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Author of dark LGBTQ+ speculative fiction | 30s | πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈAgender (they/them) | Gray-ace | Plural/DID | AuDHD | Disabled | πŸ§›πŸ» #QueerHorror Website: https://shaneblackheart.com About us: https://arcana-family.carrd.co
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It's #SpookySpotlight time! This month features Yelen and Yelena by @cmrosens.com It's Only A Little Death by @shaneblackheart.com and Soulbound by @ajwaseskuk.bsky.social 🧡 ! Horror creators, if you have something to share this month, link your stories or post your artwork below. #booksky

I needed this tonight πŸ’œ Always here for artists supporting the LGBTQ+ community. youtu.be/0PLJwdruAUM?...

In case it flew past your radar, I'm posting a book to Patreon for early readers! It's a queer backrooms-inspired story with sci-fi elements. Just sub for free & you get instant access. I don't post a ton, so you'll never be spammed πŸ’œ 2 chapters up so far: www.patreon.com/posts/soulle... A summary:

I love this πŸ’œ (Warning for mildly flashing lights) youtu.be/F-ZQctwyk3A?...

Some other skeletons I’ve made in blender

In case it flew past your radar, I'm posting a book to Patreon for early readers! It's a queer backrooms-inspired story with sci-fi elements. Just sub for free & you get instant access. I don't post a ton, so you'll never be spammed πŸ’œ 2 chapters up so far: www.patreon.com/posts/soulle... A summary:

Quiet Writers are good people πŸ’œ Give them a follow, they just joined. They want to help indie authors out.

We're doing our first Instagram BOOK TOUR!! This tour is for Sovereign by AJ Whitney & sign-ups are open until the end of this week! If you're interested in joining in, there's more info about the book + the tour requirements in the form intro :) Let us know if you have Qs forms.gle/vp5QpP9fyVBJ...

"Even If We're Broken" is my debut novel, an own-voice, emotional, character-driven contemporary romance that crosses into general/literary fiction territory, aka romantic women's fiction. It's own voice for archaeology, internalized fatphobia, anxiety, depression, and debilitating back pain. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ’™

Extremely urgent, have until tomorrow morning to get funding for more nights or I will be out in the cold. Please help me stay warm. gofund.me/c8c7dd51 #bipocma #helpsky #mutualaid πŸ’•πŸ’ΈπŸ’•πŸ’ΈπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ #transcrowdfund #MAboost

Platypus for no particular reason... just... platypus #ArtYear

If you're an indie author entering an indie award event that hasn't been around long, and it charges money, please read the fine print and do research. Reach out to others who entered in previous years and ask their experience. If the organizer gives themself awards, red flag #1.

I've reached out to an immigration law firm. lawyers cost money but my life, in my opinion, is worth fighting for and I have things I yet need to do that are worth doing. If you want to help a queer, non-binary author with disabilities escape The Horrors, I have books πŸ“š books.daxmurray.com

Yep. Every fucking time

Hey #booktok & #booksky, it's been a hot minute since I've shared my series, The Requiem Series, which means a lot to me. If a blend of modern dark fantasy/horror with a literary style that's based on a true story sounds interesting, plus the quoted πŸ‘‡πŸ» here's more info: shaneblackheart.com#books

I put #QueerHorror in my bio to see if that will help me find the community better. I've struggled to find connections in the horror community over past years, despite trying. So if you write horror (doesn't have to be queer, but bonus if it is), want to connect? I need more horror writer friends.

"What it was most impossible to get rid of was the cruel idea that, whatever I had seen, Miles and Flora saw moreβ€”things terrible and unguessable." Henry James, The Turn of the Screw

I stumble over myself trying to figure out how to explain my panic disorder and chronic illnesses, & the effect anxiety has on my illnesses, to those who don't get it. Then I remembered I'm a writer & I have the ability to show them. The Ice Wolf's Prisoner, a (very) short story: #horror

I stumble over myself trying to figure out how to explain my panic disorder and chronic illnesses, & the effect anxiety has on my illnesses, to those who don't get it. Then I remembered I'm a writer & I have the ability to show them. The Ice Wolf's Prisoner, a (very) short story: #horror

My primary motives to write 1. It's a compulsion. I have to. It's just a part of me and it's how I communicate best. 2. I just have a passion for it and have my whole life. I can't really explain the feeling I get when I write a new story, I disappear into it, I feel alive and happy.

Chapter Two of my book, The Soulless Ones, is up for early readers on my Patreon. Here's a link to chapter one to get you started. The book so far will be available to free & paid members, so you can subscribe for free or join for $3/month to help me buy food πŸ’œ Either way, I appreciate any support.

Do you use ChatBBF? πŸ‘€ πŸ“šπŸ’™ #WritingCommunity #Authors

Chapter Two of my book, The Soulless Ones, is up for early readers on my Patreon. Here's a link to chapter one to get you started. The book so far will be available to free & paid members, so you can subscribe for free or join for $3/month to help me buy food πŸ’œ Either way, I appreciate any support.

"You'll lose access to AI-powered-" GOOD. I don't want it and I'm not paying an increased price to support that kind of garbage. Bye Microsoft. Libre Office it is (which is free, for anyone looking for an alternative. It opened my .docx files just fine and can save in .docx) www.libreoffice.org

[Alt] A view from my balcony of the woods out back. We had frozen rain over night and then snow today 🌬🩢 Everything is covered in snow and ice. (You can hear the wind and my neighbor's wind chimes)