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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann
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Author of the epic fantasy adventure Servants of the Moon and Sun series: an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · Jan 2
These are my books.
So far.
What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?

www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
Pentagon of my 5 book covers. Top, Talia:Heir to the Fairy Realm, clockwise to Talia:On the Shore of the Sea, Fairy Court in Exile, Mother of Exiles and Queen of Thorns. In the center, Servants of the Moon and Sun - so far. (Book one through five now available.)
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#Febchantment Day 10

It's a feel and a flow. #Infernulls magic can do almost anything you want it but it requires the right mindset and learning how to do it, so spell creation is usually left to Magus who understand it better than a normal person.

Easier to learn than create.
professoremily.bsky.social Prof Emily @professoremily.bsky.social · 12h
#Febchantment Day 10

How is magic actually performed? What kinds of speech or actions are needed to execute a successful spell? An ancient incantation? A hand sign? Martial arts movements?

Or is it enough simply for the caster to THINK their spell into existence?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Still no word from #Draft2Digital about why all my horror shorts and novellas were blocked from #bookshop.org...

Real funny that the one with 'erotic' in the description made it through but none of the ones with zero sexual content. I checked if it was length but they carry short stories. So...
elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall
Alt: gif of Elmo from sesame street shrugging
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February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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THIS IS EXTREMELY MY JAM CAN'T WAIT TO PREORDER
karenlykkebo.com K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 1d
💜🐻 COVER REVEAL 🐻💜

Bear My Heart is a cozy sapphic romance novella and the first in an interlinked series about unlucky women searching for better fortune and finding love on the way.

🐻 Bear shifter
💜 sapphic romance
🐻 old, nature religion
💜 neurodivergency
🐻 zero spice (not even a kiss)

1/2
Promo photo for Bear My Heart. Background of starry sky. Ebook cover in green with the outline of a bear in the middle with mountains and a moon within the body. Text on cover: Daughters of Divinity 1. Bear My Heart. Karen lykkebo Text on promo: Bear My Heart. A cozy sapphic novella. Coming April 2026.
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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From Mother of Exiles.

Manzanita grows apples on the low mountain in the middle of the Exile Forest. Spear loves apples.
“They do here,” Manzanita said with a smile. “I collected many seeds and cuttings in my wanderings.” He smiled, losing some of his antagonism as he talked. “It took some doing, but I got them to grow. They thrive up there on the mountain.” He gestured to the tall, tree-covered hill rising behind them. “It took many years.” “And you have so many!” Spear exclaimed, leaning over the table and looking at all the bushels of apples arrayed behind him. There were so many colors: shades from dark red to pink, to orange and dull yellow. Two apprentice Brothers ran back and forth, filling baskets and taking coins from the excited people of the forest. A third man stood in one spot, doling out bottles of cider in exchange for wooden tokens. His right leg ended at the knee, and the rest was a dark peg of thorn wood from the deep forest. He pivoted easily, the end digging in the dirt. “Good soil up there, but I had to experiment, too,” Manzanita continued. This was the voice Canin remembered, the accent of liquid vowels and run- together words. He felt like a child again, sitting at Manzanita’s feet, listening to him pontificate about good dirt, and water and sun. Then the old man’s voice would dip, to complain that he’d never see his home again. Canin smiled, watching Spear fall under the spell of the cadence of the old apple grower’s voice. She finished one apple, core and all, and bit into the next.
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Bravo.
a picture of a man with curly hair and a beard is directed by stillz
ALT: a picture of a man with curly hair and a beard is directed by stillz
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February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Age verification?
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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😁
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Don’t know who needs to hear this, but finish that first draft. Seriously.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Age verification: 💾
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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That's one of my cherished birthday memories. Watching the Last Starfighter on a rented vcr.
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Age verification?
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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As the post says, knowing your options is always a good thing :)
narney.bsky.social Narney @narney.bsky.social · 4h
I started to make a document to list some alternatives for Discord that I’ll keep updating. It’s not necesserily to invite everyone to jump out but it’s good to know that they exist.

write.ellipsus.com/edit/5c78554...

Keep bothering Discord and inform yourselves.
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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#WIPSnips 'liquid'

funny story, this is one of the most impactful events in the history of this world
Jessa had understood his frustration and stepped up to his shoulder stoutly. “Doesn’t mean there’s no reason not to look.” She took two brisk strides into the room, then lurched to a halt with a stifled shriek. They heard a glassy sound, saw a whir of motion. A beam of light flashed across the room as something dark and reflective caught the sunlight coming through the single curtain that had been pushed back and cast it in an arc across the ceiling. Then there was an understated smash. A small object made of glass shattering. Ramsu went past Jessa, who had frozen in the center of the room. He crouched over a pile of broken glass at the foot of the outer wall, dark green and rather bubbly, lying in a puddle of clear liquid. It looked like someone had left a bottle on the floor in the middle of the room, and they had arrived at the reason people didn’t usually leave small articles made of glass on the floor in the middle of rooms: she had kicked it accidentally, sending it spinning, and it had smashed into a hundred pieces when it collided with something hard.
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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mplbooks.bsky.social
Again, depends on the magic. It's not very formal; usually calling on the god or ninata [angel] you're seeking power/help from is enough. Some of them are stricter than others, and some of them have favorite people they're more likely to respond to, but other than that...

#Febchantment
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Today's the big day! The paperback version of MANIFESTING DESTINY is now officially available! Order it from your favorite bookstore. (Amazon US link below.)

www.amazon.com/Manifesting-...
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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It is dead ass impossible to predict the future. Unless we get into making alt timelines, the Prime Timeline is always at its 'latest moment'. You can guess, but that's all.

All Mesmers can open psychic conversations & message others, read minds, navigate Veil realms. Hardcore Mesmers can teleport.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 12h
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, good morning! Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? How do they affect the world? Tomorrow I will ask about free will, so if you have prophecies, think about how that influences whether free will exists or not, and have an answer tomorrow😁
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #FebruaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Metaphysical World 10 Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? The background image shows a misty forest with a mysterious tower in the background. It has a cold, mysterious vibe.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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TIME’S PASSING (2007)
Oil on Panel - 26” x 16”

As a native Californian, I really enjoy the change in seasons that I experience living in New England. There is even beauty to be found in the shadows of the leafless trees against the pale gray winter sky. 1/2

#art
The view through an open archway of a ruined stone structure. Beyond the winter sky is pale and desaturated with the sun barely visible in contrast. Thin stones make up what remains of the structure. A weathered copper sun sits above the keystone. The trees in the background are all skeletal and bare. The snow in the immediate foreground suggests the last dregs of winter when the season drags on forever.
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Kena backstory! This guy Jakuun meets him while Kena's working as an illegal forger, & quickly starts to suspect Kena has something a little "sun god"-ish about him...

From my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, Part 1 of my #Atlantis trilogy.
“I’m not sure whether to take that as a compliment or not,” Jakuun chuckled. “But I’m not going to turn you in, I swear. I only came here because I wanted to meet you.” The boy frowned. “Why?” “Well—I’m not sure.” Jakuun furrowed his brow too. “Just some kind of feeling I had.” An interesting thought had occurred to him. This boy—he had such a way of speaking, such a penetrating way of looking at the world. He was a master of letters, a grower of gardens. And his eyes looked as though they’d been touched by drops of liquid sun. Not that eye color actually mattered, of course. But it didn’t hurt the aesthetic. “You said you came of age at the end of the last cycle, ona?” Jakuun asked. “That would make you—?” “Twelve. Almost thirteen.” “And when exactly were you born, abja?” The boy gave him a strange look. “Why do you ask?” “I’m just curious.” He hesitated. “The Dragon Spring of the second cycle, just before the Moon of the Dead.”
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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When a masked man starts attacking women on the boardwalk, Dahlia hires Diamond Self Defense to teach the women of her art collective how to stay safe. But Dahlia didn't count on the instructor being her childhood crush, all grown up and back in town.

www.patreon.com/posts/149636...
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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#WIPSnips The word for February 10 is LIQUID

Hans has a rough time in THE RILL LORD (not as rough as Dorilian, but less connected to spoilers). Here Emyli and Aubrey tend to him post-battle with a bit of "liquid."
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Triempery
Text excerpt from THE RILL LORD, sixth and final book (April) of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Snip is of a scene in which Emyli and Aubrey assist Hans following a terrible battle from which he has unexpectedly escaped: Hans obeyed blindly. Aubrey exchanged a relieved glance with Emyli as Hans’s pale throat moved and he gulped the dark, heavy liquid. It smelled strongly of fruit, honey and spices. After only a few swallows, having drunk what he could, he sank back, gasping. But his gaze locked on his mother’s. “Why, Mother? Why didn’t… you tell me?” “Not now. Rest, drink. Then drink some more.” Emyli moved to give Hans the flask again. “There’s no time! He must tell us what happened!” Aubrey needed to know the fates of her kinsmen, her people. The father of her child! She looked down again to see Hans staring at her. “I can’t find him,” Hans whispered. Aubrey felt his agony. Felt it in her own soul. “He held back his attack… held it too long. Nammuor—” His voice faltered, his eyes rolling back. Emyli pushed the flask to his lips once more, raising it until the dark contents spilled over. “Drink,” she ordered. “You have to rest… regain your strength.” She glared at Aubrey, warning her to make no more demands.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary Day 10

Cee has a crush on her best friend Marcus. But he's gay. His alter ego Diodoric has a crush on Cee. But Cee would rather have Marcus as a friend than Diodoric as... something more. (She thinks?)
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10: WIP Love Interest

Aubrey shouldn't have fixed her interest on Dorilian Sordaneon. She should never have even met him.

Enemy of her people. Richer than gods. Hated by all. Rumored to be inhuman. His name evokes loathing.

Too bad they meet when he's using another name.
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10
Love interest

Owen meets Tess in the first half of Serpentus, and he's drawn to her (but he tries to ignore those feelings.) They're both prisoners, and later, they go through some even worse things together.
(I don't have character art for Serpentus😩)
ajcalvin.bsky.social A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 9d
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1
Intro
I'm AJ. I write various fantasy books (mostly epic, some urban, some cozy) and occasionally sci-fi.

This month I'll be focusing mostly on Serpentus because
1) it's in #SPFBO (which officially starts today and
2) Serpentus will celebrate a birthday this month!
#FantasyIndiesFebruary prompts list for February 2026 Hosted by @chesneyinfalt & @l.v.russell_author/@lydiaVRussell AJ Calvin with Serpentus
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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#FebruaryWorldbuilders 10: Prophecy and psychics

The Wall god-machine sees all of Time, past (fixed) and future (fluid). Using this ability, those who can communicate with the Wall -- and indeed the Wall itself -- strive to construct survivable futures.

It's not prophecy. 🧵
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 12h
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, good morning! Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? How do they affect the world? Tomorrow I will ask about free will, so if you have prophecies, think about how that influences whether free will exists or not, and have an answer tomorrow😁
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #FebruaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 1: Metaphysical World 10 Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? The background image shows a misty forest with a mysterious tower in the background. It has a cold, mysterious vibe.
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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#Febchantment

Magical critters of course. 🤩

To make that less boring, you need a good working partnership with a beluan. Because if you suck as a person and/or Traveler they CAN just abandon you. 🤣

For the bits of human magic, a lot of it is vibes but some things require a bit of ritual to them.
professoremily.bsky.social Prof Emily @professoremily.bsky.social · 1d
#Febchantment Day 9

Let's talk magical tools! What does someone need to do magic in your system? An arcane focus (e.g. wand, staff, orb)? A book of spells? A musical instrument? A bunch of obscure ingredients?

If you have magical companions, they would count here 😁

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM