R.E. Bellesmith
@rebellesmith.bsky.social
SF/F Author of "The Wilderlands" and "Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy."
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"You might think me a worthy teller of word-wit and voice-virtue—one who could word whip any whisper or wail from babe to age-battered bastard. But there is a vile thing that stacks higher than all my careful craft. ...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"You might think me a worthy teller of word-wit and voice-virtue—one who could word whip any whisper or wail from babe to age-battered bastard. But there is a vile thing that stacks higher than all my careful craft. ...
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Have you ever considered writing and publishing a book?
Maybe that's something you're planning and hoping to do this year, but--before you do--consider these three things:
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#Publishing #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #AuthorsOfBsky #GoalSetting
Maybe that's something you're planning and hoping to do this year, but--before you do--consider these three things:
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/is-...
#Publishing #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #AuthorsOfBsky #GoalSetting
Is it worth it to self-publish a book in 2026? — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
I think people talk about publishing a book in the same way they say “I should start a band” or “I could do a podcast.” It’s something that seems very achievable and cool to have done—and it is! But a...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Have you ever considered writing and publishing a book?
Maybe that's something you're planning and hoping to do this year, but--before you do--consider these three things:
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/is-...
#Publishing #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #AuthorsOfBsky #GoalSetting
Maybe that's something you're planning and hoping to do this year, but--before you do--consider these three things:
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/is-...
#Publishing #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #AuthorsOfBsky #GoalSetting
I was pleasantly surprised this afternoon to find my novel 'The Wilderlands' as the first one in the Indie Fantasy Club’s February unboxing!
#fantasy #indieauthor #youtube #fantasynovels #booktuber
#fantasy #indieauthor #youtube #fantasynovels #booktuber
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I was pleasantly surprised this afternoon to find my novel 'The Wilderlands' as the first one in the Indie Fantasy Club’s February unboxing!
#fantasy #indieauthor #youtube #fantasynovels #booktuber
#fantasy #indieauthor #youtube #fantasynovels #booktuber
I'm back to blogging for 2026 and am starting in earnest with a list of some of my favorite books, movies, and media I experienced for the first time in 2025!
#BestOF2025 #Books #Movies #VideoGames #TV #Theater
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#BestOF2025 #Books #Movies #VideoGames #TV #Theater
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My favorite books, movies, and more from 2025! — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
I’m going to be somewhat self indulgent this week. I’m sharing a list of most of the new medial I finished in 2025 and recommending my favorites.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I'm back to blogging for 2026 and am starting in earnest with a list of some of my favorite books, movies, and media I experienced for the first time in 2025!
#BestOF2025 #Books #Movies #VideoGames #TV #Theater
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#BestOF2025 #Books #Movies #VideoGames #TV #Theater
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bit late, but here's everything I had a hand in that released in 2025! this was my first full year in the book side of loc, but I've been having a blast and am so excited to keep crossing paths with new people as I continue on in this industry! and there's more stuff on the way!!
January 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
bit late, but here's everything I had a hand in that released in 2025! this was my first full year in the book side of loc, but I've been having a blast and am so excited to keep crossing paths with new people as I continue on in this industry! and there's more stuff on the way!!
I like taking the start of the year to reassess and recalibrate; so, with that in mind, here's three things you can expect from me as an #indieauthor in 2026
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Three things to expect from me in 2026 — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
Happy New Year! If you’re reading this, I hope you’ve been able to see loved ones and stay fed and warm these past few weeks and have fun plans going into 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I like taking the start of the year to reassess and recalibrate; so, with that in mind, here's three things you can expect from me as an #indieauthor in 2026
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What are some albums and/or podcasts you like? I'm going to be driving for several hours this holiday season
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What are some albums and/or podcasts you like? I'm going to be driving for several hours this holiday season
End of November Novel writing round-up.
Total words written in project: 65,176
Total words written during November: 27,949
Novel status: In progress
Unfortunately I ended up burning out in the last week of the month, but I feel good about what I've got written and that the end is in sight!
Total words written in project: 65,176
Total words written during November: 27,949
Novel status: In progress
Unfortunately I ended up burning out in the last week of the month, but I feel good about what I've got written and that the end is in sight!
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
End of November Novel writing round-up.
Total words written in project: 65,176
Total words written during November: 27,949
Novel status: In progress
Unfortunately I ended up burning out in the last week of the month, but I feel good about what I've got written and that the end is in sight!
Total words written in project: 65,176
Total words written during November: 27,949
Novel status: In progress
Unfortunately I ended up burning out in the last week of the month, but I feel good about what I've got written and that the end is in sight!
My last blog post of the year, looking back at my #NaNoWriMo progress this year and where that brings my WIP.
#WritingCommunity
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#WritingCommunity
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Reviewing my November Novel writing progress, 2025 — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
I spent a good portion of the month trying to finish up the first draft of the sequel to Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy . Here’s how it went.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My last blog post of the year, looking back at my #NaNoWriMo progress this year and where that brings my WIP.
#WritingCommunity
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Days 22 & 23: 3069 words written
"Is that what you plan to do when you’re grown? Stand shoulder to shoulder on some fortress wall with your brother and father? Peace and justice and your kin behind you while the killers and cowards that make up the rest of the world stare you down?"
#NaNoWriMo
"Is that what you plan to do when you’re grown? Stand shoulder to shoulder on some fortress wall with your brother and father? Peace and justice and your kin behind you while the killers and cowards that make up the rest of the world stare you down?"
#NaNoWriMo
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Days 22 & 23: 3069 words written
"Is that what you plan to do when you’re grown? Stand shoulder to shoulder on some fortress wall with your brother and father? Peace and justice and your kin behind you while the killers and cowards that make up the rest of the world stare you down?"
#NaNoWriMo
"Is that what you plan to do when you’re grown? Stand shoulder to shoulder on some fortress wall with your brother and father? Peace and justice and your kin behind you while the killers and cowards that make up the rest of the world stare you down?"
#NaNoWriMo
Day 21: 2,378 words (total words written so far this month is 22,763 and, in the project as a whole is 60,000)
Chapter 22: Thieves of Anger and Sorrow
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
Chapter 22: Thieves of Anger and Sorrow
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November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Day 21: 2,378 words (total words written so far this month is 22,763 and, in the project as a whole is 60,000)
Chapter 22: Thieves of Anger and Sorrow
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
Chapter 22: Thieves of Anger and Sorrow
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Thank you @raewittevo.bsky.social for reading a portion of 'Light Keeper Chronicle' #2 (a WIP) as part of #HumanOnlyVoices celebrating human voices, human art, and human creativity!
They did an awesome job as always and you can find more on their instagram:
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They did an awesome job as always and you can find more on their instagram:
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thank you @raewittevo.bsky.social for reading a portion of 'Light Keeper Chronicle' #2 (a WIP) as part of #HumanOnlyVoices celebrating human voices, human art, and human creativity!
They did an awesome job as always and you can find more on their instagram:
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They did an awesome job as always and you can find more on their instagram:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRVFa65...
Day 19: 2428 words
The Warlock was pale as death. Rinsed with blood and lit by the rising sun, his once purple robes seemed a burning red twice as terrible as burgeoning dawn.
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
The Warlock was pale as death. Rinsed with blood and lit by the rising sun, his once purple robes seemed a burning red twice as terrible as burgeoning dawn.
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Day 19: 2428 words
The Warlock was pale as death. Rinsed with blood and lit by the rising sun, his once purple robes seemed a burning red twice as terrible as burgeoning dawn.
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
The Warlock was pale as death. Rinsed with blood and lit by the rising sun, his once purple robes seemed a burning red twice as terrible as burgeoning dawn.
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
The streets are talking
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The streets are talking
Day 17: 1715 words
“It’s talking to me,” Walter whispered.
*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Don’t let them know.*
“It’s talking to me and telling me to tell you it’s not talking to me."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor
“It’s talking to me,” Walter whispered.
*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Don’t let them know.*
“It’s talking to me and telling me to tell you it’s not talking to me."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Day 17: 1715 words
“It’s talking to me,” Walter whispered.
*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Don’t let them know.*
“It’s talking to me and telling me to tell you it’s not talking to me."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor
“It’s talking to me,” Walter whispered.
*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Don’t let them know.*
“It’s talking to me and telling me to tell you it’s not talking to me."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor
Looks like "The Wilderlands" audiobook is finally available to Spotify Premium subscribers.
If you like fantasy, it's a great listen as the colder months of the year roll in. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/show/39D5sP8...
#Fantasy #Audiobook #FreeAudiobook #indiepub
If you like fantasy, it's a great listen as the colder months of the year roll in. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/show/39D5sP8...
#Fantasy #Audiobook #FreeAudiobook #indiepub
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November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Looks like "The Wilderlands" audiobook is finally available to Spotify Premium subscribers.
If you like fantasy, it's a great listen as the colder months of the year roll in. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/show/39D5sP8...
#Fantasy #Audiobook #FreeAudiobook #indiepub
If you like fantasy, it's a great listen as the colder months of the year roll in. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/show/39D5sP8...
#Fantasy #Audiobook #FreeAudiobook #indiepub
Days 15 & 16: 1974 words
Perched on a distant stone shelf, Walter saw what seemed to be a sunken tower. Several stories high and only lightly encrusted with barnacles and ocean life, the tower seemed surprisingly study for a building so far beneath the ocean.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughtDraftChallenge
Perched on a distant stone shelf, Walter saw what seemed to be a sunken tower. Several stories high and only lightly encrusted with barnacles and ocean life, the tower seemed surprisingly study for a building so far beneath the ocean.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughtDraftChallenge
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Days 15 & 16: 1974 words
Perched on a distant stone shelf, Walter saw what seemed to be a sunken tower. Several stories high and only lightly encrusted with barnacles and ocean life, the tower seemed surprisingly study for a building so far beneath the ocean.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughtDraftChallenge
Perched on a distant stone shelf, Walter saw what seemed to be a sunken tower. Several stories high and only lightly encrusted with barnacles and ocean life, the tower seemed surprisingly study for a building so far beneath the ocean.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughtDraftChallenge
Days 11, 12, and 13: 1,483 words
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Days 11, 12, and 13: 1,483 words
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
After my car broke down, I went through the back of the vehicle and found notes for my book that I hadn't looked at in about a decade
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My car broke, then I found notes from 15 years ago for my next book — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
So one of the annoying things I’ve had to deal with the past few months is my car breaking beyond repair. That’s been a headache to deal with but I knew my car was on its last leg. Still, there was a ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
After my car broke down, I went through the back of the vehicle and found notes for my book that I hadn't looked at in about a decade
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Day 10: 598 words
Mysaln clicked his tongue. “Please, girl—Zandar took the time to inform me of your distaste for blood. ‘Potentially problematic,’ he said. Be glad that I am aware of this inclination of yours away from violence or else I might consider this little display a threat."
#NaNoWriMo
Mysaln clicked his tongue. “Please, girl—Zandar took the time to inform me of your distaste for blood. ‘Potentially problematic,’ he said. Be glad that I am aware of this inclination of yours away from violence or else I might consider this little display a threat."
#NaNoWriMo
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Day 10: 598 words
Mysaln clicked his tongue. “Please, girl—Zandar took the time to inform me of your distaste for blood. ‘Potentially problematic,’ he said. Be glad that I am aware of this inclination of yours away from violence or else I might consider this little display a threat."
#NaNoWriMo
Mysaln clicked his tongue. “Please, girl—Zandar took the time to inform me of your distaste for blood. ‘Potentially problematic,’ he said. Be glad that I am aware of this inclination of yours away from violence or else I might consider this little display a threat."
#NaNoWriMo
Days 7, 8, & 9: 3400 words
"You don’t know me, do you, girl? I am Naedden. I am the Roach of Ondara, the Rat from Tarus. I am Naedden, and I will be the end of you and all Element Keepers that oppose me.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #WritingCommunity #FantasyNovel #Fantasy
"You don’t know me, do you, girl? I am Naedden. I am the Roach of Ondara, the Rat from Tarus. I am Naedden, and I will be the end of you and all Element Keepers that oppose me.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #WritingCommunity #FantasyNovel #Fantasy
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Days 7, 8, & 9: 3400 words
"You don’t know me, do you, girl? I am Naedden. I am the Roach of Ondara, the Rat from Tarus. I am Naedden, and I will be the end of you and all Element Keepers that oppose me.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #WritingCommunity #FantasyNovel #Fantasy
"You don’t know me, do you, girl? I am Naedden. I am the Roach of Ondara, the Rat from Tarus. I am Naedden, and I will be the end of you and all Element Keepers that oppose me.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #WritingCommunity #FantasyNovel #Fantasy
Day 6: 1019 words
Arrows from the enemy vestal fell on the crew of *The Norther Dagger* like black rain, staining the crumbling deck red.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Writing #WritingCommunity
Arrows from the enemy vestal fell on the crew of *The Norther Dagger* like black rain, staining the crumbling deck red.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Writing #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Day 6: 1019 words
Arrows from the enemy vestal fell on the crew of *The Norther Dagger* like black rain, staining the crumbling deck red.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Writing #WritingCommunity
Arrows from the enemy vestal fell on the crew of *The Norther Dagger* like black rain, staining the crumbling deck red.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Writing #WritingCommunity
Day 5: 676 words
"He is lying," a metallic voice rang down.
The coil of the giant serpent began to tighten. The ship quaked but didn't break.
"Both of the Warlocks are attempting to deceive us," the metallic voice spoke again, warped and impersonal and bitter.
#NaNoWriMo#RoughDraftChallenge
"He is lying," a metallic voice rang down.
The coil of the giant serpent began to tighten. The ship quaked but didn't break.
"Both of the Warlocks are attempting to deceive us," the metallic voice spoke again, warped and impersonal and bitter.
#NaNoWriMo#RoughDraftChallenge
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Day 5: 676 words
"He is lying," a metallic voice rang down.
The coil of the giant serpent began to tighten. The ship quaked but didn't break.
"Both of the Warlocks are attempting to deceive us," the metallic voice spoke again, warped and impersonal and bitter.
#NaNoWriMo#RoughDraftChallenge
"He is lying," a metallic voice rang down.
The coil of the giant serpent began to tighten. The ship quaked but didn't break.
"Both of the Warlocks are attempting to deceive us," the metallic voice spoke again, warped and impersonal and bitter.
#NaNoWriMo#RoughDraftChallenge
Day 4: 1108 words
Wygam had a grin on his face and a mercenary swagger in his step. A spear hung on his back, but he didn’t draw it as he planted himself in front of the dryad, took her hand, and kissed it for an instant before she pulled away and punched him across the face.
#NaNoWriMo
Wygam had a grin on his face and a mercenary swagger in his step. A spear hung on his back, but he didn’t draw it as he planted himself in front of the dryad, took her hand, and kissed it for an instant before she pulled away and punched him across the face.
#NaNoWriMo
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Day 4: 1108 words
Wygam had a grin on his face and a mercenary swagger in his step. A spear hung on his back, but he didn’t draw it as he planted himself in front of the dryad, took her hand, and kissed it for an instant before she pulled away and punched him across the face.
#NaNoWriMo
Wygam had a grin on his face and a mercenary swagger in his step. A spear hung on his back, but he didn’t draw it as he planted himself in front of the dryad, took her hand, and kissed it for an instant before she pulled away and punched him across the face.
#NaNoWriMo
Day 3: 2213
He saw the barbed head—twice the size of the boat he sat in—burst from the ocean. Its mouth opened as it breached the surface, revealing to Walter the morbid smell of rotting fish and dozens of scythe-like teeth.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
He saw the barbed head—twice the size of the boat he sat in—burst from the ocean. Its mouth opened as it breached the surface, revealing to Walter the morbid smell of rotting fish and dozens of scythe-like teeth.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Day 3: 2213
He saw the barbed head—twice the size of the boat he sat in—burst from the ocean. Its mouth opened as it breached the surface, revealing to Walter the morbid smell of rotting fish and dozens of scythe-like teeth.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
He saw the barbed head—twice the size of the boat he sat in—burst from the ocean. Its mouth opened as it breached the surface, revealing to Walter the morbid smell of rotting fish and dozens of scythe-like teeth.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
