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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It's almost here!! Tomorrow is Queen of the Dead's release! If you like: 🖤 3rd Person 🖤 Forced Proximity 🖤 Found Family 🖤 Zombies & other creatures 🖤 MF #kingdomofthedead #queenofthedead #zombielovestory #zombieromance #newadultdystopianromance

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It's rare, but every once in a while I pick up one of my books and am like...I wrote this. I wrote a book, and it's real. It's strange because usually I publish one and am already thinking of the next project. It's a grind. Tiny moments like these remind me why I wanted to be an author. #authors

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I forgot how much I liked the movies Unbreakable, Split, and Glass. I know they weren't everyone's cup of tea, but I really liked the less glamorous superheroes/villains. They felt more realistic to me. #superheroes

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I really wish I could manage to write a novella properly. I always end up writing longer and then force myself to keep trimming and trimming. I think most of the problem is I Iike complicated characters, which usually take more time to understand. #writerproblems #authorproblems

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Sometimes being a writer feels lonely-isolating. And then I'll get a random reply to my newsletter that is heartfelt and real, and it makes everything worth it. My Hunters are precious to me, and I'm so grateful for each and every one of them. #authornewsletters #indieauthors #myamazinghunters

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

#authorquestion How do you track small things in the narrative? An example is a short repeated phrase. But not one that is repeated a lot to give weight and consistency to the story? Logically, I could just make a note BUT I have a lot of things like that woven in for the readers.

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I've only been in this space a few years (only counting since around the 1st published book), and SO many authors have come and gone in that time for various reasons. For those still here after years: Any advice for new authors? How to hang on in this uphill battle? #authoradvice #authorsofbluesky

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Whew, one release down and several to go. The marketing is the hardest for me, as it is with so many other authors. Mainly because it's a different part of your brain being used and a different kind of process. I know it's necessary, but I don't think I'll ever be excellent at it. #authorproblems

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

King of the Dead is live! Grab your copy here: a.co/d/9lZh1Xg Join me in the Kingdom of the Dead. Follow for updates! @ryanahunter23 (IG) or sign up for my newsletter: ryana-hunter.kit.com/news #horrorromance #zombieromance #steamyreads #newadultromance #dystopianzombieromance #thrillerromance

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

👑 Release day is tomorrow!!! 💀 Thank you to everyone who supported my sweet but disturbing romance about a zombie king and his chosen queen. 🌹 Want a copy on release day? Amazon a.co/d/cQVDnGH Join the Horde! Sign up for my newsletter: ryana-hunter.kit.com/news #zombieromance #thrillerromance

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It's almost here!! Did you like Twilight but wanted more new adult vs. YA, but with zombies instead of vampires? You might like King of the Dead. Grab your copy here: a.co/d/9lZh1Xg #zombieromance #dystopian #horrorromance #zombielovestory #newadultromance #thrillerromance #forcedproximity

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Only 5 more until the gate is open… Want a copy on release day? Barnes & Noble: Pre-order with B&N you can save 25% use: PREORDER25 Amazon (will be in KU) #zombieromance #forcedproximity #steamyromance #kingofthedead #kingdomofthedead #newadulthorrorromance #dystopianromance #thrillerromance

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

What does it mean to be undead? 💀 Brie, Zane and others exist in a chilling in-between, challenging life, death, and what defines a monster. Are they truly gone, or is there more to their existence than meets the (un)dead eye? Release 3/27/25! bit.ly/KODbookshop #horrorromance #zombieromance

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Not only about hunger. It's the shift in the natural order. Zane believes the undead are more advanced than humans now. Does the rise of the undead inherently make them superior? In this Dark Veil tale, would you join team horde? Or keep fighting with team human? Coming 3/27/25 ➡️ a.co/d/gb62Nb4

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Have you encountered your own "sea of stars" in life – a beautiful warning you chose to ignore? Coming 3/27/25 ➡️ a.co/d/gb62Nb4 #KingOfTheDead #DystopianHorror #ZombieApocalypse #SeaOfStars #BewareTheLights

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Ever heard of a fashionable zombie? Now you have–Brie! She's a badass, leader, and Knight Commander with awesome hair. Never without her lipstick and brush but always ready to battle. King of the Dead releases on 3/27/25 a.co/d/4zOfnM8 #zombieromance #dystiopianzombies

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

But who is the King? He used to be just a man. A man who didn't ask to lead a horde but is burdened to do so. This story is a different take on zombies, a look into what it might be like if someone traveled with them instead of the survivors fighting them. #zombies #zombieromance

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Why did I decide to write a zombie apocalypse story from someone traveling with the zombies instead of the humans? I hadn't read it before. It might exist, but I haven't read it and I wanted to see how things might turn out. Especially if the main character wasn't a "badass survivalist". #zombies

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Renee was an interesting character to write because she's not the typical survivor you'd expect in a zombie apocalypse. She's how I imagine most semi sheltered people would be if their world ended when they were in high school but they managed to survive years after.

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I'm truly going to do my best to post here more often mention my upcoming releases before they actually happen. If you liked the romance of Twilight and but the character depth and dystopian world of Last of Us... you might like King of the Dead. Pick up your copy on: 3/27/25

King of the Dead: a zombie romance book cover including the tropes in the book. Told in 3rd person POV, Graphic violence and gore, enemies to lovers vibes, he falls first, forced proximity, found family, zombies and possessive male

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Did you ever sit down and think THIS time I'll write a simple story, none of these multiple character arcs, less world building, no more hiding easter eggs for a second read through - maybe a novella? And then it turns onto 3 books? 🤣 #authorproblems #writing

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

I'm SOOOO happy! As an indie author who writes cross genre books, it's tough to find your readers, but after several years I think I finally found a few 😁 It's the best feeling in the world. Much better than drifting in the void of uncertainty.

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 14/05/2024

I'm not really sure what to post here. This space is similar but different to other platforms not going to name any name but... you know which ones I'm talking about. I think this will be a mix of my IG and Threads. Some promotion but mostly me talking about writing.

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

....I was born of the womb of a poisonous man Beaten and broken & chased from the land... Listening to my soundtrack editing. Those lyrics somewhat apply to both of my boys. These characters - this story - it's twisted & broken like them but it always feels like coming home when I work on it.

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

I should also probably mention something I've written 🤣 Here's a quote from Ren - one of the twins in Savage Petal.

Picture of a male with long hair and quote from the book Savage Petal

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Ryana Hunter - Dark Speculative Fiction Author @ryana23.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

It's my first post, so I will introduce myself. Although I never know what to say 🤣 I write dark, intense, psychological love stories with twists & turns. If you want to challenge your perception of reality, relationships and beyond by characters that are not mainstream - you might like my books 🙂

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