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Lee Welch

@leewelchwriter.bsky.social

Author, mostly m/m fantasy romance www.leewelchwriter.com

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2h ago

Access to the kinds of queer non-mainstream romance fiction that I love so much has improved IMMENSELY thanks to the advent of ebooks and indie/self-publishing ❤️

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app · 6h ago

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 5h ago

This is exactly how I feel. Because I live in New Zealand I didn't see a cent from Anthropic, even tho they scraped my books from a pirate site to train their AI. And I bet they're not the only company to have done that. And yet nobody, other than other creatives, seems to care. It's ghastly.

Tobias S. Buckell@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 9h ago

I still think AI systems should be paying me 150k per copyright violation. People keep asking me 'what laws do we need for AI?' and I keep saying 'enforce the fucking ones we already have!' There are copyright laws that should be being enforced right now that just... aren't. B/c it's billionaires.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2d ago

New tattoo! Art by the great Tove Jansson. Tattooist the lovely Lofty.tattoos at Dr Morse Tattoo in Wellington #tovejansson

Person's upper arm with black line tatoo small dragon

E. H. Lupton @pretensesoup.bsky.social · 4d ago

* Ghosts! (Perfect for spooky season) * Community theater! * Talking to libraries! * Gods! * Magical grad school! * Shortlisted for a Lammy! * After you enjoy the first one, there's a whole bunch of them to read! winnowingfanpress.com

Wisconsin Gothic book 1
The cover is black figure art of two men, one seated and dressed as Dionysus, one standing, wearing jeans and a leather jacket.

Arrow pointing to Dionysus: Turning into a god.
Arrow pointing to leather jacket: Definitely going to fix this.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 7d ago

My audiobook publisher is offering Mr Collins in Love at 70% off until 5 November. Get your Austen queered here: www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

70% OFF Mr. Collins in Love

The year is 1811 and the new rector of Hunsford, Mr. William Collins, must be above reproach. He must be respectable, pious, good at losing at quadrille, and disapproving of popular novels. Above all,...

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · last wk.

Thrilled to say that @oliviaatwater.com liked Think, Write, Edit, Romance! I am getting quite excited about this...

"Think Write Edit Romance is a marvellously straightforward, comprehensive guide, dripping with years of hard-earned experience. Everyone from fresh new writers to long-established authors will undoubtedly find it helpful"--Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2w ago

So true! In fact, generally, other authors will be your best comrades and supporters 🙂

Jukka Särkijärvi@nitessine.bsky.social · 2w ago

The idea of authors being in competition with each other is bizarre to me. Books aren't cars. We don't get just one.

Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 3w ago

My short story for Oct is here! WORKING DOGS is a queer spec fic western with ghosts. A stranger arrives at Case's ranch with a bullet wound and three vengeance-driven hunters on his tail as winter settles in 🍂❄️ Part 1/2 www.patreon.com/ArdenPowell/... Part 2/2 www.patreon.com/ArdenPowell/...

Story excerpt:
Bears dozed in their dens; a wolf pack streaked across the plains, their cries cutting through the frozen air like silver wires; bison and aurochs ploughed through the snow to paw up the vegetation underneath, their breath steaming from huge nostrils like a bellows, icicles clinging to their beards; painted mustangs thundered through the hills on their way to thinner snows; mammoths came down from the far north tundra; they looked like moving mountains against the horizon, their shaggy domed heads and sloping backs crusted in snow. The days passed in a blink and the nights stretched out in spans of cold galaxies as the wind howled in the chimney. Jack cut firewood as Case hauled feed and hay to the stable to keep the horses fit despite the pastures’ scarcity. When blizzards stormed in, they passed the time in bed by the firelight, breathing against each other like animals in their burrow as the snow stuck to the windows and barricaded the door.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

I can't wait to read it!!!! ❤️

Stephanie Burgis@stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm about halfway through my e-ARC of @kjcharleswriter.com 's Think, Write, Edit Romance, and I can already genuinely say this is the best book on writing romance that I've EVER read, and one of my new favorite books on writing in general, too. www.kjcharleswriter.com/all-books/th... #romancelandia

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

This looks great!

Erin L. Thompson@artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 3w ago

I HAVE A COVER! And a pub date - July 6, 2027! If you want six true stories of antiquities fraud, from a California college convinced that Hong Kong tourist trinkets were worth millions, to an entire fake museum, to the titular mummy carved from styrofoam, preorder at www.amazon.com/Styrofoam-Mu...

Cover of the book The Styrofoam Mummy https://www.amazon.com/Styrofoam-Mummy-Tales-Antiquities-Market/dp/1324035870

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Some really interesting titles here 👀👀👀

E. H. Lupton@pretensesoup.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi hello yes, you like 20th century historical romance? So do I. We have put together a group of these novels all in one place for your convenience! Some of these I've read, others I'm excited to start. All AI-free and amazing. books.bookfunnel.com/20thcenturyh... #booksky #romancelandia

A photo of James Dean with the words, "I'm not saying the answers to all my problems aren't in this curated list of 20th century historical romance books but I'd better double check..."

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

New Jordan Hawk everybody!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Jordan L. Hawk@jordanlhawk.com · 4w ago

OUT NOW! The Devouring time is available in ebook and paperback! Bookseller Sterling Caine and investigator Adrian Evans must find out what happened during Sterling’s forgotten year, or all of humanity will pay the price. CLICK HERE: buy.bookfunnel.com/2n2porj6w5

An ebook and paperback stand against an orange gradient. The covers are the same, and feature a cracked clock face against a blue background. Two illustrated death's head hawkmoths flutter around it. To one side, there is a "bug" featuring a light blue vortex surrounded by the words Widdershins Universe. Text reads: Bestselling author of Whyborne & Griffin, Jordan L. Hawk, The Devouring Time, a Widdershins Universe Novel. Beside the books is text reading: Sterling can't remember the last year. Adrian suspects Sterling of theft and murder. Now they must work together to uncover the truth, before it's too late to escape the fate that awaits them in The Devouring Time.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Authors looking for human artists - this is a great resource

Kristina Gehrmann@kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 4w ago

P.S. If I may recommend a directory of illustrators, there is www.bookishartists.com where all artists are human and vetted!💙

Jordan L. Hawk @jordanlhawk.com · 4w ago

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 4w ago

Most authors are VERY familiar with these scams by now - this is a great explanation

Victoria Strauss@victoriastrauss.com · 4w ago

New #WriterBeware blog post: If you're a writer, you've probably gotten one (or more) of those AI-generated scam marketing emails or book club invites that make it seem like the sender really read your book. Here's a little peek at how it's done. writerbeware.blog/2026/09/25/h...

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · last mo.

Spring! 😀

A grey and white cat washes on a sunny table by a window. On the table is a bottle with spray of white cherry blossom. Outside the sky is clear and blue.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · last mo.

Gosh this sounds amazing!

Premee Mohamed@premeemohamed.com · last mo.

AND ALSO I had a book come out THIS VERY TUESDAY! How can that be?! Would love to see folks picking up WICKHILLS -- a ? magical Cold War fantaspionage in a magical city ? I don't know -- but, you know, without blowing your cover. Cover illo by the amazing Tom Roberts! 🤩

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · last mo.

Nice reader review for Mr Collins in Love ❤️🌈🌱🥔

Ulrike@ulidig.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I really enjoyed this one.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some great romance recs here

KJ Charles@kjcharleswriter.com · 2mo ago

I have done my definitely-going-to-be-regular romance reading round-up for the last month. Lots of historicals, from ancient world to 1950s (still lots of Regencies), several m/m, one excellent vampire book.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Oooh this looks interesting! 👀👀👀

eri (e.m. caro)@authoremcaro.com · 2mo ago

my ankles are damn near indestructible HOWEVER: my next book, By Any Means, comes out in THREE WEEKS (Sept. 8th) and people happen to be saying *wonderful* things about it! books2read.com/ByAnyMeans

Arachne 🏳️‍🌈@cayemarsh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Get my book STATION IN THE SKY at the Narratess Sale going on now! Two separate stories, only a moment in time apart. Two pivotal episodes in one person's life. And two ENTIRELY DIFFERENT vibes. 🌱Nurture🌏 vs. 💥DESTROY🛰️ (put Caye Marsh in the Filter to find it!) #indiebooks

Narratess Indie August Sale

Narratess Indie Book Sale

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Seconding this!

gochenourabout@sjgochenour.bsky.social · 2mo ago

okay one more thing before I disappear into the night: have been on an A.J. Demas ( @ajdemas.bsky.social ) reading spree and HOLY CRAP I NEED EVERYONE WHO HAS NOT TO HASTEN TO READ HER BOOKS PLEASE SO I CAN TALK LOUDLY AND TOO FAST AT YOU

Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 2mo ago

The third Dorothy Gentleman novella is now available on NetGalley! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... This one is more noirish than the first two, with femmes fatale(s) and un soupçon de suspense.

The Double Dorothy

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Katie's next recheck is next month, and because I know it might be a bit pricey due to xrays and possibly blood work, I'm running a sale on The Reanimator Mysteries to raise money. All 4 books are 50% off, so grab 1 or all 4 for $10 itch.io/s/198894/hel... Shares are greatly appreciated!

A grey black background with the head Katie's appointment sale and book bundle
beneath it is a picture of katie (black dog with a white, semi bald nose with a scar) and on the other side are the covers for the four books in the reanimator mysteries series (the reanimator's heart, the reanimator's soul, the reanimator's remains, and the reanimator's fate)
in between, it says my dog katie had a soft tissue sarcoma removed from her nose and had radiation. the vet bills have been a lot of money and she has a recheck in september. to offset the cost, I'm putting the reanimator mysteries on sale for 50% off on itchio. you can grab all 4 for $10

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Foggy day in the hills. Subbed a bit of flash fiction to a magazine. A good day

Black and white dog stands on a grassy hill track. A stand of pines is ghostly in the mist.

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 2mo ago

I said back in February I wanted to do more regular review round ups on my blog because romance review space is dwindling so. Then I got copy edits. Here is me catching up on the last few months; will do better!

Romance Round-Up: where did the time go — KJ Charles

‍Back in February I said that I was going to round up my romance reading every month, since we’re losing so many review spaces. And then a lot of copy-edits happened. Sorry about that. Anyway, here ...

kjcharleswriter.com

E. H. Lupton @pretensesoup.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The wait is over--it's time to put Dionysus in Wisconsin in your earholes. libro.fm/audiobooks/9... www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDSFC8H3 Or check your favorite audiobook service! If it's not there, it should be soon. #booksky #audiobooksky #romancelandia

Dionysus in Wisconsin by E. H. Lupton, performed by Scott Paige.

The cover of Dionysus in Wisconsin with two guys looking at each other and some vines, except it's square because this is an audiobook.

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Your bad art is better than AI slop.

four frame comic. first frame shows a typical AI poster that says : All chatgpt flyers look the same, especially with this font! the text above it reads : I won't go to your event if the poster was made by AI. second frame shows a still frame from a Hank Green youtube video. text above reads : I won't read your post or email and I won't watch your video if they were made with AI. third frame shows an AI restaurant poster of burgers and chicken in a window. text reads : I won't patronize your shop or restaurant if it is advertised with AI. last frame shows an MS paint window with badly written : Your bad art is better than AI slop. text reads : if you can't take the time or make the effort to interact with me yourself, then why should I do it?

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A new Nghi Vo book!!!

Robin Bradford@tuphlos.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I love the smoke....that is hands....or something. Brilliant. Creepy. #collectiondevelopment bookshop.org/a/4013/97812...

Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An autistic necromancer accidentally reanimates his murdered crush.

the book and ebook for The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen

PJC Cahill@pjccahill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Stealing from hellsite threads. Can you sell us your book in 10 words or less? #writingQ #writingprompt