iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Aliiwa @aliiwa.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

every day i feel like this picture

a comic where someone draws their otp and then eats the drawing

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/09/2026

I have decided that if I will be hated, it will be for a GOOD reason, dammit! *clears throat* I don’t care that Pluto isn’t a planet. It was always Charon erasure anyway.

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 19/09/2026

This is why I think it's so important to push back against the personification of LLMs. If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.

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Nishka (she/her) @ek-nishka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Derin's books are excellent if you want to suddenly lose 12+ continuous hours of your day!

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I've been doing outlining and draft zero stuff for my new project for the last few months, but today I Officially Officially started from the top on chapter 1 of Draft 1. Feels good!

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I’m wheezing smittenkitchen.com/2026/07/spag...

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
SERVINGS: THIS IS A PRIVATE MATTER
TIME: 20 MINUTES
SOURCE: SMITTEN KITCHEN

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Sarah Forde 🌙🪡 @sailorastera.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Happy anniversary of that time the post office asked me to provide evidence that my package was not delivered.

A series of photos of me pointing to places where packages could be like inside of a mailbox or on the front porch or in my hands except there is nothing there

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've been enjoying Empress of Dust by Space Wizard press lately, and realised I have the perfect prop to pose with it! Giant post apocalyptic crabs await!

An open book on a green background. A plush toy crab is positioned as if reading it.

A copy of the book Empress of Dust by Alex Kingsley on a green background. Thr book cover features a human figure and a giant crab. An orange crab plushy with a smiling face is posed with the book

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Petra Erika Nordlund @pepurika.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

www.tigertigercomic.com/tiger-tiger/... it's the new page of Tigers!! Now is a great time to hop on this webcomic, because this is the last chapter of it!

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"It was very obvious when the police officer realised Saelin’s name was flagged in their systems as ‘telepath’."

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#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org · 29/06/2026

Our next #SmallPitch event begins in two weeks! Authors, are you ready?

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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

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Tiz @forestbeast.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Super quick sketch based on a dream I had where bird women fought eldritch horrors but couldn’t quit their day jobs. This is Lilly, she woke up one day as one of The Flock but she is 27, behind on rent and late for her team meeting

A red messy sketch of a woman in flight with bird wings and disheveled business attire

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mimi 🩵💛 @knightlyaffair.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

being hyperfixated on your own ocs is so funny like okay everyone here's the same two guys i made up in my mind again

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Peter Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

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P H Lee 🪬 @p-h-lee.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

was thinking about emergent themes in fiction. you don't have to make a conscious choice to Have a Theme to have one-- if you dive deeply enough into making a compelling character or plot or situation one or more themes will fall out. they may not be the themes you wanted! but they'll be there.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 01/04/2026

Fun fact, most catholics get yelled at by the pope exactly zero times in their whole lives but Censures Georg here has managed it like five times in six years

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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/03/2026

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

No more kings. Vimes had difficulty in articulating why this should be so, why the concept resonated in his very bones. After all, a good many of the patricians had been as bad as any king. But they were...sort of...bad on equal terms. What set Vimes's teeth on edge was the idea that kings were a different kind of human being. A higher lifeform. Somehow magical.

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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

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QueerPit @queerpit.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Happy Aromantic Awareness Week to all the aro-spec folks out there, especially within the Writing Community! 💚🖤🤍

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ALT: a flag with a blue sky in the background

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 09/08/2025

Or set up a genetic rescue: bring in other subspecies of priests from other regions and release them in Ireland to breed with the native priests.

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Anthony Clark @nedroid.com · 28/07/2025

In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:

"There are three kinds of magic," said Wizzler, handing us each a balloon. "You can control tigers, you can shoot tornadoes from your fingers, or you can fly by holding your breath. The color of confetti inside your balloon will reveal which kind of power you have."
I felt the panic rising in me. What if my confetti turned yellow, indicating that I was a Tiger-Talker? My family, a long line of proud Tornado-Fingers, would disown me. Could I ever return home, bearing such shame?
I tried to calm myself as I readied the ceremonial safety pin. Green, I thought, willing my hopes into reality. Please be green.
I popped the balloon, involuntarily shutting my eyes. When I opened them, would I see the green I hoped for? The yellow I feared? What if, gods forbid, the confetti were blue?
I opened my eyes, seeing shock on the faces of my classmates. Wizzler himself stared at me, wide-eye. Looking down, I saw myself covered in confetti... purple confetti.

“I don’t understand,” I growled, my body trembling with pain. “I combined eighty percent Earth-elemental mana with twenty percent Fire-elemental mana (Type B), focused through a twenty-four-sided icositetragon made of yellow topaz. This, in conjunction with my blood type, star sign, sense of humor, and nickname, should have produced a blazing column of lightning to vaporize my enemies. Instead, it made a big bubble that smells like fresh laundry. Why?”
Skullgrumbler began to laugh. “You fool! You don’t even realize…” he squealed. “You’re facing east!”

“It’s whatever you want,” explained Magemaster Grampledog. “Magic is just whatever you want.”
I knew he was speaking in riddles, but I couldn’t grasp his hidden meaning. “So the rules are…”
Grampledog lit a sliver of smokereed. “No rules. You say some words and you wave a stick and whatever you want just happens. You don’t even need the stick.”
His wisdom still eluded me. I stared into his face, trying to decipher what he was really saying.
“No, listen.” Grampledog snapped his fingers and his desk turned into a pile of chicken nuggets. “I didn’t even know that would happen.” His hat then came alive and began to yodel.
“It’s pandemonium,” he explained. “It’s complete nonsense.”

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V.L. Lanius 🏺 is writing, again. @vl-lanius.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Royal Magpie's Oath Immerse yourself into a new world inspired by Imperial Rome, full of magic, dragons, meddling deities, vibrant characters, and rich worldbuilding. Digital ARCs drop by July 14th: forms.gle/TkdodjcXK4Bb... #booksky #arcsignup #arcreaders #arcreaderswanted #queerwriters #LGBTQ+

Book cover: Royal Magpie's Oath by V.L. Lanius. Mosaic of a two-headed, six-winged feathered dragon over a painting of a sunrise over open water
Content:
Epic Fantasy
Roman-inspired Setting
Chosen Bloodline
Clash of Deities
Dragon POV
Shapeshifter POV
Queer Romance
Polyamory

Themes
Power of Friendship
Found Family
Healing
Divine Destiny
Coming: Late August
Join the ARC Team!
Link in Description
Book Cover: V.L. Lanius, Character Art: Moustawott

Image of three characters:
A young blonde woman wearing a red dress with a lute over her shoulder, using light blue magic
A tall, dark-skinned man with curly black hair, golden eyes, and a magpie on his head, wearing a light blue tunic and sandals
A woman with bronze and turquoise hair, wearing a turquoise wrap over a cream tunic, holding a goblet

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/05/2025

Don't worry; I am taking up the slack

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dr. hazel 🕸️ @hazelmonforton.com · 20/04/2025

Imagine being so bad at Catholicism that you get holy ghosted by the Pope.

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

It was very obvious when the police officer realised Saelin’s name was flagged in their systems as ‘telepath’. Earlier, she'd seemed more bored than anything. Sure, she’d cuffed Saelin’s hands and sat him down forcefully on the remaining couch, but it was all oddly polite. #1stLinePit #A #SF #WIP

A moodboard of eight images and the word 'Synchronicity' against a background of a purple nebula. A fall of colourful floral fabric; a young man with a hoodie and glasses; a second young man in black against foliage; two hands clasped together; a helmeted pilot in a plane cockpit; a panel of numbered buttons; four coloured dots, the fourth off centre; the underside of a fungal growth with delicate pink gills.

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The ballroom was bright and over-hot, and full of chatter like birdsong. Rill had found a blessedly quiet corner of the mezzanine - not avoiding conversation, but out of the main currents. He swirled his drink and nodded to a passing courtier, squashing a pang of guilt. #1stLinePit #WIP #A #F

A moodboard of 8 images. A brunet young man with his head tipped back and eyes closed, colourful blue tiles. A brocade jacket, wooden bars. A wave on the sand with a set of footprints. A rope knot. A sailing ship. A bearded man's face.

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Nobody likes an unsolicited co-writer, Xanthe!

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

ai art is like being a runner and youre excited for a marathon and youre training and then someone comes up and says 'why not use this new 'car tech' it can drive you to the finish line and youll have run the marathon without that pesky running'. then theyre confused when you say no and run instead

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Every time I do a huge round of laundry, fold it & put it all away, there’s this tiny cheerful dingus part of me that goes: “There! At last. I’ve done it. I’ve Done the Laundry. And that’s it. It will now stay done & I’ll never have to to do laundry again!” Every. Single. Time.

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Look at the darling brain blorbo my friend has drawn for me! <3

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This was such a scorcher I briefly considered stealing and rephrasing it. Possibly with the help of Le Chat.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A reminder that all writing advice come with the caveat that YMMV. Learning to write is really hacking your brain into delivering the most words reliably in the shortest amount of time with the highest amount of quality. And since each of our brains works differently, not all advice will fit you.

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Consider In Glory’s Wake! Featuring: - Asexual romance with an ace bi protagonist - Diplomat/politician protagonist - Pirate love interest - Angst - Healing from toxic relationship - Friends to lovers Editing now, hopefully querying by April! Character art by Moustawott. #P2Ppit #W #A #F #LGBT

Two men sitting on a wooden pier with bare feet and their boots beside them. Rill is in fancy clothes, with dark straight hair. Jak is big, blond and bearded and touching Rill's shoulder while they smile at each other.

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Aaron Cole has a Book Deal! @theaaroncole.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE X PERCY JACKSON 12 y.o. Félix gets body slammed to a parallel dimension where magic is real and his recently deceased mom is alive. But when a dark force threatens his new life, Félix must fight to stop it, before it destroys both dimensions #BluePit #MG

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Mara Lynn Johnstone @marlynnofmany.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The volcano's dormant, they said. The magic school's been there for years, they said. Just focus on teaching your classes. Don't worry about the smell of god magic, or that weird disappearing sand. The earthquakes are probably fine. A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO STRING MAGIC #P2Ppit #W #A #F

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Theo Transcendragons @theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Izak is a government Mage, forcibly recruited as a magically talented child. His blood family is just a memory. Yet when Izak is captured by anti-Mage extremists, his brother is among his captors. Broken family bonds may be his only hope against ideological bloodlust. #P2Ppit #Q #A #F #LGBT #OV

A Canva moodboard on a grey background with white outlines of mountains. In the top center are the words “Mage by Blood” over purple lights and gold sparkles, with the word “Blood” in dark red. It’s surrounded by photos and symbols: candles, books, fire, campsites, trees, dark buildings, barbed wire, glowing lights, a wolf, red leaves with the words “run away with me” over them, and a photo with an outline of three kids holding hands and jumping on a beach at sunset.

Procreate art of a pale tree growing from blood red grass under a dark blue night sky. In front of the tree, an orb of light sparking with electricity lights the tree. The words “MAGE by BLOOD” are worn over the art in red letters.

A Canva moodboard over a photo of misty evergreen trees with the words “Mage by Blood” in all caps. “Mage By” is in transparent silver letters surrounded by magical glowing and symbols. “Blood” is in red letters over darkness and an outline of people marching in dark red.

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Alicia @halfmoonhare.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Rill isn’t suited to being Prince Consort of a war-torn nation. When he’s taken prisoner, it’s not his Queen that rescues him, but a pirate. To get home safe, he’ll need to turn his flaws into strengths, win the pirates’ trust - and figure out what (and who) ‘home’ really is. #P2Ppit #W #A #F #LGBT

A moodboard. The top row has a darkhaired young man with his eyes closed and a wall of colourful tiles. The second row has a shirt of rich fabric and a set of wooden bars. The third row has the words 'Rill and Jak' overlaid over footprints in the sand with a wave washing over, and a knotted rope. The final row has a sailing ship with full sails, and a bearded man's face.

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Tiz @forestbeast.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

And a close up! #ocsky #dnd #digitalart

Close up bust shot of nimue the albino satyr in a pink and green dress

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Jay Blundell @jayblundell.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

My name is Jay and I've been writing since I was a tween, over 15 years now. At the moment I'm editing a fantasy novel called In Glory's Wake, and writing the first draft of a scifi novel! My writing is character-focused and often features queer and especially ace/aro spec characters.

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Nicole L. Soper Gorden / Nicole Leland @nicolelsopergorden.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Hearts of Bark and Scale In a harsh desert world of blood and bad intentions, snake shifter/healer Iason and half-broken dryad Kvisti discover the sweet, gentle hope of love while fighting together to escape their deep traumas, dangerous pasts, and current captors. 📖 #BluePit #A #F #R #D #I

Hearts of Bark and Scale - MCs
Iason: snake shifter man, rare life (healing) magic, owned by a criminar snake shifter den, deeply traumatized, afraid he'll hurt her, "Don't go. Please."
Kvisti: dryad woman, magic is half-broken, village protector to a small village, deeply guilt-ridden, afraid others will hurt him, "I'll stay."
Character images by Brightgoat Picrew. Iason, a brown-skinned man with long black hair and gold eyes, wearing a cloak. Kvisti, a woman with auburn curls and green eyes and a shirt embroidered with flowers and leaves.

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥SoBB is out NOW!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

ODE TO THE SNAKE PRIEST Conn is a failure of a healer. Blood under his nails and sister presumed dead. Èbha is a broken soldier, cast aside. Their mind twisted beyond recognition of who they once were. They find each other. Love can’t heal, but it certainly helps. #BluePit 📖 #W #F #LGBT

A moodboard collage for Ode to the Snake Priest

Old terracotta tiles, a piece of barbed wire with a vine wrapped around it, a leaf with a spiderweb in a hole in the center, a moss covered statue of a woman with a bowed head, a close up of a lime and fish scales, a vine covered atrium of a temple, a hand with a snake intertwined in the fingers, a sprout growing in the center of a stump, moss filling the cracks of cobble stone, purple flowers.

A quote reads “May flowers remind us of why the rain was so necessary -Xan Oku”

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