R.E. Bellesmith
@rebellesmith.bsky.social
SF/F Author of "The Wilderlands" and "Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy."
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Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
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
Day 2: 1707 words
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Day 2: 1707 words
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Day 1: 2068 words
"You're not working with Dassin, are you?"
"No," Walter said.
"The last time you were here, he didn't turn you into, like, a sleeper agent?"
"No."
"... You're not lying, are you?"
"I'm not lying."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
"You're not working with Dassin, are you?"
"No," Walter said.
"The last time you were here, he didn't turn you into, like, a sleeper agent?"
"No."
"... You're not lying, are you?"
"I'm not lying."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Day 1: 2068 words
"You're not working with Dassin, are you?"
"No," Walter said.
"The last time you were here, he didn't turn you into, like, a sleeper agent?"
"No."
"... You're not lying, are you?"
"I'm not lying."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
"You're not working with Dassin, are you?"
"No," Walter said.
"The last time you were here, he didn't turn you into, like, a sleeper agent?"
"No."
"... You're not lying, are you?"
"I'm not lying."
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1
I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!
#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
1 year ago today I spent $4,367 to published my fantasy novel, "The Widlerlands." It's a book with monsters, wizards, gods, and myth inspired by stories like The Odyssey and in the vein of The Witcher
This is how it went.
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #Fantasy
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This is how it went.
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #Fantasy
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/one...
One year—and $4,367— later, “The Wilderlands” — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
One year after “The Wilderlands,” I want to look at the book I wrote a year ago, reflecting on having gotten it out and how I am feeling about it 365 days after the fact.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
1 year ago today I spent $4,367 to published my fantasy novel, "The Widlerlands." It's a book with monsters, wizards, gods, and myth inspired by stories like The Odyssey and in the vein of The Witcher
This is how it went.
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #Fantasy
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/one...
This is how it went.
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #Fantasy
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/one...
I'm proud that, a year ago, I published The Wilderlands
It's a fantasy story with swords and monsters. It's also about how people are weaponized against each other
It's marked down to $12.99 & $5
Physical Book a.co/d/hIVIlM6
Ebook a.co/d/a6yDbdl
Audible Audiobook a.co/d/cwMZLT8
#WritingCommunity
It's a fantasy story with swords and monsters. It's also about how people are weaponized against each other
It's marked down to $12.99 & $5
Physical Book a.co/d/hIVIlM6
Ebook a.co/d/a6yDbdl
Audible Audiobook a.co/d/cwMZLT8
#WritingCommunity
October 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm proud that, a year ago, I published The Wilderlands
It's a fantasy story with swords and monsters. It's also about how people are weaponized against each other
It's marked down to $12.99 & $5
Physical Book a.co/d/hIVIlM6
Ebook a.co/d/a6yDbdl
Audible Audiobook a.co/d/cwMZLT8
#WritingCommunity
It's a fantasy story with swords and monsters. It's also about how people are weaponized against each other
It's marked down to $12.99 & $5
Physical Book a.co/d/hIVIlM6
Ebook a.co/d/a6yDbdl
Audible Audiobook a.co/d/cwMZLT8
#WritingCommunity
Crazy to me that there are writers out there who:
*Go to their day job
*Write books
*Market their books
*Do social media/blogging
Trying to figure out how much sleep I need to cut out to be even MODERATELY good at the social media game
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
*Go to their day job
*Write books
*Market their books
*Do social media/blogging
Trying to figure out how much sleep I need to cut out to be even MODERATELY good at the social media game
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Crazy to me that there are writers out there who:
*Go to their day job
*Write books
*Market their books
*Do social media/blogging
Trying to figure out how much sleep I need to cut out to be even MODERATELY good at the social media game
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
*Go to their day job
*Write books
*Market their books
*Do social media/blogging
Trying to figure out how much sleep I need to cut out to be even MODERATELY good at the social media game
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
If you're looking to write a book over the course of a month this fall, here's some tips for how to prepare to write 50,000 words in 30 days!
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5 tips to write a book in 30 days — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
Do you want to write a book in just 30 days? On paper, it’s a very appealing and doable notion—right up until it comes time to put things on paper. Let’s break down exactly what it entails.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If you're looking to write a book over the course of a month this fall, here's some tips for how to prepare to write 50,000 words in 30 days!
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Reposted by R.E. Bellesmith
New release!
Jenny Block’s Badass Manifesting guides her audience to find their badass confidence and resilience through a series of powerful and passionate mantras.
Badass Manifesting
Written by Jenny Block
Narrated by Rae Witte
Published by Vibrance Press
Jenny Block’s Badass Manifesting guides her audience to find their badass confidence and resilience through a series of powerful and passionate mantras.
Badass Manifesting
Written by Jenny Block
Narrated by Rae Witte
Published by Vibrance Press
October 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New release!
Jenny Block’s Badass Manifesting guides her audience to find their badass confidence and resilience through a series of powerful and passionate mantras.
Badass Manifesting
Written by Jenny Block
Narrated by Rae Witte
Published by Vibrance Press
Jenny Block’s Badass Manifesting guides her audience to find their badass confidence and resilience through a series of powerful and passionate mantras.
Badass Manifesting
Written by Jenny Block
Narrated by Rae Witte
Published by Vibrance Press
My audiobook is ON SALE FOR $5 on Libro FM as part of its Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale!
If you don't know about Libro FM, it's like Audible, but it lets you support local, indie bookstores with part of your purchase.
Pick it up here if you haven't listened yet: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
If you don't know about Libro FM, it's like Audible, but it lets you support local, indie bookstores with part of your purchase.
Pick it up here if you haven't listened yet: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My audiobook is ON SALE FOR $5 on Libro FM as part of its Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale!
If you don't know about Libro FM, it's like Audible, but it lets you support local, indie bookstores with part of your purchase.
Pick it up here if you haven't listened yet: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
If you don't know about Libro FM, it's like Audible, but it lets you support local, indie bookstores with part of your purchase.
Pick it up here if you haven't listened yet: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Four years (and three pictures) of doing the Windsor Heights Book Fair. Always a great time and a fun spot to meet new people!
#IndiePublishing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
#IndiePublishing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Four years (and three pictures) of doing the Windsor Heights Book Fair. Always a great time and a fun spot to meet new people!
#IndiePublishing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
#IndiePublishing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
30,000 words, ~125 pages, and 14 chapters into Light Keeper Chronicle 2📝
It's slow going writing when I can between day job stuff and generally trying to stay alive, but I feel good about this draft and still think I could have it done by the end of the year!
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingFantasy
It's slow going writing when I can between day job stuff and generally trying to stay alive, but I feel good about this draft and still think I could have it done by the end of the year!
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingFantasy
October 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
30,000 words, ~125 pages, and 14 chapters into Light Keeper Chronicle 2📝
It's slow going writing when I can between day job stuff and generally trying to stay alive, but I feel good about this draft and still think I could have it done by the end of the year!
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingFantasy
It's slow going writing when I can between day job stuff and generally trying to stay alive, but I feel good about this draft and still think I could have it done by the end of the year!
#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingFantasy
My latest blog post, recommending M.R. Carey's "Once Was Willem."
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Art I’m Enjoying: “Once Was Willem” by M.R. Carey — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
It’s been a stressful couple of weeks for me, so I wanted to take a moment to do an “Art I’m Enjoying” entry. Prior to this, I’ve sort of more broadly recommended artists ( comedian Josh Johnson and ...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My latest blog post, recommending M.R. Carey's "Once Was Willem."
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www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/art...
Goodness me, I'm 30 years old, we're not in a pandemic, and I can't get hooked on a game like this again. I don't have the time ...
And yet, here I am, killing time
#HadesII #SuperGiant #Hades #DeathToKronos
And yet, here I am, killing time
#HadesII #SuperGiant #Hades #DeathToKronos
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Goodness me, I'm 30 years old, we're not in a pandemic, and I can't get hooked on a game like this again. I don't have the time ...
And yet, here I am, killing time
#HadesII #SuperGiant #Hades #DeathToKronos
And yet, here I am, killing time
#HadesII #SuperGiant #Hades #DeathToKronos
In my latest blog post, I want to cover a topic that probably should have been the first in this series: What can one do to come up with an idea for a novel?
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing #indieauthor
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#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing #indieauthor
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Making of Part 3: How do you come up with a story idea for a novel? — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
I want to talk about something that probably should have been the first in this series: How to come up with the idea for a novel? Here’s the four pieces of advice to follow before you begin writing a...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In my latest blog post, I want to cover a topic that probably should have been the first in this series: What can one do to come up with an idea for a novel?
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing #indieauthor
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/wha...
#writingcommunity #writinglife #writing #indieauthor
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/wha...
I had to have my car towed and repaired--so if you like dark fantasy novels w/ unlikely alliances forged in hostile lands, I've got a book I strongly STRONGLY recommend!
There's even an audiobook edition of "The Wilderlands" if that's your speed (my car's speed is currently 0)
There's even an audiobook edition of "The Wilderlands" if that's your speed (my car's speed is currently 0)
September 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I had to have my car towed and repaired--so if you like dark fantasy novels w/ unlikely alliances forged in hostile lands, I've got a book I strongly STRONGLY recommend!
There's even an audiobook edition of "The Wilderlands" if that's your speed (my car's speed is currently 0)
There's even an audiobook edition of "The Wilderlands" if that's your speed (my car's speed is currently 0)
I did a local first Friday event at Storyhouse Bookpub in Des Moines yesterday. It was a lovely time and I sold 9 books in 3 hours! (Which is the most copies I've moved outside of an event with friends and family)
September 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I did a local first Friday event at Storyhouse Bookpub in Des Moines yesterday. It was a lovely time and I sold 9 books in 3 hours! (Which is the most copies I've moved outside of an event with friends and family)