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Angela Boord

@angelaboord.bsky.social

Nerdy fantasy author hooked on dark worlds and disaster characters in need of redemption 🦾❤️‍🩹 #SPFBO Finalist FORTUNE'S FOOL #SFINCS Finalist DRAGONMEAT RAI ASCENDANT 🐺 2026! https://linktr.ee/angelaboord

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Angela Boord@angelaboord.bsky.social · 2w ago

We didn't quite vibe with this book, but you might, so you should definitely check it out!

Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️@stevewestenra.bsky.social · 2w ago

Before We Go Blog reviews David T. List's ambitious epic fantasy, Violence and Vigilance for #SPFBOXI! If a mashup between a JRPG & a grimdark aesthetic sounds like it's for you, definitely check it out!: beforewegoblog.com/spfboxi-revi... #SPFBO #SPFBOReviews @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

C M Debell@cmdebell.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'drip'. Here's an excerpt from The Many Shades of Midnight, a fantasy book I wrote in a fit of rage at the state of the world in which I take corrupt corporations and spineless governments and subject them to my justice... #bookqw #writingcommunity 💙🪐📚

Front cover and excerpt from The Many Shades of Midnight for Book Quote Wednesday 9 September - 'drip' Rumour was a deadly thing, and Alyas had proved himself extremely adept at seeding it. So adept, in fact, that the tiny snippets of gossip had done what she had not thought possible and shaken, ever so slightly, the regard of the rich for the hand that fed them. He was the reason she was cooped up here instead of out there, enjoying all the rewards she had earned. Because every time she stepped outside her door, those bloody kids with their placards were there to shout their complaints and their devastating truths, turning the people against her drip by drip. Gods, she hated him. So when he turned up on her doorstep one evening, she could not say she was overjoyed to see him.
C M Debell@cmdebell.bsky.social · 2w ago

#WIPSnips 14 September 'month' Taking a break from wrestling with my main WIP to revise the draft of a novella in my Tales of Isyr series that has been gathering dust for a couple of years - lots of tea drinking with a bit of blackmail on the side. #WriteSky #indiefantasy #WritingCommunity 💙🪐📚

Wipsnips 14 September 'month' Marching into the salon where Cassana was drinking tea with her brother, Hailene tapped her cane against Melar’s ankle and told him to leave. The Flaeresian ambassador looked up at her with a bemused expression. “May I ask why?” “Because I have a matter of some urgency to discuss with your sister, concerning Alyas, and you have no need to hear it.” Cassana’s heart sped up. Had something happened? The company had been on an extended contract for months, working in the coastal kingdoms east of Flaeres. She’d had little news, but that was not unusual. There was no reason to think... “Now, there’s no need for that,” Hailene said briskly, seeing her face. “This is a political matter, and I would like it resolved before he ever hears about it. Off you go, Ambassador.” Melar hooked his elbow over the back of his chair and regarded Hailene with a quirked brow and quickened interest. “A Lankaran political matter? About Alyas? This I must hear. Perhaps,” he added with an innocent glance at Cassana, “I could help?” “I think not, Ambassador,” Hailene informed him, settling herself into a chair. “My nephew has more than enough problems without owing you a favour. Your sister and I are quite capable of handling the matter. You may go.”
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2w ago

The #WIPSnips word for September 14th is "month" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag September 14 - month Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner
Angela Boord@angelaboord.bsky.social · 3w ago

So I wrote a thing... Maybe you've seen this sentiment around the internet, too? I decided to try to take it apart. 💙🪐📚 #BookSky #WriteSky #indieauthors #indiebooks

Fantasy-Faction@fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today Angela Boord asks the question: Is trope marketing ruining literature? - JI 🐉 "[This] is really a gripe about how books are being written to compete in a crowded marketplace...In other words, trope is sliding from “shared motif” to “cliché”." fantasy-faction.com/2026/is-trop... #booksky 💙📚🪐

The image is a photo of the aisle in a bookstore. On the right half of the image is a shelf of books seen from the side. On the left half is the back end of the aisle. The image is done in browns, creams, and greens. Over the image are the words, "Is Trope Marketing Ruining Literature?" and "A Fantasy-Faction Article".
Angela Boord@angelaboord.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm so excited that I wrote a fantasy book with the word "elevator" in it!! 😅 I feel bad for Chris, though--Cam gives him such a hard time throughout the book 😆 From TO DREAM A DARKER REALM, my dark 80's portal fantasy thriller with Stranger Things vibes 😁 #WIPSnips 💙🪐📚 #BookSky #WriteSky

“Are you going to explain any of this?” Chris said when they got in the elevator.
 Cam darted a glance up at the elevator’s ceiling. Surveillance cameras. He resisted the urge to wave. And also the urge to answer Chris’s question. He had to be cool now, collected, not the same idiot who had picked a fight with Kenneth Lefler’s friends even though they had all deserved it. But he couldn’t resist fucking with the police, just a little.
 “Well, Chris, it sounds to me like you had a psychic experience.”
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 3w ago

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for September 7th is "elevator" which is what I've been spending all week waiting forever on and packed into like a sardine at Dragon Con. 😂 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag September 7 - elevator Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner
Angela Boord@angelaboord.bsky.social · 3w ago

From my dark 80's portal fantasy with Stranger Things vibes--Sergei (Seryozha) and his sister Anya are talking about their mother, who supposedly gave her life to get them through the Iron Curtain when they were young. #WIPSnips 💙🪐📚 #BookSky #WriteSky #writingcommunity

Anya sighed and pressed her free hand to her forehead. “All right. I'm just saying, all you’re missing is a big bulletin board with newspaper articles pinned all over it before the cops think you’re a serial killer.” “You think she’s dead, too.” 
“I’ve told you before, Seryozha. Part of me wants to believe she’s not. But another part—just as big—is afraid she really is. You need a break. You’re going over and over the same things without making any progress, and it’s starting to show. Jude thinks you must be using drugs. Jason’s getting into trouble at school and Jude thinks it’s because he’s using you as a role model.”
 "Jason has the same problems I did: assholes.”
“ "Jude is trying to be a good stepfather, Seryozha. He just doesn’t understand what it’s like to be us. And you’re not helping, passing down all those little tricks Kolya showed you.”
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 4w ago

The #WIPSnips word for September 6th is "sigh" I'm sorry for this one. I know my characters sigh way too much. :D #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

C M Debell@cmdebell.bsky.social · 4w ago

#WIPSnips 6 September - 'sigh' From my historical fantasy WIP - are these characters changing the patterns of past generations or repeating them? #WriteSky #indiefantasy #WritingCommunity 💙🪐📚

WIPSnips excerpt for 6 September - 'sigh' “What do you mean to do, Darri? Will you honour Edrin’s treaty?” He glanced at her in surprise. Edrin’s treaty. And Edrin was dead. Yet that did not free him. His uncle might have made the treaty to end the war, but it bound him too. “Of course. Why wouldn’t I?” “Because when I look at you, I see my mother.” Gaurin gave a huff of grim laughter and would have said something, but one look at Merionn’s face stopped the thought behind his teeth. He looked down, as though he had suddenly remembered the cup in his hand, and drained it in a single swallow. Then he stood and went to fetch another, leaving them alone. In the wake of Gaurin’s retreat, Darraion returned Merionn’s searching stare. “Maelys honoured her treaties.” “Of course,” Merionn agreed. “Until she didn’t, of course.” “By then they were already broken.” He sighed. “And that’s the problem with these treaties, Merionn. They’re bandages over a festering wound. We don’t need endless truces with Morn, we need peace and recognition of Lyn’s right to exist, free and independent, and we’ll never get that if we’re continually fighting amongst ourselves. So yes, I’ll honour the treaty—until it’s clear that it’s meaningless, like every other before it. And then…” He shrugged. “Then, we’ll see.” His aunt smiled, a little sadly. “Now you sound like her too.”
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · last mo.

Here are the words for #WIPSnips for August 31st through September 6th! I will be at Dragon Con the 2nd - 7th. If something fails to post, I may not see it right away. Feel free to DM me if something doesn't work because I will likely see that faster! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

The #WIPSnips words for August 31st through September 6th are: August 31st - chip; September 1st - garden; September 2nd - button; September 3rd - effective; September 4th - collapse; September 5th - panel; and September 6th - sigh.
Angela Boord@angelaboord.bsky.social · 4w ago

Back with a snip from my dark 80's portal fantasy! I really have a hard time describing this book--it's my "It doesn't just whisk the characters away 80's paranormal mystery fantasy thriller with Stranger Things and dark academia vibes" portal fantasy 😅 💙🪐📚 #WIPSnips #BookSky #WriteSky

He ducked into the space and followed her up. He was a lot bigger than he’d been when he’d first discovered the chimney-like space. A gangly kid could squeeze into it, but there had come a time when his shoulders wouldn’t fit and he sure hadn’t been able to put his feet on the opposite wall to climb. So he’d dismantled the panels that made the space and built himself a ladder in the shop when Papa had been out for groceries one afternoon. 
Of course, back then he hadn’t thought he’d have to hide it from Anya. 
She hauled herself up onto the old attic floor and pushed herself to her feet. 
 “Seryozhka,” she exclaimed in the same tone of voice American mothers used to call their children by their first and middle names when they were in trouble.
 He dragged himself up after her. “What? The radios get better reception up here.”

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 4w ago

The #WIPSnips word for September 5th is "panel" I'm moderating two panels today at Dragon Con, so it felt like an appropriate word for today. :D #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag September 5 - panel Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner
Angela Boord@angelaboord.bsky.social · last mo.

Thank you, Symon, for this excellent review! 😁😁😁 "A compelling cold war era mystery with magical elements that perfectly sets up a portal for the sequel." ARCs are still available--if you'd like one, check the thread! 📚 #BookSky #WriteSky 💙🪐📚 #indieauthor #indiebook #kickstarter

Symon Pude 🫜 - Master Watch is out!@symon-pude.bsky.social · last mo.

Just finished reading an #ARC of 'To dream a darker realm' by @angelaboord.bsky.social and made a review on #goodreads I really enjoyed this book, also because it is a pseudo-spy story with unnatural elements, just like mine :) www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... #Booksky #DarkFantasy #WriteSky

On Wednesdays We Read Pod@owwrpod.bsky.social · last mo.

We're hosting a special #IndieMission X! Join us next week on our Bonus Wednesday Ep. as we host a knockout round of these twelve contenders and choose which of these completed series we will be reading in October! #Booksky #Reading #SFF #Fantasy owwrpod.com/2026/08/19/i...

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Laura and Hannah have been hosting IndieMission since the end of our first season! It was actually born of our first supporters, indie authors! Indie authors were our first followers, the first peo…

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On Wednesdays We Read Pod@owwrpod.bsky.social · last mo.

Here is an amazing 5⭐ review of @triempery.bsky.social's Triempery Revelations series! This is up in our #IndieMission this week! Join us! #booksky

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On Wednesdays We Read Pod@owwrpod.bsky.social · last mo.

We're hosting a special #IndieMission X! Join us next week on our Bonus Wednesday Ep. as we host a knockout round of these twelve contenders and choose which of these completed series we will be reading in October! #Booksky #Reading #SFF #Fantasy owwrpod.com/2026/08/19/i...