Denna Valraven

Gothic atmospheric fantasy author (pen name). Haunted castles, runic magic, slow-burn romance. Stories & secrets at 🖤✨

[Denna Valraven @DennaValraven]

If you loved the dark atmosphere of One Dark Window, meet THE RUNES SHE SANG. 🖤

Gothic fantasy • runic magic • witches • slow-burn tension

Preorder now — releases Sept 15.

🔗 https://t.co/rL1gPEhBPz

[Denna Valraven @DennaValraven]

🖤 THE RUNES SHE SANG is now available for preorder.
Gothic fantasy. Witches. Forests. Runic magic. Slow-burn romance.
Releases September 15.
🔗 https://t.co/rL1gPEi9F7

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Sharing a book with readers is exciting, but deeply vulnerable.

For years, the story belongs only to you. Then you open the door and let strangers inside.

#AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

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Finishing a book can feel like chasing a moving finish line. Every completed task reveals one more thing to fix.

Refusing to publish before the book is ready and postponing isn't a failure. Trust your instinct.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #IndieAuthor

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Maybe a book is finally done when the characters stop talking in your head… and one more read-through makes you slightly ill. 😄

How do you know when your project is finished?

#AmEditing #Writers #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity

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People see “The End” and think the book is finished.

They don’t see the line edits, punctuation checks, continuity fixes, and tiny word choices that can change an entire sentence.

#WritingLife #Editing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity

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A comparative title should help readers understand your book — not make you question everything you wrote.

Different doesn’t mean worse. Your story is supposed to do things its own way.

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@KahapeaTiffany In my latest essay "The Book Is Almost Yours" on Substack, I wrote about the strange final stretch before publishing The Runes She Sang — and the joy still hiding underneath it all. https://t.co/WAj2ROSi4H

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@coastal_scribe In my latest essay "The Book Is Almost Yours" on Substack, I wrote about the strange final stretch before publishing The Runes She San, and the joy still hiding underneath it all.
https://t.co/WAj2ROSi4H

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Let’s have a #ShamelessSelfpromoThursday for the #WritingCommunity.

Drop #Links to your #Books, #Blogs, #Art, #URL’s, #Poetry, #YouTube, #Podcasts, and #Music

Let’s support each other 🥰

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#author #writer #writerscommunity #thursdayvibes

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Finishing a book means pride, exhaustion, invisible work, and a fresh crisis every five minutes. 😄
In my latest essay, I wrote about the strange final stretch before publishing The Runes She Sang — and the joy still hiding underneath it all. #writing https://t.co/WAj2ROSi4H

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@ashcribe My latest Substack post where I share how my self-developed 12-week author program helped me finish my book revision and take the first steps toward publishing - from a writer to a writer :)
https://t.co/lsHljdU1KM

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Rewards are not childish. They can be a practical way to keep motivation alive during long projects. Do you reward yourself for reaching small milestones?

#writers #FantasyBooks

https://t.co/lsHljdU1KM

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Big creative goals can turn into fog fast.
My 12-week roadmap helped by giving it edges: smaller steps, clearer milestones, and a path I could actually see.
Sometimes structure doesn’t kill creativity, but helps you find your way back to it. https://t.co/lsHljdU1KM
#writers

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Today is my birthday, and I can’t think of a better day to share this. I’m finally revealing the official cover for The Runes She Sang. 🖤
Official blurb and more on Substack:
https://t.co/3rT3wjPMkh

#writingcommunity #amwriting #gothicfantasy #readerscommunity

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I just scheduled a post on Substack for tomorrow and now I’m sitting here staring at the preview with that very specific mix of nerves, joy, and “oh no, this is actually real.”
Something special from The Runes She Sang is stepping out tomorrow.
That’s all I’m saying for now. 🖤

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“Magic gives, takes, and seduces.”

My new essay on witchcore, folk-horror, and the dangerous atmosphere beneath The Runes She Sang is out now. 🌿🕯️
#amwriting #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #gothicfantasy

https://t.co/BiX2Q6qLh7

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Tiny publishing update: I ordered ISBNs for The Runes She Sang today and I am having a completely reasonable, dignified reaction. By which I mean: OMG NO F**KING WAY!! It's becoming a real book! With numbers.😵 I need to lie down. Or scream. Or both. 😆 #writingcommunity

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@Summer_haze6 A bit of both, honestly 😄 The chaos came first. The skill is learning how to shape it without sanding off all the beautifully strange edges. That’s the balance I’m always chasing.

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Fog, cold streets, a lonely Christmas tree — and a writer trying to capture a mood that refused to arrive.
New essay is live.
"When the Setting Refuses to Sing "https://t.co/CJfLYpRcNI

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #GothicFantasy #WinterAtmosphere #CityAesthetic #WriterNotes

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For #FantasyIndiesJune — Saturday Snippet 🌕

A little Midsummer magic from my gothic fantasy, The Runes She Sang. 🖤

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