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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 10h

I sometimes forget to say it, but thank you to the people who re-post my work and let me know what they like about my stories, it helps me so much 🥰

I also really appreciate all my author and artist friends on here. Everyone is amazing and is doing such great work! Keep it up! 📚 💙

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 10h

Love this movie! Hope their enjoying it.

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 6d

There is currently a 50% discount on all my #Halloween & #horror short-stories & novellas.🩸📚

Download all 3 stories (& own them forever in 2 digital formats) for less than 5$!💙📚

1️⃣Jump into the Abyss!: bit.ly/4nES2Lq
2️⃣Reprobates: bit.ly/4mUIRVU
3️⃣The Underworld Rhapsody: bit.ly/4pSYJLv

#spooktober🎃

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the unnerving horror short-story of a man who gets buried alive over the festering remains of his late wife, Kassandra.

During his premature entombment, forty long nails are struck into Chase Chaperone's casket, plunging him deeper into Hell. This grim ritual is a dark operetta written in rhyming prose - an homage to Dante's Inferno - from which naught but the most vile of souls can escape. The man is subsequently set free from the coffin by the grotesque dwarf Eldritch, who in a fit of revenge, climbs onto his back and refuses to climb down. Chase is thus doomed to carry the parasitic dwarf atop his back for the rest of his days, while searching for absolution.

This Halloween special explores themes such as "death and decay", "justice" and "morality", in a forlorn world set outside the reach of modern civilisation.

Written in the grim and melodious style of Edgar Allan Poe, "Jump into the Abyss!" follows Chase Chaperone's descent into the far-reaching Abyss of his soul in a masterfully-written allegorical tale.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the surreal novella of a man's journey through Limbo.

Freshly arrived at the Totermann Inn, Marc Whitehouse couldn’t have known he was dead. Sir, no sir. Not now that Chantal Dublanc had so mysteriously entered his life; his afterlife. In his quest for the truth behind his early demise, he finds himself on a journey where past memories intermingle with present actions. He is not yet ready to call it a life. 206 heartbeats to peace. The hour is late, but Marc is yet to renounce his hope for salvation...

A surreal novella of love, loss and the afterlife, written in the captivating, dreamlike style of André Breton. “Reprobates” is an exquisitely written narrative of Life after Life, centered on Marc’s journey through Limbo.

Its style is heavy on allegory, at every step teeming with Underworld intrusions of the sacred into the profane.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" series, comes the surreal novella that will have you question the very foundation of your reality.

Under the influence of the powerful new psychedelic drug “Rhapsody”, Mario Fantoccio discovers the existence of an invisible reality overlaying our own.

The rhapsody-altered state of consciousness brings Mario to close encounters with “the Masters of Strings”, a coven of hyperdimensional beings who appear to control the destiny of every human in existence.

Desperate to sever the strings tying him to the will of his Masters, Mario overdoses on Rhapsody and escapes into hell, hoping to regain control of his life and free will.

Based on a modern interpretation of Jungian psychology, The Underworld Rhapsody is heavily themed on "subjective reality", "altered states of consciousness", and "individuation" as it follows one man's struggle to escape the chaos of his life and regain his free will.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

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MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · 12h

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
📚💙

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 1d

I was surprised my sapphic debut novel hadn't been Charles'd yet, since it comes out in 10 days. I started worrying for the guy, you know? Was he okay? But phew, Charles finally saw it and left his traditional 1-star rating! /s

A screenshot showing a 1-star rating from user Charles on Goodreads for the book A Legacy of Blood and Bone by Millie Abecassis.

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Swords | The Webcomic @swordscomic.bsky.social · 20h

There's a sale on if that's your thing:
www.teepublic.com/user/swordsc...

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Charles Welch - Horror Author @charleswelchauthor.bsky.social · 22h

Read and Scream Blind Date With a Horror Book by Charles Welch! Great gift horror/thriller/apocalyptic readers!

#booksky #readersky #fyp #bookish #bookclub #bookworm #booklovers #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #booksnow

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying a weekend away, but at the same time my brain is going "aghh!! We have so much writing and catching up to do when we get home!!"

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Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Kranlian Rendezvous is part of the Underrated Bundle too. It’s a #spicy #scifi novel.

Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 1d

Water's Edge is part of the Underrated Bundle on Itch! 63 books for $38!!!

itch.io/b/3305/under...

#booksky 📚💙 #readersky

Collage of 21 covers, including Water's Edge, of the 63 books available in the Under-rated bundle on itch.io

Center has 5 gold stars on top and bottom. Reads itch.io, Under-rated bundle, October 9th-13th, Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Very true! 😂😂

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

I feel Canada and NZ are like estranged cousins. Know we're related and fine with that, but just wave at each other at family events. 😂

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

You must have been really sick! 😦

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Brekekekiwi @brekekekiwi.bsky.social · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

• America's Cup and the red socks parade instead of school
• Whitbred Round The World at the viaduct
• Michael Jackson in Auckland
• Narrated school play at 6, with script. Didn't introduce the lead.
• Went home from school sick, woke up three days later

Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

• Edgecumbe Earthquake
• Cyclone Bola
• Bombing of Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior by French spies.
• Breaking the ANZUS Agreement (Nuclear free NZ!)
• Moving houses about 10 times and changing schools 4 times.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

• The Challenger Explosion
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• The Gulf War
• The Oklahoma City Bombing
• The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

I have no memory of the Chernobyl disaster. But I remember the Challenger disaster from the same year.

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Yup! 😂 This sort of thing makes it pretty obvious. 😁 most of the NZ disasters I remember because I was there when they happened, not because I didn't know about world news.

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

• Edgecumbe Earthquake
• Cyclone Bola
• Bombing of Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior by French spies.
• Breaking the ANZUS Agreement (Nuclear free NZ!)
• Moving houses about 10 times and changing schools 4 times.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

• The Challenger Explosion
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• The Gulf War
• The Oklahoma City Bombing
• The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

I have no memory of the Chernobyl disaster. But I remember the Challenger disaster from the same year.

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

No problem!

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Loved reading this story, hope others enjoy it too!

Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Check out my latest blog post. I updated my #fantasy story Rescue from the Orc Fortress to include a prologue. You can read it here: simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/p...

The story is currently only available to download from itch here: simonwolfeauthor.itch.io/rescue-from-...
💙📚🧙🧚

Prologue for Rescue from the Orc Fortress

I just updated my fantasy short story to include a prologue that gives the readers the backstory of the first meeting between Hodein and Amira. I had some feedback from a few readers that they woul…

simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 2d

There are a few of us around that hate that sh*t. My little book is out there trying its best, but it's an uphill battle.

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Love this movie! It's one of those movies that after you watch it you have to see it again to get it from a different perspective.

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 4d

Slow month and I'm between jobs. Long story short, my husband got let go.

If you want to support me directly, I sell signed copies of my books for the same price as if you bought them on Amazon and they come with a cool bookmark!

ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...

#Books #Store #KoFi #SFF #Scifi #Support

Visit Rebecca E. Reyes's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

ko-fi.com

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 2d

Humans had always been too good at killing. They defended themselves too well.
So Gaia upped the ante.

GAIA'S GAME
getbook.at/gaiasgame

FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Also on #audiobook

#FREE #KindleUnlimited #thriller #horror #audible #murder #thriller #mystery #audiobooks📚💙

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Stay strong. Kia Kaha. 💪
Sending you all the hugs and Aroha 💕 from NZ. 🫂

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 2d

The mission is to get a perfectly preserved cadaver with a mysterious implant back to her home world, but will the reward be worth it?

☄️Firefly x Dracula
⚰️Sci-fi Gothic Mystery
💉Female Doctor MC
🖤No Romance
⌛️ Short read

books2read.com/u/bxx9kP

#sciencefiction #scifibooks #Booksky💙📚 #Books

The book cover for The Sarcophagus of Lamia, by Rebecca E Reyes

The picture is of an ethereal blonde woman's resting face, laying back upon red velvet. She has a silver implant in her hair. In front of her is a round, gothic window with gold filigree. Leaves, faces and fish are in the filigree's design.

Art by Elora Ladd

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes I forget that Gmail uses my full name and not just my shorter author name. I met up with a friend irl I had been emailing and they kept using my name to annoy me. I was like oh crap, need to change that!

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SpecFicNZ @specficnz.bsky.social · 2d

Make the most of this FREE opportunity for SpecFicNZ members! Find out all about it on the For Members tab of the SpecFicNZ page: specfic.nz
Make sure you're logged in to the page.

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