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

It's interesting that AO3 is down for such a lengthy stretch during what's arguably the most consumption-oriented/extractive era in fanfic's history. People dumping thousands of fics on gdrive are being hailed as heroes, drowning out fic writers saying, I didn't consent to be *republished* there.

ALSO while ao3 is down, maybe you want to crack into a new VN, you can try out RUNT, made by me & @thehangingrabbit.bsky.social. 5 days to solve a horrific mystery in a rural gothic post-apocalypse. currently on sale for $7.59 USD store.steampowered.com/app/4141350/...

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RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

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yes i know people want ao3 for their fanfic but that's just one hole to be filled. you might have another one and like original fiction too. maybe more than one hole can be filled. you know

So, Ao3 is down. If you're looking for a queer dark fantasy slowburn that starts off with yearning and then gets explosively smutty in books two and three? MISTRESS OF LIES might be for you! We've got blood magic, vampires, and something worse 😈 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/k-m-e...

Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright | Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world.

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In FLESH, David's relationship with his parents is strained but he found family and community in his wueer and kink circles. Grant is his former mentor and dear friend, and while he and Alice are no longer engaged they still care for each other! #LitHodgelodge 27

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 6d ago

#LitHodgepodge 27 For our final Tuesday, I chose one of my favorite tropes, featured in many genres. Does your WIP have a found family, whether it’s an established group of ride-or-die friends or a ragtag team of miscreants with a shared goal? Tell us about them! #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions

TUESDAY TROPES

[Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat]

Prompt:
27 | Tell us about a found family in your story. Who are the characters involved? How did they come together? What qualities do they bring out in each other? Feel free to share a snip.

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This trope is near and dear to my heart, as I myself have a chosen family. The ones whom I call family are a tree frog who cannot stay out of trouble, a bossy butterfly who always thinks she knows best, and a shockingly dim-witted black cat. All inexplicably and horrendously lovable.

Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!

The cover for my queer erotic horror novella FLESH was illustrated by the incredible @welldipper.bsky.social with typesetting by me. FLESH is about a man who makes bad decisions with his dick and ends up hunted through the woods by a Fae and their hounds. payhip.com/RienWrites

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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨@cometkins.bsky.social · last wk.

How about a promo day today? Share the cover (with credits!) of your most recent release, what it's about, and where to find it! #WritingPrompt

Galeas the Keen is my butch/femme retelling of The Fisher King, starring a blind knight seeking the source of a cursed flood, and the wounded noblewoman trapped in the waters ⚔️ cover by me! 🔥High Heat 🌊 Lush Prose 💪 Disabled Power Couple 📱 riengray.itch.io/galeas-the-k... 📖 riengray.shop/b/wYrcg

The cover of Galeas the Keen by Rien Gray. A white marble background is overlaid with plant imagery, framed by waves, with a blank open eye in the center.
Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨@cometkins.bsky.social · last wk.

How about a promo day today? Share the cover (with credits!) of your most recent release, what it's about, and where to find it! #WritingPrompt

The cover for my queer erotic horror novella FLESH was illustrated by the incredible @welldipper.bsky.social with typesetting by me. FLESH is about a man who makes bad decisions with his dick and ends up hunted through the woods by a Fae and their hounds. payhip.com/RienWrites

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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨@cometkins.bsky.social · last wk.

How about a promo day today? Share the cover (with credits!) of your most recent release, what it's about, and where to find it! #WritingPrompt