Chapter 19 — the conversation. When the enemy finally speaks, what do they say? How do you write dialogue for something truly alien? This chapter haunted me. #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

They don't discard their mistakes. They store them. Waiting to be collected. Used for parts. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Big editing day today. I deepened character involvement and made even short-role characters matter. It changed the emotional weight of the whole story. Honestly one of the most inspiring writing sessions I’ve had in a long time. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 18 — the graveyard. Rows of pods. Failed experiments. Centuries of trials. Writing this I imagined walking in a dark room filled with nightmares watching back. #AmWriting #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol

One of the best parts of this platform is finding other sci-fi authors gearing up for their debut. If you aren't following @tebean.bsky.social yet, you should be! His upcoming sci-fi thriller INFINITE NIGHT EYES drops this Autumn. Add it to your TBR! 📖🌌 #SciFiBooks #WritingCommunity

The walls weren't ice anymore. Smooth. Black. Metal. This wasn't the dig site. This was something older. #SciFiThriller #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 17 — separation. Splitting the group is a classic horror move. I wanted to earn it, not just do it for tension. Each path has to matter. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

It spoke a single word. And the Hunters lowered their heads. Submissive. Like wolves greeting an alpha. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Chapter 16 — new threats. Just when you think you understand the enemy... you realize there's a hierarchy. Some things are scarier than monsters: intelligent monsters. #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Follow the hose. It's the only breadcrumb in the labyrinth. Red tape means down. Yellow means back. What if there's no yellow? #SciFiThriller #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 15 — descent. Going underground when you know something's down there. The tunnel gets narrower. The air gets heavier. Claustrophobia as a writing tool. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #SciFiThriller

This writing journey changed how I look at my chapters. I used to focus on relentless action, but now I'm spotting places where expanding scenes makes the story better. Adding quiet moments of breathing room and character development makes the action hit harder. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

A patch of snow rippled. Not a heat signature. A *lack* of one. A perfect, triangular void. ❄️ #SciFiThriller #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 14 — the whiteout. Wrote this during an actual snowstorm. Sometimes the universe provides atmosphere. -62°C. Zero visibility. And something hunting you. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

The armor isn't natural. It's bolted on. What started as biology became something else entirely. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Chapter 13 — answers. After all that chaos, a moment to breathe. To examine. To understand what they're really up against. Research chapters are secretly my favorite. #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Sometimes the only way out is through. With a drilling rig. At full speed. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Chapter 12 — first blood. There's a turning point in every survival story. When the hunted become dangerous. This chapter was so satisfying to write. #AmWriting #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol

The glass didn't just break. It exploded. Some entrances you don't forget. #SciFiThriller #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 11 — chaos. Wrote this in one sitting (needed some logic checking after). Some chapters demand to be written fast. The breakout sequence is pure adrenaline. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Found the fix for the plot hole; just need to make sure it doesn't introduce a new one. #AmWriting #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol

They weren't attacking. They were watching. Corralling. Sometimes the scariest predators are patient ones. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Finally, my book is live on Amazon 🥳

Argh! Was close to being done with the editing, but this writer's journey I decided to do here revealed a plot hole... Back to fixing. 🛠️ #WritersLife #AmEditing #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 10 — siege mentality. When you're surrounded and outgunned, every angle matters. Every shadow could kill you. Writing this chapter was not easy. #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Step one: get its attention. Step two: let it commit. Step three: bury it. And if it doesn't commit? Then step four is we die fighting. #SciFiThriller #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 9 — Setting the Trap. I liked the tactical sequences: the planning, the uncertainty. Will it work? My fear is that it doesn't land with the readers and they feel it is a bad setup. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #SciFiThriller

The air smelled of gun oil and burned air after an explosion. For one moment, they could pretend they had a chance. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #IndieAuthor

Chapter 8 — the armory. Writing desperation and hope in the same action was fun. Tried giving normal people a chance to arm themselves, but does it change anything? The characters feel it will. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

Click. It was faint. Distant. Coming from the walls. Some sounds you never forget writing. 👂 #SciFiThriller #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 7 — the retreat. Nothing more terrifying than moving through a corridor you know isn't safe. Every shadow is a threat. Wrote most of this one at 2am. Seemed appropriate. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

The muzzle flash acted like a strobe light. Each frame worse than the last. Some chapters you write with your heart pounding. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Chapter 6 broke me to write. Action scenes are exhausting. Every beat needs to land. Every bullet needs to matter. I must have rewritten the first contact sequence a dozen times. #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Someone saw something. No one believes them. That's the moment a team starts to crack. #SciFiThriller #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

"We always got out because we trusted the gear and the man next to us. This time... I don't trust the gear." Wrote that line and knew I had the partnership right. #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Chapter 4 is quieter. Two soldiers, bad coffee, and the weight of what's coming. I love writing those moments before the storm breaks. When characters reveal themselves through small talk. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

Every thriller needs a moment where the rules change. Chapter 3 has someone translating something they really wish they hadn't. Some warnings aren't meant to scare you away. 🌨️ #SciFiThriller #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Big news. Book deal! My debut novel, INFINITE NIGHT EYES, will be published by Black Spring Press (UK) and available via Simon & Schuster (USA, Canada). Coming to a bookstore near you in autumn 2026 💥 #infinitenighteyes #bookdeal #publishersmarketplace #literaryscifi

Chapter 3 — where I got to write isolation. Trapped. No comms. No extraction. Just you and whatever's outside. Spent hours researching Arctic survival. -62°C hits different when you know what it does to you. #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

One thing I love about this story: The characters keep asking questions the reader is already screaming. "A countdown to what?" Exactly. 😬 #SciFiThriller #TheValhallaProtocol #WritingCommunity

Chapter 2 was the hardest to pace. How do you write a scene where everything changes in seconds, but still give readers time to breathe? Rewrote the opening four times. Sometimes the simplest moments need the most work. #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #TheValhallaProtocol

Chapter 1 still gives me chills: That moment when you KNOW something is wrong, but can't name it yet. The air pressure drops. The experts get nervous. When the explanation doesn't quite fit. 🧊 #SciFiThriller #WritingCommunity #TheValhallaProtocol

Starting my writing journey with The Valhalla Protocol 📖 Chapter 1 was where I figured out who Sarah Vance really is. Military captain, skeptic, someone who's seen enough "classified" to know when she's being lied to. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TheValhallaProtocol

Getting back to writting

Started on a new book :)

Getting back in to it :)

Me: Time to line edit my archaeological thriller! Brain: What if... Nazi occultists trying to summon an ancient serpent god? Me: No, we're editing— Brain: PHOTOGRAPHER SLOWLY TURNING REPTILIAN Me: opens new document 😅 #WriterProblems

Needed to get away from the line editing, been about 2 weeks, but I'm starting up again tomorrow 😀 #AmWriting

Two new chapters complete! 🎉 Giving myself permission to take tomorrow off. Writers, remind me this is okay because the guilt is already creeping in 😅 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Almost done with the next chapter:)