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Devin Moore
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author of queer romances and fantastical things | he/him | disabled & neurodivergent | aroace monster

OUT NOW: Desiccated Empire
-> https://mybook.to/DesiccatedEmpire
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Devin Moore @sona460.bsky.social · Oct 1
now in Kindle Unlimited! and on StoryGraph! and on Goodreads (although it's apparently been linked to another Devin Moore's account, lol. i have no idea what to do about that orz)
sona460.bsky.social Devin Moore @sona460.bsky.social · Sep 30
Hey, #BookSky, my #fantasy #SFF #book is OUT NOW on #kindle! It's monsters and deserts and a dead empire, and it's probably pretty decent, if I can say so myself XD Check it out now! <333

BUY: mybook.to/DesiccatedEm...

#IndieAuthor #PortalFantasy #Isekai 💙📚🪐
DESICCATED EMPIRE Once, there was a vast Empire, capable of controlling nature itself. Josvarh’s first cargo run goes catastrophically wrong when giant tentacles tear their airship right out of the sky, sending it crashing into the desert. He and Captain are forced aground, where they’re found by a mysterious stranger speaking an unknown language. ‘Chad’ is from no place Jos knows, but inordinately pleased to meet them—even with the language barrier. Now, there is only sand. The town at the edge of the desert lies abandoned, with no clues as to its fate. Their ship is lost, dragged into the desert by the mysterious tentacles. And in the night comes another monster: a spear-wielder of great skill and relentless attacks. Driven into the sands, they’re forced to fight for their lives as they seek shelter underground, dogged by unnatural monsters. And what once was lost shall be found. $2.99 the ebook cover for Desiccated Empire: a love man facing away toward the desert, and the sand-colored tentacles reaching up in the distance
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alexp336.bsky.social
Apparently Smashwords royalties are changing as of January 1, 2026. Books under $2.99 will get 40% list; books $2.99 or over get 75%.

(Amazon KDP, for context, is generally 35% and 70% respectively)

Draft2Digital owns Smashwords, so if you publish via D2D it's easy to add ebooks there. 💙📚
Draft2Digital email that reads: Smashwords Store Simplifies Royalty Rates For the first time in its nearly 18-year history, the Smashwords store will update its royalty rates. Effective January 1, 2026, books priced under $2.99 will earn 40% list. Books priced $2.99 and higher will earn 75% list, the highest among all major ebook retailers. Since 2008, the Smashwords store paid royalties using a complicated formula that was based on the dollar amount of the shopping cart checkout rather than the price of the book. Smashwords is simplifying the rate structure so it's more transparent, predictable, and easier to understand. To view a summary of the rate structure at various price points, visit our Royalty Rates page. What's next There is no action you need to take. We’ll continue to pay the old Smashwords rates through the end of 2025. Beginning today, when you enter a digital book price for digital stores—in Step 4 of the ebook publishing process—you’ll see the new Smashwords royalties calculated in the “Projected Royalties” column.
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
sona460.bsky.social
Bookbinding is so fun!!! 🔥 😳
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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indiebites.bsky.social
🗺️Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of QUESTS & QUARRELS!⚔️

We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 31 May 2026.
For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com
An illustration of a magic user standing in a circle of floating stones, facing off against a second figure who has tentacles emerging from their body. Text reads: Submissions open for our August issue on the themes of Quests & Quarrels. Deadline 31 May 2026
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
sona460.bsky.social
Money
Marriage
Pussy

....okay
tivparkervt.bsky.social Tiv Parker🏳️‍⚧️🔞: Ace Mecha Pilot Vtuber @tivparkervt.bsky.social · 9d
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026 😭

Crabs
New
Car

...welll
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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jaeauthor.bsky.social
The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar has started!

jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

From today until December 25, you get to open a new door every day, revealing:

🎁 a free ebook
🎁 a book giveaway
🎁 or a book on sale

by one of the 110 participating authors!
Sapphic Book Advent Calendar at jae-fiction.com. Depicted are the branches of a Christmas tree with Pride-/rainbow-colored baubles hanging on them.
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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dieselbrain.bsky.social
Mastercard is REALLY trying to pass the buck off onto banks (who, granted, ARE part of the problem but its still mostly MC and Visa)

do as Ana says here and tell them your bank told you to contact THEM. easy way to tack on more time in the call

stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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senabryer.com
This is what you risk when you do non-union work, folks. Your voice gets turned into whatever the hell *this* is, and you get thrown out onto the streets.
brainchild129.bsky.social Brainchild129 @brainchild129.bsky.social · 4d
Welp, a second AI dub on Amazon has apparently been found, and it's a show that already had a perfectly normal (albeit non-union) dub: No Game No Life.
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
Maybe it's this: animals do neither good nor evil. They do as they must do. We may call what they do harmful or useful, but good and evil belong to us, who chose to choose what we do.
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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harmoniagrey.bsky.social
if you enjoy fantasy indie books, grab this bundle on itchio of 64 books for $45 - a savings of over $200!!

itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

deal ends december 15

📦📚📢📚💙 🪐📚 📚💛⚔️ 🧣📚
#SupportIndieAuthors #IndieBooks #BookSale #ItchioBundle #ItchioBundles #IndieAuthors #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #IndieFantasy
November 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
sona460.bsky.social
SKI SEASON HAS BEGUN
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
sona460.bsky.social
So many sales and like I don't have money left for any of them. My budget is very dead this month, lol.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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duckprintspress.com
DISCOUNTS! GET YER INDIE-PRESS-SUPPORTING DISCOUNTS HERE!
duckprintspress.com unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 8d
Y'all know what weekend it is. We've got three sales! One: use code 25holidayducksfor2025 to save 25% on our webstore. Two: this Creator's Day itch bundle (itch.io/b/3410/creat...)! Three: 30% off to get Monsterotica AND our back catalogue! Deets on all 3: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/25/b...
Blue background with black text that reads: Black Friday Sale. Nov. 28th - Dec. 2nd. use the code: 25holidayducksfor2025 for 25% off one entire purchase in the Duck Prints Press Website.
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
sona460.bsky.social
I feel like I haven't written a thing this month
a cartoon of stitch covering his eyes with his hands and the words uggg !! below him .
ALT: a cartoon of stitch covering his eyes with his hands and the words uggg !! below him .
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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indiebites.bsky.social
What we’d love to see in our submissions box for our Ruins & Rituals issue (by 28 Feb):
- fantasy horror set in the ruins of civilisation
- ⁠forgotten rituals turned folklore
- ⁠tricksy protagonists
- ⁠swoony romance and queer HEAs
- ⁠nothing that isn’t fantasy!
- ⁠also cats

www.silversunbooks.com
Indie Bites | Indie Fantasy Magazine
A non-profit quarterly magazine of indie fantasy authors, bloggers and illustrators.
www.silversunbooks.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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ardenpowell.bsky.social
It's Creator Day on Itchio! Today 100% of earnings go to indie creators, so it's the perfect day to stock up on ebooks. Gift them to friends for the holidays, hoard them for later, read them immediately, have books ✨🖤

All my books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
3 for $9.99: itch.io/s/146541/ard...
itch.io Creator Day! We're not taking our cut of all sales this Friday. All my ebooks available on Itchio: The Bayou: A queer southern gothic horror novella. $4 Zen Solaris and the God-Child: A queer dystopian science-fantasy short story. $2 Flesh and Bone: An MM western gothic horror-romance novella. $3 Obsidian Island: An action/adventure gay fantasy romance with horror elements. $6, and in a bundle. In the Pit of Your Stomach: An Interactive Horror Story. A choose-your-path horror story with a dozen gory dead ends.​ $3, and in a bundle. The Carnelian King and Other Stories: 15 short queer fantasy stories introducing dazzling new worlds. $4, and in a bundle.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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marsadler.bsky.social
It's live!!

payhip.com/marsadler
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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cara.ink
🛍️ Cyber Weekend
nov 28 - dec 1, 2025

Get THE THIRTEENTH KEY, TRICK, and A HUNT OF BLOOD & IRON for $0.99 and THE VAULT $2.99 this weekend!

Grab direct copies from me or via your favorite retailer:
🛍️ shop.cara.ink
🛒 caranox.com/books

📚🌈♠️ 🌈🚀💫 🌃📚 🌈📚🪐 💙📚👀 📢📚 #queerAdultSFF
Cyber Weekend nov 28 - dec 1, 2025 | caranox.com/links Arrows point from $0.99 to graphical covers of The Thirteenth Key, Trick, and A Hunt of Blood & Iron, all by Cara Nox. Another arrow points from $2.99 to The Vault by Cara Nox.
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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morgandante.bsky.social
Happy Black Friday! Both of these sapphic e-books are on sale.

Providence Girls

Unholy With Eyes Like Wolves
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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nathanburgoine.bsky.social
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
The Three Sentence Review If it’s stressing you out, and you want to write a review, a helpful review can easily be made with three simple sentences: One: What you can expect from the book (without spoilers). “‘The Unwanted’ is a great young adult story where a young gay teen struggling with a bully learns he’s got bigger problems when his long-lost mother returns, reveals she’s an Amazon, and tells him he’s part of an important prophecy. Two: What was unique/awesome/moving/exciting about the book (again, no spoilers). “Taking Greek mythology and blending it with the real struggles of a gay teen is a delicate balance, and Jeffrey Ricker manages it with aplomb.” Three: Using a better-known author or a genre, which readers do you think would enjoy the book? “Any reader who loved Rick Riordan’s ‘The Lightning Thief’ should grab ‘The Unwanted.’” It doesn’t have to be an essay to be helpful, and you’d be surprised how much even a simple review does help an author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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jeremycshipp.bsky.social
If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
sona460.bsky.social
Its been like a week or 2 since I finished the first draft of *heartsick* and my brain has switched from crowing about how awesome it is to yelling about EVERYTHING BAD ABOUT IT

...GUYS THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS 😱
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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ardenpowell.bsky.social
This video essay has been going around all week and it articulates what I've been mentally calling "that streaming look (derogatory)." Even good actors, gorgeous costuming, and real sets being shot in a way that makes them look cheap and mass produced. Literally lacking depth.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
sona460.bsky.social
from my WIP *Lungs*, an mm contemporary novella! i'm line editing this baby rn and am super proud to have gotten this far <3

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #MMRomance
LUNGS He doesn’t want to scare his stranger. Hedoesn't want to make the panic worse. So he makes no sudden moves, merely tilts his head upon his crossed arms to keep the man in the most optimal view. Tynan knows that he frightens people. He knows that people look at him and they blanch, that they hurriedly walk in the other direction. He knows that they cross the street to avoid him. He knows that he’s too big, too tall, that his muscles are too intimidating, that his voice is too rough. He knows that he has scores of scars and tattoos, many of which are visible even when he’s wearing a full get-up. And he knows that his eyes are the cold kind of blue that his mother says means he doesn’t have a soul, and he even knows that he doesn’t smile enough—and when he does it’s never in the right way, either. People don’t like him, they turn away at the first glimpse of him, they don't want to be near him. He frightens them. He knows. It's fine. @sona460.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM