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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 5h

I Remain Bad at Hades II Diary: Attempt 55 or so. Finally casting constantly. Charge attacking sometimes. Dash-attacking never.

Finally figured out moon powers, which I promptly used to beat the upstairs final boss on my 3rd attempt. Stupid overpowered, I love it.

Still fun enough. 👍

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Jeremy Hot Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 9h

my therapist: sometimes you simply have to experience an emotion instead of thinking about it
me, nodding sagely: and then it goes away
therapist: well not necessarily
me, shaking my head furiously: no, I don't like that

Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 10h

Me: I just don't understand why I can't just out-think my anxiety and emotions and simply react and respond in the most ideal way every single time and never feel bad
My therapist of eight years: *audibly loading gun*

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 13h

I'd say "why are you(plural) like this," but I don't actually care why

I'm not going to stop liking this book differently than you do, because that's not reasonable to expect

I'm just quite tired of this silliness. That's all.

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 13h

I've run into yet another "how DARE YOU like a book in a different way than I do, you are truly history's greatest monster" type over on Reddit, as I probably should have known, because the fanbase loudly prides itself on being kind and sweet and peaceful (ahem 🚩)

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 14h

Do yourself a favor and get both! Some of my favorites in this subgenre.

Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 15h

Today's the last day to get Chai and Cat-tales for 99 cents (regularly $3.99) and Haroun for $3.49 (regularly $4.99).

(I'm leaving the sale prices on through today because of the Cozy the Day Away sale, I'm not sure exactly how far I am from the International Date Line. :D Kia ora to Aotearoa!)

Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 4d

Hey #booksky #cozyfantasy readers - Need some more mischievous romps in your life?

Chai and Cat-tales will be on sale for 99c & Haroun and the Study of Mischief is 30% off through #Hearthcon.

Bonus: Hypoallergenic ebooks don't shed fur on your clothes 😸🐶

cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, we may be in agreement but I don’t like the way in which you agreed with me and you are now my sworn enemy.

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 17h

what did she call us | patreon.com/lubchansky

PANEL 1: MATTIE and one other person are handcuffed on a platform over a big cylindrical vat full of glowing liquid. Behind them, TWO ARMED TROOPERS stand. One is shouting, next to a big lever.
TROOPER: You have all been charged with sexual deviance under the new statutes!
TROOPER: You are hereby sentenced…

PANEL 2: Closer in on MATTIE and the person next to her.
TROOPER (VO): …To being dropped into a big vat of acid, thus dissolving your perverted bodies!
MATTIE: I sure did prefer life before we were overrun by fascist stormtroopers.

PANEL 3: The TROOPERS look at each other.
TROOPER 2: Sorry…What did she-he call us?
TROOPER 1: NOT Cool…

PANEL 4: The other TROOPER from panel 3. He's crying, and pulls the lever. Some acid splashes into the frame.
TROOPER: STOP BULLYING ME!
SFX: CLUNK
SFX: SPLASH

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 18h

From here on out, I'm promising myself to focus on the WIP and stop "constructive"-procrastinating, but I will write a data post on Tuesday once D2D has updated.

Thanks, everyone who tried out my or my spouse's books! 💖

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks to the organizer & mods of Cozy the Day Away: @karrynnagel.bsky.social, @aliciawarne.bsky.social, @lynnstrong.bsky.social as well as all of the authors who cross-promoted the sale!

I'm leaving my sale prices up for today as a buffer, so they'll revert in ~8 hours or so.

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Alicia Warne @aliciawarne.bsky.social · 1d

LAST FEW HOURS to get your fill of #cozyfantasy books at the Cozy the Day Away sale!

150+ books, all deeply discounted. 120 free or 99c.

Ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks, bundles. Diverse characters, themes, authors!

cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org
#cozythedayaway #booksale #discountbooks

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 1d

Top: English paper piecing (EPP), double sided, 100% stitched by hand

Middle: Double Irish chain
(it just took 10 years bc of procrastinating and collecting fabric, it's not extra difficult)

Bottom: Fancy Fox pattern by Elizabeth Hartman, where I used up a lot of very goofy fabric I'd collected

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 1d

Biggest purchase yesterday was a quilt hanger, because I have made more quilts than we have beds/couches by a factor of ~3.

Here we have Quarantine Project, Took Me 10+ Years, and First Project from Designer I Got Hooked On. (actual names ⬇️)

A hanger over a door with 3 quilts, top to bottom: a mosaic of assorted hexagons, brightly colored solids on a black background forming half an X pattern, and a series of fox heads against a light green background.

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 2d

The craft fair was very nice, and as per usual I bought 90% stuff for myself/the house and 10% stuff for gifts 🙃

Got back home and bought three books from the sale: two from Veo Corva that I didn't have yet and an Irish fairy tale retelling novella. Now, to actually write something for the day!

S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

It's that time again! Cozy the Day Away is this weekend at cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org.

I have my whole Healers series on sale at 99c each (ebook only), along with book 1 of Therapist. @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social's Tales of a Stranger Sister is also at 99c.

Along with 100+ other books!

Promo graphic for How I Became a Therapist in Another World. An ereader mockup with the cover is on the left.

Tagline: Not the chosen one, just doing my best. How I Became a Therapist in Another World.

Ebook 99c (or equiv.) for [embedded banner for Cozy the Day Away, Sat/Sun 11-12th Oct. cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org]

On left: cover art: franlangleyart.carrd.co
* Novella series
* Queernorm fantasy world
* Isekai with a twist
* Empathy as a superpower

Promo graphic for the Healers series. An ereader mockup of the three covers is in the center.

Along the sides:
* Road trip fantasy, then settling down in a new town
* Queernorm world, 1 bi lead
* Big feelings & flawed characters (not quite cozy) but small scale
* Quiet moments & high personal stakes
* Learning to get past differences & become better people
* Found family & community

Along bottom: Each ebook 99c (or equiv.) for [embedded Cozy the Day Away banner: 11th-12th Oct., cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org.] All retailers, all regions

The cover of Tales of a Stranger Sister by J. Robert Matthewson. A girl and a boy in old-timey clothing sit by a body of water, along with their cat. In the reflection, the girl appears to be someone else.

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J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻 @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social · 2d

Just a quick FYI that Tales of a Stranger Sister is only .99¢ until Monday evening as part of Cozy the Day Away! Grab your next fall read today!

cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org/tales-of-a-stranger-sister/

#booksky #cozythedayaway #indiefantasy #cozyfantasy #fantasybooks #Indieauthor #ebooks

Banner ad for Cozy The Day Away featuring the Novel "Tales of a Stranger Sister"

Text:

A Small-scale, slice-of-life fantasy novel about Siblings, Stories and second chances.

For fans of:
- Isekai & portal fantasy stories, but who don't like gratuitous power fantasies.
- The films of Studio Ghibli, including those tackling sadder/more difficult subject matter.

What's inside:
- family
- friendships
- festivals
- fables
- food! (like, a lot)
- felines! (well, just the one, but she's adorable!)

"thoughtful and authentic" - Goodread review

"A good mix of light-heartedness and more heavy themes." - Goodreads review

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 2d

Wrote up some recommendations for #cozythedayaway, not affiliated with any author except the one I'm married to. I've now got a bunch of tabs open as I run out the door. Typical. ;)

** This post will be taken down after the sale, as I'm linking to temporary sale pages.

Cozy the Day Away Recs (Oct. 2025) – S. E. Robertson Fiction

www.serobertsonfiction.com

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Alicia Warne @aliciawarne.bsky.social · 3d

Love cozy fantasy? 150+ books are on sale this weekend: all deeply discounted, 120 free or 99c.

Includes my series starter, Death on the Loper, for 99c.

Ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks, bundles. Diverse characters, themes, authors!

cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org
#cozythedayaway 📚🌍 🪐📚🌈🚀💫 💙📚

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J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻 @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social · 3d

New Post! It's time for the Cozy the Day Away Sale!

www.infinitesquirrels.com/2025/10/11/c...

The Sale itself:

cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org

#Books #booksky #cozythedayaway #cozybooks

Kiki, a young girl in a black dress and wearing a red bow, and an older woman drinking tea from "KIki's Delivery Service"

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

Oh and! We'll be over in the Cozy-Adjacent section, because of some heavier subject matter / sometimes-darker tones that not all readers will be on board with. All of our books have content warnings up front.

Happy reading!

S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

I'm going to have questionable cell service for most of tomorrow, so let's hope everything goes smoothly! 😅

More details:
- Available on itch, ko-fi/direct, Kobo, Apple, B&N and Zon
- Itch and ko-fi also have a bundle option for the Healers series
- ToaSS is also at Kobo et al.
- It's great, btw ❤️

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

It's that time again! Cozy the Day Away is this weekend at cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org.

I have my whole Healers series on sale at 99c each (ebook only), along with book 1 of Therapist. @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social's Tales of a Stranger Sister is also at 99c.

Along with 100+ other books!

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

That said, if you haven't seen Princess Tutu and can get hold of it, that's my main rec and, tbh, the biggest influence on the Therapist in Another World series. Despite the shocking lack of ballet in my work. Empathy magic, pocket universes, beastfolk, meta story powers all come from there.

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

I don't have one for "Unserious" Series, because that genre (Western isekai, with litRPG next door) is moving faster than I can keep up with.

And that's phenomenal, because I started writing out of a feeling that the stuff out there at the time didn't speak to me. It's continued to evolve. ♥️

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

#WritingPrompt

1. lol, everyone is more famous than me. You know about these already.
2. They do not know I exist or endorse me, don't be silly.

But. I wrote this up a while back for "Serious" Series:

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

the episode (this is the one branch of ALLi's podcast network that isn't genAI slop-happy, be warned)

www.allianceindependentauthors.org/self-publish...

Self-Publishing News Podcast - The Alliance Independent Authors

Menu

www.allianceindependentauthors.org

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S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss @feelingsandmagic.bsky.social · 3d

And if the ebook connection is only in the UK so far, that's totally fine. Hooray for UK authors, if so.

I've been keeping an eye on this possibility all year, so I'm hoping it's true but worried that it's not (yet).

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