KristinaWKelly

AaronSofaer, 6 months ago to bookstodon

I am incredibly excited to say that my debut novel released today on Amazon KU/ebook/paperback: http://quill-still.sofaer.net/mast . It's a queer, cozy slice-of-life portal fantasy story about civics, divinity from a Jewish lens, chemistry/alchemy, and more civics.

Join Sophie Nadash, burned-out 39-year-old chemist, as a run-in with the goddess Artemis while hiking in the Greek woods and finds herself sent to a new, kinder world.

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KristinaWKelly, 6 months ago to bookstadon

My short story is live on Kindle Unlimited! I had so much fun writing this tale. We combined some of my favorite holiday things like a big performance with lights (courtesy of magic), a chorus singing, hot drinks, gift giving. And then fused it with a low stakes fantasy adventure and magical creatures. I hope you enjoy it! The Lady’s Crownbearer: A Cozy Winter Fantasy Adventure https://a.co/d/72ZHIwY #cozyfantasy #holiday #reading #shortstory #fantasy #books @bookstadon

KristinaWKelly, 6 months ago to bookstadon

So my preorders are super low. If you have KU, please consider preordering. It’s free for you! Flip through some pages when it releases Friday. Maybe you’ll even like the cozy winter fantasy short story. 🥰 https://www.amazon.com/Ladys-Crownbearer-Fantasy-Adventure-Etherea-ebook/dp/B0CLKY9SLF @bookstadon #amreading #cozyfantasy #fantasy #winter #holiday #reading #freebooks #writingcommunity

SallyStrange, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Another post about this cool book I'm currently reading: "The Sol Majestic" by Ferrett Steinmetz. Gotta love that name.

Have you ever wondered how a top-rated restaurant might function on a space station? Light years from any planet? Well, Ferrett Steinmetz thought about it and came up with:
-artificial gravity used to cook things using the heat generated by enormous planetary-scale pressures instead of direct heat
-stasis fields instead of fridges (duh) but also speeded-up time field used to sneak a week's worth of work into an hour
-an alien sourdough culture that MIGHT be sentient

All of this is an excellent backdrop for a story of a young boy finding (gay) love, seeking independence from his parents, and exploring questions of philosophy, truth, capitalism, and marketing. It's not #SolarPunk, but it has that homey vibe.

#LGBTQIA #SciFi #SFF #NowReading #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #Cooking #Cuisine #Chefs

Btw, you can follow me on bookwyrm, I'm @SallyStrange and I read a lot.

https://bookwyrm.social/book/452604/s/the-sol-majestic

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KristinaWKelly, 7 months ago to bookstadon

I love em-dashes, semicolons, and utilize Oxford commas. I also describe nature with influences of Tolkien. Yes the story might meander into side quests but…it’s worth it.

Here’s the opening of my cozy winter fantasy short story. #cozy #cozyfantasy #writingcommunity #shortstory @bookstadon

AnthonyHarold, 7 months ago to scifi

This weekend is my first test of the waters with ads and leaflets for The Closed Tunnel at YALC (Young Adult Literature Convention) in London🫣 You may see one page from it below 🤗

Of course, the book isn't finished yet, so it's just an invitation to my newsletter, where I plan to send out gifts from time to time.

It’s my first contact with the big world, and I'm super nervous🙈 Just send me some good vibes, please 🫶🏻

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KristinaWKelly, 8 months ago to bookstadon

Made it to the second round. Help me win this #CoverOfTheMonth contest. https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/16498/ #bookcover #sffbook #fantasybooks @amwriting @bookstadon

KristinaWKelly, 8 months ago to bookstadon

Last day and need support from you. Please take a short moment to vote for my book cover here: https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/16498/ #support #books #bookcover #author #writingcommunity #reading @bookstadon

bennett, 8 months ago to bookstodon

downside of masto's particular set of affordances is I can't figure out who posted this, and who boosted it into my timeline. But thank you both!!

"Lester del Rey... intuited that what millions wanted from a publishing industry urgently optimizing to keep up with capitalism was to escape the modern age into a world where capitalism and industry had never happened. There is magic in that. At least I thought so, as a kid. But there’s also, in del Rey’s vision, a formulaic—let’s face it, industrial, rationalized—conception of culture and a pernicious nostalgia that courts sexism and white supremacy. Today, fantasy is, along with romance, our wildest, most flourishing genre. It might not be this way were it not for Lester del Rey, even if his legacy now is as the wizard so many writers and readers choose to battle against."

https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/lester-del-rey-invention-fantasy-book-publishing.html

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duanetoops, 9 months ago to bookstodon

The first book was beyond enjoyable! Excited to start the second!

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