Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver

A moment corrected (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast The heliop – fancy name for interdimensional space and time portal - spat her out in the frozen alley. A look at the locator strapped to her arm confirmed her whereabouts. Heart pounding and a little nauseous, she pulled…

Ep162! @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social have industry news, events, book spotlights. We chat with Robyn J Black about the history of The Furphy Literary Awards 2026 competition, short story writing tips & more. 1st prize=$15K! #ShortStories #ReadMoreAussieBooks #Booksky

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An aching wait (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The bright colors made her think of children. She swiped at the endless tears on her cheeks, but more fell. In one night. Every child under ten disappeared. Gone. No one had seen. No clue left behind. Windows were closed,…

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The Serpent’s Kiss by Laurie Bell (Book 4 of the Stones of Power series – OUT NOW in ebook Terrific news - The Serpent's Kiss (Book Four in the Stones of Power series) is now out in ebook format! BUY NOW:

What hunts the dark (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Many things go missing at a carnival. Watches, wallets, phones, lunches, children… Personalities was a new one. When the reports came in that people were attending the carnival and then coming home wrong no one thought much of…

Review: Side Character Energy by Olivia Tolich About the Book: After a series of Mr Wrongs, Bee has finally found her Mr Right. Attractive, mature—William is everything she’s been looking for. Gertrude is Bee’s best friend since forever (and also her flatmate, workmate and Insta content…

The pivotal moment (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast Knowing time was running out all I could do was stare at the ceiling as my own blood gathered in a pool around me. Would I be greeted on the otherside? Would they welcome me after all I have done in this life? Probably not.…

Hey Aussies 💙📚 Sale alert 👀 Amazon has dropped the paperback price for the Serpent's Kiss temporarily from. $49 to $38 Great time to grab it www.amazon.com.au/Serpents-Kis...

More book spotlights: 5. Moor to Sea: A journey along the Cleveland Way by Vicki Foote – memoir 6. The Tyranny of Tomorrow by Magda Mizzi – dystopian scifi 7. Grayson’s Magical Mishaps by @kevinklehr.bsky.social – fantasy #booksky #fiction #ReadMoreAussieBooks

Book spotlights: 1. The Serpent’s Kiss: Stones of Power Book 4 @writerlauriebell.bsky.social – #Fantasy 2. Before She Killed Him - Naomi Shippen – #thriller #domesticsuspense 3. The Finch who lost her wing - AnnieKwan – #picturebook 4. The Wildflower of Asam - Gayatri Sarkar – #historical #booksky

Or you can watch all the chat and book covers on YouTube or Spotify. Please like and subscribe to our channel to get news about our authors out in the world. #booksky #mystery #thriller #fiction #ReadMoreAussieBooks youtu.be/n9qx9Plf8Dg

You can listen on all good podcasting platforms. We have hours of great content about #books #writing and #publishing #booksky #mystery #thriller #fiction plus lots of #author chats #ReadMoreAussieBooks www.buzzsprout.com/1718602/episodes/18483670

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In Ep160 @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social on author incomes, getting teens to read, @annafeatherstone.bsky.social' writers festival list & K.M. Allan's Writing Habits Checklist. A chat with January Gilchrist & reading from The Serpent's Kiss from Laurie Bell. #booksky

Inconceivable (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook The freeze hit overnight. It was an impossibility. The middle of the hottest part of summer in a country that was part desert, it was inconceivable. So how did a dried out pond fill with water and then freeze. Scientists arrived in…

Abandoned? Not hardly (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox Cute. The disguise spell was a clever choice. She never would have picked this to be the entrance to the elaborate Mage hideaway she knew was beneath the forest. Of course, magic like that would also mean protection spells she’d…

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Surprise! The paperback of The Serpent’s Kiss is available now books2read.com/u/m2GLxj #lauriebell #theserpentskiss #thestonesofpower #YA #fantasy #wyvernspeak #books 📚💙 #booksky

Need book ideas for Christmas? Try our FANTASTIC Features of the Week Before She Killed Him by Naomi Shippen #thriller Christmas Australis by various authors #horror #scifi #contemporary #historical The Serpent's Kiss @writerlauriebell.bsky.social #fantasy #YA #booksky www.australianbooklovers.com

You think it’s over? (Friday Fictioneer) PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields I attend their festive dinner. Oh, they don’t know I’m here. But, given I died in this house … well, I think it is only fair. Don’t you? There are few things that I miss. Dinner, of course. The family drama. Spirits…

Surprise! The paperback of The Serpent’s Kiss is available now books2read.com/u/m2GLxj #lauriebell #theserpentskiss #thestonesofpower #YA #fantasy #wyvernspeak #books 📚💙 #booksky

Surprise! The paperback of The Serpent’s Kiss is available now books2read.com/u/m2GLxj #lauriebell #theserpentskiss #thestonesofpower #YA #fantasy #wyvernspeak #books 📚💙 #booksky

Paperback Available Now: The Serpent’s Kiss (The Stones of Power Book 4) by Laurie Bell ANOTHER SURPRISE! THE SERPENT'S KISS by Laurie Bell The Stones of Power Book Four paperback is available now Wyvern's Peak Publishing Paperback available now "Tell him the truth, Tracey. Just don't tell him…

Aussie authors Rowena Mabbott, Maria P Frino @sandybarker.bsky.social George Ivanoff, Tina Strachan, Heather Ewings, Michele Layet, Susannah Hardy, Holly Cardamone, Andrea Putting, @donnamcameron.bsky.social, Monika Schott, @madeleinedeste.bsky.social Amra Pajalic, David Cairns @sfsowter.bsky.social

Plus seasons greetings from 30 Aussie authors: James Ynson, Nicole Kelly, @lisakenway.bsky.social, Faye Hall, DTBella, Max Jeffries, Leisa Fail @veritycrokerwriter.bsky.social Croker, Simon Higgins, @yogamatmysteries.bsky.social Damien Linnane, Gabiann Marin, Vanessa Bedford, Scott Leckie #Booksky

And more spotlights: Might Cry Later by Kay Kerr The Grimsdale Claimant by @bghilton.bsky.social Christmas Actually by Lisa Darcy #Booksky #Christmasgifts #ReadMoreAussieBooks #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #AusWrites #AllTheBooks

Book spotlights: A Very Evangeline Christmas in Christmas Australis by @madeleinedeste.bsky.social Midnight Angel by @kevinklehr.bsky.social The Christmas Swap by @sandybarker.bsky.social #Booksky #Christmasgifts #ReadMoreAussieBooks #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #AusWrites #AllTheBooks

Or you can listen on your favourite podcasting platform. What a way to slide into the festive season. you a bookish Christmas. #Booksky #Christmasgifts #ReadMoreAussieBooks #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #AusWrites #AllTheBooks www.buzzsprout.com/1718602/episodes/18384314

You can watch the ep on YouTube to see the interactino and catch creative greetings from 30 Aussie authors! All wishing you a bookish Christmas. #Booksky #Christmasgifts #ReadMoreAussieBooks #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #AusWrites #AllTheBooks youtu.be/zXGOI0dch6M

Ep159 XMAS special @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social chat rituals, folklore & book stocking fillers with six Aussie authors with festive season stories @madeleinedeste.bsky.social@sandybarker.bsky.social Lisa Heidke @kevinklehr.bsky.social @bghilton.bsky.social & Kay Kerr

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Paradise lost (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Peter Abbey A beach is a place of fun. It is supposed to be. Full of family and friendship and sand and water and dancing foot to foot over scalding hot sand, of salt on the lips, of feeling the cool of the ocean pulling at your skin with every…

Cover reveal! The Stones of Power Book 4 The Serpent's Kiss by Laurie Bell Coming soon (Wyvern's Peak Publishing) 📚💙 #booksky #lauriebell #fantasy #YA #magic #wyvernspeak #theserpentskiss #thestonesofpower

COVER REVEAL: The Serpent’s Kiss (The Stones of Power Book 4) by Laurie Bell SURPRISE! I am excited to reveal the cover for my fourth book in The Stones of Power series from Wyvern's Peak Publishing... THE SERPENT'S KISS by Laurie Bell COMING SOON "Tell him the truth, Tracey. Just don't tell him…

Missed appointment (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson The meeting was set for nine. She perched up at the corner, able to see into the alley and out onto the street. The parcel grew in weight the longer she stood there. Every passerby she watched with a narrowed gaze. Her hands grew…

Ebooks of White Fire are still on sale in the US 💙📚 get it while you can Books make for a great escape.

And more book spotlights: 5. Fly Boy, Ace Pilot, A life cut short by Peter Hodge - #non-fiction 6. Exuberance by Bel Vidal – #contemporary 7. Dreamy Days and Random Naps by Mawson - #picturebook #ReadMoreAussieBooks #Readers #WritingCommunity #Read #ChildrensBooks #ChristmasGifts

Book spotlights this ep: 1. Matter of Time by Daniel Caine – #sciencefiction 2. No Dancing in the Lift by Mandy Sayer - #memoir 3 & 4. Stormy Normy Finds His Forever Home & Stormy Normy and the Tom Quilty Gold Cup by Leisa Fail – #middlegrade #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #Readers #writingcommunity

Or you can watch all the chat and see the book covers on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to help us boost our Aussie authors #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #contemporaryfiction #Readers #writingcommunity #shortstories #Anthology youtu.be/4ANaa4_z5rw

You can listen to this ep and all the other 157 on our website or any good podcasting platform. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #contemporaryfiction #Readers #writingcommunity #shortstories #Anthology www.buzzsprout.com/1718602/episodes/18315320

Ep158 is up and humming. We chat book covers, @writerlauriebell.bsky.social's BookBub White Fire experience + tips for writing flash fiction. @veronicastrachan.bsky.social chats with author Johan du Toit + news, quotes, K.M. Allan's Unpredictability Checklist & more. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #Booksky

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Be careful what you wish for (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The stop was meant to be a fast. In and out. Water, a snack maybe and back out on the road. It was coming today. She had to get out to the dirt track where she first saw the lights. She’d see them again and…

"I’m frankly surprised A Fire Born of Exile didn’t make any award shortlists in 2024. Recommended." Awwww