Duncan Wilson
@duncanwilson
Author of Once Upon A Lane, Great River of the Abyss, and seven novellas. Pensive Poet. Rampant Reader. Annoying Alliterator.
My second #novel, #GreatRiverOfTheAbyss is currently featured at @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social!
#TheDwarfWhoFlew is a fairy tale #ComingSoon as a gorgeously #illustrated #FullColor 133 page #book #Art by @andrefmsimoes.bsky.social who is currently #CommissionsOpen
'He always dreamed both by night and by day of somehow taking to the air like the birds and the bugs, soaring about among the clouds and dancing upon the winds. Many years did the lonely dwarf sit and watch on the cliffs of his mountain...' #TheDwarfWhoFlew #FairyTale #ComingSoon
'When he gave advice it was often simple or self evident, and never was he convinced it was of any use, yet his supplicants thanked him and praised him. When society elects its sages and prophets, it is almost impossible to dissuade them of their beliefs, even for those so elected.' #TheDwarfWhoFlew
#CoverArt by @andrefmsimoes.bsky.social who is #CommissionsOpen Here's the #Audiobook cover, also drawn by André Simões
"They misremembered and embellished every detail, the neighbor the boys had forayed against became a terrible dragon whom they had vanquished with a mighty spell, which happened to take the form of a water balloon, atop a high mountain in the forests of suburbia." #novel books2read.com/OnceUponALane
A few of my book covers #drawn by @andrefmsimoes.bsky.social , who is #CommissionsOpen for all my fellow #authors looking for stellar #coverart.
Examples of #CommissionWork @andrefmsimoes.bsky.social has done for me. 11/10, highly recommend!
#FantasyIndiesAugust snippet Saturday Writing broken people these days. Anymore it seems all I write is broken people, or whimsical fairy tale creatures.
'Jim gave Sally a flower every day. Every day it was a different flower. She had no idea how he always found new varieties in their small town, but he did. Every day. She asked him why flowers. It was always flowers. He said it was because they were lovely, because they were delicate...' #memories
Imagine a neighborhood where everything is perfect, everyone is happy, where lawns are well tended and baked goods are given in greeting. Only, among the idyllic houses sits a decrepit old house with a dead yard, abandoned, eerie, and foreboding.... books2read.com/OnceUponALane #SuburbanGothic
My friend Siyann's #carddeck, "Dead Man's Hand" got nominated for The Deck of the Year Awards 2024 (category "Rookie of the year")! Voting ends in a day and 10 hours, so go vote now! www.dotyawards.org/vote
Looking for my #novels? You have options: books2read.com/OnceUponALane books2read.com/GreatRiverOf...
I'm going to be relaunching my Patreon in the near future, but all current VIP Patrons when the relaunch occurs will be rolled over into an exclusive tier not available thereafter. VIP Patrons have full access to all my books, novellas, and short stories. www.patreon.com/DuncanWilson
@andrefmsimoes.bsky.social is currently illustrating one of my fairy tales :-D Sneak Peak:
Here are the covers of my latest novel and novellas, all available on smashwords and amazon.