The r/Fantasy Megasale has begun! Check out the books available at this link. All 3 of mine are on sale for 99¢ 🥰. The link to the Reddit thread with more info about the sale and comments of recommendations/community engagement etc. is in the next post. megasale.yrliu.com

Buy indie and support a worthy cause at the same time! Sales or downloads of Willow Wraith Press' books (and many more) = donations to The Mary Cariola Centre. All books are free or discounted in many countries, and some are available wide. megasale.yrliu.com

Happy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day tomorrow. Wishing everyone a peaceful final week of 2025 (against all odds) 🤍

My book, Mother of Exiles, has been nominated in 4 categories. I'm proud to be nominated and hope you'll consider my book. Head to the link below to see all the books. indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

ATTENTION 📢 ATTENTION 📢 ATTENTION The first draft of book 7 of my Oracle of Delphi series WIP is 🏁 FINISHED 🏁 Total word count: 111,481 Time to complete: 182 days Time span: 336 BCE to 79 BCE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Next steps: begin outlining Book 8 #WritingCommunity

The books from @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social's indie novella giveaway. Thank you to Dave and all the other authors, I'm excited to dig in!💙📚 @nataliekelda.bsky.social @laurasffauthor.bsky.social @cblansdell.bsky.social @timwolffauthor.bsky.social @gjterralwrites.bsky.social @williamjadams3.bsky.social

Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is. GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart. But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.

My beta feedback is in, and I can use the rest of the year to prepare edits. I highly recommend the services of both my professional beta readers. This is finally happening... 2026 will be the year I complete the Apidecca Duology! I've included some samples in the comments 👇

Some more art of Dave Lawson's gorgeous characters.

#DecemberWorldbuilders There are bond servants or indentured servants in Apidecca (and some other powerful clans). Class is usually the thing that lands someone in that predicament. But even wealthy knyads can end up like this if they displease their sovereigns.

That scammers copied my name years after I made my BookSpotlight pages on here, Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Tumblr and I'm now getting put onto blocklists when I had this name first really is so bogus :( For the fifty millionth time - I DO NOT CHARAGE AND NEVER HAVEEEEEEEEEEEE

✨ The Wind cannot be killed ✨ A fight for freedom, justice, love, and redemption. A complete trilogy just waiting to sweep you off your feet Available wide! Get the whole trilogy for $10 on Ko-Fi. Be caught in the Storm: 💫 https://linktr.ee/klykkebo 💙📚

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 17: New to me indie authors I've been familiar with some for years, but in 2025 I've read the following for the first time: Steve Hugh Westenra Alex Arch J. C. Faust Natalie Kelda A. J. Alexanders (Poppy) Amber Toro and Livia J. Elliot

So many excellent reads to choose from this year! Some of our 2025 picks can be found on Willow Wraith Press. My indie recommendation is Hannah and Gregory by @fizzy1.bsky.social willowwraithpress.com/2025/12/16/w...

My ambitious 2026 TBR has evolved into "A Jam's list to 2026 releases"; and it's time for the first part (I would say there are a few more). First part of my most awaited titles for 2026 and that I hope to cover in the blog: jamreads.com/articles/a-j... 💙📚

✒️Voting is open for the Indie Ink Awards🖋️ I hadn't thought to ask for nominations this year, so thank you to those who nominated Far Removed in the following categories: 🔹Best Setting 🔹Best use of tropes 🔹Best light read (unexpected, but appreciated).

Happy Monday, friends & enemies of #booksky! Got another WWP Indie Book rec! The Servant by @justingreer.bsky.social - classic fantasy tropes galore - dark lord returnith - slow-build epicness - prophecies & chosen ones - battles, beasties, magic swords! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmU6...

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 15: Lows of 2025 There have been a few (like setting my hand on fire) but I've dwelt on them long enough. There were plenty of highs too: a short story release and some milestones with my sequel.

Maybe this can help?

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 14: WIP Comps I can't say it better than this 👇

This is a gorgeous, understated fantasy romance 💜

If you enjoy court politics, difficult many-layered relationships of all kinds, betrayal, romance, action and magic, both dark blood magic and healing light magic, you might just find a new favourite in Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm. suelbavey.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...

It's that time of year again: I have completely random book awards to share! From categories like "Best fictional pet" to "Biggest WTF is going to happen next moment," these were fun to award (I have read some really great books this year!) Full post here: ajcalvin.net/a-j-s-comple... #booksky

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 12: Free Friday I've had a great week. In case you missed our bookclub interview on Far Removed, you can catch up with it below. We touched on some spoilers and also chatted about my new interactive short story.

Hello all! So I thought I’d share the kinds of books I’m reading, and give people an idea of what inspires my own writing. I'm looking forward to Far Removed, a shorter sci-fi/fantasy story by indie author @cblansdell.bsky.social My new year's resolution is definitely to read more indie books!

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/...

Some beta feedback is coming in for Book 2... @andresstein.bsky.social shares his impressions in a spoiler-free review (see Ko-fi, 🔗 below). @audriereads.bsky.social recently got to one of my favourite parts of the story, and gave feedback that made me emotional 🥹😊🫠 ko-fi.com/post/Book-2-...

My dad’s Indigenous coloring book is finally available! Over fifty original Alaska Native animal designs to color. My dad was a Tlingit formline artist, retired Alaska State Trooper, and National Park Ranger who loved traditional Tlingit art and wildlife. (Sample pages below)

I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 8: Seasons Knyadrea's axial tilt is less than ours. Seasons are felt in some places, but the 2.5 weeks of alternating day or night are more noticeable.

✨Happy book birthday to me! ✨ Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume II ebook is out now wherever you can buy or borrow (Kobo Plus, Everand, Overdrive, Hoopla) ebooks! Retailers: books2read.com/talesv2 Itch: narratess.itch.io/tales-of-lun... #booksky 💙📚

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 7: Characters on Naughty or Nice list From my new short story: Abulon is decidedly nice. A carer, he works with small children (tidelings) and is calm in a crisis.

Thanks, Bill and everyone else who asked a question or stopped by. I had way too much fun on this interview.

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!

We'll be live in a few hours. Hope to see you there 😉

It's been so good to ease back to some indie author character art over the last few months. More to come soon!

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 5: Free Friday To celebrate the release of my interactive short story, here's an interview I did with Prowess Games. In it, I share my experiences with this storytelling format, and delve into a new part of Knyadrea. www.prowessgames.net/posts/09-cbl...

I had such fun with Dave's characters. They have some neat accessories here!

Protocol of Valor audiobook is live 🕺

Books with honest titles: My duology: An acquired taste with terminology you won't immediately understand, and characters who aren't human.

Hey #booksky, Willow Wraith Press' Indie Book Club is going to be doing a special Saturday livestream for our November read. Come join us as we chat with @cblansdell.bsky.social about Far Removed on 12/6 at 1pm EST/12pm CST!

November review round-up for Willow Wraith Press! #booksky Busy month w/the holidays & all but some quality books! - An Ambitious Woman & Her Very Normal Pet by @poppyalexanders.bsky.social - The Severing Son by @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social - Austringer's Wrath by E.L. Lyons Reviews in links!

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 2 (belated): Holidays in WIP There is a holiday in my next book called Beyashisik, or the white light festival. It takes place over a day phase (roughly half a month).

📢Cover reveal time! #booksky📢 Willow Wraith Press' good pal, @alexarch.bsky.social, is relaunching his sci-fi novella, The Stars Within! Check out his brand new cover: willowwraithpress.com/2025/12/02/c...

#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...

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...

#FantasyIndiesDecember @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social Day 1: Introductions I am Coe, an SFF writer. I have a low-stakes underwater fantasy coming out on 5 December (an interactive short story). And the sequel to my novel, Far Removed, is with beta readers. Thank you, hosts!

The sequel to Starlight Jewel is an engrossing, gritty adventure that nods to macabre fairytales. You can find the full review on Willow Wraith Press. Austringer's Wrath by @Lyons_Pen Gifts of the Auldtree, # Book 2 willowwraithpress.com/2025/11/28/w...

#FantasyIndiesNovember 28: Free Friday Here's a great illustration of Chyralane Rannuleonis, Denizen of the Seven Houses, who would not call herself a villain but is one. Such a fun character! Link to my blog essay on Chyralane in comment. 😉 Art by @cblansdell.bsky.social

I have a cover reveal for you all today! Check out the cover for CB Lansdell's interactive/choose-your-own-adventure piece that will be part of the Unearthed Stories app on December 5! fanfiaddict.com/cover-reveal... @cblansdell.bsky.social