mastodon 4.7.3unforth is a 40-something lifelong fan, currently in danmei hell. Duck Prints Press is unforth's business, focused on publishing original art and fiction by fancreators.
Today, guest blogger mindfulwrath writes some tips and how-tos on fanfiction barcode scrubbing - from simple methods to full re-writes.
Considering turning a fanfic into an original fic? Then there's some solid advice here for you! Check it out: https://duckprintspress.com/2026/08/06/taking-the-fan-out-of-fanfiction-a-framework-for-filing-off-the-serial-numbers/
The Sweet and Spicy itch.io bundle has 36 romance and erotica titles for only $30! It includes our titles Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling and The Salt in the Sea by J. D. Rivers. This bundle ends on July 31st.
https://itch.io/b/3779/sweet-spicy-a-romance-and-erotica-book-bundle
It's Free Comic Book Day! These graphic novels are only tangentially related but we love queer graphic novels so much that we made a list anyway. :D
text version: https://duckprintspress.com/2026/05/02/26-probably-not-free-graphic-novels-for-free-comic-books-day/
on pagebound: https://pagebound.co/lists/9f6d1233-e1bf-461e-978d-4e42d4d51fd1
on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/129902473-duck-prints-press-llc?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=queer-graphic-novels
on bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/graphic-novels-with-queer-characters
Guest blogger Kaiden Alderling dug in and did a bunch of research on the writing software Ellipsus, and joins us for today's post to discuss some pros and cons of the software!
Check it out on our blog: https://duckprintspress.com/2026/07/21/pros-and-cons-of-ellipsus-software-for-writers/
HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! Our campaign to fund publishing our next two anthologies, DUCKS IN A ROW and DUXXX IN A ROW has gone live. Over 40 stories by our queer creators, collected in two lovely volumes for the first time. Check out the campaign, and boosts of this post are very appreciated!
Ramadan 2026 is from February 18 to March 19, so we’re jumping in at roughly the halfway point with some book recs for stories featuring Muslim characters!
List on GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/129902473-duck-prints-press-llc?shelf=muslim-characters
List on PB: https://pagebound.co/lists/32083960-dcc6-4313-8ec5-e04452795dfa
Bookshop.org Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/lists/books-with-queer-muslim-characters
Text version of the list: https://duckprintspress.com/2026/03/03/books-with-queer-muslim-characters-to-read-during-ramadan/
COVER REVEAL! Our next two anthologies are collections of short stories from our 2021 - 2023 archive, a general imprint anthology of 22 stories and an explicit imprint anthology of 19 stories!
The Kickstarter for these collections launches March 30 - follow our pre-launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duckprintspress/ducks-in-a-row-curated-collections-of-queer-stories
Cover art is by Pallas Perilous.
May is Short Story month, so we’ve put together a list of our favorite queer short stories! Many of these don’t have covers, so the accompanying graphic doesn’t list nearly all of them, but it’s a start. You’ll need to read on for the rest.
text version: https://duckprintspress.com/2026/05/14/our-favorite-queer-short-stories-for-international-short-story-month/
Happy reading Wednesday! Whatcha been reading? Come join our Book Lover's Discord server and tell us all about it!
Our campaign is almost done, and so are these teaser posts. Check out Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, our anthology homage to the creators' favorite folklore, on Kickstarter today, before time runs out!
Our Kickstarter campaign to fund publishing our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, one has one week left before it ends!
Today: four more teasers!
Tomorrow? Who knows! (no, it's 4 more teasers).
Our Kickstarter to fund Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales now has over 200 backers! If you’re not one of them yet, and you saw “queer fanworks inspired by folklore and fairy tales” and went !!, you should check it out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duckprintspress/wild-and-full-of-marvels-queer-works-inspired-by-folklore/posts/4752678
Another day, another four teasers for WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: QUEER FANWORKS INSPIRED BY FOLKLORE AND FAIRY TALES. Today, check out art by May Barros and Max Jason Peterson, and story excerpts by Joy Summers and Mikki Madison!
Back our Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duckprintspress/wild-and-full-of-marvels-queer-works-inspired-by-folklore/posts/4751749
Guest blogger Sky_King today sings to our fandom souls by talking about how *fun* writing comments can be. So often, posts about the importance of commenting on fanworks make it sound like an obligation. But, like, writing comments is a delight!
Read all of Sky_King's reasons why it's just plain fun: https://duckprintspress.com/2026/07/22/the-joy-of-writing-a-comment/
Happy reading Wednesday! Whatcha been reading? Come join our Book Lover's Discord server and tell us all about it!
Have you checked out our crowdfunding campaign to fund publishing Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales yet? There's no time like the present to learn more!
Our Kickstarter is proceeding a pace, and so are our contributor teasers. Today, check out art by Amalia Zeichnerin and Sam Inverts, and stories by Isabelle Delisle and ilgaksu!
There are 11 days left in our Kickstarter to fund publishing our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales! Check out today's teasers from Razz, Florilége, Zel Howland, and J. D. Rivers!
This weekend (July 25 & 26) I'll be at Lavender Con in Washington DC! Lavender Con celebrates LGBTQIA+ authors and stories, and will feature dozens of authors, a selection of vendors, panels, readings, book signings, and more!
I hope I’ll see some of y’all there!
Happy reading Wednesday! Whatcha been reading? Come join our Book Lover's Discord server and tell us all about it!
