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Stephen Moran @handsewnbooks.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Place an order in the next two hours to ship today!! Please support hand sewn books. Everything else on my feed is either AI or people pushing back on AI - RT hand made journals to put something beautiful in the algorithm. Thank you moranpress.bigcartel.com/products

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Friday Night Writes @fridaynightwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Today's spotlight author is @carablaine.bsky.social Pre-orders Available now! eBook: books2read.com/SeeMeAsIAm Paperback: forms.gle/xDEtBW6qfEEF... #seemeasiam #books #invisibleillness #youdontlooksick #weeseeyou #charityantho #books #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #mentalhealthawareness

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Dirk Biesinger - Author - aka Saravji @dirkbiesinger.com · 06/05/2025

🔥 NEW RELEASE 12. May 2025 🔥 For Xavie, balance is difficult to find. 📚 300+ pages 💜 romantic fantasy 🎭 secret society 🏫 college 🛸 futuristic world 🌈 utopian 🌀 multiple pov 🔞 new adult 🔗 universal link: mybook.to/XavieOfShamain 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Book cover Xavie of Shamain by Dirk Biesinger. The cover shows an aquarelle of Young Xavie as silhouette walking on a road in the woods. It depicts his journey to The Academe, into an unknown future, having left behind all that is dear to him. On a background of a view of sky of storm clouds breaking up after a thunderstorm with the evening sun shining throughthe gaps. Text on image: Xavie of Shamain 12. May 2025. the poster is a Release Day announcement

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Evie Black @evieblackbooks.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Tonight's spotlight Author is @carablaine.bsky.social. She contributed "Lost in the Fog" to See Me As I Am, the Friday Night Writes Charity Anthology which seeks to highlight invisible Illnesses. #fnw #charityantho #NAMI #invisibleillnesses #SeeMeAsIAM

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I'm incredibly honored to be a part of this anthology, the theme of which is invisible illness. As a spoonie, the phrase "See me as I am" is our constant entreaty to society. All of the profits will be donated to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Pre-orders go live in a week!

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Want to win a paperback? Token of a Wolf is a Little Red Riding Hood inspired romantic urban fantasy. What if the big, bad wolf wasn't actually the villain? What if Little Red found herself allying with him... and even falling for him? www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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Book giveaway for Token of a Wolf (Venandi Venator Duology, #1) by Cara Blaine Mar 06-Mar 31, 2025

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Mar 06-Mar 31, 2025. We're giving away five paperback advanced reader copies of a Little...

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Here we go... Trying my first Goodreads giveaway. Fingers crossed it's worth the cost. LOL

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Just got an email from Draft 2 Digital: "You are Invited to try out Apple Digital Narration!" First of all: NO. Second of all, will the next email say, "Let our AI write your book for you!"?? FFS. #humanvoicesonly

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Dirk Biesinger - Author - aka Saravji @dirkbiesinger.com · 20/02/2025

I'll be live on tiktok.com/@dirkbiesinger with "Indie Visible" A fresh series, organized by @carablaine.bsky.social and @ashwardwrites.bsky.social . This series analyses the marketing representation and approach of indie authors and it's my privilege to be on the chopping block tonight at 5:30 pst.

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Stephen Moran @handsewnbooks.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

NEW 8 pocket sized journals for $30 Ships with a bonus standard size journal 5 to choose from. Best deal I can offer moranpress.bigcartel.com/product/eigh...

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I have a Discord server with an amazing community. (Invite in my linktree to join us!) Today @dirkbiesinger.bsky.social posted a list of writing and other stuff he got done in the last week. Dirk: Cara, your turn. Me: I did lots of stuff but mostly Kickstarter rules my life right now. LOL

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Backers have unlocked FIVE stretch rewards in the Kickstarter campaign! 🙂 A bonus spicy scene, a short story, a preview of book two in the duology, a vellum overlay with every print book, and a new character art commission.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The B&N signing went well, but this review of Token of a Wolf is what really made my day. 💜

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Where are my #Tucson romantasy readers? I'll be signing at B&N tomorrow, Feb 1! Come get a signed copy before all of my books are banned... LOL

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

My Token of a Wolf Campaign got the Project We Love designation on Kickstarter! Token of a Wolf is a Little Red Riding Hood inspired urban romantic fantasy. What if the Big, Bad Wolf wasn't actually the villain? And what if Little Red found herself allying with him... and even falling for him?

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thanks for the support, y'all! This was a little bit ago, the campaign is currently 500% funded, after meeting the initial goal in the first five minutes! :)

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Welp for reasons, this will launch a week early... so if you're following the pre launch page, check your email this afternoon. ;)

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I am (im)patiently waiting for two new bookish art commissions I'm so excited for, both for Token of a Wolf. Just over a week until the Kickstarter launches! I can't wait for everyone to meet The Wolf, Roux, and Ben. 😍

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Author Neil Christiansen @gavingayle.com · 21/01/2025

A vigilante antihero. A system of corruption. One man trying to take down the system that held him captive. No where to go. No one to trust. Malcolm Karma: Cold Turkey is a gritty, twisty, edge of your seat thriller that will keep you guessing. #booksky #kindleunlimited #thrillerbooks bit.ly/49Ek4k5

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Lalalala what inauguration lalalala I can't hear you I'm writing a book with a bunch of queer Latine characters in a poly relationship lalalala

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Can't wait to see the art piece I commissioned for the upcoming Kickstarter based on this scene. 😁 Voice clip by the amazing PJ Freebourn.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

We did it! My street team and I wanted to get to at least 200 Kickstarter pre-launch followers and LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE HERE 🎉 (I got a decent chunk going live on TT, I don't want it to go awaaayyyy waahhh 😭)

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Seanieluvsreading @smoney1389.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I read this book as an ARC, and it was sooooo good! If you like stalker, dark, poly, shifter, bruja, magical, mystery I promise you'll like this book! Go check out @carablaine.bsky.social kickstarter for Token Of A Wolf. The pre-launch starts February 4th 😁🥰😁

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Got another ARC review. I'm not crying you're crying. 😭

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A.S. Miyasaki @asmiyasaki.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Just reposting the Booktok Lifeboat. Figured it’d been a few weeks. Click the link to the starter pack, then in the upper right select “follow all” if you don’t want to follow one at a time. Boat 1 is almost full, but I’ll keep making starter packs as long as I need to🩶 go.bsky.app/2CoCoBq

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sera ✨ @serareadthat.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

weird to see the “we need a revolution” people talking about not using social media at all if tiktok’s gone. cause meta is moving like X. but that sounds like a win for the gov? cause have yall come up w another way to share important info w the masses? newsletters? newspapers? zines? blogs?

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

So the thing is, I didn't think the apocalypse would take so long. All the movies make you think it'll be drastic and sudden, not like death by a thousand cuts, you know?

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Author Neil Christiansen @gavingayle.com · 11/01/2025

He wanted freedom. He got revenge. Malcolm Karma: Cold Turkey is the noir thriller you won’t put down. It’s brutal, it’s raw, and it’ll haunt you long after the last page. Are you ready? #CrimeReads #ThrillerBooks #AmReading #Bookrecomendations #booklover #indieauthor bit.ly/49Ek4k5

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Hey so I also have some ya/na fantasy books out, I just suck at marketing them 😅🤷‍♀️🤣

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

A reader sent me this review of Luxe in Quest: Luxe's Lullaby Trilogy Book Two (audiobook format). I'm not crying you're crying @paigevoice.bsky.social

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

My kids know me so well and send me the best vids/memes. This am my 13 yr old sent me a "Get Ready with Frog" vid (we both enjoy this series by @indiacrawford on YT)... PRIDE & PREJUDICE EDITION. 😍Made my whole morning. Oh also, I requested a refund for my Booksirens annual membership bc... ew.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

"Clean" is a NOT a term one should apply to ART. If the floor is dirty--ie, covered in DIRT--you can make it clean. Leaving s*x out of a book doesn't make it clean, because s*x is NOT dirty. Leave that Puritan shit back in the 1600s where it belongs. I will die on this hill.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I'm a mom of two kids who are apparently both at the teen stage of FAFO. I'm considering documenting my grey hair growth over the next few years because it's gonna be a wild ride.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Bad news: #spoonie levels required a *special* gummy today. Good news: thanks to that gummy, I was able to get my entire newsletter done in less than two hours and I still have plenty of time for writing today. Bad news: we never have enough snacks around. Good news: husband brought me a slushie.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Not a bad bookish start to the new year. I stayed up too late because I didn't want to stop reading (Unaccounted For by Chelsea Blyss, office romcom), and I woke up to a book sale on the zon.

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Author Neil Christiansen @gavingayle.com · 31/12/2024

That feeling when you are working your "real job" but you can't stop refreshing your KDP Reports page because your new book JUST CAME OUT! #writerslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerproblems bit.ly/49Ek4k5

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

These books are so gorgeous, I'll just let the graphics speak for themselves. LOL. Check it out if you witchy urban romantasy...

Graphic of a special edition paperback of new novel Token of a Wolf with chapter art samples and Kickstarter information. The paperback is turquoise with a red wolf graphic and blood dripping down the cover, with the title in gold foiling. The chapter art features a black and white watercolor style wolf and butterfly.

Graphic of a special edition hardcover of new novel Token of a Wolf with chapter art samples and Kickstarter information. The book dust jacket is turquoise and red with a gold foiling designs of a wolf and the title. The wrap cover is dark red with a wolf in gold foiling and a gold border. The chapter art features a black and white watercolor style wolf and butterfly with paint-like splashes of red and turquoise.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I got the proofs of the special editions for my next book! I'm in love. 😍 If you like urban romantasy and beautiful books, go follow my Kickstarter Pre-launch Page! 😁💜

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Author Neil Christiansen @gavingayle.com · 24/12/2024

Up to twelve. 7 days to get to 40! Pre-Order Malcolm Karma: Cold Turkey now! Kindle: bit.ly/49Ek4k5

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Kris Mitchell @krismitchellwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Be kind. Review the books you read. Especially indie books.

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Token of a Wolf is an urban romantasy that includes plenty of topics & themes outside of magic & romance: - government corruption - police brutality - systemic racism - vigilantism - justice vs vengeance - mental health / illness Interested? Give the Kickstarter pre-launch page a follow...

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Cara Blaine - Author @carablaine.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Me: I'm sick rn but I'm scheduled to be a guest on a podcast this afternoon so Imma do it. Them: Why don't you just reschedule? Me: ::shudders:: Can we not say that word? Major anxiety trigger. Them: ... Me: ... Anyway, it'll be fine.

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Author Neil Christiansen @gavingayle.com · 18/12/2024

I'm going to sweeten the pot! If you pre-order a copy of Malcolm Karma: Cold Turkey on Kindle and show me your receipt... I will send you a copy of DARK WHITE for free - kindle (epub file) version. Pre-Order Here: bit.ly/49Ek4k5

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