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Schara Reeves Press
@scharareeves.bsky.social
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The official page of Niamh Schmid and Rebecca Schmid: authors of fantasy, steampunk, and sci-fi; doodlers of various art styles; and professional musicians by day.

Website: scharareevespress.com
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It's that time of year where everything is dark and it feels like it's 9pm already. I need hot cocoa and a nice warm blanket #writerslife
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Sorry we have continued to be MIA. Niamh had a baby and life has been absolutely crazy 🫣. Hoping we can start being a bit better about posting on here. #writerslife
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Went to the store and they had this Halloween soap with a little Dracula cape around it. The soap was red, and I almost picked it up because who doesn't want to wash their hands in the blood of their enemies?!
August 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Okay, but Askefise literally opens with the following:

Chapter 1

"Is he dead?"
I nudge him with the toe of my boot. "I don't think so."
Post by user kraniumet: Meet cute: it's raining and I see your battered bleeding body lying in the mud and I kick it slightly to see if you're dead
August 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Just a little ambient picture of my desk
dimly lit desk, lit by a book-like lamp
August 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Found a butterfly on a walk.
pretty butterfly picture
August 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Quote with your gold art ✨️

I made these bracers inspired by our character, Rhioa.
August 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Post someone with wings 🪶⚔️
Cover of "The Last Esmer" by Niamh Schmid, depicting a winged girl with a spear in one hand and a dagger in the other.
July 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Picture of an exhausted tortoise and the caption "realizing writing the 1st draft is just the beginning"
June 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ellielieberman.bsky.social
February's indie reads!!!

* The Living Stone by @scharareeves.bsky.social
* Princess Kaguya's Lunar Leap by Mel Tong

#booksky #bookrecommendations
Five star review for The Living Stone by Niamh Schmid Great read accompanied by some chameleon tea (made me laugh)! A great blend of magic, world building! The steampunk elements are really cool, too! The story keeps you captivated and wanting to turn the page. I really love how the answers to questions unfold alongside the plot, rather than being told everything up front. It's an aspect of this entire series that I really appreciate. You come to care for these characters in book 2 of the series, but it's been amazing in this book learning more of the characters' backstory. It adds so much to them and you come to appreciate each one even more! Really nice to see Baey come into her own, her growth, but also everything she brings to the table and her friendship with Sven and Estasia! Sven and Estasia remain two of my favorites! Exciting action, made all the more satisfying for the training leading up to it! The chapters with Skayla offer incredible insight into her character, motivations, and even possibly what happened to her! I really feel for Tanner and the burden of his power. Each character offers so much insight about different aspects of the world! Complex characters with complex relationships. And the new characters quickly fall into the category of favorites, as well (looking at Marion in particular!) The shocks and the heart break and the hopelessness and then the twists in part two that I never saw coming!!! It's everything I fell in love with in this series, keeping you absolutely enthralled until the last page and immediately needing more! Great read accompanied by some chameleon tea (made me laugh)! Five star review of Princesses Kaguya's Lunar Leap by Mel Tong! Japanese mythology in a Princess Bride style retelling! What a fun way to learn about a myth! I was unfamiliar with the story of Princess Kaguya and simply could not pass up the combination of Japanese mythology in a Princess Bride style retelling! This mother son duo was a sweet juxtaposition/foil to Kaguya's own sad ending. The story itself is told in a really fun way and I enjoyed the interjections, theories, interpretations, and the realism of the characters' interactions. Between the son's humorous alien conspiracies and the mother's thoughtful consideration for the power of such stories, it made for a highly enjoyable read.
March 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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dlawsonauthor.bsky.social
If you buy my book, I’ll name my firstborn child after you.

Note: don’t tell my wife

Fine print: I probably won’t name a child after you unless your name is already on my wife’s baby name list.

Finer print: huzzah
March 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Today is FREE FRIDAY! Post any snippet from your WIP/book below!

#RandomReevesWords #writingprompt #writersprompt
Dog in sunglasses saying "happy Friday"
February 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Got to do a book presentation/writing workshop for a local 5th grade class. It was a great experience--the kids were all very excited. They even wrote us the sweetest thank you letters 💙

That being said, I'm pretty sure one of them completely roasted me 🤣🤣🤣 Not sure I can recover from this one 😭🤣
An excerpt from a letter, saying, "I love your hair! It is very unique, and I could never build up all the courage it takes to get hair like yours!"
February 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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juliebihn.bsky.social
🎢History-themed amusement park
🌵In Eloy, Arizona
🚢With a Titanic ride,
🕰️Time travel,
😇And a sweet, doomed, heroic victim,
😭😭😭Lots of angst,
🥺Pining,
🩷Romance,
😼A snarky teenage computer genius,
🥹And a hopeful ending

TITANIC VOYAGE

#NA #WSPit #WSPitP
Titanic Voyage cover (glowing porthole over a starry sky and the ocean, roller coaster track in the background) *Slice of life + angsty romance + grief *Time travel via a struggling amusement park *Emotional hero, sweet heroine *Teenage computer genius sidekick *NO VILLAINS (unless you count the iceberg?) *Oops all cinnamon rolls *Maybe second-person? *Hopeful ending Titanic Voyage, available now
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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ellielieberman.bsky.social
A Cinderella story of friendship, love, survival, and dreams, even when they seem impossible...

#WSPit #WSPitP #F #Dis

(Currently on sale for 99¢/99p)!
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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ellielieberman.bsky.social
An Impossible Dream is also currently 99¢, as well!!!

Books in the Be Series can be read in any order or as stand alones!!!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0987YP9JX
An Impossible Dream trope list on an image that matches it's book cover Found Family Friendship Royalty Slow burn Forbidden romance Three melted candles, two lit on an old book covered in sewing pins and purple violets and lace draped over it on a background of stone
February 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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ellielieberman.bsky.social
It was as if this mountain was a living history book one could just sit and watch.
- The Living Stone, @scharareeves.bsky.social

#bookquotes
February 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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adwills.bsky.social
there's a very special, unbreakable bond between writer and that one synonym they learned years ago which they have since proceeded to make a core part of their personality, using it any chance they get
February 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Gif of a cute little penguin with pom poms with the caption "you got this"
February 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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juliebihn.bsky.social
I usually love editing and polishing more than drafting and early edits (and also I have to get back into this project I haven't touched for like a year and change). But I can do it! 🍕
February 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Today's word is: JOURNEY

Find any instance in your WIP/ book that includes the word "journey" and post below!

#RandomReevesWords #writingprompt #writerprompt
Word prompt: journey
February 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
scharareeves.bsky.social
Today's word is: BURN

Find the LAST instance in your WIP/ book that includes the word "burn" and post below!

#RandomReevesWords #writingprompt #writerprompt
Writing prompt: Burn
February 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Picture of Gandalf facing Belrog from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
February 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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indiebites.bsky.social
Indie Bites 17 (Pirates & Prophecies) is out TODAY!

Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…

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Pirates & Prophecies (Issue 17)
This quarter's issue of Indie Bites contains eight exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Pirates & Prophecies.
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February 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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cerilndomace.bsky.social
Today my new Clarkfowler Short "The Kraken King" is live in the latest edition of Indie Bites! Check it out along with seven other amazing short stories and a fantastic interview with Trudie!
February 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM