Caroline Barnard-Smith
@cazzysmith.bsky.social
Fantasy, sci-fi, horror author. Vampire pirate wannabe. Collects haunted clowns 🤡 She/Her
Sci-fi horror, MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS, Sep 2025!
Pre-order: https://books2read.com/u/m25v0R
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Sci-fi horror, MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS, Sep 2025!
Pre-order: https://books2read.com/u/m25v0R
cazzysmith.neocities.org
carolinebarnardsmith.substack.com
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🎉MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS is out today!🎉
If you like your sci-fi weird, cyberpunky, and throttled by angry tentacles, I have the book for you.
Three-word pitch: Goths in space 💀
👉 books2read.com/u/m25v0R
#writesky #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
If you like your sci-fi weird, cyberpunky, and throttled by angry tentacles, I have the book for you.
Three-word pitch: Goths in space 💀
👉 books2read.com/u/m25v0R
#writesky #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
Reposted by Caroline Barnard-Smith
There are just two days left in the Goodreads giveaway! In #WitchQueenRising, a southern gothic dark fantasy, Seraphine Barreau is the only one who can save a city full of monsters from themselves...if they don't kill her first. Enter here > tr.ee/bwYval
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
There are just two days left in the Goodreads giveaway! In #WitchQueenRising, a southern gothic dark fantasy, Seraphine Barreau is the only one who can save a city full of monsters from themselves...if they don't kill her first. Enter here > tr.ee/bwYval
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This book is still FREE.
Go get it, and check out the rest of the series if you like :)
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Go get it, and check out the rest of the series if you like :)
mybook.to/insolitudess...
September 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This book is still FREE.
Go get it, and check out the rest of the series if you like :)
mybook.to/insolitudess...
Go get it, and check out the rest of the series if you like :)
mybook.to/insolitudess...
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Wait, stupid people think The Rapture is about to occur in a couple days?! WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS EVER:
![still think we all should get a bunch of blowup dolls and helium to freak out the people waiting for the rapture
[Pictures of a ton of blowup dolls filled with helium soaring into the sky looking like people being raptured]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tcvpjkdcsdotgvcgdf6epyoe/bafkreiahyino7iod7an3mapd7oiqyhguc5qnc4lmnrd7uvf3fwl5ztrply@jpeg)
September 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wait, stupid people think The Rapture is about to occur in a couple days?! WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS EVER:
Okay, timeline cleanse. 🖤
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- Coffee in my spooky travel cup
- 80's spec-fic book covers
- Watching movies with my kids
- Planning my next tattoo
- Old-style websites (with pixelated gifs!)
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- Coffee in my spooky travel cup
- 80's spec-fic book covers
- Watching movies with my kids
- Planning my next tattoo
- Old-style websites (with pixelated gifs!)
Okay, timeline cleanse. 🖤
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- sitting in the garden on a warm evening
- Baklava
- crunchyroll
- walking from Redcar to Saltburn and then having lunch
- a new book I've been looking forward to
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- sitting in the garden on a warm evening
- Baklava
- crunchyroll
- walking from Redcar to Saltburn and then having lunch
- a new book I've been looking forward to
Okay, timeline cleanse. 🖤
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- A room full of books
- Cats
- Trees in flower
- Nerds being passionate about their nerd thing
- You guys, my pocket support team, purveyors of cat pics, book recommendations and outbreaks of nerdery
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- A room full of books
- Cats
- Trees in flower
- Nerds being passionate about their nerd thing
- You guys, my pocket support team, purveyors of cat pics, book recommendations and outbreaks of nerdery
September 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Okay, timeline cleanse. 🖤
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- Coffee in my spooky travel cup
- 80's spec-fic book covers
- Watching movies with my kids
- Planning my next tattoo
- Old-style websites (with pixelated gifs!)
Everyone who sees this post, quote post 5 things that make you happy:
- Coffee in my spooky travel cup
- 80's spec-fic book covers
- Watching movies with my kids
- Planning my next tattoo
- Old-style websites (with pixelated gifs!)
🎉MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS is out today!🎉
If you like your sci-fi weird, cyberpunky, and throttled by angry tentacles, I have the book for you.
Three-word pitch: Goths in space 💀
👉 books2read.com/u/m25v0R
#writesky #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
If you like your sci-fi weird, cyberpunky, and throttled by angry tentacles, I have the book for you.
Three-word pitch: Goths in space 💀
👉 books2read.com/u/m25v0R
#writesky #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
September 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🎉MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS is out today!🎉
If you like your sci-fi weird, cyberpunky, and throttled by angry tentacles, I have the book for you.
Three-word pitch: Goths in space 💀
👉 books2read.com/u/m25v0R
#writesky #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
If you like your sci-fi weird, cyberpunky, and throttled by angry tentacles, I have the book for you.
Three-word pitch: Goths in space 💀
👉 books2read.com/u/m25v0R
#writesky #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
Reposted by Caroline Barnard-Smith
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis is a sci-fi fantasy novel about sunless planets, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and tentacle daemons, and today is the last day you can pre-order for only $1.99!
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
September 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis is a sci-fi fantasy novel about sunless planets, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and tentacle daemons, and today is the last day you can pre-order for only $1.99!
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis is a sci-fi fantasy novel about sunless planets, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and tentacle daemons, and today is the last day you can pre-order for only $1.99!
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
September 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis is a sci-fi fantasy novel about sunless planets, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and tentacle daemons, and today is the last day you can pre-order for only $1.99!
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
👉 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
Don't eat that snow.
CAN YOU SEE SOMETHING YELLOW FROM WHERE YOU ARE?
September 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Don't eat that snow.
September happened but my kids don't start school until Friday, which means we're trapped in a liminal void where structure is a myth.
September 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
September happened but my kids don't start school until Friday, which means we're trapped in a liminal void where structure is a myth.
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
I might be there already if I'm honest.
I might be there already if I'm honest.
September 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
I might be there already if I'm honest.
I might be there already if I'm honest.
If you see this post a character with white hair.
July 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you see this post a character with white hair.
My kid felt sick at school today, so I've brought them home and now Freaky Friday is blaring in my earhole while I'm trying to edit. It's the Lindsay Lohan version, so it could be worse (yes, I will die on that hill!)
#writing #writingcommunity #amediting
#writing #writingcommunity #amediting
a woman is making a funny face and saying i 'm old !
ALT: a woman is making a funny face and saying i 'm old !
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July 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My kid felt sick at school today, so I've brought them home and now Freaky Friday is blaring in my earhole while I'm trying to edit. It's the Lindsay Lohan version, so it could be worse (yes, I will die on that hill!)
#writing #writingcommunity #amediting
#writing #writingcommunity #amediting
I haven't got any new books to include this time around, but I highly encourage anyone who does to submit! I'll definitely be poking around for some bargains when it starts.
The signups for the August sale are open!
Click here to receive your invitation: www.subscribepage.io/NIS
Click here to bookmark the sale page: indiebook.sale
Click here to receive your invitation: www.subscribepage.io/NIS
Click here to bookmark the sale page: indiebook.sale
July 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I haven't got any new books to include this time around, but I highly encourage anyone who does to submit! I'll definitely be poking around for some bargains when it starts.
Reposted by Caroline Barnard-Smith
This is your weekly reminder that Midnight Metropolis, my sci-fi horror novel about daemon-swallowing misanthropes, is available to pre-order 😎 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
July 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is your weekly reminder that Midnight Metropolis, my sci-fi horror novel about daemon-swallowing misanthropes, is available to pre-order 😎 books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
#SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
The image I shall use for age verification.
July 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The image I shall use for age verification.
Reposted by Caroline Barnard-Smith
It's a very warm week in the UK - pushing above 30 for us here today - so why not read WINDBORN, a Norse-inspired fantasy set in winter with a shield-maiden that has ice powers!
What better way to experience the cold?
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What better way to experience the cold?
books2read.com/u/38Qg2V
July 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It's a very warm week in the UK - pushing above 30 for us here today - so why not read WINDBORN, a Norse-inspired fantasy set in winter with a shield-maiden that has ice powers!
What better way to experience the cold?
books2read.com/u/38Qg2V
What better way to experience the cold?
books2read.com/u/38Qg2V
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis is tentacled insanity disguised as a #sci-fi novel, and you can pre-order your very own copy: books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#CoverReveal #SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
#CoverReveal #SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
July 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis is tentacled insanity disguised as a #sci-fi novel, and you can pre-order your very own copy: books2read.com/b/m25v0R
#CoverReveal #SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
#CoverReveal #SelfPub #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #sffh
Exciting things are happening in my newsletter tomorrow! Subscribe to see the cover reveal of my #sci-fi #horror novel before anyone else, and find out how to sign up as a beta reader. 😎📚
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July 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Exciting things are happening in my newsletter tomorrow! Subscribe to see the cover reveal of my #sci-fi #horror novel before anyone else, and find out how to sign up as a beta reader. 😎📚
carolinebarnardsmith.substack.com
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Just another beautiful July day on the North Devon coast. 🍃
July 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just another beautiful July day on the North Devon coast. 🍃
Only always. Until the end of time.
SEIZE JOY FROM THE JAWS OF PAIN. DO YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOUR GLASSES?
July 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Only always. Until the end of time.
Is it just me, or is this dude projecting Muppet energy?
Next time you visit York, take note of this carving of a plague doctor outside York Minster Cathedral. It was recently carved out of magnesian limestone to replace figures eroded by time, as part of the ongoing restoration of the East Front. I love this little fellow.
July 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Is it just me, or is this dude projecting Muppet energy?
Reposted by Caroline Barnard-Smith
✨whole series 50% off through July 8!✨
"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
#BookSky 💙📚
"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
#BookSky 💙📚
Want to feel as cozy as Ben in his crochet blanket? Pick up my Curses & Curtains series! Fantasy novels about fairy tales and musical theatre, full of friends working hard to help one another
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July 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
✨whole series 50% off through July 8!✨
"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
#BookSky 💙📚
"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
#BookSky 💙📚
It feels like this is all my kids ever say to each other.
July 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It feels like this is all my kids ever say to each other.
Reposted by Caroline Barnard-Smith
🚨 Submissions are OPEN! 🚨
We are open to short stories under 5,000 words, translations under 3,500 words, and flash fiction. We offer $0.10/word.
Send in your submissions now!
For more details on submissions, please visit our website: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
We are open to short stories under 5,000 words, translations under 3,500 words, and flash fiction. We offer $0.10/word.
Send in your submissions now!
For more details on submissions, please visit our website: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
July 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨 Submissions are OPEN! 🚨
We are open to short stories under 5,000 words, translations under 3,500 words, and flash fiction. We offer $0.10/word.
Send in your submissions now!
For more details on submissions, please visit our website: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
We are open to short stories under 5,000 words, translations under 3,500 words, and flash fiction. We offer $0.10/word.
Send in your submissions now!
For more details on submissions, please visit our website: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...