Chief (T.C. Smith) || comms open!

@chiefwritesbook.bsky.social

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I write and do art things, just your average local gay | he/she/they | 🚫 AI/NFT 🚫 (I can't access my DMs atm, pls email if you need to get in contact!) socials & comms: https://tcsmith.carrd.co/ I wrote a sequel: https://books2read.com/scarsoftheraven

A graphic promoting Souls of the Dragons by TC Smith, featuring a green aurora borealis background and a composite mock-up of the book as an e-book and paperback in the centre. glowing white text on the top and bottom reads: "the prophecy begins. September 24th"
A blue and green graphic for Souls of the Dragons by T.C. Smith with a paperback mock-up of the book in the centre. The background shows an aurora in the night sky. Text at the top and bottom reads: "ARC sign-ups open. book 3 drops september 24th"
A cover reveal graphic with a green aurora borealis background and orange rectangle in the middle, off-set at an angle. A book cover is mostly visible inside the rectangle with some sections still blacked out, showing a green background and a silhouette of a wolf, as well as orange text at the top: "power, spirit, destiny". The title is partially visible with a sword going horizontally through it and orange text that reads "souls of the dragons". The bottom of the cover has also been revealed, showing a silhouette of a mountain range and the author name in orange cursive text: "TC Smith". The title is mostly visible with what look like wing-tips below the text. Text above and below the cover reads: "cover reveal countdown day 1. ARC sign-ups open June 30th. @chiefwritesbook"
A pale pink background with the bi and pansexual flags on the right hand side. On the right hand side, it reads "June 15-30, Bi & Pan authors for Pride Month! 19 books by bisexual and pansexual authors only $18!" Below that are hearts in the bi and pan colors
A cover reveal graphic with a green aurora borealis background and orange rectangle in the middle, off-set at an angle. A book cover is blacked out inside the rectangle with some of the art revealed, showing a green background and a silhouette of a wolf, as well as orange text at the top: "power, spirit, destiny". The title is partially visible with a sword going horizontally through it and orange text that reads "souls of the dragons". The bottom of the cover has also been revealed, showing a silhouette of a mountain range and the author name in orange cursive text: "TC Smith". The title is also more visible with what look like wing-tips below the text. Text above and below the cover reads: "cover reveal countdown day 1. ARC sign-ups open June 30th. @chiefwritesbook"
A cover reveal graphic with a green aurora borealis background and orange rectangle in the middle, off-set at an angle. A book cover is blacked out inside the rectangle with some of the art revealed, showing a green background and a silhouette of a wolf, as well as orange text at the top: "power, spirit, destiny". The title is partially visible with a sword going horizontally through it and orange text that reads "souls of the dragons". The bottom of the cover has also been revealed, showing a silhouette of a mountain range and the author name in orange cursive text: "TC Smith". Text above and below reads: "cover reveal countdown day 1. ARC sign-ups open June 30th. @chiefwritesbook"
A cover reveal graphic with a green aurora borealis background and orange rectangle in the middle, off-set at an angle. A book cover is blacked out inside the rectangle with a small portion revealed, showing a green background and a silhouette of a wolf, as well as orange text at the top: "power, spirit, destiny". The title is partially visible with a sword going horizontally through it and orange text that reads "souls of the dragons". Text above and below reads: "cover reveal countdown day 1. ARC sign-ups open June 30th. @chiefwritesbook"
A cover reveal graphic with a green aurora borealis background and orange rectangle in the middle, off-set at an angle. A book cover is blacked out inside the rectangle with a small portion revealed, showing a green background and a silhouette of a wolf, as well as orange text at the top: "power, spirit, destiny". Text above and below reads: "cover reveal countdown day 1. ARC sign-ups open June 30th. @chiefwritesbook"
A cover reveal graphic with a green aurora borealis background and orange rectangle in the middle, off-set at an angle. A book cover is blacked out inside the rectangle with a small portion revealed, showing a green background and a silhouette of a wolf. Text above and below reads: "cover reveal countdown day 1. ARC sign-ups open June 30th. @chiefwritesbook"
A pale pink background with the bi and pansexual flags as well as a progress flag heart on the bottom. On the top it reads "June 15-30, Bi & Pan authors for Pride Month! 19 books by bisexual and pansexual authors only $18!"
A graphic promoting a monthly newsletter on ko-fi with a green aurora borealis in the background. A cartoon icon of an envelope with mail inside is seen to the top right of the main text. text reads: newsletter! monthly updates, early access, exclusive content. a search bar graphic near the bottom contains an URL to the ko-fi page where the newsletter is located.
A character-themed moodboard with nine pictures arranged in a three by three grid, with a gap in the middle for text. The pictures are: a snowy mountain with low-hanging clouds, a flash of lightning, a pack of howling wolves, some grey-blue sparkles and magic, a close-up of two dancers in medieval clothing holding hands, a close-up of a raven's head and eye, some castle ruins, a crown falling in front of a smoky background, and a barren desert. Cursive text in the middle reads "destiny calls"
A character-themed moodboard with nine pictures arranged in a three by three grid with a small gap in the middle for text. The pictures are: a bloodstained hand, a red moon, a knight in plate armour sitting down, a burned house in a barren landscape, a close-up of a wolf's face, yellow glowing magic, a snow-covered river bank, a silhouette of a person standing in front of a fire, and a sword propped against a rock. Cursive text in the middle reads "bury the past."
A moodboard with four pictures: one across the top, one across the middle, and two at the bottom. From top to bottom, the pictures are: northern lights over a snowy landscape, a snowy mountain range during the day, a close-up of a wolf's head, and some castle ruins. Faint cursive text over the moodboard reads "power, spirit, destiny."
meme of two buff men doing the 'bro' handshake with captions over their arms. text over the left arm reads "buying the Narratess itch.io bundles." text over the right arm reads "buying direct from author websites." text in the middle over the two men's hands reads "supporting indie authors."
A sale graphic for the narratess mid-range novels bundle with the covers of all the books featured and a sale banner at the bottom. text reads: indie book sale. indiebook.sale. fantasy, sci-fi & horror. 11 - 13 April. itch.io bundle, fantasy 2, 35 books for $35
A graphic for the Narratess Indie Book Sale highlighting Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith. The cover of the book is on the left with text on the right. there is a purple sale banner spread across the bottom of the graphic with a dragon, planet, skull, stars, and gems. Main text reads: Song of the Wolf. Midst a brutal and bloody conflict, a young royal and her bodyguard undertake a harrowing journey to save her people. 0.99 cents.
A banner for the Narratess Indie Sale with the main sale graphic in the middle surrounded by indie book covers, including the cover for Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith. The main sale graphic is purple with a dragon, a planet, a skull, and stars and gems scattered around the text. Text reads: Indie Book Sale. indiebook.sale. Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror, 11 to 13 April.
photo of a grey and white cat flopped on top of a cat tower, looking at the camera upside-down
A trope map graphic for Song of the Wolf by TC Smith on a dark orange night sky background. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise, the tropes listed are: epic fantasy, slow burn romance, bodyguard x royal, female MC, queer & ND rep, low magic setting, high stakes battles, and political intrigue.
A graphic for the aussie & asia pacific authors bundle featuring the 16 books in the bundle on a greenish-yellow background. Text reads: "aussie & asia-pacific authors bundle, 16 books for $16, 16th to 30th March, only on itch.io."
A photo of a grey and white cat sprawled out asleep on a pillow with a tan pillowcase.
A pair of hands touching. the hand on the left has a scar and is covered in blood while the hand on the right looks more delicate, wearing jewelry and blue painted nails.
A trope map graphic for Song of the Wolf by TC Smith on a dark orange night sky background. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise, the tropes listed are: epic fantasy, slow burn romance, bodyguard x royal, female MC, queer & ND rep, low magic setting, high stakes battles, and political intrigue.
A digital drawing of a dark-haired man leaning down to kiss a woman with blonde hair and pointed ears. They are standing on a cliff with a forest and green rolling hills behind them, and a mountain range in the distance. The scene is lit by a sunrise behind the couple.
A pale pink graphic for the itch.io international women's day bundle, with silhouettes of tree leaves in the top corners and a cartoon image of a group of women at the bottom. text reads: "itch.io international women's day bundle. 32 stories featuring female protagonists, written by women. 32 books for $32. only available until March 11th"
A graphic for the war march bundle with nine book covers on the right and text on the left. orange heading reads "war march". blue text reads "itch.io book bundle, nine stories of battle and conflict, february 28th to April 1st". green text at the bottom reads "only $8". Books featured are: Durga by Niranjan Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson The Redemption of Jarek by Dylan Madeley Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce Just Press Play by Nick Snape Heirs of Hyarch Book Two: The Elefae Champion by Chris Mitchell War of the Space Dragons by L'Poni Battle at Tidberphal by Simon Wolfe
A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night
A digital artwork of a man in armour leaning down to kiss an elf woman in a light blue dress. The man has short, dark brown hair. The woman has long, light brown hair done up in braids. They are standing in a forest.
A meme of Pablo Escabar waiting around and looking sad, captioned "authors when they finish their series"
A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night
A graphic with an abstract dark brown and orange background, announcing that Song of the Wolf and Scars of the Raven are both available as ebooks at Bookshop.org. The books are shown on e-readers in the bottom half of the graphic. White text in the top half reads "available now at bookshop.org!"
A trope map graphic for Song of the Wolf by TC Smith on a dark orange night sky background. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise, the tropes listed are: epic fantasy, slow burn romance, bodyguard x royal, female MC, queer & ND rep, low magic setting, high stakes battles, and political intrigue.
A photo of a mini figurine with shoulder pauldrons and a blue cloak, now fully painted, standing on a black and gold circular base. The figure is holding a sword pointed tip-down in front of him.
A drawing of a woman with light brown hair, pointy ears, and blue eyes looking out of an ornate window. She is dressed in a pale blue dress with a gold sash around the waist and gold patterning on the front. The dress also has gold shoulder pieces with gold pearls connecting them to a choker necklace around her neck, which has a blue sapphire set into the middle.
A photo of a 3D printed minature figurine knight leaning on a longsword, still unpainted. A separate base for the mini can be seen next to it.
A screenshot of the Scrivener writing app in dark mode, with chapters 41 and 42 visible in the main overview. The chapter list to the left has been organised into 7 acts. A progress bar at the top displays that 91662 out of 120000 words have been written.
A trope map graphic for Song of the Wolf by TC Smith on a dark orange night sky background. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise, the tropes listed are: epic fantasy, slow burn romance, bodyguard x royal, female MC, queer & ND rep, low magic setting, high stakes battles, and political intrigue.
Best of 2025 sale 27 books for only $15 1/1 to 1/15 books: Memories of Sorcery and Sand Remnants of Relics Scars of the Raven Impostor Love Tales from the Borun-Ma No Love in LA Refilling The Well Mermaid's Blood Fimbulvinter's Fires The Blood Divide Rotten Roots Hunted by the Undead A Demon to Save Me Child of the Sun Memento Moreau Heirs of Hyarch Book Two: The Elefae Champion Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder Dirt You Shall Become Clipped Into the Forest Walking the Knife's Edge Tales of Yamato The Princess: Tales of Pern Coen Reborn in Ash The Backwards Knight Moth Woods Set in Stone
A beige graphic with the title "new year, new website!" promoting a new author website for T.C. Smith. A screenshot of the website is photoshopped onto a laptop in the middle of the graphic. Description text above it reads "check out my books, portfolio, and more!" Below the image is the URL for the website: https://www.tcsmithauthor.com/
Best of 2025 sale 27 books for only $15 1/1 to 1/15 books: Memories of Sorcery and Sand Remnants of Relics Scars of the Raven Impostor Love Tales from the Borun-Ma No Love in LA Refilling The Well Mermaid's Blood Fimbulvinter's Fires The Blood Divide Rotten Roots Hunted by the Undead A Demon to Save Me Child of the Sun Memento Moreau Heirs of Hyarch Book Two: The Elefae Champion Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder Dirt You Shall Become Clipped Into the Forest Walking the Knife's Edge Tales of Yamato The Princess: Tales of Pern Coen Reborn in Ash The Backwards Knight Moth Woods Set in Stone
A remix of the happy Mr Incredible versus black & white traumatised Mr Incredible meme. Happy picture on the left is captioned "authors when they just published a book" and the black and white picture on the right is captioned "authors when they have to market their book"
A green-themed graphic for the end-of-year bundle, featuring a man in a hat and cape standing on a cliff, facing a dragon. Text reads: "end-of-year indie fantasy mega bundle, 64 books for $45, December 1st - 15th"
A remix of the Drake meme where he rejects one thing but approves of another. Rejection image is captioned "buying a bunch of ebooks separately to read over the holidays" while the approving image is captioned "buying the itch.io indie fantasy bundle so you can have 64 books at once". A scaled down, green-themed graphic for the bundle, featuring a silhouette of a man and a dragon, has been photoshopped on top.
A green themed graphic for the end of year fantasy bundle, with a silhouette of a man in a cloak and hat on a cliff, facing a flying dragon. Green and white text reads: "end of year indie fantasy mega bundle, 64 books for $45, december 1st to 15th"
A green-themed graphic featuring a silhouette of a person in a hat and cloak standing on a cliff, facing a flying dragon. Text reads: end-of-year indie fantasy mega bundle, 64 books for $45, december 1st - 15th"
A screenshot of an itch.io bundle stuck in draft mode with the status "waiting on one participant"
A green graphic for the end of year fantasy bundle with a silhouette of a man in a hat standing on a cliff looking at a hovering dragon. text reads: "end of year indie fantasy bundle. december 1st to 15th. sign ups open"
A meme of a koala halfway through eating some leaves, looking shocked. caption reads "authors when they discover they have to write their book to publish it"
A graphic featuring some of the books in the under-rated books bundle, surrounding some text in the middle. Text reads: "itch.io under-rated bundle. oct 9th to 13th. bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." two rows of five stars can be seen above and below the text.
meme of a regular full colour Mr Incredible vs black and white 'traumatised' Mr incredible. first picture is captioned “How it feels when you start a new project” and the second picture is captioned “how it feels by the time you get to the final proofread”
Meme of salt bae captioned “sprinkling trauma onto my characters be like”
A graphic for the ADHD awareness month bundle, featuring 22 books on an orange background. Text reads: ADHD awareness month fiction by mostly ADHD authors. Most with 1+ significant ADHD character(s)