Odessa Silver

In my quest to really try and explain all that makes up Tales of Yamato, I've made another trope image. 14 different stories make up the book, each with their own journey and sub-tropes. It's available now: books2read.com/talesofyamato (also on itch and my website) #writesky #booksky #sff #fantasy

I am joining in on this! More mythology, more fun! 🎃 #BookSky 📚📦

And this is how you stop oni. 👹 Oni hate beans! 👹 (and for any genshin fans, this is why Arataki Itto hates beans too)

Tales of Yamato is up on bookshop.org! Anti-Prime day sounds wonderful. We need to stop Amazon from having the biggest chunk in the book pie

Went to London over the weekend for the Japan Matsuri 2026 and it was great. I love being around Japanese culture, even if it's a tiny amount. However, I've been so pooped ever since, it's taken everything out of me. I need to get a shift on with my writing and my brain is like noooooooooooooooooooo

Fantasy needs more mythical creatures. There are tons of them and yet we usually see the main ones. We know loads about dragons and. But how about qilin and kelpies? Who knows what kind of creatures you'll find in these books, come check them out: books.bookfunnel.com/mythicalcrea... #booksky

✨ Free books! Everyone loves free books! ✨ Come take a look at these awesome books which are all freeeeeee. They are sci-fi and fantasyyyyyy. Share some love to all the indie authors who have joined to share their books. ➡️ books.bookfunnel.com/free-scifi-f... #writingcommunity #booksky

Just some encouragement for all my peeps drafting and struggling with imposter syndrome. #writesky #writingcomminuty #witchsky

Ok there HAS to be kappa that live there. It's just screaming that. Especially the rock in the middle

I've started a commission for a map for my next book today! I hope people find very useful and I am excited to see what it'll look like. My poor bank account cries, but it'll be worth it 💸

The gate of Bishamontang, Emissary Santo, Yamashina District, Kyoto City

Ok I'm back again... my health has been nuts dealing with all sorts and I really need to try harder to be more active around here. What's the point of a social media platform if I'm not being social, after all

July is nearly over and it's mostly been spent trying to deal with my health issues 🫠 the heatwaves have pushed me from functioning to non most of the time, and then I also had a stupid fall in the garden busting up my right side. I have, however, been playing lots of quizzes which is fun

41% of our goal starting Day 3! Y'all are BLASTING this out of the water! We and the participating authors are thrilled at your support. Can we hit 50% today, everyone? Let's make it happen. 33 books for $20. Support disabled authors. ❤️ itch.io/b/3783/nothi... #Booksky #DisabilityPride

Some days, the writing just does not happen, for various reasons. Sometimes it lasts a bit longer than that. I'm not having a good time right now, but at least I have Phoebe and this picture is so pretty. How can she look so effortlessly cool? Cats surely have the best lives.

Authors! We're building Nothing About Us Without Us, a Disability Pride Month bundle on itch.io. Your story fits if you're a disabled author (any genre, any subject) or if it centers disabled characters. Submit by July 17th. 👉 tinyurl.com/mr2xvaym #DisabilityPride #BookSky #📚📦 #IndieAuthors #itchio

WIP is being put in author jail cause I'm just not good at sorting a novel out. And now I'm all sad and angry... sadgry? angrad? I wish people wanted short stories more, I can do those, I like those. And novellas feel like that weird aunt you like sometimes, but mostly avoid.

Crazy deadline coming up for editing that I am SO unprepared for, and of course my body decides this is the perfect time to throw at me some random illness or whatever it is. If it was a flare up, I could deal with that, but nooooo Gotta edit so fast my fingers become blurs on my keyboard

As it's pride month, here's a lot of lovely folks to follow if you're looking for queer books or recommendations here (including a lot of my friends!) #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

Warning to Writers: Marketing Scammers Targeting You #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory www.authorstalkingbookish.com...

Exhausted for the past few days and have like a billion things I need to do before friday so my brain is all waah. Who'da thought actually writing down a list of all the things would cut my gut deep anxiety in half? (😒 myself) ADHD brain has gone from "yay pressure we can work" to "waaah too much" 😑

Yay for more asexual rep in books! This bundle looks awesome

🌟 I BELONG 🌟 It’s RELEASE DAY! 🎉 Congrats to me and my 11 fantastic peers and our hardworking support team for setting up this stunning anthology! 12 stories that juggle the theme of belonging. Read them now!! 👉 www.karenlykkebo.com/togetherisad... 💙📚

Helping create a books recs list for an instagram post on chronic illness books and/or authors with chronic illness. Does anyone want to be featured on it, or know of any recs? Please let me know if it's the book or the author who has the chronic illness ❤️ #writesky #booksky #writingcommunity

The Moonshadow books have it all Women with swords? ✅ Tragic antagonists? ✅ Brooding vampires? ✅ Ancient magic? ✅ Found family? ✅ A proper series ending? ✅ Moonshadow's Guardian: diannagunn.itch.io/moonshadows-... Moonshadow's Champion: diannagunn.itch.io/moonshadows-... #WriterShareWednesday

A kimono from the "Symphony of Light" series by the renowned Japanese textile artist Itchiku Kubota. Created in 1981, this specific work is part of a larger, ambitious collection designed to reflect Kubota's deep admiration for nature and the transformative power of changing light. 1 of 5

another masterwork from the "Symphony of Light" series by the renowned Japanese textile artist Itchiku Kubota. 2 of 5

Went to my first comic con at the weekend as a trader. Was my first author event and wow was it something. I'm soooo bad at speaking irl but I managed to make 4 sales at least. Plus some sales of keyrings and a badge

A performer in a Noh costume, one of Japan's oldest traditional theatrical arts. Noh is a comprehensive art form that combines music, dance, literature, and sculpture through its iconic masks.

Fantasy & SciFi Authors Selling Direct, It seems we need direct sales visibility, so I'm setting up a blog (inclu. small press) to share our stores! See the screenshot for eligibility. Q's welcome! If you're not on my Author Discord, I'm happy to DM you the sign up form. It'll be open 3+ months.

A mix of being ill and going on holiday has left me faaaaar behind on all my social media stuff. Can I catch a break yet? Nope.

Check out this interview with @odessasilver.bsky.social disenfranchisedwritersvoices89901d577a-yxuac.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/i... #fantasyscifi #writingcommunity

Had such a horrible cold/illness thing lately, managed to lose my voice for 5 days, and it's still not back 100%. My cat has been really confused cause I haven't talked to her 😆 An unexpected week off has been annoying when I have so much to do...

How is it the 13th already?? Where is time disappearing to? Meanwhile: I also want Pokopia so I can play something wholesome and fun and not think about real life stuff 😆 damn the switch 2 being so pricey, I have no moneyyy

March is when we celebrate womanhood. These bundle of books encapsulate the perfect way to celebrate! 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ #booksky #readersky #readers #books #booksonbluesky #queersky #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Share a screenshot of a message you've sent today that summarises how your day is going. I got stuck in one of the machines at the gym this morning 😭 now I'm afraid to use it again but it's also good for my legs Short people problems 😭 (plus my disability got in the way too)

Drop someone masked Kuki Shinobu from Genshin Impact, badass and idiot Oni wrangler

DREAM NO MORE A brother in a coma, a mage child accidentally rescued from a cult, and a monster hunter on the prowl: Dan the vampire is sure he can manage. Except the kid is starting to feel very much like a daughter. And that is not something he knows how to navigate. #WSPit #W #A #PN #LGBT #ND

SHATTERED SOULS Spicy political fantasy Come for the enemies-to-lovers slow burn; stay for the exploration of culturally situational ethics & thorny issues of both individual and national self-determination. 😊 If that sentence didn't scare you off, you're my target reader. Hi! #WSPit #W #A #F

When the tempest abates, the sea awaits, and adventure calls. When love isn't really love, just a hollow shell, the call of love will come to you. 🌊Asian inspired world 🏳️‍🌈 F/F, M/M, Bi leads 🌶️ Spicy inc. FFM where MC ISN'T in the middle ☠️ Leaving toxic "love" ❤️ Romantasy 🖊️ WIP #WSPit #W #A #LGBT

A Vampire’s Lament 🖤🕯️🦇 Benevolent vampire Ishmael never thought he would love again, until mortal tutor Edric enters his world. Forgetting the past is difficult, but for the first time in centuries, the future seems as bright as the stars. ✨ #WSpit #A #indie #LGBT #CS

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE x HOUSE OF LEAVES x CARE BEARS 🌏An existential caper of growth and acceptance through a mysterious world 🗣️Unreliable narrator—MORE unreliable hero 👥Enigmatic friends unite across dying dreamscapes 🐸FROGBO! 🩷Written with LOVE! #WSPit #W #A #NA #YA #F #Hu #Po #LGBT #Dis #ND #In #CS

Braving the Storm is on sale for only 3 days! Sapphic book with witches, tyrants, and underground rebellions in a secondary world 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ #booksky #readersky #readers #books #booksonbluesky #queersky #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

How is Feb nearly over? Where did it go? I have been to the gym 6 times this month though (I've never been before this month) so that's something. Slowly wrangling my WIP but it's a slippery bugger and doesn't want to be tamed. It's just as bad as my characters 😑