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Curse of the Golden Tattoo Thankfully, it’s not every unkind word said to Gemma that’s stiched into her skin—only from loved ones. Her family curse passes from mother to daughter. To avoid passing it down when she becomes pregnant, she must find magic of her own. #QuestPit #A #F #U #Q

Eren was raised for two things: political marriage and skirmishes. Sadly, the galaxy doesn’t have much call for a well-trained husband or sword-wielding duelist. Exiled and broke, he joins a fleet of science contractors and does the one thing he’d rather not: make friends. #WSPit #W #A #SF #LGBT

Thanks for hosting! #WSPit #agentguide Outcast Tallitha, unknowingly awakens ancient power within herself, in a failing land where Witchkind are outlawed. Betrayed and hunted she must reach safety whilst navigating wild magic, sparking passions & her own demons. #A #NA #F #DIS #ND #OWN

Hi #WSPit! Introducing ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT: Howl's Moving Castle x Dungeon Crawler Carl x The Wizard of Oz 📍 travelogue but they're in a side-scroller 👩‍💻 simulation theory for the romantasy girlies 🏳️‍🌈 bi 4 bi 🧠 neurodivergent love 🐕 golden retriever boyfriend 🔪 god: fmk?? #W #A #F #LGBT #ND

An unsuspecting college town braces for magic students, but can't prepare for a spell-slinging, social-climbing vocal trio targeting professors for their diabolical ends—matrimony. The tenor's set to woo the most eligible bachelor—until a handsome rival baritone gets in his way. #WSpit #A #F #LGBT

ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT Remi's peaceful life as a nun is interrupted when an invisible wall appears, sweeping her across her magical, shifting world like a 3D sidescroller. To break this curse, she’ll have to confront the Mapmaker Themself—the god who created her world. #WSPit #W #A #F #LGBT #ND

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN TATTOO Thankfully, it’s not every unkind word ever said to Gemma that turns into a painful tattoo—only those from people she loves. To avoid passing down her inherited curse to her unborn child, she must find magic of her own. #WSPit #W #A #F

18-year-old Cay can give everyone good luck except for himself. Orphaned by a magical accident that injured his older sister, he must win a battle wizard tournament with only defensive magic—and discover why he's called wishborn. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT #GayMC

For fans of Will of the Many’s battles of wit and Less’s heartfelt, vulnerable gay voice: When his sister is cursed with rapid aging, luckless Cay faces battle mages and monsters—with only defensive magic and his wits—to win a wish that may cost him everything. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT #GayMC

After a magical catastrophe reveals he is not who he thinks he is, a gay teen is hunted across worlds by monsters who call him "Wishborn," forcing him to uncover the truth of his origins to save himself and his cursed sister. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT #GayMC

DESTINER OF FORTUNE — 18 year old Cay can give everyone good luck except for himself. Orphaned by a magical accident that injured his older sister, he must win a battle wizard tournament with only defensive magic—and discover why he's called wishborn. #DVPit #A #F #OwnVoices #LGBT

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To reverse a curse rapidly aging his sister to death, a gay teen mage must find a legendary land of wishes, but their journey attracts the attention of cannibalistic monsters who believe he is the key to their triumph over humanity. #DVPit #A #F #OwnVoices #LGBT

𝙏ʜᴇ 𝙑ɪɴᴇ𝙨 ᴏғ 𝙀ᴅᴇɴᴅᴏʀ When a magical accident injures his sister and kills his father, a gay 18-year-old stutterer must outwit battle wizards (and his jealous aunt) to be granted a wish, only to discover to save his sister, he must abandon her in another world. #DVpit #A #F #OwnVoices #LGBT*

Wishborn - To heal his older sister’s magical injury, a gay 18-year-old stutterer has to navigate other worlds and enter a tournament against battle mages—but he only has defensive magic and his wits. #DVpit #OwnVoices #A #F #LGBT

Overheard ❝ I was at a Marijuana business convention with my dad... ❞

When I mean assignment, my phone writes Airbender. Oh, autocorrect, how you know me so well! #typos #autocorrect

This is too cute!

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 2y ago

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't live your dreams

When I do my genre analysis on fantasy bestsellers using BISAC codes from publishers, it seems that Fantasy with Military and Epic are the genres making the best of lists vs the sales trends of Fantasy without Military topping what people but most. #SFF #Fantasy #Romantasy

Ed Crocker@edcrockerbooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

To add to this, many male reviewers in SFF are using the rise of romantasy whether consciously or subconsciously as an excuse to hardly ever review SFF women The trend of men reviewing men has got worse in last 2 years in SFF not better IMO & I’m not sure the reviewers themselves realise it

𝗖ᴜʀ𝘀ᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ 𝗚ᴏʟᴅᴇɴ 𝗧ᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏ It’s not every unkind word ever said to Gemma that turns into a painful tattoo—only those from people she loves. Her inherited curse afflicts her grandmother, her mother, and herself and soon, her unborn daughter. #QuestPit

𝙏ʜᴇ 𝙑ɪɴᴇ𝙨 ᴏғ 𝙀ᴅᴇɴᴅᴏʀ When a magical accident injures his sister and kills his father, a gay 16 year old bumble must outwit battle wizards (and his jealous aunt) to be granted a wish, only to discover that to save his sister, he must abandon her in another world. #YA #QuestPit #OwnVoices #LGBTQ

20/ ❝ ‘𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺,‘ 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. '❞ 𝗧ʜᴇ 𝗠ɪᴅɴɪɢʜᴛ 𝗟ɪʙʀᴀʀʏ (2020) by Matt Haig Fantasy - Philosophical Fiction 20 books that have stayed with me. One a day. #BookSky #20daybookchallenge

19/ ❝𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘥, 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦.❞ 𝗧ʜᴇ 𝗜ɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ 𝗚ᴀᴍᴇ𝘀 (2020) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes YA Mystery 20 books that have stayed with me. One a day. #BookSky #20daybookchallenge

18/ ❝𝘐 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘰, 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.❞ 𝗛ᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ 𝗦ᴛᴏᴘ 𝗧ɪᴍᴇ (2017) by Matt Haig 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 20 books that have stayed with me. One a day. #BookSky #20daybookchallenge

17/ ❝𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩-𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦—𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.❞ 𝗧ʜᴇʏ 𝗕ᴏᴛʜ 𝗗ɪᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ 𝗘ɴᴅ (2017) by Adam Silvera 𝘠𝘈 - 𝘚𝘍 20 books that have stayed with me. One a day. #BookSky #20daybookchallenge

16/ ❝𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩.❞ Bird by Bird (1994) by Anne Lamott 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 #20daybookchallenge

15/ ❝ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘥, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦.❞ 𝗨ɴᴅᴇʀ𝘀ᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ 𝗖ᴏᴍɪᴄ𝘀: 𝗧ʜᴇ 𝗜ɴᴠɪ𝘀ɪʙʟᴇ 𝗔ʀᴛ (1993) by Scott McCloud 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 20 books that have stayed with me. One a day. #BookSky #20daybookchallenge

I love this Amazon review for a messenger bag. ❝ My large... phone fits perfectly... I also carry a spare battery... sunglasses... reading glasses, lighter, 𝘽𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙄𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 for my cappuccinos, and other odds and ends. ❞ Nᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇʟғ: start carrying creamer and drinking cappuccinos.

14/ ❝ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺.❞ 𝗥ᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ 𝗟ᴏᴠᴇ (1992) by Marianne Williamson 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 20 books that have stayed with me. One a day. #BookSky #20daybookchallenge