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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 18d

Have you ever dreamed of turning your short stories into a collection? 📘

These top tips from Dark Crescent author @lyndseycroal.bsky.social might be just the thing you need. 💡

Five tips for putting together a short story collection

Author and former New Writers Awardee Lyndsey Croal shares her top tips for putting together a short story collection.

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 19d

New Review - coming out this week is this tale that crossed myth and fairytale to give us something a bit different. I highly recommend The Castaway and The Witch by @ioannapauthor.bsky.social thanks to @ghostorchidpress.com www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

The Castaway and The Witch by Ioanna Papadopoulou — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Ghost Orchid Press for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Ghost Orchid Press Published – 23/10 Price – £9.64 paperback ...

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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 21d

Only 2 days left to go on this massive giveaway! Tell everyone!

Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 25d

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚
I've teamed up with some of the best and coolest queer historical romance writers for this awesome giveaway! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell your enemies-to-lovers!

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · 21d

Mr Queen is absolutely amazing! Is it just me, or did anyone else think that the story wanted to be a BL, but they were scared? It's incredible how fluid gender is in the story, too. I also feel it has touches of Orlando by Virginia Wolf in it.

Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · 21d

The Castaway and the Witch is coming out next Tuesday! I am so excited my little novella is going to be out in just 4 days!

Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/3x8jcbmu
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/dkpwh4tb

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Sep 7

I finished season 2 of Apothecary Diaries last night and I now want to write a romantasy novel that the couple has the same vibe as Maomao and Shisui.

Tell me I am not the only one who felt their bond was really special?! Anyone else had the same thought about them?

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · Sep 2

Build your TBR!
September new horror releases - Day 5

@tomisokay.bsky.social @djslater.bsky.social
@adamgodfreyauthor.bsky.social @stephanierose1201.bsky.social
@ioannapauthor.bsky.social @traviswanteat.bsky.social
@writerlcarter.bsky.social ‪@bookbent.bsky.social @veloxbooks.bsky.social

Build your TBR!

September new horror releases - Day 5

The Deep Well - Laura Creedle

The End - Mark Golding

The Wordless Book - Shawn Spencer

The Belles - Lacey N. Dunham t

Moonsick - Tom O’Donnell

The Others - Cheryl Isaacs

Legend Has It - DJ Slater

Body of Water - Adam Godfrey

Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night - Stephanie Rose

The Castaway and the Witch - Ioanna Papadopoulou

No Rest for the Wicked- Rachel Louise Adams

Cryptid Chronicles – Ethan Hayes

The Asylum Confessions – Jack Steen

Tales to Terrify – PD Thompson

Carapace - Travis M. Riddle

Lakegrave School for Young Women- Lauren Carter

#horror #horrorbooks #HorrorFan #scary #books #bookrecommendations #booktok #booktwt #BookTwitter #HorrorAuthors #Horrorfam #spreadthehorror

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 31

😍😍 You look wonderful!

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 26

Episode one of "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" watched and it was so much fun!

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 25

Promise that when I have the first proper edited draft that will DM you. Might take a while though.

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ahhh, yes! Where do you get one of those? It's been 32 years, and I still don't have one!

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 24

Editing has officially began for my Greek, gothic book. Hagiography is about misogyny and the various faces it wears, about doomed love and broken families.

And it is a beast of a book! I need to cut at least 10k off it. Ideally 20k.

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Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com · Aug 11

The Castaway and the Witch is now available to download on Netgalley! Check out Ioanna Papadopoulou's tale of mythology and magic here: buff.ly/7ZLM19g

Cover of The Castaway and the Witch with the caption: 'now available on Netgalley'

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Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com · Jul 15

If you're fascinated by mythology then Ioanna Papadopoulou's books are for you!

Get a deeper perspective on the well-known story of Demeter and Persephone with Winter Harvest, or delve into a magical tale with The Castaway and the Witch.

Shop here: ghostorchidpress.square.site

Covers of Winter Harvest and The Castaway and the Witch by Ioanna Papadopoulou with the caption 'If you love mythology'

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Jun 28

Written by an unnamed former witch in my novella, The Castaway and the Witch.

The Castaway And The Witch is a dark fantasy tale about a magical prison island that feeds its existence by making each new inhabitant adopt the role of The Witch.

It's not about the truth but the fairytale.

A quote from the Castaway and the Witch.

It reads: I
still wish upon the stars at night, but they never blink back at me anymore. I have
spent my ratio of miracles. Now, I must continue the fairy tale.

The background is a washed-out beach, a detail from the book cover.

The cover of the novella, The Castaway and the Witch. It has a large elk standing in front of a dark forest and at the edge of a beach.

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Bigg Jackie @mrs2000s.bsky.social · Jul 4

Ya know they say don't judge a book by its cover but I'm legitimately interested in this book because of its cover! First impressions are important people, we will be reading!
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The Shaggy Shepherd @theshaggyshepherd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Dangit @ghostorchidpress.com! I can never resist their review emails for novellas. Just look at it! Can’t say no to that! 😅

The Castaway and the Witch by Ioanna Papadopoulou

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The Shaggy Shepherd @theshaggyshepherd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Dangit @ghostorchidpress.com! I can never resist their review emails for novellas. Just look at it! Can’t say no to that! 😅

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Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com · Jul 9

"Wouldn't it be great if people still made book covers using real, specially comissioned art?"

You mean like these?

Cover of The Castaway and the Witch by Ioanna Papadopoulou

Cover of Every Dark Cloud by Marisca Pichette

Cover of The Extravaganza Eternia by Kristin Osani

Cover of Winter Harvest by Ioanna Papadopoulou

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Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com · Aug 8

The Castaway and the Witch is the new novella from Ioanna Papadopoulou, author of Winter Harvest. Coming September 2025.

Preorder now from our store: bit.ly/4mTp7mJ

Or your preferred retailer: buff.ly/NfmdIfK

"A haunting and thought-provoking twist on the fairytale narrative. Must we be only what others have foretold and experienced? Or can we make our own stories, flawed and complex as we are..."
-- Shawna Lawless, author of the critically acclaimed Gael Song series

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Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com · Aug 15

The Castaway and the Witch is the new novella from Ioanna Papadopoulou, author of Winter Harvest. Coming September 2025.

Preorder now from our store: bit.ly/4mTp7mJ

Or your preferred retailer: buff.ly/NfmdIfK

"Captivating from the first page, this is a story about growing up and growing wise, a book-love story as harrowing as it is tender. With a touch of Piranesi, an undercurrent of fairy tales, and an ancestry of Greek myth, The Castaway and the Witch is a beautiful, deeply moving book."
-- Natalia Theodoridou, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author of Sour Cherry

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

After my "miraculous" recovery regarding my attention span and reading, I have written a new book review!

"The Enchanted Greenhouse" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social #bookreview ⬇️

ioannapauthor.com/blog/f/the-e...

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Sophia-Maria Nicolopoulos @sophiamweaves.bsky.social · Aug 15

There's something inspiring and sentimental when you read your friend's work! Don't miss out on THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH, a harrowing mythic fantasy inspired by Greek myth and dealing with memory, grief, love and the fights women have to give against invisible systems. ✨
@ioannapauthor.bsky.social

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 12

My author copies of The Castaway and the Witch arrived at my house! What a wonderful birthday present it is to have them with me today!

The novella looks so beautiful! I was a touch worried it might be too thin, but it looks like a short novel, actually!

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Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com · Aug 10

I had the pleasure of hearing Ioanna read a chapter of this book, and it utterly captivated me. If you're a NetGalley reviewer, I'd highly recommend taking a look at this one

Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 9

My little novella is now available on NetGalley!

The Castaway and the Witch is a dark fantasy novella about nine-year old Nefele who arrived on the Floating Forest, an infamous mythical prison-island, by accident, holding onto her father's corpse.

www.netgalley.com/widget/91553...

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Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you!!!

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