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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · 19h

Here's me going to it!

Rena dressed as a Saja Boy from Kpop Demon Hunters, wearing a long red wig, a black outfit, and a black hat, with purple patterns painted on her face, and sitting in a movie theater

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · 9d

How to stay motivated to sit still and keep working 101:

Have a cat decide to sit on you

A curly-haired woman lays on the floor with a blue and white blanket on her legs. A gray cat loafs on her back.

Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · 9d

A month ago, I started a third job (I know, why?!) as an audiobook proofer. And already it's making me a more conscientious narrator! Because seeing all the little mistakes that slip past others makes me more determined to stay alert to all the details in my own manuscripts. Yay for learning!

Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · 10d

A great spin-off of the Between world! LOVING the vibes between Luca ("I'm just a happy-go-lucky serial killer, don't mind me!") and Viv ("I woke up done with this, why me")

W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 11d

book one is on special on Amazon for the first time, just in time for the release of book 3! US/UK only

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · 13d

Click "notify me" on the prelaunch page to be notified when the Kickstarter begins (bc i will be doing Early Bird specials for this one!)

Don't worry if you haven't read any of the books yet--i will be including all books in the series as add-ons and/or bundles!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrg...

Coming soon: Splintered Path: Early Release Special Edition Urban Fantasy

A cozy, bloody Australian urban fantasy with chronic pain rep & slow-burn romance, set in a magic tea house in the City Between world!

www.kickstarter.com

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 26d

What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · 28d

Also, having a bikkie in each hand makes it count as a Balanced Diet!

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Oct 1

I just read that series for the first time! I'm actually in the process of going through it again, trying to see what I missed the first time around

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Oct 1

Thanks for adding my podcast to your directory!

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · Sep 22

surprise! Masque is part of a Storybundle with a Fairytale twist!

So if you like slightly steampunk Beauty & the Beast retellings with bloody murder and a nearly-30 protagonist, this is the book and the bundle for you!

Get it here, but only until Oct 11th! storybundle.com/fairytales

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 22

You could wait to answer them until next March, at which point your brain will totally believe that it's on time and not a year late?

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 21

Animorphs books are getting another rerelease with new covers! It looks like the artist took inspiration from the Thai illustrations, these are some pretty epic morph covers!
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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 20

Add one more to get the coveted "increasingly inaccurately named trilogy" award!

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · Sep 12

Kick off my audiobook series with a deal! Between Jobs is discounted for a limited time. Click the image below to purchase & start listening. Hurry—offer ends 10/11/25!
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

70% OFF Between Jobs

When you get up in the morning, the last thing you expect to see is a murdered guy hanging outside your window. Things like that tend to draw the attention of the local police, and when yo're squ...

www.audiobooks.com

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today I learned that "coifed" has a synonym! "Quaffed", which means to drink heartily. Unfortunately, the author who used it meant to use the former word, unless someone is doing something veeeeery weird with their hair...

Still, cool learning experience!

Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 3

Heads up, everyone! All three volumes of DOSA Files are on sale this week! Vol I has three stories that were finalists in the Realm Awards, plus has my very OWN first published short story! And remember, you get a discount on the audio by owning the ebook, so that format works, too!

Three book covers with backgrounds of varying colors and stylized superheroes in yellow silhouettes on each. The text states: 3 epic anthologies, 99¢ each! 27 Superhero stories for under $3!!! Sept 3-10 only

Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 3

A beautiful essay on the humanity of storytelling

Adam Verner @adamverner.bsky.social · Sep 3

I have thoughts on AI audiobooks and synthetic voices. Maybe you do too. A while back a bout of COVID gave me vocal fold paralysis, so I set pen to paper and wrote. Today my essay on AI audiobooks is published in LitHub! #audiobooks #acting #AI @lithub.com.web.brid.gy
lithub.com/why-ai-narra...

Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story

I grew up with nary a TV to be seen. My mother’s parking lot come-to-Jesus moment and subsequent Evangelical faith translated to an aversion to He-Man and The Smurfs (an episode featuring Smurfette…

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Sep 2

Elisabeth Aimee Brown (winner/finalist of several categories at the Realm Awards for her debut novel) just launched a Kickstarter for her second book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/eli...

Lady Agatha Speaks Her Mind: A Sweet Fairytale Retelling

A no-spice cozy fantasy with reluctant lovers, slow-burn romance, enchanted forest vibes, a pesky fairy godmother, and lots of banter.

www.kickstarter.com

Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Aug 22

As a writer, you should be thankful that you've been given this boundless source of inspiration to reference! He's your Muse!

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Aug 17

Bonus: I also had fun dressing up as Ms. Frizzle!

A young woman wearing a black dress with paper cutouts of stars, moon, and planets pinned all over it, and holding a Liz plushie on one arm, dressing in costume as Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Aug 17

Suuuper behind, but here's my haul from the Realm Makers Expo! It was great to meet so many authors and to add so many interesting books to my TBR list. And of course, AMAZING to get third place in the Short Form Audio competition!

A picture of several books laid out on a blanket. "Sky Cowboys" by Lauren Sohre, an artbook that combines American Western vibes with Pegasuses; "Thief, Witch, & Liar" by Emmarayn Redding, a Prunella retelling with several other fairytale references thrown in; two Isaac Asimov books from his Foundation series; and a silver awards finalist medal

A close up of the silver finalist medal, which has a stylized dragon head in the center and the words "Realm Makers Realm Award" around the edges

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Aug 10

What chapter has your favorite scene?

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W.R. Gingell @wrgingell.bsky.social · Aug 6

now that the Kickstarter Early Release Special Edition has run its course, the General Release version of Splintered Sight is available for preorder!

we're nearly halfway through this series! this is not a drill!

www.amazon.com/Splintered-S...

Splintered Sight (Shattered World Book 3)

Amazon.com: Splintered Sight (Shattered World Book 3) eBook : Gingell, W.R.: Kindle Store

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Aug 6

No, but this is a drill!

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself! 😆)

a cordless drill is floating in the air on a white background .

Alt: a cordless drill is floating in the air on a white background .

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Rena Gail @renagail.bsky.social · Aug 4

The great thing about recording an anthology is you can actually choose to record chapters out of order! This is especially helpful if you are short on recording time one particular day, so you can skip ahead to the shorter chapter and come back to the long one the next day.