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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 6h

We made it to Saturday, friends! Did you do any writing this last week? If you did, share a short line from your recent writing sessions. Are you happy with it? Do you already have plans to improve it?

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #SaturdaySnippet #indiepub #selfpub #writers #snippet 🪐📚💙

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

#booksky #writesky 📚 🪐 💙

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

Now, Jack and his team must navigate the fae realm as they learn about the past and how the Cursed came to be. For in Jack's veins is the key to Atharia's salvation...or its destruction.

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

Together with his friends, Jack journeys to the fae kingdom of Atharia to discover his destiny as the phoenix, Soul Firewing, reborn. But as he trains to unlock Soul's powers, an evil far greater than anyone could have imagined awakens.

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

BLURB:

"Born of fae and human blood, one of gold and emerald will save Atharia from an eternal winter."

The Cursed were the harbingers of chaos, the bringers of the end. Jack Beckett finds himself at the center of a long-fought war when a prophecy surfaces that involves him.

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

Check out Ameila's profile here: shadowsparkpub.com/amelia-grimes

Amelia Grimes — Shadow Spark Publishing

"Born of fae and human blood, one of gold and emerald will save Atharia from an eternal winter."The Cursed were the harbingers of chaos, the bringers of the end. Jack Beckett finds himself at the…

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

🧚 PRE ORDER ALERT 🧚

We're excited to announce that The Cursed of Atharia, Ameila Grime's (@amygrimes.bsky.social debut novel is now on pre-order. Check out the blurb below and follow the link for more info.

Preorder here: books2read.com/u/bQvrXv

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Friday!! We made it!

This question is for #readers:

What format of stories do you read? (For example, paperback novels, novellas, short story serials, manga, audiobooks, webcomics, etc.)

#WritingQ #booksky #writesky 🪐📚💙

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 2d

💙 📚 In her spare time, Kassidy enjoys baking, sideseat video gaming, and a yearly attendance to Emerald City Comic Con. She has an unhealthy addiction to character art and would gladly spend all her money on talented artists who bring her fire babies to life.

#booksky #writesky 🪐

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 2d

Today's SSP #authorspotlight goes to @kcdcwrites.bsky.com

Kassidy is featured in our Cozyish Anthology and is the author of the series Sins of The Maker, the first of which, Fallen’s First, is available now!

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 3d

It's Hump Day, folks, and our friend demands a sacrifice. Let's get a page from your wip. Maybe it's the middle for you? Give us a line from PAGE 120

Haven't gotten to page yet? How about just 12, then?

#Wednesday #HumpDay #indieauthors #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #writingq 🪐📚💙

Wednesday Hump Day

The judgey-est camel you have ever seen

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #tuesday! Today's #writingq and #trope for discussion is:

Be careful what you wish for.

Do you enjoy this trope? Have you written it? When was it done well vs bad?

#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity 📚🪐💙

Tuesday Trope Treasures

Open treasure chest with coins inside

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 5d

Today's affirmation:

Progress is not about giant leaps; it’s about the courage to take one small step forward every single day.

Remember to relax the space between your ears. And as always, drink your fucking water.

#monday #motivation #relax #breathe #water #booksky #writesky 📚🪐💙

Monday Mindfulness

Woman sitting cross legged with eyes closed

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 7d

We made it to Saturday, friends! Did you do any writing this last week? If you did, share a short line from your recent writing sessions. Are you happy with it? Do you already have plans to improve it?

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #SaturdaySnippet #indiepub #selfpub #writers #snippet 🪐📚💙

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Friday!! We made it!

Today's question is for #writers:

What's something you wish you knew about your current wip before you started?

#writingq #booksky #writesky 🪐📚💙

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

Richard Charles Stevens is a poet from the UK who spends his days out in his garden crafting the perfect words to intricate poems. He is a movie fanatic. More of his work, including movie reviews, can be found on his website riversofgrue.com.

#booksksy #writesky

Richard Charles Stevens Fusions

I produce multi-genre music with a unique and inspirational edge, known as Pulse Fusion. All songs free to download. Turn up the volume and get lost within a melody.

riversofgrue.com

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

Today's SSP #authorspotlight goes to @richarcharlesstevens_fusions (on insta)!

Richard was the very first author signed to Shadow Spark and you can get all six volumes of his All of Me poetry series now!

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Amy Grimes @amygrimes.bsky.social · 9d

Sorry I haven’t been active. It’s been a crazy couple of months. But next week The Cursed of Atharia goes on pre-order. It’s my own fault for feeling unprepared, but hopefully I’ll know better for next time.

#BookSky #WriteSky #debut #2025debut @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

This is the story of those who lived it.

#booksky #writesky 🪐 📚 💙

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

by her, descending on the island prison of Varmidar, where the struggle for their freedom begins. For Jira, this is only the beginning of a far greater conflict, one that will bring her people across the Aeran Sea to join the War of Two Brothers. They would call it the Age of Madness…

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

Its reply is a song of what came before and what will come after, the scales that balance light and shadow. The Heart of Windgari beats at the center of Forever Mountain, and the Heartless who serve it are massing for battle. Jira can hear their heartbeat and follows it with the free tribes united

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

💨 BLURB 💨

It's the cycle of all things Generations of women have climbed the One Hundred Towers of Serenity to hear the wind, and generations of women have received its words. When Jira hears nothing, she refuses to be named Windless. Desperate for answers, she forces the Wind to speak.

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 9d

💨 PRE ORDER ALERT 💨

We're excited to announce that WINDS OF THE WORLD, Kori Valley's (@korivalley.bsky.social) is now on pre-order. Check out the blurb below and follow the link for more info.

Preorder here: a.co/d/3UGcuRP

Check out Kori's profile here: shadowsparkpub.com/kori-valley

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · 10d

It's Hump Day, folks, and our friend demands a sacrifice. Let's get a page from your wip. Maybe it's the middle for you? Give us a line from PAGE 506

Haven't gotten to page yet? How about just 50, then?

#Wednesday #HumpDay #indieauthors #WritingCommunity #booksky #writesky #writingq 🪐📚💙

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Tom Rimer @rimertom.bsky.social · 12d

Buoygeist, Odious Ghouls, Malevolent Nevers. New England horror set in the fall. Three terrifying seasonal reads for your spooky season. From @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social.
Get 'em, here:
a.co/d/hIPIWJz

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