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An indie publishing company representing indie authors. Account run by @eliwoodsgheist.com and supported by all members of Hook & Quill Press.

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Hook & Quill Press @hookandquillpress.com · Jan 20
Hello, friends. We are Hook & Quill Press, an indie press representing a collective of indie authors, unabashedly authentic and celebrating our unique selves. We believe in uplifting writers, investing in our community, and working to help each other accomplish our goals.
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This belongs on your bookshelf!!!
professoremily.bsky.social 🫜Prof Emily🫜 @professoremily.bsky.social · 12h
Exciting news everyone... IT'S HERE!! 🥳

Took way too long, but #GodsOfAtalantis (book 1) is now available to buy as a physical book!

2 kids get chosen as the new gods. Sparks fly. Crystals go boom. If you like stuff like ATLA or FMA:B, this is for you 😁❤️

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September 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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ICYMI: We have a new Patreon post from our @woodenvelt.bsky.social discussing the most forbidden F word: Failure 😬

Check out this latest post and our other BTS bonus posts for Friends of Quillbert supporters, over on our #Patreon! www.patreon.com/cw/hookandqu...

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September 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Hello, friends! Quillbert's checking in to make sure everyone's been taking care of themselves. And if you're not sure how to get started? Look no further!

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September 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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ICYMI: @woodenvelt.bsky.social 's debut novel Thief of Death is looking for #Arcreaders! It's sweet. It's funny. It's charming. It's spooky. It's the perfect read for the coming season 😍

Don't miss your chance, sign up now!

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hookandquillpress.com Hook & Quill Press @hookandquillpress.com · 10d
We're looking for #ARCreaders for @woodenvelt.bsky.social 's Thief of Death! A fun romantasy following a priest of the dead and a thief with a heart of gold, with rich worldbuilding and a delightful cast of characters.

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September 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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ICYMI: We're looking for #ARCreaders for @woodenvelt.bsky.social 's Thief of Death! A fun romantasy following a priest of the dead and a thief with a heart of gold, with rich worldbuilding and a delightful cast of characters.

Sign up here! forms.gle/rY9zMRSo1uNN...

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September 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Hello, friends! We have a new Patreon post from our @woodenvelt.bsky.social discussing the most forbidden F word: Failure 😬

Check out this latest post and our other BTS bonus posts for Friends of Quillbert supporters, over on our #Patreon! www.patreon.com/cw/hookandqu...

#hqpress #writesky
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September 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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AHHH!! 🤯

I need to catch up on my reading before I consider this ARC but everything I have seen from this book is SO FREAKING GOOD!!!

If it sounds even vaguely like something you might be interested in, y'all need to sign up now!!!

Here's some more exclamation points because it deserves them!!!😁
hookandquillpress.com Hook & Quill Press @hookandquillpress.com · 10d
We're looking for #ARCreaders for @woodenvelt.bsky.social 's Thief of Death! A fun romantasy following a priest of the dead and a thief with a heart of gold, with rich worldbuilding and a delightful cast of characters.

Sign up here! forms.gle/rY9zMRSo1uNN...

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September 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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We're looking for #ARCreaders for @woodenvelt.bsky.social 's Thief of Death! A fun romantasy following a priest of the dead and a thief with a heart of gold, with rich worldbuilding and a delightful cast of characters.

Sign up here! forms.gle/rY9zMRSo1uNN...

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September 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Happy almost spooky season! If you were a Priest of the Dead, such as one you might find in @woodenvelt.bsky.social upcoming novel THIEF OF DEATH, what do you think the best and worst kind of ghost to meet would be? HQP members weigh in!

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September 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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ICYMI: Our Kelsey Ann has a lovely photojournal to share on our Patreon for her local library! Come check out Kelsey's library adventures 💖 😄

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September 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Check out our latest newsletter from our own Kelsey Ann! See what updates we have in store for September! #writingcommunity #hqpress
Newsletter by Kelsey Ann – September 2026
HQP September Newsletter Welcome to September Inklings, My favorite season will soon be here! I feel like fall is the season where I really come alive, and I am fortunate enough to live in an area where the foliage puts on a show every year. In fact, come October I’ll be taking a train ride that specifically runs in order to see the foliage change to its autumnal hues.
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September 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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Inspired by @woodenvelt.bsky.social 's Thief of Death, here at HQP, we spent some time brainstorming the most polite ways to introduce oneself to a Priest of the Dead 🤔

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August 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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😯🫣😏

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karamoonauthor.com Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 22d
Iona is always one to ride the line between cheeky and insubordinate 🤭

A #snippet from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️ 💜 ⚓️ currently in third draft revisions
#BookSky #WriteSky #WIP
Text is surrounded by border of small squares with art done in dark brown and white. Figures depicted include: a mythical parrot, a white flower, a nereid, a sphinx, a harpy, a cherub, a sparm whale, a cat on a ship's deck, a mermaid, a dragon flying over islands, a hippocampus, a seagull, a satyr, a dryad. The text: Iona leaned on the desk, her fingers steepled before her, hands punctuating every sentence with a shallow chop. "Kalli. You have one life, probably already half lived at your age. Please, for your sake, and for the sake of everyone on this ship: just tell the good doctor you want to suck her toes already, and be done with it." Kallista restrained the cry of outrage behind her closed lips, and let fly with a kick aimed at Iona's knees under the desk. Iona dodged, and Kallista's booted toes hit the underside of her desk hard enough to make her eyes water. Her treacherous best friend burst into laughter so hard she had to walk away and double over. When she came back, she too was dabbing at tears. A snippet from A Prayer for the Pirate Queen by Kara Moon
August 27, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Go on a library date with our Kelsey Ann for this week's BTS post on Patreon! Thank you beloved Patreon supporters, and come check out Kelsey's library adventures 💖 😄

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August 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Life's a little better when you've got a little critter (or two, or...)
HQP members share some of our animal companions this week!

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August 24, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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ICYMI - @karamoonauthor.com shares a very helpful list of words to look out for when making line edits in our most recent Patreon post! Interested in writing advice, BTS tidbits, and more? Consider joining our Patreon 💖

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August 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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We're so, so grateful for our Patreon supporters! If you haven't checked it out yet, we've got some really cool behind the scenes bonuses for folks that can help out 💖 Check us out at www.patreon.com/cw/hookandqu...

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August 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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#AugCharWork
Likeability through...
- Morality: Daphne's morality is actually still forming, because she's not used to human society. So the fish-out-of-water, sometimes innappropriateness of her might be something that readers get a laugh at.

- Suffering: this is probably the big one for her.

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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · Aug 14
August Character Workshop Day 14.
#AugCharWork

Likeability

Now. You may not need to use today’s topic on every character.

How do you make a character likable?
August 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Wren and Spencer will certainly have a way of creeping into your hearts, friends 💖 and they may be doing so in the not-too-distant future...👀

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August 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Pretty much what you'd expect from a plant witch 😂
eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social · Aug 13
Brand-new snip from my latest WIP, THE YEARNING SKY. Ivy, a plant-witch, gets a quiet moment in the first chapter before the REAL chaos starts. (The chaos is dragons.)

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A purple background with plant leaves and the silhouette of a dragon. The text reads: The hectic morning melted away as I pruned back the gaed tree and plucked a safe handful of leaves from the stumog bushes. The witchbird blooms were fully opened to the heat of the sun; Olivia could complain all she wanted about the unseasonal heat, but I felt like one of my plants in the bright glow. I hardly felt like myself through the dark, winter months; the moment my garden starts to come back to life, so do I. It would need to be far hotter for me to be too uncomfortable to be outside. From THE YEARNING SKY by Eliwood S. Gheist
August 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Line edits can be a real chore. Luckily, @karamoonauthor.com has some terrific advice on working through some common sore word spots in our latest Friends of Quillbert patreon BTS post!

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August 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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What do you do when you're stuck on a project? HQP weighs in!

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August 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Have you had a chance to check out BLUDEYE BEACH by @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social ? The town may be scary, but catching feelings can be scarier!

Grab a copy here: books2read.com/u/4AVPAp

#indiewriters #indiepublishing #booksky
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August 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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The sweetness between these two is just sublime ❤️❤️ 100% team #Wrencer!!!!

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woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux is looking for ARC readers @woodenvelt.bsky.social · Aug 6
I have been hard at work on line edits from proofreaders for my book baby, Thief of Death. Time to take a breath and enjoy a rare moment of vulnerability from Wren. 📚️

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“My apologies if I frightened you. I didn’t intend–” “I thought–” Wren’s words sliced sharply through the air and then seemed to stick in her throat. “I thought you were dead. That it was my fault.” A slender hand rose and hovered over Spencer’s chest, not quite touching. Every inch of Wren was taut, like a bow string ready to snap. The strange light in her eyes was fear, he realized. Fear for him, not of him. And anger, too, judging by the tick of her jaw. He slid his fingers over Wren’s trembling hand and pressed it gently down, letting her feel the rise and fall of his breath and the steady rhythm thudding beneath it. This snippet is from the romantic fantasy novel Thief of Death by Samantha Breaux.
August 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Quillbert's been enjoying his summer break, but there's important lessons to be learned everywhere! What's an important experience you've had this summer?

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August 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM