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• Post #4374003

  Fantasy Book Promo: if you like any of; Romantasy Urban Epic Portal Paranormal/ Supernatural Dystopian Audio or Box Set fantasy; You'll find a selection of 50 books in each of the above categories at : https://www.kobo.com/p/kobo-plus-fantasy-reads Read for free on Kobo Plus! (Or buy individually 😉) If you're unfamiliar, Kobo Plus is a subscription service with the advantages of; not being Amazon and being Canadian & Japanese owned. #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #Romantasy...

• Post #4374002

  #WritersCoffeeClub Aug. 2: What’s the most challenging thing you've written? It was once the final book of Ruarnon Trilogy, involving multiple kingdoms, alliances and secret organisations in a multi sided conflict. But is it now balancing Rarkin's exploration of his autism, trauma & healing, being aro-ace & gay, & having an epic, mystery & crime related plot in Sythe Series book 2🤔 My wip, Skirting the Fires of Revolution (Sythe book 3) will l...

• Post #4374001

  RE: https://wandering.shop/@ElisesWritings/117025981339103559 Forgot to mention Kobo Plus is free to subscribe to for the first 2 weeks in the US, and the first 30 days in Australia and the UK (ending soon!). #Books #Bookstodon #FantasyBooks

• Post #4285323

  #WritersCoffeeClub 27Jul—What's a writerly growing pain you're experiencing right now? For writing: having a book drafted, but outdated, as book 1 & 2 edits developed characters differently, & I've new plot ideas. How to assemble all the pieces 🤔 Marketing is plodding along. I'm Starting to get a sale or 2 from Kobo direct in house promos, & clicks, if not sales from Bookbub ads. Itch multi author bundles may be slowing, & I&#...

• Post #4285322

  Tis a gorgeous sunny afternoon. I appear to have taken a sufficient #ADHD med dosage to focus on #writing at home (without many hours of my brain playing mental ping pong first) and I'm hoping to finish writing a blog (about Bookfairs) and edit one (#IndieAuthor direct sales.) And: -get a walk in. -cook dinner. -go to bed the ideal side of midnight for someone working the next day. Most of these are a challenge, and trialling ADHD meds at home to make them easier is new for me. Here go...

• Post #4285321

  #WritersCoffeeClub July 29, Is there something you want to write, but don't think you yet have the skill? I may not currently have the skills to write political thriller, but with strong elements of those in the next SciFi-Fantasy wip I'll write, and a background in action/ adventure epic SFF, and having ventured into crime in my previous book; I think I'll get there.

• Post #4285320

  RE: https://wandering.shop/@ElisesWritings/116930127959810793 Last day for this. Thanks for the boosts and interest everyone!

• Post #4285319

  #WritersCoffeeClub End of the month roundup: How well did this month go for you? I think it was this month that I got the opening new chapter of my wip drafted 🤔. There's a lot of pieces, some outdated, to assemble and revise so it will be slow going. But it was nice to see some new (and positive 😉) reviews on Sythe Series. It was very productive for non-fiction, as I got 3 blog posts on indie authoring fully drafted and ought by the end of today to have a 4th ready to publish.

• Post #4285318

  #WritersCoffeeClub July 31, end of the month roundup: What will you do differently next month? Likely write only non-fiction; assignments for the last 3 months of the Uni certificate I'm doing for work. Study and teaching will likely take up most of my time, with writing and authoring admin on the sidelines, if I've got any spoons left for them. I also want to try & exercise every day, & take my ADHD meds on study, as well as work days, to ward off brain fog m...

• Post #4285317

  #WordWeavers for 31st July, 2026 31. Does your MC have a role model they look up to? If so, who? Rarkin looks up to lots of people, for different reasons -how his new best friend Miona doesn't let discrimination get her down, and her skill in hand to hand combat. -the way Amon just wears their feelings on their sleeve, for everyone to see. -the seamless teamwork and trust in each other's abilities that Jurar's Sythe team has. -Rinth's tactfulness in looking...

• Post #3930035

  Had a great time at Queer BookFair at the Victorian Pride Centre today. It was a nice medium size event, at which people felt they had time to chat. Not too busy, nor too quiet. It was kinder on the #AuDHD sensory overload than my last event too. Will be back next year! #Queerbooks #Melbourne #BookFair #LGBTQIA

• Post #3870465

  Many of us had to figure out our own queer/ neurodivergent identities, and or how to manage our disability(s). I figured its time we had a book bundle in which characters do that, by authors on the same journey(s). So I organised this fantasy & multi-genre bundle. https://itch.io/b/3781/figuring-it-out-queer-neurodivergent-disabled #QueerBooks #Neurodivergent #books #DisabilityPrideMonth #Disabled #DisabilityBooks #fantasy #Bookstodon #FantasyBooks #LGBTQIA

• Post #1806735

  #WritersCoffeeClub April 27: "Share a possibly unpopular opinion. (Be kind!)" Querying is a gamble of return on investment of your time and energy. You can query hundreds of agents, with multiple books, and end up with no published book to show for your efforts. Self publishing doesn't gamble roi in that a book WILL be published, not coz its anticipated to make a publisher $, but coz the author believes the story is worth telling, even to its target audience of 10 peo...

• Post #1500130

  RE: https://wandering.shop/@ElisesWritings/116414373669194862 Yes, this is a chunky post of details, but if you write #Fantasy, and or #SciFi and sell it directly, I'd like to promote your direct sales store on my blog. And the sign up form is a chonker, so I've screenshoted the requirements so you know you're not wasting your time filling in the form of details I'll include on the blog, if for example you write Romantasy. #Authors #IndieAuthors #Bookstodon #S...

• Post #1311448

  I'm a small account over here, but I should still do something I did on Bsky to make it easier where to buy find Direct From Authors. So #Authors, if you sell books directly (eg. Payhip/ Kofi/ Itchio/ are running a kickstarter or other via your website): tell us: -about the kind of books you write -drop a book graphic -and your direct store link! #FantasyBooks #SciFiBooks #IndieAuthors #Queerbooks #Books #Bookstodon

• Post #644598

  22 years since I sought closure for friends lost touch with, envisioning a fictional escape from family violence for them, full of action, friendship, adventure & monsters; Walking the Knife's Edge is out today! To contain monsters & survive Organised Crime's bold tactics, Rarkin must confront his trauma head on, & break the cycle of violence in his family. #ScFi #Fantasy with #autism, #CPTSD & #LGBTQIA rep. Direct: https://payhip.com/b/IcyAG Al...

• Post #644597

  Its 25 years since I hand wrote notes about #Aussie teens accidentally stepping into a #fantasy world, & the night that turned Heir Ruarnon's life upside-down. RuarnonTrilogy is now out in ebook &paperback😄 https://elisecarlson.com/ruarnon-trilogy/ In the intervening years, a major in archaeology helped my world building, intrigue & mystery plots mature & my quirky characters became their authentic selves as I drew on my life as a #nonbinary, #aroace #a...