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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 22h

Red alert! Another earthquake! We are back up to a full quota of 6 authors on Thursday, including (eek!) the ghost! 👻 #SWSWQR

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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Cari Lym Jones

Judith Rossell

Jessica Lucci

Mary G. Thompson

Julie Leong

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October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 21h

I had fun writing this!!

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 21h

9 feminist horror novels to read this Halloween 📖 👻

Gemma Amor (@manylittlewords.bsky.social), author of the folk horror ITCH!, joins us to share her favourite feminist horror novels to pick up in your local bookshop this Halloween, from modern literary frights to hair-raising classics. 👇

9 fantastic feminist horror novels to read this Halloween

Gemma Amor is the author of the feminist horror novel ITCH!, about the psychological turmoil of a woman who discovers a dead body in the woods infested by a horde of ants that then seem to crawl…

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 21h

It’s #portfolioday once again! Hi, my name is Michelle and I’m a British artist in the UK! Clients have included Metallica, Magic! The Gathering, Boom!, Werewolf the Apocalypse and more!
My website is wolfskulljack.com

My art digital, surreal a women and a skeleton

My art digital a large goddess with wings for eyes and a glowing shape of a women with a single antler

A collection of posters that I’ve done for Metallica Volbeat and Trivium

My art digital a women looks into the jaws of a beast

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Madeleine, an illustrator and concept artist from Sweden. I love to paint anything historical and fantasy with pretty light.

Would love to make more book covers!✨

🌐 madeleinefjall.com
✉️ [email protected]

La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance

Illustration showing the characters from my book Niketas and Ulvar, but mermaid AU where Niketas is a merman. They are both underwater and Ulvar is dying.

Illustration of a boy in a dark, spooky, nordic forest. The boy's eyes are blurred. Naked tall trees, their branches almost stretching towards him, towering him. A faint shape of a bird in the upper left corner. There are a few lights of eyes in the forest, watching him.

An easter witch flying on a broom towards Blåkulla, a cat is standing on it as well. Both have glowing yellow eyes, staring into the camera. Birds are flying around them.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 20h

2025 has been so rough on you both. I hope this round of Covid is mild & leaves you both asap. Rest well and please ask for help when you need it.

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 21h

good morning #PortfolioDay !

i'm viktor, a trans gay illustrator, looking for work in books, ttrpgs, and comics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 historical fiction, fashion, and fantasy is my cup of tea ✨🌿🌸🍵 would love to work with more queer authors and fantasy book boxes!

🖼️ www.nooska-art.com
✉️ [email protected]

A digital illustration of a scene from AV Wilkes' 'All the White Spaces'. Jonathan, a trans man and the protagonist, stands in the centre, facing the viewer. He stares ahead in horror, his right hand clutching his throat. From his left eye, strands of bleeding red aurora stretch outwards. These auroras show visions of Jonathan's brothers on the Western Front of the First World War:
- A moustached officer smokes a cigarette in a trench, looking away.
- A soldier is twisted in the remains of barbed wire.
- Three soldiers wear gas masks, emerging from clouds of mustard gas.
- No Man's Land exploded to all hell. A tank is submerged in a shell hole in the distance.
- A skull pressed into the earth.
- A soldier holds a rifle and makes his way across the strait of No Man's Land.

Two portrait aligned digital illustrations of book covers.
Left: An illustration of Afaeran and King Galdor from the webcomic Wundor. They stand in the centre, facing each other. They are bordered by Ancient Greek inspired white columns and an arch above them. The columns are covered with grapevines, vine leaves, and hanging purple grapes. Afaerun is an oche skinned elf with flowing light pink-white hair, and wears a curved silver and ruby tiara, he smiles as he looks at King Galdor. King Galdor is a purple skinned monarch with a single white horn growing from his head. He has flowing dark purple hair, and wears a red leaf laurel. He holds Afaerun's cheek in a romantic embrace.
Right: Two male characters stand in front of each other, staring at the other. One is shorter, and wears a mustard yellow jumper, looking annoyed. The other is taller, with frizzy blonde hair, a purple hoodie, and looks smug. A border of cat toys surrounds them. A cat lies down, arching over the two men, and has a smile on his face.

2 different portrait illustrations side by side.
Left: Alder is a green skinned eladrin elf paladin. He stands nude in a forest. He wears a gold crown of laurels on his head. He looks down at the ground. He holds a sword in one hand, and a sprig of alder branch in the other, he has a shield attached to one arm. He is surrounded by green trees and yellow flowers.
Right: A digital illustration inspired by the pairing Hansry (Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz from the game series Kingdom Come Deliverance). The illustration is influenced by a scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. It is separated into 3 panels.
Panel 1: Hans Capon looks behind him in quiet shock at his bodyguard Henry.
Panel 2: Henry has touched Hans' ungloved hand with his gauntleted one in a gentle hold. The panel is surrounded by blooming flowers: herbs and plants that Henry can forage on his journey. Marigold, St John's Wort, Valerian, Sage, Chamomile, and Dandelion.
Panel 3: Henry meets Hans' eyes with an unreadable expression. He quietly yearns beneath it.

A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."
A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."

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Otsogune @otsogune.bsky.social · 21h

#PortfolioDay 🦄

I’m Otsogune, a vector illustrator influenced by 90s anime aesthetic.
I love drawing nerdy girls and cozy scenes in pastel colors. Hoping to bring some soothing vibes to your everyday life 🩵

All the links: otsogune.crd.co
Support my work? 🫶: ko-fi.com/otsogune

Girl with glasses and bracelets reading a pink book at a park

Banner of a girl on a reddish pink sweater holding a tablet pen, she’s surrounded by different emotes like a girl holding a heart, a shiba inu, a folder with a night sky pattern, a mug, a videogame control, a polaroid of a flower and framed eyes of a girl wearing motorcycle glasses

A girl with curly hair is holding a seashell to her ear and translucent colorful fishes are swimming around her. She’s at the beach

A woman is sitting in front of the computer. She has lilac hair tied back in a bun. She is concentrating on drawing on a tablet and looking at the computer screen. On her table there is a robot toy on top of a pile of books and a stuffed toy of a character from the Kaiba series. On the wall is a My Neighbor Totoro calendar, a photo of Earth taken from the moon, fan art from the anime Look Back, and an Astroboy poster. Above, you can read the phrase “Hang on there, baby!”

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Catherine @catandherwips.bsky.social · 20h

So

👉🏻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQVR7L63

Now on Kindle Unlimited - dark romantic fantasy novel GARNER FOR GOLD, edwardian era demon summoning romantasy MERE FLESH, cottagecore romantasy novel A TURN OF THE WHEEL, & urban romantasy LONG GROWS THE DARK all by Catherine Labadie

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 1d

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · Aug 5

✨ OPEN TO CLIENTS ✨

Mary Wyrd: Creative Virtual Assistant.

Freelancer supporting authors, creatives, and changemakers with admin, copy, and content - www.marywyrd.com

Bonus material on BlueSky:
+ book recs & reviews
+ copy & design tips
+ weird stuff

No Gen-AI.
🏳️‍🌈 Ally.
Horror Writer.

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(V)Ladz The Impaler @ladzwriting.bsky.social · 1d

If you like your vampires weird, horny, violent, noble, AND monstrous, THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS is set in a world where vampires live alongside humans, both as nobles and as beasts,

The beasts are based on mosquitos and bats because I wanted to honor where I'm from in Poland and nod to common lore

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky season is upon us! Tell me about your Vampires 🧛 #WritingPrompt

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 1d

Book recommendations for Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Read today & all year! Alt text for text

Blood Sisters
• A Council of Dolls
• Never Whistle at Night
• Winter Counts (TBR)
• There, There
• Night of the Living Rez
Bad Cree
• The Bone Picker (tbr)
• Ghost Girls and Rabbits
• White Horse
• Buffalo Hunter Hunter
• Mask of the Deer Woman
• India Burial Ground
• Shutter
• Man Made Monsters (I need to finish!)
• On the Savage Side

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and want to support Indigenous people, may I suggest you pick up Never Whistle At Night, edited by Shawn Hawk with an introduction by Stephen Graham Jones.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 1d

#AuthorSky #IndieAuthor

So, what scent would your book be?

💙📚

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 7d

I'm Samwise Gamgee coded.

> loves taters
> helps things to grow
> will accompany you on your business journey and take on needful tasks while you focus on your p r e c i o u s s s s

Hit me up* 👋

www.marywyrd.com

*Dark Lords and Cave Dwellers with a taste for murder need not apply

a man is kneeling down in a garden surrounded by flowers and plants .

Alt: Samwise Gamgee (played by Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy) is working outside a hobbit house that has a round yellow door. Sam is wearing a brown vest and a checkered shirt. He smiles at the green plant he is holding

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, they’ve never launched a single social media campaign in their life!! I’d go so far as to say they hardly use socials to market either. The audacity! 💃

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Posted out a stack of book orders this morning and another slew set for tomorrow!

The current pairing is The Retreat and Good Boy. A great selection if I do say so myself 💛💙

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/bookshop

Bookshop — wild hunt books

After a boy vanishes on the outskirts of a small town, a woman spies a mysterious man digging a grave in the exact spot of the disappearance. However, when she confronts him, the man's true purpose is...

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about how many ARCs an author typically sends out and how many handwritten cover letters that would be.

That’s not an insignificant amount of blood 😳 Also: gross biohazard.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 1d

Wishing your partner a swift recovery and I hope you don’t get sick!

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A.M. Weald - buy Fimbulvinter's Fires ❤️‍🔥 @amweald.com · 2d

🥶 apocalyptic survival horror
🌈 gay man x pan enby (achillean) 🌶️
🗣️ language barrier
❄️ there's only one snow shelter
😩 hurt/comfort
🪓 touch him and die
🤬 be gay do vengeance

info: amweald.com/fires
buy: books2read.com/fires
GR tinyurl.com/FIRESGR
SG tinyurl.com/FIRESSG

🩸📚🪐📚💙📚🌈📚🌈🚀💫💜😱

fimbulvinter's fires by a m weald
AMWeald.com/fires

survival horror setting
apocalyptic sci-fi horrormance
touch him and die
be gay do vengeance
A.I. being useful for once
language barrier
there’s only one snow shelter
gay man and pan enby pairing (achillean)
hurt / comfort
spice

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 2d

Nice.

Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 2d

Playing "make a pun shop name". The shop is a chai cafe.
Here's what we came up with:

> Just Chai IT (internet cafe)
> Chai Another Day
> Once Bitten Twice Chai

Your turn.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 3d

But ampersands are beautiful.

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D. to the Hale to the Rambo @dhalerambo.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome back to The Book of Larrakane Walking Tour. After touring The Elemental Chapter, we’re continuing to follow in the steps of Investigator and page turner, Fiona Thorne, by heading for the Mortal Chapter. buff.ly/EjFD8n6

Put on that factor fifty sunscreen, fellow humans, we’re off!

The Planar Pages - A walking tour of the historical fantasy mystery series. Part 2: The Mortal Chapter

Welcome back to The Book of Larrakane Walking Tour. After touring The Elemental Chapter we’re continuing to follow in the steps of Investigator and page turner, Fiona Thorne, by heading for the…

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chetom ✨🐸 @chetom.bsky.social · 3d

FrogCon is live! 🐸⭐ I've opened my shop with lots of new items! ⬇️✨

www.etsy.com/nl/shop/Chet...

cute frog keychain with a frog on a yellow banana by chetom

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