I feel like this is the only safe place I can say this. After Malkin dusting McDavid and the Pens thrashing the Oilers: Connor McDavid is not the best player in the world. In fact, he's actually kind of bad at the team sport. Speed and technical skill don't matter if you can't play with your team.

I just started working as a bookseller in an indie store about three months ago, but from what I'm learning this is true! We don't buy huge back stock (unless it's like Sarah J. Maas popular). But, we definitely notice when the stock we do buy leaves the shelf and we always fill it back in.

What's everyone excited to read in December? I'm excited for "We Will Rise Again" Older, Newitz, Lord. "House of Day, House of Night," Tokarczuk. "The Sea Captain's Wife," Mazzeo. #booksky #reading #writing

Well, in an absolutely horrifying turn of events: It's almost December! How did everyone's projects turn out for the year? Do you have anything exciting going into next year? Share your accomplishments and goals! #writing #booksky #writers #authors #writingcommunity #authors

Alright. Life threw a few curve balls, but I'm back. Let's finish writing this thing. 45k/100k words. 1.5/3 parts. This book will get finished. #booktok #writing #fantasy #author #booksky

How can anyone write anything right now when the most absurd story is happening in real life. A villain I would be laughed at for creating because of how unbelievable he islive tweeting the kick off to WW3 while misspelling his own name is just... Where do you go from there? #writing #booktok

Netflix is trying to get the live action rights to Baldur's Gate 3. But, we should learn from The Last of Us season 2 that video games can just tell a better story, because of the use of player agency, than movies or shows. And that's good! Let them stand on their own. #writing #storytelling

The more Craig Mazin talks about his choices and interpretations of the characters, the more I'm convinced he just fundamentally misunderstood The Last of Us Part 2.

Seems like now's a good time to repost this and remind everyone I was a philosopher before I was an aspiring writer. And that people don't get passes just because you like them. 🤭 #thelastofus #philosophy #zombies #booksky #gamedev #writing #writingcommunity www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRkH...

Really gonna need my subconscious to stop feeding me the dream where it's the last week of the semester and I realize I haven't done any work or been to any classes. I graduated 11 years ago. Please.

#chaospit #F Feral child whose solution to everything is "punch it" becomes diplomat for nation that doesn't know she exists. Heiress to most powerful family in the nation fights on the frontlines of a revolution to overthrow her own mother because a pretty girl suggested she should. Them:

Aspiring authors: I cannot recommend joining a writing group enough. I have gotten to read so many styles and genre I wouldn't normally, and I have gotten incredible feedback that has absolutely made me a better storyteller. Plus, it keeps me accountable to putting words on the page. #writing

I was suddenly reminded about the absolute worst class I ever had to take in my 14 years of philosophy training. That single class almost convinced me to drop out of grad school all together in just my first year.

Whoof. The realization that your first draft really is a ROUGH draft is... Well, rough. #writing #writers #booksky

Submitted a short story to a journal. Time to be anxious until I finally get the rejection. #writing #writingcommunity

How do you build up excitement for a novel that's still a work in progress? If at all? #booksky #authors #writing

Second drafts are hard.

January's reads. February is short, so I don't know if I can tackle six books again. But, I'm definitely happy with the pace to start the year. #booksky

Joined a writing group. Uploaded my first bit for feedback. Sweating nervously because obviously everyone will hate it and me by extension.

Have a meeting to maybe join a writing group tomorrow so I can keep myself accountable. And also to read other people's amazing work and see their progress. Pretty excited. #writing #writingcommunity

Oh no. At the local grub shop waiting for my order and I forgot my book. :(

Lost in the Irish moors, Alysse is thrown through a portal to a magical realm. With help, she makes it home, but isn’t happy. Back in the mythic realm she must figure out how to stop impending events threatening to destroy every realm. Title: Minotaurs of the East Moors #2025Pit #A #F #LGBTQ

Caught between an invading army threatening to destroy everything you love and an oppressive ruling class, do you defend your home or risk an opportunity to restructure society? Twin Tales is a character driven story about how values are challenged in the face of dire events. #2025pit #F #A

Lost in the Irish moors, Alysse is thrown through a portal to a magical realm. With help, she makes it home, but isn’t happy. Back in the mythic realm she must figure out how to stop impending events threatening to destroy every realm. Title: Minotaurs of the East Moors #2025Pit #A #F #LGBTQ

Ran into an interesting question about whether the "Brand" of MLK has been tainted by the right enough that it stifles the fight for racial equality/ if it's time to let it go. Absolutely not. MLK was radical. It's time that we start highlighting that. There is no sterilized fight against racism.

I am... Disconcerted by the amount of AI art I'm seeing people use to promote their books on #booksky. Support your fellow artists in their different medium, and don't use the systems that are actively stealing their work.

I haven't personally read the Fourth Wing series, but this is the first time I can recall people camping out for a book release since Harry Potter and I'm so here for it. Love that so many people are excited to read something and return to a world they enjoy.

How am I supposed to write extremely clever and charismatic characters when I am neither clever nor charismatic?

Ok #booksky, let’s talk. 👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books. 👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

Between the shutting down and welcome back messages, I just deleted TikTok. I give it six months before it goes the way of Twitter, post-Musk. In the books about the USA's fall into fascism, the scramble for control over social media apps will be very big premise chapters.

I love this app b/c @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social posted about a Locksmith in a draft who "only" unlocked a door when the door could have just been unlocked and now there are 1) People arguing vehemently about Checkov's Gun 2) People falling in love with the Locksmith. And I think that's beautiful.

A nefarious economic conspiracy. A healer turned assassin. A gang enforcer turned diplomat. When the oppressed are being used as fodder in a losing war, how do you save them from slaughter and spark revolution at home? You have to learn everything you've ever known is wrong. #P2Ppit #F #A #W

How is everyone's #P2Ppit day going? I've been looking through and there are a ton of really cool and unique ideas. Even if an agent doesn't reach out here, you should all be proud.

#P2Ppit Maye’s love of splicing plants is driven by her existence as an unaltered. When she finds evidence that shatters her entire sense of identity, she has to decide what it means to choose your own future when everything has been predetermined. #Q #YA #SF

The nation of Solinar has been at war so long no one remembers why they fight. Nobles manipulate the economy and oppress the commoners. Raina and Kaeda, noble and commoner, must learn the limits of their own skills to stablize Solinar before the enemy outside destroys it for good. #P2Ppit #W #A #F

🔊 The #writingcommunity voted & we’re Announcing Path2pub’s 2025 Pitch Event: #P2Ppit 2025’s first pitch event!! #P2Ppit stands for Path to Publication Pitch. It’s a Twitter/Bluesky pitch event for writers to post pitches of their books either for industry participation or 🧵

My favorite part about writing (stories, ttrpg campaigns, whatever) is the world building. But that means my biggest challenge as a writer is being patient enough to let my readers/players discover that world instead of just info dumping like some excited anthropology professor. #writingcommunity

Week 2 of 2025, 4 books read: 1) @naominovik.bsky.social 's Scholomance trilogy, which has one of the best payoffs for a character's unwanted prophecy. The foreshadowing and reveal were so good. 2) Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn, some of the richest world building I've read. Highly recommend both.

Oh, to be a student 100 years from now reading about mass social media migrations of the 2020s. The books and articles about intentionally established echo chambers on a world facing tool and the role movement plays in political and social resistance are going to be fascinating. Also, hi, BlueSky.