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R.E. Bellesmith
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SF/F Author of "The Wilderlands" and "Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy."

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Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."

I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1

I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!

#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
My last blog post of the year, looking back at my #NaNoWriMo progress this year and where that brings my WIP.

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Reviewing my November Novel writing progress, 2025 — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
I spent a good portion of the month trying to finish up the first draft of the sequel to Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy . Here’s how it went.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Days 22 & 23: 3069 words written

"Is that what you plan to do when you’re grown? Stand shoulder to shoulder on some fortress wall with your brother and father? Peace and justice and your kin behind you while the killers and cowards that make up the rest of the world stare you down?"

#NaNoWriMo
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Day 21: 2,378 words (total words written so far this month is 22,763 and, in the project as a whole is 60,000)

Chapter 22: Thieves of Anger and Sorrow

#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Thank you @raewittevo.bsky.social for reading a portion of 'Light Keeper Chronicle' #2 (a WIP) as part of #HumanOnlyVoices celebrating human voices, human art, and human creativity!

They did an awesome job as always and you can find more on their instagram:
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Day 19: 2428 words

The Warlock was pale as death. Rinsed with blood and lit by the rising sun, his once purple robes seemed a burning red twice as terrible as burgeoning dawn.

#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The streets are talking
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Day 17: 1715 words

“It’s talking to me,” Walter whispered.

*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Don’t let them know.*

“It’s talking to me and telling me to tell you it’s not talking to me."

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Looks like "The Wilderlands" audiobook is finally available to Spotify Premium subscribers.

If you like fantasy, it's a great listen as the colder months of the year roll in. Check it out!

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#Fantasy #Audiobook #FreeAudiobook #indiepub
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November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Days 15 & 16: 1974 words

Perched on a distant stone shelf, Walter saw what seemed to be a sunken tower. Several stories high and only lightly encrusted with barnacles and ocean life, the tower seemed surprisingly study for a building so far beneath the ocean.

#NaNoWriMo #RoughtDraftChallenge
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Days 11, 12, and 13: 1,483 words

Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.

#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
After my car broke down, I went through the back of the vehicle and found notes for my book that I hadn't looked at in about a decade

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My car broke, then I found notes from 15 years ago for my next book — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
So one of the annoying things I’ve had to deal with the past few months is my car breaking beyond repair. That’s been a headache to deal with but I knew my car was on its last leg. Still, there was a ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Day 10: 598 words

Mysaln clicked his tongue. “Please, girl—Zandar took the time to inform me of your distaste for blood. ‘Potentially problematic,’ he said. Be glad that I am aware of this inclination of yours away from violence or else I might consider this little display a threat."

#NaNoWriMo
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Days 7, 8, & 9: 3400 words

"You don’t know me, do you, girl? I am Naedden. I am the Roach of Ondara, the Rat from Tarus. I am Naedden, and I will be the end of you and all Element Keepers that oppose me.”

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #WritingCommunity #FantasyNovel #Fantasy
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Day 6: 1019 words

Arrows from the enemy vestal fell on the crew of *The Norther Dagger* like black rain, staining the crumbling deck red.

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Writing #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Day 5: 676 words

"He is lying," a metallic voice rang down.
The coil of the giant serpent began to tighten. The ship quaked but didn't break.
"Both of the Warlocks are attempting to deceive us," the metallic voice spoke again, warped and impersonal and bitter.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Day 4: 1108 words

Wygam had a grin on his face and a mercenary swagger in his step. A spear hung on his back, but he didn’t draw it as he planted himself in front of the dryad, took her hand, and kissed it for an instant before she pulled away and punched him across the face.

#NaNoWriMo
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Day 3: 2213

He saw the barbed head—twice the size of the boat he sat in—burst from the ocean. Its mouth opened as it breached the surface, revealing to Walter the morbid smell of rotting fish and dozens of scythe-like teeth.

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Day 2: 1707 words

Lithrail spoke. “If she cuts you again, that is a kindness. Should she break a bone, that too is kindness. A cut or a broken bone here is a lessoned learned. One that will keep your life from being cut short elsewhere if you learn it well.”

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Day 1: 2068 words

"You're not working with Dassin, are you?"
"No," Walter said.
"The last time you were here, he didn't turn you into, like, a sleeper agent?"
"No."
"... You're not lying, are you?"
"I'm not lying."

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Call it #NaNoWriMo or #RoughDraftChallenge or whatever you want, but this November I'm finishing the sequel to "The Unspoken Prophecy."

I'm starting with 37,227 words and hope to have 90k on Dec. 1

I'll post my progress and a favorite passage here every day!

#Writing #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
1 year ago today I spent $4,367 to published my fantasy novel, "The Widlerlands." It's a book with monsters, wizards, gods, and myth inspired by stories like The Odyssey and in the vein of The Witcher

This is how it went.
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #Fantasy
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One year—and $4,367— later, “The Wilderlands” — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
One year after “The Wilderlands,” I want to look at the book I wrote a year ago, reflecting on having gotten it out and how I am feeling about it 365 days after the fact.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm proud that, a year ago, I published The Wilderlands

It's a fantasy story with swords and monsters. It's also about how people are weaponized against each other

It's marked down to $12.99 & $5

Physical Book a.co/d/hIVIlM6
Ebook a.co/d/a6yDbdl
Audible Audiobook a.co/d/cwMZLT8
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October 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Crazy to me that there are writers out there who:

*Go to their day job
*Write books
*Market their books
*Do social media/blogging

Trying to figure out how much sleep I need to cut out to be even MODERATELY good at the social media game

#Writing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you're looking to write a book over the course of a month this fall, here's some tips for how to prepare to write 50,000 words in 30 days!

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5 tips to write a book in 30 days — R.E. Bellesmith - Author
Do you want to write a book in just 30 days? On paper, it’s a very appealing and doable notion—right up until it comes time to put things on paper. Let’s break down exactly what it entails.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM