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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 1h

Resharing for the evening readers! 📖

The Under-Rated Books bundle is now available until Oct. 13th!🛒📚

#booksky #booksale #readers #indieauthors

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 13h

My poetry chapbook "Refilling The Well" and my murder mystery book “Bloody Fantasia” (Book 3 in the Harlow Mystery series) is part of the 64 books in the Under-Rated Books bundle on Itch.io!📚

Sale ends Oct. 13th. 🛒 📖itch.io/b/3305/under...ks #bookskyk#booksalel#readersrs

Sale ends Oct. 13th, 2025.
Under-Rated Book Sale!
Buy now:
https://itch.io/b/3305/under-rated-books
Each of these 64 books has 15 ratings/reviews or less on Goodreads at the time this bundle’s creation!

Buy all the books and leave some nice reviews!
My books “Refilling The Well”
and “Bloody Fantasia” are
2 of 64 books available for $38 USD on Itch.io!

Goodreads
The Storygraph
Your Booktube channel and/or BookTok
Your personal book review blog
Enjoyed reading
“Bloody Fantasia?”
Get the Under-Rated Bundle:
https://itch.io/b/3305/under-rated-books
Leave A Review On:

Goodreads
The Storygraph
Your Booktube channel and/or BookTok
Your personal book review blog
Enjoyed reading
“Refilling The Well?”
Get the Under-Rated Bundle:
https://itch.io/b/3305/under-rated-books
Leave A Review On:

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you! 😁

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 11h

The sale is now actually LIVE! 😆For those who clicked on the link earlier and couldn't grab the books because I shared this sale too early, you can now do so! 📚

#booksky #writesky #readers #booksale #readingcommunity

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 13h

My poetry chapbook "Refilling The Well" and my murder mystery book “Bloody Fantasia” (Book 3 in the Harlow Mystery series) is part of the 64 books in the Under-Rated Books bundle on Itch.io!📚

Sale ends Oct. 13th. 🛒 📖itch.io/b/3305/under...ks #bookskyk#booksalel#readersrs

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 13h

My poetry chapbook "Refilling The Well" and my murder mystery book “Bloody Fantasia” (Book 3 in the Harlow Mystery series) is part of the 64 books in the Under-Rated Books bundle on Itch.io!📚

Sale ends Oct. 13th. 🛒 📖itch.io/b/3305/under...ks #bookskyk#booksalel#readersrs

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for more spooky #bookrecs, readers? 🗡️ 📖 Check out these two books this October!

If you enjoyed these picks, read my murder mystery book "Engagement To Die For!" 💍 ☠️
books2read.com/u/38Wn7V

#writesky #booksky #mystery #horror #indieauthor

Image reads: Books To Read During This Spooky Season (pt. 2):
The covers of “Predatory Natures”
by Amy Goldsmith and “Decapitation - Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User” by NIsio Isin are shown.

If You Liked Those, Read:

The cover of "Engagement To Die For" by Claris Lam is shown, as well as a blurb about the book and a link to buy.

After everything Aubri went through at the resort, the last thing Aubri needs is more drama. However, meeting her previously-unknown twin sister for the first time, and attending her mother's engagement party, results in yet another murder.

Due to the remote area of this crime, the police won't be able to make it for a few days. Aubri realizes that she, along with her friends and her sister, must take up the mantle themselves to solve the case or risk being new victims again.
https://books2read.com/u/38Wn7V
Purchase
online:

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · Apr 12

also, for folks looking for my books in unconventional places, in addition to being on all the big retailers they're also on itch and as of today, campfire: www.campfirewriting.com/user/vriccit...

Vanessa Ricci-Thode | Campfire

Vanessa is a Nebula-nominated word sorceress who loves a good story. She’s a Halloween enthusiast and a bookish geek who loves dragons, dogs, astronomy, and travel. If she’s not hibernating, she can b...

www.campfirewriting.com

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Natasha O'Connor - Indie Author she/her @calling33.bsky.social · 1d

This, all this. On top of that, survival mode leaves no room for creativity, your brain just doesn't want to know about it (at least, for me)

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 1d

It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d

It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #FirstDraftFall!

Did some brainstorming for my winter poetry collection and I have all of the titles figured out! ✍️😁

Now I just need to, well....write the actual poems. 😆

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 2d

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Check-In Time! Let us know what you're working on rn or what kind of progress you made on your WIP #WritingCommunity

Fall forest scene overlaid with the words “#FirstDraftFall Nightly Check-In: What aspects of your story are you working on tonight? If you’ve already worked on it, how did it go?”

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Talli 🦇SILVER BLOOD audiobook! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky season + audiobook release festivities = a free ebook for thee!

SILVER BLOOD is FREE everywhere except the 'zon through Oct. 8. Ideally enjoyed with a cozy beverage of your choice 🖤

Grab it here: https://books2read.com/silverblood
Or: https://tallimorgan.itch.io/silver-blood
📚💙 🌈📚

An arrow chart for “silver blood” by TL Morgan. What to expect from Silver Blood: forbidden romance; gothic decadence; reluctant allies to lovers with a side of “who did this to you”; a blend of mystery & intrigue; first in a duology with a little extra on the side; angsty but HFN ending; many, many nods to classic vampire lore; trevor belmont x alucard vibes (but if trevor was bad at being a vampire hunter); slow burn; achillean vampire x human.

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for more spooky #bookrecs, readers? 🗡️ 📖 Check out these two books this October!

If you enjoyed these picks, read my murder mystery book "Engagement To Die For!" 💍 ☠️
books2read.com/u/38Wn7V

#writesky #booksky #mystery #horror #indieauthor

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Are you starting early Christmas shopping for your fellow murder mystery lovers?🔍🎄

Gift them a copy of "Winner Takes All," available in ebook AND paperback! 📚 books2read.com/u/4EL8ro

#booksky #writesky #bookrecs #mystery #indieauthor

Cover of "Winner Takes All" by Claris Lam, which shows yellow font of the title and series subtlte in yellow font overtop a dark green background that has silhouettes of palm trees.

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

It's October, and that means that Halloween is on the way! 🎃

To celebrate this chilling time, here are some book recs for #readers wanting to enjoy the spooky season. 📚 👻

If you liked those picks, read my murder mystery book "Winner Takes All!" 🔍
books2read.com/u/4EL8ro

#booksky #writesky

Image reads: Books To Read During This Spooky Season (pt. 1):

The covers of “This Is Not A Game”
by Kelly Mullen and “The Saved”
by Liz Webb are shown.

Image reads: If You Liked Those, Read:

The cover of "Winner Takes All" is shown, as well as the blurb about the book and the purchase link:

Aubri Harlow thinks she’s found her dream vacation after winning a contest to an exclusive island resort for a whole week. However, her dream quickly turns into a nightmare when her ex-boyfriend Colin, ex-girlfriend Renee, and former university classmate Bastian end up on the same island as fellow contest winners.

Even worse? Colin is found dead barely a day into the vacation. Terrible weather prevents the police from arriving on the island to investigate. To keep herself safe, as well as her other companions, Aubri must find out who the killer is…or risk becoming the next target.
https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro
Purchase
online:

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

The guest blog I wrote for Shepherd is now published! ✍️Check out my 3 Favourite Reads of 2025: shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...

#booksky #bookrecs #guestblog #writing #reading

Want to know Claris Lam's Top 3 Books of 2025?

Claris's top 3 reads of 2025 include Scarewaves and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!

shepherd.com

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Want a chilling mystery to read? Consider picking up these book recs in my most recent post, or my book "Winner Takes All!"

#booksky #writesky #bookrecs

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

It's October, and that means that Halloween is on the way! 🎃

To celebrate this chilling time, here are some book recs for #readers wanting to enjoy the spooky season. 📚 👻

If you liked those picks, read my murder mystery book "Winner Takes All!" 🔍
books2read.com/u/4EL8ro

#booksky #writesky

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Kat Kinney @katkinneywrites.bsky.social · 5d

Who's ready for the Stuff with Fantasy Free Fall event from October 3-5!?

📚 There are 200+ free ebooks at stuffwithfantasy.com, where you can filter by age category, trope, representation, and spice level to find the perfect fit for your reading mood!

#fantasy #booksky #yabooks

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote some horror short stories a while ago! Unfortunately, none of them are published in any lit mags yet, or else I'd share links. 😅 I'd love to write some full horror novels or novellas, but I keep getting stuck partway through the draft.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 5d

Include my collection in your autumnal activities!

Arthurian retellings!
Norse and Greek and Celtic myth retellings!
Shakespeare retellings!
Fairy tale retellings!
Jewish folklore retellings!
So many retellings by me!

#BookSky 📚💙

Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · Apr 20

Pick up my collection today!

books2read.com/u/bOqZKN
devan-barlow.itch.io/foolish-hope...

Cover of Foolish Hopes and Spilled Entrails: Retellings, by Devan Barlow, featuring numerous fantastical objects surrounding a smoking cauldron, against a dark red background. The cover is by Arden Powell.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 5d

Update for Authors: I've expanded this Itch bundle from trans main character as per the screenshot, to include trans LI, especially if the author is trans.
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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 6d

November is Trans Awareness Month. But that title seems ill-fit to current politics, so I chose a better one for the Itch book bundle I'm hosting Nov 1-14.

Authors, if your MC is trans (yes including nonbinary!) and your book meets the criteria bellow, let me know and I'll DM you the sign up form!

Trans People Take on The World Itch Bundle

Background: trans flag

Text: Eligibility & Genre:
At least one Main Character is trans (yes this includes nonbinary!)
Plot-central trans (and LGBTQIA+) themes are welcome, but not required.
Your MC combatting transphobia is welcome, but not required.
MC's who are incidentally trans solving murders, defending their kingdom, curing cancer, fighting a zombie apocalypse etc are very welcome. (So SFF, Thriller/ Mystery/ Crime/ Historical/ Drama etc.)
Romance and NSWF involving a trans MC is welcome.

Categories: Adult Fiction, novellas and full length novels.

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Want a chilling mystery to read? Consider picking up these book recs in my most recent post, or my book "Winner Takes All!"

#booksky #writesky #bookrecs

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

It's October, and that means that Halloween is on the way! 🎃

To celebrate this chilling time, here are some book recs for #readers wanting to enjoy the spooky season. 📚 👻

If you liked those picks, read my murder mystery book "Winner Takes All!" 🔍
books2read.com/u/4EL8ro

#booksky #writesky

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Some tropes I want to work with include:
* Found Family
* Horrifying the Horror (I have no idea how to put this into any of my current works but maybe a future one)

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 6d

Q5: Share a one-sentence pitch, a collection of tropes you want to work with, or something fun about your main character. #WeeknightWriters

Notepad that says “#WeeknightWriters: Share a one-sentence pitch, a collection of tropes you want to work with, or something fun about your main character."

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 5d

I typically measure progress by chapters completed when writing fiction. For poetry, I measure progress by a set number of poems I want to put in each collection! 😊✍️ #FirstDraftFall

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 6d

Q4: Will you be measuring your progress in word count, page count, or hours spent working on your #FirstDraftFall project? #WeeknightWriters

Notepad that says “#WeeknightWriters: Will you be measuring your progress in word count, page count, or hours spent working on your #FirstDraftFall project?

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

I might get a head-start on writing the winter-themed poems! 😂

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Chinese fantasy/Hitchcock thriller sounds like a fun combo! 😁

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Well, I *was* writing in poetry...but I also have other first drats in progress for two other fiction WIPs. And I might just start writing the winter poetry collection, we'll see. I need to think about it a bit more at this moment! 😆

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 6d

Q3: What genre(s) will you be writing in for #FirstDraftFall? Feel free to include subgenres if applicable. #WeeknightWriters

Notepad that says “#WeeknightWriters: What genre(s) will you be writing in for #FirstDraftFall?

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Good to know! Thanks. 😁

Alternatively, I could just keep writing the first draft of a different WIP. We'll see! 😆

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