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Mary Wyrd (she/her)
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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 12d
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Freelancer.
No Gen-AI.
🏳️‍🌈 Ally.

Copywriter. Horror Writer. Book fiend.
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daniel-lorn.bsky.social
It's the perfect season for a gothic ghost story, and @chaoticauthor.online has served up a real treat for you here!
I have a particular fondness for this type of story, and this one in particular deserves a place in anyone's library.
mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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joannechocolat.bsky.social
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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cmrosens.com
Hello #WriterSky & #AuthorSky, I'm now re-open for Author Spotlight requests, which are short text-only interviews spotlighting something you've written, or your work in general. 📚💙

I'm now taking requests for 2026 features.

2024: cmrosens.com/author-spotl...
2025: cmrosens.com/author-spotl...
Author Spotlight Series (2024)
I want to uplift and promote my fellow authors’ work – so the Author Spotlight Series for indies was born. Check out the interviews and find your next read!
cmrosens.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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samanthamash.bsky.social
Another new bit of client work, this time for Bicycling Magazine with Senior Designer Eleni Arpino (Dimou). The article this illustration was for is “I’m A Personal Trainer. Here’s Why I Don’t Tell My Clients To Lose Weight” by Natascha Grief
Illustration of a sweating woman in a bun hairstyle, wearing a black two piece workout set running with a weight in one hand and scissors in the other. She is cutting a measuring tape as it wraps around her. A water bottle is fall by her leg, a smartphone is strapped to her upper arm. The background is flowy and has various swooping shapes. A large star sits behind her face framing her in the piece
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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loustardust.com
Unclaimed!! Grab it before it’s gone!!

#smallbiz #queerownedbusiness #etsy
loustardust.com Lou Stardust 🧶📚 @loustardust.com · 1d
Spilled Ink and Coffee is going to be introducing pre-made gift boxes.

I bring you The Green Box

Matching hat and scarf 🧣 🧶

One 28 inch teddy bear 🧸 🧶

One handmade coffee scented candle 🕯️ ☕️

spilledinkcoffeebook.etsy.com/listing/4400...

#crochet #fiberart #fiberartist #disabledcreator 🎨💼
Premade Gift Box Spilled Ink and Coffee hat and scarf set: $30 28 inch bear: $40 8oz candle: $20 PICK ME UP SOY WAX CANDLE All for $80
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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marywyrd.bsky.social
It's here!

THE ULTIMATE LIST OF
SELF-PUBLISHING RESOURCES

Includes:
> Programs & tools for
+ writing & planning
+ creating manuscripts & books
+ graphic design & visual content
> Platforms
> Communities & Organizations
> Marketing
> Indie Book Reviewers & Book Bloggers

#IndieAuthors #amwriting
The ultimate list of self-publishing resources for indie authors — Mary Wyrd
The ultimate list of self-publishing resources for indie authors and writers planning to self-publish.
www.marywyrd.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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aijiang.bsky.social
a title change for the debut novel forthcoming with @titanbooks.bsky.social in 2026 👀‼️

🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭

a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS Backdrop of waves and clouds with koi fish, lotus, Chinese opera mask icons SEPTEMBER 2026 TITAN BOOKS Backdrop of waves and clouds with koi fish, lotus, Chinese opera mask icons
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
marywyrd.bsky.social
When you're testing and prepping posts for ✨ the future ✨ and almost press POST... 😬😅
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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toddkeisling.com
This Saturday, Nov. 15th, Penn State Harrisburg will host COSMIC HORRORS: NOT IF, BUT WHEN, a conversation between quantum physicists and authors Amanda Headlee, John Langan, Mary SanGiovanni, and Yours Truly, moderated by @jrevolver.bsky.social. Free to the public! sites.psu.edu/apsmas25/202...
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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blog.readindiefantasy.com
Morning everyone and welcome to week two of A Month of Rain and Reads! We've got EVEN MORE posts for you, but let's start with this fantastic review of Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by @nataliekelda.bsky.social as written by @desiheart.bsky.social:

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
A red banner for A Month of Rain and Reads featuring a dragon sitting in an armchair and reading a book in a cozy setting as a ghost cat plays with its tail. The text says Review: Reflections of Lilje Damselfly and shows the book cover by author Natalie Kelda.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Berry palette, November.
As ever zoom in to the details if anxiety's lurking - looking at botanical patterns helps us recover from stress 60% more quickly.
Also the pink Rowan & spindle...I mean...Barbie berries🍒💅🩷
A collection of berries from hedgerows in the East of England arranged to create a colour gradation on a chipped black enamel background, with handwritten labels marking each species
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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blog.readindiefantasy.com
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's a great day for an interview.

Today, we get to hear from Celia Lake (@celialake.bsky.social) about writing historical fantasy and about what it's really like to be a librarian.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with Celia Lake. As usual, there's the book dragon and the ghost cat on the banner, and we've also added Celia's logo to the picture.
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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blog.readindiefantasy.com
Daily Challenge 8: History Uncovered - Which period in history would you like to visit? Feel free to recommend indie books that fit a historical theme!

Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR

Make sure to check the rules below, this must be an indie book!
A picture showing today's challenge with the text: History Uncovered - Which period in history would you like to visit?
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
i'm soooo close to hitting 100 sales of my short story 'the knight saves the dragon' this year!! check it out if you like short fantasy stories where the dragon doesn't die! 🐉

only 99c! 🗡️

universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
94 sales this year Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges.
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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marywyrd.bsky.social
Love horror?
Love supernatural mysteries?
Want to support an indie author?

If that's a yes, check out these books by MG Mason
aka @chaoticauthor.online

Pick up your chosen read from
> Ko-Fi
> Itchio
> Books2Read
> 'Zon

Links at:
mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/

#HorrorSky #BookSky #IndieReads
Author promo post - Five horror books and five Supernatural Crime/Mystery books by MG Mason, mixed genre fiction author. mgmasoncreative.com - On the left, five horror books include: three Ghost stories: The Residents of James Hotel; Angel's Mass; The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece. For Gladiator Horror read Phobetor's Children. For a Zombie dystopia read Dead Lock. On the right are five Supernatural Crime/Mystery from the Salmonweird Universe: Cozy crime comedy - Salmonweird; A Salmonweird Sleighing; Studio Salmonweird. For more spooky tales read Spooky Salmonweird. For a spinoff, read Shadows of Cathedral Lane.
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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annavernerauthor.bsky.social
Just in case people want something to read over the weekend, my first book The Assassins Raven is available on Amazon.
📚 💙

A female assassin joins a quest she does not want, and gets more than she bargains for.

A mix of cozy fantasy, horror, adventure, comedy, and romance.
It is a book cover of The Assassins Raven by Anna Verner. The background is golden yellow with a picture of a black feather and sword next to the title.
August 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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theweeowl.bsky.social
My art shop has a collection of insect art in a mix of styles and prices. All one of a kind originals, affordable for little Christmas gifts.
folksy.com/find/shop/th...

#Insects #InsectArt #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
A photo collage of some of my insect art: Bees with white flowers and a blue background, will fit a 5x7" frame. A lizard beetle on grasses in muted colours, will fit a 5x7" frame. Peacock butterflies and pink flowers, will fit a 5x7" frame. A grasshopper, will fit a 4x6" frame. S bee on lavender, will fit a 4x6" frame. A ladybird on snowdrops, will fit a 4x6" frame.
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...
kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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marywyrd.bsky.social
Get someone else to do that task for you.

Get Mary Wyrd
Creative Virtual Assistant & Author Assistant.

Supporting authors, creatives, and changemakers with admin, copy, and content.

Learn more at www.marywyrd.com

Freelancer.
No Gen-AI.
🏳️‍🌈 Ally.

Copywriter. Horror Writer. Book fiend.
Promo graphic - From to-do to done! Creative Virtual Assistant. www.marywyrd.com/services - Three circle frames with Mary Wyrd portfolio items: website copy and images for a tattoo parlour; Brand guide for a business showing colors and fonts; ereader with a book cover designed by Mary Wyrd. Mary Wyrd logo of a gold fountain pen branching upwards into green tentacles. Promo graphic - Author Assistant. Custom book-business support! www.marywyrd.com/author-assistant - Three circle frames with Mary Wyrd portfolio items: Endpapers for a special edition book; book promo image showing three book covers in three ereaders; teaser book series promo image for D. Hale Rambo. Mary Wyrd logo of a gold fountain pen branching upwards into green tentacles. Promo graphic - What Wyrd can do for you. Two columns with the following bullet-point items: Admin. Alternative Text. Blog. Book Endpapers. Book Promotion. Business Documents. Content Repurposing. Copywriting. Diary Management. Document Management. Inbox Management. Pull Quotes. Research. Social Media Content. Website Copy. Website Graphics. and more...Mary Wyrd logo of a gold fountain pen branching upwards into green tentacles. www.marywyrd.com Promo graphic - Reviews of Mary Wyrd. “I am absolutely delighted with everything Mary has delivered…and it's great to have her in my corner.” - D. Hale Rambo, Author. “Mary is fast, professional, and committed to helping artists and community organizations put their best foot forward.” - Dianna Gunn, Founder of Weeknight Writers. “It was a lot of help taking some of this stuff off my plate.” - Ariell Cacciola, Publishing Director of Wild Hunt Books. Mary Wyrd logo of a gold fountain pen branching upwards into green tentacles. www.marywyrd.com/portfolio
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Hello #FridayReads

I’m boosting author @dhalerambo.bsky.social and her almost complete fantasy mystery series #ThePlanarPages

If you’re heading to Texas Book Festival in Austin this weekend, pop over to her author table to see her books and say hi.

Tell her Mary sent you 😊

Thanks Gabino!
📚💙
dhalerambo.bsky.social D. to the Hale to the Rambo @dhalerambo.bsky.social · 19d
The complete fantasy series is almost here…

Join Investigator Fiona Thorne as she adventures across the pages of the Book of Larrakane, a world of stacked realms and magical mysteries, in #ThePlanarPages

Preorder the finale today. And y’all, the ending will. Blow. You. Away!
💙📚
buff.ly/VpdZBZB
The Complete Fantasy Mystery Series. The Planar Pages. D. Hale Rambo - Reimagined Histories. Magical Mysteries. www.dhalerambo.com - Five book covers in the series: Brown book cover: Between the Lines. Green book cover: Hard Bound. Blue book cover: Pressed. Tan book cover: Frayed Edges. Purple cover: Cover to Cover. A green damask leaf border. A red box surrounds this book with “out January 15th 2026 underneath.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
marywyrd.bsky.social
Saw FRANKENSTEIN last night. It is SO good. Beautifully done.

I will watch it again because there were layers (e.g. decor & dress communicating meaning) and I know I missed some. It was beautiful in that gothic way that I could pause and stare at for ages. The acting! SO good!!
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
What if everyone around you was changing? You could see humanity, the things that make people different and who they are dying to make way for something else?

Now imagine it's coming for you, too.

1/2
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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blog.readindiefantasy.com
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and somehow it's not actually raining.

To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

#BookSky #AMoRaR
Banner image for our interview with Millie Abecassis. The banner includes a book dragon reading a book, and a ghostly cat playing with the dragon's tale. There is also a photo of Millie.
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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cmrosens.com
INTRODUCTION TO ME AND MY GOTHIC VIBES

I was on a panel with some amazing authors for the SFFRomCast, talking about my novel THE CROWS & my love of the gothic. Have a listen, and check out our books!

Links to my work in the thread below. Click this post to expand.

youtu.be/rZjnAXhToAM?...
2:11 - All the Gothic Vibes Guest Author Panel
YouTube video by SFFRomCast
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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leannareneehieber.bsky.social
Been on book tour for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC nearly every day since 9/30! Exhausted but my heart is full! SALEM PARACON is my last appearance of the year, friends, so if you've missed me on tour, please come join us! A stellar lineup on 11/15; FULL of talks, music & cool vendors! 🖤 salemparacon.org
SalemParacon.org graphic of Leanna Renee Hieber in a ring of fire, her name above, her author photo in a black dress with large black metal filigree bib necklace, a historic fountain behind her at the Crane Estate in Massachusetts, the text below announces her appearance and her bio as "Gothic/Victorian Historian, Actress, Playwright and Award Winning Best Selling Author (for context, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION, co-authored by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes, was an Instant USA Today Bestseller)
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM