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"Giust" continues, with the end of a joust—

https://thecityofroses.com/story/GiustActIII

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"Giust" continues—

https://thecityofroses.com/story/GiustActI

#FantasyLit #SelfPublished #UrbanFantasy #LessonsAndBurgers

Beginning on Monday: the 9th novelette, "Giust"! —Jo is knighted, as promised, and Ysabel asks a question.

https://thecityofroses.com/chapbooks/no-9

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No. 9, “Giust.” A brick-paved plaza, downtown, at night; here in the foreground on a brick bulwark a trompe l’œil chessboard of bronze, seemingly just unrolled for a game, with a handful of pieces casually set at one corner, notable among them a bishop and a king. Streetlights blaze about the edges of the plaza, and the neat sandstone façade of the post office across the street.

Still a few days until the conclusion of "The Strongest in The Forest", but if you want more Drids, you can read "Neighbour" for free.

You can start here https://jaydeholmes.com/short-stories/neighbor-part-1/

Or find download links here https://jaydeholmes.com/short-stories/

To clarify with the title, I attempted to write in American English, but have regretted that. I hope to redo the text and cover in British English later this year.

#sciencefiction #writing #selfpublished #alien #alienfiction

The cover of "Neighbor" by Jayde Holmes. The cover is a digital image, purely in green and black. There is a green background, with an illustration of a tree decorated in windchimes, ropes, and a birdhouse. There is a small child standing under the tree, wearing a jacket that has large shoulderpads and no sleeves over a simple tunic and holding a ball. The child is frowning. This illustration is made entirely with black lines. The title, (spelt the American English way for now) is above the tree, whilst the author's name is below. All words have been made to look handwritten with black pen.

RavenCon of Richmond, VA is this weekend. It's an awesome, fan run SFF convention with an emphasis on science & writing. Here's what I'll be doing there: https://thescribblinglion.com/ravencon-2025-is-this-weekend/
#WritingEvents #SFF #SFF_Conventions #AlixEHarrow #TheScribblingLion #SmallPress #SelfPublished #IndieBookstores #RavenCon

Flat covers flop. But cinematic 3D motion covers? They stop thumbs cold.
Want yours to slap like a movie poster?
DM me or drop your title. I’ll show you what pro looks like.

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Time to remind myself that books don't have expiration dates and people can't buy my books if they don't know they exist: https://books2read.com/ap/6n661n/Grey-Liliy

Boom. You just got a link to my books. Horror, Fantasy, and Slice of Life. #indieauthor #selfpublished #writing

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Start with the right tools 👇
https://crowninestudio.ca/mye5

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Looking for something to read this weekend?

Spycrabs & Warbirds is a collection of spy fiction/historical fantasy short stories, set around Ireland in the early 20th Century.

https://aceade.net/connacht-disaster-zone/spycrabs-warbirds/

Available as an ebook from Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo, and more!
Also available as a PDF from BuyMeACoffee and Ko-fi if that's your fancy.

#historicalFantasy #spyFiction #shortStories #selfPublished #irishWriters #mastoArt

A submarine loiters on the surface, underneath vignettes of a snake holding a telescope and an elf atop a giant bird.

At the top of the image is the title "Spycrabs and Warbirds".

Check out this excerpt from episode 1 of our book, Callers: Emergence, converted into a fun little comic video.

https://youtu.be/-5UPWqsNplU?si=JZBbsHIUM7VXe4tA

#callersbooks #comic #book #anime #scifibooks #fantasybooks #exposition #exerpt #selfpublished #indieauthor #indiebook #bookstodon

The Humans have arrived! The next chapter in Strongest's story, 'First Contact, Once Again' is now LIVE. Click below to continue with my epic first contact story, 'The Strongest in the Forest'.

https://jaydeholmes.com/short-stories/the-strongest-in-the-forest-part-2/

#sciencefiction #selfpublished #aliens #novella #writer

Review: Double Take by Cara Bristol

https://twimom227.com/2025/04/review-double-take-by-cara-bristol.html

#RatingB #Reviews #Romance #SciFiOrFantasyFiction #CaraBristol #CosmicMatesSeries #selfpublished #SophiaRoseReview

Just admiring my book on my shelf!!!

I've sold 21 copies this week which is absolutely WILD. If you bought a copy, seriously from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. It is such an honor to have my work out in the world for people to enjoy. And I'm currently working on another one 👀

💉 Expectant is available on KU and Kobo Plus, and is also available for purchase in ebook or paperback on Amazon. All links are in my bio 🔗

💉 Synopsis:
Nat and Autumn Collier are finally ready for a family after 8 blissful years of marriage. Autumn is pregnant with their dream baby thanks to the miracle of IVF, but when her health takes a turn for the worse, Nat is forced to advocate for her ill wife and beat the clock that is Indiana’s 10-week abortion ban. It seems that no one is taking her concerns seriously, especially Autumn’s OB Dr. Colter, who suddenly seems like he might have something to do with the negative effects of Autumn’s pregnancy.

What to expect:
- Real-world horror
- Pregnancy horror
- Parasites
- Feminine rage
- LGBTQ+ rep
- Short story

Originally published in Your Body, My Rage, A Feminine Rage Horror Anthology from BDA Publishing on January 20, 2025. Now available separately on Kobo and Amazon!

➡️ That's enough promo for now!! I've been in a reading slump and super busy this week, so hopefully I'll be back to my regularly scheduled content this weekend 😅

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MY FIRST PUBLISHED SHORT STORY IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!!! 😭😍

The ebook for Expectant is officially available on Kindle and Kobo!!! It's $0.99 USD to buy, and it's also available on Kindle Unlimited and Kobo Plus! All links are in my bio 🔗

(It's also available in a small paperback if that's more your thing, but it's $5.99 due to printing costs)

I'd really love for you to give this a shot if you have the time. It's under 50 pages, and I'm very excited about it being out in the world. You can find the links to add it on Goodreads and StoryGraph in my bio as well!

What to expect:
💉 Real-world horror
💉 Pregnancy horror
💉 Parasites
💉 Feminine rage
💉 LGBTQ+ rep
💉 Short story

Synopsis:
Nat and Autumn Collier are finally ready for a family after 8 blissful years of marriage. Autumn is pregnant with their dream baby thanks to the miracle of IVF, but when her health takes a turn for the worse, Nat is forced to advocate for her ill wife and beat the clock that is Indiana’s 10-week abortion ban. It seems that no one is taking her concerns seriously, especially Autumn’s OB Dr. Colter, who suddenly seems like he might have something to do with the negative effects of Autumn’s pregnancy.
Originally published in Your Body, My Rage, A Feminine Rage Horror Anthology from BDA Publishing on January 20, 2025. Now available separately on Kobo and Amazon!

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#selfpublished #koboplus #ku #kindleunlimited #ebook #author #publishedauthor #books #bookstagram

If you haven't checked it out yet, my first publication, the poetry book From The Depths, is available as a print and ebook on Amazon. If you've already purchased the ebook version, it's been updated with a few new poems, so be sure to give it another look!

From The Depths is also available for preorder on other ebook retailers like Apple, Kobo, Google Books, and Barnes&Noble! On top of it being available in other ebook stores on April 19th, I'm excited to further expand the availability of my books to various ebook libraries.

#writer #poetry #selfpublished #ebook

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It's great rereading Part 2 of #ShadowedMemories while I go through the editing process, and just coming across these scenes of horror sprinkled throughout.
"Oh, I forgot about this creepy scene."
"This is gonna give someone nightmares."
"Good work on this, past me!"
I'm around halfway through, and have mostly trimmed up some paragraphs, switched out words here and there, smoothing out the flow of the tale. I'm in an area now where I remember pondering over the pacing while writing it, as well as chapter/scene length and structure. Looks like the pacing did work out well, but I've ended up combining a few chapters that just fit better together.
That's my writing update for today. I'll be doing more editing on breaks at work tonight, while I also keep my upcoming book work in mind.

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#PennedPossibilities 629 — How did you break into publishing? (If you’re already published, of course.)

If you count being #selfpublished the I’ll give a story I shared a couple times over the years. I had gotten a new job at a mortgage company and had the most boring new hire training class. A couple other people there started seeing who could come up with the raunchiest, sexiest, NSFW story before training ended. We all read each other’s works. I liked mine enough that I decided to publish

Review: Risky Romance by Kendall Talbot

https://twimom227.com/2025/03/review-risky-romance-by-kendall-talbot.html

#RatingB #Reviews #RomanticSuspense #KendallTalbot #selfpublished #SophiaRoseReview #WolfSecuritySeries

It’s #Indiebookday! 📚

If you want to support small publishing houses and #selfpublishers, just buy/order one of their books! 📖

If you're interested in mine 😎:

#selfpublished #sapphic #lesbian #novels in different genres 🏳️‍🌈:

English:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jutta-Swietlinski/author/B07WT67M8D

German:
https://www.amazon.de/stores/Jutta-Swietlinski/author/B07WT67M8D

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At a book fair: Several books with memos and promotion material on a table with a Pride flag.

I've started the effort of going back through my books and freshening them up a bit to republish on a wider variety of ebook storefronts. It's nice using D2D, being able to toss it across different book stores and digital libraries. I do wish I didn't have to do Google Books separately. #selfpublished #author #indieauthor #writer

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