Chris Forsey - Streams and Bluebells. Mixed media.

Woohoo!!!

500 pre-orders for Immortal Connections which releases on May 1, 2026!

Just wanted to celebrate this. We have 500 pre-orders for Immortal Connections on Amazon. This is not including the books sold on Kickstarter and on Starlit Publishing too.

The epic Chinese high fantasy sequel to A Thousand Li is off to a great start - starlitpublishing.com/products/imm...

Decorative image and text: Reminder. It's perfectly reasonable to cancel your weekend plans if they interfere with your reading.

Since weekend is (finally) here, remember that reading is a valid excuse for cancelling plans. Those books aren't going to read themselves, right?

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.

Click "Notify me at launch":
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aut...

Images of front and back covers of hardcover for Sanguine Scenario, and text: hardcover art, front, back.

Another cover reveal? Kind of! There will be different art under Sanguine Scenario hardcover's dust jacket!
You can view the full spread in the announcement on my website, and don't forget to follow the campaign on Kickstarter to know when it launches!
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I looked at 200+ artist portfolios. Here's what I learned I went through a ton of artist portfolios, and I saw what a lot of them have to offer. Here's what I took away (and what I'll use!)

In working on the no gen AI directory, I've looked at a LOT of artist portfolios. Like, 350+ of them at this point. And I thought I'd compile what I was seeing done right, what surprised me (positively), and then what I was commonly seeing done wrong. Use this to tweak your own portfolio!

Cover Reveal: Sanguine Scenario by Joanna Maciejewska We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Joanna Maciejewska's upcoming new novel, SANGUINE SCENARIO, the first book in her fantasy adventure series, Sanguine Saga! Coming to Kickstarter soon!

We at the Asylum are excited to host the cover reveal for Joanna Maciejewska's upcoming new novel, SANGUINE SCENARIO, the first book in her fantasy adventure series, Sanguine Saga! Coming to Kickstarter soon!

#CoverReveal #ComingSoon

Sanguine Scenario

It's my pleasure to help reveal the cover of Sanguine Scenario, a first book in a new adventure fantasy series written by @authorjmac.bsky.social.

Cover art by @authorjmac.bsky.social

Full info:
jamreads.com/reveals/cove...

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A banner image for the cover reveal of Sanguine Scenario by Joanna Maciejewska. The background shows a giant hand holding an open book in a forest with a blurry version of the cover.

Today we’re excited to host a cover reveal for Sanguine Scenario by @authorjmac.bsky.social, the first in the new Sanguine Saga series of fantasy adventure featuring no romance with a focus on friendship, banter, & blood magic. Launching on Kickstarter soon!

www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-reveal...

Follow the campaign to be notified when it launches:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aut...
and if you want more information, check out the announcement post on my website:
authorjm.com/archives/33127

Cover of Sanguine Scenario by Joanna Maciejewska and text "cover reveal."

The wait is over, and the cover for Sanguine Scenario is here!
This is book one in my brand new non-romance adventure fantasy featuring friendship, blood-based magic, tea, and a dog companion.
And it's coming to Kickstarter soon with a special hardcover edition!
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Hi #Portfolioday using this old chestnut yet again.

Decorative image and text: Cover reveal tomorrow. Sanguine Scenario.

My newsletter subscribers have seen it already (if you like to be in the know, sign up on my website!), but tomorrow is the day when the cover for Sanguine Scenario will be officially revealed!
Watch this space, so you don't miss the announcement!

Decorative image and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi & horror, April 11-13

Today is the last day of Naratess Indie Book Sale—an event you don't want to miss. Hundreds of fantasy, science fiction, and horror books free or heavily discounted. Themed bundles available too!
indiebook.sale/

As someone who doesn't consider himself a prolific reader by any stretch, I was surprised by the number of books participating in this year's Narratess Indie April Sale that I have read and enjoyed.

Below are ones I can confidently recommend as top notch. Many others look great too.🧵

#BookSky

A picture of By the Pact’s cover is on the left side. On the right is the following text: “By the Pact - Free the demon, save the continent! Epic fantasy with strong friendship at the center” for FREE. At the bottom is a picture of a dragon, planet, and skulls with the text, “Indie Book Sale - indiebook.sale - fantasy, sci-fi, & horror - 11 - 13 April”

10) By the Pact by @authorjmac.bsky.social

Available as a standalone purchase and part of the Mid-range Novels and Fantasy 2 Narratess itch bundles

Collage of book covers and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, April 11-13, Itch.io bundle, Mid-range novels, 47 books for $50

Collage of book covers and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, April 11-13, Itch.io bundle, Fantasy 2, 35 books for $35

If browsing hundreds of books in the Naratess Indie Sale intimidates you, here are some bundles you can get with just one click! Pick between fantasy bundle or mid-range SFF novels bundle:
itch.io/b/3630/narra...
itch.io/b/3634/narra...
Or check the sale for more bundles and books:
indiebook.sale/

Collage of book covers and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, April 11-13

This is the weekend! Biannual Naratess Indie Book Sale brings you hundreds of free and discounted SFF books.
indiebook.sale/
(And if you're a bulk-type of shopper, check out the other post for info about bundles.)

An image with the cover of Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska and the following text arranged around it with arrows: portal fantasy, lost memories, character driven, lies & secrets, dual timelines, told in 1st & 3rd POV, standalone.

Today is exactly one year since the release of my standalone fantasy thriller. Memories of Sorcery and Sand might be the best book I've ever written, but also the strangest and possibly the darkest one.
If you haven't read it yet, get it anywhere you shop for books:
bf.authorjm.com/MoSS

Nothing to get your blood flowing on a Sunday morning like a spider lowering down from the ceiling right beside your face.

It's been five years since we did our first sale! I'm so excited for this one too. I've worked on it the last three weeks so I hope you'll check it out :D

Maybe grab my free book?

Sale: indiebook.sale

Get my book: books2read.com/AD2K4

Collage of book covers and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, April 11-13, Itch.io bundle, Mid-range novels, 47 books for $50

Collage of book covers and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, April 11-13, Itch.io bundle, Fantasy 2, 35 books for $35

If browsing hundreds of books in the Naratess Indie Sale intimidates you, here are some bundles you can get with just one click! Pick between fantasy bundle or mid-range SFF novels bundle:
itch.io/b/3630/narra...
itch.io/b/3634/narra...
Or check the sale for more bundles and books:
indiebook.sale/

Collage of book covers and text: Indie Book Sale, indiebook.sale, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, April 11-13

This is the weekend! Biannual Naratess Indie Book Sale brings you hundreds of free and discounted SFF books.
indiebook.sale/
(And if you're a bulk-type of shopper, check out the other post for info about bundles.)

Thank you!
I seem to have progressed to the next stage of my sickness and feeling somewhat less miserable. Hopefully the trend sticks.

Fantasy image and text: science fiction and fantasy in kobo plus

If you abandoned that biggest subscription and went to Kobo Plus instead, but you're struggling to find new reads or simply want to explore new books, check out this collection of SFF book available in Kobo Plus!
bf.authorjm.com/koboplus-sci...

Image of a unicorn and text National Unicorn Day

Unicorns don't seem to be popular species anymore. You can find quite a few in the classic fantasy stories, but nowadays, they seem to have lost their luster and disappeared in the shadows. Do you recall any recently (let's say 5 years) published books that have them?