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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh, thanks! So glad you liked it!

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Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · Sep 1

It’s story day for my Patreons! This month, Journeywitches and above get my cosy fantasy romcom Unfinished Business, about an ADHD alchemist, her meddling ghost granny, and the hot wizard who’s come to investigate them - plus, tons of behind the scenes thoughts and notes!

patreon.com/AdieHart

An ebook cover for Unfinished Business by Adie Hart. The background is mid-toned purple with pastel stars, with the title in green in the middle, and illustrations of bottles, baskets, and apples in dark purple at the bottom.

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Aug 31

It’s (really very) true!

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Aug 31

A Really Very True Story by Molly Daw is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

An illustration of a man with a spear in the foreground, with a castle and a dragon flying in the sunset in the background.
Text reads:
“The new man wasn’t even a bit dead, which was really very surprising to me.
~ A Really Very True Story by Molly Daw FREE in the Dragons & Darkness issue of Indie Bites

A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 19 with a dragon cover illustrated by Arden Powell. The top copy is open to the title page of Molly’s story.

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Aug 31

A Really Very True Story by Molly Daw is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

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Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · Aug 15

Including my short story “The Order of the Wyrm”, which asks the important question, “what if Tom Hiddleston and Patrick Stewart were magical girls and had to fight a dragon in Buckingham Palace?” 😂

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Aug 15

Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness is out TODAY!
Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social, with an incredible cover by @ardenpowell.bsky.social

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

The cover of Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness, illustrated by Arden Powell, featuring a medieval-style dragon etched on a dark green background, with the following authors listed as contributors: Adie Hart, Jillian Maria, Linked Soul, Josie Jaffrey, Arden Powell, Luke Tarassenko, Molly Daw, Riley E Smith, Ceril N Domace, Ash Parker and Claire Olivia Golden

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Aug 15

Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness is out TODAY!
Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social, with an incredible cover by @ardenpowell.bsky.social

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Jul 31

My great gran was apparently interviewed on Woman’s Hour in the 60s about the life of a char in the early 20thC. Alas my enquiries lead nowhere. What I would give to hear that…

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Jul 3

The leaf begs to differ😆

Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · Jun 17

I’m convinced this is how a bay leaf would talk

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian, here's the script:

[Scene is the inside of a SOUP. Some CARROTS and BITS OF BROCCOLI are floating around and a STOCK CUBE and a BAY LEAF have just been dropped in.]

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STOCK CUBE:
Alright lads - this is Bay Leaf.
My colleague from the spice rack.

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BROCCOLI:
Hi Bay Leaf

BAY LEAF:
Yuh yuh hi

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CARROTS:
You up for getting proper blended with us later, Bay Leaf?

BAY LEAF:
Nuh mate, getting scooped out before soup stage.

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CARROTS:
Oh! So… you’re not being eaten then?

BAY LEAF:
Eaten! Haha

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BAY LEAF:
Not allowed mate.

I’m afraid I’m a lil’ bit *toooo intense*...

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BAY LEAF:
Just here for the flavour hit.
Special forces, y’know.
That’s why there’s just one of me.

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BAY LEAF:
Over-deploy and you’d have this whole soup stiiinking of bay leaf…

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BAY LEAF:
You might wanna stand back actually.
This place is about to get preeetty bay leafy...

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[Silent pause]

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CARROTS:
Are you doing something

BAY LEAF:
Sure am mate.

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BAY LEAF:
Suuuuure am.

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BAY LEAF [Getting scooped out by chef’s spoon]:
You need training to perceive it.

CARROTS:
OK

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Jun 5

Could you use a thin drawstring gym bag to hold both the laptop and the mini-backpack? Then you can fold it up when you don’t need it

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Jun 5

Nothing like a preorder landing just at the right time after a chaos morning! Happy release day @josiejaffrey.bsky.social

A screenshot of the iBooks banner showing the cover of Quicksilver by Josie Jaffrey next to the Start Reading button

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Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · Jun 1

June’s Patreon story is…
The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale! 🪶

Journeywitch & Professional Witch tiers get an ebook copy of this cozy fantasy light academia story full of ADHD rep and queer best friends, plus lots of bonus notes about the writing process, the world, and more!

patreon.com/AdieHart

Top text: June’s Patreon story is…
Middle image: the cover of “The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale” by Adie Hart, with a silhouette of a small bird perched on a bubbling cauldron.
Bottom text: cozy fantasy academia with a chaotic but brilliant ADHD wizard who accidentally turns himself into a sparrow right before final exams… Now with secret behind-the-scenes notes!

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · May 20

I’d completely forgotten powdered cheesecake until you mentioned it! And now I can almost taste it (we always had ‘lemon’)😄

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · May 20

Excellent reading!

Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · May 16

Indie Bites 18: Bards & Bargains is OUT NOW! This issue is absolutely stacked with stories that explore the musical, the magical, and more - grab your copy for free from www.silversunbooks.com/post/bards-b...

(paperbacks also available, and this baby is thick!) 🥰

A paperback copy of Bards & Bargains propped against an antique mandolin on a daisy-dotted lawn.

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Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · May 16

Indie Bites 18: Bards & Bargains is OUT NOW! This issue is absolutely stacked with stories that explore the musical, the magical, and more - grab your copy for free from www.silversunbooks.com/post/bards-b...

(paperbacks also available, and this baby is thick!) 🥰

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · May 2

Wow. Just devoured this in all its stunning ferocity of wit. Glorious tone, the kind of book where you can greedily appreciate the prose even as you are swept along in the increasing wild plot. Bravo @tobyschmitz.bsky.social !!!#TheEmpressMurders

Book cover of The Empress Murders by Toby Schmitz showing an ocean liner and the tag Prepare For A Rough Crossing

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Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · May 1

I’m now on Patreon!

I had some bad news this week, which means my publishing plans have had to change - I’m going it alone!

I’ll still be editing Indie Bites, don’t worry, but for my own cozy fantasy novels, novellas, and collections, I’ll be publishing as Witch Hart Books.
patreon.com/AdieHart

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Feb 28

The Potioner, the Pine Marten, and the Pirate King by Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Pirates & Prophecies)!

www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...

A photo of a pine marten climbing a sapling. Superimposed text reads:
“‘Delph,’ said Tenacity urgently, flying out of the bushes to scramble onto my shoulder. ‘Delphie, there’s someone in there, and I think they’re in trouble.’
It was then that I saw the tentacles. - The Potioner, the Pine Marten, and the Pirate King by Adie Hart, free in the Pirates & Prophecies issue of Indie Bites”

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Oliver Thomas @oliver-thomas.bsky.social · Feb 21

I hope you’ll enjoy “The Wreck of Our Lady”, a story that I think truly has it all — pirates, prophecies, religious schisms, demonic possession, and above it all swashbuckling action on the high seas!

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Feb 21

Indie Bites 17 (Pirates & Prophecies) is out TODAY!

Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…

www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...

Pirates & Prophecies (Issue 17)

This quarter's issue of Indie Bites contains eight exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Pirates & Prophecies.

www.silversunbooks.com

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Feb 23

What Oliver said is true! I would happily read more set in this world

Oliver Thomas @oliver-thomas.bsky.social · Feb 21

I hope you’ll enjoy “The Wreck of Our Lady”, a story that I think truly has it all — pirates, prophecies, religious schisms, demonic possession, and above it all swashbuckling action on the high seas!

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Feb 21

Indie Bites 17 (Pirates & Prophecies) is out TODAY!

Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…

www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Feb 23

A right rollicking adventure to kick off a tremendously fun anthology!

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Feb 23

The Kraken King by Ceril N. Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Pirates & Prophecies)!

www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...

An image of a Kraken overwhelming a ship on a moonlit sea. Superimposed text reads “If that damned accordion didn’t cease its caterwauling immediately, I was going to throw it and the six people nearest it overboard. Gods, we’re pirates. Drinking ourselves stupid and then regretting it is a time-honored tradition. Who in their right minds would play an accordion at this hour? - The Kraken King by Ceril N. Domace”

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Feb 22

The featured author in our latest issue, Pirates & Prophecies, is Trudie Skies.
@trudieskies.bsky.social

Read the interview on our website!
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...

A photo of Trudie Skies wearing a bobble hat

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Molly Daw @mdawwrites.bsky.social · Feb 20

So looking forward to this!

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Feb 20

Answering some questions: the series covers the first novella "All Systems Red," I'm a consulting producer, and we've been working on it since 2021. (So it seems fast from the timing of the announcements but it has actually taken a million years in me-time.)

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Feb 20

I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Feb 20

Answering some questions: the series covers the first novella "All Systems Red," I'm a consulting producer, and we've been working on it since 2021. (So it seems fast from the timing of the announcements but it has actually taken a million years in me-time.)

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Feb 20

I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård

www.apple.com

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Josie Jaffrey (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @josiejaffrey.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sparky would like to talk about my latest release BROKEN WINGS AND OTHER DARK STORIES out today!
Seriously, he thinks you’d really like it.

books2read.com/u/3kjgn6

A wonderfully-handsome cat sitting next to a paperback copy of Broken Wings by Josie Jaffrey

A gloriously-handsome cat with his paw resting on a paperback copy of Broken Wings by Josie Jaffrey, leaning forward like he’s trying to sell it to you

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