Tessa Hastjarjanto
@tessahastjarjanto.com
Devil's Deal // Tales of Lunis Aquaria // Creator of worlds // Book reviewer and blogger // Writer // Dog mom // Owner of @Narratess 🇳🇱/🇮🇩
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Tessa Hastjarjanto
@tessahastjarjanto.com
· Nov 10
I've gained a lot of new followers recently. Hi! I'm a disabled author from the Netherlands. I write speculative fiction and run a twice-yearly indie sale.
I don't auto-follow back but please reply if you love:
Books
Dogs
Games
Equal rights for everyone
or hate:
Gen-ai
Gen*cide
T*rfs
I don't auto-follow back but please reply if you love:
Books
Dogs
Games
Equal rights for everyone
or hate:
Gen-ai
Gen*cide
T*rfs
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If you are an educator or a parent, feel free to download the teaching guides for all these amazing books. :)
www.wearestrongerthancensorship.org/read_discuss
www.wearestrongerthancensorship.org/read_discuss
Read & Discuss
www.wearestrongerthancensorship.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
If you are an educator or a parent, feel free to download the teaching guides for all these amazing books. :)
www.wearestrongerthancensorship.org/read_discuss
www.wearestrongerthancensorship.org/read_discuss
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Hey everyone. Hate that I have to post this. My dog was hit by a car tonight and suffered a shattered leg and damage to her intestines. Surgery and medical expenses are roughly $20,000. It’s been a rough year and anything helps.
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
Donate to Surgery and recovery for Catcher, organized by Luke Tarzian
Hi everyone. My name is Luke. I’m starting this campaign for my dad and our dog. Catcher… Luke Tarzian needs your support for Surgery and recovery for Catcher
gofund.me
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hey everyone. Hate that I have to post this. My dog was hit by a car tonight and suffered a shattered leg and damage to her intestines. Surgery and medical expenses are roughly $20,000. It’s been a rough year and anything helps.
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
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ICYMI!
No One To Hold the Distant Dead, by @klschroeder.bsky.social (pub by @psychopomp.com), is a dark sci-fi novella that gives us a glimpse of hope. A reading that I recommend if you want to continue thinking after finishing the story.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/no-o...
💙📚
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/no-o...
💙📚
JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
jamreads.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
ICYMI!
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We're rounding off the day with a list of recommended queer books by enthusiastic reader @turkeycleverness.bsky.social! Read the Rainbow:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom... #AMoRaR
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We're rounding off the day with a list of recommended queer books by enthusiastic reader @turkeycleverness.bsky.social! Read the Rainbow:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom... #AMoRaR
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IT AM ME AGAIN. Also, this features...a lot of you :). Sorry I didn't have the spoons to write my own blurbs at the time!
We're rounding off the day with a list of recommended queer books by enthusiastic reader @turkeycleverness.bsky.social! Read the Rainbow:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-recom... #AMoRaR
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
IT AM ME AGAIN. Also, this features...a lot of you :). Sorry I didn't have the spoons to write my own blurbs at the time!
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We should absolutely see this as a betrayal, and we should vote and act accordingly. @ec.europa.eu has to be held accountable for selling out Europe - and the world at large through it.
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We should absolutely see this as a betrayal, and we should vote and act accordingly. @ec.europa.eu has to be held accountable for selling out Europe - and the world at large through it.
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We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
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Today's the day! Here is the cover for the paperback edition of METROPOLIS DOWN! Done by the amazing @kjetll.bsky.social, it is everything that I wanted and more besides.
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today's the day! Here is the cover for the paperback edition of METROPOLIS DOWN! Done by the amazing @kjetll.bsky.social, it is everything that I wanted and more besides.
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and we wish you a good morning.
Today, we have a guest post written by Ben Moxon ( @glenatron.bsky.social ) who tells us about his favourite fantasy worlds and what makes them special.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BookSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding
Today, we have a guest post written by Ben Moxon ( @glenatron.bsky.social ) who tells us about his favourite fantasy worlds and what makes them special.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BookSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and we wish you a good morning.
Today, we have a guest post written by Ben Moxon ( @glenatron.bsky.social ) who tells us about his favourite fantasy worlds and what makes them special.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BookSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding
Today, we have a guest post written by Ben Moxon ( @glenatron.bsky.social ) who tells us about his favourite fantasy worlds and what makes them special.
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BookSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding
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I've probably written close to 3500 pages with fountain pen although not all fiction. The fiction I have written long hand were better as a first draft than my typed first drafts. There's something about the brain/hand/pen connection that just works for me.
And if you're already quite mad, like Neal Stephenson, you might write upwards of 3500 pages with a fountain pen.
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I've probably written close to 3500 pages with fountain pen although not all fiction. The fiction I have written long hand were better as a first draft than my typed first drafts. There's something about the brain/hand/pen connection that just works for me.
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One of my fav presses, without a doubt
Fuck it how about Tenebrous Press! We're Weird! We rule! We're FIVE FUCKING YEARS DEEP and we're not stopping.
Our 2026 Book Club launches next week, we've got a killer back catalogue, and you should buy everything in our store:
store.tenebrouspress.com
Our 2026 Book Club launches next week, we've got a killer back catalogue, and you should buy everything in our store:
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
One of my fav presses, without a doubt
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Sorry, these are the characters (as animals) from this series
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
Queer gothic comedies of manners and murders
Tried to write cozy, failed at the "no murders" part (well, there are cozy detective stories. This is... not one of them lol)
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
Queer gothic comedies of manners and murders
Tried to write cozy, failed at the "no murders" part (well, there are cozy detective stories. This is... not one of them lol)
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Sorry, these are the characters (as animals) from this series
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
Queer gothic comedies of manners and murders
Tried to write cozy, failed at the "no murders" part (well, there are cozy detective stories. This is... not one of them lol)
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
Queer gothic comedies of manners and murders
Tried to write cozy, failed at the "no murders" part (well, there are cozy detective stories. This is... not one of them lol)
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Weekend bump 💛
Shop is open for a week! And US shipping is back 🥳
sleepimali-shop.com
Shares are super appreciated 💛💛
#EUShop #ArtShop #CuteArt #Shop
sleepimali-shop.com
Shares are super appreciated 💛💛
#EUShop #ArtShop #CuteArt #Shop
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Weekend bump 💛
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GO HIT THE FOLLOW BUTTON. Indie Bites consistently puts together great work. AND I have a story in this, about a massive magical cat and a grumpy student.
That button doesn't force you to back but it *will* help them with algorithms !
That button doesn't force you to back but it *will* help them with algorithms !
BIG NEWS!
We’re crowdfunding for a special 5th anniversary hardback of Indie Bites!
Sign up to our prelaunch page now to be notified the moment the Kickstarter goes live:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
We’re crowdfunding for a special 5th anniversary hardback of Indie Bites!
Sign up to our prelaunch page now to be notified the moment the Kickstarter goes live:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
Coming soon: The Quintessential Indie Bites: Five Years of Fantasy
From quarterly fantasy magazine Indie Bites, a plush hardback featuring 20 of the editors' favourite stories from the past 20 issues.
www.kickstarter.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
GO HIT THE FOLLOW BUTTON. Indie Bites consistently puts together great work. AND I have a story in this, about a massive magical cat and a grumpy student.
That button doesn't force you to back but it *will* help them with algorithms !
That button doesn't force you to back but it *will* help them with algorithms !
Very important content for those who love libraries.
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and earlier today, we shared an article by Cat Rector @catrector.com about getting books into libraries.
Now, we have an article with Cat herself, to give her a chance to talk about her own books.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Now, we have an article with Cat herself, to give her a chance to talk about her own books.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Very important content for those who love libraries.
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The giveaway for today's challenge is Coal Gets In Your Veins by @catrector.com! We've already featured a guest post from Cat today, but check back later for our interview!
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The giveaway for today's challenge is Coal Gets In Your Veins by @catrector.com! We've already featured a guest post from Cat today, but check back later for our interview!
Sharing a pic of the indie book that convinced me to publish my own book!
Gift of the Destroyer by @jeroensteenbeeke.nl
Gift of the Destroyer by @jeroensteenbeeke.nl
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sharing a pic of the indie book that convinced me to publish my own book!
Gift of the Destroyer by @jeroensteenbeeke.nl
Gift of the Destroyer by @jeroensteenbeeke.nl
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If you haven't already snapped up this @storybundle.bsky.social , check it out: it includes my complete Harwood Spellbook omnibus as well as so many other great books by @kristadb1.bsky.social , @victoriagoddard.bsky.social , @jbensonink.bsky.social & more!
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you haven't already snapped up this @storybundle.bsky.social , check it out: it includes my complete Harwood Spellbook omnibus as well as so many other great books by @kristadb1.bsky.social , @victoriagoddard.bsky.social , @jbensonink.bsky.social & more!
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
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🎨In need of art for your current or future book or project? Our end of the year sale struck early this year!💙📚🌶️📚🪐📚🌈
Shop small this holiday season, support independent artists & let's create some magic together!
Contact us to grab your discount✨
🌐 42fold.studio
Shop small this holiday season, support independent artists & let's create some magic together!
Contact us to grab your discount✨
🌐 42fold.studio
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🎨In need of art for your current or future book or project? Our end of the year sale struck early this year!💙📚🌶️📚🪐📚🌈
Shop small this holiday season, support independent artists & let's create some magic together!
Contact us to grab your discount✨
🌐 42fold.studio
Shop small this holiday season, support independent artists & let's create some magic together!
Contact us to grab your discount✨
🌐 42fold.studio
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Daily Challenge 13: Blood ≠ Love - Share your favorite found family from an indie book!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Daily Challenge 13: Blood ≠ Love - Share your favorite found family from an indie book!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...