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Gabriella E. Mari
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MFA in Creative Writing • Author for GEM&i Books

BUY "Our Darkest Hour" ✒︎ https://books2read.com/OurDarkestHour

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All typos are my own.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Will I be able to keep track this year?

Only time will tell 😂
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January 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Our Darkest Hour is in the Indie Black Friday sale! Get it for only 99c/p in the US or UK!

Check out the full sale here: jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...

Or skip the line here: books2read.com/OurDarkestHo...
November 30, 2024 at 1:11 AM
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What I love about writing is that it's empowering. If I want a queernormative world, I can create one. If I want characters overthrowing tyrants, I can do that, too. I can make a difference.

Sometimes, I feel like that's the only place I can make a difference.
November 6, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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🍂🌿🌲 SHORT STORY 🌲🌿🍂

🏹 dark fantasy horror
🗡️ girls protecting girls
🎋 a forest of spirits
🫂 two sisters
🪦 a deal made in a cemetery
🗝️ children outsmarting adults
❣️ 99c!

📖 book link: mybook.to/JeltBy
🖌️ goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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October 30, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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Hey, I'm Jamedi, a Book Blogger and Reviewer (SFF, Horror, Hist-fic, but always looking for more).
Linktree: linktr.ee/jamedi
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jamedi
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October 30, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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#FantasyIndiesOctober 💙 📚

Our Darkest Hour by @gabriellaemari.bsky.social
A fantastic paranormal investigation book with plenty of spooky moments and a delightful slow burn romance.

A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by @theadamholcombe.bsky.social An all around delightful, cozy October read.
#FantasyIndiesOctober 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 17. Villain Song 2. What would your characters dress up as? 3. Holidays) in WIP 4. Free Friday or something you're excited about 5. Snippet Saturday: Facing Fears 6. Favourite Villain 7. Is your WIP filled with more tricks or treats? 8. MC fears 18. Free Friday or talk about your hobbies 19. Snippet Saturday: Danger 20. Monsters in WIP 21. Spooky Flash Fiction 22. Autumn and/or spooky book recs 23. Autumn walk in the woods or a cosy afternoon under a blanket? 24. What scares you most as a 9. Last, Current, Next Reads 10. What would you wear to a Halloween ball? I. Free Friday or post your villain aesthetic board 12. Snippet Saturday: Fight 13. Villain's goals 14. What is your favourite season? 15. Victorious Villain or Defeated Villain 16. Funny typos in WIP writer? 25. Free Friday or favourite candy 26. Snippet Saturday: Remember 27. MC's and Villian's weaknesses 28. Are you a horror film fan? 29. Do you enjoy writing villains? 30. Post your spooky pics! 31. Monthly Wrap Up and Happy Halloween! @ChesneyInfalt @LydiaVRussell / @l.v.russell_author
October 22, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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This week's Spooky Spotlight shines on @gabriellaemari.bsky.social and her book Our Darkest Hour, @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social and his book BestGhost: A Novelette, and features character artwork for an upcoming book by J.H. (linktr.ee/idk.anymoreig)

Find it here: www.instagram.com/p/DBT7hf6gjO_/
A dark background with a possibly haunted house lit by a red light. A drawing of an evil-looking ghost looks in on the reader from the right. The text says: Spooky Thread Spotlight Supernatural Edition This week features books by Gabriella Mari @gem.and.i.books, C.J.Daley @cjdscurrentread and character art for a work in progress by @idk.anymoreig This Spotlight is probably haunted...
October 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Today’s the day! Cover reveal for Shattered Lines! 🎉🎃👻🥳 A massive thank you to Sarah at firemanestudio.com for her vision, skill, and hard work 💚💚
Ebook with cover. Multicoloured feather with a flame shaped sigil. Top line reads The Faultlines Series: Grimstone 1. Middle line is the title Shattered Lines. Bottom line is the author Sebrina Eden
October 14, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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Authors, artists, horror fans, it’s Spooky Thread time! This week’s theme is Monsters and Aliens.
Drop your links or images, and tell us a little about what you do. Or recommend a creator you love, especially if they’re on here!

#artshare #artsky #booksky #horror #spookythread
A full moon night in the background with a drawing of a howling wolf superimposed. The text on top says: Spooky Thread Episode 6: Monsters and Aliens Thread Will the monsters come out to play this week? Writers, artists & other creators: leave a link or post your image below. Gnaw our ears off about your terrifying creations! Follow each other, repost for visibility and like if you see something good! Everyone else: chime in! Recommend your favorite creature features or monster creators. Human creators only, please!
October 12, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Hi! I'm a queer author of books that also happen to be pretty queer 🏳️‍🌈
I'm currently working on my 3-part fantasy/horror series Dead King's Hall: Unsung, and you can find my LitFic novel It Will Hurt (about a young man with bipolar discovering his bisexuality) at mybook.to/ItWillHurt

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October 10, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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Happy (actual second) Book Birthday to these two and the rest of Crossroads Paranormal Research Society!

Originally, ODH was meant to be published on October 13th, but I was a new indie author, and I took Amazon at its word that the publication could take up to 3 days. 😂
October 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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Horror fans & creators,
it's Spooky Thread time! A little late today because I spent my afternoon shopping for jack-o-lantern pumpkins. Speaking of, this week's theme is:

Cozy Horror/Autumn Vibes.

Got something to share? Post in the comments below!
#artshare #horrorlit #horrorart #writingcommunity
A background of wilted leaves, with the outline of a pumpkin superimposed. The text reads: Spooky Thread Episode 5: Pumpkin Thread It’s finally October, time to enjoy some autumn vibes! This week, let’s celebrate cozy horror and all things spooky rather than scary. Creators, drop your links! Whether it’s art, writing or another passion project, let us see what you’ve been working on. Everyone else, share a favorite autumn photo, favorite autumn food, or favorite autumn read.
October 5, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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Time for a COVER REVEAL
My new novel SUNWARD SKY is now available for KICKSTARTER pledges and I'm proud to share the incredible cover art that @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social has made for me for this special edition.

To pledge your support, check out the link below!
October 4, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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Adrian Sinclair is invited to join YouTube-famous ghost hunting group CPRS after they discover he's psychic. The problem? He's falling for one of his colleagues. Worse still, some fans ship his crush with another member… quite rabidly.

(🔗 in bio)

#MMromance #BookSky #spookymonth
October 4, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Lose yourself in a world of ghosts, demons, and internet stardom as a psychic falls in love... while something sinister stalks him from the shadows.

(And then pick up the companion novel because it's out!)

🔗 in 📌

#KindleUnlimited #MMromance #spookymonth #BookSky #romance
October 4, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Forget main characters! Come meet Julian Bazelais, technician extraordinaire and expert YouTuber for Crossroads Paranormal Research Society... who also happens to be terrified of all things paranormal.

(🔗 in bio)

#mmromance #KindleUnlimited #BookSky #paranormal #spookymonth
October 3, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Adrian Sinclair is already struggling with his newfound psychic powers, internet fame, and the feelings he's developing for a colleague. The last thing he needs is for something stalking him from the shadows…

(🔗 in bio)

#MMromance #KindleUnlimited #BookSky #spookymonth
October 3, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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It’s already the end of September and we’re on our fourth Spooky Thread of the year. This week’s theme is cursed and haunted objects. Got a spooky story to tell? Share it in the comments!
Artists, authors, and other creators, post your links below!

#spookythread #horrorlit #horrorart #spookyseason
A dark background with the face of a statue, superimposed with two dolls, one old fashioned regular doll, and a clown doll, both only visible as red outlines. The text says: Spooky Thread Episode 4: Did that just move? Let’s shine a light into the dark and highlight some more awesome horror creators! Creators, writers, artists, tell us about your work and leave a link. Not a creator, but still got a spooky story to tell? Go for it! The Spooky Thread is open to all fans of horror. Share your experiences or gush about your favorite haunted objects in books, movies etc.
September 28, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Spooky Thread Witch Edition is now live! It's open all week, so respond whenever you see it. I’ll do my best to reply and boost your posts!
Don’t have anything witchy? Recommend your favs, tell us a spooky story, show off your fan art. Most importantly: Have fun and keep it fun!
#spookythread
A witch themed graphic titled Thread of the Witch. Something witchy this way—Err, the Spooky Thread is all about witches this week, so writers, artists & other creators, hit us with the pointiest hats, the most dangerous spells, the bubbliest potions. Show off what you are working on and post your links below! Fans, name your favorite book witch, or tell us what sort of spell you’d want to learn. Beneath a bubbling cauldron, it also says that Spooky Thread is also on Instagram and can be found under @wordslikepromises
September 14, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Hi all,

Looking for all things witchy for this week's spooky thread. Whether you're writing the next Granny Weatherwax, making fashionable witch hats or draw the spookiest cauldrons, be sure to drop by on Saturday and tell us about it!

#spookythread #witches #writingcommunity #artists
A cat in a witch hat is asking for submissions to Saturday's witch-themed spooky thread. Creators should share their links, and fans can discover new witchy stuff to love. DM or contact me on Instagram (@wordslikepromises) to be featured in a Spotlight post.
September 12, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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The 4th instalment of the Self Published Science Fiction Competition is open for submissions and they need judges and team leads! If you think you're up to something both challenging and interesting and helping the indie sci fi community, you might want to sign up!

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Judges Wanted for SPSFC 4
The spaceship has been moved to the launch pad and gantries shifted into place. Final preparations are underway for the fourth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC), a contest where a lar...
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September 11, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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It Will Hurt is a contemporary queer story about Nico, a young man with bipolar disorder discovering his bisexuality in the underground death metal scene of a university town in 2010s Germany.

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A marketing arrow chart for the novel It Will Hurt. The arrows point at: -> Bipolar MC and LI (authentic rep) -> A kiss in the closed ward -> Oops, bisexual -> Underground Death Metal -> Drunk and high idiots -> Not a romance! (Litfic)
September 8, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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The joys of publishing
September 8, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Announcing the first annual Indie Orbital Science Fiction Sale!

Start #SciFiSeptember off the right way with a stack of new sci-fi books including FROM THE GRAVE OF THE GODS for 0.99.

The sale runs from the 6th to 8th September. #indieorbital
More info & sales link 👇
September 2, 2024 at 9:35 AM