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Snakeskin Press @snakeskin-press.bsky.social · 13h

Today, we’re getting a snippet quote from NO SPACE FOR THE DEAD by Ash Bronte Roy and SPIDER IN THE WEB by Ivy Bookdragon. Ash and Ivy are two of sixteen authors who bring you these wonderful stories exploring queer futuristic horror in their own unique ways. Mark your calendars for Halloween.

WHITE TITLE TEXT - PROMETHEUS IN QUOTES on a blue-purple gradient transparency box with a white line underneath.

Black transparency box with rounded corners and a slanting transparent box with a lime outline and quotation marks at the corner. Lime text reads: It was a hated, hollow church, my chest. I’d boarded up its windows with nylon tape, filled the once sacred hole with blue vapour. Time would have a hard time getting through all the pollution, but I’d feel it. If I kicked my sluggish heart and made it listen. A white speech bubble reads NO SPACE FOR THE DEAD outside the quote box.

Black transparency box with rounded corners and a slanting transparent box with a black outline and quotation marks at the corner. Neon green text reads: Do not fear, my Spider. You are my masterpiece. I’ve watched too many souls break. I worked on too many bodies, saw too many minds shatter. But you… I saw a chance in you. A white speech bubble reads SPIDER IN THE WEB outside the quote box.

Background features a rainbow holographic overlay over blue and purple holographic scales

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 8h

This Halloween season, pick up my cryptid horror novella, THE DEVIL IN THE WOODS where teens set out to disprove an urban legend, only to find it might be real when one of them goes missing... 🕯️ multiple POVs 🕯️ spooky forest 🕯️ small town cult 🕯️ missing hearts books.earlronove.com/thedevilinth...

A graphic for promoing THE DEVIL IN THE WOODS by S. Jean. To the left is a 3D version of the cover of Felix holding a match with the devil behind him, and an ebook on a fake phone showcasing the same cover. To the right is text briefly describing the book and where to find your copy. It reads:
"Come into the woods and find my still beating heart."
Felix jumps at the chance to help his classmates debunk an urban legend and there’s nothing scary or paranormal about it, until something takes him into the dark...
Urban legends are supposed to stay urban legends... right?

ebook & paperback out now!
books.earlronove.com/thedevilinthewoods

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 5h

#LitHodgePodge In order, left to right: Acanthus ( #TFTNG) Cypress (TFTNG) Azalea (TFTNG) Austin (TFTNG) Rebecca ( #S3 ) Phoebe ( #YP and sorry, still haven't properly drawn her! )

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Got about 40 pages done on the current developmental edit today. Also recorded a stream for later next month, and updated some graphics in the campaign coming October 29th. Give it a follow if you haven't! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 5, part 2!

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 09/10/2026

#TBBPrompt this is one of the first scares in Such Sweet Sorrow. In a mirrors reflection. #AQWrites #S3

A snippet from Such Sweet Sorrow by Artemis Quinn. It says:

Beneath the hooks was a large, ornate oval mirror, mounted in an ornate filigree frame that was crafted in a brilliant bronze, green patina showing its age.

Wait a second…

I stepped closer, my eyes narrowing as I stared at the mirror. There was a smudge in the glass that looked like a face. What is that? I tilted my head, trying to change the angle, but the illusion didn’t fade. “No way…”

I twisted to look more fully at the mirror, holding the door with my right hand and leaning in. The face started to define — the right half of an eye, nose, full lips, and the start of an angular jaw beneath curly hair. There was way more detail here than it could be if I had just rubbed against it at some point. As I leaned in, the smudgy eye blinked. I jumped away with a gasp. “Fuck!!”

My heart pounded as I jumped back from the mirror, pressing against the door of the bathroom. I closed my eyes, shaking my head. You’re tired. That’s all.

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today's TBB Writing Prompt is a good one for Tam and Sword once more. No matter how much these two banter, in the end, they have the same goals. #TBBPrompt

Sword searches for my gaze, a reflection of my own emotions. Anger, sadness, and determination to set things right.

Jake Vanguard - OMEN

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have no idea why but it's the one I remember most vividly, being too scared of her to watch the movie

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Evil Ursula from The Little Mermaid

Alt: Evil Ursula from The Little Mermaid

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 05/10/2026

Artist! 🥀 Quote with your art with dramatic lighting!

A vampire standing in a slice of light with colors from stained glass.

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I need like 10 more books of him and their pup

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Linn Foster/Silver 🐺 Follow BYMMS on Backerkit! @linnfoster.com · 01/10/2026

BYMMS is at ✨️61 followers!✨️ Can we get to 70? If you love character driven queer contemporary fantasy romance, you should definitely check it out! It's got love, it's got complicated friendships, it's got man-eating fox spirits! What more could you want?

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'll gobble this up so desperately. Also, Zev love forever

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Troubled Bodies is a novella 👀

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Kay Claire @kayworx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

15 hours left!

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Snakeskin Press @snakeskin-press.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

PROMETHEUS comes out on 31st Oct 2026, but here’s a little taste of our stories. Today, we’re getting a snippet quote from our first two stories, TELEOP by Alisa Lee Kowal and A FAULT TO HEAVEN by Christopher Sehmi.

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There's SO many cool projects 🥺 Mine's a cyberpunk novel! bsky.app/profile/jake...

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

30 days until OMEN launches on Backerkit! So close, so scary, so exciting. Want some queer cyberpunk with high fae, a corrupt government, and lots of sass from our MC? Look no further! #BookBazaar26 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...

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OMEN - A Faepunk Novel

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Justice for the TBB account! Also, check out all our cool projects?

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's time for Space Wizard Year 5, part 2! Our campaign to fund 8 new queer science fiction and fantasy books starts October 29, as part of The Book Bazaar! Follow for author interviews and more cool stuff! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 5, part 2!

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City OUT NOW @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My next vampire anthology, LOVELY TERRORS, launches on BackerKit 1 month from today! Follow now for sneak peeks and launch reminders, and check out all the amazing projects in The Book Bazaar! tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors @backerkit.com

Launching soon on BackerKit: Lovely Terrors, an Anthology of Vampiric Horror. Launching in one month!

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Icarus (I. C. Aruss)🐌 @icarussarts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is really really really epic and cool!!! I'd know because I have read or am reading all there is to read from here and will soon also play the games!!

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Jeb 🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ AT PAX AUS @jebdarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

THE FORMATTING IS DONE BABIES!! I DID A WHOLE BOOK!! It'll be out in the wild in a few days, and for sale in October. 😘😘😘😘😘😘 #TPDox #IndieAuthors #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

Screen shot of my book Shit That Happened Before 2011 as an epub with my name and series title.

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yes. There's so much, signs, ads, overall pretty much all light is neon

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How do we manage to STILL have so much plant life? And not just in the wealthy district? [Whoops, a week late with my reply]

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OMEN will be up for crowdfunding (with The Book Bazaar of course) in ~5 weeks! More technology, and more queerness, no genAI anywhere #TBBChat www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...

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OMEN - A Faepunk Novel

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tam, Syra and Sword don't know else. They don't really mind the amount of technology - except the difference between cheap and expensive stuff. Why do ads and neon signs always buzz around Tam's home? And why are they all pretty and quiet in other districts? As for me - fuck genAI #TBBChat

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There's a lot of similarities, so they wouldn't be too surprised. Mainly they'd be happy to not have neon everywhere for once and wonder why there's so many plants everywhere. #TBBChat

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In OMEN, I'd say generally yes. There's certain luxuries only the rich and powerful can access - just like in our world - but most technology is available to the "common folk" How well it's made and new depends on the size of their accounts though... #TBBChat

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In OMEN, technology is basically evolved from "our" technology. More advanced, very cyberpunk-ish including partially lab-grown produce. In the past, magic was also used to infuse technology but it's no longer practiced (at least in Neo Requiem) #TBBChat

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That's me, and I'm nervous, 'cause it's my first time hosting! Anyway! OMEN is a cyberpunk story with a nonbinary fae main character 👀 I've also already cleaned my bathroom today, and put together a new cabinet, and sent ARCs for an anthology... #TBBChat

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Of course we had to go for an OMEN snippet! Tam doing something they shouldn't, like usual. Nothing new there www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...

“ETA in five minutes.” Syra’s in my ear, guiding me. Rebel taught her well, and now, she’s working from HQ to guide us and help as much as possible. I’m glad she’s safe, but I’m also pleased I can still talk to her.

Three more motorbikes follow us, winding through traffic and into the outer districts of Neo Requiem. The lab where █████ ██ ████ is surprisingly not around Natura Plaza but the slumps, disguised as an abandoned factory. Everything’s underground, which’ll make it much harder to enter.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 17/09/2026

You know... If you follow The Gone Machine campaign you get a FREE robot song I commissioned from a very cool musician by the name of Matias Fumagalli Claim a neato reward now and enjoy some EDM! 🤖 #TGM #IndieAuthor

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The Gone Machine

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Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 10/09/2026

Today we’re excited to host a cover reveal for A Feast for the Void by @spookyxpickle.bsky.social, one of three poetry collections in the Fistfuls of Poetry Backerkit campaign launching as part of @the-book-bazaar.com this October by Pickle Jar Press: www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-reveal...

A banner image for the cover reveal of A Feast for the Void. The background shows a giant hand holding an open book in a forest with a blurry version of the cover.

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Côme Martin @comemartin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A new extract from the archives of FINDERS KEEPERS, my zine of found things I will crowdfund in late October! Today, four drawings. To be notified when the project launches: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

A drawing of a red stick figure with the mention "in good shape".

Drawing of a woman's face with disproportionate features.

A lot of scribbles on a paper, with the words "rush hour" at the top.

Drawing of a girl with a red cape, blond hair with red horns, and a black mask.

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City OUT NOW @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you pre-order SHATTERED CITY on itchio, it comes with friends! You'll be able to download this entire bundle on Oct 6. 🖤 Gothic romance series 🩸 m/m vampire x human ❤️ HEA but they're idiots in the meantime silvercrescentpress.itch.io

Pre-order Shattered City on itch.io...and receive 2 bonus novellas!
Sweet Sorrow - the spicy companion novella
Soft Eternith - the epilogue companion novella

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I got a short story that (obviously) fits the "Quick Read" and, depends if you like body horror, possibly the "Out of your comfort zone" Born From Earth is the one

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City OUT NOW @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Look at them together 🥹 They're so perfect. @thistlearts.bsky.social never misses with his covers. 🖤 Get SILVER BLOOD and/or preorder SHATTERED CITY: tallimorgan.com/#cityofsilver

The cover of Silver Blood by T. L. Morgan. Main characters Cyrus and Lucien stand facing the viewer with their hands almost touching. Cyrus is holding a book and looking down at their hands; Lucien is looking at Cyrus. They're set against a red background and the cover is framed by an intricate border of roses and thorns.

The cover of Shattered City by T. L. Morgan. Main characters Cyrus and Lucien stand in a close embrace, gazing at each other intently. Lucien has his arm around Cyrus, and Cyrus is touching Lucien’s hair. They’re set against a dark blue background and surrounded by an intricate frame of silver roses and thorns.

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The Book Bazaar: Coming October 29th, 2026 @the-book-bazaar.com · 01/09/2026

WAHOOOO!!!! The Hollowed and The Hallowed is official LAUNCH READY and gets a top hat! 🎩 There's still 5 other projects that need followers now to be launch ready!

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A few projects need some more followers to be launch-ready! Check them out

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Look at them, they're both so beautiful! And also both amazing sequels (ARC reading be thanked)

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I have a horromance novella to offer 👉👈

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 30/08/2026

Not much time left in the #NarratessIndieSale at all... Grab these 2 ebooks for just $1.99 each The Warm Machine: www.thewarmmachine.com#order The Lucky Machine: www.thewarmmachine.com/books/the-lu... #Scifi #IndieAuthor #TLM #TGM

The Warm Machine & The Lucky Machine $1.99 each. Tablets featuring those two. Labels read "gay, ace, platonic" with: Traumatized robots and cyborgs finding themselves through love, friendship, and an unbridled desire to be free to be themselves. Sci-fi lovers – step into this novella series collection at any point now – no title requires a pre-requisite knowledge of any title that comes before it.
August 29th-August 31st, 2026.

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Day 3 at WorldCon LA is a wrap! Had some great panels today about crowdfunding and publishing, and ran a game of Spells of the Symphony. If you want a great example of crowdfunding collaboration, check out The Book Bazaar, running in October! #amediting #amwriting www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 29/08/2026

Okay I finally had chance to answer some of these myself and now my neck is killing me 😂 But! I am part of The Book Bazaar 2026 and crowdfunding for a special 5th anniversary edition of The Thirteenth Hour, which is ALSO on sale this weekend for 1.99 as part of indiebook.sale #TBBChat

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Narratess Indie August Sale

Narratess Indie Book Sale

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V. E. Phemera @visceralhit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My words of wisdom today are to enjoy your saturday and have a good meal tonight with people you love. I'm making curry tonight for Vert and Jesse and we're watching ferngully :^) now for the promotion: Follow the prelaunch campaign for Beyond Bringers Print Edition! #TBBCHAT

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Get Ready for Beyond Bringers - Print Edition

From V.E. Phemera / visceralhit - Get Ready for Beyond Bringers - Print Edition

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