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Rosalind Barden author

@rosalindbarden.bsky.social

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Author of mystery and horror with a sense of humor. https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rosalind-barden

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Aug 10

Kirkus Reviews magazine picked my fun 1930s "The Cold Kid Case: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" for the 8/1/2025 issue. They select under 25% of indie books for the magazine. Wow!
Magazine - pg 162:
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Review:
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#kirkusreviews #cozymystery

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Sep 2

I love reading the recipe in your newsletter for the fire cider. I'll probably never make it, but I'm enjoying it just by reading about it!

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Laurie Buchanan ✍🏻 Author @lauriebuchanan.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔥 Ready to kick off September with a bold burst of flavor? Don’t miss Niall MacCullough’s Fire Cider recipe—straight from the main house kitchen at Pines & Quill. It’s spicy, invigorating, and just what your immune system ordered. Find it in my September newsletter: lauriebuchanan.substack.com

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Sep 2

Book Review!
5-stars
Danger ramps up to a breathless pace in author Laurie Buchanan's latest Sean McPherson mystery-thriller novel located at a cozy writer's retreat. My full review: www.bookbub.com/profile/rosa...
@lauriebuchanan.bsky.social #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks #cozythriller #cozymystery

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authorpreneurpod.bsky.social @authorpreneurpod.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨New podcast episode! 📚

Flat scenes = lost readers.

In this episode, I discuss how a scene turns or value shifts. Value shifts are a great way to ensure that each scene moves the story forward and pulls its own weight.

#podcastforwriters

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Ellen Neuborne @ellenneuborne.bsky.social · Aug 27

BEST LINE: FAHRENHEIT 451 Without that magic, we are well and truly doomed. #booksky 💙📚 #sciencefiction #classics #bannedbooks #read

Book page with this line highlighted: The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.

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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · Sep 2

🌌 As the darkness deepens, so does the mystery. The FBI is on the hunt for answers, but will they find the missing children before the night swallows them whole? 📚 #bookstagram #EdgeOfYourSeat #DarkThriller #SuspensefulRead 🚨 tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · Sep 1

Make #literacy and #learning #fun with this #whimsical #childrensbook.

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www.amazon.com/Housie-Mousi... #reads #read #reading #readers #booksworthreading #book #booksky #readersky #kidssky #cosyvibes

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Melodycrickett @melodycrickett.bsky.social · Jul 25

@louiseblackwick.com youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?... visit: louiseblackwick.bio.link.

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Ram Gulrajani Author 📚 @rockape65.bsky.social · Aug 12

#Rome #50AD
The scent is a complicated composition — like an expensive perfume made by a perfumer who hates you... Read more now on #amazon #kindle

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Sep 1

I don’t use AI because I’m infuriated for the artists and writers and philosophers who’ve had their intellectual property stolen.

I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?

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Ann E Brockbank - Author @annebrockbank1.bsky.social · Aug 15

#booklovers What can be better than reading & loving a book & then finding out it's a sweeping saga & there are nine more books in the series! Yay!
#cornishchronicles #historical #saga set in #Cornwall
Available from all Amazon sites
Here's the UK link amzn.eu/d/2mRSOqC

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Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 All September book sales and Patreon support for @krishna-author.bsky.social will be donated to school children's mid-day meal program

Support the cause

📚 Buy books: amzn.to/45EHFzg

🤝 Support on Patreon: patreon.com/KrishnaPrasa...

#booksky #bluesky #blacksky #books #readers #writers #kindle

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · Sep 2

Those wild, ravenous things aren't the only monsters in this new world of the damned.

Stage 3: Alpha
viewbook.at/stage3alpha

FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Also on #audiobook

#zombie #TheWalkingDead #suspense #thriller #audiobooks #Stage3series #zombies #zombies #horror #audible

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Caron Allan fiction @caronallanfiction.bsky.social · Aug 18

A bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 8

I thought I'd tell you a bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You which is my next book to be released: on 6th September 2025.

please follow the link below:

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A bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 8

I thought I’d tell you a bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 8, which is the next book to be released: on 6th September 2025. Here’s the blurb: …

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Horror as it should be. Detail high, blood by the gallon, suspense at every turn."

Bite into the award-winning Stage 3 Series
viewbook.at/stage3

All FREE on #KindleUnlimited

Also on #audible

#zombies #thriller #zombie #audiobook
#TheWalkingDead #horror #stage3series

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · Feb 28

"There are other ways. There are other worlds."

I'm excited for you to meet my Aphrodite as she struggles to accept the death of her priestess--Sappho of Lesbos.

Thank you to Flame Tree Publishing for including this story in their gorgeous anthology 😍

blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

Myths, Gods & Immortals | Contents Announcement | Aphrodite

We’re very pleased to present the list of stories selected for inclusion in our Aphrodite book! Seventeen stories, all of which are new for this volume, explore the fascinating figure of Aphrodite and...

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Stoked to be on this longlist! Congrats to my fellow poets 🦊

Renard Press @renardpress.com · Sep 2

Delighted to announce the Interwoven #poetrycompetition longlist today, with huge thanks to the judges, who whittled down a phenomenal 700 entries to a longlist of 100 extraordinary poems. Huge congrats to all poets on the list, and thanks to all who entered!

renardpress.com/interwoven-a...

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Colby Woodring @colbyjw.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nice to see Revenge Falls in 2 different libraries in PA now.
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#novella, #shortstory, #newauthor, #selfpublishedauthor, #whodunit, #murdermystery, #cozymystery, #kindleunlimited, #bluesky

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you!!

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · Apr 14

Catch up on everything Broken Spine: open + upcoming submission windows, latest releases, and all the links you need in one place.

linktr.ee/brokenspinea...

Updated, organised, no faff.

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · Aug 31

Tomorrow we open for #submissions to #Verdigris: #Poetry of Decay. Poems where splendour cracks, glamour rots, and beauty corrodes into something strange.

Guidelines: thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/06/14/d...

Dressed to Kill, Ready to Rot: Submit to Verdigris: Poetry of Decay - The Broken Spine

Submissions Open Throughout September 2025 | Publication in 2026

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Rosanna McGlone @rosannamcglone.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looks like Feisty Females' time has come 🔥 "...I loved reading...lively and engaging" @tracyborman.bsky.social #historicanfiction #hisfic #shortstories #stories #medieval #strong #women #medsky #historysky

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D.Werk @werk.bsky.social · Mar 16

My first book is best described as The Bourne Identity meets the X-Files. Available on Barnes & Noble Online as well as the "A" company. #indieauthor #findindieauthors
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Volk|Paperback

In Volk, D. Werkmeister has accomplished a 'meisterwerk' with his werewolf, Alex. Volk's unique portrayal of werewolves intrigues readers, presenting a different perspective on these creatures. Reader...

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Taggart Rehnn 🇨🇦🍁 @taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 11

No words can properly thank you all for your continuous support & encouragement. I believe I'm slowly healing, in great part thanks to great people showing me by their actions that, even after tragedy strikes, life's worth living. Looking forward to seeing you all here soon. My eternal thanks. Tagg🤗

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm so sorry, Taggart, that you've suffered such a devastating loss. I've been off BlueSky for awhile, so am just reading your post. My heart goes out to you.

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