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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 28/07/2026

new pinned post 🧵 hellooooooo I'm E (they/she) the #author of THE LORD OF THE WOOD (2026) and THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (2025), as well as various short stories more links are threaded, but here's a link to more info about about my two current novels: www.harpercollins.com/blogs/author...

E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood and The Keeper of Lonely Spirits against a starry night background, above a link: ElizMAnderson(dot)Com(slash)Links. The Lord of the Wood's cover is blue, paler at the center and darker at the edges, with a stag of flowers and foliage growing from a twisted tree with flowers growing around it and black ooze dripping from a branch overhead. the title "The Lord of the Wood" is in large white serif text to the left, with foliage growing through the letters closest to the tree, and the author "E.M. Anderson" is in all-caps yellow text at the bottom. the tagline, in smaller yellow text, reads, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..." The Keeper of Lonely Spirits's cover features a lonely cottage, surrounded by headstones, with smoke drifting from the chimney, atop a tall green hill dotted with trees and yellow flowers, against a starry sky. the title "The Keeper of Lonely Spirits" is centered in all-caps sans-serif yellow text, with "E.M." Anderson in smaller white text at the bottom. Tagline in still smaller text at the top reads, "Living forever can be mighty lonesome."

"When lonely clockmaker Arthur Throckmorton loses his way in an enchanted forest, he meets the hero of his childhood bedtime stories: the Lord of the Wood. But instead of the mythical figure of his dreams, the Lord of the Wood is a grim man turning into a beast and losing power over a dying forest. If they can’t save the forest before he becomes a beast completely, Arthur will lose the man he's falling for—and never see his family again." E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood: out now. The cover is blue, paler at the center and darker at the edges, with a central image of a stag of foliage and flowers growing from a tree whose upper branches drip black ooze and the tagline, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..." Text and book cover are in a translucent textbox against a photo of a silhouetted stag in a misty golden meadow.

"An old man cursed with immortality hunts ghosts rather than making mortal friends who will die one day. When residents of an Ohio town beset by a vengeful spirit adopt him as their own, he must decide: leave to protect his heart, or stay to save their lives?" EM. Anderson's The Keeper of Lonely Spirits: out now. The cover features a lonely cottage, surrounded by headstones, with smoke drifting from the chimney, atop a tall green hill dotted with trees and yellow flowers, against a starry sky, wiht the tagline, "Living forever can be mighty lonesome..." Text and cover in a translucent textbox against a photo of yellow flowers in the sunset.

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 02/10/2026

#FirstDraftFall accountability thread bc boy howdy I'm gonna need it* anyway MarthaWIP is a contemporary fantasy about a grumpy 60yo lesbian ghostspeaker with undx'd autism who gets even grumpier when her eldritch nonbinary ex turns up amidst a sudden spate of hauntings aesthetic / a line lmao

A pink slide with darker pink leaves etched into it, with an aesthetic for a work-in-progress called MarthaWip centered. The aeshetic is in muted greens, blues, and greys, and includes images of an older couple holding hands, a gemstone bracelet, an old stump, a forest, and a close-up of a woman crying, with a text box reading, "I wanted you to have a choice." Text around the aesthetic reads: 60-year-old grumpy lesbian, household god nonbinary love interest (they're exes); ghosts and other things; haunted small town; angry teen girl; migraines both magical and not; trapped spirit; caring for elderly parents; and binding spell that can only be undone if someone dies.

A pink slide with darker pink leaves etched into it, with a recent line from MarthaWip centered, reading, "'Mother,' Martha said emphatically, 'fucker.'"

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 13h

Sally can't be convinced her kingdom can ever truly be saved, and that what she's doing is the best she can ever hope for. ... But is that truly so?

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 13h

I outlined one chapter :,) Very shittily :,) :,)

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 13h

Stage Comedy follows a reaper named Theodore "Theo" Roven. They're a reaper who's grown remorseful for eating human souls after learning more about them, and wants a soul of their own, so they make a deal with a deity to receive a soul if they prove themself worthy. #weeknightwriters #firstdraftfall

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 13h

#FirstDraftFall I'm... gonna TRY to get an outline of the first five chapters done. I work full time, and today I'm going in for a ten hour shift, so I'm just accepting that I'm not getting anything done today.

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Alex2kButBlue @alex2k.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think less of anyone who indulges in Harry Potter

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Sleeping Beauty The main characters from my upcoming wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling! (she/her for Esperanza [image left], she/him for Valeria [image right]) #artsky #indie #booksky #sapphic #lesbian #oc

Prince Valeria is leaning over Queen Esperanza, who is in an eternal sleep. She is holding her hand and leaning forward to kiss her.

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Some more art for my upcoming Sleeping Beauty retelling, wherein the prince and sleeping beauty meet each other in a dream realm (and they're both women) (She/Him for Valeria💚) (She/Her for Esperanza💜) #yuri #sleepingbeauty #fairytale #wlw

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"I remember when I was a mermaid. I remember when we had magic." 🧚Fairy tale creatures in the real world 🥹 Nostalgia 🍵Fantasy/Slice of Life 🌤️Rediscovery ❌No romance 📖Universal link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGLS6KQ 💌 itch link: spshade.itch.io/the-lost-magic 📚GoodReads: shorturl.at/JUfzj #💙📚

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"Does she seek revenge, or something deeper?" 🏴‍☠️Pirate/Mermaid wlw 🪸 The same person haunts them both 🐍Mermaids & other monsters 🖤Lots of angst 💀Dark cave setting 💔Estranged families 📖Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9YWNQMQ 📧Itch.io: spshade.itch.io/mermaids-blood 📚GR: shorturl.at/aGDIJ #💙📚#yuri #books

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The good and evil fairy from my upcoming wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling! They're arch enemies. And also ex-wives. May more may not be in a serious toxic yuri relationship. #indie #booksky #artsky #📚💙 #🧡🦄📚 #🪐📚

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Reposting for the last day of #Mermay , featuring Beatrix (she/her), the deuteragonist of my debut novel, Mermaid's Blood! #🧡🦄📚 #artsky #oc

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Toxic yuri, anyone? Some more art of the good and evil fairies from my dreamscape Sleeping Beauty retelling. Hope to have the novella out soon! (she/her for both💛💜) #📚💙 #🧡🦄📚 #🪐📚 #indie #booksky

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

So this is basically the plot of Talia's Curse #📚💜 #🪐📚 #🌈📚 #🧡🦄📚

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"In one year's time, she will fall to an eternal slumber. Can she break the curse in time?" 🪄 Two souls, one shared curse 🧚‍♀️Toxic fairy yuri ⚔️A prince's hope is put to the test Universal link📖: shorturl.at/j5LHR Itch io📧: spshade.itch.io/talias-curse Goodreads📚: shorturl.at/7lF6k

Cover art for the independent novella Talia's Curse. It features silhouettes of the protagonists, Valeria and Esperanza. Visible features of their silhouettes are Esperanza's afro and Valeria' cavalier hat. Esperanza is laying in an eternal slumber, while Valeria is looming over her, prepared to break her curse. Their silhouettes are in front of a blue background. They are behind a door lined with sea shells, which is also in front of a dark purple background.

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Drawing of a friend's DnD character I drew a while back. They gave permission for me to share it! (Character is not mine; goes by he/him) #indie #artsky

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I FINALLY got Sally's reference sheet done! So happy I get to finally share them. I'm currently working on a series of short stories following their adventures, the first one I'm hoping to have published by the end of the month! #indie #oc #📚💙 #artsky

The primary reference of Captain Sally. She has a last name, but it is crossed out. She is a cambion with long light purple horns, though her right one (image left) is chipped. She has a short crew cut with purple hair and split eyebrows. Her eyes are narrowed and yellow. Her skin is blue. She has a long tail that is curved at the end. She has scars on her face and arms, which are purple because her blood is purple. She is wearing a black, white, and gold pirate outfit, which has been ripped.

Sally is lunging forward. Her normally slender fingers are thick daggers. Her sharp teeth are barred. Blue fire balls are by her head.

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Gilded Mythos @gildedmythos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The player characters of our actual-play DnD podcast, Kinari Academy! From left to right we have: Mavis (our half-orc Paladin), Finnian (our human bard), Jo Yuu (our changeling bard), Goro (our roguelock turned cleric), and Archibald (our half leonin blood hunter). Artist credit: @woahitsseal (X)

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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

thinking about this post again

tumblr post by fabcreature that says "when gerard way sings “the broken, the beaten, and the damned” and when kermit the frog sings “the lovers, the dreamers, and me” they’re talking about the same people btw"

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

www.patreon.com/ddwardiswrit...

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you wanna support a human author, please consider following me for updates on my upcoming series The Adventures of Captain Sally, which follows a pirate on high-seas adventures in a DnD-inspired world. bsky.app/profile/spsh...

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Follow the cambion pirate Captain Sally through a series of high-seas adventures through a DnD-inspired world, facing rock titans larger than life and dragons that can swallow her whole. Sally doesn't fear danger; danger fears her. #indie #booksky #dnd #📚💙

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Okay so... My first Captain Sally story won't be out for... A while... And I haven't done shit to promote this story.... Oops ;w;

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A big anime fight scene with comical amounts of blood. #indie #📚💙

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Some more art of Valeria and Esperanza from my upcoming wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling! (she/him for Valeria, image left) (she/her for Esperanza, image right) #artsky #oc #yuri

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Stage Comedy (looking to change the title) is a singular novel about a soulless monster and a mad scientist ponder and discover what it means to be human (while having kinky experiments). I got some outlining done for it today! Super proud of myself! #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall #indie #📚💙

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clebsss @brg9u.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'd give you the world if it was mine #furry #furryart

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shy's video folder @shyvideos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sally relishes the horros. The horrors fear her. #indie #📚💙

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AC Cross @aaronccross.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There is no way to make a cool line you thought of in the shower less cool than to actually write it out and physically cringe at it.

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sabrina & Salem 💖

full art version of my cover for Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 published by Oni Press
Sabrina is depicted sitting on grass, plants behind her, around her are scattered classical teenager stuff, but also a magic book
she's petting Salem who looks delighted

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

lksjdlkjfdslkfjsd So sorry, I keep forgetting haha

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Since right now I'm just planning and outlining, I'm measuring it by hours. Couldn't get anything done today, hopefully tomorrow. #indie #📚💙

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Susanne Schmidt @sharkiatwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Play #IndieSpooktoberBingo with me! QP with an indie book (your own or someone else's), or a quote from a #wip. Today's number: 18 (unsavory employer) The Necromancer's Apprentice by @bevtwomey.bsky.social Georgie works for a necromancer, who has a literal skeleton in his closet. 💙📚👀 🩸📚💀

Indie Spooktober Bingo
Oct 1 - 31st 2026
1. blood in the water
2. unsettling phone call
3. the pet is fine
4. I can see dead people
5. spell gone wrong
6. vampire boyfriend/girlfriend
7. humans are the real monsters
8. cozy coffee shop
9. too-sweet character
10. the forbidden place
11. disconcerting fog
12. cursed inheritance
13. Free
14. door that shouldn't be opened
15. first day at work
16. forest chase scene
17. recent death in the family
18. unsavory employer
19. moved to a new town
20. inanimate object comes to life
21. haunted building
22. last day at work
23. the monster is hiding among us
24. near-death experience
25. caught in a storm

Indie Spooktober Bingo Rules Quote repost with your bingo card and the story/book you’d like to recommend. The same story can be used on two squares max. Try for a full house, an X, or every square along the edge. Readers: Try to fill the card with works from indie authors. Small press is also fine. Help other readers find new authors and awesome stories! If you need recommendations, check out the stories other players are posting. Writers: You can use your own books, or quote from your WIPs! You can write something new just for the bingo! You can absolutely also recommend someone else’s book/story as a reader.

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Holy fuck, I wrote 2k words in an hour. I am a fucking god #indie #📚💙

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh, and I also need to hurry my ass up and finish the drawing for Captain Sally's cover ............ which I haven't started yet.......... Hahahahahaha fml

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Welp, my goals for this month are: Write a spooky-themed short story Write a short story for a little challenge I'm doing with my friend Keep said short stories actually SHORT And start the outline for a novel .... I am fucked lksdjflksjdfsldj #indie #📚💙

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Chills, Thrills and Kills October Itchio book sale is live!!! Get this amazing deal of October-themed reads that'll last you until next year! 80+ books for just $69! Less than a dollar a book and all the jokes you can make about the price! itch.io/b/3904/chill...

Graphic 2 for the Chills, Thrills & Kills October Itchio Sale. 93 books for $69. A VERY BIG AND SPOOKY BUNDLE of creepy and cosy reads perfect for this year’s Hallowe’en Season! Hosted by Indie Book Spotlight.

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Alexander Aurelio @aurelioart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sorry I haven’t been too active lately. Aside from a busy few weeks I’ve been working on something with Jen I’m really excited about! The Romeros in their first short story! I’m still working on the pictures for this so no release date yet but I’ll let you know closer to finishing! #MeettheRomeros

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Alexander Aurelio @aurelioart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

QRP with a SFW pinup #Arttrain

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🎃 GrantDark666 👻 📌 REDRAW ART RAFFLE @grantpark268.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

QRP with a SFW pinup #Arttrain

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SP Shade ✨wlw Sleeping Beauty retelling✨ @spshade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Definitely the ending of Captain Sally's first story, where we see a side of her that recontextualizes her motivations for treasure hunting. #indie #📚💙

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