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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Rocks are fucking rad. Unrelated: highly recommending taking an edible before going to the rock and gem show.

Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Two kids came in to the cafe I work at my last shift, and when I left, they were riding bikes down the street where my car was parked. Kid: Dad, who is that guy? Dad: He served us at the coffee shop a little bit ago, remember? Me: *realizing this is the second time I’ve been masc gendered ever*

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a group of cartoon characters including spongebob squarepants and patrick star

Alt: SpongeBob dancing in a band uniform

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

It is my one year T anniversary today. Going into it, I really didn’t realize just how impactful and beneficial it would be for me. My mental health has exponentially improved, my feelings on my body have become more neutral—maybe sometimes even positive! It’s a choice I’d make 100 times over again.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A lot of transphobes ask “what is a man?” like Dracula didn’t tell us 30 years ago in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I absolutely think this is the key element in deciding to separate art and artist. Shakespeare was probably one kind of asshole or another but buying the complete works doesn’t allow him or his heirs to do more damage. It’s a critical distinction between censorship and boycott.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A scene Mom: What have you been watching lately? Me: Well I watched this one show called Heated Rivalry. It‘s about…hockey. Mom: Oh, I’ve heard of it. Do you think I’d like it? Me: Umm…maybe? Mom: … Me: …don’t watch it with Dad. Mom: Oh. Okay. Do you want to watch it with me? Me: Absolutely not.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Post 4 fictional characters you relate to and let people assume things about you.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 16/03/2026

The 1st iteration of HireHumanArtists.com is here. It's currently just a spreadsheet directory of visual artists who've pledged to never use AI in their works. Use the pre-made filters to find what you want or make your own. Please share with authors & anyone else looking for art!

hirehumanartists.com

Directory of No AI Artists

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Instead of AI for covers, use: -premades (most are under $100) -use royalty free pictures/art. There are TONS, especially within museum databases that you can use. -Get a shitty cover and upgrade when you have money AI will poison your career forever. Don't do it.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

You can read any of the Val-de-mer books a standalones, but they do have recurring characters and build an overarching arc. in PAINTED FLOCK, we deal with *what* to do with the exocores and how to return the trapped witches to the world. buy.bookfunnel.com/prdyz5509q

Have you missed Baker Thief's sequel? Aromantic fantasy novel.

Quebec City inspired
Three arospecs MCs
Evil scientist redemption
Six cats household!
The flock is a metaphor found family
The true villain was compulsory romance all along

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Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 17/03/2026

The Trans Rights Readathon is back between March 17-31, and more important than ever! We're here to get you started with FIFTY self-published and indie SFF books by trans and non-binary authors: www.readindiefantasy.com/trans-rights... #TransRightsReadathon #ttr26

A promotional banner featuring the trans flag and the text #Trans Rights Readathon 2026.

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The Cabinet of Doctor Alasdairi @alasdairstuart.com · 23/02/2026

One of the things They don't tell you is that a lot of being creative involves wondering whether or not you're screaming into the void. And a lot more of it is realising that as long as you're screaming, that's the point. And a lot of the rest of it is working out if you're singing or screaming

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!

A screenshot of Mad Men of Don Draper yelling. The subtitle has been edited to read, “that’s why I write books!”

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Hello, here’s attempt #347484 of me trying to use Bsky more often because the platforms I can tolerate using continue to dwindle.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/12/2025

HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!

An old pocketwatch suspended in front of ancient leather-bound books

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Hel ✨ || Untwined is out now!! 🌀🪷 @helynalc.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

#AMoRaR #BookSky my time has come again - Inner Universe books by @nataliekelda.bsky.social - depression, anxiety - No Land for Heroes by @thatcalamity.bsky.social - PTSD - Coal Gets In Your Veins by @catrector.com - generational trauma - Perception Check by @astridknightauthor.bsky.social - trauma

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💀kris is kickstartering London and the King of Bones💀 @kamielke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

for every trans account suspended the ill I wish upon JK Rowling only increases

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I love when people call me ugly as an insult. My brother in Christ, I LOVE being ugly. Are you kidding? Like, I spent many years as a “pretty girl,” and it’s miserable. Now that I’m a fucked up little genderless gremlin, everyone leaves me alone! It’s incredible.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 21/07/2025

This sale ends on the 22nd! (And thank you so much to everyone who has sent me a pic of the tshirt you ordered! You don't know how happy that makes me 💜)

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Major order of operations for book publishing: Write the book Edit it to the best of your ability Beta readers for feedback Editor (optional- developmental, line, and/or copy editing) Edit your book again (as many times as needed til it's DONE) Format your book ARC readers Publish to general public

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Spoilers: the reason the right is pissing themselves over Superman is because the movie is an unabashed parallel to the Gaza genocide. And Superman is pro-Palestine because OF COURSE HE IS.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/07/2025

There is no more delightful publishing arc than the one traveled by @chucktingle.bsky.social. Love is real, and so is kindness, and talent. slate.com/culture/2025...

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One of the Best Pop Horror Books of the Year Is by … This Guy?

Lucky Day is weird, compelling—and very surprising, coming from the author of My Billionaire Triceratops Craves Gay Ass.

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Ske-Lou-Ton 💀 @louwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I will never knowingly use or engage with GenAI so if you see me reposting it please do me a favour and tell me 🙏

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

binged all of the episodes of I’m A Virgo yesterday, and holy shit????? Why isn’t everyone talking about this show??? It also only has one season so far and no season two announced, and they BETTER make more of it or so help me…

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Yeah, here’s me being very vulnerable right now: I’m finding it hard to be a creative right now. Given just EVERYTHING (the rise of AI, the political climate, my own personal struggles, etc.) I’m asking myself nearly every day, “Is it worth it to keep trying to do this?”

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Should I actually do #WIPWednesday here? Have a bit of RULES AS WRITTEN, maybe?

The moonlight hits it just right. A massive structure of solid something—it’s hard to tell exactly what in the lowlight, only that the exterior is rough and drab, the color of clay. Bits of it slough off as it takes creaking steps forward on four legs that bring it up into the branches above our heads, and a lumpy stone head brushes leaves and sends already dead bits of debris onto the floor of the forest. If I only saw its shadow in a wooded area on Earth, I’d swear a gorilla escaped from the local zoo.
Adrian stiffens next to me, his hand on my shoulder clamped in a vise grip, moving me slowly backward as the stone monster approaches. “Bad,” he mutters. “Bad, not good, bad.”
“What is that?” I whisper.
“Something bad.”
“Yeah, I picked that up.”

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 3 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide! #romancelandia 🌈📚 #booksky

Available now in ebook, audiobook, or paperback The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen
Mm romance, forced proximity, a lavender marriage, murder/magic/mysteries, food tour of 1890s NYC, unbury your gays, an autistic necromancer, everybody's queer

The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen is out now in ebook and paperback, book 2, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, mm romance, a sinister clinic, new powers, 1890s NYC, a murdered patient, a cure for magic, a horrible ex, rich people behaving badly, the tether becomes a #problem

The Reanimator's Remains by Kara Jorgensen, out now in ebook, audiobook, and paperback, book 3, mm romance, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, the trees are watching, dealing with trauma... poorly, dont go where I can't follow, family secrets, breaking the cycle, the dead are out for revenge

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This is such a wildly bad idea. Please take action. "AI", as the situation currently stands, is mostly a scam, is hurting the planet during a time of global crisis, is stealing from struggling artists, is very often wrong and hallucinating _more_ in newer models, and will get worse if unregulated.

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 13/06/2025

"Doctors looked at my body, and couldn’t decide whether to mark M or F on my birth certificate. So instead of changing the form, they tried to change my body. "What I experienced is the opposite of gender-affirming care; it's gender enforcement... "I deserved to make those decisions for myself."

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Bryanna/Brioche, Angry Noodle @theangrynoodle.com · 12/06/2025

Guys. GUYS! Thanks to the wonderful, amazing, brilliant @silver.phoenyx.net, who linked to a way I can back up my site, The Angry Noodle is back, weeeeeeeeee!!!! It's still got some little issues I need to work out, but I'm just so happy to have it back! 😭 theangrynoodle.com

theangrynoodle.com

The Angry Noodle - Posts for the speculative, cooked to al dente. *noodle noises*

The home for writers, lovers of speculative fiction, and all-around angry noodles. Posts available when I'm cooked to al dente.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I see the “morally grey boy thirsters” have picked up the main vampire guy from Sinners, and I’m starting to wonder if maybe you all just like bland white guys.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Two and a half months on T update: I do a mad good Bobby Hill impression now.

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Now you can bring the crew of Tempest home for Pride for only $0.99! 🍑 Cozy romantasy, heavy on the romance 🏴‍☠️ Treasure hunting and map magic 🍑 Established romance 🏴‍☠️ Polyamory done right 🍑 Trans joy 🏴‍☠️ Disabled MC saves the day 🍑 Crew = family

Background: calm ocean surface at night

Centered image: Paperback and ebook copies of TEMPEST, TAKE ME HOME

Text above image: $0.99 ebook sale! Now to June 30

Text under image: Buttpirates.carrd.co

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Hi Bluesky. What are the queer books you’re reading this month?

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

My YouTube account is the one hooked up to our tv at home, and sometimes, I do a search during a writing session that really makes me wonder if I’m going to have to explain something next time my partner and I are searching for something to watch. Today was one of those times.

A screenshot of YouTube search with the phrase “elk sounds” in the search bar. The results all have pictures of elks.

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Astrid ON HIATUS | INARORA'S EXCURSION Out Now! @seraphrdm.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Hi everyone! New 📍! I'm Astrid, I'm a queer & disabled author and artist. Right now I have really rough car payments to make and a personal property tax I have to pay. Any help would be appreciated, but Ik times are tough! seraphrdm.itch.io ko-fi.com/seraphrdm #ArtSky #Chibi #Commissions #WriteSky

A graphic featuring three covers. The top one is the main one for itch dot io, featuring the main cast of the Fate of Enaros series. The other two are covers for Mela Súle and Precious Protection.

A graphic featuring four chibis: Lysander hugging, Priwen with a thumbs up, Inoichi holding a flower, and Seri with a coffee mug. The text reads: Chibi comms: $20 for an icon, $50 per character for 35 Discord Emojis or just $50 for 15
$40 for a full body chibi. But I'm in the process of developing a full body chibi art style, so there may be experimentation.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I can't stress enough how wrong and disingenuous the most recent wave of COVID revisionism is. The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.

Chart showing higher death rates in Republican counties starting in June 2020

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Them: Ugh, hate it in movies and books where everyone is so quippy. Me, whose only communication styles are sarcasm, puns, and absurdism: *shiftily looks around* Heh heh, yeah, how—how unrealistic.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Never get a dog, kids. They’ll shake their head so hard, one of their eye boogers will land conveniently on your hand, and you will pass away on the spot.

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Astrid Knight - Fantasy Author (They/He) @astridknightauthor.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Do you know how easy it is to not be mean to people? Like, SO easy. Try it sometime.

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Neovagina Evangelion @gammarae.design · 27/05/2025

Don't bully the Harry Potter kids. They're kids. And they get to be famous. Lithgow? Bully relentlessly. Everyone else involved with throwing these kids in the role of a show now forever associated with a Nazi adjacent bigot? Oh totally bully the fuck out of those. Leave the kids alone.

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