Though, if you miss it -- here's a blog post I made about other ways to get my book(s) for free!
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Though, if you miss it -- here's a blog post I made about other ways to get my book(s) for free!
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/the...
Today is the last day to pick these ebooks up for free!
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"
#books #ebooks #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #freebooks #WritingCommunity #FantasyBooks
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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"Itβs an easy craft, those fear-stewed wordsβand once one starts to partake, itβs an iron tall task to coax those words from the hate sick soul that swallowed them."
#writing #writersofinstagram #fantasywriter #TheWilderlands
3/3
"A small and evil sort that is easier to soul-stick than any tellerβs 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-virtueβone 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. ...
1/3
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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#Publishing #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #AuthorsOfBsky #GoalSetting
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 Clubβs February unboxing!
#fantasy #indieauthor #youtube #fantasynovels #booktuber
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
www.rebellesmith.com/blog-1-1/my-favorite-books-movies-and-more-from-2025
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!!
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!
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 youβre 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
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
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:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRVFa65...
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.
#NaNoWriMo #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #RoughtDraftChallenge
The streets are talking
Day 17: 1715 words
βItβs talking to me,β Walter whispered.
*Shhhh,* the dolphin whispered in his mind. *Donβt let them know.*
βItβs talking to me and telling me to tell you itβs 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.
#NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #RoughDraftChallenge #FantasyWriting
After my car broke down, I went through the back of the vehicle and found notes for my book that I hadn't looked at in about a decade
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Day 10: 598 words
Mysaln clicked his tongue. βPlease, girlβZandar took the time to inform me of your distaste for blood. βPotentially problematic,β he said. Be glad that I am aware of this inclination of yours away from violence or else I might consider this little display a threat."
#NaNoWriMo
Days 7, 8, & 9: 3400 words
"You donβt know me, do you, girl? I am Naedden. I am the Roach of Ondara, the Rat from Tarus. I am Naedden, and I will be the end of you and all Element Keepers that oppose me.β
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #WritingCommunity #FantasyNovel #Fantasy
Day 6: 1019 words
Arrows from the enemy vestal fell on the crew of *The Norther Dagger* like black rain, staining the crumbling deck red.
#NaNoWriMo #RoughDraftChallenge #Writing #WritingCommunity