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What are the real origins of your world's religions?

#WorldBuilding #religion #Sunday #writing #ttrpg #GameDev

The Quran crimping from the Bible, which crimped from the Torah, which is largely based on the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Book Promotion: Epic Sci-Fi & #Fantasy books for #August

A collection of 39 #books for you to read. Read my #spaceopera

#kindle #spaceship #magic #aliens #legendary #fedibookfair #boost #amreading #writing #dwarfs #readers #rogue #heroes #bookwyrm #reading #goodbooks #space #time #dwarves #dystopia #sorcery #monsters #futurism #planets #sciencefiction #science #scifi #writing #young #newadults #teen #teens #ya #books #booktoot #booksky #bookfunnel @bookstodon

https://books.bookfunnel.com/sci-fi-fantasy-paranormal-ku-aug-sept-2026/zijbicypro

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36d

Libraries Give Us Power: Literacy & Technology
24 September, Gourock Library. Free, booking required

How are technology & artificial intelligence changing the ways we write, read & engage with stories? From AI-generated writing to changing reading habits, join Peter Mackay, Chris McQueer & Adam Felix O’Brien to explore what these developments mean for writers & wider society.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libraries-give-us-power-literacy-technology-tickets-2000142977488

#Scottish #literature #writing #technology #storytelling #writingcommunity

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33d

Book Promotion: Choose a #book on #Kindle Unlimited

A collection of 160 #books for you. Read my #spaceopera

#ku #spaceship #magic #aliens #legendary #fedibookfair #boost #amreading #writing #dwarfs #readers #rogue #heroes #bookwyrm #reading #goodbooks #space #time #dwarves #dystopia #sorcery #monsters #futurism #planets #sciencefiction #science #scifi #writing #young #newadults #teen #teens #ya #books #booktoot #booksky #bookfunnel #bookstagram @bookstodon

https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-sep/kxz8o0bmlx

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33d

Book Promotion: First #book in a series on #KindleUnlimited

A collection of 89 #books for you. Read my #spaceopera

#ku #spaceship #magic #aliens #kindle #fedibookfair #boost #amreading #writing #dwarfs #readers #rogue #heroes #bookwyrm #reading #goodbooks #space #time #dwarves #dystopia #sorcery #monsters #futurism #planets #sciencefiction #science #scifi #writing #young #newadults #teen #teens #ya #books #booktoot #booksky #bookfunnel #bookstagram
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60d

Quick question, for writers/artists of speculative fiction based in the EU. We are organizing the first edition of a specfic festival sometime next year, perhaps in May, in Kampala. It's still very early stages of planning, but there's a grant by Goethe to facilitate travel of artists based in the EU, and deadline is in September. So I'm wondering, if you are eligible to apply and want to visit our festival as a guest, well, send a DM....

https://www.goethe.de/prj/aep/en/cal/ssa/mobility-grants-for-artists-an.html

#writingcommunity #writing

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38d

Post holiday hangover

https://bluebabbler.it/post/Post_holiday_hangover

#perdire #writing #sticazzi

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35d

Chapter 40 of Scarlet Eye: Homecoming is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye

During a meeting of the seven arch demons, Pride gets raked over the coals for how badly things have gone, considering the fact the Ashen Blades actually destroyed Castigation City.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #actionadventure #fiction #witches #demons #vampires #webseries

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30d

For those who saw my post about 'selling your own eBooks' I now have a shop, check it out here: https://payhip.com/NickEastIndieWriter 😁

It was pretty easy so I recommend giving it a try as a self publishing option.

For my readers Part One and Part Two with images is now available on Payhip 🎉

#Fantasy #Satire #Comedy
#SelfPublishing #SelfPublish
#Bookstodon #DRM #DRMFree
#Books #Novel #Litterature
#Reading #Readers #ReadingCommunity
#Author #IndieAuthor #Indie #Writers #Writing #AmWriting

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36d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is now up for free on Substack. If you subscribe you can get it in your inbox.
https://maureencrisp.substack.com/p/the-publishing-sea-change?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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38d

Physical pre-orders of my next book Horns of Shadow & Gold are up!

Books are set to be ready by the end of the month for fulfillment in Canada.

The book will be set up via print-on-demand distribution releasing Sept 25th, making it available internationally at many local bookstores and libraries by request.

Learn more and preorder here: https://audrabalionart.square.site/product/horns-of-shadow-gold-pre-order/OXQVUOE5CPJU5WPD6C7NRPTP

If you prefer digital, go here: https://empyclaw.itch.io/horns-of-shadow-gold

#books #writing #fantasy #indieauthor #selfpublishing #writingcommunity

Square cover for Horns of Shadow & Gold by F. David Schultz. Features a staunch figure in a gold horned headdress in the foreground in white and blue rising from a mountain range and a shadow with spiral horns looming behind.

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37d

The Other Mind | Autism, Cognition, Identity is live on Medium. The world is the subject, the autistic mind the lens: essays on cognition, identity, and human difference.

https://medium.com/the-other-mind-autism-cognition-identity

#autism #neurodiversity #writing #ActuallyAutistic

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57d

Ebook: https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences

The painter of the universe, known as Life, just wanted to fulfill her reason for being, by creating a universe full of beautiful wonders and living things, but her twin brother, Death, exists solely to destroy her work, leading to an intractable argument about whose work should prevail.

@bookstodon
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(Left) The Cover of Emergent Consequences, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Life and Death lay asleep in a the grass, the way they lay slightly resembling the yin-yang symbol. The tools of their trades are scattered around them.

Life is a woman with black hair, in a white robe. Behind her are the paint brush and palette she paints the universe with. She's rather short and has rosy cheeks.

Death is a skeleton in a black robe, which appears to be continually disintegrating at the hem line. Behind him lay his scythe and scroll of names.

Between Life and Death is the hourglass that serves as the source of time for the entire universe, an item that's most commonly carried by Death, but which is part of the work of both of them.

The artwork is cartoonish, with some bushes and a tree that has one red piece of fruit dangling from it. The scene is looked upon by the sun, which frowns at everything.

(Right) The background is an image of some green bacteria with the following quote over the top:

"I think I'll call it Ted."

"Ted? You want to name a micro-organism Ted? Are you serious?"

"Yes, Ted."

"Alright, I just thought Bob would fit better."

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

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57d

Went paddle boarding yesterday, which was great, the weather was superb. But now I'm so spent I don't know how I'm going to get any writing done...

#AmWriting #Indie #Author #IndieAuthor #Writing #WritingCommunity
#ChronicIllness #ChronicPain

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57d

Chapter 7 of The Book of Newts: Witchhome is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts

The Blackwell sisters observe the unusual sight of Uthec (the star, not the goddess) going nova on a much earlier schedule than expected.

Iris is only mildly concerned, while Marta worries and Amelia prepares for potential riots...

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #webseries

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34d

Chapter 17 of The Book of Newts: Witchhome is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts

After ensuring their home is safe, the sisters turn their attention to Rimestar and seek intel. They're soon told the city is in the middle of a rebellion led by General Delia "Chaos" Kane, an old witch from the Dugaria military...

@bookstodon
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38d

A question for the indie authors on Mastadon...

Do you know of a good way to sell your own ebooks? 🤔

Right now I'm using D2D which is a good service, but in some cases they take as much as 60% of a sale.

Simply put is there a good way for me to do the sales myself?

@galacticwriters @bookstodon @joinin
@writingbooks

#Ebook #Ebooks #Sales #DRM #DRMFree #Question #WritersCoffeeClub
#Author #IndieAuthor #Indie #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing

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29d

My latest weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #Bookmarketing links is now up free on Substack.
If you want it in your inbox every week you can subscribe.
https://maureencrisp.substack.com/p/the-care-and-feeding-of-readers?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#writingcommunity
#BookIndustryNews

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34d

Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace

The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of She Seeks Peace, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a snow-capped, craggy mountain with green, grassy hills at its base, which feature yellow and blue flowers.

The foreground is dominated by the round symbol for peace, in gold. Along the bottom of it are two olive branches. At the top is a dove in flight. Arranged on the lower three spokes of it are three figures based on the AIGA symbol for a woman. The figure on the right is blue. The one in the middle is a very dark gray, bordering on black, which includes a top hat. The figure on the left is red and has horns, like a demon.

(Right) The background is a view from the interior of a gun's barrel, with the rifling very apparent and the following quote over the top:

Reggie looked down the barrel of one of his own pistols, which the girl held in both hands, because the M1911 was a little large for someone so small.

There was a long, silent moment as the girl giggled and met his gaze. The murderous look was gone, replaced by something more playful, like a cat toying with a mouse.

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

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56d

Chapter 31 of Scarlet Eye: Homecoming is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye

The struggle of Annmarie and Jake to prevent her from being dragged to her waiting eternal punishment is interrupted at the last moment by an unexpected ally...

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Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace

The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #actionadventure #fiction #books

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57d

My weekly roundup #publishing news, #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up for free on Substack. You can subscribe if you want it in your inbox. https://maureencrisp.substack.com/p/re-inventing-the-publishing-wheel?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Chapter 41 of Scarlet Eye: Homecoming is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye

Oz'gozod tours a steel refinery, to check on progress toward an industrial revolution for the demon race.

After that, she visits Greed, to check on the reverse-engineering efforts related to the captured A-10 Thunderbolt.

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55d

Chapter 8 of The Book of Newts: Witchhome is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts

The Blackwell sisters have a family meeting in the front yard, regarding both Hobard and Marta's condition.

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Ebook: https://books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords
Audiobook: https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words

Hungry and hunting alone, a goblin boy meets a bouncing, blue slime and assumes it will be dinner. Naturally, the slime has other ideas, and the boy gets his hind-end handed to him by what’s supposed to be one of the weakest monsters of the forest.

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(Left) The cover of The Most Powerful Words, by Owen Tyme, which consists of a temperate forest path in twilight, with a tree on the right side, which hangs over the path. At the base of the tree is a translucent, blue slime monster, with shiny, black eyes that give it a somewhat cute appearance, while the shadow that's visible at its base almost looks like a big mouth. The air has an almosty golden look, because there's a hint of fog in it. The cover is framed with beveled stone.

(Right) The background is a bookcase with three shelves that are filled with old-looking books. Some have bookmark ribbons that stick off the edge, adding a little color. The books are largely brown, with ribbed spines. The following quote is laid over it:

“There are words so powerful, they can shake the foundations of reality or alter the fate of the world.”

“The most powerful words of all can change a man’s heart and mind about old, incorrect beliefs.”

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

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