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50% off @ #Smashwords: https://books2read.com/SkyChildren

With a strange virus giving colonists magic powers, they call for government aid, but warships packed to the gills with nuclear ordnance arrive! They run for the hills, totally terrified for their lives as their city is struck down as if by the wrath of an angry God!

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(Left) The cover of Sky Children, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a nuclear explosion and its mushroom cloud, in some distant hills. There's a dirt road along some rocky hills leading away from it.

The foreground is dominated by the dark silhouettes of another hill, some tall grass and a family of five holding hands, going left to right: girl, mother, girl, boy and father. The mother and father look down at the children, while they look up at their mother. The tallest of the children appears to be a boy in shorts, while the other two are girls of the same height, indicating they may be twins. The girls have pony tails and wear dresses. The mother wears a skirt and the father wears pants. The family holds hands.

The silhouettes are highlighted by the orange light of the explosion.

(Right) An explosion is fiery and bright. Someone hold up their left hand to block the light, but the light is so intense, their flesh only tinges the light a pinkish-red shade and their bones are visible, outlined with dark red lines. The following text is laid over that:

He shielded his eyes with his hands, but even with his eyes closed, he could see the shadows of his finger bones, as highlighted by the monstrous, nuclear light!

Temporarily blinded, tears fell from his eyes.

*What more could I have done? Could we have saved more people somehow? How could I have known the consequences of setting up the navigation beacon? Why is this happening?*

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

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When I get on a new elevator, I count the number of seconds between floors to detect any hidden floors. Useful in casinos. This is sometimes the office and security floor.

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Chapter 33 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

Nicole discusses Chalgos with Ogomid and learns along the way that the piece of Kurg in her mind gives her the ability to speak in Ulkun, via radio waves.

They reach the center and Ogomid uses the abandoned husk of Irkith, but curiously find no trace of the Seventh Sage...

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I just learned that Dayang Kalangitan actually existed. I have a fictional character named Dayang Kalangitan that I wrote 10 years ago. 😆

#Philippines #PreColonial #writing

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Chapter 34 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

Having found what she came for, Nicole reasons out a method to get herself to the surface, which will require her to drown, while in torpor.

She climbs into the chilly water and soon nods off. Ogomid carries her to the surface, while the doll-woman follows...

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

Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?

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(Left) The cover of Troll Song, by Owen Tyme, Illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

There's a woman in mud spattered white, leather armor crossing a pair of short swords against the neck of a terrified, shirtless dwarf.

The woman has white hair and a darker skin tone on the left side of her face. Her left eye is green and her right eye is blue.

The dwarf's hair and beard are blond.

The background is a green forest, with some flowers among the tall grass.

(Right) The background is a snow-covered forest, with a pair of dark silhouettes in it, one small and the other large, like a giant. The smaller silhouette is of a young woman walking away and the interior is filled with musical symbols, in green, white and two shades of blue. The larger silhouette is a woman wielding two swords and the interior is full of blood spatter. The larger one appears to be chasing the smaller one.

The following text is laid over the scene:

“I can’t die until Lyra takes her last breath! She’ll regret betraying her sisters!”

“There’s no price I won’t pay to see that happen, no pain I won’t endure and I’d sacrifice the whole world to seal her fate!”

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

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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!

#introduction

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My interview with @buttondown https://buttondown.com/blog/robert-kingett #Email #Interview #Author #IndieAuthor #Writing #Writings #Blog #Blogging

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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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41d

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

Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it's hard to say which will win.

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(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following text is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

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

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Chapter 40 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

Nicole and her team find themselves in a shared mindscape, in which Lyra and Gida pilot a shuttle, while the team prepares to be dropped at a fortress for a tactical assault.

The fortress is armed with antiaircraft blasters and it's a bumpy ride...

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It’s time for December’s #WordWeavers 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. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)
#amwriting #writing #authors

December 2025 #WordWeavers 1. In an alternate universe, you are the opposite of who you are. What's your story like there? 2. What does your MC's home smell like? 3. What's the best thing about the world of your story? 4. What's the worst thing about the world of your story? 5. Tell us about a character who has a secret. Optional: drop hints and allow others to guess the secret. 6. What kind of food does your antagonist prefer? 7. What bad habits does your MC have? 8. Does your world have any weird laws, practices or beliefs? 9. Tell us about a romantic relationship a character has. 10. Who is your most chaotic character? 11. What does your MC think of love? 12. Are bodily functions omitted or discussed in your stories? 13. How do your characters relate to nature? Is it threatening, idyllic, indifferent, or something else? 14. Are your characters incapacitated by injuries, or do they brush them off as flesh wounds? 15. How much profanity do you include in your story, and why? 16. Is your MC more philosophical or action-oriented? 17. How many hours of sleep a night does your MC average? 18. Does your antagonist save money or spend it? 19. What's the first thing readers learn about your MC? 20. What's the first thing readers learn about your antagonist? 21. Does your antagonist treasure people or objects more? 22. If the inciting incident never happened, what would happen to your MC?
Created by @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop &@BranwenOShea@writing.exchange

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What common evils lurk in your world? So common everyone basically ignores it? Like, I come from a country with free healthcare, and every time I see the American system in action, I can't help feel that is evil in its purest form.

#Writing #WorldBuilding #ttrpg #dnd #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #GameDev

An unspeakable horror strolls down the street and waves to a couple of people. "Ugh, not this guy. He never shuts up about some ancient evil that lurks within us all."

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Chapter 41 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

Ogomid encounters reason in the Mindscape, finding him in a brightly-lit artist's studio, where he's sculpting.

The art is good, but completely lacks emotion of any kind, leaving the Ogomid untouched.

He asks Reason to betray Olyna, but they begin a logical debate on the subject...

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Chapter 35 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

After some scans to satisfy the curiosity of a scientist and some discussion of restoring Irkith, Nicole assembles the Seventh Sage's life stone, playing right into the hands of Olyna, who hides within Reason...

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26d

When you're reading and someone assumes that means you're doing nothing and they can interrupt you.

#books #reading #writing

At Vespers by Halle. A young woman looks up from reading a book. It's probably some religious thing, but I've cropped out the cross and I just like the intensity on her face.

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

Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash together in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?

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(Left) The cover of Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme.

The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces.

The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover.

(Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top:

“We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.”

“Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?”

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

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

Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?

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(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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Was once again reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin's daily schedule, and why this woman was an icon on every single level.

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Ursula Le Guin‘s daily schedule

5:30 a.m. - wake up and lie there and think.
6:15 a.m. - get up and eat breakfast (lots).
7.15 a.m. - get to work writing, writing, writing.
Noon - lunch.
1:00-3:00 p.m. - reading, music.
3:00-5:00 p.m. correspondence, maybe house cleaning.
5:00-8:00 p.m. make dinner and eat it.
After 8:00 p.m. - I tend to be very stupid and we won't talk about this.

This was Le Guin's daily schedule first appeared in an interview she gave in 1988 (and more recently reappeared in Ursula Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations).

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Word of an awful contract from Shadow Light Press is circulating.

Never forget a contract can be wildly unfair in terms of who gets the money, massively exploitative over rights, lack all accepted-as-standard industry clauses on reversion, and much more besides - and be entirely legal and enforceable. If you sign it, you'll be stuck with it.

Take expert advice first! In the UK, ask the Society of Authors, or the Writers Guild of Great Britain. In the US go to the Authors Guild.

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From PEN America:

Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools

"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume."

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https://pen.org/top-52-banned-books-since-2021/

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A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊

Link to first part as #Free #Ebook

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tynp5wgkwr0dkvmf3dzp3/The-Last-Philosopher-Part-One.epub?rlkey=n61zknkz05eakr809gcs19kzd&st=fymuxn6v&dl=0

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Review by crig Dec 16, 2025

Challenging and compelling
"If you are looking for something different from the usual inkitt offerings, try this. If you are looking for something with a very original storyline, indeed, quite unlike anything else you might have read, try this.
As it is written in a very readable style, what are you waiting for?
Style Give it a go.
Colin Rigby"

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I skipped all the other stages and went straight to 'old weirdo' and I've never been happier 😂

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An image of a time-line from birth to death.
Caption: Life of an artist
Start: Gifted kid
Middle: A burned out disapointment
End: An old weirdo with a home studio.

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Chapter 50 of Stone Prophet is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city

Olyna begins to lose herself in the future, while Ogomid finishes his discussion with Reason, convincing him to turn against the painted witch. That leaves her unable to think at all clearly, turning her mind fully illogical.

Meanwhile, the six pieces of the sage meet...

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So recently I was hosted in a #podcast by @GavinChait and together with Cheryl Ntumy I discussed the experiences and frustrations of publishing while being African, and we were joined by @Jeremiah from the Interledger Foundation, and we assessed the state of open payments and our hopes for widespread adoption of the standard. Give it a listen!

"Unlocking Possibilities: The role of Open Payments in African speculative fiction"
https://podcast.interledger.org/@InterledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction
#writing #writingcommunity #blog #sff

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