I just released the second edition of my novella, Vaguely Sword-Shaped (www.amazon.com/Vaguely-Swor...) on Kindle. It's the director's extended cut - Now with more shenanigans! And an amazing new cover by @redreart.bsky.social #cozyfantasy #indieauthor

Vaguely Sword-Shaped: A Story About Heroes, Sidekicks, and the People Who Actually Get Things Done

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May the 4th be with you! #starwars #grogu

After an incredibly productive month+ of writing and ideation, I am tapped out. Suddenly, there's no drive to write. It was amazing when I was in the groove - the words just came out, the plotline was clear. Now? I don't even want to think about writing anything. #indieauthors #indieauthorsupport

www.instagram.com/p/DXZ3Rlhkuv... - what a nice review! #lbmarsh #vaguelyswordshaped #cozyfantasy

I want to live Claude's life, tbh. I want to grow heirloom cabbages and roses and espalier apples against a stone wall. #cozyfantasy #lbmarsh

Have you ever had a writing session where everything works and the words come fast and you're just transcribing something that already exists somewhere. And then it stops. And you're staring at your work going: wtf just happened? Guys, wtf just happened. 😞😞😞

Cats will always let you know what their name is. And it always, always fits. #cozyfantasy

The feedback was always tough but never mean. Honest without being brutal. And the constructive feedback from punctuation to plotting was edifying. #cozyfantasy #lbmarsh

Our young hero charged a wolf at age eight yelling FOR JUSTICE. His best friend's response was accurate and complete. 🗡️ Thanks to Katie Boothe (www.katieboothe.com) for reading this little snippet!!! #cozyfantasy #vaguelyswordshaped #lbmarsh

Things I learned: self-publishing means repeatedly formatting for Kindle, designing a cover (while wrestling with Midjourney prompts and then editing some more in photoshop), and posting on social media. The writing was the easy part. 🗡️🪨🧈🥪🏹🥬🐉👸 #cozyfantasy #selfpublished

I'm looking at my list of works in progress and I am reminded yet again that starting a writing project can sometimes be easy. Finishing? Not so much. 😞

I remember reading on the internet where geese were described as "Cobra Chickens." They're not wrong. #cozyfantasy #cobrachickens #geese

The monks were great at gardening though. #cozyfantasy

Salty butter is good to have when adventuring. You just never know when you'll catch a lovely fish and find fresh herbs nearby. Add the herbs to the butter and then add to the fish, then wrap the whole thing up in an edible leaf and you've got yourself a real meal.

I wrote about a dragon named Claude who, while in human form, has been gardening for over 400 years. He grows heirloom cabbages of which he is especially proud. As he should. Now I just want to write little snippets about Claude and his gardening adventures. #cozyfantasy #claudethedragon

The wildest part of self-publishing isn't the formatting or the cover design. It's pressing 'submit' and then just sitting there in your kitchen like nothing happened. I promised myself I'd publish something I was proud of before a landmark bday. I barely made it ha.

Hi Bluesky. I'm L.B. Marsh. I just published my debut cozy fantasy novella about a prophesied hero, and his extremely competent best friend who throws rocks with great accuracy .🗡️ #cozyfantasy #cozyfantasybooks #indieauthor #debutauthor #lbmarsh #selfpublished #fantasyreads #fantasy #fantasynovella