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L Norelle
@lnorelle.bsky.social
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✨🌱 she/her - In my 30s - Writer - Former Background artiste 🌱✨
🐹 Owner of adorable hamsters and plants 🌱🌼
I write: Mainly Fantasy, with a splash of horror, sometimes sci fi and other genres. But mostly fantasy.
Other socials: https://lnorelle.tumblr.com/
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L Norelle @lnorelle.bsky.social · Sep 1
Just to note: I am sadly unable to respond to DMs due to Bluesky's clunky impractical age verification system.
If you need to contact me, you can message me on Tumblr or publicly here on Bluesky!

Business email: TBC. Currently not taking inquiries due to recovering from long term health issues.
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somartist.bsky.social
Winter is close #digitalart #noai
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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ivygrimes.bsky.social
Here's the aurora-filled novella for anyone who is particularly into auroras right now:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
The Cellar Below the Cellar
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 2/18/26 A playfully dark folk horror inspired by the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing sky of endless...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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photosteve.bsky.social
A Red Fox in a tree looking absolutely DEVIOUS 🦊 😈
#mammals #foxes
A red fox sitting in a tree, looking at the camera with its eyes squinted and ears down, giving it a devilish look like it’s planning something
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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arthur.baron-clement.com
Flowers, gouache
Landscape gouache painting of some green fields full of flowers.
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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violettenouvel.bsky.social
At the threshold of Death's domain #art #illustration #ocs #ocsky
Digital artwork depicting a scene between two characters, in an almost black and white snowy forest : one is a bright white feminine figure, seen from behind. She fell down on her knees in the snow, her long hair flowing messily in the icy wind. The other is a dark silhouette sitting on a sinister-looking horse, looking down on the white character. In the background loom the towers of a high castle.
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Incredible news: Tyger is a bestseller in the US! THANK YOU to everyone @penguinschoollib.bsky.social for bringing it to the US, everyone @barnesandnoble.com for making it their monthly pick, and all the brilliant booksellers, educators & librarians who've embraced the book & made dreams come true!
Bestseller announcement poster for TYGER by SF Said illustrated by Dave McKean, with the incredible words "AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER" above a picture of the book cover, showing half a tyger's face, some interior artwork from the book, showing a tyger in the forests of the night, and a picture of the author
August 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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cazapr1.bsky.social
Boosting, as obviously we have them all already #KidLitUK
whatsfsaid.bsky.social SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 1d
BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working hard on my new book, which I feel sure will be my best one yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Follow & repost to enter, and say which book you'd like & why. Closes Dec 5!
Graphic showing the covers of all 4 books by SF Said - Varjak Paw, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, Phoenix and Tyger - all illustrated by Dave McKean
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
lnorelle.bsky.social
Also, don't believe the people who tell you that 'covid is just a bad cold now'.
They're just very very lucky.
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
lnorelle.bsky.social
It's okay to take a break from writing if you're really ill with covid.
Seriously it's okay.
(Having to tell myself this, totally not speaking from experience, totally not...)
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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apexmag.bsky.social
Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! 🌌 Out February 18th, available for preorder now at www.apexbookcompany.com!

Cover Art: Jack Hillside

Cover Design: Silent Q Design
A book cover of an isolated cottage beneath a night sky full of Northern lights and a full moon. Text reads: "A Folk Horror Novella: The Cellar Below the Cellar. Ivy Grimes"
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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mollybangles.bsky.social
Rainy day owl 🌧️🦉💛

Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
A Barred Owl perched on a diagonal branch, in the rain, with bright yellow foliage out g focus in the background. The owl’s back is to the camera, but their head is turned 3/4 back and to the right, looking over their shoulder. A small spatter of water can be seen near the right side of the owl’s face - a rain drop that has just hit and repelled off of them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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edmondsscanner.bsky.social
Don't stop searching for joy.
Track it down if you can.
Look in cluttered bookstores, historic theaters, haunted playgrounds, and misty moors.
Take joy out for tea, adventure, and gentle mischief across the land.
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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victormanibo.com
My tropical Gothic horror novel THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED is almost here and now you can get a chance at a finished copy before pub date, thanks to this Goodreads giveaway! Entry details below
Graphic: peach and yellow background, text up top reads “goodreads giveaways” below that, the cover of The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo. Below that, text reads “Enter for a chance to win one of 100 finished copies!” Lower left hand corner has Erewhon Books logo, lower right hand text reads “Ends 11/13/25. Terms apply”
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Panel 1 An author in their agent's office says: "This book will be my magnum opus, the book that I was put on the planet too write, and the pinnacle my writing and your publishing careers." Panel two The agent looks over a manuscript with a neutral expression. The author continues: "Unless you don’t like it. In which case it’s just one of a number of ideas I’m playing around with."
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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edmondsscanner.bsky.social
Things that clouds conceal besides silver linings:
- mist wraiths
- fog wizards
- sky whales
- blimp pirates
- ghost ducks
- swirling souls of those lost at sea
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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aaronbmiller.com
What does the fox say? Find out on page 38.

Primal Encounters is a wealth of storyline starters, designed to lead your players on challenges, quests, and plot hooks tied to the common wild animals of your settings.

Live on KS now!
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
Digital / Oil style painting in dark greens and russets. The painting is a forest scene with a bright orange fox leaping over a fallen log.
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
lnorelle.bsky.social
Despite being ill I managed to write a little bit! Yay!
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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bruib.bsky.social
Chella, about to settle down for a nap, in the North Woods.
😼
🟢🟢

#Chella #Photography #CatSky #BlueCat
A cat shape, silhouetted against a gloomy abstract root mass, with lots of green eyes peering from the dark
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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aliettedebodard.com
By the way, if you enjoy court intrigue with a shapeshifting cinnamon roll dragon & his murderous Fallen angel husband trying to solve crime without causing more crime, you can enjoy the first two books right now:
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
(might even feature... babysitting 😜)
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
Isn't lichen brilliant?
Some lichen stuck to the branch of a tree. This will also happen to your face, if you stand on the top bit of Dartmoor long enough. Look at this fucking amazing lichen on a much smaller tree branch. It's like tinsel for people who like acid folk. The furry lichen on this footpath sign has obscured the lettering on it which tells people where they are going. Oh well. Walks are way better when you get lost anyway. It's absolutely normal, well-adjusted behaviour to come back from walks with a lichen-coated stick, and I will not hear otherwise.
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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emilyhare.co.uk
Tip for creative folk/artists out there who are selling their work online. When you get really special comments, emails or messages about why someone loves your work, keep them. Take a screenshot and keep them. Then you can look back later when you're having an artists block or whatever.
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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mariastrutz.bsky.social
An autumnal fox wandering through a rosehip thicket.
Painted with black tea, rosehip ink and watercolours.
Also: Spot the micraster echinoid 🤍
#FoxFriday 🦊🐾🌖 #FossilFriday
a fox wandering from right to left slightly at a diagonal and looking back at the viewer, surrounded by rosehips, a fossilized heart shaped sea urchin, Micraster, in front of the fox on their left. Linedrawing, watercolours, rosehip ink, black and white, shades of buff and orange brown red. Maria Strutz
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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beverlyannemichel.bsky.social
So many companies are using AI “art” on their products this year. Instead of buying gifts covered in AI slop, shop small and search out actual artists and creators. Support small businesses this holiday season!!
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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edmondsscanner.bsky.social
I hope you find what you're looking for.
I also hope you someday own a haunted cottage that floats through mossy forests under starlit skies, spreading fear and wonder in equal measure.
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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somartist.bsky.social
The old farm. Prints available.
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM