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S Slottje Author (she/her)
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Author of (primarily speculative fiction) stories and novels, also reader thereof. My flintlock fantasy novel Wayward Wings came out in 2024, and I'm bimbling my way through writing the next one

https://sslottje-author.com/
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After the amazing whirlwinds of #Bristolcon25 and #WoldFantasyCon25 , I was happy to spend a weekend baking. I now have a healthy treat to reward myself with when I've written another 1000 words (or 500 words... or 50)
Picture shows two photos - one of sliced red and green apples and another of a homemade vegan apple cake - with the text "a weekend well spent" and "and I've also been writing". There is also a little graphic of a celebratory party popper
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Pack bags, check all reservations x 10, decide to redo hair colour, panic, get lift to station, get stuck in traffic, get to station just in time, walk round and round chasing the departure platform... But, I'm on the train! Whoohoo, I'm off to Brighton and #worldfantasycon2025
See you there
Woman with red hair in a red dress with owls on it sits in a train. She smiles
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Up early, especially for a Saturday, to go to Bristolcon. I love being out and about before (most of the) world has woken. Yes, I know about timezones. But there's a quiet to the pre-dawn, and I like it
Woman with red hair, blue glasses, and a mauve scarf - looking a bit sleepy
October 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Happy World Fact Check Day!
Blue, green and yellow splodges on a white background with the words "Happy World Fact Check Day" stamped diagonally across them. In the corner is a calendar with April 1st
April 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Happy Read an eBook Week!
From March 2 - March 8 you can find Wayward Wings and many other excellent books at #Smashwords at a promotional price.
Find you next favourite read at www.smashwords.com/ebookweek #ebookweek25 #Smashwords
Read an ebook banner with a drawn person holding a phone and love hearts. Yellow background showing tablet with Wayward Wings book on it, arrows point to tropes like female dragon protagonist, mythical creatures, dark adventure, fantastic world-building, dude-in-distress, odd-couple friendship, 4 star rating and finalist badge. 50 % off during discount week
March 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Happy Read an eBook Week! From March 2 - March 8 you can find Wayward Wings and many other excellent books at @Smashwords at a promotional price. Find you next favourite read at www.smashwords.com/ebookweek #ebookweek25 #Smashwords
eReader with Wayward Wings on it lying on concrete floor with vegetation shadows
March 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Can't believe it's been a year 👀📚🪄🐉

#Fantasy
#Booksky
#Birthday
Picture shows a smudgy orange circle and the white silhouette of a dragon flying across it. Text reads: Happy publication birthday. a dragons of Sinuation novel WAYWARD WINGS
March 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Perfect for people who love escaping into a richly detailed fantasy world.

Available at all major retailers in eBook and Paperback format at
www.books2read.com/waywardwings
Picture shows the book Wayward Wings by S Slottje on a black and white background with an orange circle with the silhouettes of a city and a dragon. The design mimics the silhouettes and colour scape of the cover. Text reads: "Wayward Wings by S Slottje is a darkly fascinating tale that blends fantasy, transformation, and the complexity of identity, all within the body of a shape-shifting dragon tackling a world that sees her as both predator and protector." - the Chrysalis BREW Project
March 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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WAYWARD WINGS is a dark, flintlock adventure in which a bounty-hunting dragon is sent to track down a lowly human. This turns out to be far more dangerous than she could have imagined. What begins as a simple mission evolves into an exploration of estrangement, belonging, and self-acceptance.
Two hands holding up a tablet with ebook Wayward Wings on it showing an orange circle with a white silhouette of a dragon and a person holding a flintlock pistol. Around the book are some story elements: flintlock fantasy, bounty-hunting dragon, giant mermaids, dude in distress, odd-couple friendship, thief on the run, tech vs myth & teenage trolls
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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My nephew asked me to draw a cat with two kittens because his mum told him I "was so good at drawing" 😬
I'm not unhappy with the result, though
Pen and ink drawing of a cat with two kittens
February 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Cover reveal for TOGETHER WE RISE by my friend and fellow author, Richie Billing, out on 22nd March 2025 📚🐉

A novella to inspire hope in dark political times with an original soundtrack integrated within the story.

Interested? Find more info and the book here: storyoriginapp.com/universalboo...
Cover of book Together We Rise by Richie Billing. Black silhouette of hands holding up swords against a red background
February 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Pleased as Punch that my debut novel Wayward Wings is among the finalists for the BREW Readers' Choice Award!
💙📚🐉
Congratulations to the other finalists and the winner of course
thechrysalisbrewproject.com/2025/01/01/c...
January 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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May 2025 be creatively fulfilling. May the art we consume be uplifting as well as thought-provoking. May the year be kind to us all 💋📚
Silhouette of a dragon and a person holding a flintlock pistol with Happy New Year and fireworks
December 31, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Have a wonderful holiday season, and may 2025 be kind to you and yours
December 24, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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Isn't she lovely. The reason our decorations are made of wool
Tortie cat sitting by a white Christmas tree
December 17, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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How hard can it be to catch one little human?

WAYWARD WINGS is a dark, flintlock adventure featuring a shape-shifting dragon tackling a world that sees her as both predator and protector.

Perfect for people who love to escape into an emersive fantasy world.

www.books2read.com/waywardwings
Book cover with a dragon and a person carrying a flintlock pistol. Title: Wayward Wings. By: S Slottje Flames in the background
December 7, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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If anyone is looking for a big book with which to survive the festive season...

And you fancy a dark flintlock fantasy with mythical creatures
about a man hunt...

Oh, did I mention the protagonist is a female bounty-hunting dragon?

👇
A book called Wayward Wings with a dragon and person with a flintlock pistol on the front hovers over a mountainous landscape. The text beneath it reads: I loved the journey that this book took me on, and the character of Caizhiu I thought was a really original take on a dragon story. The world was really vivid and I kept the images in my head even when I wasn’t reading. Reader Quote
December 4, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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Authors! Let's start a chain of posts of your FIRST published book. "Quote post" the cover, a link, and three words about it.
Here is mine.

Wayward Wings
books2read.com/waywardwings

Bounty-hunting female dragon
Image of a book called Wayward Wings by S Slottje. It depicts an orange circle on a black background. In front of the circle is the white silhouette of a dragon, and in front of that, a black figure carrying a flintlock pistol.
November 24, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Me, trying to wrestle words onto a page. My cat, judging my lack of progress
Woman with purple hair looks into camera. Over her shoulder, a tortie cat in a box looks on in judgement
November 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Normally, I don't read reviews, but when I happen upon them, it's a wonderful feeling when it's good.
Book Wayward Wings (silhouette of a dragon and a person holding a flintlock pistol) with review from Chrysalis brew project: "Wayward Wings by S Slottje is a darkly fascinating tale that blends fantasy, transformation, and the complexity of identity, all within the body of a shape-shifting dragon tackling a world that sees her as both predator and protector."
November 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Today's random thought
"It was then that she decided to kill her WIP's antagonist in the most brutal manner. Never mind how interesting he could be in a sequel. She just never wanted to have to deal with that f*cker again. This was fiction, after all, not real life." A woman smiles as she writes in a notebook
November 7, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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November 6, 2024 at 12:51 PM