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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You could do better with the tagline. How about "They're b-b-b-b-born to sweet delight!"

Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Being insane is like needing to pee, in that drinking will bring it out faster, but it's coming out one way or the other eventually.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get a couple #BookTok reviewers to look at my book?

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Simon Shugar - Fantasy Author @simonshugar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Hey, I’m Simon Shugar—author of bold, emotional, action-heavy fantasy told through raw, first-person journeys. If you like coming-of-age arcs, epic stakes, and human struggles in unreal worlds then check out my books below! #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #IndieAuthor #ComingOfAge #AmReading

Path of Pathos Trilogy - Hunter's Apprentice, Hunter's Quest & Royal Hunter

In a war-torn kingdom, a young boy's path to manhood is forged in violence, loss, and a mysterious power that may be his only hope.

Tomi is a boy when his father, a hunter, leaves their village, entrusting him with their home’s protection. In a land ravaged by war, Tomi bears responsibilities far beyond his years. As the Three Prince War looms, he’s thrust into a world of brutal choices and deadly encounters, where his innocence is lost to bloodshed and treachery. From defending his family to surviving in the wild, Tomi learns life’s harshest realities. Amid the darkness, he discovers Pathos—a mysterious gift from his father that sharpens his connection to the world around him and may be his key to enduring the trials ahead.

As the kingdom’s fate hangs in the balance, Tomi’s journey will shape him into the man he’s destined to become—if he can survive long enough.

The Witch Queen Saga - Rageborn, Furybound, Vengewrought, Ashsworn, Warforged.

Only One Who Cannot Be Bound by Magic Can Defeat the Witch Queen

Karn was just a boy when dark forces tore his home apart, leaving him orphaned and burning for vengeance. Taken in by an unlikely mentor, he finds himself thrust into The Forge—a brutal training ground where the Witch Queen molds her deadliest warriors. Strength is survival, and every lesson is paid for in blood.

But Karn is different. Magic cannot touch him. And in a world where power is everything, that makes him dangerous.

As he battles through ruthless trials and shifting alliances, Karn unearths secrets buried deep in his past—truths that could shatter the Witch Queen’s reign… or doom him to her service. The path to revenge is treacherous, and every choice comes with a cost.

To break free, Karn must decide: is he a weapon forged for war, or something far more deadly?

The Wind Walker Trilogy (Children of the Sky) - The Wind Walker, The Winds Calling, The Winds Fury

In Crater, freedom isn’t given—it’s stolen.

Zephyr has spent his life shackled in the depths of the city’s brutal mines, where only the strongest endure. As a Breaker Boy, he's little more than a cog in Crater's corrupt machine, but he dreams of a life aboveground, where he can soar across the skies instead of choking on coal dust. Yet in Crater, dreaming is a dangerous game—and it’s about to get lethal.

When a daring sky-pirate captain named Bacchus crashes into his path, hunting for a lost treasure that could upend the kingdom, Zephyr sees a chance to escape the mines once and for all. Desperate to break free, he joins forces with Crater’s ruthless thieves’ guild, wagering everything he has on a future in the skies. But as he’s drawn deeper into a web of cutthroat rivals and shifting allegiances, Zephyr must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice for freedom.

With enemies lurking at every turn and betrayal as common as gold, one wrong move could cost him everything. The skies are calling—but the price for flying free might just be his life.

Your One Job Is To SURVIVE - A stand alone survival fantasy.

Ewan's life is a mess—his dreams shattered, bridges burnt, and everything he once knew, gone. So he flees into the wilderness, craving an escape from the torment, from the constant buzz of despair. But when he tries to end it all? He can't even do that right! Instead, he finds himself barely alive, scraping by in the wilds with just his will to keep him going. As he battles the elements and the beasts that roam the untamed lands, he discovers peace in the silent moments between life and death.

Amidst the relentless struggle for survival, he learns to build shelters, master fire, and hunt for his supper, each new skill, a lifeline. In the vast expanse of nature, where every breath is a victory and every heartbeat a defiance, Ewan learns to cherish the newfound sense of purpose that comes with simply living.

His only job now? To survive!

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As life goes on you start to notice the pattern - things get worse, then they get better, then they get worse, then they get better... knowing this helps you cope with the bad times, you know that this too will pass. But it always ends on a bad note. One time it will get worse and never get better.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A review "I stayed awake to finish it last night when I needed to sleep, because I was totally absorbed. Then of course I lay awake thinking about it. It's that sort of book. This is a terrific writer, unusually so. " terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/08/gone...

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GONE LIKE A GOLDFISH by Anonymous

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you like reading this kind of book you might like Gone Like a Goldfish

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 13/01/2026

Hi! I'm Jamie Lee Rotante, I'm the Senior Director of Editorial at Archie Comics! I love to write culture pieces and personal essays. I recently launched a zine called "Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York" which compiles essays, poetry, and art. Check out my work at jamieleerotante.net! #portfolioday

Jamie L. Rotante - Neuroses, Nostalgia, New York. Writer and Editor Lady. www.JamieLeeRotante.net

A collage of images highlighting my writing progress over 2025.

Streams of Unconsciousness: Musings of an Anxious Millennial writer - my Substack! https://jamielrotante.substack.com (also featured: a hazy photo of sunflowers).

Covers of comics I've written! Betty & Veronica Vixens Vol. 1 and 2 (featuring Betty and Veronica riding motorcycles, cover art by Fiona Staples and Sanya Anwar), Betty & Veronica: Senior Year (the girls are standing back-to-back against a teal background, art by Sandra Lanz), and Betty & Veronica: The Bond of Friendship (the girls are sitting back to back on a column surrounded by photos - art by Britt Williams).

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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

South Park ALWAYS understands the assignment! www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you ever gone through someone's phone or computer after they died, and did you find anything surprising?

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Adult life in the 21st century mostly consists of clicking on things

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Is there a site where you can get legitimate book reviews (i.e. honest reviews from real readers - paying for the site access is OK, but not paying for reviews). Don't say book sirens or book roar, they're both really bad.

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JoonyMoon @junefaver.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'd rather be tagged no matter what the rating.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Another 5-star review of Gone Like a Goldfish (free on Kindle Unlimited) "I don’t think I’ll read a more original book or one that will stay with me for longer any time soon. Read it if you can. And let’s hope the anonymous author of this novel keeps writing." www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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See what your friends are reading

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My book is polarizing, yay! That's better than a bunch of 4s and 5s, in my opinion. Read the sample and you'll have a pretty good idea of which way you'll land.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time, then realizing you forgot your keys, going back for them, then losing sight of the shore for a very long time again.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The first one to see a rhino described it verbally to people who had to draw it second, then third, then fourth hand, and that's where unicorns come from

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I see pieces of cardboard laying around Seattle sometimes. Amazon branding on one side, but on the other it's a homeless person's sign written in marker, "anything helps," etc. Some of these pieces of cardboard will be in a museum one day.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A few days after my son died I saw some teenagers and asked if they went to school with him. They said yes. I started crying and I wanted to ask what he was like in school but instead asked "what was he like in person?" I was so embarrassed I just walked away.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Want to read it? I can send you a PDF if you don't have 99 cents.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I just thought of an idea for an event, "overshare in your underwear". There is an audience and a stage. You strip down to your underwear then go up on the stage and tell some incredibly personal story, then everyone claps and you put your clothes back on and sit down. Open mic or scheduled speakers

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The waves in the ocean don't know what tides are, they don't know what the moon is. They think they are just deciding to jump around like that.

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Sir Garfield De Umfreville, Baronet Bywell @gazzalw63.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

He does know all about putting things in a child’s body.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I fucking hate marketing, I suck at it and an anonymously written obscene dark humor book about child loss is a hard sell. I'm basically selecting random individuals and lobbying them to buy it at this point. Only sold 38 so far, but I have 4 ratings, all 5 stars (to be fair, one was from a friend)

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"Break Free" by Disha Dua

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Longing for something that only has a 1% chance of happening hurts more than something you've completely given up on. Better to burn those bridges and sabotage everything so you don't get addicted to hope.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Small town in upstate NY. I don't want to say the name of the town because I'm trying to keep my book anonymously authored.

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What high school was that?? We just had "English" and they made us read Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Maybe it was something else he had to modify and CNN was the best they could do

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Mia Sanchez @authormiasanchez07.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Indie author appreciation post. 🤍 For the authors writing while working full-time. Writing with kids running around. Writing after exhausting days. Writing anyway. I'm rooting for you ❤️ #AuthorSky #booksky

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GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The RNC will tell the truth from time to time, only unintentionally. 😂

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

To a depressed teenager that's like saying "I know the solution to your problems: you should become a billionaire"

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

You're telling me some people don't? Bullshit...

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Gone Like a Goldfish @gonelikeagoldfish.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Any tips on how to get people to read your anonymously published book with hardly a cover and which is extremely obscene and sad? When it's 99 cents, or free on KU, price isn't the issue, and when all the ratings so far are all 5 stars, neither is quality.

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