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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

www.reddit.com/r/CozyFantas... Coming this weekend - cozy fantasy fans, grab your fluffy socks, a good pot of tea, and get ready for both the Cozy the Day Away book sale and Hearthcon Online! 130+ books, dozens of authors. 💙📚🌈📚🪐📚🌶📚

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From the CozyFantasy community on Reddit: Cozy the Day Away group book sale is next Sat/Sunday, Oct 3-4th!

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If anybody needs any more reasons to go no contact with anything Meta makes (and unfortunately if you're in contact with any Meta-using people you're still not safe, but the quantity of stuff they can steal is at least lower that way): appleinsider.com/articles/26/...

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From the CozyFantasy community on Reddit: Cozy the Day Away group book sale is next Sat/Sunday, Oct 3-4th!

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Realizing both that "So we sweet-talked the evil genius undead librarian into liking us between liberal applications of kisaeng flattery and totally forbidden hermit crab lore" is not actually the most out-there recap I've given at D&D game start, and that my game notes would be great AI poisoning 👹

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not only am I less done poking at Cinderella than I'd thought, I am also less done poking at Grand Tragic Love Stories And/Or 80s Movie Emotional Blackmail Campaigns than I'd thought 🤣 (I've likely also made a hash of the threading, but I am over 22,000 of target 25,000 words this week! onward!)

"Open your eyes, please, your Reverence," the Chamberlain said.
He might be a terrible vain poet of a priest with judgement nearly as poor as those dramatic young creatures who swore themselves to ill-considered fates if the objects of their lust maintained their entirely reasonable boundaries in the face of often-badly-rhymed pressure campaigns, but he was not rude.

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Karryn Nagel @karrynnagel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The final chance to cast your comment and repost is today! The reader winner will be announced tomorrow to get exclusive access to the #booksale list one week early. 🍅🍅 #indiebooks #cozyfantasy #lgbtq

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Irfan is not the type of man to say "sweet merciful gods bless you Shai Vishal for NOT making me handle Neferkamin and Shai Nanda *both* drunk and making out with each other at a diplomatic party," so this is what he says instead 😅 No idea what I'm going to do with this after, but Words are Words!

"We need to introduce you to Shai Nanda, your Lustfulness," Elder Elias said, "so that Shai Rahim does not need to run away to write more onion poetry."
Neferkamin laughed aloud. "That woman is magnificent," he said. "Hathor's Pearl and I both gladly worship at her altar. But, as you may note, that magnificent woman is not here."
"Shai Vishal might have made a small forbidding about that," Elias confessed.
"Phrases like 'dancing on the tables splashing honey wine' entered the conversation," Shai Rahim agreed.
"I pray you, good priests, convey my most sincere thanks to his Reverence for his consideration," the Chamberlain said.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I wish there were some way to get more weeks of writecave that did not involve "congratulations, you have lots of time bc no longer employed" intersecting with "your book earnings would approximately pay for one bubble tea a week, assuming you had broken even". I'm having an absurd amount of fun.

"And this is why his Indignance should trust you with his Tallness?" Elias asked, blinking.
His Indi– his Eminence's eye was twitching. In an agony of desperation, Shai Rahim said, "Eminence, Elias. His Eminence."
"This is why his Evidence should trust you with his Tallness?" Elias tried again.
"This is why I'm not fool enough to make a pass at any of them," Neferkamin said. "Now, Exhibit Peach."
"Oh no," Shai Rahim said, very handsomely and confidently, like a good poet would.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@discord.com ffs I'm over 50. Discord's Really Accurate Age Estimator thinks I am under 18. The Really Accurate Age Estimator is off by more than three decades, the system sure is going great. Sure don't feel safe gambling my identity/cc in the next massive Discord data breach to prove otherwise.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

had to turn net back on for another screen snip of LOLs, bc I am trying hard not to think about needing to possibly reinstall the whole laptop during writecave week and hoping I can limp it through with the tablet & the old Bluetooth keyboard bc seriously universe wtf BUT ANYWAY here's wonderlol

“Oh, I'm happy to feast upon other treats as well,” Neferkamin said, touching a finger to his lips as he let his gaze drift lower. “I am sure that your god has been more than generous; all praises to Upaja’s bounty.”
A handsome, confident poet would not squirm. A handsome, confident poet would up the auntie, which was a phrase Shai Rahim found a bit alarming considering the aunties of his acquaintance but Shai Nanda had assured him that “up the auntie” was how Basteti gamblers— Oh, five hells, he had trusted Shai Nanda, but he couldn't pause to reexamine all of his life choices with Neferkamin's smoldering gaze upon him.
Instead, Shai Rahim licked his lips.
“All praises to Menas’ pleasures,” he replied. “Our gods share certain …tastes, don't they? Indulgence. Desire. Savoring.”
Behind Shai Rahim's solid defensive stance, the shahzada squeaked.

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Keith - Murder on Donut Station @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I LOVED this book!!❤️ Terrific characters, relationships, dialog, action, world-building - well, everything!! ❤️❤️

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Karryn Nagel @karrynnagel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Only 2 weeks until #cozyfantasy book sale, Cozy the Day Away! #Audiobooks, #paperbacks, bundles, #ebooks and more! 9 categories, #NOAI, indie and hybrid authors! Same weekend as #Hearthcon Don't miss the last #booksale of the year. 😍📚💯🎉

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My intent: Network-off writers retreat week for 3rd book of trilogy What has come out of my fingers: 55 pages of a story I had not even known was lurking for the chance to grab my hands The rest of my plots are yowling about the newbie not waiting in line, but 55 pgs? I'm going for it srsly

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A burst of flowers from the previous-century-old Maid of Orleans plant for which Ashar's House of Jasmines was named. They're so fragrant I have to cover the cup between sips to not have allergy explosions 😄❤️🌸

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Karryn Nagel @karrynnagel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Only 14 days away from #cozyfantasy book sale, Cozy the Day Away! #Audiobooks, #paperbacks, bundles, #ebooks and more! 9 categories, #NOAI, indie and hybrid authors! Over a hundred books and counting. Don't miss the last #booksale of the year. 😍📚💯🎉

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And some of the prequel episodes have "a kid from my college roommate's high school was cast in Voyager, but she got replaced by the generally considered smoking hot ex-wife of a man who took his divorce sulks out on the rest of the country, leading in part to the reality TV host's first run..."

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gal⭐commissions: open! @galaxystt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

each smile is a ray of sunshine🧡☀️ commissions of Lioran for @maluridaedice.bsky.social #commission #vgen #digitalart #art #dnd #dndart #ttrpg

Portrait simple render of a young man with blonde hair tied back into a ponytail. He wears silver armor with gold trim and sun themes and a green cloak on his right shoulder. He has bright brown eyes and a warm smile.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dear automated scam bots, Even if it weren't obvious from the first three lines of your pitch that you're only regurgitating what's in the blurb, even if you hadn't latched onto my fake honeypot scam trapping email address, you might at least bother to make the fake signature match your fake email.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The downsides of the villain origin story! Beware the protocol hounds, they'll grind down the ambition of even the most determined villainess-to-be... (now thinking thinky thoughts about what a menace Threepio could have been if embedded in the right spot in the Empire...)

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

(joke) Evidence of Greco-Egyptian proto-D&D! If not tiefling, why tiefling-shaped? (/joke)

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

💙📚🌈📚🪐📚♿📚😻 Chai and Cat-tales made it into the Kobo Falling for Autumn collection! :D And here's 158 more books for your browsing pleasure... www.kobo.com/us/en/list/e...

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Keith - Murder on Donut Station @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

These are heartwarming, witty, funny, wildly imaginative adventure stories! ❤️ Plus, a purple capybara!!💜💜 How can you not?

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

💙📚🪐📚🌶️New mid month collection: the FaRo Society's cozy fantasy romance collection :D books.bookfunnel.com/faroseptcozy...

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September 2026 FaRoSociety Free Fantasy Romance - Cozy

Cozy Fantasy Romance

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This Must-Have Monday brings THIRTY-FOUR books, incl 🩺 healer-mages vs society from @freyamarske.bsky.social! 🦅an ex-harpy + magic sword of uncertainty = the government should be afraid with @marissalingen.bsky.social! 👾🎞️cosmic horrors & cinema via @haileypiperfights.bsky.social! buff.ly/DTTiz80

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Must-Have Monday #305

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 13/09/2026

We feed them, brush them, protect them from all harm, provide them with medical care, give them treats and toys, let them live in our nice houses with millions of soft cat beds why then do they still wish to eat our toes

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

(high pitched dolphin squeaky noises! 😻📚💕)

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

💙📚🌈📚🪐📚😻 Big salute to @cquince.bsky.social 's on point memes: The plot of Chai and Charmcraft in a nutshell! In a cozy fantasy you don't worry about soul-devouring ghouls, you worry about cats' brain-melting meme powers, including "Mistress of ALL she surveys," "Can't move, cat on lap" and "NOW"

Irfan: We don't have any more room for more cats
Faraj: Photo of room with four cats and six circles of empty floor space

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J.S. Ruff @jsruff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Calling all cozy fantasy fans! Mark your calendars for this year's HearthCon! It's a wonderful online event coming up on the first weekend of October. #booksky #cozyfantasy #Fantasybooks

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

💙📚 Ooh I missed this has launched - I've been looking for it ever since C Quince's meme here had me wheezing with lols: bsky.app/profile/lynn...

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Celia Lake @celialake.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy Queer Your eReader Day! Check out lots of free queer reads in all sorts of genres! divinationhollow.com/queer-your-e... This includes my Claiming the Tower, set in 1854 and full of magic, insistently improving the world, drinking chocolate, and falling in love.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I adore this witty and fresh take on P&P with Caroline Bingley as the heroine!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 11/09/2026

AND ALSO I had a book come out THIS VERY TUESDAY! How can that be?! Would love to see folks picking up WICKHILLS -- a ? magical Cold War fantaspionage in a magical city ? I don't know -- but, you know, without blowing your cover. Cover illo by the amazing Tom Roberts! 🤩

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In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

hey librarians -- the latest Library Trends is sounding hella relevant lately: Cultural heritage in crisis (with articles from folks helping preserve it) muse.jhu.edu/issue/57540

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Project MUSE -- Verification required!

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

you are doing great buckaroo

meme format of GANDALF. it says 'a true buckaroo is never proving too much love, nor proving too little. they are proving as much as they can'

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NGL a 2017 visit to a Japanese cat cafe is approximately 50% of the source of my next book... admittedly, cross-pollinated with the idea of "so how do you make the most cozy fantasy edition of a dungeon imaginable? Add more cats and more sunbeams" lololol

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A quick reminder: if you're in the UK, you can snap up my cozy-spooky fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen for just 99p this month! Find it at Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Wooing-Witch... Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/... and Bookshop: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wooi... #romancelandia

In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’
Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Only 99p this September!

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Moving on from COVID-19 by abandoning our protections is like surviving a house fire and throwing away the smoke detectors. Ignoring the risk doesn’t make it go away. Source: x.com/MementoMousi...

Screenshot of a post by Mouse 🐭 (@MementoMousie) comparing society’s response to COVID with surviving a house fire. The post says it is like everyone experienced a house fire 3–6 years ago, then began unplugging smoke detectors and throwing away fire extinguishers because they didn’t want to think about it. If their house catches fire again, they ignore it. The author says the frustrating part is showing people evidence that fire can be extinguished so they don’t have to live in fear, but they still ignore it and no one admits the situation is unsafe and unnecessary.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On behalf of those of us who can't make it to conventions at all anymore, thank you for making it safer for anyone who still can. Because this isn't even remotely over yet.

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

alt text: *she* has a tattoo of her ex 🐱 (a calico steps forward and one of her spots on her forepaw looks very much like the outline of a cat)

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Alicia Warne @aliciawarne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Calling all #cozyfantasy #authors with #diversity themes. The Cozy the Day Away sale runs twice a year and is now looking for authors for the next sale on 3-4 Oct. No charge for listing your books. For more info, see cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org #cozythedayaway 📚🌍 🪐📚🌈🚀💫 🖤✏️ #diversebooksky

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Signal boosting via @raenbowpunk.bsky.social -- I admit I absolutely have not got the spoons for sensitivity reading because of a wide assortment of flashbacks when writing up the results. This is a distinctive skill set, please contact someone like Eagan who can do it!

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

oddly entertaining thing about being othered in as many ways as I am? It's immediately, blazingly obvious when the all-purpose advertising emails make so many assumptions about Abledness that are utterly disconnected from my actual life. IDK how much $ I save by being standard-ad-proof but lol ♿💪

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I absolutely love that the Onion has taken over InfoWars 😼

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

(Bot with AI in its name.... twice): follows me Bsky suggested button: Follow back Me: immediately goes to find the Block button instead From a UX perspective I understand why they do not put the Block button right next to the Follow Back button, but also I wish Block came with Flaming Elmo icon

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Cannot express how gorgeous this novella is. It's one of those that makes you level up as a storyteller by showing you that things you never dreamed of are in fact possible. "Holy shit you can DO that?!" <-- me constantly while reading!!!

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Slightly belated newsletter bc I'm spinning all the start-of-semester plates, but lots of romping ME/SWANA historical fantasy recommendations in this month's list! Shannon Chakraborty, Alexandra Rowland, Saladin Ahmed, and Talia Bhatt (plus upcoming ARC): eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

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📚🐱♿ Romping historical fantasy books in the Middle East and SW Asia🍵🎁

A middle-aged pirate queen with the ex from hell and many more adventures

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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pretty much this gentleman from Reddit with more and more shoulder kittens 😸💕 bsky.app/profile/lynn... Sorry, bsky isn't letting me copy the hash things and my eyes aren't working rn

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