D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 1hOther writers: Make sure to keep a water bottle handy, because this is spicy! 🌶️ Me: Bench cuddles! Standing ready close together in a dark closet! Full contact hand holding! ☺️ 141
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 1hIf you drink enough coffee, you can grow two hundred feet tall and crush your enemies like an overcaffeinated kaiju. 1123
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Anastasia MacKenzie @theanastasia.bsky.social · 17hPeople will project the wildest intentions on me and I’m just over here thinking about dinosaurs. 25320
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 3hWhatever political party you support, I think we can all agree on the most important political issue: everybody’s lying about how much raisins and nuts are in their cereal. It’s like Breakfast LaCroix at this point. Don’t act like it’s trail mix when it’s just raisin memories and nut dreams. 031
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 4hThe royal advisor read from the late king’s will. “So that you may have a flawless reign, this is my #bequest to you: the magical Clock of Healing that undoes all your mistakes. When the new king touched the clock, its hands turned backwards. The queen and the princes blew away like smoke. #vss365 0154
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Nancy Foster 😼💉🇲🇽 @drafoxter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Now that I got the artist's full green light, he is the full art for my character Cym, the playful and level headed female supporting good guy character for my weird unfinished Sci-Fi Fantasy novel 'A curse of optical haptics'. 🥹🥹🥹 23811
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Joanna Masters 🏳️⚧️ @joannamasters.bsky.social · 11/08/2026On the darkest night of the year, the people of Greenhaven gather to light the evening with lanterns and gifts. 25 stories, counting down to Christmas. Our Kickstart prelaunch is live! Click "Notify me on launch"!kickstarter.comComing soon: Bring Your Light: Two Cozy Fantasy Advent CalendarsTwo Collections of 25 Stories Each, Counting Down to Christmas. Cozy Fantasy, Romantic Stories, Magic Blizzards, and Maybe a Few Heroes 0179
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 21h🚀 spaceships 🌡️ dark conspiracies 🎭 brotherhood ❌ no romance 🐛 strange creatures 🤖 futuristic 🪐 other worlds 🐈 a rescue cat 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56... [ #booksky ] 12510
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 22h✨ Author Interview with Ben Schenkman ✨ rebeccacrunden.com/2026/09/29/a...rebeccacrunden.comAuthor Interview with Ben SchenkmanIntroduce yourself! Hi there! I’m Ben Schenkman, urban fantasy author and audiobook narrator. Thanks for having me on the blog! How many books have you published? Tell us about it/them! I currently… 0267
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko. 1758812214
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Blaze Ward @blazeward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Omnibus editions for Books 1-4 and 5-8 www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/... all 16 available individually here: www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/... 051
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Auntie Social @auntiesocial.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If a tomato is a fruit, is salsa fruit salad? 4172
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 29/09/2026Dad got annoyed because a restaurant had gender neutral bathrooms, so I pointed out that there are three gender neutral bathrooms in his house. 0122
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 29/09/2026When Bianca, heir apparent to the Nieve Corporation, is framed for her father's murder, she escapes into New Velles City to save herself. What she finds in the city is acceptance, understanding, & a crew willing to help her take on anything. Wide: bit.ly/CyberSnow Itchio: bit.ly/itch-CS 075
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Rik @rikohare.com · 29/09/2026Tomorrow is the last full day of the 99p promo for Judgement on Amazon. Once September ends it goes back to full price. 🪐📚 #Booksky #SciFi www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS 0124
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 29/09/2026I was really into military history as a kid. I would come to school in WWI dazzle camouflage so bullies couldn’t estimate my range, speed, and heading. 061
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 29/09/2026I saw a woodworking magazine with a beautiful woman on the cover assembling a wagon wheel. She must have been their spokes model. 162
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 29/09/2026“Oh god!” Wendy gasped. “The phone rang and the caller ID said Healthcare so thought it was going to be my test results, but it was just the dentist. I’m still shaking. I need a #reprieve!” Dave patted her arm. “That doesn’t sound good. What is the test for?” “To see if I have anxiety.” #vss365 0253
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨ 🐉 a dragon (with a princess) 🗡️ a knight (with a plan) 👑 a palace (with a cruel king) 🏰 second pov 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] 0199
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 29/09/2026Back in college, this cougar was flirting with me and asked what I thought about dating 50+ women. I said that was way too many. My car only seats four. 0131
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026People criticize Power Girl for her revealing costume, but what about Daredevil always showing off those double Ds?static.klipy.comDaredevil Marvel Future FightAlt: Daredevil posing dramatically, showing off the letter Ds on his costume. 0131
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026✨ ICYMI | Book Review: Shadowbeast (2025) ✨ rebeccacrunden.com/2026/09/27/b...rebeccacrunden.comBook Review: Shadowbeast (2025)Shadowbeast by Michelle Franklin “I think you have remained this way because you like being angry. You feel as though you are justified in your anger, which you are, but you wear it like a cloak an… 1227
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Damnit Janet @damnitjanet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Podcasts are actually really useful for making it sound like you're not home alone when the delivery guy brings a shameful amount of takeaway 58624
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🤍 estranged husbands 💪 close brothers x2 🗡️ an mc who is 100% done 🐺 a love interest ready to grovel 🏫 a haunted, gothic school 🔍 buried secrets ❄️ snowy setting 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/aBMB 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-strange-... 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... [ #booksky ] 1175
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026You can greet people with “morning” or “evening”, but if you get more specific than that, you start to sound like a weirdo. “Nice day!” “Nine forty-three!” 093
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026It’s two days until October! Remember to pull your jack-‘o-lantern out of the freezer to thaw! 1225
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚AK Faulkner @ravenswordpress.com · 04/02/2025Hi there! I'm AK, and I bring you: ✨ The most chaotic bisexuals ever 🪴 Plant powers 💨 Uncontrolled telekinesis 🍏 Celtic mythology ⚠️ TRAUMA Ready to know more? ravenswordpress.com/books/jack-o...ravenswordpress.comJack of ThornsJack of Thorns What do you do when a Celtic god rings your doorbell?Laurence Riley is a San Diego florist whose ex won't leave him alone. Quentin d'Arcy is a British earl on the run from his own famil... 1121589
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hey so this short story was fuckin great. www.alankdell.co.uk/blog/book-review-bailuchien 💙📚🩸alankdell.co.ukBook Review: Bailuchien — Alan K. DellA deliciously creepy yet cathartic dark fairy tale. Rebecca Crunden’s short stories and novellas are always a great time. I expected no different from Bailuchien, and I am pleased to say I was right o... 22015
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026Eriss has four arms and an extra brain, making her the only starship pilot who is her own copilot. She also has chronic anxiety. That's not as helpful. Her most recent worry? Her brain has been hacked. Preorder The Star Husks now! #spaceopera #booksky dnschmidt.com/news/star-hu...dnschmidt.comComing October 3... The Star Husks! - D.N. SchmidtLove space opera? The newest book in The Chained Space Series has something for everyone: laughs, action, romance, giant insects, pancakes, and more! 23015
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026You stare out the window as the UFOs approach. The Ch'glub armada, here to #purify the earth of the stain of humanity. The army of zombies created by their biological weapons encircles the building. The HR manager closes the blinds and says "So, tell me about your five-year plan." #vss365 3233
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026Welcome to witchcraft school. You're probably eager to try summoning a demon, but that's too dangerous for beginners. First, master this beginner spell. A Ritual For Summoning Kyle: Mix powdered bat wing, eye of newt, and Mountain Dew, then chant "Hey, want to hang out? I've got Cheetos." 0112
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026"Oh wow, this post is so funny and interesting! I'm going to repost it!" "Are you going to follow them in case they're funny and interesting again tomorrow?" "What are the odds of that?" 072
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026✨🍂🥀 SHORT STORY 🥀🍂✨ 🕯️ dark fantasy horror 🗡️ girls protecting girls 🍃 a forest of spirits 🎭 two sisters 🪦 a deal made in a cemetery 🗝️ children outsmarting adults 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/JeltBy 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/bailuchien 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] 22811
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 27/09/2026Greg flipped through the dictionary. “If #renouncing something is rejecting it, then nouncing it is half rejecting it. You nounce it and nounce it again, but if it gets too nounced, you can denounce it.” Maria raised an eyebrow. “The dictionary really says that?” “I’m parrot phrasing.” #vss365 2245
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚ech0reads.bsky.social @ech0reads.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I have a blog now📝 I'll be posting my reviews, as well as reading lists, ways to support indie authors, and much more! My first post will be published soon - it's a list of Queer books on Kobo+ so if that interests you, keep an eye out🏳️🌈 Link below⬇️⬇️ #bookskyech0reads1409.blogspot.comech0readshe/him🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 avid reader and reviewer | library worker | lover of queer fiction, fantasy, Sci-Fi, and historical fiction | autistic 65827
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 27/09/2026Imagine a baby turtle. Cute, right? Now imagine he's riding on the back of a duck. Super cute! Now they're both wearing little hats. OMG so cute! Now the duck has a gun. Oh no! Run for it, turtle! Run! Phew, that was a close one. The lesson here? Never use your imagination. Ever. 1142
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚🅿️rofessor Kiosk 💊 @professorkiosk.wtf · 27/09/2026me: *trying to fall asleep* my brain: shouldn’t the singular of dice be douse 812741
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 27/09/2026Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Light... Comics need more super villains who only have a bachelor's and were lucky to get it. Mr. Vile with his B.A. in Evil and a minor in Treachery Studies. 7379
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 26/09/2026I made a typo describing a character's appearance, and now I want to rewrite the whole story to be about "an awful haircult." The hero bristles with anger and bangs on their door, saying there will be hell toupee if they don't cut it out, but he has a brush with death and... Okay, maybe knot. 0143
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚🅿️rofessor Kiosk 💊 @professorkiosk.wtf · 26/09/2026Around these parts it's called Skeeturday, the day we reply to contest posts like this one with a link to one of our own skeets or a friend's skeet. Multiple judges will be awarding their favorites with a shiny trophy from @fancytrophyaccount.bsky.social! Like and repost this skeet or else. 418256
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Lizzlepants 🐒 @lizzlepants.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I wanna be on a reality television show so I can blame all of my bad behavior on editing 314262
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 26/09/2026My neighbor owns a lawn care service and he's always trying to get me to hire him to mow. He wants $150 just to mow a tiny lawn that takes me less than half an hour to cut. So I've been leaving a long strip of grass down the middle just to annoy him. I call it my "mow hawk." 0101
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 26/09/2026And in other news, a local man says his gun has "gone rogue." According to the ski masked individual, the gun has been threatening people in dark alleys and demanding cash. The Muggers Union has expressed concern over dangerous gun behavior and supports banning "super smart magic guns or whatever." 0152
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026🗡️ fantasy novella ⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals 🏹 gallant knights 👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom 🌲 enchanted plants and forests 🥀 romance and friendship 🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-... 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... [ #booksky ] 14420
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 26/09/2026The ship landed on Kepler-452b. The machine thawed the frozen embryos, and humanity was born again. Centuries have passed, but the machine is still #nurturing the Keplerians. We rescue other worlds, so she can re-raise them properly. Wire Mother loves us. You will love Wire Mother, too. #vss365 0193
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 25/09/2026Bring three Dunkin Beverage Buckets to the job interview and chug iced coffee until they call security. 0133
D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 25/09/2026🎵 Be our guest! Be our guest! All our rhymes are by far the best! Try the brass monkey. It’s delicious, It’s makes your dancing more ambitious! All our songs are jumping from the first to last one, That’s why we get more girlies than my man Gaston! 🎵 — Beauty and the Beastie Boys 051