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    Writing things and herding cats ๐Ÿ“š + ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›
    YA Fantasy / Adult Fantasy Romance
    Debra Kristi โœ’๏ธ Debra A. Kristi
    Award Winning & USA Today Bestselling

    This is me, dancing with excitement! Are you a " This is me, dancing with excitement! 

Are you a "Burtonesque" art style lover like I am? When I stumbled upon the amazingly talented @greydaysghost  on Instagram, it was love at first sight. Her style is... ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜˜

A couple of emails later, and we were working together. I simply can't get over how she brought my characters to life! 

Meet my main character, Raven. With her is the message delivering raven (not to be confused with the many crows awaiting assignment from our reapers). 

I shared this art with my Discord ARC team a day or two ago and I'm still contemplating how I'll utilize it. I already have something fun planned for the ARC team, but maybe this would make a nice bonus. Or maybe...maybe I'll offer this fun art in another way. Time will tell. 

If you love this art style like I do, stay tuned! River and I worked together on more than one piece! 

#artreveal #characterart #indieromantasy #indiefantasyromance #indiedarkfantasy #indieauthor
    Only three weeks until ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ'๐˜ด ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต is released Only three weeks until ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ'๐˜ด ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต is released into the world! 

Soo exciting!!!

Early reviews are starting to trickle in and they're helping me feel less like an imposter and more like a legitimate writer. My love and thanks to you, beautiful readers.

Have ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ secured your copy?

๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง'๐™จ ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ
Grumpy meets grumpier in this slow-burn, gothic romantasy. Rival reapers Raven and Chace are forced to work together to cross over a centuryโ€™s worth of overdue souls. Only, the curse holding death a bay may have now trapped them as well.

โ€โ€๐Ÿ”ฅ Slow burn & tension
 โš”  Rivals to co-workers toโ€ฆ ahโ€ฆdare we say?
๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ก Grumpy & grumpier
๐Ÿ   Forced proximity
๐Ÿ’€  Reapers & dark citadel
๐Ÿ˜ˆ  Heโ€™s (secretly) possessive
๐Ÿ’“  Sheโ€™s secretly yearning
โ›“  Cursed land
๐Ÿชฆ Death gods
๐Ÿ–ค  Gothic vibes
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Multiple POV
๐ŸŒถ  Spice (slow build, must be patient for the next book)

#romantasy #darkfantasyromance #debrakristi #debraAkristi #reapersquest 
#indieauthor #indieauthorbook #indieromantasy #indiefantasyauthor
    Do you love fantasy art? I definitely do! And thi Do you love fantasy art? I definitely do! 
And this one... ๐Ÿ˜ฎ...๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ป๐˜ข!

Check out the Citadel of Veritas, the prime location in ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ'๐˜ด ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต. 
This amazing piece was created by the talented Anna Spies of @atra_lunadesign .

You'll be able to find this masterpiece in the (coming soon) hardback, available only on my website or at in-person events. BUT... you can get a small version in hand when you preorder ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ'๐˜ด ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต and submit your name for the gift-with-purchase. 

Links can be found in my bio. 

#indieauthor #indieauthorcommunity #indiefantasyromance #indiefantasyauthorofig #indieauthorsofinstagram #indieromantasy #romantasy #darkfantasyromance #debrakristi #debraAkristi #reapersquest #reapersquestbook
    How do you like your fantasy maps? I enjoy all th How do you like your fantasy maps?

I enjoy all the types. All the maps. 

Since the Citadel of Veritas is the main location for Reaper's Quest, a continental map didn't feel like the right "fit" for this series...at least, not at this point. So...

I took a little inspiration from the gorgeous maps found in the Once Upon a Broken Heart series. 

Love those maps. Seriously.

So... Tada!! The map for the Citadel of Veritas. 

What are some of your favorite fantasy book maps?

#indieauthor #indiebook #darkfantasyromance #romantasy #forcedproximity #fantasymap #comingrelease #preorder #mustread
    I stopped hard with a hiss and rubbed my upper arm I stopped hard with a hiss and rubbed my upper arm and shoulder. Like them, I too should hustle, and yet I indulged Chace in whatever nonsense he was up to. 

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ?

Chace's attention slid to where I massaged my new ache, and he shot the passing group a cold glare. Stared at their backsides until they'd moved several yards away. With a heave of his chest, he returned his regard to me and smiled. Something about his expression felt like a trap. 

My chest tightened, robbing the easy flow of oxygen from my lungs. "You have yet to tell me why you're ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ bother me."

"Is that so?" His delivery, as smooth as a scythe slice through the air, raised the hairs on the back of my neck. 

Or maybe it was the twist of his lips, or the way his gaze felt too much like a caress.

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’š

๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“น๐“ฎ๐“ป'๐“ผ ๐“ ๐“พ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฝ - an upcoming slow burn, forced proximity, rivals to lovers, gothic romantasy. 

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ-๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜-๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต-๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป. 

Don't know about the gift with purchase? Ask me in the comments. ๐Ÿ˜€
    Are you an indie author considering forced edges? Are you an indie author considering forced edges? Have you already given them try? 

We all love a pretty book and forced edges are an affordable alternative to sprayed edges, but they aren't without their challenges. 

If forced edges is something you intend to investigate, I ran a bunch of tests, and my experiences might save you both time and money. 

In addition to the information provided on the slides, when you're planning your design, I recommend taking the corners and binding into consideration. 

Since the finished product is created by printing the design along the inside of the interior pages, the elements along the top and bottom edges will compete with the elements along the side. Where those elements/designs meet (the corner)... well... the mashup can appear somewhat messy. 

A solid color on both sides of the corner, for about a quarter of an inch, results in a smoother design. As for the binding, I recommend an image that fades to white before reaching the spine. In so doing, you can avoid the issues I ran into with inconsistent production. 

Or, of course, you can avoid the full wrap design and pin all your focus on the most visible side. You simply need to decide if the printed edge within the bleed zone of the interior pages is something that works for you and your product. 

What are your thoughts regarding forced edges? Are they a fair alternative to sprayed edges or do they not quite make the grade?

#indieauthor #indeauthorcommunity #indieauthorsofinstagram #indiebookdesign #forcededges #sprayededgesalternative #bookpackaging
    Among the legions of reapers carrying out tasks fo Among the legions of reapers carrying out tasks for the Death God, Thanatos, there is only one family I have been told time and time again to avoid. The reaper family known as Badden.

A long standing feud exists between our two families. And even though their progeny and I share lecture hall and training sessions, we have (mostly) avoided each other over the years. 

Until now. 

Under Superior Grimโ€™s order, we are forced to work together on a monumental reap that count-less others have previous failed. 

Will our family rivalry empower us? 

Undermine us? 

Or something else all together?

๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ˜ˆ ๐Ÿ’š 

Does a multi-book slow burn, forced proximity, rival to lovers, gothic romantasy featuring reapers and Fae fit your bookish wish list? 

If the answer is yes, follow the link in my bio and read the first two chapters now; then preorder your copy and submit your request for the free gift-with-purchase! 

Welcome to the world of curses and reapers. 

#indieauthor #indiebook #romantasy #darkfantasyromance

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