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Rebecca E. Reyes
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Usually she/they, but I'll take whatever pronouns you've got. Author & artist dark fantasy & science fiction, often blurring the line!

My books: RebeccaReyesWriting.com

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The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 2
Preorder for only 99¢!

amazon.com/dp/B0D7VFKMV9

A valuable reactor core is in a biometrically sealed vault on a ghost ship. As looters, the Magpie's doctor has a macabre solution. Create a survivor.

Release: Dec. 14th

Cover by @nuclearnarwhal.bsky.social

#scifi
The full cover for The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 2: Soul Survivor by Rebecca E. Reyes and art by Elora Ladd The cover depicts an artful red orb of light surrounded by fanciful filigree. In the background is a hint of mycelium. On the back cover is a golden angel's head with blues eyes and stars. Beneath the description is a golden left hand with a marble floating above it. The description says: The Magpie's Crew takes a job for an infamous space station's chief medical officer. Looting is not what the lab ship was built for, but they have debts to pay while a bounty hangs over their heads. On the job, they discover a valuable reactor core sealed behind a biometric lock. Unfortunately, everyone who could have opened it is dead. Dr. Seaward has a macabre solution.
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The mission is to get a perfectly preserved cadaver with a mysterious implant back to her home world, but will the reward be worth it?

☄️Firefly x Dracula
⚰️Sci-fi Gothic Mystery
💉Female Doctor MC
🖤No Romance
⌛️ Short Read

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Ad for the book, The Sarcophagus of Lamia. The text says: A gothic sci-fi adventure! For only 99 cents. The picture is of a blonde woman resting with a silver implant in her hair.
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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www.smashwords.com/books/view/1824172

Sigils of Malice is currently FREE only in the Smashwords End of Year Sale!

#Smashwords #Sale #SFF #ScienceFantasy #ThrillerBooks
The book, Sigils of Malice, with arrows pointing to all of the awesome stuff in the book. Flawed, Masculine female MC The World's Smallest Unicorn Reluctant partnerships Magitek Science Fantasy Cactus Dryad Entomologist Tested Loyalties Unique 1910's worldbuilding Website is: www.RebeccaReyesWriting.com Smashwords 2025 End of Year SALE Ebooks discounted between 25% to 100% off December 8th to January 1st Shop the Sale at smashwords.com/sale The Smashwords logo of a hand holding a book is at the top, and there's a graphic of a girl in a blue scarf and yellow sweater reading on a tablet and drinking a steaming beverage.
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Here’s why you shouldn’t pull your punches as a writer:

A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.

That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.

Restrain it at your own peril.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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I can't write when my son's home from school, so here is a practice doodle I did of Thalia from Sigils of Malice, since the one where she's flexing in the tiger fur dress doesn't really represent her.

Her legs are wrong, I know, but I'll keep practicing.

#Sketch #Art #Practice
A red sketch of Thalia Clayton. It doesn't really show how muscular she is, but she's wearing 1910's men's clothes with suspenders, a bracelet, and earrings. Sketch by Rebecca E. Reyes
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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#AwesomeCharacters

Knowing her limits is irrelevant when Thalia is the only one certain people rely on. She burns herself out and struggles to sleep because of it.

I think forcing limits on her would irrationally make her angry, even if the intention is to help her.
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social ❄️Charlie Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 12h
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How is your character at knowing their limits?

Do they understand their flaws and work around them? Push through to their detriment? Completely overestimate themselves?

Do they improve or get worse in time?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Thalia's normal clothes don't actually show her figure at all. She's stealth buff.

#Sketch #Doodle #Practice #Art
Incomplete sketch of Thalia Clayton with a playful expression. She's wearing earrings, and mens 1910s working clothes with suspenders. Her hair is pulled back. Another sketch of her is in the corner so I can keep her face mostly consistent. The blue, lower sketch shows her muscles, but her clothes cover those up.
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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my sapphic ace romantasy, the dragon next door, and my nebula-winning kid's fantasy, young necromancer's guide to ghosts, are part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! both 50% off! grab your copy now! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks
smashwords 2025 end of year sale. smashwords.com/sale. ebooks discounted between 24%-100% off. Dec 8 - Jan 1. Shop the sale!
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The mission is to get a perfectly preserved cadaver with a mysterious implant back to her home world, but will the reward be worth it?

☄️Firefly x Dracula
⚰️Sci-fi Gothic Mystery
💉Female Doctor MC
🖤No Romance
⌛️ Short Read

books2read.com/u/bxx9kP
Ad for the book, The Sarcophagus of Lamia. The text says: A gothic sci-fi adventure! For only 99 cents. The picture is of a blonde woman resting with a silver implant in her hair.
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I need to get rid of copies without the map!
Get them while they're hot!

(Copies with map are on order)

#SFF #ScienceFantasy #ThrillerBooks #Sale
Half off Sigils of Malice ad. It says: Signed copies are HALF OFF in my store only! Sigils of Malice is then written in a fancy font. Beside it is a 3d render of the book, which has a magical blue beetle walking on machinery. The rest of the text says: Because [the book doesn't] have a map... That's right! This book is HALF the price of Amazon and other retailors with my physical books because I worked damned hard on a map. The great news is that you can download the map for free from my Kofi Gallery. Comes with... - Thank You Note - Free Bookmark - My Eternal Love - Magical bug facts provided by a neighborly cactus
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Thank you!

Sigils are 1910's inspired science fantasy thrillers with interesting characters and unique worldbuilding! Map below⬇️

Lamia is a <15k novelette akin to Firefly with reimagined classic monsters in space!

My website with book links: www.rebeccareyeswriting.com/work/book-series
All three of my published books: Sigils of Malice, Sigils of Blight, and The Sarcophagus of Lamia Sigils of Malice's book cover has a magical, horned blue beetle with red eyes sprinkling glittering dust on magical technology lit by a blue gem. Sigils of Blight's book cover is of a six-sided lantern lit with a ghostly flame, in the jungle, in front of burning ruins. The Saprophagous of Lamia's cover is of an ethereal blonde woman's resting face, laying back upon red velvet. She has a silver implant in her hair. In front of her is a round, gothic window with gold filigree. Leaves, faces and fish are in the filigree's design. The background image is a yellowed photo of a gothic church, courtesy of Aleslanger on Pixabay. Art by Elora Ladd Books by Rebecca E Reyes An inky map showing a section of the Omeran Empire. At the center is the Imperial Capital of Grace. It shows the four paladin orders fortresses: Pegasus, Griffin, Kraken, and Dragon, all represented with thematic symbols. A kraken is in the water and a calygreyhound is in the mountains. Top left corner is gleaming Kharzuun City, pronounced CAR-zoo-IN. It's very artsy and was drawn by the author, me: Rebecca E. Reyes
December 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
rebeccareyeswriting.com
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1824172

Sigils of Malice is currently FREE only in the Smashwords End of Year Sale!

#Smashwords #Sale #SFF #ScienceFantasy #ThrillerBooks
The book, Sigils of Malice, with arrows pointing to all of the awesome stuff in the book. Flawed, Masculine female MC The World's Smallest Unicorn Reluctant partnerships Magitek Science Fantasy Cactus Dryad Entomologist Tested Loyalties Unique 1910's worldbuilding Website is: www.RebeccaReyesWriting.com Smashwords 2025 End of Year SALE Ebooks discounted between 25% to 100% off December 8th to January 1st Shop the Sale at smashwords.com/sale The Smashwords logo of a hand holding a book is at the top, and there's a graphic of a girl in a blue scarf and yellow sweater reading on a tablet and drinking a steaming beverage.
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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tailwindprojects.bsky.social
Who else has ebooks on sale for .99 this month?

Who’s got a book launch this month?

Drop me links!!

#BookSky 💚📚💨
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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We think this looks rad!

Bought both. 😁
rebeccareyeswriting.com Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 3d
The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 2
Preorder for only 99¢!

amazon.com/dp/B0D7VFKMV9

A valuable reactor core is in a biometrically sealed vault on a ghost ship. As looters, the Magpie's doctor has a macabre solution. Create a survivor.

Release: Dec. 14th

Cover by @nuclearnarwhal.bsky.social

#scifi
The full cover for The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 2: Soul Survivor by Rebecca E. Reyes and art by Elora Ladd The cover depicts an artful red orb of light surrounded by fanciful filigree. In the background is a hint of mycelium. On the back cover is a golden angel's head with blues eyes and stars. Beneath the description is a golden left hand with a marble floating above it. The description says: The Magpie's Crew takes a job for an infamous space station's chief medical officer. Looting is not what the lab ship was built for, but they have debts to pay while a bounty hangs over their heads. On the job, they discover a valuable reactor core sealed behind a biometric lock. Unfortunately, everyone who could have opened it is dead. Dr. Seaward has a macabre solution.
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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#DecemberWorldbuilders

Unintentionally, I made it generational.

Thalia was raised in her family's business (the circus), and inherited its scraps with her cousins.

Technically Alderius' house in Sigils of Malice was his father's house, but Jorum stayed in the palace until book 2.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1d
Hey there, #DecemberWorldbuilders! This week I'll ask you questions related to FAMILIES. Feel free to put it in the context of any characters you've made, or how your societies in general work. Today's Q: How do family units in general work? Are they generational homes? Who moves after marriage?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #DecemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 2: Families 8: What are family units like? Are there generational homes? Who moves after marriage? The image shows a cozy town during winter with warm lights. Large mountains are in the background. It is blurred. Snowflakes are around the top words
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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I hate AI, but I hate the witch hunters just as much for making art, an already paranoid profession, have to record EVERYTHING.

The burden of proof on the artist for their reputation, integrity, and career is just too much. Keep your justice boners in your pants.
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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#AwesomeCharacters

I'm not religious (raised Catholic), but my main characters are often religious.

Lamia: It's not specified what Selma is, but she's Christian.

Sigils: Thalia is casually a religious Omeran. Her upbringing alone makes her a sinner, but she tries in the beginning.
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social ❄️Charlie Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Is your character religious or spiritual?

Is there a god/gods in their world? Is their existence a matter of faith, or are physically present? Does your character believe?

Do they pray or perform rituals?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
rebeccareyeswriting.com
Thank you!

Sigils are 1910's inspired science fantasy thrillers with interesting characters and unique worldbuilding! Map below⬇️

Lamia is a <15k novelette akin to Firefly with reimagined classic monsters in space!

My website with book links: www.rebeccareyeswriting.com/work/book-series
All three of my published books: Sigils of Malice, Sigils of Blight, and The Sarcophagus of Lamia Sigils of Malice's book cover has a magical, horned blue beetle with red eyes sprinkling glittering dust on magical technology lit by a blue gem. Sigils of Blight's book cover is of a six-sided lantern lit with a ghostly flame, in the jungle, in front of burning ruins. The Saprophagous of Lamia's cover is of an ethereal blonde woman's resting face, laying back upon red velvet. She has a silver implant in her hair. In front of her is a round, gothic window with gold filigree. Leaves, faces and fish are in the filigree's design. The background image is a yellowed photo of a gothic church, courtesy of Aleslanger on Pixabay. Art by Elora Ladd Books by Rebecca E Reyes An inky map showing a section of the Omeran Empire. At the center is the Imperial Capital of Grace. It shows the four paladin orders fortresses: Pegasus, Griffin, Kraken, and Dragon, all represented with thematic symbols. A kraken is in the water and a calygreyhound is in the mountains. Top left corner is gleaming Kharzuun City, pronounced CAR-zoo-IN. It's very artsy and was drawn by the author, me: Rebecca E. Reyes
December 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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I mean, twist my arm and I’ll gush about my dragons and the story of healing through community… www.amazon.com/Scaleshifter...
Scaleshifter
Scaleshifter [Law, Shelby Hailstone] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Scaleshifter
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November 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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NINETEEN LITTLE STAB WOUNDS IS BACK!

But only until the end of the month.
There’s a limited supply of paperbacks so… hustle 🕺🪩🕺

All sales will be donated to Transgender Law Center. More info in my pinned post.

Get your copy here: dreadstonepress.com/product-cate...
Disco skeleton lounging in bed, reading Nineteen Little Stab Wounds after dancing the night away.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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My book Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums came out this month!
I’m so happy with how gorgeous it is in full color with 90 photos. Would make a fantastic gift for any animal lover or museum goer.

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Smiling woman holding book with green cover showing a colorful parakeet under glass
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Currently doing a fantasy novel about moths, rats, and colonialism. Full thing's not out yet, but I've got a discount going on the parts that aren't free starting from tomorrow.

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November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Our graphic novel came out this week.

Inspired by true crimes & fairy tales:

BURIED LONG, LONG AGO
Buried Long Long Ago cover
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Our latest book will be coming out on February 10, 2026. We're trying to hook kids into science (space) by using the gross, the scary, and the weird. Look for it from @sourcebooks.bsky.social -- especially at indy bookstores!
The cover of "Why Space Will Freak You Out: The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe".
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Here’s my latest, about a boy who takes care of an injured octopus!

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Three Blue Hearts
Check out Three Blue Hearts - <b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER &bull; From the bestselling author of<i> Song for a Whale </i>comes a deeply moving story about a boy, an octopus, and the extraordinary bond that ...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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THE CATAPHRACT OATH is a swashbuckling clockpunk mecha adventure, in which a sword-swinging countess hires a disgraced alchemist to help her salvage the ancient war machine she needs to reclaim her birthright in a genre-bending fantasy that owes as much to Dumas as it does to Gundam.
The Cataphract Oath (The Cataphract Chronicles)
The Cataphract Oath (The Cataphract Chronicles) [Best, Marc Edmond] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Cataphract Oath (The Cataphract Chronicles)
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December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM