Introducing Fire Burns the Night by Andrea Marie Johnson. Dark pink background with illustrated fire along the bottom and a broken star in the top left corner. In the middle is a picture of the author holding a book.
I BELONG
Together is a Distant Star, coming May 19th, an anthology of Sci-fi and Fantasy stories about "belonging"
My story, Fire Burns the Night, is Beatrix's origin story ^_^
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Thanks!
It started when my husband watched an Irish ghost-hunting show a few years ago. I'm kind of a skeptic, but it got me thinking: What if the "paranormal expert" of an investigative team was actually a ghost? And what if I set it in a purely fantasy world?
It was a really fun story to write!
It's a bit different than you're imagining 😅
The Fontayne Co is a group of paranormal investigators, and the story is set in a modern-ish fantasy world. The group is led by a necromancer, the MC is a ghost, and there's a dragon inventor who supplies their tech. I had a ton of fun writing it!
Daaros Syl'Vaasis (from Wraith and the Revolution by AJ Calvin) image of a green-skinned humanoid "man" wearing a black, collared jacket
Pablo Noriega (as seen in Wraith and the Revolution by AJ Calvin) A Latino man wearing a maroon shirt
I'm so happy you asked!!
My story is the first meeting between Pablo and Daaros, two side characters from Wraith and the Revolution. It's basically a meet-cute told from an alien (Daaros') POV.
I have some character art from the related novel (drawn by JustMiss Art)
Selfie of author’s hand holding a copy of THE RILL LORD at an airport. Close examination will show an airplane in the background.
I’m traveling today, so there’ll be no snips or meme posts. Instead I give you this selfie of THE RILL LORD at an airport on its launch day. 😊
#FantasyIndiesApril 21
Ask me anything about...
▪️My published books
▪️Together is a Distant Star (the anthology coming out May 19!)
▪️The Fontayne Company duology (book 1 is coming in 2027)
▪️or my WIP series that is taking much longer to complete than I originally planned... 😅
#FantasyIndiesApril 20
What words do you overuse in your writing?
It fluctuates, but there's always something caught in edits.
The most memorable was "venture" in my book, Guardian (it's only used a couple times in the finished book, but before revisions, it was used a lot 😬😂)
I BELONG
Together is a Distant Star, coming May 19th, an anthology of Sci-fi and Fantasy stories about "belonging"
Do readers like Dark Fantasy from the POV of a golem?
Created for obedience, can it discover its true purpose?
ARC signups are now available.
#anthology #latinsky
In case you missed the post on Friday... 😊
#FantasyIndiesApril 19
Nicknames
Zinn is a mercenary with a penchant for giving out nicknames. In Wraith and the Revolution, Kye gets a least a dozen from her, ranging from "Metal Man" to "Slaughter Bot" to "Le Chef" at one point. She rarely calls anyone by their real name.
I'll be back today for the last day of the book fest. If you're in Ft Collins between 9am - 4pm, come say hi!
#FantasyIndiesApril 18
Saturday Snippet
Here's one from Exile. It's been a while since I shared a snippet from this book, so here you go 😊
Introducing Deep Snow by Erika McCorkle Image shows my pfp (my author avatar, a drawn woman with black wings and a red witch's hat). A hand is reaching out with half a star. On the top is snow and the bottom shows swirls. Magenta background.
I BELONG
Together is a Distant Star, coming May 19th, an anthology of Sci-fi and Fantasy stories about "belonging"
My story in this anthology is DEEP SNOW
Feel free to bookmark the form! The link doesn't change month-to-month, and I plan to keep doing this as long as there is interest from the community.
Are you an indie author? Do you have a new release scheduled in SF/F/Horror? Would you like it to be featured on my blog's monthly new release list?
Any indies have SF/F/H books coming out in May?
I'm building next month's new release post, and there's room for new titles! You can submit the book info using the form below 😊
#booksky #writingcommunity
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Cover for Togther is a Distant Star, A sci-fi and fantasy anthology on Belonging The cover shows two hands, each with half a star, as they reach toward each other to piece it together. The background is many warm colors, orange and reds and purples, lovingly created by Coe (C.B. Lansdell), and has elements of skulls, a tree, clouds, a dragonfly, stars, and a pendant
Coming May 19th! A scifi/fantasy anthology featuring 11 authors from 6 continents (we were, unfortunately, unable to find either an Antarctic researcher or a penguin to join us)
Together is a Distant Star contains stories of "belonging" mostly by women, queer, and otherwise marginalized authors.
#FantasyIndiesApril 17
Free Friday/How do you choose your next read or WIP?
Next read is usually the ARC or book I've promised to read next (but I'm trying to fit in books I *want* to read more often)
Next WIP is based on whichever character is screaming at me the loudest at the time...😅
This week's #blog is about Together is a Distant Star, a short story collection I've contributed to. There's also a little bit about my story in the post too.
You can read more about the project here: ajcalvin.net/together-is-...
#booksky
Cover reveal! How far would you go to find where you belong. In the middle is the cover for Together is a Distant Star, a scif-fi & fantasy anthology on belonging. It's beautiful shadws of orange, purple, yellow and pink and has elements like two hands each with 1 half of a star reaching for each other, stars in a dark sky, and other elements for each of the stories. The background is part of the back cover darkened.
It's finally the day to show off our cover for Together is a Distant Star. Isn't she beautiful?
Coming May 19th ^_^
#coverreveal #sffbooks #indieauthor #anothology
I was honoured to be asked to help with the cover reveal for the upcoming indie anthology, Together Is a Distant Star!
It features a lot of amazing stories and the work of good friends.
beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...
(with absolutely gorgeous art by @cblansdell.bsky.social !)
#booksky
A banner image for the cover reveal of Together Is a Distant Star. The background shows a giant hand holding an open book in a forest with a blurry version of the cover.
We've got another exciting cover reveal today, this time for Together Is a Distant Star, a new SFF anthology featuring stories from indie greats on the theme of belonging:
www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-reveal...
Hey #BookSky! To celebrate our cover reveal, we'll be doing an AMA over on r/FemaleGazeSFF.
Come drop your questions about anything and everything writing, editing, publishing, and our books! Or, if you don't have a question, come play the snippet game: www.reddit.com/r/FemaleGaze...
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#FantasyIndiesApril 15
Preferred reading format
I bounce between ebook and paperback. I like ebooks for travel (I never run out of stuff to read that way)
I like the tactile feel of paperbacks, but I only buy those if I think my husband will also read them (I'm not usually a rereader)
Tomorrow!!
#FantasyIndiesApril 14
How would your characters describe themselves?
Andrew, The Caein Legacy: his brothers' guardian
Owen, Serpentus: f****ng tired
Kye, Wraith & the Revolution: "I'm too stupid to be okay." (a direct quote, he does some dumb stuff sometimes and he knows it)
2 days to go folks!
@cblansdell.bsky.social has done an incredible job with this cover and it’s nearly time to reveal it to the world!
#coverreveal #anthology #fantasy #scifi #newrelease
My most recent "release" was a short story that went out to my newsletter (but it will be available on retailers next week, so I hope that counts!)
The cover art is by CB Lansdell @cblansdell.bsky.social
Survivor is a prequel story to Wraith and the Revolution (and yes, there's more squid 😅)
The short story features a scene that wasn't in the novel, although that scene was mentioned (the novel is written from a different POV...but I really love Daaros, and thought he deserved at least a little page time somewhere 😅)
I have one in the sale (and it's the book related to a short story you may have read for an upcoming anthology 😊)
The first weekend of the book fest went really well. Met some amazing people, sold some books, and overall had a great time.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table to chat! 😊I'll be back again on Saturday (4/18)
