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Lizzie Blackwood

@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social

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SFFH/Romance writer, occasional artsy craftsy person, and certified bog witch. Queerer every year. She/her. Website: lizzieblackwood.com Mastodon: https://wandering.shop/@lizzie_blackwood Profile pic by @roricomics.bsky.social Banner photo by me

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Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · Dec 5

For any new folks:

Hello! I'm Lizzie Blackwood, writer of queer romantic speculative fiction, mother of cats, cultivator of native plants. I support trans rights. AI users get blocked.

Current WIP in edits is a slow burn alien/human romance. Fellow demisexual monsterlovers, I've got you covered! 💕

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Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 7h

Do you want the vibes of being surrounded by nature, being a little fruity, and being suspected of murder? Then the vibes of Dead & Breakfast might do it for you!

Available wherever books are sold but also here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775979...

An aesthetic grid that shows:
Laszlo from WWDITS saying “gay is in gay is hot I want some gay gay it’s gonna be,” a floral teapot and some scones, a raccoon on top of some garbage, a waterfall, the book cover of Dead & Breakfast, some foggy trees, two glasses of red wine, a small town street, and Garfield in a red cloak thinking “oh sure blame the vampire”

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Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 7h

Wishing you two love and smooth sailing through all of this! Hopefully everything goes well and the stresses ease up soon. 🤞🫂💜

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥SoBB is out NOW!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 8h

Are you looking for your next fantasy read? Do you love queernormative settings, rich worldbuilding, and corrupted magic? Well look no further my friend! My debut novel Songs of Broken Bells was published today!

Find it here⬇️
lillylockwood.carrd.co#songsofbroke...

The softcover of Songs of Broken Bells displayed on a wooden counter with bells on gold and white ribbon hanging to the left of it. Text at the top says “Available now!”
Text surrounding the book says “meddling saints, corrupted magic, queernormative setting, the real adventure was the therapy we got along the way, found family, F/F and M/NB romances, paying the price”
Text at the bottom of the picture “50% of revenue Oct 17-24 will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund”
Cover description: It features the four main characters arranged in a diamond formation, a stained glass design at the top with a sun on one side and shadows on the other, and a string of cracked bells on the sides.
Liadan is at the bottom, holding up a candle. She has orange skin, silver hair, black rams horns, and black markings on her arms. She's wearing a green cloak and a yellow dress. Vasil is to her left. He is also holding a candle. Vasil has brown skin with a bark-like texture with patches of paler skin and moss. His hair is brown and curly. He is wearing a green caftan with yellow filigree. Minno is on the right, also holding a candle. They have pale skin, blonde hair with braided sideburns, and round framed glasses. They are wearing a white shirt with part of their kilt (in a brown and blue tartan) draped over one shoulder. Aila is behind the other three characters with her wings wrapped around them. She has pink skin, magenta hair styled in pigtail braids, and small pointed horns. She has a red scarf.
Cover art by heavenlystarr (Yune)

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Alec @alecjmarsh.bsky.social · 1d

Hello new followers! I am a SFF writer but I also make candles inspired by books and TV

I just added a bunch more candles, including some book boyfriend candles for the romance readers (and monsterfuckers) in your life

www.etsy.com/shop/specula...

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Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 16d

This Hallowe'en!

When Victoria Williams receives an inheritance from a woman she's never met, she's drawn to a haunted seaside town full of magic, mystery, and murder!

books2read.com/SOR1

A promotional image for Shadows Over Ravenkirk 1: The Last Will And Testament Of Wilhelmina Bruttenholm by Vivian Moira Valentine. It depicts the book's cover, featuring a goth woman and her faithful tarantula against a misty cityscape. Text reads:

"A funny, flirty, freaky paranormal romp with everything to satisfy both the goth and the goth-at-heart reader, Shadows over Ravenkirk is the most fun I've had reading in ages!" - Bitter Karella, Creator of The Midnight Pals

From the author of the acclaimed books, The Amelia Temple Series

Haunting your favorite bookstore October 31.

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Adam Holcombe @adamholcombe.bountyink.com · 2d

Oh hey, look at the day! It's release day!

If you want an action packed, sci-fi adventure that meshes the heart of Guardians of the Galaxy with the weird of One Piece and the vast galaxy of Mass Effect wrapped into a love letter to Star Wars Legends, then look no further than Bounty Inc!

Out now!

Graphic featuring a mockup of Bounty Inc with text reading "Out Now!"

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Elliot @thenothingmaker.bsky.social · 3d

"The Basilisk, king of snakes, knights his champion"

My riso piece for @novamali.bsky.social's monsterfucking zine, In Their Clutches! It's the last week of the zine, so grab a copy while you can (link in the comments!)

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 3d

This Sunday we'll be vending in Washington Park, Albany, with A Big Gay Market! There are ton of vendors this time, with people both inside the lake house (including yours truly!) and outside. There'll also be food, community tents, activities, and more! Deets: www.abiggaymarket.com/next-market

A flier-esque graphic entitled A Big Gay Market. Below this is a trim of a photograph of a table displaying merch and the Duck Prints Press table banner, and another circle beside that has text that reads "we're a vendor!" Additional text reads, Next Market Sunday Oct 19th, Rain Date Sunday Oct 26th. Washington Park Lake House Albany NY 10 am - 4 pm. KN 95 mask mandated 10 am - 11 am. At the bottom are a couple QR codes next to "learn more" text, the url www.abiggaymarket.com, and logos for "our beneficiaries" (unirondack and queer youth advocacy retreat) and current sponsors (gabriella romero, conti, iovo, and the flour bender.)

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 3d

queen of olympus

Fanart of Hera from Hades 2, wearing lingerie and some sort of loose robe showing her shoulder
She has somewhat shorter hair than original design, with peacock tattoo on the left arm and lotus flowers tattoo on left thigh
Lots of gold jewelry, including a big choker necklace

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 3d

If your writing helps even one person, it's worth doing
Especially if that one person is you

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 3d

GORGEOUS!!! And the story sounds so amazing, omg! Can't wait for this! 🤩💜

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 3d

and here's a static cover reveal post for people who want to skip the book trailer and/or hate videos! cover art by Lucy Rose

THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases in July 2026, from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social! #author

preorder now: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq...

the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood, framed in gold with gold flowers against a dark teal background around the edges. The cover is teal 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..."

"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." Text is in a textbox against a murky image of a forest, with the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood below the text, all against a dark teal background with gold curlicues in the corners.

The cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood on a dark teal background with golden leaves overhead, surrounded by yellow text reading: plant magic; sentient forest trying to oops! murder people; intensely homoerotic shaving scene; the one who heard the stories and the one who was in the stories; hopeless romantic who's clueless about his own sexuality; Beauty & the Beast inspired by not a retelling; dual-POV brother/sister; love interest turning slowly into a beast; wound-tending.

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Basil Wright 🛫 Carcosa @kobanya.bsky.social · 3d

Since it's #PortfolioDay, it's an excellent time to repost the Sensitivity Consultant starter pack!

go.bsky.app/92T7cw1

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 is being a hermit in the woods rn @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 3d

I need someone to put on parental controls to keep me out of canva past 10pm.

Anyway, here’s a link to my very gay fantasy novel about lesbians fighting god in space 🌸✨

the-hallowed.carrd.co

Digital collage art for the book Name Her Holy. It features art of the main characters, Jude and Kye, Jude is leaning over Kye holding her cheek, wearing armor. She has long auburn hair with an undercut, a scar over her nose, pale skin and freckles. Kye is looking up at her with pale spooky eyes, clinging to her with a hand caked in black soot. She has tan skin covered in light scars, dark brown short hair. Behind them is a collage of flowers, a statue of a winged woman, star charts, a swirling black void at the center of it all and words that read “She was not a woman, she was a terrible means to an end”.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 5d

Here are the #WIPSnips words for October 13th - 19th

Please remember Alt Text on graphics & Trigger/Content warnings when necessary.

Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine.

As always, no unsolicited line editing on posts. This is a place for supportive convo (which y'all are awesome at)!

The #WIPSnips words for October 13th through October 19th

October 13 - push; October 14 - ultimate; October 15 - care; October 16 - might; October 17 - loaf; October 18 - dodge; October 19 - trial

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A.M. Weald - buy Fimbulvinter's Fires ❤️‍🔥 @amweald.com · 5d

✨ contemporary fantasy
☃️ mythological beings
🔥 elemental magic
📚 family-linked stories
📼 80s, 90s, and today
🧡 established sapphics
🙄 grumpy-sunshine to lovers
📗 closed door

info: amweald.com/magic
buy: promo.amweald.com/h5dzfatgwi
GR tinyurl.com/MAGICGR1
SG tinyurl.com/MAGICSG1

🌈📚💙📚🪐📚⚔️📚🌈🚀💫

hunt monsters do magic and fall in love by a m weald
AMWeald.com/magic

Queer contemporary Romantasy

80s 90s and today
holiday vibes
elemental magic
Secrets and lies (and someone dies)
daggers and swords
established sapphics & grumpy-sunshine strangers to lovers
myths & demons & ghosts (oh my)

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A.M. Weald - buy Fimbulvinter's Fires ❤️‍🔥 @amweald.com · 5d

☕ over-40 millennials
💞 colleagues to lovers
🌼 slow burn romance
⚱️ archaeology
🏕️ camping
💙 mental health
⚡ chronic pain
🧸 fat rep
🗣️ own voice
💗 bisexual FMC
🌈 diverse cast
🥹 all the feels

ℹ️ amweald.com/broken
💸 promo.amweald.com/broken
GR tinyurl.com/BROKENGR
SG tinyurl.com/BROKENSG

🌈💜♿♾️📚💙🌈📚

even if we're broken
Contemporary Dramatic Romance
AMWeald.com/broken

tropes and themes include
he falls first (and hard)
H E A
mental health & chronic pain rep
over-40 colleagues to lovers
single dad
hurt/comfort
fat MCs
there’s only one bed
realistic archaeology (and archaeology puns)

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 5d

It’s our first zero-backer day… BUT we’re only thirteen backers away from our final backer goal! (And $604 away from unlocking nonfiction.) If you 1. can’t stand me and 2. love queer art, there’s never been a better time to support @othersidespec.bsky.social!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Info for our Backer Goals! 50, 100, 150, 200, AND 250 Backers are unlocked! All backer goals are in rainbow with an open lock over a blurred version of OTHERSIDE banner art in purple, with a blurred floating fantastical head on the right. Now at the bottom there is a FINAL GOAL: 300 backers - MR plays Alien: Isolation. Instead of a lock there is a face hugger from the Alien franchise.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 5d

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday, or if not at least working on a final polish of a speculative fiction story (5000 words or under) to submit to Translunar Travelers Lounge before the submissions portal closes on the 15th. Details at the link! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

translunartravelerslounge.com

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 6d

the huntress

fanart of Artemis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit - dark jeans, bra with some sort of laces around the belly -, moon and arrows tattoos on the arms and chest, dark green hair, and a tiny owl standing on her head
she's adjusting her outfit, head slightly tilted down, eyes closed, smiling
she also wears an arrow earring and a moon necklace

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Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 7d

#LGBTQWriteAThon

What is making me happy and hopeful today is @conjured.ink's efforts to support decentralized online shops for creatives, as a defense against platform-based discrimination and censorship.

They are taking contributions now if you wish to fund them!
opencollective.com/conjured-ink

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JD Cadmon @jdcadmon.bsky.social · 7d

#LGBTQWriteAThon #QueerWriters Promo

Going to do things differently and promo a short story I've loved since I first read it. By Pain of Death by Suzanne Clay.

A queer and disabled retelling of Hades and Persephone with a trans Seph. It's beautiful storytelling.

www.amazon.com/Pain-Death-S...

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Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 7d

#LGBTQWriteAThon 10:

It's been a hard week and a bad morning, so I'm just going to share a thing that makes me happy, this photo of my little goober of a cat, Nona.

Much love to all my queer creative friends out there making at and surviving and finding joy as best they can in these times! 💜

A gray and white tuxedo cat lies belly-up on a figure-8 scratching bed in dramatic morning lighting, all limbs splayed out and toes spread to show pink and gray speckled toe beans.

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Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 7d

These are gorgeous! I'm thankful it's getting cooler near me, finally. Autumn is my favorite time to enjoy nature. 🧡🪾🍂

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arlen ren ✨ @arlenrenwrites.bsky.social · 7d

for me, "something that makes you happy" can be one of only two things: dogs, or nature. I don't have a dog at the moment (🫠) so here are some photos that I've taken lately (and one my sister took of my new friend 🐸)

I hope everyone gets to enjoy nature where they are 🍂🍃✨

#LGBTQWriteAThon

a moodboard of photos from nature: a ladybird on an autumn leaf, crocuses growing from leaf litter, a crochet froggy peeking out of a black bag, a bee landing on some blue flowers, green leaves turning golden behind a tree, willow trees framing a pond, a muntjac deer on a path

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