Laika Wallace
@laikacore.bsky.social
middle grade to adult fantasy and sci fi author. poet. artist. musician. guinea pig parent. ndn bi wo/man. (s)he/it/sie
https://laikacore.neocities.org/
https://laikacore.neocities.org/
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Very soon, all 4 of my books will be part of the @smashwords.bsky.social end of year sale!!
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Very soon, all 4 of my books will be part of the @smashwords.bsky.social end of year sale!!
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Now's the time to fill your ereader for the holidays! Check out thousands of titles available at a discount for the Smashwords End of Year Sale! #eoysale25 #smashwords #booksky
smashwords.com/sale
smashwords.com/sale
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now's the time to fill your ereader for the holidays! Check out thousands of titles available at a discount for the Smashwords End of Year Sale! #eoysale25 #smashwords #booksky
smashwords.com/sale
smashwords.com/sale
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@smashwords.bsky.social is having their #endofyearsale and all 4 of my ebooks are 25% off, the lowest they can go!
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
@smashwords.bsky.social is having their #endofyearsale and all 4 of my ebooks are 25% off, the lowest they can go!
a scene from a short story in my upcoming book, Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Collection 1, that's coming out January 2026
check alt text if you can't read it, i'm not sure how good the screenshot came out
check alt text if you can't read it, i'm not sure how good the screenshot came out
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
a scene from a short story in my upcoming book, Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Collection 1, that's coming out January 2026
check alt text if you can't read it, i'm not sure how good the screenshot came out
check alt text if you can't read it, i'm not sure how good the screenshot came out
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📚Golden Court series by A.K. Mulford 🏳️🌈
Briar’s is to marry the prince of an ally Wolf pack and save the Golden Court. Calla’s purpose is to remain a secret, her twin’s shadow... the backup plan.
⭐5 star series
📚🌈 #booksky 📚💙🪐
Briar’s is to marry the prince of an ally Wolf pack and save the Golden Court. Calla’s purpose is to remain a secret, her twin’s shadow... the backup plan.
⭐5 star series
📚🌈 #booksky 📚💙🪐
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
📚Golden Court series by A.K. Mulford 🏳️🌈
Briar’s is to marry the prince of an ally Wolf pack and save the Golden Court. Calla’s purpose is to remain a secret, her twin’s shadow... the backup plan.
⭐5 star series
📚🌈 #booksky 📚💙🪐
Briar’s is to marry the prince of an ally Wolf pack and save the Golden Court. Calla’s purpose is to remain a secret, her twin’s shadow... the backup plan.
⭐5 star series
📚🌈 #booksky 📚💙🪐
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✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
December 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
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I stood on business today because my local authors’ Facebook group asked basically “what is your limit for how much AI an author can use before you don’t want to buy their book?” And I went on a RANT. Some of it is cropped out because I don’t want to doxx the group/location.
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I stood on business today because my local authors’ Facebook group asked basically “what is your limit for how much AI an author can use before you don’t want to buy their book?” And I went on a RANT. Some of it is cropped out because I don’t want to doxx the group/location.
@smashwords.bsky.social is having their #endofyearsale and all 4 of my ebooks are 25% off, the lowest they can go!
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
@smashwords.bsky.social is having their #endofyearsale and all 4 of my ebooks are 25% off, the lowest they can go!
Reposted by Laika Wallace
KDP coming in clutch with a sale of The God Sun. December is already a better month than November 😂
Just a reminder if you're in the UK you can get signed paperbacks of my Augment Saga books from my web store.
(Please I need to clear out this stock somehow lmao)
www.alankdell.co.uk/store
Just a reminder if you're in the UK you can get signed paperbacks of my Augment Saga books from my web store.
(Please I need to clear out this stock somehow lmao)
www.alankdell.co.uk/store
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
KDP coming in clutch with a sale of The God Sun. December is already a better month than November 😂
Just a reminder if you're in the UK you can get signed paperbacks of my Augment Saga books from my web store.
(Please I need to clear out this stock somehow lmao)
www.alankdell.co.uk/store
Just a reminder if you're in the UK you can get signed paperbacks of my Augment Saga books from my web store.
(Please I need to clear out this stock somehow lmao)
www.alankdell.co.uk/store
Look what has a cover (minus text so far)!!
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Look what has a cover (minus text so far)!!
This has been delayed til January 2026, but it's still gonna be great :3
The 4th book in the Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Series will be out this December! This collection of short stories, explores the pasts and futures of the 2018-2019 campers as they look for kelpies, meet werewolves, go on road trips, and get their first apartments :3 cover pending
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This has been delayed til January 2026, but it's still gonna be great :3
I won NaNoWriMo!!! Something like my 11th year participating but my first year that I told myself I'm gonna do it, no excuses. And I did!! I even got charms to show for it
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I won NaNoWriMo!!! Something like my 11th year participating but my first year that I told myself I'm gonna do it, no excuses. And I did!! I even got charms to show for it
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
I'm still on track for nanowrimo!! About 5k words left 🫡 it hasn't all been the same project, but it's about getting 50k words this time. I may try 50k words of a single brand new novel next time, who knows
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm still on track for nanowrimo!! About 5k words left 🫡 it hasn't all been the same project, but it's about getting 50k words this time. I may try 50k words of a single brand new novel next time, who knows
Very soon, all 4 of my books will be part of the @smashwords.bsky.social end of year sale!!
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Very soon, all 4 of my books will be part of the @smashwords.bsky.social end of year sale!!
I forgot to say at the start of Nov bc I keep forgetting bluesky exists but I'm doing nanowrimo this year and I intend to win this time!! It would be my first win in the 11 years ive been doing it. Im on track, just broke 20k words last night 🫡
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I forgot to say at the start of Nov bc I keep forgetting bluesky exists but I'm doing nanowrimo this year and I intend to win this time!! It would be my first win in the 11 years ive been doing it. Im on track, just broke 20k words last night 🫡
The 4th book in the Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Series will be out this December! This collection of short stories, explores the pasts and futures of the 2018-2019 campers as they look for kelpies, meet werewolves, go on road trips, and get their first apartments :3 cover pending
August 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The 4th book in the Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Series will be out this December! This collection of short stories, explores the pasts and futures of the 2018-2019 campers as they look for kelpies, meet werewolves, go on road trips, and get their first apartments :3 cover pending
I'm editing the last short story in Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Collection 1 🫡💪 it will be done soon and then I'm off to editing Heart Crushed
August 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm editing the last short story in Shimmering Lake Summer Camp Collection 1 🫡💪 it will be done soon and then I'm off to editing Heart Crushed
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Some highlights...
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
A new set of campers return to Shimmering Lake, but this time, there's new dangers lurking in the water. Budding romance & secretive counselors are the least of Sid’s problems as he gets swept up by a lonely kelpie’s cries. Ava is trying to hold onto herself as her brother tries to tear them apart.
August 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Some highlights...
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
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Check out these magical stories that will transport you to new worlds, all in the course of a couple of hours.
A short story and novella bundle at just $1 per book!
Brought to you by a group of amazing authors.
💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚
itch.io/b/3231/small...
A short story and novella bundle at just $1 per book!
Brought to you by a group of amazing authors.
💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚
itch.io/b/3231/small...
August 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Check out these magical stories that will transport you to new worlds, all in the course of a couple of hours.
A short story and novella bundle at just $1 per book!
Brought to you by a group of amazing authors.
💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚
itch.io/b/3231/small...
A short story and novella bundle at just $1 per book!
Brought to you by a group of amazing authors.
💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚
itch.io/b/3231/small...
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✨ NEW RELEASE ✨
🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
August 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
✨ NEW RELEASE ✨
🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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[ 📚💙 ]
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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[ 📚💙 ]
August 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
[ 🪐📚🌈 ]
[ 📚💙 ]
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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[ 📚💙 ]
books2read.com/u/3LkMYe
www.amazon.com/Lured-Lake-S...
I 🩷 u if you order this at your local libraries/bookstores
Can't pay? That's okay archive.org/details/lure...
#freebooks #ebooks #booksky #indieauthor #kelpies #fantasynovel
www.amazon.com/Lured-Lake-S...
I 🩷 u if you order this at your local libraries/bookstores
Can't pay? That's okay archive.org/details/lure...
#freebooks #ebooks #booksky #indieauthor #kelpies #fantasynovel
August 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
books2read.com/u/3LkMYe
www.amazon.com/Lured-Lake-S...
I 🩷 u if you order this at your local libraries/bookstores
Can't pay? That's okay archive.org/details/lure...
#freebooks #ebooks #booksky #indieauthor #kelpies #fantasynovel
www.amazon.com/Lured-Lake-S...
I 🩷 u if you order this at your local libraries/bookstores
Can't pay? That's okay archive.org/details/lure...
#freebooks #ebooks #booksky #indieauthor #kelpies #fantasynovel
Some highlights...
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
A new set of campers return to Shimmering Lake, but this time, there's new dangers lurking in the water. Budding romance & secretive counselors are the least of Sid’s problems as he gets swept up by a lonely kelpie’s cries. Ava is trying to hold onto herself as her brother tries to tear them apart.
August 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Some highlights...
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
Love triangle (or square?)
Who's hiding more from who, the campers or the counselors 🤔
Diverse families & adoptee struggles
Mental breakdown haircuts
Nobody trusts anybody (but if they did we wouldn't have a story)
Baby kelpie time
Autism be damned my boy can identify an animal
A new set of campers return to Shimmering Lake, but this time, there's new dangers lurking in the water. Budding romance & secretive counselors are the least of Sid’s problems as he gets swept up by a lonely kelpie’s cries. Ava is trying to hold onto herself as her brother tries to tear them apart.
August 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A new set of campers return to Shimmering Lake, but this time, there's new dangers lurking in the water. Budding romance & secretive counselors are the least of Sid’s problems as he gets swept up by a lonely kelpie’s cries. Ava is trying to hold onto herself as her brother tries to tear them apart.