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She/they. Very not-straight. Novelist, poet, reader, editor, animal lover. I write love stories and dirges. Adults only! No AI ever. Author of CAT/MOUSE (2025) https://elizamares.carrd.co/#catmouse More links here: https://elizamares.carrd.co
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#pretendpanel I love love love using onelook.com when I can’t remember the exact word I’m looking for. You can enter definitions, or just enter a word and get a whole bunch of possible synonyms and related words.

the biggest through-line with all of these people is that they are just colossal assholes in every aspect of their lives deeply unpleasant, weird human beings who genuinely enjoy hurting and inconveniencing everyone around them

Rien is a fuckin incredible author and you should absolutely buy their lesbian books

It's #LesbianVisibilityWeek! Why not celebrate with 50% off digital copies of my lesbian science fiction romance novella, CAT/MOUSE? 💙📚🪐 Sale is limited to Itch and Ko-fi! Itch: itch.io/s/151793/les... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/elizamares/l...

My ace romantasy, The Dragon Next Door, is out June 3! Cover reveal is in a week and pre-orders are up! books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6 #QueerWritersChat

#QueerWritersChat CAT/MOUSE is currently 50% off on Ko-fi and Itch, in honor of #LesbianVisibilityWeek! Itch: elizamares.itch.io/catmouse-an-... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/elizamares/l...

#QueerWritersChat I am prolific playlist-maker. Most of my large projects have an associated playlist, including my dark monster romance serial, THE DEVIL'S BIND. Here's the playlist for CAT/MOUSE, affectionately titled "Future Club." open.spotify.com/playlist/5zT...

#QueerWritersChat The story's set in the 2900s, but in modern terms, Nadine would be a fan of classical music, jazz, and blues. Ulu would definitely be into girly hyper-pop and dance music, the more artsy and experimental the better.

#QueerWritersChat My main characters meet for the first time in a nightclub, so the playlist I made for CAT/MOUSE is themed around futuristic EDM/house tracks. In my head, the novella and this song are thoroughly intertwined. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJJ...

#QueerWritersChat Hi gang, I'm Eliza. Currently, I'm working on the sequel to my sapphic sci-fi novella, CAT/MOUSE! 😀

"Good Boys Don't Howl" is out next Monday! Werewolf/vampire erotica is usually dark. but sometimes you just want the sweet stuff: The Cotton Candy Romance. Preorder for just $0.99! Itch: zekecaliban.itch.io/good-boys-dont-howl D2D: books2read.com/u/47yLqA Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4L59281

Just checked and I'm over 5,000 words into the CAT/MOUSE sequel! I'm estimating this project to be about 2x as long as the original, so that'd put me around 15% done!

This Indie April has been so tough across the board, it seems. I'm seeing so many authors struggling to get sales. So let's have a boost thread! Drop your books below and maybe if you can afford someone's, have a browse and comment if you pick one up! Make an author's day! 📚💙

#DVpit is coming back! Mark your calendars.

Did you know that I wrote a Hoodoo/Urban Fiction novel entitled Foolish back in 2018? Foolish is a Hoodoo/Urban Fiction novel that connects a coming-of-age narrative with the often misunderstood and watered down Black spiritual tradition of Hoodoo. #blackbooksky #booksky #hoodoosky 🧵 ⬇️

#LesbianLineShare #lesfic It was slim pickings trying to find today's words, given my usual subject matter 😂 Here's a snippet from the final chapter of CAT/MOUSE, in which Nadine and Ulu find themselves in an unexpected bind 💙📚🪐

TWO DAYS LEFT!!! :D

#LesbianLineShare #lesfic It was slim pickings trying to find today's words, given my usual subject matter 😂 Here's a snippet from the final chapter of CAT/MOUSE, in which Nadine and Ulu find themselves in an unexpected bind 💙📚🪐

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 3 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide! #romancelandia 🌈📚 #booksky

✨✨AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT✨✨ Excited to share this stellar author lineup for DREAD COAST: SoCal Horror Tales, a charity #anthology edited by Dennis K. Crosby and KC Grifant, featuring a wide range of stories for #horror lovers. Preorder links coming soon! #horroranthology #horrorwriters

Fellow #booksky masochists who write in Google Docs: What's the most annoying auto-correct "edit" it keeps trying to enforce upon you? I'll go first. One of the antagonists in THE DEVIL'S BIND is named Shurum, but Docs is very insistent that his name is actually "Showroom."

When a royal tries to pit two women against each other for his affection, the obvious solution is for the women to kill the man and kiss each other, right? dax.ink/stars

#WIPSnips First day in the job at the gas station, Virgil's already accidentally killed an employee. I mean, the guy did grab a magic lighter made by the Angel of Light, so it's not really Virgil's fault. Sergei panics and makes a mistake. #AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

#LesbianLineShare #lesfic Sequel hasn't used either of these words yet, so enjoy another snippet from CAT/MOUSE (which is currently 50% off on Itch & Ko-fi!) 💙📚🪐

A second blessing upon the feed! Are you a queer SFF author who has just started getting set up on ithcio and hasn't had the chance yet to participate in a bundle? I'm organizing/hosting a pride month bundle just for you! Limited spots! 📦📚 tidycal.com/queerbookswe...

#WIPSnips TONS of uses of "magic" in THE DEVIL'S BIND. It was a bit difficult to choose. Enjoy this bit of philosophy from the snout of everyone's favorite wolf-headed demonic chamberlain, Davro. 💙📚🌶️

I am very specifically looking for queer SFF authors who haven't had a chance yet to take part in any bundles! So if you've been snapping your fingers in disappointment that you keep missing out, this bundle is very intentionally for you! I'll take care of promo graphics, admin, etc! You enjoy! 📦📚

And if I say "Loving The Alien," what then...?

It's Lesbian Visibility Week! And I am here, as your local visible lesbian, to announce... being gay rules. If I could go back and tell my terrified twelve-year-old self that someday I'd be publishing stories about women in love? She'd lose it. A short thread of three stories for this week: (1/5)

#LesbianLineShare #lesfic Sequel hasn't used either of these words yet, so enjoy another snippet from CAT/MOUSE (which is currently 50% off on Itch & Ko-fi!) 💙📚🪐

Do you need more sapphic books? The answer is yes. Yes you do. IHS has their sale on over 250 books for 99¢ on today! iheartsapphfic.com/2025/04/24/i...

Was googling my own name for unrelated reasons when I discovered I'm listed on Romanceio That's cool I guess! www.romance.io/authors/6788...

There are only a few days left in #IndieApril so let's make them big days for indie authors! Pitch your most recent book + share a link and I'll give you a boost! I might even grab a few 😉 (No AI shit and also please use alt text for images)

#LesbianLineShare A snippet from Chapter Two of CAT/MOUSE, wherein my butch lesbian protagonist is anxiously waiting for her mark to appear... 💙📚🪐

Here it is, you can read the itchio plea online too <3 buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...

#LesbianLineShare A snippet from Chapter Two of CAT/MOUSE, wherein my butch lesbian protagonist is anxiously waiting for her mark to appear... 💙📚🪐

PUNCH A NAZI is NOW AVAILABLE! Pay any amount over $1USD for 100+ pages of prose, comics and poetry, with a guaranteed minimum of one Nazi punched per story! 100% of your donation goes to The Trevor Project! Let’s try to crack $1500 USD tonight! ko-fi.com/punchanazi

He's so real for this

Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies. Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.

gen AI prompters: Who needs to think? Or do? Or learn? Or grow? I now have a machine that can do all those things for me! Bring on the real Idiocracy! the entire creative community:

#LesbianLineShare #lesfic A little snippet from the in-progress CAT/MOUSE sequel 👀