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@sarahfloyd.bsky.social

Writer, mom, dog lover, dreamer πŸ¦‹ MG novels: BUTTERFLY GIRL and SURVIVOR MOUNTAIN (Wild Ink Publishing, 2025) PB: TEN CLEVER NINJAS (Clear Fork Publishing, 2019)

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Survivor Mountain Thirteen-year-old Dani tries to live by her motto, fake it ’til you make it. Faking confidence might lead her back to β€œnormal” and end her decision-making paralysis, a symptom of the anxiety and depr...

Exciting news.... Survivor Mountain by Sarah Floyd is available for ARC readers. This means you can read it before its publication date and for free! I mean, that's pretty darn cool!

Check it out.

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New Lit Mags Blowing Up RN (And They Want Your Writing!)

New and up-and-coming lit mags looking for submissions: www.chillsubs.com/lists/new-li...

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The Sacred Conversations anthology is open for submissions. We are looking for letters of knowing, understanding, and support, by women, for women.

Revenue will be given to a young girl whose mother was murdered in a domestic violence situation.

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Such a beautiful series! 😍πŸ₯°

08.10.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends! I’m delighted to share that my print proof for SURVIVOR MOUNTAIN has arrived! 😍
Huge thanks to the amazing team @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social for creating such a beautiful cover and interior design! πŸ₯°

08.10.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday to your sweet girl! πŸ’– Wishing her good health, lovely walks, and lots of treats for her birthday week. 🦴

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Sunset dinner at the river (Jersey Mike sammiesβ€”yumm!) Such a beautiful scene, and always fun to spot a little gator swimming by. 😎 #Florida

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Publishing Trends, Market Shifts & Opportunities: A Two-Night Mini - Highlights Foundation

I'm excited to announce "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, & Opportunities" is now open for sign-ups! Yes, what's happening now in #kidlit, but *also* how to follow trends yourself and decide how to respond. October. 14 and 16, $59, will be recorded.

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Alexy: Strong and Silent You met Alexy, Nurse, and the young pouncer, MlΓ‘dΓ , in Shay The Brave, now journey with them to Dorp House, an orphanage in distant Indusdorp where Shay’s da (manor lord of Oldenshire) sends Alexy to ...

Everyone loved Shay the Brave by Riley Kilmore... so she wrote another! Alexy Strong and Silent. It's another whimsical tale that you will love. Middle-Grades and up!

Want to read it before it's published? Heck yeah, you do! To be an arc, follow the link...

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13.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, Rebecca!!
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Book cover with geeen borders and a girl with an open book at the bottom center. Butterfly Girl at the top.

Book cover with geeen borders and a girl with an open book at the bottom center. Butterfly Girl at the top.

Just finished Sarah Floyd’s Butterfly Girl and found it a delightful MG story tackling the tension of wanting to follow your dreams but also stay grounded in your identity. Perfect for any middle schooler facing the same in their daily life! #kidlit #amreading

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Author Chat with Bruce Buchanan (The Blacksmith’s Boy), Plus Giveaway~ US/CAN ONLY! – YA Books Central

A giveaway? Yes please!?!?

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A Conversation with Death A good deed can save a man’s soul or damn him forever. For Gabe, both were equally true. After a good deed that could have unmade existence, Gabe is literally faced with the choice of eternal life or ...

Want to read A Conversation with Death by Tom Elmquist before it's published? You can!

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COVER REVEAL - I know you've been waiting for this one! Sarah Floyd's sophomore novel. It's a story of resilience, strength, and bonds that last. Perfect for Middle Grades and up.

wild-ink-publishing.com/sarah-floyd/

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SUBMISSION CALL: Whether the stasis of ice or the fluidity of liquid, water forms, reforms, and transforms. Bring us your stories of gentle erosion or violent upheaval, with water as the binding symbology.

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Tell me.. have you read Butterfly Girl by
@kidlitSarah
yet? Did you know you can get the ebook version on sale until the 15th with the code august50 (at checkout)? You can! Check it out!
payhip.com/b/rk1Vi

It's also available anywhere books are sold online.

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Yay!!! So happy to see this book out in the world 🌎 πŸ“š

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Wild Ink Publishing Wild Ink Publishing is able to bring you some of the newest, brightest wordsmiths because we are not afraid of breaking a mold or two. If you are looking for something new to read, look no further!

SALE TIME.

Everything on our Payhip Ebook site is 50% for the next 15 days. Use the code august50 at checkout.

Small surprise... We launched The Blacksmith's Boy by
Bruce Buchanan a little early, but only for the Payhip site.

Go see what all the energy is about!

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Happy 14th birthday to Toby! He had a wonderful time today and loved his birthday donut! πŸŽ‚πŸ’•

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Thicker Than Water Eighteen-year-old Lydia Ross wants nothing more than to be normal, which is impossible, considering she’s half-vampire, half-human. But she finds her escape from her overprotective father when she sta...

ARC ALERT! Want to read Thicker than Water by Avery Timmons before it's published? Want to read it for free? Yeah, you do! Go get it!

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SALE ALERT! From August 1 through 15th, all ebooks will be on sale for 50% with the code word august50. Our ebooks are already heavily discounted on the site, but in August, you'll be able to collect them all, like PokΓ©mon!

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Anthology Submissions Wild Ink Publishing, LLC is concerned with the growing use of AI-generated art and content within the publishing industry. As such, we pledge that none of our designs (cover or social media designs…

Anthology submission call:

This epistolary anthology is in memory of a friend who was murdered last week. This one is by women, for women.

wild-ink-publishing.com/anthologysub...

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An Interview with author Sarah Floyd Publishing your work means putting your heart and soul out into the world for everyone to read. It’s a scary process, but it is also a fantastic process that brings connection and joy. But wh…

You don't want to miss this interview with WIP author Sarah Floyd. Sarah's book, Butterfly Girl, is not to be missed.

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Wild Ink Publishing Bookshop Welcome to Wild Ink Publishing. Here you’ll find the books we’ve published, the stories we wish we published, and the voices that inspire us to keep pushing against the dark. From mythic retellings to...

Did you know Bookshop supports indie bookstores? Also, Wild Ink makes more off sales from BookShop than we do from Amazon? Yeah, so.... we started a storefront. For those who want to kick Amazon to the curb, this might help. πŸ™‚
The storefront is still under construction.

bookshop.org/shop/wildink...

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Friends! Check out this amazing sale from Wild Ink Publishing! BUTTERFLY GIRL and many other fantastic ebooks are available for only $2.99! πŸ¦‹πŸ“šβœ¨

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Text of a 5-star review, β€œa sweet story of loss, anger, trauma, and everything in between. If you’re a fan of slow burn romance this is a must add to your TBR list.”

Text of a 5-star review, β€œa sweet story of loss, anger, trauma, and everything in between. If you’re a fan of slow burn romance this is a must add to your TBR list.”

Text of the blurb for the book

Text of the blurb for the book

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Book cover and text with title

Those ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews are still rolling in for Third and Long! It’s just absolutely surreal! Get it wherever you get your books today and see what all the hype is about! #amwriting #writingcommunity #amreading

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Wondering what all the buzz about S.E. Reed is for?
Now's your chance to grab Ask Grace (and the rest of her books) in epub form for only .99... for a limited time. GRAB ALL THREE for $3? Yes, Please!

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