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Marie Sinadjan
@quillandcrib.bsky.social
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She/her. 🇵🇭 in 🇬🇧. Wife, new mum, bookworm. Author of #ThePropheciesofRagnarok #JustAByte 📚✨ WIPs: #OverseasFilipinoWitches, #TheSurrogate linktr.ee/quillandcrib
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@northodoxpress.bsky.social Hi! I was going to DM but it won't let me send screenshots – I'm making a rec list and I just saw the blurb for Heretical is missing "fi" on Amazon UK. Haven't checked the other country sites though.
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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All things end, and all must die.
But death is not always the end.

Why not end October with a cozy short story reimagining the origins of Hel, the Norse queen of the underworld? Available on my Ko-fi shop + all major retailers ✨ 💙📚 #BookSky
Hand holding paperback copies of Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan Artwork of Hel by Marion Janella, from The Prophecies of Ragnarok series by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan. She has thin, gray-toned skin, long white hair billowing behind her, eyes glowing teal, lips a reddish brown matching her dress. Her dress is body hugging and is open around the navel and left ribcage, with a rib peeking through. A bone-like choker is on her neck with a pendant also glowing teal. A quote at the bottom is highlighted: "You have a good heart, Sigridr. And it will be the death of you." (Quote from book 2, Monster Ridge.)
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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#TheSurrogate is a Filipino 🇵🇭 inspired steampunk fantasy w/

⚙️ a smol spitfire FMC
⚙️ childhood friends to doomed lovers
⚙️ steampunk aesthetics but make it 🇵🇭
⚙️ nods to 🇵🇭 historical events and figures
⚙️ a magic system based on pregnancy and childbirth

#GhostPit #W #A #SFF
An Instagram post by @fashionable_filipinas featuring a female model during TERNOCON 2020 in a black and gold gown with butterfly sleeves, the dress' design somewhat resembling the round grooves present in steampunk aesthetics. She's also wearing a top hat.
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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"The revolution began the day the Empire demanded the sons of her Colonies die for her war."

#TheSurrogate is a steampunk fantasy inspired by the Philippine Revolution, Filipino culture and folklore, and the struggles of pregnancy, childbirth and childcare.

#GhostPit #W #A #SFF
The dedication page of The Katipunan by J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair). Available to read for free from the Project Gutenberg website: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37587/37587-h/37587-h.htm The text reads: To the Honorable Filipinos Who, True to the Principles of Patriotism have not harbored in their hearts sentiments of ingratitude toward that noble Nation which raised them to the level of civilization to which they have attained, not have at any time conspired against the lawfully constituted authorities, Spanish or American, of this Archipelago. To such honorable Filipinos as these, it gives me the greatest pleasure to dedicate this small work, as a token of the genuine respect in which they are held by The Author.
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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What if magical abilities were like babies—they had to be conceived, carried, birthed, and nurtured? What if men wanted in on it, using surrogacy to access abilities they otherwise wouldn't have?

#TheSurrogate is a steampunk fantasy inspired by Filipino 🇵🇭 culture and history.

#GhostPit #W #A #SFF
3x3 moodboard in mostly orange and brown hues. From left to right: Row 1 - the side of a rusted metal train, blueprints and tools on a table, a gloved hand holding a compass Row 2 - sailing ships at sea by sunset, a woman with her back turned and long hair holding her flaming hands up to the sky, a horse-drawn chariot in the middle of an old street Row 3 - an ultrasound scan of a fetus, tanks on a dusty battlefield, scribblings on the wall with 'REVOLUTION' being the most prominent
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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And here it is — @strangelymagic.bsky.social's new MG novel Kittiwake Stormhaven and the Pirate's Portolano, which is out now! 🏴‍☠️

Join 11-year-old Kittiwake on a high-seas adventure as she uncovers her long-lost sister, now a feared pirate queen.
A copy of Kittiwake Stormhaven and the Pirate's Portolano by Victoria Williamson in front of a bookshelf, alongside which are various goodies and pirate-themed merch.
October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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😩😤 Amazon, why do you have to use AI to reword the blurb when, you know, the blurb is RIGHT THERE? Now it reads all clunky. Thankfully it got the names right; I heard other books ended up with absolutely incorrect info 🫠

AI just doesn't steal people's stuff, it's bad for the environment. Not cool.
The "What's it about?" page on Amazon for the book Nameless Queen by Marie Sinadjan, which has an AI-generated rewording of the book blurb.
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Book mail! I couldn't pass up the chance to read another one of @strangelymagic.bsky.social's books so I'm finding the time to do so. Thank you @thewritereads.bsky.social for having me on the tour! 🥰
A kiddie pirate-themed paper bag perched on a bookshelf in front of other books. It's book mail for the upcoming tour of Victoria Williamson's latest release.
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Oh look at this it's cute!
Book cover of The Sadbook Collections by Sara Barkat, which prominently features a stick figure surfing
October 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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This was so much fun! To make it official, I'll be adding a commission listing for this to my Ko-fi soon. Might do another free round for the holidays, we'll see 🥰

I can only speak for how the experience was for me, so feel free to ask the lovely authors below if they were happy with the service 🫶🏻
Illustrated lop-eared bunny reading a book while sitting on a stack of books. Text below reads Quill & Crib Author Services: Quote Pulls For Scifi & Fantasy Authors.
October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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And baby has her own little nook already!
A drawer compartment with various children's books
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Bookshelf update! More indie and Filipino books, some trad faves I reread pretty much every year, and books with my stories 🥰 💙📚 #BookSky
A two-tiered wooden bookshelf filled with books of various titles
October 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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I didn't get to do a post earlier, but you can grab a discounted ebook copy of Mist Gallows from my Ko-fi shop for just 99p! ko-fi.com/s/7dc41ca4a8
Trope card for Mist Gallows by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan. Listed: Ragnarok, the end, the war of the worlds; prophecies, fate, destiny, choices, secrets and schemes; trilogy finale; lots of new worlds and new characters; whose side are you on? Blurb of Mist Gallows by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan Are you ready for the battle of a lifetime? The end has begun. Ragnarok has arrived as prophesied. The Great Winter has brought Midgard to its knees, and it’s only a matter of time before the gods and their armies clash on Vigrid one last time. Desperate to save the realms, Victor leads his friends on a mission to the underworld. He intends to seek out Hel, daughter of Loki and Hodr’s lover, and convince their side to stand down and make peace with Odin, therefore averting the war. But a far greater threat than the reckoning of an ancient feud looms on the horizon. Silje learns that Yggdrasil is dying, and if the Tree of Worlds dies, the worlds die along with it…
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Okay so who else released a book last 13 October 2023? Because so far we've got book triplets here haha! @karenlykkebo.com @stevewestenra.bsky.social 💙📚 #BookSky
Cover of Now and the Hour of Death by Karen Lykkebo Cover of The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle by Steve Hugh Westenra Cover of Mist Gallows by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The Hotel Fen book box is ready - only £20 with (UK) shipping 🐺 Comes with a pair of cozy socks, a bookmark, a keychain, sticky notes and a pen, a bookplate with both our signatures, and an art print of Ada!
Box with the book Hotel Fen by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan, a pair of socks, a sticker bookplate with both authors' signatures, a red crochet bookmark with a wolf charm, a sticky notes pad, a ballpoint pen, a resin rune keychain, and an art print of black cat with a retro vibe and the words "you're gonna love me"
October 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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For the 3rd year in a row I'll be at the Canwick Christmas Fair! This year it'll be on November 15 from 11am-3pm 🎄

My latest book babies won't be able to make it, but my human baby will and she'll be mummy's little helper 🥰 And I'll still have plenty of titles for guests to choose from. See you!
Poster for the 2025 Canwick Christmas Fair. It reads: Canwick Village Hall Christmas Fair - Market Saturday 15th November 2025 11am - 3pm Free Car Parking in Canwick Playing Field on the Heighington Road (No Parking in the village please) ENTRY FREE Numerous Stalls Local Artisans Crafts/Gifts Mulled Wine Bailey's Hot Chocolate Mince Pies & Sausage Rolls
October 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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✨ What do the titles of your books REALLY mean? ✨

Hotel Fen - The name of the hotel where the story takes place.

Monster Ridge - As in, that's a huge (monster) mountain (ridge).

Mist Gallows - Gallows are for hanging. Mist = death. People are gonna die. Ragnarok time baby!

💙📚 #BookSky #norsemyth
Front covers of The Prophecies of Ragnarok trilogy by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan. From left to right: Hotel Fen, Monster Ridge, Mist Gallows.
October 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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OMG @northodoxpress.bsky.social you were serious! Thank you so much 😭
Hand holding a gift wrapped book in front of a bookshelf.
October 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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I love these so much! That theme is especially powerful 🥹

I just checked and alas it's not available either physically or via Libby 🫠 I'd request a copy but there's an admin fee to pay 😬 Anyway do I need to DM you my email?
October 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Congratulations! You've won an all-expense paid holiday to Hotel Fen, a luxury resort in the Scandinavian Mountains.

Only you don't remember entering a contest.

And now the hotel doesn't want you to leave.

Watch out for the wolves 🐺

💙📚 #BookSky #norsemythology #horrormance
Trope card for the book Hotel Fen by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan. "Tropes" listed: The Shining meets Norse mythology; meet-cute and star-crossed romance (there's even a song!); spooky remote hotel that won't let its guests leave; ancient prophecies and revenge quests; lots of wolves, and a diva black cat (she has a song too!) Blurb for the book Hotel Fen by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan: Are you ready for the vacation of a lifetime? Victor has always had a passion for Norse history and mythology, but after hitting a dead end with his book on valkyries, not even that passion is enough to move him forward. Just when he's ready to abandon the project, he receives an email: he's won a free trip to Hotel Fen, a remote vintage resort in the Scandinavian Mountains. Silje has always felt that her life was fairly unremarkable. She cares deeply about people and that has led her to find her purpose at a nursing home in Oslo. When a resident dies and leaves her an all-expense paid vacation package to Hotel Fen, however, she takes the opportunity to experience something different. It all starts innocently enough, with a little meet-cute in the hotel elevator that takes forever to arrive on their floor. But the longer Victor and Silje remain together, the more dangerous the hotel becomes, and the more they question where reality ends and the impossible begins.
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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As it's that time of the year – I co-authored a Norse myth based horrormance with a half-Filipino FMC! Check it out if you like spooky hotels and the below tropes 🐺

It's the first of a completed trilogy but can be read as a standalone. There's more 🇵🇭 stuff in book 2 though! 💙📚 #BookSky #norsemyth
Trope map of the novel Hotel Fen by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan, with the graphic credited to @solaris.zip. Tropes listed: Norse myth, dark fantasy, fated lovers, urban fantasy, folklore, horror, action, mythology, magic.
September 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The collage has been updated a little, and it will be again soon! 🥰 💙📚 #BookSky #authors #writingcommunity #books #fantasylit #sff
A collage of book covers. Top row, left to right: Circles Magazine, Liwanag: Mga Bagong Alamat, Paper Lanterns, Midnight Son, Hotel Fen, Mist Gallows. Bottom row, left to right: Bloody Hell, Devotion in the Open Air, Among Thorns and Stardust, Nameless Queen.
September 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Now that I have the rights back from the anthology, I'm working on a solo paperback edition for Just A Byte, my scifi Snow White short story retelling. Any book friends want to help with the cover reveal and/or ARC campaign? The story isn't any longer, but there are bonus content! ✨🍎
Calligraphy art in a blue, white and yellow color theme with the text "Don't let the world change who you are" from the short story Just A Byte.
September 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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New in the shop, as I have some left of these cuties! Free shipping to the UK.

Get one at ko-fi.com/s/3989768aea or message me if you're in the Lincoln area and willing to meet up on the High Street to pick them up so I can offer the discounted rate 💖

#crochet #smallbusinessuk #handmadegifts
A hand holding a crocheted angel keychain with white wings and a pink skirt of curly yarn strands in front of a bookshelf.
September 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Simone's on IG. For the Prophecies of Ragnarok crowd, she wrote our version of the prophecy, which can be found at the back of book 3! 🫶🏼

www.instagram.com/share/_sYzg0...
Quote graphic with a quote from the upcoming Danish epistolary novel Det Man Får by Kitt Nirmala Andresen and Simone Skov Petersen. Quote reads: "Du er ingen Augustus. Ikke for mig. Ikke for nationen. Hvis du har efterladt landet med noget, er det ikke andet end brændende ruiner." (You are no Augustus. Not to me. Not to the nation. If you have left the country with anything, it's only burning ruins.)
August 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM