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Sarina Langer
@sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social
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✒️ author of dark epic and urban paranormal fantasy

🌘 demi & pansexual witchling

ADHDer. Tea drinker. Video gamer.

Tired.

She/Her |☀️♒, 🌙♒, ⬆️♊

Website and other links: https://beacons.ai/sarinalanger
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#WeeknightWriters I published one last week! 👀 Spirit Court/Call of Six 1 is the first of my Problem Children (named with affection, mostly), and Books 2 and 3 will be out in February & March :) They're part of a shared world, which is a first for me!

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A beautifully gothic, dark-magic image featuring the book's cover just off-centre to the right. To the left of the book's cover is a skull, seen slightly turned to the right, sitting on an open book of musical notes with yellowed pages. Behind it is a yellow burning candle with wax dripping down. A red rose and small statuette of a winged gargoyle lie in front of the cover. A burlap sack lies behind the cover. The colours are dark but softened as though softly lit by the candle. The book's cover itself feature a white woman, dressed in black lace, with two snakes around her shoulders and waist. She is in a graveyard and surrounded by spirits. A full moon rises behind her, and the colours are dark blues and greens. The rising moon gives everything a mysterious feel. The text on the cover reads Sarina Langer, Spirit Court, Number 1, A Call of Six Novel. The text on the background reads Out Now, Available in KU, sarinalanger.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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A photo of a fluffy orange cat with white legs, a striped orange and white tail, and a white bib/neck. He's curled up on his side on my legs, his tail wrapped around him and one of his legs wrapped around my leg like he's hugging me. His face is resting on my knee, his eyes closed, his little face the picture of peaceful dreams. Imagine him purring slightly - I believe he was at the time. He's cuddled to a light-grey cardigan and white pajama trousers, but really we're here for the cat's description, aren't we. He's an excellent boy.
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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The first Problem Child is OUT TODAY 🥳 Available on KU

Perfect if you like books with:

✨ death positivity

✨ Voodoo

✨ snakes

✨ magic in various forms

✨ a very slow-burn demi wlw romance

✨ a power struggle between witches and vampires

storyoriginapp.com/universalboo...

#booksky #fantasywriter
A beautifully gothic, dark-magic image featuring the book's cover just off-centre to the right. To the left of the book's cover is a skull, seen slightly turned to the right, sitting on an open book of musical notes with yellowed pages. Behind it is a yellow burning candle with wax dripping down. A red rose and small statuette of a winged gargoyle lie in front of the cover. A burlap sack lies behind the cover. The colours are dark but softened as though softly lit by the candle. The book's cover itself feature a white woman, dressed in black lace, with two snakes around her shoulders and waist. She is in a graveyard and surrounded by spirits. A full moon rises behind her, and the colours are dark blues and greens. The rising moon gives everything a mysterious feel. The text on the cover reads Sarina Langer, Spirit Court, Number 1, A Call of Six Novel. The text on the background reads Out Now, Available in KU, sarinalanger.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Oh shit, I have a book out next week! Thought it was further away than that 🤣 I also have ARCs available via BookSirens for you fast readers ;) These three problem children will be out on 15th January, February, and March, and they're part of the Call of Six shared world.

#fantasywriters
A graphic of the tropes in the book 'Spirit Court' with the book's cover in the middle. The text reads 'ARC Available!', and the tropes, arranged around the cover, list death positivity, a power struggle between witches and vampires, so much magic, 2 snake familiars, voodoo, and a very slow-burn demi wlw romance. The cover in the center features a pale woman with long white hair in a graveyard. She's holding one snake, and another is wrapped around her waist. The full moon rises behind her, and the main colours are shades of blue.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Look, I don't always do great at this self-promotion thing, but- Who wants an ARC? 👀 I now have e-copies of Problem Child 1 available here:

booksirens.com/book/S6Y6ZHH...

Link also in my bio 👍

Thank you and good night.

#booksky #fantasywriter #writingcommunity
The image depicts a book cover in the centre against a plain white background with several features of the book dotted around the cover with swirly black arrows. The text reads ARC available!, and the listed features are 'very slow-burn demi wlw romance', 'Voodoo', '2 snake familiars', 'death positivity', 'a power struggle between witches & vampires' and 'so much magic'. The book cover shows a pale white woman with white hair dressed in lacy black holding two snakes. Behind her is a graveyard, and 5 spirits can be seen around her. The overall colour of the cover is dark blue-green, with a large full moon rising behind her. The text on the cover reads 'Sarina Langer - Spirit Court, the number 1, A Call of Six Novel'.
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#LGBTQWriteAThon Day 5 | Catching up since I wasn't here yesterday! Despite my book taking place in early autumn, I couldn't find any mentions of cooler weather, feeling cold, feeling chilly, or indeed autumn, so I found you this mention of Esta literally falling instead XD

#writingcommunity
An image of a quote from the fourth book in the Chaos of Esta Anderson series. The background is plain black. The text is white and reads: I remember Saif likening the wider dreamscape to islands amidst a volatile sea that no mortals are meant to cross. That I’d be much more likely to fall into the waves with catastrophic consequences, and I doubt drowning would be my greatest worry. They probably just mean that. To be fair, it’s a good reason to warn me away. I understand it. And yet… That’s not the only reason. I’m sure of it.' The word 'fall' is highlighted yellow. Under the quote is the text A Dream of ? and ?, Chaos of Esta Anderson #4, sarinalanger.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Obligatory autumn-is-here post 🥰
A foggy morning. Shrubs, grass, and trees with red leaves can be seen in the foreground and framing the photograph. A field of grass in the middle is obscured by heavy fog, the trees behind it barely visible. Parts of the light grey sky are visible through the red leaves and tree branches.
October 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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🌘⭐IT'S TRIPLE COVER REVEAL TIME ⭐🌒

Behold, the three covers for the books I lovingly call The Problem Children.

A huge thank you to @chaoticauthor.online for the trailer 💜

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#booksky #fantasywriter #writingcommunity
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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The first episode of #theReadingSparrow podcast is now LIVE!! 🥳 In this one, I talked to @nicoleeigener.bsky.social about her book Beguiled by Night, time travel, and French history.

Come find your new favourite indie book here:

ko-fi.com/post/S1-E1-B...

#writingcommunity #booksky
The yellow logo for the Reading Sparrow podcast makes up the background, consisting of a stack of 4 books, their pages facing the viewer, and a steaming cup of tea on top of the books. The words The Reading Sparrow can be read above the books and cup. In the foreground, an image of this week’s featured book, Beguiled by Night, is on the left, and a portrait of this week’s featured author, Nicole Eigener, is on the right. The book cover is a beautiful dark gothic vibe with a skull on a black-wood table surrounded by pink roses and dark green foliage. The title Beguiled by Night is a romantic cursive font. The author in this image is a white woman with a red fringe, red lipstick, large black-rimmed glasses, a black top, and an elegant pearl necklace. Behind her we can just about see a cream wall to her left, with a painting near the top and what might be a small sunflower-shaped mirror beneath it.
September 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 4 | my MC Esta was *just* asked in therapy what her hobbies are! She couldn't think of anything either, so, uh... She's aware she has some self-care to work on.
A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge FantasyIndiesSeptember. Day 4: Character hobbies
September 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 3 | Esta's series is set in our world (with an urban fantasy twist, of course!), so the education system is pretty much the same. Esta studied Photography at the university where she now works in the student-run gallery, and her found sister studies marine biology there!
A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge FantasyIndiesSeptember. Day 3: Education in WIP
September 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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here's another behind-the-scenes moment from #TheReadingSparrow podcast, this time from my chat with @beverleylee.bsky.social where we talked about quaint little villages, cosmic horrors, and multiple POVs!

Coming soon to 👇

ko-fi.com/readingsparrowpodcast

#writingcommunity #booksky
A behind-the-scenes screenshot from a meeting done via Zoom. The screen is split in half with one author on each side. Both women are laughing.
September 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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#queerprompts Day 2 | My MC Esta struggles with several difficult decisions in Book 4, such as going to therapy, how to move on after losing someone in Book 3, whether she can quit her job, and whether to try to enter the wider dreamscape when everyone makes her swear not to.
A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge #QueerPrompts on BlueSky. Day 2: Difficult decisions your character must make
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 2 | I've been in and out of reading slumps a lot the last few years, but I'm a big mood reader - I'll go to whatever sounds the most fun. We also have a book club at work, where everyone votes for each monthly read!
A list of prompts for the hashtag challenge FantasyIndiesSeptember. Day 2: How do you choose your next read?
September 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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to give you an idea of what's to come on #TheReadingSparrow podcast, here's a behind-the-scenes shot from my chat with @danafraedrich.bsky.social in which we talked about heists, lockpicking, and book bunnies.

Airing soon here: ko-fi.com/readingsparrowpodcast

#writingcommunity #booksky
A screenshot from an interview conducted on Zoom, the image split in half with one participant on each half. Both women are laughing.
September 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
sarinalangerauthor.bsky.social
So have any of you ever bought yourselves dictionaries to treat yourselves or is that just me?

💙📚
Two dictionaries on an otherwise empty white bookshelf. On the left is the Collins Spanish Dictionary and Grammar with a simple orange spine. On its right is the Collins Latin dictionary and grammar with a simple dark red spine.
August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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#QueerPrompts Day4:

Here's a snippet about friendship (and dogs) from the first book in the Chaos of Esta Anderson series. It's the first mention in the series!
A quote for the #QueerPrompts challenge. Day 4: Friends. The text reads: "When I wake up, my best friend and found sister Bonnie has already left for uni. Lady is resting her head on my bed with the world’s saddest rottweiler-puppy eyes. I pretend to be asleep, but Lady doesn’t fall for it. She whines, and I slowly open one eye. She lets out a happy bark and puts her paw on the duvet. ‘What’s that? You want a cuddle?’ She wants a walk, but I’ll take every distraction I can get after last night’s dream, and there aren’t many distractions better than unconditional puppy love. Lady has been a puppy for the last seven years. We have a routine." This quote is followed at the bottom of the image by the text: "A Dream of Death and Magic, Chaos of Esta Anderson 1, sarinalanger.com"
August 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 23: this is a tight group of supportive found-family vibes. Book 4 has a few new characters, though: Marvin sees Esta as someone to bully, the Powers That Be see her as an intriguing curiosity, & her therapist sees a client who’s seen too much too quickly & has frayed too much
A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 23: What do your side characters think of your MC?
July 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 22 | I'm not as far into writing Esta 4 as I hoped, BUT I've just come out of a very time-consuming writing project before this one, so I'm trying to remember that I don't have to go at 110% all the time. I love how it's progressing. My MC is in for so much pain & growth💜
A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 22: What stage is your WIP in?
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 20: ANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIFANTON&SAIDAN-
A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 20: Favourite side character(s)
July 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 21: We’re all tea people, but we also don’t mind the occasional cocktail! And I’d never turn down a hot chocolate - I once had this lovely white chocolate & raspberry one which was *just* 🤌
A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 21: Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate for you/your characters?
July 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Good news, folks! IT'S TIME! Our shared-world anthology, Smoke & Shadow, is out NOW! And it's freeeeee 🥳

books2read.com/u/3yy2XZ

We've all worked so hard on this, and it's been a long time coming - I think I first signed up for this shared world back in 2022? 😱

#fantasywriters #writingcommunity
An e-copy of the anthology Smoke & Shadow sits nestled amongst white candles, tiny spell ingredient jars of sage, eye of newt, and bone powder, a skull, and some dried hers on a fluffy grey blanket. The text on the book reads Smoke & Shadow - A Call of Six Anthology. The book cover itself shows a cozy attic room with light pouring in from an angled window onto a table packed full of various magic ingredients: candles, a Voodoo doll, an open spell book, a skull atop a tome, and red roses in a vase. The tones are warm and green and give autumnal vibes.
July 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 18 | Look, if ANY mythical creature WANTS to adopt me as their human, I don’t care what they are, we’re family now 💜

(posting early today because I'll be out a lot!)
A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 18: What mythical creature would you want as a pet?
July 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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#FantasyIndiesJuly Day 17 | I figured Leverett would take Esta to Anton’s party that ONE time for a romantic evening. Now I can’t imagine this series without Anton and Saif. Honestly, I want an emotional support Anton and Saif, too, they are everything.
A list of prompts for the #FantasyIndiesJuly challenge. Day 17: Did any of your side characters end up being a bigger part of the story?
July 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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If your day needs more joy and cuteness, please look at these two fuzzy-wuzzies on our summer lilac 💜🥺
Two fluffy bees on a bushel of purple summer lilac flowers. Some of its green leaves can be seen on the left, and blurry gravel can just be made out in the background.
July 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM