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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 18h

Sorry for the late upload! My review of The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen is now available~ Thank you to my supporter Jeanet Henning for requesting it! 🌹
youtu.be/vy1azKbySTw

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 20h

Whenever I've heard people talk about it, its always been in a "This is a Bad Movie but it's fun."

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Oh thank goodness I get paid on the 31st so I can pre-order!

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 1d

When you pre-order a signed copy of BE NOT AFRAID, you'll get some goodies with it! Seth volunteered to help me promo.

You'll get a bookmark! 2 postcard prints of Seth & Trent! & a signed copy of the novella! 👁️ You have until NOV 3rd before pre-orders close!

Find it here ➡️ ko-fi.com/s/5c79f9bbb3 !

A graphic for what you'll get when pre-ordering a signed copy bundle of BE NOT AFRAID. To the left is the character, Seth with his white hair, wings, and wing tattoos on his shoulders, holding up the goodies you'll get. The goodies are the book itself, a bookmark sticking out of the top of the book, and the two prints of Seth & Trent sticking out of the side of the book. Along the bottom is informational text. It reads: "bundle pre-orders close Nov 3rd!!" and gives the url where you can find the bundle which is: "ko-fi.com/earlronove/shop/preorder"

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 1d

If you can spare $3/month, you're basically a hero. I actually won't live without you. America sucks for this, but YOU ROCK!

Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Looking for a community of authors, writers, and editors? Wanna learn more about writing, editing, and honing your craft? How about helping me access life-saving medications?

You can gain all this and more by joining my patreon! Whatever your budget, whatever your goals, I've got a tier for you!

👇🏼

Promotional graphic for the Charlie Knight Patreon (that's me) with tiers listed along with prices per month and the link for my patreon at the bottom. The tiers listed on this image: Squires for $3 USD, Knights for $5 USD, and Knights of Discord for $5 USD.

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Van Helsing is an underrated classic and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Cloudless Rain would smell like wet cement, like the city after it's rained for three days without stopping. Not petrichor, exactly. It isn't fresh enough for that. Like someone tried to wash a stain out, and kept trying long after it became invisible to everyone else.

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 4d

What would *your* book smell like if you engaged in a mega weirdo scented pages promotional campaign?

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Train to Busan my beloved!!

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.

Poltergeist (1982)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Halloween (1978)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 3d

Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.

The Crazies
Ready or Not
Train to Busan
The Parenting

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 3d

Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.

Alien
The Thing
The Blair Witch Project
Mandy

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 3d

Looking for a quick scare this #Halloween? My 🏳️‍⚧️ short stories are queer in more ways than one! If you like gothic fantasy or the Cthulhu Mythos, you'll probably enjoy them.

📚💙📚🌈📚🤏📚💙😱

payhip.com/ALittleBitof...
books2read.com/ap/nzej7l/Vi...

two headstones with book covers on each one. the text on top reads: trans man detectives vs horrors! by Vincent Lore. the text between the two headstones reads: ghosts! eldritch gods! body horror! dread! the book covers are for Friend of the Damned and Lock the Last Door. each headstone has a jack o lantern beside it

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 3d

Still time for spooky reads (like The Devil in the Woods!) for spooky month! 🎃 Here's a snippet from Vivian's POV! She has a method for debunking urban legends that tends to work out, except maybe not this time...

Available now! ⬇️
🕯️ books.earlronove.com/thedevilinth...

A snippet from The Devil in the Woods. It's all in black and white. To the left is an illustration of Vivian with her fluffy dark hair, her thick glasses, and her cowled shirt with dark sleeves. To the right of her is the snippet and it reads: "All Vivian wanted was her normal routine back. Debunk an urban legend and have a midnight movie marathon with pizza and popcorn afterward. Not this steadily rising panic in her chest. It was too much."

Below the snippet is where to find the book and that is: books.earlronove.com/thedevilinthewoods

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry for the delay on the video this week! We have company and I have not had time/energy to record or edit!
My review of The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen will be out on SATURDAY!

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 4d

BE NOT AFRAID, my fast-paced survival horror novella about a very bad night and violent angels, is fast approaching! You still have time to pre-order!! (And, if you like goodies with your pre-orders, check out the signed physical copy bundle on ko-fi!)

👁️ books.earlronove.com/benotafraid
🩸📚

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Where do all their pencils go? Do they eat them when I'm not looking?

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Work is kicking my butt this week 😩 Coming back after a break is always so difficult. All that relaxation and quality of life improvement gone in 2 hours or less...

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 6d

I want a commission so bad but alas, I am also broke! Someday...

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks bike, I really needed another unforeseen cost on top of everything else. I'd say I'm open for commissions (bc I still am!) to fix it, but no one wanted any last time. So, maybe buy my books to help out! sjean.carrd.co#books

Writing of S. Jean

Books & Writing by S. Jean

sjean.carrd.co

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Wishing you a speedy recovery 🤞

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Looking for a community of authors, writers, and editors? Wanna learn more about writing, editing, and honing your craft? How about helping me access life-saving medications?

You can gain all this and more by joining my patreon! Whatever your budget, whatever your goals, I've got a tier for you!

👇🏼

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hey Horror Fans,

How many of these books by #StokerCon2025 attendees have you read?

There are 50 books in this thread.

> Repost your faves
> Share your scores ??/50
> Or just add to your tbr!

#HauteCover
#HorrorSky
💙📚 🩸📚

Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Haute Couture looks for Horror books! 🧵

Welcome to the blood-red carpet of #HauteCover
#StokerCon2025 Edition

Featuring author attendees & Stoker Award nominees

An ongoing thread:
💙📚 🩸📚

#StokerCon is hosted by @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social

A pale model with bright red lips wears a Christian Dior Fall 2009 ensemble consisting of a white shirt hidden between the vivid red of a fitted but unfastened riding jacket. A dark gray skirt hits below the knee and is gathered at one side. The model also wears a black top hat with a veil, small black gloves, black boots and what looks to be a riding crop. Mary Wyrd would wear this at StokerCon 2025.

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Queer Fantasy @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sweet & Wild, is out now! 🐝💛🍃
Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance featuring nature magic, a sunshine MC, and mysterious spirits in the forest!

Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Cover by the wonderful @northyme.com

A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 16d

Grab a new Event Horizon-inspired cosmic horror for #SpookySeason 🎃

A rescue mission to a stranded starship turns into a nightmare for Helene Cross and her crew when their minds are ensnared by an entity from beyond the stars.

books2read.com/thego...
alankdell.itch.io/th...

📢📚 | 🩸📚🪐 | 🤏📚

Tablet mockup of The God Sun on the right in front of a space background of an ominous red dwarf star. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “Brutal, bloody, and disturbing”, “Brilliant read. Well written. 100% recommended”, and “It had that creeping discomfort I’ve come to expect from space sci-fi stories that lean towards the dark side”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Books2read.com/thegodsun.”

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 10d

📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 9d

I also appreciate reposts of my pinned!

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Avalon Roselin @roselinbooks.bsky.social · 11d

I was tagged to complete the Outline Snapshot tag on Tumblr, and I thought a video was the best way to show off my outlining! #indieauthor

Outline Snapshot Tag

YouTube video by Roselin Books

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