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SZ Estavillo @szestavilloauthor.com · 23/04/2026

Don’t judge a book by its review count. I met a fellow indie crime author who exchanged books with me. He only had 1 review. Started reading & it’s damn good! Review count doesn’t = quality. Sometimes great books just haven’t been discovered yet. Give indie books a chance. #AuthorSky #BookSky

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ech0reads.bsky.social @ech0reads.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hi friends, I really need your help! Fadwa urgently needs to buy medicine for her child but threads keeps deleting her account. If you have anything to spare at all, could you please donate? If everyone who saw this and was able donated $1, we could help Fadwa and her family🇵🇸🕊 #mutualaid

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Fadwa from Gaza: Restore Abdullah and Mohammad's Home

My name is Fadwa, speaking from a tentside life in Gaza where my family has been since our home was bombed. For two and a half years, I have done my best to protect my two children, Abdullah and Moham...

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

IT'S COVER REVEAL DAY!!!!!! 🥀😭🥀😭🥀😭 Look at this gorgeous art by @sylleth.bsky.social???? The typography by @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social??? Dream team, omfg. My queer fantasy romance, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Dragon Age, comes out this fall! 🥰 #QueerAdultBooks 🌈📚💙📚

A background of red with rose petals falling as a gray and white paper is ripped open to reveal the words, "Cover reveal incoming" written in black text, before the cover is revealed. The cover is a 3D mock-up of the cover for The Beckoned and the Bound, the first book in a new epic fantasy romance series. The cover features red roses bordered the title in white font at the bottom, with rose petals swirling around the couple centered. On the right is a man with sun-tanned white skin and black-and-white curly hair wearing a white shirt. His left hand reaches up and touches the chin of the woman on the right. She has flowing red and black wavy hair, light gray skin and is wearing a fantasy-styled travelers garb of white, red and brown, looking at at the man with coy affection. Surrounding the cover are tropes and details about the book, including comps (Saint of Steel series by T. Kingfisher and Dragon Age Origins!), cover artist ( Žana Arnautović) and typographist (Goldfinch Book Services) credits, and tropes (two spice levels, bi4bi romance, yearning, only one bed, extreme slow burn, pathetic for her, hand flex, forced proxmity).

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Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The early release campaign is now live for DEVOURING FORTUNE, a queer dark science fantasy novel about cursed bargains, set in a world devoured by salt. Book cover: @jeleynai.bsky.social Cover design: @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social Check out the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole... 🌈📚

"It's like Dark Souls, iykyk." Ladz, author of The Cradle of Eternal Night. Live now on Kickstarter. Mockup of the book

A bargain with a fortune beast guarantees luck, but the price is a future devoured.

Reed’s luck has run out. After causing the deaths of his fellow fortune weavers, he spends twelve years searching for atonement. His luck turns when he finally finds what he desires: a fortune beast who can teach him to fix his mistake.

But all knowledge comes at a cost.

The ancient beast offers him a bargain: the power he needs to weave a fortune construct that can resurrect the dead. In return, all he must do is listen to the story of Daryifel the Eighty-Seventh.

Intrigued, Reed agrees. Yet he quickly realizes that Daryifel’s story is no simple tale, and he finds himself trapped to the fortune beast’s bidding. Attempting to protect the future by unweaving the errors of the past, Reed must face a dangerous truth:

A bargain with a fortune beast cannot be so easily broken.

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hey, indie authors...we know it's tough out there, but you’re doing great. Yes, you! Keep going! The world needs your stories 🫶🏻 #IndieAuthors #AuthorSky

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

a very easy, small thing you can do to make the world every so slightly better is just talk about art and creators you like, be vocal when you enjoy something

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Authors with ethics and standards and morals aren't using gen AI and never will because we have stories to tell and believe in art - but boy, techbros and sellouts and cringy grifters are just foaming at the mouth to convince you they've got the map to El Dorado in their little sad slop machines.

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We're now well into the last TWO DAYS of this wonderful bundle. Don't miss out! 14 great magic noir / fantasy mystery novels for as little as $25 or equivalent. storybundle.com/magic

Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd.

The list of books is as follows:

Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents, by Keith W. Dickinson.
The British Bureau For Arcane Crime, by Phil Parker.
Resurrection Men, by David Craig.
Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson.
Kalanon's Rising, by Darian Smith.
Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire, by G.M. Nair.
The Hallows, by H.L. Tinsley.
Legacy Of The Brightwash, by Krystle Matar.
New York Minute, by Stephen Aryan.
Kept From Cages, by Phil Williams.
Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque, by Milo James Fowler.
The Eye Collector, by Simon Kewin.
Poison And Power, by M. Patrick Duggan.
Shadow Of A Dead God, by Patrick Samphire.

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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 26/02/2026

Trans rights are human rights and if one of is ain’t free then none of us are.

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Oleander Craw's (@oleandercraw.bsky.social) 'Devouring Fortune' is an upcoming sci-fi novel full of twists, turns, trust issues, and time bending shenanigans! Get notified for when you can back the special early release hardcover here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole...

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Coming soon: Devouring Fortune: A Queer Science Fantasy Novel

A dual-POV story about a cave priestess and a fortune weaver. For fans of Tanith Lee & A.K. Larkwood. Special early release hardcover.

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Youngles 🇰🇷🔜PAX Unplugged @youngles.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Hey. Tell people when they do good job. When you like the stuff they make. When you like the characters they’ve created. The stories they’ve told. Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time. Trust. They don’t. Tell. Them.

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Hey. Even if you didn't write a single word today, you're still a writer. Even if you dont write tomorrow. The whole week. Doesn't matter. Word counts don't make you a writer, my friends 💜

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Indie authors: we'd love to work with you! We get it, marketing is ROUGH right now. But we can help! We offer animated book trailers, bespoke social media posts, interior and cover formatting/typography, and much more ⬇️

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Nicole's Patreon is great! Everyone go check it out!!

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Rae Loverde @raeloverde.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️ to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features" it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Welcome to my first Thoughts Stained Editorial author book news round-up (something I want to do more)! Check out some gorgeous cover reveals, put some books on your TBRs (and preorder lists) and add books already out to your bookshelves or ereaders! #WriteSky #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 📚🌈📚💙📚🪐🌎📚

White, ink-stained background with black text and a series of diferent book covers, highlighting cover reveals, recent releases and upcoming releases by authors who have worked with Thoughts Stained Editorial.

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Hey #IndieAuthors if you're looking for help with marketing your books, let us know! We create animated book trailers, social media posts, Amazon banners, and much more ⬇️

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Jess A. Goldberg 🇵🇸 @jessagoldberg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The utterance of "A.I.'s inevitability" is one of the most stark pure performatives I've seen in my time working in higher ed. Every time it is uttered, it is clearly not reporting a fact about the world but instead actively trying to create the reality it narrates. We can and must refuse.

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hi authors! Are you looking for a BOMB ASS EDITOR who is not only a dear friend of mine, but also a mentor who has helped shape me to also be a bomb ass editor? They have a rare opening in March that needs to be filled. I KNOW y'all are going to come through and fill it for them, right? RIGHT?

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

These are fantastic! How about a goldfinch? ☺️🐤

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

If you’re looking for manuscript or cover formatting, animated book trailers, or any other kind of promo materials, send us a message! We’d love to chat ☺️ We’re here to help indie authors and creatives of all stripes in the wild world of book marketing and promo. #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors

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katjr @katjyr.myatproto.social · 03/02/2026

Truly one of the best things on this earth is finding an author who you click with and then discovering they have an actual backlist. Omg. Three books? Wonderful. Five? Amazing. Ten? Omg I’ll be here lighting incense and giving thanks.

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Curious what you'll get this month as a Patreon member? Wonder no further! Sound like your cup of tea? I'd love to have you join! I am 16 paid patrons away from my goal for 2026. www.patreon.com/c/thoughtsst... #WriteSky #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 📚🌈📚💙📚🪐🌎📚

Photo (taken by Nicole) of yellow flowers of green vines as the background, before a yellow box with is overlaid by black text detailing Patreon posts coming in February from SFF and romance author Nicole Evans.

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Hey indie authors...are you planning ahead for the next year, and your upcoming book release? Do you need help with creating marketing content? How about an animated book trailer? We can help!! ⬇️ #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Hey authors, we create animated trailers of your book cover! These are great for cover reveals, but can be used for promo anytime. Here's one we made for @thoughtsstained.bsky.social If you'd like something similar, send us an email—we'd love to help! ⬇️ #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

AI bros are unreal. ‘Here is something we made and have decided you cannot live without it!!!!!!!!!!!’ ‘I’ve been living without it just fine so far.’ ‘You need it to LIIIIIIIVE.’ Try as you might, AI bros, most of us like using our brains, not stealing or being lazy, and not killing the planet.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I would like to remind you that indie authors are small businesses and that if you buy directly from an author, you are supporting a small business.

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Also crucially we get paid when libraries buy our books! There is nothing to be sorry about ever in borrowing a fave author’s books from a library! It is one of the few “everybody wins” situations in life!

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Karen Schultz @oneairspace.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND

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Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

ICYMI: latest Patreon post is up, all about writing goals and intentions for the year! As always, it'd mean so much if you gave it a read and maybe even a little love! 🖤 #WriteSky #QueerSky 🌈📚💙📚 www.patreon.com/posts/147428...

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2026 Writing + Pub Goals and Intentions | Nicole Evans

Get more from Nicole Evans on Patreon

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

thinking of the thousands of books and movies and tv and music created by actual people that don't get noticed bc they don't get the marketing support they deserve, meanwhile these assholes are shoving the garbage theft machine down our throats with more money than god and they can't make us love it

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

lol shut up loser

A screenshot of Rachel McAdams in MEAN GIRLS. The subtitle has been edited to read, "Stop trying to make AI happen"

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

What's next, a goldfinch posting on social media? 😁

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 21/01/2026

I’m usually so bad at taking my own advice, but I’m gonna hang onto this one because I still feel this way. Art by itself won’t save us by itself, but community can. And I think it will.

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It might not be a goldfinch, but we caught a robin mid-song on our walk today 🐦

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Aren't birds just great?? Thank goodness for birds

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Nicole is the best!! We've got availability in January and February so drop us a line and let's work together!

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Hannah Bluish @hannahbluish.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

‘Sh*t’ art is better than no art

Make shit art on purpose, it’s fun and no one cares

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Ok I'm going to suggest a goal for everyone to try to accomplish right away: back up all of your files on an external hard drive or thumb drive. NOT the cloud! I mean on something you own not connected to the internet that some other company or person has control over.

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Hey indie authors...we know it’s not easy doing it all yourself! You wrote the book, you found an editor and a cover artist. Now you need help making it all look “book shaped”, not to mention marketing it by constantly churning out *CONTENT* But we can help!

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Goldfinch Book Services @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Hey indie authors and creative types: We’re accepting new clients starting now, and we can’t wait to work with you! To celebrate our launch, we’re giving one lucky follower a week’s worth of social media content ⬇️

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Roy Jacobs @woodiechef.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Today’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Grounded A grounded (and wet) goldfinch.

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