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Raven Belasco 📚

@ravenbelas.co

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author of the 🩸📜 Blood & Ancient Scrolls vampire series 🤓 geek girl 🖤 old school goth 🌈 queer 🥄 fighting for spoons every day 🐺 in a pack with a scruffy terrier #booksky FREE new story "Finding Bela Lugosi" Grab it: https://BookHip.com/TCAPFXV

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 4

It's finally live! Amber Benson (Tara from #buffy) and I were interviewed at Hellmouth Con '25, and here is proof of what total nerds we are 🤓💪

#booksky #bskybookclub #buffythevampireslayer #vampires

It's Tara's turn to be a Vampire! From Buffy to Dracula, the witchcraft of the authorial journey

YouTube video by Maven of the Eventide

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 4d

The Horror Writers Association featured a #halloween post by *me* today! 🎃

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#booksky #bskybookclub

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 6d

Do what he says or he'll bark at you to walk the plank! 🏴‍☠️🐺

These are the final days of sale on That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story & we're not doing this sale again, so get that plunder before it's gone!

Also, isn't Archie the Goodest Boy and cutest pirate ever⁉️

#booksky #bskybookclub #halloween

Cute terrier dressed as pirate in a wooden pirate ship, with a pile of books beside him. Text reads: "The Dread Pirate Archibald commands you get That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story while it's on sale only 99 cents" with a cute jack o' lantern

Stack of books by Raven Belasco titled That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story in a wooden room with an old fashioned candelabra on the wall. Text reads "Shiver me timbers! Get it! Only 99 cents! Halloween sale" with a cute jack o' lantern

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 19d

You'll never guess the 3 #bannedbooks that influenced me

#booksky #bskybookclub #authorsagainstbookbans

You'll never guess the 3 Banned Books that influenced author Raven Belasco

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 25d

There are three "on ramps" to the series: you could start with Book I, Blood Ex Libris, or the 3 novella collection Blood Triad, or "just a taste" That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story. Any of those are good starting points...but if you want Amber to read it to you, you want Blood Ex Libris! 😁

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 25d

I know! I will never be chill about that. Amber Fucking Benson reads *my* audiobooks! It's so cool! 😃🤓

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 25d

What 3 #bannedbooks influenced me? Care to hazard a guess...?

(I'll post the answer tomorrow)

#booksky #bskybookclub

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 27d

It's that time of year! The annual punkin buying extravaganza 🎃

My favorite farm stand is right near to one of Archie's & my favorite places to have a long hike, so I combine a nice long walkies with my favorite holiday shopping 🍂🧡

Have you bought your #pumpkin yet?

#goth #halloween

Author Raven Belasco in goth makeup and big glasses hugging a pile of pumpkins

Author Raven Belasco in goth makeup and big glasses buying of pumpkins in a pumpkin patch

Author Raven Belasco in a flowy goth dress and leather boots on a stone wall in the woods with her small terrier Archie on leash, looking out as the sunset light turns everything golden

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 27d

Yes, I work with a wonderful artist!

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 28d

Both! I just did the Historic Lesbian Motif Podcast (audio, although I got a clip of vid for promotion) and closer to Halloween I'll be doing an IG live with the amazing Paulette Kennedy

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 28d

Oh, it's not *bad disturbance*, just I'm so busy! All the vending I've been doing, the Halloween theme podcasts (vampire writers become popular 😁) and all the rerls/videos and other content I've been making for promotion

It's all good, fun stuff. But it does get in the way of writing 🫤

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 29d

A snippet from The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 323: On the Shelf for September 2025, Heather Rose Jones interviews Raven Belasco about That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story

Full episode: youtu.be/CivDgBGJXdc?...

More about book: ravenbelas.co/lesbian-vamp...

#booksky #bskybookclub

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · 29d

I would say it was amazingly smooth ... but I keep getting interrupted by "Spooky Season" stuff right now, so honestly, might not get back into "just writing" days (which is what I love most) until Nov 😭

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Oct 4

Thank you! Sadie "the Goat" is the protagonist of this little novelette

I'm already well along with my next novel now, the fourth in the series — Sadie will actually get a cameo in the novel 🌟

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Oct 3

Reviews like this make every hard part of being an #indieauthor worth it 🥰

To grab your own copy: ravenbelas.co/lesbian-vamp...

#bskybookclub #booksky #queerbooks

Book titled That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story" is overlaid over a ship's steering wheel, underneath is a glowing review from Amazon

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 29

Amber Benson (Tara from #buffythevampireslayer ) and me in conversation about #vampires and #writing and #audiobook at Hellmouth Con 25 🥰

#bskybookclub #booksky

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 23

Think 'cause it has such an accessible title that That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story has no secrets for you? Think again 🤔

All of the ship names in the book are either a shout-out to a valued reader of the series - or a multi-lingual pun...because you know that's how I roll 🛞

#booksky #bskybookclub

Secrets of the ship names in That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story by Raven Belasco #queerbooks

YouTube video by Raven Belasco

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 22

I had an amazing time at Vampfangs Salem Vampire Market on Saturday. My best sales day ever, and the people buying books were so kind and supportive - they actually *thanked me* for writing 🥰

I feel spoiled! Very happy indie author ☺️

#booksky #bskybookclub #vampire #darkfantasy

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 18

Unbox my new #stickers with me!

Message me to find out how to get yours 📩

#booksky #bskybookclub #librarian

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 9

Oh, I would never put milk in green tea or the fancier black teas! Milk and sugar is for bog standard black tea...but it has a wonderful comfort value to it 🥰

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 8

Everyone who drinks #tea with milk has the *exact right shade of brown* the tea turns when your correct amount of milk has been added. Tea drinkers - post your shade of "perfect cuppa tea"

(This is PG Tips brewed strong with soy milk and sugar - "no cow builder's" 😉)

#authorlife #teadrinker

White mug of tea with enough milk in it to make it light brown

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Diversity in Horror (they/them) @diversityhorror.bsky.social · Sep 7

Picked up these cool queer, vampire books by @ravenbelas.co at the Peabody Oddities Expo today. Thanks Raven!

Three books by Raven Belasco; Finding Bella Lugosi, Blood ex Libris, and That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story.

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 7

I hope you enjoy them! And welcome to the world of the am'r 🩸

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 4

It's Tara's turn to be a Vampire! From Buffy to Dracula, the witchcraft of the authorial journey

YouTube video by Maven of the Eventide

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Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 3

Want to enjoy all that Salem has to offer without the hassle of finding & paying for parking? Dark Forest Oddities Expo is your home for everything Halloween!

📍Marriott Hotel Peabody MA
🗓️Saturday September 6th
⏰11am to 6pm
🎟️Tickets at the door only $10
🅿️FREE PARKING

#booksky #bskybookclub

Raven Belasco 📚 @ravenbelas.co · Sep 3

This is how it feels being a vampire author heading into #spookyseason 😂

#authorlife #booksky #bskybookclub #halloween

The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · Sep 1

And so it begins