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Courteney

@courteneywrites.bsky.social
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Writing, drawing, gardening, and being a general chaotic menace in TTRPGs she/her No genAI, please Author of Death of a Timeline, the first book of the Dythoids series. Website: courteneylevet.weebly.com

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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welcome, to the overall best season.🍂🌻🍁🎃
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
If you're a fan of post-apocalyptic vibes, dragons, or beetles, I might have just the story for you! Environmental mismanagement & global conflict mean the future of humanity doesn't look great, but there is hope. The Last of Us x Horizon Zero Dawn. Death of a Timeline available here: a.co/d/4v5yfMZ
A piece of paper torn from a notebook was left in the room of a long-ruined building. The paper is stained in several places. The note says,
"Remember: Stand tall against the bruises. Speak calm against the storm. Fight for that smallest chance in hell. Survive. Against all odds, survive. 
-Dythoids: Death of a Timeline". There are several drawings: a pile of arrows (unlabeled), a set of gears (unlabeled), a knife (labeled "check rooms before entering"), a mechanical dragon (labeled "we need help"), and a beetle spitting acid (labeled "RUN!!")
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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Due to Dolly Parton’s kids reading program for local libraries, my home county in Ohio saw children’s reading rates skyrocket from one of the lowest in the state to the top I cannot think of a better way to be remembered than to inspire whole generations to seek imagination, empathy, and curiosity
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S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman Releases Nov. 11 @anotherindiewriter.com · 04/08/2026
Next person to back the campaign is #50! Nothing special happens. I just think it's neat
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
JEFF
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Heck yeah, cake day!🍰
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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
✨ Resources for Indie Authors ✨ rebeccacrunden.com/resources-fo...
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Resources for Indie Authors
General/Disclaimer I thought I’d share some links and communities for indie authors looking for resources as I know it can be difficult to even know where to start. Starting off without a reader ba…
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
On the recommendation of some friends, I've been diving into Control and Alan Wake. I'm really enjoying the storytelling. I've so far beat both main games and have played The Foundation. I look forward to seeing what the upcoming Phasmophobia event involves.👀👻
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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A gyro is an excellent choice!
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#SFFChat Hmm. Stasia would probably have a cat. Kida would have a bearded dragon or some other type of lizard.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#SFFChat Stasia would be the one getting them into trouble and Kida would be the one trying to keep them alive. Stasia's younger and inexperienced and doesn't always think through her actions. Kida would take stock of resources and make mental lists of what they needed to do to survive the island.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#SFFChat The world of my first book is post-apocalyptic and the two POV characters have spent most of their lives in a largely underground compound. Even the scouting parties that go out for resources consider the outside world to be a pretty wild landscape. It's terrifying and dangerous.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#SFFChat For my Dythoids series, I created car-size acid-spitting beetles that have another...fun...little detail.😏 The younger ones are more brown but they get more iridescent as they grow. They create massive glass and metal pyramids for their hives that they build by scavenging the broken world.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#SFFChat Hi hello! I'm Courteney and I write primarily post-apocalyptic speculative fiction. I think for a final meal I'd ask for homemade cheesy ham and potato casserole and pumpkin cheesecake.
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Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
It’s the final days of the Public Access campaign and we still have three stretch goals to unlock! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Public Access books
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
It probably depends on the story and your writing style and just overall context, but personally I prefer to have short chapters with the POV's name at the top of each new chapter. Especially in the second book in my series, there are some chapters under 500 words because of context.
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Joe Bruehler 🇺🇦🇩🇪 @joebruehler.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Man, I fuckin love space
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
MOON
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Space stuff is so neat 🚀🌙💕
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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Author Entries are open!!! Head to our website or go direct to the sign up form here!: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Please fill out the the form below to submit your novel to the Book Blogger's Novel of the Year Award 2026! ***Author sign-ups close on April 26, 2026 at 23:59 GMT.*** Before entering your novel, pl...
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S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman Releases Nov. 11 @anotherindiewriter.com · 16/03/2026
Cover reveal & crowdfunding announcement! I have written another book. Project Tasman is a sapphic dystopian book about a woman in a psychological experiment. I'm so excited to share this beautiful cover from @bmwillows.bsky.social Follow the BackerKit below, pls www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
A book cover for the book Project Tasman by S. Morgan Burbank. A woman with dark brown hair is free falling in front of a group of green, blue, and purple lights. She is wearing a blue zip-up hoodie and a black t-shirt along with blue jeans. She has black eyeglasses, as well as piercings on her right eyebrow and nose. She is watching a number of poker chips -- one each purple, red, yellow, black, and blue -- falling through the air near her. A sixth chip is resting in her right hand, this one colored white.
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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 14/03/2026
#IndieAuthors on Itch! My friend Kai is hosting a bundle! - Fantasy Books (Dark, Contemp, Urban, Epic, Etc, All Welcome!) - Morally Gray Ace-Spec Characters! Bring your most sus af aces to this bundle! Sign ups still open! 📦📚
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This, "moon's haunted", and Miette posts are some of my favorite parts of the internet
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Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Hello, #WriteSky ! Here's your reminder that #LateNightWrite starts in (almost) one hour! It's gonna be a more freeform chat just to ease back into things, no tough questions, just a check-in :)
#LateNightWrite
Every Saturday Live 9-10 PM US Central 
Join us anytime!
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Hi, folks! Which writing chats are people currently recommending? I'm curious about general writing and genre specific chats. Thank you! 💙📚📘 #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The cover for Courteney Levet's Death of a Timeline, the first book in her Dythoids series. The background is filled with embers, the title font is crumbling, and teal beetles are crawling all over the text and background.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, & dystopian stories often hold up a mirror to the dark corners of the world around us. But that doesn't mean they, like our world, can't also have moments of peace & connectedness. How do you find a balance in your day-to-day? #Booksky #specfic #indiebook #SFF #scifi
The background is a street drain with plants growing up out of it. There are three scraps of paper taped together, and three drawings: peaches, a meal in a pot, and a pickup truck. On the largest scrap of paper, there is a note that reads "Whole world’s a wreck. Blown up, picked apart. Most of it is pretty boring and ugly. Most of it. Way I see it, it isn’t so much about the space itself as much as the what—or who—is occupying the space. Where we are now isn’t so bad in my eyes." In bolder font "Dythoids: Death of a Timeline".
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Fear of the future, the unknown. Worse, fear of the known. Fear of a world where harshness is the standard, where one wrong move could leave you scarred from an attack by acid-spitting beetles. It takes luck, knowledge, & a strong will to venture out & survive... Would you do it? #booksky #scifi
The background is a desert with two large archery arrows sculptures. The focus of the graphic is a note that reads: "How are we supposed to survive out here? How am I [underlined] supposed to survive out here? People go through months [underlined] of training before they’re allowed to leave the compound. I can count on two hands [previous two underlined] the number of times I’ve left the silos, let alone the fences of the compound!" In a bolder font, "Dythoids: Death of a Timeline". There are two doodles on the note: barbed wire at the top, and a cactus and tumbleweed on the bottom left.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
What is the source of hope? Is it in joy, in community, in acts of creation? Perhaps, instead, it is at the heart of further conflict. That hope of success, of victory, no matter the cost. Is it worth it? What would you do? Where does your moral 🧭 lead? 💙📚 #indieauthor #scifi #apocalyptic #Dythoids
The background has a map of the United States. The foreground is a note that reads "The fight for this town took a lot out of us, so we agreed to stay here for a few days to restock, recover, and [the word trails off] burn the dead." In a bolder font it says "Dythoids: Death of a Timeline". There are two drawings on the note: a whole tomato next to a half of one, and in the opposite corner of the note is a violin. There are what appear to be tear stains on the paper.
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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 14/01/2026
Oh the pressure of choosing the right POV when there are two MC’s.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year!🎊 Here's hoping for a kinder 2026 for all the folks that had a rough 2025, especially. 💕
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I didn't progress beyond the first round of BBNYA this year, but I'm excited by reactions from the panelists! #postapocalypticworld #apocalypse #indieauthors #scifibooks #dragons #scifibooks #speculativefiction #speculativefictionwriter
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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
In 1st Place .... The WINNER of #BBNYA2025 is .......... Fiona and the Forgotten Piano by @k8demaiowrites.bsky.social A huge congratulations to you. Well done!!!!!!
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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
2025 BBNYA winner and finalist placings are being announced later today across all our social media platforms!!! Watch this space!!
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a man in a green elf costume is dancing in a room with his mouth open .
ALT: a man in a green elf costume is dancing in a room with his mouth open .
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Thank you! I missed participating in the chats around here, but creative energy needed diverting elsewhere for a little bit there.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
#WeeknightWriters Animals. Strangers' dogs and my little menace of a cat, Amberle, who is super cuddly this time of year with the cold.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
#WeeknightWriters I'm more or less holding up okay. It's a weird holiday season and the weather's been crummy, but at least there are good stories out there to discover and enjoy.🙂
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
#WeeknightWriters Hi hello! It's been a minute since I've made it to one of these. I'm Courteney, author of Death of a Timeline. That being the first, I'm currently working on the second book in the Dythoids series. I honestly haven't made much writing progress since April, but hopefully more soon.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I didn't progress beyond the first round of BBNYA this year, but I'm excited by reactions from the panelists! #postapocalypticworld #apocalypse #indieauthors #scifibooks #dragons #scifibooks #speculativefiction #speculativefictionwriter
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I suppose I should come up with some book promo for holiday purchasing. My head has just not been in it lately.😅
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S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman Releases Nov. 11 @anotherindiewriter.com · 18/11/2025
Alright. Today is my birthday (and tbh it has sucked so far). But. I promised a thread of books by friends. And I am going to make good on that. Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Hi folks! I want to get back into a book/writing headspace after having to set that aside for a few months. -Any new notable chats or # people have been following? -I've had questions about alt purchase methods. Where are folks looking beyond amazon currently? -Tips for insta/tiktok videos? #Booksky
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Thank you! Last I was paying attention, I thought book folks were having mixed feelings about Itchio? Again, it's been a number of months since I was really in these spaces, so I don't know where we're at with stuff haha
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Hi folks! I want to get back into a book/writing headspace after having to set that aside for a few months. -Any new notable chats or # people have been following? -I've had questions about alt purchase methods. Where are folks looking beyond amazon currently? -Tips for insta/tiktok videos? #Booksky
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A year ago I published my first book, Death of a Timeline!📖🎂 In that time, I've had a lot of positive responses, & the book has made it's way to a number of different states, countries, & onto at least two cruises! ⚙️🐲🐞⌛️📘 #selfpublished #indieauthor #writingcommunity #scifi Interested? a.co/d/7dMUQXK
Background is a yellow sky looking down at the tops of the cloud while dragons fly. "One Year of Publication!" "Help me celebrate by purchasing a copy or leaving a review today!" The graphic includes 1) the cover for Courteney Levet's book Death of a Timeline, 2) a drawing of a teal beetle sitting on top of a set of brass gears with the text "The Dythoids Series".
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It takes a degree of stubbornness to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, but at what point does stubbornness itself become a hurdle to survival? #Dythoids #booksky #SciFi #SpecFic #IndieBookSky #SelfPublished
The background is a dimly lit cave with rails to keep people from falling over a ledge. There are two notes on torn paper. The first says "Leave if there are more than you can fight on your own." The second note says "Cross my heart, I will run away if I have to, but only [underlined] as a last resort. Make sure no one follows me." In a bolder font "Dythoids: Death of a Timeline". There are also three drawing on the second note: a farm windmill, a crescent moon, and a head of garlic surrounded by three cloves.
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Courteney @courteneywrites.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A year ago I published my first book, Death of a Timeline!📖🎂 In that time, I've had a lot of positive responses, & the book has made it's way to a number of different states, countries, & onto at least two cruises! ⚙️🐲🐞⌛️📘 #selfpublished #indieauthor #writingcommunity #scifi Interested? a.co/d/7dMUQXK
Background is a yellow sky looking down at the tops of the cloud while dragons fly. "One Year of Publication!" "Help me celebrate by purchasing a copy or leaving a review today!" The graphic includes 1) the cover for Courteney Levet's book Death of a Timeline, 2) a drawing of a teal beetle sitting on top of a set of brass gears with the text "The Dythoids Series".
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