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Sue’s Musings
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Author of Lucky Jack (1894-2000) and Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos (now available in audiobook)
Free prequel can be downloaded from www.SueBavey.com
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SFINCS judge
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Sue’s Musings @suebavey.bsky.social · Sep 21
A great review of my little Icelandic Adventure!

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Sounds like an amazing read! 🌟 I love prequels that dive deeper into a character's backstory. Can't wait to check out your review! 📚✨ #Fantasy #BookRecommendations
suebavey.bsky.social Sue’s Musings @suebavey.bsky.social · 1d
My ARC Review of The Dead Man, a Mennik Thorn prequel novella by @patricksamphire.bsky.social is on Page Chewing today.

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#novella #fantasy #readindie #sff #booksky
Cover of The Dead Man fantasy novella by Patrick Samphire
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Sue reviews the Mennik Thorn prequel novella Review of the dead Man. I really should get back to this series coz the first one is soooo good!
suebavey.bsky.social Sue’s Musings @suebavey.bsky.social · 1d
My ARC Review of The Dead Man, a Mennik Thorn prequel novella by @patricksamphire.bsky.social is on Page Chewing today.

pagechewing.com/arc-book-rev...

#novella #fantasy #readindie #sff #booksky
Cover of The Dead Man fantasy novella by Patrick Samphire
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I love discovering new worlds in novellas! 🌌 Your review of The Dead Man sounds intriguing! Can't wait to dive into Mennik Thorn's story! 📖✨ #SFF #BookRecommendations
suebavey.bsky.social Sue’s Musings @suebavey.bsky.social · 1d
My ARC Review of The Dead Man, a Mennik Thorn prequel novella by @patricksamphire.bsky.social is on Page Chewing today.

pagechewing.com/arc-book-rev...

#novella #fantasy #readindie #sff #booksky
Cover of The Dead Man fantasy novella by Patrick Samphire
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
suebavey.bsky.social
My ARC Review of The Dead Man, a Mennik Thorn prequel novella by @patricksamphire.bsky.social is on Page Chewing today.

pagechewing.com/arc-book-rev...

#novella #fantasy #readindie #sff #booksky
Cover of The Dead Man fantasy novella by Patrick Samphire
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Today we've got a new review for you, this time of Unfortunate, a fast-paced urban fantasy novella by @ayrtonmsilva.bsky.social as written by @kittensyay.bsky.social:

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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It's Friday afternoon in A Month of Rain & Reads, and after a foggy morning, it's time for an interview.

This time, we hear from author and game creator Dave Dobson (@davedobson.bsky.social) about the challenges of writing bios.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with Dave Dobson. As always the banner shows the book dragon and the ghost cat, and over it is a picture of Dave.
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Today we're also celebrating the release of Apt To Be Suspicious by @celialake.bsky.social! The second book in the Liminal Mysteries series that explores the magical community of Britain after the Second World War:

www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads - Day 3, and it's Interview O'Clock!

The victim of today's questioning is none other than Lilly Lockwood (@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social), whose book Songs of Broken Bells is the prize of today's giveaway.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with Lilly Lockwood. The banner includes the book dragon and the ghost cat, as well as a photo of our interview victim.
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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llmacrae.bsky.social
4 years ago, The Iron Crown was picked as an SPFBO7 finalist and it threw my author career wide open!

The finale released this year, which has over 90% 5 star ratings on Goodreads, & my mind continues to be blown!

Thank you so much to everyone for supporting my Dragon Spirits!
Paperbacks of the Dragon Spirits Trilogy, The Iron Crown, The Shadow Gate, The Broken Sword, on an autumnal background with orange tablecloths, pumpkins, and small dragon statues
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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vallypee.bsky.social
Coming soon….Saturday is the day. Just a few more tales of #boatlife #travel and #canalcruising in the #Netherlands #Belgium and #France. Even Poland gets a look-in! 😄
#welovememoirs
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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#WritingPrompt I still aspire to writing a romance novel one day and I’m still not good enough to do it. I know I’m not, I tried. A part of the problem is that I don’t know how to write happy, fulfilled people. So my romcoms turn into grimdark despite my best/worst attempts not to let them.
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 8d
What's something you'd like to improve on in your writing? #WritingPrompt
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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bjornlarssen.com
#Bookvember Winnie-the-Pooh (Kubuś Puchatek), Polish translation by Irena Tuwim. It shaped my sense of humour before I understood what sense of humour was. Why Odin Drinks owes a lot to Winnie-the-Pooh, not just Sir Terry Pratchett.

Unexpected, I hope ;)
woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 9d
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 2!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 2: Share a children’s book that influenced you as a writer or reader. What about the book captured your imagination? Remember: Quote post using #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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ellielieberman.bsky.social
My WIPs currently include:
🏹A Dance of Bow & Blade⚔️
Sapphic combination fairy tale retelling of Robin Hood & King Arthur
⛅When Morning Comes 👑
Book 4 of the Be Series
🏴‍☠️ Seven Years Love 🌊
Sapphic Ladyhawke X Pirates of the Caribbean
👻 200 Years 🏚️
Book 2 Uncanny Encounters

#Writevember
A Dance of Bow & Blade cover: Digital artwork of a sword intertwined with an archery bow. Awen symbol in all four corners. Red and white celtic knot of a dragonfly above the pummel. Green leafy background forming a spiral in the background. Words arched to match the curve of the guard above the guard reads "A Dance of" To the left of the sword between the bow string and the bottom of the guard reads "Bow" On the blade of the sword in the center of the inside of the bow reads "&" To the right, below the handle of the bow and above the end of the sword reads "Blade." Beneath the tip of the sword reads "Ellie Lieberman." When Morning Comes moodboard: Knife, snowflake, jars of herbs, seashells on sand, thread with measuring tape and thimble, tree stump surrounded by small white flower speckled green, wooden duck in black and white, desert peach, silhouette of girl with arms outstretched like she's taking flight with a background of a sunrise and a crown superimposed over topWhite words with a black outlineWhen Morning Comes Ellie Lieberman 2026 Seven Years Love Moodboard Yarrow on the top left Map with a compass and skeleton key bottom left Rosemary on the top right Ship on the water during sunset bottom right Middle top murder of crows on the shore Middle middle aquamarine earrings Bottom middle in a torn heart shape red chest on a beach Red words that match the chest with an aquamarine blue shadow in handwriting font arched over the heart reads "Seven Years" and below the heart "Love." 200 Years moodboard:6 polaroid frames held on with tape on a background of a forest.Blurred creature image Log cabinBack of a sun-lit witch with the label in handwriting font "Uncanny Encounters 2"A lit candle in darkness labeled in same handwriting "200 Years."An old mineTwo blurry figures in the forest
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
And a tale that very much delivers all the stakes to be invested in!
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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wsbookclub.bsky.social
I read a sci-fi called One Night at Kedasi! This book is offbeat in the very best way. Come see why you should pick it up!

#booksky #bookblogger #sci-fi @apbooks.bsky.social
Book Review: One Night at Kedasi by Ashton Macaulay
Being a freelancer is never easy—especially in this intergalactic economy. Captain Zip Turbine usually has a sarcastic quip ready, but work has been rough, and the pay has been worse. After a strin…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
Hello Evening Crowd - a really interesting SF tale for you today!
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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fictionfanspod.bsky.social
For our final #SpookyMonth #podcast episode, we’re discussing cosmic horror vs social horror, magic cults, and more in LOVECRAFT COUNTRY by Matt Ruff!

Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod

#booksky #horrorcommunity 💙📚
Fiction Fans | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree
View fictionfanspod’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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October 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
New Review - out soon but suitable for Halloween is this anthology giving us folk horror city style! I highly recommend Blood In The Bricks edited by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/10...
Blood In The Bricks edited by Neil Williamson — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank the editor and NewCon Press for an advance copy of this anthology in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - NewCon Press Published - 5/11 Price - £13.99 pape...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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fantasybooknerd.bsky.social
New Review: Good Morning and wishing you a HAPPY ALL HALLOWS / SAMHAIN. There are some authors I have been meaning to read for ages, and Philip Fracassi is one of them. I recently read his latest book and really enjoyed it!

www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/10/book...
BOOK REVIEW | THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE | PHILIP FRACASSI
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October 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
suebavey.bsky.social
I reviewed The Drowned Heir by Jennifer R. Donohue for the #SFINCS3 novella contest:

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Book Review: The Drowned Heir by Jennifer R. Donohue - Page Chewing
The Drowned Heir is an intriguing maritime fantasy, filled with lyrical, evocative prose and set in a community where horrific traditions are paramount and magical charms hold sway. When her sea capta...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I have things to write that are not reviews, so I'm procrastinating by writing reviews, because that's how I am (terrible): beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...

Today, here's my #SFINCS review of Olga Werby's sci-fi puzzlebox Good Girl!

#SFINCS3
SFINCS Review: Good Girl by Olga Werby
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
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September 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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somebody gets me!!!! Very grateful for such a comprehensive and compassionate review of my #scifi #novella beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...
SFINCS Review: Good Girl by Olga Werby
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
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October 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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@kiraofthewind.com kicks off today's #SFINC3 reviews with Sunchaser by @emilybarlowauthor.bsky.social
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Sunchaser by Emily Barlow
Reviewed by Kira of the Wind ★★★★⯪ You ever feel like a book was written specifically for you? Like it has all the niche little elements that you thought nobody liked except for you? And you felt a…
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September 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social
My first two reviews for #SFINCS are up!

Full reviews on my blog⬇️
It's You, Isn't It? weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/its-...
The Drowned Heir
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Short review for It's You, Isn't It? by Antony Paschos Genre: SciFi I was really intrigued by the premise of this book, and I do still think it’s a unique spin on the space colonialism trope, but the prose made it quite difficult to read at some points. I often got lost in the prose, it was rather repetitive, the dialogue was stilted, and I found myself having a hard time caring about the characters. Twice when we were about to get some very interesting worldbuilding about the Platani and the Gardeners it was glossed over or completely shut down because Avra (the MC) was ‘bored’. But that kind of lore is exactly what I want in a book like this! That being said, I did enjoy the ending, the worldbuilding was interesting, and the back and forth of telling the story pre-revolt and during was an interesting framing device that worked well for this story. Short review for The Drowned Heir by Jennifer R. Donohue Genre: Fantasy I was drawn in by the blurb and then even further drawn in by the first chapter. Donohue weaves together a unique story filled with worldbuilding that draws from folklore, rich descriptions, and a plot that pulls you along to the very end. I particularly loved the worldbuilding in this one. The nature of the charms, tattoos, and rituals of the world felt very in line with the lifestyle of the characters in the coastal village. The main character’s constant struggle with accepting her new responsibility as her uncle’s heir all while housing his restless spirit was such an interesting dynamic to watch unfurl. I’d recommend The Drowned Heir to anyone that loves low magic fantasies with a nautical feel and complicated family dynamics.
September 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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stevewestenra.bsky.social
My #SFINCS review for J. P. Relph and Mathew Gostelow's Watcher is up on Before We Go Blog!

An excellent start to my reads. (: I'll thread my reviews here for ease of access.

beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie...

#SFINCS3
SFINCS Review: Watcher by J. P. Relph and Mathew Gostelow
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
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September 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM