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author-a-holmes · 11 months ago
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The Indie Ink Awards Are OPEN FOR VOTING!!
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The voting period runs until the end of December, so head on over to the Indie Story Geek website and cast your votes!
This is also a great way to find indie books you may not have read yet. I know I've definitely got a few new books I want to read in 2024 from the list of nominations!
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In case you need a reminder, you guys nominated Changeling for four categories! (Thank you so much!) Those categories are;
Best book cover and cover artist
Best Friendship
Prettiest Book Interior
Side Character MVP
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As a nominated author I’m unable to vote, but there’s some truly phenomenal books from my fellow indies throughout ALL the categories, so be sure to browse and maybe add some more books to your TBR piles!!
Check out all the nominations, and cast your votes, over on the Indie Story Geek website; https://indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-awards-2023
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author-a-holmes · 1 year ago
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My Icon is actually the author logo I had made for my branding package from Getcovers
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When I was ordering the branding package, I mentioned that my pen name, Arista, was an old name for "Spica" the brightest star in the virgo constellation. And the designer spotted that little throwaway comment, and ran with it!
So my logo is a star in the colours of my author branding. I use this logo basically everywhere I have an author account, for brand consistency.
hello I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. The anonymity of tumblr means that I associate my idea/image of you with your icon and sometimes I look at people’s icons and I’m like ‘hmmm….what is that and why?’ 
so pls reblog this and comment in the tags the meaning behind your icon and why you chose it. this is a social experiment. do it for science pls.
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myvinylplaylist · 1 year ago
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Santana: Smooth Single (1999)
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Arista Records
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lacloverkingdom · 2 years ago
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Perfect Teamwork [Sirius Star and Arista Holme]
Sirius [Clover] -
Sirius stores his magic in the stars because his magical reserves are relatively small. Even basic spells is tiring. In order to combat this he's developed a way to store all his magic into the stars so he doesn't have to cast spells.
Arista [Ally] -
Arista does the opposite; she has great magic reserves, but as she needs to portion it, she uses a crystal necklace so spells take less effort.
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juliana-jones · 8 months ago
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My co-author @writtenriley and I are thrilled to present our self-published novella “Over the Dragon’s Gate,” a dark paranormal romance/urban fantasy. You’ve heard of manic pixie dream girl, now get ready for sad pond-monster dream boy!
Summary: Treya has everything he needs in his pond: food, shelter, and other fish to swim with. It’s painful to wonder if he had another life once, so he ignores the fragments of disturbing dreams that plague him.
But when a boy falls into his pond, Treya discovers he’s more than a fish. He can also become a boy, and now he has a friend: the irrepressible Eli. During secret meetings in the garden surrounding the pond, Treya and Eli forge a bond that even dark magic can’t break. But when Eli starts asking questions about who and what Treya is, the two of them discover that questions are dangerous, answers have a cost, and their fates depend on unraveling the mystery of Treya’s past.
Comps: It has "That Story Isn't the Story" vibes mixed with "Room."
Word count: 44k
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Content warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, death, gaslighting, memory loss, amnesia, mind manipulation, mind control, implied noncon (in the background, due to the mind control), crying (a lot of crying), vomit, underage drinking, implied/referenced drug use, car accidents, child neglect, child abuse, murder, kidnapping, imprisonment, magical imprisonment, trauma, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt (planned but not carried out), death threats, fantasy racism
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“…[A] delightful read, full of magic and touching moments of humanity in the face of darkness.”
~Arista A. Holmes, author of the Fey Touched Trilogy
“This is a rollercoaster… There are thrilling twists and turns, enough mystery to keep you going, and a satisfying payoff at the end.”
~E, Goodreads review
“It’s got… a lush fairytale manner about it but hides dark secrets.”
~Oliver Ferrie, author of Sugar People
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author-a-holmes · 1 year ago
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This has such strong Lizzy & Booker vibes, I cannot even.
These two don't have a braincell to rub together between them, and I'm living for it :D
They also love giving each other shit about things.
Changeling snippet beneath the cut... (Disclaimer: All my snippets are taken from my first drafts, so spelling and grammar errors may be present. To view my fully edited work, I'm afraid you'll have to purchase Changeling from your preferred store)
Lizzy hesitated, glancing around as she tried to find something vaguely familiar, but each direction looked the same. Rows of buildings stretched out into the night, further than she could see, their doors sealed and the windows dark in the middle of the night and Lizzy felt her fingers tighten on the strap of her bag, as a wave of doubt crashed over her. "You have no idea which way to go, do you?" Booker groaned, and the threat of his imminent teasing banished her hesitation. Booker wouldn't let her live it doubt if she admitted to being lost, so she did the first thing she could think of. She lied. "Of course I do," she answered quickly, clearing her throat and pointing towards the nearest row of or orange lights, "it's this way." Without looking at Booker to see if he'd bought her bravado, Lizzy started off across the green, hoping that they would stumble over something she actually recognised before he called her on her bluff. "And what makes you so sure?" he asked, scattering her hopes to the winds, even as he fell into step beside her. Lizzy forced herself to roll her eyes like the answer was obvious, and that she wasn't making everything up on the spot. "There are lights," she told him, "and where there are lights, there are people. If there are people, Booker, then there's going to be an inn—" "A hotel." "—a hotel, and then we can stay there for the night, and figure out where to go next in the morning." "What what money, Lizzy?" Booker prompted, and she shot him a glare. "I have gems to trade, of course. I'm not a complete idiot." "Did you fail the class on the Mortal Realm, by any chance?" "Why?" she asked sharply, coming to an abrupt stop, her suspicion rising at the amusement she could hear in Booker's voice, and when she turned to face him, his green eyes were almost glimmering with barely restrained laughter. "Because humans don't work in trade anymore. Unless we can find some kind of jewellers to sell them to tomorrow, those gems of yours are worthless here." Lizzy stared at Booker for a long moment, disbelief battling with despair in her chest, before her shoulders slumped and her eyes slid closed.
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author-a-holmes · 3 months ago
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Thank you for the ask! <3
The original ASK post can be found HERE
Rules; Put an "∞" in my inbox, and I'll shuffle my music player, and give you my favourite lyric from the song that comes up.
"Here's the night, where's the stars? 'Cause I need some guiding. And it cuts like a knife as I watch you walk away."
Cher - Alive Again
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ettawritesnstudies · 3 months ago
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[Image ID: The cover of Changeling by Arista Holmes on a dark blue background with gold borders. White text at the top reads "On sale for $1.99!" The cover is a textured blue background with gold root filigree and a tree design. It is the first in the Fey touched trilogy and has the tagline "Fey go missing in the mortal realm. Everyone knows that." End image ID.]
Check out this book by @author-a-holmes! We had a lovely interview which I'll be posting on Friday but in the meantime you can grab you copy on Smashwords through August 30th! Use the code E5Y9M at checkout. Thank you Arista for sharing this sale!
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writeblrcafe · 2 years ago
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Digital interview with Arista Holmes @author-a-holmes
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Arista Holmes comes into Writeblrcafé and orders a coffee. With a hot mug of coffee in hand, they sit down on a bench. We start talking about their writing journey. They are currently writing a book and sometimes flash fiction in their favourite genres fantasy and fiction.
What got you into writing?
Honestly, I don't truly know. I've been telling stories since my earliest memories, so around the age of 2, where I'd pull out old second hand toys and use them as characters. The first time I remember actually writing down one of my stories, I was about 7 or 8, and wrote a story for class called "Rosie the Rabbit Goes On An Adventure".
What inspires you to write?
I get my inspiration from all over the place. Observing the world. An interesting character trait. Overheard snippets of conversation. But what usually starts an idea is something that makes me wonder: "What if... XYZ happened?"
Which are recurring themes in your writing?
Slow burn romance, found family, and protagonists getting into more trouble than they know how to handle alone!
How would you describe your writing style?
Oooh, that's a tough one. I know how I hope my style comes across; clear, fun, whimsical, realistic. But whether I successfully pull that off? I think that's up to the readers to decide.
How do you deal with writer's block?
Depends on the source of the block. The first thing I usually try is stepping away from the manuscript for a couple of days in case it's the start of burn out. If I recover quickly, that's usually what it was, and I can get back to work. If I'm still feeling blocked a couple of days later, that tells me there's something wrong with the manuscript. I've gone wrong somewhere, and need to tweak something. I'll usually read back over the current chapter, or if I'm near the start of the previous chapter, and see if I can spot where I went off the tracks. As a last resort, I'll rewrite the previous chapter from another point of view. More often than not, this trick solves my block, either because it's given me a different perspective on the scene, or because it's just managed to get the words flowing for me again.
Do you have a wip? Tell us about it:
I do! My current work in progress is called 'Darkling' and it's book two of my debut series, The Fey Touched Trilogy. Book one launched last month, and is available at all the major stores e-book stores, and as a paperback and hard cover via Amazon.
Have you already published your writing?
Changeling (book 1 of the Fey touched trilogy)
You can tell us more interesting stuff about you here:
I'm an English writer living in the south-east of England. When I'm not cuddling my demon cat, or drinking coffee, I'm usually writing, reading, or playing computer games to relax.
Thank you for the good talk and keep writing!
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words-of-the-witches-if · 2 years ago
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The development blog for 'Words of the Witches', an 18+ Twine coded Interactive Fiction game by Arista Holmes.
Warning: This project will be slow to update, and no public demo will be available prior to January 2025 as I plan pray hope to enter the game into the 2024 Interactive Fiction Competition.
I may, however, be taking Alpha/Beta testers on at some stage.
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The world is full of magic, if one only knows how to see.
All your life you've navigated the supernatural world by pretending that most of it doesn't exist. That you can't see the creatures in the dark, or the ghosts that everyone else walks through blindly.
That changed a little over a year ago when you met Jess, a powerful witch to a local coven, who was able to explain your shared heritage.
Magic.
Slowly Jess, with the help of their coven, has been teaching you how to use your powers and the more you learn, the more you're willing to openly acknowledge the Fae that flicker at the corners of your eye, the Otherkin who give subtle nods to acknowledge your presense, and the ghosts forgotten by the living humans they've left behind.
Everything was going well... until the demons came.
Frantically clawing themselves into existence, teeth gnashing and craving violence, they emerged in force throughout the city through gateways ripped open, like tears in the fabric of reality, pouring magic across the city.
The gateways lit the midnight sky ablaze, dashing streaks of peach, and orange across the gathered stormclouds, and painting dawn colours above the city hours before the sun would rise.
No one was prepared.
Covens across the city went to war.
Witches died by the dozen.
When closing the gateways failed, what remained of the witches of Toding came together in a last ditch effort to stop the demons cascading out into the human world like a plague.
The witches needed time; A way to halt the flow of demons until they could discover a way to banish them all back to the Underealm so they joined their magic, and cast a circle that sealed all magical creatures within the city limits.
And so a stalemate that transformed into a tentative truce fell across the city of Toding that has been reluctantly maintained for the last three months.
But as each day passes it grows ever more fragile.
The demons keep on killing, the witches grow more desperate, and every magical creature confined within the city limits is a powderkeg waiting to explode.
And right in the centre, still new to your magic, is you. A witch unaffiliated with a coven, at least officially, and one of the most powerful witches still alive in a city under the rule of the greater demons.
What you choose to do now, and who you choose to align with, may impact the lives of everyone in Toding; Witches, Demons, Fae, Otherkin, and magic-blind humans alike.
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Customizeable MC
Ghostly Roomate & Best Friend.
Four Romance Options /w Player Chosen Genders.
Magical Races!
Choose Your Magical Path! You can learn 3 branches of magic (And possibly a secret 4th branch!)
Current Game Statistics
Wordcount With Code: 9,517
Estimated Word Count Without Code: 8,689
Estimated Word Count Per Playthrough: 2,000
Last Update: April 24th 2023
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Brennan/Brenna Keane aka 'Ren
'Ren is a Fae who enjoys exploring the mortal realm. They don't collect true names, like many of their kind, and they sometimes offer their services to witches to help with rituals in exchange for trinkets that others might consider junk items. It was during one such exchange that 'Ren met the MC.
But 'Ren is curious, fun-loving, and flighty, so when the witches bound all magical creatures to the city of Toding, Ren went to ground. They have no love for demons, but they've chafed under the restrictions of the witches spell.
Despite feeling the strain of being chained to the city, that hasn't stopped 'Ren from exploring, watching, and listening as Toding has devolved into a warzone and the things that 'Ren may have overheard could be important.
Or they could be nothing more than unsubstantiated rumors, as valuable as the junk that hangs from chains around the Fae's neck. The value of 'Ren's knowledge is for you to decide, if you can convince them to give up their secrets.
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Malekai/Malia Grimoor aka Mal
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Jesse/Jessamine De Membrey aka Jess
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Ashley/Ashleigh Carter aka Ash
Ash is an Otherkin; Specifically a concubus. They work as a bouncer at a local nightclub, and feed second hand from the sexual energy emitted from the dancers and random hookups that occur in and around the club.
They have a carefully cultivated look of "Approach me at your own risk" that helps them in their job, but doesn't do much for their social life, not that Ash particularly minds that.
Ash lives in the flat below the MC and has encountered them in passing, but Ash also does their best to stay out of Witch Business so hasn't interacted with the MC beyond the odd greeting.
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ulkaralakbarova · 4 months ago
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Follow Ariel’s adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn’t singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is killed by pirates, and after King Triton outlaws all singing. Along with pals Flounder and Sebastian, Ariel sets off in hopes of changing her father’s decision to ban music from the kingdom. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Ariel (voice): Jodi Benson Sebastian (voice): Samuel E. Wright King Triton / Shelbow / Additional Voices (voice): Jim Cummings Marina Del Ray (voice): Sally Field Adella / Andrina / Additional Voices (voice): Tara Strong Alana (voice): Jennifer Hale Aquata / Arista (voice): Grey DeLisle Attina (voice): Kari Wahlgren Flounder (voice): Parker Goris Benjamin / Additional Voices (voice): Jeff Bennett Cheeks / Ray Ray (voice): Kevin Michael Richardson Ink Spot / Swifty / Additional Voices (voice): Rob Paulsen Queen Athena (voice): Lorelei Hill Butters Film Crew: Original Film Writer: Ron Clements Original Film Writer: John Musker Additional Writing: Steve Bencich Additional Writing: Ron J. Friedman Additional Writing: Rich Burns Music: Jim Dooley Additional Writing: Tom Rogers Additional Writing: Peggy Holmes Author: Robert Reece Author: Evan Spiliotopoulos Production Manager: Bill Bloom Associate Producer: Mary Ellen Bauder Additional Writing: Thania St. John Foley Artist: John T. Cucci Visual Effects: David ‘Joey’ Mildenberger Art Department Manager: Peter J. Deluca Visual Effects Design Consultant: Dan Lund Art Direction: Tony Pulham Animation: Scott T. Petersen Visual Effects: Noe Garcia Foley Mixer: James Ashwill Production Supervisor: Kip B. Lewis Additional Editor: Richard L. McCullough Production Supervisor: Brian J. Carey Movie Reviews:
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fey-touched-trilogy · 2 years ago
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Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review ->
I posted 110 times in 2022
That's 110 more posts than 2021!
19 posts created (17%)
91 posts reblogged (83%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@author-a-holmes
@fey-touched-trilogy
@athena-anna-rose
@cwritesfiction
@nothingbutloveforyou
I tagged 110 of my posts in 2022
#fey touched trilogy - 92 posts
#changeling - 82 posts
#ari speaks - 76 posts
#arista speaks - 76 posts
#lizzy hail - 73 posts
#portal fantasy - 72 posts
#ari writes - 65 posts
#lila isabelle hail - 65 posts
#arista writes - 64 posts
#fey - 58 posts
Longest Tag: 35 characters
#whatever happened to madeline hail?
My Top Posts in 2022:
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Camp Nano July 2022 Sneak Peek
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Sneak Peek!
It was too quiet, Nameer had told Andric the night before, standing in the Hunters equipment room and peeling off weapons and armor so they could be serviced.
The forest. The animals. The hunters had seen signs of kavians, but not encountered a single one.
Andric had been able to see the anxious tension on his friends face, but hadn't been able to offer the man any reassurances.
He'd been foolish. Lax. He couldn't believe he hadn't noticed the signs—
He interrupted his own thoughts by knocking on the door to Lizzy's rooms, hard and fast, and waiting impatiently, shifting his weight.
"Come on, come on," Andric muttered, knocking again, louder, the firm thumps against the wood bordered on thunderous and, finally, he could hear scrambling movement on the other side of the door.
It was Cara who answered, eyes wide and confused as she stared out at them, but Andrics gaze immediately went over her head to lock on Lizzy, the fear that had curled around his heart easing just slightly at the sight of her.
She was only half-awake, with her blue eyes glazed, and her long dark hair sleep mussed.
"What's going on?" Cara hissed, clutching a dressing gown around her form, and Andric sucked in a sharp breath, before clenching his teeth.
"I can't say."
5 notes - Posted July 26, 2022
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Fey Touched Stories;
Prequel - Whatever Happened To Madeline Hail?
Book One - Changeling
Book Two - Darkling
Book Three - Fey Touched
Seasonal Novella - Once Upon A Fey Touched Holiday
The Fey Touched Trilogy is a Portal Fantasy and planned to be my debut novel series. I'd ideally like to publish Book One, Changeling, in the first quarter of 2023, so I'll be focussing on completing the entire trilogy in 2022 so that I can follow a rapid release schedule for the series.
My Newsletter is up and running! Sign up HERE if you'd like to download and read the series prequel, 'Whatever Happened To Madeline Hail?' and keep up to date on my publishing journey.
Whatever Happened to Madeline Hail?
When Madeline Hail makes the journey from the fey realm of Arbaon to the mortal realm, she thinks the greatest danger is to her heart. Instead, she finds herself quickly fighing for her life against rabid kavians intent on claiming her magical fey-blood for themselves.
When she is inevitably outnumbered and overpowered, making an unthinkable bargain might be the only way to save her life, but being alive doesn't mean she's safe.
Changeling
Fey go missing in the mortal realm. Everyone knows that. When Lizzy's mother is the next to vanish she is expected to grieve and move on. Instead Lizzy wants to find out what happened, but the answers she seeks can't be found in the fey realm of Arbaon. With the help of her best friend, Booker Reed, Lizzy is determined to retrace her mother's final steps, straight through an illegal portal and into the mortal realm. Whatever leads she expected to find, it wasn't an academy of vampires, and a world stalked by their rabid cousins, the kavians. Forced to rely on the vampires for protection, and secluded away behind the high walls of Speculo School, it quickly becomes clear that not everyone is pleased with Lizzy and Booker's investigation. ​With danger building the further they dig, the two fey need to decide if the answers they seek are worth risking their lives for. The longer they remain with the vampires, the more Lizzy begins to suspect that her answers instead lie amongst the deadly kavians.
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30 Days to 70k - Camp Nano July 2022
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Post nine, for July 11th & 12th...
July 11th did not happen.
We're not even talking about July 11th.
Suffice to say it was another zero word day.
On the other hand, July 12th went okay.
I wanted to get around 4k, I managed 1,833 words. I'm willing to take it and not complain, considering how the previous few days have gone.
The UK is also in the middle of a heatwave, to concentrating through the soup that my brain has become is... troublesome.
I'm going to try and get my seven day lead back for July 13th, but frankly, anything over my minimum needed word count (which is currently sitting at 1,642) I'll consider a win until this temperature eases off a little.
And that's my update, now someone pass me a ice cream...
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Work In Progress Wednesday - My Most Recent Lines...
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The Fey Touched Trilogy
Work In Progress Wednesday; Most Recent Lines
"Lizzy Hail," Andric murmured softly, "the five-foot-three bundle of stubbornness and determination. The young woman who won't back down from anything. Not even a rabid kavian. Not even when I've spent weeks teaching her how to run from one. Whose telekinesis was strong enough to protect herself and her friend."
Carefully Lizzy opened her eyes, and turned to look at Andric. He'd moved even closer, and was now leaning one shoulder against the tree she had her back pressed against, staring down at her with an infinitely gentle expression that made her heart slam against her chest.
"What are you doing?" she asked softly, and the corners of his mouth twitched up into a familiar flash of a smile.
"I'm being honest with you," he answered gently.
- - Changeling by Arista Holmes (Chapter Thirty-Five)
Fey Touched and General Taglist under read-more...
@jezifster @cedar-west @faelanvance @noirepersonal @queen-kass-the-writer @athenswrites @thelaughingstag @talesfromaurea @authorminamoroz @bardic-tales @writeblrsupport
If you'd like to be added or removed from any of my taglists, please let me know &lt;3
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My #1 post of 2022
30 Days to 70k - Camp Nano July 2022
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Post one, for July 1st...
This is a spur of the moment thing, I've no idea how consistent I'll be going forward, but I wanted to give a progress update for Day 1 of Camp Nano.
First things first, I'm a night-time writer. My most productive period of the day is between 10pm and 5am. This creates some unique challenges for Nanowrimo, since the tracker ticks over in the middle of my writing sessions.
Which is why, when midnight rolled around, I wasn't too worried that I hadn't hit my goal yet.
At the end of Day One, I had a word count of 2,069. 281 short of my minimum daily words needed to reach 70k by the end of the month. But, I logged my words, and kept writing! I was in peak time!
It's currently 5.40am. I stopped writing about half an hour ago, and my word count for July 2nd is currently sitting at 5,034.
And any words I add after I wake up this afternoon, and before midnight rolls around, will only add to that.
We're getting there! Experience with Nano tells me that the more "gap" I can give myself between what I have, and what I need, in this first week, the higher the likelihood will be that I'm successful, so here's to the next 5 days being just as epic!
How has everyone else done during the first 24-hour of nano? Tell me your word counts, or about your projects, in the comments, tags, reblogs etc <3
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author-a-holmes · 1 year ago
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Hello!
If you're looking for a FANTASTIC LGBTQ+ Cozy Fantasy, I highly recommend @ashen-crest's "A Rival Most Vial". Absolutely top tier, A+ storytelling right there. (Their other book, The Stray Spirit is also fantastic!)
My current project isn't LGBTQ, but if you're interested in checking out a reverse portal contemporary fantasy with fey and vampires, then my debut, "Changeling" is available for sale basically everywhere.
Self published authors, this one’s for you!
So, I’m looking for some more books to add to my shelf and want to support self published authors at the same time!
I enjoy most genres, tbh, although I do prefer LGBTQ stories! So promo yourself to me and show me your books! ❤️
I’m also looking for more mutuals so I’ll be following all of you back if you choose to follow!
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lacloverkingdom · 2 years ago
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Arista please.
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juliana-jones · 2 years ago
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My co-author and I are thrilled to present our self-published novella “Over the Dragon’s Gate,” a dark paranormal romance/urban fantasy. You’ve heard of manic pixie dream girl, now get ready for sad pond-monster dream boy!
Summary: Treya has everything he needs in his pond: food, shelter, and other fish to swim with. It’s painful to wonder if he had another life once, so he ignores the fragments of disturbing dreams that plague him.
But when a boy falls into his pond, Treya discovers he’s more than a fish. He can also become a boy, and now he has a friend: the irrepressible Eli. During secret meetings in the garden surrounding the pond, Treya and Eli forge a bond that even dark magic can’t break. But when Eli starts asking questions about who and what Treya is, the two of them discover that questions are dangerous, answers have a cost, and their fates depend on unraveling the mystery of Treya’s past.
Word count: 44k
Comps: It has "That Story Isn't the Story" vibes mixed with "Room."
Smashwords
Kindle
Kobo
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Content warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, death, gaslighting, memory loss, amnesia, mind manipulation, mind control, implied noncon (in the background, due to the mind control), crying (a lot of crying), vomit, underage drinking, implied/referenced drug use, car accidents, child neglect, child abuse, murder, kidnapping, imprisonment, magical imprisonment, trauma, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt (planned but not carried out), death threats, fantasy racism
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…[A] delightful read, full of magic and touching moments of humanity in the face of darkness. ~Arista A. Holmes, author of the Fey Touched Trilogy
This is a rollercoaster… There are thrilling twists and turns, enough mystery to keep you going, and a satisfying payoff at the end. ~E, Goodreads review
It’s got… a lush fairytale manner about it but hides dark secrets. ~Oliver Ferrie, author of Sugar People
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author-a-holmes · 3 months ago
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Your turn~ ∞
Thank you for the ask, Lovely! <3 ^_^
This one's going back to my pre-teen years (2001) lol. Has some angsty tone in the singers voice, but the lyrics have always gutted me <3 I'm a closet romantic; Sue me ;-)
The original ASK post can be found HERE
Rules; Put an "∞" in my inbox, and I'll shuffle my music player, and give you my favourite lyric from the song that comes up.
"I know now, just quite how, my life and love might still go on. In your heart, in your mind; I'll stay with you for all of time"
The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
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