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hansentor.bsky.social @hansentor.bsky.social · 29d
An in-depth introductory post to the goings-on in my brain. (2026 update)

#BookSky 📚💙 #goals #aboutme #hobbies #interests #BookSky 🪐💙
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riotbones.bsky.social
STRANGE CASES is gonna be published by Andrews McMeel 🖤✨

Combining my love for legal dramas with my vision of reimagining gothic horror in a Filipino context, my debut GN is a tale of family inheritance, justice and retribution, colonial theft, and beastly secrets!
February 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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kristinleighwriter.bsky.social
What's your fave #writing tool? Can be tech, old school item - whatever helps the words. Mine? My #Wordsworth #FountainPen - there's just something about the feeling of scratching the Ancient Copper ink on a page as I'm working things out, that's delightful.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting
February 2, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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When asked what kind of writing pays the best, Elmore Leonard answered, “Ransom notes.” #writing #booksky #indieauthor #amwriting #writesky #writingprompt #writethestory #reading #writingcommunity
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Happy 144th birthday to James Joyce! #JamesJoyce #Modernist #Irish #BookSky
February 2, 2026 at 9:39 AM
hansentor.bsky.social
My author email account has been hit by Google's age verification bullcrap. I am in my thirties. I do not have a credit card, verifying using email didn't work, and it either wants my ID or for me to feed my face to AI. I really do not want to comply.

#notoAI #privacy #BookSky 📚💙
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 AM
hansentor.bsky.social
After re-reading Alan Garner’s “The Owl Service” I learned about the Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd. Then I went on a deep-dive into the folklore surrounding owls…

#owls #folklore #myths #alangarner #BookSky 🪐📚

nightwalks.co.uk/2026/01/28/i...
I’m Owl About Them Owls
After reading Alan Garner’s “The Owl Service” recently I went on to learn about the Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd. Then I went on a deep-dive into the folklore surrounding owls…
nightwalks.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:15 AM
hansentor.bsky.social
This month's reading. It was bizarre how one book I read directly referenced the previous one, talk about synchronicity!
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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I got an unexpected sales payment from Lulu that reminded me to remind you that you can still buy THE SHETLAND WITCH and its companion novellas! 💙📚

Paperback and ebook, Shetland witches, Fates, vengeful gods, nasty trows, archaeology, dark nights and so much weather.

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the back and front cover of The Shetland Witch, orange and white on black, the figure of a woman holding a ball of yarn and some fearsome shears.
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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thecosymoose.bsky.social
BLOG TOUR: The Missing Wife by Donna Gowland. Mary Shelley turns sleuth in this cosy historical mystery that blends have and fiction reimagining Shelley's early life and travels. 💙📚⚡️ #BookSky
BLOG TOUR REVIEW: The Missing Wife by Donna Gowland
Mary Shelley: Philosopher. Writer. Sleuth? In 1814, 16 year old Mary Godwin escapes London to be with the love of her life, Percy Bysshe Shelley, with her step sister Jane tagging along for the adventure. They head to France, following in the footsteps of Mary’s mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but it doesn’t take long for the reality to set in, in this beautifully written blend of fact and fiction.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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christinevajira.bsky.social
We spent years making life faster, smoother, more efficient. Now people are going to libraries again. Borrowing physical books. Listening to full albums.

Analog is starting to feel like a luxury.

I wrote about why this quiet shift matters more than we think.

#booksky #writer #writingcommunity
Analog Is the New Luxury
Why slowing down, owning less, and choosing physical things feels comforting again
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January 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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persiflage.bsky.social
Hi #BookSky 💙📚
I'm definitely excited for this!
kierachapman.bsky.social Kiera Chapman @kierachapman.bsky.social · 9d
I am squeeing with delight at the cover for our new book! It's SO SHINY!

Out in August.
Cover for our new book. It's cream, and there are four moons in different phases in shiny gold. Over the moons are four pictures: a galloping hare, a hawthorn bough, Stonehenge and the deer's head from the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. The Book is called The Ritual Year: A New Calendar of Britain's Feasts, Festivals and Folklore. It's by Kiera Chapman, Lulah Ellender and Rebecca Warren.
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Magic in The Broken Crown Saga isn’t learned — it’s inherited, bargained for, and paid in consequences. Broken crowns, ancient oaths, and dragon-forged power shape a world that remembers its mistakes.
#EpicFantasy #FantasyBooks #DarkFantasy #IndieFantasy #BookSky
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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If you've got Kindle unlimited you can now read my book for free (or just £5 if your Kindle remains tethered) #BookSky #WritingCommunity
benstockman.bsky.social Ben Stockman @benstockman.bsky.social · Nov 19
Do you like books, #mythology, weird shamanic powers, gods, monsters or all of the above? If so you can now buy my novel 'Atlantis: Children of the Gods' which is out today! www.amazon.co.uk/Atlantis-Chi... #BookSky #WritingCommunity
The cover of the novel 'Atlantis: Children of the Gods' - a sinister-looking man perches unnaturally on the lowst edge of a three-tiered rock plateau, with waterfalls flowing off it, while a strange red glow emits from the plateau's top The back cover of the book. Blurb reads: The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. - Genesis 6:2 Every world mythology contains the same story, hidden in plain sight. "Understand that the sons of light watch us now; they watch us only! They are not beings who walk among us!" 15,000 B.C.E. Cleito meets a handsome stranger who will one day be known as a god. Her grandfather, the shaman, fears and mistrusts the newcomer who is changing the land, against the ancient teachings. The shaman fears too for Cleito’s young sister, who is having troubled dreams and channeling unnatural voices. But gods and lovers are wilful, and Cleito will soon have to choose between romance, destiny and her upbringing, no matter the consequences. And 'Aatlae' is not the only supernatural being with an eye on her homeland. When otherworldly forces set their sights on Atlantis, not even the children of the gods will be safe. Told across two generations, Children of the Gods brings Plato’s lost continent to life in this darkly funny epic tale, richly imagined and alive with gods, monsters, and myth.
January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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julietemckenna.bsky.social
Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'yellow' #BookQW #Booksky
To try my writing without potentially committing to a series, take a look at The Cleaving, my standalone retelling of King Arthur's story from the perspective of the women involved.
Published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Cover art shows four women gathered around a sword and looking outwards; a queen, a wise woman a sorceress and a beauty. A castle looms in the background. Book extract reads: Five bold knights had claimed the benches closest to the steps leading up to the king’s table. Mouse-Nimue crept to the edge of the dais. She made herself as small as she possibly could as the hall became impossibly large and terrifying. Every instinct of the form she wore urged her to flee for some crevice and safety. Fighting those impulses, she crouched to listen to this conversation and to commit the men’s voices to memory. A mouse’s eyesight was lamentably poor, and her magic could only improve it a little. Everything beyond the closest table was a blur where any number of predators might lurk. Mouse-Nimue trembled. ”It has to be poison,” a lord with a shaved head insisted. His yellow surcote bore an armoured gauntlet embroidered in black. He had never come to Tintagel. Nimue would have remembered him. Another unknown knight agreed. “It must be, to strike down Brastias, Jordan and Baudwin in the same night.” His blazon was a sheaf of wheat on a dark green weave. “Poison is a woman’s weapon,” the first lord said emphatically.
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
The dresses of Frida Kahlo on display in Mexico City. The artist adopted a brightly coloured folk style reflecting her promotion of indigenous arts embraced by the Mexican Renaissance movement and symbolic of cultural identity #womensart
Photo of a line of dummies dressed in brightly coloured dresses in a darkened interior
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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freekwiedijk.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚

1/30
Angela Carter, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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claysheldon.bsky.social
Writing Tip:
As an exercise, create a tournament bracket. Use characters from your story to fill the slots. The actual contest is whatever you think will fit (fighting, chess etc.) but the important thing is to compare the characters and wargame out what will happen.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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bookishsff.bsky.social
Climbed into the shop window for a photo when I saw we have a copy of the special edition of Samantha Sotto Yambao's new cozy fantasy novel The Elsewhere Express on display in there!

Raya finds herself on a quest on an enchanted train, with magic & a mysterious stowaway.

💙📚🪐
#NewBooks
A hand holds a copy of the book in a bookshop window. The page edges are sprayed with a starry purple night sky A photo of the hardback cover under the dust jacket. Cream with a blue foiled design
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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mark-n-drake.bsky.social
Just letting you know that 'The Gathering of Shadows' (1920s Lovecraftian noir) is FREE on Kindle until 31st Jan. #booksky #lovecraft #horror
www.amazon.com/dp/B08B45XRM9
The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 1)
The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 1) - Kindle edition by Drake, Mark N. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 1).
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January 27, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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writerpaula.bsky.social
When Watson’s publisher asks him to write an exposé of a medium, he finds himself on a journey that challenges logic. As the lamps dim and the spirits speak, what will the Doctor & the #detective discover? Six tales inspired by #history #Storm #sherlockholmes
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Digital Edition - The Infinitely Stranger Cases of Sherlock Holmes
Your Other Options: Amazon USA   Barnes and Noble    Kindle     “My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes, as we sat at either side of the fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, “life is infinitely strang...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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#booksky
October 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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claysheldon.bsky.social
Writing Tip:
While music can be an awesome writing tool, there are rare occasions when it might be better to write in silence. Perhaps the scene is too complex and your music tracks are distracting. Consider trying it for a bit to see if it changes anything.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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“When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves.”
-American writer Jonathan Carroll, born on this day in 1949.
#WriterSky #BookSky #BOTD
He primarily writes fiction, the kind that reveals truths about modern life that non-fiction finds it hard to convey. Carroll’s literary perspective is unique. One of his readers pointed out that, if Carroll lived in South America, his genre would be called magical realism. But he lives and writes in Austria, where he’s taught English literature for decades. An undated photo of author Jonathan Carroll. Image source: Macmillan Publishers
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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🐺 A downtrodden ex-soldier.
🦭 A lost inn-owner.
❤️ Blossoming feelings.
🗡️ A dead body.
🏝️ An island, where justice is deadly.

Selkie x werewolf
Urban fantasy!

Buy direct: tinyurl.com/DPPSalt
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GR: tinyurl.com/ys57r2rm
TSG: tinyurl.com/2shv5aed

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The front cover of a book entitled The Salt in the Sea by J. D. Rivers. Stylized artwork shows two men in a loose embrace, one shorter, light-skinned, and pale-haired, the taller one dark haired and darker skinned, both in casual modern-esque clothes. The taller one kisses the shorter one on the forehead, his hand clasping the shorter one's cheek. They stand before a blood-red circle with a star on it, and a brilliant blue wave surges behind them. Illustration by: planetsandmagic Typesetting by: Hermits Writes
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
hansentor.bsky.social
Anne Boleyn's #ghost is believed to wander about inside Blickling Hall, Norfolk, visiting her father Thomas and brother George (who were also beheaded). What a bizarre family reunion that must be.

About the most haunted places in the UK:

nightwalks.co.uk/2026/01/14/m...

#BookSky 📚💙 #authorblog
Most Haunted Places in the UK and Its Environs
Some ghostly and historical tidbits about the most haunted locations in the country in which I fester (and places surrounding that).
nightwalks.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 AM