Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
@caradelaney.bsky.social
Bisexual gremlin. Author of queer romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror. She/they.
OF POTIONS AND HONEY out now! 👉books2read.com/potions-and-honey
Books: books2read.com/CaraNDelaney
Contact information: caradelaney.com
OF POTIONS AND HONEY out now! 👉books2read.com/potions-and-honey
Books: books2read.com/CaraNDelaney
Contact information: caradelaney.com
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Join Mira as she takes over her late uncle's potion shop and tries to build a life, friendships, and perhaps more in cosy Emberglen in OF POTIONS AND HONEY! Get it on Amazon, in Kindle Unlimited, and wherever you buy paperbacks!
books2read.com/potions-and-...
🌈📚💙 #sapphfic #romantasy
Join Mira as she takes over her late uncle's potion shop and tries to build a life, friendships, and perhaps more in cosy Emberglen in OF POTIONS AND HONEY! Get it on Amazon, in Kindle Unlimited, and wherever you buy paperbacks!
books2read.com/potions-and-...
🌈📚💙 #sapphfic #romantasy
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
- heron
- crow
- goshawk
- Egyptian goose
- regular goose
Yeah, we have a lot of big birds here 😂
- heron
- crow
- goshawk
- Egyptian goose
- regular goose
Yeah, we have a lot of big birds here 😂
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Sparrow hawk
Hare
Haggis
Nessie
Seal but it could have been a selkie
Sparrow hawk
Hare
Haggis
Nessie
Seal but it could have been a selkie
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
-Cat
-Dog
-Pigeon
-Sheep
-Rat
-Cat
-Dog
-Pigeon
-Sheep
-Rat
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
- heron
- crow
- goshawk
- Egyptian goose
- regular goose
Yeah, we have a lot of big birds here 😂
- heron
- crow
- goshawk
- Egyptian goose
- regular goose
Yeah, we have a lot of big birds here 😂
Apparently my most popular Instagram post in the three and a half years I've been on there is today's reel where I poke fun at how dummy thicc the 2025 mass-market paperback of The Stand is.
Can you tell I do not understand how Instagram works *at all* 😂
Can you tell I do not understand how Instagram works *at all* 😂
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Apparently my most popular Instagram post in the three and a half years I've been on there is today's reel where I poke fun at how dummy thicc the 2025 mass-market paperback of The Stand is.
Can you tell I do not understand how Instagram works *at all* 😂
Can you tell I do not understand how Instagram works *at all* 😂
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
Signed books make great gifts!!! If you'd like a signed and personalized copy of THE SPELLSHOP, THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE, or THE LOST, either for yourself or as a gift, order from Books of Wonder by Nov 30, and I’ll be delighted to sign one for you! booksofwonder.com/products/978...
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Signed books make great gifts!!! If you'd like a signed and personalized copy of THE SPELLSHOP, THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE, or THE LOST, either for yourself or as a gift, order from Books of Wonder by Nov 30, and I’ll be delighted to sign one for you! booksofwonder.com/products/978...
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
Check out the new character art done by @janjanartsss.bsky.social! My crowdfund project has met its second stretch goal, so we're getting LOTS of art!
I doubt if we'll get the audio since that needs $3k more, but let's keep going!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I doubt if we'll get the audio since that needs $3k more, but let's keep going!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Check out the new character art done by @janjanartsss.bsky.social! My crowdfund project has met its second stretch goal, so we're getting LOTS of art!
I doubt if we'll get the audio since that needs $3k more, but let's keep going!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I doubt if we'll get the audio since that needs $3k more, but let's keep going!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
I DID NOT CLOCK THAT THIS WAS IN KU! In the library it goes! :D
Trying to hit your book goal for the year?
I have a 200 page novel that's perfect for a cosy and flowery read before the end of the year.
Available in KU or as a beautiful paperback/hardback. You can even get sprayed edges direct from me!
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop/
I have a 200 page novel that's perfect for a cosy and flowery read before the end of the year.
Available in KU or as a beautiful paperback/hardback. You can even get sprayed edges direct from me!
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop/
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I DID NOT CLOCK THAT THIS WAS IN KU! In the library it goes! :D
You should snap these up, the series is a hoot!
Black Friday book sale! My horror-comedies Apartment 239 and the sequel, High Strangeness, are both just 99 cents!
Apt. 239
amzn.to/3TizhOT
High Strangeness
shorturl.at/fCEZ9
Apt. 239
amzn.to/3TizhOT
High Strangeness
shorturl.at/fCEZ9
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You should snap these up, the series is a hoot!
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Did you know that you can spend several hours trying to get a better internet connection in your new office without drilling holes into walls, but it turns out that when your load-bearing walls are a foot thick, your wifi automatically loses to the sheer power of brick and cement?
I do now 🫠
I do now 🫠
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did you know that you can spend several hours trying to get a better internet connection in your new office without drilling holes into walls, but it turns out that when your load-bearing walls are a foot thick, your wifi automatically loses to the sheer power of brick and cement?
I do now 🫠
I do now 🫠
In case anyone is still wondering why authors have MASSIVE trust issues these days...
I wish this kind of stuff was less common than it is 🙃
I wish this kind of stuff was less common than it is 🙃
wired: my debut book sold out in the first six months
tired: the publisher embezzled all the money and didn’t pay me
tired: the publisher embezzled all the money and didn’t pay me
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In case anyone is still wondering why authors have MASSIVE trust issues these days...
I wish this kind of stuff was less common than it is 🙃
I wish this kind of stuff was less common than it is 🙃
It's Creator Day on Itch! If you're familiar with Bandcamp Friday, you know what this means: Today only, all revenue from sales goes directly to creators. So @aimeecozza.com put together a huge bundle of very cool things for the occasion! Only this Friday 🖤
tinyurl.com/creator-day-25
tinyurl.com/creator-day-25
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's Creator Day on Itch! If you're familiar with Bandcamp Friday, you know what this means: Today only, all revenue from sales goes directly to creators. So @aimeecozza.com put together a huge bundle of very cool things for the occasion! Only this Friday 🖤
tinyurl.com/creator-day-25
tinyurl.com/creator-day-25
"Wait, people don't want AI slop in their games?! Uhh... just stop telling them it's in there, that'll help!"
Gee, Tim, if AI is so awesome and good at everything, why wouldn't you want to be loud and proud about it? 🤔
Gee, Tim, if AI is so awesome and good at everything, why wouldn't you want to be loud and proud about it? 🤔
Epic CEO wants Steam to remove AI game disclosures
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Wait, people don't want AI slop in their games?! Uhh... just stop telling them it's in there, that'll help!"
Gee, Tim, if AI is so awesome and good at everything, why wouldn't you want to be loud and proud about it? 🤔
Gee, Tim, if AI is so awesome and good at everything, why wouldn't you want to be loud and proud about it? 🤔
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
#BlackFriday is here!
Gorge on books for the holiday season. Until 29 Nov you can get 41 awesome indie books for just $56, including 2 of mine, in this Big Itch-io Bundle.
No AI. No DRM. Big discounts. Max support for indies. What could be better?
itch.io/b/3378/black...
📢📚🪐 | 📦📚 #BookSky
Gorge on books for the holiday season. Until 29 Nov you can get 41 awesome indie books for just $56, including 2 of mine, in this Big Itch-io Bundle.
No AI. No DRM. Big discounts. Max support for indies. What could be better?
itch.io/b/3378/black...
📢📚🪐 | 📦📚 #BookSky
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#BlackFriday is here!
Gorge on books for the holiday season. Until 29 Nov you can get 41 awesome indie books for just $56, including 2 of mine, in this Big Itch-io Bundle.
No AI. No DRM. Big discounts. Max support for indies. What could be better?
itch.io/b/3378/black...
📢📚🪐 | 📦📚 #BookSky
Gorge on books for the holiday season. Until 29 Nov you can get 41 awesome indie books for just $56, including 2 of mine, in this Big Itch-io Bundle.
No AI. No DRM. Big discounts. Max support for indies. What could be better?
itch.io/b/3378/black...
📢📚🪐 | 📦📚 #BookSky
I guess I might as well take this moment to post a reminder about my stance on generative AI.
tl;dr fuck it, and I have a statement on my website reiterating that a bit more eloquently, just for posterity. If you've been wondering, and who can blame you - here's your answer.
tl;dr fuck it, and I have a statement on my website reiterating that a bit more eloquently, just for posterity. If you've been wondering, and who can blame you - here's your answer.
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Cara N. Delaney is an author of sapphic and bisexual fantasy and romance. She lives in a hole in the ground, where she spends her days building whole worlds with nothing but words on the page and a…
caradelaney.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I guess I might as well take this moment to post a reminder about my stance on generative AI.
tl;dr fuck it, and I have a statement on my website reiterating that a bit more eloquently, just for posterity. If you've been wondering, and who can blame you - here's your answer.
tl;dr fuck it, and I have a statement on my website reiterating that a bit more eloquently, just for posterity. If you've been wondering, and who can blame you - here's your answer.
Would you look at that! You could, if you wanted to, treat your cat to a fabulous new palace, and yourself to a new book. OF POTIONS AND HONEY would indeed be perfect to cosy up with during the holiday season, and it's on Bookshop, too!
Support indie authors and indie book stores in one fell swoop!
Support indie authors and indie book stores in one fell swoop!
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Would you look at that! You could, if you wanted to, treat your cat to a fabulous new palace, and yourself to a new book. OF POTIONS AND HONEY would indeed be perfect to cosy up with during the holiday season, and it's on Bookshop, too!
Support indie authors and indie book stores in one fell swoop!
Support indie authors and indie book stores in one fell swoop!
Book-buying ban? What book-buying ban?
Listen, it doesn't count when I already read them on KU and now just get them to actually keep^^
Anyway, Augment Saga good, go buy the Augment Saga!
Listen, it doesn't count when I already read them on KU and now just get them to actually keep^^
Anyway, Augment Saga good, go buy the Augment Saga!
The Augment Saga is having a big #BlackFriday sale until 29 November.
All 4 books are 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Apple etc.
Meanwhile, there's a $5.00 bundle for the set on Google Play Books and Itch-io! That's 70% off.
books2read.com/alank...
alankdell.itch.io
💙📚 #SFF 📢📚🪐
All 4 books are 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Apple etc.
Meanwhile, there's a $5.00 bundle for the set on Google Play Books and Itch-io! That's 70% off.
books2read.com/alank...
alankdell.itch.io
💙📚 #SFF 📢📚🪐
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Book-buying ban? What book-buying ban?
Listen, it doesn't count when I already read them on KU and now just get them to actually keep^^
Anyway, Augment Saga good, go buy the Augment Saga!
Listen, it doesn't count when I already read them on KU and now just get them to actually keep^^
Anyway, Augment Saga good, go buy the Augment Saga!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Nightwish
Edguy
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Hammerfall
Nightwish
Edguy
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Hammerfall
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
R.E.M.
Bastille
Britney Spears
Spice Girls
Green Day
R.E.M.
Bastille
Britney Spears
Spice Girls
Green Day
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
The Selecter
The Cure
Hawkwind
De La Soul
Primal Scream
The Selecter
The Cure
Hawkwind
De La Soul
Primal Scream
November 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Nightwish
Edguy
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Hammerfall
Nightwish
Edguy
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Hammerfall
We're back in black!
You know the drill - it's Black Friday, it's time for deals. Snag one of the Black Friday indie book bundles over on Itch. Big or small, you decide!
As per usual, the books are DRM-free and work on all devices!
🤲 itch.io/b/3378/black...
🤏 itch.io/b/3372/black...
🌈📚💙
You know the drill - it's Black Friday, it's time for deals. Snag one of the Black Friday indie book bundles over on Itch. Big or small, you decide!
As per usual, the books are DRM-free and work on all devices!
🤲 itch.io/b/3378/black...
🤏 itch.io/b/3372/black...
🌈📚💙
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We're back in black!
You know the drill - it's Black Friday, it's time for deals. Snag one of the Black Friday indie book bundles over on Itch. Big or small, you decide!
As per usual, the books are DRM-free and work on all devices!
🤲 itch.io/b/3378/black...
🤏 itch.io/b/3372/black...
🌈📚💙
You know the drill - it's Black Friday, it's time for deals. Snag one of the Black Friday indie book bundles over on Itch. Big or small, you decide!
As per usual, the books are DRM-free and work on all devices!
🤲 itch.io/b/3378/black...
🤏 itch.io/b/3372/black...
🌈📚💙
AI bros: "In the future, the only job left will be prompt engineer!"
So-called prompt engineers:
So-called prompt engineers:
I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
AI bros: "In the future, the only job left will be prompt engineer!"
So-called prompt engineers:
So-called prompt engineers:
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
Moodboard time! These are the kind of comfy, cosy vibes I've worked into OF POTIONS AND HONEY. A small, close-knit town, gentle magic, the challenge and mystery of running a potion shop... and of course, Poppy! 🐕
Get it here: books2read.com/potions-and-...
🌈📚💙 - #sapphfic #romantasy
Get it here: books2read.com/potions-and-...
🌈📚💙 - #sapphfic #romantasy
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Moodboard time! These are the kind of comfy, cosy vibes I've worked into OF POTIONS AND HONEY. A small, close-knit town, gentle magic, the challenge and mystery of running a potion shop... and of course, Poppy! 🐕
Get it here: books2read.com/potions-and-...
🌈📚💙 - #sapphfic #romantasy
Get it here: books2read.com/potions-and-...
🌈📚💙 - #sapphfic #romantasy
Ohh, I love these, snapped them up right away!
FREE COLORING PAGES!
If you find yourself having to entertain bored kiddies today, you can download a set of 3 free coloring pages including this turkey fellow! (Or you can download for you? Do kids even color anymore? Do adults? I don't know anymore😂)
whistberry.itch.io/bird-colorin...
If you find yourself having to entertain bored kiddies today, you can download a set of 3 free coloring pages including this turkey fellow! (Or you can download for you? Do kids even color anymore? Do adults? I don't know anymore😂)
whistberry.itch.io/bird-colorin...
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ohh, I love these, snapped them up right away!
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
I'm not actually against stealing art. I just think that if you actually want to stick it to the man you should mean it. Start heisting art from hedge funds and billionaires who use it as collateral, not pirating books and music which is stealing from the pockets of your fellow workers.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm not actually against stealing art. I just think that if you actually want to stick it to the man you should mean it. Start heisting art from hedge funds and billionaires who use it as collateral, not pirating books and music which is stealing from the pockets of your fellow workers.
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
getting a tattoo
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
getting a tattoo
Reposted by Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙
#art #illustration #kleinekunstklasse #surrealism #snail #snailworld #balloon
Hallo, willkommen in der Snailworld! Heute geht es um das Schnecken-Luftfahrtswesen. Die jährliche Ballonregatta zeigt, dass von allen Navigatoren Schnecken die schlechtesten sind.
Hallo, willkommen in der Snailworld! Heute geht es um das Schnecken-Luftfahrtswesen. Die jährliche Ballonregatta zeigt, dass von allen Navigatoren Schnecken die schlechtesten sind.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#art #illustration #kleinekunstklasse #surrealism #snail #snailworld #balloon
Hallo, willkommen in der Snailworld! Heute geht es um das Schnecken-Luftfahrtswesen. Die jährliche Ballonregatta zeigt, dass von allen Navigatoren Schnecken die schlechtesten sind.
Hallo, willkommen in der Snailworld! Heute geht es um das Schnecken-Luftfahrtswesen. Die jährliche Ballonregatta zeigt, dass von allen Navigatoren Schnecken die schlechtesten sind.