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    Cover reveal and progress update

    Rebecca Alasdair / 26 July 2022 / 14 Comments

    It’s finally here!! After years of dreaming—and hard work—I am so excited to reveal the official cover for my upcoming YA novel Holding Up the Sky. Feast your eyes on this absolute beauty and hear about what else is happening as the publication date approaches! →

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    Official blurb and release date announced!

    Rebecca Alasdair / 11 May 2022 / 15 Comments

    Things are really ramping up behind the scenes, and today I’m announcing both the official blurb and the release date for my upcoming contemporary YA novel Holding Up the Sky. Come take a look, share your thoughts, and learn where I’m going from here!! →

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    Launching my new author newsletter

    Rebecca Alasdair / 2 May 2022 / 8 Comments

    My brand new author newsletter is NOW LIVE! Setting up a newsletter is something I promised both myself and readers that I would do in 2022, and in today’s blog post I share what my new subscribers will receive and how you can sign up. Come and check it out!! →

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    The must-read indie books coming to your shelf in 2022 [SPECIAL POST]

    Rebecca Alasdair / 11 February 2022 / 17 Comments

    Today I am thrilled to share with you an EPIC list of indie books that are coming your way in 2022. What started as a small idea to champion the work of indie authors has snowballed into an incredible collection of more than 70 upcoming titles from more than 50 writers. Come check it out and show your support to…

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    The journey to come: What’s new in 2022

    Rebecca Alasdair / 13 January 2022 / 14 Comments

    Hello and welcome to 2022! It might feel like groundhog today but I, for one, intend to grab this year by the horns and make some exciting changes. In this post, you’ll find out what to expect from me in 2022, and what my main goals are for the next 12 months!! →

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    Meet Southscript Press, my new publishing business

    Rebecca Alasdair / 25 November 2021 / 13 Comments

    I am thrilled to introduce you all to SOUTHSCRIPT PRESS, the publishing business I’ve set up to self-publish my novels and fulfil a lifelong dream. Come and learn all about it and why I’ve done things up the way I have. I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions!! →

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    Exciting publishing announcement!

    Rebecca Alasdair / 8 September 2021 / 15 Comments

    Today I have news that has been years in the making. My contemporary YA novel Holding Up the Sky has been on quite the journey with me, and I am so very excited to finally announce its next phase. Come check out all the details of my long-awaited publishing debut!! →

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    Aussie publishers who accept direct submissions

    Rebecca Alasdair / 23 April 2021 / 6 Comments

    Traditional publishing is generally a long and arduous journey, but here in Australia there are many publishers who accept “unsolicited” manuscripts without them having to come through a literary agent. There are pros and cons to this, but here is a list of a few key publishing houses you can submit directly to!! →

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    Anticipated book releases of 2021

    Rebecca Alasdair / 25 January 2021 / 5 Comments

    One of my favourite things to do at the start of each year is to sit down and take a look at the books being released over the next 12 months. Today, I share the new books coming out in 2021 that I am super excited to read! What books are YOU looking forward to this year? →

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    Anticipated book releases of 2020

    Rebecca Alasdair / 14 February 2020 / No Comments

    New year, new book releases, and I couldn’t be more excited! Like bookworms around the world, I have been eagerly scanning the lists of books set to be published in 2020, and today I am sharing the new books I am anticipating most. What books are YOU looking forward to this year? →

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⚠️ OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL!! ⚠️ I'm stoked to final ⚠️ OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL!! ⚠️

I'm stoked to finally reveal the cover for my upcoming epic novel "Blood of Old", book 1 in the #GracebornSeries.

The cover has been designed and illustrated by @estheticah.artes, and I am absolutely in love with it. After so many years wondering what this cover might look like, it's turned out better than I could ever have dreamed.

What do you think?

"Blood of Old" will be out on 01 December 2026 and will be available in both paperback and ebook formats. ❤️

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Asa O'Dair is not your typical fantasy MMC... He Asa O'Dair is not your typical fantasy MMC...

He can't fight. He won't kill. He is the opposite of cold and arrogant. This idealistic healer's apprentice is painfully shy and struggles to deal with strangers.

But he is not a pushover. He isn't weak. And he will have to figure out how to wield his kindness in a world threatening to ruin everything he holds dear.

🎨 Art by @sophielouisedraws

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Y is for YF! 👇 We're nearing the end of my A to Z Y is for YF! 👇

We're nearing the end of my A to Z of worldbuilding elements in the #GracebornSeries! I also have to skip over the letter X to land on Y, and today I'm excited to talk about chronology and timelines.

When we think about the chronology or timeline of a calendar, we generally measure it with reference to a particular point in time called an "epoch". In the Gregorian calendar of our world, this is the BCE/CE conventions you're probably familiar with.

In the modern Ten Dominions, that reference epoch is the Fall of Corraidhin, which is denoted as "Year of the Fall" or YF in calendars. Years "Before the Fall" (BF) or "After the Fall" (AF) can then be marked or measured. When book 1 starts, the year is 1123 AF.

What other reference epochs have you come across in fantasy fiction? 🤔

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ONE WEEK TO GO until the cover reveal of "Blood of ONE WEEK TO GO until the cover reveal of "Blood of Old", the first book in my epic fantasy series!! 😱

Any guesses or theories as to what it's going to look like? I'd be fascinated to know what you think!!

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Want to add my book to your TBR? It's now on Goodr Want to add my book to your TBR? It's now on Goodreads!! 😀

If you're on the hunt for a new epic fantasy series with high stakes, a large cast, and complex worldbuilding, look no further. "Blood of Old", book 1 in the #GracebornSeries, is coming on 01 December, and you can now add it to your shelf on Goodreads. Link is in my bio!

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THE OFFICIAL BLURB IS HERE 👇 𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵, THE OFFICIAL BLURB IS HERE 👇

𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯...

The Hallowed Land, they called it. A bastion of light that stood throughout the Age of Discord, where none went hungry and peace was a promise to all. But when the Hallowed Land fell, that 
promise was shattered. The earth itself became tainted. No one has set foot within its borders in over a thousand years. Until now.

Healer’s apprentice Asa O’Dair would follow his adopted brother Kael anywhere. Even on a reckless jaunt into the Tainted Land. There, Asa spills blood on its once-hallowed soil, unleashing 
a cataclysmic force that corrupts the sun and awakens a terrifying power inside him. One others would kill to control. Or die to defend.

Whisked away from their quiet life by the Graceborn, who can wield the world’s latent energy, the brothers find themselves tangled in a plot to destabilise the Ten Dominions. Graceborn are going missing. Civil war brews in the north. And in the shadows, an enemy thought vanquished
watches, because Asa’s power—and Kael’s mysterious lineage—is the sign their time has come.

"𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱", 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝟬𝟭 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

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My book baby will be out at the start of December! My book baby will be out at the start of December!! 😱

Mark your diaries, everyone. I'm so excited to announce that "Blood of Old", the first book in the #GracebornSeries, will be released on 01 December 2026. This novel has been such a long time coming, and I can't quite believe it will be out in the world soon.

Stay tuned for the blurb reveal later this week...

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Announcements incoming for the first book in my ep Announcements incoming for the first book in my epic fantasy series!!

"Blood of Old", book 1 in the #GracebornSeries, is finally coming out later this year, and June is going to be a month of announcements. I'll be revealling the following things on the following dates...

15 June - Release date
19 June - Official blurb
30 June - Book cover

So keep an eye out over the next few weeks, and if you want to be involved in the cover reveal, please DM me! 😊

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