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Lauryn Hall

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Young Adult Fantasy Author | Secrets of Magic (Nov 2024) | | Secrets of Battle (July 2025) | Stay Tuned 👀 https://linktr.ee/authorlaurynh

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · May 31

Book cover reveal!!!

Secrets of Battle is the 2nd book of my Secrets of Magic trilogy set to be out on July 30th! Filled with more action, higher stakes, drama, love, & heartbreak

A HUGE thank you to @nalou.bsky.social for designing the cover! It is absolutely breathtaking💜

#skywriter #bookreveal

A book cover reveal with the book at the center of a sword in a field. The background is a field with two white dragons flying around

A synopsis page with a field as a background

A sword in a middle of a field. The title Secrets of Battle, Book two, on it along with the author name, Lauryn Hall,

A field in the background. Two white dragons flying around the text saying 'July 30, 2025'

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 20h

Awwww man! That is a shame!

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 20h

West Coasty party! 🥳 Chilling the with the ghosts that roams in the cemetery 😳

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 20h

There are a couple of monster creatures in my current WIP. There is a wolf at the size of a bear that sucks the soul of out of your body and traps it in its belly till the beast is slain. There is also giant snakes as well. Both dark creatures that are difficult to defeat

#SFFChat

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 22h

#SFFChat Q3: What kinds of monsters/creatures exist in your work? OR, how would your characters respond if a monster suddenly appeared?

Text the same as post. Image: a white silhouette of a spider on a spiderweb.

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 20h

I like all kinds of monster stories. Mostly vampire love stories lol That's always a classic. Also horror or thriller monster stories are good too.

#SFFChat

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 22h

#SFFChat Q2: What kinds of monster stories do you prefer (or maybe you don't like them at all! Share what does or doesn't appeal)?

e.g. sympathetic monster stories, traditional monster stories, monster romance, maybe a specific type of monster, etc.

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 20h

Monsters can be the physical beings/creatures but they can also be metaphorically. The evil/twisted versions of the protagonists. Their worst selves. Sometimes they could be their greatest enemy

#SFFChat

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 22h

#SFFChat Q1: What is the role of the monster in SFF? Doesn't have to be a traditional monster--interpret as you like (including moral monstrosity, etc)! Maybe you like friendly monsters, sympathetic monsters, sexy monsters!

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 20h

Hello #SFFChat!

My name is Lauryn. I'm a YA fantasy writer. Currently working on my Secrets of Magic trilogy

Something I find spooky is horror movies. I can't do horror movies that deals with ghosts,but I do enjoy watching horror films about serial killers. Humans are predicable.Ghosts not so much

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 23h

#SFFChat Intro!: Introduce yourself and share something spooky (maybe something you find spooky, a spooky fact, something spooky that happened to you, or something your characters find spooky)!

Also, we're back! Looking forward to chatting tonight. (:

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 1d

I love that! 🤣🤣 that is honestly them

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! And the funny thing is that Alyce & Milo are a couple. 😅 Which works out actually. Alyce gets to scare away all the annoying people & Milo can stand there to the side & look pretty while he admires his wifey lol

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 2d

Yes they do, but not too often for most of them. I would say that Carter and Francis cuss a lot. That's why book 3 has a lot more swears thanks to those two lol 😅

Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 3d

Assuming your target audience are adults, do your characters cuss?

#WritingCommunity #WritingQ

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 2d

Such a sweet little baby kitten!! 😻

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 2d

Alyce is feared by others & she loves it. The power it gives her over others makes her feel strong & powerful

Milo is also feared by others due to his past & he hates it. I hates the look of fear on people's faces. It makes him sick being seen as a monster when he's truly not

#AwesomeCharacters

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

It's spooky season so let's talk about fear! Do others fear your character?

How does your character feel about it? Do they hate being feared? Like it? Wish that they were?

If they don't fear them, should they?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 3d

For the most part they do. Sometimes they butt heads like when Alyce just dives right in and Cyle is like "We have to think this through!" Lol they're fun

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 3d

Alyce will go poke around the town's people gossip...or pry it out of someone lol

Cyle would be buried in books

Milo would ask around & poke around in a few books when he sets his mind to it

Quinn would ask around, mostly turning to her peers or higher beings for answers

#AwesomeCharacters

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

What does your character do when they need new information?

Do they research at a library? Seek out an expert or mentor? Experiment/trial and error? Search the internet?

Do they enjoy learning new things?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 5d

The characters from my trilogy, Secrets of Magic

Yes, yes, I know I used Princess Yue twice but she inspired the appearance of my moon twins Alyce & Cyle, so she has be with them both lol

#writesky #writingcommunity #characters

A format of four characters adding up to equal a character. There are four lines of this, all filled with different pictures of other movies, shows, and games

Reposted by Lauryn Hall

Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 5d

Don't forget, you can buy signed books with free bookmarks directly from my store for the same price as on Amazon!

The money goes directly to the author and it really helps out while I'm looking for a 'real job'.

ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...

#Booksky💙📚 #SFF #SciFi #Fantasy #Books #Kofi #Shop

All three of my published books: Sigils of Malice, Sigils of Blight, and The Sarcophagus of Lamia

Sigils of Malice's book cover has a magical, horned blue beetle with red eyes sprinkling glittering dust on magical technology lit by a blue gem.

Sigils of Blight's book cover is of a six-sided lantern lit with a ghostly flame, in the jungle, in front of burning ruins.

The Saprophagous of Lamia's cover 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.

The background image is a yellowed photo of a gothic church, courtesy of Aleslanger on Pixabay.

Art by Elora Ladd
Books by Rebecca E Reyes

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

🤣🤣🤣 Love that

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

I feel that. It is tough when we are the biggest critics of our own works but just know you are doing great. 💕

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

That's good! I love how in the end you are still very happy with your book, even when you hit the low stages during the process

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

You know, that is such a mood. You've worked on a project too long and sometimes you just so annoyed with it cause you just wanna move on lol you love it, but man it's annoying having to edit it a few times

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

Alyce gets angry...a lot. She has a lot of hate and bitterness against the world. She ends up arguing with you, getting snippy, verbally insulting you, or sometimes physically hitting you. Fastest way to piss her off, is to tell her what to do or have your ideals go against hers

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 6d

How does your character handle being angry? What's the fastest way to set them off? #WritingPrompt

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

There is a saying how artists don't like their work most of the time

Writers, is that true? Do you honestly not like your work or do you actually do?

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

Very outspoken indeed. Can be a good thing or not sometimes 😅

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like Alyce talks the most. She is always arguing with everyone, picking fights, & stating her mind.

Everyone else all talk, but just not as much lol They are more as peace keepers, speaking to keep the peace or protecting others

#AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 6d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

We talked recently about who got the first line of dialogue. Today, let's talk about who speaks most often (verbally or not).

Does one character do most of the talking in your story? Are some shyer or quieter?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 7d

I love them!!!! Too cute!

Lauryn Hall @authorlaurynh.bsky.social · 7d

Basically, none existent...

It's been a struggle 😅