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i write and edit lgbtqia+ fantasy, sci-fi, and romance; if you're looking for help polishing your work, get in touch! website: editingturtle.com πŸŒˆπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈπŸ–ŠοΈ
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This is why I laugh when people ask if I'm afraid AI will replace editors

Seeing the crowd funded release in the wild makes so so so happy! I couldn't have done without you people 😭 thank you so much for the support. For anyone who missed it, the wide release will be beginning of July.

HAPPY PRIDE! We're back with our second of 8 rec lists themed on the colors of the Gilbert Baker Pride Flag! Today - our favorite queer books with RED covers, many also related to "life," the meaning of the red stripe in the flag! These images in a text post here: duckprintspress.com/2025/06/08/a...

Happy Pride! Anyone who's been wishing for some of my original writing and art, here's a great chance to enjoy one of my stories and one of my watercolors. You'll be supporting queer creators, a queer press, and a very good cause, Rainbow Railroad (I'm donating my royalties as well).

The Hollow Vessel 🩸 [oc] "All people are born... well, let's call it a soul. Mediums are born empty. Therefore, anything can come in, anything can come out. And usually it's not the most pleasant things."

BBC con't -- "You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive...But instead… You bully them. One thing's for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!” Thank you, Simone. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

LRT Submission Grinder is FREE! Filter out places that allow AI/charge fees! Warns you about shitty contracts! Get some dopamine when your name is on the front page! And it even has furry markets! Anyone can submit markets to be added, so check it out!!!! thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com

people really are out there grifting on everything.

Talk to people irl, even smart people, and you'll quickly find that the vast majority do not know that AI makes things up, or plagiarizes, or destroys the environment. Knowing the things about AI we take as given here is like knowing internet memes; people who aren't Very Online tend to have no clue

The Seven Seas June 2025 Reader Survey is here! πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈπŸ“š Answer questions, suggest books for us to license, and enter to win a FREE paperback. You'll also get a BOOKWALKER coupon for our ebooks! Direct link to the survey: forms.gle/ZJFxAyvEsbSX...

the arts let me survive my childhood. they forge real human connections across space, time, and circumstance. they let me know on my worst days that i am not alone. a computer generated story or artwork is not worth living for. we are alive when we create for one another. let us live.

The think I love about buying from queer writers/artists/developers on places like itch compared to megacorps is that giving cool creators money is worthwhile on its own. BUT if you want a bunch of great books which are also amazing value for money:

okay it's now LESS THAN A WEEK! I don't know exactly how long, I dare not count! but the window for pre-orders is dwiiiiindliiing

New Announcement + Cover Reveals! ✨ THE BEAUTY'S BLADE: MEI REN JIAN (NOVEL) by Feng Ren Zuo Shuβ€”cover art by Xiao Tong Kong (Velinxi) + interior art by Gravity Dusty! Our first #baihe ( #yuri /Girls' Love) novel is out in Novemberβ€”w/ 2 different covers! sevenseasentertainment.com/books/the-be...

SecUnit hates that physical affection! Read the Murderbot Diaries by @marthawells.com and watch the new Murderbot show if you haven't already. Most relatable robot human construct πŸ€– (Process of book vase. Inspired by All Systems Red and the series in general)

It's live! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ itch.io/b/3065/queer...

I know you want to learn about anti-trans organizations while watching Minecraft parkour.

I know a lot of us are asking what the purpose of art is and to use a saying more appropriate to warfare: "Art is the ammunition in the gun." When you create, when you share a story, you give a reason for someone to fight. You give them the tools to fight with. The purpose to live for. Art matters

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I have a story in each! Check out these bundles β™₯οΈπŸ“šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

HAPPY PRIDE! For the third year running, we're celebrating with all-new bundles to benefit charity. This year, bundles include 31 short stories and 8 artworks across three bundles with sales to benefit Rainbow Railroad. Want to know more? Read today's blog post! duckprintspress.com/2025/06/02/b...

It’s good to see me, isn’t it? πŸ’œβœ¨ Yes, yes, the rumors are true β€” we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky! In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires. Thanks for being here πŸ™ŒπŸ½

This June will do our 3rd annual bundles for charity sale to benefit Rainbow Railroad! 3 bundles! Discounted stories! 32 creators! Multi-genre! Hella queer! Great stories and artwork for buyers, and a heap of funds raised for a wonderful cause! Read all about it: duckprintspress.com/2025/05/15/c...

Happy Pride Month! Given everything going on right now, I think this year's is especially important. Never take your rights for granted. Never rest on "It wouldn't happen here." Love extravagantly, and know no shame. #pride2025 #art #queerart

Get yourself some books by intersex people for Pride, I WILL HELP YOU

This was one of my top five books last year. Really enjoyed it. Well worth the read. πŸ“šπŸ’™πŸͺ

queernormative worlds my beloved.

happy pride month to bluesky, a platform that is successful today because of the trans and queer users who made it a cool place to be. love y’all πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™

Happy pride! My books are currently part of this itch bundle!! I'm a demiaroace and non-binary writer from Brazil. All talk more about the stories on the following posts! itch.io/b/3058/aro-b...

#PrideBookFair Hello my lovelies! 🌈 A lot of awesome and lovely people will share their works this month especially. Go and support them! (share, like, buy) I write queer SFF stories with a strong romance side-plot. My debut "The Edge of a World" is a fantasy story about walking your own path.

Happy pride!🌈✨

Link round-up time! We've got articles, reviews, interviews, INTERESTING THOUGHTS, all carefully strained from the turbid torrents of what we used to call the web; check out our Wow! Signal column for more mostly-speculative goodness: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/05/31/w...

Re-upping for the Sunday crowd.

The most subtle look from MY Pride line is this black shirt with a motif of small pink triangles. Everything else is a lot more explicit. And buying from me means queer money stays in queer pockets. Target doesn't deserve it. (rosalarian.com/shop)

A Knight of the Underdark. πŸŽ¨πŸ’™ [ #Dnd #art #ocsky #oc ]

β€œWould you mind sneaking?” Owen said. β€œThere’s a guard I’d like to avoid!” Wesley looked back, eyebrow raised, before pointing carelessly as if to say, Who? That? It took Owen several beats to recognize the scattered bones and guts and torn clothing as the Ranger on duty. #Saturdark #dogwood1

hey bluesky! if you're looking for English language coaching or science tutoring, you should check out my friend Lu! they're a working scientist and a great teacher:

A fun Posca experiment I did recently of a tiger #underneath some duckweed. Figured it fit in with today’s #BlueSkyArtShow #ArtYear #art

Today!

Recruitment remains open! All profits are split evenly, and the interpretation of the theme is generally pretty wide.

I remain astounded that some people think that co-writing with (or being assisted by) one of the worst "writers" I've encountered is actually going to make their story better. Ditch the "AI" and write it yourself. And if you can't manage that, at least stop sending them to me.

Add a letter, ruin a movie: Beauty and the Breast