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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙

@caradelaney.bsky.social

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Bisexual gremlin. Author of queer romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror. She/they. BLADE OF THE CROWN out now! Books: books2read.com/CaraNDelaney Contact information: caradelaney.com

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · Jun 19

❤️ f/f romance
👑 a princess struggling to feel worthy
⚔️ a royal guard with grand ambitions
🏝️ an ambush that strands them on a deserted island
☁️ a strange fog that thwarts their escape attempts
🗡️ secrets that could cost them everything

tinyurl.com/bladeofthecrown

#romantasy #sapphfic 🌈📚💙

The cover of the book "Blade of the Crown" by author Cara N. Delaney. The background is the ocean, choppy with waves. The sky is grey and dark blue with storm clouds. Silver ornaments decorate the corners and the top and bottom edges. In the foreground is a golden crown in a classic shape. A slender sword with an ornamental cross guard goes through it vertically. The title is written in a silver, slightly translucent font, with one point of the crown filling the "A" of "blade". The author's name is in white at the bottom.

Cover design by Covercreator.uk

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 6d

Matt's a good dude who's doing a lot for the writing community on here. Toss a few quid his way if you can?

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · 6d

I don't normally do this, but I've been burning the candle at both ends.

Other half had a major op earlier this year and now I'm in hospital for an investigation.

Regardless of what's wrong, I need rest, but I've had little work this year.

I'd appreciate if anyone is able to help out.

Support Matt Mason ❤️

Become a supporter of Matt Mason today!

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Monday's Manul @manulmonday.bsky.social · 22h

It's Manul Monday, keep an eye out for troublemakers!

A fluffy manul sits on a log in a zoo enclosure, glaring at the camera as if its annoyed.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d

K1: so we need to learn this lesson about writing
Me: ok ok
We talk about the Sumerians, cuneiform etc
K1/ they really wrote on clay?
Me: yep. Entire complaint letter sometimes
K1: ?
Me: let me introduce you to our local main character, Ea-Nasir...

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

I honestly thought Niemöller's backstory was generally known, but since it apparently isn't, it's good that this article sheds some light on it.

Worth a read, especially if you think you're safe. Yes, safe from that. And that, too. Just go read it.

Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1d

The latest newsletter from @cindybaldwinbooks.bsky.social is powerful and raw and incredibly important: cindybaldwinbooks.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

We Need To Talk About Martin Niemöller

There's more to that "First they came for" poem than you know

cindybaldwinbooks.substack.com

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How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · 2d

The email has found me blending in seamlessly at the conference, vast hat covering my auxiliary eyes. I extend a friendly tendril to the facilitator. ‘Fortuitous time allocation, ape, commence bonding! I too enjoy the consumption of essential minerals.’ I’m nailing it.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap.
"I've always loved museums," she says,
"but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards'
We do
the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

Just substitute your favourite ordeal for the redacted bit, I highly doubt everyone would find the same amusement in my version as I do, which is "be served slightly watery yoghurt for breakfast for the rest of your life".

There is simply no greater punishment than soggy yoghurt 😔

Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

Much like a limited number of installations per software license, this should simply be illegal and get you [redacted] if you dare to put it on your product.

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

Misery and The Fog shelved as "cosy"?! Words used to mean things...

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Heidi Temple-Stephens @heidistephens.bsky.social · 2d

At the end of the summer season Cheltenham Lido drains down the pool and re-fills for winter cold water swimming. But before that, they open it to dogs for the weekend. It's Mabel's favourite day of the year.

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

I guess the Final Shape drop was to be expected. The story did end in a way, and I know a lot of people used that as their moment to quit and move on.

Curious to see if there will be a change re: New Player Experience with one of the coming expansions, to make it easier for new people to join.

Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

This is super interesting because I've seen "player base is disappearing" since I joined during Forsaken, basically, but since Shadowkeep, things were actually pretty stable until after Final Shape 🤔
Goes to show that perception =/= reality. I do wonder though what that will look like going forward.

Clarity | Destiny 2 Perk Insights @d2clarity.com · 2d

Since the general discussions in the community seem to involve Steam playercounts on a daily basis nowadays, I wanted to highlight/shill a friend's project that has platform-agnostic daily active player data: popularity.report by Lieuwe Berg

The Daily online players graph shown prominently at the top of the linked popularity.report website

Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 1d

I might. Actually. Finally. Finish my Willow Creek rebuild today. Granted, I downloaded two houses from the gallery and modified them to fit the vibe, but still!

One neighbourhood down, uhh... twelve? ...more to go? Hold on a a sec.

Oh. Seventeen. And I don't even have all the packs.

Fuck me 😂

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S.E. Fleenor @sefleenor.bsky.social · 1d

Do I know/am moots with/am followed by any voice actors?

I am working on an announcement for auditions for voice actors and would love to run it by some people sometime before year's end?

Just...putting feelers out

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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 1d

Curious to see what reviews were done this week for SFINCS3? Check out the updated page!
#bookreview
#writers
#booksky💙📚🪐

www.sfincscompetition.com/sfincs3

SFINCS3 | The Speculative Fict

www.sfincscompetition.com

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Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 5d

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 2d

The thesaurus is down.

Dr Brainstorm (Joseph England) @drbrainstorm.bsky.social · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Full moon night shift

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 2d

And for the "but the devs were super rude" crowd: They just matched the energy. Professionalism? Sure. When everyone's playing by the same rules. You go in like this? You're gonna get the exact same back that you give.

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Scott Fright @scw.bsky.social · 2d

Franz Kafka writing Steam reviews

Steam review that reads “game is good but im some bugs”

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 2d

-according to your specific tastes. *That* is hella rude, and do you really think it will work? I mean. If you're getting answers like this from the folks who made the thing, take a wild guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ignoring something is free. A lot more people should practice that skill.

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 2d

"Wow, this game is really not for me! I don't like it at all!"
"Cool, then don't play it <3"
"You're being so mean to meee!"

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you don't like something, feel free to pretend that it does not exist. Don't go in and then demand that the creators change it-

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 4d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #Caturday!

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Digital drawing of a white cat sitting in a garden. There are layers of flowers echoing the blue, pink, and white colors of the trans flag. Blue hydrangea at top, pink roses, white snowdrops, pink daisies, and finally, small blue flowers among the grass at bottom.

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Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 2d

"Vaginoplasty Illuminati" would be my riot grrl band's sophomore album if I knew people and could play guitar

Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 2d

Once you conclude there's a vaginoplasty illuminati transing nine year olds, you might as well put on the white hood and call it a day

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 2d

Grateful to @locusmag.bsky.social for including TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS, my coming-of-rage horror collection, as part of "13 Creepy New Titles to Read in October"

What a coincidence, there are 13 stories in the book too 😈

locusmag.com/2025/10/13-s...

13 Spine-Chilling Books for October!

Brace yourself, horror enthusiasts! This was going to be a shorter list, but we felt it was only right to start off October with lucky number 13. So here are 13 new books to rattle your bones befor…

locusmag.com

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Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙 @caradelaney.bsky.social · 2d

Nah, he's just here for the candy corn^^

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