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Different Mousetrap Press
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A small press in the Deep North USA publishing fiction, comics, graphic novels and children's books. NO SUBMISSIONS PLEASE! #comics #books #kidlit #picturebooks #publishing #fiction
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Different Mousetrap Press @diffmousetrap.bsky.social · Sep 3
Available in ebook form in May 2026!

A novel about a boy and his fairy godmother!

#fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy #books #BookSky
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Waiting on a beta read of the second draft of our first novel "My Fairy Godmother Tonica"

#WIP #writing #fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy
December 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Radley finds love from the most unlikely person.

Read "Endings and Beginnings" now!

#freereads #freebies #fiction

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Read story Endings and Beginnings by mrwest1980 (Max West Draws) with 15 reads. youngermale, agegap, newlove. "Whenever I get to likin' someone, they ain't aro...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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A younger man officially moves in with his older girlfriend!

Read "Radley Moves In" now!

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Radley Moves In - Wattpad
Read story Radley Moves In by mrwest1980 (Max West Draws) with 7 reads. olderfemale, youngermale, romantic. Two weeks had passed since their first kiss on the...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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"Meet Hilda & Richie" is FREE to read!

#kidlit #picturesbooks #childrensbooks #freereads #freebies

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December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I never meant to run away from home. I swear. I intended to stay in my cave, eat rocks, and wait around, bored, to finish growing up. Then this mysterious human popped up in my cave with an intriguing offer...
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Still planned for next year in May - our first novel "My Fairy Godmother Tonica"

#WIP #fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy
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December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Reminder you can find my books at some Chapters and Indigo locations. Also available online.
#booksky #indiebooks #canadianbooks #fantasybooks
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December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches Mary Jo talks about her new release, Guardian Lovers, an entertaining collection of romantic #fantasy stories set in her Guardian world. Stories range from the time of the Spanish Armada to Christmas in New York City!
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December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Rated 4.4/5 stars!

Two foxes blow bubble gum!

Get Hilda & Richie today!

#kidlit #kindle #bubblegum #picturebooks

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December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Our first novel's second draft of "My Fairy Godmother Tonica" is being reviewed by a beta reader right now!

#WIP #writing #fantasy #urbanfantasy #fiction
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December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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"Meet Hilda & Richie" is FREE to read!

#kidlit #picturebooks #freereads #freebies

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meethildaandrichie : Max West : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Hilda and Richie are not only two foxes living in Foxland; they are the remarkable stars of their own entertaining children's books!  Hilda is a wealthy vixen...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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"It's like the old DnD cartoon where friends end up in a dangerous land and bicker about money, love and philosophy, like how friends do... A tale any DnD player can get behind." SHUDDER OF SPECTERS is #FREE for 5 days. #fantasy #booksky #freebooks #LitRPG www.amazon.com/Shudder-Spec...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Horror short story:

A woman hopes to leave her job at a nursing home and become a writer. She discovers a spell book in a resident’s room. Is the strange being she summons really a Muse, or something far more dangerous?

#kindle #horror

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Silverfish: A Fantasy Horror Story
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December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The second draft of "My Fairy Godmother Tonica" is FINISHED!!

#WIP #writing #fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy
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November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The Seer: An Irish Druid in Roman Britain

Displaced Irish #Druid, Bronan, knows the real reason for the fall of Edenshire

His gazing bowl never lies

The king is dead

And it’s his fault

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#HistoricalFantasy #fantasybooks #EpicFantasy #HistFic #myth #magic #WhatToRead
promotional book image: young girl with braided blonde hair wears a green cloak with a hood pulled up over her hair, she holds a large two-handed sword by the hilt with the blade pointed upward and has a determined expression on her face, backdrop is the hallway of a stone castle, an image of The Seer by JD Stanley book appears on the right, book quote appears over the whole image: "For the love of the Goddess, put that dagger down, girl!"
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Currently working on the second draft of our first novel "My Fairy Godmother Tonica".

If all goes well, it will be finished today!

#WIP #writing #fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy
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November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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10 SciFi/Fantasy/Gaming Cookbooks (plus links to past year's posts for even more themed cookbooks!) veronicascottauthor.com/2025/11/28/1...
10 SciFi/Fantasy/Gaming Cookbooks
This post first appeared in the Roswell Daily Record… Time for my annual post on cookbooks related to science fiction, fantasy and games! Fun to try out during the holiday season or to give a…
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November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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This weekend, work will continue on the second draft of "My Fairy Godmother Tonica".

#WIP #writing #fiction #fantasy #urbanfantasy
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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It's Thursday and time for your daily #writerslift and to promote yourself! Post your links, websites, books, art, audiobooks, pages,#WhateverItTakes! #ShamelessSelfpromoThursday
BUY A BOOK! Weekly pinned tweet promo spots a top 5 profiles open on x, DM for details :)
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November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Oh my God! Oh the humanity!

#Thanksgiving #turkey
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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We're back with an interview with @belindacrawford.bsky.social, who is raising funds as part of @the-book-bazaar.com for a 10th anniversary special edition of The Hero Rebellion, an action-packed YA sci-fi series:

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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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From all of us here at Different Mousetrap Press -

Happy #Thanksgiving!
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November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Dear #booklovers
The Empire of Elves, where science and technology meet fantasy, hope, and wonder.
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Erotic Tales from the Empire 1
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Erotic Tales from the Empire 1: An Empire of Elves Novel (The Empire of Elves)
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November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Time for a #writerslift

#ShamelessSelfpromoThursday

Share your #art #books #Blogs #comics #music #ttrpgs #poetry below & support each other!

#Writerscommunity #readingcommunity #BookBoost #BookRecommendations #AmWriting #WritersLife #booksky
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The full #SagamanSeries is now in one breathtaking digital omnibus.
An #epicfantasy in every sense of the word.
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#Free #kindleunlimited

Four epic novels. 450,000+ words.
Start Reading.
 
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#bookworms #amreading
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM