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Daryl Marez
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ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ & ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜɪɴᴋᴇʀ [ʜᴇ/ᴛʜᴇʏ] --- ɢʜᴏᴜʟ sᴄᴏᴜᴛs, ʀɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ + ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴏssᴏᴍ sᴇʀɪᴇs --- ᴄᴏᴠᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴏꜱꜱᴏᴍ • ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴᴇ // ᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ • ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ • Qᴜᴇᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ --- linktr.ee/darylmarez 🌈✒️
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · Feb 10
Welcome, Queer Authors 🌈✒️
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 7h
Day 016 // WEEK 3: BLOODLINES & BINDING
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 016 In the Walls - When building character spaces, what details do you use to reflect their inner life?
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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · 22h
In which @peppermint247.bsky.social and I talk about queer film, ancestors, inspirations, and of course, how much we are inspired by MARSHA by @tourmaliiine.bsky.social - our book of the month! If you prefer to listen check out Queer 101 everywhere you get podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pylZ...
Ep. 3: Queer 101 w/ Peppermint & Hugh Ryan | The Radical History of Queer Cinema
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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 22h
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 15 (1904)
In a stab at respectability, Henry Paget, speaks to the Daily Mail. He says:
"I must apologise for not appearing in [...] blue plush and sapphire tiara, a [...]dog-collar, ropes of pearls and slippers with rubies; but I always have preferred, Scotch tweed."
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 1d
Day 015 // WEEK 3: BLOODLINES & BINDING
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 015 Cursed Inheritance - How much of your antagonist's story is about legacy? Share how their determination influences your plotting or character design.
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 1d
Thank youuu ✨
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 1d
Right back at ya!
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 1d
My book came out last week, and wow… it's a lot. To help me remember why I began this journey, I'd love to connect with you—let's do a quick AMA about writing, publishing, or release week!

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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 1d
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you! Our community of Queer Authors is the BEST 🌈✒️
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⚧️ Re-Inventing Venus ♀️ @thevenusbunch.bsky.social · 2d
GREAT reviews coming in for the book written by the fearless leader of #QueerAuthors🌈✒️ --- We're so proud of you @darylmarez.bsky.social 🫶✨
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🦇Barnabas Collins🦇 @fiirewalkwithme.bsky.social · 2d
Finally finished reading @darylmarez.bsky.social's Coven of the Elder Blossom.

I was given an ARC, and I devoured it. Mixing queer revolution with witchcraft had me from the word go. I had to read this. I'm so glad I did. I loved it and look forward to where the series goes.
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 2d
Day 014 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 014 Performance Notes - What psychological space do you enter to write your antagonist? How do you take care of yourself while writing from a darker point of view?
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🦇Barnabas Collins🦇 @fiirewalkwithme.bsky.social · 2d
Finally finished reading @darylmarez.bsky.social's Coven of the Elder Blossom.

I was given an ARC, and I devoured it. Mixing queer revolution with witchcraft had me from the word go. I had to read this. I'm so glad I did. I loved it and look forward to where the series goes.
Cover of Daryl Marez's novel Coven of the Elder Blossom. It shows the Washington Square Arch with flowers around it.
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 3d
Day 013 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 013 The Mask Slips - Describe a writing moment when a character's emotional truth broke through unexpectedly. How did that moment shift your plot?
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LGBTQ Shrink @drronholt.bsky.social · 3d
🏳️‍🌈 Hope will never be silent! 🏳️‍🌈
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 4d
Day 012 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 012 Recasting - Have you renamed any of your characters mid-draft? How does naming (or un-naming) play a role in your creative process?
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 4d
Queer authors treat timelines like polite suggestions and trauma like seasoning

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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 4d
No worries! Any time is great 😃 Hope you're having a better weekend
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 5d
Day 011 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 011 Mirror, Mirror - Do you explore mirrored flaws between hero and villain on purpose, or do they emerge naturally while writing?
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 5d
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OUT NOW!
'Coven of the Elder Blossom' is inspired by the Stonewall Riots and gay liberation movement ✨ My debut novel reimagines queer history with magical rebellion, chosen bonds, and self-discovery!
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"Coven of the Elder Blossom; Elder Blossom Book One" book cover. Green speech bubble with a 5-star review from Daisy Deely (arc reader). Daryl/Author logo in green. Text: A welcoming invite towards non-linear time, Marez eases the reader into a balance of playful imagination mixed with tensions of isolation and belonging, self-centeredness and other-focus, harmony and chaos. Liberation claws its way through the shadows to the warmth of daylight via trusting friendships forged in mutual benefit, strengthened in shared anguish–how do we make meanings with the past for clarity in queer futurity, from both blood and chosen ancestors? Spellbinding, I’m wholly entranced.
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Matthew King @matthewkingart.bsky.social · 5d
It's the 90's, you're in your room, it's past 12:00 A.M. You're supposed to be sleeping. You're watching a 2D ghost talk to people you probably didn't recognize as a kid. Life is good.🤣
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 6d
Day 010 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 010 Costumes of Power - Do you use fashion, body language, or symbols to design your characters' aesthetics? What's your process for signaling danger or power visually?
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 7d
Day 009 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 009 The Role They Were Given - Did you always set out to write this character as a villain, or did that identity emerge through drafts? Reflect on how your antagonist surprised you.
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kienn nguyen | he/they | queer horror @kiennwrites.bsky.social · 7d
RELEASE DAY!!!! 🩸📚🌈

dove's eyes | a queer m/m gothic neo western horror novel | debuts 10 08 25

doomed yaoi, trans body horror, religious trauma, lobotomies
unreliable narrator, ergodic
mm trans bi ace

hannigram if you crossed i saw the tv glow with true detective and lobotomized people...
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 8d
Day 008 // WEEK 2: MASKS & MONSTERS
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#LoreOutLoud, a community event logo against a globe; Hosted by Daryl. A dark forest as a background; Day 008 Behind the Mask - What inspired your antagonist's facade? Did you draw on archetypes, real people, or your own experiences with duality?
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 8d
OUT TODAY!
'Coven of the Elder Blossom' is inspired by the Stonewall Riots and gay liberation movement ✨ My debut novel reimagines queer history with magical rebellion, chosen bonds, and self-discovery!
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ORDER // books2read.com/u/bWqX50
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🌈✒️ 📚🌎 🌈📚 💙📚 ⏳📚 📢📚
"Coven of the Elder Blossom; Elder Blossom Book One" book cover. Green speech bubble with a 5-star review from Rory (arc reader). Daryl/Author logo in green. Text: This book hit me right in that sweet spot between magic and memory. It's a beautiful story that explores identity, belonging, and the "power" of chosen family. A little eerie, a bit emotional, and so immersive and relatable. Would recommend, would read again. Great debut novel!
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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 8d
Coven of the Elder Blossom is OUT NOW 🪷 Celebrate today's book release with a magical mix from yours truly!
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✨ Time to get witchy ✨
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Coven of the Elder Blossom Mix
'Coven of the Elder Blossom' - available in paperback & eBook
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