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Multi-genre writer, book blogger, gamer, and geek mom.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19h

🎄RELEASE DAY FOR THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS!🎄 A Grinchy vs. Jolly reverse harem romance. #booksky #romance #Omegaverse christinerainswrit.wixsite.com/home/post/re...

Release Day for The Twelve Knots of Christmas

She hates the fuss people make over the holidays, but these gorgeous Alphas are about to give her a gift she never knew she wanted.Christmas has long lost its magic for Mariska Belmont. She has no tim...

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19h

🎄RELEASE DAY FOR THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS!🎄 A Grinchy vs. Jolly reverse harem romance. #booksky #romance #Omegaverse christinerainswrit.wixsite.com/home/post/re...

Release Day for The Twelve Knots of Christmas

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19h

#FantasyIndiesNovember
Day 3

I rarely do playlists, but my current WIP is building its own. Of course, since it's a Christmas story, it's all about the festive music. Boney M's Feliz Navidad is the headliner: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDFC...

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Fantasy Indies November with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the third, and the theme is WIP playlist.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19h

#FantasyIndiesNovember
Day 2

I've always been a storyteller. I still have stories I wrote when I five. The fantastical and supernatural have never ceased to fascinate me. I'm very lucky to be able to write fulltime and revel in my calling.

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Fantasy Indies November with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the second, and the theme question is: when did you start writing?

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19h

#FantasyIndiesNovember
Day 1

Hi! I'm Christine Rains, multi-genre writer. This month I need to push hard forward with my pen name's WIP. I'm already behind schedule, but I had a lovely Halloween weekend away from the keyboard.

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Fantasy Indies November with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the first, and the theme is to introduce yourself and your WIP.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you! I hope you had a wonderful Halloween too. Clive Barker is one of the all time greats!

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Fantasy Indies @fantasyindies.bsky.social · 4d

📚 #FantasyIndiesNovember 📚
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!

Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
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Fantasy Indies November prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell

1. Introduce yourself & WIP
2. When did you start writing?
3. WIP playlist
4. Inspiring authors
5. Last, current, & next reads
6. Helpful writing tools
7. Free Friday or what helps you relax?
8. Saturday Snippet
9. Show off your bookshelf
10. Favourite line you’ve written
11. What genres do you write and read?
12. Good and bad writing advice
13. Where do you write?
14. Free Friday or post your pets
15. Saturday Snippet
16. Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser?
17. Your hobbies
18. Favourite characters you’ve created
19. Parts of writing that challenge you
20. Where do you find inspiration
21. Free Friday or comfort movies/tv shows
22. Saturday Snippet
23. Advice for dealing with imposter syndrome
24. Do you listen to music while you write?
25. Share artwork or artist
26. How you come up with book titles
27. What are you thankful for?
28. Free Friday or do you collect anything?
29. Saturday Snippet
30. Marketing tips
31. Monthly Wrap-Up

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 3d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 31

🎃Happy Halloween!🎃 My son is dressing up as Hat Man this year. For those of you who don't know who he is (because I didn't!), it the shared hallucination people see when they take too much Benadryl.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 31st, and the theme is Happy Halloween!

You took too much Benadryl. You see Hat Man.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Text reads: Honestly will never top the year I told everyone I was going to be Amelia Earhart for Halloween and then didn't show up to the party.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 3d

a black and white photo of a ghost with the words thank you underneath it

ALT: a black and white photo of a ghost with the words thank you underneath it

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 4d

Image of the message Happy Halloween Eve in candy corn colors.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 4d

#FREE for two more days! In every one of their games, the bard dies first. This time, she may be the only one who can save them. BLIGHT OF THE NECROMANCER is a great Halloween treat! #fantasy #LitRPG #freebooks #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJVQWR84/

Cover for the dark fantasy book, Blight of the Necromancer, surrounded by its tropes. Grim dark fantasy, smart female protagonist, torn bard, LitRPG based on TTRPGs, tons of undead, quest, characterization over stats, bone dragon, heroes not OP, and kill the necromancer, win the game?

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 4d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 30

Is my MC brave?
WIP #1 - Yes, but she doesn't want to live the sort of life where she has to be brave all the time.

WIP #2 - Yes, brave enough to take a chance on love. (So corny!)

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 30th, and the theme question is: Is your MC brave?

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 5d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 29

WIP #1 - The MC's worst nightmare would be reliving the last few years of her life for the rest of her life.

WIP #2 - Lyla's worst nightmare would be if Christmas was cancelled!

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 29th, and the theme is MC's worst nightmare.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 6d

Happy (early) Halloween! #FREE treats! Two spooktacular books are free through the 31st. BLIGHT OF THE NECROMANCER is dark #fantasy #LitRPG with a twist, and BOUND BY A BAN-SIDHE is a quick, fun fantasy #romance read. #booksky #freebooks christinerainswrit.wixsite.com/home/post/ha...

Halloween Treats!

HAPPY (early) HALLOWEEN!It's my favorite time of the year. I love the cool, crisp weather and the spooky events. I've been reading some great horror books this year. Check out my reviews if you're loo...

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 6d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 28

WIP #1 - Guilt about not being able to save her companions is a big weight on my MC.

WIP #2 - Oh my, so much guilt to overcome! Guilt about keeping secrets, about going against family, & betraying one's own dreams.

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 28th, and the theme is guilt or regret in your WIP.

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Serina Hartwell - Author @serinahartwell.bsky.social · 7d

A dare gone wrong, a love triangle & ghosts from the past seeking Bronte. Hidden Opens a fantasy world of intrigue serinahartwell.com/my-inspiration #fantasyreader #amwriting #Look4Books #IndieBooksPromo #RT #bookboost #read #alwaysreading #Goodreads #RRBC #BYNR #amreading #Kobo #BookBuzzr #MustRead

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 6d

Campy can be fun. I just recently read a cozy horror called "The Man With No Shadow: How to Survive Camping." It was really good.

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 7d

This evening, I received a wonderful acceptance for a flash piece I wrote. I'm excited to have my twisted little story with 101 Words ( 101words.org ). I'll post the link to the story when it's up. #authors #writerslife #writerscommunity #writinglife

101 Words

101 Word Short Stories. Submit yours at 101words.org.

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Sandra Sperling @sandysperling3.bsky.social · Nov 30

4 everyday people vs. DR GEM, a group of five wealthy men determined to gain CONTROL of the entire world by an unimaginably evil method.

HERE> www.amazon.com/Control-Sand...

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 7d

Oh wow, they still have those same kind of covers! 😅 I've always wanted to write one too, but it is kind of like GMing a TTRPG. Hehehe!

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Author Martha Perez @marthaperezbook.bsky.social · Jun 26

FASCINATING, UPROARIOUS, AND LEGENDARY BOOKS. STORIES FOR EVERYONE! Visit my website www.marthaperez.info AND AUTHOR PAGE. #Romance #bookworm #darkshortstories #ebook #motivational #hardcover #paperback #bookaddict #heartfelt #thrillersuspense "CHECK OUT MY CAPTIVATING BOOKS"

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 7d

Were the Point Horror scary? I do wish I kept my Twilight books as I bet my son would like them. I was reading Stephen King at the age of ten, but I don't know if my teenager is ready for that yet!

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 7d

I had my collection of Nancy Drew books too. 😊 I've not heard of the Boxcar Children, but looking them up, that sounds like something I'd like as a kid. I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure books as well.

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Christine Rains @crainswriter.bsky.social · 7d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Day 27

I've never heard of Point Horror, and I'm too old to have read the Goosebumps books as a kid. I read the YA horror books, Twilight: Where Darkness Begins. So much scarier than Goosebumps. No sparkly vampires!

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Fantasy Indies Spooktober with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the 27th, and the theme question is goosebumps or point horror?

Image of several old book covers of a young adult horror imprint called Twilight. No sparkly vampires!

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