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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 8h

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 8h

Haha it is! But um, don't be upset, but I ended up changing his occupation to hair stylist.

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 9h

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I was hoping to keep this as a standalone, but halfway through the outline, more ideas came up to help figure out the story better. Thankfully, I think I can keep this story as a duology instead of a trilogy. We'll see, fingers crossed.

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 9h

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It'll be an Adult Urban Fantasy MM Romance. A bookish dude is recommended a hairstylist, they meet, and later gets attacked by vampires. Night time shenanigans with witches, ghosts, and a necromancer ensues.

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 9h

QotD: Hunter or creature of the night?
Hola readers!
I'm still outlining this, but what the hey, I'll talk about it. I'm working on a brand new story! So far the project is just called Project Night Hunters, and you can blame @carterkalchik.bsky.social for the story idea lol.
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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 1d

#SFpit #AgentsGuide #NA #Q #HR #F
✨ ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE ✨

👻 ghosts, ghosts & more ghosts
🧽 cleaning haunted houses
🌊 spooky vibes by the sea
🔪 stabby serial killer
🧠 neurodivergent rep
🏳️‍🌈 queer & trans rep

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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 1d

#SFpit #NA #Q #HR #F
🪦 LYDIA IS DEAD 🪦

How far would you go to uncover your best friend's murder?

🔪 dark romance
👻 paranormal horror
🍽️ cannibalism
🦷 cults & curses

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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 1d

👻 ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE 👻

Reluctant medium Alice accidentally lands a job cleaning haunted houses and exorcising ghosts...
#SFpit #NA #Q #HR #F

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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 1d

#SFpit #NA #Q #HR #F
Charlie will do whatever it takes to solve Lydia's murder, including:

🫖 drugging the mayor with magic tea
🔮 contacting the dead
🕵️ stealing evidence
🧿 breaking curses
🧠 losing her sanity
💋 seducing the man who killed her

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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 1d

GHOSTBUSTERS X SUNSHINE CLEANING 👻🧹

Alice can see ghosts.
Rani is haunted by her brother's death.

Together they start a business cleaning haunted homes, exorcising spirits & uncovering a serial killer plot buried deep in their costal town 🌊 #SFpit #Q #HR #F

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Bee Morris 🐝 is querying! @beemorris.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie knows who killed Lydia... now she just has to prove it 🔪 #SFpit #Q #NA #HR #F

💋 seducing the villain
🔎 amateur sleuthing
👻 seances, ghosts & curses
🔥 female rage
🩸 generational trauma
🍽️ cannibalism

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Michael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 1d

We are SEVEN DAYS from our first book launch and here is where my heads at! Go check out my latest blog!

Bindery Books | Why These Seven Days Matter

Dismantling systems of oppression one book at a time.

leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 9h

Valhalla Chronicles The Valkyries Fire by A. J. Torres
November 4th 2025
Cover artist by @nicoledeal.bsky.social

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Do you or someone you know have an Nov queer book release? Indie or Trad books! Add it by Oct 25th! (No AI books or covers)

Include:
-title & author (& series name)
-release date
-Cover image/link
-Cover artist/designer

🏳️‍🌈 We will be adding these to our new release list!

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Introducing our Book 1 feature for November! 🎉

We are so excited to feature this space opera packed with preposterous scenarios, quirky characters, and oodles of humour. Welcome to The Left Hand of Dog by Si Clarke @clacksee.bsky.social 🧵

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Alek 💛 @shadowfaerieammy.bsky.social · 1d

Good news! My package from @outsidercomics.com arrived! Yay!
Bad news! My package got damaged and the books are beat up around the edges, especially Hello Sunshine :( But otherwise they’re fine though!!
(Also sorry for the weird angle, it’s bc the lighting in here is weird lol)

A collection of items bought from Outsider Comics and a thank you note.

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Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 1d

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness. 🥰

Crude drawing of two aristocratic white men dressed as 17th century fops and armed with rapiers but in more of a chaotic brawl than a sword fight. A blond boy in vaguely trans pride colors and with an expression of feral aggression is chomping down on the calf of a dark-haired man with goatee, mustache, and an unhinged grin.

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 9h

Stop scrolling & post 2 characters who bring you joy.

Why are you jerks making me choose!? I love all of my babies! I actually have more, but most haven't been drawn together yet.

Sun and Moon fae brothers art done by Kalisdice

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Rita A. Rubin 🌈🐉 @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social · 1d

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

I just really love my bisexual knight and his bisexual bf who might have worked for a dark lord once 💙

(Art by @/laserlazuli on IG)

Artwork of Jayce and Alexius from Of Knights and Books and Falling In Love by Rita A. Rubin

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Re: No Kings
(One day Bluesky will have character limits that work with my brain, but it is not this day 😅)

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Pride & Pages Book Club @prideandpagesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Want emails you'll actually look forward to opening?

Sign up for a Pride & Pages queer book newsletter in your favorite genre. I promise you won't regret it!

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Rita A. Rubin 🌈🐉 @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social · 21h

I'll respect your opinion if you tell me you think Star Wars is better than Lord of the Rings.

I will not respect your opinion if you tell me you don't think certain people deserve the right to exist in peace because of their race, religion, sexuality or gender identity.

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Robin After Dark 🌶️🔞 @robinjomargaret.bsky.social · 10h

I'm looking for beta and sensitivity readers for a T4T MM monster romance short story/novelette (orc x dragon).

Anyone is welcome to apply to beta read, but for the sensitivity reading part I'd need trans men and plus size people (preferably men)

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our final artist reveal for the November Queer & Quirky crate! Last up is Alistair @kataraqui.bsky.social who illustrated the dust jacket for Shroom for Improvement by Jemma Croft @jemmacroft.bsky.social 🧵

A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is an deep blue-light green ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @kataraqui.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in forest green font.

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 2d

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I can't wait for Learning to Bleed to come out! If you guys haven't checked out Coal Gets in Your Veins yet, what are you waiting for!? Go read it! It's a perfect read for spooky season 😈