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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 2d

From Book 2, Cold Blooded. Vandulai thinks about his young daughter and the possibility of magic inheritance.
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Neither, it seemed now, would Mayrah. Vandulai had dared to hope, when he and Irisia had conceived, that his child might inherit his magic gift. Was that not what every parent with magic in their blood wanted? A child with a gift, even if it differed from their own, who would be capable of so much more? Even after learning they were having a girl he had hoped. Women could still inherit more offensive gifts like his own. Or she might have been a Healer, a gift

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 7d

Vandulai and Vorjed speak to the young ranger that found a murder victim. From Book 2, Cold Blooded.
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“Patrol. It’s a little off my patrol route, but I saw the blood on the ground. Thought it might be an injured animal. They’re not meant to, but people do use those horrid human traps out here you know. So I went to go see. And then…” He closed his eyes, his shoulders shaking. “I’m sorry, you must think I’m so pathetic.”
“Not at all. Many people react like this.”

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

Today's SSP #authorspotlight goes to @kcdcwrites.bsky.com

Kassidy is featured in our Cozyish Anthology and is the author of the series Sins of The Maker, the first of which, Fallen’s First, is available now!

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 10d

I've literally just learned it's International Lesbian Day, so here's my book featuring murder lesbians by this lesbian author 🖤
The Whisper-Man available here: books2read.com/u/mYMZlw
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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 13d

I rarely watch anything (unless I'm stressed enough to binge aggressively mediocre thrillers). I haven't seen any of the big popular series. No, not that one. Not even that one either. No, I'm not interested in watching it.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 14d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 14d

The Whisper-Man available here!
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Available now at your favorite digital store!

The Whisper Man by Rosantha Tindall

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 14d

Big Octopus 🐙 has my book! 😱 Do you?

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 14d

😂🫂 Yeah, I remember my Thai friends trying to teach me how to get into all these fruits. Some people make it look so easy!

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 14d

Not as bad as some fruits/berries, but still tricky. There is apparently a knack to opening them, but I never bothered 🤣

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 14d

I always found mangosteen more trouble than they were worth tbh 🤣, but I'm glad you enjoyed them!

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 14d

Slow week for writing this week, but I did get a bit done. From one of my current side-projects:

'But Lucen’s magic was blue, and the magic Elea saw sometimes in her nightmares was green.'

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 14d

We made it to Saturday, friends! Did you do any writing this last week? If you did, share a short line from your recent writing sessions. Are you happy with it? Do you already have plans to improve it?

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 15d

That editing it was going to kick my arse. No, I'm not kidding, this book has been an absolute nightmare. I'm never writing one in this style again.
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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 15d

Happy Friday!! We made it!

Today's question is for #writers:

What's something you wish you knew about your current wip before you started?

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 16d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
I don't actually think any of my characters would be horror fans. They might watch it, if it was on (which it wouldn't be), but they wouldn't seek it out.
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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 17d

From Book 2, Cold-Blooded. Silver visits the river rats.

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 21d

Throwing a little more light-heartedness into my current side-project.

From there, they ruled out any Healers, or those with useless gifts.
“Look at this shit. Can grow tulips.” Lucen shook his head. “What use is that? And why tulips?”

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 21d

We made it to Saturday, friends! Did you do any writing this last week? If you did, share a short line from your recent writing sessions. Are you happy with it? Do you already have plans to improve it?

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #SaturdaySnippet #indiepub #selfpub #writers #snippet 🪐 📚 💙

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 21d

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 21d

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 22d

That would be a specific Healing gift. Healers in Isaia accelerate natural healing rather than magically fixing everything. Diseases would likely require a specific gift to encourage the immune system.
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MidnightRose Artist @midnightrose838.bsky.social · 23d

#WritingQ

I failed to post for a while, but I'm still on the healing theme.
Can healers cure diseases?

For mine: generally not, but they can give the body energy, & heal damage done, which can help the body learn to fight the disease.
The problem is the healer would likely be very vulnerable,-🧵1/2

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 22d

Four of these things do not belong...
#Noah'sArk #OddOnesOut

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 24d

- There's this one town called Withernsea, and everyone I know agrees that a) there's nothing there, and b) driving there sucks.
- Glasgow can be rough and also people there are really difficult to understand.

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 24d

- Fancy hall a few towns away also probably haunted
- Yorkshire is mostly farms and old farmer types.
- York & Beverly are generally higher end and more expensive.
- Hull is a much rougher area, home to the yobs.

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 24d

- North-South divide, generally the south is considered posher and the north is more working class.
- I'm from Yorkshire, and a French lady teaching Italian once asked me how many sheep I own. The answer is none, I have 0 sheep.
- Museum in my town is probably haunted.

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 25d

She was never named within the book, as she never interacted with those MCs. But then the problem was that it established she's there and working for the scientists. I did consider whether I could get away with them not knowing her name. Then I decided probably not, given what they have her doing.

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 25d

#Septopolis #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Crime levels are high in Crisom, especially compared to the rest of Isaia. There's several gangs on the lower streets, one of mostly drug dealers and several others of thieving beggar children. There's also a robbery spree in progress and a history of arson.

Khonri 🎃👻 @khonri.com · 26d

#Septopolis 23

If crime isn't something you want to calculate or give voice to, give us some unusual laws (or, to loosen it, social mores).

or do both lol

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A daily prompt card for #Septopolis 2025, hosted by @khonri.bsky.social. Sept 23: What is crime like here, and what drives it (up/down)? Alternatively: are these any unusual laws in place?

Interpret each prompt as suits your needs! Yap! Or don't!
Build a new place or talk about one you have. Make friends.

The background features a third of the monthly card’s image, a slightly blurred and purple hued image of a set photograph of Main Commercial Street in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (UFA, 1927).

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Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social · 25d

and when I came to this project I had to call her something.
The other one is Teskin, a new and minor character being used as a manipulation tactic. I'll probably change his name, since I have others similar.

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