I miss the days of being an unpublished writer when all I did with my free time was write and post #WIPSnips on Bluesky every day 🤣 Now I have to either promote Book 1 and soon Book 2 or prep a post or edit or format a manuscript or create a cover or cry over low sales or bad reviews 🤯 #indieauthor

The cover reveal for Tiger Cowers, Dragon Falls, Book 2 of the Four Guardians trilogy, is only 3 days away, on Thursday the 26th of March. Pre-orders and ARC sign-ups will open that day too. #fantasybooks #coverreveal #indieauthor

Happy #caturday! Kiki is helping me today, here's her book pitch: Buy Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars: a fantasy as dark as me (Kiki), with characters as hunted as the mice I go after, magic that's as volatile as my moods, and gentler moments like when I allow my human to cuddle me. #booksky #fantasy

Found another great review for Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars! I'll never tire of seeing these and knowing that my story and my characters become a part of people's lives, even if for a little while. And it's the first review from my home country, Germany, which makes it extra special. #bookreview #sff

Just sent out a newsletter to my lovely subscribers. Woohoo. It's titled: "Cover reveal, release date, ARC sign-ups and a SALE!" If you want to be in on the action in the future and get access to the unreleased prologue of Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars, you should sign up 😉 charlotte-saulter.kit.com/b1

Health crisis averted (hopefully). Time to plan the cover and release date reveal and ARC campaign for Tiger Cowers, Dragon Falls, work through edits, format the book, upload the manuscript, set up pre-orders and of course never stop marketing Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars. Life of an #indieauthor

Looks like I'll have to take a step back from social media, writing and editing. I might be headed for more of a ME/CFS relapse than I thought but am still hoping to stave it off if I dial things down now. Hopefully it will only be a few days 🤞🏻

If you read dark fantasy for the characters, the emotional weight of trauma, of choices and their consequences, then Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars is for you. Slow-burn tension, grey morals, forbidden magic—you'll find them here: books2read.com/PRDS #fantasy #indieauthor #booksky #sff #darkfantasy

LAST DAY to get 25% off Reborn in Ash over on Smashwords! If you like books with character growth as well as action, please check it out! It also has: - Elemental magic - Found family - LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters - Female rage Chapter one is free to read on my website. 💙📚🪐 #Fantasy #SFF #Books

Next week I get the manuscript for Tiger Cowers, Dragon Falls back from my editor. I am sooo excited for this because when I know what work needs doing I can pick a release date, and I can't wait for my readers to finally see how the story from Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars continues! #indieauthor

It's World Book Day and believe it or not I have a book you might like if morally grey, deeply flawed characters, forbidden elemental magic and a romance that feels earned are your thing. Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars is a dark fantasy set in a world inspired by Imperial China. Follow four...

Not yet properly edited as I'm still getting back into Concord of Spirits after a year away, but I'm definitely rediscovering why I started writing this (definitely) grimdark fantasy in the first place. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #writingprompts #fantasywriters #WIPSnips

Start a newsletter, they said. It's so useful they, said. So here we are. Behold: My newsletter sign-up! If you join you'll get: - the unreleased prologue to Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars - the 1st chapter of Tiger Cowers, Dragon Falls You'll also be one of the first to...

#SPFBO is heating up. Several groups have been actively reviewing books, and now The Fantasy Hive as well as previously Fantasy Book Critic have already delivered their semi-finalists. No news yet on Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars. So keep crossing your fingers for me, or read while we wait.

The new cover for Reborn in Ash is available on ebooks! Physical copies will be updated soon. ~Magic abandoned humanity millennia ago. Now it returns, bringing ruin to a wanted thief, and her chance for redemption.~ books.thellian.com/reborn-in-ash #BookSky #FantasyBooks #SFF 💙📚🪐

There is something quite special about writing a book that's set in a world (loosely) inspired by feudal Japan, when you've been there only a couple of months ago and can actually see the streets you're describing in your memories. 🥰

Woke up with creative energy after an imposter syndrome day yesterday so I took the day away from social media, and would you believe it? I wrote a whole chapter, 2500 whole words, for my current WIP, Concord of Spirits.🥳 I feel so proud of myself. #indieauthor #writingcommunity #writesky

It's caturday, my friends, and my black cat has reviewed (e.g harshly judged) Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars. Her verdict? 5 Stars: Would stare into the void again. Would you read a book approved by this little black overlord...eh lady? #indieauthor #fantasy #booksky #sff #caturday

Today is the last day of this sale!

TWO weeks and one day until my first EVER in-person event as an author! Terrified. I'll be selling paperbacks and hardbacks of Reborn in Ash, as well as ebook codes in lovely gift boxes (these will all be the original cover). I'll also have notebooks and bookmarks I've designed! #BookSky #Essex

They called her a criminal and killed her for a magic she didn't choose. And if the truth had been known, Huizhong would've never existed. Discover a world where magic is a death sentence in Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars. #fantasy #booksky #sff

Grey morals. Earned romance. Flawed but human characters. That's Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars. Follow 4 broken souls-a mercenary, a noblewoman, a disgraced general, and a shamaness-as they confront their pasts, learn to wield forbidden power, and form a found family in a world wanting them dead. #sff

No page reads on Kindle Unlimited for almost 2 months now. I think I'll end this experiment in April when my renewal comes up. I gave it a good try but dark, character-driven Asian fantasy clearly has no audience on there. It's not worth limiting my options anymore.

Back to my WIP after 1 year break: "Spirits, but he looked…dead. She swallowed the lump in her throat and fetched her lamp. Never assume, Himari, the Reverend Mother had said. Always confirm your diagnosis by checking symptoms and facts." #writingcommunity #writingprompts #fantasywriters #WIPSnips

Here's a cat for you. Her name is Kiki and she really wants more people to read the book her mum (that's me) wrote. Please buy my book. It would make Kiki very happy! 😁 #SFF #Fantasy #Indieauthor #caturday #darkfantasy #booksky

Jindai lost his wife, his children. All that's left now is vengeance. And the magic he shouldn't possess. Want to find out more? Link in my bio! #indieauthor #fantasy #booksky #sff #darkfantasy

Sold by his father. Raised in violence. Longwei didn't believe the world had anything good to offer him. Now he risks everything for a chance at the one thing he thought he couldn't have: a family, a home. Phoenix Rises, Dragon Soars: Link in my bio! #booksky #indieauthor #darkfantasy #sff #fantasy

From the WIP that's going to my editor soon: "The black-clad man pulled the tray closer and removed the cloth. Beneath it lay a selection of small knives—perhaps a surgeon’s—and a lidded ceramic pot." If you know PRDS, you'll know this means nothing good. #writingcommunity #fantasywriters #WIPSnips

Had to use a synonym: save. This one's from Tiger Cowers Dragon Falls, which is going to my editor next week🥳 "She still recalled the smell of burned flesh, the charred and blackened bodies she had left behind when she had used Wuxing to save herself from those bandits." #WIPSnips #writingcommunity

Pleased to announce I'll be one of the authors selling at Great Dunmow BookFest! It's a way off, but it's gonna be epic. They're closing the entire high street to turn the town into a bookshop. Official info: www.talliston.com/great-dunmow... My events page: thellian.com/events/ #dunmowbookfest

SPFBO 11 officially starts today! Let the reviews flow! #SPFBO

A mercenary looking for redemption. A noblewoman reclaiming her past. A commander driven by vengeance. A shamaness cast from sanctuary. Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars is a story of forbidden magic, the will to change and characters wrestling with grief and the weight of their pasts. books2read.com/PRDS

A DEVOTION SO RUINOUS is a 90K adult fantasy following Soraya, a young woman tormented by a jinn, a dictator, and her first love, as she fights for freedom 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT characters 🧠 Mental Health Rep 🌍 Middle Eastern Setting ✨ Gods Based Magic System ❤️ Lovers To Enemies #️⃣ Own Voices #QuestPit #Q #F #A

Miguel's 1st Year at LoMA: 🔪Figure out who killed Mami 👻Awaken her sleeping opía 🌬️Attune with the stubborn elements 🤝Make friends with other mages 🌌Deal with the bully 🧛🏻Don't get bit by a vamp 💘Don't fall in love! Seriously, that's not important #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #LGBT

An empire in turmoil. A forbidden magic promising death. The lives of 4 strangers changed forever as they must learn to master their powers and confront their fears and traumas. 🔥Tortured heroes 🪵Found family 🌊East Asia ⚙️Enemies2Lovers 🐦Trauma/Redemption 💗 He falls first subplot #QuestPit #P #A #F

I asked for protection from my abuser & was told I had no proof. He made false claim about my miscarriage & I was arrested--also without proof. True story of being silenced by justice. #Questpit #Q #NF #M #OWN

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #MY #Q

An agent's guide to SEVEN DAYS ON SAMARKAND: JURASSIC PARK x THE EXPANSE Five thousand of Earth's best and brightest hope to coexist with an alien biosphere. But on a planet populated by dinosaurs, is that even possible? #QuestPit #SF #A #Q #U

The last of my redid agent guides, here's info on my Young Adult Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Of Magic and Grief. Info on my other agent guides are down below.

An Owlbound Spark 🦉🔥❄️ The world is ravaged by eternal winter and the magic that can end it is dead, until a crew of queer teens embark on a fantastical journey of self-discovery to thaw the seasons with the help of a mysterious owl. #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

ANATHEMA x THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH A fledgling vampire, tension between vampires and monster hunters, a realm of eternal night, a mysterious elven priest, and a sinister plot that threatens everything held dear. #questpit #W #DF #A #LGBT

A fox demon bard seeking to become human so she no longer has to devour hearts joins the deadly race up a wish-granting mountain but falls for a soft-hearted grump demon hunter—and with only one wish at the mountain’s peak, love is a weakness she can’t afford. #questpit #Q #A #F

THE LAST UNICORN meets LOST A WIP Featuring: ❤️‍🔥 enemies to lovers 🐈‍⬛ shadow magic 💜 ace rep 🏝️ a mysterious island 🏴‍☠️ a cursed pirate captain 🆘 shipwrecked princesses ...and they're not alone 🧛🦄🧜‍♀️ #QuestPit #W #A #F #R

THE HAAR x SLEWFOOT In SHEDDING SKIN, two men forced into molds make a deal to fix them both. 🇩🇪 Germanic folklore inspired m/m romance 🩼 Disability rep ❤️‍🩹 Intimacy through healing #WIP #HR #FR #lgbtq #questpit

A mercenary looking for redemption. A noblewoman reclaiming her past. A commander driven by vengeance. A shamaness cast from sanctuary. Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars is a story of forbidden magic, the will to change and characters wrestling with grief and the weight of their pasts. #QuestPit #P #A #F

Nothing like finding a 5* review on Amazon in the morning 😍 And if you're wondering, yes, a single line saying you enjoyed a book will make a difference too 😁 If you've read and enjoyed Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars, please consider leaving a review. Thank you ☺️ #indieauthor #booksky #darkfantasy

OMG guys, see those red flags? Those are the 2 chapters I still need to write (late additions after beta reader feedback) before Tiger Cowers Dragon Falls is editor-ready! I'm so close and can't believe it only took 4 months to get here even with ME/CFS brain fog slowing me down! #writingcommunity

Fuck ICE! Fuck Trump! What's happening in the US, and specifically today in Minneapolis, weighs on me. Worse, as a German, who learned about Nazi-Germany and the wrongs committed during those years, I can't believe it's happening again. Less than 100 years. How have they already forgotten?

This one was surprisingly difficult. There are many 'remains' and many spoilers in Tiger Cowers Dragon Falls. This one gives way the least, and it's from a scene I decided to add in draft 3 and still haven't finished 😅 #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #writingprompts #fantasywriters #WIPSnips