@PalmerWriting

Social media ghost πŸ‘». Aurealis Award winning author

Joined January 2022
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Return to Harper's York for another Buffy x Charmed-esque adventure. The monster of the week is a morally grey dreamwalker set on restoring magic to England. The price? Obliterating York. Harper & Fionn must choose between love, family, & the city. #IndiePit #A #SARC #F
Fake cover for The Dreamwalker in the middle. Background of a misty sidewalk with trees on either side. Text: Witchcraft Found Family Dark, Alternate York Possession Cat POV Arts Snarky (Demon) Sidekick Bisexual Awakening Folklore River Spirits First Love Family in Danger Hidden Archives Visions Multi-faith Scooby Gang

ALT Fake cover for The Dreamwalker in the middle. Background of a misty sidewalk with trees on either side. Text: Witchcraft Found Family Dark, Alternate York Possession Cat POV Arts Snarky (Demon) Sidekick Bisexual Awakening Folklore River Spirits First Love Family in Danger Hidden Archives Visions Multi-faith Scooby Gang

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Queer Holly Black meets William Gibson with British folklore AI has replaced human creativity and magic was banished long ago. A depressed human bard and an elven hacker are up against a scheming Faery Queen. Their weapons? A song and a cup of tea. #IndiePit #A #SARC #F #SF
Trope board for Legend of the Bard Fake cover at the centre with silhouettes of two people almost kissing beneath. Background of a cyberpunk city Text in Neon pink, purple, and blue. Cyberpunk Fae Folk Secret World Music Magic Mental Health Rep Tea Solves Everything Queernormative One Bed Touch Him & I'll Hurt You Creativity vs Technology Non-binary, Genderfluid MC He falls first, he falls hard Bottom corners have a genderfluid flag heart and a bisexual flag heart.

ALT Trope board for Legend of the Bard Fake cover at the centre with silhouettes of two people almost kissing beneath. Background of a cyberpunk city Text in Neon pink, purple, and blue. Cyberpunk Fae Folk Secret World Music Magic Mental Health Rep Tea Solves Everything Queernormative One Bed Touch Him & I'll Hurt You Creativity vs Technology Non-binary, Genderfluid MC He falls first, he falls hard Bottom corners have a genderfluid flag heart and a bisexual flag heart.

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I had the date wrong in my head. I thought it was 1 year today, but it was actually 1 year yesterday. Shh. Anyway! If you like fae, queer & mental health rep, tech and magic, and some sizzling tension underneath it all, please check out this brand new, standalone coming in 2026.
Square graphic with corners that are celtic knot inspired and cyberpunk inspired. Shows a fake picture of the book with the words 'temporary cover' beneath. Text: Legend of the Bard Out 25th June 2026 Less Than One Year To Go! Please check out my magical cyberpunk with music & romance and consider adding it to your TBR. https://bit.ly/LotB-GR

ALT Square graphic with corners that are celtic knot inspired and cyberpunk inspired. Shows a fake picture of the book with the words 'temporary cover' beneath. Text: Legend of the Bard Out 25th June 2026 Less Than One Year To Go! Please check out my magical cyberpunk with music & romance and consider adding it to your TBR. https://bit.ly/LotB-GR

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I'm thrilled to announce my cyberpunk fantasy LEGEND OF THE BARD will be published by @NorthodoxPress in June 2026. It's great to have found a northern publisher for my northern book with lots of British & Irish folk music & lore. LotB can be added on GR & I'm doing an AMA. πŸ”—β¬
Northodox Press πŸ“–@northodoxpress1 May 2025
🚨AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We are absolutely thrilled to announce the signing of the wonderful @AletheaRLyons! Thea's musical and macabre cyberfae novel, Legend of the Bard, is coming as part of our 2026-2027 publishing schedule! Details coming soon!
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Autumn Bauman@autumn_inkblood16 Apr 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THE WAY OF UNITY by @SKBalstrup is an incredible, mind-blowing read. The richness of the worldbuilding is felt across every page (psychic priests! living stones! monstrous gods!). Sarah is a *powerful* writer, and I'll be thinking about this book for YEARS to come. ❀️‍πŸ”₯
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William Gibson x Holly Black Fae Queens' War Book 0 : Legend of the Bard Life wasn’t a song. Even the bloodiest song of vengeance and betrayal had the beauty of its tune. Life was a copper clip dreadful: cheap, gory, and lewd. #1stLinePit #A #F #SF #Vague
Background: A starry sky over a 'floor' of plain squares with a bright light line between the two. Upper corners have blue hexagons and magic swirls. Same background for all slides. Text: A Vague Guide to Legend of the Bard An Adult Science-Fantasy by Alethea Lyons

ALT Background: A starry sky over a 'floor' of plain squares with a bright light line between the two. Upper corners have blue hexagons and magic swirls. Same background for all slides. Text: A Vague Guide to Legend of the Bard An Adult Science-Fantasy by Alethea Lyons

Pitch Moodboard: 3x3 aesthetic with purple and pink tones. Quote reads: "Humanity is plugged in. The planet is dying. Creativity could be the cure or the curse." 1. Hands cradling a cup of tea 2. A violin 3. A person looking at scenery with a guitar on their back 4. A human silhouette in a cyberpunk street 5. A gothic corridor 6. 2 people in cyberpunk clothing 7. A richly dressed person acting seductive (kind of vampiric) 8. A sparked 9. An elf leaning between 2 trees Text: British Folk Music x Cyberpunk x Lost:Changeling A human bard & an elf hacker try to use music to release a trapped muse, rescue a baby, & stop a nuclear war. Their magic might save the world, if their own fragile health doesn't destroy them & their budding relationship, first.

ALT Pitch Moodboard: 3x3 aesthetic with purple and pink tones. Quote reads: "Humanity is plugged in. The planet is dying. Creativity could be the cure or the curse." 1. Hands cradling a cup of tea 2. A violin 3. A person looking at scenery with a guitar on their back 4. A human silhouette in a cyberpunk street 5. A gothic corridor 6. 2 people in cyberpunk clothing 7. A richly dressed person acting seductive (kind of vampiric) 8. A sparked 9. An elf leaning between 2 trees Text: British Folk Music x Cyberpunk x Lost:Changeling A human bard & an elf hacker try to use music to release a trapped muse, rescue a baby, & stop a nuclear war. Their magic might save the world, if their own fragile health doesn't destroy them & their budding relationship, first.

Text: Chapter One Life wasn’t a song. Even the bloodiest song of vengeance and betrayal had the beauty of its tune. Life was a copper clip dreadful: cheap, gory, and lewd. Smog grasped at the pocked windows of the swaying citylink transpod. William O’Shaughnessy traced the shadowed outline of downtown Camira on the glass, tight grime-tipped gloves leaving a trail in the condensation. It trickled down, tears of a dying city unmourned by the parasites who sucked her dry and left her husk to rot. It wept in a way Will couldn’t. The hollow ache in his chest had long since drained him of tears.

ALT Text: Chapter One Life wasn’t a song. Even the bloodiest song of vengeance and betrayal had the beauty of its tune. Life was a copper clip dreadful: cheap, gory, and lewd. Smog grasped at the pocked windows of the swaying citylink transpod. William O’Shaughnessy traced the shadowed outline of downtown Camira on the glass, tight grime-tipped gloves leaving a trail in the condensation. It trickled down, tears of a dying city unmourned by the parasites who sucked her dry and left her husk to rot. It wept in a way Will couldn’t. The hollow ache in his chest had long since drained him of tears.

Text: Tropes and Themes Trope board: Trope board with a city scape background and pink-purple-blue colour scheme. Central image of book mock-up. Silhouette of a couple kissing at the bottom. Words: Cyberpunk Fae Folk Secret World Music Magic Mental Health Rep Tea Solves Everything One Bed Queernormative Touch Him & I'll Hurt You Creativity vs Technology

ALT Text: Tropes and Themes Trope board: Trope board with a city scape background and pink-purple-blue colour scheme. Central image of book mock-up. Silhouette of a couple kissing at the bottom. Words: Cyberpunk Fae Folk Secret World Music Magic Mental Health Rep Tea Solves Everything One Bed Queernormative Touch Him & I'll Hurt You Creativity vs Technology

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The Society of Authors has written to the Right Hon Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, demanding that Meta is held to account by the UK government following allegations in the U.S. that authors’ works have been used wo permission or pay to train its AI.
Protect authors' livelihoods from unlicensed use of their work for AI training. Sign petition 9,124 verified signatures

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William Gibson x Holly Black Humanity is plugged in. Creativity is dying. A depressed bard & an elf hacker follow an inter-realm musical trail to save a muse who can restore free will. But the Fae Queen wants humanity mindless. War is on the horizon. #LetMeSeePit #F #SF #Vague
Trope board with a city scape background and pink-purple-blue colour scheme. Central image of book mock-up. Silhouette of a couple kissing at the bottom. Words: Cyberpunk Fae Folk Secret World Music Magic Mental Health Rep Tea Solves Everything One Bed Queernormative Touch Him & I'll Hurt You Creativity vs Technology

ALT Trope board with a city scape background and pink-purple-blue colour scheme. Central image of book mock-up. Silhouette of a couple kissing at the bottom. Words: Cyberpunk Fae Folk Secret World Music Magic Mental Health Rep Tea Solves Everything One Bed Queernormative Touch Him & I'll Hurt You Creativity vs Technology

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πŸŽ»β­οΈπŸŒ²πŸ’€ 1 WEEK TO GOπŸ’€πŸŒ²β­οΈπŸŽ» The Somnia, Seer of York bk 2, is out March 4th!!! Nightmares hunt Harper through the dreamscape & the wakening. They're her only way home, but it means risking everything she loves in this world. πŸŒπŸ”—β¬‡οΈ #BookTwt #Fantasy #DarkFantasy #Witch
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Hey all! Not sure if you're aware, but I have a monthly newsletter! This year I've done a major overhaul &not only talk about writing, but also including book reviews, excerpts, and writer interviews. This month's issue will feature @EmmaBloorBooks. So please subscribe. πŸ”—β¬‡οΈ
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Peter Dutton just made a false claim that went unchallenged on #insiders and said that every Australians energy bill has gone up by 1000 dollars. My power bill from 5 days ago thanks to Labor. πŸ‘‡πŸΌ
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The line that we drawn in the past was our belief melted into a thought. One action turned that thought into a mistake. The #measure of a human are the habits that precede that funeral. Those lines drawn back then become our nooses in the end. #vss365
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"Guard your integrity like you do your wickets, son." The boy glared out the window and shook his head. "Wickets fall." He turned to his dad. "I can swing and miss." "So what? You don't swing? Always swing, you might hit a six. Life is best lived trying a lot." #vss365
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Shoes cross the divide with ambition. Who wears it? Who has control in this life, thyself or the many influences that they call beliefs. In the thrill of passion, they become #silhouettes of their dreams. Instead of walking it, they watch their shadows do it. #vss365
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Crime becomes #drama during the act. Then it becomes a tragedy when the metal shell hits the floor. "What drives us to madness?" The young acolyte asked. The old vet of an investigator shook her head. "The shining lights. We all run towards it. Some without remorse." #vss365
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A road rolls in front of them endlessly. The mountains want to hug them forever. Trees raise to say hello and go into slumber just as quickly. The #threshold becomes a friend in the darkness and an enemy in their dreams. They never want the high to end in a crash. #vss365
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Question...would anyone be interested in buying my crochet? Hubby and I got unexpected medical bills we need to pay off...I got boxes of yarn that I'm willing to turn into dolls, blankets, hats, etc... Samples of my work below...
Crochet bear lovie

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Pokeball

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Christmas tree

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Baby blanket

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Dear Thea, Love the premise! Dystopian tech & cli-fi elements are topical, music as magic is fun, & the moral greyness is intriguing. Legend & Will have fab chemistry, bringing in romantasy. But where does it sit on a shelf? No thanks, Agents Well, here: #UnhingedPit #A #F #SF
Photo of a store bookshelf with the following books: The Heir of Night - Helen Lowe The Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko The Hiding - Alethea Lyons The Phoenix Keeper - S. A. MacLean Additionally, arrows have been added pointing next to The Hiding, Alethea Lyons has been underlined and text has been added stating "SFF section. Next to my existing novel."

ALT Photo of a store bookshelf with the following books: The Heir of Night - Helen Lowe The Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko The Hiding - Alethea Lyons The Phoenix Keeper - S. A. MacLean Additionally, arrows have been added pointing next to The Hiding, Alethea Lyons has been underlined and text has been added stating "SFF section. Next to my existing novel."

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The day rolled on without much to comment on. A sun raised into the apex of humanity with no hindrance. While the moon revealed itself like a coward determined to be proud. Everyday was a #dud. But we wake up and see the blessing of a great journey well-taken. #vss365
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