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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#PreDV Day 1 starts now! Use today to practice your pitches before #DVPit on 9/30! Feel free to offer advice to your fellow #DVpit hopefuls and make some connections & friends! As always have fun and be respectful! Go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

September 21-22, 2026 8AM-5PM ET
PreDV 2026
Sept 21-22, 2026 8:00-5:00PM ET
Practice your #DVpit pitches on Bluesky using #preDV!
give fellow #DVpit hopefuls feedback on their pitches on Bluesky & receive feedback from agented authors & volunteers.
Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Do you like this art? If yes, you’ll love the book! Bonus, Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is 50% OFF at the Barnes & Noble #BNBookHaul sale right noooooow! Please tell everyone!!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/until-the-...

Artwork of the main characters from Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Such a pleasure to be interviewed by @bookstr.bsky.social !!! Thank you all for chatting with me, and everyone please give it a read here: bookstr.com/article/happ... And if you feel inclined after, get yourself a copy of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight!!!

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Happily Ever Afters: Alechia Dow on Her Latest YA Novel

Join us as we sit down with author Alechia Dow to hear her thoughts on Happily Ever Afters and the importance of queer and mental health representation.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It's National Library Week! The theme this year is Find Your Joy and we asked @alechiadow.bsky.social about her relationship to her childhood library, the Milford Public Library! 📚✨ Check out Alechia's latest novel, UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT here: tinyurl.com/227avktu #NationalLibraryMonth

Meet Alechia Dow

"One of my favorite libraries is the Milford Public Library in Milford, Massachusetts. It's where I fell in love with reading, I got my first job as a page, and where the staff supported me through high school by helping me with homework and endlessly believing in me. I became a librarian and an author because of them! It still wows me that they have my books on their shelves."

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24hr.YABookBlog @24hryabookblog.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

✨2026 YA Books by Black Authors✨ support diverse books all year long! here's my list of 20+ young adult from Black authors across YA fantasy, romance, horror, mystery and more, to add onto your 2026 tbr 📙💐 #booksky #yabooks #diversebooks 24hryabookblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/2...

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Until the Clock Strikes Midnight comes out NEXT WEEK!! Check to next slide to find out more about the story! Also, I’ll be traveling over to celebrate its release. Caption in the alt text :)

Dearest Friends,

In a quirky kingdom far, far away, where magic is real and glitters, a fairy and a Misfortune compete for a mentorship by helping a down-on-her-luck bookseller avoid an Unhappily Ever After in Until the Clock Strikes Midnight. Our fairy, Darling Sparkleton, believes everyone *needs* a Happily Ever After, while our Misfortune, Calamity son of Blight, believes only an Ordinary Ever After can prevent chaos. And our bookseller, Lucy, well... she believes that living is just something you do while you dream of art and the beautiful girl who makes your heart race every time she comes in to buy a book. But what if it could be more?

This fairytale is near and dear to my heart; it’s inclusive, BOLD, and full of joy. It features representation that means the world to me; mental illness, disability, body neutrality, and never shies away from big, messy emotions. My hope is that by the end, you’ll feel seen and loved, and––like Darling and Calamity––believe all things are possible with compassion, trust, and a generous dash of fairy dust. I hope you’ll give it a chance.

All the love,
Alechia

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

TWO WEEKS until my cozy young adult romantasy comes out. Vibes are a fairytale devil and angel sitting on your shoulder giving you their conflicting advice while kinda sorta falling in love. I hope you’ll preorder a copy or eight.

A stack of Alechia Dow’s book, Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, sitting on a teal foot stool by a yellow couch

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

#GIVEAWAY for EU & UK only. Comment below and tag a friend to win a copy of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight. I’ll select three winners by Jan 28th!!

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

ONLY ONE MONTH!! Did you know about the preorder campaign? Ask me. Did you preorder? Please do. Are you going to see me on tour? I’d love that.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Do you subscribe to my newsletter? You should. I’m sorta funny and heartfelt on there. Feel free to subscribe: alechiadow.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Please preorder UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT! Get signed & swagged copies from An Unlikely Story and Mysterious Galaxy! Enter receipts into my linktree for a chance to win a $100 for a bookstore. Just telling libraries and friends is supporting too 💜💜 Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

Graphic with pictures of my book, the characters, me, info about the preorder campaign, and Brandy & Whitney’s Cinderella

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

PREORDER CAMPAIGN. Every entry will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card to their fave Indie bookseller, and every 20th can pick one annotated copy of my books. Submit receipts here: bit.ly/PreorderUtCSM If you don’t have Google, please write me on my website: www.alechiadow.com/contact

Preorder campaign graphic. All info above but it has a picture of my books on a green background with glittery gold

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Friends!! I’m going on tour with Fierce Reads and three amazing authors.

Details announcing a book tour with Petra Lord, Caroline Bonin and SG Prince.
PORTLAND, OR: Feb 9th at 6:30pm, Always Here Bookstore with Aiden Thomas
SPANISH FORK, UT: Feb 10th at 6:30 pm at Poppy Books with Tricia Levenseller
DOWNERS GROVE, IL: Feb 11th at 6pm at Anderson’s Bookshop with DL Taylor
KANSAS CITY, MO: Feb 12th at 7pm at Rainy Day Books with Becca Coffindaffer

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.

Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

A great review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social !! Did you know there’s a goodreads giveaway happening right now? Go check it out. And you can preorder too :)) Tell your friends, family, and enemies. Goodreads: bit.ly/3WNVjfo Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

Text reads: Calam and Darling’s charming alternating first-person POVs combine to deliver a hijinks-forward, vivacious true love story that empathetically portrays mental health challenges. Characters are intersectionally diverse.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

New newsletter just dropped about a Goodreads giveaway and a sneak peek at the commissioned art for Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Nia/peach.pod ! Special request: would you all please enter the giveaway—-I have a feeling it’s important!! Also subscribe. alechiadow.beehiiv.com/p/goodreads-...

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Goodreads Giveaway & Sneak Peek (Yes, autocorrect)

Win a copy of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight and look at my commissioned art!

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

BOOKSELLERS: this Halloween (and past few months but shhh) you can get a copy of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on Edelweiss. If you do, you can show it love, give it a read, and mayyyyybe pitch it for Indie Next, if you feel so moved—in the spirit of Halloween: www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc...

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Edelweiss+

Edelweiss, by Above the Treeline, is the book industry’s platform to sell, discover, and order new titles.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

New newsletter just dropped. Please subscribe if you haven’t already, I don’t send them too often, and they’ve been known to bring you a giggle or a thoughtful nod. This one is about the Kirkus star and finding joy when the world is *gestures*.

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Star Light, Star Bright

*The* first star I see tonight.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

It’s a STAR from Kirkus!! They called Until the Clock Strikes Midnight “UNMISSABLE”. This is my first on the page bipolar character and for her to receive their acclaim means the world to me. You can read the full review here. www.kirkusreviews.com/author/alech... Also please preorder if you want!

A review from Kirkus that can be read at the link above. It contains a picture of the book’s cover with a star

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

BOOKSELLERS, do any of you want an ARC (physical copy or earc) of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight? If yes, please reply here or reach out preferably today: www.alechiadow.com/contact Of note: this book is—-as one person said: too queer. Also has Black people (most of the cast) and bipolar rep.

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Contact| Author | Alechia Dow

If you have questions, or wanna talk books, feel free to drop me a contact me! I'll try to get back to you.

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Julie @dailyjulianne.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I went and grabbed a quick pic before they started since I had to hop back in my spot in the line!

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Friends at NYCC, if you go to the Fierce Reads booth, can you please take a picture of the Until the Clock Strikes Midnight arcs?! Pretty please!!

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun! Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors! Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts! Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#DVpit is trending as the #1 hashtag right now! Despite our technical difficulties you all are doing amazing!

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Sonido Reyes @sonidoreyes.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

HAPPY RELEASE DAY CESAR!!! Woke up late but had to do a little photo shoot to celebrate release day! The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar is finally out in the world and I couldn’t be more proud 🥰

A selfie of me posing with my book The Gilden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar. The book covers part of my face and I’m smiling

A selfie of me posing with my book The Gilden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar. The book covers part of my face and I’m smiling with my eyes closed

A selfie of me posing with my book The Gilden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar. The book covers the lower part of my face with only my eyes visible. They are open wide but smiling

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Heyyyy, @fiercereads.bsky.social is doing an advanced copy GIVEAWAY of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on Goodreads — enter to win a copy right now!! bit.ly/3HXbgw2

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

What are some trad pub SFF/H books that have been out at least a year that you think didn't get enough attention? Adult or YA. Marginalized authors preferred, and small press titles encouraged. Not looking for big bestsellers or award-sweepers.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

It’s the Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale: for rewards and premium members, you can get 25% off preorders using the code #BNPREORDER. Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is included in the sale!! Here’s the link: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/until-the-...

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Until the Clock Strikes Midnight|Hardcover

The Good Place meets the Brandy version of Cinderella in Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, a cozy, romantic fantasy from award-winning author Alechia Dow.Darling is the most talented—and unusual—Guard...

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

FRIENDS!! Fiercereads is doing a giveaway of UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT right now on goodreads! Enter to win an advance galley here: bit.ly/4l6FtX3 Check my website for content warnings though, and be prepared for a very inclusive fairytale with banter and magic :))

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Book giveaway for Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow Aug 04-Sep 01, 2025

Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 04-Sep 01, 2025. Enter for a chance to win an advance galley of UNTIL THE CLOCK STR...

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

💜 TODAY'S THE DAY! The zombies are going down!** 💜 **and so is Max, albeit in a very different way AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs AMZ UK: go.oliviadade.com/Zamzuk Other links: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh

The illustrated cover of ZOMROMCOM by Olivia Dade, featuring the tagline: Love can make you lose your head. The background is a speckly bright purple, and in the foreground are a man dressed in black and a woman in bright pink overalls and a white tank top standing back to back and holding hands. He has a huge sword at the ready, and she is brandishing a shiny cleaver. All around them, clutching at them from the edges of the image, are bright green zombie hands.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Please do not read my books if you don’t like queer characters living happily. I have published 6 books and every single one of them is queer normative. I will not put content warnings on LGBTQA+, you should not be surprised by the existence of people and I am not catering to your fanatical whims.

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

My next YA cozy fantasy, A Taste of Memories, is coming your way in Spring 2027 from Feiwel & Friends!! This one is magical, foodtastic, and incredibly meaningful. You will cry while spreading some sweetly tart jam on your scone. I hope you’ll love it. Alt Description below :))

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Don’t look yet! I’ll post my graphic later but yayyyyyyy!!!

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Look what just arrived in the mail from Delacorte Romance!! Jenny L. Howe’s LOVE AT FULL TILT! It comes out July 22nd and I looooove this book. Heartfelt and a romantic coming of age. Please preorder one or one hundred copies 💜💜💜 Here: bookshop.org/p/books/love...

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Love at Full Tilt

Check out Love at Full Tilt - <b>In this joyful celebration of fandoms, whirlwind romance, and plus-size girls, love is the ultimate roller coaster ride.</b><br><br>Lia Baker has spent the last few mo...

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

There’s a 25% off preorder sale at Barnes & Noble right now for premium & rewards members. You can grab Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on here if you’re one of those and want it! Thanks!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/until-the-...

A page in a notebook detailing the B&N preorder sale with pictures of the Until the Clock Strikes Midnight cover and commissioned art. It’s not well done. I really had no idea there was a sale and B&N probably won’t even stock it sooooo

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

LOOK!! Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is one of the most requested books on NetGalley! Have you requested it here or Edelweiss, added on goodreads?Please do! All this helps my book. NG: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... EW: www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc... GR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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TheAfterwords @theafterwords.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT @tracybadua.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only! amzn.to/45MHSlN #ThisIsNotaPersonalStatement #ad

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This Is Not a Personal Statement

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

INDIE BOOKSTORE PREORDER PARTY! Get 15% off using code: Party2025 at participating Indie stores this June 27-29th. Please keep your receipts for a chance to win prizes. Also, keep the receipts for me too because… fun things are in store :) www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9781250...

Graphic of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight and info about the indie bookstore party mentioned above

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Yo. Until the Clock Strikes Midnight is on NetGalley and Edelweiss. Would love for you all to request, read, and hopefully love it! NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Edelweiss: www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc... You can also add it on goodreads too: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

PREORDER Until the Clock Strikes Midnight because Jason June it “…reads like drinking that perfect cup of cocoa: warm, cozy, and entirely mood-lifting. There’s no better time than right now to pick up this utterly enchanting book!” On Indie Bookstore Party (June 27-29t) get 15% off preorders!

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT is now available on NetGalley and Edelweiss+ … go get it! It’s out Feb 3, 2026. Please preorder too :) NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

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Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/06/2025

NO WAR WITH IRAN. Our Members of Congress need to hear from us right now. Urge them to use their constitutional authority to prevent Trump from entering a war with Iran. Email your senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran... Email your representative: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

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Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran

The American people do not want to enter Netanyahu’s war with Iran. American involvement would not only put our troops into harm's way, but risk escalating an already volatile situation into all-out r...

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

This is 40 and a sixth time published author. Peep the 7th book waiting for 2026 (and possibly a clue to an 8th book? Nooooo, right?). Thank you for the support this last year, I know it’s tough and there’s so much going on, but I’m grateful for all of you.

Alechia Dow standing with her books and the book cover of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

wrote this book in 2017, never subbed it. Finally revised with sharper, better skills, fantastic feedback from my agent, and whewwww. What a book! Scifi. Dystopian. The angriest story I’ve ever written. YA/New Adult. Action-packed. 🤞🏽

Picture of a word doc saying: The End..For Now. 307 pages and 88979 words!

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