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<p>Is it worth contributing to Unsplash+?</p><p>• How it works<br>• What they pay<br>• The licensing<br>• The pros &amp; cons</p><p><a href="https://mikehindle.uk/is-it-worth-contributing-photography-to-unsplash/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikehindle.uk/is-it-worth-contributing-photography-to-unsplash/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikehindle.uk/is-it-worth-cont</span><span class="invisible">ributing-photography-to-unsplash/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/photographer/" rel="tag">#photographer</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite/" rel="tag">#blackandwhite</a> <a href="/tags/monochrome/" rel="tag">#monochrome</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

<p>So here&#x27;s <a href="/tags/autumn2025/" rel="tag">#Autumn2025</a> with box fresh <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#ShortStories</a> from Helon Habila, Ephameron, Caroline Clark, Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall and Kasimma – plus Chadwick Allen on the classics of <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> </p><p>Catch them all at <a href="https://fictionable.world" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fictionable.world</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>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?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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></p>

<p>O.M.f*.G. This is the best I&#x27;ve read in a VERY long time; about being human in a world where tech bros are selling us <a href="/tags/aislop/" rel="tag">#AIslop</a> as creative perfection. Read it! <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sightlessscribbles.com/the-col</span><span class="invisible">onization-of-confidence/</span></a></p><p>Thank you, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WeirdWriter</span></a></span> your text made me cry, made me furious, and hopeful, and thankful, and wanting to write more fiercely than ever before. I never used <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> for <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a>; the discussions alone were enough to make me hesitant about my work. Thank you for what you do for us creatives, thirsty for real creativity.</p>

<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1899894" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1899894"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1899894</span></a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics it gave her. She’s unable to plot a course home, but desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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> <a href="/tags/eoysale25/" rel="tag">#EOYSale25</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a> <a href="/tags/books2read/" rel="tag">#books2read</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#indiebooks</a></p>

<p>Chapter 41 of The Next Horizon 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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1025</span><span class="invisible">09/the-book-of-newts</span></a></p><p>On their way south, the Blackwells stop in Macclesfield and Mrs. Maccle cries with joy. The Maccles go with them.</p><p>Amelia follows the path she once took to reach Dugaria, noting how the outlying villages have been destroyed, with holes left in buildings by her spring-gonnes...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;ve been <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> a <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> for about 25 years. It&#x27;s &quot;the&quot; book in that it&#x27;s scooped up several of my other story ideas and merged it into a single behemoth. It&#x27;s a speculative <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> story with an alternate world, some things that characters would call <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a>, and an epic story at the heart.</p><p>This year I decided that while I won&#x27;t likely finish until I retire and have time to focus on writing, I can at least bring the process and world-building forward into the public eye.</p><p><a href="https://www.thehierophant.world/" rel="nofollow">The Hierophant</a></p><p>You can learn all about my story, follow along, and maybe even give some input along the way.</p>

<p>Ebook 25% off on Itch.io: <a href="https://owentyme.itch.io/legacy-of-newts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.itch.io/legacy-of-newts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">owentyme.itch.io/legacy-of-new</span><span class="invisible">ts</span></a><br>Also in other stores: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</a></p><p>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&#x27;s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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> <a href="/tags/itchio/" rel="tag">#itchio</a> <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a></p>

<p>Chapter 38 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>With most of the city evacuated, Nicole tries to convince Dalmas to leave, and eventually convinces him to accept being told why via telepathy.</p><p>She shares her plan and the dwarf leaves, then Nicole radios Olyna, to continue the hostage negotiations...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

<p>New account, new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> post! </p><p>I’m Rhys, a writer, solarpunk, and witch/druid living in the Midlands, UK. My pronouns are they/them, although I’m currently exploring my gender, so that may change.</p><p>I&#x27;ve just set up a new blog: <a href="https://www.panga.blog/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.panga.blog/about</a></p><p>I will accept most follow requests! <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.coop/apartyblobcat.png" class="emoji" alt=":apartyblobcat:" title=":apartyblobcat:"> </p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#Solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#Anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/witchcraft/" rel="tag">#Witchcraft</a> <a href="/tags/druidry/" rel="tag">#Druidry</a> <a href="/tags/midlands/" rel="tag">#Midlands</a> <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#Vegan</a> <a href="/tags/bisexual/" rel="tag">#Bisexual</a> <a href="/tags/polyamorous/" rel="tag">#Polyamorous</a> <a href="/tags/nonbinary/" rel="tag">#NonBinary</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/workingclass/" rel="tag">#WorkingClass</a></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a></p><p>On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called &#x27;Harbingers of Doom&#x27;, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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></p>

<p>Jason Koebler for 404 Media: &quot;AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge&quot; </p><p>“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/ai-is-supercharging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.404media.co/ai-is-supercharging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.404media.co/ai-is-supercha</span><span class="invisible">rging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/</span></a></p>

<p>Looking for some soft, comfy reading to ring out this hard old year? You&#x27;re sure to find something delightful in my whimsical fantasy story collection. Elves, gargoyles, mischievous young magicians, heroic aunties, brave doggo, and much more.<br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/wizards/" rel="tag">#wizards</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/fae/" rel="tag">#fae</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/elves/" rel="tag">#elves</a> <a href="/tags/heroines/" rel="tag">#heroines</a> <a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#FoundFamily</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#GoodBooks</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookfair</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br>Amazon<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK2DG8T8" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK2DG8T8</a><br>-and-<br>Bookshop<br><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/relics-from-a-traveling-show-k-m-herkes/0abf2118b4e0a1c2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookshop.org/p/books/relics-from-a-traveling-show-k-m-herkes/0abf2118b4e0a1c2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/p/books/relics-fr</span><span class="invisible">om-a-traveling-show-k-m-herkes/0abf2118b4e0a1c2</span></a>?</p>

<p>My personal column of essays about life and the world we live in. A bit of everything, I’m afraid. Philosophy, history, science, human behavior, and religion. Sometimes I take the long way around but it’s usually entertaining. Buy a ticket. Take the ride. </p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/medium/" rel="tag">#medium</a> <a href="/tags/abitdodgy/" rel="tag">#ABitDodgy</a> </p><p><a href="https://abitdodgy.uk/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>abitdodgy.uk/</a></p>

<p>Me: I&#x27;m gonna write <a href="/tags/openzfsmastery/" rel="tag">#openzfsmastery</a> in order. No bouncing around in the manuscript, just clean text from beginning to end!</p><p>Also me: My test host needs the new compatibility flag for the root pool. I guess I better jump ahead four chapters and write that. <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/io.mwl.io/flan_heckk.png" class="emoji" alt=":flan_heckk:" title=":flan_heckk:"> <a href="/tags/sysadmin/" rel="tag">#sysadmin</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/TheInvertedGlas</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p>After encountering the worst life has to offer, including the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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></p>

<p>Chapter 23 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole retrieves the next piece of the Seventh Sage, then takes a moment to deal with her feelings, in hr quarters.</p><p>As she cries about the lives she&#x27;s taken, the Life Giver appears beside her...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

<p>Out now for ereader: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1979189" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1979189"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1979189</span></a></p><p>Launching physically around 2nd April, and whenever the hell it gets through the queue at your local library.</p><p><a href="/tags/arcanaspath/" rel="tag">#ArcanasPath</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a></p>

<p>New on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: &quot;My 5 Warhammer 40,000 Starter Books&quot; <br><a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-5-warhammer-40000-starter-books.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-5-warhammer-40000-starter-books.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/11/my-5-warhammer-40000-starter-books.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/wh40k/" rel="tag">#WH40K</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/warhammer40k/" rel="tag">#Warhammer40K</a> <br>💙📚</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a></p><p>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?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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></p>

<p>I updated my new <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>, The Night Dancer, with cc for the hearing impaired (I doubt it&#x27;s perfect, but hope it helps) but being on the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> and experiencing alt text made me think that people with visual impairments would love to enjoy my films. It&#x27;s quite a challenge to put alt-text on a short film, so I ended up writing it like a short story. I&#x27;ll maybe try to make time to do an audio-book-imitation of the film instead! And of all my films.<br><a href="https://www.dilmandila.com/lajok-the-night-dancer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.dilmandila.com/lajok-the-night-dancer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.dilmandila.com/lajok-the-n</span><span class="invisible">ight-dancer/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

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<p>Chapter 24 of Stone Prophet is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole faces a most difficult challenge: politics.</p><p>The Heart Forge council refuses her request to visit the old penal colony, leading to an angry outburst in the bridge of Jigsaw City.</p><p>She decides to visit with the council, in person, and she brings Ogomid, who terrifies them...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

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