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🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author

@suncatcherpress.com

🏳️‍🌈✒️ Diverse diversions w/ complex characters, provoking plots, & soulful spice 🧠ADHD 👂HoH 🩼Cane 🧳Immigrant 🖖Dork 🏳️‍⚧️They/m 🏳️‍🌈Pan 🪶IndigiQ 🔞🚯A/I 🧷 🌈📚 suncatcherpress.com 🌈✨ mmFantasy.com 🌈💞 mmRomances.com 🌈🌶️ mmSpicy.com 🌈👹 ThereBeMonsters.com 🌈🐉 mmDragons.com

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🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Meet Logan🏈 & Oz👾 - bully/bullied in HS, now roommates in the same college frat. When trouble finds Logan, only Oz can help. But can Logan pay Oz's price? Also on KU: 👉 suncatcherpress.com/get-BB1 #🌈📚 #mmromance #MMReaders #spicybooks 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️ #WeekendReads #SummerOfStories 🎨 @samiligia.bsky.social

A slim man in a stylish jacket and big can headphones round his neck is sitting on a larger football player's shoulder. The slim man (Oz) has blue hair and darker toned skin, while the football player (Logan) is blond and pale. Around them are words with arrows pointing to each figure. Logan's are: bi awakening, himbo POV, football star, in over his head. Oz's are: is going to teach his bully a lesson, ranked gamer, likes to share. Both together are: geek×jock, fraternity brothers, enemies-to-lovers, bullied×bully, & they were roommates.
The background is vibrant colors and an energetic paint and half-tone sprays effect. The two cover variants are displayed; steamy, and also discreet with the same character art.
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Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 2w ago

26 | Share your character art and/or character inspiration! I was lucky enough to be able to comm two *incredible* artists here: @professoremily.bsky.social and @nushdeco.bsky.social. ♥️♥️ (See below 😁) #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

#SummerOfStories

26. Share your character art and/or character inspiration!

Don't forget ALT text for images & hashtag #SummerOfStories

A #WritingPrompt game hosted by @kayleighdiaz.com

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · last wk.

We've come a long way. We've so much further to go. Luckily, we're not alone.

Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · 5d ago

My brain with every new story idea. #Scriptsky #WritingCommunity

Splat CoOp @splatspokane.org · last mo.

hot take: you’re not bad at art, you exist in a culture that only prioritizes ‘excellence’ instead of effort.

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · 7d ago

Orcs! Dragons! …ACCOUNTANTS⁉ It must be my secret project! Join the flight crew & discover a new cozy #mmfantasy 🌶️📚 🐉 suncatcherpress.com/Dragonriders #🌈📚 #mmromance #GayRomance #MMReaders #gaybooksky #mmromancebooks #lgbtbooks #mmbooksky 🏳‍🌈📚 🎨 Cover art: @samiligia.bsky.social; animation/etc: me

Gob the Slowpoke Dad @gobdad.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy Disability Pride Month everyone~ 🎨 - CourtneyAhnDesign @courtneyahndesign.bsky.social

Art of Jimothy with the words:

"I wish you all would love disabled people like you love disabled animals"
Art by: CourtneyAhnDesign

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · 7d ago

Doc Impossible @impossiblephd.bsky.social · last wk.

Nope, its called Molly House boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34...

Molly House

Create joy in a queer community in 1720s London.

boardgamegeek.com

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@planetx.bsky.social · last wk.

*standing up on the plane* So, the Molly Houses of 18th century London were not just the gay bars of the era, but also were settings of vast assortment of gender play, including weddings, and "mock birth" rituals where patrons would be reborn in identities and family units of their choosing. The inf

Lee Knox Ostertag@leeknoxostertag.bsky.social · last wk.

*standing up on the plane* okay so the first thing you need to consider when interrogating if Frodo and Sam from Lord of the Rings are an example of romantic love is to understand Tolkien's context; what did same sex love mean to an academic and a veteran of world war one in the middle of the 20th c

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · last wk.

rather, I am going to prove my AI-free human authorship by being so fucking late delivering the next MS, it will make your eyes bleed. Take that sloppers.

Oregon 🕎🎲@oregonthedm.bsky.social · last wk.

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · 2w ago

A new #mmfantasy adventure w/🌶️?!? What could it be? Find out more at: 🐉 suncatcherpress.com/Dragonriders #🌈📚 #mmromance #GayRomance #MMReaders #Romantasy #gaybooksky #mmromancebooks #lgbtbooks #mmbooksky [Original still beach illustration by @samiligia.bsky.social, animation, dragon, etc by me]

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · 3mo ago

🏛️Frat life 🎇Dare 🚪Forced Proximity 🩲Poor Decisions™️ 🕺Stylin’ it out 📚Study Buddies 🚿Cleanliness 🔥Friendship is magic 👉Pomping 🎓College Life 👨‍⚖️Charity Auction 👻House ghost? ✨New cover! Grab yours or check it out on KU: 👉 suncatcherpress.com/get-BB1 #🌈📚 #mmromance #GayRomance #MMReaders #spicybooks

4 ½ stars are shown above some reviewer quotes: surprised me in the best way | nearly melted my kindle | a VERY GOOD representation of bisexuality | great twist on an old plot | WHEN IS BOOK 2 COMING OUT?? WHEN?? | defied stereotypes | I ate this one upppppp | I was snort laughing | 3some…actually moved…plot forward | exceptional • authentic • 10 stars
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trope flags: Reverse-Bully RomCom | Enemies-to-Lovers | And They Were Roomates | Nerd/Jock Subversion | Frat Boy In Over His Head
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🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author@suncatcherpress.com · 3mo ago

🌈📚 New book out today & the anxiety's hitting HARD Grab yours or check it out on KU to help give it a boost: 👉 suncatcherpress.com/get-BB2D #mmromance #GayRomance #MMReaders #gaybooksky #mmromancebooks #lgbtbooks #mmbooksky #WeekendReads #indieauthor #lgbtqwriters #spicybooks #🌈📚 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️ 🌈💜

two ereaders featuring the alt covers for Bully Boys: Fling, one with two men painted grasping hands, the other of a pink mohawk wearing man throwing horns at the viewer, cut in against a posh/preppy-dressed fratboy over a grunge background of black halftones and spray paint in energetically bright yellows and pinks
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"New" is shown above a synopsis:
"It wasn't supposed to go this far…
If Dylan had a type, Ashton would be the furthest from it.
Their kiss at the party was a one-time thing, just a single moment of weakness.
As was what happened on the rooftop after, and the sexting ever since, and…"
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trope flags: Enemies-to-Lovers | Preppy × Punk | Forced Proximity | Spicy Novella | College RomCom
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Find it on KU for a limited time!

Maxine Vee @maxinevee.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Ginkgo Trees 💛🦌 #art

A digital painting of a monochromatic yellow fall painting featuring ginkgo trees and deer. We see a woman in a kimono in the center interacting with a deer

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only

Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All

ALT: Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All

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Dr Mark | 北马克 |🍉🇦🇺🇲🇾🇹🇭@ajaanmark.bsky.social · last wk.

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only

Verati @verati404.bsky.social · last wk.

It me

Writer With Cats and Comics@writerwithcats.bsky.social · last wk.

Yeah, pretty much.😅

meme showing tiny fish getting eaten by bigger fish, getting eaten by massive fish. the lore i write, the lore i talk about, the lore i obsess over.

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Dear artists - please don't make trying to figure out your commercial rates into a game. If you don't license, say that. If you do, list that figure somewhere easy to find The number of times I've wanted to commission a 'Need work!' artist but couldn't find how much it'd cost is surprisingly high

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Just found Rivers of London novella cache at a charity shop, began Somewhere Beyond the Sea🎧, & ordered 📚s on Welsh, Scottish, & Chinese folklore from the main branch to my local library in the next village over #SummerOfStories #🌈📚 #mmfantasy #mmromance #lgbtbooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️

Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · last wk.

28 | What are your most recent reading recs, what are you currently reading, and/or what's on your TBR? #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

#SummerOfStories

28. What are your most recent reading recs, or what's burning on your TBR?

Don't forget ALT text for images & hashtag #SummerOfStories

A #WritingPrompt game hosted by @kayleighdiaz.com

Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · last wk.

Wrote two lines of Javascript to make news websites actually look like what they *feel* like to me

France and Spain are on fire due to climate change, but never mind that, driving is a nightmare for tall people like me – so which cars are best to help back pain?

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · last wk.

LMFAO

AI User: I'm an artist.
Me: *turns off wifi* Prove it.

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Meet Ashton👑 & Dylan🤘- enemies-to-lovers forced together by a fateful dare; one moment that was never supposed to go this far… Series on KU 👉 suncatcherpress.com/get-bully-boys #🌈📚 #mmromance #GayRomance #MMReaders #spicybooks 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️ #gaybooksky #mmromancebooks #mmbooksky 🎨 @samiligia.bsky.social

A mexican man (Dylan) with a bright pink mohawk, torn jean jacket, and ass-kicking boots is throwing up the horns (a punk/rock hand gesture where the pointer and pinky fingers are extended and the rest tucked away) while being lifted in a bridal carry by a preppy tejano man (Ashton). Around them are words with arrows pointing to each figure. Dylan's are: don't touch the mohawk, IT lab tech, apodo en español, student visa. Ashton's are: deep in the closet (literally), frat bro, bi awakening, oblivious, Texas royalty. Both together are: enemies-to-lovers, prince×punk. The background is vibrant colors and an energetic paint and half-tone sprays effect. The two cover variants for Bully Boys: Flirt are displayed; steamy, and also discreet featuring the same character art from earlier.
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🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness:

Nimona Dance Meme

ALT: Nimona Dance Meme

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Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · 2w ago

stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness:

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

In my SunlessLand.com Trilogy, MC1's his LI's antagonist, the LI is MC2's antagonist, & MC2 happily makes MC1's life hell; like 3 points on an antagonism triangle Almost as much fun plotting it out as it was to actually write, letting them all needle & push each other into danger #🌈📚 🏳‍🌈📚 #mmfantasy

An eReader propped up on a log shows the cover for the Hymns of Winter Trilogy Collection by J.A. Skald, featuring a massive blue, purple, & black tree under which a pair of male adventurers embrace. A castle can be seen in the distance, a sword is stuck in the ground, and the trunk of the tree is cut in a way that creates a horned fae silhouette in the negative space, about to kiss a face outlined in the tree's bark.

Over this are 5 tropes:
- complete trilogy
- Fae Court Intrigue
- Hurt/Comfort
- Grumpy/Sunshine
- Epic Dark Fantasy

🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · last wk.

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Is your protagonist someone's villain? I imagine they've made some enemies, inadvertent or otherwise. Tell me about one and how the protagonist appears from their perspective. (Avoid the big bad if possible) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

soushiyo @soushiyo.com · last yr.

happy pride. 🌈

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

🌙 Organizing 🔥 Reveal new secret project… 💦 ARC call for upcoming 🌶️👹 book 🎄 Send next 🌶️📚 to backers 💛 Submitting short story 🌄 Chill & write ☀️ Chill & write #queerwriters #🌈📚 #mmromance #MMReaders 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️ #gaybooksky #lgbtbooks #mmbooksky #spicybooks #lgbtqwriters

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · last wk.

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day! What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on! #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

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What are your goals this week?

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All LGBTQIAP writers welcome

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

I'm 15k+ words into a fully-plotted heist book seething at me from my WiPs folder, except it's 🤖 cyberpunk 3️⃣ MMM 💥 action-heavy 🦾 disability-focused …so it'll be for me & maybe 3 readers 😅 #SummerOfStories #🌈📚 #mmromance #MMReaders 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️ #gaybooksky #lgbtbooks #mmbooksky #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters

Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · last wk.

27 | What are some ideas for stories you've had that never quite made it onto paper? Any monumentally daunting epics you'd like to tackle one day? Be as specific or vague as you'd like, vibes/crossovers and genre(s)-only welcome! 😊 #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

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27. What are some ideas for stories that never made it onto paper (yet)?

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🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Meet Sebastian & Ryndalon- a spell-singing paladin & a totally normal human bard. When Sebastian gets hurt, he needs help. He gets Ryn instead Also on KU 👉 suncatcherpress.com/get-winter #🌈📚 #mmfantasy #mmromance #MMReaders #spicybooks 🏳‍🌈📚 🌈✒️ #WeekendReads #SummerOfStories 🎨 @vantevie.bsky.social

A dark haired adventurer with mid-toned skin, an eyepatch, and beard is embraced by an exicted man with long red hair, hazel eyes, and freckle-dusted pale skin.
|| Around them are words with arrows pointing to each figure. Sebastian's are: spell singing paladin, ADHD rep, apothecary's son, secretly a big nerd. Ryndalon's are: knows more than he lets on, bedroll hog, "bard". Both together are: grumpy×sunshine, hurt/comfort, idiots-to-lovers. The two cover variants are displayed; two men in a steamy embrace, and an illustrated discreet option.
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Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 2w ago

🌈📚 CJ Pines/J.A. Skald ∘ Author @suncatcherpress.com · last wk.

Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 2w ago

NPR @npr.org · last wk.

Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.

Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages

Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.

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Anya Chalina @anyachalina.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Some larger illustrations I drew recently 🔍

The artwork shows a scene with a palace and a city square with people walking around the scene. The palace is composed of smaller buildings and has lots of ornaments, hidden statues and murals with various landscapes and portraits. On the right side, there are stairs leading to a scenic overview under gazebo. The view shows some water with a large boat and other palaces on the horizon. City square has a river running through the center with two bridges on both sides. In the foreground, there are carriages and some characters participating in various activities. The artwork was inspired by Rococo style and all characters wear big wigs and extravagant clothes. There are herons flying in the sky and large curtains hanging from the sky as if it's a stage play.

The image shows a scene with a decorated city. The city is assembled in layers with arches, bridges and stairs. The buildings are decorated with windows resembling stained glass and there are mosaics on some walls. Behind the city there are imaginary flying vehicles and a kite. In the center of the artwork there's a wall with mosaics and stained glass and a large bow pulled by two blue herons. There's a fountain in front of the wall with a sculpture of two open hands and a heron sitting on it. The middle ground shows a floor decorated with small tiles and various characters participating in different activities. There's a girl walking on the parapet near the water. A possum drinking from a cup on the table. Two ladies sitting at another table holding cups in their hands. A woman in a large hat walking with umbrella in her hand. On the right side there's a young man playing violin while sitting on the parapet. A knight riding a horse and a woman sitting in the boat. In the center of the artwork there's a young couple running towards a vacant boat. There are swans and lilies in the water. The artwork is mostly pink and lilac with some pops of yellow, green and blue.

The image shows a Victorian style house with different rooms and characters placed around the house. The house has three floors and 15 rooms plus balcony. There are 30 characters in the piece, 6 dogs and one cat. Rooms from top to bottom: balcony, master bedroom, hall, nursery, attic above nursery, butler's room, 2 servant rooms, study, dining room, hall, restroom, parlor, foyer, kitchen, pantry. Each room has various furniture and a different color scheme.

the artwork shows a vertical garden made of four sections. The garden has a fountain, a gate made of arches and four gazebos. There's a circular window on the right side slightly covered by a divider. The garden is decorated with various pots, tiles on the walls, plants and other decorations. There are two small pools in the foreground and a woman with white hair standing in the center of the image. There are 5 more woman in the image sitting on different levels of the artwork. The artwork is mostly blue, green, purple and pink.