I've been quiet here about my new project, though my newsletter subscribers already know more about it (if you aren't on the list yet, sign up on my website!), but it's time to do a reveal. I don't have a release date yet, but I do have a title! My new fantasy adventure is called Sanguine Scenario.

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and winter is just around the corner here in the northern hemisphere. To get into the spirit of things, we want to share this review of A Winter's Mercy by @fantasticphil.bsky.social NOT A CHRISTMAS STORY! www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-... #BookSky #AMoRaR

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's cold and miserable over here. To cheer everyone up a little, here's an interview with author and gnome enthusiast D. Hale Rambo ( @dhalerambo.bsky.social ) www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...

Autumn/Fall sounds like a perfect season to read books (does it beat winter, though?), and there's nothing better than some free books to fill your device in case you want to go on a reading binge, so check out this collection of fantasy and sci-fi books! bf.authorjm.com/book...

Today, with traditional delay, 30 Books for 30 Days on Google Play brings you urban fantasy by @authorjmac.bsky.social (Joanna Maciejewska). books.bookfunnel.com/30days30book...

MY Backerkit project is live! It's part of The Book Bazaar. Please share the post, back if you can! Everything helps! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... #booksky #TBB2025 #Backerkit #crowdfunding #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers

If you see this, post your bird art!

Sometimes, the red squiggly line under a word reminds my that even if you get all the letters in a word right, their order is important too. Brought to you by having hastily typed, "heathly."

Today's 3d art, "The Last of the Litter," might be a bit heart-wrenching. It's one of those images where everything slowly came together: the elements I used, the lighting, and then the postwork. No AI. #3dart

Arcanists might make pacts with demons, but every experienced arcanist will tell you that it doesn't mean you shouldn't be wary of them. Quite the contrary. Start your epic adventure with By the Pact today: bf.authorjm.com/ByTh... or grab the full series: bf.authorjm.com/PAAO #fantasybooks

Are you an Android device user? Do you read e-books on it? And did you know you can access Play Books app from iOS devices too? But searching for new reads isn't always easy, so here's a selection of 30 books, all of them available on Google Play. bf.authorjm.com/30da...

If you missed my spooky season 3D renders, here's your chance to catch up! All the spookiness in one place: authorjm.com/archive... No AI. #3dart #fantasyart #scifiart #MondayBlogs

Just over a month till I'm avaliable, if you're after a Tech Artist to push boundaries, or a traditional VFX artist with over 20 features / series' under his belt, let's talk! #GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt #Cinematics #TechArt

I reviewed a book. This one's definitely worth keeping an eye on.

All interest, vaporized

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

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-...

Today we're also celebrating the release of Apt To Be Suspicious by @celialake.bsky.social! The second book in the Liminal Mysteries series that explores the magical community of Britain after the Second World War: www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-...

It's Friday afternoon in A Month of Rain & Reads, and after a foggy morning, it's time for an interview. This time, we hear from author and game creator Dave Dobson (@davedobson.bsky.social) about the challenges of writing bios. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

It’s my spotlight day! Did you love Six of Crows? Want something that feels as if Terry Pratchett had written Lies of Locke Lamora? Then pick up Shadows of Old Town at your favorite book dealer! tamiolsen.com

Looking for something new in fantasy? An original setting, an unusual protagonist, or not-your-run-off-the-mill storyline? Check out ​this selection of fantasy books that aren't "the same old story." bf.authorjm.com/fant... #fantasybooks

The spooky season is gone, so it's time to return to regular 3d art. Today, I have a quick render from the time I was testing my new PC and the new graphic card's capabilities, and I just wanted to make something "quick and pretty." No AI.

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

I often wake up at 4-5 am. I enjoy that time as it's quiet and serene. Until you have two neighbors loading their vehicle loudly, slamming doors, shouting to each other, and using a duck lure while most of the complex is still asleep. I can't fathom how people could have gotten so inconsiderate.

Dear business, if I don’t recognize your number or it’s not local, to make me call you back, you better state a very clear reason why in the voicemail you’re leaving. Otherwise I’ll assume you’re a spammer/scammer which you probably are anyway.

After updating the covers for the whole Pacts Arcane and Otherwise series, I finally got around to making a new cover for the omnibus version as well, and I love how it turned out. Available in all online stores (except the Big One), Kobo Plus, and library apps. bf.authorjm.com/PAAO

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...

I spent this Sunday on writing and on learning new skills, and it was so good. Now dinner and maybe I'll read a bit?

It's a Month of Rain and Reads, and it's time for our second interview. Today, we have @benschenkman.bsky.social, author of contemporary fantasy series The Devil You Know, and more recently, Let Sleeping Gods Lie. www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR #BookSky

Lovely walk around Wandlitz just before the rain started... but I don't think I can face going out again to the cinema tonight

DID YOU KNOW I have written many books? ASHES OF THE SUN is about how, actually, kidnapping children into your order of wizard-knights to fight for (your version of) righteousness is a little creepy! If someone did that to your sister, you might be mad! $1.99 this month! a.co/d/45oK9gx

This weekend is definitely special: today, it's National Author's Day, and tomorrow, we're celebrating all book lovers. To mark such an occasion, I decided to offer a discount on *all* of my e-books, including bundles which already have another discount built in. 🧵

I have very ambitious creative plans for the last months of 2025 and for the whole 2026. Realistically? There's no way I'll get all of that done. But I'll try anyway and if I complete half of my goals, I'll take it as a win.

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!

Happy Halloween! Are you trick or treating (with your kids or not)? Handing out the treats? Partying? Working? Just having a quiet evening? Share your plans for today!

Thursdays are for deadgirl cleric Sheireen 🐲💀 [ #art • #dndart • #dnd• #ocsky • #dndoc • #KuroArt ]

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

Looking for a spooky read for Halloween? 👻 I’ve got you covered! The ebook is a free download on my website. www.ilenegoldman.com/books #Booksky 💙📚 🩸📚

Husband and I are rewatching One Punch Man, and it’s one of the few anime series in which we don’t skip opening and closing credits, because not only the series is excellent (well, season 1 is), but it also has excellent opening and closing songs.

Bummer. While I love the idea of having all Affinity products in one app, I hate the idea that I would have to opt out of training AI or data sharing or what not in some obscure settings I wouldn't even discover if another user didn't mention them. Staying with V2, I suppose.

We have a 10 year old coffee maker. It doesn't use pods or make fancy stuff, but I can make the coffee exactly how husband and I like, so I like it. Imagine my terror when this morning, I saw coffee puddle around it. Oh no! Was it breaking? 1/2

I found some of the advice (especially the one about the candy) to be very useful ;), so I'm sharing it with you. What else would you add to this list?

I've been working for the whole morning without interruptions and made nice progress on my tasks, but for some reason, I'm slightly grumpy (I blame the cold weather), so it's pancakes for lunch, because I said so.

This mummy is one of my more recent creations that started as, yes, you guessed it, testing the model I bought. But it didn't mean I couldn't put it in a dynamic pose (and posing that pendant was a challenge in and of itself) and have fun with post-work, right? No AI.

Witchy crows 🐦‍⬛

As I've been on a mini-hiatus from social media, here's your reminder that the best way to stay in touch is subscribing to my newsletter. Even if I'm not here, my subscribers get updates, and they already know things about my new series... So don't miss out! authorjm.com/newsletter

I won't be at World Fantasy Con this weekend. Instead, I'm setting up the posts for my first book event, A Month of Rain and Reads, taking place all November! If you love indie and self-published SFF, then give @blog.readindiefantasy.com a follow to take part!