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Urban fantasy author 🧙♀️ // catmom 🐈 // overall nerd 🤓 📖 Magic & Murder in the Holler - September 2025 https://linktr.ee/saralilienfeld
"Don't scream into the void"
Have you considered that, maybe, the void likes it when I do that?
The fun part about writing fantasy is you can just make stuff up.
The hard part is making the nonsense follow some kind of logic in order for the story to work.
Wrap-Up post to talk about the books I read in July
www.saralilienfeld.com/post/what-i-...
In case anyone was wondering: Yes, I am still annoyed that the John Wick films decided to call him "Baba Yaga".
30.07.2025 12:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#booksky
Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to apply for an Advanced Reader Copy of Magic & Murder in the Holler.
Head to the 🔗 in my bio to apply.
The ARC application for Magic & Murder in the Holler closes next Wednesday (7/23), FYI
If you're interested in an Advanced Copy, be sure to sign up ASAP
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Sorry I was grumpy earlier. My story wasn't cooperating.
It will happen again.
Hey #booksky
If you like urban fantasy, or just witchy books, I'm currently looking for ARC readers for my witchy murder mystery, Magic & Murder in the Holler.
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New post!
I wrote 100k words in 30 days and learned a lot about myself as a writer along the way.
www.saralilienfeld.com/post/i-wrote...
If I don't acknowledge my messed-up sleep schedule, then it can't hurt me.
05.07.2025 17:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Interested in receiving an ARC of my urban fantasy novel, Magic & Murder in the Holler?
Elevator pitch: It's an urban fantasy murder mystery centered around a witch attempting to solve a series of violent, supernatural deaths that begin shortly after she moves home.
Link: forms.gle/sdjDcbBk9c9V...
"This story is getting a little too dark" I say as I write characters into a situation that's analogous to a real-life thing I went through.
29.06.2025 20:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm working on my newsletter today. Make sure you sign up by Friday to get it in your email.
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Not for nothing, but when I read part of my book aloud to see how it sounded, it garnered a happy meow from my cat.
I think I'm on the right track
Looking for an urban fantasy novel with ancestral magic, a strong connection to the earth, and a story set in the haunting, ancient mountains of Appalachia?
Then, Magic & Murder in the Holler will be the perfect read for you. It's available for pre-order now! #booksky
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Still image from The Princess Bride fil, in which the grandpa says "All right, now, let's see. Where were we? Oh, yes. In the Pit of Despair".
Me, returning to my WIP after taking a day off of writing:
19.06.2025 17:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New post!
Time for the monthly check-in where I talk about the progress I've made on my projects and how things are going.
saralilienfeld.com/post/state-of-the-manuscript-6-18-2025
I don't know what I did, but my phone has decided "prologue" isn't a word and that what I really mean is "prolonged".
Funny? Kind of, but I'm too annoyed to laugh right now.
Hey #booksky My upcoming witchy urban fantasy novel, set in Appalachia, is now on Goodreads.
Add it to your "Want to Read" list today!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
How many POVs are in your book and why?
I have 1 POV because it fit the mystery aspect well, but nearly had the prologue in a separate POV
Here's the link to add it (if you're interested)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Please tell me I'm not the only one in the "having a kid ruins the ending" boat for certain books.
"Aw, but it's cute."
No, these people should not be parents. That kid's going to grow up with so many issues.
Magic & Murder in the Holler is now on Goodreads. Use the link in my bio to add it to your "want to read" list
14.06.2025 13:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I'm working on my newsletter today. Make sure you sign up by Friday to get it in your email.
I have exciting news to share this week, so you won't want to miss out.
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My local library is having a book-binding workshop and I found out about it too late to sign up! 😔
I may never recover from this
You know what I love in books? Lines that seem harmless on first read, but smack you in the face with double-meaning/foreshadowing after a reveal.
I need those like oxygen.
New blog post is up! I talk about some mistakes I made (and hope to learn from) while writing my first novel.
www.saralilienfeld.com/post/five-mi...
The best love interests have at least a hint of Gomez Addams to them.
02.06.2025 23:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The trouble with having supportive friends who will definitely read your book is that sometimes your inner gremlin goes "put in a reference that only [friend] will get, and get annoyed with you over including" while writing.
Did I do it? Yes, because I'm not a coward.
Might mess around later with some prose. Maybe throw in some themes and motifs. Perhaps even an allegory or two.
30.05.2025 20:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
