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Chesney Infalt
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Fantasy author and co-host of Fantasy Indies with L. V. Russell. Books: https://linktr.ee/chesneyinfalt
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Chesney Infalt @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social · Nov 22
Here are my books! They range from no spice to closed door, and all are available on Kindle Unlimited. You can get signed copies with goodies from my Etsy shop! (🔗 in B1o)

P. S. The Magic Collector has 8 character artworks in the book, and the audiobook is available on Audible!
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❄️ Saturday Snippet ❄️

A snippet from my winter fantasy WIP.

#FantasyIndiesDecember is run by my wonderful co-host @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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🎄 #FantasyIndiesDecember Day 2 🎄

My winter fantasy WIP happens over Christmas and New Year’s. The main character’s mother is intense about her Christmas Eve party, always trying to top the previous year’s.

Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🎄 Happy December! 🎄

I’m Chesney, fantasy author and co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the lovely @lvrussell.bsky.social. Marriage of Survival is with betas while I work on my winter fantasy WIP inspired by Lies of P and The Nutcracker.

All are welcome to join!

#fantasyindiesdecember
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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📚 Monthly Wrap Up 📚

This month was busy, and December’s schedule is already packed too! 😅 I sent my WIP Marriage of Survival to betas, started my winter fantasy WIP, and got the first artwork for the latter.

#fantasyindiesnovember hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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🎄 #FantasyIndiesDecember 🎄
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!

Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
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Fantasy Indies December prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Holidays in WIP 3. Holiday/wintery book recs 4. Holiday recipes 5. Free Friday or holiday/wintery movies or tv shows 6. Saturday Snippet 7. Would your characters be on the naughty or nice list? 8. Season(s) in WIP 9. Santa or Krampus? 10. Books you hope to read by the end of the year 11. Bookish gift ideas 12. Free Friday or favorite holiday songs 13. Saturday Snippet 14. Comp titles for WIP 15. Lows of 2025 16. Your preferred type of elf (Tolkien, Christmas, other) 17. New-to-you authors you read this year 18. Your favorite holidays 19. Free Friday or show off your ugly Christmas sweater 20. Saturday Snippet 21. What gifts would your characters give each other? 22. Favorite holiday memory 23. Favorite Christmas story/myth 24. Snowy scene from WIP 25. Merry Christmas! 26. Free Friday or 2026 books you’re excited for 27. Saturday Snippet 28. 2025 Achievements 29. Goals for 2026 30. Favorite reads of 2025 31. Year Wrap Up
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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📚 New Artwork! 📚

@katemacauthor.bsky.social made this beautiful artwork of my characters Julian and Clara from my winter fantasy WIP. I love it!

#fantasyindiesnovember hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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⚔️ Saturday Snippet ⚔️

A snippet from my WIP.

#FantasyIndiesNovember hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I finished the first round of edits! Now to send the manuscript to beta readers.
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Well, I tried to get good photos of Charlie and Loki for #fantasyindiesnovember, but Loki was a bit too squirrelly and Charlie is already tired of her brother for today. 😅 Gotta love the fur babies! 🐾💜

Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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📚 #FantasyIndiesNovember Day 11 📚

Genres I write: fantasy, fantasy romance

Genres I read: fantasy, romance, and sometimes sci-fi, thrillers, and horror. (I’m a little particular about the last three.)

Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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📚 #FantasyIndiesNovember Day 3 📚

Here are some songs from my WIP playlists.

Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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📚 #fantasyindiesnovember day 2 📚

I was about six years old. I loved writing all sorts of stories, especially with my friend in middle school. My debut novel was released in 2011–it’s humbling yet cool to see how much I’ve grown as an author.

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November 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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📚 Happy New Month! 📚

I’m Chesney, fantasy author and co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the magnificent @lvrussell.bsky.social. I’m currently editing Marriage of Survival and outlining a winter fantasy WIP set in the Regency era.

All are welcome to join!

#fantasyindiesnovember
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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📚 Monthly Wrap Up 📚

I got in a lot of reading this month, and I finished the first draft of Marriage of Survival! I’m excited for November.

#fantasyindiesspooktober hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Chesney Infalt
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📚 #FantasyIndiesNovember 📚
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!

Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
Fantasy Indies November prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. When did you start writing? 3. WIP playlist 4. Inspiring authors 5. Last, current, & next reads 6. Helpful writing tools 7. Free Friday or what helps you relax? 8. Saturday Snippet 9. Show off your bookshelf 10. Favourite line you’ve written 11. What genres do you write and read? 12. Good and bad writing advice 13. Where do you write? 14. Free Friday or post your pets 15. Saturday Snippet 16. Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser? 17. Your hobbies 18. Favourite characters you’ve created 19. Parts of writing that challenge you 20. Where do you find inspiration 21. Free Friday or comfort movies/tv shows 22. Saturday Snippet 23. Advice for dealing with imposter syndrome 24. Do you listen to music while you write? 25. Share artwork or artist 26. How you come up with book titles 27. What are you thankful for? 28. Free Friday or do you collect anything? 29. Saturday Snippet 30. Marketing tips 31. Monthly Wrap-Up
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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🎃 #FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 28 🎃

Guilt or regret in WIP

Both Lark and Sylas regret tricking each other, but there’s nothing they can do to fix it now, so they just have to learn to deal with it.

Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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⚔️ Saturday Snippet ⚔️

A snippet from my WIP.

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Me: First draft finished! I think I’ll take a break for a week before diving into edits.

*The Next Day*

Me: Or I could start edits right now.
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I interrupt your scrolling to announce that I finished the first draft of Marriage of Survival!
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I hit 100k in my WIP! I’m sooooooo close to being done.
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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This isn’t what the ghost librarian looks like in The Magic Collector, but it’s as close as I could get! 👻

If you like mild spooky that’s more vibes with lots of adventure and a slowburn romance, try my gothic fantasy romance inspired by Howl’s Moving Castle.
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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🎃 #FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 10 🎃

My WIP in emojis:
⚔️👑🧛🏻‍♀️🧚🏼💍🩸🌳🏰

Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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📚 What are your spooky book recs? 📚

I like vibes without a ton of scary stuff, so most of these fall into the category of creepy vibes but nothing too intense (Jurassic Park being the most gruesome).

#fantasyindiesspooktober hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social & I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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“Give me everything you have, Briar Rose,” he whispers, his voice like silk over my skin, leaving goosebumps in their wake. This close, I could count his long, red lashes if I so desired.

Faerie Sleeping Beauty retelling, YA, sweet romance, no spice 🔗 in B1o
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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⚔️ Saturday Snippet ⚔️

A snippet from my WIP.

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM