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Esme Carpenter
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I write.

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Spencer and DeWitt: Man on Fire out now! - https://a.co/d/b47lZ9U

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Esme Carpenter @ec-writes.bsky.social · Jan 3
My ebook is now live!

Do you like detectives? X-Men? Fighting against discrimination? This might be for you.

Spencer and DeWitt: Man on Fire: Book One a.co/d/ch184n1
Spencer and DeWitt: Man on Fire: Book One - Kindle edition by Carpenter, Esme. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Spencer and DeWitt: Man on Fire: Book One - Kindle edition by Carpenter, Esme. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and h...
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It's #sonofsongssunday!

Simple pleasures are the best, especially when you're leaving home.

#spaceopera #scifibooks #scifi #SciFiAdventure #bookseries #writingcommunity

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Part Four: Entry Wound - XXX: The Morning After - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
A Romur sunrise was the subject of many paintings and poems. The three suns made the most fantastic display, one after the other, spilling conflicting colours across the sky. When the first sun rose, ...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Chapter Sixteen for this #deadwalkerwednesday!

Willard refuses. Lady Eremont makes a wish. Idris takes flight.

#necromancy #necromancer #fantasybookseries #fantasyfiction #writingcommunity

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Chapter Sixteen - The Dead-Walker's Son
“Won’t do it. No way no how.” “Willard...” Idris sighed and pressed his temples. “I need to be able to walk.” “Ain’t putting no boots on that thing until the swelling’s down, so you use your crutches ...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Happy #sonofsongssunday!

Sometimes you have to break something down to fix it up again.

#scifi #scifibooks #spaceopera #scifiadventure #WritingCommunity

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Part Four: Entry Wound - XXIX: Disassembly - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
Hazy lights, in dove grey and blinding white, swirling in the sky. Spherical shapes in the distance. But this time, the spheres darted closer than before, clearer than before. Before Blake could reach...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Welcome to the Harransee this #deadwalkerwednesday!

Idris unpacks. Lady Eremont tags along. Pentagons assist progress.

#necromancy #necromancer #fantasybookseries #fantasyfiction #WritingCommunity

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Chapter Fifteen - The Dead-Walker's Son
The journey to the Harransee Mountains took Idris back up the road he had travelled in the spring, when his only concern was returning to Veridia with his honour intact. His company was much the same ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Everyone, please report this Etsy shop for using stolen patterns from this book.

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The author reported them but the shop is still up. Please re-skeet!
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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graphic in the Mamdani campaign colors and fonts that amusingly* quotes the popular Patricia Lockwood "Miette" tweet thusly: JAIL FOR MOTHER for ONE THOUSAND YEARS * YMMV
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#deadwalkerwednesday means Chapter Fourteen!

Idris makes a splash. Kurellan gives a gift. Layton makes a threat.

#necromancy #necromancer #fantasybookseries #fantasy #novel #amwriting #WritingCommunity

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Chapter Fourteen - The Dead-Walker's Son
“That was cruel,” he spluttered, shaking water out of his face. “That is sparring. Come on.” She held out her hand to help him up. “You must be cold.” “One more?” “I think there’s news,” said Lila, no...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Sometimes you have a Very Bad Day and then you go home and there are cats and the day is not so bad anymore.
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Spooky season demands an unlucky chapter thirteen for this week's #deadwalkerwednesday.

Idris power-dresses. Lila makes a powerful enemy. Thistle is displeased.

#necromancer #necromancy #fantasybookseries #fantasy #writingcommunity

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Chapter Thirteen - The Dead-Walker's Son
Idris had never had the inclination nor the prompting to learn how to shape the aria so it harmed people. Magus Arundale had taught him basics, and the rest Idris had taught himself, conducting as muc...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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I played this song three times at my wedding.
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Tell me you are a creative with unmedicated ADHD without telling me you're a creative with unmedicated ADHD
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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In this #sonofsongssunday, we're moving through the stages of grief. And all the bones in the human hand.

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Part Four: Entry Wound - XXVIII: Acceptance - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
Jace’s favourite balcony in the house was at the back. It had the most incredible view of the sunsets at the correct time of day but most importantly, it was in one of the least-used reading rooms in ...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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This is an amazing deal for one of the best comics duos around - if you haven't read WicDiv yet, I'm sorry, but do I know you?
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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#deadwalkerwednesday is here, bringing Chapter Twelve.

Willard ferries. Idris asks. Kurellan answers.

#necromancer #necromancy #fantasy #FantasyFiction #fantasybookseries #writingcommunity

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Chapter Twelve - The Dead-Walker's Son
Travelling through the fae realm, Willard explained, was like using the fastest carriage one could imagine, except there was no carriage and no horses and it made one’s skin tingle. The forests of the...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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It's #sonofsongssunday and we're hunting for... what, exactly?

#spaceopera #sciencefiction #scifi #SciFiAdventure #writingcommunity

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Part Four: Entry Wound - XXVII: Green - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
Blake seemed relieved to be back in his room. His shoulders sagged and his spine flopped, and Clara hardly had time to place him on the bed before he lay down. She propped him up with his pillows and ...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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It's #sonofsongssunday and dinner is served! Pea soup, anyone?

#spaceopera #SciFiAdventure #scifi #writingcommunity

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Part Four: Entry Wound - XXVI: Dinner - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
Eleanor took her place at the head of the table. Jace, as was proper for family dinner, sat on her right-hand side, and Amy sat on her left. Jace supposed she had been sitting there while he had been ...
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October 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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#deadwalkerwednesday means that it's time for Chapter Eleven!

Idris ascends. Willard provides a nest. Joa arranges travel.

#necromancy #necromancer #fantasybookseries #FantasyFiction #novel #writingcommunity

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Chapter Eleven - The Dead-Walker's Son
The fae realm was bright and warm, as if the autumn never touched it; Idris imagined it as if he were tiny and bottled up in a resin lamp. While the geography was similar to the mortal world, with the...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Telling a self-published author to just do a little self promotion a day to maintain an audience.
hulkhoquinn.bsky.social Jason Song Quinn @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · Sep 30
Telling a cartoonist to just do a little self promotion a day to maintain an audience.
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Chapter Ten of The Dead-Walker's Son on this #deadwalkerwednesday!

Idris finds a vein. Layton springs a trap. Willard pulls the threads.

#necromancy #necromancer #fantasybookseries #fantasyfiction #WritingCommunity

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Chapter Ten - The Dead-Walker's Son
The mines were dry and silent, with a variety of aria marks cast in the walls. Idris perused them for a while. “Stone magicians, of course,” he said to Lila, pointing to the mark of Magus Arundale’s a...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Happy #deadwalkerwednesday!

Chapter Nine is live!

Idris goes hunting. Riette learns about rot. Lila leads the way.

#necromancy #necromancer #fantasybookseries #fantasyfiction #writingcommunity

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Chapter Nine - The Dead-Walker's Son
Riette, Lila and Idris left Veridia on a squally, rainy morning. Idris would have preferred a carriage, but he had already assured Riette that he would be fine to ride, despite his general distrust of...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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It's #sonofsongssunday and who wants to bet that dinner is going to go better than breakfast?

#spaceopera #scifi #SciFiAdventure #books #novels #writingcommunity

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Part Four: Entry Wound - XXV: Cocktail Hour - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
Jace stashed the sphere under his bed with his dirty jacket. He didn’t want Dillon or his mother to find out how filthy he got and he also knew that if anyone found the ball, he would have no way to e...
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September 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Today, for #sonofsongssunday, take yourself way back. What gives us an edge? Luck, or memory?

#spaceopera #SciFiAdventure #scifi #writingcommunity #books

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Part Three: Exit Wound - XXIV: The Feeling - Son of Songs: Innocence (Parts 1 to 10)
“Blake!” Clara jolted back to life and hurried to the plinth where Blake lay. Jace made sure he had a firm grip on the metal ball in his hand. It was covered in sand and grit, cool to the touch, but ...
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September 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Sometimes what you need to finish your reps is a little 2000s emo.

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September 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Apologies for the delay, but today is finally #deadwalkerwednesday again and I have Chapter Eight for you!

Lila returns to work. Cressida gives a warning. Idris discovers family.

#necromancer #necromancy #fantasybookseries #fantasyfiction #fantasyauthors #writing

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Chapter Eight - The Dead-Walker's Son
To Idris’s embarrassment, Lila returned to her attendant’s duties that self-same evening, out of the armour he had become accustomed to seeing her in and back in her workers’ blouses and skirts. She d...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM