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YA Fantasy and Supernatural Fiction Author

Minimal romance, moderate stabbiness, maximum story

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INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 9
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It's time for @aus_nz_indiewritersbookclub book of the month with The Crystal Dynasty by Abigail Mader! I had the delightful opportunity to chat with Abigail last month and to record an interview for the @pagesdownunder podcast, due out 17 July. She does so much for our little local indie community here in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, and I'm so pleased to see her book featured in the book club!
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The Crystal Dynasty is for fans of:
🗡high fantasy
⚘️romantasy
🗡political intrigue
⚘️unique magic systems
🗡villain arc
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If this sounds like your jam, why not join the book club and make this your indie buy for July? And if not, I'm committing to posting only indie books this month - you're sure to find something up your alley!
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#indiebuyjuly #thecrystaldynasty #romantasy #bookstagram #bookphotography #bookphoto #indiebooks #indieauthorsofinstagram #magicbooks #australianauthor #booksandflowers #booksandcrystals

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 9
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It's time for @aus_nz_indiewritersbookclub book of the month with The Crystal Dynasty by Abigail Mader! I had the delightful opportunity to chat with Abigail last month and to record an interview for the @pagesdownunder podcast, due out 17 July. She does so much for our little local indie community here in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, and I'm so pleased to see her book featured in the book club!
...
The Crystal Dynasty is for fans of:
🗡high fantasy
⚘️romantasy
🗡political intrigue
⚘️unique magic systems
🗡villain arc
...
If this sounds like your jam, why not join the book club and make this your indie buy for July? And if not, I'm committing to posting only indie books this month - you're sure to find something up your alley!
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#indiebuyjuly #thecrystaldynasty #romantasy #bookstagram #bookphotography #bookphoto #indiebooks #indieauthorsofinstagram #magicbooks #australianauthor #booksandflowers #booksandcrystals

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 8
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I'm back to keep trying my little solo challenge of promoting indie book buys all July, even though I suck at regular posting. For today, here's Wish You Were French by @elaelahharley which is one of my most anticipated recent indie buys. I met Elaelah at the university where I teach, and can confirm she is one of the loveliest, smartest and hardest working people in the industry.
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Wish You Were French is an Australian second-chance rom-com about chasing your dreams. If it sounds like your jam, you can make it your indie buy for July!
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#indiebuyjuly #indiebooks #wishyouwerefrench #elaelahharley #bookstagram #aussieauthor #bookmail #romcombook #booksandflowers #bookphotography

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 8
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I'm back to keep trying my little solo challenge of promoting indie book buys all July, even though I suck at regular posting. For today, here's Wish You Were French by @elaelahharley which is one of my most anticipated recent indie buys. I met Elaelah at the university where I teach, and can confirm she is one of the loveliest, smartest and hardest working people in the industry.
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Wish You Were French is an Australian second-chance rom-com about chasing your dreams. If it sounds like your jam, you can make it your indie buy for July!
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#indiebuyjuly #indiebooks #wishyouwerefrench #elaelahharley #bookstagram #aussieauthor #bookmail #romcombook #booksandflowers #bookphotography

You know it's a good day when you find a Funko Sherlock in the junk pile at the markets! Would you read a book with:
🔎a blunt and icy Sherlock-coded profiler FMC
🗡a charismatic and bookish Winchester-coded MMC
👥️sibling leads
⚔️monster hunting
🔬forensics
🔦investigations
🎲a DnD-style prequel that you play with a D20
Mythos Unbound available now on KU!
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#bookstagram #bookishreel #sherlock #bbcsherlock #supernatural #winchester #superwholock #funko #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasyreaders #mythosunbound

You know it's a good day when you find a Funko Sherlock in the junk pile at the markets! Would you read a book with:
🔎a blunt and icy Sherlock-coded profiler FMC
🗡a charismatic and bookish Winchester-coded MMC
👥️sibling leads
⚔️monster hunting
🔬forensics
🔦investigations
🎲a DnD-style prequel that you play with a D20
Mythos Unbound available now on KU!
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#bookstagram #bookishreel #sherlock #bbcsherlock #supernatural #winchester #superwholock #funko #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasyreaders #mythosunbound

MY NEW BOOK IS HERE!
I know I've barely done any promotion for this new title, but my author copies of Echoes of the Moors arrived on my birthday!
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Echoes of the Moors is a prequel to Mythos Unbound, but not a prequel as you know it - instead this is a choose-your-own-adventure solo RPG that you play with a 20-sided dice! Think DnD, but it's a novel, and you don't need to wait for your friends to be free. You read along as Finn, monster-hunting PhD student, and at the end of each scene, either roll a dice or make a choice to determine what happens next. You'll pick up items useful to later scenes and learn different gossip about the town along the way, but best of all, next time you read it, this will be a totally different story. There are dozens of unique paths through this book and I'm so excited for you to experience it!
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Echoes of the Moors is a supernatural small town mystery monster hunt perfect for adult fans of X-Files or Supernatural, and easy to play whether you're a DnD pro or total newbie. You don't need to have read Mythos Unbound first, but I think it's more fun if you read both!
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Available on KU or as paperback!
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#newbookrelease
#dndbook #solorpg #witcher #supernatural #indieauthor #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #shadowkinchronicles #mythosunbound #echoesofthemoors #aussieauthor

MY NEW BOOK IS HERE!
I know I've barely done any promotion for this new title, but my author copies of Echoes of the Moors arrived on my birthday!
...
Echoes of the Moors is a prequel to Mythos Unbound, but not a prequel as you know it - instead this is a choose-your-own-adventure solo RPG that you play with a 20-sided dice! Think DnD, but it's a novel, and you don't need to wait for your friends to be free. You read along as Finn, monster-hunting PhD student, and at the end of each scene, either roll a dice or make a choice to determine what happens next. You'll pick up items useful to later scenes and learn different gossip about the town along the way, but best of all, next time you read it, this will be a totally different story. There are dozens of unique paths through this book and I'm so excited for you to experience it!
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Echoes of the Moors is a supernatural small town mystery monster hunt perfect for adult fans of X-Files or Supernatural, and easy to play whether you're a DnD pro or total newbie. You don't need to have read Mythos Unbound first, but I think it's more fun if you read both!
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Available on KU or as paperback!
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#newbookrelease
#dndbook #solorpg #witcher #supernatural #indieauthor #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #shadowkinchronicles #mythosunbound #echoesofthemoors #aussieauthor

YOUR BOOK MATTERS AND THIS IS WHY
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Daily booksta challenges are always a struggle for me but this slip actually worked out well - here's days 3 and 4 together for #indiebuyjuly
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In 2014 I released my first novel, Chosen. It's not my best work anymore, but in that moment it was my life's biggest achievement and it meant a lot to me. Turns out, it meant a lot to someone else, too. I was a classroom teacher at the time and one 7-year-old girl was adequately moved to abandon her life's dream of becoming Mary Poppins to instead becoming ME, or at the very least, a teacher and an author.
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Last weekend I attended her first book launch, for her dystopian debut How I Killed the King, and words can't express how thrilled I am to welcome @zoeellenauthor to the realm of published authordom. Here's Chosen with her own apprentice, the book that might never have been if I hadn't taken the step into indie publishing myself. You never know who you will inspire. You never know who is watching your journey and beginning to believe in their own. Your book matters because it is more than a story you made up in your head - it is dreams made real.
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Does your book have an apprentice? Does your book owe its existence to another that inspired you to believe in it? Tell me in the comments, and please go and befriend Zoe and welcome her to the community!
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#bookstabuddies📚 #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #authorcommunity #writerscommunity #booksandflowers #indiebooks #inspiration

YOUR BOOK MATTERS AND THIS IS WHY
***
Daily booksta challenges are always a struggle for me but this slip actually worked out well - here's days 3 and 4 together for #indiebuyjuly
***
In 2014 I released my first novel, Chosen. It's not my best work anymore, but in that moment it was my life's biggest achievement and it meant a lot to me. Turns out, it meant a lot to someone else, too. I was a classroom teacher at the time and one 7-year-old girl was adequately moved to abandon her life's dream of becoming Mary Poppins to instead becoming ME, or at the very least, a teacher and an author.
***
Last weekend I attended her first book launch, for her dystopian debut How I Killed the King, and words can't express how thrilled I am to welcome @zoeellenauthor to the realm of published authordom. Here's Chosen with her own apprentice, the book that might never have been if I hadn't taken the step into indie publishing myself. You never know who you will inspire. You never know who is watching your journey and beginning to believe in their own. Your book matters because it is more than a story you made up in your head - it is dreams made real.
***
Does your book have an apprentice? Does your book owe its existence to another that inspired you to believe in it? Tell me in the comments, and please go and befriend Zoe and welcome her to the community!
***
#bookstabuddies📚 #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #authorcommunity #writerscommunity #booksandflowers #indiebooks #inspiration

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 2
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This month I've set myself the challenge of showcasing one of my indie books per day! Here's another recent Celestial Events purchase that I'm looking forward to reading - a debut angelic fantasy by @mannaclarke that sounds totally up my alley.
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And In The Beginning is an immersive supernatural fantasy for fans of:
🪉fallen angels
🪽prophecies
🪉high stakes
🪽mythology retellings
🪉fast paced action
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If this sounds like your jam, why not make it your indie buy for July? If not quite for you, there's sure to be something more your style in the wide, wide world of indie publishing!
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#indiebooks #indiebuyjuly #bookstagram #indiereads #booksandflowers #angelicfantasy #angelsanddemons #bookstagramtrend #readingcommunityofinstagram

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 2
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This month I've set myself the challenge of showcasing one of my indie books per day! Here's another recent Celestial Events purchase that I'm looking forward to reading - a debut angelic fantasy by @mannaclarke that sounds totally up my alley.
***
And In The Beginning is an immersive supernatural fantasy for fans of:
🪉fallen angels
🪽prophecies
🪉high stakes
🪽mythology retellings
🪉fast paced action
***
If this sounds like your jam, why not make it your indie buy for July? If not quite for you, there's sure to be something more your style in the wide, wide world of indie publishing!
***
#indiebooks #indiebuyjuly #bookstagram #indiereads #booksandflowers #angelicfantasy #angelsanddemons #bookstagramtrend #readingcommunityofinstagram

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 1
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I've set myself a little challenge for July, in which I'm going to try to showcase an indie book for every day of the month, and I'm kicking things off with One of a Kind by @belindatopanauthor 🧛 I only picked this up at Celestial Events a week ago, so I haven't read it yet, but Belinda Topan is both cool and lovely, and I've always enjoyed the sight of Brisbane's iconic Story Bridge.
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One of a Kind is an origin story for Belinda's contemporary and playful vampire story universe, and is for fans of:
🩸coming of age stories
💉strong heroines
🩸found family
💉vampires, obviously
🩸the eternal search for identity and belonging
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If this sounds like your jam, make it your indie buy for July! If not, the indie sphere is nothing if not diverse - I'll have something else tomorrow!
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#bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #bookstagramtrend #indiebuyjuly #indiebooks #readlocal #readindie #belindatopan #vampirefiction #bookphotography #booksandflowers

INDIE-BUY JULY DAY 1
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I've set myself a little challenge for July, in which I'm going to try to showcase an indie book for every day of the month, and I'm kicking things off with One of a Kind by @belindatopanauthor 🧛 I only picked this up at Celestial Events a week ago, so I haven't read it yet, but Belinda Topan is both cool and lovely, and I've always enjoyed the sight of Brisbane's iconic Story Bridge.
***
One of a Kind is an origin story for Belinda's contemporary and playful vampire story universe, and is for fans of:
🩸coming of age stories
💉strong heroines
🩸found family
💉vampires, obviously
🩸the eternal search for identity and belonging
***
If this sounds like your jam, make it your indie buy for July! If not, the indie sphere is nothing if not diverse - I'll have something else tomorrow!
***
#bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #bookstagramtrend #indiebuyjuly #indiebooks #readlocal #readindie #belindatopan #vampirefiction #bookphotography #booksandflowers

ONE MORE SLEEP! My Supernatural X Criminal Minds story universe just got a bit more monstrous with the arrival of this prequel with a D20 twist!
🪾🌳🪾🌳
Echoes of the Moors is set a year before Mythos Unbound, book 1 of my Shadow Kin Chronicles, and follows MMC Finn on an early monster hunt in a small insular town. But unlike a traditional novel, you don't read this cover to cover. At the end of each scene, make a choice, roll a dice, or check your inventory - dozens of pathways take you on a new adventure every time you read!
🌳🪾🌳🪾
Part choose-your-own-adventure, part DnD campaign that you play by yourself (who can organise a group of working adults into the same room at short notice anyway? As the informal organiser of our friendship group, I assure you it's painful), Echoes of the Moors is an immersive adult urban fantasy horror with gore, grim humour and a mythological mystery to resolve. Something is not right with foggy Blacktown - something supernatural. So roll the dice and happy hunting!
🪾🌳🪾🌳
Echoes of the Moors is on the 'Zon and KU from tomorrow, 1 July! Hands up who would be keen to read and play this?!
🌳🪾🌳🪾
#urbanfantasyreaders #newbook #bookrelease #aussieauthor #dnd #dndbook #solorpg #roleplay #rpg #supernatural #supernaturalreads #spnfamily #gamergirl #bookstagram #mythosunbound

ONE MORE SLEEP! My Supernatural X Criminal Minds story universe just got a bit more monstrous with the arrival of this prequel with a D20 twist!
🪾🌳🪾🌳
Echoes of the Moors is set a year before Mythos Unbound, book 1 of my Shadow Kin Chronicles, and follows MMC Finn on an early monster hunt in a small insular town. But unlike a traditional novel, you don't read this cover to cover. At the end of each scene, make a choice, roll a dice, or check your inventory - dozens of pathways take you on a new adventure every time you read!
🌳🪾🌳🪾
Part choose-your-own-adventure, part DnD campaign that you play by yourself (who can organise a group of working adults into the same room at short notice anyway? As the informal organiser of our friendship group, I assure you it's painful), Echoes of the Moors is an immersive adult urban fantasy horror with gore, grim humour and a mythological mystery to resolve. Something is not right with foggy Blacktown - something supernatural. So roll the dice and happy hunting!
🪾🌳🪾🌳
Echoes of the Moors is on the 'Zon and KU from tomorrow, 1 July! Hands up who would be keen to read and play this?!
🌳🪾🌳🪾
#urbanfantasyreaders #newbook #bookrelease #aussieauthor #dnd #dndbook #solorpg #roleplay #rpg #supernatural #supernaturalreads #spnfamily #gamergirl #bookstagram #mythosunbound

WHERE TO FIND ME!
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I'm super excited to share my upcoming scheduled author appearances with you! In the next six months, I'll be selling my books at:
🌸FraserPop @fraserpopfestival at Maryborough SHS, Qld
🌸Netherworld Creators Market @netherworldarcade in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
🌸Supanova @supanovaexpo Brisbane
🌸Enchanted Readers & Authors @erabookevents Melbourne
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Aside from my awesome new urban fantasy horror Mythos Unbound (readers are calling it the love child of Supernatural and Criminal Minds), I'll have the prequel dice-game choose-your-own-adventure Echoes of the Moors, Finn & Evie candles, and some fun new merch I'm working on behind the scenes! Let me know - will I see you at one of these fab events??
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#authorevent #authorsofig #enchantedreads #fraserpopfestival #supanova #upcomingevents #bookstagram #bookish #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiereadersofinstagram #mythosunbound #supernatural

WHERE TO FIND ME!
...
I'm super excited to share my upcoming scheduled author appearances with you! In the next six months, I'll be selling my books at:
🌸FraserPop @fraserpopfestival at Maryborough SHS, Qld
🌸Netherworld Creators Market @netherworldarcade in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
🌸Supanova @supanovaexpo Brisbane
🌸Enchanted Readers & Authors @erabookevents Melbourne
...
Aside from my awesome new urban fantasy horror Mythos Unbound (readers are calling it the love child of Supernatural and Criminal Minds), I'll have the prequel dice-game choose-your-own-adventure Echoes of the Moors, Finn & Evie candles, and some fun new merch I'm working on behind the scenes! Let me know - will I see you at one of these fab events??
...
#authorevent #authorsofig #enchantedreads #fraserpopfestival #supanova #upcomingevents #bookstagram #bookish #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiereadersofinstagram #mythosunbound #supernatural

CELESTIAL BOOK HAUL! On the weekend - despite train shut-downs, babysitting arrangements falling through, miserable weather and a huge helping of just wanting to stay home - I got myself into Brisbane City for @celestialevents.com.au Signing and Merch Day, and I'm so glad I did! I reconnected with some familiar faces and made some new contacts, and generally had a really lovely day out with my little sidekick, who thought "the fancy bookshop" was a great deal of fun! Thanks to @leislleightonauthor and @mljewell.author for letting her play with the stuffed toys in your displays!
💜✨️💜✨️
I would have liked to walk out with every book in the place but here's my haul! I can't wait to delve into these!
✨️💜✨️💜
#celestialevents #bookhaul #newbooks #authorfriends #authorcommunity #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #booksigning #booksandmerch #aussieauthors #brisbanecity #booksinbrisbane #bookish

CELESTIAL BOOK HAUL! On the weekend - despite train shut-downs, babysitting arrangements falling through, miserable weather and a huge helping of just wanting to stay home - I got myself into Brisbane City for @celestialevents.com.au Signing and Merch Day, and I'm so glad I did! I reconnected with some familiar faces and made some new contacts, and generally had a really lovely day out with my little sidekick, who thought "the fancy bookshop" was a great deal of fun! Thanks to @leislleightonauthor and @mljewell.author for letting her play with the stuffed toys in your displays!
💜✨️💜✨️
I would have liked to walk out with every book in the place but here's my haul! I can't wait to delve into these!
✨️💜✨️💜
#celestialevents #bookhaul #newbooks #authorfriends #authorcommunity #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #booksigning #booksandmerch #aussieauthors #brisbanecity #booksinbrisbane #bookish

Hi, hello, I'm the problem, it's me! I've been a little quiet on my platforms lately and wanted to pop on here and say this serial overcommitter has been busy clearing my very loaded plate.
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Tonight I'm putting the finishing touches on a new release I promised as part of my Kickstarter last year - a choose-your-own-adventure solo RPG novella to accompany Mythos Unbound - which exploded from a promised 10k to 40k words. Look out for an announcement in the next few days! I've also smashed out a ghostwriting contract in the last month, popped overseas to check on my grandparents, and started a new semester working at the university. Now I've gotten a few of those things out of the way, the rest of the year is looking much clearer to focus on taking down my PhD thesis once and for all. I'm so sick of being a student and need to knuckle down and get it done!
💜🩵💜🩵
When was a time you thought you'd bitten off more than you could chew, but overcame it? I need inspo, hit me with your motivating tales!
🩵💜🩵💜
#booksandflowers #mythosunbound #solorpg #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasyreaders #bookstagram #authorphoto #specialeditionbooks #writerscommunity #writingcommunity

Hi, hello, I'm the problem, it's me! I've been a little quiet on my platforms lately and wanted to pop on here and say this serial overcommitter has been busy clearing my very loaded plate.
🩵💜🩵💜
Tonight I'm putting the finishing touches on a new release I promised as part of my Kickstarter last year - a choose-your-own-adventure solo RPG novella to accompany Mythos Unbound - which exploded from a promised 10k to 40k words. Look out for an announcement in the next few days! I've also smashed out a ghostwriting contract in the last month, popped overseas to check on my grandparents, and started a new semester working at the university. Now I've gotten a few of those things out of the way, the rest of the year is looking much clearer to focus on taking down my PhD thesis once and for all. I'm so sick of being a student and need to knuckle down and get it done!
💜🩵💜🩵
When was a time you thought you'd bitten off more than you could chew, but overcame it? I need inspo, hit me with your motivating tales!
🩵💜🩵💜
#booksandflowers #mythosunbound #solorpg #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasyreaders #bookstagram #authorphoto #specialeditionbooks #writerscommunity #writingcommunity

I just wrapped up recording my guest appearance on @pagesdownunder podcast with @abigail.mader_author and had the best time! We chatted fanfiction, writing process, and how the adventure continues beyond the story captured on the page. Abigail's book The Crystal Dynasty is coming right up on my TBR! Have you read it? On a scale from "a lot" to "omg so much I can't even", how beautiful do our books look side by side?
🩵🔮🩵🔮
#bookstagram #fantasyreadersofinstagram #aussieauthor #pagesdownunder #bookishpodcast #booksandflowers #bookphotography #bluebooks #fantasyreads #authorsofig

I just wrapped up recording my guest appearance on @pagesdownunder podcast with @abigail.mader_author and had the best time! We chatted fanfiction, writing process, and how the adventure continues beyond the story captured on the page. Abigail's book The Crystal Dynasty is coming right up on my TBR! Have you read it? On a scale from "a lot" to "omg so much I can't even", how beautiful do our books look side by side?
🩵🔮🩵🔮
#bookstagram #fantasyreadersofinstagram #aussieauthor #pagesdownunder #bookishpodcast #booksandflowers #bookphotography #bluebooks #fantasyreads #authorsofig

THE DAY HAS COME! Stuff With Fantasy Bookish Solstice is here, and every one of these titles (and at least a hundred more of every subgenre and trope you can think of) has been marked down to 99c so you can stuff your e-reader full of fantasy goodness! Visit @stuffwithfantasy or go directly to www.stuffwithfantasy.com for all the books.
🐉🧙‍♀️🐉🧙‍♀️
If you love the dual POV of Mythos Unbound, here's a look at all the participating books with the same trope. For those who like found families, forbidden love, enemies to lovers, or swords and sorcery, there are stockpiles of books for you, too! One day only, dozens of tropes and even more indie authors - go check it out!
🧙‍♀️🐉🧙‍♀️🐉
#stuffwithfantasy #stuffyourkindle #fantasyreader #dualpov #bookishsolstice #cheapbooks #booksonsale

THE DAY HAS COME! Stuff With Fantasy Bookish Solstice is here, and every one of these titles (and at least a hundred more of every subgenre and trope you can think of) has been marked down to 99c so you can stuff your e-reader full of fantasy goodness! Visit @stuffwithfantasy or go directly to www.stuffwithfantasy.com for all the books.
🐉🧙‍♀️🐉🧙‍♀️
If you love the dual POV of Mythos Unbound, here's a look at all the participating books with the same trope. For those who like found families, forbidden love, enemies to lovers, or swords and sorcery, there are stockpiles of books for you, too! One day only, dozens of tropes and even more indie authors - go check it out!
🧙‍♀️🐉🧙‍♀️🐉
#stuffwithfantasy #stuffyourkindle #fantasyreader #dualpov #bookishsolstice #cheapbooks #booksonsale

My letterbox and I have had a very bookish week so far, with a few interlibrary loans from my university showing up AND this order from @pagesdownunder arriving yesterday as well 😍 Thanks Abigail for all the care taken in wrapping and preparing this order! I had a lot of fun going through it and can't wait to get into the book itself!
🩵🤍🩵🤍
Book is The Crystal Dynasty by @abigail.mader_author and you can order online from Pages Down Under within Australia at this stage.
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#bookstagram #bookishreel #unboxing #bookorder #bookstorehaul #newbook #abigailmader #booksandflowers #fantasyreadersofinstagram #readwithme

My letterbox and I have had a very bookish week so far, with a few interlibrary loans from my university showing up AND this order from @pagesdownunder arriving yesterday as well 😍 Thanks Abigail for all the care taken in wrapping and preparing this order! I had a lot of fun going through it and can't wait to get into the book itself!
🩵🤍🩵🤍
Book is The Crystal Dynasty by @abigail.mader_author and you can order online from Pages Down Under within Australia at this stage.
🤍🩵🤍🩵
#bookstagram #bookishreel #unboxing #bookorder #bookstorehaul #newbook #abigailmader #booksandflowers #fantasyreadersofinstagram #readwithme

What books have stayed with you? I read Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin months ago as a library ebook but it was such a memorable, nostalgic and emotionally gripping read for me that when I saw this special edition on the shelf of my childhood bookstore, I knew it had to come home with me. Have you read it? On the surface it's about three friends in the 90s who launch a video game design company, but that description does such a disservice to the depth and elegance of this book. It's held a place in my heart since I first read it and I'm glad to have a physical copy now, even if it'll be a while before I'm ready to read it again.
🩵💜🩵💜
#bookstagram #tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow #nostalgicreads #readersofinstagram #bookstorehaul #books #sprayededges #specialeditionbooks #bookphotography #booksandflowers

What books have stayed with you? I read Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin months ago as a library ebook but it was such a memorable, nostalgic and emotionally gripping read for me that when I saw this special edition on the shelf of my childhood bookstore, I knew it had to come home with me. Have you read it? On the surface it's about three friends in the 90s who launch a video game design company, but that description does such a disservice to the depth and elegance of this book. It's held a place in my heart since I first read it and I'm glad to have a physical copy now, even if it'll be a while before I'm ready to read it again.
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#bookstagram #tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow #nostalgicreads #readersofinstagram #bookstorehaul #books #sprayededges #specialeditionbooks #bookphotography #booksandflowers

If June feels a little magical to you, maybe it's because we are nearing the Bookish Solstice - a day of fantasy books below $1! Every one of these titles will be marked down so you can stuff your e-reader full of magical reads from all fantasy subgenres. See a familiar couple of faces on that first page? Mythos Unbound is along for the ride and for one weekend will be $0.99!
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You can find all the titles involved at www.stuffwithfantasy.com and use the l!nks there to get your books on 14 June!
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#stuffyourkindle #stuffwithfantasy #stuffyourereader #fantasyreadersofinstagram #fantasyreads #mythosunbound

If June feels a little magical to you, maybe it's because we are nearing the Bookish Solstice - a day of fantasy books below $1! Every one of these titles will be marked down so you can stuff your e-reader full of magical reads from all fantasy subgenres. See a familiar couple of faces on that first page? Mythos Unbound is along for the ride and for one weekend will be $0.99!
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You can find all the titles involved at www.stuffwithfantasy.com and use the l!nks there to get your books on 14 June!
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#stuffyourkindle #stuffwithfantasy #stuffyourereader #fantasyreadersofinstagram #fantasyreads #mythosunbound

Pack a bookstore order with me! I've been so grateful to see Mythos Unbound find new homes in indie bookstores all over Australia, and as of next week, New Zealand!
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Also available on KU, Mythos Unbound is a supernatural urban fantasy about a brother monster hunter and a sister FBI agent who end up on the same case. For fans of X-Files, Supernatural, Grimm or Witcher!
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Hashtags: #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #indiebookstore #indieauthorsofinstagram #packanorderwithme #urbanfantasyreaders #supernatural #xfiles #grimm #witcher #kindleunlimited

Pack a bookstore order with me! I've been so grateful to see Mythos Unbound find new homes in indie bookstores all over Australia, and as of next week, New Zealand!
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Also available on KU, Mythos Unbound is a supernatural urban fantasy about a brother monster hunter and a sister FBI agent who end up on the same case. For fans of X-Files, Supernatural, Grimm or Witcher!
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Hashtags: #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #indiebookstore #indieauthorsofinstagram #packanorderwithme #urbanfantasyreaders #supernatural #xfiles #grimm #witcher #kindleunlimited

MASSIVE AUSSIE INDIE SCHMIVAWAY! You have mere days left to jump on this bandwagon for your chance to W-I-N dozens of books - paperbacks, hardcovers, special editions and swag to match! Visit @firelily.au , foll0w and support all the participating authors and comment "done" on all the group posts to enter! I've never seen a stash this huge and I'm so proud to have Mythos Unbound in it with such great company 💜
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#bookgiveaway #megamaymayhem #bookstagram #books #bookstagramcommunity #bookphotography #booksandflowers #bookish #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthors #firelily #mythosunbound

MASSIVE AUSSIE INDIE SCHMIVAWAY! You have mere days left to jump on this bandwagon for your chance to W-I-N dozens of books - paperbacks, hardcovers, special editions and swag to match! Visit @firelily.au , foll0w and support all the participating authors and comment "done" on all the group posts to enter! I've never seen a stash this huge and I'm so proud to have Mythos Unbound in it with such great company 💜
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#bookgiveaway #megamaymayhem #bookstagram #books #bookstagramcommunity #bookphotography #booksandflowers #bookish #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthors #firelily #mythosunbound

Yesterday I visited @malenybookshop1 for the first time and evidently despite being up a mountain, the theme of the visit was MerMay! I've finally got my hands on @lexloganauthor 's Seducing Scylla, to accompany my beautiful copy of Mermaid Kisses that features a story by the lovely and talented @hmhodgson and I picked up a few other goodies at the same time!
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Have you read any of these or are they on your TBR?
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#bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #aussieauthor #mermay #fantasyreadersofinstagram #specialeditionbooks #maleny #malenybookshop #lexlogan #hmhodgson #mermaidbooks #bookphotography #bookphoto #booksandflowers

Yesterday I visited @malenybookshop1 for the first time and evidently despite being up a mountain, the theme of the visit was MerMay! I've finally got my hands on @lexloganauthor 's Seducing Scylla, to accompany my beautiful copy of Mermaid Kisses that features a story by the lovely and talented @hmhodgson and I picked up a few other goodies at the same time!
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Have you read any of these or are they on your TBR?
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#bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #aussieauthor #mermay #fantasyreadersofinstagram #specialeditionbooks #maleny #malenybookshop #lexlogan #hmhodgson #mermaidbooks #bookphotography #bookphoto #booksandflowers

MYTHOS UNBOUND STOCKISTS
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"A brother monster hunter and sister FBI agent end up on the same case - but whose monster is it?"
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If like me you're a sucker for sprayed edges and foil covers, you'll be excited to know Mythos Unbound special editions are stocked in independent bookstores around Australia, with international stores in talks now!
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BRISBANE & SURROUNDS
Books@Stones @booksstones
The Book Vault Beaudesert @thebookvaultbeaudesert
Rendezvous @rendezvous_dayboro
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SUNSHINE COAST
Forever Fables @forever_fables_aus
Harry Hartog @harryhartog.maroochydore
Maleny Bookshop @malenybookshop1
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FRASER COAST
Fables & Froth @fables_and_froth_aus
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TOWNSVILLE
Arcane Books @arcanebookstsv
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MELBOURNE & SURROUNDS
Woodland Collection @woodland.collection
Bellcourt Books @bellcourtbooks
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ADELAIDE
Lucky Box Book Club @luckyboxbookclub
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ONLINE
Forever in Fiction @foreverinfiction.au
Pixel + Bound @pixelandbound
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AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Hedley's Bookshop @hedleysbooks
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More to come...
#bookstagram #booksandflowers #indiebooks #indiebookstore #specialeditionbooks #sprayededges #mythosunbound #shadowkinchronicles #aussieauthor #readindie #amreading #urbanfantasy #supernatural #indieauthor #bookphotography

MYTHOS UNBOUND STOCKISTS
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"A brother monster hunter and sister FBI agent end up on the same case - but whose monster is it?"
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If like me you're a sucker for sprayed edges and foil covers, you'll be excited to know Mythos Unbound special editions are stocked in independent bookstores around Australia, with international stores in talks now!
🩵💙🩵💙
BRISBANE & SURROUNDS
Books@Stones @booksstones
The Book Vault Beaudesert @thebookvaultbeaudesert
Rendezvous @rendezvous_dayboro
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SUNSHINE COAST
Forever Fables @forever_fables_aus
Harry Hartog @harryhartog.maroochydore
Maleny Bookshop @malenybookshop1
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FRASER COAST
Fables & Froth @fables_and_froth_aus
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TOWNSVILLE
Arcane Books @arcanebookstsv
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MELBOURNE & SURROUNDS
Woodland Collection @woodland.collection
Bellcourt Books @bellcourtbooks
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ADELAIDE
Lucky Box Book Club @luckyboxbookclub
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ONLINE
Forever in Fiction @foreverinfiction.au
Pixel + Bound @pixelandbound
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AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Hedley's Bookshop @hedleysbooks
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More to come...
#bookstagram #booksandflowers #indiebooks #indiebookstore #specialeditionbooks #sprayededges #mythosunbound #shadowkinchronicles #aussieauthor #readindie #amreading #urbanfantasy #supernatural #indieauthor #bookphotography

How well do our book tastes align? I'm late to every bookstagram trend but here are some of my favourite books sorted by genre. Play along - you get 10 points for every book you've read, and another 5 for every one you have been wanting to read. Add up your total and tell me your score! Bonus 20 points for any 5⭐️ reads of yours you find! If you score above 100, let's be friends!
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#bookishtastetest #bookstagramtrend #howsimilararewe #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #favouritereads #bookstabuddies📚 #bookfriends #bookphotography #bookpic #readingfantasy #readingscifi #readersofinstagram

How well do our book tastes align? I'm late to every bookstagram trend but here are some of my favourite books sorted by genre. Play along - you get 10 points for every book you've read, and another 5 for every one you have been wanting to read. Add up your total and tell me your score! Bonus 20 points for any 5⭐️ reads of yours you find! If you score above 100, let's be friends!
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#bookishtastetest #bookstagramtrend #howsimilararewe #bookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #favouritereads #bookstabuddies📚 #bookfriends #bookphotography #bookpic #readingfantasy #readingscifi #readersofinstagram

Teal stack!
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What colour book always catches your attention? I struggle to walk past a teal or aqua coloured cover and it always prompts me to turn over and check the blurb! I assume it signals to my brain that it'll contain things I like - magic, mystery, scifi, suspense? That's why I chose teal for the cover of Mythos Unbound and its sprayed edges. What does teal signify to you?
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#booksandflowers #tealbooks #bluestack #bluebooks #aqua #bookstack #mythosunbound #booksta #bookstagram #bookhaul #bookbuying #bookphotography

Teal stack!
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What colour book always catches your attention? I struggle to walk past a teal or aqua coloured cover and it always prompts me to turn over and check the blurb! I assume it signals to my brain that it'll contain things I like - magic, mystery, scifi, suspense? That's why I chose teal for the cover of Mythos Unbound and its sprayed edges. What does teal signify to you?
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#booksandflowers #tealbooks #bluestack #bluebooks #aqua #bookstack #mythosunbound #booksta #bookstagram #bookhaul #bookbuying #bookphotography

The night is almost here! Mythos Unbound's belated Brisbane launch at @booksstones this Wednesday 7 May kicks off at 6:30pm. Have you booked your spot?
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What to expect:
○ cheese
● wine
○ books
● a wonderful bookshop venue
○ author Q&A led by my friend @authortaraeast
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Mythos Unbound is the first in a new series of urban fantasy horror in the same vein as Supernatural or X-Files and I'm so excited to celebrate it out in the world with readers. Special sprayed edges edition available from independent Australian bookstores and direct from the author.
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#booklaunch #booksandflowers #supernatural #xfiles #grimm #booktok #urbanfantasyauthor #booksatstones #bookstagram #sprayededges #indiebooks #readaustralian #mythosunbound

The night is almost here! Mythos Unbound's belated Brisbane launch at @booksstones this Wednesday 7 May kicks off at 6:30pm. Have you booked your spot?
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What to expect:
○ cheese
● wine
○ books
● a wonderful bookshop venue
○ author Q&A led by my friend @authortaraeast
🌸
Mythos Unbound is the first in a new series of urban fantasy horror in the same vein as Supernatural or X-Files and I'm so excited to celebrate it out in the world with readers. Special sprayed edges edition available from independent Australian bookstores and direct from the author.
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#booklaunch #booksandflowers #supernatural #xfiles #grimm #booktok #urbanfantasyauthor #booksatstones #bookstagram #sprayededges #indiebooks #readaustralian #mythosunbound

How do you decide what to read next? I often struggle, but tonight I let my 2-year-old help out and her taste is surprisingly good. Next up: Dad Magic by @benjamintwiggwrites So excited as this has been on my TBR all year!
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#bookreels #tbr #currentlyreadi̇ng #amreading #bookstagram #bookstagramtrend #readersofinstagram #dadmagic #aussieauthor

How do you decide what to read next? I often struggle, but tonight I let my 2-year-old help out and her taste is surprisingly good. Next up: Dad Magic by @benjamintwiggwrites So excited as this has been on my TBR all year!
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#bookreels #tbr #currentlyreadi̇ng #amreading #bookstagram #bookstagramtrend #readersofinstagram #dadmagic #aussieauthor

Is this you? Are you the missing piece of the puzzle? Match with your perfect read today and get Mythos Unbound on KU!
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As both a media fan and reader, I've frequently been frustrated when I haven't been able to find the genre combinations, tropes and levels of action I love in TV when I'm looking for my next read. So I wrote it!
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Mythos Unbound has:
●monster hunting
●detective banter
●multiple mythologies
●sibling leads
●family secrets
●cool fight scenes
●lots of forensic detail
●professional MCs with life experience
●found family as the central love story
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#bookstagram #bookreels #booktok #supernatural #urbanfantasybooks #bookphotography #yournextread #xfiles #grimm #lawandorder #mythology #mythosunbound

Is this you? Are you the missing piece of the puzzle? Match with your perfect read today and get Mythos Unbound on KU!
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As both a media fan and reader, I've frequently been frustrated when I haven't been able to find the genre combinations, tropes and levels of action I love in TV when I'm looking for my next read. So I wrote it!
🌸
Mythos Unbound has:
●monster hunting
●detective banter
●multiple mythologies
●sibling leads
●family secrets
●cool fight scenes
●lots of forensic detail
●professional MCs with life experience
●found family as the central love story
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#bookstagram #bookreels #booktok #supernatural #urbanfantasybooks #bookphotography #yournextread #xfiles #grimm #lawandorder #mythology #mythosunbound

Overdue post from the weekend, but thanks to everyone who made Supanova Gold Coast! Our artist neighbours, our author friends, our regular shoppers and the new faces who bought a book, and the wonderful volunteers who worked hard to look after the vendors upstairs despite the challenges.
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It was lovely to meet @cyn.wren whose book sounds amazing! A no-spice fantasy about a woman who deals in lies - I'm intrigued, but also, look at that gorgeous cover?! Can't wait to get into it!
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#bookstagram #booksandflowers #aussieapril #indieauthor #authorsofinstagram #queenslandtalent #readindie #readersofinstagram #supanovagoldcoast

Overdue post from the weekend, but thanks to everyone who made Supanova Gold Coast! Our artist neighbours, our author friends, our regular shoppers and the new faces who bought a book, and the wonderful volunteers who worked hard to look after the vendors upstairs despite the challenges.
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It was lovely to meet @cyn.wren whose book sounds amazing! A no-spice fantasy about a woman who deals in lies - I'm intrigued, but also, look at that gorgeous cover?! Can't wait to get into it!
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#bookstagram #booksandflowers #aussieapril #indieauthor #authorsofinstagram #queenslandtalent #readindie #readersofinstagram #supanovagoldcoast

Five indie books that blew me away! I can talk about these books and their amazing authors all day - I'm a bit of a fangirl. Thanks @the.bookish.coven for the tutorials on IG transitions giving me the confidence to try this out!
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Books featured, which you should all definitely get your hands on YESTERDAY:
○Shards of Venus by @tjalaradraper_author
●Control My Night by @sarahlrichhelm
○Dark Empathy by Katy Morgan @bardicfool
●Every Time He Dies by @authortaraeast
○Resonate by @courtneygracepow
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Three of these books were penned by Queenslanders. Happy #aussieapril 🩵 Which ones catch your attention? And are you appropriately impressed with my video editing? 😅
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#bookstagram #indiebooks #bookreels #booktok #booksandflowers #shelfie #authorshoutout #readindie #readersofinstagram

Five indie books that blew me away! I can talk about these books and their amazing authors all day - I'm a bit of a fangirl. Thanks @the.bookish.coven for the tutorials on IG transitions giving me the confidence to try this out!
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Books featured, which you should all definitely get your hands on YESTERDAY:
○Shards of Venus by @tjalaradraper_author
●Control My Night by @sarahlrichhelm
○Dark Empathy by Katy Morgan @bardicfool
●Every Time He Dies by @authortaraeast
○Resonate by @courtneygracepow
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Three of these books were penned by Queenslanders. Happy #aussieapril 🩵 Which ones catch your attention? And are you appropriately impressed with my video editing? 😅
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#bookstagram #indiebooks #bookreels #booktok #booksandflowers #shelfie #authorshoutout #readindie #readersofinstagram

Pitching my book in TV show comp titles! If these oddly specific elements are your vibe, then I wrote Mythos Unbound for you:
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🔪Monster hunting
⚔️Sibling leads (bonus points if they have beef)
🔪Detective banter
⚔️FMCs with careers and nice hair who shoot AND ask questions
🔪Overqualified MMCs who like mythology too much
⚔️Found family
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Available on KU! Any faves in this list?
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#bookstagram #bookvibe #bookstagramtrend #supernatural #supernaturalreads #carryonmywaywardson #books #mythology #urbanfantasyauthor #xfiles #buffy #detectivefiction

Pitching my book in TV show comp titles! If these oddly specific elements are your vibe, then I wrote Mythos Unbound for you:
.
🔪Monster hunting
⚔️Sibling leads (bonus points if they have beef)
🔪Detective banter
⚔️FMCs with careers and nice hair who shoot AND ask questions
🔪Overqualified MMCs who like mythology too much
⚔️Found family
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Available on KU! Any faves in this list?
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#bookstagram #bookvibe #bookstagramtrend #supernatural #supernaturalreads #carryonmywaywardson #books #mythology #urbanfantasyauthor #xfiles #buffy #detectivefiction

We are upstairs at Supanova Gold Coast! Use the lifts or escalators - table 269. Doors open NOW.
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#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #supanovagoldcoast #aussieauthors #urbanfantasyauthor

We are upstairs at Supanova Gold Coast! Use the lifts or escalators - table 269. Doors open NOW.
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#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #supanovagoldcoast #aussieauthors #urbanfantasyauthor

When you're meant to be packing for Supanova Gold Coast this weekend but have to stop to take pretty pictures of your sprayed edges!
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I've had a rough couple of weeks and haven't felt like being on here very much because I haven't wanted to say "I'm sad because my Grandma died", knowing that's kind of a bummer thing to post about. But she did and I am, and actually, 90 years of life is too significant to let pass by without at least a mention. In my books I write about morally grey, difficult, unsympathetic and sometimes bitter parent and grandparent figures - looking right at you, Cassán and Arty - but I hope that, thanks to my very fierce and memorable grandmother, I write them with enough finesse and depth that readers can empathise with their reasons and appreciate them as flawed but still lovable humans. At 4ft tall, my Grandma had the ability to eviscerate a challenger within the first few seconds of verbal sparring, she could crochet a blanket even when blind, and she always called life like she saw it. Rest easy, Gma - you won't soon be forgotten!
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Life continues, as we know, and this weekend I'll be at Supanova on the Gold Coast for my first convention with Mythos Unbound. If you're there, stop and say hi! I'm at table 269.
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#supanovagoldcoast #sprayededges #spookyreads #specialeditionbooks #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bummer #grandmalove #bookphotography #bookphoto #urbanfantasyauthor

When you're meant to be packing for Supanova Gold Coast this weekend but have to stop to take pretty pictures of your sprayed edges!
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I've had a rough couple of weeks and haven't felt like being on here very much because I haven't wanted to say "I'm sad because my Grandma died", knowing that's kind of a bummer thing to post about. But she did and I am, and actually, 90 years of life is too significant to let pass by without at least a mention. In my books I write about morally grey, difficult, unsympathetic and sometimes bitter parent and grandparent figures - looking right at you, Cassán and Arty - but I hope that, thanks to my very fierce and memorable grandmother, I write them with enough finesse and depth that readers can empathise with their reasons and appreciate them as flawed but still lovable humans. At 4ft tall, my Grandma had the ability to eviscerate a challenger within the first few seconds of verbal sparring, she could crochet a blanket even when blind, and she always called life like she saw it. Rest easy, Gma - you won't soon be forgotten!
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Life continues, as we know, and this weekend I'll be at Supanova on the Gold Coast for my first convention with Mythos Unbound. If you're there, stop and say hi! I'm at table 269.
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#supanovagoldcoast #sprayededges #spookyreads #specialeditionbooks #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #bummer #grandmalove #bookphotography #bookphoto #urbanfantasyauthor

Shoutout Saturday! Which incredible people do you have in your corner who have helped you out and that you wouldn't want to do this bookstagram journey without? I'm shouting out my street team who gave me so much confidence and support during my last book launch!
@literaturelylost
@emileetathereader
@afictionalescapist
@devoured_pages
@bookishpadawan
@dannigue
@booksjoreads
@the_existentialist_reader
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I'm also forever grateful to my author and creator buddies, who include
@authortaraeast
@sabrinargraven
@tjalaradraper_author
@jjfryerwritesrandom
@bardicfool
@rjtimmis
@asholdfieldauthor
@nathanieltaplin
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Wouldn't be half as far without the advice, hand-holding and generosity of these amazing writers and creators - thank you all so much!
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Swipe to see my little helper's assistance on this flatlay! Her instructions were "put the flowers around the book" and "hide these crystals in the flowers". I think she did a good job for a first timer!
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#bookstagram #bookphotography #beautifulbooks #sprayededges #shoutout #shoutoutsaturday #bookstabuddies📚 #booksandflowers #booksandbabies

Shoutout Saturday! Which incredible people do you have in your corner who have helped you out and that you wouldn't want to do this bookstagram journey without? I'm shouting out my street team who gave me so much confidence and support during my last book launch!
@literaturelylost
@emileetathereader
@afictionalescapist
@devoured_pages
@bookishpadawan
@dannigue
@booksjoreads
@the_existentialist_reader
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I'm also forever grateful to my author and creator buddies, who include
@authortaraeast
@sabrinargraven
@tjalaradraper_author
@jjfryerwritesrandom
@bardicfool
@rjtimmis
@asholdfieldauthor
@nathanieltaplin
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Wouldn't be half as far without the advice, hand-holding and generosity of these amazing writers and creators - thank you all so much!
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Swipe to see my little helper's assistance on this flatlay! Her instructions were "put the flowers around the book" and "hide these crystals in the flowers". I think she did a good job for a first timer!
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#bookstagram #bookphotography #beautifulbooks #sprayededges #shoutout #shoutoutsaturday #bookstabuddies📚 #booksandflowers #booksandbabies

Why hello there! Nosy question time - what's your current read? Dream recently turned six but can't read yet because I'm a slack cat mum. This might be the year to start. But she enjoys sitting beside me while I read Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian.
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#catsofinstagram #authorsandcats #catsoﬁg #authorlife #currentlyreadi̇ng #amreading

Why hello there! Nosy question time - what's your current read? Dream recently turned six but can't read yet because I'm a slack cat mum. This might be the year to start. But she enjoys sitting beside me while I read Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian.
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#catsofinstagram #authorsandcats #catsoﬁg #authorlife #currentlyreadi̇ng #amreading

AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Excited to share that I'll be attending Gold Coast Supanova in April! This is my first event of 2025 and I can't wait to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Will I see you there?
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#bookstagram #supanova #supanovagoldcoast #aussieauthors #authorsofig #aussiebookstagrammer #indieauthors

AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Excited to share that I'll be attending Gold Coast Supanova in April! This is my first event of 2025 and I can't wait to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Will I see you there?
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#bookstagram #supanova #supanovagoldcoast #aussieauthors #authorsofig #aussiebookstagrammer #indieauthors

What are your bookish weaknesses, and what books have made you commit these sins? I've been looking forward to doing this tag since I saw it - I'm always too late to still call it a "trend" - and wonder what yours are?
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#bookstagram #7deadlysins #bookstagramtrend #7deadlysinsbooktag #booksandflowers #reader #readersofinstagram

What are your bookish weaknesses, and what books have made you commit these sins? I've been looking forward to doing this tag since I saw it - I'm always too late to still call it a "trend" - and wonder what yours are?
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#bookstagram #7deadlysins #bookstagramtrend #7deadlysinsbooktag #booksandflowers #reader #readersofinstagram

I think my characters face more danger in a single chapter of Mythos Unbound than I've faced this week from Tropical Cyclone Alfred. I know some areas were hit a lot harder and are still waiting for their power to come back online - fingers crossed it's a short wait!
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How was your cyclonic experience? Everyone else, what are you reading this weekend?
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#bookstagram #weekendreads #cyclonealfred #booksandflowers #mythosunbound #urbanfantasyreaders #xfiles

I think my characters face more danger in a single chapter of Mythos Unbound than I've faced this week from Tropical Cyclone Alfred. I know some areas were hit a lot harder and are still waiting for their power to come back online - fingers crossed it's a short wait!
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How was your cyclonic experience? Everyone else, what are you reading this weekend?
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#bookstagram #weekendreads #cyclonealfred #booksandflowers #mythosunbound #urbanfantasyreaders #xfiles

Looks like reading weather out there. Stay safe Brisbane #cyclonealfred #bookstagram #booksandflowers

Looks like reading weather out there. Stay safe Brisbane #cyclonealfred #bookstagram #booksandflowers

Love a paranormal crime scene? Like to support Australian authors? Enjoy hanging with bookish people and eating cheese? I'll be in conversation with the very talented @authortaraeast at @booksstones in south Brisbane on the evening of Wednesday 7th May, talking about Mythos Unbound and its many similarities with her novel Every Time He D!es. Both books will be available for sale. Book your spot (free) at the l!nk in my b!0 - would love to see you!
#bookstagram #bookaholics #aussiebookstagram #booklaunchparty #beautifulbooks #readersofig #supernatural

Love a paranormal crime scene? Like to support Australian authors? Enjoy hanging with bookish people and eating cheese? I'll be in conversation with the very talented @authortaraeast at @booksstones in south Brisbane on the evening of Wednesday 7th May, talking about Mythos Unbound and its many similarities with her novel Every Time He D!es. Both books will be available for sale. Book your spot (free) at the l!nk in my b!0 - would love to see you!
#bookstagram #bookaholics #aussiebookstagram #booklaunchparty #beautifulbooks #readersofig #supernatural

Confession time: name a book you bought so long ago you can't even remember, and still haven't read? Ash Princess has been on my TBR for YEARS and I have no recollection of picking this up at the store, but every time I read the blurb I feel excited to get to it. And... it stays on the TBR. Anyone read this who can nudge me to get started?
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#tbr #bookishconfession #booksandcandles #booksandflowers #bookphotography #fantasyreadersofinstagram #bookstagram #ashprincess #beautifulbooks

Confession time: name a book you bought so long ago you can't even remember, and still haven't read? Ash Princess has been on my TBR for YEARS and I have no recollection of picking this up at the store, but every time I read the blurb I feel excited to get to it. And... it stays on the TBR. Anyone read this who can nudge me to get started?
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#tbr #bookishconfession #booksandcandles #booksandflowers #bookphotography #fantasyreadersofinstagram #bookstagram #ashprincess #beautifulbooks

Anyone else guilty of the cover buy? What was your most recent offence and how crazy pretty was it? Give us the deets.
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#bookstagram #booksandflowers #bookcover #coverbuy #beautifulbooks #sprayededges #bookreels

Anyone else guilty of the cover buy? What was your most recent offence and how crazy pretty was it? Give us the deets.
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#bookstagram #booksandflowers #bookcover #coverbuy #beautifulbooks #sprayededges #bookreels

Tripped into a bookstore @thebookbucket_bribieisland and accidentally came out with two fresh purchases, but really, when it's Star Wars prequel era tie-in fiction, what's a fangirl to do? What was your latest book buy?
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#bookstagram #booksandcandles #booksandflowers #booksandfunko #starwars #starwarsbooks #starwarsbookstagram #starwarsfunko #sciencefantasy #sciencefantasyauthor

Tripped into a bookstore @thebookbucket_bribieisland and accidentally came out with two fresh purchases, but really, when it's Star Wars prequel era tie-in fiction, what's a fangirl to do? What was your latest book buy?
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#bookstagram #booksandcandles #booksandflowers #booksandfunko #starwars #starwarsbooks #starwarsbookstagram #starwarsfunko #sciencefantasy #sciencefantasyauthor

Happy Valentines! Your book bestie drags you out after your usual bedtime and too late you realise it's a speed dating event! Finn's there scoping out a monster, Evie's undercover, and Grady's charming the bartender into spilling details on their suspect, but they all answer your first question. Soon there's some sort of supernatural chaos and by the end of the night you're spattered in blood, waiting to be interviewed about your version of events. You brighten when you see who is coming over to question you - who is it?
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Tag the galentine who dragged you out to this vampire nest. Congratulations, you both survived the third act action scene! Better luck next time on the dating front...
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#bookstagram #bookishvalentine #speeddatemycharacters #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasyreaders #xfiles #larp #book #readersofinstagram #mythosunbound #shadowkinchronicles #readingfantasy

Happy Valentines! Your book bestie drags you out after your usual bedtime and too late you realise it's a speed dating event! Finn's there scoping out a monster, Evie's undercover, and Grady's charming the bartender into spilling details on their suspect, but they all answer your first question. Soon there's some sort of supernatural chaos and by the end of the night you're spattered in blood, waiting to be interviewed about your version of events. You brighten when you see who is coming over to question you - who is it?
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Tag the galentine who dragged you out to this vampire nest. Congratulations, you both survived the third act action scene! Better luck next time on the dating front...
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#bookstagram #bookishvalentine #speeddatemycharacters #urbanfantasyauthor #urbanfantasyreaders #xfiles #larp #book #readersofinstagram #mythosunbound #shadowkinchronicles #readingfantasy

How do you devour stories? Print, eBook or audio? #reader #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #printbook #ebook #audiobook

How do you devour stories? Print, eBook or audio? #reader #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #printbook #ebook #audiobook

The difference two printing options can make! Last year I published Mythos Unbound through an offset printer in China, which allowed me to add gold foil to the cover and beautiful sprayed edges. Last week I received the author proof of Amazon's edition and thought my other author friends considering offset printing might appreciate a look at the difference. Both are matte soft paperbacks and come from the same base file (the offset one was adapted for a thinner spine and to add the foil elements). The 'Zon copy is brighter, but a little less crisp in its details, and each have their own velvety softness to the touch, though the Amazon one is more satisfyingly floppy. Paperback people know what I'm talking about. They're each lovely in their own ways.
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Special editions (L) available via my website for Australian readers
Standard editions (R) available now via Amazon worldwide
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Available now!
#bookstagram #authorcommunity #booksandflowers #sese #mythosunbound #authorssupportingauthors #authorsofig #specialeditionbooks #sprayededges #indiebooks #indieauthor #fantasyreadersofinstagram

The difference two printing options can make! Last year I published Mythos Unbound through an offset printer in China, which allowed me to add gold foil to the cover and beautiful sprayed edges. Last week I received the author proof of Amazon's edition and thought my other author friends considering offset printing might appreciate a look at the difference. Both are matte soft paperbacks and come from the same base file (the offset one was adapted for a thinner spine and to add the foil elements). The 'Zon copy is brighter, but a little less crisp in its details, and each have their own velvety softness to the touch, though the Amazon one is more satisfyingly floppy. Paperback people know what I'm talking about. They're each lovely in their own ways.
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Special editions (L) available via my website for Australian readers
Standard editions (R) available now via Amazon worldwide
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Available now!
#bookstagram #authorcommunity #booksandflowers #sese #mythosunbound #authorssupportingauthors #authorsofig #specialeditionbooks #sprayededges #indiebooks #indieauthor #fantasyreadersofinstagram

Do you remember the first time you felt inspired? I was always creative but when I was about nine I watched Stargate for the first time and it gave me bad dreams for days. But the epic narrative, the high stakes, the science fiction possibilities, the mythology undertones, the sweeping Egyptian setting and THAT score combined to give me a feeling I couldn't put words to - and a desire to recreate that sense of awe, of being transported, of seeing something more behind the world. From then, I knew I wanted to be a storyteller, and when I write, it's this feeling I'm trying to connect to again.
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I cannot wait to get into Faded Fragments by @mandikont which is the book of the month for @aus_nz_indiewritersbookclub 😍🥰 I heard the premise and setting and knew I needed it in my life.
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#bookstagram #booksandflowers #bookphotography #booksandfunko #stargate #urbanfantasyauthor #aussieauthor #egyptianfantasy #fadedfragments #mandikontos #beautifulbooks #booksbooksbooks #storyteller

Do you remember the first time you felt inspired? I was always creative but when I was about nine I watched Stargate for the first time and it gave me bad dreams for days. But the epic narrative, the high stakes, the science fiction possibilities, the mythology undertones, the sweeping Egyptian setting and THAT score combined to give me a feeling I couldn't put words to - and a desire to recreate that sense of awe, of being transported, of seeing something more behind the world. From then, I knew I wanted to be a storyteller, and when I write, it's this feeling I'm trying to connect to again.
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I cannot wait to get into Faded Fragments by @mandikont which is the book of the month for @aus_nz_indiewritersbookclub 😍🥰 I heard the premise and setting and knew I needed it in my life.
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#bookstagram #booksandflowers #bookphotography #booksandfunko #stargate #urbanfantasyauthor #aussieauthor #egyptianfantasy #fadedfragments #mandikontos #beautifulbooks #booksbooksbooks #storyteller

Late to the party but that's all part of the vibe I bring! The kind of nerdy nostalgic and bubblegum sweet that writes books about people being horrifically eaten by monsters - let's be friends! #bookstagramtrend #vibesibringtothefunction #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #booksta #books #vibes #nostalgic

Late to the party but that's all part of the vibe I bring! The kind of nerdy nostalgic and bubblegum sweet that writes books about people being horrifically eaten by monsters - let's be friends! #bookstagramtrend #vibesibringtothefunction #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #booksta #books #vibes #nostalgic

I don't usually read (or write) romance, but when I do... it's gonna be nerdy af
#booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #booksandflowers #romancereader #authorsofinstagram

I don't usually read (or write) romance, but when I do... it's gonna be nerdy af
#booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #booksandflowers #romancereader #authorsofinstagram

LAUNCH DAY! All dressed up for hunting monsters - who says it needs to be drab? Mythos Unbound now available on KU and as paperback
#booktok #booklaunch #savingpeoplehuntingthings #kindleunlimited #bookstagram #mythosunbound

LAUNCH DAY! All dressed up for hunting monsters - who says it needs to be drab? Mythos Unbound now available on KU and as paperback
#booktok #booklaunch #savingpeoplehuntingthings #kindleunlimited #bookstagram #mythosunbound

Dem edges tho 🤩 Hands up if you're a sucker for special editions?! Mythos Unbound is now available in SIX incredible indie bookstores around Australia - find your nearest tagged in the image! Neighbourhood bookstores like these ones make author dreams like mine a reality so please support them in return.
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Friends outside of Aus, you'll soon be able to order paperbacks from the 'Zon! Today has been "A Day" in which nothing technological has gone remotely my way - from the PC switching itself off while I was working on my thesis to over an hour of software malfunction while trying to export my manuscript for upload. I'm taking some time away from my desk to mindlessly scroll through pretty book photos before I have to get back to it. Wish me luck!
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#booksandflowers #mythosunbound #specialeditionbooks #fantasyreadersofinstagram #aussieauthor #sprayededges #indiebooks #indiebookstore #readlocal #shoplocal #loveyourbookstore #urbanfantasyreaders

Dem edges tho 🤩 Hands up if you're a sucker for special editions?! Mythos Unbound is now available in SIX incredible indie bookstores around Australia - find your nearest tagged in the image! Neighbourhood bookstores like these ones make author dreams like mine a reality so please support them in return.
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Friends outside of Aus, you'll soon be able to order paperbacks from the 'Zon! Today has been "A Day" in which nothing technological has gone remotely my way - from the PC switching itself off while I was working on my thesis to over an hour of software malfunction while trying to export my manuscript for upload. I'm taking some time away from my desk to mindlessly scroll through pretty book photos before I have to get back to it. Wish me luck!
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#booksandflowers #mythosunbound #specialeditionbooks #fantasyreadersofinstagram #aussieauthor #sprayededges #indiebooks #indiebookstore #readlocal #shoplocal #loveyourbookstore #urbanfantasyreaders

About time I (re)introduced myself! Do we have anything in common? #meettheartist #meetthebookstagrammer #meettheauthor #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #booktok #intro #aboutme

About time I (re)introduced myself! Do we have anything in common? #meettheartist #meetthebookstagrammer #meettheauthor #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #booktok #intro #aboutme

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