Dallas Anne Duncan
@dallasanne319.bsky.social
<< fantasy author. editor. storyteller >>
📚 author of “The Meridian Trilogy”
✍🏼 editor and storytelling coach for indie authors
✨ short stories + more on my Substack
www.DallasAnneDuncan.com
📚 author of “The Meridian Trilogy”
✍🏼 editor and storytelling coach for indie authors
✨ short stories + more on my Substack
www.DallasAnneDuncan.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A #poem for #Thanksgiving. Kinda.
Who Was America
~ Before we knew her?
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November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A #poem for #Thanksgiving. Kinda.
Latest #Substack: My thoughts (OK, a minor rant) about why I think indie authors need websites.
#BookSky #IndieAuthor
#BookSky #IndieAuthor
TLDR: Indie Authors Need Websites
~ as in, an actual URL that ends in dot-something
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November 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Latest #Substack: My thoughts (OK, a minor rant) about why I think indie authors need websites.
#BookSky #IndieAuthor
#BookSky #IndieAuthor
Yesterday, I wrote a silly #poem about 🍓 #strawberry Starbursts.
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Yesterday, I wrote a silly #poem about 🍓 #strawberry Starbursts.
As I edited these fantasy cosplay photos, the opening lines of this poem came to me. I revisit it now to share with y’all, and find though the story of the Madden Queen is entirely fictitious, the concept herein remains all too real …
The Tale of the Madden Queen
~ a poem + photo array
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October 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As I edited these fantasy cosplay photos, the opening lines of this poem came to me. I revisit it now to share with y’all, and find though the story of the Madden Queen is entirely fictitious, the concept herein remains all too real …
I cut hhhwwwaaaayyyy back on non-W-2 job photography during the past 18 months … but I still have a soft spot for food photos and table detail shots. 🖤
The other concept I love to capture is outdoor fantasy/cosplay portraiture. Sharing an oldie but a goodie such session in my Substack tomorrow!
The other concept I love to capture is outdoor fantasy/cosplay portraiture. Sharing an oldie but a goodie such session in my Substack tomorrow!
October 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I cut hhhwwwaaaayyyy back on non-W-2 job photography during the past 18 months … but I still have a soft spot for food photos and table detail shots. 🖤
The other concept I love to capture is outdoor fantasy/cosplay portraiture. Sharing an oldie but a goodie such session in my Substack tomorrow!
The other concept I love to capture is outdoor fantasy/cosplay portraiture. Sharing an oldie but a goodie such session in my Substack tomorrow!
Last month, I took a hiatus from writing Substacks so that I could focus entirely on writing “Crown Ascendant”, book three in “The Meridian Trilogy”. Also last month, I posted a video on Instagram, announcing there would be a timeline shift for completing that book … #BookSky
A Book, Delayed
~ but not denied
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October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Last month, I took a hiatus from writing Substacks so that I could focus entirely on writing “Crown Ascendant”, book three in “The Meridian Trilogy”. Also last month, I posted a video on Instagram, announcing there would be a timeline shift for completing that book … #BookSky
I know #Booksky is a place of zero traction for me, and yet I still feel compelled to drop the occasional book excerpt post in the hopes my indie fantasy series, #TheMeridianTrilogy, makes it onto the feeds of potential readers …
August 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I know #Booksky is a place of zero traction for me, and yet I still feel compelled to drop the occasional book excerpt post in the hopes my indie fantasy series, #TheMeridianTrilogy, makes it onto the feeds of potential readers …
I packed my bags with three goals in mind:
1️⃣ I am going to remember this vacation.
2️⃣ I am going to make substantial progress writing my next book.
3️⃣ I am going to eat a whole bunch of good food instead of buying souvenirs — and I’m fixin’ to tell y’all all about it.
1️⃣ I am going to remember this vacation.
2️⃣ I am going to make substantial progress writing my next book.
3️⃣ I am going to eat a whole bunch of good food instead of buying souvenirs — and I’m fixin’ to tell y’all all about it.
Best Things I Ate on Vacation
~ an excuse to write about food and shout-out some favorite places
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July 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I packed my bags with three goals in mind:
1️⃣ I am going to remember this vacation.
2️⃣ I am going to make substantial progress writing my next book.
3️⃣ I am going to eat a whole bunch of good food instead of buying souvenirs — and I’m fixin’ to tell y’all all about it.
1️⃣ I am going to remember this vacation.
2️⃣ I am going to make substantial progress writing my next book.
3️⃣ I am going to eat a whole bunch of good food instead of buying souvenirs — and I’m fixin’ to tell y’all all about it.
I unlock my phone to read the message in full:
“Hello Darling! I am Amber and I love books! Your book caught my eye. It sounds great. I would love to review your book!”
“Hello Darling! I am Amber and I love books! Your book caught my eye. It sounds great. I would love to review your book!”
G(r)ifting Review Copies
~ and why I think it’s a scam
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July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I unlock my phone to read the message in full:
“Hello Darling! I am Amber and I love books! Your book caught my eye. It sounds great. I would love to review your book!”
“Hello Darling! I am Amber and I love books! Your book caught my eye. It sounds great. I would love to review your book!”
Now that it appears the budget bill, HR1, is being kicked back to the House, CALL YOUR REPS & urge a “no” vote. Per my call, @indivisiblega10.bsky.social Rep. Collins’ staff @ Monroe office only received a handful of calls today about the act, & the House is expected to vote tomorrow or Thursday.
July 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Now that it appears the budget bill, HR1, is being kicked back to the House, CALL YOUR REPS & urge a “no” vote. Per my call, @indivisiblega10.bsky.social Rep. Collins’ staff @ Monroe office only received a handful of calls today about the act, & the House is expected to vote tomorrow or Thursday.
I get asked various forms of this question fairly frequently: How do you cook up a good, believable scene? How do you turn me, someone who’s never gotten into fantasy books, into someone who can see myself right there with your characters? #IndieAuthors #Writers
Mise en Place
~ exercises in cooking up believable scenes
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June 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I get asked various forms of this question fairly frequently: How do you cook up a good, believable scene? How do you turn me, someone who’s never gotten into fantasy books, into someone who can see myself right there with your characters? #IndieAuthors #Writers
#Litha is the summer solstice, the period of time when the sun glows in the sky for a few moments more than she does the rest of the year …
Wheel of the Year: Litha
~ a bonus issue
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June 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#Litha is the summer solstice, the period of time when the sun glows in the sky for a few moments more than she does the rest of the year …
The world is on fire so I feel weird sharing excerpts of my fantasy novels, but also sales of my fantasy novels help keep my lights on so either way I can’t win here, but maybe I can help y’all metaphorically escape? #Fantasy #FantasyBooks
June 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The world is on fire so I feel weird sharing excerpts of my fantasy novels, but also sales of my fantasy novels help keep my lights on so either way I can’t win here, but maybe I can help y’all metaphorically escape? #Fantasy #FantasyBooks
*keeps checking email to see if there’s a new @nycjayjay.bsky.social Substack in my inbox, covering the bromance breakup implosion*
June 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
*keeps checking email to see if there’s a new @nycjayjay.bsky.social Substack in my inbox, covering the bromance breakup implosion*
Fam, I’m not gonna lie. I kind of phoned in this month’s paid #Substack …
Five Things
~ I think indie authors need to heavily consider doing when self-publishing
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June 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fam, I’m not gonna lie. I kind of phoned in this month’s paid #Substack …
Apparently the #Annabelle doll is missing and I hope to goddess it’s because homegirl’s on her way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 😈
May 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Apparently the #Annabelle doll is missing and I hope to goddess it’s because homegirl’s on her way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 😈
“Follow the alligator?! Are you trying to get us eaten? Are you crazy?!” Coleman’s voice was an octave higher than normal. I guess he really did only like gators when he was shielded safely behind his camera lens. #OkefenokeeSwamp #IndieAuthors
Murkmaid and the Swamp Puppy (Part II)
~ There is one thing Tricia wants to know about the Okefenokee: Is it true that if you drink the water from the swamp, you’re cursed?
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May 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Follow the alligator?! Are you trying to get us eaten? Are you crazy?!” Coleman’s voice was an octave higher than normal. I guess he really did only like gators when he was shielded safely behind his camera lens. #OkefenokeeSwamp #IndieAuthors
… @booker.senate.gov, would you like to explain that vote on behalf of Kushner? Why was that a good idea for you + your constituents (and also the rest of America)?!
May 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
… @booker.senate.gov, would you like to explain that vote on behalf of Kushner? Why was that a good idea for you + your constituents (and also the rest of America)?!
My latest #ShortStory! There is one thing Tricia wants to know about the Okefenokee: Is it true that if you drink the water from the swamp, you’re cursed? #IndieAuthor
Murkmaid and the Swamp Puppy (Part I)
~ There is one thing Tricia wants to know about the Okefenokee: Is it true that if you drink the water from the swamp, you’re cursed?
dallasanneduncan.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My latest #ShortStory! There is one thing Tricia wants to know about the Okefenokee: Is it true that if you drink the water from the swamp, you’re cursed? #IndieAuthor
If ever I again feel like I’m not good enough at my W-2 job or my overall creative career … I’m going to remind myself to look at the cabal of unqualified imbeciles whom fear-mongering fascists appointed to lead most of the governmental agencies.
May 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If ever I again feel like I’m not good enough at my W-2 job or my overall creative career … I’m going to remind myself to look at the cabal of unqualified imbeciles whom fear-mongering fascists appointed to lead most of the governmental agencies.
I’m reading @nycjayjay.bsky.social’s Substack from this morning about slashing #Medicaid, and it hit me like a bomb — GOP + MAGA voters talk about govt “waste, fraud and abuse”, but has anyone figured out their definitions of what constitutes govt “waste, fraud and abuse”?!
May 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’m reading @nycjayjay.bsky.social’s Substack from this morning about slashing #Medicaid, and it hit me like a bomb — GOP + MAGA voters talk about govt “waste, fraud and abuse”, but has anyone figured out their definitions of what constitutes govt “waste, fraud and abuse”?!
Did I write multiple scenes at real-life places near #Salem so I’d have a reason to visit Salem and Danvers for #bookish research and celebrations? Um, absolutely. #IndieAuthors
May 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Did I write multiple scenes at real-life places near #Salem so I’d have a reason to visit Salem and Danvers for #bookish research and celebrations? Um, absolutely. #IndieAuthors
“If they wanted to, they would”, but make it an #IndieAuthor squeezing creative time in her weekday schedule by exchanging it for sleep 😅
May 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“If they wanted to, they would”, but make it an #IndieAuthor squeezing creative time in her weekday schedule by exchanging it for sleep 😅
Finished a MASSIVE project today: content edits are complete on an upcoming indie author’s middle grades whimsical sci-fi book! 🥳
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May 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Finished a MASSIVE project today: content edits are complete on an upcoming indie author’s middle grades whimsical sci-fi book! 🥳
🧵 1/5
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