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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Morning everyone! Happy #SumLuv Alex is in his mid 30s while Jessica is still in her 20s. The central plot to their relationship is that he is teaching her how to be cool and let go. She wants to be less Type A and more cool girl. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Gabe 🏳️‍⚧️🦇 “Fealty” WIP 17.5k/100k @theeldervampire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#SumLuv When a dysphoric farmer trapped in a miserable marriage decides to help a notorious beast instead of harming it, he finds safety in the arms of something he had been taught to fear. Beautiful, But Deadly 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A queer monster romance novella with folktale vibes, a dark tone, and high heat. ❤️‍🔥

Against a dark forest floor background, there is a book cover at the center of the image, a logline pitch at the top, and eight listed tropes bordering the cover. The text throughout the image is written in a pale pink font.

The cover art is for the book "Beautiful, But Deadly - A Novella by G.T. Anthony," in which the cover depicts two hands (one human, the other a beast with dark grey-brown fur), both taking hold of an oleander flower.

Top Logline:
"When a dysphoric farmer trapped in a miserable marriage decides to help the beast terrorising his village instead of harming it, he finds safety in the arms of something he had been taught to fear."

Tropes to the left of the cover, top to bottom:
- Monster Fucker Awakening
- Transmasc MC
- Hug the Beast, get a free transition!
- Touch EITHER of them and Die.

Tropes to the right of the cover, top to bottom:
- Folktale Atmosphere
- Slow Burn
- Beastly/Fae LI
- The Beast STAYS a Beast!

Bottom Caption: Available Now on Itchio

Against a dark forest floor background, there is a book cover on the righthand side of the image and a snippet on the left.

The cover art is for the book "Beautiful, But Deadly - A Novella by G.T. Anthony," in which the cover depicts two hands (one human, the other a beast with dark grey-brown fur), both taking hold of an oleander flower.

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Oleander initiated it. He pressed his lips to the corner of its mouth, kissing there. It startled the beast, made him try to make eye contact. So, he tried again, kissed its lips, but there was trepidation. He was not sure if Eadmund would embrace him or devour him.
The response was a tighter hold. Eadmund gathered Oleander in his arms, giving him a more earnest kiss. The man shivered, his lips parting, which made the beast press deeper. Without hesitation, Oleander found himself surrendering.
A soft gasp was swallowed up by another kiss. His nails lightly scratched at Eadmund’s shoulder. And still, it was gentle with him, kind to him. It was too good to be true.

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Falling Apart Together 🧟 Trans Masc MC 🧟 Found Family 🧟 Type A Female meets Type Chaos Male 🧟 Friends To Lovers 🧟 Serial Kidnapper 🧟 Mental Health 🧟 No Rules Supernatural Nightclub #SumLuv #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

$The Pith Falling Apart Together is a 81,000 Word Adult Paranormal Romance Novel After a chance encounter at a premier Austin nightclub, a recently unemployed painter named Jessica and a zombie sex worker named Alex must lean on each other to heal from fractured past while dodging a serial kidnapper with a dark obsession for zombies.$ The Comps

1: Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Kay Shore - Comped because it is a paranormal romance featuring a trans masc mc

2: The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch - Comped because it features forced proximity and healing from past trauma

3: Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady - Comped for Opposites Attract and Epistolary elements

The Comps

1: Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Kay Shore - Comped because it is a paranormal romance featuring a trans masc mc

2: The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch - Comped because it features forced proximity and healing from past trauma

3: Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady - Comped for Opposites Attract and Epistolary elements

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#pretendpanel I’m really into the cute drawn covers with the couples for romance novels atm. Honestly something like that or anything where I get to see my characters on the cover. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers @amaralynn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just got a payout from Draft2digital that was 75% from Overdrive. USE YOUR LIBRARIES! Yes, us authors get paid! Request our books!

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Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

No comp titles for your book's plot? No problem! Comp the fanbase. "For readers who loved [author]'s worldbuilding but want more romance" works better than forcing a match that isn't there.

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There’s a few things. 1) Alex isn’t emotionally ready for a relationship so he want to be friends with benefits which Jessica agrees to 2) Alex gets kidnapped and Jessica gets hurt in the rescue now she doesn’t want a relationship But there is a HEA I swear 😻 #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is why I’m a huge fan of writing what I call my crap draft. My first entire draft only ever sees the light of day when I write and edit it. After that my first draft goes to people. It helps me ride the line between panster & planner. #WriteSky

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✍🏼Winter Simpson @winterandwords.social · 12/08/2026

Quick follow up to yesterday's post about fake beta reading/editing scams. I wrote about this in detail on Patreon a wee while ago. I forgot about it until today, but if you're interested, here it is (totally free public post) www.patreon.com/posts/157968... 🏷️ #Writeblr #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Writers! How to spot beta reader and editor scams online. | Winter Simpson

I originally posted a version of this on Tumblr after encountering an unsettling number of scams there and on Bluesky. Scammy stuff gets eve

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Alex initially likes Jessica because she’s hot. But after seeing her punch an entitled prick he’s basically in love. Jessica moves slowly she wants Alex to teach her to let go but the more time they spend together the more she starts to like him and love him. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The heat in Falling Apart Together is a camp fire slowly building. As you add more and more sticks it grows until suddenly someone dumps kerosene on the fire and it explodes leaving a tense passionate moment that burns out character completely leaving them confused. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I wanted to make a playlist for them but never did. I didn’t even come up with a good song for them which makes me so sad. One day I will. OR when I’m published my fans will so I don’t have to lol 🤣 #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I think if I did translate it I would slip out of romance and into thriller. I’d just change my plot to focus more on the serial killer. However moving the type of romance would be hard. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Writing paranormal romance lets me break the mold of contemporary romance and spin it just a bit on its head. I get to use fantasy elements with out having to build a world from the ground up. Which is super nice for me. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My novel features: Found family, and he falls first. I love: Enemies to lovers, only one bed, and he falls first. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Since my novel is paranormal romance I had a lot of fun building our world featuring supernaturals. Figuring out how they impacted laws and history really was fun. So I guess the answer is the world building itself. Theres so much in here I couldn’t possibly share it all. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I honestly can’t remember my first romance novel. But the one I think of as my first was probably The Fault In Our Stars. I’m sure I read romance before that but it’s the one I remember most clearly. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I’d say that it’s semi lust at first sight. They meet at a night club and think the other is hot, but they do come out not kissing or anything. They decide to be friends and over the story they fall in love. It’s like medium burn instead of slow. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I love a good meet cute! Mine has a semi meet cute but it’s not insta love. They meet in a night club and decide to be friends but that changes over the course of the book. So I guess it kind of passes as one. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My two leads are Jessica and Alex! Jessica: Female human, Type A, recently jobless, struggles to accept help, learns to love life and become a painter Alex: Trans Male, Zombie, just trying to live life and have fun, falling head over heels for Jessica while avoiding a serial killer #SumLuv

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

100% late to the party My name is Krystal and I’m a queer, neuro spicy, female author based in Texas. I write queer paranormal romance with a touch of heat. #SumLun #WriteSky

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 10/08/2026

The #PitchDis Trial Run form is now open! IMPORTANT REMINDER - this is for practice purposes only. Any pitches you submit here will NOT be posted during #PitchDis. The form will close automatically on Thursday at 8pm EDT. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Wow look who finally came back. Me! I took a writing break and just didn’t wanna age verify. Thanks Texas lol. But I’m back 😍

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#QueerPrompts Alex explained trans to Jessica but not because he’s forced to they are just talking. Similarly Jessica and him talk about their sexuality via just talking. My stories are always queer heavy so everyone’s just kind of a part of the community in some way.

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#QueerPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky We actually don’t discuss the environment much in this story. However I think that it might come up in other ones.

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

bookshelf scavenger hunt: pride edition!! 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️ ff book: Smash or Pass 🧡mm book: The Fake Divination Offense 💛bisexual book: Unromance 💚book with a trans character: Rules For Ghosting 💙book with an aspec character: Kiss Me Maybe 💜book with an nb character: Sing Anyway #booksky

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#QueerPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky Jessica: Considers herself straight because trans men are men not women Alex: Trans man, pansexual Tyler: Demi Romantic Grayace Maria: Butch lesbian and proud of it

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A reminder that there are 38 queer books for $40 in the A Good Day to Pride Hard bundle from #PrideBookFair! Sweet & Wild is available with a ton of other WONDERFUL queer books! Only until June 8th! Pride Hard! itch.io/b/3678/pride...

On a black background with lots of rainbow and pride decoration, the cover of Sweet & Wild by Alex Larkspur

Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard
Only Dark Edges Katie L Caroll; Winds of Destruction Karen Lykkebo; A Life in Too Many Margins S E Thomson; A Love Less Travelled E H Timms; A Touch of Unicorn Magic Kit Muse; Act Like This Isnt Normal Vin Kiva; Adamere in Swan A P Howell; Afterlight Tana Welsummer; Between Me You Moonlit Sea Linn Silver; Child of the Sun Audrey Simmons; Commit to the Kick Tris Lawrence; Crystal Gunslinger Oliver Laws; Dark Heart of Ilmoure Cara N Delaney; Darker Worlds Argento nox; Errant Wings S Jean; Fattening Fantasies FatFuckingFox; Fimbulvinters Fires A M Weald; Firewinds Accord David J Stuart; In Pursuit of M Lachance J W Croemner; Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore; Lust and Found Sylvie Helstaff; Manipulators War Elise Carlson; Mermans Delight Skyler Nightshade; Moth Woods Amara Lynn; Physical Magic William C Tracy; Sweet And Wild Alex Larkspur; The Dark Side of Super Matthew Siadak; The Dragons Keeper Moira Carn; The Fall of the Rose Princess DCS; The Flowers of Time A L Lester.webp' The Fractured Balance N A Soleil; The Lizards Dance Manyface; The Night Fair Pax Asteriae; The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat Larre Bildeston; The WineDark Sea Kris Madigan; Triple Strike G M Gray; Yelen and Yelena C M Rosens

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#QueerPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky Alex doesn’t feel shame anymore. At least he pretends to. Jessica cries in the bathroom.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 2365: Re: characters. Everyone does what they do for a reason. Most of the time they have no idea what that reason is. But as the author, you need to know. You don't necessarily have to tell the readers, but YOU need to know.

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Laura Floradora @laustan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🌈Happy Pride Month to all celebrating🌈. Fuck anyone who gives you shit for being you. If you have asshole parents, I'll be your mom now. Eat well, get sleep, and take your vitamins. Come over for dinner anytime, I always make enough. 😚

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity Jessica starts her journey of self discovery as a freelance artist when she loses her job at a large marketing firm. Because spoiler alert the CEO was running a huge Ponzi scheme and it finally caught up with him. So he’s off to the tropics.

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#QueerPrompts #WriteSky #WritingCommunity Alex is proud of how far he’s come since his original death. Jessica is proud of herself for embarking on the journey to be an artist and not a slave to corporate America.

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#JuneWorldbuilders #WriteSky #WritingCommunity The Gods and Demons are created by the universe to help keep balance. They just pop into existence. Angels and Devils are born. They are the offsprings of mortal and either a god or a demon.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Whilst people may assert that reading Agatha Christie in a Scottish Highlands cottage on a rainy day whilst having multiple cups of tea and a scandalous amount of emotional support scones “won’t fix you”, they’re failing to understand an undeniable truth: It certainly can’t hurt.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#JuneWorldbuilders Not seen in my current book but angels are the children of a god and a mortal. Demons are on the same level as a god. Their descendants with a mortal are devils. But the goal is to include them in another book in the same world setting.

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Kieran @toadally.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

A rainbow colored box turtle looking nervously out of a drab gray shell. There is text above him that says “It’s OK if you’re not ready yet.”

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Reagan Faerwyn 💗💜💙 @reaganfaerwyn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈💗💜💙🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride to all of us that Celebrate! Can't wait to get Beta Reading feedback on the new revision of FORGED IN THE AFTER! The world needs more queer stories, and I am here to help! #writingcommunity #writesky #amquerying #queerwriters

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hi everyone happy pride! I’m Krystal (she/her). I’m a pan author who is working on a queer romance between a manic pixie trans zombie male and his type a girlfriend who he teaches to let loose. #QueerPrompts #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Mostly posting for accountability but I’m doing editing today spelling and grammar and stuff and my goal is 10 chapters wish me luck. #writingcommunity

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Jeb 🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @jebdarsh.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We are TWO DAYS away from launch. I'm a firm believer if letting people know cost in advance so here's some handy graphics! Chuck it a follow and hope to virtually see you on May 28th!!! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Graphic showing three covers: Shit That Happened Before 2011, Neon Hearts and Guariare: Worrier.
Text reads $17 AUD (approx $13 USD)
All the books, nothing extra

Graphic showing 2 x three covers: Shit That Happened Before 2011, Neon Hearts and Guariare: Worrier.
Two temporary tattoos of a sunrise
Two bookmarks of thwo characters hip bumping
Text reads $35 AUD (approx $23 USD)
BFFs (2 x digital)

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Krystal Norton💕💙💛 @krysnorwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What am I supposed to do till DECEMBER?! This book hangover is going to suck! Props to the wonderfully talented @sararaaschbooks.com for another amazing book that I read in 1 sitting.

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Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Turns out you can just buy a birthday cake any time and eat it yourself. Nobody checks.

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