When you use gen AI for your writing, art, music, etc, you're telling me your opinion and findings are of zero value and that you lack integrity.

A pink background decorated with rainbows and dashed lines in the colors of the lesbian pride flag. The text reads, “Lesbian Visibility Week Bundle; 94 sapphic & lesbian books for $40 USD; 4/20 - 4/26; exclusively on Itch.io”

Hello BlueSky.

Do you like lesbians? Of course you do. You're on BlueSky.

You can get 94 sapphic and lesbian books for just $40 all week next week. It includes Kotov Syndrome and Woodpusher, as well as many books more famous than mine. I am very excited to get it.

itch.io/b/3635/lesbi...

I hate that I'm burnt out each week from work. Sadly there's no real other job prospects that use my degree and pay the same amount as I'm currently making. #burntoutfromwork #imtiredallthetime

"According to the Authors Guild’s most recent income survey, which queried 5,699 book authors in 2023, the median book-related income for traditionally published trade authors was between $15,000 and $18,000."

yep. when writers say we do not make very much, believe us.

It's national ace day. My books feature ace characters too! #aceday #nationalaceday #acebooks

This Ace Day, should mention that the Aces are perfectly safe with this space doggo, except from my love and affection.

A digital drawing of 2 men. The left has dark red curly hair with two fox ears sticking up and a red and white tail. He's wearing a sleeveless purple shirt and gray breeches. The right man is kneeling and has blue shoulder length hair and a feather woven into it. He's wearing a red shirt with a dark teal vest, black pants, and dark gray shoes.

Doodled my book chars from The Worst Warlock. #myart #digitalart #doodle #noai #bookchars #queerbookchars

same, it's just been ugh.

I want to write or draw but I'm too burnt out rn. #burntout #imsotired #ialreadytookanaptoday

To the trans folk out there…

🏳️‍⚧️✨Happy Trans Visibility Day!✨🏳️‍⚧️

Earth & @earthcurated X.com NOT FLAT...

Naturally, the comment section of this post has attracted those who believe otherwise.

I woke up with a sinus headache and gunk in my throat. I'm hoping it fades because I have work. #sinusheadache #imtired #ijustwanttogobacktobed

Also I guess a "proper" support post for #TDOV, my name is Pen (he/it) and I'm a self employed freelance illustrator!!

If you like what I do, and want to help me keep doing it please consider checking out my Patreon, or dropping a tip 🏳️‍⚧️
ko-fi.com/peripendrake // www.patreon.com/c/peripendrake

A piece I did this weekend. I'm working through being burnt out and how I'm expressing my art. #myart #burntout #digitalart #noaiused #noai #selfportraitofasort

Last day of the bundle! Thank you to everyone who supported this bundle! <3

Top text: Trans & Nonbinary Reading Recs (in trans colors) Background: Sparkly trans flag Book covers: Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander The Key by Jo Morgan Sloan The Borrow A Boyfriend Club by Page Powars Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min And They Were Roommates by Page Powars Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa Under the Dragon Moon by Mawce Hanlin Fire Spells Between Friends by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan Ollie In Between by Jess Callans

For Trans Rights Readathon, here's some of my favorite books with trans and nonbinary characters:

WIP of my local city's pride art show. I still have more to make, figure out how to finish the back and edges, and also mount them on the wall XD. #myart #traditionalrt #prideart #art #watercolor #butterflies #wipart #prideartshowWIP #WIP

only 2 days left to get this bundle!

I want to support my local businesses. Could my local businesses stop fucking using AI to promote their shit?! Take a photo and slap some text on it jfc

Agreed! T_T

This bundle is only going to the end of the month!

Working on an art exhibition WIP for a pride fest art show. #myart #watercolor #pride #prideflags #artshow #WIPArt #traditionalart

12 days left to get this awesome bundle!

I would rather draw my covers in crayon than have AI art

A promotional graphic in red, soft pink, and orange tones, evoking a 70s vibe. The background features a stack of books and a rainbow. The text reads: A very queer march Itch.io book bundle 63 LGBT+ books for $60! Save 75%! tinyurl.com/a-very-queer-march

Queer books you say?
At a discount?
For the entire month?
itch.io/b/3545/a-ver...

📢📚💙 #DiscountBooks

perhaps we should make fewer legacy continuations of franchises that have aged like milk since the Bush administration and instead throw that money at some new creatives who could make a very cool trans magical girl series

Want 60 books for $63! Including my soft short story about a lost selkie and a minstrel who falls in love. #queerbooks #queerbundle #itchiobundle #AVeryQueerMarch

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New Transfusions chapter extra!
Another time Joa and Mark shared a bed, when they were still roommates. (this probably happened a lot, lol)
#transfusionscomic #webcomic #BLwebcomic #annikART

transfusionscomic.com/comic/book-2...

Artistic Process in a nutshell.