I love this review! Vaults is my least read short story but I think it's essential reading as part of Balfour's trilogy(read it right after Under Far Galaxian Skies) I currently have 5 short stories you can grab for free on bookfunnel: books.bookfunnel.com/talesbundle01

Reminder this sale is still going on!

Hey so, Reflections of Lilje Damselfly is on sale for the FIRST TIME EVER via the reddit fantasy sale! Lilje Damselfly and the rest of my books will be 0.99 through until January 7th and proceeds from today/tomorrow will go to the Mary Cariola center! megasale.yrliu.com

First confirmed (non beta) reader who's read the entire trilogy 🥰🤩

These novellas are excellent 👌

It's been a rough year but tonight, life is good (food on the table is æbleskiver a Danish standard this time of year)

Another catch up review! This one I read as part of the WWP book club. Super cool novella!

I've got a review backlog but here's the first of my recent novella reads. Absolutely loved it! Really need to get to the main series 🤩

Having a bad fatigue day(my own fault I ate regular gluten-filled pizza 2 days in a row) Barry wanted walkies but I can't stand or walk much so we compromised and sat outside on the windowsill for 10 minutes and it was glorious(yes he's watching the neighbours)

Need to find a last minute read for the Christmas break? Allow me to convince you to pick up my debut duology! It's available in KU 😍 (next skeet for comp titles!)

We're only a few days from WINTER solstice but all the birds(in northern England) are singing as wildly as if it was mid-March. I have only needed mittens 3 days thus far. I normally wear mittens nonstop from late October through late March 😬

I know I'm excited about my book, The Magic Circle, being nominated for the #IndieInkAwards (see my pinned for voting for it!). But I love how I can also support other authors, too. Which is why I've also voted for @nataliekelda.bsky.social and @alankdell.bsky.social's books. Follow them! #BookSky

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild Freshwater crocodile Oriental pied hornbill Giant Amazon river otter Douglas squirrel Great crested newt Bonus: Marine Iguana Narrowing it down is difficult, I've travelled a lot specifically to look at wildlife! I need a visit to Africa 👀

Last summer I released the third Cruel Gods book, and while it didn't receive any Indie Ink nominations, I'm still very proud of this book and consider it to be my best work to date! And it made people cry! 😂

Did a bit of cover work tonight! The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier is set in North Yorkshire during February so there's not a lot of foliage but the very first snopdrops of the year are important in the story so I had to incorporate those! (nothing's final here btw haha!)

So many great books on this list of our favourite reads in 2025!

People keep asking me if Barry is fat when I show pictures of him *lying on his back* and taken at fun angles. The reality is he's not fat. Not even chubby. The vet calls him the best conditioned cat in their clinic. Below for better views of his actual body condition 👇

I lucked out and had the BEST arc readers for this book 🥰🥰🥰

Look at Lilje, on a list of favourite reads of the year 🥹😍

Do YOU check any requirements of my wild list of reader requirements?? Requirements in next skeet ⬇️

1️⃣3️⃣ Today’s tale on day 13 of “The Advent of Winter“ is @nataliekelda.bsky.social‘s “Winter’s Dance”. This one struck me as having a bit of an SF feel to it, while Oro and Benu seem to have more going on than I expected at first. 📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋

Just finished this one and it was incredible! Brilliant mystery and ND rep with a really cool world building concept. The audiobook is pure 🔥🔥🔥

Hold onto your baubles it’s time for the biggest event of the year. Join Holly “Tinsel” Tinsley @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social and Tiny Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social & The Four Beardsmen for….. The Four Beardsmen's Big Fat Bookish Quiz of the year!

Thank you to the people who nominated my heart child of a book. Seeing that nomination for best cover/cover artist when *I* spent months drawing the cover from scratch is unbelieveable. I've always seen myself as a writer, but I'm still getting used to calling myself an artist.

Review for Serpentus "...in equal parts devastating and heartwarming. It’ll take you where other fantasy books won’t go." Full review on GR www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Finished reading a spooky and creepy short story collection over my lunch break today! Highly recommend it!

I reviewed The Light of Kasaban by @thomashowardriley.bsky.social There is a sense of looming pressure and stress, built up from the stark, brutal beginning, that lingers and hangs in the balance until the abrupt ending, which brought both sadness and a slight glimmer of hope.

Every few months my mum sends a care package, there's always a toy for Barry in it and he always loves those toys more than anything I buy 😅

I GOT TICKETS! OMG I CAN DIE HAPPY ONCE I'VE SEEN THESE LIVE 🤩

The Smashwords year end sale is live! Both Brightwash + Brick & Bones are 75% off so this is a great chance to grab them both 😍 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

More cover work today! Nearly 8 hours into this and there's a looong way to go. The background pattern is directly inspired by the Commonwealth window in Halifax Minster. The human whose body air sprite Brise "adopts" lived in Halifax prior to her death so I wanted to hint at that.

Check out this lovely interview I did the other day with the Your Paper Quest team! If you need a book box that supports indie authors, this is the one to go with(why not gift a subscription to the bookworm in your family?)

I saw @nataliekelda.bsky.social make a post about Honest Titles for Books, so of course I had to be extra and make some mockups of the (fake) covers: Here are my renditions: if my books had honest titles!

My books with honest titles: Envoys: Bickering Characters Grow as Friends While Making Terrible Decisions, and Absolutely Nothing Goes To Plan Pawns: Big Burly Momma's Boy Finds Love While Killing People--and One of the Side Characters Steals the Show.

I did it! After a giant writing day(5.5k today) I hit 70k total AND finished the draft of my autumnal gothic historical fantasy! Logline: Infatuated with a miller's daughter, a fire sprite possesses a con-woman in the pursuit of being perceived. Release: September 2026 or 2027

Happy release day! And look at that gorgeous cover 😍🥳

I've put a ton of work into it the last 5 years, I think it is but that's because I love my characters. I have it up on GlobalComix if you're interested: globalcomix.com/c/nails-the-...

Books with honest titles Coward: She's really rude but I promise she'll do some cool stuff. Also the centipede might make you cry. Noxious: She does some dumb shit but I promise it'll be worth it. Unfortunate: The MC is actually not a good guy at all but man is it fun watching him struggle.

Me while reading Verselva Blues where the reunited lovers keep getting interrupted by mingling sisters, crazy blue-glowing boars or generally life-threatening events 😅 Dammit @nataliekelda.bsky.social! Must I wait to the end?? 😂

Should I be promoting my books instead of making another Barry grid? Yes. Do I care? No. Here's a new "Which Barry Are You Today?" So, which Barry are you?

Books with honest titles(see video link for full sketch) What would your book be titled? My WIP would be: A Dark and Stormy Night when a Lady Burglar and a Miller's Daughter's Fall in Love and Bury Several White Men Who Was Mildly Inconvenient to Their Existence youtu.be/lp3oW8_jf2I?...

Quick PSA for anyone still considering getting a copy direct from me of Lilje Damselfly for a Christmas present! Sprayed edge copies do of course arrive with art, hand stamped signature, bookmarks and even a bonus Barry reading sticker. Nataliekelda.co.uk/shop

Join us this Saturday as we talk about my favourite read this year!

I'm not finished drafting my gothic historical fantasy about a fire sprite who possesses a lady burglar to charm a miller's daughter but I'm already gathering cover inspiration. It's been a while since I last saw blue skies at dawn and today the sunrise made this old oak tree look aflame!

If you buy my books via my website, Barry helps package them up(yes, even the drop-shipped ones as they still get merch and bookplates sent straight form me) So, why aren't you buying my books via my website? 🧐 nataliekelda.co.uk/shop

It's December, which means I have another list of indie book releases for you! Today's a little busy, so I will tag the authors on the list later. For now, you can check out the full post on my blog: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au...

#booksky Took me 1.5hrs to film this damn thing, so please watch 😅😅😅 Anyway, starting a new Indie Book Rec series of mini reviews, first up is my new fave: The Severing Son by @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7E5...

How was everyone's month? Mine was pretty grim but thanks to 2 books sold direct on my site, it wasn't my worst month and that's really all I hope for.

"There was so much to learn about women, and so little time." 🪐Terra Flux🪐 A mechanical lesbian sci-fi novella about the exploration of planets & women 🤖Robofuckers need apply 🤖 MURDERBOT X THE MACHINE MANDATE X PSALM FOR THE WILD BUILT danifinn.itch.io/terra-flux books2read.com/b/boQL2L

I've made a start on a new cover! The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier isn't releasing for another year but I can only draw for short periods atm as my hands start hurting pretty quickly so I've made an early start 😅 Here's Tart the family cat, he's on the backcover 🐈 No genAI in THIS house 🛑