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Coastal Kate

@gabbrogirl.bsky.social

Author, sea spirit, lover of wild places

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Victorian novelists -

I have three books by Hall Caine on my bookshelf (more secondhand bookshop finds)

The Manxman
The Bondsman
The Eternal City

Has anyone read these? Which one should I start with?

15.07.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last day of the Epic Indie Spring Sale
Last chance to grab a copy of Dragons of Dunmoray for only 99p
What can you see? Can you see dragons?

www.epicindie.net/summerpromo2...

12.07.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer Promotion β€” EPIC The EPIC INDIE Spring sale is now on!

The Epic Indie Summer Sale is now live and will be running for the rest of the week!

So if you are a fan of SF or fantasy now is your chance!

My own quirky dark fantasy, Dragons of Dunmoray is one of the books in the sale for only 99p/99c

www.epicindie.net/summerpromo2...

06.07.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3D render of the book, Sigils of Malice, featuring a magical, horned blue beetle with red eyes sprinkling glittering dust on magical technology lit by a blue gem.

A thrilling science fantasy adventure
Five stars! (It’s actually 4.9 if you wanna be picky)
Readers call it a must-read for fans of fantasy and mystery alike and those craving a seamless blend of the extraordinary and the perilous.

At the bottom are simple representations of Thalia, the main character, waving to Frendo, the calygreyhoundβ€”a massive beast with the body and antlers of a great stag, a wild cat’s face and tail, and the wings and forearms of a giant eagle.

Art by Rebecca Reyes & Elora Ladd

3D render of the book, Sigils of Malice, featuring a magical, horned blue beetle with red eyes sprinkling glittering dust on magical technology lit by a blue gem. A thrilling science fantasy adventure Five stars! (It’s actually 4.9 if you wanna be picky) Readers call it a must-read for fans of fantasy and mystery alike and those craving a seamless blend of the extraordinary and the perilous. At the bottom are simple representations of Thalia, the main character, waving to Frendo, the calygreyhoundβ€”a massive beast with the body and antlers of a great stag, a wild cat’s face and tail, and the wings and forearms of a giant eagle. Art by Rebecca Reyes & Elora Ladd

Complacency and prejudice warp souls into a cowardly creatures. In the name of love, Thalia must save hers.

πŸ”«Magitek
πŸ—‘οΈTested Loyalties & Reluctant Partnerships
πŸ’€Necromancy
🌡Chubby cactus dryad entomologists🐝
πŸ¦„The World’s Smallest Unicorn

mybook.to/Sigils_of_Malice

#SFF #Fantasy #Fiction #Books

01.07.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Ah yes, let’s hope those zeros are short lived!!!

01.07.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh!!! I am sooooo close to topping 1000 KU page reads this month for the first time ever!!!!

I dare you to help me up my count!

Who knows - you might even find something you like!!!

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29.06.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover for the Arid Lsnds with words the based book sale is now live!!

Cover for the Arid Lsnds with words the based book sale is now live!!

The based book sale is now live with loads of books either free or 99p/99c and The Arid Lands is one of them.

There are a fair number of books in the sale which I’ve read and reviewed so I’ll be giving them a shout out over the next couple of days.

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19.06.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just spotted another lovely 5* review for Permafrost ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️

15.06.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thunder in June Hello and welcome to my June author update.

You may or may not have noticed, but I have an author newsletter. Here is my latest update.

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07.06.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So I made a wee video for my book…

24.05.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out today

Permafrost by Kate Kelly

The key to the future is a book from the past

amzn.eu/d/fTsobUp

15.05.2025 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only a few days left to go but there are plenty of tickets still available!!! Come and join me on Saturday at Pavillion dance and together we will create a whole bunch of baddies!!!
@bmthwritingfest.bsky.social

23.04.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s coming up fast!!! Come and join us!!!

21.04.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t miss out!!! There are at least four indie book sales on at the moment. I’m taking part in the Epic Indie sale and you can grab yourself a copy of The Atid Lands for only 99p/99c

08.04.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EPIC Indie - Indie Fantasy and Sci-Fi EPIC Indie celebrates indie fantasy and sci-fi authors with reviews of books, movies, and games. Explore unique stories and hidden gems!

The Epic Indie spring sale is now live - over 140 of the best indie SF and fantasy books around at bargain prices!!! The Arid Lands is included in the sale for only 99p/99c

So head over to Epic Indie and grab yourself a bargain!!

www.epicindie.net

05.04.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not long to go but still plenty of time to grab yourself some tickets for the Bournemouth Writing Fedtival @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social

01.04.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well I guess I shouldn’t be surprised about this 😱

21.03.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ARC signups are now open for my forthcoming post apocalyptic CliFi thriller Permafrost ❄️❄️❄️

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

01.03.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tropes graphic showing the cover for The Arid Lands by Kate Kelly. The cover shows the shadowy figure of a girl against the backdrop of a desolate landscape
Tropes are:
Floodwater
Geo engineering 
Conspiracy
Betrayal
Dried up ocean
Sibling loyalty

Tropes graphic showing the cover for The Arid Lands by Kate Kelly. The cover shows the shadowy figure of a girl against the backdrop of a desolate landscape Tropes are: Floodwater Geo engineering Conspiracy Betrayal Dried up ocean Sibling loyalty

The Arid Lands
A dried up ocean basin. A people struggling to survive. Inez knows no other world.
Until….
Stowing away on a strange craft she comes to a city. But there are others from the Arid Lands here - and they have a plan!

Can one girl hold back the flood?
#Wspitp #A #in #Sf

26.02.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool -I’ll give it a blast

26.02.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

26.02.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s #wspit ? I keep seeing pitches but can’t find where the deets are! Wouldn’t want to blast out a pitch if it’s not relevant πŸ˜‚

26.02.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bournemouth Writing Festival.

The early bird discount ends on Friday!!!! Lots of excellent sounding talks and workshops, literary walks, agent 1-2-1s - not forgetting a character workshop with yours truly 😎

26.02.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest short story, They Meet by Moonlight, has been published in the most recent edition of Leading Edge Magazine

An alien detective sets out to solve a human murder but learns a few things he hadn’t bargained for along the way

Check it out here

Leading Edge, Issue 85 a.co/d/2UQLK6m

21.02.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sitting staring at grey grey grey yet again!!! Yearning for spring!!

20.02.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™ I actually took that photo during the beast from the east so it fits the mood perfectly!!! (I haven’t told my husband I’ve put him on the cover of a book) 😎

20.02.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Permafrost will be out in May and is probably best described as being post apocalyptic CliFi.

β€œThe key to the future is a book from the past”

I will shortly be putting out a call for ARC reader signups.

In the meantime here is the cover

20.02.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Setting up my next release -

Title - PERMAFROST
Genre - post apocalyptic CliFi
Tagline - The key to the future is a book from the past
Tentative release date - 11th May

Who wants to see the cover?

17.02.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been working on the kindle formatting for the next book I intend to self publish.

Anyone fancy a bit of post apocalyptic SF?

Shall I tell you the title?

Shall I show you the cover?

Would you like to know the tagline?

15.02.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve updated my tropes graphic for The Arid Lands. What do you think? Which ones catch your eye?

14.02.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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