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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 14d

Twelve nights to melt her inner Grinch and prove she belongs with them. You can now pre-order THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS on Amazon! #booksky #romance #Omegaverse www.amazon.com/Twelve-Knots...

Image of a beautiful young woman wearing a Mrs. Claus outfit on a luxurious white bed. Cover for The Twelve Knots of Christmas by Alora James. Text reads: The Alphas of Silver Tree Farms have twelve nights to prove she should be with them. Sweet and spicy Omegaverse. Tropes include: Christmas fun, let's make a deal, grinchy versus sunshine, possessive alphas, and Omega in heat.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 3h

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 22

Creepy haiku:

The shadowman lurks
Scaring the bravest of folks
Indiana's soul.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 22nd, and the theme is creepy poem or flash fiction.

Creepy picture of the dark hallway on the third floor near the nurse's station in the Indiana State Sanatorium.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 1d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 21

A few scary shows I rarely see mentioned are The Terror (TV series), 1899 (TV series), and FROM (TV series).

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 21st, and the theme is scary movie and TV show recs.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 2d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 20

Morally grey characters: yes, please!

There are plenty in WIP #1, but being a more light-hearted book, WIP #2 has more good folks with conflicts and drama.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 20th, and the theme is morally grey character(s).

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 2d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 19

WIP #1 - Scary beginning. The group is running from monsters in a dark cave with no way of knowing if there's a way out.

WIP #2 - Scary moment for the FMC when her housemother has a stroke.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 19th, and the theme is scary moment in WIP.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 8d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 13

Spooky shelves not from my home but from my tour of the Indiana State Sanatorium last night. The first is in the attic of the Superintendent's house. The altar is from the 4th floor of the asylum & then a dark hall.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 13th, and the theme is spooky shelfie.

Picture in an attic of kids' toys and books.

Picture of rough alter with toys and offerings on top of an old dresser inside Indiana State Sanitorium.

Image of dark hallway of an old insane asylum.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 12d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 10

Happy Friday!

WIP #1 - 😱🤔🙂🕯️🌳🪄👽😯🗡️😨

WIP #2 - 🎄😢🥲😍❄️😘🎅

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the tenth, and the theme is Free Friday or explain your WIP with emojis or gifs.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 12d

I only said that because Ethan might be pissed that I'm enjoying how tortured he is!

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 13d

Am I allowed to say Ethan? 😝 Baptiste is a very close second.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 13d

I recently read that one. I love the folklore around these mysterious staircases. Wendig writes good scary stuff!

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 13d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 9

I have so many favorite paranormal creatures. Vampires, shifters, fae, ghosts, demons... I've been reading a lot of unusual supernatural stories lately. I love creatures outside of the usual spooky box.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the ninth, and the theme is your favorite paranormal creatures.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 14d

Twelve nights to melt her inner Grinch and prove she belongs with them. You can now pre-order THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS on Amazon! #booksky #romance #Omegaverse www.amazon.com/Twelve-Knots...

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 14d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 8

The Man With No Shadow (How to Survive Camping #1) by Bonnie Quinn. I just finished this one and it's awesome. Cozy horror is something I need more of.

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. A witch ghost haunting a whole town.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 8th, and the theme is spooky month book recs.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 15d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 7

WIP #1 - The villain wants total power and dominion. Cue the Imperial March!

WIP #2 - There's no villain. Just characters with conflicts and a blizzard to snow them in.

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Fantasy indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the seventh, and the theme is villain's goals.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 16d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 6

WIP #1 - Plenty of monsters, but the MC wants to avoid dealing with them at all. She stays in the walled village where it's safe... For now.

WIP #2 - The monster is the weather. A Christmas blizzard!

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the sixth, and the theme is monsters in your WIP.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 3

28 days until Halloween! 🎃 I'm proud of my son who decided marching band was too stressful after last year, but still wanted to support the band and is helping with props. Next competition is tomorrow.

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Fantasy Indies September with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the third, and it's Free Friday or share something you are proud of.

Images of a woman not seen above the shoulders wearing a black dress similar to Wednesday Adams. She's holding a pumpkin with the number twenty-eight written on it.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 20d

Just in time for October, I got an ad for this horror game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/339...

The Sheep: A Ghastly Game where Sheep are the Apex Predator

Band together to protect the remnants of humanity from hordes of mutant sheep.

www.kickstarter.com

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 20d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 2

Do I like scary things? Yes!

Do my characters like scary things? No. WIP #1's MC must live with them, but WIP #2's MC would scream if she saw a monster mask.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the second, and the theme question is: do you or your characters like scary things?

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 20d

Check out Now in Orbit, Space Squad 51. Where Disaster Meets Comedy! by MPax on @kickstarter.com #booksky www.kickstarter.com/projects/mpa...

Now in Orbit, Space Squad 51. Where Disaster Meets Comedy!

Kickstarter-exclusive editions packed with comedy, calamity, and cosmic chaos.

www.kickstarter.com

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 21d

It's my favorite month of the year.🎃 Happy October!

An image of several pumpkins. The text reads: Happy October.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 21d

a bunch of pumpkins in the grass with pi-slices in the corner

ALT: a bunch of pumpkins in the grass with pi-slices in the corner

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 21d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 1

Spooky greetings! It's my favorite month of the year. I'm Christine Rains, a multi-genre author. This month I'm working on a Christmas romance for my pen name, and some horror shorts for myself.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the first, and the theme is introduce yourself and your WIP.

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Fantasy Indies @fantasyindies.bsky.social · 22d

🎃 #FantasyIndiesSpooktober 🎃

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 October prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell

1. Introduce yourself & WIP
2. Do you/your characters like scary things?
3. Free Friday or share something you are proud of
4. Saturday Snippet
5. What are your characters afraid of?
6. Monsters in WIP
7. Villain’s goals
8. Spooky month book recs
9. Favourite paranormal creatures
10. Free Friday or explain your WIP with emojis/gifs
11. Saturday Snippet
12. What do your MC and villain think of each other?
13. Spooky Shelfie
14. Villain’s henchmen and/or followers
15. What would you/your characters wear to a Halloween ball?
16. Tricks and/or treats in WIP
17. Free Friday or share a photo of autumn decorations
18. Saturday Snippet
19. Scary moment in WIP
20. Morally grey character(s)
21. Scary movie/tv show recs
22. Creepy poem or flash fiction
23. Who would your characters dress up as for Halloween?
24. Free Friday or share your Halloween plans
25. Saturday Snippet
26. How would your MC react to a haunted house?
27. Goosebumps or Point Horror?
28. Guilt or regret in WIP
29. MC’s worst nightmare
30. Is your MC brave?
31. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 22d

#FantasyIndiesSeptember
Day 30

WIP #1 (cozy fantasy) has stalled. I wanted a cozy story, but it has grown darker. I'm debating if I want to fix that or just let it flow naturally. WIP #2 is done, and I started a new WIP #2.

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Fantasy Indies September with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 30th, and the theme is the monthly wrap up.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 22d

How willpower backfires when you're facing writing procrastination. #authors #writinglife #writingcommunity masterwritermindset.com/2025/09/28/h...

How Willpower Backfires When You’re Facing Writing Procrastination - Master Writer Mindset

Discover why willpower fails at writing procrastination—and how to break free with strategies that fit your creative brain.

masterwritermindset.com

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 23d

#FantasyIndiesSeptember
Day 29

I'm an introvert. The MC from WIP #1 is an ambivert, and the MC from WIP #2 is an extrovert. We've got all the 'verts covered! 😅

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Fantasy Indies September with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 29th, and the theme question is: are you or your MC an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?