Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 10hThis is one of the more frustrating aspects of releasing books on Amazon, and why a lot of authors - myself included - have free titles on sites like Smashwords that aren't available for Kindle (unless you manually transfer them to an Amazon ereader) 070
Reposted by Alex PendragonChace Verity @chaceverity.com · 30/09/2026Six days until Radio Silence, a 1940s historical m/m romance, releases. Two radio stars with dark secrets, longing to revive their show after five years apart, longing to make America laugh, longing to kiss each other despite how bloody the first kiss got. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... 197
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 16hConstructing a time machine out of whatever I can rip out of the microwave, an old ceiling fan, and the TV remote, so that I can go back in time to whenever I said "oh, writing blurbs isn't so bad" and kick myself in the shin. 3100
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 30/09/2026No exaggeration to say that I probably wouldn't be here, writing queer stories, were it not for the Nifty Archive. Some of my earliest writing is there (🫣) and some readers who found me through those stories still support me today. This is a lovely set of interviews & hopefully there'll be more. 1111
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The safe option is getting someone who has read book 1 and 2 of the "College Wrestler Secrets" series to take a look at book 3, and give me some feedback. The appealing option (because I am impatient) is to throw caution to the wind and just release it. Which will Alex choose? 🤷♂️ 070
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I read book 1 of this series recently, at @sjgochenour.bsky.social's recommendation, and really enjoyed it. Have been eagerly awaiting book 2! (Here's book 1: sextonscottage.com/products/the...) 141
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Maturity is recognizing the approach of the "I deserve a little treat" to "terrible decision" pipeline, and distracting yourself by shaking a few upcoming bills in your peripheral vision. 080
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You know that feeling of being frustrated with where you're from, but also terrified of where you might be going? And the people who left before you just feel like traitors? Yeah, Oli has issues, but he's not the only one. Look, I'm not saying every queer romance should involve a cuck chair, but...alexpendragon.com"All That History" by Alex Pendragon - Alex PendragonAll That History Oli could leave his tiny, claustrophobic home town any time he wants. So if he stays, he can’t be unhappy, right? Even though nobody knows he’s gay, not even his family.Even though th... 073
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The blame for any rape is obviously on the rapist. Only I know I shouldn't be surprised at how atrociously Cornell handled its responsibility of care, too, or at its weaselly statements now, but somehow I am. We just keep failing women at every level. 050
Reposted by Alex PendragonSkye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why you should use a PHYSICAL scene separator (e.g. asterisks) in your books instead of an empty space: 1) Some ereader / app somewhere may simply not show the empty space. 2) Some people read on devices with the text REALLY BIG. Your chance of the empty space being at the end of the screen is... 1417665
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It is Sunday. My pottery class was on Thursday. Nobody in the intervening period has pointed out to me the big chunk of dried clay in the middle of my glasses. 280
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Rather naive of Rolling Stone to not realize we don't listen to much music at home because the cat hates music and hates singing even more, and will stomp up to you to yell into your mouth from barely an inch away to make the infernal hated noises stop. 270
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Clearly recognizing some Deep Need within me, the algorithm presented me with this dance video again just now. It *should* be BL and yet it isn't? Make it make sense. 020
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I wish there was a way to reach out to Amazon reviewers who you KNOW would have fantastic feedback for a new book, if only there was a way to get them an early copy 020
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Saturday morning thoughts: There is something uniquely rewarding about someone buying book two in a series, because - even without a review or a rating - it's not *too* presumptuous to assume they enjoyed the first book. Unless they're hate-reading. But I ignore that second possibility. 3280
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The sense of unearned indignation when someone buys the ridiculously expensive thing you had open in a tab (but would never actually be able to buy yourself) 😤 190
Reposted by Alex PendragonSkye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚 21118107
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I see we're talking about romance tropes. I can play! Lusting from afar: 10/10 Secretly innocent jock/Secretly kinky nerd: 10/10 Hog/Porpoise: 7/10 There's only one bed so we have to share: 9/10 There aren't enough holes so we have to share: 11/10 Bro, your dick makes me think of Oktoberfest: 🍻/10 180
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 24/09/202616 days later and my brain is still trying to figure out ways to turn this into a romance. Give it up, stupid brain, you're just making a fool of yourself. 130
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wednesday morning thoughts: Nobody is stopping you from buying four little toy car wheels and putting them on a potato. Hey presto, you have a trundlespud. 1120
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fun new type of (presumed) scam arriving in my inbox lately, offering to do a "comic adaptation" of various stories of mine. Gmail's spam filter has, at least, caught on quick. 350
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 20/09/2026At some point I'm going to have to find someone who read (& hopefully enjoyed) the first two College Wrestler Secrets books, and see if they want to read this version of book 3 for some brutally honest feedback. Who, me, nervous? 🫣 030
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Why do I have a cup of coffee and then fall asleep? What is the mechanism for this? It is not decaf. It is not meant to make me sleepy. Who do I complain to about this state of affairs? 380
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This whole thread is worth reading (and puts into words something I've wished I could express this clearly) but this post stood out to me. When has saying "well, politicians need to promise whatever they need to promise to get elected; we'll make sure they backtrack on the 'bad' later" ever worked? 0102
Reposted by Alex PendragonBastian Writes (has no idea what he’s doing) @rain-midnight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The world is worlding right now, so here’s a piece of good news! My debut novel launches on Friday!!! And you can preorder Back Outside Edge now. 032
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I... think this works? I need to reread book 2, to get a feel of whether the sex/plot balance is similar. The horniness definitely escalated beyond "kinda" though 😂 1130
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Should've worked. Brain is dead. Watched dramas instead. Oops. 070
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Is it heavy foreshadowing or do I just know what comes next because I wrote it? 2140
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Finally started the editing pass I'd been putting off, and... I don't hate this story? I think I was just stressed while I wrote the first draft, and maybe that has colored my feelings about it. But actually it's kinda horny and cute 🤷♂️ 3190
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Someone asked me, so it's time for my sorta-semi-regular "why aren't your books in Kindle Unlimited?" answer. tl;dr: I think it's more important than ever to have an option where readers can actually download and backup their ebooks.alexpendragon.comWhy aren't Alex Pendragon books on KU (Kindle Unlimited)? - Alex PendragonIt's all because of Amazon's strict exclusivity rules for Kindle Unlimited, and a promise I made to readers many years ago. 3140
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Annoyed to report that your to-do list only gets longer if you add more things to it. Unpleasant discovery, frankly. 2301
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Something always vaguely nerve-wracking when you submit a story to an agent and include your pen name/website/etc. Are they going to take one look, think "oh, he just writes dirty books*" and dismiss a queer romance out of hand? *dirty books that a lot of people enjoy, mind! 0120
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I have a sneaking suspicion that 43% of my procrastination around editing/finishing my next book is because I have already found it to be a massive headache locating the right stock art for the cover 💀 1130
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Today I learned that there is a "Mister Friendship Korea" competition, but judging by how the winner was dressed I'm questioning what sort of "friendship" metric is being measured, here. Anyway, he looked very friendly. Congrats, Mister Friendship Korea, may you find many new friends! 150
Reposted by Alex PendragonSkellan-ton (they/he) @stelsadick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Just over a month left on this! We're up to 4 tickets in the bucket, but that means your odds of winning are still pretty good! Proceeds go to paying off my obscene debt to my mom ($6k and counting). Also, if you donated to the vet bill fund last week and didn't mention wanting to enter, lmk 🖤 154
Reposted by Alex Pendragoneri (e.m. caro) @authoremcaro.com · 08/09/2026OUT TODAY! 📰✊🗽 1905 M/M historical romantic suspense about a muckraker who must investigate a reclusive, openly queer NYC businessman. Secrets; murder; intrigue; kissing in blueberry fields. Anti-capitalist journalist x marshmallow neurospicy! No compromises made. ✊ books2read.com/ByAnyMeans 85420
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Marking myself safe from the self-imposed tyranny of trying to coax a HEA into this one particular WIP story. There are romantic elements but it is not A Genre Romance. 190
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It was a light edit but I think the result reads slightly better. It also was a chance to rediscover how much I like this particular story, which is always a nice surprise when you revisit something you've not read for a while. Okay brain, now let's do what we really should be doing, yes? 080
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It doesn't happen often, but periodically a subject comes up that I am actively familiar with by virtue of my day job, and I always bite my tongue and don't engage. Doubly-so when people are frustrated and/or outraged about the topic 😂 2130
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 05/09/202642k now. Our intrepid age-gap duo has pushed guilt to the side for enough time to have Unexpected Rooftop Terrace Sex. Well, Dean felt guilty; Eun was just relieved his efforts to seduce the older man finally worked out. Don't worry, though, the awkward times they are a-comin'... 160
Reposted by Alex PendragonChace Verity @chaceverity.com · 04/09/2026You can read the first 10% for free on smashwords right now, and you can preorder it there to get a direct epub you'll forever own with no DRM and can upload to the device of your choice! www.smashwords.com/books/view/2... 268
Reposted by Alex PendragonJ. Tomala (MM/Queer Romance Writer) @authorjtomala.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Did you know you can preorder Back Outside Edge: A MM Rivals-to-Lovers Figure Skater Romance? If you didn't, now you do. Go and check it out. Handy Link: www.amazon.com/Back-Outside... #mmromance #gayromance #rivalstolovers #bookrec 001
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I know we're not meant to read the reviews, but I did peek at a couple recently and got all 🥹 No, not everyone is going to like what you write. Some people just won't connect, and it's easy to take that to heart. But sometimes the right story finds the right reader, and that's always heartening. 1132
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I reread this today, and it's quite cute. Probably going to throw it up free somewhere (Nifty, most likely). I forget sometimes how much fun shorts can be to do. 1110
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I'm not sure why I'm procrastinating so much with these edits, tbh. Usually I have the opposite issue: racing into them too soon after I finish the draft. But I finished this story in early July 🫣 I suspect it's a case of "you can't please everyone, every time, especially with a sequel" 190
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I promised myself I'd do a bunch of edits on this flight. No prizes for guessing how much editing actually happened. 1110
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Nothing quite like looking at the candid photos your family took of you to realize "wait, THAT'S what I look like from behind/the side?!" Hammering the "do not perceive me" button until it starts sparking 😵💫 1130