#buy my books

[marlynnofmany]

Ya like cheap ebooks? It's a great week for folks who are into that sort of thing.

"Read An Ebook Week!"

(You'd think they'd call it "indie authors hawk their wares at a discount" week, but I figure that just doesn't roll off the tongue in a festive manner.)

Anyways, all of my ebooks are half price here. Aliens, robots, gods and cyberpunk; take your pick.

March 2-8, 2025!

[nasoleil]

It is I, the literal most awkward human on the planet, and it's my birthday today!

I'm going to shamelessly beg that now that I'm one step closer to death, people help make my still-living dreams come true and check out the campaign for novel The Fractured Balance, a dark & gory science fantasy tale of Justice, or reblog!

(Alternate link here!)

[Alt ID: A short looping video of a white person with glasses, holding up a book with a red cover and the title "Everdark" and a holographic black bookmark. The person is making a weird face and sitting still except for their eyes, which are looking around awkwardly. There is text on the screen that says "It's my birthday! Please buy my books. Campaign Live on Backerkit! Campaign link." There is also a floating image of a book with a black cover, titled The Fractured balance, and a QR code]

[artemisapollo97]

I don't really post on here, so hi?? What's up? Greetings and salutations! Behold! Etc.

I'm an indie author headbutting a brick wall against ✨algorithms✨ so here I am to pester you lot!

Eyes of Violet will be a seven-part series by the end of 2026. The first three volumes are out now, available on Amazon and Waterstones 🎉 I've added the blurb to the first one in the images with ALT text.

I've gone the traditional way with the covers, hand-drawn and painted with watercolours. I am no van Gogh but I am mighty proud of them! 😁

Magic and mystery, 12 years+/YA typically, although my 82-year-old nan has read and enjoyed them 😂

In order:

Eyes of Violet (purple!)

Eyes of Violet: Damian (blue!)

Eyes of Violet: Finn (green!)

Book 4 will be out in May, so watch this space 😉

Happy reading!

[greyplainsttrpg]

I can't stop myself from clicking on the doomer posts of 5e reddit.

Y'all need secular jesus.

Link to the post.

[stanleynopines]

Buy his book👁️🔺

[miakate-writes]

“May the fates be on your side, and The Stars look upon you gladly.” ⊹₊⟡⋆

📚: When The Stars Aligned

[ofblackskies]

My second poetry book is now available; a collection of love poems just in time for Valentines Day! Buy it today, give it as a gift to the one you love, or buy it for yourself to show a little self love!

Also available, my first collection: Fain or Fable. First we fight, then we falter, then we fall. Featuring 74 poems, Fain or Fable is a poetric storytelling of a journey through pain, sadness, and ultimately ending in love. Get yours today!

[sadartbitch87]

I had an idea about a new book so i draw for myself same concept art to make it easy for myself to write the book , i write book btw if you wanna buy some...

[konglindorm]

Book sale at Wax Heart Press! Now through December 19! #books #booksale #indiepress #indiepublishing #reading #christmas #christmassale #holidaysale #waxheartpress #jennyprater #poetry #shortstories #fantasy #folklore #fairytaleretelling #shopindependent #shopindie #buyindie #buyindiebooks #reader #writer #publisher #publishing

[rrcraft-and-lore]

❤️

[matthew-pasquarello]

god is this interesting concept that may or may not be responsible for some people owning metal spoons.

slurp.

i could tell a story a day and far too many missed opportunities come from writers forgetting that a character known as "jester" exists. wouldn't anyone's take be fun? aren't garbage cans in state forests under-utilized? why pretend thumbs aren't our greatest gift, why point out stars without asking their permission?

[nasoleil]

The Fractured Balance is now live!

A dark, gory, and philosophical tale following a former slave and genetic experiment as he ascends to the embodiment of Justice and gives the stuck gears of his stagnated civilization a big shove.

Here are just some of the characters you can get to know in the book (Pheonix, Ty, and Chani are all also in Everdark!):

If you like classic sci-fi like the Foundation Trilogy and Dune, fantasy like the Dark Elf Trilogy, or video games like the original Final Fantasy 7, we invite you to stand with Justice.

[kitty-is-writing]

📚 Book Release Announcement! 📚

🎉 Dragon's Teeth, the first of the Dragonmage series, is fully edited and ready to go! 🎉

here's the cover and blurb, in case you missed the reveal a while ago:

After the devastating attack on the People's towns, young mage Enkarini and her friends, Soris and Caiara, travel to the mysterious village known as Dragon's Teeth. They plan to spend some time among the experienced and powerful mages there, learning more about their abilities. Enkarini especially wants to find a way to control her own shadow magic, something she has grown more uneasy with since her father's death.

Their plans go awry, however, when they discover the Mayor of the town has placed blood bonds on them all, keeping them from leaving. Learning takes a back seat as the three find themselves caught up in the village's internal struggles.

if you want to be tagged when it's available, interact with my taglist post to be added there, or tell me in the replies here (*^‿^*)

[greyplainsttrpg]

My most memorable "gleeblor" experience during the early development of my game my was centered around inventory abstraction.

Early on in Greyplains, there weren't any equipment tables at all. Objects had properties, and the idea was that it was up to the player and the GM to understand what objects they wanted aligned to what properties.

For example, weapons have Size, Type (as per damage) and Name. Your character is some amount skilled in large weapons and blades weapons, they would be synergistically skilled with a large blade. They could then become extra proficient with a specific large blade weapon, up to the player and GM to determine.

However, early players, and my cowriter, couldn't grasp what this meant. Like, "okay, but what is a large blade?" type of questions. It is a blade that is large in size (both defined in the book). Like what the fuck do you mean "what is a large blade?" It's a large blade. "Yeah, but is a longsword a large blade?"

I don't want to list every weapon ever developed by every culture that possibly matches the possible description of "large" and "blade." A large blade is whatever matches the description of large and blade. "I think you need examples."

The same thing happened with the Value Tier Table. I define a range of value for things based on the amount of labor required to trade for it based on the estimated wages of a skilled medieval laborer (like masons or teamsters). This outputs a GP range for the good/service, but this way any monetary or barter system could be used to understand what things are worth using the game. It is then up to the GM and the players to discuss the finer details of the price based on the context of where, who, and why they are buying the item.

But no. "Okay, but what is a 'Large Blade' worth?" It is worth whatever the GM believes is an appropriate amount of time from their universe's equivalent to skilled labor to earn to purchase or trade for that product, and the exact amount is based on whoever is selling it and what their relationship to your character is. "Okay but that isn't a number."

I lost, and now people tell me that there is too much equipment. Or they still criticize me that "but X isn't in the tables, does it exist?" Fucking kill me.

I'm not sure if I should have ever capitulated to this. I think it makes the game fundamentally worse because it makes it narrowed to my own perception of reality as opposed to methods for GMs and players to construct their own realities. However, it undeniably makes the game more accessible.

I'm not sure who or what is to blame for this mentality. It was so shocking that people did not understand where I was coming from. Like, a longsword isn't real or platonic. The true longsword isn't divined by the ancients in a world of platonic forms and then laser beamed into your character's hands and belt-strap. It's an arbitrary object manifested via a combination of work, perceived value, relationships, skill, shape, and time. A longsword, like anything else, is a product of the mind and of culture. And instead all people wanted was "but give me simple to understand number... eww that's too many numbers."

GLEEBLOR!

[rowanmgrey-author]

The Witch in the Ruins

---------- BOOK RELEASED: PURCHASE ON AMAZON ----------

SYNOPSIS

A dark fantasy novella in which a mercenary is hired to hunt down a necromancer.  Marcella Lothaire is a mersinos, looking for work. When she stumbles upon the ancient town of Atavis, she discovers a violent witch has been sending her beasts to attack the town each night. Marcella sees the opportunity in this vile bloodshed and pays a visit to the local leader, a cruel and greedy man who will pay her a hefty sum to dispatch the witch. The promise of gold and danger is all the mersinos needs to hear. She has burned many bridges to gather the wealth she needs to go home again with her head held high, but the witch will not be claimed easily. Will Marcella claim her bounty, or be devoured by the witch of the ruins?

Check out my novella on Amazon for e-book or paperback purchase: e-book is $3.99 USD, paperback is $5.00 USD, and free e-books are available if you have Kindle Unlimited.

HERE IS THE LINK again. This is for Amazon in the USA, but it's available for as many countries as the site would allow. Just search the title "The Witch in the Ruins" or the author name "Rowan M. Grey".

I appreciate all the support I have had on this book and cannot wait for you to read it!

book tags: dark fantasy, sapphic, violent, action, horror elements

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[ronoken]

This weekend, I'll be speaking at the Indiana Comic Convention! Come by! Talk with me and my editing team about writing books! Also, read my totally awesome books! My latest is out on Kindle and will be available by April 1st in paperback! Read it! It's full of pages!

It's good!