8 months count down til launch! This is a special one because I have our first newsletter edition primed to drop at the end of today. Seriously, this is your absolute last call to sign up now and catch some EXCLUSIVE character art of a fan favorite character. We won’t release this art publicly until next year, so this is your chance to be FIRST. Newsletter 🔗 in bio or comment/DM newsletter and I’ll personally hand deliver the direct link to you. Extra extra bonus: I figured out how to add gifs in the newsletter so it’s all over now 😈 IN THE NAME OF HONOR is the standalone first book in the Vows & Valor fantasy series. It releases January 27, 2025 from @shadowsparkpub #ItNoH #VowsAndValor #fantasytrilogy #8monthcountdown #2025debut #shadowsparkpublishing #bookstagram #fantasy #newsletter
A snippet from my short story "Cemetery Sweethearts" in the upcoming @shadowsparkpub anthology. *** Rose scurried away and said farewell over her shoulder. Something shifted so her jacket and jeans became a modest cream dress with long sleeves. The red of her outerwear morphed into a pink shawl. Her long tresses were modestly pinned. Rose’s pupils remained full of longing despite their fresh acquaintance. The vision dissolved, and she was a modern woman again. *** (Background photo by me.) #ShortStory #Snippet #Fabulism #Anthology #ShadowSparkPublishing #ShadowSparkPub #ShortRomanceStory #CozyRomance
🌊🦑PREORDERS AVAILABLE NOW!🦑🌊 We are excited to share the cover reveal and open preorders for THE OCEAN HUGS HARD, a mystery with tinges of nostalgia, the salty scent of the ocean, and eldritch horrors lurking in the deep. The ocean holds something far worse than secrets... Pre-order the ebook today and it will download to your e-reader on release day. Ebook and paperback will both be available on June 24th. #Mystery #Bookstagram #CoverReveal #NoirCrime #LGBTQ+Mystery #shadowsparkpublishing #SSPAuthors
Check out what betas are saying about Kidnapped! #bookstagram #wip #retelling #shadowsparkpublishing @shadowsparkpub
The cover reveal for THE OCEAN HUGS HARD is coming in five days! It’s cosmic horror meets sunshine noir meets folk horror. At the Jersey Shore. #bookstagram #folkhorror #jerseyshore #shadowsparkpublishing
Last call! 🥳 Today is the final day of our 5-year anniversary sale! Snag some of these beautiful paperbacks for yourself or a friend and check out the rest of the SSP catalogue! #sale #paperback #paperbacksale #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #fantasy #fantasybooks #horror #horrorbooks #anthologies #readindie #indiereads #indiepublishing #indiepub #shadowsparkpublishing #shadowsparkpub
Our five-year anniversary sale continues! 30% off Shadow Spark paperbacks! If you enjoy stories inspired by folklore and mythology, you need to try these authors: ✨ M. A. Phillips (@ditzydruid) ✨ Ashley Anglin (@ashleyb.anglin) ✨ Tom Rimer (@bookishrimer) ✨ Rosalind Dando (@rosalind_dando ) ✨ Eric Avedissian (@ericavedissian) ✨ Benjamin Langley (@benjamin_langley_writer) Then scroll through to see more of our authors and their gorgeous covers. We have something for everyone. Action, drama, dark fiction, fantastical world building, and swashbuckling ahead! #Bookish #Bookstagram #Books #BookSale #ShadowSparkPublishing #SSPAuthors #IndiePublishing #IndiePublisher #WitchLit #Fableism #InspiredbyFolklore #InspiredByMythology
If you vibe with any of these characters, you’ll vibe with Kaleela and Dimitar. 🏹💘⚔️ Also, would you give anything to talk with your favorite character in real life? Because I think I’d give just about anything. 🫠 Our adult fantasy Vows & Valor series is coming this January 27, 2025. IN THE NAME OF HONOR is book 1 in the series but also a standalone, so don’t sweat it thinking you’ll be stuck with a cliffhanger. Oh no, my fellowship. This is just the beginning. Add to Goodreads and StoryGraph - link in bio! #VowsAndValor #ItNoH #fantasy #characters #vibes #highfantasy #series #shadowsparkpublishing #indiepress #trilogy #standalone
Our 5-year anniversary sale continues! ✨ Today, we're highlighting just *some* of the many flavors of dark literature our house offers. In addition, swipe through and see the work from some of Shadow Spark's talented authors! We are very proud to offer their exciting stories. Add their paperbacks to your bookshelf while they’re 30% off! #ShadowSparkPublishing #ShadowSparkPub #SSPAuthors #HorrorBooks #Bookstagram #thrillerbooks #suspensebooks #darkfantasy #onsale
Got to hang with these luscious babes today for the @shadowsparkpub podcast😍 whereupon we discussed writing rules, totally failed at rock-paper-scissors, and wished Kassidy a HBD! We also had a surprise birthday gift AND surprise smut reading. Keep your eyes and ears open for this upcoming episode, on the SSP YouTube and wherever podcasts are streamed. #podcast #shadowsparkpublishing #birthday #writingrules #smut #indiepress #smallpress #womenauthors #happybirthdaykassidy
Our 5-year anniversary sale continues! 🎉 Today, we're highlighting just *some* of the many flavors of fantasy our house offers. In addition, swipe through and see the work from some of Shadow Spark's first signed authors: 🌟@richardcharlesstevens_fusions 🌟 @bookishrimer 🌟 Jo Kutya 🌟 Dustin R. Cummings We are very proud to offer their exciting stories. Add their paperbacks to your bookshelf today! #ShadowSparkPublishing #ShadowSparkPub #SSPAuthors #FantasyBooks #Bookstagram #Poetry #SciFi #Horror #Adventure
🥳 It's here!!! Shadow Spark is thrilled to bring you our 5-year anniversary paperback sale! All of these and more are on sale for under $15 USD until May 19th! Follow the link in our bio for more information, and happy reading! 📚 #sale #saleannouncement #paperback #paperbacksale #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #romancebooks #poetrybooks #scifibooks #thrillerbooks #YA #MG #NA #indiepub #indiepublishing #shadowsparkpub #shadowsparkpublishing
Like anime? Like books? What about books with anime vibes? We have several in our house-wide paperback sale! Come check them out! #sale #saleannouncement #paperbacksale #animeinspired #animeinspiredbooks #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #indiepub #indiepublishing #readindie #shadowsparkpub #shadowsparkpublishing
Like to cozy up with a chonky book? We have several to choose from, and they'll be on sale starting May 15th! Follow the link in our bio to take a look! 📚 #sale #saleannouncement #booksale #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #paperbacksale #chonky #chonkybooks #teamchonkybooks #indiepub #indiepublishing #indiereads #readindie #shadowsparkpub #shadowsparkpublishing
We have a robust Middle Grade and YA selection. Pick your faves and get ready for May 15th! #sale #paperbacksale #booksale #ya #yabooks #mg #mgbooks #youngadult #youngadultbooks #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #bookstagram #readersofinsta #indiepublishing #indiepub #shadowsparkpub #shadowsparkpublishing
We've had some sales in the past, but never anything like this! We had to do something extra special, you know? On May 15th, over 60 Shadow Spark paperbacks will go on sale! If you're a fan of physical books -- get HYPED! 🎉 #ShadowSparkPublishing #SSP #ShadowSpark #BookSale #PaperbackSale #Bookstagram #IndieBooks #IndieBooksale #IndiePublisher
“So what’s your book like?” ✨THESE VIBES✨ ⚔️ a LOTR fellowship if led by a woman 🪄 D&D party building with fighters, a cheese thief, & magic users 🧝🏿♂️ BIPOC elves, because everyone deserves to see themselves on page 💘 romance like in The Princess Bride One click in the ol’ bio will get you to the specific @goodreads link where you can add IN THE NAME OF HONOR, and show this industry that high fantasy is in demand. Or comment/DM GIMME and I’ll post the direct link for you. 🫱🏻🫲🏽 Artwork by the beautifully talented: @luxury_banshee #fantasy #2025debut #25debut #indie #indiepress #highfantasy #books #fantasybooks #shadowsparkpublishing #dungeonsanddragons #princessbride #lotr #elves #bipocelves #goodreads
(More!) New merch alert! Find these new designs celebrating our 5th year and more at https://www.shadow-spark-publishing-shop.fourthwall.com #merch #merchdesign #newmerch #bookmerch #publishingmerch #indiepublishing #indiepub #shadowsparkpublishing #shadowsparkpub
New merch alert! Head over to our store to explore new designs celebrating our 5th year and check out our other bags, pins, shirts, and more! https://www.shadow-spark-publishing-shop.fourthwall.com #merch #merchdesign #newmerch #bookmerch #publishing #publishingmerch #indiepublishing #indiepub #shadowsparkpublishing #shadowsparkpub
Status update: celebrating crossing 90k on the WIP this weekend 🥳🥳🥳 This word count is for our second book in the Vows & Valor trilogy. It’s about 90% drafted now, and the story has me in an absolute chokehold with the stakes at play 😍 #amdrafting #drafting #writing #fantasy #VowsAndValor #shadowsparkpublishing #90k #coauthors
🥳Celebrating five years of SSP! 🥳 In five years we've put out poetry, sci-fi, horror, and fantasy of all kinds. Are any of your favorite titles here? Do any of these covers catch your eye? Watch this space for when the sale starts! #sale #saleannouncement #poetry #poetrybooks #scifi #scifibooks #horror #horrorbooks #fantasy #fantasybooks #anthologies #indiepicks #readindie #shadowsparkpub #shadowsparkpublishing
New interview! Clarke and I joined Yumio Katsumata for a lightning round discussion about our upcoming series, writing, when I flip my hair, and a shout out to my Core Four writing group and sisterhood: @ericaroseeberhart @kcdcwrites @cwroseauthor Link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ImiLL3uUE #authorinterview #coauthors #interview #VowsAndValor #ItNoH #shadowsparkpublishing #fantasy #fantasywriters #2025debut #25debut #Januaryrelease #indie #indiefantasyauthor #smallpress
🌊🐲 RELEASE DAY🌊🐲 Today we get to bring you the third installment of K.R.R. Lockhaven's Azure Archipelago with THE GRIMOIRE, THE GODS, AND THE GIRL. Check out the blurb below and follow our link for more! 🌊🐲 BLURB 🌊🐲 When former Governor Pratt is broken out of jail by his sycophantic followers, a civil war in the League of Islands seems inevitable. In addition to building an army, his first order of business is to capture and imprison the Marauder King. Azure and the rest of the Marauders must try to rescue their friend and stop Pratt before a devastating war breaks out. To achieve this goal, Azure will need to learn much more about the nature of magic. And the only place she can gain this knowledge is across the vast sea on the mysterious Continent. #newrelease #releaseday #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #fantasy #fantasybooks #highseasfantasy #shadowsparkpublishing #shadowsparkpub #TheAzureArchipelago
Happy 5th birthday to my publisher! I signed with @shadowsparkpub early in their existence. Signing a contract always comes with some anxiety, but I listened to my intuition (and tarot and oracle cards) and trusted them with my first novel, my literary baby, River Magic. The rest is history! It has been such an honor and joy to work @mandyrussellbooks, @jhlmoon, and the rest of this amazingly talented writing family. Thank you for believing in me and my work! 💚 May Shadow Spark Publishing continue to grow! 🪴 #ShadowSparkPublishing #BookishBirthday #SmallPress #IndiePublisher #Books #Bookstagram #WritingCommunity #Author
I want to ✨THANK YOU ALL✨ for your kindness and support for our debut fantasy. We’re picking up steam and it’s all because of the fellowship on here. IN THE NAME OF HONOR is an adult fantasy with the fellowship of LOTR but if led by a woman, the party forming of D&D (roll call: fighter, thief, magic user), and the romance like in The Princess Bride. Book 1 in the Vows & Valor trilogy drops in January from @shadowsparkpub ! Want to add to your @goodreads shelf? Link in bio or comment GOODREADS below and I’ll share the direct link. 💫 #bookstagram #fyp #fantasy #2025debut #ItNoH #VowsAndValor #shadowsparkpublishing #indie #smallpress #lotr #dnd #princessbride
✨️RELEASE DAY✨️ Shadow Spark's @rosalind_dando debuts with A GIFT OF WORDS, our very first middle grade series! Check out the blurb below and follow the link in our bio for more! ✨️BLURB✨️ Cam has plenty of things to worry about. His best friend might have broken someone’s fingers, the class bully won’t leave him alone, and staying under the radar of his teachers is much harder than it ought to be. He definitely doesn’t need magic to make his life any more complicated. Which is good, because when he does write his name in Libris Sapientia—the book of wisdom—a whole lot of nothing happens. He is a failure, and even a book agrees. Then, Loman Lykill joins their class, bringing a whole new brand of chaos to Highgrove Secondary. Cam has his magical gift, whether he wants it or not. #releaseday #newrelease #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #fantasy #fantasybooks #middlegradefantasy #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #shadowsparkpublishing #shadowsparkpub #AGiftOfWords
Happy Indie Bookstore Day! You can find paperbacks of my novels at The Little Bookstore in Clayton, NY! @littlebookstoreclayton (I need to deliver more soon. Let me know if you go and can’t find the title you’re looking for.) I’d love to get my books in other indie bookshops and witchy stores in #UpstateNY. 📚 #IndieBookstoreDay #ShadowSparkPublishing #SmallPress #Author #AuthorsOfInstagram #Writer #Witchlit
Is it supposed to hurt like this? A profound ache when you finally see the readers’ favorite character? ❤️❤️❤️ Ral admits he’s a thief, but his heart works in empathy when bitterness should mark it. He’s mute and communicates via sign language. The circumstances of the king’s kidnapping wrap him into Kaleela’s and Dimitar’s fight to rescue him, and along the way all three are changed. A magicked hood obscures his face at all times BUT @luxury_banshee has outdone themself and rendered Ral unhooded as well. For the EXCLUSIVE face reveal—and trust me, you’re going to want to see all of Ral—sign up for our newsletter!! We’re celebrating IN THE NAME OF HONOR’s release date 9 months from today! We’ll send out the full image in our first ever, irregular and brief newsletter in one month. Two clicks in the bio will get you to sign up, or comment NEWSLETTER below and I’ll give you the direct link! #ItNoH #VowsAndValor #indie #indiepress #shadowsparkpublishing #books #fantasy #thief #fantasywriters #25debut #2025debut #facereveal #newsletter #coauthors #cheesethief #highfantasy
Posted @withregram • @ditzydruid Flowers and greenery are bursting back to life all around! If you’re looking for a book to read outside at your favorite garden or park, take a peek at my novel PLANT LADY. Plants are easy. People…not so much. Fern is a practicing witch with a green thumb. She’s earned an enchanting reputation for helping people improve their fortunes at her tiny plant shop in Utica, NY, but she’d trade it all to reclaim her grandparents’ garden nursery. Her life takes an unexpected turn when an ex-boyfriend suddenly appears at her Pagan circle’s meetup as they plan for their annual witches’ ball. Will he uproot this Plant Lady’s plans, or will new opportunities bloom? Available in e-book and paperback through @shadowsparkpub. #PlantLady #PlantLadyNovel #ShadowSparkPublishing #Books #Bookstagram #AmReading #Flowers #Garden #Romance #ContemporaryRomance #WitchLit
Flowers and greenery are bursting back to life all around! If you’re looking for a book to read outside at your favorite garden or park, take a peek at my novel PLANT LADY. Plants are easy. People…not so much. Fern is a practicing witch with a green thumb. She’s earned an enchanting reputation for helping people improve their fortunes at her tiny plant shop in Utica, NY, but she’d trade it all to reclaim her grandparents’ garden nursery. Her life takes an unexpected turn when an ex-boyfriend suddenly appears at her Pagan circle’s meetup as they plan for their annual witches’ ball. Will he uproot this Plant Lady’s plans, or will new opportunities bloom? Available in e-book and paperback through @shadowsparkpub. #PlantLady #PlantLadyNovel #ShadowSparkPublishing #Books #Bookstagram #AmReading #Flowers #Garden #Romance #ContemporaryRomance #WitchLit
Happy Earth Day from your friendly neighborhood writer of hopeful, subtly magical climate fiction! Shadow Spark's @ashleyb.anglin has put together a lovely Twitter thread of her relevant stories (dalyashleydrH2o if you want to check her out over there!) Her shorts are all free to read, and she will donate to a green cause for Undiscovered purchases/reviews all month! #EarthDay #climatefiction #clifi #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #indiepub #indiepublishing #shadowsparkpub #shadowsparkpublishing #Undiscovered
Excuse me for a moment while I shout into the universe… SIX MONTHS UNTIL MY DEBUT IS OUT IN THE WORLD!!!! Including a Goodreads link in case anyone wants to make my day and add to their TBR 😁🫶🏼 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207012310-ascension #writingcommunity #bookstagram #fantasyromance #shadowsparkpublishing
There's something special about my Fae King, aside from his crystals, can you spot it? #shadowsparkpublishing # #romantasy #beautyandthebeast #bookstagram #retelling @shadowsparkpub
I got really, really behind with the #AuthorApril24 prompts due to dance mom responsibilities, so I hope you’ll excuse this combo post! I had hoped to reveal this beautiful character art by @azshure yesterday! It depicts James, Rose, and a snippet from my upcoming short story called “Cemetery Sweethearts.” I’m currently in the editing phase once more before I send it back to @shadowsparkpub for another round of feedback. So, that covers some of the missed prompts... As for today’s, I suppose I have some writing superstitions. The biggest is that I don’t like sharing my ideas until they’re more fleshed out. I will often share that I’m in the process of writing something, and may reveal aesthetics, but I typically won’t divulge any snippets until I’m a couple rounds into revisions. Sometimes stories need time to gestate. #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfInstagram #ShortStory #CharacterArt #AnthologyStory #ShadowSparkPublishing #CozyRomance
Back to editing my anthology short story! I got some helpful feedback and am excited to make this cozy little love story even better. And gosh it’s nice out! #AmEditing #ShadowSparkPublishing #WritingCommunity #PorchWriting #Porchlife
✨YOU DID THIS!✨ You righteous sonofaguns, look what you did. You did this for our story like the true fellowship we are 🫶 We're moving on to the next goal, and you can guess what that is. Comment below if you'd like the Goodreads link for some: 🏳️🌈lgbtq+ cast 👨🏽🤝👨🏻ride or die found family 🛡️👑bodyguard/princess MCs 🥺intergenerational grief & healing 🌲eco-fantasy + forbidden trees 💞slow burn friends to ❤️ 👿a traitor 🧝🏿♂️BIPOC elves 🤫stealth rescue squad 🚫"don't you touch her" 🔥dragon's fire with a twist 🏹fierce archer women 🧀cheese thief 🗡competing revenge arcs 😱horror creatures And thank you @timstowephoto for the badass photo 🔥 #75 #goodreads #book #bookstagrammer #fantasy #smallpress #indie #ItNoH #VowsAndValor #shadowsparkpublishing #shadowsparkpub #marketing #womenwithswords
Hey there, it’s Erica! I like to show my love by feeding friends, and I luckily was able to claim the spot of baker for the Eat Cheese & Sin writing retreat. Here’s the dessert line up for our November retreat! Stay tuned to see what everyone thinks of the creations. 👩🏼🍳 ——- #writers #authors #fantasy #writers #authors #fantasywriters #fantasyauthors #creatives #2024debut #2025debut #writingretreat #eatcheeseandsin #sisterhood #elementals #heyheybookspublishing #creativejamesmediabooks #shadowsparkpublishing #indiepublishing #debutnovels #hudsonvalley #iloveny #readysetbake #baking #bakingfromscratch #desserts
My first novel, RIVER MAGIC, is on sale as part of the Narratess Indie Sale this #IndieApril! Not only that... HEARTH and FOREST MAGIC are also on sale! You can enjoy the whole series! Each ebook is 99 cents! Several other Shadow Spark authors are participating in the promotion too. There's something for everyone's taste! If you enjoy cozy fabulist stories with folk magic and romance, you should give my stories a try. Happy reading! #ShadowSparkPublishing #WitchLit #WitchyFiction #WitchyBooks #WitchyRomance #IndiePublisher #Bookstagram #AmReading
Happy #IndieApril! If you're looking to support an #IndiePublisher and their authors, these Shadow Spark titles are on sale as part of the Narratess Indie Sale this weekend! #narratessindiesale #ShadowSparkPublishing #Bookstagram #AmReading #Bookish #Books #BookSale #EBooks
One last beautiful hand study to share by another talented Shadow Spark author who can draw! We are so lucky to have fabulous artists in the house. 🙌 #CharacterArt #ShadowSparkPublishing #ShadowSpark #IndiePublishing #AuthorsOfInstagram #authorswhodraw
Raise your hand if you want more character art! ✋ Another SSP author, @jade_black21, is also a budding artist! @azshure's hand study was so popular with the house, Jade offered to... lend a hand! 😂 #CharacterArt #ShadowSparkPublishing #ShadowSparkPub #SSPAuthors #WritersWhoDraw