It's so much writing historical fantasy set in the 80's and actually being able to use modern words 😂 (Getting to the very end of this revision of To Dream a Darker Realm--I can see the finish line!!) #WIPSnips #writesky 💙🪐📚 #amwritingfantasy

Here's to a continued happy Month of Rain & Reads (and happy Monday too). Today, have an interview with @oleandercraw.bsky.social, who talks about his decision to publish his book as a free serial, released chapter by chapter via email. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #BookSky #AMoRaR

Daily Challenge 11: Your Ticket Out Of Here - Tell us about your favourite setting from an indie book! Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR

It's A Month of Rain & Reads I've just pulled a ton of fallen leaves out of the drain, and it's time for another interview. For this one, we've got @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, author of dark fantasy series Gardens of War & Wasteland. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #BookSky #AMoRaR

Morning everyone and welcome to week two of A Month of Rain and Reads! We've got EVEN MORE posts for you, but let's start with this fantastic review of Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by @nataliekelda.bsky.social as written by @desiheart.bsky.social: www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...

Check out the #SPFBO Champions' League table - it's almost full! #SPFBOCL mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...

It's a Sunday morning in A Month of Rain & Reads, and we've got you something to read. In today's Guest Post, B.S.H. Garcia @bshgarcia.bsky.social talks about the power of ideas and how they can be explored through fiction. www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-posts-... #BookSky #AMoRaR

Daily Challenge 8: History Uncovered - Which period in history would you like to visit? Feel free to recommend indie books that fit a historical theme! Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR Make sure to check the rules below, this must be an indie book!

It's a Month of Rain & Reads, and we do take a little time for reading ourselves, too. Today, we have a review of The Drowned Heir, by @authorizedmusings.bsky.social, which is also a contender in the SFINCS novella competition. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-... #BookSky #AMoRaR #SFINCS

It's A Month of Rain & Reads Today, we have an interview with Jane Gilheaney, author of literary speculative fiction, who shares her thoughts on Irish folklore and how its appearance in modern culture differs from what she grew up with. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #BookSky #AMoRaR

In celebration of the fourth birthday of the first book in the Triempery Revelations series, I've put the first two chapters of SORDANEON on my website for readers to explore and, I hope, enjoy. Link to Chapter 2 in comment. ⬇️ #Triempery #Sordaneon www.triempery.com/post/sordane...

We're kicking off the weekend with a spotlight for Memories of Sorcery and Sand by @authorjmac.bsky.social, a standalone portal fantasy with an intriguing character-driven plot where everyone has secrets or tell lies, or both! www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-...

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and somehow it's not actually raining. To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #BookSky #AMoRaR

What's the normal amount

Sometimes not till I'm almost to the actual ending. I start writing with a vague idea of where I'm going, but sometimes I've severely underestimated how many words it will take to get there (ahem). And sometimes it just takes going where the story takes me. But I like the suspense when I'm drafting.

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's a great day for an interview. Today, we get to hear from Celia Lake (@celialake.bsky.social) about writing historical fantasy and about what it's really like to be a librarian. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

So many of us started writing because we loved to read, but it's so easy to put reading aside when writing becomes a business. I learned the hard way that I needed to read more for my mental health! Thanks to @blog.readindiefantasy.com for hosting A Month of Rain and Reads! #AMoRaR #writesky 💙🪐📚

Daily Challenge 5: Single Trip - Share a standalone book! The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Spaces of Silence, by @ormakal.bsky.social Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's time for another cat picture. This time, the cat picture comes joined by an interview with the cat's owner, Minneapolis-based Sci-Fi and Fantasy author Karen Lucia @karenlucia.bsky.social www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

It has been that kind of day

The November list of Self Published Fantasy is now live! I can't lie, one of the covers really snagged my attention this month. Can you guess which? robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...

#WIPSnips 4 November 'steel' In The Many Shades of Midnight, Alyas has a matching sword and dagger made from Isyr steel, an extremely valuable metal. If weapons were characters, these blades could be my MC. They cause so much trouble. #writingcommunity #writesky #writingfantasy

Here's a quote from The Many Shades of Midnight for the #bookqw prompt 'colour' A plague is turning people into monsters, and it's spreading. #writingcommunity #writesky 📚🪐💙

Writer: You want the good or bad news first? Character: ... good. Writer: Good news is, you're my favourite character. Character: Oh, nice. Phew... so what's the bad news? Writer: Bad news is, you're my favourite character.

Our first post of the day is also our first review for #AMoRaR! @ormakal.bsky.social reviews The Seaglass Blade by @jcsnow.bsky.social which is currently running a Kickstarter to help fund this gorgeous hardcover edition! www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-... www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...

It's A Month of Rain & Reads - Day 3, and it's Interview O'Clock! The victim of today's questioning is none other than Lilly Lockwood (@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social), whose book Songs of Broken Bells is the prize of today's giveaway. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

Today we're hosting a recommendation of Hidden Indie SFF Gems, including underrated fantasy and sci-fi, written by @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom...

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's Tuesday, which means it's Interview Day. Today, we hear from British multi-genre author Julian M. Miles (@rafellin.bsky.social), about the life he's lived, the stories he's told, and tales yet to come: www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

A Month of Rain & Reads Daily Challenge 4: Be Gay! - Share a book with a gay protagonist and tell us what makes it awesome. The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Kill Me Quick, by @josiejaffrey.bsky.social Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR

SPSFC is looking for about ten more volunteer judges. What this entails is reading a bunch of science fiction books (or maybe partial books, depending on your team's methods) and judging them in some manner that eventually leads to a single book winning.

Our winner for the first challenge will be announced soon! Daily Challenge 2: Do Crimes - Recommend a book where a crime is committed. The giveaway for today's challenge is an audiobook copy of My Boss is the Devil by @benschenkman.bsky.social! 😈 Reply with your answer to enter and use #AMoRaR!

IMPORTANT! The interview has been updated to include a picture of Ben's cat.

My debut, Blood Price, a self-published epic feminist fantasy, released Oct. 2024! It's your jam if you enjoy: 🩸 Unapologetic female rage 🩸 A strong focus on bodily autonomy and choice 🩸 In-depth character study 🩸 Queernorm world with bi protag 🩸 Supporting indie authors #WriteSky #BookSky 📚🌈📚💙️

We've only gotten started. To keep the ball rolling, here's the first in our series of daily interviews. Today, we have a few questions for book blogger and reviewer Jamedi (@jamreads.com) CONTENT WARNING: Includes a picture Jamedi's cat Bianca. :P www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

Our second post of the day is for our first spotlight! We've not featured a serial before, but this spotlight is for The Wards Will Fall by @oleandercraw.bsky.social, a queer dark fantasy serial that you can read direct from the author’s website: www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-... #AMoRaR

Ready to curl up inside and read for a month? I am 😅 When you take a reading break, keep your eye out for a guest post from me and an audiobook giveaway for Fool's Promise, the sequel to Fortune's Fool!

It's time for our first Daily Challenge! Daily Challenge 1: T H I C C - Share the chonkiest indie you've read. The giveaway for today's challenge is the entire ebook trilogy to The Cruel Gods series by @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com! Reply with your answer to win and use #AMoRaR!

I think my biggest chonk indie read has been Fortune's Fool by @angelaboord.bsky.social. Chonky and also fantastic. 😍 📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #AMoRaR

#WIPSnips 31 October 'monster' Happy Halloween! A mysterious plague is turning people into monsters in The Many Shades of Midnight. #writesky #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

Subbing "incantation" for "spell". For a little context, Maddie has been dreaming about Sergei for a long time but they've really only just met. From To Dream A Darker Realm, Book 1 in my Cold War genre mashup fantasy series (paranormal + portal + epic): #WIPSnips #writesky #amwritingfantasy

If you buy books... or write books or both... Thread and comments ⬇️. #writesky

Cover reveal: The Curse of Dragon Tail Island (Jan 2026) Dragonlance meets Pirates of the Caribbean in this swashbuckling pirate fantasy - a revenge fueled tale of clashing cutlasses, monsters and magic, second-chance romance, and salty sea adventure! 🦜 More info: www.jonathannevair.com/press-kit

Through Dreams So Dark had an entire Halloween section, now technically part of Book 2. It was so much fun to write. A little spice, Rolo shooters, a bar full of people who may not actually be people... Sergei's planning to do a little breaking and entering. #WIPSnips #amwritingfantasy 💙🪐📚

I've just put a free short story up on my Patreon. I'm calling it The Execution. It doesn't belong in any of my worlds, just a little story that popped into my head. Feel free to check it out. www.patreon.com/posts/142025...

I'm so excited-I have TWO instances of this word in To Dream a Darker Realm! This one is from Sergei's interlude. #WIPSnips #amwritingfantasy #WriteSky 💙🪐📚

#WIPSnips 24 October 'total' From my historical fantasy - the beginning of a falling out that will have devastating consequences. #writingcommunity #writesky #writingfantasy

I’m in awe of the support we’ve received today for THE BOOK OF SPORES. This community came together like a colony of mushrooms to spread the word (and spores) about this anthology 🍄❤️ THE BOOK OF SPORES launches soon on Kickstarter! Check out the pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

Look at this cool new cover I have for Rainfallen 🥹 The old one leaned into the post-apocalyptic side of the series but it wasn't resonating as well with my readers so now we're going full dark fantasy vibes! Love this cover so much and I think my design skills are improving! Art by Felix Ortix

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'self' Alyas sends a would-be revolutionary packing in The Many Shades of Midnight. #bookqw #writingcommunity #writesky

#WIPSnips 20 October 'field' Slightly cheating with this one but it works - this is from my historical fantasy WIP. #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #writingfantasy