Nicole Evans | Editor and Author

Nicole Evans | Editor and Author

@thoughtsstained.bsky.social

vas Normandy | She/Her | Author of BLOOD PRICE | Freelance Editor | Bi AuDHD Disabled | Believes in: dragons, the power of books and you. 🖤 https://thoughtsstainedwithink.com/links/

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It's ace week!!! Kembral Thorne, the hero of my Echo Archives series, is a biromantic asexual (like me!), which is super important to me but can get lost in book descriptions with everything else going on (Tired mom MC! Sapphic romance! Time loops! Layered worlds! Murder! Swordfights in ballgowns!)

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I got 13 (!!) books from the list y'all helped me come up with a few weeks ago for $160 from Bookshop. I'll leave this goal up for a few weeks if anyone wants to help with those costs so shares are appreciated! Books purchased listed below: #BookSky #MutualAid

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Hi friends! My friend's 9yo daughter is going to be hospitalized for the forseeable future. I'd like to send books to help her. I'll be making the list and the total cost later today, but if anyone can spare anything, I'd appreciate it greatly. ❤️ #BookSky #MutualAid ko-fi.com/thoughtsstai...

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I got 13 (!!) books from the list y'all helped me come up with a few weeks ago for $160 from Bookshop. I'll leave this goal up for a few weeks if anyone wants to help with those costs so shares are appreciated! Books purchased listed below: #BookSky #MutualAid

Nicole Evans | Editor and Author@thoughtsstained.bsky.social

Hi friends! My friend's 9yo daughter is going to be hospitalized for the forseeable future. I'd like to send books to help her. I'll be making the list and the total cost later today, but if anyone can spare anything, I'd appreciate it greatly. ❤️ #BookSky #MutualAid ko-fi.com/thoughtsstai...

Books included: - Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Kwame Mbalia ($10) - Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen by Jim C Hines ($10) - Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega ($10) - Warriors #1 by Erin Hunter ($10) - Sal & Gabi Beak the Universe by Carlos Hernandez ($10) - Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee ($10)

I am sadder today about BioWare. Yet if their stories taught me anything, it was that hope deserved to be held onto even against impossible odds. I believe the worlds of ME + DA aren't over forever. I believe in the devs and their future stories. Naive? Maybe. Foolish? Perhaps. But I believe.

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If the Guardians of Destiny did not go quietly into that good night, neither should the Spectres of Mass Effect. Starting on Nov. 3, I'll be #streaming the Mass Effect Trilogy under the #SaveMassEffect & #BringBackBioWare banners, and I would *LOVE* for others to join me in this as they can.

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you can't judge when bioware was really killed because the mismanagement at the higher level under EA has been so constant and pervasive since the acquisition at every stage that every game shipped at all was a herculean miracle

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Dragon Age has become a huge part of my life right now and seeing the news that Bioware is shutting down sure stings. But remember that a lot of the devs are off starting their own projects and opening new studios - there are still stories to be told. Go out and find them, support them.

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it cannot actually be ignored or danced around that the closure of BioWare came so soon after the Saudi and Jared Kushner acquisition of EA. they absolutely did take the studio making EA’s broadly queerest games out back and shoot it old yeller style. do not let yourself or colleagues ignore that

This is me. Accepting my queerness is because of Dragon Age. My upcoming romance exists because of Dragon Age. Fuck, I am dating my partner because of our mutual love for Mass Effect!!! I am a better writer BECAUSE OF THESE FRANCHISES. 😭

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I don't think readers understand how much influence Bioware has had on authors in the last twenty years. We owe Bioware so much. No Dragon Age means no body horror means I don't write body horror into my work, for example.

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I don't think readers understand how much influence Bioware has had on authors in the last twenty years. We owe Bioware so much. No Dragon Age means no body horror means I don't write body horror into my work, for example.

I am genuinely so gutted at BioWare's closing by EA. I wouldn't be who I am today without the Dragon Age franchise, full stop. The fact that we'll never get more of those worlds because of EA's bullshit is genuinely heartbreaking. All my love to the devs. You deserve so much better. 🖤

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EA deserves bankruptcy for this. May the executives and investors responsible never know another day of profit, peace, or pleasure ever again. Goodbye, BioWare. Thank you for so many cherished games & memories. 💙

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Bloomberg: Electronic Arts to Cut 400 Jobs, Shut Down BioWare www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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EA's closure of BioWare is transparently a vile move to shutter the studio that made by far their queerest titles. In the wake of this, I implore you: MAKE MORE QUEER ART. Make it trans. Make it horny. Make it scary. Make it loving. Make it with every inch of yourself. Flood the world with it!

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This remains on sale! Going to keep trying to boost it until that ends.

Had a great weekend and have finally (almost) reached the light at the end of the tunnel of constant doctors appts *every* week since April (I'm not kidding) only to start feeling poorly today is going to send me to personally fight god I would like a fucking BREAK

The fun part of not writing down all my logins before computer went in for repair and announcing préorders is I have no idea how many I have! If any! At all! So maybe go drop a préorder of my slow burn Dragon Age meets Saints of Steel queer romance so I can surprised when the numbers exist? LOL

You can get it below for extra goodies or at Bookshop dot org (or the zon but if you can do anywhere else, I support that 110%) #BookSky #Romancelandia www.thecraftybookstore.com/product-page...

thecraftybookstore.comThe Beckoned and the Bound | The Crafty BookstoreThis book is on pre-release order until release date of November 10 and pre-order until book delivery arrives.TCB is partnering with the author to host an exciting pre-order campaign that offers to all pre-release date orders: signed bookplate, bookmark art print, vellum overlay. The Beckoned and the Bound by Nicole Evans: After tragedy upended her world, bookish chronicler Karrathulian Elanvante promised to live by two rules: no more expeditions and no romance. Yet when the expedition of a lifetime beckons—an adventure to recover the lost archives of the Forbidden Lands—Karra cannot resist. She’ll join, on one condition: she cannot fall in love.Novice fighter Callum Olemshire has never traveled on any expeditions—or found love—as part of the punishment he bound himself to in his youth. But when he’s hand-picked to join the coveted quest to the Forbidden Lands, the bindings of his oath begin to fray.As they traverse the wilderness with a party of adventurers, Karra and Callum must contend with suspicious delays, a bewildering array of side quests, and strangely enthusiastic matchmakers, all while a yearning attraction grows between them. But the Forbidden Lands won’t yield their secrets easily. As Karra and Callum uncover hidden truths about their world and each other, one final question remains:Is love enough to conquer the guilt of your past?Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher’s Saint of Steel series and Dragon Age: Origins, The Beckoned and The Bound is your next slow burn epic fantasy romance obsession.

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO THIS STUNNING CONCLUSION TO AN INCREDIBLE SERIES. 😍😍😍😍😍 #BookSky

*kicks in the door* IT HAS ARRIVED! MY WORK OF THE LAST THREE YEARS IS FINISHED! Follow Otar's journey now to the unavoidable end! Now with more ruins, questions, and mysteries! (And romance!) And more exclamation marks!!! And totally queer. buy.bookfunnel.com/u3j5ztvj83 🌈📚📚🪐📚💙

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Yesterday, Wizards informed us that it doesn’t intend to voluntarily recognize the D&D or Studio X units of our union ahead of a vote. We remain committed to creating a workplace focused on wellness, transparency, and collaboration by winning our coming election.

As a fat author entering the romance publishing scene this November, I REALLY want to connect with fat readers. If you're a fat reader interested in a queer fantasy romance in a fat positive world with DnD vibes, obvious RPG gaming influences and yearning, comment forearms below 👀 #BookSky