#WIPSnips The word for June 2 is READY One fun part of NOMARA is when Kate, the reluctant Terran, gains a nomari warrior by accident. The nomari find it odd but Kate finds it even odder to have an always "ready," willing and able companion. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#booksky I don't know if I ever posted about this bad boy being released! Out now in ebook and paperback! (might be working on a cool hardback too) Death Show Colossus, a cyberpunk fantasy about a deadly game show! books2read.com/u/4AZJge

I wish I could write like this. And I wish Lindy West wrote tutorial papers in psychometrics. (Source: Lindy West, 2019 essay collection 'The Witches Are Coming')

#WIPSnips The word for June 2 is READY One fun part of NOMARA is when Kate, the reluctant Terran, gains a nomari warrior by accident. The nomari find it odd but Kate finds it even odder to have an always "ready," willing and able companion. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

The Triempery Revelations series is complete! Six books of fantasy on an epic scale! Curious about what lies within the pages? Here's a glimpse. Available at all Forest Path Books (paper books get the ebook included) or at all bookstores.

#JuneWorldbuilders 3: How were the "good" Entities created? It's complicated. The World needed healing and Leur was tired of being the only god at hand to do the work. His buddy Amynas was at hand so... Leur took a bit of their godhood and used a bit of Amynas and set about making other gods.

#FantasyIndiesJune 2: MC's sense of humor Though most people in the Triempery believe Dorilian to be a cold-blooded autocrat (he kinda is), he has a strong and quite dry or even acidic sense of humor. Arne can also be very funny, I think. He's less sophisticated and blunt.

What I do on weekends… I paint minis! This past weekend, I painted this monster: Korowan from Primal: The Awakening. Before and after shots. I call him Crabby. 😊 #miniaturepainting

#WIPSnips The word for June 1 is LOSS In NOMARA, abducted human Kate learns a lot through her "loss" of everything supposedly normal in her life. Like her people and their spaceship. And her new companion is hardly a consolation--Oandah has been down this road. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

It's June, and there are a new batch of books coming your way this month! Lots of fantasy this time around too, so if that's your thing, check out the full list of titles (link in comments. I'll list the authors there too!) #booksky #indiebooks #newreleases

June is my birthday month, so I’m having a book giveaway! To enter, comment below with your favorite movie. Random drawing on June 9th. Winners can choose any one book in the Triempery Revelations series. Ebooks are international. Due to shipping costs, U.S. only for paperbacks.

#WIPSnips The word for June 1 is LOSS In NOMARA, abducted human Kate learns a lot through her "loss" of everything supposedly normal in her life. Like her people and their spaceship. And her new companion is hardly a consolation--Oandah has been down this road. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#JuneWorldbuilders 1: Angels and Demons This week's topic is going to be a weak one for me: neither the Triempery books nor the Ibisian ones have angels or demons. The closest the Triempery has are the Three, the god offspring of Leur and a mortal. Though seen as good, they're not angels.

#FantasyIndiesJune 1: Introduction Hi! I'm L.L. Stephens and I write (mostly) speculative fiction. My main series is the Triempery Revelations series, the final book of which was published this year. I will be sharing from WIPs as well as the Triempery books going forward.

#WIPSnips The word for May 31 is ROOM In the first chapter of NOMARA, Kate--and readers--meet Oandah, the Ibisian queen the Terran ship is returning to her home planet. Oandah has a powerful and not always appreciated effect on humans. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#WIPSnips The word for May 31 is ROOM In the first chapter of NOMARA, Kate--and readers--meet Oandah, the Ibisian queen the Terran ship is returning to her home planet. Oandah has a powerful and not always appreciated effect on humans. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#MayWorldbuilders 31: Just ONE thing... Hmm. After much thought: The Leur's Ring It's a bit of Leur and magical. Among its gifts is that it extends the life of the wearer--I could use a bit of that. Also the Leur's Ring signals emotional states and reveals if someone is lying. That's useful!

#FantasyIndiesMaytober 31: Monthly Wrap-Up Kept myself busy writing new Triempery books and stories, none yet close to being finished. Having fun with those. 😊 Spent a couple of weeks buffing a science fiction novel before submitting that to publisher. Painted some rocking minis!

#WIPSnips The word for May 30 is LIFETIME Today's snip is also from NOMARA. Kate has been abducted and brought to the planet surface. This is a problem. Most Terrans never experience direct sunlight in their "lifetimes." #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

The #WIPSnips word for May 30th is "lifetime" This one's from Wraith and the Revolution, and illustrates Kye's thoughts about the offer he receives from Zylar Inc. He's in a tough situation... (and it's only the beginning)

#WIPSnips The word for May 30 is LIFETIME Today's snip is also from NOMARA. Kate has been abducted and brought to the planet surface. This is a problem. Most Terrans never experience direct sunlight in their "lifetimes." #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#FantasyIndiesMaytober 30: Saturday Snippet It's the end of May and I'm having fun. So here's a fun snippet from THE RILL LORD. Nalf is about to find out who Dorilian is. 😀

#MayWorldbuilders 30: Would I go to the world I created? I'd go. I would totally go. Of course I would want to avoid the war zones and wherever Nammuor is entirely. I'm a conflict avoider. I would like to meet a few people, though. And see the Cities. Illustrations by @lazare.bsky.social

#WIPSnips The word for May 29 is SILENT Yesterday's prompt was a really good one for "silent" but I used it for "insect." So here is another. Kate's told her warrior Ben to keep Kharys "right here" until she gets back. Ben is very literal. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#WIPSnips The word for May 29 is SILENT Yesterday's prompt was a really good one for "silent" but I used it for "insect." So here is another. Kate's told her warrior Ben to keep Kharys "right here" until she gets back. Ben is very literal. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#WIPSnips The word for May 28 is INSECT Oh! A good one! NOMARA takes place on a world with a humanoid dominant species and otherwise only invertebrate animal life. Bugs. Lots of bugs. In this snip, Kate and her warrior Ben encounter an "insect" predator. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

New review is up! I'm reviewing The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies, a fantastic gaslamp fantasy series opener that was so engrossing that I nearly missed my bus stop while reading it. 😅 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-t...

From Mother of Exiles. 'Insects' are not in my books, so I used 'bugs'. Found out that that word only comes up twice. Once here and once in Queen of Thorns. This one is a nicer snippet.

Fun author / publishing anecdotes in this one. What author hasn't published a typo. This one merit a hearty laugh...

#WIPSnips The word for May 28 is INSECT Oh! A good one! NOMARA takes place on a world with a humanoid dominant species and otherwise only invertebrate animal life. Bugs. Lots of bugs. In this snip, Kate and her warrior Ben encounter an "insect" predator. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#MayWorldbuilders 28: Graves or memorials Sordan's Boulevard of Heroes has statues of heroic figures inscribed with their deeds. Gustan has a mausoleum solely for the bodies of the Stauberg-Randolphs. Two grand horses stand before it. The Highborn have their Vault of Incorruption.

#FantasyIndiesMaytober 28: Who would I cast in an adaptation of my book? Thank goodness I'll never have that job. I haven't a clue. My eldest son would cast Margot Robbie as Daimonaeris, I know. I, however, can't picture any current actor as my characters.

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'Morning' #BookQW #BookSky Livak and Ryshad are content (more or less) with their lives in the Kellarin settlement. Others are keen to cross the ocean to join them. Predators have other ideas. When our friends find out about this, will they take up their swords again?

#WIPSnips The word for May 27th is UNKNOWN Here's a good one from NOMARA. Both the hive and the humans consider Kate "unknown." Is Kate even a "she?" This conundrum greatly confuses Kharys when he becomes Kate's possession. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is MORNING. Morning is so beautifully symbolic. A new day. New opportunities. In this quote from SORDANEON, Marc Frederick contemplates just such a new day. #WritingCommunity #BookQW

#WIPSnips The word for May 27th is UNKNOWN Here's a good one from NOMARA. Both the hive and the humans consider Kate "unknown." Is Kate even a "she?" This conundrum greatly confuses Kharys when he becomes Kate's possession. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#MayWorldbuilders 27: Devastating wars / disasters The most devastating war, the Collapse of the Aryati Hegeistate, led to the ultimate catastrophe: the Devastation, the destruction of World Prime of the First Creation. The World and its attendant multiverses were destroyed.🧵

#FantasyIndiesMaytober 27: Themes in WIP Themes in the Triempery books (I'm working on one again): Enemies to friends The nature of Creation/Change Siblings -- born or chosen New frontiers Rebuilding society and a new order

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#WIPSnips The word for May 26th is MEET NOMARA takes its human characters into a differently gendered society. The Ibisians have several genders. Kharys is a human (but not Terran) male. His relationship with the Queen of Eshuun is purely sexual... at first. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#WIPSnips The word for May 26th is MEET NOMARA takes its human characters into a differently gendered society. The Ibisians have several genders. Kharys is a human (but not Terran) male. His relationship with the Queen of Eshuun is purely sexual... at first. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#MayWorldbuilders 26: What comes after death Dorilian believes that what comes after his death will be change... but he will not be active in that change save as a memory. Khelds like Robdan believe they return to the Mother as raw spirit, part of Her but no longer unique.

#FantasyIndiesMaytober 26: Villain's successes Nammuor plotted his path to power in Essera ruthlessly. In THE KHELD KING he succeeds at being deceitful ... and at using his magic-fueled abilities to achieve his goal of removing those who stand in his way. His other successes are less dramatic.

What I do on weekends… I painted this mini! This is Felaxir from the board game Primal: The Awakening. I call him Spike. #miniaturepainting

#WIPSnips The word for May 25 is RAIN Writing about a Terra type planet means there will be plenty of "rain" usages to choose from. Here's one of NOMARA's earliest: human pilot Kate first steps onto the planet Ibis 2. She is NOT happy. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

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#WIPSnips The word for May 25 is RAIN Writing about a Terra type planet means there will be plenty of "rain" usages to choose from. Here's one of NOMARA's earliest: human pilot Kate first steps onto the planet Ibis 2. She is NOT happy. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF

#FantasyIndiesMaytober 25: What would your characters be in therapy for? In NOMARA, Kate has Stockholm Syndrome In the Triempery books? Dorilian -- Daddy issues (think about it) Nammuor -- megalomania Aubrey -- impulsiveness Emyli -- unresolved anger, overprotectiveness

#MayWorldbuilders 25: How does MC deal with death? Dorilian deals with death for the entire Triempery series. In the first chapter of SORDANEON, Dorilian confronts death and death's companion: life. A death at the end of that book haunts Dorilian for the rest of the series.🧵