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A promotional image for The Chosen One Con book by Trudie Skies. It shows a background of chimneys with smog and The Chosen One Con book cover along with the text: gaslamp fantasy of bad manners and magical tech. A televised contest of mages to find the "chosen one" in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions. Part of The Book Bazaar.

The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duology—a queer gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions.

It's part of @the-book-bazaar.com crowdfund launching November 12th!

Follow it: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

I NEED YOUR HELP!

But first, go get your free book: mybook.to/insolitudess...

Yes, In Solitude's Shadow is free! And the rest of the series is on sale. It's super cheap 🙌

But the help, you say? Please share this far and wide! Neurodivergent, queer, middle-aged characters. Sweeping scope.

Go!!!

Title: Microdosing Jane Austen at the Office Panel 1: A woman sits at a desk which has a computer and a coffee on it. She says "I read a line or two of her writing every hour to keep a mild Regency buzz throughout the day." Panel 2: In a conference room with colleagues, she says "Meetings take on the thrill and romance of a glamorous ball." Panel 3: Typing at her computer she says "My emails are elegant, formal and heaving with restrained passions." Panel 4: "I glance demurely at eligible suitors as I daintily nibble a pret sandwich." she says as she looks across at three men at a different table. Panel 5: She leaves the office and says "It's not all been positive: on Tuesday I read a whole page, and before I knew it, I'd declined three proposals, danced several quadrilles and scandalously revealed an ankle!"

A Jane Austen cartoon for @theguardian.com

In light of this, I have a third BONUS announcement: You’re invited to the Pre-Order Party TONIGHT!

I’ll be joined by my editor, Olivia @vinjii.bsky.social, and Faye @booksandchocaholic.bsky.social—you can chat with us, ask questions, pick our brains etc.

I decided I’m going to re-read The Wheel of Time. The show is just that good!

Knowing some are conducting a boycott today - particularly in the US - of large companies, I'll be taking any royalties made through sales of my book on 'Zon today and donating them to campaigns.allout.org/donate/

🏳️‍🌈

A paperback copy of Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis.

I don’t buy a lot of books in hard copy these days but I snagged this one because I heart @stephanieburgis.bsky.social and I knew it would be extremely my jam, and lo, I was right! This is so good, y’all. I cannot believe I have to wait til next year for the next one. I’m PINING.

Currently watching: S3 of The White Lotus. S2 of Severance. And I cannot wait for S3 of The Wheel of Time. Television is on fire this year. Sometimes I’m think my drama list is growing faster than my tbr.

Did you manage to roll dice this week yet? I certainly did as I have started a new Dragonbane #ttrpg campaign with my awesome Wednesday night crew @vinjii.bsky.social @adefletcher.bsky.social + Ed!

Manchester peeps, book launch tickets are now live! I'm launching TIDEBORN on Tuesday 25th March 7-9pm. Waterstones Deansgate have been incredibly supportive throughout my publishing journey and we get to take over their cafe space and fill it with jellyfish!

Absolutely brilliant. @aptshadow.bsky.social

screenshot showing choice of plans between Microsoft 365 and "lower cost without AI" option.

Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate.

(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).

1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.

Cover art for The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell: fantasy illustration of a red and gold dragon with a snakelike head, catfish whiskers and koi scales, looking at a knight in golden armour. The knight is riding a dappled grey horse, who is rearing to meet the dragon. They are against a dreamy, romantic background of painted trees and sky.

The Bachelor’s Valet illustrated cover art: watercolour silhouettes of two men, one fixing the other’s tie, on a teal background in a field of tall yellow hollyhock flowers.

The Faerie Hounds of York illustrated cover art: a woodcut-style wolf rearing up against a dark green background.

The Bayou illustrated cover art: a minimalist black church surrounded by bare trees in front of a full moon or a pale sun, with a staring alligator underneath.

Hello! I'm a queer indie author of fantasy, romance, and gothic horror. I write the Flos Magicae series, my new release is a short story collection #TheCarnelianKing and I publish a sword & sorcery serial on Patreon #TheBlackKnightSaga
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell

Ravensword Press The queer books your parents warned you about

Watch out everyone, I've updated my shop so now all the content warnings are on the book pages AND you can switch between ebook, audiobook, and signed paperback without having to faff around!

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On Feb 1st, In Solitude's Shadow is being released with a new cover (as is the rest of the series) but also with extra chapters and a complete rewrite.

It's Wheel of Time meets The Witcher with queer and neurodiverse characters.

This time, the series is now self-published (!!) so please help 🙌🫠

Hello all!

I haphazardly run a book club for #SPFBO (Self Published Fantasy Blog Off run by Mark Lawrence) where we pick a book from SPFBO and read it together.

The first book of 2025 is Gates of Hope by J.E. Hannaford! A current #SPFBO finalist!

You can join us here: discord.gg/2ESAvQ2Z

Our best reads of 2024 are in! Prepare your TBR for some serious pain. Full list in the comments!

Embroidery helps, though

This sums up the majority of my characters (especially protagonists) SO WELL.

If you love SFF books, want to see other stories than 'farm boy becomes chosen one', want to understand why "inactive" characters matter, PLEASE read this!

We Are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protagonist - Fantasy Magazine Let me take you through the anatomy of an active protagonist, one that everyone can relate to. We’ll make our protagonist—we’ll call him John—young and healthy, male, of humble origins (perhaps he’s f...

We Are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protagonist - Fantasy Magazine www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-ficti... via @lightspeedmagazine.com

Graphic shows the covers of Shadow of a Dead God, Nectar for the God, Strange Cargo, and Legacy of a Hated God, the four books of the Mennik Thorn series by Patrick Samphire. It also includes the text, Snarky Fantasy Mystery. Completed series!

These books have been out for quite a while now.

So, I'm enormously grateful that people keep buying them. Every day I see sales of them, it gives me a warm feeling and encourages me to keep writing. Thank you!

(Links to all the books here: books2read.com/patricksamphire)

A spoof of an infographic showing a map of Europe, colour-coded by which countries will offer food to visitors. The caption is "Will the detective investigating your murder be sad?" The Nordic territories are labelled "sad", Northern Europe is labelled "sad & wet", Eastern Europe, Southern France and Northern Italy are labelled "sad and drunk" and the Mediterranean nations are labelled "sexy". It's less funny when you explain it, to be honest.

Will the detective investigating your murder be sad?

That second season of Arcane started in a way I had trouble breathing as I sat on the edge of my sofa.

I’ve watched all of House of the Dragon twice already and am on my third time

I’ve been working on a super exciting manuscript, and I’m glad I sent it back before the fifth, because now? Now I’m just sitting here feeling numb.

i’m not doom scrolling i’m bereft browsing

the cover of The Sleepless: a girl with white hair and blue scars locks eyes with a young man. They are both caught in the clutches of a golden serpent.

~intro post~
hello new people! I write novels! Some of them have won awards! You'll find me in the fantasy & horror bays mainly, & I sometimes do the odd drawing. Oh, I'm originally from London but I live in Bristol now, I love video games, TTRPGs, being a goblin etc.
Romantasy out next year💕🐍⬇️

I've made a starter pack for @britfantasysoc.bsky.social people!

Let me know if I couldn't find you, and I'll add you to it 😁

go.bsky.app/zsLEA3

If there was one thing I could tell writers, it would be this:
Stop looking for someone else to tell you your work is *good*.

Stop looking at teachers, grades, other writers, stupid machines.

Start looking at what *you* want to write, what *you* want to say, what *you* think is good.