Thrilled to see a review for Light Keeper #1! (Coming in on the day I completed the climax of book 2, no less)

Thanks for reading! And thank you twice as much for the review! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

In two weeks, from 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m., find me at Des Moines Book Festival! It's held at the Franklin Events Center and there'll be a ton of other authors, food trucks, events, books, and general good times!

Thank you to Beaverdale Books for having me! 😄

Updates: April 2026 — R.E. Bellesmith - Author Hello and welcome to my April 2026 update! I have a few things going on at the moment that I wanted to take a moment to walk through here. Mainly I wanted to update people on events I’ll be doing, wr...

A quick update from me about Book Fairs/Events I'll be at this year as well as the progress of my next book and frequency of blog posts

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Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy ebook by R.E. Bellesmith - Rakuten Kobo Read "Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy" by R.E. Bellesmith available from Rakuten Kobo. There's a gap in Lenzey Wright's memory. After her dad picks her up from the worst day of school, L...

It's a portal fantasy novel! It's a sequel to this book:

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100k words and 400 pages in Light Keeper Chronicle #2, very nearly done ...

That's very kind, thank you!!

Ya like free stuff? Both of my novels are free for the next five days as part of Smashwords' read a book a week sale!

Just search "R.E. Bellesmith" and get either "The Wilderlands" or "Light Keeper Chronicle"

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The problem with A.I. generated “art” — R.E. Bellesmith - Author Last year, an A.I. generated landed at the top of the Billboard country music digital sales charts, showing that—on balance, “art” that is generated by a computer can gain mainstream success.

While it's certainly not the only problem with A.I. "art," it's the one that I tend to find most constantly confusing

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"It’s an easy craft, those fear-stewed words—and once one starts to partake, it’s an iron tall task to coax those words from the hate sick soul that swallowed them."

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"A small and evil sort that is easier to soul-stick than any teller’s meager mastery. Those words that sic fear and anger and vengeance on a soul. Me coaxing you to weep and see and feel and think is a mightsome bit harder than a voice that wants you to easy hate, easy blame, easy kill. ...

2/3

"You might think me a worthy teller of word-wit and voice-virtue—one who could word whip any whisper or wail from babe to age-battered bastard. But there is a vile thing that stacks higher than all my careful craft. ...

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Is it worth it to self-publish a book in 2026? — R.E. Bellesmith - Author I think people talk about publishing a book in the same way they say “I should start a band” or “I could do a podcast.” It’s something that seems very achievable and cool to have done—and it is! But a...

Have you ever considered writing and publishing a book?

Maybe that's something you're planning and hoping to do this year, but--before you do--consider these three things:

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Indie Book Submission Unboxings (February) YouTube video by Indie Fantasy Club

Check out the video on his channel!

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I was pleasantly surprised this afternoon to find my novel 'The Wilderlands' as the first one in the Indie Fantasy Club’s February unboxing!

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My favorite books, movies, and more from 2025! — R.E. Bellesmith - Author I’m going to be somewhat self indulgent this week. I’m sharing a list of most of the new medial I finished in 2025 and recommending my favorites.

I'm back to blogging for 2026 and am starting in earnest with a list of some of my favorite books, movies, and media I experienced for the first time in 2025!

#BestOF2025 #Books #Movies #VideoGames #TV #Theater

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image with a bunch of covers of games and books, titled "2025 in review (with a smiley face)" GAMES category: guardians of azuma and story of seasons grand bazaar LIGHT NOVELS: bofuri 15, whoever steals this book, almark 1, and alya 8 GRAPHIC NOVELS: unholy blood 6, secretly hot husband 2, and villainess is a marionette 2

bit late, but here's everything I had a hand in that released in 2025! this was my first full year in the book side of loc, but I've been having a blast and am so excited to keep crossing paths with new people as I continue on in this industry! and there's more stuff on the way!!

Three things to expect from me in 2026 — R.E. Bellesmith - Author Happy New Year! If you’re reading this, I hope you’ve been able to see loved ones and stay fed and warm these past few weeks and have fun plans going into 2026.

I like taking the start of the year to reassess and recalibrate; so, with that in mind, here's three things you can expect from me as an #indieauthor in 2026

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What are some albums and/or podcasts you like? I'm going to be driving for several hours this holiday season

End of November Novel writing round-up.

Total words written in project: 65,176
Total words written during November: 27,949
Novel status: In progress

Unfortunately I ended up burning out in the last week of the month, but I feel good about what I've got written and that the end is in sight!

Reviewing my November Novel writing progress, 2025 — R.E. Bellesmith - Author I spent a good portion of the month trying to finish up the first draft of the sequel to Light Keeper Chronicle: The Unspoken Prophecy . Here’s how it went.

My last blog post of the year, looking back at my #NaNoWriMo progress this year and where that brings my WIP.

#WritingCommunity

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Days 22 & 23: 3069 words written

"Is that what you plan to do when you’re grown? Stand shoulder to shoulder on some fortress wall with your brother and father? Peace and justice and your kin behind you while the killers and cowards that make up the rest of the world stare you down?"

#NaNoWriMo

Day 21: 2,378 words (total words written so far this month is 22,763 and, in the project as a whole is 60,000)

Chapter 22: Thieves of Anger and Sorrow

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Thank you @raewittevo.bsky.social for reading a portion of 'Light Keeper Chronicle' #2 (a WIP) as part of #HumanOnlyVoices celebrating human voices, human art, and human creativity!

They did an awesome job as always and you can find more on their instagram:
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Day 19: 2428 words

The Warlock was pale as death. Rinsed with blood and lit by the rising sun, his once purple robes seemed a burning red twice as terrible as burgeoning dawn.

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The streets are talking

Day 17: 1715 words

“It’s talking to me,” Walter whispered.

*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Don’t let them know.*

“It’s talking to me and telling me to tell you it’s not talking to me."

#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

Looks like "The Wilderlands" audiobook is finally available to Spotify Premium subscribers.

If you like fantasy, it's a great listen as the colder months of the year roll in. Check it out!

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#Fantasy #Audiobook #FreeAudiobook #indiepub

Days 15 & 16: 1974 words

Perched on a distant stone shelf, Walter saw what seemed to be a sunken tower. Several stories high and only lightly encrusted with barnacles and ocean life, the tower seemed surprisingly study for a building so far beneath the ocean.

#NaNoWriMo #RoughtDraftChallenge

Days 11, 12, and 13: 1,483 words

Walter could see the boundless body of the great snake. It seemed as though he was trapped in a vast underwater web with cords as thick as tree trunks.

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