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EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICES END TOMORROW!!
Get in quick if you want to make the most of the cheaper early bird ticket prices! We're at £35 + Eventbrite booking fee until 23 August, after which it goes up to the full price of £40 + booking fee.
All the details at writingtheoccult.carrd.co
#writers #writing #creativity #creativetoots #writingevents #creativeprompt #horror #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #darkfantasy #timetravel #doctorwho #ancientaliens #fortean
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22. Deine Hauptfigur gewinnt 1 Mio. Euro, was würde sie damit tun?
Nicht viel. Edwards Probleme lassen sich nicht mit Geld lösen.
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The Old Ways: Chapter 27 — One Secret At A Time
Faline pushes the boundaries, and begins to discover more about herself than she anticipatedhttps://gregcmillerauthor.blog/2026/08/21/the-old-ways-chapter-27-one-secret-at-a-time/
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Just a few pieces left. The showdown rages. I loved writing these scenes. It took years to get it right. Thank you for reading my work, and for sticking with this story.
#writing #reading #fiction #books #novels #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #steampunk
https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/beware-the-ills-part-57/
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Beware the Ills: Part 57
I haven’t fought like this for a while, where not a hint of error is allowed. Haukter reaches behind his left shoulder into his back. I take a stance pointing my blade diagonally at his hulking form. I see his hand for the first time as he reaches. It’s white and callused. It glows against his dark brown hides.
Haukter reaches into an opening in one of his hides and pulls something out. He’s watching me methodically. It’s a spear, a huge spear, nearly twice as long as me. It has a metal point on the end of it, but it’s rounded and sharp where the metal connects to the staff. A jagged rocky shape shields the base of the point. Almost like mud had been wrapped around a clumsy blade. The staff looks fire-hardened black. He probably burned it for days in a controlled forge. It’s quite a weapon, and he kept it completely concealed.
I’m not even sure how that’s possible.
He grips the spear in both hands and sprints at me. The point comes at me. I knock it away, and slash at him in fast rising swings. The point of the spear doesn’t counter my slashes though. Instead, his left hand breaks from the handle, and that mangled claw dangles out. He’s fighting me with two weapons.
What an enemy.
We split from our quick melee and charge sideways back into the trees. He’s stabbing at me quickly, and I deflect each stab with my sword. He slashes at me with his claw, but I duck and twist my body, keeping my sword free for the spear. I leap at him, slashing down and taking away the short advantage of the claw. The claw flies up at me on a hidden chain. I knock it away with my sword, but not before the handle of his lance slams into my stomach. I grab it as I spit blood and wrench the spear away from him in an armored twist. He swings the claw around at me and throws some darts with his free sleeve. I throw the spear into him. It lands, and he sheds another one of his hides. I leap away, keeping my face to him. He can’t have many hides left, it’s not physically possible.
He grabs his spear and chases me.
I’m coughing and spitting blood as I run. Something was broken when the lance smashed into me. He leaps at me and ends the distance between us. He throws both his spear and claw at me in a whirling, stabbing maelstrom. Darts follow like little children. I’m swarmed with them. I spin around a tree and the spear and claw miss. The darts I knock away with my sword panting.
More? Are there more?
Haukter stops and pulls a weapon out of his right shoulder. It’s a huge, curled blade, like the one he had chained for throwing. It can only be described as a butcher’s cleaver. It’s smaller than the chained one, and it has a small black handle at its curved base. Two more rods drop out of the sleeves, the long wooden ones with hundreds of holes for the darts to fly though. They’re empty and obsolete.
Is he telling me that’s it, no more hidden weapons? How irritating, I won’t believe him, how many combinations does he possibly have? How many tricks does he possibly have?
This is the little boy I spared so long ago. This monster who devours men. I didn’t know he’d alter and corrupt. I only knew somewhere inside of me it was wrong to kill a child, even if it meant my own death. Blue, why did you have to die? Blue would’ve lived longer than me. Untaro’s lifespan is twice as long as any man. He would’ve been able to help me with Haukter. Now, I’m alone with this monster.
I run.
He matches my speed easily, and swings at me. He’s fast with the cleaver. My blade, thin and needle-like, jabs and swings at him in our sprint. Each time Haukter’s blade easily matches my attack. If he swings too wide, I can sneak a few slashes at his hides, but his sleeve whirls around to knock my blade away. His attacks are violent and powerful, he knows he has the upper hand in this brutish battle. I need both hands to repel his slashes. Both hands to stop the oblong and curved point from ripping me open.
We dash to a group of old man-like machines sitting idle in a large frost covered circle. I weave into the structures of old machines and bodies. He follows. I jump backwards watching his swings and parrying the ones getting too close.
My arms are slowly tearing and breaking, they feel like limp fire.
I’ll be releasing my novel Beware the Ills in segments every Friday. You can find out more about the book right here, or check out Amazon’s info. I love this book. Happy to simply share it.
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21. Hast du schon Erfahrungen mit Agenten gemacht?
Vor allem mit Verlags- und Agentur-Scam. Hätte mir einer vor meiner Verlagssuche erzählt wie viele Scammer es da draußen gibt, ich hätte es nicht geglaubt. Das dreistete, was mir mal begegnet ist war eine Agentur, die mein Buch erst anbieten wollte nachdem ich an einem Seminar für 500 Euro teilgenommen habe. Kannste dir nicht ausdenken.
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The next Writing the Occult is our biggest yet - but will you be brave enough to join our journey into time and place? Our crew is full of the best and brightest in speculative fiction...
Full details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
#sciencefiction #scifi #horror #darkfantasy #fantasy #occult #timetravel #writers #writing #writingcommunity #creativity #creatives #creativetoots #doctorwho #doctorwhobooks #books #film #tv
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Une nouvelle maison d'édition de fantasy : Eloria Éditions
On vous la présente dans notre article sur Actusf.
Et info importante, les soumissions sont ouvertes...
Welcome !
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20. Verglichen mit deinen schriftstellerischen Anfängen, was ist dir beim Erzählen wichtiger geworden und was weniger wichtig?
Ich mach keinen Seelenstriptease mehr. Meine frühen Sachen waren vor allem dazu da gewisse Dinge zu verarbeiten. Und ich wollte immer alles auf einmal. Mit der Zeit habe ich gelernt, dass weniger halt mehr ist.
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In Hellgate, every gang decides its morality.
Some have none.Introducing the main gangs of Hellgate with gorgeous art by the amazing Italian artist Stefano Magliano and a separate post for each gang coming soon.
Stay tuned.
THE WITCHER meets ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in MAKING MONSTERS, a gritty novel for an adult audience.
NOT a romance or romantasy. NOT a wholesome story.More news soon.
#grimdark #grimdarkbooks #makingmonsters #CyberPunk #darkfantasy #scifibooks #readers #bookstodon
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19. Welche Rolle spielen Wetter und Klima in deiner Geschichte?
Keine.
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GMBC ep33 - Crimes, Competence, and Clever Banter: Insights from Scott Lynch at Rising Phoenix Game Con https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc #scottlynch #gentlemanbastards #liesoflockelamora #hiest #fantasy #darkfantasy #mafia #theives #alchemy #thriller #grimdark
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Was haben #Katzen mit meinem Roman #Mooslande zu tun? 🐈
Findet es heraus unter: https://www.mooslande.com
What do #cats have to do with my novel #Mooslande ? 🐈
Find out at: https://www.mooslande.com
#Eigenwerbung #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #catsofbluesky
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18. Gibt es in deiner Welt ungewöhnliche Naturphänomene?
Zumindest nicht auf diesem Planeten.
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Une nouvelle maison d'édition d'imaginaire : Hécate !
On vous donne les premières infos sur Actusf...
Et ils ont un premier appel à textes !
#sciencefiction #dystopie #Horreur #gothique #weirdfiction #Darkfantasy #Romancegothique
https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/une-nouvelle-maison-d%C3%A9dition-dimaginaire-h%C3%A9cate
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Meanwhile, get in quick if you want to make the most of the cheaper early bird ticket prices! We're at £35 + Eventbrite booking fee until 23 August, after which it goes up to the full price of £40 + booking fee.
All the details at writingtheoccult.carrd.co
And an important note in the 🧵⬇️
#writing #writingcommunity #writers #creativity #creativetoots #horror #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #darkfantasy #timetravel #location #timeandplace #occult
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16. Wofür "brennt" deine Hauptfigur?
In meiner kommenden Horrornovelle ist die Hauptfigur ein Schauspieler, der es liebt Leute zum Lachen zu bringen und das obwohl sein Leben eher das genaue Gegenteil von dem ist, was er auf der Bühne darstellt.
17. Hat deine Hauptfigur sprachliche Auffälligkeiten.
Nö.
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Imagine Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy without the restrictions.
A journey from grit to gladness.
Horror to Hope. Fear to Love. Trauma to Healing.
First, ya gotta meet the demons in the dark. 😈
https://books2read.com/SSBundle1
Sister Seekers 1-3
#Books #Writing @bookstodon #DnD #DarkFantasy #EroticHorror #EpicFantasy @lgbtqbookstodon
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#Büchersonntag
gestern fertig gelesen: Reich der Verdammten, der 2. Teil der Reich der Vampir-Trilogie von Jay Kristoff.Fazit: eine typische Fortsetzung: Bekannter Inhalt remixed, Erfolgselemente verstärkt nach dem Motto "mehr, mehr, mehr". Immer noch sehr unterhaltsam und (was mich besonders freut) mehr Ladypower als Teil 1. Allerdings haben sich manche Erzähltechniken mittlerweile abgenutzt und funktionieren nicht mehr so gut wie im Vorgängerbuch.