kae @krholton.bsky.social · 34mWas chatting with a member of my ARC team today. There you have it. The Last Firstborn is [Borat Very Nice Gif] out of 10. You should check it out. krholton.start.page 📢📚💙📚🪐 010
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 2hThe Last Firstborn is a dystopian fantasy about a blind prophet learning to stand up for himself in the face of authority figures who should have had his best interests in mind It comes out soon and you should get a copy! krholton.start.page #SpoonieAuthChat #ShamelessSelfPromo 📢📚💙📚🪐 041
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 4hNot TV, but so much of LFB is inspired by Final Fantasy 7, that I'd love to see the crew there. I'd love for Eno to meet Barrett. I'd love for them to see Midgar and how the city is split in two, much like their Nexus. I'd love for Gastone & Viv to meet the Turks & the rest of SHINRA. #LitHodgepodge 061
Reposted by kaeAlex D @alexdwrites.bsky.social · 9hTime for a little darkness, I believe. I wrote this few years back. Enjoy. And light the lamps. #fiction #booksky #halloween www.alexdartnell.com/post/postcar...alexdartnell.comPostcards: A dark little tale as the evenings draw inPeter Bullivant was hanged November last, and there was nothing I could do about it.They let me go home a week afterwards, the Matron giving me an unexpected rustling pat on the shoulder and exhorting... 091
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 16hA stack of preorders heading to the post office. There's still time to get a signed copy from my website before release day on Oct 13! buff.ly/x4vPdlU Thanks to everyone for the support on my first release! <3 📢📚💙📚🪐 040
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My friend's book is out today!! This is a cozy yet dark collection of interlocking short fantasy stories that weave a full tale about an old woman seeking immortality. The book is full of whimsical art by Stephanie, too! 😍 buff.ly/PwTaF6G 🤏📚💙📚⚔️ 0113
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hello #LitHodgepodge! I'm kae, a fantasy author. I love blending genres and can never manage to stick to just plain fantasy. My debut is a post-post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasy, and it's out in a couple weeks! 2332
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Enter to win a kindle copy of The Last Firstborn, a dystopian fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence's Red Sister and Lev Grossman's The Magicians. The giveaway closes on Oct 12 so you can get your copy just before the book releases on Oct 13! buff.ly/aV5teGs 📢📚💙📚🪐 #goodreadsbuff.lyThe Last Firstborn (The Prophets of Nexus Book 1)Discover and share books you love on Goodreads. 073
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHAPTER 😭😭 It's so sweet and cute and means so much, esp when you know how Stirling's power works later. Plus, they kiss. www.krholton.com/lorem/chapte... 📢📚💙📚⚔️💛📚 #PortalFantasy #SerializedFictionkrholton.comChapter 18 | The Neon | KR HoltonNow there was something else there between them, and the simple gesture of holding her hand was surprisingly disarming. Now that they were here… Wait, was this a date? 100
Reposted by kaeRowan Rook and Decard @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026OI. You like goblins? You like tarot? These folk made Maz's fave tarot deck, so check 'em out 💚 buff.ly/UriEvxkbuff.lyThe Goblin's TarotThis standard 78-card tarot deck follows the Publishing Goblin's journey through accepting the inevitable end of their divinity, and an accepting of their Mortality. A journey we must all follow… 0118
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fucking Sheldon type representation #SpoonieAuthChatstatic.klipy.comSheldon Cooper: My Brain is Better Than Everybody'sAlt: Sheldon from the big bang theory saying, "My brain is better than everybody's!" 250
Reposted by kaeKristin 🌙 @dominolucky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026all together… (these are the proofs so some will get edits but I will have prints of ALL of them in soon!) 192
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yes! Although it's not addressed in the book, Levi is def on the spectrum. It's particularly evident in social interactions where he relies on scripts. He's most comfortable when he's in Prophet Mode, using canned replies. & moving his body is a stim, which is why he runs so much. #SpoonieAuthChat 051
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Two weeks until my book releases! I might be freaking out a little now! Exclamation points everywhere! Click below for all the links to LFB in all the places, including a #Smashwords presale that gets you early access to the book! www.krholton.com/so/adQ3jUdqH 📢📚💙📚🪐 #dystopian #fantasykrholton.comTwo Weeks 'til Release Day!Two weeks until you get to meet Levi! 151
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Goodreads Giveaway! Enter to win a free kindle edition of this dystopian fantasy about a prophet caught between the demands of his goddess, capitalism, and the safety of his family. Final Fantasy 7 meets Dune. 📢📚💙📚🪐 #Goodreads www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...goodreads.comThe Last Firstborn (The Prophets of Nexus Book 1)Discover and share books you love on Goodreads. 020
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So Google wants to load Harry Potter ads onto my phone and I can't opt out of the update. It's fucking 1.30 GB to put an ad on my phone that supports a terf. #pixel #android 010
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's insane that authors need to say this now. The Last Firstborn is 100% made by humans. There was no AI anywhere in the process. All mistakes are mine. Thanks to @conradaltmann.com for the 100% human creativity icon. You can find it on his kofi here: buff.ly/iSZhzfW #fuckAI #NoAI 🪐📚💙📚⚔️ 092
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From the first chapter of The Last Firstborn! Levi is a prophet set against three impossible tasks: keep his goddess happy, keep the Merx corporation happy, and keep his brother safe. Pre-order links are here buff.ly/fiYB8NR 📢📚💙📚🪐 130
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please pre-order this dystopian fantasy! I'm really proud of it. It's got loveable (and hateable!!) characters, a blind MC, cool time magic, and I think you'll like it! Pre-order links here: krholton.start.page #ShamelessSelfPromo #SpoonieAuthChat 084
Reposted by kae🎃 Trip Ghouley 🎃 @trip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As an elder millennial, one of the Great Crimes of AI (in addition to all the real ones) is that AI has poisoned the greatest of all internet creations: the funny cat video. Like, one can no longer simply enjoy a video of a cat being a weird little guy. You have to stop and interrogate reality. FFS 1439293
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Central Illinois, the All Hallows Book Fair is in one month! Mark your calendars, this is going to be a fun night! 🧛♂️ Books! Cocktails & Mocktails! Tattoos! Local Authors! buff.ly/fpB28RN #BookFair #IllinoisCollege #Illinois 🩸📚💙📚️📢ourtownbooks.comAll Hallows Book Fair | Our Town BooksAn indie bookstore near you in Jacksonville, Illinois selling books since 2011 - your favorite little midwest bookstore. 040
Reposted by kaeAspen Rayne - The Colors That Haunt Us coming October 8th @aspenrayne.com · 24/09/2026TWO WEEKS until The Colors That Haunt Us! I’m hosting a readalong from Oct. 8 through Halloween. Read at your own pace, share theories, yell about questionable decisions, and visit Rosenfeld Manor with me. Join: app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/2... #TheColorsThatHaunt #BookSky #QueerBooksapp.thestorygraph.comReadalong for The Colors That Haunt Us, hosted by aspenrayne | The StoryGraphTake a photo of a barcode or cover 042
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Stirling asks Lorem on a date!! I mean, it's mostly a ploy to get her back up in reality for a little while so she doesn't go crazy, but still, it counts. A few more trials so solve on their way there, too. www.krholton.com/lorem/chapte... 📢📚💙📚⚔️📚💛⚔️ #SerialFiction #PortalFantasy #UrbanFantasykrholton.comChapter 17 | Trials to the Neon | KR Holton"I get it. But still, holing up here, never leaving JKB’s… This can’t be what you want for the rest of eternity, right? How about checking out some of the other Havens? I’d like to show you around,” 110
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#SpoonieAuthChat In The Last Firstborn, Levi lives in a mega tower that has a lot of accommodations! There are audio signals and voice commands for blind and low-vision people to navigate the tower and its computer. Levi has a guide cane, but mostly doesn't even need it until he leaves the tower. 131
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This dystopian fantasy about prophecies gone wrong is for fans of Mark Lawrence's RED SISTER and Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS. Release day in in 3 weeks! 📢📚💙📚⚔️ 010
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Having a cleaning done at the dentist with a tech that won't stop talking while my neck is spasming. 👎👎 000
Reposted by kaeXero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick. 2117063300
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026How would you describe your social media reach? Lolstatic.klipy.comJohn Cena Reaching Out in Wrestling RingAlt: John Cena laying in a wrestling ring, reaching for something but not quite making it 031
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I just want to scooch the bookshelf an inch to the leftstatic.klipy.comJ. Jonah Jameson Ríe (Spiderman)Alt: J Jameson laughing at your stupid idea 140
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Coming up with chapter names in The Last Firstborn was one of the most fun tasks at the end of the revision process. "The Mourning After" is one of my favorites even though literally no one is having a good time in this chapter 😆 🪐📚💙📚⚔️ 040
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sell your book in five words: Blind prophet avoids mafia assassination 131
Reposted by kaeAspen Rayne - The Colors That Haunt Us coming October 8th @aspenrayne.com · 17/09/2026Finishing a book is a strange mix of “I should do one more pass” and “IT’S DONE. PEOPLE READ IT NOW.” With release getting closer, I wrote about how I decide when editing is actually finished. www.aspenrayne.com/post/how-i-k... #AspenWrites #BookSky #WritingCommunityaspenrayne.comhttps://www.aspenrayne.com/post/how-i-know-when-a-story-is-ready-to-let-go 171
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New chapter of The Revision of Lorem Ipsum is up! Lorem meets a new inhabitant of the wyrd and knows they need to let it go. And the thick plottens between Calla and Dalen. #Urbanfantasy #romantasy #PortalFantasy #SerialFiction www.krholton.com/lorem/chapte...krholton.comChapter 16 | Aurorae | KR Holton“There is no ‘why,’” Naomi said. “Think of them more like wild animals. Or a sudden thunderstorm. They don’t mean any harm, but they sure to cause it.” 110
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So, now that I'm unemployed again, I finally have bandwidth to dive into this revision of book 2. Aaaaand, immediately back in the "oh no, I have no idea what I'm doing" zone. Who wrote this book?? #amrevising #WritingCommunity 4400
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Want to get The Last Firstborn at a discount? I'm running a #smashwords presale until Oct 13! LFB is for fans of prophecies gone wrong, brotherhood, and found family. It is NOT for fans of hyper-capitalism, water scarcity, and corruption. #dystopia #ebook #fantasy #BookSky buff.ly/94BApTIsmashwords.comThe Last FirstbornAs Firstborn, Levi is blessed with the power of prophecy. As Firstborn, he is cursed to live under the Merx. Prophet Levi has two jobs: be the mouthpiece of the Goddess and make sure the Merx… 030
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just finished The Magicians by Lev Grossman. It has been a long time since I've truly connected with a book the way I did this one. I know I'm late to reading this, but I'm so glad a friend recommended it to me. 🪐📚💙📚⚔️ 1101
Reposted by kaeDianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Next month is October, which means Halloween, which means vampire season So I'll be hosting a BIG GAY VAMPIRE BUNDLE on Itch & applications are open NOW! If you've got a queer vampire book on Itch, you'll want to be part of this: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com 73925
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Central #Illinois, mark your calendars for this #bookfair in Jacksonville on Oct 24! It's going to be a hell of a time and I am going to be there with The Last Firstborn! If you want to support local authors, come say hi! #horror #BookSky #fantasy ourtownbooks.com/events/61147...ourtownbooks.comAll Hallows Book Fair | Our Town BooksAn indie bookstore near you in Jacksonville, Illinois selling books since 2011 - your favorite little midwest bookstore. 191
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026One month until The Last Firstborn's release day!! For fans of reluctant heroes, blind main characters, and fighting the man. Click below for more info and links to the book on Goodreads, Storygraph, and Fable. buff.ly/jWKKidW 🪐📚💙 #BookSky #Fantasy #Dystopian 0111
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It is my last day at my p/t job. I know this is for the best, but I won't lie and say there's not a weird shame about not being physically able to perform at a basic retail job. 021
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026#SpoonieAuthChat Levi, from The Last Firstborn, likes to run on a treadmill. As he says to his brother, "when my body is moving, my mind isn't." 010
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My urban #romantasy has a new post! This one's a little heavier. Lorem opens up about her past and then immediately regrets it. Stirling starts to understand that she's not just overly cautious. Read for free here: www.krholton.com/lorem/chapte... #Serial #Fantasy #PortalFantasykrholton.comChapter 15 | Spartan | KR Holton“I don’t mean for this to sound rude, but… where’s all your stuff?” he asked. “Downstairs, where there’s no windows.” “I hate how you just said that like it’s normal.” 120
Reposted by kaeJane Lia @jane-lia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What's especially crazy to me in this sentiment (which I also had pre bluesky) is how much every other artistic field lauds indies. Indie filmmaking? Good. Indie music? Good. Indie books? Suddenly people draw a line, even though all the reasons Indie is good everywhere else *still apply*. 116829
Reposted by kaeTara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 29262
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Last Firstborn is a dystopian fantasy about brotherhood, personal agency, and resisting authority. Pre-order here! buff.ly/BsO8xW5 #BookSky #Fantasy 🪐📚💙 #Prophecy 061
kae @krholton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026#SongsOfSeptember For Lorem and Stirling, Time Stand Still by Rush is their song. The chapter that makes this fit is coming up soooon. I can't wait for the romance to pick up between them. 😍 youtu.be/dMSFqXGZ5TQ?... (This video is so cringe but I love the song so much)youtu.beRush - Time Stand Still (Official Music Video)YouTube video by RushVEVO 1100