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Review: The Drowned Wood by Emily Lloyd-Jones
I hate writing critical reviews, and I know a lot of people are excited about this book, but it fell short of the mark in a number of ways for me. I would really love to see more Welsh fiction written by Welsh ffrindiau
Review: The Drowned Wood by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Before I get into the main body of this review of The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones, a little disclaimer: I was sent a pre-release copy of the book by Hodder and Stoughton in exchange for an honest review. But I don’t think I really need that disclaimer, because this review will be very obviously honest. I don’t often write anything close to a…
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Review: The Orchid and The Lion by Gabriel Hargrave
Hello and welcome to my review of the incredibly spicy space noir, The Orchid and The Lion. Written by the wonderful @GHargraveWrites.
Bask in my inability to be critical of spicy content and my supreme love of character work ^^'
Review: The Orchid and The Lion by Gabriel Hargrave
I should mention two things before I get started with this review of the The Orchid and The Lion by Gabriel Hargrave. The first one is that it contains a sizeable amount of erotic content, specifically queer BDSM related content. The second is that I am not traditionally a spicy book reader, nor am I a member of the BDSM community. So, I am…
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#Erotica#Gabriel Hargrave#indie author#indie review#lgbtq books#noir#queer fiction#review#Science Fiction#self-pub#The Orchid and The Lion#transgender LI
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Review: Each Little Universe by Chris Durston
It's been six months since I finished Each Little Universe and I've finally managed to get my FEELS in check and write this ding-dang review. Five stars to @chrisdurstonish, both a threat and a reward... and all very much deserved, you bleeping-bleeper
Review: Each Little Universe by Chris Durston
Warning: while I won’t give any specific spoilers in this review of Each Little Universe, I will talk about the tone of this book, particularly in regard to the ending, so if you’re not a fan of even the vaguest of spoilers, this is not the review for you!
It’s taken me a long time to collect my thoughts on Each Little Universe by Chris Durston, but…
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#astronomy#black comedy#book review#books#chris durston#douglas adams#each little universe#Fantasy#hitchhiker&039;s guide#humour#indie author#indie press#indie reviews#Lost Boys Press#scifi#self-published#Skullgate Media#space#stars#terry pratchett#Three Ravens Publishing#Writing
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Review: Partners in Crime by Rachel Bowdler
This may be the first time I've successfully reviewed an ARC before the book's official release date ^^'
Thank you so much to @RachelBowdler_ for letting me get my grubby mitts on this little stunner of story
Review: Partners in Crime by Rachel Bowdler
When I saw the ARCs for Rachel Bowdler’s latest book, Partners in Crime, get announced I practically threw myself onto booksprout to grab a copy. I didn’t even have an account set up, but I knew that this book would be a five star read for me. After all, it ticked literally every box: friends to lovers, sunshine x grump dynamic, sapphic romance and a…
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#book#Crime Fiction#friends to lovers#grump x sunshine#indie author#indie books#murder mystery#queer books#review#Romance#sapphic romance#true crime podcast
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Review: The Fable of Wren by Rue Sparks
Finally got round to writing my review for The Fable of Wren by @ruesparks! This is an absolutely amazing little book and I'd love to help give it a boost on the last day of #indieapril
Review: The Fable of Wren by Rue Sparks
The Fable of Wren is the second of Sparks’ books that I’ve had the pleasure of reading (the first being their short work Daylight Chasers) and I’m happy to report that it does not disappoint.
The story follows Wren, a stubborn, reclusive enby trying to put their life back together after the death of the uncle that raised them. When their uncle’s best…
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Labours of Stone: Section Release and Launch Event
AND LO, THE EM DID RELEASE A CHONK OF LABOURS OF STONE.
And then hid under a blanket hoping folks would think it was good enough to pre-order/add to their TBRs O_O
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Guess what time it is, folks! It’s time to get a sneak peek at my upcoming queer urban fantasy novella, Labours of Stone (arriving 20th November, 2021)! Why today? Well, the sky has been shifting between a bright blue and a strange overcast pink, I’m almost finished with my formatting, and I’m snuggled up in a blanket with Mr Kit. Basically, it’s a heckin’ good day and I wanted to…
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Launch Event: The Fable of Wren
This lil' blog post is a friendly reminder that I'm hosting a launch event on Sunday for @Sparks_writes The Fable of Wren! Check the post for deets...and my initial thoughts on the book
Exciting news! This Sunday (24th October) at 6.30PM (BST), I will be hosting a book launch event for Rue Sparks’ new book, The Fable of Wren! The event will be happening online via zoom and tickets are free, but you must register through the eventbrite to attend. Link here.
I was so pleased that Rue asked me to take part in this. Some of you may remember the review I wrote for Daylight Chasers…
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Bouncing Back with a New Book
Bouncing Back with a New Book
This is my first blog post in a heckin' while! If you fancy learning a lil' bit more about 'Labours of Stone' and my plans for November, take a peek O_O #indieauthor #urbanfantasy #queerbooks #booktwitter
Hello, hello! I’m bouncing back into the blogosphere for the first time in forever – well, in 2021 – to deliver some exciting news:
I have a new book coming out!
It’s called Labours of Stone, it’s a queer urban fantasy novella, and it will be arriving on the 20th of November, 2021!
Some of you might already know this (because I’ve been yelling about it frequently on my socials for the last…
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#amwriting#author blog#book blogger#books#bouncing back#humour#indie author#lgbt#lgbtq books#new book#queer books#Romance#self-publishing#winter reads#Writing#writing community
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Review: Daylight Chasers by Rue Sparks
Review: Daylight Chasers by Rue Sparks
Review: Daylight Chasers by Rue Sparks
Daylight Chasers went on my wish list the moment I saw it. Rue’s artwork for this little book was so striking, my gut told me it could only contain good things. My gut was very much correct.
At around 40 pages long, Daylight Chasers follows Keenan and his colleague Billy as they attempt to make Isabella’s dream of an almost never-ending day come true.…
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The Cobalt Diamond Factory
The Cobalt Diamond Factory A #spoopy tale for #RueLouPrompts this week. I had this already written, so thought I'd pop it out as planned. Enjoy! #fantasy #paranormal #writingcommunity #shortstory #indieauthor @sparks_writes @lw_writes
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Shock! Horror! I’m getting pretty good at making these shorts a regular thing. The story below is based on another #RueLouPrompts prompt. If you’re a writer looking for some inspiration, I couldn’t recommend them more. You can find Rue and Lou here and here, respectively.
This fortnight’s prompt was “ghost in the machine”. I went down a kind of creepy path, so, uh, brace yourselves for…
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We Follow the Sun
We Follow the Sun So, this is DEFINITELY NOT the "Midnight Sun" story I initially wrote for #RueLouPrompts. Instead, I decided to deliver some wholesome animal content
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In a turn of events that surprises absolutely no-one, here is a story I wrote literally five minutes ago in a response to a #RueLouPrompt. I have briefly checked for mistakes, please don’t judge this sleepy butt.
What you might be surprised to here is that I did actually start drafting for this week’s prompt on Saturday. Of course, that draft then turned into a 5k short story that I’ve…
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#amwriting#animals#cats#dogs#flash fiction#fur friends#humour#pets#ruelouprompts#short story#we follow the sun#wholesome content#writing prompt
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Braided Roses
Braided Roses A #fantasy #shortstory based on this fortnight's #RueLouPrompts (set by @LW_Writes and @Sparks_Writes). Sorry guys, I know it's supposed to be flash, but 2k happened ^^' #WritingCommunity #WritersCafe
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In a shocking turn of events, I present to you another mid-week bit o’ fiction inspired by a #RueLouPrompts over on Twitter. I’ve been meaning to do another one of these for a while, but good LORD life. Anyway, this was supposed to be a 500 word flash, and then it got out of hand (as all my short fiction loves to do) and lo, it is now a 2000 word short story of a vaguely fantasy…
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#amwriting#curse#fairies#fairy#fairytale#Fantasy#flowers#folk lore#love#Romance#short story#writing community
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3 Steps to Dealing with Rejection
3 Steps to Dealing with Rejection
3 Steps to Dealing with Rejection
Rejection is taboo subject. Nobody likes to be rejected, so often people will try to pretend it’s not happened to them, and just ignore it. Most of the time, this is fine. Dealing with the odd “Sorry, I don’t see you that way,” or “We don’t think you have enough experience,” by shaking it off and getting on with life, is usually the way to go. However, if you’re…
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#dealing with rejection#every day I&039;m dumblin&039;#fighting off depression#how to deal with rejection#keep moving forward#keeping away the blues#Matthew Quick#positivity training#rejection#Self-help#silver linings#The Silver Linings Playbook#tip tuesday
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How to Finish Your First Draft (in an Apocalypse)
How to Finish Your First Draft (in an Apocalypse) I've finished the first draft of #TheEndofAtlas (finally)!!! So I thought I'd celebrate by sharing some tips. Hope they're helpful! #WritingCommunity #Writerslife #Scifi
If you’re reading this, I’m going to assume you’re in the process of finishing your first draft of something. If that’s the case, CONGRATULATIONS! Getting near the end of your first draft is no small feat. I should know; it’s taken me seven years to finish The End of Atlas. Yes, you heard me right! I’ve finished The End of Atlas first draft!!!Of course, if you’re here, that probably means we have…
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Blink and You Forget to Blog
Blink and You Forget to Blog Shock! Horror! I've remembered to write a blog post. #WritingCommunity #Goals #Update
I genuinely can’t believe it’s May and I’ve forgotten to blog for four whole months. It really is a case of blink and you forget all about it this year. The following is a list of blog content that I thought about, and then promptly got distracted because lockdown and other mess:
My annual goals list.
A post about the Saboteur Awards(which Moon-Sitting got a special mention in by the way, and…
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A New Colour of Sunrise
A New Colour of Sunrise Based on a Twitter #WritingCommunity prompt, I have written some flash fiction for your perusal.
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Surprise! A random mid-week post. Although if you’re over on Twitter, this may not seem so random.
The following is a 500 word flash fiction piece written in response to a prompt created by Rue Sparks: A New Color of Sunrise. I caught wind of this through Rue’s co-conspirator @LW_Writes, who was asking for people to join in so that she would feel less nervous writing flash for the…
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#amwriting#Crime Fiction#flash fiction#humour#old projects#rework#suspense#thriller#twitter#writing community#writing prompt
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Moon-Sitting: On Publishing My First Book
So, it finally happened. I published a book. Moon-Sitting is out there, readily available to anyone who wants to buy a copy (go here, do a thing, make me happy). It has been surreal.
I started a new job a few weeks ago, back working admin, and my body had been struggling to adjust to the 9-5. I’d been tired, but unable to sleep before midnight; memorising 100 new course facts, but forgetting arrangements with friends 500 times before I had to be somewhere.
Then Tuesday the 12th of November came, and suddenly I had energy again. I woke before my alarm, and as I lay in bed waiting for the heating to kick in, I started spreading the news of Moon-Sitting’s birth across my socials, and answering messages from folks congratulating me. I was amazed by the response. People I’d never seen in my feed before popped up with well wishes. By the time my alarm went off, I was ready to spring out of bed with a leap and a bound!
Outside of the virtual world, I arrived at work and was greeted by a new colleague with a box of chocolates. “Happy book birthday!” he said, as I sat down, flustered. He told me how much he’d enjoyed the 35% he’d read so far and I tried to keep my grin at a level that wouldn’t send my face into spasm.
I spent the rest of my work day trying not to bounce around the office walls, and outside of work time I was flinging messages back and forth online and chatting with colleagues and friends who knew exactly why there was a smile on my face. During my weekly shop, a tweet from a reviewer appeared, telling me how much they loved it and that I should expect good things.
In the last few days, I’ve been asked to do an author interview, take a spot in a newsletter, had my work analysed as part of the “hopepunk” movement, had my first Amazon reviews, and someone even Googled my book to find my blog. I have never felt more connected. People are enjoying reading my book, Moon-Sitting. I did that. My book child is a success.
I realise that this sounds like an awful lot of bragging, but that’s not really what I’m aiming for with this post. What I want to do is encourage.
I know there are people in the writing community who are sitting on manuscripts, not because their story’s not good enough, but because they don’t think anyone would be interested in traditionally publishing it and self-publishing is a “waste of time”. It’s not. Self-publishing means you get to experience what it’s like to put a book together from beginning to end, and you control how it’s packaged/sold/marketed. Not to mention, YOU GET TO HOLD YOUR BOOK IN YOUR HANDS.
Honestly, having something you wrote perfect-bound with a nice cover is an amazing feeling, and the work I put into making that happen made it all the more wonderful. Self-publishing is worth trying. Even if you try it just for the hell of it.
Now I’m going to climb down from my soap box and add one final comment:
Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy, reviewed/rated the book, liked/commented/shared a post, or just straight up told someone about Moon-Sitting. You are brilliant human beings who continue to amaze me.
Now here is a montage of my friend Tori’s #MoonSittingCC art. She blew up my Facebook notifications for a week, the only person to enter the creative countdown, but refuses to take the proof prize. So, instead, she’s getting a gallery of her art on my blog (get a GD writer platform so I can link people, you pest).
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All the love in Infinity,
EM.
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