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With the holiday fast approaching, looking back on the year is a practice I've started doing on my therapist's suggestion. I've written a lot, got a new job, lost a considerable amount of weight, read a ton, and got married (the most important event).

Ah, the itch is back. Means it's time to start writing again. *stares at outline for fantasy book* *glances at script ideas for Certifiable Investigations* *squints at Veritas Vol 3 plot arc in progress*

New bar cart setup finally put together

I am THOROUGHLY enjoying Tavern Keeper on Steam. In a masochistic fashion (and in a sort of fantasy wish-fulfillment fashion due to my 9 to 5), I also loved Greenheart Games' previous game Game Dev Tycoon. Please go check both of them out on Steam and have a blast.

Donezo

Bonus comic from myself and @zackfinfrock.bsky.social that was also super fun to make. Would love to explore these characters again.

And finally, Circuit Champ, which I co-created with @brendanalbetski.bsky.social. we have a blast working on this series together and I adore a coming of age story with robots. globalcomix.com/c/circuit-ch...

For something a little different, here is my noir urban magic series set in the 1930s. A bit of a loveletter to old Gold and Silver Age comics that I have more stories written for, and possibly a book to go along with it as the comics might supplement that prose www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ce...

Folks expressed interest in seeing some of my comics work from my creator owned series so here's a bit from Issue 8 of Veritas. Follow the link to read on GlobalComix! globalcomix.com/c/veritas?ut...

Oh no, I've found a new favorite protein powder that comes with fucking knock off cinnamon toast crunch cereal in it. And it tastes good in oat milk. OH NO

Would anyone be curious to see some of my comics work? This is, I suppose, for the folks who have found me here from my work with Black Library.

The Weird limbo between projects is always a sort of liminal space where my brain is in the mode to be productive but there is nothing for it to do at this point. That being said, I may start switching gears back to comics soon, or my next personal novel project before sitting down to write that.

Friendly Gym Etiquette Reminder: Please re-rack your weights, take your bottles and bags with you to the next station, and do not sing to yourself in a silent gym louder than other people's headphones. Thank you.

And just like that, another draft is done. Hooray! Maybe my eye will stop twitching now!

What do you think, y'all? We got this? We got this!

Okay, grape green tea has been acquired. Once more into the breach. Everybody loves a simile pass.

Still immensely proud of my second short story's publication in Death and Duty. Physical copies are on sale now!

Me, a fool, thinking we'd have a playtest build ready before I have to do overtime tonight only to find another Need to Fix.

Ahhh, we are approaching the "Get this shit out of my eyes" portion of the new manuscript. Must be ready for an editor soon.

Who is this new elf that's on all the Issue #7 promo gimmicks? For every like this post gets, I'll give you all some MAGIC POWDER lore/trivia! Get a free copy of Issue #1 (or BACK #7) HERE: tinyurl.com/magicpowdert...

I've been very fortunate to have the opportunities and support that have come my way in my career - if it can be called that at this point. I hope that I am doing well-enough to earn that, and have provided entertainment, joy, and some small amount of inspiration for others to create and write.

My 2nd short is available from The Black Library in the "Death and Duty" anthology! I am super grateful and thankful for this opportunity! This is available for e-readers and audiobooks! The paperbacks are all sold out online so you'll have to hunt for them in stores if you wanna grab one!

Stuff always seems to blow up at work when the team that helps me steps out for the day and I'm left to handle things by myself. This is not a knock on them, they should leave when they've done their 8, I jus wish things wouldn't blow up on me when I'm alone lol

One of the hardest things about having a writing deadline is it prevents me from sitting down and READING a lot because I need to spend the time I have sitting down on working. That's what I love about audiobooks. I can listen to something while I do my morning workouts.

*sighs in Leg Day*

Bed time for me, but don't let that stop you!

Oh good, my eye twitches are back. Whatever could have caused that? *he says while staring at his phone watching cooking videos into the night*

Tennis, anyone?

I fell down at the comic shop

You can be our 150th follower! MAGIC POWDER is a fantasy crime series I like to pitch as BREAKING BAD meets D&D! We're on the second arc, and all back issues are AVAILABLE! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...

Boy, you ever just talk out a story beat for something with another person and realize "Man, I have to re-write that whole fucking thing?" In this TedTalk, I'll explain why...

I thought Helioscope's etsy store was completely sold out of the Jimmy Olsen paperback, but I just found 3 copies behind some other stuff. Looking for a great holiday gift? These go out signed & sketched, and I'll sign them to the recipient if you'd like. helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/1771...

It's a great time to start reading Maru Kiru Destroy the Moon for the first time, FROM THE BEGINNING. FOR FREE. Maru Kiru Destroy the Moon - First Heresy Part 1: ko-fi.com/album/Maru-K... #comics #webcomics #selfpromosaturday

With the issue I'm finishing next week I count 10 issues done this year, for 3 different publishers (next thing is an OGN so Its gonna be a bunch more of pages, but no more issues for 2025)

Puttin' together some dudes from my now freshly-opened Kill Team box.

Psst, I'm in another thing.

And finally, also mentioned this week: Xbox Game Studios, @julietemckenna.bsky.social aaaaand Warhammer+ *whew* As always, thanks for reading, folks! :) #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Also mentioned this week, as we round third here: @thefluffenhammer.bsky.social Marc Gascoigne, Felipe Borges, @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @gavthorpe.bsky.social @jamesbrogden.bsky.social @nathanrlong.bsky.social @inxile.net #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

And more folks mentioned this week (it's a big 'un!): Penelope Rawlins, @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social William King, C. L. Werner, Audible, David Annandale, @jonathandbeer.bsky.social @lenoongh.bsky.social Togepi, @thechirurgeon.bsky.social @goonhammer.com #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Folks mentioned this week also include: William Gibson, Thomas Harris, @ianrankin1.bsky.social Aaron Dembski-Bowden, @gettingjoed.bsky.social The Black Library Nutters Facebook Group, John Spade, Jonathan Keeble, Sandy Mitchell, Stephen Perring #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

The Black Library Weekly is here, looking at the upcoming schedule for Games Workshop fiction releases and talking to Marc Collins!

Folks mentioned this week also include: @johnsollitto.bsky.social Russell Zimmerman, @tomrpike.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @mikevincent-author.bsky.social , R. S. Wilt, Dan Abnett, Peter Fehervari, Chris Wraight, Rachel Harrison, Iain M. Banks #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

It's time to Keep it Geekly with @johnsollitto.bsky.social!! We are chatting about their work on Circuit Champ Chapters 1 & 2 + much more 🤖🏆 You can find episode #475 by hitting the links in the 🧵

Weird question for folks who know agents/are an agent/worked with an agent: If I'm querying a book and part of my Query Tracker Form askes if I've published a book before... could I say my Black Library work counts? They're short stories and I was published in a collection but I dunno if it counts

New #MaruKiruDestroyTheMoon pinup. If you're not reading the comic yet I'm not really sure what's stopping you. #comics #artist

I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators. Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!

Nothing will make you feel crazier then seeing an issue on your machine and build, telling someone about it, and then watching them try to replicate it on their machine with the exact same build.... and not be able to reproduce it. I'm serious, this project is fucking gaslighting me.

Ah, pacing in your apartment, acting out dialog, and trying to figure out how dumb an idea is when you're really not 100% on it truly is one of the most strange things to be caught doing when you think no one is watching.

Weirdly, getting so many rejections for a query is an excellent way to get numb to the rejection phase of this. The struggle now, is not getting so /used/ to rejections that I expect them all the time and never think it's going to work out