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✨️Indie Author, World Builder, Caffeine Consumer✨️ The Divines - available for preorder now ⚔️🪽 They/Them Mayhem Indigenous (Mapuche) + Latine ♾️🌈 https://linktr.ee/edenwritesbooks

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Divines is about a young soldier-turned-college-student with a mysterious transformation who must work through trauma and fear of vulnerability to find herself and love, all under the backdrop of an escalating civil wąr between factions of magic-possessing Divines.
A-zon: mybook.to/TheDivines

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 2h

Perhaps utilizing beta readers to help with self editing?

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 2h

Glad to see you back! Hope you're doing well!

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Kerrigan Legend @kerrielegend.bsky.social · 6h

The hardest writing lesson: creativity isn't a constant flow. It ebbs with depression, not because you've lost your gift, but because your mind is fighting battles more important than word counts.

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LoriPerkinsRAB @loriperkinsrab.bsky.social · 5h

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 2h

How about a thread of newsletters and websites.

Mine is edensandoval.com

You can sign up for my newsletter there! I only send emails when there's exciting news 😊

Who's next?

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 4h

🧊 terrorizing & taking people in my neighborhood today. Carrying copies of my docs just in case. This is what they want. The fear. For racialized people to be afraid to be in our own communities. And we are afraid. But we're also not giving up. This is our city. We belong here. We belong everywhere.

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Author A.J. Torres @ajtorresauthor.bsky.social · 1d

QotD: Who likes thicc books?
Hola readers!
If you're looking to support a Latine author who also likes to write Fantasy stories, I'm your girl!
If you saw my reel yesterday, I'm making progress on the physical paperback of Valhalla The Valkyries Fire.
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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

A gentle suggestion: if you don't currently live in Chicago, please uplift the voices of people who do live here instead of speculating about what's happening. Seeing a lot of misinformation and a lot of opinions, both pro and anti Chicago/what's happening here, based on that misinformation.

Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Born to commission more bookish art.
Forced instead to read book about A-zon m*rketing, so I can actually afford said art. 😭

Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Today's office 😌 Also broke out the Halloween mugs 🎃

Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Release Day!!!

Cozy DuBois @cozydubois.bsky.social · 1d

Happy release day to Carte Blanche! 🥰🥹💜🩷

It feels surreal that the final book in the Confession series is out, and the series is complete!

Enjoy this messy, heartwarming, queer ass series. The polyamorous sapphic romance brings all of the happy endings together in a satisfying finish. 😘 🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚

Abstract infographic in pinks, purples, oranges and teals, featuring the cover of Carte Blanche, a pop art style illustration of a sapphic couple in abstract colors, and the art of two characters: one is a blonde fem presenting person in a floral jumpsuit, and the other is a Black woman in a lavender crop top set and purple duster. The text reads: After a lifetime of surviving, Blanche finally has the means to thrive. But how does one live after so much loss?

Abstract infographic in blues, purples, and teals, featuring the covers of the Confession series, a set for 4 pop art style illustrations of a queer couple in abstract colors. Text reads: a special treat for the disaster bisexuals chaotic queers and radical dreamers who love love! Confession is a sweet and spicy ensemble romance series about a queer chosen family. Expect heartfelt and steamy romances friendships that run deeper than family and chosen families learning to thrive together instead of surviving alone. Complete series available now!

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Author Adlin K.T. @adlinktauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Miguel's 1st Year at LoMA:
🔪Figure out who killed Mami
👻Awaken her sleeping opía
🌬️Attune with the stubborn elements
🤝Make friends with other mages
🌌Deal with the bully
🧛🏻Don't get bit by a vampire
💘Don't fall in love! Seriously, that's not important
#DVPit #YA #F #Q #LGBT #UF #CF

Story comps for Of Magic and Grief are Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn. This is the story's moodboard.

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a cool premise!!

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Author Adlin K.T. @adlinktauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Visiting her abuelo, 10yo Irene finds a portal to a new world & awakens an unspeakable evil. Aided by Taíno gods, newfound magic, & her little brother, Irene must walk the path of prophecy to undo her mistake & find her way home, or risk losing her parents forever.
#DVPit #MG #F #Q #LGBT #OWN #OV

Story comps for The Amulet of Kakata are Percy Jackson and the Olympians meets The Chronicles of Narnia. This is the story's moodboard.

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Author Adlin K.T. @adlinktauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Miguel is the 1st elemental mage to attend an esteemed school of magic in New York, & now he's struggling between following the dreams his mami set out for him & uncovering the mystery behind her death. Cracks begin to emerge, marring the image of the perfect mage society.
#DVPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q #UF

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much! This is very helpful!

Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Does anyone who uses A-zon ads willing to be v transparent and tell me how much you set your daily budget to, and how much on average they actually charge you? Trying not to go bankrupt! DMs are fine!

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

This turned into a small essay 😅 Anyway, a few of my experiences while in the ⚖️ field for those rightfully upset by all the violations of rights by p*lice (including 🧊) right now.

Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 3d

I posted this on IG, but I wanted to post my AI policy here as well. ⬇️

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 4d

I hope you're able to get some good quality rest 🫶🏽

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Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 4d

May all oppressed peoples be free and receive justice. May we ALL do the internal and external work to make that happen. And through that work, may imperialism and colonialism finally end. 5/5

Eden Sandoval @edenwritesbooks.bsky.social · 4d

And it is everyone's responsibility. Without doing that work, the same ignorance and viølencẹ will persist everywhere on every scale from the interpersonal to the international (🇵🇸). 4/5