff on my carrd: ezraarndt.carrd.co or zip over to my Patreon for some cool upcoming rewards: www.patreon.com/cw/ezraarndt
February 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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ambooneauthor.bsky.social
Thanks for doing this!

The first book in my Black Magicians duology is up for ARC readers on Booksprout here: booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...

And you can read the first two books in my himbo rapper/demon couple trilogy here: ambooneauthor.com?page_id=205067

#queerwriterschat
February 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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kbdiaz.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat

Thanks for hosting against, Amara!

Just dropping my preorder and Goodreads link for Dragon's Liberty down here, if you're interested in a Polish House of the Dragon with a lesbian mc!

Amazon: a.co/d/fINQ0D9
Goodreads: shorturl.at/MdnmY
The TBA cover for Dragon's Liberty. There is a dragon on it with a gold border.
February 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social
Try my fantasy novel with a trans MC for free! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1453...
Would really love more comments 🥺

I’m also doing a tiny campaign to get my ecohorror short Monoculture in the Locus Awards!
Story: www.creepypod.com/episodes/202...
Voting: poll.voting.locusmag.com
#QueerWritersChat
Art of dark rows of corn fields lit as if by a flashlight from the viewer, the corn is green and not sporting any vegetables yet. Over the image are words in white font: Write In Short Story for The Locus Awards Monoculture Monoculture by Theodore Snapdragon (CreepyPod) Link here https://www.creepypod.com/episodes/2025/8/13/amandas-story-amp-monoculture (Story starts at 23:30) Vote here! https://poll.voting.locusmag.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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mcburnellauthor.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat
Thanks for hosting! Always glad when I catch one of these.

If anyone is interested in a fantasy epic where love itself is taboo, check out The Tipping World.

mcburnell.itch.io/a-path-of-en...
books2read.com/rl/The-Tippi...
February 14, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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cassmorriswrites.com
#QueerWritersChat A5: The Aven Cycle is historical fantasy set in a re-imagined ancient Rome with elemental magic and a dynamite cast. Available in print, ebook, and audio!

linktr.ee/cassrmorris
Book covers of From Unseen Fire, Give Way to Night, and The Bloodstained Shade against a white marble background. Text: "Especially appealing in the treatment of the mage Latona and her sisters, who exercise hard-won agency in the struggle for their city." --Publishers Weekly
February 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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gclaymitchell4th.bsky.social
I don't have anything out yet, but since I've worked with Joe Chianakas @joechianakas.bsky.social, I'll promote his work.

#QueerWritersChat
#writesky
#writers

roanweatherford.com/mbm-book-aut...
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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sparrowgg.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat

Thanks for the opportunity! This is me, I write things. I have fun doing it.

press.signumuniversity.org/staff/l-f-s-...
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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robmacwolf.thevoice.dog
You can get both "Of Late Belonging" and the prequel "At First Belonging" from @bewerebooks.bsky.social here: www.bewere.net/order.php?s=...

Warning: these are full-on gay BDSM erotica.
#QueerWritersChat
Cover of "Of Late Belonging" by Rob MacWolf Cover of "At First Belonging" by Rob MacWolf.
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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strangeauthor.blacksky.app
#QueerWritersChat

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i post snippets sometimes. still got nothing to link tho sorry. check out #B'trayedSeries for snippets and oc lore
amaralynn.bsky.social AmaraJLynn 🦹 scheming @amaralynn.bsky.social · 5h
#QueerWritersChat

Question Five: Self promo/outros!

Interact with, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo until after you participated in the chat!

Theo will be hosting next week!

@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
#QueerWritersChat Question Five: Self promo! Drop your links! Every Friday 8pm EST All LGBTQIAP writers and allies welcome Background: gray wood with multicolor art supplies around the border.
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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ottersediting.com
#QueerWritersChat Q5

Do you write queer romance? Need an editor?

One of my speciality genres in editing is LGBTQ+ romance. I just completed a MM romance edit today!

Check out my website for more information: ottersediting.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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vincentlore.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat

Talked a lot about Runner Owen this round so here's where you can meet him, the villain obsessed with him, and a tragic lesbian couple who deserves better. First in a short story arc called Behold the Damned:

ko-fi.com/s/f1f96ec748
payhip.com/b/8Taym
A book cover on a gray background with golden arrows pointing at the cover. The text by the arrows reads gothic horror x gaslamp fantasy spiritualism and mediums women's wrongs a letter to the villain small but diverse cast trans MC a mysterious scent dogs...?
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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parisvivian.bsky.social
If anyone wants to read a sci-fantasy story with a sapphic romance subplot, A Summer with the Immortal is there for you! 😁🪴 Bonus: it’s the preceding story to 🦋.

(Please, I could use the money…)

Kobo: kobo.com/ebook/a-summer-with-the-immortal
Itch: parisvivian.itch.io/a-summer-with-the-immortal
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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kevinklehr.bsky.social
The best place to find what I write is my homepage - kevinklehr.com

#QueerWritersChat #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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greyhound1211.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat

As always, for Aces High: fenrispublishing.com/product.php?...

But I'd also go listen to stories over at the Voice of Dog: thevoice.dog @thevoice.dog

It features good VAs giving good performances for a variety of good stories!
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
Thanks #QueerWritersChat!

Its already Valentine's Day in Australia, and yes I will be promoting a Friendship-Centred SFF Itch Bundle, because that's the one the book I've talked about (Sythe Series #1) is in, and its the bundle I'm hosting 😂.

Happy Valentine's Day/ Happy Saturday!
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM