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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 1h

Meet Eris & Miri, the protagonists of my novella Floodwaters!

Eris and Miri are assigned to write a science paper together, and they end up witnessing an end to the world as they know it—devastation by the hands of the furious God of the Sea.

#lgbtqwriteathon #queerwriters #writingcommunity

An illustration of two teenagers sitting on a bench. Behind them is the blurred out brick wall of their high school. The male teenager, Eris, leans forward, one hand on his lap, listening intently. He has blonde hair, pale skin, and wears a blue and white tee shirt & jeans. The female teenager, Miri, crosses one arm over herself. Her mouth is open as though she’s mid-sentence. She has short brown hair and pale skin, and wears a yellow shirt. She has big round glasses.

Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 6h

FLOODWATERS IS AVAILABLE ON GOODREADS & STORYGRAPH!! Add it to your TBR!

Floodwaters is my heartbreaker of a contemporary fantasy novella following the story of a cataclysmic flood wrought by the God of the Sea.

#writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

An image of golden liquid dropping into a pool at the bottom.

Text reads: A GOD'S GOLDEN BLOOD CAN HEAL WOUNDS AND CURE ILLNESS.

A top view photo of a crowd.

Text reads:
MORTALKIND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT.

A photo of the ocean.

Text reads: AND THE GOD OF THE SEA IS FURIOUS.

The cover of Floodwaters, which consists of a silhouetted hand sticking out from the ocean.

Text reads:

FLOODWATERS
WREN RIVERS
NOV. 3RD
ADD ON GOODREADS & STORYGRAPH!

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 7h

Songs of Broken Bells releases tomorrow!! In the meantime, I wanna host a little Q&A. What can I tell you about SoBB that will convince you it’ll be your next favorite read?

lillylockwood.carrd.co#songsofbroke...

Minno is holding a scroll with a growing spell circle and tapping their lip with a blue quill. They have pale skin, blonde hair styled in a mullet, and are wearing a white collared shirt and a blue and brown kilt.
Text says:
Songs of Broken Bells Releases tomorrow!

“No one is ever lost from the truth; you merely need to light their path.”

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 8h

From my novella Floodwaters, which i SHOULD be marketing more than I am 😂

Coming November 3rd!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky

"I mean, I might be overthinking it. But people are going to react differently to the God King's presence than they would to any lesser god."

"Well, we can't exactly ask another god to come visit."

Miri laughed. "Yeah."

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · Oct 28

Reupload: Soder cats

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 1d

“Land a shit” instead of “land a hit” in a fight scene is high in the rankings for me 😂

#writinglifemonthly #writingcommunity

Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 1d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day15 📚

So, as someone with #dyslexia I can tell you I've made hundreds, possibly thousands of such mistakes. But one I made over and over again was writing "abortion" instead of "aboriginal" 😳

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #authorchat

October #writinglifemonthly Day 15 What's a funny or embarrassing typo you've made while writing?
Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 1d

Just three more days until SoBB is out in the world!! Three more days until you can read about everyone’s favorite overprotective tree-elf boi.

lillylockwood.carrd.co#songsofbroke...

(Art by Nelsnote)

Vasil turned away with his head turned to the left while looking at a glowing potion bottle in his hand. He has dark brown skin with patches of lighter skin. His skin has a bark-like texture and there are tendrils of moss throughout. He’s wearing a green caftan with gold embroidery.

“I suppose you are someone with breaking the rules for.”

Songs of Broken Bells Releases in 3 days!

Art by Nelsnote

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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is randomly targeting peaceful protesters because the point is to terrorize the public into accepting martial law.

Indiscriminate attacks send the message that there’s nothing you can do to stay safe.

The regime wants you to cower at home and cede the streets of your city to their control.

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 2d

Hi #PortfolioDay 🎨!

I’m a character artist from the USA! I especially love doing illustrations & character designs for OC creators and authors, but I do fanart, too.

I work by commission and have availability in November and onwards. DM or email for more info 💖

✉️ [email protected]

A digital illustration of a black haired person, Stranger (they/them), with pale skin in a blue shirt, black pants, and brown boots, kissing the forehead of a ginger haired man, Jonah (he/him), with pale skin and a gray shirt. Stranger’s face is mostly obscured, while Jonah has a serene expression on his face.

A comic page. The first panel is a close-up shot of the character Finley’s feet as they run. The second panel is a closeup of the portfolio case they’re holding. The third panel is a full body shot of Finley. They have pale skin, red hair, and wear a purple shirt and gray shorts. Their expression is panicked.

An illustration of Maggie, who has long black hair with a white streak. She wears a purple shirt that reads “DRAGON DATING DEPOT,” brown cargo shorts, white socks, and red shoes.

Behind her is a lot of little illustrations of items in Maggie’s cargo shorts of holding:
Clownfish, party member’s left eye, 19 rotten lizard steaks, knitting needles, curtains, magic item that was broken and turned into a straw, mask that looks like a party member’s face, 3 horse skulls, 3 weird rocks, 1 pretty rock, car with flame decals, 10x15 foot ornate rug, melon baller, mushroom glow sticks, 36 lizard teeth, ball pit balls, and a machine’s liver, which is actualy just a cog.

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 2d

In just four days my debut novel will be out in the world for anyone to read! I’ve learned so much about writing and myself from this book, and I hope that even a few people can fall in love with the story as much as I have.

lillylockwood.carrd.co#songsofbroke...

Líadan holding a candle and guiding the flame up with one hand. She has orange skin, black swirled markings on her arms, silver hair, and curled black horns. She’s wearing a yellow dress and a green cloak.

At the top there is glowing text that says:

"We're going to die. If not in some fiery explosion of my doing, then at the hands of the Elders.

At the bottom:
SONGS OF BROKEN BELLS
Releases in 4 days!

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 2d

Hi #PortfolioDay 🎨!

I’m a character artist from the USA! I especially love doing illustrations & character designs for OC creators and authors, but I do fanart, too.

I work by commission and have availability in November and onwards. DM or email for more info 💖

✉️ [email protected]

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 2d

Normal ppl: 60-70 F is a good temp to open windows
Me: i’m not opening my window unless it’s below 55

Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 2d

It’s finally starting to get cool enough outside that I can open my bedroom window :D

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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 2d

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 2d

Dan and Phil confirming theyre dating was not on my 2025 bingo card

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 3d

Livia the shadowkat would like to inform you that in just 5 days you too could read about
🔥 A living flame intent on burning everything in it’s path
🔔 A found family trying to prevent an inevitable fate
🔥 Meddling saints and characters questioning their faith in them
🔔A cozy-but-not-cozy story

A small black cat sniffing a copy of Songs of Broken Bells

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 7d

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

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not big on gaming these days, but i do love a good ole cozy game

Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 3d

Locomoto is such a fun and charming game omg 😭

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Wren Rivers | Author @corvidarcana.bsky.social · 4d

This weekend i donated blood and then got my flu and covid shots the next day so i’m gonna be in for some real hell probably 😂

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MAF @ MCM London M-14 @velnna.bsky.social · 5d

I'm a fan of nuanced discussion but at this point I need to indulge in some black and white thinking and be clear that if you entertain AI generated art in any form I have no respect for you

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 5d

That’s such a fluffy, sleepy pumpkin 🧡

#art #cozyart #caturday

Watercolor illustration of a bunch of colorful pumpkins, with a beige striped cat sleeping on top of them curled up into a ball, slightly resembling the round pumpkins itself.

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naomi @mimimaruuu.bsky.social · 5d

Huntrix based on Klimt’s Water Serpents

#KpopDemomHunters

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alyson “october” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 5d

put trans women in your fiction. don’t be a fucking coward.

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