#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 7 Happy Friday! Reading is my number one go-to for relaxing. Gaming is a close second. TTRPGs, board games, and video games. Also anything that makes me laugh. Spending time with friends or a funny show. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 6 I write in LibreOffice and Google Docs. What keeps me in line isn't a writing tool, it's my awesome critique partners and beta readers. A few of them have been editors, so they have my back when I mess up. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 5 Last read: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer Current read: The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix Next read: Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 4 One of the biggest authors who has inspired me since I was a kid is Stephen King. Other authors who have inspired me: Jacqueline Carey, Sara Douglass, Christopher Buehlman, C.S. Friedman, and Cassandra Khaw. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

🎄RELEASE DAY FOR THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS!🎄 A Grinchy vs. Jolly reverse harem romance. #booksky #romance #Omegaverse christinerainswrit.wixsite.com/home/post/re...

#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 3 I rarely do playlists, but my current WIP is building its own. Of course, since it's a Christmas story, it's all about the festive music. Boney M's Feliz Navidad is the headliner: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDFC... @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 2 I've always been a storyteller. I still have stories I wrote when I five. The fantastical and supernatural have never ceased to fascinate me. I'm very lucky to be able to write fulltime and revel in my calling. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 1 Hi! I'm Christine Rains, multi-genre writer. This month I need to push hard forward with my pen name's WIP. I'm already behind schedule, but I had a lovely Halloween weekend away from the keyboard. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

📚 #FantasyIndiesNovember 📚 All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 31 🎃Happy Halloween!🎃 My son is dressing up as Hat Man this year. For those of you who don't know who he is (because I didn't!), it the shared hallucination people see when they take too much Benadryl. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

Happy Halloween! 🎃

#FREE for two more days! In every one of their games, the bard dies first. This time, she may be the only one who can save them. BLIGHT OF THE NECROMANCER is a great Halloween treat! #fantasy #LitRPG #freebooks #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJVQWR84/

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 30 Is my MC brave? WIP #1 - Yes, but she doesn't want to live the sort of life where she has to be brave all the time. WIP #2 - Yes, brave enough to take a chance on love. (So corny!) Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 29 WIP #1 - The MC's worst nightmare would be reliving the last few years of her life for the rest of her life. WIP #2 - Lyla's worst nightmare would be if Christmas was cancelled! Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

Happy (early) Halloween! #FREE treats! Two spooktacular books are free through the 31st. BLIGHT OF THE NECROMANCER is dark #fantasy #LitRPG with a twist, and BOUND BY A BAN-SIDHE is a quick, fun fantasy #romance read. #booksky #freebooks christinerainswrit.wixsite.com/home/post/ha...

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 28 WIP #1 - Guilt about not being able to save her companions is a big weight on my MC. WIP #2 - Oh my, so much guilt to overcome! Guilt about keeping secrets, about going against family, & betraying one's own dreams. @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

A dare gone wrong, a love triangle & ghosts from the past seeking Bronte. Hidden Opens a fantasy world of intrigue serinahartwell.com/my-inspiration #fantasyreader #amwriting #Look4Books #IndieBooksPromo #RT #bookboost #read #alwaysreading #Goodreads #RRBC #BYNR #amreading #Kobo #BookBuzzr #MustRead

This evening, I received a wonderful acceptance for a flash piece I wrote. I'm excited to have my twisted little story with 101 Words ( 101words.org ). I'll post the link to the story when it's up. #authors #writerslife #writerscommunity #writinglife

4 everyday people vs. DR GEM, a group of five wealthy men determined to gain CONTROL of the entire world by an unimaginably evil method. HERE> www.amazon.com/Control-Sand...

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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 27 I've never heard of Point Horror, and I'm too old to have read the Goosebumps books as a kid. I read the YA horror books, Twilight: Where Darkness Begins. So much scarier than Goosebumps. No sparkly vampires! Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

Pumpkin patch fun this afternoon. You can tell my husband enjoyed it as much as I did!

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 26 Both of my MCs would be terrified, but the MC in my fantasy would fight the supernatural stuff and the MC in my romance would run screaming! 🎃 Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 24 Happy Friday! On the 30th, my son's school marching band has a trunk or treat after practice. I love seeing each section's group costumes. For the 31st, I stay home and give out candy. We get around 100 kids. @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 23 WIP #1 - My MC would dress up as something not scary like a pumpkin or an autumn tree. WIP #2 - My FMC would dress as a cute witch while the MMCs would be gory zombies or frightening werewolves. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

I hit 20k with my pen name's WIP this evening. I was having trouble finding the voice of one of the heroes, but an eccentric grandma helped me bring him out. Side characters are spectacular that way! #authors #writerslife #writingcommunity #writinglife

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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 22 Creepy haiku: The shadowman lurks Scaring the bravest of folks Indiana's soul. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 21 A few scary shows I rarely see mentioned are The Terror (TV series), 1899 (TV series), and FROM (TV series). Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 20 Morally grey characters: yes, please! There are plenty in WIP #1, but being a more light-hearted book, WIP #2 has more good folks with conflicts and drama. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 19 WIP #1 - Scary beginning. The group is running from monsters in a dark cave with no way of knowing if there's a way out. WIP #2 - Scary moment for the FMC when her housemother has a stroke. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 13 Spooky shelves not from my home but from my tour of the Indiana State Sanatorium last night. The first is in the attic of the Superintendent's house. The altar is from the 4th floor of the asylum & then a dark hall. @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 10 Happy Friday! WIP #1 - 😱🤔🙂🕯️🌳🪄👽😯🗡️😨 WIP #2 - 🎄😢🥲😍❄️😘🎅 Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 9 I have so many favorite paranormal creatures. Vampires, shifters, fae, ghosts, demons... I've been reading a lot of unusual supernatural stories lately. I love creatures outside of the usual spooky box. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

Twelve nights to melt her inner Grinch and prove she belongs with them. You can now pre-order THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS on Amazon! #booksky #romance #Omegaverse www.amazon.com/Twelve-Knots...

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 8 The Man With No Shadow (How to Survive Camping #1) by Bonnie Quinn. I just finished this one and it's awesome. Cozy horror is something I need more of. Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. A witch ghost haunting a whole town. @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 7 WIP #1 - The villain wants total power and dominion. Cue the Imperial March! WIP #2 - There's no villain. Just characters with conflicts and a blizzard to snow them in. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 6 WIP #1 - Plenty of monsters, but the MC wants to avoid dealing with them at all. She stays in the walled village where it's safe... For now. WIP #2 - The monster is the weather. A Christmas blizzard! Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 3 28 days until Halloween! 🎃 I'm proud of my son who decided marching band was too stressful after last year, but still wanted to support the band and is helping with props. Next competition is tomorrow. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 2 Do I like scary things? Yes! Do my characters like scary things? No. WIP #1's MC must live with them, but WIP #2's MC would scream if she saw a monster mask. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

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It's my favorite month of the year.🎃 Happy October!

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 1 Spooky greetings! It's my favorite month of the year. I'm Christine Rains, a multi-genre author. This month I'm working on a Christmas romance for my pen name, and some horror shorts for myself. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

🎃 #FantasyIndiesSpooktober 🎃 All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 30 WIP #1 (cozy fantasy) has stalled. I wanted a cozy story, but it has grown darker. I'm debating if I want to fix that or just let it flow naturally. WIP #2 is done, and I started a new WIP #2. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

How willpower backfires when you're facing writing procrastination. #authors #writinglife #writingcommunity masterwritermindset.com/2025/09/28/h...

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 29 I'm an introvert. The MC from WIP #1 is an ambivert, and the MC from WIP #2 is an extrovert. We've got all the 'verts covered! 😅 Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 26 Happy Friday! In one week, I'll be going to see Book of Mormon. I've done my best not to spoil it, but the few clips I've seen, it's hilarious! Tonight is game night. I'm breaking out my dice! 🎲 Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 25 WIP #1 - The MC would love practical classes like home economics, cooking, or everyday electronics. She's probably like literature, too, for the stories. WIP #2 - Her favorite subject would be science. Thanks @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social