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Deb E. Howell
@deb.deberelene.com
Writer, mum, general dog's body at work & around home. 🇳🇿📚🐴🎶
https://linktr.ee/DebEHowell
Leftie. Hopeless idealist. Boring AF Middle-aged Cis-Het White Woman (BUFFER).
Also on: https://mastoart.social/@debehowell
Not looking for random DMs.
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#WIPSnips for 16th Nov: Run.

Shorter one today. Hopefully punchy. If you can cope with my WIP prose, I have been sharing on Royal Road (because I've very slow, so I need chapter-by-chapter dopamine, or something): www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...

#Romantasy #FantasyRomance #RomanticFantasy
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#WIPSnips Hopefully this one isn't too long, but it felt like the best out-of-context snip, even though there are a few series-specific terms …

www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
#WIPSnips This one is very fresh in the WIP.
Note: MC heals by draining life when touching something (or someone) else living.

From this ongoing tale I'm very slow at adding to:
www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
September 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I helped with a thing! And it's now live!
Awards for Aotearoan/Pasifika writers in the Speculative Fiction genres (Fantasy, SciFi, Horror, etc). Open to works published in 2025 (open till the end of the year).
tepaetawhitiawards.nz 📚🇳🇿
July 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I have a Wrath snippet for #SFFChat!
I'm never sure how much fun these are out of context.
June 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Some 16 yrs ago, I wanted to write a romantic couple with a bit of a Romeo & Juliet vibe, I guess we could call them enemies-to-lovers. Around children, work, & pets, I have finally nearly finished, & been sharing over at:
www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
Some people might find it enjoyable.
June 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Mwahaha. Gave me a giggle.
#WIPsnips for May the 4th is: Force
May 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#WipSnips for 30th April fits quite well with my next WIP, of which I've written a few chapters. It has a "talking" (inside the MC's head) amulet …

I don't use "Explode", but I do use "Kaboom". I think that vibes (o:
#pukapuka
May 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#WIPSnips 28th April: Talk
From the Deadly Touch fantasy series: www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
April 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The school holidays have kept me busy, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share a snippet for this prompt (o: Better late than never?
#WIPSnips: Wolf
Looking forward to diving into this WIP in the next couple of months. I sense fun ahead.
April 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Ream is a platform like Patreon but specifically for books. This week (at least) several books have been set as free reads, so it's a great tie to check out the platform & see if it's for you as a reader.
readers.reamstories.com/raid
#booksky #books #FreeBooks
April 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
#WIPsnips Apr 7th: Supply

Braph making friends, as always.

On #RoyalRoad at: www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#FantasyIndiesApril 5th: Snippet: Scenery

Uh oh …
April 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
#WIPSnips 5th April: Count

Llew's had a fun time and really loves the world building I did for her …

#Fantasy #Romantasy #RoyalRoad

www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sorry for spoilers … look away (quick!) if you actually read my stuff!

#WIPsnips 4th April: Laugh
#Writersky #Booksky 📚🇳🇿
April 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#WIPsnips Apr 3rd: Official
April 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As April 2nd wraps up here in Aotearoa, here's my #WIPsnips for today's prompt: scene. There's a little bit of #FoundFamily going on in #Magician'sTouch It's not all smooth sailing, though, of course.
April 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#WIPSnips April 1st: Trick
Funnily enough, this snippet comes from the chapter that dropped on Royal Road today … www.royalroad.com/fiction/1067...
#RoyalRoad
April 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#WIPSnips 31st March: Appreciate
#WriteSky #FreeFiction
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#WIPSnips 30th: Lonely
I've only used "lonely" once, and it's in a terribly spoilery scene, so I've gone with "Alone".
March 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#WIPSnips 30th March: Touch

A little exposition about a world-building rule established in book 1 … (MC) Llew is not my biggest fan.
March 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
#FantasyIndiesMarch 29th: Saturday Snippet: Desire
March 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#WIPSnips March 27th: QUICK
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
#FantasyIndiesMarch Catchup.
25th: WIP Aesthetic: I mean, the cover is the aesthetic, so …

26th: Compromises? For sure. In both my WIP & the previous book my MCs have been forced to work with people they would really rather not.
March 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM