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Alex the Headless Wordsman

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Queer autistic fantasy author. They/them/theirs. Hellenic Polytheist. Dark Souls 2 defender. ASMLP || 2024 TDBSaS || #amquerying https://linktr.ee/authoralexharvey

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 5d

HEY YOU! Do you like free paperbacks? Do you like chronically ill baddies? Do you like magic schools that weren't invented by a TERF? I'm hosting a giveaway for my sapphic fantasy dark academia novel RIGHT NOW!

2 winners announced October 10th!

A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Rules" followed by a list reading as follows:

-Must be a US resident
-Follow this account
-Comment which school of magic you would choose to study at Voterique (see next slide)
-Bonus entry: share to stories or tag a friend!

A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Schools of magic" followed by a list reading as follows:

-Abjuration
-Conjugation
-Corpomation
-Divination
-Enchantment
-Evocation
-Illusion
-Transmutation

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 27m

A HOUSE COMP??? MY SPECIAL INTEREST???

Best of luck because I neeeeed this

a group of people are gathered in a park with a white ice cream truck in the background .

Alt: Jason Mamoa opens a camping chair with one hand before throwing it down and sitting in it.

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 31m

Ohhhhh an Elfen Lied comp 👀 fascinating!!

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 36m

Ohhhh this sounds so lovely and healing 🥹

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 45m

Thank you Koren 💕💕💕 if nothing happens then NEXT YEAR I will get this in peoples hands I swear

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 46m

Thank you so much!! I'm hoping an agent out there will agree 🤞

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 47m

The fun thing is it's half and half! A lot of the story is Edera's combined eulogy-and-recounting of the journey as it is colored by her post-journey self. The rest of it is her and her community in the aftermath attempting to reconnect and rebuild. It's been so fun to write!!

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 48m

Thank you 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 2h

THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER x FINAL FANTASY 10

A mortal woman stuck in her celestial wife's shadow seeks identity and purpose while sailing across her drowned world to help fight a cosmic force intent on devouring all life—and the grief resulting from such a quest.

#F #A #LGBT #DVpit

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you so much!!!

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 2h

There were many tears while writing ngl

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 2h

Even if nothing comes of trad pub I WILL feed the tragedy enjoyers one way or another

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 3h

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

Crossing fingers for you 🤞🤞🤞

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

I want the best for Seven 🥺 and also this book

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

I need more eldritch horror novels tbh

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

Yesssssss!!! I hope so dearly someone snatches this up dude

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you so much Rajani!!!

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

Revenge quests and mechas are my jam!

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

I've got the Russian cocaine cow song stuck in my head again

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

I love bones as fashion so much 💕💕💕

Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 3h

Maltese WIND WAKER x THE TIGER'S DAUGHTER

A mortal woman returns from a dangerous quest—alone. To tell her island community what happened, she must also eulogize her starborn wife, whose sacrifice has saved their drowned world, and grapple with her overwhelming grief.

#DVpit #A #F #LGBT

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(V)Ladz The Impaler @ladzwriting.bsky.social · 3h

Prime who? Get a signed copy of THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT directly (it's the only one available in my shop right now)

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 4h

The more I'm learning the more excited I'm getting!!

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J.C. Snow @jcsnow.bsky.social · 4h

It is International Lesbian Day and no one told me, but yay lesbians! I love us! Also I write lesbian stuff :) with swords and magic, if that's your thing. (It is my thing.)

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 4h

Ooooo the Tron comp 👀