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Chief (T.C. Smith) || comms open!
@chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
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I write and do art things, just your average local gay | he/she/they | 🚫 AI/NFT 🚫

(I can't access my DMs atm, pls email if you need to get in contact!)

socials & comms: https://tcsmith.carrd.co/
I wrote a sequel: https://books2read.com/scarsoftheraven
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marygemignani.bsky.social
I came upon this red-tailed hawk as he was in the ditch hunting. He had dropped down from a tree and was doing the grab-the-grass technique hoping to feel and catch a mole or vole. He came up empty this time and launched back up to the wire.
#birds #red-tailedhawk
A red-tailed hawk in a ditch just outside of town. After mis-calculating a hunting effort for a vole, he is shown here launching back up to a wire. His wings are up and his body and pants are showing. A good look at his red tail as well.
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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ryanvandongen.bsky.social
Some sort of owl demon. been having fun with markers
Owl demon creature sketch on tan-toned paper sketchbook. Drawn using grey Copic alcohol-based markers and Arteza white acrylic markers
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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marygemignani.bsky.social
Here's my best perched shot from yesterday. What a handsome red-tailed hawk!
#Birds #Red-TailedHawk
Red-tailed Hawk is perched on a wire in front of a professional building.
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
There's still time to get the Valentine's Day bundle! 29 romance-y books for $25, go grab it before it's too late!

(also if you end up enjoying Song of the Wolf, book 2 is also available on itch-io 👀)

itch.io/b/3515/valen...
A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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kattakis.bsky.social
🖤 If you want to give an indie author some love for Valentines/Galentines/Palentines week, leave a review of our books, tell a friend about them, borrow or request them from a library and/or reach out to say something nice. 🖤
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
There's still time to get the Valentine's Day bundle! 29 romance-y books for $25, go grab it before it's too late!

(also if you end up enjoying Song of the Wolf, book 2 is also available on itch-io 👀)

itch.io/b/3515/valen...
A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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iggymaid.bsky.social
AI-Gen is dying, repost to make it die faster :)
labuzamovies.com Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 5d
Sora 2 apparently cost something like $5 billion to run every year and so far made OpenAI around $1.4 million.
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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sasseverett.bsky.social
It's the month of LOVE and we're so close to #valentinesday. Celebrate the season with a romance book!

This bundle has 29 books for only 25$, including my book The Hand That Feeds!

itch.io/b/3515/valen...
29 books for 25$ Feb 9-14, only on itch.io Because You Asked by AE Bennet The Exile and His Fool by Jeremy Rayne The Wolf and His Witch by Elis Madsen Javawocky by Lou Ella Stone The Hand That Feeds by Sass Everett The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode Have It All by Beverly Ann Michel Vietato by Bailey Elizabeth Changes in the Wind by Niranjan Devil Deal by Janina Franck A Different Life: What If by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Love in the Liner Notes by Katta Kiss Sweet and Wild by Alex Larkspur The Salt in the Sea by JD Rivers This Is How Immortals Die by Nicole Hidalgo Song of the Wolf by JC Smith Pirates and Poise by Zack Prince The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q by Felicia Davin Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night by Nikki Flynn Frenzied Overlords by Scarlett Lee Winters Return of the Rose by Joachim Heijndermans Silver and Blood by TL Morgan Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea by Linn Silver Emergence by AM Weald The Fine Line Between Us by Ruth Miranda The Cradle of Eternal Night by Ladz
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
If you hate Generative Al, the best way to fight back is to support real artists ✍️
A digital artwork of a man in armour leaning down to kiss an elf woman in a light blue dress. The man has short, dark brown hair. The woman has long, light brown hair done up in braids. They are standing in a forest. A drawing of two men, one with dark brown hair and another with black hair, facing each other. The brown-haired man is much taller, with golden eyes and wears lighter clothes. He has a fistful of the other man's shirt and is glaring angrily. The black-haired man looks unfazed by this. He has longer hair pulled back in a top bun, a full beard, and fur across his forehead and the bridge of his nose. He also has red eyes and slightly pointed ears, and wears a fur-lined cloak. A drawing of a woman with light brown hair, pointy ears, and blue eyes looking out of an ornate window. She is dressed in a pale blue dress with a gold sash around the waist and gold patterning on the front. The dress also has gold shoulder pieces with gold pearls connecting them to a choker necklace around her neck, which has a blue sapphire set into the middle. A drawing of a man with messy red hair and red eyes holding a rifle. He is dressed in arctic camouflage and wears gloves and a chest rig. There are claw marks over his left eye and his nose looks a little wonky.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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onidraws.bsky.social
If you hate Generative Al, the best way to fight back is to support real artists ✍️
Painting of the light dragon from Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. It has a star in its mouth and it's brightly colored in green, yellow and blue. Painting of a red borzoi dog. It looks ominous and scary, its half of the body is unraveling into red stripes and glitch effects can be seen in the whole picture. Painting of a bust of a purple tiger on a yellow backgroung, crying dark ink with ink dripping from its stripes and its jaw. Inkcaps mushrooms are on its body and some stripes are flowing through the drawing space. There are also purple clovers with ink dripping from them as well. Picture of a dragonair floating in the air with its head bent toward the ground. There's a gold halo behind the head, some stylized gold clouds and Chinese decoration in the background, as well as stars.
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
Get ready for Valentine's Day with this romance bundle! Featuring 29 romances across a range of genres (and spice levels), you'll be sure to find something you like!

And the best part? It's only $25 👀

itch.io/b/3515/valen...

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night A second graphic for the romance bundle highlighting fantasy and genre romance books in the bundle. The books are: Sweet & Wild The Dragon Next Door The Salt in the Sea Silver Blood Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Because You Asked Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance Song of the Wolf The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q The Hand That Feeds Changes in the Wind The Wolf and His Witch The Exile and His Fool Anthologies of Ullrod: A Thief in the Night A Different Life: What if? Lust and Found The Cradle of Eternal Night Gift of Air
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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kattakis.bsky.social
Let's get Valentine's Week started! For those who celebrate by filling up their TBR w/romance, you can't beat this 29 book bundle! Ends 2/14

Features Pagans & Pop Stars book 1, Love in the Liner Notes:
-ex-boy band MMC
-sex educator FMC
-love triangle

itch.io/b/3515/valen...
📚 📢 #romancelandia
29 books for $25! Feb. 9-14 Only on itch A dark red background with roses with the covers of the books on top Valentine's day romance book bundle Contemporary Romance. Dark red background with roses. The book covers are Javawocky by Lou Ella Stone, The Fine Line Between Us by Ruth Miranda, Love in the Liner Notes by Katta Kis, Have it All by Beverly Anne Michel, Devil Deal by Janina Franck and Vietato by Bailey Elizabeth
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
The series withdrawal is real

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
A meme of Pablo Escabar waiting around and looking sad, captioned "authors when they finish their series"
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
Get ready for Valentine's Day with this romance bundle! Featuring 29 romances across a range of genres (and spice levels), you'll be sure to find something you like!

And the best part? It's only $25 👀

itch.io/b/3515/valen...

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night A second graphic for the romance bundle highlighting fantasy and genre romance books in the bundle. The books are: Sweet & Wild The Dragon Next Door The Salt in the Sea Silver Blood Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Because You Asked Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance Song of the Wolf The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q The Hand That Feeds Changes in the Wind The Wolf and His Witch The Exile and His Fool Anthologies of Ullrod: A Thief in the Night A Different Life: What if? Lust and Found The Cradle of Eternal Night Gift of Air
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 AM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
Want to read my books without supporting Amazon? Well I got some news for you: Stories of the Ancient Lands in now available as ebooks at Bookshop.org! What are you waiting for? Go buy them:

Book 1: tinyurl.com/2wtwbt98
Book 2: tinyurl.com/5yn8h3de

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚
A graphic with an abstract dark brown and orange background, announcing that Song of the Wolf and Scars of the Raven are both available as ebooks at Bookshop.org. The books are shown on e-readers in the bottom half of the graphic. White text in the top half reads "available now at bookshop.org!"
February 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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victoriastrauss.com
Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver
j-tkelly.bsky.social J-T Kelly @j-tkelly.bsky.social · 11d
Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.

And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.

Don't submit to this one, folks.
Content Licensing# Content submissions of any type to Red Ogre Review are conditioned on, and evidence of, your explicit agreement that in exchange for Red Ogre Review’s evaluation of your content submission for potential publication with Red Ogre Review or any other publication outlet, you intentionally and unreservedly grant Red Ogre Review an unrestricted, transferable, and nonrevocable worldwide license and right to use the submission content on this site and in any reproduced, related, or derivative materials, including in print books and in electronic books produced by Red Ogre Review, and on social media channels operated by or affiliated with Red Ogre Review, without expectation of any cash payment, royalty payments, or any other valuable compensation; you also irrevocably waive in their entirety any current or future exercise of “natural rights” or “moral rights of authors” as may potentially be asserted.
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
Since I keep getting followed by AIbros who can't read:

I will insta block anyone with AI in their pfp, banner, books, art, and whatever tf else you decide to prompt instead of learning an actual skill. you may be clowned with a post about you for failing to read. don't follow me if you like AI
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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If you like #SFF that centres friendship or found family, has them forming or tackling plot problems, or the main character making a new friend/a friend helping a character's growth, this bundle is for you!

Get all 37 books for just $35 until 15 February.
itch.io/b/3486/frien...

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Friendship Centred SFF Book Bundle 37 Books Feb 1st-15th Background photo: four friends standing with arms around each other. Photo by Helena Lones, Itchio Covers: The Unidentified Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys Walking the Knife's Edge Bonkpocalypse Bad Grains A Spark in Space The Damsel AN UNCOMMON CURSE Courage Is the Price Puppetry Duckett & Dyer, Dicks For Hire The Old Goat and the Alien Spirits of the Relentless Without Wings Clipped Sing In Me, Holy One, and Through Me The Lucky Machine The Lost Star Chart Werecockroach Rescue from the Orc Fortress Riyati Ripple Wherever the Stars Call The Crows Woodspell Common Accord Awakenings River of Crows A Study on Magic and Crystals Once Upon A Wave of Witches Fortitude Waters Dust & Lightning The Re-Emergence
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
hi hello yes I have books

a royal and her bodyguard go on a medieval road trip to save the kingdom after said royal breaks her bodyguard out of jail and leaves some other guy in charge of everything even though he's kinda sketchy. nothing can possibly go wrong with this plan.

#BookSky
A trope map graphic for Song of the Wolf by TC Smith on a dark orange night sky background. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise, the tropes listed are: epic fantasy, slow burn romance, bodyguard x royal, female MC, queer & ND rep, low magic setting, high stakes battles, and political intrigue. A trope map graphic for Scars of the Raven by TC Smith on a blue starry night background. There are eight arrows pointing in different directions away from the cover, each with a trope attached. Going clockwise from the top left corner, the tropes are: political intrigue, found family, high stakes battles, epic fantasy, mental health rep, queer & ND rep, bodyguard x royal, and forbidden romance.
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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astridabellauthor.com
Gay grandpas short story 😌 Stay tuned for the next short story, making it's way to your inboxes tomorrow night!

astridabellauthor.com

* the illness mentioned is fibromyalgia, before they knew what fibro was.
A snippet from Ellipsus in the dark pride theme, with a few lines from the short story, Disabled Pride.
January 29, 2026 at 9:20 PM
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social
hi hello yes I have books

a royal and her bodyguard go on a medieval road trip to save the kingdom after said royal breaks her bodyguard out of jail and leaves some other guy in charge of everything even though he's kinda sketchy. nothing can possibly go wrong with this plan.

#BookSky
A trope map graphic for Song of the Wolf by TC Smith on a dark orange night sky background. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise, the tropes listed are: epic fantasy, slow burn romance, bodyguard x royal, female MC, queer & ND rep, low magic setting, high stakes battles, and political intrigue. A trope map graphic for Scars of the Raven by TC Smith on a blue starry night background. There are eight arrows pointing in different directions away from the cover, each with a trope attached. Going clockwise from the top left corner, the tropes are: political intrigue, found family, high stakes battles, epic fantasy, mental health rep, queer & ND rep, bodyguard x royal, and forbidden romance.
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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cjsubko.bsky.social
Authors, please talk about your books.

We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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drudenkreuz.bsky.social
mother
A stylized drawing of the Pokemon Lugia, a large white bird with blue accents. It is set against a stormy shore backdrop, dwarfing a lighthouse.
March 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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joehumphrey.bsky.social
AI bros are calling real artists’ work “Pencilslop”?

QT with your Pencilslop
A graphite drawing of Norman Bates
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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dragonsofwales.bsky.social
Apparently the AI bros are now calling real artists’ work “Pencilslop”.
Whatever.
Have some slop:
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM