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Florence Chien 🗡️ REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA (07.07.26)
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✒️ Fantasy & Historical Fiction Author
🗡️ THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA (7/7/26 Rising Action)
🍂 HOLLOW WHISPERS OF THE WIND (Ch 1 in Uncharted Mag)
🌊 @smallpitch.org 💫 Rep: @maraalyse.bsky.social

📍 Toronto, CA • She/Her
🌐 https://florencechien.com
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Florence Chien 🗡️ REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA (07.07.26) @florencechien.com · Aug 6
✨ THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA ✨
belle époque vibes | so many schemes

🗡️ an imperial officer bent on revenge
🪽 a thief plotting scandals & revolution
🩸 they aim to kill each other
🔥 but must cooperate to stop another war

📅 07.07.26 #questpit #P #A #F
Secrets are often liabilities Sometimes they are power When the Empire of Colours slaughters 17,000 of his silver-eyed kin, Lucas Rhine buries his hatred, hides his eyes behind coloured lenses, and vows to liberate his country through a diplomatic secession. Usurped prince Faye Phlorik escapes from prison and joins the revolutionaries. They need a silver-eyed champion to rally the people, and Faye needs their resources to reclaim his crown. Lucas and Faye must eliminate each other to achieve their goals. But when the empire's warships come again, they must unite their forces or there will be nothing left of the people they're both trying to liberate. The Revenant of Surolifia A political fantasy Florence Chien
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This events allows authors to pitch directly to small, indie publishers. I caught my publisher’s eye during the first-ever #SmallPitch in July 2024.

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #authorsky #indiebooks
smallpitch.org #SmallPitch @smallpitch.org · 6d
The #SmallPitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!

Reminders:
- Underrep writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are ok

Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org
#SmallPitch Submission Form
Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. Finished manuscripts only. No WIPs allowed! One pitch per ...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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smallpitch.org
For pitching authors, a quick update about what's new:

1) You will NOT receive a copy of your pitch submission via email. Last time, the feature wasn't reliable despite being enabled, and some people never received an email, leading to stress (understandably).
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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smallpitch.org
SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊

This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.

Check our website for more details ⬇️
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
smallpitch.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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scyllapublishing.bsky.social
Reminder that Scylla will be in #smallpitch looking for Sapphic speculative fiction with strong, diverse characters, an "un-put-downable" narrative drive, and compelling conflict! @smallpitch.org
A gradient background from light teal (top) to yellow (bottom), fading out imagery of open books and a female space soldier silhouetted in a bright white doorway. Dark blue bold text in the top centre reads "We're participating in" with the dark blue and white logo for "Small Pitch" below it, also centred. Along the bottom is text that reads "January 19-25, 2026" along with a link to the Small Pitch website, "smallpitch.org". The teal Scylla logo sits on a dark blue background in the bottom right corner. A gradient background from light teal (top) to yellow (bottom), fading out imagery of a female space soldier silhouetted in a bright white doorway. The blue and white logo for "Small Pitch" sits in the upper right. Dark blue bold text in the top centre reads "We're eager for projects that feature" followed by the following three left-aligned listed items: "Sapphic speculative fiction, strong diverse characters, narrative drive and compelling conflict." The bottom of the image features a white bar with blue text saying "Learn more about us on our website: scyllapublishing.com" with the teal Scylla logo to the bottom right.
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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"Not a real book" bonus: HOLLOW WHISPERS OF THE WIND by @florencechien.com (historical fiction), her next novel currently on submission. I had the honor to be the first person to beta read it and it is SO GOOD. I don't understand why editors aren't fighting to death for it in a ring or something.
Mock cover for Hollow Whispers of the Wind
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA by @florencechien.com (political fantasy): another favorite I knew I would love before reading it, but I didn't expect to love Lucas (the protagonist) so much.
Cover of THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
florencechien.com
My absolute honor to be on this list alongside some very amazing books! 💙📚
jamreads.com Jamedi @jamreads.com · Dec 16
My ambitious 2026 TBR has evolved into "A Jam's list to 2026 releases"; and it's time for the first part (I would say there are a few more).

First part of my most awaited titles for 2026 and that I hope to cover in the blog:
jamreads.com/articles/a-j...

💙📚
JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
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December 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
florencechien.com
The Revenant of Surolifia is nominated for BroMantasy's Community Award! I'd be honored to have your vote for "Most Anticipated 2026 Release" and "Best Emotionally Impactful Characters"! Every vote count because we're up against much better names! #WritingCommunity 📚💙
bromantasy.com/community-bo...
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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lnholmeswriter.bsky.social
Read and preorder some indie fantasy this autumn. Book blurbs below 👇
Image is of 6 fantasy book covers and reads: Indie Fantasy Autumn
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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lnholmeswriter.bsky.social
There’s still time to get a discount!
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
florencechien.com
‼️ ONLY 15 SLOTS GET IN QUICK TMR MORNING 👀 #WritingCommunity #amquerying #amwriting
rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social · Oct 31
My free query critiques officially open tomorrow at 9:00AM EST! As always, they're truly free, in-depth, and encouraging!

In an effort to keep responses as timely as possible, I'll close it after my first 15 responses.

sites.google.com/view/rowanbr...
Free Critiques
Free Query Critiques
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October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
florencechien.com
Love this one SO SO much 😍 so much emotion omg 🔥🔥🔥 fingers crossed the book sees the light of day in the future!
hvmator.bsky.social theo @hvmator.bsky.social · Oct 29
comm for the wonderful @florencechien.com 💛
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
florencechien.com
Went to Scriptus, the Toronto pen show, today, and absolutely SPLURGED. Scored myself a Nahvalur Eclipse and a seY Studio maki-e winter sparrow. I have officially achieved grail pen status! So much for no-buy 2025 lol
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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raenbowpunk.bsky.social
This Must-Have Monday we have TWENTY-FIVE new books to ft, incl

🚀 paired scifi novellas from @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sentencebender.bsky.social!
💀 psychopomps with @edenroyce.bsky.social!
🩸 blood-magic and family politics by @millieabecassis.com!
Must-Have Monday #259 - Every Book a Doorway
Psychopomps, sacred sunflowers, and Desi mermaids!
buff.ly
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
florencechien.com
Can I convince you to add The Revenant of Surolifia to Goodreads in 4 slides? 👀🧵👇
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

#2026debuts #comingsoon #fantasy #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading 🪐📚💙
Can I convince you to add my political fantasy, The Revenant of Surolifia, to Goodreads in 4 slides or less?
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
florencechien.com
Thank you @northyme.com for the stunning cover art! 🥹❤️ An absolute dream come true, and it captures the character and vibe so much! The Revenant of Surolifia comes out July 7, 2026! Add it to Goodreads now @ revenant.one!

#2026debuts #comingsoon #fantasy #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading 🪐📚💙
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
florencechien.com
✨COVER REVEAL! ✨ The Revenant of Surolifia is coming out July 7, 2026, you can add it on Goodreads now!

#2026debuts #comingsoon #fantasy #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #BookSky 🪐📚
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
florencechien.com
Something is coming on Oct 1... 👀
#2026debuts #comingsoon #fantasy #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #BookSky 🪐📚
September 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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🔥 HEY YOU STOP DOOMSCROLLING, IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!
#writingcommunity #giveaway #amreading
thesuiway.bsky.social A.D. Sui 🇺🇦 [sway] @thesuiway.bsky.social · Sep 26
it's a GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! 🔥

enter before October 10th to win!

@erewhonbooks.bsky.social and @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social are giving away 100 ARCs of The Iron Garden Sutra 🤯

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

*US entrants only
It's a GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! Enter by October 10 for your chance to win one of 100 ARCs! Use the link below to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/422667-the-iron-garden-sutra *US entrants only
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
florencechien.com
This. 👇
nordlichtinla.bsky.social Katrin @nordlichtinla.bsky.social · Sep 25
Querying friends! I had a revelation yesterday!

If you look at your QT Dashboard, it will tell you right there that your queries and submissions are “outstanding!”

See? You’re doing fantastic!

#AmQuerying
#AmWriting
#QueryTracker
#YouAreOutstanding

(Double meanings are fun!)
A screenshot of the Query Tracker dashboard, zoomed in on two blue boxes on a pale blue and white background saying “Outstanding queries / 4 / [view]” and “Outstanding Submissions / 4 / [View]” respectively.
September 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
florencechien.com
A friend of mine launched his campaign for an original fantasy TTRPG! I helped playtest and had a lot of fun! 🥰 It's much more streamlined than your big-name games, and the nature-based worldbuilding is superb! Support a fellow indie creator! #ttrpg #tabletoprpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...
LoreFolke
An original fantasy adventure tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG ) of epic-sized adventures for faery-sized heroes.
www.kickstarter.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
florencechien.com
So I started a Substack for writing thoughts, design breakdowns, book updates, etc. 👀 You should subscribe because my next post will be about how I made the poster for Revenant for #PosterPit!

🔗 open.substack.com/pub/florchie...

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #2026debuts
florencechien.com Florence Chien 🗡️ REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA (07.07.26) @florencechien.com · Aug 16
✨ THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA ✨
A soldier with chronic migraines will overthrow the empire. A thief who often dooms his partners will reclaim his throne. They aim to kill each other, but to liberate their silver-eyed kin, they must work together.
📅 07.07.26 #PosterPit #P #A #F
Mock-up movie poster of the adult political fantasy novel, The Revenant of Surolifia, written by Florence Chien, published by Rising Action. The poster features a photo of an art gallery with marble statues and checkered floor. Overlaid over the photo is an upside-down illustration of a faceless robed scholar holding a sword.
August 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
florencechien.com
Yooo this is so cool!!! 🔥 #WritingCommunity
arumikai.bsky.social Arumi is a potato @arumikai.bsky.social · Aug 20
I made a fan-style trailer for my SFF #amquerying book, just for fun.

Let me know what you think! ❤️
All These Pretty Cages - Trailer 1
YouTube video by ArumiKai
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August 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
florencechien.com
Woke up to my last-minute poster for REVENANT coming in 2nd for Best Formatting at #PosterPitAwards! That's so cool!! Thank you everyone for your support!!! 🥰 #WritingCommunity #PosterPit
posterpitevent.bsky.social PosterPit @posterpitevent.bsky.social · Aug 18
BEST FORMATTING:
1st: @saraduranauthor
2nd: @florchien
3rd: @kote_writes
Runner-Up: @catherinewinters.com
#POSTERPIT AWARDS BEST FORMATTING A MANY A SHIP IN HARBOR IS SAFE, BUT THAT ISN'T WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILT FOR THE PIRATE. THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN IST: @saraduranauthor REVENA knC *florchier OF SELF cOl SOON TO THEATRES @koterdrites POSTERPITEVENT.COM #POSTERPIT AWARDS BEST FORMATTING: RUNNER-UP: _AND NIG CAN'T TRI STOP THINKING ABOUT HER? NOW QUERYING! CARGO atherine wint rev POSTERPITEVENT.COM
August 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM