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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I absolutely agree with this! It’s so sad that millions don’t. #Pinks

Just because something doesn’t affect you personally, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t care about it. We, as humans should desire to see others free from suffering

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Mikel J. Wisler (he/him) @mikelwisler.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Here's a great way to support indie authors without spending a dime. On Amazon and Goodreads, look up that author and follow them. You'll get updates on book releases. It's free and helps boost that author's profile. It would mean a lot to me if you could follow me on those sites. Thank you!

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES (Mossa & Pleiti #3) comes out a week from tomorrow!! Pre-order now and get a lovely, snarky, linguistically rich mystery-romance set on Jupiter and steeped in petty academia on June 10!

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The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

Check out The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses - The next entry in the multi-award-nominated cozy space-opera mystery series The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti! When a former clas...

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sebdoubinsky.bsky.social @sebdoubinsky.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

If you're interested in my fiction (and poetry), this site has an almost complete list of my books in English. www.fantasticfiction.com/d/seb-doubin...

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Seb Doubinsky

Author Seb Doubinsky's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.

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K. R. Yauger @kryaugerauthor.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Preorders are available now! My short story 'A Curse of Spines' is in Unconventional Love. These anthologies release on 06/12/25 through @dragon.bone.publishing. #unconventionallove #aphoticlove #dragonbonepublishing #acurseofspines #kryauger @nathanielluscombe.bsky.social

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Thank you so much for getting it! 💚

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 I hope we all agree that trans rights are human rights.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I’ve always said I’m an indie author because I’m published by a small independent press. But is the term only applied to self-published authors now? Genuinely curious; I don’t want to gatecrash a party I’m not invited to! 📚💙

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Me: I’ll write this scene though it’s probably mostly here to link the important bits of the story Also me: … Oh. So this is one of the most important and defining turning points in the MC’s whole character arc. I seriously love when writing does this.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I had such a fun time talking about Sherlock Holmes, coffee, space elves and cats! 💙📚 🌈🚀💫

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Bethany 🏳️‍🌈📚🍄 @beffynicolereads.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Pride month is coming up, so here is my reminder that I have an LGBTQIA+ masterlist of books with queer main characters! You can filter & search by multiple preferences, such as genre, target age group, representation, pairing, and additional tags beffynicolereads.wordpress.com/queer-fictio...

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LGBTQIA+ Fiction Masterlist

A masterlist of queer fiction books which can be sorted and filter by preferences such as genre, age group, representation, and romantic pairing.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES comes out in TWO (2)! WEEKS! 🚄🪐🫖 🔍💞 🎓trains, tea, mysteries, romance, and academia on Jupiter, tons of lovely reviews, two previous books in the series please read them first, PRE-ORDERS = 💖 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

the cover of THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES, purply-pinky stylized Jupiter in the background, two female silhouettes

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

When they said Bluesky is like oldschool Twitter, they weren’t lying. I like it here, but have no idea what I am (supposed to be) doing. 😅

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Publishing is exhausting and time consuming, but it is also incredibly rewarding. I’m not talking about money or making the bestseller lists or anything like that. I’m not even talking about readers enjoying my books (though that is absolutely fantastic too). (1/3)

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Such an amazing in-depth review! Thank you! 😃

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

On an extremely related note: Happy Sherlock Holmes Day! 🔎

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

A Study in Black Brew is here! If you like queernormative worlds, Holmes/Watson dynamics, space elves (?), chronic illness representation and cozy murder mysteries, I wrote this book for you. readspaceboy.com/portfolio/a-...

The cover of A Study in Black Brew by Marie Howalt. It is blue and purple and looks futuristic despite an old-fashioned font. Elements from the story (a gun, a ring, a coffee cup and two capsules) are around the title.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

My newest book comes out in a couple of days, and I am totally normal about it. … If normal means obsessively checking GR and Bookstagram to see if anyone is talking about it and squealing with joy every time someone comments or shares a post about it. Anyway, how is your week going?

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Fantasticon @fantsticon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Writing in English as a second language For authors, the English language book market offers the potential for more readers and bigger advances. But how does one go about breaking into the biggest SF&F market if you are not a native English speaker? 💙📚 #copenhagen

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I want to say that you can preorder my next book now, but I also really want to not be the type who only checks in on Bluesky when it’s time to announce a thing …

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A big Danish publisher announced a romantasy contest last week. So um, I’ll be doing that for a few months. Yes, it is going to be very queer. No, I don’t expect to win, but I’ve been putting off writing a book in my native language for years, and this is an opportunity to get past that hurdle.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Thank you so much! That makes me super happy to hear! 💚

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Kvärn @kvarndk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Kaffe spiller tit med i litteraturen: For 166 år siden, den 22. maj, fødtes Arthur Conan Doyle og dermed de ikoniske Holmes & Watson. På denne dag lander M. Howalts "A Study in Black Brew", frit og underholdende efter fødselarens "A Study in Scarlet". @mhowalt.bsky.social @spaceboybooks.bsky.social

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I am ridiculously bad at posting here. 😅

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Last night, I dreamed that Elon Musk controlled a giant dragon that ate Donald Trump and that he meant to use to conquer the world. Look, all I’m saying is that US politics are really messed up if my European mind tries to deal with the situation while I’m asleep.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I remember seeing this a while back, and yeah. It’s still too damn relevant.

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Aden Ng @adenng.com · 08/02/2025

Also haven't bought a AAA game in 6 years.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Okay so I was today years old when I (accidentally) discovered you can swipe right in the Bluesky app to see settings and tags you follow and all sorts of things. Cool.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I’m not leaving all Meta platforms at this point, but I am trying out alternative platforms. I like Bluesky a lot! 💚🦋 For the visual side of things, I’ve joined #Pixelfed. It feels small and cozy and much like how Instagram was before things went downhill. Find me here: pixelfed.dk/mhowalt

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8 Posts, 19 Following, 31 Followers · I write queer sci-fi books you’ve probably never heard of.Cat servant and fountain pen/handwriting enthusiast in my spare time.(they/them)

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Sooo a big Danish publisher used genAI for some children’s book illustrations and was called out for it. They apologised (but as far as I can tell, the apology was mostly about images looking “wrong”, like a six-fingered monkey), but one of their excuses was, and I paraphrase here: (1/2)

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Is there ever a point where you feel you “produce” enough as a writer? I’m not talking about the financial aspect or what is enough from a marketing standpoint. Just the sheer urge to WRITE ALL THE THINGS RIGHT NOW and publish them so others can get to know the characters/worlds/stories.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This! As an author and former professional translator, I could not agree more!

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Alise @shereadytoread.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Working on a black indie author starter pack! Please let me know if you'd like to be added, or tag an author below! #booksky #blackbooksky go.bsky.app/BbaaiVp

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Krystal Lang @krystallotuslang.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all. First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to. #booksky

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

They are. On every wendek planet in the galaxy! (Kellieth and Raithan send their sympathy!)

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Nathaniel Luscombe @nathanielluscombe.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’m feeling at a loss for words. I have my debut poetry collection in my hands. It’s real. This has been a goal of mine for a few years, and I’m so glad I finally dedicated myself to making it happen. You can preorder it now and there are ARCS available through my linktree! #booksky #indieauthor

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 3 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️In libraries & itch #romancelandia 🌈📚 #booksky

Available now in ebook, audiobook, or paperback The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen
Mm romance, forced proximity, a lavender marriage, murder/magic/mysteries, food tour of 1890s NYC, unbury your gays, an autistic necromancer, everybody's queer

The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen is out now in ebook and paperback, book 2, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, mm romance, a sinister clinic, new powers, 1890s NYC, a murdered patient, a cure for magic, a horrible ex, rich people behaving badly, the tether becomes a #problem

The Reanimator's Remains by Kara Jorgensen, out now in ebook and paperback, book 3, mm romance, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, the trees are watching, dealing with trauma... poorly, dont go where I can't follow, family secrets, breaking the cycle, the dead are out for revenge

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

The notes I leave for myself in the middle of the night with the firm belief that I just had a brilliant idea tend to be … sub par in reality.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It’s cover reveal day! I think judging a book by its cover is perfectly okay with this one! A Study in Black Brew is a diverse science fiction Sherlock Holmes retelling published by Spaceboy Books. Its release date is May 22nd 2025!

Book cover in blue and purple tones. It has a futuristic gun, finger ring, cup and tablets arranged around the title A Study In Black Brew in a holographic font with old-fashioned vibes.

Back cover description:

“They say life is a string of chances held together with grit and guided by passion, and who am I to disagree?”

Kellieth ReinAraneinth was headed for a career as a field chemist on a newly settled planet when their dreams and ambitions were crushed by coincidences and chronic illness.

They return broke to the wendek homeworld, Ganmak, where everyone’s basic needs are covered, but import luxuries like Kellieth’s favorite human-made beverage, black brew, is costly.

While piecing together a new life and recovering from their ordeals, Kellieth ends up sharing lodgings with the attractive, enigmatic, and infuriating Raithan WeinZalneinth.

When a human is found dead next to an alarming message on the wall in an empty house, Kellieth gets caught up in a gruesome mystery involving Raithan and the local peace corps.

Who is the human? How did he die? What is Raithan hiding? And when will Kellieth have the time to catch their breath?

The cover again with the release date, May 22nd 2025. Underneath the text, “A diverse sci-fi Sherlock Holmes retelling.”

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Anyway, tomorrow is cover reveal day for my next book, and I’m super excited about that!

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I write cozy things when I am going through personal stuff. Now I’m writing a dystopia about a traumatised cannibalistic AI, an unemotional AI who transforms into a cat, and a second class human who is entirely out of fucks to give, so I guess it’s different when it’s the world going through stuff.

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Aden Ng @adenng.com · 21/01/2025

Feel free to show this to the people defending Elon Musk's Nazi salute.

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Elon Musk "My heart goes out to you"

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

In the light of the world being what it is right now: My corner of the internet is a diversity-friendly space. Everyone regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, physical or psychological condition, neurotype, etc is welcome. Hate is not welcome.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

In brighter news: My city is getting a queer bookshop/café this week! If you are near Copenhagen, I recommend checking out www.thepondcph.com 💚

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The Pond

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

This will be a rare instance of me using profanities, but I absolutely fucking hate the fact that I wrote about a book by a certain contemporary writer who is apparently guilty of SA for my university degree. At least I wrote it like 15 years ago. But urgh.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I’ve completely neglected to ask if #caturday is a thing over here on 🦋 but anyway here are my three furfriends.

Three cats lying close together on a bed.

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Laika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

People using disabilities and neurodivergency as an excuse to use AI can actually fuck off. I know many people with disabilities. Many people who are ND(I AM TOO) To argue we NEED AI to create? It is fucking insulting.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Yay, the manuscript for my next book is now in my editor’s hands! 😃 I made my deadline, and I am so excited to share this one with the world.

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Marie Howalt @mhowalt.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Happy Holidays to those of you who celebrate and all my best to everyone else, too. ❤️ Holidays can be difficult, so remember to be kind to yourself. It is okay to take a breather and set boundaries. And let’s try to check up on each other too if we can, okay? ❤️

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