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L.A.Barnitz

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Author, beekeeper, piddler. Native of the Ozarks, and I do not do AI. Debut fantasy novel = The Stonebound Heir, Latest novella = A Haunting at Bent Creek https://labarnitzbooks.com/ https://linktr.ee/l.a.barnitz

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Paramount Makes $77.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner After Netflix Struck Deal Paramount is taking its case for acquiring the company directly to shareholders just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.

How long will it take before authors, artists, musicians & filmmakers realize we need cooperatives to promote/distribute our work? We must build something better or resign to living in the tech bros & billionaires' fake world. #netflix #writingcommunity #indieauthor #noAI www.wsj.com/business/med...

08.12.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The last in the Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden - The Winter of the Witch. #TBR #readingcommunity #amreading #MondayReads #BookSky๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

08.12.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would you add any film to this list? I wish we'd see more films now with the grim grittiness of some of these or even the darkness under It's a Wonderful Life.

08.12.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just one more example of corporate rot in America.

06.12.2025 01:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally, some good news.

06.12.2025 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just tucked my bees in for winter. Now's the time to sit cozy at the keyboard, look out at the snow, AND GET SOME DAMN WRITING DONE. #writingcommunity #indieauthor #readreadread #writinglife

05.12.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Words for writers today.

01.12.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why is it so hard to find #indieauthors of fantasy or horror who want to promote their books for FREE in my newsletter? All I ask is to return the favor so I can get some exposure for my fantasy novel.
#WritingCommunity
#fantasycommunity #writinglife #writers #authors #horrorcommuniity #booksky

01.12.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Stonebound Heir: a bittersweet coming-of-age story available in most places, but you won't get a better price than the price on my website - labarnitzbooks.com
#BookSky๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #readingcommunity #bookworm #epicfantasy

26.11.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#WritingLifeMonthly #BookSky๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #indieauthor

The Stonebound Heir = the consequences of bad parenting

24.11.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looking for protagonists who are not teenagers? I've got a ghost story for you that fits the bill. Get your 50% off coupon code 0H6C9E0EB8 for the ebook novella A Haunting at Bent Creek. Use the code at checkout. Available at labarnitzbooks.com
#BookSky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š
#readingcommunity
#horror #ghoststory

24.11.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am a writer, not a cook. I don't care about eating half the time, though I appreciate anything made with love for the holidays. But if you ask me to bring a dish, it's going to be something unusual, probably a recipe I've never made before. This year it will made of quince.
#Thanksgiving
#autumn

21.11.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice cover.

19.11.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'd love to find more indie authors writing fantasy and/or horror to trade promos with before the holidays. Let me know if you're interested. My list is small but every bit we do helps, does it not?
#WritingCommunity
#Indieauthors
#FantasyWriters
#HorrorWriters

18.11.2025 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh man, have I had a hard time keeping my writing discipline this month. It's like every cider stand & pumpkin spice latte is determined to stop book 2 of The Cursed Cycles from becoming a real book and not a pile of notebooks & lost files in my computer.
#WritingCommunity #indieauthor #epicfantasy

18.11.2025 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Excellent Fantasy Recommendations: Ranking 4 of the 10 SPFBO Champions!
YouTube video by Philip Chase Excellent Fantasy Recommendations: Ranking 4 of the 10 SPFBO Champions!

The tournament of champions continues! #spfbo #indieauthors #writingcommunity #BookSky๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š youtu.be/zj4bczgi9Ow?...

15.11.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No career path in mind. I've used my writing skills for a paycheck, and now I write what I love and hope to become better with practice. I didn't wait around for the blessings of a publisher simply because I don't have time for it. Failure or success, as I define it, is completely on me.

14.11.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bookworms! I've got a coupon available for 50% off a paperback copy of The Stonebound Heir. At checkout, enter 7XU6IWLLPH. Available only in the US and shipping rates apply. The coupon is good until 10pm on 11/17. Go to labarnitzbooks.com
#BookSky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š
#readingcommunity
#epicfantasy

13.11.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A woman's face is overlaid with a carved Indian screen. The woman wears a dupatta and is staring to the right.

A woman's face is overlaid with a carved Indian screen. The woman wears a dupatta and is staring to the right.

Looking for a bittersweet, coming-of-age story of friendship, betrayal and bad parenting? Get your signed copy of The Stonebound Heir at labarnitzbooks.com
#readingcommunity
#fantasynovel
#bookworm

13.11.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Authors Guild Asks Supreme Court to Hold Internet Providers Accountable for Copyright Theft - The Authors Guild When thousands of people illegally download books, music, or films, and their internet service provider knows about it but keeps collecting monthly fees from the pirates anyway, should the company fac...

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#booksky

07.11.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The ebook novella "A Haunting at Bent Creek" is available only via my website - labarnitzbooks.com. If you love older female protagonists, ghosts, monsters and mysteries, this one's for you!
#BookSky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š
#Bookworm
#ReadingCommunity
#southerngothichorror

05.11.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indie authors writing #fantasy or #horror: let's help each other out during the holidays. I offer a free posting of your book cover, short description & purchase link in my newseltters going out this month & next in return for the same or similar offer.
#BookSky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช
#WritingCommunity
#indieauthor

04.11.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure, but email is easier for me. l.a.barnitzbooks@gmail.com

02.11.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you're an #indieauthor who writes horror or fantasy novels set in worlds that do not look like medieval Europe & you have a newsletter, a blog, or an online shop, let's talk about trading some promotions for the Nov-Dec holiday push. Message me.
#BookSky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š
#WritingCommunity
#authors

02.11.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween, Ghosts & Ghouls!
The last thing Dorie Coppedge needs is a visit from her dead sister & a frenemy who raises disturbing childhood memories.
Ebook at labarnitzbooks.com
#southerngothichorror #spookyseason #readreadread #ghoststory #BookSky๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

31.10.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LEMON DROP | Farmers Are Turning on Trump & MAGA!
YouTube video by Don Lemon LEMON DROP | Farmers Are Turning on Trump & MAGA!

Gotta shout out for my brother & farmers & ranchers on the Don Lemon show. Not everyone in rural America supports what Trump's doing. Those participating in the global economy know better - & they see what it's going to bring to local US communities.
#Missouri
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKjL...

31.10.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just ordered the Dance of Rotten Sticks and can't wait to read it! Let me know if you discover the magic elixir for finding more readers, but even though it feeling like slogging through a swamp, I think it's worth it.

30.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ain't it the truth! I'm trying my hand at selling directly from my own website, which has much better returns, but getting the word out there is the catch. I'd love to hear from others who have successfully done that.

30.10.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey, hey, hey #ghoststory fans - Here's a great little novella for #spookyseason about the hardscrabble life in the Ozarks and the trouble with dead sisters. Get it at labarnitzbooks.com

#BookSky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š
#readingcommunity
#southerngothichorror
#bookworm
#HappyHalloween

30.10.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This #novella could be the result of watching "Frogs" when I was 9. Sam Elliott!!!!! I mean, even in 1972. Get the ebook at labarnitzbooks.com.
#BookSky ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™
#indieauthors
#ghoststory
#horror
#writingandbooks

29.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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