🌙 #FantasyIndiesAugust 🌙 All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

🧚🏻‍♀️ #FantasyIndiesJuly 🧚🏻‍♀️ All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

Do you tend to be an overwriter or underwriter? Based on how many comments my alpha reader leaves about needing more descriptions and to lean into emotional moments longer, I’ll say I tend to be an underwriter. 😂 #fantasyindiesjune hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

📚 Happy New Month! 📚 I’m Chesney, fantasy author and co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the fabulous @lvrussell.bsky.social. I’m currently working on my Nutcracker retelling. All are welcome to join! #fantasyindiesjune

📚 May Reads Wrap Up 📚 I’ve finished Marriage of Survival edits and moved on to writing my Nutcracker retelling, which is at about 30k words so far. I also had a good reading month! All are welcome to join us for #fantasyindiesjune Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

✨ #FantasyIndiesJune ✨ All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social & @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

I am finished with revisions for Marriage of Survival! Comps: The Cruel Prince for its faerie tricks and politics as well as An Enchantment of Ravens for its whimsical vibes and sweet closed-door romance. #fantasyindiesmaytober hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

📚 Happy New Month! 📚 I’m Chesney, fantasy author and co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the magical @lvrussell.bsky.social. I’m finishing up edits for my WIP “Marriage of Survival”. After that… We’ll see where the inspiration leads me. All are welcome to join! #fantasyindiesmaytober

📚 April Wrap-Up 📚 My reading month started off rough, but I found some new favorites! I’m nearly done with this round of edits for Marriage of Survival. All are welcome to join the prompts for May! #fantasyindiesmaytober hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

⚔️ Saturday Snippet ⚔️ A snippet from my WIP. #FantasyIndiesApril hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

Feel free to ask about my WIPs! - Marriage of Survival: fantasy romance - Fate Marked by the Fae: fantasy trilogy with romance subplots - Untitled Winter WIP: standalone fantasy #fantasyindiesapril hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

#fantasyindiesapril Day 17 How I choose my next: Read: Mood + Libby holds WIP: Normally whatever is clamoring for my attention the most. 😂 I ping-pong between a few while I do revisions for my previous one. Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social & I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

📚 Do you reread books? 📚 I do every once in a while. I especially like to reread favorites with friends so that we can gush about them together. #fantasyindiesapril hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

📚 How I Come Up with Book Titles 📚 1. Themes 2. Matching the Series 3. Character Title #fantasyindiesapril hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

🌿 #fantasyindiesapril Day 2 🌿 Season(s) in WIPs • Marriage of Survival: Autumn • Nutcracker-inspired fantasy: Winter Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

📚 Happy New Month! 📚 I’m Chesney, fantasy author and co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the amazingly talented @lvrussell.bsky.social. I’m putting finishing touches on revisions for my WIP Marriage of Survival as well as figuring out which project will be next. #fantasyindiesapril

📚 March Wrap Up 📚 This was a great month! I had a fun birthday, read a lot, and finished the major revisions on Marriage of Survival. All are welcome to join the #fantasyindiesapril prompts! Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

Since I’m working on a few different projects, I thought I’d share all of their aesthetics! Making aesthetic boards is a lot of fun. #fantasyindiesmarch hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

📚 What are your Last, Current, and Next Reads? 📚 Last: The Unmaking of June Farrow Current: In the Weeds / Boundaries in Marriage Next: My Vampire Plus-One / Astor #fantasyindiesmarch hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

⚔️ Saturday Snippet ⚔️ A snippet from my WIP. #FantasyIndiesMarch hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

I finished all of the major revisions for my WIP! 🥳 I’m so grateful to my beta readers for helping to make my writing stronger. #fantasyindiesmarch Free Friday hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

🥳 It’s my birthday! 🥳 To celebrate, my ebooks are on sale for the next week. And for those who like signed paperbacks with goodies, check out my Etsy sale. #fantasyindiesmarch Free Friday hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

This was a good week! I did a decent amount of revisions and my schedule is better balanced, so I’m not feeling like I’m on the verge of being burnt out. Here is your reminder to be kind to yourself. It is good to rest. 😊💜 #fantasyindiesmarch @lvrussell.bsky.social & I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

🌙 #FantasyIndiesMarch Day 5 🌙 In Marriage of Survival, Lark risks her life when she refuses to comply with orders to unalive her new husband and instead blood-binds him to herself to protect him according to vampire law. Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

#FantasyIndiesMarch Day 1 I’m Chesney, fantasy author & co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the super talented @lvrussell.bsky.social. I hope to finish revisions for my WIP “Marriage of Survival” (working title). My emojis: 💜🐾🐉📚🥀 WIP Emojis: 🧛‍♀️💍⚔️🐺🧚🏰🩸 All are welcome to join!

📚 Monthly Wrap-Up 📚 February is somehow already over. I’m still revising Marriage of Survival. The last few weeks have been rough for my family and me, but I’m hoping that March will be better. The prompts for #fantasyindiesmarch are here—everyone is welcome to join!

🌙 #FantasyIndiesMarch 🌙 All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

📚 What are your preferred genres? 📚 My favorites are fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and thriller. #fantasyindiesfebruary hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social and I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

💕 #fantasyindiesfebruary 12 💕 Comfort Reads: -Ouran High School Host Club -Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare -Folk of the Air series by Holly Black -Aurora Cycle by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman -The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Hosts: @lvrussell.bsky.social & I @fantasyindies.bsky.social

From February 7th-14th, the ebook versions of The Magic Collector and A Different Kind of Magic are $0.99 each. If you want to spoil yourself or a loved one, my Etsy shop also has a sale starting now through the end of February! 🔗 in b1o.