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#WIPSnips The word for February 3 is CONFIDENT

Dorilian may be the World's most "confident" person. He has reason to be: he's close to being the avatar of a god. In THE RILL LORD he has this snip of a conversation with Levyathan about the upcoming battle.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 2 is PERISH

"Perish" is a spoilery word for THE RILL LORD; there's some serious perishing going on in that book. However here's a passage establishing how the magic-using bad guys get around.
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Here's a perfectly hideous but highly visible graphic announcing that the eARC for THE RILL LORD is available! This handy link is to the sign up page:

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Books (digital only) will be sent by the publisher. I tested it, so it should work. 🤞

A promo image showing all four books from the Cruel Gods series including The Thirteenth Hour, The Children of Chaos, The End of Time, and Tales From Across the Domains, the short story collection. Text on the banner says: The Cruel Gods trilogy - Now on Itch.io! Fantasy of bad manners, tea, top hats and naughty words.

To celebrate leaving Kindle Unlimited (and also my birthday!), all of my Cruel Gods books are now on Itch.io, and for this weekend only, they're part of an Itch bundle! Get all four books with a 35% discount!

If you hate buying books on Amazon, this is for you:

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A Bookbub graphic: Now Only $0.99, available for a limited time: featuring the painted cover of Smuggler's Fortune by Angela Boord, A Standalone Eterean Empire Story: A giant painted cabinet sits amid the wreckage of a cart backlit by flames with indistinct running figures, one in veil and robes, another with a metal arm

Well, um, I have a Bookbub deal going on this week, if you'd like to take a break with a short prequel novel to Fortune's Fool, in which Kyrra teams up with her mercenary friends to cause maximum chaos and take a little revenge in the process...

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This morning, I saw otters in our local river and it was such a happy start to the day. Then I read this article.

I am informed there is a Book Marketing "Expert" claiming they have helped me sell my books. This is a lie. If any of these "experts" claim me as a client, do not believe a word they say and run away from them before they steal your money.

Book Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling aut…

Who's looking for a wonderful, hopeful fantasy? Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter has you covered!

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SFINCS3 Review: The Drowned Heir by Jennifer Donohue “The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. W...

My last #SFINCS review for the semi-final round!

The Drowned Heir has a great premise and a lot of appeal for readers in search of moody, gothic vibes .

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SFINCS3 Review: A Second Life Worth Living by Karen Lucia “The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. W...

My review for #SFINCS semi-finalist A Second Life Worth Living by Karen Lucia...

This one packs a powerful punch, especially for the moment we're living in.

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I'm in Somerset and same. I can't remember the last dry day.

Book cover for The End of Time, Book 3 in The Cruel God's, by Trudie Skies. Two figures are on the cover, a gray woman in a gray dress with short black hair in front, a light skinned man in a dark suit with glasses standing behind. She has blue magic radiating from her hand, while he's holding a fancy pistol. A golden mechanical portal shines behind.

Halfway through book 3, despite my best efforts to pace myself. @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com writes awesome books.

The worldbuilding is well done, the characters feel real, and I am having all sorts of emotions. You should read it

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cover for the final act of jonas black by rebecca crunden; shows a faceless figure in a hat with glasses, black and white colour scheme

✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🎭 a magician’s last act
💖 a burgeoning romance
🗡️ brothers at odds
📓 21 pages

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SFINCS3 Review: The Knight of the Moon by Gregory Kontaxis “The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. W...

Another #SFINCS review: The Knight of the Moon by Gregory Kontaxis.

I had some problems with this one, but if you like fast-paced, plot-driven grimdark, it might work for you.

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SFINCS3 Review: Selkie Moon by Kelly Jarvis “The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”)a is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. ...

Another #SFINCS review from me!

Selkie Moon by Kelly Jarvis is a quiet little emotional gem about mothers, daughters, and selkies. 🦭

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What Amazon’s 'Ask This Book' Feature Means for Authors | Kindlepreneur Amazon’s Ask This Book feature adds AI-generated explanations inside Kindle ebooks. Here’s what it does, how it works, and why authors are pushing back.

Readers... this AI shit in Amazon ebooks is something authors can't opt out of and it's frankly illegal, but when did that stop tech companies? The only thing they respond to (sometimes) is customer backlash — don't use this feature and tell Amazon you hate it.

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#WIPSnips The word for January 23 is TRANSFER

THE RILL LORD is about creation and destruction, endings and beginnings. But "transfer" plays a part in that. Here's a conversation between Hans and Tiflan, explaining... quite a lot.
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Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World - Kindle edition by P. Menon, Rashmi, Authors, Multiple, Caruso, Kimberlee. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World.

My short story, The Fairy Soldier's Last Request is in the Tales Untold anthology.

It's the story of a sellsword, excuse me freelancer, who gets pulled into a debt of honor with a Fairy soldier. He's also Bi. 😁

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SFINCS Review: Sisters of Mercy by Yuval Kordov “The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”)a is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. ...

We're now in the #SFINCS semi-finals! I've finished reading all 5 books we were allotted in Team WIPS and here's my first review!

Sisters of Mercy by Yuval Kordov was 🔥
For fans of giant mech battles, postapocalyptic SF, and deeply emotional stories...

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Have I told you how much I love Endelarin?

#WIPSnips The word for January 21 is ACTIVITY

Lots of "activity" in THE RILL LORD. Here's one that doesn't spoil much. Dorilian doesn't like Chyralane. Never has. And she's an evil schemer. So their scenes together are... hostile.
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3D puzzle ship lit up green from within, next to a map case, with a kindle on a map showing the cover of The Curse of Dragon Tail by Jonathan Nevair

Happy book birthday to @jnevair.bsky.social as The Curse of Dragon Tail is out in the wild today! 🏴‍☠️

What are five things in your upcoming release?

-80's college student house party
-shadowy Cold War government organizations
-Soviet defector family just trying to stay together
-not-rats
-spooky library with gargoyles

+creepy dream lake

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Image shows the illustration of a red dragon flying through a sky at sunset. The colors of the sky range from dusty purple to pink to peach and finally to butter-yellow. White fluffy clouds sit below the dragon. In the middle of the image are the words: Fantasy-Faction is Looking for Contributors!

📣 Fantasy-Faction is looking for Contributors! 📣

We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.

Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉

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Timy’s Top 10 Reads of 2025 Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for Timy's top 10 reads of 2025!

Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for my top 10 reads of 2025! Not a bad reading year overall.

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#WIPSnips The word for January 13 is REFLEX

"Reflex" is a fun word. It's not always physical. Here's a cultural reflex from THE RILL LORD, where Robdan and Dorilian relax after a battle and talk about lost things.
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#WIPSnips The word for January 12 is TENTACLE

This is such a great word. Alas, the best my WIP can do is "tendril." Not quite a tentacle but close. This snip is from THE GOD SPEAR, book 4, in which Dorilian risks contact with, and using, his Entity, the Rill.
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Thank you! Reading your snippets is the highlight of my day :)