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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Would a cat picture help? Cat pictures always soothe me (not as much as actually petting a cat, obviously, but that's kinda hard to pass on over the internet), so here's a picture of my neighbour's cat and our nephew who loves to visit for naps.

An orange and white cat snuggling into a very fluffy grey cushion, which itself sits on a red blanket and cream sofa. Ignore my black leggings in the bottom left corner. This cat is very stretched out, looks extremely comfy, and we can't quite see his face because it's so cuddled into the grey cushion fluff. I can confirm he was asleep.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#WeeknightWriters Q6: The Once Upon a Fairytale anthology I'm in has just gone up for pre-order! Features a stolen child, a young woman determined to walk her own path, a mysterious hunter stalking the forest, a jealous enchantress, & 2 girls torn apart by fate 🙌 books2read.com/u/bw6WJ9

The ebook version of the Once Upon a Fairytale anthology lies atop a plain black book surrounded by autumnal leaves. The book's cover shows a thorny red rose against a dark forest background.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Need an easy read for these heatwaves? A Dream of Death and Magic is 99c/99p for a few days! Every book in this series has all the cosy vibes you could want from a dark urban paranormal fantasy (and a MC who struggles with these heatwaves as much as we do). #booksky sarinalanger.com/chaos-of-est...

The cover for the book A Dream of Death and Magic, featuring a metallic upside-down dreamcatcher with blue feathers on a blue background with golden sigils, sits against a sandy beach background surrounded by sunglasses, beach slippers, a starfish, a grey striped beach towel, and a wicker basket.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

FOLKS I'm so close to wrapping up the First Big Edit of Esta 4. Only 4 chapters to go. Please ignore the numbering, I'm fixing them as I go 🙃 #writingcommunity

A picture of a simple list of chapter numbers. From top to bottom, it reads, Chapter 19, Chapter 20, Chapter 25, Chapter 26, and Chapter 35. Chapter 20 is highlighted light blue to indicate it's the current chapter. Chapter 35 has three question marks behind it to indicate that we don't know who the narrator is. The writing is white, and the background is dark blue. Thin purple lines separate the individual chapters.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

PSA: THIS IS NOT AN I'VE-GOT-15-MINUTES KINDA BOOK I'm much too invested. What do you mean, that's all I've got time for today 😭 #amreading

it's a photo of a hardback copy of Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber. The cover shows a golden door with a flaming heart engraved on it, and the whole front cover is framed by purple and golden I want to say art deco details. The background of the cover is a dark midnight blue with some golden stars dotted around. It's got a very mysterious feel to it. The background behind the book is too blurred to make out properly. A round, red £11 is also stuck to the cover, ruining the feel somewhat. I'm a little sorry I told you about it.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We're planning a writing sprint for July in my Discord server! Come over if you'd like to write/edit/worldbuild/plot with us next month, and possibly in other months, too. (or just to hang out, that's fine, too) Link in bio, or I can message you :) #writingcommunity #writingfantasy

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We don't usually see each others' headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours (if you feel like it).

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#FantasyIndiesJune Day 4: My MC Esta and I are similarly picky: we like being outside if it's not too hot, not too cold, and doesn't rain. Autumn weather, especially with a bit of fog, is perfect. We have hay fever, though, and the outside can be too people-y, so staying at home is pretty great!

Fantasy Indies June prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell

1. Introduce yourself & WIP
2. MC’s sense of humour
3. Advice for writer’s block
4. Do you/MC prefer indoors or outdoors?
5. Free Friday or What D&D character would your MC make?
6. Saturday Snippet
7. Your auto-buy authors
8. What inspires you?
9. WIP tagline
10. Would your characters stop to ask for directions?
11. MC’s favourite childhood memory
12. Free Friday or Is there a specific time you like to write?
13. Saturday Snippet
14. Do you like maps in your books? Share any
15. Post a happy quote
16. What inspires your MC?
17. How would your characters do on a roadtrip?
18. Do you tend to be an underwriter or an overwriter?
19. Free Friday or What makes you DNF a book
20. Saturday Snippet
21. Father figures or family in WIP
22. WIP tropes
23. What do you look for in beta readers?
24. What story does your MC love to share?
25. Is your MC responsible?
26. Free Friday or share a recent read you loved
27. Saturday Snippet
28. What new-to-you genre would you like to try writing?
29. Action Flash Fiction
30. Monthly Wrap-up

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I promised you the full anniversary-cover reveal, & here it is! Sparrows turns 10 on the 23rd, so the whole series got a makeover 🥰 These will be live from the 23rd. Next Wed, I'm doing a live celebration and answering questions in my reader group - link in my bio 👍 #writingcommunity #fantasywriter

Three book covers are centred on a soft white blanket, one after the other so all covers can be seen fully. The top book is called Rise of the Sparrows and shows a small bird made of liquid gold perched on a curved dagger. The middle book is called Wardens of Archos and shows an hourglass with golden sand and topped with a melting golden crown. The bottom book is called Blood of the Dragon and shows a dripping dragon made of liquid gold atop broken walls with spears piercing its wings. All three books have background details of black smoke and red embers. The text on the graphic reads 10th Anniversary - 23rd May at the top, and at the bottom is the author's website sarinalanger.com

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Checking all the new paperback files today! Isn't this just the most beautiful thing you've ever seen ❤️🤍💛 #writingcommunity #fantasywriter

A screenshot of the paperback wrap for the fantasy novel Rise of the Sparrows, taken in the KDP dashboard. The cover wrap itself shows a small liquid-gold bird above a curved dagger, gold dripping down the blade and onto the title. The background is more liquid gold at the bottom and a swirling combination of black fog and red embers behind the bird and dagger. Behind all that is a white swirling background. The front cover reads Rise of the Sparrows, Relics of Ar'Zac 1, Sarina Langer. The back cover also shows the title at the top, followed by the blurb and the author's QR code and barcode at the bottom. Because the screenshot was taken in a previewer, there are also two lines marking the borders of the front cover, the spine, and the back cover. The inner line is red, and the outer line is white. Not much of the actual dashboard is visible, but above the cover are the words Previewer, the title and author's name again, and the first four letters of the word Paperback before the screenshot cuts it off.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Hey, look, I bought a copy of my own book! 😆 I gave away my copy ages ago, and with the anniversary editions replacing the current ones in a few weeks, I thought I'd better replace it while I still can. I wouldn't have felt right not having it once it's unavailable. #fantasywriter #writingcommunity

A badly lit photo of a paperback book. The cover is mostly black with some lighter swirling fog details. In the centre is a sword depicted length-wise so the glowing gold sigils along the blade are visible. The writing on the cover reads Sarina Langer, Rise of the Sparrows, The Relics of Ar'Zac, Book 1. The bottom left corner shows the hand holding the book, and there's various blurry desk clutter in the background.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

✨COVER REVEAL✨ The 10th anniversary cover for Rise of the Sparrows is HERE 🤩 If you prefer the old cover, you can still get it until May 23rd – from then, only this pretty new edition will be available :) #fantasywriter #coverreveal More info 👇 (1/2)

A book cover on a white background with thick liquid gold along the bottom and in the corners. The book cover shows a small bird made of dripping, liquid gold atop a curved dagger. The background is a combination of thick whit swirls, black-and-red smoke that evokes fire, and a thinner golden fog near the top right. The text on the cover reads Relics of Ar'Zac 1, Rise of the Sparrows, Sarina Langer. The text on the background above the cover reads Relics of Ar'Zac 1, Cover reveal.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

TWO DAYS until the anniversary cover reveal! 🤩

A book's cover is partially hidden behind beige torn paper. Only about a third of the cover can be made out in the middle - some gold splashes, the word Rise in flowing gold letters, a sharp white blade not not the hilt, and a background of white and what could be red-black smoke. The words above the hidden cover read Relics of Ar'Zac 1 - Cover Reveal.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Good news! The world-building and character development can continue, I've got new notebooks now 🥰 The top one is the very full one, with extra page stuck in... in several places. The lavender and turquoise ones are new and will hopefully last a while 😅 #writingcommunity

A simple picture of three notebooks stacked on top of each other on a white desk. The bottom one is turquoise, the middle one lavender, and the top one a marbled blue colour. We only see them from the side, so the corners and along their sides a little. In the background above them, a tiny bit of desk clutter can be seen, but it's all too blurred for any of it to be clear or identifiable.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Yesterday, under the cover of Sunday's Nap, my third Problem Child quietly released into the world 🥰 Thank you for being along for the ride! All the glowing reviews for these have certainly made my heart very happy 💜 Thank you 💜 storyoriginapp.com/collections/... #fantasywriter #writingcommunity

All three ebook covers of the Call of Six series by Sarina Langer are arranged on loose and slightly yellowing pages. A sprig of dried small white flowers and large leaves lies to the books' right. All three covers feature the same white female main character with long white hair dressed in black. She's surrounded by spirits in a graveyard, and two snakes wind around her body. The moon is rising behind her on an otherwise dark background of mostly blue-green tones.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Spring greetings, folks 💚 We've had so much rain here in England this year, it's lovely to see the sun and have my first tea of the day outside again! Might even live dangerously and put the laundry outside 🤣

Scattered pink-and-white flower clusters on a larger bush, which is showing the first few green leaves. Before it a white hand holds a cup of tea, with the words Hug in a Mug printed on the side of the cup.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

#WeeknightWriters I published one last week! 👀 Spirit Court/Call of Six 1 is the first of my Problem Children (named with affection, mostly), and Books 2 and 3 will be out in February & March :) They're part of a shared world, which is a first for me! storyoriginapp.com/universalboo...

A beautifully gothic, dark-magic image featuring the book's cover just off-centre to the right. To the left of the book's cover is a skull, seen slightly turned to the right, sitting on an open book of musical notes with yellowed pages. Behind it is a yellow burning candle with wax dripping down. A red rose and small statuette of a winged gargoyle lie in front of the cover. A burlap sack lies behind the cover. The colours are dark but softened as though softly lit by the candle. The book's cover itself feature a white woman, dressed in black lace, with two snakes around her shoulders and waist. She is in a graveyard and surrounded by spirits. A full moon rises behind her, and the colours are dark blues and greens. The rising moon gives everything a mysterious feel. The text on the cover reads Sarina Langer, Spirit Court, Number 1, A Call of Six Novel. The text on the background reads Out Now, Available in KU, sarinalanger.com

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

The first Problem Child is OUT TODAY 🥳 Available on KU Perfect if you like books with: ✨ death positivity ✨ Voodoo ✨ snakes ✨ magic in various forms ✨ a very slow-burn demi wlw romance ✨ a power struggle between witches and vampires storyoriginapp.com/universalboo... #booksky #fantasywriter

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Oh shit, I have a book out next week! Thought it was further away than that 🤣 I also have ARCs available via BookSirens for you fast readers ;) These three problem children will be out on 15th January, February, and March, and they're part of the Call of Six shared world. #fantasywriters

A graphic of the tropes in the book 'Spirit Court' with the book's cover in the middle. The text reads 'ARC Available!', and the tropes, arranged around the cover, list death positivity, a power struggle between witches and vampires, so much magic, 2 snake familiars, voodoo, and a very slow-burn demi wlw romance. The cover in the center features a pale woman with long white hair in a graveyard. She's holding one snake, and another is wrapped around her waist. The full moon rises behind her, and the main colours are shades of blue.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Look, I don't always do great at this self-promotion thing, but- Who wants an ARC? 👀 I now have e-copies of Problem Child 1 available here: booksirens.com/book/S6Y6ZHH... Link also in my bio 👍 Thank you and good night. #booksky #fantasywriter #writingcommunity

The image depicts a book cover in the centre against a plain white background with several features of the book dotted around the cover with swirly black arrows. The text reads ARC available!, and the listed features are 'very slow-burn demi wlw romance', 'Voodoo', '2 snake familiars', 'death positivity', 'a power struggle between witches & vampires' and 'so much magic'. The book cover shows a pale white woman with white hair dressed in lacy black holding two snakes. Behind her is a graveyard, and 5 spirits can be seen around her. The overall colour of the cover is dark blue-green, with a large full moon rising behind her. The text on the cover reads 'Sarina Langer - Spirit Court, the number 1, A Call of Six Novel'.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

#LGBTQWriteAThon Day 5 | Catching up since I wasn't here yesterday! Despite my book taking place in early autumn, I couldn't find any mentions of cooler weather, feeling cold, feeling chilly, or indeed autumn, so I found you this mention of Esta literally falling instead XD #writingcommunity

An image of a quote from the fourth book in the Chaos of Esta Anderson series. The background is plain black. The text is white and reads: I remember Saif likening the wider dreamscape to islands amidst a volatile sea that no mortals are meant to cross. That I’d be much more likely to fall into the waves with catastrophic consequences, and I doubt drowning would be my greatest worry.

They probably just mean that. To be fair, it’s a good reason to warn me away. I understand it.

And yet…

That’s not the only reason. I’m sure of it.' The word 'fall' is highlighted yellow. Under the quote is the text A Dream of ? and ?, Chaos of Esta Anderson #4, sarinalanger.com

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🌘⭐IT'S TRIPLE COVER REVEAL TIME ⭐🌒 Behold, the three covers for the books I lovingly call The Problem Children. A huge thank you to @chaoticauthor.online for the trailer 💜 [1/2] #booksky #fantasywriter #writingcommunity

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The first episode of #theReadingSparrow podcast is now LIVE!! 🥳 In this one, I talked to @nicoleeigener.bsky.social about her book Beguiled by Night, time travel, and French history. Come find your new favourite indie book here: ko-fi.com/post/S1-E1-B... #writingcommunity #booksky

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 4 | my MC Esta was *just* asked in therapy what her hobbies are! She couldn't think of anything either, so, uh... She's aware she has some self-care to work on.

A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge FantasyIndiesSeptember. Day 4: Character hobbies

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 3 | Esta's series is set in our world (with an urban fantasy twist, of course!), so the education system is pretty much the same. Esta studied Photography at the university where she now works in the student-run gallery, and her found sister studies marine biology there!

A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge FantasyIndiesSeptember. Day 3: Education in WIP

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

here's another behind-the-scenes moment from #TheReadingSparrow podcast, this time from my chat with @beverleylee.bsky.social where we talked about quaint little villages, cosmic horrors, and multiple POVs! Coming soon to 👇 ko-fi.com/readingsparrowpodcast #writingcommunity #booksky

A behind-the-scenes screenshot from a meeting done via Zoom. The screen is split in half with one author on each side. Both women are laughing.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

#queerprompts Day 2 | My MC Esta struggles with several difficult decisions in Book 4, such as going to therapy, how to move on after losing someone in Book 3, whether she can quit her job, and whether to try to enter the wider dreamscape when everyone makes her swear not to.

A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge #QueerPrompts on BlueSky. Day 2: Difficult decisions your character must make

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 2 | I've been in and out of reading slumps a lot the last few years, but I'm a big mood reader - I'll go to whatever sounds the most fun. We also have a book club at work, where everyone votes for each monthly read!

A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge FantasyIndiesSeptember. Day 2: How do you choose your next read?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

to give you an idea of what's to come on #TheReadingSparrow podcast, here's a behind-the-scenes shot from my chat with @danafraedrich.bsky.social in which we talked about heists, lockpicking, and book bunnies. Airing soon here: ko-fi.com/readingsparrowpodcast #writingcommunity #booksky

A screenshot from an interview conducted on Zoom, the image split in half with one participant on each half. Both women are laughing.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

So have any of you ever bought yourselves dictionaries to treat yourselves or is that just me? 💙📚

Two dictionaries on an otherwise empty white bookshelf. On the left is the Collins Spanish Dictionary and Grammar with a simple orange spine. On its right is the Collins Latin dictionary and grammar with a simple dark red spine.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

#QueerPrompts Day4: Here's a snippet about friendship (and dogs) from the first book in the Chaos of Esta Anderson series. It's the first mention in the series!

A quote for the #QueerPrompts challenge. Day 4: Friends. The text reads:
"When I wake up, my best friend and found sister Bonnie has already left for uni. Lady is resting her head on my bed with the world’s saddest rottweiler-puppy eyes.
I pretend to be asleep, but Lady doesn’t fall for it. She whines, and I slowly open one eye. She lets out a happy bark and puts her paw on the duvet.
‘What’s that? You want a cuddle?’
She wants a walk, but I’ll take every distraction I can get after last night’s dream, and there aren’t many distractions better than unconditional puppy love. Lady has been a puppy for the last seven years. We have a routine." This quote is followed at the bottom of the image by the text: "A Dream of Death and Magic, Chaos of Esta Anderson 1, sarinalanger.com"

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 23: this is a tight group of supportive found-family vibes. Book 4 has a few new characters, though: Marvin sees Esta as someone to bully, the Powers That Be see her as an intriguing curiosity, & her therapist sees a client who’s seen too much too quickly & has frayed too much

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 23: What do your side characters think of your MC?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 22 | I'm not as far into writing Esta 4 as I hoped, BUT I've just come out of a very time-consuming writing project before this one, so I'm trying to remember that I don't have to go at 110% all the time. I love how it's progressing. My MC is in for so much pain & growth💜

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 22: What stage is your WIP in?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 20: ANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIDAN-

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 20: Favourite side character(s)

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 21: We’re all tea people, but we also don’t mind the occasional cocktail! And I’d never turn down a hot chocolate - I once had this lovely white chocolate & raspberry one which was *just* 🤌

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 21: Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate for you/your characters?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Good news, folks! IT'S TIME! Our shared-world anthology, Smoke & Shadow, is out NOW! And it's freeeeee 🥳 books2read.com/u/3yy2XZ We've all worked so hard on this, and it's been a long time coming - I think I first signed up for this shared world back in 2022? 😱 #fantasywriters #writingcommunity

An e-copy of the anthology Smoke & Shadow sits nestled amongst white candles, tiny spell ingredient jars of sage, eye of newt, and bone powder, a skull, and some dried hers on a fluffy grey blanket. The text on the book reads Smoke & Shadow - A Call of Six Anthology. The book cover itself shows a cozy attic room with light pouring in from an angled window onto a table packed full of various magic ingredients: candles, a Voodoo doll, an open spell book, a skull atop a tome, and red roses in a vase. The tones are warm and green and give autumnal vibes.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 18 | Look, if ANY mythical creature WANTS to adopt me as their human, I don’t care what they are, we’re family now 💜 (posting early today because I'll be out a lot!)

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 18: What mythical creature would you want as a pet?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 17 | I figured Leverett would take Esta to Anton’s party that ONE time for a romantic evening. Now I can’t imagine this series without Anton and Saif. Honestly, I want an emotional support Anton and Saif, too, they are everything.

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 17: Did any of your side characters end up being a bigger part of the story?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

If your day needs more joy and cuteness, please look at these two fuzzy-wuzzies on our summer lilac 💜🥺

Two fluffy bees on a bushel of purple summer lilac flowers. Some of its green leaves can be seen on the left, and blurry gravel can just be made out in the background.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 16 | Without Esta as the MC, it’d be a completely different story. Bonnie would never have known the Veiled (=supernaturals) exist, for example, so nothing would have happened. This series wouldn't exist without Esta’s discovery and her adjusting to it.

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 16: How would your WIP be different if one of your side characters were the MC?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 15: a line you're proud of | SPOILERS for Books 1-3 of my Chaos of Esta Anderson series. I haven't written a huge deal of Esta 4 yet, but I'm quite pleased with the first few paragraphs :) I cut out the first line, because that would have been very specific spoilers for B3😅

A quote from the fourth book in the Chaos of Esta Anderson series, which is currently being written. The text contains spoilers for the first three books, so don't continue if you don't want spoilers!

The text reads:

'it was neither loss that convinced me to come to therapy. It was when Marvin the Asshole, my new manager, cornered and belittled me, and I silently cried between the bookshelves at work for fifteen minutes.
Funny how the Dreamcatcher and Mara trying to destroy my mind, an angry vampire torturing me in a stolen basement, the loss of my best neighbour and teacher, and my first murder wasn’t enough to push me over the edge, but a few cruel words were too much.
I suppose it was all a bit much for just two months. I think I’ve been numb for a while now.'

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 14 | Bonnie LOVES water and will go swimming any chance she gets, Leverett adores an ancient tome, and Anton and Saif are still SO in love after being married for over 100 years and adore a romantic date night!

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 14: How do your side characters cope with stress?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 13 | I'm behind by about a week 😅, so I'll catch up on the last few days at least! Esta 4 will explore how hubris can lead to downfall, and how you’ll miss the truth right in front of you when you see only what you want to see.

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 13: Themes in WIP

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 5: Snippet - Humour A lot of the humour in this series comes from Mischief, Esta’s sarcastic dream guide cat - here’s an example from the very first page! I don’t have anything from Esta 4 yet, so this is from Book 1.

A quote from the urban fantasy book A Dream of Death and Magic. The quote itself reads:

I decide the grass is yellow from now on and watch it change. It starts where my feet meet the grass and spreads farther and wider from me until the whole valley is covered.
‘I like it,’ Mischief says. ‘Looks even more like my toilet now.’
I sigh and shoot her a look. ‘You’re not spoiling yellow for me. It’s the happiest colour and you won’t change my mind.’
She slow-blinks at me, and I return the gesture to tell her that I love her, too. Mischief isn’t a real cat—she’s more like a fluffy bundle of shadowy sarcasm, a spirit guide or a dream guide—but I know more than enough about cats for her to behave like one… some of the time, anyway.

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 4 I loved my first bedtime-story books for ages. They were fully illustrated, one new story on each page, and I especially remember the one about the ghost who lived in a fountain and changed the water to whatever thirsty passers-by wanted to drink.

A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 4: What were your favourite books growing up?

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Sarina Langer @sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 3 | My MC and her chosen-family sister are humans to one rottweiler! There’s also my MC's dream guide 'cat', but… that’s a little more complicated ^-^

a list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge | Day 3: animal friends

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