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Author Kristina Gallo @perzijski50.bsky.social · 17h

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This Halloween read my horror novel.

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Might I make a suggestion to the Nobel committee - having a prize for literature is obviously great but could we have one for storytelling. Sometimes I just want to read a bloody good story and not have to work so hard - just a thought!
#booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, has anyone seen my peace prize? I'm sure I left it around here somewhere!
#bluesky #booksky #authors

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 2d

So found out today that I didn't win this years Nobel prize for literature. I was disappointed to note that #comicfantasy isn't considered worthy enough...ah well their loss! #booksky #readingcommunity
- for more info check out my link in the bio.

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 3d

Another busy day here at Cartwright towers. Just finished recording our weekly podcast - this week's topic - memorable characters and how to write them.
The rest of the day was spent recording a short story for my new YouTube channel called Runes and Red Tape.
#writers #indieauthors #comicfantasy

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 3d

Becky, being UK based I don't have access to DM's - the best way to contact me is through my website or via [email protected] thanks

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Gaëtan Charlebois @glcharleboisbks.bsky.social · 3d

All five books of The Blessed are available for $5 in the omnibus Kindle edition!

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 3d

Looks good to me - congrats and well done!

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 4d

Hi, what would this involve?

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 4d

Admin day today, otherwise known as dealing with corporate bullshit fate - FFS - doesn't anyone know what customer service actually is!!! Grrr!!
Anyway rant over - and now back to the real world where everything is just lovely! #writers #authors #bluesky

The World Is Your Oyster - so don't be shellfish

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 5d

Latest podcast offering top tips for world building in your stories. #writers #authors #indieauthor

The World Is Your Oyster - so don't be shellfish • Podcast • The Author's Eye share.google/FPSrK2rTcdXM...

I build the world so you don't have too!

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 6d

Love this. One day I am going to look at a similar post and see one of my books in the tbr pile 🤞🤞🤞

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 6d

Website updated with latest release details. www.derekmcartwright.co.uk

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 7d

My debut novel ROOT MAGIC is a great intro for both kids & adults to Hoodoo and Gullah Geechee culture, full of historical events, folklore, & rootwork.

If you're looking for a book about making a way when there’s no way, I hope you'll get a copy!

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#booksky 📚

The cover of ROOT MAGIC on a light and dark green background, strewn with foliage. Young Black twins (boy and girl) stand back to back in the middle of a marsh of blue, yellow and green mist lined with trees and reeds. She is holding a book, and her doll is peeking out of the pocket of her blue dress. He is wearing dark blue overalls and holding a bottle of magic potion and had a mojo bag around his neck.

Text reads: "A must-read, sure to leave readers wishing for more after the final page." -Booklist (starred review)
Root Magic A Walter Award Honor Book Eden Royce
"Black Girl Magic has never been more powerful" - Ronald L. Smith, author of Hoodoo

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 6d

Having written many short stories over the last 18 months or so (including 4 full novels) I have been wondering what would be the best way to showcase them.
I have decided to create a YouTube channel called Runes and RedTape for witty and fantastical stories - coming soon...! #booksky #comicfantasy

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 6d

KDP sales still down year on year - I guess people are feeling the pinch not that the wealthy give a shit - just a thought! #bluesky #booksky #kdp

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Gaëtan Charlebois @glcharleboisbks.bsky.social · 6d

Here it comes!
#friksneedle #booksky #writerscommunity #romantasy

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 7d

Wow - that's pretty impressive amount of work!

Discover 'Tahira the Elemental,' an epic fantasy novel set in early European and North African prehistory. Follow Tahira, a young woman with elemental powers, as she navigates a violent, male-dominate...

Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 7d

Website updated, newsletter sent out (with free short story) and now developing some ideas for a new YouTube channel - it's all go at Cartwright towers - even at the weekend! #authors #writers #readingcommunity #booksky #booklover #comicfantasy www.derekmcartwright.co.uk

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The Keyholder's Apprentice: A Comic Fantasy Adventure of Music, Magic, and Mayhem. Join Johnny the hapless telepath on his comedy quest to find his friends. ... humorous fiction for adults (World of R...

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Kree Sullivan @kreesullivan.bsky.social · 8d

#booksky #readingcommunity #readsky #bookrecommendations #indiebooks #queerbooks

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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 8d

Bit of self-promo - buy my funny, fantasy The Keyholder's Apprentice - you know you want too - if it helps I will think of you as a special kind of person as well!
#readingcommunity #booksky
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Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social · 8d

Already doing - such a shame for all the decent hardworking Americans