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Deb E. Howell
@deb.deberelene.com
Writer, mum, general dog's body at work & around home. 🇳🇿📚🐴🎶
https://linktr.ee/DebEHowell
Leftie. Hopeless idealist. Boring AF Middle-aged Cis-Het White Woman (BUFFER).
Also on: https://mastoart.social/@debehowell
Not looking for random DMs.
January 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
#WIPSnips 13th Jan: Reflex
I didn't have "tentacle", unless I'd gone for 'arm', I guess. So going full dramatic today.
#BookSky #PukaPuka #RoyalRoad #Fantasy
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Playing #WIPSnips for 11th January 2026: Climb
Jonas having a bit of a crisis …
#PukaPuka #BookSky
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
#WIPSnips 21st December: Silver
Oh, go on, then, let's return to Guardians & Guides because we can, even if it barely exists as a WIP. Next year …
You can lock this one away as a character description, @vimesart.bsky.social 😜 Though he's minor (shh, don't let him hear me say that).
🇳🇿📚 #SpecFicNZ
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
#WIPSnips December 20th: Default.
I haven't used 'default', so I've gone it vibe in terms what what's 'normal'.
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
#WIPSnips for December 19th is: High

Been waiting for this one. And I'm going to stick with my Guardians & Guides WIP (Bk 1:The Wolf & The Source) for this one, because it is fun.

#BookSky #FantasySeries #IndieWriter 🇳🇿📚
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#WIPSnips 18th December: Request
I felt like switching things up be sharing a snippet from my next series, Guardians & Guides, of which I have only written 4.5 chapters & won't write more until I complete the Deadly Touch series.
#FantasyBooks 🇳🇿📚 #Fantasy #Booksky #GuardiansAndGuides
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#WIPSnips 17th December: I didn't have "Clay", so I just went with "Dirt".

#FantasySeries #RoyalRoad

www.royalroad.com/fiction/42601
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#WIPSnips Dec 16th: Moist. I've used to twice in this WIP, so far.

It's not spoilery (for those who've read Warrior's Touch) to know that Jonas isn't at his best in the earliest chapters of Magician's Touch …

novelizing.com/f/healer-s-t...

#FantasyBooks #SpecFicNZ 🇳🇿📚 #FreeBookSky #BookSky
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#WIPSnips 15th December: Blanket.

It's a long snip, but it's a bit fun.
#FantasyBooks #FantasySeries #RomanticFantasy #IndieWriter 🇳🇿📚 #SpecFicNZ

novelizing.com/f/healer-s-t...
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#WIPSnips: Control
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"I knew I was in for a wild ride."
Book Review: The Outsiders of Orkland by Kenneth Feller (SpecFicNZ member)

specfic.nz/2025/10/17/r... #pukapuka
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
#WIPSnips 22nd November: Crystal
Utterly spoilt for choice with this one, given my magic system.
#FantasyBook #FantasyStories 🇳🇿📚
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
#WIPSnips for 21st November: Direction
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#WIPSnips for 16th Nov: Run.

Shorter one today. Hopefully punchy. If you can cope with my WIP prose, I have been sharing on Royal Road (because I've very slow, so I need chapter-by-chapter dopamine, or something): www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...

#Romantasy #FantasyRomance #RomanticFantasy
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#WIPSnips Hopefully this one isn't too long, but it felt like the best out-of-context snip, even though there are a few series-specific terms …

www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
#WIPSnips This one is very fresh in the WIP.
Note: MC heals by draining life when touching something (or someone) else living.

From this ongoing tale I'm very slow at adding to:
www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
September 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I helped with a thing! And it's now live!
Awards for Aotearoan/Pasifika writers in the Speculative Fiction genres (Fantasy, SciFi, Horror, etc). Open to works published in 2025 (open till the end of the year).
tepaetawhitiawards.nz 📚🇳🇿
July 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I have a Wrath snippet for #SFFChat!
I'm never sure how much fun these are out of context.
June 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Some 16 yrs ago, I wanted to write a romantic couple with a bit of a Romeo & Juliet vibe, I guess we could call them enemies-to-lovers. Around children, work, & pets, I have finally nearly finished, & been sharing over at:
www.royalroad.com/fiction/4260...
Some people might find it enjoyable.
June 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Mwahaha. Gave me a giggle.
#WIPsnips for May the 4th is: Force
May 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#WipSnips for 30th April fits quite well with my next WIP, of which I've written a few chapters. It has a "talking" (inside the MC's head) amulet …

I don't use "Explode", but I do use "Kaboom". I think that vibes (o:
#pukapuka
May 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM