Xan van Rooyen
@xanwriter.bsky.social
South African in Finland. Tattooed story-teller, climber, and peanut-butter connoisseur. Non-binary & autistic. They/them. WAYPOINT SEVEN is out now!!
https://linktr.ee/xanvanrooyen
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If you like Poe and goth music, I highly recommend checking out this guy's adaptation of The Tell-Tale Heart:
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, by Double Eyelid
4 track album
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December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If you like Poe and goth music, I highly recommend checking out this guy's adaptation of The Tell-Tale Heart:
doubleeyelid.bandcamp.com/album/edgar-...
#booksky
doubleeyelid.bandcamp.com/album/edgar-...
#booksky
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all I want for xmas is dead tyrants.
December 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
all I want for xmas is dead tyrants.
Receiving editorial feedback always feels overwhelming. Every single time my instant response is panic, convinced the book is The Worst. However, once I've given my brain time to absorb the feedback, I inevitably realize the work required is manageable and panic was unnecessary.
#booksky #amwriting
#booksky #amwriting
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Receiving editorial feedback always feels overwhelming. Every single time my instant response is panic, convinced the book is The Worst. However, once I've given my brain time to absorb the feedback, I inevitably realize the work required is manageable and panic was unnecessary.
#booksky #amwriting
#booksky #amwriting
If you're still looking for some awesome SFF/H reads to round out the year, you'll find my book - By the Blood of Rowans - and many other great titles over here: books.bookfunnel.com/darkwinterbo...
By the Blood of Rowans is currently only 99c !!
#booksky #amreading #books
By the Blood of Rowans is currently only 99c !!
#booksky #amreading #books
Dark Winter Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Book Sale!
Searching for your next favorite story?
Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you're still looking for some awesome SFF/H reads to round out the year, you'll find my book - By the Blood of Rowans - and many other great titles over here: books.bookfunnel.com/darkwinterbo...
By the Blood of Rowans is currently only 99c !!
#booksky #amreading #books
By the Blood of Rowans is currently only 99c !!
#booksky #amreading #books
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We've had one launch, yes, but what about second launch?
🌼 links.ruadanbooks.com/secondlaunch
We're delighted to tell you (hobbits) that we're hosting a second event for SPRING IN THE CITY, on 12/14 at 2 PM ET!
Live readings! A Q&A! Ross Baxter, @diebooth.bsky.social, & @xanwriter.bsky.social!
🌼 links.ruadanbooks.com/secondlaunch
We're delighted to tell you (hobbits) that we're hosting a second event for SPRING IN THE CITY, on 12/14 at 2 PM ET!
Live readings! A Q&A! Ross Baxter, @diebooth.bsky.social, & @xanwriter.bsky.social!
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We've had one launch, yes, but what about second launch?
🌼 links.ruadanbooks.com/secondlaunch
We're delighted to tell you (hobbits) that we're hosting a second event for SPRING IN THE CITY, on 12/14 at 2 PM ET!
Live readings! A Q&A! Ross Baxter, @diebooth.bsky.social, & @xanwriter.bsky.social!
🌼 links.ruadanbooks.com/secondlaunch
We're delighted to tell you (hobbits) that we're hosting a second event for SPRING IN THE CITY, on 12/14 at 2 PM ET!
Live readings! A Q&A! Ross Baxter, @diebooth.bsky.social, & @xanwriter.bsky.social!
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We have a new #bookreview from contributor @xanwriter.bsky.social today, sharing their thoughts on The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece by Paul G. Zareith
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December 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We have a new #bookreview from contributor @xanwriter.bsky.social today, sharing their thoughts on The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece by Paul G. Zareith
My November reading wrap-up courtesy of Storygraph...
What did you read this month? Any recommendations?
#books #amreading #booksky
What did you read this month? Any recommendations?
#books #amreading #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My November reading wrap-up courtesy of Storygraph...
What did you read this month? Any recommendations?
#books #amreading #booksky
What did you read this month? Any recommendations?
#books #amreading #booksky
I'm watching the Talamasca series and trying very hard to enjoy it but there is so much that is nonsensical and doesn't even try for internal logical consistency. How can this adaptation be so bad (lazy) when IWTV is absolutely brilliant!?!?
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm watching the Talamasca series and trying very hard to enjoy it but there is so much that is nonsensical and doesn't even try for internal logical consistency. How can this adaptation be so bad (lazy) when IWTV is absolutely brilliant!?!?
Just saw they're adapting Lawhead's Pendragon cycle 😆 @cherylmorgan.bsky.social I immediately thought of you. This looks ridiculous, but also like quite a lot of swashbuckling fun: www.imdb.com/title/tt2373...
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (TV Series 2026– ) | Fantasy
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin: With Tom Sharp, Rose Reid, Alex Laurence-Phillips, Myles Clohessy. Showcases a retelling of the Arthurian legend set in a Roman-occupied Britain where barbaria...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just saw they're adapting Lawhead's Pendragon cycle 😆 @cherylmorgan.bsky.social I immediately thought of you. This looks ridiculous, but also like quite a lot of swashbuckling fun: www.imdb.com/title/tt2373...
And just like that, the new WIP is already over 6k! 😊
Is there anything more enjoyable for an author than being in the zone when the words just flow and the story seems to write itself???
#amwriting #booksky
Is there anything more enjoyable for an author than being in the zone when the words just flow and the story seems to write itself???
#amwriting #booksky
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
And just like that, the new WIP is already over 6k! 😊
Is there anything more enjoyable for an author than being in the zone when the words just flow and the story seems to write itself???
#amwriting #booksky
Is there anything more enjoyable for an author than being in the zone when the words just flow and the story seems to write itself???
#amwriting #booksky
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Happy Book Birthday! One year today! 🍾🥂 @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, @aniyonsenga.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @tobiogundiran.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Coming 12.02.25: Building on the chill captured by 2024's Winter in the City, we're back with a global lineup to explore SPRING IN THE CITY—yet wildflowers aren't the only things finding their way through cracked concrete in these dark speculative tales.
Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring
#BookSky
Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring
#BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Coming 12.02.25: Building on the chill captured by 2024's Winter in the City, we're back with a global lineup to explore SPRING IN THE CITY—yet wildflowers aren't the only things finding their way through cracked concrete in these dark speculative tales.
Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring
#BookSky
Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring
#BookSky
Hard to pick just one of Cat's books, but I think Empty Monsters by @clhellisen.bsky.social is probably my all time favourite self-pubbed read.
#AMoRaR
#AMoRaR
Daily Challenge 10: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read! Remember, this can be a self-published SFF author or small press!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hard to pick just one of Cat's books, but I think Empty Monsters by @clhellisen.bsky.social is probably my all time favourite self-pubbed read.
#AMoRaR
#AMoRaR
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One of my favorite reads so far this year was By The Blood Of Rowans by @xanwriter.bsky.social.
Loved the setting, concept and characters so much.
#AMoRaR
Loved the setting, concept and characters so much.
#AMoRaR
Daily Challenge 10: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read! Remember, this can be a self-published SFF author or small press!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One of my favorite reads so far this year was By The Blood Of Rowans by @xanwriter.bsky.social.
Loved the setting, concept and characters so much.
#AMoRaR
Loved the setting, concept and characters so much.
#AMoRaR
If you're looking for a YA book suitable for younger teens and tweens featuring a diverse cast, creatures from Finnish folklore, and eco-aware magic, check out My Name is Magic. It's 50% OFF!!
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Taika Turunen has no magic. Despite coming from a long line of powerful Finnish mages, and their name literally meaning magic, Taika can't perform the simplest of spells.
Forced to attend Myrs...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you're looking for a YA book suitable for younger teens and tweens featuring a diverse cast, creatures from Finnish folklore, and eco-aware magic, check out My Name is Magic. It's 50% OFF!!
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So all those times I've been anti chapter titles... yeah, guess what this new book is getting?? 😆
#booksky #amwriting
#booksky #amwriting
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
So all those times I've been anti chapter titles... yeah, guess what this new book is getting?? 😆
#booksky #amwriting
#booksky #amwriting
I really need to own Hazelthorn, but I wanna wait and see if I can snag a special edition on ebay 😖😖 but also, I really REALLY want to read it!! 😭 (weeps in impatient bookworm)
#booktwt problems 😅
#booktwt problems 😅
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I really need to own Hazelthorn, but I wanna wait and see if I can snag a special edition on ebay 😖😖 but also, I really REALLY want to read it!! 😭 (weeps in impatient bookworm)
#booktwt problems 😅
#booktwt problems 😅
Just finished the first draft of a new short story!! 🎊 At 2.8k it's almost 1000 words longer than expected but still well within the word count. I was really out of my comfort zone with this. Why is it so hard for me to write HEA love stories!?!? 😆
#amwriting
#amwriting
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just finished the first draft of a new short story!! 🎊 At 2.8k it's almost 1000 words longer than expected but still well within the word count. I was really out of my comfort zone with this. Why is it so hard for me to write HEA love stories!?!? 😆
#amwriting
#amwriting
So this short story was supposed to be 1500 words and is currently 2.3k and not yet finished. Whoops. 😅
#amwriting
#amwriting
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
So this short story was supposed to be 1500 words and is currently 2.3k and not yet finished. Whoops. 😅
#amwriting
#amwriting
My cyberpunk meets dark academia retelling of Dorian Gray has a new title and an amazing cover artist!! Cannot wait to share all the details!! I am so excited right now!!
#booksky #amwriting
#booksky #amwriting
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
My cyberpunk meets dark academia retelling of Dorian Gray has a new title and an amazing cover artist!! Cannot wait to share all the details!! I am so excited right now!!
#booksky #amwriting
#booksky #amwriting
Our little book that could!! I am so proud of this anthology!! ❤️😍❤️
🏆 @suyidavies.com @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social, @wtalabi.bsky.social, @aniyonsenga.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social , @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @tobiogundiran.com @xanwriter.bsky.social
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Eugen Bacon, Wole Talabi, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and Other African Writers Shine at 2025 Ignyte Award - JAY Lit
Winners of the 2025 Ignyte Awards have been announced, recognizing outstanding contributions in speculative fiction. Several Africa writers were among those celebrated across major categories and they...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Our little book that could!! I am so proud of this anthology!! ❤️😍❤️
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Wait. What! OMG! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @tobiogundiran.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @tobiogundiran.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy
Congratulations @genni.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
When you're supposed to be taking a break from novel writing to work on short stories but then accidentally outline a brand new novel instead 😆
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
October 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
When you're supposed to be taking a break from novel writing to work on short stories but then accidentally outline a brand new novel instead 😆
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
Ah the joy of filing an Anthropic claim. I really hope they pay out and that we all get our due. And that this sets a precedent for the publishing industry that'll deter others from stealing our words again!
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
October 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ah the joy of filing an Anthropic claim. I really hope they pay out and that we all get our due. And that this sets a precedent for the publishing industry that'll deter others from stealing our words again!
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity