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61d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news, #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up.
Publishing: An International Conundrum.
https://buff.ly/6naXRp2

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26d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writingcraft tips and #bookmarketing links is up now on Substack.
https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/it-used-to-be-so-simple?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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102d

#WritersCoffeeClub How’s your writing progress so far this year?

Working on the 11th novel of the series, Silhouette of Ravens, which has taken some turns I did not expect, but interesting ones. I have not been as productive in writing this past month, a bit more focussed on visuals. I have some illustration and artwork to do, and that always gives me a clearer view of the story in the end. Like this new cover design for 11.

#illustration #writing #writingcommunity #fantasy

Book cover design. Black white design. There is a bubble floating in a grey toned stormy sky, inside the bubble is a curly haired man looking towards the viewer. Behind him is a shadow of a large raven. It's dark, gloomy, and mysterious,

Text top to bottom:
Ethereal, Lydia Vvinters, book eleven, silhouette of ravens,

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14d

I guess I'm going to have to get myself some pyjamas, prefferably purple 😂

@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour @indieauthors @authorindiespeak

#WritingMemes #Memes
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
#Repost #From #Old #Account

Post by Meredith Ireland

Neighbor kid: what does your mom do?
Me: *expects to hear my daughter say that I’m an accomplished author”
My kid: she cries in her pjs while reading and types a lot

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3d

Stale Dread

#SocialSplatter #Sundries #Poems #posts #SocialMedia #YesterdaysRiff #haiku #writingcommunity #blogging #artifacts

https://petrd1.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/may-9-2025/

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65d

#DailyHandwriting 9, What would you take for lunch in the park?

I snuck in the following more obscure words:

- Epicure: one with sensitive and discriminating tastes.
- Halcyon: Idyllic time.
- Harbinger: something that foreshadows a future event.

#handwriting #writingcommunity

Handwritten text in a notebook.

My penchant for indulging in nature's bounty, straight from the stem, rivals that of an epicure. Thus, I cherish the halcyon days of late summer, when I can stroll through the verdant park, collecting jewel-toned strawberries and wild brambles. Such acts instil a profound sense of belonging; a tangible thread of connection to Mother Nature herself. It serves as a poignant reminder that the artificially conceived separation between humanity and the wild is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Synthetic packaging of food adds a veneer of abstraction to these inherent connections. Thus, deep in the marrow of my existence, I stand, not as a distant observer, but as an integral part of this mystical orchestra, akin to the birds chirping their melodies and squirrels busily hoarding their provisions.

Therefore, in this present moment, I'd become a Johnny Appleseed of sorts, feasting on succulent apples whilst sowing their seeds, a harbinger of future orchards. Meanwhile, I'd blissfully partake in the delicate crunch of sunflower seeds, all the while scattering their counterparts in a serendipitous dance of simultaneous consumption and creation.

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1y

Listen to the dogman, folks. The dogman sees all.

#AmReading #Bookstodon #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Bestsellers #WritingCommunity #IndyPublishing

https://www.amazon.com/Dent-Universe-W-Doc-Parris-ebook/dp/B0BWK3KHFJ/

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read !
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
Verified Purchase
This should be a candidate for one or more Sci-Fi awards. A mind- bending story filled with unexpected twists and turns, with enough science to give one pause regarding the plausibility of such events. Given the propensity of current AI's to be far less reliable than predicted, it is quite likely that advanced AI will slip its tether for reasons its developers never even considered . . .

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283d

It's time for a few #WalrusTech series announcements.
The 2nd book in the series, The Aurora's Pale Light, will be launching on November 29th, 2024.

If you'd like to get a glimpse at the cover, watch this space! The cover art will be revealed on September 11th, 2024, with pre-orders announced shortly thereafter.

Tell all your #bookreader friends and lovers of dark #sciencefiction.

#WritingCommunity #Bookstodon #AmReading #SecretSciFiNetwork
@bookstodon

The Aurora's Pale Light: Book 2 of the epic walrustech series cover reveal will take place on 9-11-2024

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82d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news and #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up.
Working Together
https://buff.ly/3Qp94Or
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266d

I'm not above a cheap meme to remind y'all that the cover reveal for THE AURORA'S PALE LIGHT: Book Two of the Epic WalrusTech Universe is happening in just 3 weeks!
(Also to let you know that the GoodReads page is up and you can add it to your "To read" shelf right NOW! https://goodreads.com/book/show/217566673-the-aurora-s-pale-light)
#Bookstodon #BookReaders #amReading #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing

Mallory McMorrow holds up a giant book announcing the cover reveal for The Aurora's Pale Light.

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117d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is now up on Substack. The first post of 2025
https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/creating-assets-in-2025?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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87d

#ScribesAndMakers Tell us about yourself and your creative work.

I am a profoundly eclectic artist. Went to art school, had a moderately successful art career, burned out, decided to embrace the varied nature of creativity. Now I make digital art, illustrations, design, make spells, do photography, curate shows, do some amateur botany and philosophy, write a strange fantasy series called Ethereal, and whatever else takes my fancy.💜

#writing #fediart #mastoart #art #writingcommunity #artist

Image of loads of tiny pictures of digital drawings and book cover design. All gloomy, aesthetic, fantasy type images.

Photos of installations, presentations, and exhibitions in galleries.

Collage of six black and white digital drawings related to the Ethereal series. Fantasy images.

Overview of six spell designs as shown on my blog, Black background grid. Handwritten notes, photo of the moon, charm on a drawing.

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96d

#WritersCoffeeClub Have you tried creating your own book cover designs?

I design and illustrate everything myself, but I am a bit of a professional. Sort of. More of an artist than an illustrator. I see creative writing as part of the same oeuvre. If that makes sense? It's a bit complicated to display at a museum, but the rigid divide between different creative fields seems entirely artificial to me.

Latest covers:

#writing #writingcommunity #fediart #mastoart #illustration #fantasy #witch

Book cover design. Black and white image of a man emerging in a bubble floating in a grey sky overshadowed by the silhouette of a raven. Gloomy, mysterious.

Text top to bottom:

Ethereal
Lydia Vvinters
Book Eleven
Silhouette of Ravens

Book cover design. Black and white image. A woman covered in organic structures being guided out of the shadows by several iridescent moths.

Text: Ethereal
Lydia Vvinters
Book Ten
Hexenfury

Book cover design. Black and white image. Man with long black hair trapped in a crystal like structure.

Text:

Ethereal
Lydia Vvinters
Book Nine
The Obsidian Shadow

Book Cover design. Silhouette of a woman looking at the moon covered in interconnected stars as patterns, standing among some fern like plants.

Text:

Ethereal.
Lydia Vvinters.
Book Eight.
Elixirs of the Past.

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75d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is now up on Substack. The Writing Business- Shaking Hands With AI
https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/the-writing-business-shaking-hands?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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61d

Please forgive me for temporarily totally losing my cool. I just learned through the Dutch Haiku Association that my haiku got an honourable mention in the 7th Basho-an International English Competition 2024! Getting such recognition in Japan is one of my ultimate 'WOW'- moments!😄

https://www.kcf.or.jp/images/basho/basho_award_2024.pdf

#haiku #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity

List of ten winners, apart from the Basho-an Award Winner 2024 in the 7th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition 2024, featuring my haiku.

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57d

Last chance to buy book 5 in the Silk Rope Masters series!! Grab a copy before it ends.
https://www.evernightpublishing.com/kaden-by-suzy-shearer/

“I adored this story!”

“This book is AWESOME!!! This series and this book is a total must read. Super spicy and steamy.”

“This love story is so full of surprises and has an emotional depth that is amazing. Absolutely loved their journey to happiness and their naughty exploits too!”

#BDSM #maturecouple #romance #contemporary #newrelease #read #readromance #romance #romanceAuthor #romanceNovel #romanceNovels #bookstadon #WritersCoffeeClub #writingCommunity #wordweaver #creativity @bookstadon #romanceBooks #bookstodon

Ebook of Kaden by Suzy Shearer. Background is looking down on a lime-washed wooden surface with a cream scarf casually laid across. There are bunches of mauve & white small flowers resting on the scarf. Above the scarf is a cup of cocoa.

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47d

WIP = Woosh! in progress.

Cedric being his subtle self. I like the perspective here.

#wip #fediart #mastoart #illustration #characterdesign #writingcommunity #witch #fantasy

Screenshot of a digital rough drawing of a man looking up at the camera with his hands raised to the camera, as he whirls around some funky colourful smokey illusions.

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40d

Introducing the Tinker WriterDeck OS!

Convert any laptop and most chromebooks into a writer deck: A device designed solely for writing.

No distractions.
No internet.
No apps. No games. No social media.

Just writing.

The Tinker WriterDeck is very light weight and specifically seeks to lower the barrier of entry to creating writer decks. It converts older, reused, refurbished, or inexpensive laptops into a dedicated writing machine.

A digital typewriter.

The Tinker WriterDeck sits on top of a "headless" Debian Linux image and boots directly into a console based text editor.

We're using the Tilde Text Editor because it is a simple text editor, has an intuitive User Interface, and allows for customized color schemes for light and dark modes.

Operating System download and instructions on how to convert your laptop into a dedicated writer deck for free are found here: https://tinker.sh

See below for an example of the writer deck in light mode and dark mode.

If anyone has any questions or needs any help setting your laptop up, let me know here!

#solarPunk #linux #writerDeck #bookstodon #writing #writingCommunity #author #libraries

A laptop running Tinker WriterDeck OS that shows the Tilde text editor in light mode. On the screen is the first couple lines of Moby Dick starting with "Call me Ishmael". The laptop sits on a forest green circular pad with candlesticks and flowers behind. A cup of coffee is to the side.

A laptop running Tinker WriterDeck OS that shows the Tilde text editor in dark mode. On the screen is the first couple lines of Moby Dick starting with "Call me Ishmael". The laptop sits on a forest green circular pad with candlesticks and flowers behind. A cup of coffee is to the side.

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40d

My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up.
Reading Success
https://buff.ly/o3falkl
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