Bruce Buchanan

So excited to share this one, too! I've read the manuscript and it's GOOD

And I gave you my vote!

From The Goth Girl Who Saved the World, 16-year-old Charlotte Sumner works at her after-school library job and listens to Siouxsie & the Banshees on her Walkman. The mysterious new boy at school, Ian Morris, is behind her...

I shared a sketch version of this yesterday, but today is Halloween! So here's the full B&W drawing of THE GOTH GIRL WHO SAVED THE WORLD, my witchy YA Contemporary Fantasy WIP. @emilystmarie.bsky.social did an amazing job! #amquerying

Lark is a woman with brown eyes, long, tawny hair, an ankle-length dress, and leather boots with a belt. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Dress Boots Belt White Rose Sold separately: People skills

Both male and female forms are depicted. Tamlin has red hair, and wears autumnal shades of yellow, brown, and green. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Dress or Tunic and leggings Boots Belt Cool leaf/feather cape Sold separately: The ability to shapeshift

Nastas has russet hair, a long wine-colored tunic, brown leather boots and matching vest, and wraps a fox pelt around his shoulders. He holds an Apple his one hand. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Long tunic Beaded accessories Fox Pelt Snacks Sold separately: A sparkling personality

The Huntress is a grey faerie wrapped in a long cloak and carrying a spear with a large craggy chunk of ice for a tip. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Patchwork fur cape Corset, boots, and belts Holly wreath Ice spear Sold separately: A band of cannibal wlw faeries

My Thorns For Your Roses:

Spirit Halloween Edition!

The story begins April 14th, 2026.

#happyhalloween #2026debuts #indieauthor #indiebook #MTFYR #faerietale #retelling #Tamlin #spirithalloween #romantasy #romance #fantasy

FYI, this is a fantastic YA folk horror novel set in small-town Texas! Give it some love in the IG Writer Awards!

A poster with a skull on it and the lettering the economy is killing me

I don't want to talk about my writing. I don't feel like writing, not since my Squeaky died & Zuzu took a tumble, pinching her nerves in her neck & back. But if I don't talk about my writing then I won't be able to afford the healthcare my senior dog needs.

So anyway I'm tired.
I have two books.😀

K!LL ME MAYBE 🔪💕 previously described as ‘gay & cringe’ by an online troll (if that doesn’t convince you to read it, what will?) #GhostPit #R #T #NA #WIP

POV you hire someone to kill you and they just won't leave you alone...

🌶️ dark rom-com
🎭 dual pov
👁️ stalking/obsession
💀 serial killers

A misty forest. A raven. Trees and a cloudy sky. A fence. A person using an umbrella in a forest. The back of a woman.

NAUSICAÄ X FF7

A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a ruthless noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world.

#ghostpit #Q #A #F

A black background with spider webs and hanging spiders at the top. Below the webs is the title Which Witch is a golden yellow color with orange trim to look like light in a pumpkin. There are also the words A collection of spooky season poetry & short stories. Below the words are 2 pictures. On the left is a witch holding a staff in a yellow hued forest and field. On the right is a Jack-o'lantern. Below those two are 3 pictures. Left to right is an orange hued skull, a zombie woman in a white dress by a business, and a willow tree in a graveyard at night lit by yellow lights from the background.

Top left to right. A cloaked man sitting in a pub smoking. A woman in a forest in a red and white dress carrying a baby dragon. Middle left to right. A horror zombie looking horse head coming out of water. A bird-like entrance in water with a girl in white. A castle bathed In red light and a red moon in the sky. Bottom left to right. 3 cloaked figures riding 3 black horses through fog. A foggy forest with a red sun and curly words in the fog Rutello: The Dark Veil, What happens when monsters and fears come to life? A deer antlered, large, shadow creature with white eyes in a foggy forest.

A black background. Top is a curly orange font for the title, Rutello: Arealia and the Last Flame. It has fire to each side of it. In the middle is a pic of a woman in a dress shadowed in front of flames. To the left top to bottom is: a mob going toward homes, a woman in a dress with wings and a feather mask holding a raven/crow, a woman in a black hooded cloak, and 2 women a red head and black haired walking beside each other in a field. The right top to bottom: a woman in a purple dress with fur around the neck/shoulder area holding a staff and a snowy owl, a woman holding a wolf in wood vines, a woman with antlers riding a big bear with flames in her hands, and a red headed woman in a green dress holding a fox licking her face. At the bottom between the bottom left and right pics are 3 pics, left to right: a shadowed woman standing in a forest, a black haired girl in a black dress in the woods holding a raven/crow, and a woman in a red cloak doing a spell revealing a fire

The top left pic is a castle with a lawn with purple flowers leading to it and the title in purple Arterin Academy. The right is two books, two potion bottles with yellow and blue liquid and a wand in front of the brick. The middle left pic is a lane of wisteria with a quote “I try not to think about what saving our world has cost them, even though I can’t help thinking that it has been worth it.", FADE by Kailin Gow, Fever. The middle right is a cobblestone road with rock houses/shops with plants and lanterns. The bottom left pic is a girl with a purple Hooded cloak holding her hands up in a misty field of purple flowers and a quote “Because I must do something while I still can. Each soul is still incalculably precious.” Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White. The Bottom middle is a sorcerer in a rocky valley holding a staff that's producing purple lighting and a quote That is what revolutionaries do. “We sacrifice ourselves to save others.” Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympath

Here is my list for #GhostPit

1. Which Witch
2. Rutello: Arealia and the Last Flame
3. Ghosts of Our Past
4. The Doll Murders
5. Rutello: The Dark Veil
6. Arterin Academy

Feedback/critiques are welcome.

Tropes in AHOW around a book saying a HARMONY OF WITCHES

Text excerpt from chapter two with daisies on it

WICKED X R&J X LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

An autistic, transfemme, plant-killing garden witch works with a rival music witch to care for an ancient flower. When a meltdown turns it sentient, she must regulate her emotions to turn it back & prevent a war.

#ghostpit #ya #f #q

Moodboard with spider webs in top corners and four characters (red headed girl with glasses, black haired girl with purple dress, brown haired boy with white shirt, and blond boy with ghostbusters shirt) at the bottom. Moodboard behind features autumn designs: a girl in a warm-colored plaid dress, a cozy-looking store, a sprawl of tarot cards, etc)

SCOOBY DOO X RAVEN BOYS

Four meddling teens and a half-ghost dog rally to save their town’s fading magic 👻
🐦‍⬛Halloween shenanigans
🐦‍⬛Ride or die friendships
🐦‍⬛Dark secrets
🐦‍⬛LGBTQ+ cast
🐦‍⬛The dog can’t talk (or can he? 👀)

#GhostPit #F #M #LGBT #E

THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH X THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN

Time and Time Again.

Vampire Ishmael longs for peace but after being exiled by a corrupt magical council he vows to end their cruel reign. To his delighted horror—his newest ally is the reincarnation of a past love.

#GhostPit #A #F #PN #LGBT

A photo of a dark alleyway that inspired scenes in the paranormal romance, I am Chosen by Dawn Berkoski. Black garbage bags and graffiti litter the narrow passageway between buildings. Photography by Dawn Berkoski. Pitch: Raised by corporate vampires with little freedom or choice, Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after him. Paranormal Romance. dawnberkoski.com

Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after them.

I Am Chosen~A different type of love story. #ghostpit #A #PR #Q #HappyHalloween 👻🧛‍♀️

Thank you, Dawn!

Already read this book - and I love it! I know readers will, too.

Murder Mystery Party, Everyone's a suspect, is it your sapphic crush, your boss, or your ex? October 31, 2025, The Final Chapter Bookstore, Green Barrow, PA, RSVP to Diane Billas by requesting her manuscript. Don't forget your costume.

QUEER NANCY DREW
Welcome to the Halloween party you'll never forget. It will make you question everything you've ever known. Did your sapphic crush, your boss, or your ex kill your arch nemesis? And who poisoned the chili? Oh, and don't forget your costume...
👻 #Ghostpit #YA #Q #MY #LGBT #OWN

Love the art - and Constantine as a comp!

Grim Portents cover featuring a skeleton hand holding a feather and emerging from an open book. The title is on a burning banner that envelops the feather and a large beast looms over it all. At the top, the tagline reads: Welcome to the first day of the end of your life…

"I HAD ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF IT WAS A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION, THE MIND PLAYING TRICKS. IT WAS JUST A SHADOW. BUT NOW THE MONSTER HAD BEEN GIVEN A NAME, AN IDENTITY. IT WAS REAL." Bill Baker wants nothing more than to marry the woman he loves, but when his wedding is interrupted by a rampaging hell-beast, his life is thrown into disarray. Desperate for a second chance, he will do anything to set his future back on track. Now, with the help of a soul-collecting reaper named Sonny, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell, in order to earn back the life that was stolen from him and prevent the oncoming end of days. Faced with the choice between what is right and what is easy, Bill may have to sacrifice all he holds dear for one last shot at life.

Black and white sketch of characters Bill and Sonny. Bill is a dark featured man in a suit and kind of a Mark Ruffalo vibe. Sonny is a rotting corpse man with a cardigan.

Ad for Grim Portents, featuring a print copy of the book and an ebook on an iPhone. A QR code that takes you to my website and the words “Scan to learn more about debut paranormal fantasy novel Grim Portents” below it. Under that, it says “Available online anywhere books are sold!” And above it all is the tagline “Welcome to the first day of the end of your life”

GRIM PORTENTS

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE

A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of.

👻 #SP #F #H #PN #OWN #GhostPit

Made from non-AI free stock images. This image is a book cover design for a novel titled "Happy Death Inc." by B. Van Bodegom. The cover is divided into three distinct horizontal sections: 1. Top Section: Features a cartoonish blue sky with white clouds and a bright sun. At the top, a tagline reads: "How much would you pay to die with a smile?" The word "HAPPY" appears in large, playful, hand-drawn-style font, partially overlapping the sky background. 2. Middle Section: A photograph of a deceased man in a suit, lying in a casket. He has an exaggerated smile on his face, almost unnaturally wide and clean, suggesting artificial enhancement or post-mortem alteration. Overlaid on this image is the word "DEATH" in the same large font as the previous word. 3. Bottom Section: A cartoon city skyline in pastel tones, similar in style to the top sky background. The word "INC." is overlaid prominently in the same large font. At the very bottom, in smaller capital letters, it says: "A Novel by B VAN BODEGOM"

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#GhostPit #A #DS #SF #W

Red rose, shed fire, red rose, red party cups, red rose coming out of dirt with hand, red graveyard, skull with red rose on black background, til death in white letters on red roses background, red clock.

Chapter One (The Past: After Death) In exactly one month, three of us will burn again. Literally. Flames on skin, smoke in our lungs. Real pleasant stuff. I still don’t know who lit the match that ended our lives or why it’s supposed to happen again. And I doubt I ever will. In the afterlife they call this a rebirth trial. Four dead teens. One month back on Earth to fix our past mistakes. One survivor. And no bets are on my train-wreck ass. Unless I fix what my rage fire burned. Ha. Yeah, right. The wall next to my bed has a whole goddamn hole left over from my last explosion. Right next to the dent in the flimsy Walmart nightstand I bought myself because I’m cheap. My hand trembles as I tease the hole with my fingertip. I laugh, but nearly choke on a sob anyway. The ache in my bloody knuckles says it all—if you Google “person most likely to set their life on fire,” yeah, I’m your girl. I wasn’t always this way. Not before Mom died. Okay, I guess that’s not really true. My temper has always been warm, but it wasn’t until I joined the land of the dead that I realized it had gotten hot enough to burn my life down. I guess I should be grateful I’m even getting a second chance after all the crap I pulled. No, I’m not a ghost. I’m not alive either, not in any real way. I’m somewhere in between. Where my soul is still attached to my body, but my mouth tastes like ashes. But what’s the point of a second chance when it means losing the only people you care about? Not that my second chance even exists. Because the fires inside me don’t linger. They ignite, burning everyone in my vicinity to ashes before I have the chance to put them out. Want proof? Fine. Let’s rewind. To the night I burned everything down.

After dying in a fire, Alexandra and her friends are sent back in time to compete in the Rebirth Trials. Whoever fixes the most of their past mistakes gets a second chance at life, and the losers are erased from existence forever. #Ghostpit #YA #W 🥀🪦🔥⏰

moody moodboard with pictures of urban decay and plants growing through, swamp, fire, bridges, and a Death tarot card I drew titled "What rises from the ashes" with death on a moped elemental magic visions survival skills climate fiction #clifi indigenous futurism plant medicine meditation wilderness permaculture neotribalism community backpacking post-apocalyptic hopepunk

🔥 WHAT will GROW from the ASHES of our fallen civilization 🔥

🕸️ a #Post-Collapse novel of psychic powers and nurturing community
🔮 journey through the tarot across the former US
💀 facing death and the ghosts of the past while thriving the apocalypse

#A #Q #Spec #SFF #Ghostpit #hopepunk

An unorthodox mortician unknowingly accepts a position at a funeral parlor for the otherworldly, and must confront the true nature of her relationship with death to save her newfound family of monstrous outcasts when a scheming faerie king threatens their home 👻

#GhostPit #A #F #OS #LGBT #agented

The Goth Girl Who Saved the World - a music-fueled YA contemporary fantasy set in the 1980s

Meet the Characters: Charlotte - The lonely goth girl finds herself in an ancient rivalry between two covens of witches: one good and one evil. Ian - The mysterious new kid in the Depeche Mode t-shirt. Ms. Moore - Charlotte's mentor and after-school boss. Mrs. Allison - Charlotte's mean trigonometry teacher and Charlotte's anxiety fuel. The Grindylow Coven - the evil witches! Charlotte must discover what they are up to.

Charlotte Sumner loves 1980s post-punk music - high school, not so much. But while working her after-school job, new classmate Ian Morris alt-rocks her world. Not only is Ian a good witch, but an evil coven operates at their school and plans to summon a demon king! The only thing standing between earth & apocalypse is a teenage girl in black lipstick and Doc Martens.

Tropes: Unlikely hero. Coming-of-age. High stakes. Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Pretty in Pink. Supernatural Young Adult high school adventure with a 1980s post-punk soundtrack.

THE GOTH GIRL WHO SAVED THE WORLD
These Witches Don’t Burn X Pudge &Prejudice X The Cure
After discovering a sinister coven's spell, music-obsessed teen Charlotte risks her life to save the people she loves, even as learns uncomfortable truths about them.
#GhostPit #YA #F

Still hyping up THE BLACKSMITH'S BOY (available wherever you buy books😉), but @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
just reached out & said, "Time to work on your cover for THE RETURN OF THE CERULEAN BLUR." My adult superhero redemption story, coming May 2026. 🦸‍♀️

Bruce Buchanan's review of Magic at the Grand Dragonfly Theatre 5/5: Brandie June's first two YA fantasy novels (Gold Spun & Curse Undone) are two of my favorite reads in recent years. The author continues to weave magic with her latest book, Magic at the Grand Dr...

Book review: MAGIC AT THE GRAND DRAGONFLY THEATRE by @brandiejune.bsky.social! Loved her 1st 2 YA fantasy novels, & the author continues to weave magic with this one.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Who else is doing #GhostPit on Oct. 30? Lemme know! Looking to trade support w/ some fellow authors.

ARC Signup for The Serpent Series Thank you so much for considering my books. I'm looking for readers for The Serpent's Order. If you love action-thriller series with a feminist edge told from multiple POVs and in 3rd person, past ten...

Hey friends—if you’re an avid reader (or curious about #ARCs), I’d love your help.

My thriller The Serpent’s Order is up for pre-order & I’m looking for ARC readers. Free copy before release 4 honest review. Sign up via the Google link—what the book’s about is in the comments.

#AuthorSky #BookSky

Felix the tabby cat sitting with a copy of the fantasy novel The Blacksmith’s Boy

11 years ago today, this fella showed up in our driveway - and he‘s been our King ever since. Happy gotcha day, Felix! You also have great taste in books!