Ahhh, now just six (6) away!!! Thank you so much!! Perhaps I can reach 50 by the end of the month?! Thank you to everyone giving my little fantasy novella a chance! 🥹👀 [ #booksky ]

✨ NEW BOOK REVIEW ✨ Book Review: The Scattered Bones (2023) 📚⬇️ “There are no words to describe my devotion to you.” rebeccacrunden.com/2026/04/26/b... [ #booksky ]

HEAR YE, HEAR YE! In less than a month this beautiful anthology goes live! A collaboration between 12 women and queer authors, the stories revolve around the theme of Belonging and span across timelines, dimensions, through dark fantasy worlds, and folklore. Still a few days to apply for an arc! 👇

I’m so excited to reveal the title for my short story in our Belonging anthology today! 😍 Coming May 19th! How far would you go to find where you belong? (Links in the comments!)

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Stupid me for thinking that the boy who reads 300+ page novels in an afternoon might struggle with LOTR. 🤦🏻‍♂️ This is Fellowship after a full day. It's been a challenge to get him to put it down so he can do stuff like, y'know, eat. Safe to say he loves it. We've had running commentary, too 😂

Had a wonderful day out at RHS Hyde Hall today. The kids did a minibeast hunt and got me involved identifying the various creatures they were spotting. I had my camera with me and got a whole bunch of excellent shots. Arachnophobes look away now.

New profile pic, who dis?

Author. Illustrator. Person who talks about fictional world too much. 😄 I’m Velora Venn, & Star*Relic: Legacy of the Primordials is my original sci-fi romantasy series. I’m getting closer to finishing editing Book 1 & can’t wait for you to meet these characters! 💫 #WritingCommunity #sapphic #wlw

There's less than a week left of #IndieApril so be sure not to miss out on this awesome short story spotlight Itch-io bundle! Get 30 short stories for just $20: itch.io/b/3623/the-a... 🤏🏻📚 | 💙📚🪐 | 📦📚

Mr 10 has decided he really wants to read LOTR for the first time, so he's borrowed them from the library (rather, he asked mum because his library card doesn't allow him to borrow outside the children's section). Could I have let him read my illustrated special editions instead? Yes, but...

I BELONG Together is a Distant Star, coming May 19th, an anthology of Sci-fi and Fantasy stories about "belonging" Marauding Ways is the story of how my upcoming MC, Iolanthe, escapes her cannibalistic family. Sign up for ARCs for this anthology today! Links below due to character limit ⬇️

Late night at the art studio

this is clearly not true, a 19 metre anything isnt prowling, it's sauntering around the place like it has the title deed in its back pocket and 6 real estate lawyers on speed dial

Some recent #astrophotography

👾 futuristic world ☣️ dystopia! ✨with magic✨ 📝 600+ pages 🔥 grumpy x sunshine 🗡️ revenge 🍃 lots of plants 💪 close friendships 🔖 book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/these-violen... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59... [ #booksky ]

The most recent meme in your photo roll describes your mental state.

I read a book last year before realising it had an AI cover. Thus, the book did not get a review on my blog. I did rip it a new one on Goodreads though.

The second I find out someone used gen AI in their book, I block them and will not promote their books going forwards. I also tell fellow readers and authors, who likewise refuse to read or promote gen AI. So, like ... don't do it if you don't want the reputation of being a slopist. #booksky

Don't forget to review your favorite books! 🥰 Share your love and excitement with other readers everywhere you can! #reading #writing #indieauthors

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Bookish opinions! Here are some titles that fell flat for me, made me nod my head and say, "That was decent", and made me make the 😲 face one or more times! You might feel differently about these same books and that's okay! Have you read any of these books? What did you think?

At last! DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL, my very own @chooseadventure.bsky.social book, is now available! Enter a spooky, abandoned 80s mall overtaken by a warlock from another dimension, if you dare! Perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons! Get it from your favorite bookshop!

ICYMI last night - we have a new #SFINCS champion!! 🥳 There were so many great novellas this year, I really enjoyed my first time judging! (Y'all didn't make it easy!!) Thanks to everyone who entered, and massive congrats to @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social! 💙🪐📚 #BookSky #indieauthors #indiefantasy

if you're a fan of short stories, check out this deal! itch.io/b/3623/the-a... 💙📚🪐 | 🤏📚 | 📦📚

Gosh darn, this was close! But #SFINCS3 has its winner! Congratulations to Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn! #SFINCS 📚💙

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My #spicy #scifi story Ariana's First Mission and 19 others are in this great bundle for only $20, which is 64% off of the regular price.

"Celebrate Earth Day by using AI to generate a pretty image of our planet!" Artemis II just gave us one of the best images of this beautiful planet ever taken. All human. Go fuck yourself. I'm gonna start biting.

Happy Sunday, everyone! How about a new #BookReview? On the blog today I have This is How You Lose the Time War, and this doesn't happen often but I really didn't get on with this one. While it does some things well, overall it came across as disingenuous. www.alankdell.co.uk/...#BookReview? 💙📚🪐 #SFF

If you feel like some short reads, and one of my spicy stories is in this bundle.

I don't know about you but this feels like a short story weekend. Haven't got any to read? Say less. Luckily there's 30 of the little buggers right here. Only twenty bucks, too. itch.io/b/3623/the-a... #IndieApril 💙📚🪐 | 🤏📚 | 📦📚

🚀 spaceships 🌡️ dark conspiracies 🎭 brotherhood ❌ no romance 🐛 strange creatures 🤖 futuristic 🪐 other worlds 🐈 a rescue cat 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56... [ #booksky ]

Y'know what? I enjoyed that, and so did the kids. Not bad or disappointing at all. Pretty much exactly what it ought to have been tbh

Taking the kids to see the Mario Galaxy movie today... Right now, in fact. I've not heard much good about it, which is a shame because I liked the first one, so I am reining in my expectations. I shall report back.

MY DEBUT EARNED OUT! It's taken 3 years + 1 month to earn back the £470 I spent on cover, editing, isbns, merch etc. Considering all the factors against me/this book, I'm so freaking proud. It's the *first* book I wrote in English. I hope I can hit 350 copies sold this month 👀

I don't know about you but this feels like a short story weekend. Haven't got any to read? Say less. Luckily there's 30 of the little buggers right here. Only twenty bucks, too. itch.io/b/3623/the-a... #IndieApril 💙📚🪐 | 🤏📚 | 📦📚

I keep on forgetting to mention, but my books are available as paperbacks direct from me at www.barryryerson.com/shop You get it signed and personalised by me, a signed bookmark, and worldwide postage is available. Just in case you need a unique present for someone. #BookSky #scifi #fantasy #book

This is a really lovely review of my fantasy, sci-fi, and even one cozy cosmic horror short story collection, To Wonder and Starshine! Thank you!

I gave myself some time this morning to work on a totally unconnected map. Not for any personal project, not for a commission - just for the joy of drawing!

New #BookReview! On the blog today I have the whimsically nostalgic To Wonder and Starshine, another excellent short story collection from Jendia Gammon I had a brilliant time with this one and I highly recommend picking it up! www.alankdell.co.uk/... #BookReview!💙📚🪐 #SFF

Lovely how I go into the preferences in Adobe Acrobat and turn all the GenAI shite off only to find a new days later that it's turned itself all back on again 😡

Goodnight, BlueSky

The D2D debacle inspired me to future-proof myself a bit by making my own book link landing pages so I don't need to use Books2Read. Means I can include Itch-io, my direct store, and through-links to my other books. I think they look snazzy. alankdell.co.uk/tre 💙📚🪐 #SFF

RoboCop, Terminator 1, Terminator 2, Highlander when I was around 8–10 years old, to name a few.

Love short stories? Then check out this awesome shorts bundle with 30 stories for just $20 🙌 (Regularly ~$56, save 64%! 🤩) itch.io/b/3623/the-a... 📢📚🪐🤏📚💙 #DiscountBooks

To say I'm excited about this is an understatement!

Today’s the day! Our cover is being revealed! 😍

Hey #BookSky! To celebrate our cover reveal, we'll be doing an AMA over on r/FemaleGazeSFF. Come drop your questions about anything and everything writing, editing, publishing, and our books! Or, if you don't have a question, come play the snippet game: www.reddit.com/r/FemaleGaze... 💙📚🌎📚🪐

It's #CoverReveal time! Today on the blog I have the privilege to help share the cover for Together is a Distant Star, an SFF anthology about belonging, featuring stories from a bunch of great indie authors. It's stunning! Release date: 19 May 2026 www.alankdell.co.uk/...#CoverReveal 💙📚🪐 #SFF #IndieApril