Anderlandbooks

Passionate writer, tiny little publisher of my own work and selected others', avid reader - in love w/ stories full of imagination & empathy
(open to all genders and skin colors 😁)

Deutsch / English

Here to enthuse with others about stories and everything related!
All books of my portfolio are on https://anderlandbooks.com/

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author's website: https://annakthomas.de
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2026-08-07 13:14:09 UTC

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er sieht aber nicht sehr glücklich aus?

2026-07-08 08:17:48 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub – 8th Jul. What's the last thing you read that motivated you to write?
To be honest - the last thing I read that motivated me to write was a piece of fanfiction I wrote earlier this year. Reading it yesterday motivated me to finish the piece.
Not sure this counts, but it is what happened.

2026-06-27 07:57:41 UTC

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Don't know if this is working. I find it pretty hard to describe a mood from the posts of you all.
Maybe that heat is frying my brain.

2026-06-27 07:45:23 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 27. C&R: Describe your opening scene without using your text. Everyone: Mood?
A granny tells her smallest grandchildren stories of the Sisters to distract them from the attack on their farm. Enter her 13yr old grandson to get them out; the house is on fire. Chaos, smoke, a falling beam - they barely make it into a chamber, the boy tries to open the windows. Small kids are dead and Granny's body gives out just as a hand reaches in and pulls boy out.
#TheBardsOfThurán

2026-06-24 11:05:57 UTC

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Update: Today, I went to the last bookstore and that one was even better. Had a long talk with the owner about books. I wants to read #FridaVonHameln in his vacation the week after next and told, if the conditions are met, he'd order a whole bunch and put them out on the table for local history! He said there's a niche at the moment! I cannot tell you how proud and happy I am today. It's almost scary!
#writingCommunity #buecher #books #indieBooks

2026-06-22 15:00:37 UTC

I did something today that was way out of my comfort zone: I went into the four local bookstores and told them about #FridaVonHameln. My heart was going a mile a minute and it was so hard not to turn around and run.
But it was worth it: Although the chains told me no right away, one of the others took a copy and promised to take a look.
I totally forgot to tell them that I got an English translation as well but - I did it!
#writingCommunity #IndieBooks #buecher

2026-06-07 10:07:50 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 7. Do you avoid expressions, idioms, colloquialisms, or embrace them?
I embrace them as long as they fit. I do avoid certain expressions in historical or epic fantasy settings, though.

2026-04-23 09:33:35 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 23 April: What are some form conventions you disregard?
I use adverbs.
I also use dialogue tags when necessary. That is a hill I'm willing to die on.

2026-04-11 13:27:31 UTC

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ooh, can I have the number?

2026-04-08 13:28:52 UTC

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love this 😂

2026-01-26 08:42:37 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 26/1: Tell us about a memorable live music experience.
I was at a concert of Roxette, some years ago. The lead singer, Marie, had a brain tumor (had undergone surgery and was in remission at the time). In the middle of a beloved oldie of the group, her voice gave out.
The entire concert hall (some 15.000 people) stepped in and sang for her. I had tears in my eyes.
RIP, Marie.

2025-12-07 11:40:29 UTC

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Good morning to you too (well, it's lunch time here)!
First, I look at the story - is it something I'm comfortable with, that I would like to publish? Can I do it justice?
Second, I am very upfront with my authors about what I can and can't deliver. I don't buy stories but work on a shared royalties program. I take care of getting the story edited and out via the agreed channels. But my marketing budget is very small.
Not everyone agrees to that.
#TTMD #ScribesAndMakers

2025-12-07 09:28:22 UTC

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Excellent question! Research is very important for me. I do the bulk for historical fiction while I still bounce ideas around in my head - location, time, events or people I can include. While I write, I still have to look up certain things, but the bulk is done.
And yes, I prefer to have seen the places - although that is always time relative, of course. For this one, Hameln hasn't changed that much, but e.g. Berlin, for the last one, changed a lot.
#TTMD #ScribesAndMakers

2025-12-04 12:34:10 UTC

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Hermes is my favourite.

2025-12-04 10:35:26 UTC

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I do like the Greeks! Which deity is that?

2025-12-04 07:13:50 UTC

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Yup, the Pied Piper of Hamelin will - in some way.- appear in my story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin?wprov=sfla1

2025-12-03 08:24:46 UTC

#Phantastikprompts 03.12.
Was hat dich dazu gebracht, dieses Projekt jetzt in Angriff zu nehmen?
Ich war mit meinem anderen WIP nicht zufrieden und wusste aber auch nicht genau, woran es lag. Dieses fühlt sich besser an.
Und außerdem: Wenn da so etwas in meinem Kopf aufpoppt, muss es umgesetzt werden. Die Recherche hat mich fasziniert. Ich weiß immer noch nicht, was wirklich hinter dem Rattenfänger steckt und höchstwahrscheinlich kriege ich es nie raus 😂
#FridaVonHameln

2025-11-30 15:14:16 UTC

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perfect!

2025-11-23 18:23:20 UTC

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That one book was German, but I translated it:
https://www.anderlandbooks.com/re/#diamonds

2025-11-23 09:33:39 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers - 23 Nov. What's the lowest number of readers/viewers/users of your creative work that you would consider cause for celebration?
This may sound corny, but one person who likes it is always a cause for celebration.
Sure, I very much enjoyed the time when a book of mine was ranked Number 1 at Amazon (even though it was in free downloads), but EVERY reader counts.
Please leave a review, btw. Or at least a star (or several 😇)

2025-11-22 08:39:47 UTC

#WordWeavers 22 If any artist, dead or alive, could create your cover, who would you choose?
I want Leonardo! Can I have Leonardo, please?
(On second thought, it might never get finished. Maybe I switch to Michelangelo and just put up with the grumpy attitude and the smell).

2025-11-17 08:09:52 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers – 17 Nov. Tell us about a memorable performance of a play you've attended.
Years ago, I went with a friend to a performance of the Life Ballet and saw a young dancer dance his own death. That was so intense, it sparked the birth of a character in my brain - Flo of #TheChildrenOfAngels
I even made him look like that performer, down to the very clothes.
Will never forget.

2025-10-06 08:45:31 UTC

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So this is how it should be done! Now I know what I need to change...

2025-08-18 07:37:43 UTC

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very good point! I simply assumed, maybe because my current WIP features so much music

2025-08-13 06:54:32 UTC

#WordWeavers Aug 13: On a scale from 1 to 10, how safe is your world?
With 1 being a huge meteorite approaching really fast,
and 10 being the place I live now, only without crime and assholes,
a 4. Shuy's just been abducted, Naynah basically locked up, and nobody but Kyz and Teilin gives a damn.
But at least they got a roof over their head and basic food and water. And no imminent death looming either (or...?)
#Kyznon

2025-08-12 12:28:58 UTC

#WordWeavers 12. On a scale from 1 to 10, how comfortable is your MC's life?
With 1 being locked up in some soggy dungeon in chains,
And 10 being lunging somewhere on plush cushions, without a worry regarding food, drink, and freedom for himself and his friends,
Kyz is currently at a solid 3.
#Kyznon

2025-07-25 08:24:55 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 25 July: Create a multiple choices poll listing 3 books you personally consider “classics” and ask others to choose the ones they have read. Create a fourth option for None of the Above.

2025-07-02 10:02:28 UTC

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yes,that pretty much nails it

2025-07-02 07:56:48 UTC

#PhantastikPrompts 2. Juli
Würdest du anders schreiben, wenn du keinen Verkaufszwang hättest?
Ich habe keinen Verkaufszwang.
Allerdings merke ich durchaus einen Unterschied zu früher, als ich nur für mich schrieb. Da war ich wilder, unlogischer, kitschiger, freier. Jetzt kriechen immer potentielle Lesende durch meinen Hinterkopf.
Und manchmal blockieren sie mich.
Würde ich ohne das schreiben, wäre ich vermutlich freier, aber meine Geschichten auch... anders.

2025-03-30 06:05:23 UTC

#PennedPossibilities 629 — How did you break into publishing? (If you’re already published, of course.)
I was first published by an indie publisher. When things went sideways with the owner (the CEO was wonderful, the owner less so), I pulled my books and decided to create my own tiny company, which is mostly a one person show. Said sweet CEO helped me a lot.
Basically, I'm a self-publisher who helps some others, less technically inclined authors, too.
And here I am.

2025-02-10 11:47:31 UTC

I feel I need to clarify my take on likes & reposts - I DO know that mastodon works differently & there is no algorithm.
I hardly read the general feed but go by hashtags. That keeps me sane in this insane world. I also repost sparingly for reasons too long for this toot.
So, if you get a ⭐️ from me, that means I hear you, I like, you're not screaming into the void.
And if the toot impresses me much for whatever reason, I repost.
Opinions?
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WordWeavers
#pennedpossibilities

2024-12-31 09:07:10 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub Dec 31. What were the big writing moments for you in 2024?
My participation in #WritingMonth for the very first time. It was an insane ride which lasted six weeks and at the end stood a novel of 130k.
Granted, it was exhausting at times and wouldn't have been feasible with my former full-time job. It was also the first time I tracked my progress that way (not sure if I'll ever do that again).
But I'm ending the year with #GabrielZurmuehlen.

2024-12-21 07:38:37 UTC

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it used to be good. But years of neglect have taken its toll. I already not the my train is not my train and that it will be late, and I haven't even left the house yet.
I really wish they'd fix this. Train travel can be super fun and relaxing
Well. Except for at Christmas. 😂

2024-12-21 07:24:51 UTC

Good morning / Guten Morgen!
Ready to face gazillion of other travelers and the Deutsche Eisenbahn?
Well.....
At least the sky is pretty!
https://bookstodon-files.web.thunderhost.net/media_attachments/files/113/689/614/470/264/376/original/dfedf59447c5c6e1.jpg

2024-12-12 11:32:27 UTC

Hello, peeps!
A heads up - almost all of my English books are on free sale on Smashwords today! Check 'em out! There's a link to 'other retailers' that will take you there!
#freebooks #writingcommunity
https://anderlandbooks.com/english-books

2024-12-04 18:01:45 UTC

#WritingMonth Dec 4
I ... might be done.
Little drama and final resolution, due to some unexpected spare time today. This isn't polished yet and doesn't feel like the final words, more like a brain dump - but all I wanted to tell is there.
This doesn't feel real.
It probably isn't.
#GabrielZurmuehlen

2024-12-01 08:53:08 UTC

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Yes, most definitely. But I will also enjoy a slower pace in December. I know the stress was self-made - no one forced me to write like a maniac.
The important thing is that I started writing a historical novel at all, after procrastinating for ages.

2024-12-01 08:33:55 UTC

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well done!

2024-11-24 18:20:46 UTC

#WritingMonth Day 24
Had to do quite a bit of research first, sonce the scenery has changed. Thought I had already done that, but things do arise when you really get done to it, and if it's the gate through which they enter Cölln.
Total word count 96.171
Tired now.
#GabrielZurmuehlen

2024-11-17 18:49:53 UTC

#WritingMonth Day 17
Had a lovely day with friends. Managed to finish the scene I started yesterday and am now approaching the end of part 2.
Surprisingly, it wasn't crap what I wrote yesterday.
Total word count 77.262
Am still going to put a cw on this since I'm well aware my output this month has been insane. I just cannot pace myself - it's either all in or all out for me.

2024-11-16 19:06:50 UTC

#WritingMonth Day 16
Slept like 🤬🤬🤬 last night and was dead tired today. Managed to build up to and start writing a pivotal scene, but not sure of it isn't all rubbish. I can't read that tonight.
Why do I sleep so terribly? It's like my brain is lacking the right synapses.
Total word count 73.512.
Do I need to put a CW on this?

2024-11-08 19:05:05 UTC

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#WritingMonth Day 8 update.
I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm having my MC discuss pimple salve with John Locke.
Uhmmmmm. Please don't hang me. 😂
#GabrielZurmuehlen

2024-11-08 17:42:44 UTC

#WritingMonth Day 8 - I'm not that fast anymore and didn't quite get back into the flow. However, I reread the entire thing and did some desperately needed editing.
Total word count now 36.747
Maybe I'll write some more, maybe I'll stop for today. I don't want to ruin the mood by writing something just for the sake of making words. That can't be it.
#GabrielZurmuehlen

2024-10-30 08:43:57 UTC

#writingmonth So, for the first time ever, I've decided to participate in such a writing "challenge ". Never done this before, but maybe this will help me to stop priorizing EVERYTHING over my new story.
I think I need buddies...?
https://writingmonth.org/~anderlandbooks/

2024-09-14 07:55:14 UTC

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I first saw video games when I went to live in the US for a year, age 16. My host brothers had them.
We had a computer, but it could only do pac-man. 😅

2024-09-14 07:53:02 UTC

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ah, so they must be. I should check it out. Thanks!

2024-09-14 07:36:39 UTC

#TimeTravelAuthors 13: Goodreads?
I don't know if any of my stories are on Goodreads.
I never use it. I set up an account once, but Goodreads and I don't get along.

2024-09-14 07:28:12 UTC

#WordWeavers 9/14. Did you like to tell stories as a child?
Yes,but more so, I played stories as a child. We never played many board games, there were hardly any video games, so I made up stories, and we acted them out.
Awesome times.

2024-08-17 16:05:45 UTC

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That sounds interesting. Where can I find this book?