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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 3h

random thought incoming but can we talk about the feel good endorphins that come every time someone uses he/him or masc terms to refer to me? 👉👈

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Unhinged idea of the day but you know how many of us write too many kinks and high heat for our books to ever be picked up for anything mainstream?

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Choosing violence again but…romance is only formulaic if you want it to be. Especially if your goal is to keep reproducing heteronormative and patriarchal and white supremacist values (or if you haven't examined them so, even if not your conscious intent, it's what you end up doing)

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm begging BlueSky to set up some kind of notification for DM requests because i always forget to check and by the time i remember, i've had shit sitting there for 11 months, or the accounts have been deleted 😭

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In light of seeing another post, I’ve been toying for a while with the idea of setting up a Discord for bookish trades (because fuck capitalism), but would that be something enough people would be interested in?

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This isn’t going to get me any friends, and I’m sorry, but fellow AUTHORS, this deep into the genAI fuckery, it really is on us to learn some accountability, AND AI literacy Because the majority of cases I see here? Spotting your “artist” was using AI was incredibly easy and obvious

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

D2D: we’re adding yearly fees and more (annoying) internal shit that doesn’t even work right half of the time because we’re fighting AI slop flooding our systems 🙂‍↕️

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

All i'm going to say is that it's extremely weird to write about a demographic you don't belong to, and be...proud (?) of your bad behavior toward that demographic, or the fact that they don't feel safe around you

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hi! I suspect my latest trial reel (which IG is showing to followers for some reason) is making me lose followers, and it might be because i mention writing for the commies So if you're a commie or vibe with us and you want a book about k/nky activists coming November, you should follow me

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Authors just say Free Palestine for clout, it's cringe" I actually need you all to realize that this kind of messaging screams of psyop, and to use your critical thinking skills.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The energy against Ed Sheeran? Against Pink? It needs to be there for every creator (singer, author, actor) who sides with genocidal states. Because it makes a difference. Because, yes, they hold power. Because, at the very least, it sends a real message.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Free Palestine. From the river to the sea. Everything is political. Silence only benefits the oppressor.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This isn't going to win anyone over but sometimes i really hate how much of "corporate culture" queer self-publishing insists on. Sure, publishing is a business, but queerness is also about fighting the concept of said business and how it works.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm sorry but refusing to use polyam is a red flag 🚩 Also a red flag? If your only polyam books are closed triads, even more so if they behave exactly the same as monogamous couples. Also a red flag? If you only refer to them as throuples and not triads 🤷

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What do you mean you're not going to check out my latest community post on Ream which gives you a chance to unlock some of the 31 erotic shorts I'll be uploading next month for Kinktober?? 👀 reamstories.com/emilyalter

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hiii, it's my birthday and i have zero shame so here are 3 ways you can help me celebrate and support me while i go through an early midlife crisis (because can you believe i'm 29 already? 😭😭)

emilyalterbooks.com

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

You know one thing that’s always bothered me? The absolute need some authors put on spicy scenes to have a “reason” (ie, spicy scenes always need to move the plot along, they need to have big character developments embedded into them, etc)

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I would genuinely love to have a conversation on why FFM can be marketed as sapphic (while disclosing it’s FFM) but MMF is never marketed as achillean

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

But the real truth about publishing queer books is that there is no “safe space” MM spaces: fetishizing, male-centered, homophobia and misogyny abound FF spaces: AI-sympathizing, sex-negative, biphobic and transphobic discourse every other week

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Random thought brought to you by the new season i'm obsessing over but i don't know what's the deal with Ted Lasso making me love all the shit that's usually a DNF/instant block everywhere else

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I’ve just written the HOTTEST scene I’ve ever written in my entire life I’m not even exaggerating But of course it’s a scene for Ream and not part of an “actual” book

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Things I want to write but haven’t yet: - Sapphic CNC - Epic political something series (this makes sense in my head) - Spanish mythology (maybe retellings?) - “Everyone’s a switch” - Food trucks/chefs/baking series - Shifters (but not werewolves or just werewolves) - Cliffhangers 😈

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We need to have a talk about what-aboutism, and exceptions, and how no single social media post can convey every single nuance out there again, don’t we?

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Stories where a queer person has no queer community around them (in any format) are the unrealistic ones, by the way.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

You know those posts asking for recs of queer men with internalized homophobia? Or justifying reading MM because of a supposed lack of misogyny? They need to realize internalized misogyny is also a thing, and do some looking into it.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Authors!!! Since Draft2Digital forced me to categorize all my books as erotic romance (😡), OverDrive is blocking them from distribution through them. Could I add them to OverDrive via Kobo, or would that just get me “in trouble” somewhere else?

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just wish there was a way to really advertise that i'm writing BDSM/kink from lived experience/inside knowledge/someone active in local communities without the algorithms completely hating me for it

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

So...just to catch up everyone here on what's going on over at Meta (and in general) Over the past 5 weeks, Meta has limited my reach 3 times, forcing me to remove 30+ posts in total. The last time was today/yesterday night. Among the content it forced me to remove was my new release announcement.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Kink that ends up involving more than the two main characters. And feelings.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

i have FIVE published books with trans main characters keep pissing me off with the recycled "we need content warnings for trans MCs" discourse and i'll just start making everyone trans instead that's both a threat and a promise

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The thing is, i can't be the slightest bit surprised about that actress who "supports trans rights" while starring in HP because that's just individualism in action

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's release day and i've spent half of it baking lemon cookies and i'm very proud of myself for that

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🗝️ Now available 🗝️ You can now grab your copy of Risk Aware from Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! 🗝️ hurt/comfort 🗝️ golden retriever x black cat 🗝️ BDSM/kink 🗝️ age play 🗝️ puppy play Darkish sapphic romance meets two survivors redefining what kink means to them? What are you waiting for?🔥

Promotional graphic for Risk Aware by Emily Alter with a teaser in two different fonts and colors for contrast. The quote reads:

Coral's breath hitched.
I had so many questions about it, but she nodded right after, so I'd ask those questions later.
If I remembered.
Whatever.
Kissing her was more important.

Promotional graphic for Risk Aware by Emily Alter. On a pink background, under the words "out now", there's the paperback for Risk Aware, with five paper tabs coming out of it showing tropes and rep: hurt/comfort, golden retriever x black cat, BDSM/kink, age play, and puppy play.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

What do (smarter than me) authors do the day before their book comes out other than quietly panicking? 🫠

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Some of you need to get more acquainted with choosing inconvenience, and tolerating it, and dropping your "whataboutism" if you want things to move the needle in any direction

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Am i unlocking a new form of pity marketing if i ask all queer readers to preorder and hype up my upcoming sapphic darkish romance to distract me from the fact that i really really shouldn't be choosing violence today? 🫠

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I'm not choosing violence today I'm not choosing violence today I'm not choosing violence today

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My author red flags 🚩 - never talks about the book i'm supposed to promote - goes on too many rambles - is actually too afraid of going viral - can't stick to one kink per book - refuses to write polyamory in ways "the market" approves of

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In hindsight, i should've predicted this would happen, but guess what was in my inbox when i woke up this morning after posting this last night 🤡

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Trying something new while sleep deprived If I were to update/redesign my website, what would you like to see? What would be the first thing you changed? (no AI suggestions. not looking to hire anyone right now) emilyalterbooks.com

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"You seem fun" I'm not I'm a chaotic writer forced to market my upcoming release in a way that makes sense and keeps both the algorithms and the people happy

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

ONLY 48 H LEFT TO BORROW REGAL FEATHER WITH KU (after that, Ev's—v ethical and v kinky—feminization journey will be available on all other platforms, including Kobo Plus)

Promotional image split in two different backgrounds (one of each character) and framed clouds with tropes in each of them. The cover of Regal Feather by Emily Alter is in the middle.

The tropes/rep listed are: ex-Air Force, hurt/comfort, chaotic group chats, family expectations, fem clothes, trust fund baby, kink exploration, chastity.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Kinda chic to be bugging everyone about a book in edits instead of the one that's going live in 5 days 💀

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'm deep in edits and i need help because my research skills have abandoned me today. So, in Europe, we use chem sex more often. In the US, PnP (party 'n' play) is used more often. That's fine, I got there.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I would just love it if i could write my queer, kinky books in peace (and if we ended capitalism)

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

HELLO MY BOOK COMES OUT IN JUST A WEEK SEND HELP (and preorders. and saves to your TBR shelves. and all the big things that make release days happy days)

Promotional graphic for Risk Aware, with a teaser for the book that's coming out August 10.

"Can I kiss you?"
Coral's breath hitched.
I had so many questions about it, but she nodded right after, so I'd ask those questions later.
If I remembered.
Whatever.
Kissing her was more important.

Promotional graphic for Risk Aware, coming August 10, with a trope map:

dark(ish). hurt/comfort. sapphic. golden retriever/black cat. femme/femme. BDSM/kink. dual POV. age play. novel. puppy play.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Is it bad if some of my posts for Kinktober (which, yes, i'm already working on) are turning out to be way sweeter than intended? 👀

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Geopolitics are a thing. We should all strive to learn more/stay on top of it. That's all i have the energy to say right now in response to all the posts about Ceuta and Spain.

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Emily Alter @emilyalter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

...to be perfectly clear, when i make posts listing all the reasons why genAI/LLMs are the worst on every level and why i'm not using them (ever), this includes research and any other use and no, it's not hard to avoid

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