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Joanna Maciejewska
@authorjmac.bsky.social
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#Fantasy and #scifi author. Translator, gamer, reader, artist. European girl (Poland, Ireland) in the US.

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Joanna Maciejewska @authorjmac.bsky.social · Oct 15
Did you know I have 8 books out? Check them all out at authorjm.com/books
An image featuring 8 books by Joanna Maciejewska: By the Pact, Scars of Stone, Shadows over Kaighal, and Demon siege as Pacts Arcane and Otherwise, complete epic fantasy series, Humanborn, Myth-Touched, and Snakebitten as Shadows of Eireland, and Scourges, Spells, and Serenades as fantasy stories, free for subscribers.
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and winter is just around the corner here in the northern hemisphere.

To get into the spirit of things, we want to share this review of A Winter's Mercy by @fantasticphil.bsky.social

NOT A CHRISTMAS STORY!

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...

#BookSky #AMoRaR
Banner image for our review of A Winter's Mercy. The banner is the one with the book dragon and the ghost cat, and there's a picture of the book's cover on top of it.
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's cold and miserable over here.

To cheer everyone up a little, here's an interview with author and gnome enthusiast D. Hale Rambo ( @dhalerambo.bsky.social )

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

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with D. Hale Rambo. The banner shows the book dragon, the ghost cat, and a photo of D.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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morgankbell.bsky.social
!!!!!!
lauraillustrates.bsky.social laura 🍁 @lauraillustrates.bsky.social · 23h
These are now available for presale:
ko-fi.com/s/22a503b277

Thanks for your support and for liking my work! It really means the world. 🦦
You guys are the best.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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olivia.science
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
As one Massachusetts school administrator recently said; this moment with AI is remarkably like the moment when we were introduced to asbestos. Yes, it had some remarkably promising characteristics – fireproofing! – and had some real utility in science, research, and industrial applications. But a profit-driven industry bullied us into inserting it everywhere; into our homes and schools and public spaces, before we really understood the risks. This resulted in decades, if not centuries, of illness, injuries, deaths, and the astronomical financial burden of trying to remove the stuff. As you, the leaders and policymakers in our schools, craft an AI policy for our district, we the undersigned call on you to: 1. Ban AI tools into the classroom, protect our students and teachers from de-skilling and allow them the space and time to engage in assignments themselves. 2. Resist any direct financial relationship or contracts with AI providers, as well as the “training” they might offer. 3. Provide a digital literacy curriculum to help students navigate the current digital landscape, and promote critical engagement with technology. 4. Guarantee that anywhere generative AI has already entered our classrooms or curriculum, an opt-out will allow students and teachers to refuse the use of these products at no risk to their grades, progress or employment.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Autumn/Fall sounds like a perfect season to read books (does it beat winter, though?), and there's nothing better than some free books to fill your device in case you want to go on a reading binge, so check out this collection of fantasy and sci-fi books!
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Fantasy image and text: Free Fall Fantasy and sci-fi books! October 15 - November 15, 2025
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Today, with traditional delay, 30 Books for 30 Days on Google Play brings you urban fantasy by @authorjmac.bsky.social (Joanna Maciejewska).

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The banner depicts the cover of Joanna Maciejewska’s Humanborn with the text: 30 Books 30 Days Day 12 • Urban fantasy • Inspired by European mythology • First in series • Set in Ireland • Badass FMC • Magiclysm/Magicapocalypse • Magical civil war
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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ormakal.bsky.social
MY Backerkit project is live! It's part of The Book Bazaar. Please share the post, back if you can! Everything helps!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

#booksky #TBB2025 #Backerkit #crowdfunding #Books #readingcommunity #bookcommunity #readers #readersofbluesky #booksonbluesky #booklovers
Jaya! The Complete Series
The ominbus edition of all four books of Jaya!, a series of books reimagining the Indian Epic of Mahabharata with a brand new Collectors' Edition Cover. Book One, Pradyutita was an SPFBO semi…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art!
An illustration in watercolor depicting an anthropomorphic rooster dressed in fine Elizabethan clothing. He stands at the helm of a ship. Behind his head in a circular frame is a seascape. A large illustrated map fills the rest of the background. A watercolor painting in olive green-golds, chartreuse, orange and grey. Mist swirls around a robed anthropomorphic owl in some kind of catacomb. Roots crawl down the wall above the entryway. The owl holds a gnarled staff in one hand and a glowing orb in the other. Stone niches behind her display candles and reliquaries. The panels flanking the central image show ornately decorated bones of a deer leg on the left, and on the right, a closeup of an elk skull wrapped in pearls with a semiprecious gem in the eye socket. Knight of the Nautilus. A watercolor painting of an anthropomorphic seagull in ornate armor featuring engravings of seashells. His sword appears to have an ivory hilt- also carved with shell details. He also carries a conch shell on his belt with worked metal embellishments. He stands at the bottom of some cliffs, with waves crashing behind him and ominous thunderheads above. A watercolor painting interpreting the "Temperance" tarot card, from Matthew Spencer's in progress "Courtly Beasts Tarot". This version shows an anthropomorphic turkey vulture alchemist, pouring water between two golden chalices. He stands with one foot in a pond, and one on land the sun behind his head acts as a fiery halo. A small blue spotted salamander sits on a rock behind him.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Sometimes, the red squiggly line under a word reminds my that even if you get all the letters in a word right, their order is important too.
Brought to you by having hastily typed, "heathly."
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Today's 3d art, "The Last of the Litter," might be a bit heart-wrenching. It's one of those images where everything slowly came together: the elements I used, the lighting, and then the postwork.
No AI.

#3dart
A little cat in a box in a back alley.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Arcanists might make pacts with demons, but every experienced arcanist will tell you that it doesn't mean you shouldn't be wary of them. Quite the contrary.
Start your epic adventure with By the Pact today: bf.authorjm.com/ByTh...
or grab the full series: bf.authorjm.com/PAAO

#fantasybooks
Image of for covers in Pacts Arcane and Otherwise by Joanna Maciejewska and a quote:
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Are you an Android device user? Do you read e-books on it? And did you know you can access Play Books app from iOS devices too? But searching for new reads isn't always easy, so here's a selection of 30 books, all of them available on Google Play.
bf.authorjm.com/30da...
E-books on Google. Easy, accessible, convenient. November 1 to 30. 30 books on Google to whet your appetite.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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If you missed my spooky season 3D renders, here's your chance to catch up! All the spookiness in one place: authorjm.com/archive...
No AI.

#3dart #fantasyart #scifiart
#MondayBlogs
An image of a mummy and text: Joanna's 3D Art, September & October 2025. View at authorjm.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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dylanbrowne.bsky.social
Just over a month till I'm avaliable, if you're after a Tech Artist to push boundaries, or a traditional VFX artist with over 20 features / series' under his belt, let's talk!
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt #Cinematics #TechArt
dylanbrowne.bsky.social Dylan Browne @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · 19d
Still looking for a new job! I'm a Tech Artist / Generalist who loves pushing visual side of things, 13 years of #UnrealEngine, Tech Art, Lighting, Lookdev, Env, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a Houdini & Substance skillset

Avaliable mid Dec

#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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nils.readindiefantasy.com
I reviewed a book.
This one's definitely worth keeping an eye on.
blog.readindiefantasy.com Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 6d
It's a Month of Rain & Reads, and we do take a little time for reading ourselves, too.

Today, we have a review of The Drowned Heir, by @authorizedmusings.bsky.social, which is also a contender in the SFINCS novella competition.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...

#BookSky #AMoRaR #SFINCS
Banner image for our review of The Drowned Heir. Based on the regular AMoRaR banner with the book dragon and the ghost cat, it also shows the cover of the book.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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jasonrainville.bsky.social
All interest, vaporized
luminouslyiii.bsky.social Luminouslyiii ✨⚔ @luminouslyiii.bsky.social · 7d
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.

They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
AI generated content disclosure via Arc Raider's Steam page: The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: During the development process, we may use procedural- and AI-based tools to assist with content creation. In all such cases, the final product reflects the creativity and expression of our own development team.
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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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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We're kicking off the weekend with a spotlight for Memories of Sorcery and Sand by @authorjmac.bsky.social, a standalone portal fantasy with an intriguing character-driven plot where everyone has secrets or tell lies, or both!

www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-...
A yellow 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 A Spotlight On... and features the book cover to Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska.
November 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Today we're also celebrating the release of Apt To Be Suspicious by @celialake.bsky.social! The second book in the Liminal Mysteries series that explores the magical community of Britain after the Second World War:

www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-...
A yellow 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 We Shine a Light On... and features the book cover to Apt To Be Suspicious by Celia Lake.
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It's Friday afternoon in A Month of Rain & Reads, and after a foggy morning, it's time for an interview.

This time, we hear from author and game creator Dave Dobson (@davedobson.bsky.social) about the challenges of writing bios.

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

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with Dave Dobson. As always the banner shows the book dragon and the ghost cat, and over it is a picture of Dave.
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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keilantra.bsky.social
It’s my spotlight day! Did you love Six of Crows? Want something that feels as if Terry Pratchett had written Lies of Locke Lamora? Then pick up Shadows of Old Town at your favorite book dealer! tamiolsen.com
Shadows of Old Town by T. Olsen. A blue silhouette surrounded by an eldritch monster with the town in the background image bleeding through
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Looking for something new in fantasy? An original setting, an unusual protagonist, or not-your-run-off-the-mill storyline? Check out ​this selection of fantasy books that aren't "the same old story."
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#fantasybooks
Image of an ancient temple and text: fantasy off the beaten path, find something new and exciting to read! November 1 - November 30
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The spooky season is gone, so it's time to return to regular 3d art. Today, I have a quick render from the time I was testing my new PC and the new graphic card's capabilities, and I just wanted to make something "quick and pretty."
No AI.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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blog.readindiefantasy.com
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's time for another cat picture.

This time, the cat picture comes joined by an interview with the cat's owner, Minneapolis-based Sci-Fi and Fantasy author Karen Lucia @karenlucia.bsky.social

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

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner Image for our interview with Karen Lucia. The banner shows the book dragon and the ghost cat, and there's a picture of Karen on top of it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM