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alexislunacreations · 14 days

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Hi all! I've been gone for a minute, working hard on drafting a novelette/novella that will be available as a freebie when it's done (stay tuned for updates 👀)

While you're waiting, check out this author interview I did with Sarah from Reading Nook! I got to talk about my inspiration as a writer, my debut novel Love in the Occult Traumatic, and more. Read here:

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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For those of you wondering what song was playing during the scene with the Bùi family, wonder no more! My friend Havy introduced me to this artist, and this song in particular became such an ohrwurm (ear worm) for me that I knew I had to feature it in the story.

How many times have I listened to it while drafting and editing? Hey now, that's between me and Spotify.

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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I made a video version of my spice preview for TikTok and it got dungeoned by the algorithm immediately, welp. The song is too funny not to share though, I was laughing the whole time I was making this 😂

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Music Credit: "I Got a Stick feat. James Gavins" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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Tomorrow is the one week-iversary of my publishing debut! 📖

Indie self-publishing is hard, and you may have noticed that I’ve been hustling every day to do marketing (even though it’s my least favorite thing to do). There’s a lot more DIY work I’ve been doing behind the scenes, too. My goal was to sell 10 copies in the first week, and I’m halfway to that goal. So I still need your help!

Here’s ways to help boost Love in the Occult Traumatic:

• Recommend to friends and family

• Ask your favorite book reviewers to do a feature or review (this includes book bloggers, booktokers, bookstagrammers, booktubers)

• Ask your local library to buy a copy. The book is available to libraries for purchase via Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, Odilo, BorrowBox, and Palace Marketplace (It will be available on Hoopla at some point, but they have long processing times right now)

You can share these graphics with them to give them a sense of the book. The more visibility my book gets, the higher the likelihood of connecting with my audience and making sales. Don't forget to give them the universal link to purchase a copy:

Thank you for helping a marginalized indie author make her dreams come true!

#indie #indie author #support indie authors #self publishing #debut novel #debut author #paranormal romance #fantasy romance #spicy romance #steamy romance #steamy reads #multicultural #multicultural romance #writers on tumblr #please boost

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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Spice preview 🫢 Putting that black lipstick to work 💄

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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When I started drafting this graphic, I thought I had three or four dishes mentioned in this book tops… Nope, it’s more like twenty. I can’t even fit them all 😂 I blame Redwall for starting me on this path at an early age. Get your copy of 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 using this universal link to eBook retailers! https://books2read.com/love-in-the-occult-traumatic (includes links for Amazon, Kobo, Apple, Google Play, B&N, and more)

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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The girlies are thirsty! Share this post to quench them!

(The design is an homage to the Graphic Design is My Passion meme 🐸 Let it be known that it physically pains me to intentionally make a graphic look ugly, but a memester’s gotta meme lol)

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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One of my favorite moments in the book. If you know, you know 😏

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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The FMC in my novel, Heidi, is a former vet tech. Naturally, that means there are several furry friends in the book. Can you identify the breeds? Share a picture of your pets in the replies/reblogs! 🐾

Get your copy of 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 using this universal link to eBook retailers: https://books2read.com/love-in-the-occult-traumatic (includes links for Amazon, Kobo, Apple, Google Play, B&N, and more)

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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Six years ago, I embarked on my writing journey. As of today, I'm finally a published author! 🎉🎉🎉 (I can't believe it 😭)

My debut novel, a steamy psychic romance, is available now on all major eBook retailers. Here’s where you can get your copy:

Amazon || Kobo || Apple || Google Play || Barnes & Noble || Vivlio ||Tolino/Thalia || Smashwords

Universal Link (this includes links to all retailers listed above)

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐁

Heidi Bauer would give anything to not be able to read people’s memories. Yet every time she sees blood, she loses consciousness and gets a glimpse into the private inner worlds of the wound’s owner, tracing through the events that caused the injury—with frightening precision.

She can’t tell anyone this, of course. It’s bad enough that she has severe PTSD and hemophobia, but unexplained magical powers as well? She’d rather spiral into jobless poverty than admit the truth and risk getting locked up in some kind of mental institution.

That is, until she meets the handsome and caring Dr. Bùi Đức Khiêm. Despite Heidi’s intentions of telling no one her secret, she finds herself opening up to the psychiatrist better than her own therapist—in more ways than one.

And yet, while Dr. Khiêm may not have any powers, he’s hiding secrets of his own. So when a mysterious figure starts to stalk Heidi in pursuit of her hidden gift, it isn’t just her safety that’s threatened, but Khiêm’s too. Together, Heidi and Khiêm learn that not all wounds are visible—and healing them may cost one of their lives.

Occult trauma: A traumatic injury that may not be apparent on initial presentation or physical examination

Steam level: Scorching 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

At a glance: Instalove, contemporary setting, magic as a burden, healing from trauma, found family

Find out more at my author website: https://www.alexisluna.com

Please share this post to help spread the word! I'm a marginalized indie author and rely entirely on grassroots support for visibility and sales.

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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Tomorrow is the official release day for Love in the Occult Traumatic, and the first review is five stars. I couldn't be happier 🥹 Stay tuned for tomorrow's announcement to find out where you can get your own copy!

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alexislunacreations · 2 months

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I made a book trailer for my debut novel, LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC, coming out March 1st!

Can you believe that this is the first video I've ever made in my life? If you say no, thank you! If you say yes... shhh, no you don't 🤫😂

For behind-the-scenes details on the trailer, check out my most recent blog post.

Counting down to release day!

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alexislunacreations · 3 months

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Happy Tết (lunar new year)! The year of the 🐉 starts in a few hours for folks in Asia, and what better way to kick it off than with a cover reveal for my debut novel?

LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC is a steamy psychic romance, and will be released on major ebook retailers on March 1st!

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐁

𝐻𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒.

Heidi Bauer would give anything to not be able to read people’s memories. Yet every time she sees blood, she loses consciousness and gets a glimpse into the private inner worlds of the wound’s owner, tracing through the events that caused the injury—with frightening precision.

She can’t tell anyone this, of course. It’s bad enough that she has severe PTSD and hemophobia, but unexplained magical powers as well? She’d rather spiral into jobless poverty than admit the truth and risk getting locked up in some kind of mental institution.

That is, until she meets the handsome and caring Dr. Bùi Đức Khiêm. Despite Heidi’s intentions of telling no one her secret, she finds herself opening up to the psychiatrist better than her own therapist—in more ways than one.

And yet, while Dr. Khiêm may not have any powers, he’s hiding secrets of his own. So when a mysterious figure starts to stalk Heidi in pursuit of her hidden gift, it isn’t just her safety that’s threatened, but Khiêm’s too. Together, Heidi and Khiêm learn that not all wounds are visible—and healing them may cost one of their lives.

𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐀: 𝐴 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

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alexislunacreations · 3 months

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It’s day four of the cover reveal countdown for LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC. Tomorrow’s the big day! 👀

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alexislunacreations · 3 months

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It’s day three of the cover reveal countdown for LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC. We’re starting to get a better idea of the MMC 🇻🇳

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alexislunacreations · 3 months

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It’s day two of the cover reveal countdown for LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC. Now we get a sneak peek at the FMC’s fashion 💀⛓️

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alexislunacreations · 3 months

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It’s day one of the cover reveal countdown for LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC. First up: a sneak peek at the MMC’s fashion 👓

#paranormal romance #romance #fantasy romance #book cover #cover art #publishing #self publishing #indie author #debut author #debut novel #writers on tumblr

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