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Back on the #BookPromotion again. It's been great to see reviews appearing for my wife's book "The Players Act 1" - our first venture into self/indie publishing. Particularly pleased with the view from Adam Rowan at @bookshelfie who (aside from a time-period slip - 1715 is not Elizabethan even if they are performing Shakespeare!) totally got the book and characters.
The review is here: https://book-shelfie.com/review/the-players-act-1-by-amy-sparkes-book-review/
Available DRM-FREE on Amazon and Kobo.
@bookstodon @books #IndieAuthor #Writing

"Book Of The Week" image provided by book-shelfie.com. The cover of the book is in the middle of the image, with a gold rosette covering most of the title. The rosette reads "Bookshelfie 5 Star Rating". Around the book are various theme callouts. Clockwise from top left they are: "Found Family"; "Comedy mixed with tragedy"; "Shakespeare"; "Multiple POVs"; "Historical Fiction"; and "Hamnet vibes".

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@neve thank you for hosting #writephant this week 😊

I write cosy-adjacent fantasy books with romance, often queer. I have been described as “criminally underrated” 😉 Find out more about my books, including samples and retail links, at my website:

https://wendypalmer.au/

#books @bookstodon #fantasy #IndieAuthor @writingbooks #QueerRomance

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Writing Month is not so far away!
We'll be offering $200 for a 1k-5k word short story from a writer in the US Southwest to publish on our site.

If you're already doing #WritingMonth this year, why not refill that coffee fund while you're at it?

https://werebooks.com/submissions/

#indieAuthor #AmWriting #WritingMonth

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🎉 August Queer Romance Club book pick - Dionysus in Wisconsin by EH Lupton 🎉

By a Mastodon author, @pretensesoup, it’s been shortlisted for the 2024 Lamba Literary Award in Gay Romance and the 2024 Midwest Book Award for fantasy.

Available on #Hoopla, #KoboPlus, all ebookstores and perhaps your library, or EH has kindly offered copies if access is difficult for you (DM her if so).

QRC is open to all, read at your own pace over the month and post about it under #QueerRomanceClub and @queerromanceclub — CW for spoilers if going into details but general observations can be open.

No rules: let’s hear reactions, theories, reviews, favourite quotes etc.

Please also feel free to tag EH in to your QRC post this month, and she’s open to Author Q&A so throw your questions her way.

#books #GayRomance @gayromance @bookstodon #BookClub #AuthorsOfMastodon #IndieAuthor

Cover of Dionysus in Wisconsin. Two figures in the style of Greek urn paintings, one seated with a cup of wine, one standing before the first with a hand on his shoulder. They’re in black, the background and title are in shades of orange, the only other colour is the green wreaths they each wear .

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I’m Lauren, a creative professional and writer in Cape Town.

I love all things #reading #writing & #design - I have a #communications and #GraphicDesign business & many #creative interests

I’m #SelfPublishing soon!

After connecting with the #IndieAuthor community I made a series of #canva #tutorials to help them design and market their #books

My flagrant use of tags here is a good representation of my approach - full enthusiasm at max speed 😂

I look forward to connecting!

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I've just finished the first stage of a more long-term project, which has produced an audiobook version of the prologue and first two chapters of Troll Song.

If you enjoy this sample, you can learn more about the novel from my website: https://owentyme.us/books/wizards-scion/troll-song.html

This was achieved with an open source neural network text to speech synthesizer named Piper: https://github.com/rhasspy/piper

#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction #ai

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I started a new project titled 'Starwitch'.

It's about three sisters that launched themselves into space with magic. The novel has been named for the ship itself. The setting will be primarily fantasy, though with some minor scientific elements, mostly in the form of mathematics and orbital dynamics.

I intend to publish as an episodic web series, then as a novel, so keep an eye out for details.

https://owentyme.us/books/starwitch/index.html

#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #actionadventure #fiction #wip

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The fifth and final volume of The Wizard's Scion, The Inverted Glass, is now available for pre-order as an Ebook!

Read more on my blog: https://owentyme.us/blog/available-for-pre-order-the-inverted-glass.html

Or go straight to the store links: https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

An hourglass with white sand in the top, partially covering a black humanoid figure, while the bottom has black sand and a white humanoid figure.

The hourglass supports a balance arm and a pair of scales weighing a heart against a feather.

The background shows a view of a purple and pink nebula, in space.

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The Ebook of Sky Children is now available for purchase! Print copies will be available on Friday, January 3rd!

You can learn more at my website:
https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/sky-children.html

Or go straight to the store links:
https://books2read.com/SkyChildren

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

The cover of the novel Sky Children, by Owen Tyme.

The cover shows the dark silhouette of a man against a night sky consisting of a view of the Milky Way, in more stunning detail than it's usually seen.

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Wrath of the Sky, the second volume of Sky Children, is available for preorder! The release date is set for February 7, 2025.

You can learn more at my website:
https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/wrath-of-the-sky.html

Or go straight to the store links:
https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

The background is black and the foreground features a flaming planet that resembles Earth.

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Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

It all starts here: https://books2read.com/b/TrollSong

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #actionadventure #fiction

The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion.

(Background) View of a planet from space.

(Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text:
Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

(Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf. The book has a red stamp in the lower right corner indicating the ebook is free.

(Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed.

(Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends.

(Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads.

(Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather.

(Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

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"Remnants", a volume of Haiku and Senryu, available for paperback and e-reader, through:
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/2dyxuks6
Rakuten Kobo: https://tinyurl.com/3vu3yr86

Amazon Author Home: https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup

DM me to enquire about signed copies (prices will vary according to location).

#IndieAuthor #SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Paperback cover of "Remnants". Black border top and bottom. Image of a ruined stone wall in sunlight, enclosed by railings in a field. Trees in background. "Remnants" in white letters down the stonework. "Simon J Ashcroft" in black across a blue sky.

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@Priyajsridhar thank you for hosting #writephant today

#SelfPromo #IndieAuthor

Since we were talking about community today…

One of the aspects of my latest release, Little Wolf and the Witch, is about finding community — Feilan, the eponymous Little Wolf of the title, has been exiled from his (Viking-like) community, while Remy, the eponymous Witch, has been metaphorically exiled (ostracised) from his.

They find each other (…eventually, it’s enemies-to-lovers), fight monsters of various sorts, and pull together their own community in the process.

Find out more and read a sample at my website: https://wendypalmer.au/books/#vaer
(Content warnings: https://wendypalmer.au/content-warnings/)
Available widely, including on #KoboPlus and #Hoopla

@mmromance @bookstodon #GayRomance

Cover of little wolf and the witch. Large title in blue over a heavy line drawing of a stylised wolf head, looking out at the viewer with blue-green eyes. Surrounded by a flowery orange border.

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If you're interested in a #cozy #hopepunk #fantasy story, @Jess_Alter has published this charming short:
"Which Wish is Witch"
https://werebooks.com/which-wish-is-witch/

"A young baker must decide whether to go along with the crowd or fulfill her dreams without losing her integrity."

(free signup required, as it is the most effective way to block AI, sorry)
#Indie #author #indieauthor

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129d

TGIF and happy long weekend ahead for my US friends.

Hope you’ve got a good book for some hammock, boat, back patio, whatever, reading.

If not….
https://johnwilker.com/books/

@scifi @bookstodon #scifi #thriller #adventure #indieauthor #smallbusiness

The image features three books standing upright on a white wooden surface, with a pool of water in the background. The books are titled "The Adventures of Wil Calder: Space Rogues Book 1" by John Wilker, "Island of Secrets" by J. Beckett, and "Any Job Will Do: Book 1 of the Grand Human Empire" by John Wilker. The book covers are colorful and feature various designs: the first book has a space-themed cover with a rocket and stars, the second book has a green cover with a silhouette of a person holding a gun, and the third book has a futuristic cover with a person standing in a spaceship. The pool water reflects the sky, creating a serene atmosphere.

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Friends!

Today, I present to you the cover of Convergence of Connection!

Isn’t it stunning? 🤩 🥰

Check out my latest blog post for an in-depth look at what’s on the cover, and to read the blurb. (NOTE: The blurb talks about what happens in book three; naturally, that means there are spoilers for books one and two.)

Blog post: https://sarahjhoodlet.com/blog/cover-reveal-convergence-of-connection/

#CoverReveal #Books #ComingSoon #Fantasy #RomanticFantasy #Readers #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #Author

The cover of Convergence of Connection, the third book in The Way of the Wielder series.

Featured is a young woman standing in an active pose, her arms out before her, with four elemental spheres floating in the air at her side (green, gray, red, and blue). Behind her is a green and golden misty background, with leaves around the edges.

Between the title and the author’s name is a vignette of an angelic figure hovering above a glass-like surface, staring out into a starlit sky. The vignette is in golden tones, which blends into the background above.

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I've started a new monthly serial with @Longplay_Games: Riparia Marten and the Mystery of the Ancients.

Coming out monthly for free on the longplay games site:
https://blog.longplay.games/riparia-marten-and-the-mystery-of-the-ancients-chapter-1/

#IndieAuthor #Sci-Fi #Adventure #AmWriting #serial

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If you're interested in a chilling little #horror piece, here's one from @miguel :
"Too Loud to Think"
https://werebooks.com/too-loud-to-think/

"Sometimes it's very hard to focus in a world full of distracting noise."

#indieauthor #shorts

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Convergence of Connection is here! 🥰 💚

This is the third book in The Way of the Wielder series, and it begins right where its prequel, Mysteries of the Material, ends.

For more about this book, what it means to me, and a PLAYLIST, check out today’s blog post: https://sarahjhoodlet.com/blog/convergence-of-connection-is-here/

(See comments for links to various marketplaces on Amazon for purchase.)

#books #BookRelease #fantasy #romance #EpicFantasy #reading #readers #SelfPromo #author #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #Writer

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