Nancy Clifton Ballard
@nancballard.bsky.social
Retired and writing tales of a very distant frontier while living a quiet, rural life when I'm not in the company readers and writers.
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Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold.
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold.
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
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Olivia comes from a family of superheroes, but she wants to be normal. The powers lying dormant inside her won’t be contained. Get @lmclennan.bsky.social’s THE SUPERNORMAL LEGACY today!
bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Olivia comes from a family of superheroes, but she wants to be normal. The powers lying dormant inside her won’t be contained. Get @lmclennan.bsky.social’s THE SUPERNORMAL LEGACY today!
bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
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Only 6 tickets remain for Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat, an intimate retreat in New Mexico in April: starforgers.com. I'll be joined by @charliejane.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social (in-person) and @davering.bsky.social @harrietshouse.bsky.social (virtually).
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Only 6 tickets remain for Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat, an intimate retreat in New Mexico in April: starforgers.com. I'll be joined by @charliejane.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social (in-person) and @davering.bsky.social @harrietshouse.bsky.social (virtually).
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Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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What if you could be genetically modified so you could feed on sunlight and become a perfected version of yourself?
What if the procedure didn’t work for everyone?
Not everybody gets to go green.
Read @heathersransom.bsky.social’s GOING GREEN trilogy!
bit.ly/GoGreenHR
What if the procedure didn’t work for everyone?
Not everybody gets to go green.
Read @heathersransom.bsky.social’s GOING GREEN trilogy!
bit.ly/GoGreenHR
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What if you could be genetically modified so you could feed on sunlight and become a perfected version of yourself?
What if the procedure didn’t work for everyone?
Not everybody gets to go green.
Read @heathersransom.bsky.social’s GOING GREEN trilogy!
bit.ly/GoGreenHR
What if the procedure didn’t work for everyone?
Not everybody gets to go green.
Read @heathersransom.bsky.social’s GOING GREEN trilogy!
bit.ly/GoGreenHR
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Joe has been cursed. He must meet with Yahweh once a week for coffee, and God is a crotchety old deity with a pantheon of family problems.
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Joe has been cursed. He must meet with Yahweh once a week for coffee, and God is a crotchety old deity with a pantheon of family problems.
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
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BRIEF BLACK CANDLES by the Tacoma poet laureate emeritus Lydia K. Valentine: bit.ly/LydBBC
"Haptic, revolutionary and unflinching, this is a powerful debut collection by a poet who does not, and cannot, 'in this time-/ in this place-', look away."
-Bhanu Kapil
"Haptic, revolutionary and unflinching, this is a powerful debut collection by a poet who does not, and cannot, 'in this time-/ in this place-', look away."
-Bhanu Kapil
December 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
BRIEF BLACK CANDLES by the Tacoma poet laureate emeritus Lydia K. Valentine: bit.ly/LydBBC
"Haptic, revolutionary and unflinching, this is a powerful debut collection by a poet who does not, and cannot, 'in this time-/ in this place-', look away."
-Bhanu Kapil
"Haptic, revolutionary and unflinching, this is a powerful debut collection by a poet who does not, and cannot, 'in this time-/ in this place-', look away."
-Bhanu Kapil
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Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social ’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy.
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social ’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy.
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
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Get @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social’s THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. RAGE, the garage rock/superhero mashup the world needs now. Truth. Justice. Rock & Roll.
Info and links: bit.ly/StRage
The duology, including the sequel BARBARA AND THE RAGE BRIGADE, is 25% off at bit.ly/NaPstore
Info and links: bit.ly/StRage
The duology, including the sequel BARBARA AND THE RAGE BRIGADE, is 25% off at bit.ly/NaPstore
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Get @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social’s THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. RAGE, the garage rock/superhero mashup the world needs now. Truth. Justice. Rock & Roll.
Info and links: bit.ly/StRage
The duology, including the sequel BARBARA AND THE RAGE BRIGADE, is 25% off at bit.ly/NaPstore
Info and links: bit.ly/StRage
The duology, including the sequel BARBARA AND THE RAGE BRIGADE, is 25% off at bit.ly/NaPstore
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Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social ’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy.
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social ’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy.
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
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Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold.
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold.
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
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1987 / “In a future so distant that Earth has become only a legend and its very name corrupted Xarth, a beautiful young woman, blue-black of skin, silver of hair is left alone in the dark age civilization that is all that remains of a once mighty culture.“
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
1987 / “In a future so distant that Earth has become only a legend and its very name corrupted Xarth, a beautiful young woman, blue-black of skin, silver of hair is left alone in the dark age civilization that is all that remains of a once mighty culture.“
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Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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My review of Fortunate Son by Melinda Mitchell @revmindi.bsky.social, out today! It is tragic drama rich with court intrigue, mech battles, narrow escapes, galaxy-spanning adventure, and forbidden love.
Advance Review: Fortunate Son kareneisenbreywriter.com/2025/11/06/a...
Advance Review: Fortunate Son kareneisenbreywriter.com/2025/11/06/a...
Advance Review: Fortunate Son
Advance review of Fortunate Son by Melinda Mitchell, releasing November 25, 2025 and on preorder now.
kareneisenbreywriter.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My review of Fortunate Son by Melinda Mitchell @revmindi.bsky.social, out today! It is tragic drama rich with court intrigue, mech battles, narrow escapes, galaxy-spanning adventure, and forbidden love.
Advance Review: Fortunate Son kareneisenbreywriter.com/2025/11/06/a...
Advance Review: Fortunate Son kareneisenbreywriter.com/2025/11/06/a...
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The new @notapipe.bsky.social store is finally finished! Early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10. They'll be adding more designs and options daily, but you can check out what they have here: bit.ly/4pdRexd
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The new @notapipe.bsky.social store is finally finished! Early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10. They'll be adding more designs and options daily, but you can check out what they have here: bit.ly/4pdRexd
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
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What Not a Pipe Publishing book are you looking forward to reading next? Post a selfie of you holding the book (in print or on a device), and you’ll make the author very happy!
bit.ly/NaPBooks
bit.ly/NaPBooks
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What Not a Pipe Publishing book are you looking forward to reading next? Post a selfie of you holding the book (in print or on a device), and you’ll make the author very happy!
bit.ly/NaPBooks
bit.ly/NaPBooks
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Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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If you're in Eugene Oregon area this coming weekend, check out this new event, I know it has at least one terrific author! #writingcommunnity #bookfairs #eugeneor
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you're in Eugene Oregon area this coming weekend, check out this new event, I know it has at least one terrific author! #writingcommunnity #bookfairs #eugeneor
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Hey, this is cool! So glad you enjoyed it, @mikedaviswrites.bsky.social!
I just posted my review of @benjamingorman.bsky.social's The Sum of Our Gods (@notapipe.bsky.social publishing)
Read it on my blog, here:
mikedaviswrites.net/the-sum-of-o...
Read it on my blog, here:
mikedaviswrites.net/the-sum-of-o...
The Sum of Our Gods - Mike Davis Writes
I just completed The Sum of Our Gods by @BenjaminGorman and it surprised me in the best way. (I am also happy to report this is not a kissing book, either!) I was exploring @notapipe publishing as a p...
mikedaviswrites.net
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Hey, this is cool! So glad you enjoyed it, @mikedaviswrites.bsky.social!
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Over the last few months, @chrysgorman.bsky.social has put a TON of work into this, so go check it out and try out that coupon code!
It's taken months, but I've finally finished the new @notapipe.bsky.social store! Plus, early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10. I'm still working on adding more designs and options, but you can check out what we have here: notapipepublishing.myshopify.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Over the last few months, @chrysgorman.bsky.social has put a TON of work into this, so go check it out and try out that coupon code!
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More big news: the Senate just passed my bipartisan resolution to end Trump's global tariffs. This is a huge win and shows how unpopular Trump's tariffs really are. Now it's time for Mike Johnson to abandon his 6 week vacation and get this passed in the House.
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More big news: the Senate just passed my bipartisan resolution to end Trump's global tariffs. This is a huge win and shows how unpopular Trump's tariffs really are. Now it's time for Mike Johnson to abandon his 6 week vacation and get this passed in the House.
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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅
#Ugh🤢✅
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A sweeping SciFi Western trilogy with romance, heartbreak, action, and ... aliens? Yes, please!
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A sweeping SciFi Western trilogy with romance, heartbreak, action, and ... aliens? Yes, please!
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
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DEEP RIVER RISING (TALES FROM DEEP RIVER, BOOK 2) by @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social releases Nov 11th. Now available for preorder! This cozy romantasy can be read on its own or as a sequel to A QUEST FOR HIDDEN THINGS. Details: kareneisenbreywriter.com/2025/10/18/c...
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
DEEP RIVER RISING (TALES FROM DEEP RIVER, BOOK 2) by @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social releases Nov 11th. Now available for preorder! This cozy romantasy can be read on its own or as a sequel to A QUEST FOR HIDDEN THINGS. Details: kareneisenbreywriter.com/2025/10/18/c...
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
@writerstsunami.bsky.social