DJ Martin
@authordjmartin.com
A witch and a bitch with an herbal itch…and an overactive imagination. Award-winning author, coffeeholic, old lady, owned by cats. Http://www.authordjmartin.com
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DJ Martin
@authordjmartin.com
· Jul 15
Amy's boss is an ogre - a real, smelly one. This series will (probably) make you feel better about *your* boss!
Amazon KU: https://www.azonlinks.com/B00B8FIVBQ
#urbanfantasy
Amazon KU: https://www.azonlinks.com/B00B8FIVBQ
#urbanfantasy
I read so much, it's hard to remember everything. So, I'll have to repeat: The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews. The inn itself is a (non-speaking) character that factors into every bit of each story.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 26!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss the tropes we love and hate.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss the tropes we love and hate.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I read so much, it's hard to remember everything. So, I'll have to repeat: The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews. The inn itself is a (non-speaking) character that factors into every bit of each story.
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People would rather cross a picket line to pay $5 for a cup of coffee that took 5 min to make than pay an author $5 for a book that took a year or more to write.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
People would rather cross a picket line to pay $5 for a cup of coffee that took 5 min to make than pay an author $5 for a book that took a year or more to write.
Having guests? Racing around to ensure everything is "perfect"? Take heart! #WednesdayWisdom
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Having guests? Racing around to ensure everything is "perfect"? Take heart! #WednesdayWisdom
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RFK has the sex appeal of an old moth-eaten sock and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to have their brain scanned and to be evaluated for a stroke
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
RFK has the sex appeal of an old moth-eaten sock and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to have their brain scanned and to be evaluated for a stroke
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We're ending the day with an interview with @backwardsknight.com, author of The Dark Side of Super, an interconnected collection of super-powered shorts, as he runs his crowdfund campaign for an audiobook as part of @the-book-bazaar.com:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We're ending the day with an interview with @backwardsknight.com, author of The Dark Side of Super, an interconnected collection of super-powered shorts, as he runs his crowdfund campaign for an audiobook as part of @the-book-bazaar.com:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
While Jo might be as much of a klutz as I am, I've never had to clean up *this* much after myself! #ParanormalWomensFiction
Ebook (Amazon): https://mybook.to/ReclaimingEbook
Ebook (Everywhere else): https://books2read.com/u/boqAp0
Paperback: https://mybook.to/ReclaimingPaper
Ebook (Amazon): https://mybook.to/ReclaimingEbook
Ebook (Everywhere else): https://books2read.com/u/boqAp0
Paperback: https://mybook.to/ReclaimingPaper
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
While Jo might be as much of a klutz as I am, I've never had to clean up *this* much after myself! #ParanormalWomensFiction
Ebook (Amazon): https://mybook.to/ReclaimingEbook
Ebook (Everywhere else): https://books2read.com/u/boqAp0
Paperback: https://mybook.to/ReclaimingPaper
Ebook (Amazon): https://mybook.to/ReclaimingEbook
Ebook (Everywhere else): https://books2read.com/u/boqAp0
Paperback: https://mybook.to/ReclaimingPaper
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Reposted by DJ Martin
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
I do like to be efficient.
Virgo: Today you will buck tradition and instead of telling the superspy your master plan you will merely shoot him in the head.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I do like to be efficient.
I ❤️ my editor, @templemom.bsky.social!
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I ❤️ my editor, @templemom.bsky.social!
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and November draws to a close.
Today we have an interview with Phil Parker ( @philspeculates.bsky.social ), author of the fantastically titled series The Inside Story of the British Bureau for the Arcane.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Today we have an interview with Phil Parker ( @philspeculates.bsky.social ), author of the fantastically titled series The Inside Story of the British Bureau for the Arcane.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and November draws to a close.
Today we have an interview with Phil Parker ( @philspeculates.bsky.social ), author of the fantastically titled series The Inside Story of the British Bureau for the Arcane.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Today we have an interview with Phil Parker ( @philspeculates.bsky.social ), author of the fantastically titled series The Inside Story of the British Bureau for the Arcane.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
😂
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Can’t wait!
Rogues Lie is out in less than a week. Saturday!!!!!!!
Politics of the non-deadly (maybe), magical kind. Gremlin a bonus!
#booksky
Politics of the non-deadly (maybe), magical kind. Gremlin a bonus!
#booksky
Rogues Lie (Caldryn Parliament Book 3)
Amazon.com: Rogues Lie (Caldryn Parliament Book 3) eBook : Schwartz, Jenny: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Can’t wait!
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
If I counted steps, I think I got mine in today. Carrying 2-3 pieces at a time to the kitchen to be washed then back again.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If I counted steps, I think I got mine in today. Carrying 2-3 pieces at a time to the kitchen to be washed then back again.
My favorite Scrooge!
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My favorite Scrooge!
Most of Georgia & a good part of the 14th district heaves a huge sigh of relief. (Here’s hoping she disappears for good - but I doubt it.) At least there will be 1 year of not being embarrassed.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Most of Georgia & a good part of the 14th district heaves a huge sigh of relief. (Here’s hoping she disappears for good - but I doubt it.) At least there will be 1 year of not being embarrassed.
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It’s sad, really. But I’d think a legit invite wouldn’t come from a gmail account. Instead, librarian@library.org or something. Not that I’ve gotten anything but spam…
It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
book PR scam copy has gotten just better enough in the last year that it drives me insane. I can't handle the extra five seconds of sleuthing before sending to spam!
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It’s sad, really. But I’d think a legit invite wouldn’t come from a gmail account. Instead, librarian@library.org or something. Not that I’ve gotten anything but spam…
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Our last interview of the day is with @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social, who is raising funds for Honeycomb Heart as part of @the-book-bazaar.com, a cozy sapphic romantasy featuring animal familiars!
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our last interview of the day is with @monstersandmaidens.bsky.social, who is raising funds for Honeycomb Heart as part of @the-book-bazaar.com, a cozy sapphic romantasy featuring animal familiars!
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
#Bookvember Day 21: horror. I have a vivid enough imagination without others putting images into my head. Said unwanted images will haunt my dreams for weeks. I like my sleep calm!
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 21!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Bookvember Day 21: horror. I have a vivid enough imagination without others putting images into my head. Said unwanted images will haunt my dreams for weeks. I like my sleep calm!
El gets herself into an…interesting situation. #ParanormalWomensFiction
Paperback: https://mybook.to/Reinventing
Ebook: https://mybook.to/ReinventingEbook
Audiobook: Audible: https://adbl.co/35l4nl7
Amazon/ACX https://amzn.to/3KgDiOu
Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/3KdhOlF
And others.
Paperback: https://mybook.to/Reinventing
Ebook: https://mybook.to/ReinventingEbook
Audiobook: Audible: https://adbl.co/35l4nl7
Amazon/ACX https://amzn.to/3KgDiOu
Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/3KdhOlF
And others.
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
El gets herself into an…interesting situation. #ParanormalWomensFiction
Paperback: https://mybook.to/Reinventing
Ebook: https://mybook.to/ReinventingEbook
Audiobook: Audible: https://adbl.co/35l4nl7
Amazon/ACX https://amzn.to/3KgDiOu
Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/3KdhOlF
And others.
Paperback: https://mybook.to/Reinventing
Ebook: https://mybook.to/ReinventingEbook
Audiobook: Audible: https://adbl.co/35l4nl7
Amazon/ACX https://amzn.to/3KgDiOu
Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/3KdhOlF
And others.
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's actually a beautiful day.
To celebrate, we've got an interview with Tim Hardie ( @timhardieauthor.bsky.social ), author of the Brotherhood of the Eagle series and A Quiet Vengeance.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
To celebrate, we've got an interview with Tim Hardie ( @timhardieauthor.bsky.social ), author of the Brotherhood of the Eagle series and A Quiet Vengeance.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's actually a beautiful day.
To celebrate, we've got an interview with Tim Hardie ( @timhardieauthor.bsky.social ), author of the Brotherhood of the Eagle series and A Quiet Vengeance.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
To celebrate, we've got an interview with Tim Hardie ( @timhardieauthor.bsky.social ), author of the Brotherhood of the Eagle series and A Quiet Vengeance.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
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Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social