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Welcome to the June <a href="/tags/wordweavers/" rel="tag">#WordWeavers</a> questions! Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in. Participate with a WIP or an already published book. As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#authors</a>

June #WordWeavers 1. Let your MC introduce themselves. 2. Let your funniest character describe the world they live in. 3. Which fictional character would fit into your main cast? 4. Which fictional character could become your antagonist's ally? 5. What was the last emotion you wrote about? How did you convey it? 6. MC POV: Describe your perfect morning vs your regular morning. 7. Who is your most visually stunning character? How do others react to them? 8. Does your MS have strengths that others see as weaknesses? 9. Your antagonist opens their window and reaches outside. What do they feel? 10. Your MC turns around in the last scene you wrote. What do they see? 11. Your SC closes their eyes in the last scene you wrote and focuses on other senses. What stands out? 12. How can a new author find a good editor or agent? 13. What are the next steps for your current project? 14. Emotional temperature of your story: what are the most predominant emotions? 15. What's the actual temperature in your story? 16. Are your MCs influenced by pop culture in any way? 17. If your MC wrote their autobiography, what would the title be, and why? 18. If your antagonist wrote their autobiography, what would the title be, and why? 19. Have you ever been influenced by your book, like starting a new hobby because your MC has it? 20. If you had no worldly pressures, how long would you happily write each day?
Created by @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop & @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange

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I published a DRAFT of “My TiddlyWiki Customizations⁠ ⁠⛮ (Vim key bindings, journaling, and more)” <a href="https://www.ii.com/customize-tiddlywiki/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ii.com/customize-tiddlywiki/">https://www.ii.com/customize-tiddlywiki/</a> As always, feedback is welcome! I'm very much a <a href="/tags/tiddlywiki/" rel="tag">#TiddlyWiki</a> and <a href="/tags/tiddlydesktop/" rel="tag">#TiddlyDesktop</a> <a href="/tags/newbie/" rel="tag">#newbie</a> <a href="/tags/infiniteink/" rel="tag">#InfiniteInk</a> <a href="/tags/journaling/" rel="tag">#Journaling</a> <a href="/tags/notetaking/" rel="tag">#NoteTaking</a> <a href="/tags/wiki/" rel="tag">#Wiki</a> <a href="/tags/productivity/" rel="tag">#Productivity</a> <a href="/tags/gtd/" rel="tag">#GTD</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/gvim/" rel="tag">#GVim</a> <a href="/tags/vim/" rel="tag">#Vim</a> <a href="/tags/webdev/" rel="tag">#WebDev</a> <a href="/tags/words/" rel="tag">#Words</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/byℵ/" rel="tag">#Byℵ</a> <a href="/tags/bynm/" rel="tag">#ByNM</a>

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People who journal regularly - please, explain to me why you do it. I mean this with kindness and inquisitiveness- as someone who has always found it painful and uncomfortable to physically write, and is scared of putting something on paper permanently, I’m fascinated by folks who journal. Context: I have carpal tunnel now, but I’m also dysgraphic, have adhd, and as an autistic I prefer to keep everything in my noggin’ for quick access … we call it my Rolodex, lol Writing anything down feels, unnatural? to me at least. Talk to me! I want to know. <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/journal/" rel="tag">#journal</a>

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I've just released the last chapter! I want to thank all those who followed me along the way. This story was fun to write, and it was a pleasure to share it with you. <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/mastodon.green/ablobcatheart.png" class="emoji" alt=":ablobcatheart:" title=":ablobcatheart:"> The final version is 50,771 words long, so it's book-sized! I never thought I would be capable of writing something this long.Link: <a href="https://ypsilenna.art/stories/the-snake-queen/summary" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ypsilenna.art/stories/the-snake-queen/summary">https://ypsilenna.art/stories/the-snake-queen/summary</a><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/announcement/" rel="tag">#announcement</a>

The novel summary:
"Genre: Fantasy Dramedy,
Rating: 16+,
Content warnings: Violence, Death, Suggestive Themes, Alcohol/Tobacco Use, Trauma,
Status: Completed,
Synopsis: It is a story of an unknown priestess who tries to make a pact with one of the powerful sky spirit animals, only to find out why nobody deals with the Dusk Serpent."

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There are a thousand right ways to tell a story, and ten million wrong ones. Orson Scott Card<a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writerscommunity/" rel="tag">#writerscommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/story/" rel="tag">#story</a>

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My roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#Publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is up. Finding The Sweet Spot <a href="https://buff.ly/7vtvQSj" rel="nofollow">https://buff.ly/7vtvQSj</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookindustrynews/" rel="tag">#BookIndustryNews</a>

Looking in a bakery cabinet that has lots of yummy slices and cakes with strawberries on top.

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Ebook and print: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar</a> Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds">https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds</a>With the return of her arch-nemesis to the world in 1972, the Hunter literally goes to war, finding herself drawn to Vietnam, once more backed up by her demon-hunting allies, but as all that faced the horrors of the Vietnam War, she finds her time there trying and emotionally difficult.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Three people dressed in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch near the edge of a jungle, in Veitnam. The jungle is a mixture of bamboo and ferns.

The first is a girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She wears a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. She points out of the jungle.

The second is a hispanic man and his skin is covered in greasepaint, to make him blend in even better. He wears a military uniform, including a hat with a round brim and leans on an AK-47 for support. His vest has pouches large enough for spare magazines for his weapon. He looks through a pair of binoculars at what the girl is pointing at.

The third is huge and has the head of a cat, with black fur and green eyes. He wears a military uniform.

(Right) The view from the back of a military cargo plane, with the rear hatch open, in flight, while cargo is dropped for descent via parachute, with the following quote over the top:

“Did you see that?”

“No! I officially *never* saw that crate! I *did not* see the flash of a sword cut the crate apart and *very specifically* didn’t see it explode into a shower of thousands of dinner rolls, with a teenage girl in the middle!”

“Good! I was afraid I was the only one that hadn’t seen that!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar

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I never let the truth ruin a good story... But then again I'm a writer A.K.A professional liar 😜😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@galacticwriters</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writers</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fantasy</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writingbooks</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keepwriting</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aiop</a><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#Indie</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a>

Question.
If, an individual tells a story and uses embellishment and overexaggeration to add more of a dramatic effect and create more of an experience, but cannot recall such stories 100% properly due to complications in his/her memory, then could such person be considered a liar?

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Chapter 9 of Scarlet Eye: Homecoming is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye</a>Artemis tries and fails to grab the elemental spirit, because it isn't physical, only managing to divide it into three fire elementals, the Fire Spirit's children. Facing them reminds her of a story Masher once shared about her mother facing such a creature...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a>

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Chapter 45 of She Consumes Poison is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye</a>Verda dodges potshots from demon witches, while she works to assemble a powerful accumulation of curses, which strangely lack a target...<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a>

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a> Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince try to change history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will they kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of The Third Wish, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

A wizard in a black robe that glitters with hints of gold stands on a mountain and looks down at a city of sky scrapers covered in greenery. In his shadow lurks a creature with glowing red eyes.

In the background, the sun is setting and stars are becoming visible.

(Right Background) Four images separated by black lines, with the silhouette of a woman wielding two swords laid over them. She's outlined in black and her interior is yellow clock-based imagery that spirals outward from the center.

The upper left quarter is a queen in a red, furred robe, wearing a gold and diamond crown. She has dark eyebrows and blond hair.

Upper right is a planet seen from orbit.

Lower left is a symbolic wire frame representation of the view inside a wormhole, in green and yellow.

Lower right is dandelions among grass.

The angle of the planet, one of the woman's swords, the yellow highlights of the wormhole and some of the dandelions form a line that draws the eye along a sweeping curve.

(Right Foreground) The following quote:

He admired the flawless beauty of the insane swordswoman’s fluid movements as Ida took desperate step after step, backwards!

He felt waves of mental energy pour off the panic-stricken troll, but the energy bounced right off of Nicole’s mind, as though she’d shut herself inside a solid, red-hot, steel box of rage!

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish

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Chapter 9 of Rowley's Ride is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts</a>Edwina and Sapphire get their first look at Palace of Blood, the Dead Queen's shipyard, where they will soon begin overseeing construction of a battleship for Edwina to command.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a>

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Okay <a href="https://mastodon.online/@aanee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aanee</a> it's not exaclty the meme that was promised but it's in the right general direction 😜😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@galacticwriters</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writers</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writingbooks</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keepwriting</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aiop</a><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#Indie</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a>

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When I get negative feedback: omg so true, thank you for your honesty...
When I get positive feedback: why would you lie to me like this...

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<a href="/tags/wordweavers/" rel="tag">#WordWeavers</a> 28 June 2026 If you couldn’t die as long as you had more book ideas to write, how long are you living?Always one book more. Could result in living forever. The problem is not a lack of ideas but a lack of time. So not dying would help with the latter.<a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/authorslife/" rel="tag">#authorslife</a> <a href="/tags/authorsdeath/" rel="tag">#authorsdeath</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1821081" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1821081">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1821081</a>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

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“The past of writing becomes the present of reading, even if there are centuries between writer and reader” (Siri Hustvedt, ‘Ghost Stories,’ p. 116).<a href="/tags/sundaysentence/" rel="tag">#SundaySentence</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a>

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/DemonForPresident" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/DemonForPresident">https://books2read.com/DemonForPresident</a> Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds">https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds</a>With a demon running for President of the United States, as both a Republican and a Democrat, the stakes have never been higher! Can his half-demon nemesis and her allies in the Ashen Blades bring him down in time to save American politics? If not, the USA may just get a Demon for President!<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/politicalsatire/" rel="tag">#politicalsatire</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of the novel, Demon for President!, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Two politicians shake hands, as if for a photo-op, while a city burns behind them and the flag of the United States waves in the smoke. The flag is obviously quite dirty.

The democrat on the left is in a dark suit and blue tie. He has blond hair and wears brass-framed glasses. His expression is fairly serious. There's a "Tyme to Vote" pin on his lapel.

The republican on the right is also blond, but his expression is a smile. He wears a gray suit, a red tie, brass-framed glasses with circular lenses and a small "Snake Pride" pin on his lapel, which includes a snake eating its own tail around the edge and a star at the center.

The two men are very similar in appearance, because they're brothers.

(Right) An image of a hybrid of cat and woman, with blue eyes and huge muscles, wearing a black dress, black boots and a matching top hat. Her fingernails are painted blue. The fur of her tail is very fluffy, but it's mostly off-screen. Over the op of that is the following quote:

“You are what you eat and I’ve been eating you, an arch demon! *Do you know what that makes me?*”

“Oh, no! *What have I done?*”

“I’m the eighth deadly sin, *Willful Insanity!* Pride isn’t the root of all sin, because *that’s me!*”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/DemonForPresident

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“The writer fears nothing so much as happiness, which is understandable, for writing is conserving, recording, ordering, but happiness avoids language, eludes words, hides in the past, and crumbles when you try to explain it.”—Nelio Biedermann, ‘Lázár’<a href="/tags/sundaysentence/" rel="tag">#SundaySentence</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/happiness/" rel="tag">#happiness</a>

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50% off at <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> :<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1516062" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1516062">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1516062</a> Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997</a>She’s small and cute, but this half-demon New Yorker lives to exterminate demons, because they murdered her parents. The demonic curse preventing her from saying anything but “it’s a secret” only fuels her desire for revenge.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl wearing an old, black dress, fingerless, elbow-length black gloves and a battered, black top hat, with a blue rose attached to the band. The tearing of her clothes hints that she's recently been in a fight. Her hair is short, but messy. Her eyes are blue.

In her hands is a wakizashi, a short sword of Japanese design. The tsuba, or hilt guard, is in the shape of an opening, blue rose. The blade shines blue.

The image is black and white, aside from the details in blue, hinting at film-noir influences in the art.

(Right) An image of a dog with glowing, red eyes, with the following text laid over it:

“Will we ever be safe again?”

“Your people call you traitor, as do mine. Hunted by Heaven and Hell alike, there’s nowhere we could turn for peace.”

“Will our daughter ever know peace?”

“I pray she will.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons

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$(Background) A fractal pattern of red and orange that resembles a demonic portal. (Center) Pride needs a half-demon to stabilize the portal between worlds. There’s just one hitch: she hates him. One stubborn half-demon vs. all of demon-kind? It could go either way... (Top Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl with a Japanese short sword. The image is black and white, aside from a few details in blue. (Bottom Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Three people in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch in the jungle, including a teen girl, a soldier and a huge cat-man with black fur. (Bottom Right) The cover of the novel, Demon for President!, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Two politicians (Democrat and Republican) shake hands, as if for a photo-op, while a city burns behind them and the flag of the United States waves in the smoke. (Top Right) The cover of the book bundle, Ashen Blades: Open Wounds, by Owen Tyme, which includes a Japanese sword, a pistol and a pineapple grenade on a wooden surface.$

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/StoneProphet" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/StoneProphet</a>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

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Chapter 14 of Rowley's Ride is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts</a>Back in the present, Rowley and Zindo discuss their past interactions with the Blackwell sisters, going over their shared regrets.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a>

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If you try to compete with shitposts, you're gonna have a bad time 😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@galacticwriters</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writers</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writingbooks</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keepwriting</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aiop</a><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#Indie</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a>

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a> Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a>On a world thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they be reaped like wheat?<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it:

“Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.”

“We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.”

“ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

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Thank you so much to <a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/@hpkomic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hpkomic</a> for bringing the characters from my fantasy story to life! They look amazing! 😆 <a href="/tags/notaherostory/" rel="tag">#NotAHeroStory</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a>

A wide image with five illustrated characters standing in a row. The first is a young Beastmaster holding out her whip. Next is a tall Knight with rabbit ears. In the center is an average looking guy with a wooden sword and blue hair. Beside him is a magical princess holding a golden staff. Finally, on the end is a Thief holding a dagger and looking troubled.

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In case anybody is interested, I wanted to share the playlist I listen to while writing. It's mostly just songs from RPG soundtracks with all the fight music trimmed out. I think it's turned out pretty good after a couple of years of curating!<a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZynPRr_odZA&si=P2j3LtwbkMyKVvpy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZynPRr_odZA&si=P2j3LtwbkMyKVvpy">https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZynPRr_odZA&si=P2j3LtwbkMyKVvpy</a><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/notaherostory/" rel="tag">#NotAHeroStory</a>

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