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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 22h

wow, Tim is talented AF! 😮

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 23h

I am so freakishly proud of my talented friend, Tim de Man @timdeman.bsky.social, 🥰♥️ who is currently working on the #soundtrack for the videogame CLOUDHEIM! 🎵🎶

Watch him make a layer-by-layer break down of his compositions for #Cloudheim in his video!

#gamedev #indiedev #gamemusic #videogames

Tim de Man @timdeman.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi #portfolioday! I'm an earwormy game music composer from the Netherlands with music in games like @noodlecatgames.com's Cloudheim and @conradicalgames.bsky.social 's Soul Stalker!

Hear me break down a composition in this vid - more music in that playlist!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUd1...

#gamedev

Making Unique Game Trailer Music For CLOUDHEIM - Music Deep Dive

YouTube video by Tim de Man - Game Music

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 1d

Well-deserved! #VivianAmberville is an amazing dark fantasy series (and it only gets darker and more badass in "The Book of Chaos")

I'll check out Freya's blog & stories as well.

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Freya Pickard: books, biography, latest update

Follow Freya Pickard and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Freya Pickard Author Page.

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 1d

Thank you kindly for featuring "Vivian Amberville - The Weaver of Odds"! 🥰♥️ I am truly honoured to be given a spot on your blog!

Anyone reading this, kindly check out Freya Pickard's @freyapickard.bsky.social stories as well!

Her & I both write #darkfantasy stories with mythological undertones! 💙📚

Freya Pickard @freyapickard.bsky.social · 1d

I'm mentioning Vivian Amberville - Weaver of Odds in my review post on my new blog on Friday at freyanrites.wordpress.com?p=60 much love Freya xx

freyanrites.wordpress.com

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🏳️‍🌈RJ Martin - Queer. Cat Parent. Author. @rjmartinwrites.com · 1d

Zoe the Amazon has a cushy life in Egypt, but when she wakes up cuffed to her one-night stand, she's forced to take Kyra the Bard on a mad-dash adventure across Greece and ultimately confront her own past

#LesbianBooks #RomanceBooks #BookSky #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #SapphicBooks #FantasyBooks 🌈📚💙📢📚

Unchain My Heart by RJ Martin

“Any illusion I had that love existed was left in the gorgon’s cave.” Kyra the Bard was supposed to be just another fling on Zoe the Amazon’s way to Athens. Instead, they wake up …

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KDS 📖 🎲 🎮 🎃 @kdsbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Soon to be bought…

The Edgar Rice Burroughs authorised editions of the first five John Carter of Mars novels, with Joe Jusko covers

🪐📚💙

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Princess of Mars
Gods of Mars
Warlord of Mars
Thuvia, maid of Mars
The chessmen of Mars

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 2d

I read the story and it's not as bad as it sounds. It's actually a literary masterpiece worthy of Poe or Kafka.

But it's still a very scary story though. 🤭

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! 🤗

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 2d

There is currently a 50% discount on all my #Halloween & #horror short-stories & novellas.🩸📚

Download all 3 stories (& own them forever in 2 digital formats) for less than 5$!💙📚

1️⃣Jump into the Abyss!: bit.ly/4nES2Lq
2️⃣Reprobates: bit.ly/4mUIRVU
3️⃣The Underworld Rhapsody: bit.ly/4pSYJLv

#spooktober🎃

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the unnerving horror short-story of a man who gets buried alive over the festering remains of his late wife, Kassandra.

During his premature entombment, forty long nails are struck into Chase Chaperone's casket, plunging him deeper into Hell. This grim ritual is a dark operetta written in rhyming prose - an homage to Dante's Inferno - from which naught but the most vile of souls can escape. The man is subsequently set free from the coffin by the grotesque dwarf Eldritch, who in a fit of revenge, climbs onto his back and refuses to climb down. Chase is thus doomed to carry the parasitic dwarf atop his back for the rest of his days, while searching for absolution.

This Halloween special explores themes such as "death and decay", "justice" and "morality", in a forlorn world set outside the reach of modern civilisation.

Written in the grim and melodious style of Edgar Allan Poe, "Jump into the Abyss!" follows Chase Chaperone's descent into the far-reaching Abyss of his soul in a masterfully-written allegorical tale.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the surreal novella of a man's journey through Limbo.

Freshly arrived at the Totermann Inn, Marc Whitehouse couldn’t have known he was dead. Sir, no sir. Not now that Chantal Dublanc had so mysteriously entered his life; his afterlife. In his quest for the truth behind his early demise, he finds himself on a journey where past memories intermingle with present actions. He is not yet ready to call it a life. 206 heartbeats to peace. The hour is late, but Marc is yet to renounce his hope for salvation...

A surreal novella of love, loss and the afterlife, written in the captivating, dreamlike style of André Breton. “Reprobates” is an exquisitely written narrative of Life after Life, centered on Marc’s journey through Limbo.

Its style is heavy on allegory, at every step teeming with Underworld intrusions of the sacred into the profane.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" series, comes the surreal novella that will have you question the very foundation of your reality.

Under the influence of the powerful new psychedelic drug “Rhapsody”, Mario Fantoccio discovers the existence of an invisible reality overlaying our own.

The rhapsody-altered state of consciousness brings Mario to close encounters with “the Masters of Strings”, a coven of hyperdimensional beings who appear to control the destiny of every human in existence.

Desperate to sever the strings tying him to the will of his Masters, Mario overdoses on Rhapsody and escapes into hell, hoping to regain control of his life and free will.

Based on a modern interpretation of Jungian psychology, The Underworld Rhapsody is heavily themed on "subjective reality", "altered states of consciousness", and "individuation" as it follows one man's struggle to escape the chaos of his life and regain his free will.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 4d

I didn't know the rabbit one 🐇 and it looks like a lot of fun. Plus it's dirt cheap. Thanks for sharing with us, Louise!

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pixlscribe @pixlscribe.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Lee!🌞

Believe it or not, the epic dark fantasy/cosmic horror book that inspired "the Darkthings" is even more amazing.

I can never beat what @louiseblackwick.com can paint in your imagination! 💙📚

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t start a new book until I’ve picked the perfect snack to match the vibe. Dark chocolate for gothic fiction. Gummy worms for weird sci-fi. Accidentally trained my brain to snack by genre 🍬📚
#Booksky #Reading

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pixlscribe @pixlscribe.bsky.social · 7d

Hi, I'm pixlscribe. I am a sketch artist, but for the past months, I've been trying to learn pixelart.

Btw, maybe this is a good place to share my attempt at sketching "the Darkthings" from your @louiseblackwick.com 's epic dark fantasy novel "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" 💙📚

#art #sketch

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Dripping With Words | Intuitive Writer @drippingwithwords.bsky.social · 5d

i’ve tasted lightning & swallowed thunder—contrasting night-of-dark & day-of-light..

—READ MORE in my new article: 'my hoodie-sweatshirt'
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#thoughts #quotes #photography #zen #sunset #spirituality #nature #sunrise #booksky #landscape #writesky #art #philosophy #clouds

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 4d

Yes, Fredrik @prantare.bsky.social is behind both #CoreKeeper, #Kyora (wishlist it now) and #RadicalRabbitStew (which is currently running a 80% discount)

Support a fellow Swede and check his other games too. They're all super fun & full of whimsy! 👾🎮

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David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com · 5d

What a fun conversation I had with @ronscompvids.bsky.social !! I especially enjoy getting asked new questions, or twists on questions.

Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 5d

What do you get when your love of technology and computer gaming collide in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Well, you become employee #3 at LucasFilm Games of course!

Join Ron for an exciting and informative interview with adventure gaming luminary - @davidbfox.com youtu.be/LITkLuD1cYU

Let's Chat with LucasFilm Games designer David Fox!

YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos

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🕷🕸Myandra is spooky🕸🕷 He can't cheat death. 🧛🏼‍♀️86/47 @myandra.bsky.social · 7d

Kash is on the case... pray.

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 7d

this almost gives me Stardew Valley vibes, Halloween edition. So cutesy! ♥️♥️♥️

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 7d

that looks supercool man. You should sketch more often!

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 7d

wait, is that you dressed as a Chaos Weaver and wielding Vivian Amberville's knife, Bloodeater? 😮

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 7d

Happy early #Halloween to my fellow Chaos Weavers, writers, artists, gamedevs & creators!🎃👻

Thanks for adding beauty & colour to this world!🖤

Speaking of artsy things, there are lots of new faces here.

If you see this post, introduce yourselves & share your #art with us!

I'd love to meet y'all!🧡

Happy early #Halloween to my fellow Chaos Weavers, #writers, #artists, #gamedevs & other #creators !🎃

Thank you for adding beauty & color to this world!

Speaking of #artsy things, there are a lot of new faces here

If you see this post, introduce yourselves & share your #art with us! I'd love to meet you all!

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 13d

A hale and hearty kids' adventure, perfect for fall reading.

www.amazon.com/Housie-Mousi... #kidsbook #chapterbook #entertainment #educators #ff #friendship #animals #bookshelf #whattoread #readers #books #children #Parents #parenthood #bookrecommendations #girls #boys #kidsgifts #fallreads

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 8d

I know! I love "The Sound of SIlence" so freaking much, I even referenced it in my neon #sci-fi novel "5 Stars" 💙📚🪐📚

Info: The "Neon God" is a psychotic, hive-mind, Artificial Intelligence character in the book.

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 8d

A children's book with an ourdoorsy theme,perfect for autumn/fall.

www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi...
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www.amazon.com.au/Housie-Mousi...
www.amazon.com/Housie-Mousi... #kidlitart #outdooreducation #thegreatoutdoors #kidsbook #kidlitillustration #October #whattoread #book

Housie Mousie and the Big Cheese

Housie Mousie and the Big Cheese eBook : Davies, Suzy, Geiger, Helen: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Johanneke Van Der Bijl @johannekebijl.bsky.social · 8d

That's a super sexy goth outfit, if I ever saw one and I love every inch of it! ♥️♥️♥️ Very Manga-accurate for Misa Amane too!

Can't wait for the show!

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