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ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
Author A.J. Torres
@ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
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Bi/Pan•🇵🇷•Fantasy Self Pubbed Author•
VTVF is AVAILABLE for Preorder 🔥
TCfFO is AVAILABLE 😈
RaF is AVAILABLE 🗡️
WIP: PBNH
CR: Otherworldly
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the January Marked by the Divine crate! First up is Kleo @noxarcanaart.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for The Prince’s Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner @haileyturner.bsky.social 🧵
An artist reveal for one of the January books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a navy-blue ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @noxarcanaart.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in forest green font.
December 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
My art account is @talunaria91.bsky.social
I've been wanting to redraw this character before Valhalla book 1 released. Oops lol. Anyway, here's Vardan new look, and me attempting hairy arms lol. I also like the tattered edges of the coat, I've always wanted to try that too.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
My new adult contemporary fantasy romance trilogy is untraditional in a few ways, but here's one: each book has a different FMC. But have no fear, the previous main characters will still be in the subsequent books! And it means you get three different romances 🤭
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
QotD: Cybernetic limbs or a back up for your mind?
Hola readers!
Here's day 3 of Indiecember with The Ellinor series by C. E. Clayton, a cyberpunk fantasy series full of feminine rage, betrayal, revenge, and an elf with awesome magic swords who's totally not checking Ellinor out.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
Treated myself to a very serious Hikaru for my cooldown sketch
Rough sketch of my character Hikaru with a serious expression on as his hair blows dramatically in the wind and these winding threads wisp around him. He has long wavy hair tied back with a ribbon, wears glasses, and is dressed in his usual old-fashioned professor attire.
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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bmwillows.bsky.social
Bonus Circ in breakdown mode
A rough sketch of my character Circ on the verge of a breakdown, expression warring between smiling and crying as tears roll down his cheeks, appearing almost to melt out of his starburst pupils. He has short fluffy hair and several earrings and wears a thick metal collar with a large ring around his neck
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
I heard you wanted to read about a mermaid cult and the pirate (also a negro) who has to help stop them while reconnecting with her long lost lover. Here ya go!
Devil of the Deep
Check out Devil of the Deep - <p><b>Lu watched the love of his life walk the plank and sink into the inky-black depths of the sea. Nnenna was dead . . . or so he thought.</p></b> <p>Five years later, ...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
My NA Contemporary Fantasy Romance book called The Divines is m@rked døwn for one week only!! Already have a copy or isn't your go-to genre? It's book 1 in a trilogy, so it's a great entry point & would make a great gift for any fantasy romance lover in your life! 💜
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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jcondenunez.bsky.social
anyway, I took a bit of a break from bsky and I probably still won't be posting as often as I did before except to share fun things I make or share important announcements ✌🏼

last #wipwednesday on IG, since I mentioned it in a live chat, I shared a snippet of the most bisexual scene in TBOAD 💖💜💙
“Relax, Ehren. The key to dancing with a partner is all about subtle touch. Mathieu is leading, so when he presses forward on your hand, you step back…” Adrian pressed her fingers into Ehren’s hip and pulled him towards her, making his breath hitch at the warm, prickling sensation of her touch through his clothes. “And when he presses into your back, you step forward.” Adrian had a hand over Mathieu’s, and Ehren felt both their combined pressures as he stepped forward, nearly brushing noses with Mathieu and feeling the young man’s wine-tinted breath on his lips. As novel as it was to touch another man like this, Ehren was even more stimulated by Adrian’s firm, but gentle, guiding touches and the way her voice sent soft vibrations down his neck as she whispered into his ear. With Mathieu at his front and Adrian at his back, both gentle and patient partners, they all moved together for a few measures of the music, and Ehren realized he was somehow successfully dancing a waltz.
December 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
Do you like contemporary fantasy w/ a heaping serving of romantic angst, a dollop of growing beyond trauma, a dash of healing together, and a generous sprinkle of high stakes? Well, have I cooked up a book for you 👀
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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jcondenunez.bsky.social
Since I don’t plan to be super active here apart from posting my shiny book posts/newsletter links, please drop any quote posts in the comments i.e. books/games you need to sell, art commissions, etc. you’d like me to repost/share on my page 😊
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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catandherwips.bsky.social
A quartet of UNDERAPPRECIATED gems!!! Land of the Beautiful Dead in particular has made my heart break twice 😭😭
The West Passage by Jared Pechacek The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller The Library At Hellbore by Cassandra Khaw Alternate fan cover for Land of the Beautiful Dead by R Lee Smith
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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catandherwips.bsky.social
Lrt - I'm not a big author at all, but it's bizarre how my reviews do NOT accurately reflect my sale numbers at all. While it's still not fantastic, this is my best sales year so far while across the entire internet my reviews have barely gone up. It is what it is, but it can be frustrating!
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
I don’t make a habit of trying to prove myself. Cause fuck anyone who thinks I need to, ya know? But there is the one exception. Read about it here 👇🏾
Bindery Books | We actually do have something to prove....
Dismantling systems of oppression one book at a time.
leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
Today is the last day that my ebook will be available for $1.99, before the cøuntdøwn deal is bumped up a dollar. Run and grab it for it's lowest price! 🏃🏽‍♀️
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
My villain origin story will be doctors denying medical & fertility care to patients due to body size. Fat people deserve quality medical care. Fat people deserve fertility care & reproductive justice. This should not be controversial.
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ajtorresauthor.bsky.social
QotD: Magic sword or a broom that lets you fly?
Hola readers!
Self promoting for Indiecember, here's my standalone high fantasy story, Revenge and Forgiveness, perfect for fans of Kingdom Hearts, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Fairy Tail.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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rdawnraven.bsky.social
The Crystal Chronicles is a queer, YA duology about elves and dragon fighting against darkness that threatens their home.

In The Hidden Crystals, two elves and their new human friend must collect a set of magical crystals to stop a traitor.

Shop: Linktr.ee/rdawnraven

#booksky #indiebooks #queer
Photo of paperback copies of The Hidden Crystals and The Twin Moons by R. Dawnraven against some grass and yellow flowers.
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
This is the perfect time to grab book 1 of my NA contemporary fantasy romance trilogy for yourself or a friend ⚔️ (or read in KU!)
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 In collaboration with Jae @jaeauthor.bsky.social , Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition set of the Fair Oaks duology! 🧵

Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
A graphic with a white brick wall background with a thin gold outline. Along the top it reads “Rainbow Crate Presents” with a rainbow icon between crate and presents. Underneath that it says “The Fair Oaks Duology Books 1 & 2” in black script font. In the middle of the graphic are two 3D mockups of the cover and edges of Perfect Rhythm and Not the Marrying Kind with a shadow under it. Text at the bottom reads “exclusive dust jackets by @jongyiarts!”, “hardcase illustrated by @therena_carlin”, “illustrated endpapers by @kelsijosilva”, and “printed edges by @mrosedesigner”. Across the middle of the graphic is a rectangular banner with a blue-pink gradient. Text on the banner reads “on sale now!” in white font.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
Cry, Voidbringer was mentioned in ELLE’s “Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi of 2025” list! 😭😍

“This is a bold, unrelenting debut that proclaims Ho a fantasy writer to watch.”
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books Stood Out in 2025—These Are the Year’s Best
Featuring ELLE’s picks from authors including Alix E. Harrow, K.M. Fajardo, Tracy Deonn, and more.
www.elle.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
Just finished writing a very long blog about fatness, western society and literature. I am waiting for a few fellow fats to approve it before I post it, cause I want to make sure I am fair to you skinnies. 🙄🤣

🤞🏽 they approve.
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
Late night spicy take:

Someday the book community will need to talk about how y'all want marginalized authors to perform their identities, both in their books & in their public personas, in order for you to consider us [marginalized identity] enough to support us.

M'kay. Goodnight. -flies away- 🦇
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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robinjomargaret.bsky.social
In the Care of Magic is getting a special edition... and an audiobook!

The special edition has the same cover as the edition I did for its anniversary last year, but this time it’ll be in mass market paperback and with a brand new interior formatting (for everyone who missed it last year).
In the Care of Magic is getting a special edition... and an audiobook! The special edition has the same cover as the edition I did for its anniversary last year, but this time it’ll be in mass market paperback and with a brand new interior formatting (for everyone who missed it last year). This kickstarter will help fund the audobook narrated by Cassandra Medcalf. This audiobook edition will include the two stories of “The Witch and her Demon” novelette as well. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page by clicking “Notify Me On Launch” to get notified when the campaign goes live so you don’t miss any of the fun! Other Rewards that will be available: many art prints and stickers, ebook bundles, signed paperback bundles
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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edenwritesbooks.bsky.social
Looking for readers who:

💘 Love fantasy romance
👥 Appreciate character-driven stories
⚔️ Like darker vibes & high stakes
💔 Love romantic angst
⚡️ Think powers & transformations are cool
💪🏽 Appreciate complex & intense FMCs
🌱 Like distinct character arcs
✍️🏽 Want to support 100% human-written books
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM