The third #ZackJackson novel is The Hives of Valtra. The summer after book 1, Zack & the Junior Rangers take another trip, this time to the jungle homeworld of the Valtraxians. Naturally, because I live to torment Zack, STUFF HAPPENS. #Books #Writing #WritersOfBluesky #WritingCommunity #YASciFi

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 3: What signature marks your work as definitively and effectively yours? Too many scenes of conversation happening at mealtimes, especially with pizza or sausages. Probably. #Books #Writing #WritersOfBluesky #WritingCommunity

#ScribesAndMakers 3 Feb: What's a creative project you would want to give someone for their birthday? I'd love to give a nice painting or sculpture that I made, or a piece of pottery... but I am proficient in none of those skills. #Books #Writing #WritersOfBluesky #WritingCommunity

#TTRPGCastingCall! I might have an opening for a Black player for my session this Saturday at 1P EST 👀 pls hmu if you have time and interest!

Five of the six books in the series have been published; I'm still developing the final book. Zack Jackson & The Cult of Athos is the first novel in the series.

The #ZackJackson series is a young-adult sci-fi series that focuses on adventure and real science. While there are a few space opera elements, the majority of the science is based on real theory and astronautical engineering. #Books #Writing #WritersOfBluesky #WritingCommunity #YASciFi

➡️ All proceeds will be donated to CHIRLA (The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) - you can learn more about CHIRA here: www.chirla.org/

Here ya go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...

Do I know any folks who: 🔺love to create crunchy stat blocks and gear 🔺love dark fantasy 🔺want to pick up a little side work 🔺know how to stay on theme and concept Serious inquiries only. Not a full time gig. Thank youuuuuu!

A lot of traditions people around here cling to seem to be just an excuse to avoid or ignore progress.

#ScribesAndMakers Feb 2: Do you have any annual traditions not tied to holidays? None that I can think of. I haven't really kept up with any holiday-associated traditions, either. #Books #Writing #WritersOfBluesky #WritingCommunity

#ScribesAndMakers Feb 2: Do you have any annual traditions not tied to holidays? None that I can think of. I haven't really kept up with any holiday-associated traditions, either. #Books #Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity

I tend to not spend pages and pages detailing the history and detailed construction of a coat a minor character is wearing. If a scene makes me envision a crowd from Monty Python shouting "Get on with it!" then it's gone on too long.

RotV's next trailer is here! We could have explained more in the trailer but–no we couldn't! Once it's here just press play, pray to the Enkindlers & hope for the best 😅 84-19 stars @hanscummingsvo.bsky.social @kayarenwick.bsky.social Chase Hutchison #TTRPG #MassEffect #VoiceActors #ActualPlay

#ScribesAndMakers Feb. 1: What's one creative thing you'd like to get done this month? I'd like to make progress with the revision to First Fire, my YA fantasy story set in Ancient Greece. #Books #Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 1: How satisfied are you with your current writerly ‘voice’? I'm generally okay with it. It evolves with every book I write because I learn something new each time I write a book. #books #writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity

Get in formation. This is a worthy watch and repost 🫵🏼

Idk, maybe this is a hot take but I feel that all creative softwares should either be an affordable one time payment or completely free…also the “industry standard” shouldn’t be two (very expensive) options But hey, I’m just rambling right now.

It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.

"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs." Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

Now that I wasted 30 minutes switching back to a browser that doesn't actually fight me when I try to use social media in a way that benefits me as an author, I have completely forgotten what I had intended to do this morning.

Damn it. I tried using different browsers, but the amount of bullshit I have to tweak and put up with to get it to actually be functional for what I need is irritating me. To wit: the images in my thread this morning. Ironically, only people who NEED the Alt-text have any idea what they are.

All of my #HighFantasy novels take place in the same world and feature many cross-over characters, but that doesn't mean you need to read all of them in order to enjoy the stories. Wings of Twilight and Iron Fist of the Oroqs are the first two. Together, they are The Foundation of Drak-Anor.

But, if you must use Amazon for whatever reason (and there are legit reasons in this world why it might be someone's best option for books), then my books are there, too: www.amazon.com/stores/Hans-...

Need an escape from the horrors of reality? Try my 100% human created novels (no Gen A.I. EVER in any part of the process). #HighFantasy #YASciFi hanscummings.com for signed print books. books2read.com/ap/8V1vJ3/Ha... if you want to avoid the mega-corp.

1. Burger Flipper* at BK 2. Retail Drone at an office supply store 3. Corneal Excision Technician 4. Surgical Lab Tech 5. Catalog Editor (i.e. data management and B2B publishing) Now: Author (over laps w/catalogs) & Actor * The charbroiler is a conveyor belt so no actual flipping was done by hand

Henry Poopfartbarf is going to be my next D&D character.

Angela's BEST character yet! 🤣

Today is a GREAT day to delete your TikTok! Here's how, without accepting the new TOS: 1. Turn off wifi, turn on Airplane mode. 2. Open app 3. Go to your profile 4. Go to Settings 5. Go to Account 5a. At this point it will APPEAR as if you need to reconnect wifi. You do not.

JFC it's still just January.

Good thing the Chinese don't have Tik Tok, anymore, right?

I finally got off my butt and submitted my application to be an author at #GameHoleCon in Madison, WI again. Hopefully, I'll have a new fantasy novel set in Ancient Greece available for the con, First Fire.

It would be better for my mental health if I'd remember to install and set up Facebook Purity BEFORE logging into FB in a new browser. I'm exploring less AI-ridden options. Testing out LibreWolf currently.

A healthcare professional never would, but I don't think anyone would really care if doctors and nurses refused to treat ICE employees.

Even IF Alex Pretti had a gun and brandished it, they wrestled him to the ground and had him restrained BEFORE the first shot was fired. THAT is an execution, not a self-defense shoot. ICE are terrorists. #FuckICE #8647 #FuckDJT

I love immigrants. They come here looking for a better life and in exchange bring their food, culture, music making the country a better, more diverse and interesting place. I would choose them as my neighbors over someone who hates them on principle every fucking time.

For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank! linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.

The new Tiktok TOS are not to be trusted. Share wildly.

I like my country like I like my drinks: without ICE.

Hey, fellow art makers, the world needs you now more than ever. You provide a refuge and a balm. It sucks to have to produce under these circumstances because it feels so inadequate. It’s not. It is being one of those helpers Mister Rogers talked about. Breathe. Brace. Help. It matters.

Stress isn't a terrific motivator for anything except in small amounts. That's because a lot of people (not everyone but) freeze or fawn in case of moderate to large stresses, and that's not leading to *doing* things. (2/?)

Favorite adult Animated Film: Princess Mononoke Favorite adult Animated Series: Futurama

Them: Account Creation Failed. Please make your password less secure. Me: Grrr.

“may your grandkids race to change their names” is actually an incredible curse we should all start adding to our repertoire it’s gonna be true of a lot of these people

My friend most of us are already at the “die at my desk if they don’t fire me first” retirement plan, not sure what else you want

🚨”If everyone who came before me had just complied and complied and complied, then I probably would have entered this theater, any theater, through a colored section. Every good thing you have in your life is a product of someone else’s struggle.” ~ Josh Johnson Message: Do Not Comply