Austin Worley
@amworleywriter.bsky.social
Author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Romance | Published Poet | Amateur Astronomer | Avid Reader
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The Gale at Quiet Cove (Tales of the Watchers)
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Out on 11/28: THE GALE AT QUIET COVE
Fishermen claim the storm never ends. Selkies say shadows lurk in the waters around Ruby Isle. If she's to stave off a famine, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun must reckon with wild magic, an unknown monster, and the worst mistake she ever made.
#fantasy
🔗 below:
Fishermen claim the storm never ends. Selkies say shadows lurk in the waters around Ruby Isle. If she's to stave off a famine, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun must reckon with wild magic, an unknown monster, and the worst mistake she ever made.
#fantasy
🔗 below:
Day 26 #FantasyIndiesNovember
I try to connect my titles to one of the core characters, themes, or a striking image from the story. “The Skull in the Tree” is a good example of the latter.
Still, titles are tough, so there’s no uniform process for me.
I try to connect my titles to one of the core characters, themes, or a striking image from the story. “The Skull in the Tree” is a good example of the latter.
Still, titles are tough, so there’s no uniform process for me.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Day 26 #FantasyIndiesNovember
I try to connect my titles to one of the core characters, themes, or a striking image from the story. “The Skull in the Tree” is a good example of the latter.
Still, titles are tough, so there’s no uniform process for me.
I try to connect my titles to one of the core characters, themes, or a striking image from the story. “The Skull in the Tree” is a good example of the latter.
Still, titles are tough, so there’s no uniform process for me.
Day 25 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Corhiel started the Livonan War to secure unlimited access to steelheart wood and coryphium mines in the Vyspan Isles. Livona I of Corhiel won the war in a few months thanks to her sleek new fleet and forced a humiliating treaty on Vyspa.
Corhiel started the Livonan War to secure unlimited access to steelheart wood and coryphium mines in the Vyspan Isles. Livona I of Corhiel won the war in a few months thanks to her sleek new fleet and forced a humiliating treaty on Vyspa.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Day 25 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Corhiel started the Livonan War to secure unlimited access to steelheart wood and coryphium mines in the Vyspan Isles. Livona I of Corhiel won the war in a few months thanks to her sleek new fleet and forced a humiliating treaty on Vyspa.
Corhiel started the Livonan War to secure unlimited access to steelheart wood and coryphium mines in the Vyspan Isles. Livona I of Corhiel won the war in a few months thanks to her sleek new fleet and forced a humiliating treaty on Vyspa.
Day 25 #FantasyIndiesNovember
I’ve been fortunate to work with some awesome artists over the last couple years. @tori_goggin over on Twitter and @bonsquiggle.bsky.social did a fantastic job bringing Arlise and Tanis (respectively) to life!
I’ve been fortunate to work with some awesome artists over the last couple years. @tori_goggin over on Twitter and @bonsquiggle.bsky.social did a fantastic job bringing Arlise and Tanis (respectively) to life!
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Day 25 #FantasyIndiesNovember
I’ve been fortunate to work with some awesome artists over the last couple years. @tori_goggin over on Twitter and @bonsquiggle.bsky.social did a fantastic job bringing Arlise and Tanis (respectively) to life!
I’ve been fortunate to work with some awesome artists over the last couple years. @tori_goggin over on Twitter and @bonsquiggle.bsky.social did a fantastic job bringing Arlise and Tanis (respectively) to life!
Day 24 #NovemberWorldbuilders
I don’t have a name for them yet, but Arlise has an ancestor who rode with the Prophet Torsten when he led the Holy Host against the Tyrian Dominion.
In fact, they allegedly wielded her sword Ferde, though it’s been reforged since then.
I don’t have a name for them yet, but Arlise has an ancestor who rode with the Prophet Torsten when he led the Holy Host against the Tyrian Dominion.
In fact, they allegedly wielded her sword Ferde, though it’s been reforged since then.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Day 24 #NovemberWorldbuilders
I don’t have a name for them yet, but Arlise has an ancestor who rode with the Prophet Torsten when he led the Holy Host against the Tyrian Dominion.
In fact, they allegedly wielded her sword Ferde, though it’s been reforged since then.
I don’t have a name for them yet, but Arlise has an ancestor who rode with the Prophet Torsten when he led the Holy Host against the Tyrian Dominion.
In fact, they allegedly wielded her sword Ferde, though it’s been reforged since then.
Day 24 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Not as often as I used to, since my laptop doesn’t have a disk drive, but I do sometimes listen to soundtracks while writing. They’re great for helping me focus!
Not as often as I used to, since my laptop doesn’t have a disk drive, but I do sometimes listen to soundtracks while writing. They’re great for helping me focus!
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Day 24 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Not as often as I used to, since my laptop doesn’t have a disk drive, but I do sometimes listen to soundtracks while writing. They’re great for helping me focus!
Not as often as I used to, since my laptop doesn’t have a disk drive, but I do sometimes listen to soundtracks while writing. They’re great for helping me focus!
Day 23 #NovemberWorldbuilders
In the vacuum left behind after the Dominion lost the Vyspan Isles, Garnoc Blaidd unified the clans one after another and fended off a Tyrian attempt to reconquer Vyspa.
He’s considered a national hero, and Caer Blaidd is named for him.
In the vacuum left behind after the Dominion lost the Vyspan Isles, Garnoc Blaidd unified the clans one after another and fended off a Tyrian attempt to reconquer Vyspa.
He’s considered a national hero, and Caer Blaidd is named for him.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Day 23 #NovemberWorldbuilders
In the vacuum left behind after the Dominion lost the Vyspan Isles, Garnoc Blaidd unified the clans one after another and fended off a Tyrian attempt to reconquer Vyspa.
He’s considered a national hero, and Caer Blaidd is named for him.
In the vacuum left behind after the Dominion lost the Vyspan Isles, Garnoc Blaidd unified the clans one after another and fended off a Tyrian attempt to reconquer Vyspa.
He’s considered a national hero, and Caer Blaidd is named for him.
Day 23 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Haha, if you ever find out, let me know😅
Achievements like seeing a story published can beat it back, but if you’re not that far along yet? Or in a rut? Not a real solution.
Haha, if you ever find out, let me know😅
Achievements like seeing a story published can beat it back, but if you’re not that far along yet? Or in a rut? Not a real solution.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Day 23 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Haha, if you ever find out, let me know😅
Achievements like seeing a story published can beat it back, but if you’re not that far along yet? Or in a rut? Not a real solution.
Haha, if you ever find out, let me know😅
Achievements like seeing a story published can beat it back, but if you’re not that far along yet? Or in a rut? Not a real solution.
11/22 #QueerPrompts
Well, Arlise has already taken a vow of poverty as part of joining the Order of Watchers, so it’s no choice at all. Her wits and her will are all she needs, and there isn’t an evil bone in her body.
Well, Arlise has already taken a vow of poverty as part of joining the Order of Watchers, so it’s no choice at all. Her wits and her will are all she needs, and there isn’t an evil bone in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
11/22 #QueerPrompts
Well, Arlise has already taken a vow of poverty as part of joining the Order of Watchers, so it’s no choice at all. Her wits and her will are all she needs, and there isn’t an evil bone in her body.
Well, Arlise has already taken a vow of poverty as part of joining the Order of Watchers, so it’s no choice at all. Her wits and her will are all she needs, and there isn’t an evil bone in her body.
Day 22 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Khosalla was a matriarchal magocracy destroyed in ancient times by the Tyrians. Little else is known of them, as the carnomantic ritual responsible for their destruction sunk vast swathes of the nation and taints what ruins endure.
Khosalla was a matriarchal magocracy destroyed in ancient times by the Tyrians. Little else is known of them, as the carnomantic ritual responsible for their destruction sunk vast swathes of the nation and taints what ruins endure.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Day 22 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Khosalla was a matriarchal magocracy destroyed in ancient times by the Tyrians. Little else is known of them, as the carnomantic ritual responsible for their destruction sunk vast swathes of the nation and taints what ruins endure.
Khosalla was a matriarchal magocracy destroyed in ancient times by the Tyrians. Little else is known of them, as the carnomantic ritual responsible for their destruction sunk vast swathes of the nation and taints what ruins endure.
Time for an art reveal! @bonsquiggle.bsky.social did a fantastic job with this sketch of Tanis, main character of my saucy sword & sorcery heist “He Who Sows” (from @jmanfredweichsel.bsky.social’s anthology Sword & Scandal)
You may see more of Tanis. I intend to reprint “He Who Sows” in 2026!
You may see more of Tanis. I intend to reprint “He Who Sows” in 2026!
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Time for an art reveal! @bonsquiggle.bsky.social did a fantastic job with this sketch of Tanis, main character of my saucy sword & sorcery heist “He Who Sows” (from @jmanfredweichsel.bsky.social’s anthology Sword & Scandal)
You may see more of Tanis. I intend to reprint “He Who Sows” in 2026!
You may see more of Tanis. I intend to reprint “He Who Sows” in 2026!
Day 21 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Free Friday: it’s been an awesome week! “Dusk and Dawn at Laufenden” is finally done, “The Skull in the Tree” is available for preorder, and “The Gale at Quiet Cove” continues to march toward release on Black Friday
Oh, and there’s art to reveal👀
Free Friday: it’s been an awesome week! “Dusk and Dawn at Laufenden” is finally done, “The Skull in the Tree” is available for preorder, and “The Gale at Quiet Cove” continues to march toward release on Black Friday
Oh, and there’s art to reveal👀
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Day 21 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Free Friday: it’s been an awesome week! “Dusk and Dawn at Laufenden” is finally done, “The Skull in the Tree” is available for preorder, and “The Gale at Quiet Cove” continues to march toward release on Black Friday
Oh, and there’s art to reveal👀
Free Friday: it’s been an awesome week! “Dusk and Dawn at Laufenden” is finally done, “The Skull in the Tree” is available for preorder, and “The Gale at Quiet Cove” continues to march toward release on Black Friday
Oh, and there’s art to reveal👀
11/20 #QueerPrompts
Sometime, I need to work my way back to “Dreadnought” by April Daniels. More superhero novels, please!
Sometime, I need to work my way back to “Dreadnought” by April Daniels. More superhero novels, please!
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
11/20 #QueerPrompts
Sometime, I need to work my way back to “Dreadnought” by April Daniels. More superhero novels, please!
Sometime, I need to work my way back to “Dreadnought” by April Daniels. More superhero novels, please!
Day 20 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Almost all cities and notable towns in the Marches stand on the river. Most notable of them is Flussberg, which was built at the confluence of the Hafl and its main tributaries, a commanding geographic position.
Almost all cities and notable towns in the Marches stand on the river. Most notable of them is Flussberg, which was built at the confluence of the Hafl and its main tributaries, a commanding geographic position.
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Day 20 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Almost all cities and notable towns in the Marches stand on the river. Most notable of them is Flussberg, which was built at the confluence of the Hafl and its main tributaries, a commanding geographic position.
Almost all cities and notable towns in the Marches stand on the river. Most notable of them is Flussberg, which was built at the confluence of the Hafl and its main tributaries, a commanding geographic position.
Day 20 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Everywhere! Books, movies, music, and games are common sources, but history, folklore, current events, and documentaries also offer lots of fodder.
Some examples: the Pied Piper, Irish folk song “Bean Pháidín”, and the filk song “Threes”
Everywhere! Books, movies, music, and games are common sources, but history, folklore, current events, and documentaries also offer lots of fodder.
Some examples: the Pied Piper, Irish folk song “Bean Pháidín”, and the filk song “Threes”
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Day 20 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Everywhere! Books, movies, music, and games are common sources, but history, folklore, current events, and documentaries also offer lots of fodder.
Some examples: the Pied Piper, Irish folk song “Bean Pháidín”, and the filk song “Threes”
Everywhere! Books, movies, music, and games are common sources, but history, folklore, current events, and documentaries also offer lots of fodder.
Some examples: the Pied Piper, Irish folk song “Bean Pháidín”, and the filk song “Threes”
Reposted by Austin Worley
Did you know issue #0 of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social, cover art by @gileadart.bsky.social, is 🤩FREE🤩 in digital and priced at cost in soft & hardcover?
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November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Did you know issue #0 of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social, cover art by @gileadart.bsky.social, is 🤩FREE🤩 in digital and priced at cost in soft & hardcover?
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Proud to announce the standalone re-release of my novelette "The Skull in the Tree" is now available for preorder on Kindle!
#fantasy #darkfantasy #mystery
#fantasy #darkfantasy #mystery
The Skull in the Tree (Tales of the Watchers)
The Skull in the Tree (Tales of the Watchers) - Kindle edition by Worley, Austin. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Skull in the Tree (Tales of the Watchers).
www.amazon.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Proud to announce the standalone re-release of my novelette "The Skull in the Tree" is now available for preorder on Kindle!
#fantasy #darkfantasy #mystery
#fantasy #darkfantasy #mystery
Day 19 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Well, I mentioned the possibility of Marchers noodling for catfish in the Hafl; I’m definitely going with that idea now!
Economically, a lot of trade flows down the Hafl and its tributaries, especially stuff like lumber, stone, and livestock.
Well, I mentioned the possibility of Marchers noodling for catfish in the Hafl; I’m definitely going with that idea now!
Economically, a lot of trade flows down the Hafl and its tributaries, especially stuff like lumber, stone, and livestock.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Day 19 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Well, I mentioned the possibility of Marchers noodling for catfish in the Hafl; I’m definitely going with that idea now!
Economically, a lot of trade flows down the Hafl and its tributaries, especially stuff like lumber, stone, and livestock.
Well, I mentioned the possibility of Marchers noodling for catfish in the Hafl; I’m definitely going with that idea now!
Economically, a lot of trade flows down the Hafl and its tributaries, especially stuff like lumber, stone, and livestock.
Day 19 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Emotion! Emotions are so hard to articulate, but the emotional journey of your characters (especially POV characters) is absolutely critical to most character arcs, so avoiding them isn’t on the table.
Emotion! Emotions are so hard to articulate, but the emotional journey of your characters (especially POV characters) is absolutely critical to most character arcs, so avoiding them isn’t on the table.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Day 19 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Emotion! Emotions are so hard to articulate, but the emotional journey of your characters (especially POV characters) is absolutely critical to most character arcs, so avoiding them isn’t on the table.
Emotion! Emotions are so hard to articulate, but the emotional journey of your characters (especially POV characters) is absolutely critical to most character arcs, so avoiding them isn’t on the table.
Out on 11/28: THE GALE AT QUIET COVE
Fishermen claim the storm never ends. Selkies say shadows lurk in the waters around Ruby Isle. If she's to stave off a famine, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun must reckon with wild magic, an unknown monster, and the worst mistake she ever made.
#fantasy
🔗 below:
Fishermen claim the storm never ends. Selkies say shadows lurk in the waters around Ruby Isle. If she's to stave off a famine, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun must reckon with wild magic, an unknown monster, and the worst mistake she ever made.
#fantasy
🔗 below:
The Gale at Quiet Cove (Tales of the Watchers)
The Gale at Quiet Cove (Tales of the Watchers) - Kindle edition by Worley, Austin. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Gale at Quiet Cove (Tales of the Watchers).
www.amazon.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Out on 11/28: THE GALE AT QUIET COVE
Fishermen claim the storm never ends. Selkies say shadows lurk in the waters around Ruby Isle. If she's to stave off a famine, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun must reckon with wild magic, an unknown monster, and the worst mistake she ever made.
#fantasy
🔗 below:
Fishermen claim the storm never ends. Selkies say shadows lurk in the waters around Ruby Isle. If she's to stave off a famine, Knight-Mother Arlise Dun must reckon with wild magic, an unknown monster, and the worst mistake she ever made.
#fantasy
🔗 below:
11/18 #QueerPrompts
Arlise made some waves as a gladiatrix under the stage name “Sunna the Savage” while in Tyria. She wasn’t especially famous, and her true identity was almost unknown, but she became a modest local celebrity.
Arlise made some waves as a gladiatrix under the stage name “Sunna the Savage” while in Tyria. She wasn’t especially famous, and her true identity was almost unknown, but she became a modest local celebrity.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
11/18 #QueerPrompts
Arlise made some waves as a gladiatrix under the stage name “Sunna the Savage” while in Tyria. She wasn’t especially famous, and her true identity was almost unknown, but she became a modest local celebrity.
Arlise made some waves as a gladiatrix under the stage name “Sunna the Savage” while in Tyria. She wasn’t especially famous, and her true identity was almost unknown, but she became a modest local celebrity.
Day 18 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Being from the Marches, Arlise wasn’t around a lot of water as a child. She can swim, but not well, and she’s uncomfortable out on the ocean (and even with riverine travel).
Being from the Marches, Arlise wasn’t around a lot of water as a child. She can swim, but not well, and she’s uncomfortable out on the ocean (and even with riverine travel).
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Day 18 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Being from the Marches, Arlise wasn’t around a lot of water as a child. She can swim, but not well, and she’s uncomfortable out on the ocean (and even with riverine travel).
Being from the Marches, Arlise wasn’t around a lot of water as a child. She can swim, but not well, and she’s uncomfortable out on the ocean (and even with riverine travel).
Day 18 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Favorite Characters: I’m most attached to Arlise Dun. She was my very first recurring character, and by far my most prolific.
Tanis of Byrsa was very fun to write, and I’m tempted to write more of her, but idk if there’s a market for her niche.
Favorite Characters: I’m most attached to Arlise Dun. She was my very first recurring character, and by far my most prolific.
Tanis of Byrsa was very fun to write, and I’m tempted to write more of her, but idk if there’s a market for her niche.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Day 18 #FantasyIndiesNovember
Favorite Characters: I’m most attached to Arlise Dun. She was my very first recurring character, and by far my most prolific.
Tanis of Byrsa was very fun to write, and I’m tempted to write more of her, but idk if there’s a market for her niche.
Favorite Characters: I’m most attached to Arlise Dun. She was my very first recurring character, and by far my most prolific.
Tanis of Byrsa was very fun to write, and I’m tempted to write more of her, but idk if there’s a market for her niche.
Reposted by Austin Worley
We have picked all the stories for our 2026 sword and sorcery anthology and are getting it ready for publication. We will be posting the release date & title, the authors and their works that are included in the anthology, along with a cover reveal early in 2026! Got some great stories in this one!
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We have picked all the stories for our 2026 sword and sorcery anthology and are getting it ready for publication. We will be posting the release date & title, the authors and their works that are included in the anthology, along with a cover reveal early in 2026! Got some great stories in this one!
11/17 #QueerPrompts
This is an old one, but in my superhero stories, Rosa Coronil is a college student at the same time she’s active as the Kingfisher.
This is an old one, but in my superhero stories, Rosa Coronil is a college student at the same time she’s active as the Kingfisher.
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
11/17 #QueerPrompts
This is an old one, but in my superhero stories, Rosa Coronil is a college student at the same time she’s active as the Kingfisher.
This is an old one, but in my superhero stories, Rosa Coronil is a college student at the same time she’s active as the Kingfisher.
Day 17 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Catfish are native to the Hafl River, which leads me to wonder whether noodling should be common in the Marches🤔
Catfish are native to the Hafl River, which leads me to wonder whether noodling should be common in the Marches🤔
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Day 17 #NovemberWorldbuilders
Catfish are native to the Hafl River, which leads me to wonder whether noodling should be common in the Marches🤔
Catfish are native to the Hafl River, which leads me to wonder whether noodling should be common in the Marches🤔