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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I need an adult. How do authors handle crowdfunding managers and author strategists in their inbox? I've had 5 this week. #authorsky #indieauthorsky #authors #indieauthor

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I need 166 people to become Intrigued Investors in the Kickstarter campaign for my next book cover! Join for just $5! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the... #booksky

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Operation Publication: The Sequel

Help fund the cost of my next book cover, to be created by the amazing Racheal Scotland, the cover artist of Fractured Princess!

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Aside from my anxiety that I'm not going to reach 100% for this Kickstarter, I've been hit with emails from people trying to sell me thie crowdfunding managers. Fun times. Fun times.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

(See the post above.) Please support by Kickstart to fund the cover art of my next novel: BROKEN PRINCESS, the second book in the Shattered Chronicles series! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the... #indieauthorsky #authorsky #blackauthorsky #booksky

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Brodie is a soft-spoken but fearsome marksman. After Jonnie comes to her in a dream, their destinies become tied together with a deep bond that was sealed before either of them were born. Learn more by buying FRACTURED PRINCESS, and join my Kickstarter campaign for BROKEN PRINCESS, linked below!

Black and white sketch of a young Black woman holding a rifle like a cane

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Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Divest from Harry Potter and JKR, y'all. It's okay to feel sad about no longer engaging with something that meant a lot to you, but a fictional world that funds a very real assault on trans rights will never be more meaningful than caring about the safety of trans folks.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I never finished my tiktok video introductions of my book characters. I think I have time for this campaign. www.tiktok.com/@debreneebyr... #indieauthor #booksky #authorsky #blackauthorsky

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Operation Publication: The Sequel

Help fund the cost of my next book cover, to be created by the amazing Racheal Scotland, the cover artist of Fractured Princess!

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Cyan became Jonnie's Watchman at five years old. Riddled with PTSD that causes anxiety and panic attacks, he cares for Jonnie with a tight grip and the worry of an older brother with a wild-child sister. Follow Cyan in FRACTURED PRINCESS. Visit my Linktree below to support BROKEN PRINCESS!

Black and white sketch of a young man in a t-shirt and pants carrying a cudgel. He has antlers tattooed down the right side of his neck and arm.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nothing short of Epstein's ghost and three spirits that meet him at midnight is going to change that man. No sane Christian believes he's redeemable. If they actually read the Bible, he has a hardened heart and reprobate mind. Be for real.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Jonnie is a headstrong, spirited princess on a journey to train to fight the metal army that killed her people. Discoveries and memories hidden deep in her subconscious point to her being the root cause. Find out how in FRACTURED PRINCESS. Visit my linktree to back the cover for BROKEN PRINCESS!

Black and white sketch of a young Black woman

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Khadeja @khadeja.bardrockcafe.com · 16/09/2026

pass this around - looking for a masc BIPOC or AAPI (or someone who wants to play a masc character) actual player for an upcoming project on Bard Rock Cafe, any suggestions? #actualplay #ttrpg

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/10/2026

Everybody's loving this clip, for good reason, but it should remind everyone that cities therefore have an obligation to build enough housing that all these marginalized and outcast people can come and afford to live in them on minimum wage *without* becoming homeless. YIMBY!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have another Black Author Spotlight! This time, it's faith-based author Minnie Warren. Check it out! www.thewritemage.com/2026/10/blac... #indieauthorsky #authorsky #blackauthorsky

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Creative AF Games @creativeafgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We went to @playcrafting.bsky.social this year and met amazing indie devs at the con! Including @munity.games, the team behind Shootlanzer - an arcade exclusive side-scroller! Here is Munity’s Savannah with more on the their modern take on the Shmup genre! #indiegamedev #blackgirlmagic #animenyc

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you, but I'll navigate it when I'm ready.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I started doing it back in 2023 with the first book. I do need to make the rest. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TVFPD3/

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nothing like coming into Spoutible after a while and seeing a scam message about sending money on a day when I need it. 😖 If anyone can really help, my cash app is cash.app/$DebRBee

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The cover? I have an artist who does it.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Launching soon: the Kickstarter for my next book cover! Visit and save to be notified! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the... #indieauthor #authorsky ##blackauthorsky #indieauthorsky

Black and white sketch of two young people in a library. The girl is facing us. The boy is looking off to the right from behind her.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

All 4 of the finalists deserved to be the finalists. I'm so proud of all 4 of them. And also, this season was a masterclass on how to hate loudly confident Black men, especially when they're winning. #ProjectRunway

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Wait, politics are REAL?!"

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There is absolutely nothing more aggravating than getting paid and school loans take half of what you just earned.

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Eden Appiah-Kubi @edenawrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This playlist found me and I'm so glad it did! Perfect for reading on the subway and walking up hills. Also, the best argument I can give for splurging on YouTube premium is now I have uninterrupted DJ sets in my life. #musicsky #housemusic #blacksky #edenappiahkusi #authorlife

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Meta and this stupid commercial about AI talking about "We're betting on people--" Weren't y'all sued for getting teenagers hooked to Facebook and Instagram?

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Morgan @morgcity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy World Afro Day! #illustration #naturalhair

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Matty! @mattythemouse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Casual reminder: this guy has been getting public funded healthcare, elder care, and the ability to work from home the past few months; all things he’s worked hard to deny you.

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Creative AF Games @creativeafgames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hey y’all! Check out our game’s player character Prism and our Character Concept Artist Bella Adam’s process concepting her! To learn more about Bella’s inspiration for Prism’s look, check out our previous post! #CharacterConcept #GameCharacter #IndieDev

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

lol I am literally inimitable, you raggedy bitch.

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Speaking of RuPaul, where's my Lingo!?

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026

This isn't a feel good story

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Debra Renée Byrd @debreneebyrd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why did I look up and see Tamia was in Speed 2: The Boatening?

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S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The KS has launched! This book has it all: fetal pig dissection, bisexual disasters, skeevy house parties, AIM breakups — plus it examines how childhood events you'd rather forget can effect your sense of self & the decisions you make, even years later. Get one: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

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Rigsby WI - Volume 3: Flux by SE Case

Volume 3 of SE Case's Eisner-nominated webcomic is up for grabs! Welcome back to Rigsby, Wisconsin!

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜

Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white

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Stephen Ddungu @stephenddungu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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