Spotlight Indie
@spotlightindie.bsky.social
Celebrating indie writing and art. We're all about connection, creativity and community. Videos, reviews & regular events for indies. www.spotlightindie.co.uk. Our team: @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social @frasierarmitage.bsky.social @alexsbradshaw.bsky.social
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Coming up: We're excited to be hosting a special livestream on 16th November (3pm EST/8pm GMT) to help celebrate the launch of The Book of Spores Kickstarter - with @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social, @eleni-argyro.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4jww8zav
Want to spend some time writing with an awesome bunch of indie authors this weekend? We're hosting another live write-a-long on our Youtube channel on 30th Nov. Come join us and some indie author guests for a relaxed, fun, no pressure writing session! #writingcommunity #indieauthors #writerlife
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Want to spend some time writing with an awesome bunch of indie authors this weekend? We're hosting another live write-a-long on our Youtube channel on 30th Nov. Come join us and some indie author guests for a relaxed, fun, no pressure writing session! #writingcommunity #indieauthors #writerlife
It's a Spotlight Team edition of Begone! The series where we invite indie authors to battle to banish minor inconveniences to an imaginary fiery portal. Yoghurt based conspiracies! Touch screen calamities! Frasier doing a Sean Connery impression! youtu.be/e0VhyPgaWCE
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's a Spotlight Team edition of Begone! The series where we invite indie authors to battle to banish minor inconveniences to an imaginary fiery portal. Yoghurt based conspiracies! Touch screen calamities! Frasier doing a Sean Connery impression! youtu.be/e0VhyPgaWCE
We've been a little quiet recently with events, illnesses and lots of background work taking over as we prepare for our relaunch next year. We've got lots coming up though and some very exciting changes coming soon! #BookSky #writingcommunity #indieauthors #indiebooks
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We've been a little quiet recently with events, illnesses and lots of background work taking over as we prepare for our relaunch next year. We've got lots coming up though and some very exciting changes coming soon! #BookSky #writingcommunity #indieauthors #indiebooks
This was such a fun discussion. Come for the alliteration, stay for all the amazing anthology advice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This was such a fun discussion. Come for the alliteration, stay for all the amazing anthology advice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
WE'RE LIVE RIGHT NOW! With @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social, @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WE'RE LIVE RIGHT NOW! With @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social, @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
ONE HOUR TO GO!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
How to CREATE an ANTHOLOGY 📖 Live Panel with HL Tinsley, Xueting C. Ni & More
Join authors/editors HL TInsley, Xueting C. Ni, Adrian M. Gibson and Frasier Armitage for a panel on everything anthologies, where they will delve into the process of creating, organizing and…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ONE HOUR TO GO!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
IT'S HAPPENING TODAY! We go live at 3pm EST/8pm GMT to talk all things anthologies! Join us over on Youtube and bring your questions for our panel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
How to CREATE an ANTHOLOGY 📖 Live Panel with HL Tinsley, Xueting C. Ni & More
Join authors/editors HL TInsley, Xueting C. Ni, Adrian M. Gibson and Frasier Armitage for a panel on everything anthologies, where they will delve into the process of creating, organizing and…
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
IT'S HAPPENING TODAY! We go live at 3pm EST/8pm GMT to talk all things anthologies! Join us over on Youtube and bring your questions for our panel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGT...
Calling fans of funghi and fiction: Join @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social, @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social at 3pm EST/8pm GMT for a live panel to celebrate the currently ongoing success of the Book of Spores kickstarter!!! www.youtube.com/live/7kGTBM0...
How to CREATE an ANTHOLOGY 📖 Live Panel with HL Tinsley, Xueting C. Ni & More
Join authors/editors HL TInsley, Xueting C. Ni, Adrian M. Gibson and Frasier Armitage for a panel on everything anthologies, where they will delve into the p...
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Calling fans of funghi and fiction: Join @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social, @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social at 3pm EST/8pm GMT for a live panel to celebrate the currently ongoing success of the Book of Spores kickstarter!!! www.youtube.com/live/7kGTBM0...
Want to know what it takes to put an epic anthology together? Join @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social, @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social at 3pm EST/8pm GMT for a live panel to help celebrate the launch of the Book of Spores kickstarter. tinyurl.com/42ryv8dm
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Want to know what it takes to put an epic anthology together? Join @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social, @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social at 3pm EST/8pm GMT for a live panel to help celebrate the launch of the Book of Spores kickstarter. tinyurl.com/42ryv8dm
Coming up: We're excited to be hosting a special livestream on 16th November (3pm EST/8pm GMT) to help celebrate the launch of The Book of Spores Kickstarter - with @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social, @eleni-argyro.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4jww8zav
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Coming up: We're excited to be hosting a special livestream on 16th November (3pm EST/8pm GMT) to help celebrate the launch of The Book of Spores Kickstarter - with @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social, @eleni-argyro.bsky.social and @xuetingni.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4jww8zav
Part two of our chat with @scrimscribes.bsky.social is live now! This time, we're talking about how to get over the fear of passing your manuscript onto others to read. You can find the video right here, right now! youtu.be/Xn52o3PlNUY
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Part two of our chat with @scrimscribes.bsky.social is live now! This time, we're talking about how to get over the fear of passing your manuscript onto others to read. You can find the video right here, right now! youtu.be/Xn52o3PlNUY
It's Sunday video time! This weekend, Frasier and Alex got to chat with the extremely talented @scrimscribes.bsky.social about all things writing, fantasy and indie experience. The video is live now and ready to watch right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03O...
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's Sunday video time! This weekend, Frasier and Alex got to chat with the extremely talented @scrimscribes.bsky.social about all things writing, fantasy and indie experience. The video is live now and ready to watch right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03O...
It's time for part 2 of our conversation with @theengineer.bsky.social as Darran M. Handshaw joins @frasierarmitage.bsky.social and Amber to troubleshoot some writerly problems youtu.be/uxMtWGKIVZQ?...
There's No Such Things as a Stupid Question With Darran M Handshaw
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October 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's time for part 2 of our conversation with @theengineer.bsky.social as Darran M. Handshaw joins @frasierarmitage.bsky.social and Amber to troubleshoot some writerly problems youtu.be/uxMtWGKIVZQ?...
COVER REVEAL: COVER REVEAL: Are you ready to be infected? We are excited to reveal the cover for The Book of Spores Anthology created by some of the authors and creatives of Fan Fi Addict and @sffaddictspod.bsky.social. Keep an eye out for more spore updates soon! spotlightindie.co.uk?p=2152
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
COVER REVEAL: COVER REVEAL: Are you ready to be infected? We are excited to reveal the cover for The Book of Spores Anthology created by some of the authors and creatives of Fan Fi Addict and @sffaddictspod.bsky.social. Keep an eye out for more spore updates soon! spotlightindie.co.uk?p=2152
It's Sunday! That means a new video on Spotlight Indie and it's a first for us as Spotlight team member and now brand new co-host Amber joins Frasier to chat with author @theengineer.bsky.social! Watch it here: YouTube vid In Conversation with: youtu.be/chzleMWNZCk
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's Sunday! That means a new video on Spotlight Indie and it's a first for us as Spotlight team member and now brand new co-host Amber joins Frasier to chat with author @theengineer.bsky.social! Watch it here: YouTube vid In Conversation with: youtu.be/chzleMWNZCk
Didn't get enough beardiness last weekend? We got you covered with some extra time with the Beardsmen. Dive into the dark and devious minds of @dbrook.bsky.social, @tombookbeard.bsky.social and @davidtlist.bsky.social. With special mentions for @charliecav.bsky.social. youtu.be/jaCSzeF55t4 #BookSky
October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Didn't get enough beardiness last weekend? We got you covered with some extra time with the Beardsmen. Dive into the dark and devious minds of @dbrook.bsky.social, @tombookbeard.bsky.social and @davidtlist.bsky.social. With special mentions for @charliecav.bsky.social. youtu.be/jaCSzeF55t4 #BookSky
In case you haven't seen, our friends at Read Indie Fantasy are running a fantastic campaign over November to support indie authors and books. If you want to get involved, the details are here ⬇️
We're super excited by the responses we've had so far for A Month of Rain and Reads! We're going to start contacting people soon.
If you'd like to take part, please take a look at the sign up sheet as we'll be closing sign ups on 15th October. Watch this space!
If you'd like to take part, please take a look at the sign up sheet as we'll be closing sign ups on 15th October. Watch this space!
We've got a big announcement to make! For the entire month of November, we're going to be hosting an event celebrating indie and self-published SFF authors that we're calling... A Month of Rain and Reads!
But we'd like YOU to get involved! Find out more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/announcing-a...
But we'd like YOU to get involved! Find out more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/announcing-a...
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In case you haven't seen, our friends at Read Indie Fantasy are running a fantastic campaign over November to support indie authors and books. If you want to get involved, the details are here ⬇️
If you're feeling deflated now our big indie weekend is over, we've got just the thing - we're back this Sunday with some dice-rolling bonus beardy content. Extra time with 3 out of 4 Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse lands Sunday night! #indieauthor #indiebooks #writingcommunity
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you're feeling deflated now our big indie weekend is over, we've got just the thing - we're back this Sunday with some dice-rolling bonus beardy content. Extra time with 3 out of 4 Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse lands Sunday night! #indieauthor #indiebooks #writingcommunity
Congratulations to the winners of our giveaways this weekend! One of our team will be in touch over the next few days to arrange getting your prizes sent out. The winners were:
Phil Parker paperback giveaway: @charliecav.bsky.social
Emma L Adams paperback giveaway: Mark Coulter
Phil Parker paperback giveaway: @charliecav.bsky.social
Emma L Adams paperback giveaway: Mark Coulter
October 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Congratulations to the winners of our giveaways this weekend! One of our team will be in touch over the next few days to arrange getting your prizes sent out. The winners were:
Phil Parker paperback giveaway: @charliecav.bsky.social
Emma L Adams paperback giveaway: Mark Coulter
Phil Parker paperback giveaway: @charliecav.bsky.social
Emma L Adams paperback giveaway: Mark Coulter
Our Big Indie Weekend comes to a close! We hope you've had as much fun as us! We want to say a massive thankyou, not only to our guests, but to everyone who has joined in, showed up, shared, liked and helped us over the last 12 months. It's been a blast - long may it continue!
October 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our Big Indie Weekend comes to a close! We hope you've had as much fun as us! We want to say a massive thankyou, not only to our guests, but to everyone who has joined in, showed up, shared, liked and helped us over the last 12 months. It's been a blast - long may it continue!
We go live in 15 mins! Come join us and our fantastic guests to wrap up our big weekend I'm style!
October 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We go live in 15 mins! Come join us and our fantastic guests to wrap up our big weekend I'm style!
Our Big Indie Weekend is nearly over, but before we wrap up, we're inviting some friends over to celebrate one year of Spotlight Indie. Join Holly and Frasier, plus @thomashowardriley.bsky.social, @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @tdevens.bsky.social at 9pm! youtube.com/live/glKdXsC...
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our Big Indie Weekend is nearly over, but before we wrap up, we're inviting some friends over to celebrate one year of Spotlight Indie. Join Holly and Frasier, plus @thomashowardriley.bsky.social, @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @tdevens.bsky.social at 9pm! youtube.com/live/glKdXsC...
One hour to go until we go live with the beardsmen. We'll be getting both beardy and nerdy over indie books, so come join in the chat!
Are you ready for the greatest crossover in podcast history? Spotlight's Frasier Armitage takes on 3 of the beardsmen of bookpocalypse in the ultimate indie fan showdown. There may be tears. There may be blood. There will definitely be beards. Live at 7pm! youtube.com/live/TjiFVzn...
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One hour to go until we go live with the beardsmen. We'll be getting both beardy and nerdy over indie books, so come join in the chat!
Don't forget that you have until 7pm today BST to enter any of our giveaways running over the weekend. Winners will be drawn at 9pm today!
October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Don't forget that you have until 7pm today BST to enter any of our giveaways running over the weekend. Winners will be drawn at 9pm today!