You need to dig deeper than the surface of the pool. Publishers and put out at least 30 books a year you’ll never hear about without being in a niche already or going on their pages. Scour lists/challenges on storygraph. Be more curious than marketing dollars. Queer books go unsung every year.
The most helpful any everyday technology has ever been is GMail's "You wrote 'Attached is' but no files are attached." reminder and I don't need any tech to be more intelligent than that.
You know its a bad brain fog day when you almost take an extra beta blocker like its first thing in the morning
you are not immune to propaganda. isolation periods were reduced because airlines wanted it. pushes for “vax and relax”/RTO are money motivated. many ppl believed institutions we should have been able to trust, but need to listen to disabled people now. take action to protect yourself and others
Ai is neither intelligent nor artificial.
Behind it is a mount of human labor. Stolen, underpaid, exploited human labor
im grabbing your hand to tell you. it’s not too late to start wearing a mask again. it’s better to wear a mask 1/4 of the time (or whatever your percent looks like) than not at all. there’s no shame in starting to be covid safe again even if you havent been for a long time. its okay
A bumblebee asleep on a yellow daffodil
Been out all day but I found my first sleepy bee of the spring!
#BloomScrolling
Portfolio reference graphic 1 showing what I've worked on and how. The Absurd Theatre of Eric Hanada, Act 1 Preview, by caede styles: Format. ANGEL/PEARL by Friction Press: Copy edit, proofread, format, cover typeset (back). As the Devil Drives, by Rhem T. Bright: Developmental edit, proofread, format, cover typeset. Beyond Bringers, by visceralhit / V. E. Phemera: Developmental edit, line edit, copy edit, proofread, format.
Portfolio reference graphic 2. Bloodbound (parts 1 through 3), by Lily Flower: Developmental edit, line edit. MidHeaven, by ArcFlash: Line edit, proofread, format. Negative Resist, by piamo: Format. The Night Prince & The Rosefinch, by Friction Press: Copy edit, proofread, format, cover typeset.
Portfolio reference graphic 3. Every title on this page just has a formatting credit. Peacock, by DecadentJackal. Return to the World!, by piamo. Return to Return to the World!, by piamo. Sanctuary 17223, Vol. 1, by caede styles.
Portfolio reference graphic 4. The Stillborn Moon & The Stolen Ember (digital edition), by Friction Press: Proofread, format. Teeth, by Soraya E. Quinn: Copy edit, proofread, format. Un Caso Assai Bizzarro, by J. Phaedrus: Developmental edit, format, cover lettering and typeset. Velvet Season One: Antlers, by Friction Press: Format.
hi, i'm vert, and i'm an indie pub workhorse. i've worked with some of your fave freaks, and i'd love to work with you, too!
if you need an editor or formatter who's cool with your weird fiction and has flexible budgeting, reach out anytime.
- services
- portfolio
- contact: subvertebra @ gmail
i'm just gonna keep posting until it becomes impossible but i really cannot stress enough - please don't stop telling people about my works and the works of other transgressive creators. no joke, we NEED people who are willing to say "i read this fucked up book you should read it too"
The government is asking for public comments on whether banks should be able to deny you from buying legal goods at their own whim (i.e. how they're cracking down on art)
Tell them you don't want to be told how to spend your money
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposa...
Image is two graphics. On the left: A book cover with a black muddy background. The title Bloodbound is in stark red lettering, as is the author name in the bottom right corner, Lily Flower. Two fangs hang from the vowels in the word Bloodbound. A painting of two women embracing, both with long hair and pale skin is centered on the cover. One woman has a breast exposed. She hangs onto the other woman with her arms around her neck. They are both looking to the side. On the right: Red text that reads "Faine Monroe may not understand what’s happening to her, but she does know two things: 1. Vampires are real. 2. The vampire Verris might be able to save her. She uses the only tools she has at her disposal—her body, her blood—to make a pact with Verris for information, for protection, for her life. Now, all she has to do is survive. Read for free: Https://linktr.ee/lilyflowerbooks."
What does it mean to become something new? Whether Faine likes it or not she's going to find out. Read Bloodbound and explore messy lesbian relationships, vampires, and what happens at night.
linktr.ee/lilyflowerbo...
We have to keep complaining:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
the targeting of any art that is "obscene" (terms of obscenity always to be decided at a whim) is fascistic yes but also how the only kinds of art that tends to be penalized is the individual/independent creators isn't lost on me. a patreon TOS would reject anything that can be streamed on netflix.
defending art's right to exist, especially nsfw art, inherenetly involves you having to allow art you don't like or even think is abhorrent or reprehensible to exist. you do not have to pretend to like it or engage with it, but you need to let it exist. you give fascists an inch they take a mile.
Whoever decided on streaming services that a random different film should start playing seconds after the one you're watching hits the credits needs to be launched from a catapult
The Substar TOS looks extremely similar to Patreon's now. Call your reps or we will lose everything
Tell them to stop the payment processor power grab, tell them to vote no on child online safety bills/ID verification. We need everyone
worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.
Promotional graphic for the "Illustrated Prose" bundle on itchio running from March 9 to March 23, featuring the following book covers: Sanctuary 17223: Volume 1 by caede styles The Fall of the Rose Princess by ACM and DCS (DarkChibiShadow) Radiant Creatures by tailiepoe On Love, Unconditional by Bri Crozier (earacorn) Just 69cm Between Us by Red Chan (WitPOP) Beg By Moonlight by Buko the Panda CHLOROPHYLL SIRENS by Mikoto Beyond Bringers by V (visceralhit) Bruised Pair by Bt. Hearst (Synth & Syntax), illustrations by Crimson Chains Eros the Amphitere by L’Poni Baldwin The Fox and the Fallen Prince by Kate East (BinaryAndLove) Fattening Fantasies: A Weight Gain Anthology by FatFuckingFox By His Hand by Luce Northstar The Devil in the Woods by S. Jean (Ronove) Crystal Gunslinger - The Obsidian Outlaws by Oliver Laws (O.Z. Laws)
Ever looked at beautiful cover art and wished there was more of that art inside the book? We have those exact books.
From romantic comedies to sci-fi horror, this bundle of illustrated prose has a little something for everyone - go grab 15 stories for only $15 :]
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By the way, if someone is serving for the United States military, it is a bit old fashioned to say "thank you for your service", perhaps try instead: "you are a traitor to the human race."
the weather is warming up so i want to share a nice resource for people in the US who want to get into gardening! there is a program called Free Heirloom Seeds aimed to promote sustainability that will mail you vegetable and flower seeds by request (5 packets w/o donation, more with donation)
I know calling reps is very nerve racking. You're not sure what's the right thing to say, and tbh having a script thrown at me makes things just as nerve racking.
I called today, and I figured I'd write up a transcript of how my call went down. Hopefully it helps demystify the process
you ever just feel grateful for lesbians
Gonna double down with a reminder that if you post a screenshot of text from an article you should alt text it & link to the fucking article!!!! If you found it on the internet you should share the link!!! Do not force me to Nancy Drew my way back to the source by triangulating fonts w/news outlets.
NO NO NO YOU DON’T
GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
since women's day is an hour shorter this year, women will be taking that hour from another day at some point during the year. we don't tell you when, but it will happen
oh my god
Fading to black but it’s just for complicated action scenes while all the sex scenes are written in full
My antidepressants are not working hard enough for the amount of fascism
Whenever someone says “his or her,” “he or she,” or “men, women and children,” I laugh to myself. I have escaped categorization. You meant to ensnare the whole world but I’ve slipped through your net.
