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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 7h

#Skywriters

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 9h

It won’t be a problem anymore. By the way, we’re having a big barbecue this weekend, if you’re not busy.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 14h

Sigh! Okay. I turned one of the monoliths into a picnic table. Hope that won’t be a problem.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 21h

And aggravating. But I do appreciate that Amazon is at least trying to weed out fake/paid reviews.

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 21h

That’s always a clue. A review shows up on Goodreads—yay!—so I wait…and wait…and it doesn’t show up on Amazon.

I do know that reviews from people who skim a book on a Kindle might be dismissed by Amazon. Apparently there are third world reading farms that will pretend to read/review. 🤪

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

What were you guys doing in my back yard?!

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 1d

If you left me a review on Amazon, it might not be there.

Amazon often rejects your review if you downloaded from KU (versus paying) and/or publicly declared you left one (leading Amazon to conclude we’re friends).

I’m guessing 3/4 of the reviews I’ve been promised never showed up.

Please be discreet when you leave an author a review.
Amazon tends to reject them if you aren't. See post.
D. J. Runnels

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · May 30

Just to clarify, Oscar Wilde is not endorsing my work. He can’t. He’s dead. But he wrote brilliant social satire that inspires my work, including Dead Edna by D. J. Runnels. 💀 Ghost mystery humor satire. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazon.com/dp/B0C63RZM9V #Booksky 📚💙 #SkyWriters #litfic 📚🖋️ #mysterybook 📚⚡️

Oscar Wilde photo on the right. Book cover of Dead Edna by DJ Runnels in the lower left. A red woman’s shoe in the upper left.

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Lawrence Allan @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com · Oct 23

Something for me to look forward to.
#indieauthor #writingcommunity #amwriting #mysterybook

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M.L. Hamilton @authormlhamilton.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fallen Veil is here! Get your copy today in ebook, print, and audiobook formats!
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Léa Charbonnier ♠️✨ she/her @cleadraw.bsky.social · 28d

Southernmost Murder by @cspoe.bsky.social 🌈🏴‍☠️💎
I love this book so much that I had to draw them and then I added a ship...
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The Pechko Perspective @thepechkoreport.bsky.social · 2d

Explore the enigma of the SS Waratah, once hailed as the “Titanic of the South,” which vanished without a trace with 211 souls aboard. What happened that night off South Africa’s coast remains one of the sea’s most puzzling mysteries.

#Shipwreck #Maritime #Mystery #tSea #History

The Titanic of the South: The Vanishing of the SS Waratah and the Ocean’s Silent Secre / Culture and Sports | The Pechko Perspective

The Waratah left the fitting out docks under bright Glasgow skies in 1908 as a promise: modern, roomy, and designed to stitch the old world to the new by steaming between Europe and Australia with pas...

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Steve "Nuke it from Orbit" Turnbull @taupress.com · 2d

Check out this Mystery/Thriller Book Fair and discover your next favourite author with these free-to-download stories. #detective #adventure #vigilante #action #sleuth #contemporary #steampunk #writing #future #📚💙 #guns #booksky #classic #private #📚🪐 #whodunnit #👀📚 #amateur #mystery #suspense…

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Check out this Mystery/Thriller Book Fair and discover your next favourite author with these free-to-download stories. #detective #adventure #vigilante #action #sleuth #contemporary #steampunk #writing #future #📚💙 #guns #booksky #classic #private #📚🪐 #whodunnit #👀📚 #amateur #mystery #suspense #murder #reading #💙 (0218)

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure about this promo for Dead Edna. There are no camels or bunnies in it. Does that concern you? Other than those minor hurdles, how do you see this playing out for a murder mystery with ghosts, humor and social satire about American greed and lust? Linktr.ee/LifesAnExpedition #Skywriters

Ghost Mystery Satire

Dead Edna by D. J. Runnels
Ghosts are people, too.

Not quite sure this promo is effective.-d.j.runnels

Pictures of a park, glass, kiosk, book cover, camel, man trying to talk the author into getting on the camel, author refusing, huge rabbit on top of camel. #booksky #mysterybook #ghoststory #satire

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 28d

A murdered woman seeks her killer. And being dead won’t stop her.

Dead Mona was accepted by a BIG FIVE publisher that backed out, saying the women were too “strong.” So I self-published. And it hit the Amazon top 150 in humor.

💀Ghost mystery satire. 📚💙 📚⚡️ #suspense
Amazon.com/dp/B0D3YQX3C8

Blue book cover of Dead Mona by DJ Runnels. Confessions of a cranky murder victim.
A yellow box on the right reads: spoiler alert. Someone dies in this book.
In the lower left is a cartoon of Mona with the words Dead, but feisty.
Ghost mystery satire set in Chicago.

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 4d

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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Pat Wahler @patwahlerauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Gotta love reviews that post to the wrong product - your book.

Reviewer: (One star) I only wore it one time and the zipper broke.

#booksky #authors #writers #books

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Clayton Graham @claytongrahamscifi.bsky.social · 15d

For the Sci-Fi fan who actually wonders what is going on in our skies [and probably others].
AWARD WINNING NOVELS.
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#alieninvasion #mustread #suspense #bookworms #books #bookboost #aliens #sciencefiction #Booksky

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A.J. Griffiths~Jones @authoraj66.bsky.social · 8d

A wonderful crime fiction series set in France starting at just 99p

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Duane Simolke @duanesimolke.bsky.social · Jun 15

We thought the aliens wouldn’t find us.
We trusted the Maintainers.
We were wrong.

#SciFiBooks #SFF #ShapeShifters 🪐📚💙🚀👽

Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure.

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 5d

"Horror as it should be. Detail high, blood by the gallon, suspense at every turn."

Bite into the award-winning Stage 3 Series with a FREE BOOK!
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Read Stage 3 today!

Also on #audible

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KuroKoneko Kamen @kurokonekokamen.bsky.social · 5d

👻 #FREE 10/3–10/7 👻
Okiku: A Japanese Ghost Story – the #manga #comic ver
🏯 At Himeji Castle, servant Okiku falls for a ronin prisoner… but Samurai Aoyama will stop at nothing to claim her.
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#horror #paranormalromance #GothicRomance #Halloween #Booksky

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MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · 4d

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
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Anne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · Jul 26

“Fame is short-lived. One year after this show ( The Twilight Zone) goes off the air, they’ll never remember who I am. And I don’t care a bit. My place is as a writer.”

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