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Writer, Editor, and publisher. Working with indie & self-published authors | Book reviewer, lover of nature ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿšซ NO PORN https://linktr.ee/WriterSandra

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โ€œFirst book that ever gave you chills?โ€ #booksky

06.10.2025 07:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Autumn is the season of change, why not let your draft go through a little transformation too?
Quick edit tip: cut back on filler words like really, just, suddenly. Your writing will feel sharper instantly.
When youโ€™re ready for a deeper polish, I help authors edit with care. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

03.10.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Author of Slide-Backers: An essay of the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers

Itโ€™s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’™ #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction

07.08.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cozy Autumn Reads
Autumn is here, the season of stories, reflection, and mystery.
Whether youโ€™re craving epic fantasy, heartfelt memories, or cosmic chills, these books will keep you turning pages as the leaves fall.
#FantasyBooks #horrorbook #reflection
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02.10.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Start the award-winning Stage 3 series with a FREE Book!
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Stage 3
The end begins here...

Maybe the only way to survive an insane world is by embracing the madness.

Also on #audible

#zombie #Free #zombies #audiobooks #horror #apocalypse #audiobook

22.09.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sandra Daigle chat Join now in the Substack app

Weโ€™re talking stories, sharing book recs, and connecting with both readers & writers.
Whether youโ€™re deep into fantasy worlds, penning your own tale, or just looking for your next great read, thereโ€™s a seat for you.
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#BookCommunity #AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife

22.09.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Green graphic square with a small white square in the middle which is the cover of a book - "Turning the Page - An Advocate's Guide to the Freedom to Read.

Green graphic square with a small white square in the middle which is the cover of a book - "Turning the Page - An Advocate's Guide to the Freedom to Read.

Proud to offer an intro to this important guide from @freedomreadproject.bsky.social - for more information - go here! www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_...

17.09.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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To me, authors are the real-world fairies, weaving spells with words.

16.09.2025 09:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly, Iโ€™d read that chapter for the title alone ๐Ÿคฃ If โ€˜dalliancesโ€™ makes people curious, thatโ€™s a win. We all survived โ€˜bildungsroman,โ€™ weโ€™ll survive this too!

14.09.2025 05:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1/2 #amquerying
๐ŸˆLets her keep pets of an unidentifiable species in his palace.
๐Ÿ—ก๏ธSexually charged scene where they torture someone together.
๐ŸŒฝCan't tell you what happens with the lava.
#booksky ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky #romantasy ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“šโš”๏ธ #darkromance ๐Ÿ–ค #romance โค๏ธ #fantasy โš”๏ธ

13.09.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kindle Unlimited subscribers, check out my eligible books here: ht.ly/qfXc308X9OQ #kindleunlimited #ku #free #freereads #IARTG #lovestory #oneclick #novel #romancenovel #bookworm

13.09.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™ Itโ€™s the spark that keeps us going, isnโ€™t it? Keep chasing yours tooโ˜บ๏ธ

11.09.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Authors #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #Books #Readers #Inspiration #Storytelling

11.09.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sandra Daigle's review of Righteous Damage 5/5: Righteous Damage pulled me in right from the start. The connection between Josh and Lorna felt electric, dangerous, and I found myself torn between fascination and unease as their relationship de...

Just finished reading Righteous Damage by Nico Vesper, an intense, seductive psychological thriller that kept me hooked till the end. Dark, raw, and unforgettable. Full review here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

#BookReview #ThrillerBooks #DarkReads #MustRead #PsychologicalThriller

10.09.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to diving back into Harry's world and the Dresden Files.

Figure it is a great way to close out my staycation.

#WeekendPlans

06.09.2025 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The moon calls, and the wild answers. In countless books, the wolf howling at the full moon is pure literary magic.

What's your favorite book with a powerful wolf or moonlight scene?

#Wolves #FullMoon #BookCommunity #LiteraryMagic #Bookish

10.09.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of the book Wild for Austen and a puzzle with the book's cover design printed on it.

Photo of the book Wild for Austen and a puzzle with the book's cover design printed on it.

It's my book's bday! The last piece of #WildforAusten goes into place tonight at its launch at Changing Hands Phx. There are so many to thank. I'll be expressing gratitude over the coming days. Today it feels right to thank #JaneAusten for inspiring so many of us to read, watch, argue, laugh & love.

02.09.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The Essential Guide to Evolution: Amazon.co.uk: Pallen, Mark: 9798284529447: Books Buy The Essential Guide to Evolution by Pallen, Mark (ISBN: 9798284529447) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

My book, The Essential Guide to Evolution, is now out and you can pick up a copy on Amazon: tinyurl.com/pallen-book

For those willing to provide an impactful review, happy to send you a review copy free of charge.

Please spread the word!

29.06.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A book cover for The Time for Monsters by Alexis Abbott as J.M. Keep is next to the following text. Meet the couple: Horrifying Eldritch Monster x 'Cool Girl' Hacker with Trauma, Insta-love, No third-act break-up, Hurt/Comfort. Setting: Rural Dystopian Future. Tropes: Survival Horror Vibes, Humans are the real monsters, Eat the rich, Mind the triggers. Now available on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Smashwords, Google, Barnes & Noble.

A book cover for The Time for Monsters by Alexis Abbott as J.M. Keep is next to the following text. Meet the couple: Horrifying Eldritch Monster x 'Cool Girl' Hacker with Trauma, Insta-love, No third-act break-up, Hurt/Comfort. Setting: Rural Dystopian Future. Tropes: Survival Horror Vibes, Humans are the real monsters, Eat the rich, Mind the triggers. Now available on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Smashwords, Google, Barnes & Noble.

A queer hacker tries to take down powerful fascist arms dealers. When she gets caught, she's sent to a secluded island to be hunted for sport. The island has darker and more dangerous things than some rich sadists, though.
jmkeep.com/project/the-...

#MonsterRomance #IndieAuthor #HorrorRomance ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’™

05.07.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Happy #StarTrek Day! Today would be a great day to order Tales of Galactic Pest Control, a sci-fi anthology edited by the screenwriter who brought you TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles" (David Gerrold). books2read.com/u/mgdDMx

#scifi #booksky ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช

08.09.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From lighthearted moments to thought-provoking tales, SILENTLY IN THE NIGHT has something for everyone who enjoys #mystery and #scifi
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โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… "Worthy of the genre master Arthur C. Clarkeโ€™s Tales of the Unexpected.โ€
#mystery #ian1 #ebooks #kindle #IARTG #Booksky

08.09.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Making Ash of Errors got a new cover!!! What do you think?

08.09.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#NewRelease in #Audiobook!

Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics

Only by her wits will she survive...

The Swan Maiden by G. Lawrence

#Histfic #Tudor #audiobooks
#Booksky ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽง
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08.09.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I was in awe as I read Norb Aikinโ€™s poetry collection, World By Design. This isnโ€™t my first โ€˜rodeoโ€™ with Norb; Iโ€™ve read many of his poems before, but what strikes me every time I DO read his work is the natural beauty and perfect arrangement of the words on the page. Its FORM impresses me. When specific words flow from one line to the next, they resonate within me โ€“ so much so, I sometimes wonder how interconnected humans are in experiences of pain, longing, resilience, and hope. A perfect example is, โ€œwhile Iโ€™m simply carrying/ too much, and someday Iโ€™ll break from it/ before Iโ€™m able to wake from it.โ€ I can feel the weight in the words and they capture that feeling of suffocation many of us experience.
How can I read lines like โ€œI can't keep a thought in one place in my headโ€, โ€œitโ€™s the facing each day with self-imposed punishmentsโ€, or โ€œโ€™Why am I like this?โ€™โ€œ and not see myself, or people Iโ€™ve known, in them? And therein lies the hidden truth: the quiet simplicity of Aikinโ€™s art on the page, recalling, rejoicing, and restoring what the poet might have been, what the reader can still become โ€“ a complete catharsis by the end of the โ€˜confessionalโ€™.
If you enjoy other lyrical writers โ€“ Leonard Cohen comes to mind โ€“ you will love โ€œPocket Annieโ€ and "Enablist". Both Aikin and Cohen use words to capture the existential emptiness and yearning for human connection that drives all of us. What does โ€˜I love youโ€™ even mean? Thatโ€™s a good question. Younger readers might identify similar themes to Billie Eilishโ€™s haunting struggles with depression and loneliness in the pages of this book. The line, โ€œshe doesn't know what it is, just that it isโ€ฆโ€ captures this hidden vulnerability.
World By Design deserves to be read more than once. Ponder each line. Let them twist around inside your head until they reach your heart and hopefully, find a place to rest.

I was in awe as I read Norb Aikinโ€™s poetry collection, World By Design. This isnโ€™t my first โ€˜rodeoโ€™ with Norb; Iโ€™ve read many of his poems before, but what strikes me every time I DO read his work is the natural beauty and perfect arrangement of the words on the page. Its FORM impresses me. When specific words flow from one line to the next, they resonate within me โ€“ so much so, I sometimes wonder how interconnected humans are in experiences of pain, longing, resilience, and hope. A perfect example is, โ€œwhile Iโ€™m simply carrying/ too much, and someday Iโ€™ll break from it/ before Iโ€™m able to wake from it.โ€ I can feel the weight in the words and they capture that feeling of suffocation many of us experience. How can I read lines like โ€œI can't keep a thought in one place in my headโ€, โ€œitโ€™s the facing each day with self-imposed punishmentsโ€, or โ€œโ€™Why am I like this?โ€™โ€œ and not see myself, or people Iโ€™ve known, in them? And therein lies the hidden truth: the quiet simplicity of Aikinโ€™s art on the page, recalling, rejoicing, and restoring what the poet might have been, what the reader can still become โ€“ a complete catharsis by the end of the โ€˜confessionalโ€™. If you enjoy other lyrical writers โ€“ Leonard Cohen comes to mind โ€“ you will love โ€œPocket Annieโ€ and "Enablist". Both Aikin and Cohen use words to capture the existential emptiness and yearning for human connection that drives all of us. What does โ€˜I love youโ€™ even mean? Thatโ€™s a good question. Younger readers might identify similar themes to Billie Eilishโ€™s haunting struggles with depression and loneliness in the pages of this book. The line, โ€œshe doesn't know what it is, just that it isโ€ฆโ€ captures this hidden vulnerability. World By Design deserves to be read more than once. Ponder each line. Let them twist around inside your head until they reach your heart and hopefully, find a place to rest.

So grateful for this review of World By Design from JG MacLeod!! It's such a wonderful feeling when you get a review from someone you admire. #WritingCommunity #Poets #Poetry #Poems #Authors

19.08.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A fake movie poster titled "The Promise of Darkness." The background is gray with a faded image of the stars from NASA overlaid with alchemical illustrations from the 1600s. A more prominent rectangular image of the stars is at center with triangles depicting the three main characters. One is of a young White woman who is conjuring fire in her hands. The second is a of a young man with brown skin and long dark brown hair pulled back as he looks off in the distance. The third is of a young white man with glasses and short hair looking up. Text reads: chronic illness rep, dystopian sff, celestial and science magic, and friends to lovers above the images. Below, text reads: One will rule. One will burn. One will change everything. Now querying in inboxes everywhere. From the producer of "being personally victimized by the show ARCANE, and the director of "ready to throw hands for every woman in Star Wars" comes an epic tale of rebellion, magic, and love.

A fake movie poster titled "The Promise of Darkness." The background is gray with a faded image of the stars from NASA overlaid with alchemical illustrations from the 1600s. A more prominent rectangular image of the stars is at center with triangles depicting the three main characters. One is of a young White woman who is conjuring fire in her hands. The second is a of a young man with brown skin and long dark brown hair pulled back as he looks off in the distance. The third is of a young white man with glasses and short hair looking up. Text reads: chronic illness rep, dystopian sff, celestial and science magic, and friends to lovers above the images. Below, text reads: One will rule. One will burn. One will change everything. Now querying in inboxes everywhere. From the producer of "being personally victimized by the show ARCANE, and the director of "ready to throw hands for every woman in Star Wars" comes an epic tale of rebellion, magic, and love.

ARCANE X SHADOW & BONE

The heir to a dark planet plots revenge against the ruling pyromancy cult with help from a girl with star power and a lovable alchemist

๐Ÿ”ฅ17th Cen Science Meets 20th Cen Tech
๐Ÿ”ฅChronic Pain Rep
๐Ÿ”ฅQueer as the Norm
๐Ÿ”ฅFound Family

#PosterPit #Q #YA #SF #F

16.08.2025 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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COVER REVEAL Book 3 in the Detective Emily Hunter series releases is early January 2026 Illusion of Truth starts off with a church bombing and this time it gets personal for Emily. The early reviews are trickling in and love this one from First Clue Reviews and @jeffayerswrites.bsky.social

01.08.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sale 50% off Black Label audio
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18.08.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Tour/Feature Post and Book Review: Sins of the Father by James Lโ€™Etoile SINS OF THE FATHER byย James Lโ€™Etoile August 4 โ€“ 29, 2025 Virtual Book Tour Hi, everyone! Today I am sharing my Feature Post and Book Review for SINS OF THE FATHER (A Detective Nathโ€ฆ

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21.08.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An interesting comment I've received in a couple of reviews of my new novel is that the female protagonist is "too masculine." I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on what you think it means. Thanks!

#reviews #books #novels #fiction #theignoblelie #thrillers

08.07.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Visit my blog today to explore the value and impact of indie books and movies!

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#indiebooks #indiemovies #value

13.07.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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