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Some book mail from this week. Sequels to a couple of books that I read last year, excited to dig in... At some point. We will see when I have time / the mood strikes 😅
🔥 FIRE IN THE HEARTH by @raaymakersauthor.bsky.social
🏔️ FINDING RAMANATA by Robyn Dabney
If you are a fantasy reader or writer, check out my new Youtube channel.
youtube.com/@stevenraaym...
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Did you know: If you have a library card, you can request my ebooks through Libby?
Ask your local library today.
#library #books #fantasy #libby
If you are creative, don't let "productivity" or money rule that part of you. Just create. Paint, write, play music, dance, unleash the creativity. Don't measure yourself by financial income, but rather by creative output.
#creativity #artist #art #motivation
#Fantasy #readers and #writers, here is an 8-minute video on the importance of diversity in fantasy.
youtu.be/1LKCNqWyYDk
#books #bookish #booktok #diversity #LGBT #LGBTQIA+
That sounds like the perfect book to include. Thank you.
If you are a fantasy reader or writer, check out my new Youtube channel.
youtube.com/@stevenraaym...
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Making a video on fantasy books and mental health representation. Which fantasy books do this best? Indie books are most welcome.
#books #mentalhealth #writing #recommendation
Monsters, cosmic horror, and wanderlust. Join Esterra Stake in her travels across a weird, pockmarked landscape filled with terrors and strange practices.
books2read.com/Blade-of-the...
#fantasy #horror #books
Writer pro tip: If you need inspiration for a villain in a story, research billionaires. A whole lotta psychopaths and vile people in that group.
#writing #books #villain #story #author
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A graphic that describes how to enter: (1) Create a free account with Pageboung or log in; (2) Open the Discover tab; (3) Open the Giveaways page; (4) Find the giveaway for COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS and enter it before March 5th.
I'm giving away 10 paperback copies of COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS! Enter for a chance to win one on @pagebound.bsky.social, eligible to anyone in the 🇺🇸 US, 🇬🇧 UK, or 🇦🇺 Australia.
Good luck! The winners will be selected after March 5th. 📚💙
🔗 pagebound.co/giveaways/19
Look upon my works, ye readers, and do not despair.
www.stevenraaymakers.com
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Current read, in tandem with Roadside Picnic (one of my faves).
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A graphic showing snippets of reviews of COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS plus a variety of storefronts where it can be purchased.
A few recent reviews for my new book, COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS! Available now in digital and print formats—coming to audio very soon.
Huge thanks to @wswardstrom.bsky.social, @stasiaroze.satan.social, and @raaymakersauthor.bsky.social for these amazing reviews! 📚💙
🔗 www.adamcbassett.com/copper-ash
All my books have morally-grey antiheroes as the main characters. They are so much more fun than those goody-two-shoes protagonists.
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A list of the people who helped with this book (listed in main post)
With my new book releasing TOMORROW, I need to extend a round of thanks to everyone who helped with this project. Because none of this would have been possible without them.
First, thank you to my beta readers Maggie Hoopis, @raaymakersauthor.bsky.social, and @thechromabooks.bsky.social.
Hey, I need a bit of help on this one. NZ has a fantasy book awards, limited to Kiwi authors. Anyone can nominate.
1. Book: Blade of the Wanderer
2. Author: Steven Raaymakers
3. Category: Best Novel
4. Nominee email: sraayauthor@gmail.com
5. Submit 📚
sffanz.nz/blog/2025/12...
Published my fifth book today.
books2read.com/fireinthehea...
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My biggest pet peeve in fantasy is when the writers uses the word "fire" instead of "loose" or "shoot". I see it over and over again, and it is incorrect each and every time.
#writing #fantasy #books
Me: What kind of birthday flowers would Dad like?
Fifth-grader: Dead ones.
Me: That's not nice.
FG: I didn't mean it like that! It's just like the kind of music he listens to.
You know what? That's fair.
My book is out next week. Dark fantasy, no holds barred, tons of action and even more emotion.
Join Esterra in her violent journey.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDVVYS86
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#NZ
#indie
#author
#kiwi
#books
Oh wow. This is a very controversial opinion.
Tbh, I agree with you. I think it was really the only way to finish it.
Book 2 is only one week away 🙈
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If you love #fantasy and #sprayededges, this is the book for you.
#bookish
Are you a member of your local library? If so, you can request my ebook to be stocked there!
This is a HUGE bonus for #indie #authors like me for a bunch of reasons.
My books are:
A Canticle of Two Souls
A Canticle for the Fallen
A Canticle of War
The Aria of Steel trilogy
Blade of the Wanderer
www.stevenraaymakers.com
Are you a member of your local library? If so, you can request my ebook to be stocked there!
This is a HUGE bonus for #indie #authors like me for a bunch of reasons.
My books are:
A Canticle of Two Souls
A Canticle for the Fallen
A Canticle of War
The Aria of Steel trilogy
Blade of the Wanderer
