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Redhead, chaos magnet, fantasy author. Hounded by Editor Dog. 100% Against generative AI! She/her Almost Like Magic: urban fantasy series (book 3 out now!) Soulless Mates: cozy fantasy short story collection linktr.ee/jillcorddry

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 24d

Need a Halloween book for the weekend???

Available in #KindleUnlimited, ebook, paperback, AND NOW you can request from your local libraries!!!!

books2read.com/u/3nRkyP

#AlmostLikeMagic #fantasy #urbanfantasy #fantasyseries #urbanfantasyseries #Halloweenreads #Halloweenbooks

Image is a read-my-book graphic. At the top, in a fun, modern black font reads: When you like your Halloween vibes more cozy than creepy... The background is a cozy Halloween scene with several pumpkins of various sizes--mostly the cute lil ones--with smiling jack o'lantern faces. They're sitting on a light wood table and there are also stalks of colorful leaves. In the foreground is a paperback of the book Bad Company, book 1 of the Almost Like Magic fantasy series by Jill Corddry (HI! That's me!) The cover is mostly black with faint silvery spider webs along the left side. In the center of the cover is an oval surrounded by a silvery curlicue frame. Inside the frame is the arm and partial torso of a Caucasian woman holding a ceremonial dagger, aimed slightly outward. She's wearing a plaid flannel shirt that's rolled up just above her wrist, displaying a band of tattoos around her wrist, and there's also a red, eight-wheeled spoke tattooed on her right index finger. In the background are purple and green mists and the silhouette of a crow in a bare tree. The title—Bad Company—is at the top of the oval in a sort of spikey white font. At the bottom in a more loopy font reads Jill Corddry Almost Like Magic, book 1

Image is a read-my-book graphic. The background is orange, and the floor/table is orange too. At the top, in a fun, modern black font reads: When you like your Halloween vibes more cozy than creepy...There's a stack of three little white pumpkins with orange and green stripes to the far right. At the top of the stack is an orange and black striped witch hat. In the upper right corner is a web of fake spider webbing and a couple of fake black plastic spiders. On the far left is an ebook reader with the cover of Bad Company, the first book in the Almost Like Magic fantasy series. The cover is mostly black with faint silvery spider webs along the left side. In the center of the cover is an oval surrounded by a silvery curlicue frame. Inside the frame is the arm and partial torso of a Caucasian woman holding a ceremonial dagger, aimed slightly outward. She's wearing a plaid flannel shirt that's rolled up just above her wrist, displaying a band of tattoos around her wrist, and there's also a red, eight-wheeled spoke tattooed on her right index finger. In the background are purple and green mists and the silhouette of a crow in a bare tree. The title—Bad Company—is at the top of the oval in a sort of spikey white font. At the bottom in a more loopy font reads Jill Corddry Almost Like Magic, book 1

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 16h

Timeline cleanse. I'm calling this one "sun blissed."

#dogsofbluesky #editordog

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 19h

I wish we could just pick one and stick with it. I don't even care at this point which option, just no more twice a year changes.

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 1d

✨ quote with your: cover + first page + link ✨

books2read.com/u/3nRkyP (you can also request from your library now!)

The cover is mostly black with faint silvery spider webs along the left side. In the center of the cover is an oval surrounded by a silvery curlicue frame. Inside the frame is the arm and partial torso of a Caucasian woman holding a ceremonial dagger, aimed slightly outward. She's wearing a plaid flannel shirt that's rolled up just above her wrist, displaying a band of tattoos around her wrist, and there's also a red, eight-wheeled spoke tattooed on her right index finger. In the background are purple and green mists and the silhouette of a crow in a bare tree. The title—Bad Company—is at the top of the oval in a sort of spikey white font. At the bottom in a more loopy font reads Jill Corddry Almost Like Magic, book 1

Image is a screen shot from page one of Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1.

The text message was brief, an address in nearby Green River, followed by 911. 

It was all I needed. 

Emergency calls were part of the job. My job, both as a doctor and a healer. I was already heading out from the family practice, so I called out a goodbye and ran for my car, mentally prepping for injuries, both physical and mystical. Given this team and the demons they fought? It would be plenty of both. 

Flashes of unholy green flickered through the windows as I pulled up in front of the house, tires skidding on the rocky driveway as I hit the brakes, jumping out as the Jeep rumbled to a stop. I raced into the house, dodging broken pieces of furniture until I found the unquestionable source of the emergency call. 

Koh. Tracker, friend—my best friend—sprawled on the floor. Unconscious. Blood darkened her jeans, oozing onto a very expensive rug, the coppery tang strong and familiar.  

Doctor mode kicked in. I crawled toward her, the visual exam quick but thorough. The lump on her forehead was the most likely cause of her unconsciousness; I’d worry about a possible concussion later. A shard of glass protruded from her thigh, sunk deep in her muscle. Hadn’t nicked the femoral artery or she’d be dead already. Thankfully no one had tried to remove it. The impromptu bandage made from a scarf had helped staunch the bleeding.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · Feb 21

✨ quote with your: cover + first page + link ✨

mybook.to/QVgAoK

these violent nights by rebecca crunden paperback cover; image shows a dark city scape, the font of the title is encircled by a glowing outline of the moon

CHAPTER ONE: The Caveat.

EARTH. After the Rising, 334.

The Spotters swept into the alleyway like sinister shadows that had left their hosts behind to go hunting. The trick to catching sight of them, barely visible as they were in their dark blue uniforms, was to track their weapons. The piercing hum of magic the guns emitted always gave them away. It wasn’t a sound meant for human ears. From where Thorn crouched behind a rubbish bin, its rancid stink making it difficult to focus, she could count ten Spotters at least. There were likely more searching adjacent streets and alleyways. Like mould, more Spotters always hid just out of sight. Squinting, head now splitting from the hum of magic, Thorn could just discern the chrome plates of the trackers on their forearms. The devices were capable of detecting human presence with magic. While the blockers she and Thistle wore on their wrists kept them from being discovered on radar, given how many Spotters there were, it wasn’t much of a comfort. The distant booms from the now burning Speak Softly that she and Thistle had been in mere seconds before floated across the air like a warning. As if the magical green flames licking up the sides of the building like a thousand venomous snakes wasn’t enough, the Spotters who’d shut the venue

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 2d

From all of us at Eight-Fold Acres #HappyHalloween 🎃

Image is a holiday greeting graphic. The background is a deep blood red wit the silhouettes of a bare tree to the far right, several gravestones with crosses, and many bats flying through the spooky sky. To the far right is a Caucasian woman visible from the thighs up. She's got long light brown hair that's down, and is wearing a black shirt, black pants, and a tan leather jacket. Her right hand is raised and a golden glow is around her hand, with a long trail of gold sparkles flowing out to the far left. Centered to the left in scripty font reads 'Happy Halloween'

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 2d

a man is sitting in a car with the words happy halloween written on it

Alt: GIF of Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester from the TV show Supernatural. He's sitting in Baby (the '67 Impala) in the driver's seat with a pile of candy wrappers next to him, while eating more. Across the middle--in a spooky white font outlined with orange--reads HAPPY HALLOWEEN

media.tenor.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d

They tear-gassed kids last week.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

FOX: Pritzker has asked you specifically to pause immigration enforcement operations in Chicago so kids can safety celebrate Halloween. Do you have any plans to alter activity tomorrow?

NOEM: No. We're gonna be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe.

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 3d

Once again Oct 30th didn't disappoint!

Though it wasn't quite the great Crow Gathering of Oct 30, 2024, my usual morning meet up with 3-5 begging for kibble was instead a raucous pre-Halloween party with easily 15 friends following me for more than five blocks. Good times were had!

Photo of eight large crows hanging out on a damp street begging for dog kibble.

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 4d

I can't believe it's been four years since Bad Company was released into the wild! THANK YOU to everyone who's embarked on the road trip from hell...and then returned to Eight-Fold for the next two stories. I can't wait to share more of Stella's stories with you!

Image is a book birthday graphic. The background is pumpkin orange with a twisty black ribbon curling along the top. Black bat and spider cut outs are also along the top. A pale purple balloon graphic with a white '4' floats in the upper right corner. In the center is an e-reader, a smart phone, and a paperback with the cover of Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1, by Jill Corddry.

The cover is mostly black with faint silvery spider webs along the left side. In the center of the cover is an oval surrounded by a silvery curlicue frame. Inside the frame is the arm and partial torso of a Caucasian woman holding a ceremonial dagger, aimed slightly outward. She's wearing a plaid flannel shirt that's rolled up just above her wrist, displaying a band of tattoos around her wrist, and there's also a red, eight-wheeled spoke tattooed on her right index finger. In the background are purple and green mists and the silhouette of a crow in a bare tree. The title—Bad Company—is at the top of the oval in a sort of spikey white font. At the bottom in a more loopy font reads Jill Corddry Almost Like Magic, book 1

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JD Cadmon @jdcadmon.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, bluesky fam, a gentle reminder that I have a #ChristmasRomance out next Tuesday! It's a quick read at 11.5K words (about 48 pages in print).

Preorder link if interested: books2read.com/u/b5nJDR

And for #TropeTuesday if that's a thing... here's what you can find in my novelette:

A black background with golden snowflakes has the following text:
JD Cadmon: As Easy As Falling Snow. Tropes: Holiday romance; portal fantasy; it's always Christmas; hot chocolate is a love language; one woman wants adventure; one woman wants stability; both win! Out November 4, 2025.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5d

A reminder that you can donate to Wikipedia to keep human-sourced knowledge accessible.

Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6d

The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.

Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia

The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.

www.nytimes.com

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 6d

ugh! Mine was defaulted to on as well...

Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 6d

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

$Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.$

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 8d

post a witch 🧹

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 8d

a man is smiling while talking to another man .

Alt: GIF of Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester from the TV show Supernatural. He's giving an excited grin to another person (visible from the back of their head -- Jared Padalacki as Sam Winchester).

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 8d

These books are soooo good! And the new cover is gorgeous!!!

CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 11d

NYC defense lawyer Margrit Knight thinks maybe she's found the perfect man - until he's revealed as a gargoyle, wanted for murder!

HEART OF STONE will be re-released in just a few days! Preorder now! <3 #booksky #romantasy #urbanfantasy

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4MKZM...

The cover for CE Murphy's urban fantasy (modern romantasy) novel HEART OF STONE depicts a stylized green and gold stained glass window against a deep green brick background. The title, centered in the window, has a faint heart outline behind it, and below it are two stained-glass gargoyles facing one another. Cover art and design by Fakel Barros Studio.

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 9d

Charlie's updates and advice are well worth a few $ every month!

Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Gentle pleading reminder that I cant stay on these treatments without you (and I offer as much as I can in return) 💜

patreon.com/cknightwrites

Get more from Charlie Knight on Patreon

Fiction Editor & Author

patreon.com

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 9d

😬 That's horrible! I'm in the PacNW and we had a dry summer, but it seems to be making up for that lack just today. I truly wish I could send some your way.

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 9d

Would you like some of ours? We have an atmospheric river hitting us all weekend...

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 9d

You might need to grab a cozy blanket for this week's #fridaysmooch! @sadirastone.bsky.social has all all feeling kinda CHILLY this week.

'Tis the spooky season, so I had to use a snippet from Bad Company...BUT Against the Wind takes place during the Winter Solstice and is very chilly indeed!

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a moody photo of an old cemetery at twilight. The sky is a grayish orange and casts an eerie light on the scene. Silhouettes of grave markers and bare trees add to the creepiness! At the top in a bubbly white bold font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold white serif font and reads: With a swish of her wrist, the wind picked up, and her chanting rose and fell in cadence with the gusts. The air carried a menacing essence that CHILLed my every last nerve. Whatever the hag was doing had riled more than one force of nature, and they were resisting her control as hard as they could. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a gradient that goes from icy blue at the top, to a slightly deeper blue at the bottom. Snow flakes and small white dots are falling from the top to the bottom, and are concentrated at the top. #FridaySmooch is in thin, scripty font at the top. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: Cole’s steps were more measured than his brother’s, but his hesitant hug broke the CHILL of the Wyoming winter. I wanted to squeal, but I held back, uncertain where we stood after all those weeks of silence. A familiar smirk creased one cheek. “What? Miss us or something, princess?” ©2023 Against the Wind: Almost Like Magic, book 2

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 10d

Gorgeous!! Can't wait to see what stone you pick :)

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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 10d

I’m doing a thing! Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

We’re staring off with a CRASH.

This is 1000% inspired by (but unrelated to!) #FridayKiss. Will I keep going next week? We’ll see! 😂

#Romancelandia #BookSky

#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close).

October 24, 2025’s prompt is: CRASH.

Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image!

Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!

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Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 11d

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 13d

Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.

Jill Corddry @jillcorddry.bsky.social · 13d

That hat!! It's purrrrr-fect

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 15d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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