KristinaWKelly

@KristinaWKelly@sunny.garden

SFF Author, poet, photographer, dreamer, creator. Geek, author, mom, gamer, fantasy & scifi fan. Novel TRIALS OF THE INNERMOST from Hansen House pub 🏳️‍🌈 www.Ethereacycle.com | she/her | I like to talk about #science #videogames #tea #writing #scifi #fantasy #gardening #music

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skaeth, to books
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What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?

At what point are you most likely to DNF, if ever? What sorts of things cause you to DNF?

My friend, book blogger Kriti, was musing on these questions a while back, and it sparked this new post: https://armedwithabook.com/dealing-with-dnf-the-practice-of-did-not-finish/

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KristinaWKelly,

@bookstodon @skaeth so many books yet too little time on earth to finish them all. If I’m not enjoying one, my time is valuable so I will happily switch to something I find enjoying. I try to give them several chapters to change my mind but in the end, forcing myself to eat something I don’t like is the same. Push that plate away and get another meal.

KristinaWKelly, to Indiana

I'm throwing up a hail mary. If you went to Carmel High School (Indiana) & graduated around 2011, can you look for photos of Casey Kelly? I'm putting together the celebration of life and I need photos from him later in life. Even middle school to now. #carmel #indiana https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8mD5t2x/

AaronSofaer, to 13thFloor

I am incredibly excited to say that my debut novel released today on Amazon KU/ebook/paperback: http://quill-still.sofaer.net/mast . It's a queer, cozy slice-of-life portal fantasy story about civics, divinity from a Jewish lens, chemistry/alchemy, and more civics.

Join Sophie Nadash, burned-out 39-year-old chemist, as a run-in with the goddess Artemis while hiking in the Greek woods and finds herself sent to a new, kinder world.

@bookstodon #bookstodon #indieauthor #fantasybooks #fiction #books

KristinaWKelly,

@bookstodon @AaronSofaer congrats! Love seeing protagonists over 20

KristinaWKelly, to books

My short story is live on Kindle Unlimited! I had so much fun writing this tale. We combined some of my favorite holiday things like a big performance with lights (courtesy of magic), a chorus singing, hot drinks, gift giving. And then fused it with a low stakes fantasy adventure and magical creatures. I hope you enjoy it! The Lady’s Crownbearer: A Cozy Winter Fantasy Adventure https://a.co/d/72ZHIwY #cozyfantasy #holiday #reading #shortstory #fantasy #books @bookstadon

KristinaWKelly, to fantasy

So my preorders are super low. If you have KU, please consider preordering. It’s free for you! Flip through some pages when it releases Friday. Maybe you’ll even like the cozy winter fantasy short story. 🥰 https://www.amazon.com/Ladys-Crownbearer-Fantasy-Adventure-Etherea-ebook/dp/B0CLKY9SLF @bookstadon #amreading #cozyfantasy #fantasy #winter #holiday #reading #freebooks #writingcommunity

SallyStrange, to solarpunk
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Another post about this cool book I'm currently reading: "The Sol Majestic" by Ferrett Steinmetz. Gotta love that name.

Have you ever wondered how a top-rated restaurant might function on a space station? Light years from any planet? Well, Ferrett Steinmetz thought about it and came up with:
-artificial gravity used to cook things using the heat generated by enormous planetary-scale pressures instead of direct heat
-stasis fields instead of fridges (duh) but also speeded-up time field used to sneak a week's worth of work into an hour
-an alien sourdough culture that MIGHT be sentient

All of this is an excellent backdrop for a story of a young boy finding (gay) love, seeking independence from his parents, and exploring questions of philosophy, truth, capitalism, and marketing. It's not #SolarPunk, but it has that homey vibe.

#LGBTQIA #SciFi #SFF #NowReading #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #Cooking #Cuisine #Chefs

Btw, you can follow me on bookwyrm, I'm @SallyStrange and I read a lot.

https://bookwyrm.social/book/452604/s/the-sol-majestic

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KristinaWKelly,

@bookstodon @SallyStrange @SallyStrange ok this sounds really cool!

KristinaWKelly, to shortstory

I love em-dashes, semicolons, and utilize Oxford commas. I also describe nature with influences of Tolkien. Yes the story might meander into side quests but…it’s worth it.

Here’s the opening of my cozy winter fantasy short story. #cozy #cozyfantasy #writingcommunity #shortstory @bookstadon

KristinaWKelly,

@bookstadon free on KU. It’s a winter cozy fantasy that takes place during an in-world holiday. Will they find something magical in the forest, or will something find them instead? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLKY9SLF?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420

AnthonyHarold, to scifi

This weekend is my first test of the waters with ads and leaflets for The Closed Tunnel at YALC (Young Adult Literature Convention) in London🫣 You may see one page from it below 🤗

Of course, the book isn't finished yet, so it's just an invitation to my newsletter, where I plan to send out gifts from time to time.

It’s my first contact with the big world, and I'm super nervous🙈 Just send me some good vibes, please 🫶🏻

#WritingCommunity #SciFi #ScienceFiction @bookstadon @scifi

KristinaWKelly,

@AnthonyHarold @scifi @bookstadon it’s hard putting ourselves out there! Congrats on doing it!

KristinaWKelly, to bookstadon

Made it to the second round. Help me win this contest. https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/16498/ @amwriting @bookstadon

KristinaWKelly, to random

#nanowrimo just isn’t for me. Never has been. But if you’re like me and have 30 minutes a day only, if that, go ahead and tell me how NaNoWriMo works for you! I love success stories.

KristinaWKelly,

@TarkabarkaHolgy Due to my limited time I used campnano to work on a poetry project with the goal of finding enough poems for a book and last nano I instead wrote a poem every day.

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KristinaWKelly,

@bennett @msatris @bookstodon would love to see your top five from that list!

KristinaWKelly,

@msatris @bookstodon @bennett yes

KristinaWKelly,

@bennett @bookstodon @msatris ooo Thieves’ World sounds interesting. Hadn’t heard of that one.

KristinaWKelly,

@bennett @Rhube @msatris @bookstodon My first McCaffrey was the Acorna series. The blending of sci-fi and fantasy (hello unicorn girl in space) influenced my own writing.

KristinaWKelly,

@msatris @bennett @bookstodon I’m really big into collaborating (wrote my first novel with one of my best friends and did a piano+spoken poem collab with another). This collective poem is intriguing!

duanetoops, to books

The first book was beyond enjoyable! Excited to start the second!

#reading #writing #books @bookstodon #amwriting #writingcommunity #blog #blogging

KristinaWKelly,

@bookstodon @Chigaze @duanetoops one of the few books I’ve ever preordered was the next Murderbot!

KristinaWKelly, to books

I want a bookstore in Indy that only stocks Indiana authors and indie authors. 👀 #bookstores #books #indiana

KristinaWKelly, to random

Looking for someone to do art for a short story. Fantasy creature being the main element. Who does these or who is your favorite? #fantasyart #fantasycreature #commissions

openculture, to random
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A Stunning, Hand-Illustrated Book of Mushrooms Drawn by an Overlooked 19th Century Female Scientist

https://www.openculture.com/2022/11/a-stunning-hand-illustrated-book-of-mushrooms-drawn-by-an-overlooked-19th-century-female-scientist.html via @openculture

KristinaWKelly,

@openculture love this! (And mushrooms)

KristinaWKelly, to bookstodon

One day left please share!

Giveaway on Goodreads until 5/25 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59127642-trials-of-the-innermost

Preorder goodies for physical copies until release day! http://jonathanandkristina.com/etherea-cycle/trials-of-the-innermost-preorder-campaign/

Plus
-50% off the ebook through the end of the month! https://a.co/d/gQs5t9A

@bookstodon #bookstodon #giveaway #sciencefantasy #fantasybook #readers #writer #share

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