Another month, another TBR, and for some reason I seem to be mostly reading sequels in October. Check out my plan here: youtu.be/JRbY4kQvTX8 What are you planning to read?

#SFFChat Day 4 - Snippet: Haunting. A snippet from Summer Empress. A villainess makes her spooky entrance!

It's time for an epic giveaway! To be in with a chance of winning the complete Dragon Spirit's trilogy by LL MacRae, please comment below with your favourite fictional creature companion. The winner will be announced at our Indie Author Summer Party at 9pm on Sunday 5th Oct. #bookgiveaway

The Deep Ones, a comic about sea monsters by me and @thorazos.bsky.social

Thanks very much to Tim for this lovely interview that really got me thinking pretty hard about my process, and why I do what I do. Check it out! :)

Thanks very much to Tim for this lovely interview that really got me thinking pretty hard about my process, and why I do what I do. Check it out! :)

BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers. hand-lettered & hand-skulled #BookCovers #HumanMade #NoAI

The ebook of my short story collection, Cheer The Sick, is a mere £2.49 at the moment. That's a lot of ghastliness per penny. Possibly too much ghastliness for such a trifling sum, actually. blackshuckbooks.co.uk/cheer-the-si...

First draft finished! Murder, mystery, mayhem - and one rather important Moment - in an asylum seeker camp on Phobos. Now onto the edits...

We return to planet Consille where the horrifying Awns have eradicated (almost) all land based life. CW body horror for the next skeet. 1/n #SciFiSeptember #Writer #WorldBuilding

Captain Flora Lark and the cataphract Sigrid Rokland, exploring an underwater cave system on a planet far more alien than they expected.

A snippet from my WIP (which is 99% complete! Yay!). Still a first draft in pretty rough shape, but as a little teaser, here's a snippet in which our characters are having a bad time in the Big Wet. #WIPSnips

#SciFiSeptember Day 7: At a glance, I think people sometimes assume Iron Truth is all grimdark scifi and military action. It is, but it's also... this, haha. :)

British writers who hate having to promote yerself: you'll know the cycle of suck well. bibliotta.com/musings/the-...

Here is the exciting thing!! Oliver reads the first little bit of my novella, The Barbarian at Dream's End aloud! He did an absolutely fabulous job.

My two year old draws some pretty sweet little guys

Only between Cascades - massive space stations that fold ships&comms between solar systems. If the Cascade is well-maintained, it's safe, but many are left to rot for budget reasons... Fold failure isn't pretty. Ships & crews come out mangled, not alive, not dead, captured in a moment for eternity.

#SciFiSeptember Day 3: The Phrixus! The core of the ship is one giant coilgun, designed to fire a single projectile into an ocean planet that the ship will then slide onto, transforming into an underwater city... ...the idea came to its captain in a fever dream, so yeah, it's pretty weird! (1/2)

Well now you're just being rude, Word

Pup's head

Would you like something dark, dramatic, and flowery for this nice summer Sunday? I got you. Imbued is now just $0.99 on the Narratess Sale or in several itch bundles! 🥀💜 indiebook.sale books2read.com/imbued helyna.itch.io/imbued #BookSky #fantasy #IndieBooks #books #IndieAugust

My book, The Lion, is available for half price in this August's #NarratessIndieSale. Over three hundred great books available for $.99, $1.99 or free. Check it out: indiebook.sale Or in incredible ITCH bundles: itch.io/b/3240/narra... itch.io/b/3244/narra... #SFF #books #sale 🧡🚀📚 #reading

I've read Iron Truth, and getting it for 99 cents is a steal.

The Narratess Sale is here! Get Iron Truth for 0.99! What's Iron Truth about? See the excerpt below for a taste, then get books by @akmbeach.bsky.social, @stevewestenra.bsky.social, @timhardieauthor.bsky.social, @tessahastjarjanto.com, @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social + hundreds more at indiebook.sale!

A Thing. 👀👀👀 I'm still blown away by the work Matt did on the cover art (and that Oliver put in as well). 🔥🔥🔥

Yes! The first two novels I ever wrote: A fantasy/horror about a bunch of people stuck in a haunted house during a plague... and an epic fantasy involving enormous sea monsters and tons of weird ocean-themed body horror! (I also want to rewrite Metal Ghost and make it into a proper book! :)

Have you looked at the books taking part in the Beloved SFF sale? It’s not too late to take advantage before the sale ends on 11th August. Each one of these books is a title someone else loved and recommended. Why not pick up some bargains and find a new favourite author?

Sold my first premade cover yesterday! 😭😭😭 If anyone would like one, they're below!

Really happy to take part in this year's Epic Sale of Beloved SFF with Iron Truth, and even happier for the chance to recommend the wonderful Lady Vago's Malediction by A.K.M. Beach! Tons of great books on sale, right now, right here: talesfromthecircle.com/epicsale2025...

Spotlight Indie has a new article available to read now. Who gives a s@!%? No, we're not being flippant, that's the question we're asking. Or more accurately, the question @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social is asking - and finding surprising answers to. Read it here: spotlightindie.co.uk?p=1720

AHHHHH! As a reward to myself I got a commission of Tyler from The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle done by @littleevil0ne.bsky.social and they did an absolutely INCREDIBLE job. So so excited. Look look look!

personally I do find it helpful to be occasionally reminded that basically everything I love in modern genre is the equivalent of the strange life that flourishes around a particular set of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor

Writing the POV of Hopewell's former CO right now, and it's pretty funny how, while she can't stand the man, his leadership style has clearly rubbed off on her! (between his influence and Cassimer's, all I can say is good luck, Scathach Banneret Company!)

I take look back at my reading over the last 12 months as my Summer Reading Recommendations blog returns again this year. Find out which books I think you should be taking on your holidays and which was my favourite overall! www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/summer-...

Oh, wow, this really made my day! Thanks so much for the wonderful review, @timhardieauthor.bsky.social !

horse (from memory) #art

In the spirit of things, if anyone would like to give it a shot and is low on funds, I'll do a draw at the end of the day for three free eBooks (depending on interest, I'll do five, but not sure how likely I am to get that many responses, ahaha). #giveaway #freebooks To enter:

#WIPSnips - "Yesterday" From The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle! One of the bits I'm most proud of. You can find it here!: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil... Or wide (& paperback): books2read.com/u/boB9YL #indiehorror #transhorror

I got my trophy for winning the #SPSFC last year with Kenai, and I completed work on the display stand today. Very cool! Some time this month in the finals, I'll be reading this year's winner (although I won't know it yet). All hail the ray gun! 😃

the book /// the dialogue Jeane/Kliks banter is my fave. Hollis also pipes up, because why wouldn't he?

the book /// the dialogue

tallboy #photography

Normally I try to write some non-fiction for #Pride, but I haven't been able to due to my thesis work, so here are a few pieces from years previous (kindly hosted on a variety of websites)! "What Is A Monster?": tinyelfarcanist.com/2023/06/12/s...

#Horrorwriterschat It is morning and we hunt bones upon the beach in our summer trunks coloured pink and orange and popsicle green and dip our small hands with fingers like stubby feelers into pools that slosh against the shore before retreating and turning all and everything

7 more sleeps and Lilje Damselfly is out in the world! Did you know I offer paperback pre-orders from my website for £10 each? Free UK shipping and I have a drop-ship option for those in the US(you still get all the goodies and a stamped bookplate) 📚 💙 Nataliekelda.co.uk/shop

On my travels on planes, trains and boats over the last month or so I've had much more time to read. I'm thoroughly enjoying The Shadow Gate by @llmacrae.bsky.social, Residuum by @dbrook.bsky.social and thought @sofietholin.bsky.social did a brilliant job with Iron Truth.

Went to Wanås sculpture park today to check out Puruma by Atang Tshikare. I loved it so much - what a magnificent beast!

Had some unexpected expenses on account of being robbed last week. Pick up a print and help me out here!

Just heading off to a Trans Book Club meeting, but I ALSO just learned that you can now order The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle (signed bookplate edition!) from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social !!! Super super super excited. Find it here: www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page...

The SPSFC, which I've participated in twice, judged once (now), and won once, has just announced their finalists. Some superb indie sci fi here. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/s...