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Kel E Fox

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Author, artist, possibly a witch ♦ gritty and whimsical genrebending fantasy ♦ no AI books: kelefox.com operation chocolate overload: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/969f7590-7a53-49bf-920e-c637adfc677a/landing

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · Aug 19

Darkhaven is coming to hardcover! As part of @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com

sassy fmc • sweet slow burn romance • superhumans • alien gods • friendship • conspiracy • espionage • mental health themes • much snacking

#booksky #sff #readingcommunity #fantasy #yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐

Quite Possibly Magic: Darkhaven, Book 1 of The Lightless Prophecy

From Kel E Fox - Quite Possibly Magic: Darkhaven, Book 1 of The Lightless Prophecy

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 1m

Ooh this looks really cool! I used a different one for a while (can't recall which) and it was okay but not great. The stem was hard and difficult to grip. I'm definitely an advocate for period pants, they are fantastic.
And thanks for sharing ❤️

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1h

This weekend's Saturday snippet comes from Enchanting the Fae Queen - which will be out in less than 3 months!

Preorder it now:

stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen

Reviewers can also request this fantasy rom-com from Netgalley or Edelweiss, AND... (1/2)

#romancelandia

The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war. The text beside and below it reads: “I take it you abducted my travel trunk at the same time you abducted me?” he asked wryly.
“It was the only polite option,” she assured him. “You see, none of the men’s clothing left with me across the years would have been nearly large enough to fit. You wouldn’t have cared for it at all.”
His expression was skeptical. “And you were, of course, terribly concerned about my preferences when you chose to abduct me.”
“Of course!” Lorelei said piously. “I might be wicked, darling, but it’s never necessary to be cruel.”

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 10m

Get your eyes on Escape Artist Extraordinaires as part of the Darkhaven - Operation: Chocolate Overload campaign coming soon to BackerKit
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Operation Chocolate Overload: Darkhaven, Book 1 of The Lightless Prophecy

From Kel E Fox - Operation Chocolate Overload: Darkhaven, Book 1 of The Lightless Prophecy

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 11m

Operation: Chocolate Overload features brand new bonus stories!
- A young woman escapes a nightmare and a war.
- A foolhardy god escapes first from a lab he's broken into, then from his mother.
- A puppy escapes from, well, everything. All the time.

#booksky #yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐

Ebook mockup of Escape Artist Extraordinaires (Lightless Prophecy Stories) by Kel E Fox. Cover features line art drawings of a smug puppy, a woman running and a man running in opposite directions.

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Nao (comms open) @nao-art.bsky.social · 10h

Slots are open for November.
Also, I'd like to clarify that the price tag is only valid until the end of the year. The price will increase starting in 2026.

Nao (comms open) @nao-art.bsky.social · Jul 31

Opening commission slots for stained glass style art ❤️
Commissions Info and links - naomo.carrd.co
Portfolio - www.artstation.com/naomo
#PortfolioDay #artshare #commissionopen #blueskyart

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 1d

October book roundup!

This month I read and recommend books by:
@alexwoodroe.com
@stephanieburgis.bsky.social
@mariahaskins.com
@sharkiatwrites.bsky.social
@authoriseult.bsky.social
@oboylewrites.bsky.social

Full reviews available here:
www.helenwhistberry.com/blog

#booksky #BookReview

Image of six book covers: The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe showing imagery of the cab of a heavy duty truck in a blurred void. A marriage of undead inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis showing rose vines, a bat, and a gated entryway. Wolves & Girls by Maria Haskins with illustration of howling wolf on top of mountain with birds flying all around. Rotten Roots by Susanne Schmidt showing a green door surrounded by tree roots. Hedgehogs by Iseult Murphy showing a snarling hedgehog. Checks Balances and Proper Procedure in Monster Hunting by Sean O'Boyle showing illustration of a monster slayer confronting a large monstrous figure.

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 1d

The Darkhaven – Operation: Chocolate Overload experience wouldn't be complete without actual chocolate! I can't ship chocolate to you, sadly, but I can provide a glorious recipe: Nutella biscuits 😋🍪

Follow now! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

💙📚🪐

Photo by Ben Stein

Photo of freshly baked chocolate chip biscuits

Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 2d

Darkhaven began with the premise 'what if when you get struck by lightning, you become superhuman, but the powers that be can't have that so they pick you up and reverse the lightning strike and that's what injures you'

It changed a lot in the writing, but the superhuman part stuck!

#yafantasy 💙📚🪐

Mockups of Darkhaven in ebook and hardcover with the text: Darkhaven, book 1 of the Lightless Prophecy, Operation: Chocolate Overload edition. Superhumans, Sass, Snacking

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Matthew the Spoopiest of Ducks @backwardsknight.com · 2d

Hey friends! I have a Backerkit Campaign coming Real Soon™ as part of #BookBazaar25. The goal will be to bring The Dark Side of Super to life as an audio book!

#BookSky, help me spread the word! Sign up and follow! I'd love to smash getting 50 people on there.

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Get Ready for The Dark Side of Super Audio Book

From Sword & Spiral Press - Get Ready for The Dark Side of Super Audio Book

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SFF Reviews @sffreview.bsky.social · 2d

Love the creative chapter headers! 🎨📖 Gabby's philosophical musings sound intriguing! Can't wait to dive into this adventure! 🌌✨ #SFF #YAfantasy

Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 3d

Darkhaven's Operation: Chocolate Overload edition also features hand-drawn chapter headers! Inspiration for this sketch comes from MC Gabby getting deep in the philosophical weeds about the meaning of a stack of books. As you do.

Follow along! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

#sff #yafantasy 💙📚🪐

Brush pen drawing of a table with a stack of books on it and a small stoppered jar. Random squiggles frame the picture and I don't know why I put those there.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 2d

I think this book and my book will look handsome on a shelf together

Don't you think?

Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 15d

As If the title of the book wasn't indicative enough of what kind of duology this is this should seal the deal. I don't want to spoil anyone, but it's called what it's called for a reason.

This isn't doomed yuri. It's boomed yuri.

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#boombride #bookbazaar25

The cover of my novel BOOM goes the BRIDE with a dumb meme. An elven woman riding a jetbike drops off an asian woman, who is dressed like a greek god. Buildings rise at extreme perspective around them. The word BOOM is in giant yellow letters at the top over a stylized gas giant, followed by a holographic sign on a buildiing saying "goes." The follows as a neon sign jutting from the building, with the "E" out, as if the sign has broken. The word BRIDE flows up an angled platform, with the I being replaced by the asian woman. It is a very energetic scene in lesbian flag colors and blues. On the right it has those } shapes going from 1-25%, 26-60%, 60-90%, and the last 10%. On the first bit it says "oh this is fun and cool." then "oh snap it's hot too." then a series of "crying, screaming, throwing up" stick figure memes. Finally a horrible screaming, crying creature meme with the caption "WHERES THE GODDAMN SEQUEL YOU ANIMAL."

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 3d

The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duology—a queer gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions.

It's part of @the-book-bazaar.com crowdfund launching November 12th!

Follow it: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

A promotional image for The Chosen One Con book by Trudie Skies. It shows a background of chimneys with smog and The Chosen One Con book cover along with the text: gaslamp fantasy of bad manners and magical tech. A televised contest of mages to find the "chosen one" in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions. Part of The Book Bazaar.

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 3d

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AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 3d

Have a double bubble toil and trouble sale! Grab the entirety of Yverwood including all side story shorts at 50% off through the end of the week!

Perfect for cozy Halloween reading!

itch.io/s/163860/dou...

#booksky #itchio 📚📦 #writesky #sale

Double Bubble Toil and Trouble Sale by Amara Lynn

A bundle by Amara Lynn, $3.99 for Yverwood Witches [Complete Collection], A Night of Fright and Flight, Addison Double Trouble Bundle

itch.io

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Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 5d

The time has come. The final trailer before the fund. To see if we get a traditional print & custom ink mix. I need your help. I need your love, your shares, your very soul

This isn't your average romance. This is... advanced romance.

Kill. Laugh. Love. Explode.

Boom goes the Bride. Coming Nov 12

Boom goes the Bride Book Trailer #2

YouTube video by Valiant Writes

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 3d

Finished the orange pieces!

Watercolour on paper with paint pen and acrylic ink details

#artsky #artist #traditionalmedia #mixedmedia #abstractart

Three paintings with watercolour backgrounds, mostly orange with some yellow and red, and blue splashes. Pen drawing over the top of three flowers and some geometric shapes suggesting reflected city skylines and large planets or moons in the sky.

Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 4d

Early birds get the bookmarks! Back Darkhaven's new edition, coming to @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com, at launch and get downloadable bookmark art with relatable chocolate vibes.

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#booksky #sff #readingcommunity #fantasy #yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐

Red background with chocolate elements, text and bookmark back/front images overlaid.
Text reads: Back in the first 48 hours & get a FREE printable pdf bookmark! Darkhaven, Operation: Chocolate Overload
Bookmark side 1: chocolate cake, truffles and melted squares with the text 'Darkhaven: Book 1 of the Lightless Prophecy, Operation: Chocolate Overload, kelefox.com
Book mark side 2: Heart shaped chocolate, text 'I'm going to go home and consume chocolate until I die and the whole problem goes away. Gabby Whitehall

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 4d

hey!! my book is out today :)
buttondown.com/alixeharrow/...

the everlasting is here!

brags, tour dates, and meeting at the crossroads

buttondown.com

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 4d

Felt like working with orange today. Still wet! Will see what I feel like doing with it when it's dry.

Watercolor on paper

#artsky #artist #bookmarks #watercolor #abstractart

Watercolour work in progress with abstract patterns of blue and red splashed in with lots of orange paint.

Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 5d

Gabby is definitely sassy. She even gives me cheek 😂

Darkhaven - Operation: Chocolate Overload is part of @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com and this hardcover edition is packed with fun extras!

#booksky #sff #readingcommunity #fantasy #yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐

Review quote for Darkhaven by Kel E Fox with a watercolour painting of a heart shaped chocolate on a coffee-stained paper background. Quote reads: Gabby, is so relatable. She's sassy, down-to-earth, and super cute and awkward with the guy she might just possibly crush on - Sara

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this great new queer magazine! I just backed OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 9d

'Spaced en dashes are a pain in the arse when breaking dialogue.' Truer words were never spoken!

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 9d

More robot arts at 169 followers (nice)! Follow now and keep me chuggin' along: TheLuckyMachine.com

Here comes The Lucky Machine, launching Nov 2025

From Aimee Cozza Illustration - Here comes The Lucky Machine, launching Nov 2025

TheLuckyMachine.com

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Kel E Fox @kelefox.bsky.social · 9d

Darkhaven - Operation: Chocolate Overload is part of @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com and I can't wait to share all the cool extras in this edition 😁

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#booksky #sff #readingcommunity #fantasy #yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐

The humor was laugh-out-loud funny.
This was a fun book from start to finish.
Storygraph Review

Darkhaven
Kel E Fox
Watercolour painting of a heart shaped chocolate on a coffee-stained paper background

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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 9d

Might I interest you in some fairies? I promise they're super friendly and fun.

Well, some of them are at least. You'll never really know until it's too late

#BookBazaar25 #IndieAuthor #Writing #AmWriting #Spooky #Fairy #BookSky

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Ready Your Wings for Fairy Seasons

From Machelle Berglund - Ready Your Wings for Fairy Seasons

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