Here’s a gosling. I think I’ll call him Ryan. He’s a Canadian.

WIFE: I told you to call a plumber. ME: I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING.

My ORIGINAL thought was an October 1st, 2026 self-publication date because I mean, who wants to read a horror-comedy anthology in the middle of JUNE??? (I mean, if you do, hit me up and let’s talk, lol). But think that’s what I’m gonna stick to. Querying? Pssh. My RSD could NEVER.

WOW there’s a lot involved in querying. 🫣 I’m ALREADY discouraged & I haven’t even written a LETTER yet. And from what I’ve read here, it’s…difficult to say the least. My initial thought was to self-publish and I might still, but one of my readers was like, “query this!” I dunno, man. Thoughts?

Well, I don’t know about SOON per se…now comes the final read-through…and then I reckon we (me & the 🐭 in my pocket) will start querying! 😳 I hope a “horror-comedy composite novel with a twist” will garner interest from the right people🤞! (And maybe Netflix, tee hee! Dream big, right? 😜)

Good Saturday morning! I have an announcement to make & it still seems unreal…after ROUNDS of revisions, yesterday I typed two little words: 🥹 ”THE END” 🥹 Having ALL the feels bc this manuscript was SIX years in the making from ideas in my Notes app to a fully fledged 88K book! Holy cow. 😱🤩🥹📖

💙📚🌈📚🐱 Sneak preview of part of a future book cover thanks to the fantastic @galaxystt.bsky.social -- having realized approx last week that the 80,000 words I'd written for book 3 of the current trilogy don't work for the current trilogy, I'm prob making that Shai Vishal's book instead of Faraj's?

New neighbors #Cat #Caturday

I finally managed to get around to offering my novels on my website via direct purchase. This holds for ebook and print copies. Direct purchase cuts out the middleman (aka retailers) which means readers get a discount and I get more in royalties. It’s win-win! #booksky

Dog assembly instructions written by Ikea, absence of allen wrench likely to blame 🤣

Something I’ll always stand on.

“When not writing, you’re likely to find the author meal-prepping like the Armageddon is nigh, skulking about, and joyfully squeeing about feline toe beans on the internet.” My author bio, maybe?

Wish I could find a mattress THIS comfortable.

What can *I* say to this? #relatable

I captured LBN 406, the Laughing Skull Nebula, located in Draco. It's a rarely photographed faint molecular cloud. I dedicated 35 hours to integration time. High-definition: app.astrobin.com/i/6higco #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #eastcoastkin #photography

Oh, how I miss the days of yore… When one could recline with the Sunday newspaper and endless cups of coffee… 📰☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️ Now it’s ONE cup of coffee (or I’m vacuuming the lawn with heart palpitations) and I get my news from the internet. 🛜 #GenXProblems #Old

I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth! Just busy…busy writing!! Tee hee. Also I’ve been prioritizing mental health & sleep because those things are important. Stay tuned!

I saw this today and laughed SO hard! 🤣🤣🤣 Love to see my fellow science and music nerds coming in hot with great wordplay! 😁

Friday flowers…….

Not me coming out of my writing cave like a naked mole-rat blinking in the sun.

The feeling when you’ve de-stilted a story that wasn’t quite right and then it just SINGS. 🎤🎶🎵

This guy is clearly looking for trouble.

Wildflower garden IG: rozavin_official

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Wow 🤩 The Weather Channel posted this.

Yes, please. I get EASILY overstimulated by those ridiculously loud commercials. I’m about ready to quit TV altogether. I’m 98% there.

One of the happiest dogs in earth. Her tail says it all. 😂🐾🥰 Wait for it... Tbh, the music is perfect. Such a cutie!

This weekend really rolled up like, HIII! 👋👋👋 (seven minutes later) 👋👋👋 BYEEE!! Hoping to get some editing done tomorrow. I got stalled out last week so here’s to a far more productive upcoming week! 🤞 (One can only hope.)

The trees have clouds for leaves

🤣😅😭 Right?!? There’s nothing quite as deflating as confidently laying out a dozen or more ingredients to set yourself up for an easy week, then landing on what… five meals total? 🫠 Where does it all GO when you prep?? I thought I had 15 mains and sides here! Nope; Sunday spent, hungry by Thursday 😮‍💨

Don't Mind If I Do #Art by Tiny Piece of Mercury

Meal prepping ain’t for the weak. Today I decided to air fry a giant sweet potato, thinking I’ll get 3-4 servings out of it. This sweet potato really said: “I will take your time, your energy, and your patience…and I will give you…six cubes.” 👹👹👹 I threw my air fryer out the goddamn window.

#Louisiana #saveourwetlands

Reason #637955 not to go into the ocean because WTAF. 😱

Good Sunday morning! How are your #writing projects going, fellow authors? (And of course this gif popped up in my neurospicy brain seconds after I typed that…⬇️🤦)

My interior design aesthetic is what I call ‘ancient Egyptian burial chamber' and that's where the purpose of every single room in my house is to surround me with enough of my favorite things to last me through the afterlife

Last Call! Get your #scifi #western here! 🪐📚💙 🚀🐎🚂

Sunday

Just encountered my first phishing AI bot here on BlueSky. The technology is amazing. It sounded relatively human-ish. 🤔 But I didn’t even get to the “say potato” challenge before it folded. 🤭🥔 I might be new to BlueSky, but I’m NOT new to social media. 😉 I might be old, but I’m not *that* old.

Me when I’m trying to write/edit and can’t find exactly the right words to paint the picture that’s in my head. 😑😖🔥 #WritersOfBlueSky

🐱📚🌈📚💙📚🪐📚🌶 New #cozyfantasy May 1! lynnstrong.com/books/charmc... 🪶 Prince Charming would rather audit a dragon than slay it 🥰 Mature midlife MM romance 🔥 Loved as you are, no makeovers needed! 🐱 SO many kittens 📚 Priye’s #Lifegoals : BOOK BOOK ALL BOOK MINE Game time: 1 repost = 1 backstage trivia

EEEEE I LOVE EULI!! I have one thing to say: FooooOOOOOOOoood!

A new story from @sherisingerling.bsky.social and @tiatashiro.bsky.social in the same volume? *adds to TBR immediately* Thank you, @clarkesworldmagazine.com for helping recognize strong authors and bring more of their work into the public’s eye!

JFC. Not me misspelling the NAME OF THE F’ING PLATFORM I’m trying to break into the algorithm of. *facepalms forever* I TOLD y’all I was new. #BlueskyNewbies

Aside from being introverted, I’m also neurodivergent with an impeccable set of timing. And by impeccable I mean always being late to the metaphorical party. I’m fairly new to Blue Sky and from the looks of it, late to the party as usual. #facepalm AND I’m shy. Out here like

Borb.

“Always tell the truth, and everything will be fine.” 🙄 Which is great, but when you’re the only one doing it, you end up an outcast AND look like a fool sometimes. Don’t get me wrong; truth is hardly overrated. It’s the only bedrock to stand upon. But social rules… #facepalm

And clever, by the look of things! Also I look forward to your forthcoming book 😃