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Tej Turner

@tejturner.com

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he/him. SFF author, travel blogger & vegetarian chef. Published by Elsewhen Press http://linktr.ee/tejturner

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · Nov 17

Just reached 1k followers 🥳 so here’s a short thread about my books/writing.

I am mostly known for my Avatars of Ruin series:

– ‘Wheel of Time meets The Walking Dead’

– sorcery, necromancy, and mutants spawned from ritual experimentation

– Gay/Pan/Bi/Intersex/NB/Queer rep

tejturner.com/epic/

Book cover for Bloodsworn by Tej Turner. It features Celtic knot work, rabbits, deer, and a bow and arrow in the centre.

Book cover for Blood Legacy by Tej Turner. It features Celtic knot work as well as a wreath of followers and a glowing pendant in the centre.

Book cover for Blood War by Tej Turner. It features Celtic knot work and a man in the middle with tentacles growing from his back.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 3h

If it ends up finding a publisher one day; those of you who enjoyed my first two novels (The Janus Cycle and Dinnusos Rises) should be pleased as it is a return to my earlier writing, both stylistically and in its themes, but I think it is also an evolution with added polish and maturity.

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 3h

Instead, they think I need to add more sci-fi (which was a secondary concern of mine and one much easier to fix). So I am very relieved, and I will do some tweaks sometime in the near future, once I have received feedback from a few other people.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 3h

I heard back from one of my beta readers last night and not only did they reassure me that the cathartic novella I penned recently is *not* overly self-indulgent (as was my worry) but they even said that its personal elements are its biggest strength. 🥳

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 1d

It was always a friend-of-a-friend (not someone that anyone knew directly) and it would be told as if it were a great life lesson as to why nobody should be vegetarian ever.

Do people still tell that story? I just realised I haven’t heard it for a while.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 1d

Does anyone remember that urban legend people used to tell where a pregnant woman who was vegetarian and basically dying of anaemia (or something) had her doctor tell to eat a steak, and it cured her forever.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 2d

Look. I now have a whole board full of ideas. This is progress, right? Maybe I can start this novel soon… 🤔 ✍️

#amwriting

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 2d

I have written a series of short travelogues about atmospheric and historic places to visit in Wales to help with a fundraiser for this forthcoming anthology for @wtpress.bsky.social

This first one is about Ty Canol Woods in Pembrokeshire 🙂

Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 3d

Today's update on our Kickstarter campaign is from Tej Turner, who introduces us to the unearthly beauty of Tŷ Canol Wood: www.kickstarter.com/...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 5d

I thought we were going to miss out on all the fun but the south of Wales has now been added to the yellow alert for wind tomorrow 🤘🏻🤘🏻

a cartoon of beavis and butthead with ac dc and metallica shirts on

ALT: a cartoon of beavis and butthead with ac dc and metallica shirts on

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 6d

Just drank coffee for the first time in eight years and…. Wow. Now I remember why I don’t drink coffee 🤯🫨😳

WHERE AM I????

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 8d

This is great. So wonderful to see it all go at once. In one great chunk. None of this gradual nonsense to ease myself in to the realities of being a homeowner.

Great idea, Tej 🤪

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 8d

That way, immediately after I have just been paid, I will get to open up my banking app in the morning and see ALL the money leave at once. Mortgage, electric, council tax, house insurance, water, everything. All in one go.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 8d

I know what will be a good idea, I thought.

How about I set it up so that all of my bills come out on the same day of the month. That will be good for budgeting. Let’s make it the first day.

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 10d

Starting to plan the first segment of this book now. Let’s see how long it takes to fill this board… 🤔 #amwriting

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 13d

Big news! Huge! Like massive super chunky news!

Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 13d

Press Release: Wizard’s Tower to Re-Publish The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall

Wizard’s Tower to Re-Publish The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall

Wizard’s Tower is delighted to announce that we will be re-publishing The Summer Goddess, the fourth novel by our talented editor, Joanne Hall. Hall’s novels were originally published by Grimbold B…

wizardstowerpress.com

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 13d

Day off, so this morning I went for an #autumn walk around Cefn Onn Park

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Vincent Knotley @vincentknotley.bsky.social · 13d

In the past hour or two signatures on this have nearly doubled.
It’s almost as if nobody wants a compulsory for all form of ID which will erode civil liberty and solve nothing.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 14d

So I have decided I may write some short fiction before I actually dive in properly, but for now I am plotting the fifth – and final – instalment of my epic fantasy series.

What do people think of the title Blood Storm? 🔪 🩸 ⚡️ 🌪️ 🌀

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 15d

Is it possible to mention writing or editing on Bluesky these days without getting unsolicited offers editing services from faceless accounts that are likely either bots or grifters using AI?

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 16d

I have finished editing that novella, and it now has a name; “The Fall of Sherida”.

I have also sent it to some beta readers which means that I am in Writing Limbo. I can’t decide whether to start preparing for Book 5 of the epic fantasy series or write some more short fiction first 🤔

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 17d

My first podcast interview for a while and I had a blast! 🙂

This has an extract from Blood Ruin (the fourth instalment of my Avatars of Ruin series) and I answer some questions about it and some of my other writing.

Thanks @tinybookcase.bsky.social 🙂

The Tiny Bookcase Podcast @tinybookcase.bsky.social · 17d

# 231- Tej Turner (@tejturner.com), author of the 'Avatars of Ruin' series, showcases an excerpt from his work in this Showcase episode. Listen here:

pod.link/1524142040/e...

Tej's Linktree: tejturner.com

#author #fantasy #interview

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 18d

I like editing, but having two projects back to back is a lot! Hopefully the work will be worth it and some of you can enjoy them soon 🙂

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 18d

And that is one more round of editing done for the forthcoming Blood Ruin, but the work is far from over, as my next step is to tweak the novella I finished last month before I send it to beta readers.

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 19d

Now, I have a quadrant shower too, and guess what I have just bought?

Ssshhh, don’t tell her 🤫

Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 19d

Here is a little secret. When staying at my sister’s, I used to do my best to maintain a neutral expression nod when she nagged me to make sure to spray the glass of her quadrant shower with a cleaner after use to keep it shiny. Inwardly, however, I would roll my eyes and think, “okay, diva.”

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