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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 15h

I have long wanted to do an audiobook of one of my books but only if I can pay a human narrator. I wonder if I did a kickstarter type deal if anyone would contribute? 🤔 Have any of you had luck with crowd funding for such a purpose?

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 16h

Over on my blog this month I've been reflecting on how to deal with the sense of pressure authors can sometimes experience when things aren't going as you'd like. I've found a solution which works for me. How about you? www.timhardieauthor.co.uk/blog/no-pres...

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No Pressure — Tim Hardie

Being an author can sometimes feel like an uphill struggle. Accepting what you can and can’t influence, and understanding why, is an important part of being in this business.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you enjoy reading epic fantasy then The Brotherhood of the Eagle saga might be for you! Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited books2read.com/HallofBones

The Brotherhood of the Eagle
A complete Viking-inspired fantasy series
Hall of Bones, Sundered Souls, Lost Gods & Broken Brotherhood by Tim Hardie
Character driven stories
Action & adventure
Magic
My love letter to epic fantasy
Dragons
Politics & intrigue
Plot twists!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm live again on Spotlight Indie's Big Indie Weekend in around an hour. This time I'm on a panel looking at the art of editing and knowing what a story needs and what has to be cut. Get ready to find out How to Kill Your Darlings! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxB5...

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How to Kill Your Darlings

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good morning Indies! Don't forget our SATURDAY line up of Big Indie Weekend Panels starts at 2pm BST/9am EST. Here's what's coming up today ⬇️ #indieauthors #indiebooks #lovereading #authorevent

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm looking forward to taking part in this Dex Legacy superfan conversation as part of Spotlight Indie's Big Weekend later on today. We're live from 2:00pm UK/9:00am EST if you want to join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7f0...

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Dex Legacy Superfan Chat

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Announcing our first in-person event for 2027! We're excited to be bringing The Writers Studio: Writer Development Day to Shrewsbury on 27th Feb 2027. We're also thrilled to welcome @annasmithwrites.bsky.social as our workshop leader for the event. TICKETS GO ON SALE SUNDAY!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's approaching 11:00pm, and now is the moment my brain reminds me I still have to submit my 2025/26 tax return for my writerly activities 😕 However, the deadline isn't until 31st January 2027. Loads of time. That's, like, a whole year. Let's file this task under 'Not Yet' 🥃

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Alex Scheuermann @theodyllicstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Take a look at my latest review for @LordTBR_FFA's children's book And Then There Is The Bard. Perfect for D&D loving parents. Releases Sept 29th.

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Tom Bookbeard @tombookbeard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"this straddling of brutal battles and cozy camaraderie is an eclectic yet charming combination." My review for The Swamp by @palmerpickering.bsky.social is now live on FanFiAddict. fanfiaddict.com/review-the-s...

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Review: The Swamp (Tales of Temerity #2) by Palmer Pickering

In this review I take a look at The Swamp, Palmer Pickering's second book in her Tales of Temerity series. This LitRPG is a great read, find out why!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Back home after a great trip to The Netherlands. We explored Amsterdam in the rain and Delfshaven in Rotterdam in the sunshine last week and had a great time in both cities. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly as well 🙂 Certainly somewhere I'd like to visit again!

The Royal Palace and New Church in Amsterdam

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Meet the moderators who will be at the helm of our 3-day indie author celebration next weekend. The Big Indie Weekend runs 25th to 27th September! #writingcommunity #indieauthors #authorevent

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

With the release of Fall Red Empire by @kerosero.bsky.social on 15 September the Burn Red Skies trilogy is now complete! Take a look at my review of the second book, Rise Red Kingdom, to find out why you should read it 🔥 pagechewing.com/rise-red-kin...

Book Review - Rise Red Kingdom by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think I've found one of the world's grandest bookshops, located in the Dutch town of Zwolle 😍 (Van der Velde Boeken book shop)

The interior of a former church which is now Van der Velde Boeken book shop

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We're enjoying our visit to the Netherlands, which has so much history and so many interesting places to explore. Kasteel de Haar has been a real highlight so far. We also loved the picturesque town of Ootmarsum, with its winding streets, galleries, shops and restaurants.

A street in Ootmarsum looking towards the church

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One of the highlights of my trip to The Netherlands has been meeting @bjornlarssen.com in person. We've known each other for years, collaborated occasionally and talk online most days. We enjoyed a morning discussing our various writing projects and eating Polish cheesecake 😋 A lovely day 😁

A picture of Bjørn Larssen with Tim Hardie

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We've safely arrived at our destination. Time to relax and unwind 😎

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Off to explore a new country this week, visiting The Netherlands for the first time via the overnight ferry from Hull.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

With Fall Red Empire by @kerosero.bsky.social coming out in just a couple of days this is a good opportunity to remind people why the Burn Red Skies series is so awesome. This is my review of the first book, Burn Red Skies! pagechewing.com/burn-red-ski...

Burn Red Skies by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 09/09/2026

Thank you so much Tim ♥️ so glad you enjoyed the book!

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well this is interesting! A whole panel dedicated to The Dex Legacy. Join the brilliant @voidcricket.bsky.social @jordanacosta.co @timhardieauthor.bsky.social and @cmdrventura.bsky.social along with a special guest appearance from our genius creator @emilyinkpen.bsky.social on sat 26th!

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Ren Hutchings @voidcricket.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dex Legacy fans let's gooo! SEPT 26th 📣 Come join me & @emilyinkpen.bsky.social in conversation with @timhardieauthor.bsky.social @drfionamoore.bsky.social @jordanacosta.co @cmdrventura.bsky.social to talk all things Dex: characters, worldbuilding, theories👀 & more! cc: @storiesalt.bsky.social

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Emma L. Adams @emmaladams12.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New review is up on FanFiAddict for the delightful novella A Matter of Execution by Nicholas & Olivia Atwater! fanfiaddict.com/review-a-mat...

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What a fantastic book! Find out why I enjoyed Storytellers by @bjornlarssen.com so much over on #FanFiAddict fanfiaddict.com/review-story...

Storytellers by Bjørn Larssen read by Graham Halstead

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Big Indie Weekend is coming! 25th to 27th September - three days of online panels, chat, writing advice and book talk. Want to see our lineup of amazing Indie authors and creatives? Feast your eyes ⬇️

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's so good people are still picking up Hall of Bones nearly six years after it was first released. In this review by Jarrod, The Fantasy Thinker, I find myself sharing space alongside the great Arthur C Clarke - an author first I wasn't expecting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bATr...

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REACTION/REVIEW #122: THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE by Clarke. HALL OF BONES by Hardie!!

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Please find my full #bookreview on FanFiAddict for the grimnoir novel The Hallows by @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social who had me immersed in her murky world where urban fantasy meets 1920s style murder mystery. Superb. fanfiaddict.com/the-hallows-...

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Check out our Big Indie Weekend Sunday lineup! Writing sprints, studio live streams and a big indie author wrap party 🥳 25th to 27th September. Which panel are you most looking forward to? #indieauthors #authorevent #writingcommunity

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Time to dig into my advance copy of Fall Red Empire by @kerosero.bsky.social and find out how the Burn Red Skies trilogy ends! 🔥🔥🔥

Fall Red Empire by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In case you haven't seen it yet, FEAST your eyes on our Big Indie Weekend Saturday line-up! Which panel are you most looking forward to? #writingcommunity #indieauthors #indieauthorcommunity #authorevent

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 31/08/2026

Why Odin Drinks is $/€/£1.99 across ALL platforms, worldwide, only today left – visit indiebook.sale and browse 250+ titles to ensure you won't run out of reading material until the next @narratess.com book party! #narratesssale #indiebooksale

Indie Book Sale

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

29 - 31 August

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Lady Penni @ladypenni.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hey, the delicious @bjornlarssen.com has his hysterical Norse Mythology book, Why Odin Drinks (part 2 coming this year) on sale on Bozo's site.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Meet the characters of The Silent Division. This week it’s the turn of Doctor Cherie de Martinez. Her latest chapter is out today! Be the first to read this new gaslamp fantasy novel as it’s written, only on Patreon. Find out more: www.patreon.com/TimHardieAut...

The Silent Division

Haunted by her failures and plagued by guilt, Doctor Cherie de Martinez finds herself working for the mysterious Silent Division Programme. Determined to put right the mistakes of the past, the moral lines of her research become increasingly blurred. How far is she prepared to go to defeat her foes?

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Currently going down a research rabbit hole regarding the invention of the typewriter. However, I shall resist its pull, replace the word 'typed' with 'handwritten', and resume writing my novel.

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Tufty McTavish @tuftymctavish.com · 29/08/2026

📕 Today I’ve made a start on Amber Toro’s “Umbra”. Originally a @dominishbooks.bsky.social rec. via #BookTube this has been bubbling around my TBR for a while now. Seeing @timhardieauthor.bsky.social rate it recently 👇 bumped it into play for August 📆 A tight fit! 🤏 📚🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋

A paperback edition of Amber Toro’s “Umbra” sat on a table with a yellow bookmark poking out of the top.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm not a huge fan of the camera but roughly every three years someone manages to take a half-decent picture of me. Time for a new profile picture, I guess, to mark the passage time!

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

THE BIG INDIE WEEKEND IS BACK! Not seen our epic line up yet? 25th to 27th September, 3 days of awesome indie authors and creators. Online panels, live streams, an RPG, writing sprint, giveaways and an exciting event announcement...SEE YOU THERE!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Meet the characters of The Silent Division. This week I’m introducing Corporal Vargas Marillo. Be the first to read this new gaslamp fantasy novel as it’s written, only on Patreon. Find out more: www.patreon.com/TimHardieAut...

On the remote mountain border between Perund and the neighbouring Principality of Mathos, Corporal Vargas Marillo finds his fate unexpectedly tied with that of a young mute refugee girl. What secrets hide behind her silence and can he persuade her to share them before it's too late?

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Did you know I have a bi-monthly newsletter? If not, you do now. I've no specific reward for signing up at the moment (What - you missed The Wolf Throne? Where were you?) but I am working on some exclusive stuff. For now, you'll just have to be interested in me as a person 😂

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🍎Eleni Argyrò trying her best @eleni-argyro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just realized I’m very close to 100 posts with FanFiAddict!! Which begs the question, what should my 100th post be??👀 Another review, an essay on something I could rant about for days, or a fun list of some kind?🤔

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Pensive Woman Deep in Thought

ALT: Pensive Woman Deep in Thought

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Another round of Big Indie Weekend panels coming 25th to 27th September, who's joining us for some amazing panels, talks and Indie awesomeness?

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here's a look at a few more of the panels we have coming up during The Big Indie Weekend, 25th to 27th September. Come join us for live chats, Q&As and book talk over three days dedicated to indie awesomeness! #indieauthors #booklovers #bookchat #writingcommunity #authorevents

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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer @michaelpatrickhicks.com · 21/08/2026

I'm not usually a big fan of vampire fiction, but certain authors can come along and remind you there's still life left in such a storied old trope. Stephen Graham Jones did it for me last year. @michaelwehunt.bsky.social did it for me, big time, this year with his upcoming NIGHTJARS. My review ⬇️

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Review: Nightjars by Michael Wehunt | FanFiAddict

Synopsis Memento meets Dracula in this heart-thudding, unpredictable, and beautifully crafted novel of a man exposed for crimes he doesn’t remember committi ...

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Third drafts: where you delete half the stuff you added in the second draft, because you added too much. Fourth drafts: where you add some of it back in again, because you went too far.

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's taken a while, but Hall of Bones has hit 200 ratings on Goodreads 😁 When I published my debut I didn't really know what to expect, but the reception was amazing and I'm very happy with a 4.08 stars average rating! The series is now complete and I'm just getting started!

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RJ Bayley, Voice Actor & Writer (he/him) @rjbayley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It was such a pleasure to narrate and produce @timhardieauthor.bsky.social's fantastic fantasy adventures!

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Big Indie Weekend is back! September 25th to 26th - 3 days of panels, chats and good times with some of our favourite indie authors and creators. Here's a sneak peek at just SOME of the content we'll have going on!

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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Clearly @stevepannett.com is a talented creative writer, as he turned our rambling discussion earlier this month into a vaguely coherent interview. stevepannett.com/author-inter...

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Author interview: Tim Hardie

I sat down to talk all things reading, writing and publishing with fantasy author and SPFBO finalist, Tim Hardie.

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