T E Hodden @tomhodden.bsky.social Hobby (mostly self published) writer, dabbles in home brew TTRPG content, fan of Sci Fi, and supporter of nice things.
Gender Critics, racists and people who use the word โwokeโ are well advised to mute and ignore me.
Jeff Lang @jeffreylang.bsky.social SCBWI member. Children's author. Occasional doodler. www.jefflang.rocks
roqzee the phoenix ๐ฆโ๐ฅ @roqzee.bsky.social zero filter. if i think it, i will say it and you will deal with it
Sreeram M @sreerammauthor.bsky.social Debut novelist. THE LOOP LINE โ nine strangers, one train line, a story that keeps circling back. Out Oct 19, 2026. sreerammauthor.github.io
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258938126-the-loop-line
Catdaver @tomcatdaver.bsky.social Even angels go to hell.
Milo Tia @milotia.bsky.social They/Them
Queer, Polyamorous, Transneutral Nonbinary, Disabled, Neurodivergent, etc
KNVLLNGR @knvllngr.cryptoanarchy.network Anarchist lurker stuck in the northern Atlantic. AuDHD. Serial reposter. They/hรกn.
Oliver B @oliverb108.bsky.social 40+ gay
he/they
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธTrans rights are human rights!
LGBTQIA2S+๐ณ๏ธโ๐
๐ซNo Ai๐
Occasional posts about witchcraft, occult, magic and tarot๐ฎ
I make posts about politics too.
kazuki @gh-fg.bsky.social Japanese.
Coffee enthusiast โ
Music lover ๐ง
Here for good conversations.
๐ท instagram.com/miyako_stamp
Stefan Angelina McElvain @stefanangelinam.bsky.social Stefan Angelina McElvain writes adult erotic action-adventure novels, blending #fantasy, the #paranormal, #scifi, with #romance.
Anything can happen.
Expect the unexpected.
Z.B. Roger @zbroger.bsky.social nonbinary (he/they) LitFic hobbyist writer, artist, crocheter
~ OC obsessed! ~ lover of language learning & musicals
https://ko-fi.com/writerzaneart
NO AI!
Crowd.Pleaser69 @crowdpleaser69.bsky.social Bisexual Masculine Male, strictly bottom. I love to service groups and be videoโd. I especially love BBC! Please like/follow/repost/comment on my posts. DM me if you want to hookup!
Call me FAGGOT and bend me over!
Jlion @jlion42.bsky.social I like cats สโขฬฯโขฬสโง
Greg Ramsay @authorgregramsay.bsky.social Greg Ramsay is an Amazon bestselling and multi-award-winning author based in Ontario, Canada.
Everything he does is for his wonderful family.
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FR: www.amazon.fr/dp/B0HKNPKB2C
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homme homicide @mycelium.at.app.wafrn.net looking for BL on the PC-98
almost 30 spins around the sun
catboy kissing catboy
nerd with dyscalculia
he/him
Full profile at https://app.wafrn.net/blog/mycelium
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James @james5985.bsky.social ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Vote Blue!
Video Game Dev & DJ
D.N. Schmidt, SF author๐ช๐ @dnschmidt.com Science fiction novelist and humorist. Follow for stories, jokes, and thoughts about writing and creativity.
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Eunice Demi @eunicedemi.bsky.social Living between reality and whatever book I'm currently obsessed with
Rosemary Victus (Lurktober is nigh) @rosemaryvictus.bsky.social I'm an aspiring writer and lover of all things food and romance. I'm also a mom to a toddler and two cats.
"The Lurker" https://books2read.com/u/bwJrGZ
"Vanilla (with Sprinkles)" books2read.com/u/472Myq
Check out my website at: https://rosemaryvictus.com/
๐ฆ Terri ๐ ๐ฆ @crucible3.bsky.social Avid reader, animal lover and cross stitcher. Love, movies, TV comic books and most things geek ๐
And of course, donโt forget, art, and other creative things!
#Resist
Rights for all humans โค๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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rykia f๐ซง๐(แฃแแฒ!๐๐พ) @rybread18.bsky.social โ* african american + cherokee
des.๐โ๐ชถ
โ* 19 // #autumn baby ๐๐ฆ
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add // depression)
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Moira Kurtin @moirakurtinwrites.bsky.social Short story and poetry writer, aspiring novelist. ๐ค๐ฉถ๐ค๐
Fondness for the whimsical and the macabre.
๐ซAI
I will block anyone I suspect is a bot
No DMs please, I'm not interested in what you're selling
https://moirakurtin.com/
C.J Martin - Author ๐ @c-j-martin-offical.bsky.social World builder, artist and now an aspiring writer. Unpublished and only just starting out my writing journey. Adult content warning ๐
Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Romance / Erotica
Carly Brennan @carlybrennan.bsky.social Sapphic romance, Virginia. Books are about becoming โ quiet interiors, body-honest scenes, women finding what they didn't know they were looking for. Pen name. AI-assisted writing. Here to read more than plug. Slow burns, real bodies, gardens.
orreryink.bsky.social @orreryink.bsky.social Orrery is a reading and publishing platform for serialized fiction and webtoons, built around creator ownership, transparent revenue splits, and a permanently free public library. In development. https://orrery.ink
Constantine @gcconstantine.bsky.social Self-published AuDHD writer who isn't great at socializing. I am become writer, creator of worlds. And I prefer my books artisanal.
**Reject AI; Support Creatives.** (I do not interact with sloppers!)
https://allmylinks.com/gcconstantine
Alex Larkspur ๐๐๐ป @applesncinnamon.bsky.social they/them. Writer | Reader | GM
Available Now: Sweet & Wild, The Need for Dandelions
Coming October 2026: The Witch of the Wood
I love telling stories! Choose good. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
โAI โTERFs
Profile pic by littlestpersimmon! ๐ป
Links: https://linktr.ee/alexlarkspur
booksbyjeffrey @booksbyjeffrey.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Canadian writer in #hamont
THE MANDALA (spec thriller)
VERTEBRAE: dark sci-fi comedy (in progress)
Querying for debut โข #booksky
D&D teacher on Outschool
1300+ day Japanese streak
Read along:
https://booksbyjeffrey.substack.com
Becky Masson @easyrecipesdash.com Easy, #healthy & delicious #recipes to inspire your daily #cooking! ๐๐ฝ๏ธ๐จโ๐ณ๐ธ
๐ easyrecipesdash.com
#food #foodsky #foodie #diet #dinner #lunch #breakfast #drinks #wellness #fitness #lifestyle #cats #birds #gardening #nature #photography ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐พ
The WORST Prompt Game Ever @worst-prompt-game.bsky.social Weekly writing and art prompt game with deliberately bad questions.
Posts every Friday, running until the end of 2026 for now.
Hosted by @symon-pude.bsky.social
Hazel E. Baumgartner - HELIRUNA OUT NOW! @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social The world's 101,803rd best selling author. I make music under the name Hazel Bee and write books under the name Hazel E. Baumgartner, which is also my name.
30, she/they, 99% lesbian, USA ๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Buy my book: https://linktr.ee/HazelEBaumgartner
your pal finn @attorneytrash.bsky.social finn. writer. artist (allegedly). i mostly talk about writing, books, and games (ace attorney especially, but also whatever i'm into and you will put up with it) also attorneytrash on tumblr. no AI, ever. header by ministarfruit
D. J. Runnels โ author ๐๐ @djrunnels.bsky.social Almost published by HarperCollins, went Indie, hit the Amazon top 150 in US humor and top 100 in Absurdist Satire. Litfic disguised as ghost stories. Vonnegut meets Du Maurier. Chicago. ND. #SkyWriters ๐ซAI
Linktr.ee/LifesAnExpedition
Jin @talesbyjin.bsky.social Writer, composer, voice actor. ๐ซNO AI๐ซ
Current project: "Tales of Lux and Cor: Gwyndolyn" at https://youtube.com/@talesbyjin
New uploads on YT every Fridayใ๐ธ
๐ NDใปNon-binaryใปThey/Them ๐
Poncho Writer - Currently Editing a Novel @ponchowriter.bsky.social Maybe litfic writer | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Ally Always ๐โจ| Respect, Love, Equality โค๏ธ | Team Blue For Life ๐ | He/Him ๐ | Follows readers and writers. | No DMs
Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social Former fledging writer from ๐ณ๐ด Norway | ๐ proudly gay | eternally single
Dog dad to Zazu | WoT, Trek, Who, Stargate, Cosmere
Debut and only novel ยซEarthโs Awakeningยป
๐ chrissolbooks.com
Brella Rosewater | Author๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๏ธ @brellarosewater.bsky.social Sensual romance writer for ๐ฅตaddicts. Always hot, sometimes weird๐ฅ๐ซฆ
Girl body inclusivity๐โโ๏ธ, Garden nympho๐
Lvl 30+ Pink Mage๐ | MDNI ๐ซ
One hand on the โจ๏ธ, the other NSFW
Your next book boyfriend awaitsโ๏ธ
https://reamstories.com/brellarosewater
thealternative.social @creatinganewworld.bsky.social I created a social network in which 50% of the profits will be given to homeless charities. The social network is www.thealternative.social Please join and invite people to it.
Blue Villa @bluevilla.org Literary mag ๐
Est. 2023 ๐๏ธ
Bluevilla.org ๐
Discord.gg/xVkWr5BJjk ๐พ
Itโs a privilege to study sonder ๐
Rien Joyce @rienjoyce.bsky.social Self-indulgent author of dark queer adult fantasy and horror erotica.
Evil and in heat.
Website - rienjoyce.carrd.co/
Newsletter - buttondown.com/rienjoyce
Current WIP: FLESH - A queer dark erotic novella coming October 2026
Anton Peeters @antonpeeters.bsky.social Anton Peeters is a Dutch author who has made Thailand his home for almost 20 years. He draws inspiration from the countryโs rich history and culture with a focus on Southern Thailand.
#Samurai #treasure #writer
#adventure #thriller #HistoricalFiction
@achingbob.bsky.social @achingbob.bsky.social Reader
Historian
Pro-Choice
All Hail Dogs
Proud fascism hater
I can see through lies
Pro-universal healthcare.
We WILL overcome and thrive again
Pro-science and empirical evidence
@galacticskywriter.bsky.social @galacticskywriter.bsky.social She/her. Fantasy fiction writer/reader. Currently writing a fantasy trilogy with a slow-burn romantic subplot and no spice. (Human writer/No AI)
Ars artis gratia
Sean Bates @seanjbates.bsky.social writer/poet/educator
https://substack.com/@seanjbates
https://linktr.ee/seanbateswrites
poems in:
Paddler Press
Emerge Literary Journal
Stone Canoe
Rising Phoenix Review
"What Saves Us"anthology ed. Martรญn Espada https://tinyurl.com/44yksnmp
TyaStar87 @tyastar87.bsky.social Tya โญ She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Wife ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Cat mom ๐โโฌ
Foodie ๐ Redhead Lady ๐ฅ Very Spicy ๐ถ๏ธ
Author of The Legends of Averon series ๐
Buy my book here https://a.co/d/f8T2eX8
Dave Blackwell @daveblackwell.bsky.social Medical Engineer and Indie Author from Kent, UK. I am profoundly deaf and write comedy based on my experiences.
The Hospital is now available - check it out.
Sophia Turner (Mara out now!) ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @sophiajt.com Soph. She/her. Kiwi. Trans lesbian author of Mara, Machines of Consent, and more. ๐ wife @embermoth.prismata.press. Co-founder @prismata.press.
No genAI. Ever.
Personal: https://www.sophiajt.com
Writing: https://prismata.press/links/
Hot Amateurs @hete-amateurs.nl ๐ฝ Independent casual, LGBTQ+ dating and community directory.
โค https://hete-amateurs.nl
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ https://gay.hete-amateurs.nl
Andra Maves @andramaves.bsky.social fantasy & sci-fi author ~ narrative dev
@spacefaerer
Tamara (Rhymes With Camera) Sellman @rhymeswithcamera.bsky.social โ๐ ๐ป๐๐ค โข โ๐ ๐ธ๐
https://linktr.ee/TamaraSellman
๐ปauthor ๐poet ๐ฅfilmmaker
๐๏ธpodcaster ๐zinester ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ally
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๐cook ๐ฅฌgardener โจnature
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๐ดtarot ๐ง ND ๐ฅMS ๐ฉปRA/OA/PsA
RAWilliams @rawilliams.bsky.social One curious little Curiosity Rover, wandering this strange new Planet BlueSky. Writer, editor, designer, activist, ex-archaeologist but still forever digging stuff up. #BlueWave #DarkWoke #FuckTrump #FuckAI #FuckGOP
Lucy Mason @lucymason217.bsky.social INTJ. Thirtysomething. 4w5. Academic Librarian. Geek. Arospec Ace. AuDHD & OCD. Anxious. Knitter. Podcast Enthusiast. Anti-AI. ACE OF HEARTS out now. Querying WOUND UP, a yarn shop romance. She/they. https://buttondown.com/lucymasonwrites
Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social History Grad. Geo-politics and Marxism rants. Ancom. Economic democracy for all! Professional food surplus womble for a charity. Welsh. Palestinian family in the WB. Autistic. Delicious but cis. I harvest wild memes and redistribute them to the masses
Elias the Extraterrestrial @eliasvarden.bsky.social I bring posts from outerspace
Not a Decepticon @notadecepticon.bsky.social He/him, fan of tabletop rpgs, video games (mostly also rpgs), anime & manga, comics (but not Big Two), fantasy literature, enemy of generative AI and its vile ilk.
Poppet Portraits @poppetportraits.bsky.social Author of Assassin Mystery Thriller Novels๐ ๐๐ง HEAD: A Ben Lorloch Mystery Thriller ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐๐ช ๐๐ฎ๐ง The Lorloch Files ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐๐www.pportraits.com
Sam Miceli @smiceli.bsky.social Game Art Director | Improviser | Storyteller
M. K. Nedjelkovic (they/them) @nedjelkovic.bsky.social Author and artist ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ & ๐ซAI
www.nedjelkovic.de/ueber-mich
CARVED BY WATER
https://mknedjelkovic.itch.io/carved-by-water
2026: 207 YEARS featured in PROMETHEUS
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/snakeskin-press/prometheus-a-queer-futuristic-anthology
The Indie League @theindieleague.bsky.social Our purpose is to promote indie authors by boosting their posts, and featuring talented authors in regular author spotlights.
RD Fester | Fantasy Author ๐โ๏ธ๐ @festeringrat.bsky.social Queer fantasy author ๐ฟ๐ฆ 25.
Archaeologist. Gamer. Artist
Anti-AI. Free ๐ต๐ธ
My debut, Ne'er-do-wells, is available now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS7HX1FX
Website: https://rdfester.wordpress.com
Plexy Lumen๐ค๐ฅ @plexy-lumen.kattfrish.com Smoky dream pop & experimental rock singer.
๐ตโฏ๏ธ kattfrish.com/plexylumen
Nude model for https://www.fanvue.com/katt.frish
Polyamorous girlfriend of @katt-frish.bsky.social & @leidumont.bsky.social
Troy Preston Dillon @troyprestondillon.bsky.social The official page of Troy Preston Dillon, author of fantasy and young adult/coming-of-age stories (often a fusion of both!)
https://sites.google.com/view/troyprestondillon/home
Robert Flippo @booksellerbert.bsky.social Dad. Writer. Bookseller. Dork.
ABQ, NM
RoyalRoad|Patreon|Bookshop.org
https://linktr.ee/rjflippo
Rosรฉ Black (๐๐๐ ๐๐๐) @roseblack2222.bsky.social Writer of mostly horror/horror comedy here who goes by several different names, most notably Rosรฉ or Rose. On Substack, I am @roseblack2222. Below you will find the link to my blog. Support if you can.
https://roseblack2222.blogspot.com/
Carrie Tupper @mermaidshells.bsky.social Writer for Comics & Screen | Artist | Part Time Mermaid | Mother of Kids & Corgis | She/Her | โฟ | BLM ๐ TeamOrca
CoCreator of Kamikaze -> KamikazeComic.com!
Zipper Wayland (they/it) @zipperwayland.bsky.social New series, new pen name! I'm an ace/bi/agender writer working on a queer, kinky omegaverse romance. Also a bunch of other stuff.
18+, no AI
https://zipperwayland.itch.io/
Alopecia Versace ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @incredible-thorst.bsky.social this is my alt. got tired of not "like"ing amazing queer NSFW art.
Kaye Spencer @kayespencer.bsky.social Western romance Indie author. Lives in 1930s Colorado Dust Bowl area. Retired teacher/administrator. Blogger. ๐ Loves ๐ถ ๐ผ๐ถ๐ท๐ฉ ๐๐งโ๏ธ ๐Married. Great grandkids. No AI๐ซkayespencer.com
Tea Witch Friday @teawitch.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ธ Queer Chicana
โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Raw-hearted word sommelier
โ๏ธ #amrevising THE GOLDEN STATE
โ๏ธ #amwriting SLEEPLESS
๐ต Head Tea Witch at @fridaytea.com
๐ Founding Member: Women in Horror Arts & Media Association
linktr.ee/fridaye
Kaycee King @kayceekingauthor.bsky.social 36 y/o
๐ Queer #mmromance author - they/them
generally kind LGBTQ+ human :D
SFW art - Novels for adults
I do interact with NSFW accounts
Purchase my books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0B6Q8QY3V
Or visit: kayceekingauthor.com
Barbara Stocker ๐๐ @bluebirdbhs.bsky.social Activist Democrat Missourian living in Virginia @piperformissouri.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social @reichard4rep.bsky.social @stegenmodem.bsky.social @melrea.bsky.social Team Site
Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social Author & Editor | Agent John Jarrold | SPFBO Finalist & BBNYA Semi-Finalist | Read The Silent Division first @ www.patreon.com/TimHardieAuthor
Lynne Danley @danleylynne.bsky.social I'm a writer, suspense thriller novelist and blogger of Write Right! and Oregon Author. I love reading, cooking, gardening, sports. Proud Democrat. No DMs, porn, fundraising, empty profiles.
#writers
#readers
#writingcommunity
#books
#thrillers
#Democrats
Clive McCarthy ๐บ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ช๐บ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ช ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ช ๐ฑ๐น ๐ฑ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ช @clivemccarthy.bsky.social Retired University Senior lecturer in Media studies, Code, Digital media, Data privacy, UAV UAS Drones, Geopolitics, Areas of Interests Military history, Postwar history Cyberwarfare, Disinformation, internet surveillance Love my wife & Archie the cat- F **ยฐโข.FAFO.โขยฐ** @fafo-ez-one.bsky.social
Writer, Author, Poet - A.T. Pike - Anthony Theodore Pike @atpikestudios.bsky.social My name is A.T. Pike. I've been a #writer since I was 13 years old.
My first book, "Life Through The Eyes of A Wolf" is OUT NOW!
https://linktr.ee/a.t.pikestudios.llc
Gabriel Morgan is querying @gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social ๐ He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Author of romance and fantasy
๐ Currently querying: COVENANT (queer gothic romantasy)
๐ WIP: Trans Little Mermaid retelling (romantasy with deep sea horror)
Dave @davejeeping.bsky.social ๐
๐ slowclap @slowclap.bsky.social https://slowcl.app
Come join a community of creators supporting each other where they already are!
Decentralized, privacy respecting, and minimalist. Help rebuild the indie web by throwing pennies at people!
Letโs make some noise ๐
Nick @smplfi.bsky.social Writing: nicholasjcollins.com
Support: slowcl.app/friendly-corncob
Scott Johnson @scottjohnsonwrites.bsky.social 35| Melbourne | VIC | he\him
New Writer creating original stories and poetry
Aiming to write Fantasy and Sci Fi that questions the premise it's built on.
Bringing a whole new level of Anti AI thinking to the table
H.L. Fowler @hlfowlerbooks.bsky.social Indie author | Cats, cross-stitch, TTRPGs | MI | Any pronouns or something, idc
linktr.ee/HLFowler
Support me on Patreon: tinyurl.com/48dtwpk4
Check pin for monthly deals!
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#writing #indieauthor #fantasyauthor #writingcommunity
Claire Delune ๐ฆ @clairedelune.bsky.social Queer author of speculative fiction whose work has been featured in various outlets including HuffPost. Has a freakish depth of knowledge about animals and a worrying fixation on unicorns. Resides in Washington, where this sort of thing is encouraged. ๐ฆ
Sadhbh Frost ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Ban Free @sadhbhgirl.fungousanthropoid.com she/her
Sadhbh ~= โscytheโ with a โvโ instead of a โthโ
Heliophobic trans she-DMN
Married, somehow
Links: www.fungousanthropoid.com/contact
Let's Get Sexy Podcast @sexypodcast.bsky.social An Erotic/Comedy (Aka: Eromedy) Podcast where I read an erotic story week by week, delving into the emerging themes and surprising details after each chapter!
New episodes every Sunday!
Sam @akiodeandsam.bsky.social BOOK LOVER
Quin Bunny Notaro ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ | author of Veins of Void @bunnyisawriter.bsky.social Dark Fantasy & Horror Author
they/he | level 36 | Southern Queerdo
Uplift Native Voices. Uplift Trans Voices. No AI.
I like when you read my books.
www.bunnynotaro.com
mdfireline.bsky.social @mdwillis.bsky.social Non-Binary Horror & Speculative Fiction Writer| Photographer| Night Owl & Naรฏve Fool. They/Them
What is madness...if not an abundance of original thought...a mind untamed with no ability to separate the good from the bad.