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Liz Koetsier
#realmmakers2023 was home. What a beautiful commu #realmmakers2023 was home. What a beautiful community of dreamers. I'm amazed at God's goodness, how He brought us together and made us family. It was a relief and joy to hug, laugh, and share with you all once more and I'm so blessed by you. From cozy car treks, to a quick swim, very short nights, and long days. Workshops and wonder. Tears and smiles. There are some who may say fantasy isn't real but *these* dreamers are the people who see the light in the dark. They see what can't be seen, and they reach for stars that can't be touched so that the rest of the world may know. This is real. It wasn't a dream. EDIT: I ran out of time for tagging earlier so I'll try to tag as many of you as I can now. @victorialynnauthor @taragrayceauthor @kristen_thewriteending @anna_augustine_author @mrs.carter_theauthor @michellembruhn @therealhayliehanson @authorkatiephillips @songsofheroes
Title reveal! Happy Fourth of July, my friends! Th Title reveal! Happy Fourth of July, my friends! The official title for the @twenty_hills freedom anthology is Though We Bleed, releasing July 4, 2024. I can't wait to share this collection of stories about freedom and sacrifice with you, featuring my underground Little Mermaid twist. 💙🤍♥️
I'm getting published - again! ⁠ ⁠ Yes, you he I'm getting published - again! ⁠ ⁠ Yes, you heard that right! I have stars in my eyes this summer. 🤩 I'm thrilled to *finally* be able to share with you the good news. I have a second short story coming out on December 1, 2023 with @quill.and.flame.publishers. "The Light We Need" will be included in the Crowns anthology, a fundraiser for IJM to fight trafficking.⁠ ⁠ I can't wait to share this weird little story with you. ⁠ ⁠ More details are in the future. For now I'm celebrating all these blessings and also diving into lots and lots of editing. ☕️ ⁠ ⁠ Thank you @brittanyedenauthor and @yarrowleafauthor!⁠ (They have been a fantastic duo so far!)
A mango in her natural habitat. ⁠ ⁠ She's sitt A mango in her natural habitat. ⁠ ⁠ She's sitting on a very good secret. More to share soon, bravelings.
Calling all middle-eastern fantasy and reptile-lov Calling all middle-eastern fantasy and reptile-loving readers! 🦎 Before the throne, before the curse, there was the desert and there were cardants--and Lystra would do anything to take part in the yearly racing events. She has trained her reptiles and assembled her team, but she is young and untested, and the races are not for the faint of heart. From the dangerous desert canyons to the gilded halls of the palace of Instanolde's new young king, Lystra must learn to navigate race politics and treacherous alliances as well as the hopes of her own heart. 🦎 I’m soooo psyched to share this beautiful cover for @mrs..carter_theauthor’s prequel short story, Daughter of the Desert. And, I assure you, she may be small, but she is fierce. 😉 It releases on July 7, 2023 and it will be FREE to all who subscribe to her news letter! (Link in comments.) Daughter of the Desert takes place before Queen of Shifting Sands (publication TBD at the moment due to unforseen circumstances). I would so appreciate it if you would shower Kaitlyn with well-wishes today. <3  🦎 And for fun, here’s a quick game of predicted text…  My cardant’s favorite snack is _.
Happiest of cover reveal days to @cmbanschbach! Is Happiest of cover reveal days to @cmbanschbach! Isn't this cover epic? I love it and I'm so excited for this sequel to Greywolf's Heart. (I am soooo behind on my TBR but I promise GH is at the top to be read soon!) Saber's Pride releases on 7/13/23 and pre-order links are below! If you save your receipt, then pop over to Claire's bio and submit it for an art print of Marta and Davor by @meaghan.draws. 🐺 Synopsis 🐺 He will do whatever it takes to end the bloodshed in his tribe—even taking a wife. Raised amidst a vicious chief and treacherous half brothers, Davor is focused only on trying to save those he loves from his older brother Kamil’s cruelty. Then he is given the role of rokr, making him second to the battlelion in a war against the rival Greywolf tribe. For the first time, Davor has authority to make changes in the Saber tribe. Slowly, he overcomes his fears and begins to ally with the warriors under him. When an unexpected blow leaves both the chief and Kamil dead, it is up to Davor to lead their people. Yet he can only become chief if he marries. Marta is as unsure of him as he is about her, but she is committed to turning their tribe from the bloody paths they’ve walked for too long. Can a man who doesn’t believe in himself and a woman who doesn’t trust him heal a tribe beset by generations of violence? 🐺 Amazon paperback - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999220365/ 🐺 Amazon ebook - https://www.amazon.com/Sabers-Pride-Spirits-Valley-Book-ebook/dp/B0C6MV4MYV 🐺 Barnes & Nobe: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sabers-pride-c-m-banschbach/1143575828?ean=9780999220368
I’m getting published! ✨ I'm still a little s I’m getting published! ✨ I'm still a little stunned myself and very excited to share that I have been accepted into the @twenty_hills Freedom Anthology (short story collection). Ah!  This is a totally unexpected blessing, and I'm so thrilled to see some hard work pay off.  While I have been asked not to share the title of this short story if possible, I can tell you that it is an underground Little Mermaid twist. The Freedom Anthology publishes July 4, 2024. (Such a long time away!) I am sure there will be more details in the future and aesthetics/ mood boards, and a playlist, but for now we celebrate! ✨
Not to be forgotten, it’s Revenge of the Fifth! ✨ ✨ Did you really think I could pass up a mention of Mara Jade on a Star Wars day? Although the Thrawn Trilogy has to be #classic Survivor’s Quest isn’t too bad either. After all, it’s the greatest enemies to lovers trope ever between Luke Skywalker and his very own personal assassin/ soon-to-be-wife. (laugh) What’s not to love here?  ✨ Do you have a favorite enemies to lovers story?
✨ May the Fourth be with you! It’s officially ✨ May the Fourth be with you! It’s officially Star Wars day, so here’s a nice stack of Young Jedi Knights books to mark the day. ✨ I have a sentimental attachment to this series. I think I was probably about 13 when I first watched the original trilogy of movies (4, 5, an 6) and I was hooked immediately. Once I discovered the books, it was a portal to even more adventures and Jaina, Jacen, Zekk, and Tenel Ka quickly became some of my favorite characters. I read all of the New Jedi Order series in college, and now it feels a little bit like I “grew up with” these 4 characters.   ✨ The new movies are fun in their own way, and Rey is cool, but honestly, I still prefer Jaina Solo to Rey any day. 😂 ✨ Do you have a series of books whose characters you feel like you “grew with”?
Sometimes writers say things in secret that feel s Sometimes writers say things in secret that feel so loud Sometimes writers say things so small that they hope will be big Sometimes writers want wings But sometimes writers want ice cream And sometimes, writers say nothing at all But that doesn't mean there are no words to say There you are, a random terrible poem I thought up [I am not a poet]. Just in a mood and wishing for a lovely, sunny, warm, peaceful, LONG morning. 😭
Happy cover reveal day, @brittanyedenauthor! Fo Happy cover reveal day, @brittanyedenauthor! For fans of Dearest Josephine by Caroline George and Dust by Kara Swanson, Hearts is a contemporary fairytale retelling that will appeal to any reader who enjoys swoonworthy romance and poetic prose. With a vintage, Jane Austen-esque aesthetic that feels like a British Classic with Hallmark Vibes, Hearts is a tribute to tea parties, art, and true love, releasing on June 6, 2023. If you pre-order any format of Hearts, as a gift you can chose to send a free copy of the ebook to a friend! On release day, they'll have a shiny new [swoony sweet] novel waiting for them! ***details at brittanyeden.com*** Additionally, you will have EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to a Hearts PLAYLIST on YouTube, and CUSTOM digital phone and desktop backgrounds.
Light shines brightest in dark places… A selfis Light shines brightest in dark places… A selfish empress slowly turns to gold. A highschooler's hallucinations reveal a dangerous new world of Faerie. An outcast battles shadow demons to save her people from the plague. ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ This charity collection of YA fantasy stories celebrates the light found in dark places, just as Lani Forbes once embodied having hope in difficult times. Her spirit shines on through these beautiful, bittersweet tales full of fallen stars and fae princes, werewolves and magic wielders, samurai and smoky skies. What a beautiful day for a cover reveal! (80's predicted today in the Mitten State! 😮) I'm so honored to share with you this lovely cover for The Sun Still Rises Anthology, a collection of YA short stories all with the theme "bringing light into dark places" or keeping hope in troubled circumstances. The book releases on June 20, 2023 and is comprised of YA fantasy stories donated by the following authors:  ☀️Ronie Kendig, Jill Williamson, Julie Hall, Carrie Anne Noble, S.D. Grimm, Cassandra Hamm, AJ Skelly, Ellen McGinty, Lauren Hildebrand, C.M. Banschbach, A.C. Williams, Tanager Haemmerle, R.M. Scott, Callie Thomas, Crystal Grant, Nicole Wheeler, Laura L. Zimmerman, Jamie Foley, Elizabeth Van Tassel, and Jessica Noelle.☀️ All proceeds for this anthology will go towards Lani's family: her husband and three children. Lani Forbes, author of the award-winning Age of the Seventh Sun trilogy, passed away last year after an eight-month battle with a rare type of cancer. @kendigronie @jill_williamson_author @s.d.grimm @julie.hall.author @jamiesfoley @cmbanschbach @lauralzimmauthor @acwilliams.author @laughterandlonging @crystalgrantauthor @authorcalliethomas @cassandrahammwrites (The rest are tagged in the comments.)
Hello friends old and friends new! I’m Liz. 👋 Hello friends old and friends new! I’m Liz. 👋 Cat & plant mom and perpetually cold fantasy #bookdragon. (80 F is my ideal temp, btw, does this make me half-reptile?)⁠ ⁠ I haven’t really sat down and had a check-in with you all in a very long time, and I feel re-introductions are in order. Since moving last June/ July I just haven’t had the energy or time for posting as often, and would rather be writing these days. (Definitely not a bad trade off, honestly!)⁠ ⁠ But tell me about you! What have you been up to this last few months? Writing, reading, editing, or hot drink guzzling? ⁠ ⁠ I write YA fantasy with Christian themes in imaginative worlds. I like heroes who change from fearful to brave, themes of freedom, found family tropes, and that feeling you get during summer’s golden hour after a long, hot day. ~A moment of invincibility, freedom, and hope.~ Michigan summer nights are magical.⁠ ⁠ My current WIP (which you get to hear more about in my newsletter, going out mid/late April!) is an Egyptian-inspired fantasy with dragons, and some very light steampunk elements.⁠ ⁠ Your turn! Tell me about yourself below by typing in emojis or sharing your favorite hero(ine) in the comments below.⁠ ⁠ Genre: Fantasy 🦄, Sci fi 🚀, Romance 💕, Historical 📕⁠ Season: Summer 🍃, winter ❄️, spring 🌷, fall 🍁⁠ Dessert: Cake 🎂 or ice cream 🍦⁠ Weapon: sword ⚔️, bow & arrow 🏹, lightsaber 🔦, poison 🍷⁠ ⁠ Here's mine! ⁠ 🦄 🚀 (both!) 🍃🎂 🍷or 🏹 (can't decide)⁠ ⁠ *Also of note, I'm holding World Diver by @therealhayliehanson in this photo and I highly recommend this trilogy. I'm reading #3 Shadow Ender right now and dying of equal parts laughter and suspense!
👍 Would probably place among the top 3 in USA C 👍 Would probably place among the top 3 in USA Cat Olympics in the Loaf Tournament. 🍞 Wouldn't you think? Vote for Jemma, everyone.
A u t h o r  I n t e r v i e w with Victoria Lynn A u t h o r  I n t e r v i e w with Victoria Lynn 🥀 I'm so thrilled to share with you this mini-interview with @victorialynnauthor in celebration of release day for This Life of Mine with @theglorywriterspress! It's been a blessing to get to know her, and I know she has put her heart & soul into her newest book baby.  🥀 Which POV did you enjoy writing the most? Who surprised you the most? ~ It's always so hard to pick between book children.... LOL! but I think I 'enjoyed' Dilara more only from the standpoint that her story is one that challenged me. It's one that felt like a discovery the entire way and her's while not necessarily surprising me in a large way, really surprised me in the sense that I was finding out more about her on every page that I wrote. Her character and voice was strong from the get-go and it wasn't through my doing. It was like she was talking to me and my heart felt undone in new ways of compassion for women in her situations.  🥀 What places inspired the world of Elira?  ~ Oof... Honestly, it's very vivid in my head. Lots of the mountainous rainforests in the PNW really inspire me. The two times I've gone I've been looking around in wonder feeling like I stepped foot into this magical world of nature that reminds me of Elira. It also is hugely inspired by European culture and landscape as well. Think Scotland, the british coast and isles etc.  🥀 What do you want readers to take away from this story? ~ I hope they find hope but are also moved to action. The fight for life and freedom is simply getting started and there is so much we can be DOING for women in Dilara's position and their babies. I hope that readers see these women the way God does, with so much compassion and heart to serve and heal and restore them to hope and a life fulfilled in Christ. I also hope that it encourages them to greater trust and surrender to the Lord and inspires them to know that God can use them, no matter how broken, weak, or ashamed they are.  Thank you for taking the time to share @victorialynnauthor! 🥀 Short synopsis is in the comments & links will be added to my stories. 🥀
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I have no idea if I have Happy St. Patrick's Day! I have no idea if I have even a smidgeon of Irish in me (doubtful) but my heart feels Irish sometimes. Can that count? As a child, one of my grade school assignments was to pick a country and write an essay about it. I chose Ireland for no particular reason and ended up falling in love with the pictures of the green, rolling hills, and the fuzzy, hardy ponies. Later, my grandma would take me to "Travelogues" at a local high school, and one of them was of a trip in Ireland. These core memories rooted themselves into my memory and shaped a deeper interest into anything Irish, mostly music and mythology. I was spellbound by the charming magic of this emerald country, and I don't think I ever woke up from that dream. In 2017, a part of that dream became reality on a 5-day trip to Ireland (so short!) with the sophisticatedly charming @shan_josephinemathai . I was scared to pieces to leave the USA for the first time but she was a pro and soothed my anxiety with her adventurous, zealous love for people and culture. I want to go back someday so, so much. [If you scroll back in my feed I have posted a few other photos here & there of us on the trip together.] Here is a gnarled, mystical tree covered in moss today, where perhaps an impish faerie might be hiding. Have you ever done something so magical and wonderful, something you had dreamed of doing for a long time? (Even if it was a small thing, it counts!) What was it?
So this is 36. I'm a different person than me at So this is 36. I'm a different person than me at 26. You wouldn't have recognized me. I couldn't imagine the changes that were about to happen in my life, from learning to step outside of my cozy Michigan bubble, to realizing I had an different trail to blaze and books were going to be a part of my life, and to gaining so much more than I ever dreamed God could have for me. It was good, but it was hard. If you look back on a person's Instagram account and think it looks like picturesque journey, just remember that beauty is born from trials. Have you ever seen what a dancer's feet look like under the glossy satin shoes? They're twisted, brown, and bruised. Scars build us up and give us more empathy, the ability to see wider and further and be stronger and braver. This gives me hope that, whatever comes this next year of my life, there is light ahead and I won't be alone. There's something great in store. I'm excited to live it.
Cover reveal + Giveaway! Happiest of cover reveal Cover reveal + Giveaway! Happiest of cover reveal days, Haylie! (@therealhayliehanson)! Luminaut #3 Shadow Ender closes this shining trilogy with a powerful, suspenseful ending. Shadow Ender releases on April 20, 2023. Giveaway entry info is below the blurb & details. (Spoiler warning for books 1 & 2 in this blurb) Callie’s Light Cores are gone. She’s imprisoned in a desert world. Her Seer Toran blames her for the death of his sister. Oh, and the Queen Beyond the Stars is one step closer to destroying the multiverse. So, things are just great. To make things more fun, formerly evil, mostly undead (and still smoking hot) Nate Ormandi arrives to help Callie and her friends. And he’s got Toran’s very much alive sister with him. Surprise! However, as Nate and Callie work to conquer the death maze, Toran keeps leading them into traps. Is Callie’s grumpy Seer trying to get them killed, or is someone else pulling the strings? Time is running out. The Darkness is stronger than ever. As the line between enemy and ally blurs, the last Luminaut will face a terrible choice, one that will change the whole multiverse forever. Comp Titles: Maze Runner (James Dashner) To Best The Boys (Mary Weber); Star Wars and Pacific Rim films. Steam Level: 2 - Romance but no sex Trigger Warnings: Off-page parental death prior to events in the story, PG-13 level sci-fi/fantasy violence. To Enter the Giveaway: 🌟 Follow me, @ink.lizard, @therealhayliehanson, and @hiddenhollowbooktours 🌟 Like this post & comment which country you're in! 🌟 Tag a Bookstagram friend Extra Entry: 🌟 Share in your stories for 24hrs tagging @therealhayliehanson & @hiddenhollowbooktours 🌟 Find the other tour hosts using #HHBTShadowEnderReveal and enter on their posts as well Rules: *US Only *Ends at midnight EST on 3/2/23 *Must be willing to give your mailing address to Hidden Hollow Book Tours and Haylie Hanson *Don't follow to unfollow. You will be banned from all future Hidden Hollow book tours *Must be a public Instagram account to verify entry *No Giveaway accounts allowed *Not affiliated with IG *All prizes will be sent by the author, not HHBT
February is Fantasy month! I know, I'm kind of lat February is Fantasy month! I know, I'm kind of late to the game since the month is half over, but it has been a waaay busier month than I predicted. I am currently ready Stormdance by the vivacious Michelle M. Bruhn (@michellembruhn) which *technically* isn't released until February 28 but I signed up for ninja status on cover reveal day and got my copy early, mwahaha. It is fabulous and wonderful and so cute just as I knew it would be. I have high praises for all these pretty books. Do you see any that you have read? ⚔️ Elven Alliance #1 Fierce Heart, Tara Grayce ⚔️ The Dragon Singer Chronicles # Stormdance, Michelle M. Bruhn ⚔️ The Chronicles of Ilyon #1 Resistance, Jaye L. Knight ⚔️ The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf, Gerald Morris
🐈️ I have a little shadow that goes in and ou 🐈️ I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,⁠ And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.⁠ He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;⁠ And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.⁠ ⁠ ☀️ One morning, very early, before the sun was up,⁠ I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;⁠ But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,⁠ Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.⁠ ⁠ -verses 1 & 4 from a poem called My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson⁠ ⁠ Happy birthday, fur friend! Jemma is full of spice but she brings comfort and joy into my home. My roommate introduced me to this poem when she noticed that Jemma follows me from room to room. It's so cute.⁠ ⁠ Do you have a fur friend who follows you like a shadow? 🐈️
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