The start of a brand new succession fort with The_Smitchell and Trashmack starts now! Threedrinks - time to strike the earth! twitch.tv/telinartho #TwitchAuthors #SuccessionFort #DF #DwarfFortress

Dwarf Fortress just updated a bunch of animal portraits and also fixed more strange baby-related bugs. 🐶Full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/975...

Out of the Dark comes out in less than a month! Preorder today: books2read.com/outdark Portal horror. Missing children. Depression. #BookRelease #Horror #TwitchAuthors

Dwarf Fortress 53.09 is up. Lots and lots of routine fixes this time for lag issues, graphical issues, parents trying to pick up their ghostly baby, etc.

Out of the Dark Cover Reveal! More details coming soon - but the preorder link is up. Ebook is available now; print copies will be available closer to release. Also, I'm setting up some dates for in person appearances, so stay tuned for that!

Out of the Dark, my debut novel, comes out 3 February! It's a horror novel delving into depression and the dark places in two siblings' lives. Preorder today at books2read.com/outdark ! #CoverReveal #BookRelease #Preorder #TwitchAuthors #Horror Cover design by Warren Design

Cover Reveal coming live at 3pm UTC (10am EST, 7am PST) for Out of the Dark. My debut novel releases on 3 Feb! Join the reveal: twitch.tv/telinartho Getting writing and productivity done in the meantime. #TwitchAuthors #Coworking #BookRelease

Some words about why I'm taking a week off and editing video instead.

19 Stories in one volume - weird fiction to help you cozy up to that uncertain question mark in the corner - Read Anthropods today: books2read.com/anthropods #Collection #LitFiction #WeirdFiction #BookRelease

Played Slay the Spire (boardgame) with my son and a friend of his for most of the day yesterday. Today is a writing day (twitch.tv/telinartho). What did you do over the weekend? What's your plan for today? #TwitchAuthors #Coworking #WritingCommunity

Over the summer, I kicked off a quarterly newsletter. I've already got a weekly blog (telinartho.wordpress.com), so what does the newsletter do? Well I talk about things not in my blog and share some in-process writing too. Sign up and get issue #2 immediately: forms.gle/JN82J3c33oE1...

Escape and Transform is a low fantasy story about escaping war, and having to make the choice between living and surviving. Grab a copy here: books2read.com/u/3nJLZx #Ebook #TwitchAuthors #Fantasy

Purgatory Chasm is a real place in Sutton, Massachusetts. That's where this picture was taken and represents my story, "Precipice". Dare to take a leap and check it out? Breakfast & Other Journeys We Take: books2read.com/breakfastjou...

It's January 2nd, 2026 and I haven't written a short story yet. Time to fix that. twitch.tv/telinartho #Writingcommunity #TwitchAuthors #Coworking

Last #DF session of the year, will we finish Diamondwords? We lost ~80 dwarves yesterday. What will happen today? twitch.tv/telinartho #DwarfFortress #CozyGaming #TwitchAuthors

Captain Rita Olsen just wants to do her duty for her assigned 50 years in space. Is that too much to ask? (Yes. Yes it is) Pick up Wraith and Specter now: books2read.com/u/mKe7X9 #ScienceFiction #SpaceStory #Ebook #TwitchAuthors

Apparently some people think it is the last day of the year. I've been writing like it's 2026 for weeks already... Anyway - get in your seat and write. Out of the Dark releases February 3rd - cover reveal soon! twitch.tv/telinartho

Want to go out to lunch at this new automated place I heard about? Everything will be fine. I'm sure. Checkout "The Lunchroom" in Anthropods: books2read.com/anthropods #ShortStories #Collections #WeirdFiction

Adjusting to a new headset and monitor are just a part of life, but I'm here trying anyway. Writing uncomfortably in change. twitch.tv/telinartho #TwitchAuthors #WritingCommunity #ChangeIsHard

Not ready to reveal the cover yet, but put together the final pieces for Out of the Dark today. Releases on February 3rd! My first novel to go out into the wild. Can't wait for people to hold it in their hands, let the horror unfold on them. #BookRelease #HorrorStories #TwitchAuthors

Writing and Co-working and looking for a rip in the fabric of space-time - come join me: twitch.tv/telinartho #TwitchAuthors #AMWriting #Coworking #WritingCommunity

Friday wouldn't be Friday without Co-op Stardew Valley Expanded with The_Smitchell and Trashmack. We're going to say hi to some bears, probably. Get in your seats! twitch.tv/telinartho , twitch.tv/the_smitchell , twitch.tv/trashmack #SDV #StardewValley #CoopFarming #TwitchAuthors

I try not to take life too seriously, but it is dangerous to go alone. Bring a book with you! Breakfast & Other Journeys We Take is a collection of 9 contemporary realism stories set in real or based on real places. books2read.com/breakfastjou... #Shortstories #Collection #TwitchAuthors

I have not played Slay the Spire (video game), but on Christmas, Gabe and I continued playing some of the board game. We died many times. Much fun was had. #SlaytheSpire #Boardgames

2026 is already here The problem with making a goals post for the year before the previous year is done makes it a bit weird to continue doing work in the last weeks of the year. Unless I decide that 2026 is already here. So: Good news everyone! Welcome to 2026! Craft Fairs Haven't officially…

I'm late, but that's just because I set ridiculous standards for myself. Come write and get things done! twitch.tv/telinartho #AMWriting #Coworking #TwitchAuthors

What did you get for the holidays? A copy of Anthropods? If not, pick one up now: books2read.com/anthropods and learn about the spider's streaming life. #ShortStory #Collections #TwitchAuthors #Booksky

Just in time for the holidays, pick up a copy of Anthropods and learn what an automated lunchroom horror story can do for you! books2read.com/anthropods

Snow on the beach. Just enough to get a sprinkling of words on my page. Come get some writing or other work done. twitch.tv/telinartho #WritingCommunity #TwitchAuthors #Coworking

Two ebooks - one sci-fi, one fantasy. Pick them both up and go on a journey. Wraith and Specter: books2read.com/u/mKe7X9 Escape and Transform: books2read.com/u/3nJLZx #Ebook #BookSky #TwitchAuthors

2026 is already here, so I guess it is time to write. twitch.tv/telinartho #TwitchAuthors #AMWriting #WriteSky

Internet supposedly is working again - let's test that... Diamondwords, a dwarven fortress, continues now! twitch.tv/telinartho #DF #DwarfFortress #TwitchAuthors #Twitch #CozyGaming

2025 Goals and 2026 Plans This is probably going to be a long read, but let's see how it goes. First, this will reference the 2025 goals post, so if you are confused by something about them, maybe go back there and have a look. I Did That! Released Anthropods with 19 short stories in it (original…

Yesterday, I wrote a draft of a plan for 2026. Since there's nothing (heh) left to do, I guess we'll just get started then. 2026 starts now. In fine 2010 fashion probably. twitch.tv/telinartho #WritingCommunity #TwitchAuthors #WriteEveryDay

Spent some time looking at my 2025 goals and figuring out my plans for 2026. Everything will be fine as long as I ignore my goals all year again. Perfect plans.

On the fence on whether Anthropods is a good fit for you? Listen to me read "Hotel": www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwhi... Anthropods is available now: books2read.com/anthropods

Know someone who is cold and lonely in the freezer? Maybe pick them up a copy of Anthropods: books2read.com/anthropods

First Goal Smashed! Want to see more pretty art in cozy queer books?! Buy anything on my site (including the preorder) and contribute to the artwork in The Alchemist Baker of Rosen! www.9thBooks.com Appreciate you all! #queerbooks #booksky #lgbtbooks

Haven't checked book sales in a week - turns out I sold four! WOO HOO!

Journey to the stars in Wraith and Specter: books2read.com/u/mKe7X9 Or into the Woods in Escape and Transform: books2read.com/u/3nJLZx

It is Monday, in theory. As a result, I will be writing, getting things done, and waiting for the end of the world. You know... as one does. twitch.tv/telinartho #TwitchAuthors #Coworking #EndofTheWorld

Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud are on sale at the same time! 🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...

It's here! The ✨news✨ is here! I am delighted to announce that The Tinsel Twist is coming from Turner Publishing in less than a year. I am so stoked to work with Turner. Thank you @litagentkatiem.bsky.social for not giving up on me! Link to my silly video announcement in comments. #WriteSky

A good list. I appreciate this.

If you "Ask this book" with one of my books, my characters will all stop what they're doing and tell you to kill yourself.

Submissions A topic that came up this week was about submissions, specifically submitting stories to markets (not necessarily querying novels, though I think much of my thinking here does apply to them as well). Originally, I said I didn't have much to say about it apart from the very general…

Sometimes you go for a walk in the woods and it consumes you. I wonder if anyone else feels that way, but I wouldn't stop doing it regardless. Escape and Transform is one such walk (run) in the woods. With an army on your heels. books2read.com/u/3nJLZx #BookSky #ShortStory #Ebook #TwitchAuthors

Get some tasks into the list - we're getting things done today! twitch.tv/telinartho #TwitchAuthors #WritingCommunity #Coworking

New Fort(ish) in a New World(ish) - come explore, delve deeper in Dwarf Fortress - twitch.tv/telinartho #DF #DwarfFortress

Pet peeve of the day: magazines that only allow .docx submissions. There are many programs out there to author your works in, none of them should be Microsoft Word.