Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."

Happy Monday! My two girls in onesies after spays... #cats

Best part of having 5 cats is always having one in petting range while working on my books

A few months back I had an artist (Piotr Tekien) create a couple of digital art pieces set in my novel (The End of the World)'s dystopian future Earth. My newsletter subscribers got first dibs and now I'm sharing them here for funsies! 😀 Piotr's Art Station site: www.artstation.com/piotrtekien

My two old men having a nap ❤️

My #apocalyptic, #sciencefantasy novel THE END OF THE WORLD is on #KindleUnlimited for ONLY THREE MORE WEEKS! A broken, dystopian Earth faces its end at the hands of an ancient alien evil... Check it out before it's gone! www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH3SFMMK

Hey all, Just a heads-up—I’ve got a Kindle Countdown deal going for my ebook 'The End of the World'. The promo wraps up on Sunday! Check it out here: For US readers: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH3SFMMK For UK readers: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH3SFMMK #BookDeals #KindleDeals #ReadingCommunity

Hey all! Here's the cover for Book 2 (Separate Worlds) of my dystopian, science fantasy series. First revealed to my newsletter subscribers and now to the rest of the world (if you don't want to miss further book news, go to my website hsgilchrist.com to subscribe!)

Finally finished some new character art -- a scene from THE END OF THE WORLD. Presenting the villain of my dystopian postapocalyptic future Earth: The After Lord. If you've read my book , you know the shit that's going down here. If you haven't, give it a read (hsgilchrist.com/bookstore )

Alriiiiight.... My first "fan" newsletter is going to be sent out March 1st and will include an exclusive look at Book 2: Separate World's bad ass cover. Interested in book news and/or exclusive book-related content every other month? Then subscribe to my author newsletter: subscribepage.io/bK2I3S

THE END OF THE WORLD has officially launched! Dystopian, dark fantasy scifi with heavy world-building and two kickass heroines-- give it try! hsgilchrist.com/bookstore/ Trigger warnings: graphic violence (not sexual), dark themes (hey, it's a dystopian future Earth)

This morning's work: making ads for THE END OF THE WORLD's Monday launch! This one was fun! #thendoftheworld #dystopianfiction #scififiction #books #sff #dystopianauthor #dystopianbooks #sciencefantasy #dystopian #postapocalyptic #postapocalypicbooks #hsgilchrist

Hey all! With THE END OF THE WORLD's release coming up fast (Feb 5th!), this week's blog is focused on book news (including an excerpt from THE END and a partial reveal of Book 2's cover) and bit of lore on what undercity citizens like to get high on! hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/updates-fr...

Hey fellow readers! If you're looking for a free book to read over the holidays, the ARC for THE END OF THE WORLD is still available on the below sites: BookSirens : booksirens.com/book/RUXW1EX... StoryOriginApp : storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopies... NetGalley : www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Good morning fellow writers / readers / bloggers! My substack blog this week is a little more personal than usual. I've been put on medical leave because my multiple sclerosis is flaring up like the big asshole it is, so I figured I'd share my experience. hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/multiple-s...

Yay, my first book review (ARC reader) has come in (5 stars!) @BlueSmokeFire on Xitter / Instagram crafted a wonderfully detailed review! Check it out! For other reviewers, My ARC is still available on Netgalley, StoryOrigins, and BookSirens until February! www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

Heeeey fellow writers! This week's blog shows off my method of getting my manuscript from Outline to Final Draft using a single Microsoft Word document. Look close and you'll see a few SPOILERS for Book 2: SEPARATE WORLDS! hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/organizing...

Join me on my Substack as I unveil 'Humanity Lost,' a character art piece from THE END OF THE WORLD. Discover Animkii's struggle for freedom in the clutches of the Technocracy. Will she break free? Find out on Feb 5th! hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/humanity-l...

📚 Saturday blog post is up! 📝 Organize your story timelines using Microsoft #Excel. Check out 'Organizing Chaos Part 2: Excelling at Story Timelines': hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/organizing... #WritingCommunity #Writers #Storytelling #Timelines

I wrote up a guide on using Word style sets to easily and quickly reformat your manuscript for different purposes. You might find it useful, if you don't already know all this stuff. lexstarwalker.com/blog/format

📚 Blog post! If you’re a writer who hasn’t found a satisfying tool to organize your worldbuilding notes in one place, take a fresh look at your word-processing software. Create your own World Compendium using Microsoft Word! One document to rule them all! hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/organized-...

As writers, we should support each other. Although it may look like we're in competition, we're not. The creative industries need many voices and visions in order to survive. We're working together to keep publishing alive and a diverse readership engaged—and that requires many voices, many stories.

For readers who prefer BookSirens over Netgalley as your go-to for ARCs (Advance Reader Copies), and are looking for a little dystopian, postapocalyptic scifi to darken your days, here's the direct link to my ARC for THE END OF THE WORLD: booksirens.com/book/RUXW1EX...

Blog post is up! In Part One of "Navigating the ARC Site Frontier", I share my experiences as an debut author trying to figure out ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) sites. I even created a handy ARC Site Comparison table! 📖✨ Check it out! #writerscommunity #writers hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/navigating...

My scifi ARC of THE END OF THE WORLD is finally available to readers / reviewers on NetGalley (other sites soon to follow!). If you're up for a post-apocalyptic showdown in a dystopian Earth, this is the book for you! February 5th launch date is coming way too fast! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

This week's Substack post shares a quick and dirty timeline of my book's journey down the winding road of self-publishing, followed by a "Where I'm at" book update! hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/a-self-pub...

Writers / authors: If your book was made into a movie, which composer / band would you pick to write the soundtrack. Post a link to a song by that artist (preferably one you feel reps your book)! My band of choice is Dream Theater. Song: Ministry of Lost Souls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5dC...

My 68-year-old mother, an avid reader of romance and Christian fiction, is reading the author copy of my very dystopian, very scifi book, 'The End of the World'... For some reason, this makes me far more anxious than sending it off to ARC readers for review 😅

Blog Post! This week, I'm shifting gears from my self-publishing journey to unveil the event that reshaped our future Earth—the backdrop of my upcoming scifi book, THE END OF THE WORLD. Secrets revealed, a new piece of art, and a short prequel! Check it out! hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/the-day-th...

Black Holes vs Regular Holes xkcd.com/2844

Fun scifi substack I follow - Top 5 Foods You Need in a Zombie Apocalypse 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️ open.substack.com/pub/brianalf...

Signed hardcover of The Traitor up for grabs in this charity auction.

Are you a technical writer searching for a community of like-minded creators to grow together and support each other? We are building techwriters.info, a community of new and seasoned tech bloggers and writers. Join us: techwriters.substack.com/p/join

Okay, not related at all to my book, writing, or post-apocalypic dystopias ... but THIS song from Horrible Histories will remain one of my favorite parodies of all times. It still makes me laugh ("and I love that monks just don't fight back" 🤣): www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l53...

I guess I should say hello and introduce myself now I have an account here… Used to be a physicist… Now I write about Python. I have my own style. Some will like it. Others perhaps not. You can read either The Python Coding Stack for regular posts: thepythoncodingstack.substack.com /1

Hey folks, I recently got tired of Twitter for good, so I uninstalled the app and decided to double down with my educational content here. I write about computer science, at a level suitable for all audiences. If that's interesting to you, here's a getting started post. blog.apiad.net/start-here

📚✍️ Part 2 of the Grammar Apocalypse is now live on my Substack! Join me on my harrowing journey through the wastelands of self-publishing as I recruit a vigilant copy editor, a new and fierce ally in my battle against grammar zombies. hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/surviving-...

Ooh, ooh! Guess what I'm doing on my Friday night? Making sure my curly quotes in my 450 page book are all pointed in the right direction! Jealous??? You know you are...😁

Anyone got a new self-pub SFF book out/coming out soon and want to talk about it? Or an existing one that you want to introduce to a new audience? October's showcase is on the 19th, and there's one next month too, if that's too short notice. Details here: www.dominishbooks.com/authorshowcase

I don't understand how I am meant to read all the books, watch all the TV, crochet all the cute things, see all my friends, go to the exciting places, and play all the games when there are SO FEW hours in the day. Send help. And more hours.

New character art! Introducing Harvester, an outlander who has rejected the Creator's laws against venturing into the Old World cities. What role does she play in the After Lord's schemes? (also, check out her trendy dollarstore beads!) #thendoftheworld #scifi #books #sff #postapocalyptic

This is what I see whenever I look under my bed. One of my cats, Penny, ripped out the underlining of my mattress and this is where she stashes her "kills". It's both hillarious and terrifying. #SerialKillerCat #PredatorPenny #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #KittyConfessions #CatLife #MeowMonday

Just an afternoon of proofreading with my writing partner, Sunny #CatsAsEditors #LordOrange #writerslife #cats #writingcommunity #amediting

Saturday blog reveal! 📖 Dive into my journey of hiring not one, but TWO editors. Did it pay off? Part 1 (today's post) dives into my developmental edit, while Part 2 (coming soon) tackles the copy edit. ✍️ #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing hsgilchrist.substack.com/p/surviving-...

bsky welcoming new arrivals from twitter

Just got my edited manuscript for 'The End of the World' back, and I'm blown away by the incredible work of @herelieslill.bsky.social ! If you're looking for a top-notch copy editor, she's the one. 📚✍️ #ThankYouLillian #EditingMagic #writers #writerscommunity #amWriting #SelfPublishing #editors

Four months to the day until THE END OF THE WORLD launches (Feb. 5th)! Yikes! Planning on sending ARCs out in November. Nothing like reading about a broken, #dystopian world right before Christmas, right?? Maybe I should send them out on #blackfriday #scifi #books #sff #postapocalyptic

New blog post at my website (finally)! New releases, rebranding... and closing my Twitter account. An update on everything I've been up to the last few months. mgmasoncreative.com/2023/10/04/n...