Arista Holmes
@aristaholmes.bsky.social
I am Arista Holmes. A self published/indie author currently working on my debut series. For more info, check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AristaHolmes
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MasterCard
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International: 1-636-722-7111
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International: 1-402-935-2050
Hey, everyone should follow Knutty, if you like beautiful art pieces!! I'm lucky enough to be able to call this wonderful person a friend. Have commissioned artwork from her before. And will absolutely be doing so again in the future, finances allowing!! #art #artist #raffle #friends #artfriends
Okay, finally 😎 The mighty ART RAFFLE!
Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)
Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)
No raffle accounts!
Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)
Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)
No raffle accounts!
June 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Hey, everyone should follow Knutty, if you like beautiful art pieces!! I'm lucky enough to be able to call this wonderful person a friend. Have commissioned artwork from her before. And will absolutely be doing so again in the future, finances allowing!! #art #artist #raffle #friends #artfriends
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Okay, finally 😎 The mighty ART RAFFLE!
Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)
Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)
No raffle accounts!
Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)
Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)
No raffle accounts!
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Okay, finally 😎 The mighty ART RAFFLE!
Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)
Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)
No raffle accounts!
Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)
Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)
No raffle accounts!
Not gonna lie, I find Tumblr to be a bit like that. I think it's why I love it so much.
I was thinking yesterday how I miss blogs. The personal ramblings of an anonymous person. Live journal wasn't on my radar, but is there something like that still?
do you remember
before social media
when the web was an infinite mysterious forest of things people had created, for free, for other people
like you'd just stumble on this guy's Geocities page where he'd posted the sketches he'd done of every vegetable in his garden
the web made me love humanity
before social media
when the web was an infinite mysterious forest of things people had created, for free, for other people
like you'd just stumble on this guy's Geocities page where he'd posted the sketches he'd done of every vegetable in his garden
the web made me love humanity
May 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Not gonna lie, I find Tumblr to be a bit like that. I think it's why I love it so much.
#FantasyIndiesMaytober May10th; Saturday Snippet!
I use ‘Regret’ exactly three times in the current Darkling manuscript.
All have... some spoilers. In this one, let’s just say that Telepathy isn’t Lizzy’s strongest skill...
#regret #snippet #sneakpeek #extract #feytouchedtrilogy #darkling
I use ‘Regret’ exactly three times in the current Darkling manuscript.
All have... some spoilers. In this one, let’s just say that Telepathy isn’t Lizzy’s strongest skill...
#regret #snippet #sneakpeek #extract #feytouchedtrilogy #darkling
May 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#FantasyIndiesMaytober May10th; Saturday Snippet!
I use ‘Regret’ exactly three times in the current Darkling manuscript.
All have... some spoilers. In this one, let’s just say that Telepathy isn’t Lizzy’s strongest skill...
#regret #snippet #sneakpeek #extract #feytouchedtrilogy #darkling
I use ‘Regret’ exactly three times in the current Darkling manuscript.
All have... some spoilers. In this one, let’s just say that Telepathy isn’t Lizzy’s strongest skill...
#regret #snippet #sneakpeek #extract #feytouchedtrilogy #darkling
#fantasyindiesmaytober May9th... What movie or show am I currently watching?
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’. An old favourite of mine... & let's be honest, you can't go wrong with a good vampire!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #vampires
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’. An old favourite of mine... & let's be honest, you can't go wrong with a good vampire!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #vampires
May 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#fantasyindiesmaytober May9th... What movie or show am I currently watching?
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’. An old favourite of mine... & let's be honest, you can't go wrong with a good vampire!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #vampires
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’. An old favourite of mine... & let's be honest, you can't go wrong with a good vampire!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #vampires
#fantasyindiesmaytober Catching up posting for May 8th
Talking about the Villain's strengths &weaknesses; Not to give away too much, but human blood is definitely bot a strength AND a weakness!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #weaknesses #strengths
Talking about the Villain's strengths &weaknesses; Not to give away too much, but human blood is definitely bot a strength AND a weakness!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #weaknesses #strengths
May 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#fantasyindiesmaytober Catching up posting for May 8th
Talking about the Villain's strengths &weaknesses; Not to give away too much, but human blood is definitely bot a strength AND a weakness!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #weaknesses #strengths
Talking about the Villain's strengths &weaknesses; Not to give away too much, but human blood is definitely bot a strength AND a weakness!
#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #weaknesses #strengths
#Fantasyindiesmaytober May 7th
I'm a few days behind, so trying to catch up on posting. But Myth's in my WIP is an interesting one, and not one I've thought too much about before this question popped up...
I'm a few days behind, so trying to catch up on posting. But Myth's in my WIP is an interesting one, and not one I've thought too much about before this question popped up...
May 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#Fantasyindiesmaytober May 7th
I'm a few days behind, so trying to catch up on posting. But Myth's in my WIP is an interesting one, and not one I've thought too much about before this question popped up...
I'm a few days behind, so trying to catch up on posting. But Myth's in my WIP is an interesting one, and not one I've thought too much about before this question popped up...
#Fantasyindiesmaytober MC's Fears!
Lizzy is scared of lots of things, but she covers most of her fears with anger...
Lizzy’s oldest, most deep rooted fear, is that she has no place where she belongs.
#Writing #Writinglife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #fears #selfpublished #behindthescenes
Lizzy is scared of lots of things, but she covers most of her fears with anger...
Lizzy’s oldest, most deep rooted fear, is that she has no place where she belongs.
#Writing #Writinglife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #fears #selfpublished #behindthescenes
May 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#Fantasyindiesmaytober MC's Fears!
Lizzy is scared of lots of things, but she covers most of her fears with anger...
Lizzy’s oldest, most deep rooted fear, is that she has no place where she belongs.
#Writing #Writinglife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #fears #selfpublished #behindthescenes
Lizzy is scared of lots of things, but she covers most of her fears with anger...
Lizzy’s oldest, most deep rooted fear, is that she has no place where she belongs.
#Writing #Writinglife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #fears #selfpublished #behindthescenes
There’s two “Villians” in The Fey Touched Trilogy. What I’d call an enviromental Villian; The Kavians. They affect everyone in the world.
There’s also a Specific Villian, Sethan Blackwood, that the Main Character Lizzy stands in direct oppostion too.
#fantasyindiesmaytober #fantasy
There’s also a Specific Villian, Sethan Blackwood, that the Main Character Lizzy stands in direct oppostion too.
#fantasyindiesmaytober #fantasy
May 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
There’s two “Villians” in The Fey Touched Trilogy. What I’d call an enviromental Villian; The Kavians. They affect everyone in the world.
There’s also a Specific Villian, Sethan Blackwood, that the Main Character Lizzy stands in direct oppostion too.
#fantasyindiesmaytober #fantasy
There’s also a Specific Villian, Sethan Blackwood, that the Main Character Lizzy stands in direct oppostion too.
#fantasyindiesmaytober #fantasy
I did think about this. I actually have a folder on my computer with fonts I feel like match my characters handwriting.
I started the font collection with merch in mind for character quotes on products in their own handwriting!
I started the font collection with merch in mind for character quotes on products in their own handwriting!
yall don't know what ur missing fr. this is an almost untapped market of potential
Authors should start doing merch from their characters. Imagine getting a letter from your favourite comfort character.
I think that would heal and destroy me emotionally all at once.
#booksky
I think that would heal and destroy me emotionally all at once.
#booksky
May 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I did think about this. I actually have a folder on my computer with fonts I feel like match my characters handwriting.
I started the font collection with merch in mind for character quotes on products in their own handwriting!
I started the font collection with merch in mind for character quotes on products in their own handwriting!
#fantasyindiesmaytober for May 4th is asking about Nightmares in my WIP.
Actual Dreams and Nightmares are things I don't write about often, as they're not my favourite thing to read about.
#writer #writing #writingcommunity #author #ReadersofBluesky #fantasybooks #fantasyreaders #portalfantasy
Actual Dreams and Nightmares are things I don't write about often, as they're not my favourite thing to read about.
#writer #writing #writingcommunity #author #ReadersofBluesky #fantasybooks #fantasyreaders #portalfantasy
May 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#fantasyindiesmaytober for May 4th is asking about Nightmares in my WIP.
Actual Dreams and Nightmares are things I don't write about often, as they're not my favourite thing to read about.
#writer #writing #writingcommunity #author #ReadersofBluesky #fantasybooks #fantasyreaders #portalfantasy
Actual Dreams and Nightmares are things I don't write about often, as they're not my favourite thing to read about.
#writer #writing #writingcommunity #author #ReadersofBluesky #fantasybooks #fantasyreaders #portalfantasy
Saturday Snippet - "Fear" #fantasyindiesmaytober
This is a section from one of my favourite scenes in the first 25% of Darkling.
I’m really happy about where ‘Fear’ fell in this piece. If I’d shared anything else before or after this section, there’d have been spoilers abound!
This is a section from one of my favourite scenes in the first 25% of Darkling.
I’m really happy about where ‘Fear’ fell in this piece. If I’d shared anything else before or after this section, there’d have been spoilers abound!
May 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Saturday Snippet - "Fear" #fantasyindiesmaytober
This is a section from one of my favourite scenes in the first 25% of Darkling.
I’m really happy about where ‘Fear’ fell in this piece. If I’d shared anything else before or after this section, there’d have been spoilers abound!
This is a section from one of my favourite scenes in the first 25% of Darkling.
I’m really happy about where ‘Fear’ fell in this piece. If I’d shared anything else before or after this section, there’d have been spoilers abound!
SHADOW OF THE ELDERS is out now! 🎉
In a world broken by drought family and friends are ripped apart. What will they do to find each other again? What magic lurks behind their journeys? Will it save them or plunge the world into further chaos?
Find out!
#booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
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In a world broken by drought family and friends are ripped apart. What will they do to find each other again? What magic lurks behind their journeys? Will it save them or plunge the world into further chaos?
Find out!
#booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
📚🪐💙🩷🧙♂️⚔️
May 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
#fantasyindiesmaytober May 2nd!
Which authors inspire me?
Sarra Cannon, Cassandra Diviak, and Faelan Vance!
Which authors inspire you? Let me know!
Which authors inspire me?
Sarra Cannon, Cassandra Diviak, and Faelan Vance!
Which authors inspire you? Let me know!
May 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
#fantasyindiesmaytober May 2nd!
Which authors inspire me?
Sarra Cannon, Cassandra Diviak, and Faelan Vance!
Which authors inspire you? Let me know!
Which authors inspire me?
Sarra Cannon, Cassandra Diviak, and Faelan Vance!
Which authors inspire you? Let me know!
Taking part in #FantasyIndiesMaytober questions this month! Trying to get back into the swing of social media again.
How's everyone been recently? What are you all working on?
How's everyone been recently? What are you all working on?
May 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Taking part in #FantasyIndiesMaytober questions this month! Trying to get back into the swing of social media again.
How's everyone been recently? What are you all working on?
How's everyone been recently? What are you all working on?
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#FantasyIndiesMaytober 👻
All genres welcome! For snippets, you can use the word of the day or post whatever. You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
All genres welcome! For snippets, you can use the word of the day or post whatever. You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#FantasyIndiesMaytober 👻
All genres welcome! For snippets, you can use the word of the day or post whatever. You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
All genres welcome! For snippets, you can use the word of the day or post whatever. You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!
Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
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#FantasyIndiesMaytober Introduce yourself and WIP
Hello, everyone! I'm Zeggy, a new Author with the upcoming fantasy light novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter, featuring art by Ishida1694. Join Lamya Cade and her party looking for adventure. Inspired by 80s/90s anime and classic rpgs Infernulls.com
Hello, everyone! I'm Zeggy, a new Author with the upcoming fantasy light novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter, featuring art by Ishida1694. Join Lamya Cade and her party looking for adventure. Inspired by 80s/90s anime and classic rpgs Infernulls.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#FantasyIndiesMaytober Introduce yourself and WIP
Hello, everyone! I'm Zeggy, a new Author with the upcoming fantasy light novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter, featuring art by Ishida1694. Join Lamya Cade and her party looking for adventure. Inspired by 80s/90s anime and classic rpgs Infernulls.com
Hello, everyone! I'm Zeggy, a new Author with the upcoming fantasy light novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter, featuring art by Ishida1694. Join Lamya Cade and her party looking for adventure. Inspired by 80s/90s anime and classic rpgs Infernulls.com
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,106,883!... Apparently lol
September 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,106,883!... Apparently lol
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Absolutely unbelievable.
September 2, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Absolutely unbelievable.
GREAT alternative!!
Other alternatives to the Nanowrimo Website, with good tracking graphs, include "Mywriteclub.com" and "Pacemaker.press"
#Nanowrimo #Nano #NanoNonsense #AntiAI #FuckAI #NanoAlternatives #NanowrimoAlternatives
Other alternatives to the Nanowrimo Website, with good tracking graphs, include "Mywriteclub.com" and "Pacemaker.press"
#Nanowrimo #Nano #NanoNonsense #AntiAI #FuckAI #NanoAlternatives #NanowrimoAlternatives
If you've finally had it with NaNoWriMo (and at this point, who hasn't?) but your brain craves the graph, look at this.
gottcode.org/novprog/
gottcode.org/novprog/
NovProg
gottcode.org
September 2, 2024 at 5:10 PM
GREAT alternative!!
Other alternatives to the Nanowrimo Website, with good tracking graphs, include "Mywriteclub.com" and "Pacemaker.press"
#Nanowrimo #Nano #NanoNonsense #AntiAI #FuckAI #NanoAlternatives #NanowrimoAlternatives
Other alternatives to the Nanowrimo Website, with good tracking graphs, include "Mywriteclub.com" and "Pacemaker.press"
#Nanowrimo #Nano #NanoNonsense #AntiAI #FuckAI #NanoAlternatives #NanowrimoAlternatives
I can get behind this. September's a better month for longform writing than November anyway
#ILPWM #InternationalLongProjectWritingMonth #FuckAI #AntiAI #NanoNonsense #Nanowrimo
#ILPWM #InternationalLongProjectWritingMonth #FuckAI #AntiAI #NanoNonsense #Nanowrimo
anyway idk if you heard but September is International Long Project Writing Month brought to you by the Mountain Goats! The rules are you write a long form piece. You yourself write it. Poem, screed, novel, prayer, essay, whatever. We don’t have a 501c3 but we do respect authors and their labor
September 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I can get behind this. September's a better month for longform writing than November anyway
#ILPWM #InternationalLongProjectWritingMonth #FuckAI #AntiAI #NanoNonsense #Nanowrimo
#ILPWM #InternationalLongProjectWritingMonth #FuckAI #AntiAI #NanoNonsense #Nanowrimo
Going live on Youtube with fellow "Self Publishing Fantasy Blog-off" authors in about an hour.
Come and chat with us!
#SPFBOX #SPFBO10 #SPFBO #Writing #WritingCommunity
youtu.be/wUNEW8SB_6o
Come and chat with us!
#SPFBOX #SPFBO10 #SPFBO #Writing #WritingCommunity
youtu.be/wUNEW8SB_6o
SPFBO Blitz Panel 14
Michael Michel FB: https://www.facebook.com/michael.michel.90/ Twitter: https://x.com/Michael__Michel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmichelauthor/ The Cult Discord: https://discord.gg/TApKdeJ3 GR: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23105931.Michael_Michel Amazon Profile: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BRL4W8M8?ingress=0&visitId=28a43f7d-0a94-4d53-9661-6a5b2e3edb23&ref_=ap_rdr Paul Sating Website: paulsating.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorpaulsating Bookbub: bookbub.com/paul-sating Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/16982359.Paul_Sating Instagram: @paulsating Pinterest: pinterest.com/paulsating Bluesky: paulsating.bsky.social Threads: @[email protected]
youtu.be
May 22, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Going live on Youtube with fellow "Self Publishing Fantasy Blog-off" authors in about an hour.
Come and chat with us!
#SPFBOX #SPFBO10 #SPFBO #Writing #WritingCommunity
youtu.be/wUNEW8SB_6o
Come and chat with us!
#SPFBOX #SPFBO10 #SPFBO #Writing #WritingCommunity
youtu.be/wUNEW8SB_6o
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If you're around, do consider stopping by this livestreaming event where I'll be in a panel with a bunch of other #SPFBOX authors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq8m...
Live SPFBOX Author Panel Interview: Part One
The tenth year of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off is here, and 300 authors have been chosen for this year's contest! Come meet five indie fantasy authors live to talk about their books, their publishing journey, and SPFBO. In this first panel, we're missing:
-Aimee Kuzenski ( https://akuzenski.com )
-Day Leitao ( https://dayleitao.com )
-Karim Soliman ( https://www.amazon.com/stores/Karim-Soliman/author/B01DZSN32A )
-Nerine Dorman ( https://twitter.com/nerinedorman )
-Steve Hugh Westenra ( https://books2read.com/u/boB9YL )
Check out my SPFBOX entry (Splitting Dawn) here: https://books2read.com/splittingdawn
Meet more SPFBOX authors during the SPFBOX live interview blitz (on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQvelfF5qoog28COarIaTWxVNbPI-h-ha )
And follow Mark Lawrence's official blog for SPFBOX updates: https://mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-official-self-published-fantasy.html
**I am in no way affiliated with SPFBOX beyond being a participant. This video is NOT sponsored, and the links above are NOT affiliate links. Any opinions expressed in this live are solely those of the one stating them.**
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May 18, 2024 at 5:57 PM
If you're around, do consider stopping by this livestreaming event where I'll be in a panel with a bunch of other #SPFBOX authors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq8m...
Snippet Saturday; Word to Find is "Demand".
This is similar to "Find The Word" games on tumblr. Search the manuscript for the word, and share a snippet that includes it...
#books #readers #bookbsky #booksky #writer #indieauthor #fantasy #book #writerslife #amwriting #snippet #extract #spoilers
This is similar to "Find The Word" games on tumblr. Search the manuscript for the word, and share a snippet that includes it...
#books #readers #bookbsky #booksky #writer #indieauthor #fantasy #book #writerslife #amwriting #snippet #extract #spoilers
April 7, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Snippet Saturday; Word to Find is "Demand".
This is similar to "Find The Word" games on tumblr. Search the manuscript for the word, and share a snippet that includes it...
#books #readers #bookbsky #booksky #writer #indieauthor #fantasy #book #writerslife #amwriting #snippet #extract #spoilers
This is similar to "Find The Word" games on tumblr. Search the manuscript for the word, and share a snippet that includes it...
#books #readers #bookbsky #booksky #writer #indieauthor #fantasy #book #writerslife #amwriting #snippet #extract #spoilers