Someone has blown through most of Involuntarily Immortal on KU in the last two days! ❤️

When you start writing up a post and realize it should be a newsletter...go sign up for my newsletter and get an exclusive prequel chapter for Involuntarily Immortal (if you haven't already). Deets are on my site. emilybarlowwritesthings.com #freefantasy #sff #freebie #indieauthor

Happy New Yeear! Or year. However you celebrate.

Why are titles so hard to come up with?!? #author #authorproblems

Day two of the sale is on! I've picked up quite a few things myself, but I'm definitely open to suggestions! megasale.yrliu.com

THE MEGASALE IS HERE! Go check it out and find some great reads at even better prices! The site lets you filter based on author, title, or availability, or you can just scan the offerings to see what catches your eye. #sff #fantasy #booksky #indiebooks #freebooks megasale.yrliu.com

Merry Christmas if you celebrate, and if you don't, happy past-midwinter!

Before we all get buried in preparations and cooking and baking and family time, I want to remind everyone of the /r/fantasy megasale set for the 26th and 27th--a portion of proceeds go to the Mary Cariola Center, so go find some great reads! Over 750 books available! megasale.yrliu.com

Sunchaser made the semifinals in the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship, so I'm making it free this weekend! I'm super stoked. It's been a great experience, and I now have about 50 more things on my TBR. #sfincs #sff #booksky

Sunchaser has officially been banned from its first group due to objectionable content! To celebrate this landmark event I'm making it free to download! I challenge you to read it--or listen to the wonderful audiobook recording by Cheryl-Annette Parker--and find your own objectionable content!

Whoever is reading Stormkindler on Kindle Unlimited, I'm totally not stalking your pages read. That would be creepy, right? Definitely not watching the page count go up every day. Nope.

We were up past her bedtime.

Current writing challenge: describing Dover as it was prior to the Norman invasion. #amwriting #historicalfantasy #fantasyauthor

Anybody looking for some Norse-flavored low fantasy with political intrigue and witchcraft? Look no further! (Also this is the only one of my books I haven't sold one of this month, so I'm looking for the hat trick here. Full transparency.) #sff #booksky #whattoread youtu.be/KyOxZhTpvJo?...

The annual "gingerbread" (I use that term loosely) house tradition continues! Not pictured: the charcuterie chalet and charcu-tree the young adults made. Will get pictures later; they are things of beauty.

I've sold three books this month! And it's only the 4th! If you've bought one, thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy it!

I'm not saying I'm pedantic, but I've now gotten another library card from the next-closest library system so that I could check out a book about the Normans to read for setting research. If anyone has questions about Western Europe around the time of the Norman invasion of England, let me know.

I'm going running in 36°F/2°C weather. Yep.

I made pretzels yesterday. I'm making more today. That is all.

Today is our last daily challenge for A Month of Rain and Reads, and it's the big one, with a BIG prize! So let's get to it: Daily Challenge 30: All Time Favourite - Which book is your all-time favorite indie and why should everyone read it? #AMoRaR #BookSky

I've been focusing hard on the Weatherworker Chronicles this fall, but let's not forget about The Raven's Children! If you enjoy Norse-themed fantasy, this is right up your alley. #sff #booksky #Norse #fantasy #standalonenovel #novel

Best sticker in the pack. #tigerrock #martialarts #martialartist

Y'all, I have recently learned exactly how much material the Bodleian Library at Oxford has digitized for public use, and it is amazing! So many rabbit holes to go down. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #historicalfantasy

I'm gonna need Google Docs to stop trying to tell me I shouldn't use words like "happenstance." I'm writing historical fantasy, you daft bint. #authorproblems #autocorrect #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #historicalfantasy

Hey look, it's me! Go check it out, and while you're at it, make sure you follow along for the rest of the month! #sff #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks

IT'S RELEASE DAY! Here are some bloopers from our recent interview series to celebrate.

Meet the Author & Narrator, Part 5: does pineapple belong on pizza? And how many hobbies can you apply to writing? youtube.com/shorts/Msrdg...

Ever wonder if I'm a planner, pantser, or plantser? Find out here! And learn what drove Cheryl-Annette to start narrating in the first place. (It's a cute story.) youtu.be/Bo5TnnXs91U

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

Meet the Author and Narrator, Part 3! youtube.com/shorts/eyTHI... Man, that's a great default thumbnail...

Q&A with the author and narrator of Sunchaser, part 2! youtube.com/shorts/oQVD-...

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE FOR SUNCHASER IN AUDIOBOOK! Monday, November 10th is the official release date! Between now and then, check out some fun interviews between myself and the talented narrator, Cheryl-Annette Parker. youtu.be/ghPU-RV2yu4?...

Do you like indie books? Do you like finding new indie authors and a chance at getting book-type things for nothing? Of course you do! In which case you should check out the Read Indie Fantasy blog, where they're doing A Month of Rain and Reads!

Let me not to the narration of my books admit impediments; ACX does not approve when it approval finds, or works with the approver to approve. No, it is an ever-slowing mark That looks on release dates and is ne'er shaken.

Happy Halloween! This is as good as it gets this year; I'm on kid duty, so no Endermom costume. I suppose I could be a librarian, with my seasonal earrings and sweater, but really it's just comfy and warm. Hope everyone stays safe and has fun!

It's been 4,732 days since I submitted the audio for Sunchaser. The world has devolved into madness; dogs and cats are living together, "skibidi Ohio" has become part of the vernacular, and Patrick Rothfuss has actually finished his series. (George R.R. Martin, however, has not.)

Still so tickled by this! Also having an absolute blast following along with the competition--you should, too! #sff #booksky #sfincs3

I've played far too much Mario Kart and watched far too many cartoons to be fooled by this while out on a run. Nice try, universe!

Waiting on audiobook review by ACX. For anyone who remembers the old Windows file transfers--the time estimates always changed drastically... #audiobook #authorproblems

Friday: a statement

Pushed the button last night to submit the audio! It won't be long now. And if you go to my website and sign up for my newsletter, you might get a shot at a release day exclusive once it's live... #audiobook #fantasybook

Wednesday's message is about triumph in the face of adversity. The horrors persist, yet so do we.

He's nine and still does this. Be still, my heart.

Throwback to the time I made a playlist for Involuntarily Immortal... spotify.link/WRLuaF1xEXb

Just listened to Cheryl-Annette perform this section and had to share it with you all. Sometimes I go back and read something I've written and say, "Hey, maybe I'm good at this." This was one of those times. #booksky #sff #fantasybooks #audiobooks

I have all the audio for Sunchaser! It's mine...my own...my preecioouuusssss...

We're down to a few more days of recording, listening, and approving before the final audio for Sunchaser is submitted! I can't wait to share Cheryl-Annette's performance with all of you. It's fantastic! #booksky #sff #fantasybooks

Between watching the novella contest I've entered, listening through the audiobook narration for said novella, and planning audiobook release promotion, I'll be burning all the midnight oil for a few weeks. Someone's reading the sequel to it on KU, though! And I sold a book this month!

How many folks would rather keep up with things via YouTube than here? What do you like/dislike about it in comparison?