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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Would you let someone read your cup? On Lifnos,people don't fully trust the Andrianou women. It doesn’t stop them asking for a reading. I think “Do you want to know?” is a harder question than it sounds. Get Whispers in the Grounds for FREE: tinyurl.com/49e2hwnj #NationalCoffeeDay #booksky #freebook

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lifnos fears the Andrianou women—until it needs a reading. Melina Freris needs a job, not her mother’s reputation. Then the mayor asks a favour and village secrets collide with her visions. Whispers in the Grounds · Free origins novella in Lifnos #Cozy Mysteries #booksky dl.bookfunnel.com/ncbq0q2qe8

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Sorry, what? I just solved a murder, turned a ghost's grudge into an actual plot&kept the taverna running. Now I have to make Reels? If you love cozies on a Greek island, a reluctant sleuth&a ghost who absolutely won't be helpful—Spirits and Whine is for you. 🧿 Free in KU or tinyurl.com/ycxfwnmy

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Which Lifnos Cozy Mystery character are you? Reluctant sleuth. Ghost with opinions. Loyal best friend. By-the-book sergeant. Chaotic devoted teammate. Steady anchor. Take the quiz. Get your keepsake card. 👉 lifnosquiz.netlify.app #booksky #quiz #Kindleunlimited #cozymystery

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

On Lifnos, everyone has an opinion about you — and half the village thinks Anastasia has the evil eye. 🧿 Hard to argue when there's a ghost in her taverna only she can see. ☕👻 Spirits and Whine— on Amazon and free in KU 👉https://tinyurl.com/ycxfwnmy #CozyMystery #BookSky #Paranormal #indiepublishing

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

56 free cozy mysteries. Yours to grab through Monday. books.bookfunnel.com/cozymysteryf... Mine's set on a Greek island in 1970. Melina has premonitions that come true at the worst possible time. #cozymysteryseries #booksky #freebooks #authorsky

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Free Cozy Mysteries

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Dive into a new world with these first-in-series! All 80+ titles are available now on Amazon and in the Kindle Unlimited reading program! 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨 #𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝? It’s like Netflix for books Sign up for a free trial to begin reading today! 📚 𝑱𝒖𝒎𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒓 tinyurl.com/4r9m4xex #booksky #free

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Can't go to the beach? Get transported to a sunny Greek island, with delicious food, a reluctant sleuth and a know-it-all ghost. Spirits and Whine is free on #KU #goodreads #booksky #authorsky #CozyMystery #writingcommunity tinyurl.com/ycxfwnmy

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

SPIRITS AND WHINE — a cozy mystery set on a Greek island, where Anastasia, a taverna owner, can see ghosts and one dead influencer won't rest in peace until her killer is found. Book 1 of Lifnos Cozy Mysteries. tinyurl.com/ycxfwnmy #booksky #authorsky #ku #indiepublishing #writingcommunity

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The first cup she ever read came true. The gift Melina didn't know about is surfacing in front of the most powerful man on the island—a man who collects secrets. Read it free: dl.bookfunnel.com/ncbq0q2qe8 #cozymystery #booksky #readingcommunity

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

ARC Readers wanted for a 62K paranormal cozy mystery. Reviews would be appreciated around July 8th and later. Signup link: tinyurl.com/47vm9wyf #cozymystery #arcreaders #booksky #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Started working on a prequel short story to offer as a lead magnet for my newsletter. #cozy #amwriting

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Just wrote the first 100 words for my newsletter lead magnet. It's a prequel of my paranormal cozy mystery series set in the 1970s. #amwriting #promo

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Which ghost would you prefer following you around? #cozymystery #paranormal

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Some islands don’t show up on official maps. Pack your bags — I’ll take you there… somewhere in the Cyclades. A brand-new #cozymystery— coming this summer. #booksky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

On Sunday, I completed a year of writing/editing every day—no matter the time, even 10 min count. As I look back at all I've done in 2025, I marvel at how every little bit adds up. So I wish you a year of unwavering showing-up and triumph—loud or quiet, it still counts. #authorsky #writingcommunity

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Lifnos Island is under a winter slumber. Come summer, ghosts will roam—and secrets won’t stay buried. #bookteaser #storyteaser #cozy #cozymystery

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Writing Tea: I'm working hard on getting Book 1 in my cozy mystery series ready to be published in the summer of 2026. Recently, I sent the first page to be reviewed and edited by the talented April Davila. Here's a sneak peak of the story and a live edit: youtu.be/6_QGIe7XtXE?... #authorssky

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Real Writers. Real Pages. Real Feedback

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Adam Jarvis 🇨🇦 @nemacocy.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The newest #sci-fi and #fantasy anthology from worldstonepublishing.com/ - Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy, volume 1 - featuring my short One Star is Ours alongside twelve other amazing authors! Check out the Kickstarter for your copy (plus other amazing rewards): www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...

The cover of Winter of the Sci-fi and Fantasy vol 1 anthology, featuring a cool blue and icy colour theme, including a dark dragon breathing a cool mist in the top corner, and a robot rampaging through a frozen city in the bottom corner.

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Only authors will get how hard and how satisfying it is to cut 850 words from a 2,870 word scene. #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Okay, confession time: I work better when I'm under an axe. Well, not literally, but my word output is much higher when I use a timer. But not just any timer--one I can't control AKA stop. I think that probably makes me a bit of a masochist... #writingcommunity

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The first chapter has been written! Milestones (big and small) are essential to me. I need to track my progress to motivate myself to keep going. When you set a goal, do you track your progress, use milestones or are you a lucky unicorn that just puts their head down and gets the job done?

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Okay, I'll be honest. This year, my writing life is a bigger mess than ever. I couldn't really decide my goal for November so I decided to go hybrid: I'm going to write to the midpoint of book 2 and do at least 1 revision pass on book 1 in my paracozy mystery series. Simple right? #writingcommunity

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Let the drafts begin! November is the month when writers come together to WRITE! The first draft is the hardest so a lot of writers try to get it over with as quickly as possible. So... Wish me luck! #novelnovember2025 #firstdraft #writingchallenge #amwriting #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

How's everyone spending their #Halloween? It's 2 a.m. here and I'm watching a new TV show about an old serial killer: The Monster of Florence.

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Just wrote the first 1,000 words in book 2 in my paranormal cozy mystery series. Only about 65,000 to go, but who's counting? #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

RIP A man that didn't care about the surface of things/people. "𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠... 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑇𝑉 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒."

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Does anyone have trouble waiting until it's time to do the thing and is just biting nails and counting seconds? Asking for a friend...

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Writers more than anyone know that words are powerful and we must wield that power carefully.

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I'm not a Swiftie but this resonated with me because that's my goal—to make my readers feel something. If only I had the same success... #authorsky #writingcommunity

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Some days, I wonder why I'm hip-deep in this industry where getting trad-published is so darn hard. Then I remember I'm not a professional, but a lover of the arts (as we Greeks call an amateur) and my soul is content again. #writingcommunity #authorsky #writer #fiction

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

If you're wondering where I've been, I spent 52 hours editing this past month. So that's where I was, #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My very first detailed outline (over 1300 words) is finished. I feel so accomplished! #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Passed the 10K mark for April. My goal initially was to write 30K but I've accepted that's not possible so I'm happy with what I've got so far. #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

100 days of #writing A great streak for me. I'm off to break new personal records!

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

May this month be full of great books and lots of writing! #writingcommunity #authorsky

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Hidden in Plain Sight: Women Who Couldn't Be Erased from History #womensday open.substack.com/pub/eltroy/p...

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Women Who Couldn't Be Erased from History

Part One

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I'm so sad to hear of Susan DeFreitas' passing. She was a wonderful teacher and a lovely person and the ( #writing ) world will be less bright without her...

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Only writers will get this: the moment when something clicks *just* right and you know where your story is going. #authorsky #writingcommunity #writerslife

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Lisa Troy @lisatroyauthor.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

New #Substack post! Full disclosure: it's been a while... Stop by, have a read, leave a comment if you feel like it. bit.ly/43hE9v4 #authorsky #writingcommunity #writinglife

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Hey! Remember me?

From a time long, long ago...

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