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Will Elm
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Fantasy writer. Reader of everything. Exhausted parent. Searching for a perfect cup of tea. Debut novel SHADOW OF THE ELDERS out now (available widely) books2read.com/shadowoftheelders https://www.ko-fi.com/willelmauthor he/him willelmauthor.com
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Today's the day. SHADOW OF THE ELDERS, a dark epic fantasy, is available wide both ebook and paperback! If you've been waiting until it left Amazon to check it out, now's the time!

books2read.com/shadowoftheelders

#booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
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One more post for the late afternoon and then I’ll shut up about it 😁

I think this book would look really cool on your shelf, and also in your hands while you read it. It’s got angry magic and lesbians, what’s not to want?

lillylockwood.carrd.co#songsofbroke...
I ordered via Amazon already. When I get a chance I'll post a review there too. At least it saves you some shipping costs.
Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 Ordering a copy now. Can't wait to see it in the flesh.
This is a really neat idea. I think it could add a lot of information to reviews without having to write it out. What do you use to make them?
Awesome. Can't wait!
Love the cover! I think it fits the story perfectly
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In other news you can see and preorder my book #Infernulls The Golden Letter at Walmart now!

www.walmart.com/ip/180015167...
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No matter what I do, The Casa Martyrs keeps being labelled as dark fantasy, even though I have never ticked that box and don't think it really fits. But hey, it's Halloween, so I'll lean in to it!

In the post below, I have picked a short scary except from the book.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG2PQCP9
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Hey, come listen to me talk about the revision process! There will be other cool presentations too, and cool people! Should be awesome!
E. H. Lupton's (she/they) debut novel was shortlisted for both the Lambda Literary Award and the Midwest Book Award. Her poems have been published in various journals, including Asimov's Science Fiction.

We're so excited to have @pretensesoup.bsky.social join us!

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This month has been all about wrangling the paperback of my debut fantasy, Beyond the Humming Downs.

Back cover design… rookie mistakes… a gazillion interior PDFs… Proofs received…

Later today I will hit go. Yesss!

#FantasyIndiesSeptember — 30
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Yeah, I'm loving it so far. I read When the Wolf Comes Home by him and liked it a lot so I'm making my way through all his books.
#FantasyIndiesSeptember 17. TBR list

I've got to finish Mary by Nat Cassidy and then I'll continue with the indies The Night Plummer and the Mockemortician by Walter Thinman and Convergence of Connection by Sarah J Hoodlet. Then... I don't know, there's a lot to read!
#FantasyIndiesSeptember 14 Favorite books

It's so hard to pick my favorite books, even out of those from the last few years. But I have a special place in my heart for Le Guin's Earthsea books. They are a comfort read I can go back to any number of times and still love them.
#FantasyIndiesSeptember 11. Do you know what your next WIP will be?

After I finish the first draft of my current WIP, I'm returning to the sequel to Shadows of the Elders, book 2 in that series. I have a first draft done, so it's back to editing but I suspect there's a good deal of work to be done.
#FantasyIndiesSeptember 10. Does your MC covet knowledge or power.

Knowledge is power for her. But she doesn't covet power, certainly not for power's sake. She wants to help her people survive and power would help that but it's really the knowledge of how to lead that she seeks.
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Getting ready for a sales table at the end of the month, I worked up a poster for the Paths of Memory duology (A MEMORY OF BLOOD AND MAGIC and A MEMORY OF WAR AND SOLACE). Pretty proud of this one. Background painting by me using Procreate. Composition and typesetting by me using Affinity Designer.
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40 days until Songs of Broken Bells is released!

In the lead up to its release date, I’m sharing a short snippet from each chapter alongside a fun fact about that chapter or the book/world in general. Today’s snippet is from chapter 1.

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#FantasyIndiesSeptember 8 Would/does your MC like school?

It would depend a lot on what the school focused on. She would love learning trades, things she could make and do with her hands, or anything active. But she wouldn't like a traditional sit down at a desk and learn experience
#FantasyIndiesSeptember 7 Surprises in WIP

That I might actually finish the thing 😆 But really, though it's a prequel, I didn't intend to have it directly set up the events of Shadows of the Elders but it seems to be doing that. I am pleasantly surprised by the subtle connections between books.
Very sorry for your loss.