Hel โจ || Untwining... ๐๐ชท
@helynalc.bsky.social
author of SKYLARK IN THE FOG (2022) and IMBUED (2024) โข she/they โจ // #SFINCS judge 2025 // โข we reach forward โข // NO genAI or LLMs
All links in one place: helynalclove.com/links
All links in one place: helynalclove.com/links
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BlueSky re-intro! ๐๐
I'm Hel, astrophysicist & author of sci-fi, fantasy, and all that's speculative.
โจ currently residing in rainy, rainy Wales
โจ bookworm, slight nerd, very online, very tired, still somewhat hopeful
โจ love cooking, cross-stitching, D&D, video games, my kitty Puddle, and space
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I'm Hel, astrophysicist & author of sci-fi, fantasy, and all that's speculative.
โจ currently residing in rainy, rainy Wales
โจ bookworm, slight nerd, very online, very tired, still somewhat hopeful
โจ love cooking, cross-stitching, D&D, video games, my kitty Puddle, and space
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today's mood is me making a neat little (big, actually) to do list and marking what needs to be done today, and tomorrow, and after that...and then promptly not doing anything at all and deciding I'll just rest today lol
tomorrow
tomorrow...
tomorrow
tomorrow...
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
today's mood is me making a neat little (big, actually) to do list and marking what needs to be done today, and tomorrow, and after that...and then promptly not doing anything at all and deciding I'll just rest today lol
tomorrow
tomorrow...
tomorrow
tomorrow...
Thank you!
And yeah, of course! I really loved the book. ๐ฅบ
And yeah, of course! I really loved the book. ๐ฅบ
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thank you!
And yeah, of course! I really loved the book. ๐ฅบ
And yeah, of course! I really loved the book. ๐ฅบ
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My birthday is this friday! Which means my gift to you is that Songs of Broken Bells is on sale for the whole week!
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My birthday is this friday! Which means my gift to you is that Songs of Broken Bells is on sale for the whole week!
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
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Not a ton of time for self-promo lately, but . . . here are my books! Two of them! Whole books with themes and characters and shit--they even have beginnings, middles, and ends!
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Not a ton of time for self-promo lately, but . . . here are my books! Two of them! Whole books with themes and characters and shit--they even have beginnings, middles, and ends!
A really cool story!
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A really cool story!
My eight review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs
I read The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens, a grimdark fantasy novella about a group of war survivors on one last, desperate mission. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/24/s...
I read The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens, a grimdark fantasy novella about a group of war survivors on one last, desperate mission. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/24/s...
SFINCS3 Round 1 Review โ Thomas J. Devens: The Dregs
I read this novella for the indie novella competition, SFINCS. The following review is my own personal opinion as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. Find out more about โฆ
helynalclove.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My eight review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs
I read The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens, a grimdark fantasy novella about a group of war survivors on one last, desperate mission. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/24/s...
I read The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens, a grimdark fantasy novella about a group of war survivors on one last, desperate mission. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/24/s...
birthday tacos!! ๐ฎ๐ฎ
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
birthday tacos!! ๐ฎ๐ฎ
For my birthday, I'd love a couple more readers and reviews for my books! :3
*closes eyes, blows out candles*
(I don't have candles)
*closes eyes, blows out candles*
(I don't have candles)
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For my birthday, I'd love a couple more readers and reviews for my books! :3
*closes eyes, blows out candles*
(I don't have candles)
*closes eyes, blows out candles*
(I don't have candles)
Oh yeah, we party today! :D
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Oh yeah, we party today! :D
Today is my birthday! Sweet 37! (which is the best number ever)
Gonna get nice food, read a lot, write some reviews, and perhaps video game/movie during the evening.
And cake!! ๐ฐ
Gonna get nice food, read a lot, write some reviews, and perhaps video game/movie during the evening.
And cake!! ๐ฐ
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today is my birthday! Sweet 37! (which is the best number ever)
Gonna get nice food, read a lot, write some reviews, and perhaps video game/movie during the evening.
And cake!! ๐ฐ
Gonna get nice food, read a lot, write some reviews, and perhaps video game/movie during the evening.
And cake!! ๐ฐ
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On one hand the unending horrors
On the other sometimes you see a small animal
On the other sometimes you see a small animal
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
On one hand the unending horrors
On the other sometimes you see a small animal
On the other sometimes you see a small animal
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This is my poorly-drawn meme pitch for you all to read Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social aka My Favorite Book I Read This Year And It's Not Even Close. I actually NEED more people to read this book so we can yap about it together!!!!!!
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is my poorly-drawn meme pitch for you all to read Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social aka My Favorite Book I Read This Year And It's Not Even Close. I actually NEED more people to read this book so we can yap about it together!!!!!!
I... love this so much. ๐ญ๐คฃ I love the book too!!
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I... love this so much. ๐ญ๐คฃ I love the book too!!
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Was gonna take some individual pics and actually get these up on ko-fi but the course of the evening darkness is upon us and all pictures turned out terrible.
Guess that'll be the project next weekend.
If anything catches your eye let me know.
Starting at $12 (incl shipping <3)
Guess that'll be the project next weekend.
If anything catches your eye let me know.
Starting at $12 (incl shipping <3)
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Was gonna take some individual pics and actually get these up on ko-fi but the course of the evening darkness is upon us and all pictures turned out terrible.
Guess that'll be the project next weekend.
If anything catches your eye let me know.
Starting at $12 (incl shipping <3)
Guess that'll be the project next weekend.
If anything catches your eye let me know.
Starting at $12 (incl shipping <3)
Memememe! I def would like one of the big green leaf ones and a mushroom one! ๐คฉ
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Memememe! I def would like one of the big green leaf ones and a mushroom one! ๐คฉ
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I guess it's about that time of the year where I should mention I've got a short christmas fairytale for you to read.
I wrote it back in highschool almost 20 yrs ago and found it by accident a few years back, gave it a basic edit, and here you go.
It's free on Ko-Fi and Itch!
ko-fi.com/s/5f3400a90d
I wrote it back in highschool almost 20 yrs ago and found it by accident a few years back, gave it a basic edit, and here you go.
It's free on Ko-Fi and Itch!
ko-fi.com/s/5f3400a90d
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I guess it's about that time of the year where I should mention I've got a short christmas fairytale for you to read.
I wrote it back in highschool almost 20 yrs ago and found it by accident a few years back, gave it a basic edit, and here you go.
It's free on Ko-Fi and Itch!
ko-fi.com/s/5f3400a90d
I wrote it back in highschool almost 20 yrs ago and found it by accident a few years back, gave it a basic edit, and here you go.
It's free on Ko-Fi and Itch!
ko-fi.com/s/5f3400a90d
One of my fave Hungarian sci-fis got translated to English!!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3LVNWKZ
I've been planning a series re-read, might do it next year. If you like space opera that is really a family drama with themes of religion and morality with flawed, amazing characters, check it out! #BookSky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3LVNWKZ
I've been planning a series re-read, might do it next year. If you like space opera that is really a family drama with themes of religion and morality with flawed, amazing characters, check it out! #BookSky
A Time to Heal
Amazon.com: A Time to Heal (Wondertimes Book 1) eBook : Raas, Raana, Suhajda, Etelka, Szรฉkรกcs, Judit: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One of my fave Hungarian sci-fis got translated to English!!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3LVNWKZ
I've been planning a series re-read, might do it next year. If you like space opera that is really a family drama with themes of religion and morality with flawed, amazing characters, check it out! #BookSky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3LVNWKZ
I've been planning a series re-read, might do it next year. If you like space opera that is really a family drama with themes of religion and morality with flawed, amazing characters, check it out! #BookSky
It's very worth a try, I enjoyed it a lot!
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's very worth a try, I enjoyed it a lot!
I like space.
(I think my brain needed to leave far, far away even when I couldn't. too angsty? too angsty. I like space!)
(I think my brain needed to leave far, far away even when I couldn't. too angsty? too angsty. I like space!)
Whatโs the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I like space.
(I think my brain needed to leave far, far away even when I couldn't. too angsty? too angsty. I like space!)
(I think my brain needed to leave far, far away even when I couldn't. too angsty? too angsty. I like space!)
I'm trying to catch up on reviewing the novellas I have read for #SFINCS so far. I posted one today, check it out! โจ
My seventh review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs
I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...
I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...
SFINCS3 Round 1 Review โ Jessica A. McMinn: Parasitic Omens
I read this novella for the indie novella competition, SFINCS. The following review is my own personal opinion as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. Find out more about โฆ
helynalclove.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm trying to catch up on reviewing the novellas I have read for #SFINCS so far. I posted one today, check it out! โจ
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If you watched HTTYD and thought Hiccup should be a sword-lesbian firebender and Toothless bigger than a house, then have i got the โจcomplete seriesโจ๏ธ for you! Get the Fireborn series now! ๐๐ #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #IndieAuthor #CompleteSeries
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you watched HTTYD and thought Hiccup should be a sword-lesbian firebender and Toothless bigger than a house, then have i got the โจcomplete seriesโจ๏ธ for you! Get the Fireborn series now! ๐๐ #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #IndieAuthor #CompleteSeries
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
My seventh review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs
I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...
I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...
SFINCS3 Round 1 Review โ Jessica A. McMinn: Parasitic Omens
I read this novella for the indie novella competition, SFINCS. The following review is my own personal opinion as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. Find out more about โฆ
helynalclove.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My seventh review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs
I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...
I read Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn, a fantasy horror where a detective stumbles into a monstrous plot of greed and fanaticism on the gaslamp-lit streets of Copperton. #BookSky
helynalclove.com/2025/11/23/s...
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Today's the day! Here is the cover for the paperback edition of METROPOLIS DOWN! Done by the amazing @kjetll.bsky.social, it is everything that I wanted and more besides.
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today's the day! Here is the cover for the paperback edition of METROPOLIS DOWN! Done by the amazing @kjetll.bsky.social, it is everything that I wanted and more besides.
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Breaking the rules a bit because it's not strictly indie (is it? it's by Solaris I think) but y'all, not enough people know about The Iron Children by Rebecca Fraimow.
It's honestly everything that I love in sci-fi, and one of the best novellas I've read, ever.
Breaking the rules a bit because it's not strictly indie (is it? it's by Solaris I think) but y'all, not enough people know about The Iron Children by Rebecca Fraimow.
It's honestly everything that I love in sci-fi, and one of the best novellas I've read, ever.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Never forget you can get all of my books through a Kobo Plus subscription! And there's a -lot- of them, too, if you're the type of reader who loves to dig into a series all in a row.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus
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www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus
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November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Never forget you can get all of my books through a Kobo Plus subscription! And there's a -lot- of them, too, if you're the type of reader who loves to dig into a series all in a row.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus
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www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus
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