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Tamara S. Harker
@tamarasharker.com
Indie epic fantasy author, editor, and avid collector and list-maker. My first novel, The Fruit of War: Stone and Flesh, arrives 1st March 2026!

🚫 GenAI, bigots unwelcome.
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www.tamarasharker.com
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Looking to sink your teeth into a cerebral, rich epic fantasy? "The Fruit of War: Stone and Flesh" will be served 1st March 2026!

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#epicfantasy #darkfantasy #fruitofwar #indiebooks
Day 15 of #FantasyIndiesJanuary!

Last: "Annihilation" by Jeff Vandermeer (reread)

Current: Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du Mal", du Maurier's "Frenchman's Creek", Jordan's "New Spring".

Next: "Authority" by Jeff Vandermeer, plus whatever fantasy series my Darling Viking and I decide to start!
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Day 14 of #FantasyIndiesJanuary! (Catchup)

This year I want to be more consistent in my productivity. In other words, write more, and more often. I have a lot of ground to cover if I want to meet certain drafting goals, even with all the pre-publication prep for Book 1.
January 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Day 13 of #FantasyIndiesJanuary! (Catchup)

Fîeron is a bit of a stickler for punctuality, routine, and rules. All of these are products of his strict upbringing by two Physiçia (doctor) parents and the tutors they hired in the hopes he'd follow in their footsteps.

He also hates loud chewing.
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Day 15 of #JanuaryWorldbuilders!

Given that Fîeron is basically a monk, I'm gonna talk about Devatska, the 'Acosaphaura Firearms' that she invented alongside enstreng (gunpowder), and the Quelldraw Act that outlawed them.

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Alright, time to get into some of those weeds I promised! The theme of this week and next will be fighting-centric. Weapons and armor this week. Militaries next week. Today's #JanuaryWorldbuilders Q: What weapon(s) are used by your MC (or another important character?)
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Day 14 of #JanuaryWorldbuilders! (Catchup)

The climate and limited presence of cultivatable land has a strong influence on what foods are able to be grown or reared in Ícalar. Most foods are those that can thrive in semi-arid to arid climates and take advantage of limited space.

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Last question on our "society, broadly" theme for #JanuaryWorldbuilders. What food or drinks are popular in the society you've been talking about? If can be an MC's society, or any one you have an interesting answer for.
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Day 13 of #JanuaryWorldbuilders! (Catchup)

I've already talked about bloodsilk with regards to ethera, so I'd like to touch on other woven fabrics widespread throughout Ícalar as well as clothing.

Covered in this thread (!): plaincloth, heavycloth, coarseweave, and cloudweave.

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#JanuaryWorldbuilders! This week is about broad societal questions. What kind of clothes or accessories are worn in your MC's society? Feel free to post pictures of your characters if their clothes are a good representation of what is worn! It can be for everyday use or for special occasions.
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Day 15 of #WritingInJanuary!

Without getting too spoiler-y, Fîeron's *new* relationships tend to improve a little, while an older one ends on a tense note. I'd also say that his relationship with *himself* changes, if not improves.
January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Day 14 of #WritingInJanuary! (Catchup)

Surprisingly tough to find one for Fîeron! He *does* feel peaceful in the Well of his House, which is close to the Éga Root of Korzhûn and thus where he releases the souls of the deceased.

Outside of work, though, it'd be anywhere with his sister.
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Day 13 of #WritingInJanuary! (Catchup)

Excepting some minor MISinterpretations from beta readers that were then straightened out during redrafting, not yet! I'm very much looking forward to hearing overarching interpretations and theories from readers!
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I'll catch up with prompts later: for now I want to share my latest blog post. I've been thinking about the subject ever since @adamcbassett.com made his post Saturday.

I don't claim to have answers -- I wish I did -- but maybe sharing my thoughts will help!

www.tamarasharker.com/about-tamara...
Joy and Guilt Amidst Chaos / Blog / About Tamara | Tamara S. Harker
How do we, as creatives, balance living our lives – being happy – when it feels selfish in the face of current events to do so?
www.tamarasharker.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Whomever downloaded their free sneak-peek into "Stone and Flesh" in the last 24hrs, thank you and enjoy!

Also in general, welcome, new followers! ❤️ See my pinned post for more about me and my debut epic fantasy novel, and if you feel like hanging out elsewhere:

linktr.ee/tamarasharker

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January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I also want y'all to know I got one of my proof copies in, which has been distracting me this evening, and that it's taking a lot of self-restraint not to share! (I need to tweak the cover a bit, but the interior turned out better than expected!)
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
It's been so fun seeing everyone's #BluePit posts! Thank you, everyone! ❤️
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Reposted by Tamara S. Harker
GREEK GODS x HORROR

A skeptical FBI agent gets handed the most complicated case of his life: folks being ☠️'d by ripping out and eating human hearts. Rumor has it, a GREEK GOD is the culprit, or so the agent's new coworker claims. And the coworker? That god's mother.

#BluePit #A #H #M #PN #P
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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- A chaotic semi-divine princess with dark secrets
- Her new husband, who’s plotting her murder
- A seafaring quest for lost saintly relics
- Fae-like magic
- Ace rep
- Religious trauma
- Slowburn enemies-to-besties

What could go wrong?

#BluePit📖 #Q 📝 #F #YA w/ #A crossover appeal #OV #LGBT #DIS
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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The Night of Fallen Gods

To integrate a sect of worshippers of the “One True God” further into society, the First Daughter of the Alliance must travel to their Holy City, which no outsider has set foot in for two hundred years.

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #F #LGBT
January 13, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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An immortal guardian of god-magic comes out of hiding in modern London when immortal extremists exploit his daughter’s death to establish a new age of gods on earth.

HIGHLANDER meets GOD OF WAR

#BluePit📖 #A #F #Q
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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One last push before the end! #BluePit📖 #W #A #WF #F #R #HS #WritingCommunity
When a strange bloom reveals magic she was never meant to have, a quiet bookshop clerk is forced into the magical society hidden within 1920s America. There, she must learn to defend herself against the authorities who deem her too dangerous to exist. #BluePit 📖 #W #A #WF #F #R #HS #WritingCommunity
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Demon King Daughter!
-single mom and her gay kid just wanna live!
-fight the paladin hegemony!
-witches as underdog heroes!
-our world + demons = wow!
-F/F, F/M romances
Print, ebook, KU: a.co/d/c4RtAOj
#bluepit📖 #YA #F #P
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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THE ARGONAUT'S SON

The Song of Achilles x The Women x The Binding

In Ancient Greece, when one man’s dream of family and brotherhood collides with another’s quest for honour, can their bond survive the trauma of war?

#BluePit📖 #Q #A #LGBT #ND
#HS #R #Myth
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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I don't have another pitch prepared, so reupping this one for the evening crowd!

#BluePit📖 #A #F #W
If something big is stolen in Antolliers, that was Foxtail. Nev wants him dead, and not just because she's a warden. But if she is to save her city from the plague he says is coming, allying with him is her only hope - before he figures out who she really is.
#BluePit📖 #A #F #W
January 13, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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After Riordan Payne accidentally resurrects an amnesiac corpse, he'd do anything to get rid of it. He didn’t think ‘anything’ meant making friends with it, rescuing a kid wizard together, taking a road trip across the desert, or reawakening his humanity.
#BluePit📖 #YA #F #H #Q #LGBT
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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N.I.C.E.F.: Neural-Interface Controlled Exo-Frame
-space opera with mechs!
-homage to all the anime classics!
-alien assassin!
-queer-inclusive cast!
-tackles racism and misogyny!
-found family healing!
-F/F, M/F romance!
All Buy Options: linktr.ee/pjc_cahill
#bluepit📖 #YA #SF #P
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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BLOOD ON OUR NAMES

A fey courtly murder plot with:
🧌 unlikely found family
💀 betraying secrets
❤️‍🔥 Terrible father figures
🐦‍⬛ The cost paid in being gifted magic
🍂 Finding courage
🧚 Second chances
🪓 an escape from fate only to end up in the arms of destiny

#BluePit📖 #wip #F #A #Dis #LGBT
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Cry Wolf!
-precious, disaster lesbians finding love!
-fully monstrous werewolves!
-FMC tomboy lesbian werewolf!
-Ice-queen Russian mobster werewolf villain!
-sympathy for the unhoused!
-healing with community AND love!
Preorder: pjc-cahill.itch.io/cry-wolf
a.co/d/28f22ny
#bluepit📖 #A #R #PN #P
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM