Cliff Cave Books, LLC

08/26/2024

-- What's on my bookshelf 2 --
Representing horror, fantasy, and sci-fi! What do you find primarily on your shelf?

07/08/2024

New post on Substack - a FREE short story

I wrote this as part of a writing challenge earlier this year. While I didn't win, I got some good praise for it. It's weird, and not everyone's style, but I hope you like it!

07/03/2024

So far? Meh.

07/02/2024

I'm on Substack! If you're interested in monthly book updates and offers from other indie authors, as well as occasional ARC listings by me, follow the link to subscribe 😀

Https://bit.ly/reholding

My personal Substack. Click to read R.E. Holding and Cliff Cave Books, a Substack publication. Launched 14 days ago.

06/30/2024

SPOILT RODDEN

06/28/2024

Finishing up Uzumaki and spiraling into nightmares! 🌀

06/15/2024

My final proof of came in the mail today! Except for the gray bar across the front, this is what the paperback book will look like 😄 up for preorder on Amazon, I'm working on getting it uploaded on other sites as well. As those sites become available, they'll be listed at https://books2read.com/reapersgamble

Also, it will be on for the first 90 days after launch on June 25th!

06/15/2024

New video uploaded

https://linktr.ee/reholdingI haven't done a commentary like this in while. As I'm typing this out, I'm sad to say the video only has 5 views. I'm not sure wh...

06/15/2024

**I wrote another book!** 📖 This time it's an urban fantasy with some darker themes. This is book 1 of hopefully only 3, but I know there's going to be several little novella spin-offs for different characters.

I've been cooking this idea for about 20 years now after a really weird nightmare I had. Once I knew I wanted to create a world around the nightmare, I first started to write a language for that world. I did this while I was in undergrad, while also developing all kinds of family trees, "jobs," and so forth. Unfortunately, I got so lost in worldbuilding that I forgot I needed to write the book.

I tried here and there, writing in fits and stops, but nothing ever landed for me. After getting my other 2 books out there, I felt a little more confident in writing this one.

And you know what I found?

Most of the worldbuilding I had done was tucked away, not to be used (except the language, one character name, 2 locations, and of course the nightmare fuel). I was also able to write 92,000 words in about a month's time. That's almost two National Novel Writing Months crammed into one. For anyone familiar with NaNo, you know it's not the easiest challenge (50K in the month of November).

Anyway, it's called "Reaper's Gamble" and if you want to check out the Amazon landing page for it, here's the link:

Reaper's Gamble: Of Black Sand and Ash

06/03/2024

Gives me Labyrinth vibes

05/31/2024

Tell me in the comments!

05/17/2024

⛈️ Rainy day plotting. If you've never heard of Plottr, it's a pretty nice way to organize your beats. Here's, I'm using it to organize my timing (time of year) for the different chapters. This is for book 1! A little sneaky peaky 😘

05/09/2024

Nothin like a good hardback book crack.

05/07/2024

Just a day in the life! What are you up to today? I occasionally have a break enough to look at my schedules in Smartsheet between working full time and writing the next fantasy bestseller hehe - here's a little peek into my world while a frog sings outside my window. 🐸 Yes, my desk is in a closet.

05/03/2024

Check out a propaganda poster from my upcoming Reaper's Gamble! The Yeunish are dwindling, and any opportunity for the Seven Cities to capture them, it will take. Coming June 2024.

04/20/2024

She gives me all the best story ideas

04/13/2024

What does your writing space look like? I just plop down wherever.

03/20/2024

I love this review of Hillbilly Vamp 😆 I'm so honored that it was compared to the likes of Shaun of the Dead and Lost Boys!

03/11/2024

You all are probably sick of hearing me pump up Hillbilly Vamp, but I just love it! I finally got all the files uploaded into all the platforms, so you should be able to find it! Ebook is only $2, and paperback is $8

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03/04/2024

🥰 It's always a neat feeling to be able to hold your book in your hand. It's officially up for preorder! 🧛‍♂️

03/03/2024

I made a new journal, and it is available on Amazon for now. I called it the "Magic Maker Journal", just because you can use it however you want, but whateve...

03/01/2024

Interested in an ARC copy of Hillbilly Vamp? Sign up through the link! Or, DM me if you are on Instagram.
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02/29/2024

I have a new video out where I talk a little more about Hillbilly Vamp and an exciting new project I have coming out later this year (at least, I'm excited about it)!
https://youtu.be/dDekxJOL4LA

02/27/2024

I made an all-purpose journal available for sale through Amazon!
Go straight to it here: https://amzn.to/3IcHkbM

or watch me ramble on about it here:
https://youtu.be/Xrx4qo-u8BU?si=ER6c_jXJtZi1CvJE

I made a new journal, and it is available on Amazon for now. I called it the "Magic Maker Journal", just because you can use it however you want, but whateve...

02/23/2024

New soapmaking video is up!

I'm going to show you how to make a modified spoon swirl soap, which is less advanced but still more intermediate. Using only 3 colors, an uncolored portion,...

02/14/2024

thanks for being awesome! 🩷