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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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📚Signed copies Sigils of Malice are HALF OFF!

Because these old copies don't have the map in them, I've slashed their price!

Cheaper than Amazon! Cheaper than Barns & Noble!

💙Support an indie author directly!

ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...

#Support #IndieAuthor #Sale #BookSky #Kofi #Books
Signed copies are HALF OFF in my store only 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 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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#DecemberWorldbuilders

Thalia's family has always been a medley of relatives and randos because she was raised in a traveling show.

Thalia LOVES her family and it is her biggest driving force.

This is a long reply, so please see my elaboration below.

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kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 11h
#DecemberWorldbuilders, our next questions about families asks about your characters specifically. Today's is for the MC, but you can pick any character. Be aware tomorrow's will ask about a villain, so choose who you want to answer for wisely! What is your MC's relationship with their family like?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #DecemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 2: Families 10. What is your MC's relationship with family like? 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 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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📚Signed copies Sigils of Malice are HALF OFF!

Because these old copies don't have the map in them, I've slashed their price!

Cheaper than Amazon! Cheaper than Barns & Noble!

💙Support an indie author directly!

ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...

#Support #IndieAuthor #Sale #BookSky #Kofi #Books
Signed copies are HALF OFF in my store only 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 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Try Sigils of Malice for FREE on #Smashwords!

A unique adult focused feminist science fantasy in a strange setting full of weird characters, violent danger, and fade to black ooh-la-la!

www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#Sale #Books #Fantasy #Scifi
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. 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
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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#AwesomeCharacters

Sigils: Thalia is Thalia. No nicknames, although she'll call her cousins by nicknames. Calli for Calliope and JJ for Jacoby.

Lamia: The crew is familiar enough with Dr. Selma Seaward to refer to her by her first name or Doc. For strangers, Selma prefers her title, Dr. Seaward.
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social ❄️Charlie Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 17h
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Does your character go by anything other than their name?

Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?

Do they like it, or prefer their name?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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#WIPSnips

Much of this universe was designed by greater powers. Humans are so small on a cosmic level, they may never know what came first.

These books slowly shift closer to the sci-fi end of the science fantasy spectrum every book.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #Fantasy #SciFi
Snippet from Sigils of Redemption: Thalia could only imagine what it was like on the other side of the gates, guarded by two armored angels. Armed with boar spears, they aimed their weapons at Thalia and the children. According to scripture, Omera had designed humanity after the androgynous beings made of divine flesh, light, and stone. Seeing one in person, with their six eyes, and six powerful wings shimmering like crystal, Thalia wondered why humans were so bland in comparison. “Is Astrid home?” Thalia put her hands up. Flowers twisted up from the ground, and grape vines spiraled between Thalia and the angels. A new kind of angel appeared. They had an ornate sickle in their hand, and hair like golden wheat. “Follow me,” the Laurel themed angel said, guiding Thalia into the endlessly expanding palace.
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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FYI... This #amazing #fantasy sale is still active for another week. #BookSky #ReadingCommunity 💙📚📦🧙
sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social · 8d
Looking for an end-of-year deal? You can buy your #fantasy in bulk. Get the my book Rescue from the Orc Fortress along with 63 other titles for $45 USD in the End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle.

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End of the year indie fantasy bundle!!!
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The Smashwords End of The Year Sale is here, and I have books in it!

📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐 #booksky #queersky #smashwords #EOYSale #Sale 📢📚
Wizard's Debt
A reclusive wizard fights to protect a child while battling his own past traumas. As a wizard in a modern world, Jeff is used to being despised. That is one reason why he has secluded himself from…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Try Sigils of Malice for FREE on #Smashwords!

A unique adult focused feminist science fantasy in a strange setting full of weird characters, violent danger, and fade to black ooh-la-la!

www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#Sale #Books #Fantasy #Scifi
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. 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
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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#DecemberWorldbuilders

I had ideas, but I backtracked.

Until Thalia settles down, it's not important. She can't have kids anyway because of a tattooed over injury.

Although she's been resurrected, gods have chosen not to "fix" that because she doesn't want kids yet, so society must have autonomy.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1d
Good day, #DecemberWorldbuilders! How are reproductive rights and laws handled in your world? Remember, the ancient Romans had silphium which would prevent pregnancy. This is not too high-tech of a concept for 'low-tech' worlds (though perhaps not something that comes up).
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #DecemberWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 2: Family 9: How are reproductive rights and laws handled in your world? 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 9, 2025 at 11:25 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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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 · 1d
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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ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...

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
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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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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 · 4d
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 · 2d
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