Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
@helynalc.bsky.social
author of SKYLARK IN THE FOG (2022) and IMBUED (2024) • she/they ✨ // #SFINCS judge 2025 // • we reach forward • // NO genAI or LLMs
All links in one place: helynalclove.com/links
All links in one place: helynalclove.com/links
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BlueSky re-intro! 📚💙
I'm Hel, astrophysicist & author of sci-fi, fantasy, and all that's speculative.
✨ currently residing in rainy, rainy Wales
✨ bookworm, slight nerd, very online, very tired, still somewhat hopeful
✨ love cooking, cross-stitching, D&D, video games, my kitty Puddle, and space
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I'm Hel, astrophysicist & author of sci-fi, fantasy, and all that's speculative.
✨ currently residing in rainy, rainy Wales
✨ bookworm, slight nerd, very online, very tired, still somewhat hopeful
✨ love cooking, cross-stitching, D&D, video games, my kitty Puddle, and space
🧵
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
Convincing you to read my ~preceding~ novel, because I need the sales in order to get this one contracted. 😬
Share yours if you want!
Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Convincing you to read my ~preceding~ novel, because I need the sales in order to get this one contracted. 😬
Share yours if you want!
Share yours if you want!
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
Skylark in the Fog // Imbued
Skylark in the Fog // Imbued
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
Skylark in the Fog // Imbued
Skylark in the Fog // Imbued
huge packet of Christmas tea is coming 😌😌
Christmas tea is best tea
Christmas tea is best tea
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
huge packet of Christmas tea is coming 😌😌
Christmas tea is best tea
Christmas tea is best tea
I...went through it all.
and it feels horrid, lolllll
ITS PROBABLY NOT I JUST READ/THOUGHT ABOUT IT TOO MANY TIMES
RIGHT? RIGHT?? 😭😭
maybe I'll take a couple days off, read it again around Thursday?
well, Friday, Thursday is going to be a Lot.
then it's done?? for now??
help
and it feels horrid, lolllll
ITS PROBABLY NOT I JUST READ/THOUGHT ABOUT IT TOO MANY TIMES
RIGHT? RIGHT?? 😭😭
maybe I'll take a couple days off, read it again around Thursday?
well, Friday, Thursday is going to be a Lot.
then it's done?? for now??
help
I'm at the last chapter 🫠🫠
the two before it aren't perfect but...read...able? maybe??
maybe
the two before it aren't perfect but...read...able? maybe??
maybe
I reeeeeeeeaaaaallly gotta finish Untwined this week 😮💨😮💨
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I...went through it all.
and it feels horrid, lolllll
ITS PROBABLY NOT I JUST READ/THOUGHT ABOUT IT TOO MANY TIMES
RIGHT? RIGHT?? 😭😭
maybe I'll take a couple days off, read it again around Thursday?
well, Friday, Thursday is going to be a Lot.
then it's done?? for now??
help
and it feels horrid, lolllll
ITS PROBABLY NOT I JUST READ/THOUGHT ABOUT IT TOO MANY TIMES
RIGHT? RIGHT?? 😭😭
maybe I'll take a couple days off, read it again around Thursday?
well, Friday, Thursday is going to be a Lot.
then it's done?? for now??
help
When will I stop shouting about this book? NEVERRRR
I can't wait for my preorder to arrive, I will re-read it Immediately.
And now you can get it on NetGalley?? Come on.
Do it! #BookSky #fantasy
I can't wait for my preorder to arrive, I will re-read it Immediately.
And now you can get it on NetGalley?? Come on.
Do it! #BookSky #fantasy
NEW BOOK ON NETGALLEY ALERT!
Calling all reviewers, librarians, booksellers, and press: @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's Nebula and Locus Award-nominated dark fantasy novel - ASUNDER - has landed on Netgalley UK!
Request: https://geni.us/SolarisNG
Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder
Calling all reviewers, librarians, booksellers, and press: @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's Nebula and Locus Award-nominated dark fantasy novel - ASUNDER - has landed on Netgalley UK!
Request: https://geni.us/SolarisNG
Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Calla is set on revenge at the end of Imbued, wanting to take down the woman who'd ruined her life. Increasingly finding out in the sequel that it won't be simple at all, and probably wouldn't even be enough to fix whatever is wrong with her world.
How does your MC feel about revenge? Is there anybody they want to take out? Do they think it would be satisfactory? #WritingPrompt
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Calla is set on revenge at the end of Imbued, wanting to take down the woman who'd ruined her life. Increasingly finding out in the sequel that it won't be simple at all, and probably wouldn't even be enough to fix whatever is wrong with her world.
I'm at the last chapter 🫠🫠
the two before it aren't perfect but...read...able? maybe??
maybe
the two before it aren't perfect but...read...able? maybe??
maybe
I reeeeeeeeaaaaallly gotta finish Untwined this week 😮💨😮💨
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I'm at the last chapter 🫠🫠
the two before it aren't perfect but...read...able? maybe??
maybe
the two before it aren't perfect but...read...able? maybe??
maybe
also the wait for a jumpscare email (the job related one) starts now...
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
also the wait for a jumpscare email (the job related one) starts now...
I reeeeeeeeaaaaallly gotta finish Untwined this week 😮💨😮💨
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I reeeeeeeeaaaaallly gotta finish Untwined this week 😮💨😮💨
what do y'all UK folks put in your flu/colds?? I'm sick again and every time I feel so fcked :(
I wanna go back to South France where I was sick like twice in 4 years and I don't even remember them now
I wanna go back to South France where I was sick like twice in 4 years and I don't even remember them now
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
what do y'all UK folks put in your flu/colds?? I'm sick again and every time I feel so fcked :(
I wanna go back to South France where I was sick like twice in 4 years and I don't even remember them now
I wanna go back to South France where I was sick like twice in 4 years and I don't even remember them now
‼️‼️ #BookSky
SPSFC is still taking entries for its next round AND looking for judges, too! ✨
#BookSky #scifi
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
#BookSky #scifi
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
Last Call for SPSFC 5 Entries
This Sunday November 9 is the last day to submit a book to the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC). The contest is open to first-time entries and to resubmissions of novels tha…
spsfc.space
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
‼️‼️ #BookSky
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
We're super close to $2500 now, and the goal has been raised to $3000.
Massive thanks to @eliseswritings.bsky.social for putting this together 💚
Massive thanks to @eliseswritings.bsky.social for putting this together 💚
We've done it!! The Trans People Take the World bundle crossed $2000! Everyone has really shown up for this. 🌈📚
I have BAKER THIEF in this, and it stands alongside some truly great works. Go check it out!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
I have BAKER THIEF in this, and it stands alongside some truly great works. Go check it out!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We're super close to $2500 now, and the goal has been raised to $3000.
Massive thanks to @eliseswritings.bsky.social for putting this together 💚
Massive thanks to @eliseswritings.bsky.social for putting this together 💚
the number of "astronomer" jobs I get alerted to which just want me to train LLM in astronomy topics is...upsetting
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
the number of "astronomer" jobs I get alerted to which just want me to train LLM in astronomy topics is...upsetting
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#AMoRaR I'm not the first to rec Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social but I'll do it anyway because it's that good
(Bonus rec because almost all I read is SF and I can't shut up about it: The Fall Is All There Is by @cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social though it might skew more sci-fantasy)
(Bonus rec because almost all I read is SF and I can't shut up about it: The Fall Is All There Is by @cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social though it might skew more sci-fantasy)
Daily Challenge 8: Out Of This World - Share a science fiction book you loved!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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#AMoRaR
I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.
I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.
Daily Challenge 8: Out Of This World - Share a science fiction book you loved!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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#AMoRaR my time has come 👀 #BookSky
Astrophobia, space horror shorts curated by @vesperdoom.com
Far Removed by @cblansdell.bsky.social, imaginative, quiet sci-fi & dark fantasy mix
The Triangle Age by David Aumelas, mind-boggling & mythological
The Empyrean by @franklywrites.com, epic & emotional
Astrophobia, space horror shorts curated by @vesperdoom.com
Far Removed by @cblansdell.bsky.social, imaginative, quiet sci-fi & dark fantasy mix
The Triangle Age by David Aumelas, mind-boggling & mythological
The Empyrean by @franklywrites.com, epic & emotional
Daily Challenge 8: Out Of This World - Share a science fiction book you loved!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#AMoRaR my time has come 👀 #BookSky
Astrophobia, space horror shorts curated by @vesperdoom.com
Far Removed by @cblansdell.bsky.social, imaginative, quiet sci-fi & dark fantasy mix
The Triangle Age by David Aumelas, mind-boggling & mythological
The Empyrean by @franklywrites.com, epic & emotional
Astrophobia, space horror shorts curated by @vesperdoom.com
Far Removed by @cblansdell.bsky.social, imaginative, quiet sci-fi & dark fantasy mix
The Triangle Age by David Aumelas, mind-boggling & mythological
The Empyrean by @franklywrites.com, epic & emotional
SPSFC is still taking entries for its next round AND looking for judges, too! ✨
#BookSky #scifi
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
#BookSky #scifi
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
Last Call for SPSFC 5 Entries
This Sunday November 9 is the last day to submit a book to the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC). The contest is open to first-time entries and to resubmissions of novels tha…
spsfc.space
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
SPSFC is still taking entries for its next round AND looking for judges, too! ✨
#BookSky #scifi
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
#BookSky #scifi
spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l...
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
Just a reminder that writing a book, being creative, in the current state of the world is heroic.
Keep creating.
💜
Keep creating.
💜
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Just a reminder that writing a book, being creative, in the current state of the world is heroic.
Keep creating.
💜
Keep creating.
💜
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
I see we're trashing AI today (as we should) so perennial reminder that not only do I not use the slop machine in my own work, I made you all free badges you can use to show the world you don't, either
juliemarchbooks.itch.io/anti-ai-badges
juliemarchbooks.itch.io/anti-ai-badges
"Human Intelligence Only" Anti-AI Badges by Julie March
For Artists, Game Devs, Musicians, and Writers
juliemarchbooks.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I see we're trashing AI today (as we should) so perennial reminder that not only do I not use the slop machine in my own work, I made you all free badges you can use to show the world you don't, either
juliemarchbooks.itch.io/anti-ai-badges
juliemarchbooks.itch.io/anti-ai-badges
and today... Ant Room 2: Bird Room
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me last week, stopped by a fucking Room of Ants for like an hour: I don't know, maybe Silksong is just too difficult for me... 😭😭
me today, winning against Lace for the first time: I AM THE MASTER OF THIS UNIVERSE
me today, winning against Lace for the first time: I AM THE MASTER OF THIS UNIVERSE
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
and today... Ant Room 2: Bird Room
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Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
I'm putting together an indie SFF list on pagebound! Feel free to leave suggestions (self recs encouraged!). I'll be slowly updating it as I organize my TBR from hell
pagebound.co/lists/e38f18...
pagebound.co/lists/e38f18...
Pagebound | Welcome home, reader 📚
Pagebound is your community to chat books, make friends, and discover new reads ✨
pagebound.co
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm putting together an indie SFF list on pagebound! Feel free to leave suggestions (self recs encouraged!). I'll be slowly updating it as I organize my TBR from hell
pagebound.co/lists/e38f18...
pagebound.co/lists/e38f18...
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
me last week, stopped by a fucking Room of Ants for like an hour: I don't know, maybe Silksong is just too difficult for me... 😭😭
me today, winning against Lace for the first time: I AM THE MASTER OF THIS UNIVERSE
me today, winning against Lace for the first time: I AM THE MASTER OF THIS UNIVERSE
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
me last week, stopped by a fucking Room of Ants for like an hour: I don't know, maybe Silksong is just too difficult for me... 😭😭
me today, winning against Lace for the first time: I AM THE MASTER OF THIS UNIVERSE
me today, winning against Lace for the first time: I AM THE MASTER OF THIS UNIVERSE
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
SALE
6 BOOKS FOR $6!!!
grab all Serrulata Saga titles for $1 each over on my itchio page
cause why not?
aebennettwrites.itch.io
6 BOOKS FOR $6!!!
grab all Serrulata Saga titles for $1 each over on my itchio page
cause why not?
aebennettwrites.itch.io
A.E. Bennett
aebennettwrites.itch.io
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
SALE
6 BOOKS FOR $6!!!
grab all Serrulata Saga titles for $1 each over on my itchio page
cause why not?
aebennettwrites.itch.io
6 BOOKS FOR $6!!!
grab all Serrulata Saga titles for $1 each over on my itchio page
cause why not?
aebennettwrites.itch.io
Reposted by Hel ✨ || Untwining... 🌀🪷
I'm running an end-of-year fantasy bundle for indie books! If you have a fantasy book on itch-io, you can sign up below:
forms.gle/45t5y5NVCP...
📦📚 #BookSky
forms.gle/45t5y5NVCP...
📦📚 #BookSky
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I'm running an end-of-year fantasy bundle for indie books! If you have a fantasy book on itch-io, you can sign up below:
forms.gle/45t5y5NVCP...
📦📚 #BookSky
forms.gle/45t5y5NVCP...
📦📚 #BookSky