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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/PrincessOfKurg" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/PrincessOfKurg</a>Having collected the fragments of the magic city of Kurg from her home planet, Nicole turns her gaze upward, to the stars, soon coming into conflict with gun-slinging snails, aliens, the dragon she raised from an egg, some really annoying monkeys with crossbows and even fairies, all without decent sleep.<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>

The cover of Princess of Kurg, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a spiral galaxy with a pink color, which has been divided into hexagonal jigsaw puzzle pieces.

Near the top is an attractive woman's face framed by light blond hair that's almost colorless. She has blue eyes and looks directly ahead. Around the edges of her face, she fades away, allowing the background to be seen to either side of her head.

Below her is a group of seven hexagonal brassy coins arranged in a circular fashion, each showing a different scene at the center.

The central coin shows blood spatter on a black background. The top one has a red-haired fairy with insect wings, in a dress that looked like an upturned red flower. She stands in a forest with glowing points of light along the forest floor. Upper right shows the eye of a pink-scaled dragon. Lower right shows a monkey in a tree, eating a banana. The bottom shows a white swan floating in water, beside a reflection of the moon. Lower left is a smiling snail with little red hearts near its head. Upper left displays an alien saucer ship beaming someone into it, presumably an abduction in progress.

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"The <a href="/tags/firstresponders/" rel="tag">#FirstResponders</a> - The black men from Pittsburgh who made up <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#America</a>’s original paramedic corps wanted to make <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> and save lives—starting with their own." by Kevin Hazzard<a href="https://magazine.atavist.com/2019/the-first-responders-paramedics-pittsburgh-civil-rights-ems" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="magazine.atavist.com/2019/the-first-responders-paramedics-pittsburgh-civil-rights-ems">https://magazine.atavist.com/2019/the-first-responders-paramedics-pittsburgh-civil-rights-ems</a><a href="/tags/longform/" rel="tag">#longform</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/atavistmagazine/" rel="tag">#atavistmagazine</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/blackmastodon/" rel="tag">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/blackfedi/" rel="tag">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="/tags/blackhistory/" rel="tag">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="/tags/blackexcellence/" rel="tag">#BlackExcellence</a> <a href="/tags/americanhistory/" rel="tag">#AmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/ems/" rel="tag">#EMS</a> <a href="/tags/paramedics/" rel="tag">#paramedics</a>

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</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.”

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

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Chapter 21 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>Oz'gozod works to locate the portion of Masher's brain responsible for spell-casting, while they get into a surprisingly philosophical discussion about the nature of love and hate.<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/TrollSong" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TrollSong</a> Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a>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?<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 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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Update: Stalled. where I live is becoming less and less safe by the day. The campaign in my Chuffed is meant to help me move and make it for a time This is urgent, I really need to get to a safe place. Please do all you can! stalled at $102 left to go.<a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/chuffed/" rel="tag">#Chuffed</a> <a href="/tags/helpfolkslive/" rel="tag">#helpfolkslive</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#mutualaidrequest</a> <a href="/tags/housingcrisis/" rel="tag">#housingcrisis</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/blessks" rel="nofollow">https://chuffed.org/project/blessks</a>

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Personally I like to edit in new and improved typos with every round of editing 😁 Even grammar has to 'Evolve or Die' in this new fast paced world 😜😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@galacticwriters</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/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/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/geek/" rel="tag">#Geek</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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Shout-out to the typos that make it through three rounds of content edits, copyedits, and two rounds of proofreading. I am inspired by your dedication and tenacity.

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Welcome to the August <a href="/tags/wordweavers/" rel="tag">#WordWeavers</a> questions! Written by @AlyseSteves & 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>

August 2026 #WordWeavers 1. Which of your characters would make the best tour guide, & where would they take us? 2. What's one scene you cut that you still think about? 3. If your protagonist had a signature scent, what would it be? 4. Which supporting character keeps trying to steal the spotlight? 5. What object in your story has more significance than readers realize? 6. If your villain had to spend a day with your hero, what would happen? 7. What part of your world-building came together almost effortlessly? 8. Which character would survive a zombie apocalypse, and why? 9. What's the smallest detail you've researched for a story? 10. Does your writing playlist change depending on the scene you're writing? 11. Which shelved project are you itching to get back to? 12. If your main character had a comfort food, what would it be? 13. What's the most unexpected source of inspiration you've ever had? 14. Which fictional setting of yours would you most like to visit? 15. What's one writing habit you've developed that genuinely helps? 16.If one of your characters could ask you a question, what would they ask? 17. Which scene made you laugh while writing it? 18. What's your favorite line you've written this year? 19. Which character has changed the most since your first draft? 20. If your story had a tagline, what would it be? 21. What's a trope you enjoy writing, even if it's unpopular? Created by @AlyseSteves@mastodon.social & @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange

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<a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> hello! i'm back to mastodon on a new instance after an extended social media break. looking forward to a fresh start. i like <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#repair</a> and a bunch of other stuff. i'm hoping to keep my experience on the lighter side this time around, so i'll be following more selectively than before. i will be checking news, politics, etc., here, but probably not wanting it on my feed. see you around <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> and <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#caturday</a>!

branches of a mature oak tree, undulating horizontally in front of a backdrop of green foliage.

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