Meet the cast of #TyrantReptileRevengening (6/6): Concluding this thread with Dr. Hubrys Rue Vespertine: a self-absorbed, whiny genius. He's the one who creates the Reptile by weaving together the DNA of a dozen species, both alive and extinct. #booksky 📚📣 Read his story-> books2read.com/b/baOy96

Meet the cast of #TyrantReptileRevengening (5/6): The Reptile: a 10-ft tall lab-grown creature. Picture a green #Godzilla type dude with short #T-Rex arms, red eyes, head spikes. A family man & a fan of 2010s pop. #readingcommunity #scifi #booksky #books Read its story-> books2read.com/b/baOy96

(1/2) The fun thing about the #InkfortPublishingDerby: a "sand cult" formed among the #writers this year. I believe it started with the #author of Sandrat's Run, but @hmbiggs.bsky.social, @rachaelelliott.bsky.social and I also added sand to our books... for the giggles 😁 📚📣 2025pubderby.carrd.co

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📚📣This is how I imagine the castle-turned-laboratory in #TyrantReptileRevengening. Unnecessarily dramatic, just like the main character's ridiculous tastes. 📚🤣 The only thing I'd alter in this pic is the weather. The Reptile🦖 was born on the night of a storm⛈️ #sciencefiction #booksky #book #author

Meet the characters of #TyrantReptileRevengeng (4/6): John Hamhand: The wealthy sponsor behind it all. He throws money around regardless of consequences. Fave music: Marching band/parade marches Fave #dinosaur: All of them. He wants them all. #booksky #promo #scifi Out now-> books2read.com/b/baOy96

Meet the characters of #TyrantReptileRevengening (3/6): Ophelia is the love interest. She's got a ghostly, angellic kind of beauty. She's clever, wise, and loves dinos. Fave music: 80s pop and rock Fave #dinosaur: Brachiosaurus 🦕 (mine, too!) #booksky #promo #scifi Out now-> books2read.com/b/baOy96

Meet the characters of #TyrantReptileRevengening (2/6): Henry is the MC's lab partner. He contributes greatly to Dr. Vespertine's work and even introduces him to his love interest! Fave Music: 90s/00s boy bands Fave #dinosaur: probably ankylosaurus #booksky #scifi Out now-> books2read.com/b/baOy96

Meet the characters of #TyrantReptileRevengening (1/5): Michael is the narrator who bookends the main story. He's a scientist exploring geology & glaciers in the Arctic. He likes when life's ordinary but normalcy isn't a thing when the wild-eyed doctor comes around. 📚🪐 📚🤣 📚💙 books2read.com/b/baOy96

I write for readers, wild eyed dreamers, space cowboys, wine-drinking book hoarders, stargazers, cosmic poets, optimists, library haunters, tea sippers, bounty hunters, wormhole pilots, fireside story addicts, time travellers, hooligan scientists, alien engineers, and sassy sentient starships.

📚📣 "Tyrant Reptile 2087: The Revengening" was published as part of the #InkfortPublishingDerby. 4 months ago, these were only covers. Now they're actual ebooks available to buy! More are on the way so be sure to check back over the week and show these #authors some love! 📚💙 🖊️📖💰 2025pubderby.carrd.co

*ahem* activate town crier voice— HEAR YE, HEAR YE! A new #humorous #scifi #book has just been released! If you like #Frankenstein and #dinosaur stuff, this is for you! A thrilling tale of monstrosity, humanity, and revenge! Buy now -> books2read.com/u/baOy96 Learn more -> the-revengening.carrd.co

Okay, now it's time to catch up on all the life things I put off while I tried to finish my book in time. Busy Sunday ahead. Big announcement coming tomorrow! 📖🦖🎉 #procrastinating #productivity #authorsky #author #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky

I've spent close to ten straight hours #writing, rewriting, and #editing. I am so tired and I hate the manuscript now but... it is done. I think. I dunno. Ask me after I've gotten some sleep 😴 #booksky #writersky #writingcommunity #writesky #scifi #sciencefiction #InkfortPublishingDerby

Does anyone enjoy #reading stories with an unlikeable protagonist? Like, you're interested in their adventure but still rooting for their downfall? #booksky #books #fiction #literature #tropes

Two days until #Publish Day! I am charging through this edit as fast as I can. Send good vibes before I lose my mind😵 And keep an eye out for #TyrantReptileRevengening, out on Monday! #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #writesky #motivation #productivity #procrastination #amediting #amwriting

Too much to do, too little time! If I can cross that finish line, it'll be a millisecond before the deadline 😬 Did not intend this to sound so poetic, but that's... fine 😉🦖

I wish I could take a nap on a Cat Bus and wake up with my #book already finished and my work already done #amwriting

One more week 'til Publish Day! Today I edited through the first third-ish of #TyrantReptileRevengening, and now I'm having soup and breadsticks and tea while I watch My Neighbor Totoro. I feel like I'm welcoming fall into my life! #AmWriting #AmEditing #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky

My book, like the dinosaurs, is battling extinction. But like the dinosaurs in said book, #TyrantReptileRevengening is about to make an epic comeback... I hope. #AmWriting #AmEditing #AmProcrastinating #AmStruggling #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #scifi

Sometimes I worry that no one actually thinks I'm funny except for myself. And therefore, no one will find my book interesting or entertaining. It's really hard to get any editing work done when these worries pop up. #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky

Trying to #motivate myself but... it is hard. I would really love to get things done BEFORE the Procrastination Panic Monster wakes up to throttle me in a week and a half 🙃

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Hey #writersky, do you find #drafting or #editing more challenging? For me it's the latter. Struggling to motivate, struggling to navigate this draft, struggling to tear it apart and piece it back together. Send help! #writingcommunity #writesky #writing #AmWriting #writers

Somehow simultaneously daunting and comforting. Today was a bit of a bust in terms of #writing but... that means there's 78 working days left in the year and I plan to make them count! (and 20 days until #publish day, ack!) #motivated #AmWriting #writersky #writesky

#September #Goals: 🦖 #Edit / #write daily for the next two weeks 🦖 Post to Bluesky daily (100 followers by Publish day?) 🦖 Finish second #draft of #TyrantReptileRevengening by Sept 14 🦖 Final edits and polish 🦖 Publish day Sept 22! 🦖 Sept 23: Take a breath... and keep going #AmWriting #booksky

"What season(s) does your story take place?" #TyrantReptileRevengening is set in the fall. Autumn is the season for spooky things. For a drama king like my MC, it's the best backdrop for his moodiness and madness. His name is Hubrys Rue. What did you expect? #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky

Writing the first sentence each day is perhaps the most challenging part of my #writing journey. Sometimes I can't do it until I tell someone to tell me to do it. What is a unique part of your own #writerslife? #writingcommunity #writersky #AmWriting #writesky #sciencefiction #drafting #editing

I'm struggling to find the zone today. Still, every sentence I write is one I didn't have before. Gotta think positive as I slog along. #writingcommunity #AmWriting #writersky #writesky #booksky #WIP

Probably not a surprise, but I'm a big fan of Jurassic Park (both movie and book). Which of these moments did you find more iconic? P.S. I may or may not have made reference to one of these scenes in #TyrantReptileRevengening 🤭 #dinosaur #AmWriting #sciencefiction #writingcommunity #booksky

Writing: *is my passion* Also writing: *is hard and I don't want to do it* #AmWriting #writing #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky #booksky #sciencefiction #InkfortPublishingDerby

#books are awesome.

I should be writing, but instead I'm scrolling the #dinosaur tag and thinking about how cool dinosaurs are. I wonder if it will bog down #TyrantReptileRevengening if I put the plot on hold to write long vivid descriptions of every dinosaur I find cool 🤔🦕🦖 #writingcommunity #writesky #writersky

If you’re someone who still reads for pleasure, you are a marvel. If you’re able to unplug from all the chaos of our entertainment culture and disappear into the warmth and solace of a book, that is a rare gift and I’m very glad to know you.

What are some good tags for marketing my book on Bluesky? It's Frankenstein + Jurassic Park, with a Pratchett-style tone. Sci-fi with a tilt towards horror + humor (if that's a thing). Please engage & let me know where I should post!🦖 #writingcommunity #booksky #sciencefiction #writesky #writersky

OH NO I'VE PROCRASTINATED FOR TOO LONG HELP I GOTTA EDIT #AmWriting

I am making progress on editing my upcoming novel, #TyrantReptileRevengening. What are other books with dinos, sentient reptiles, or kaijus? I'd love to hear your recs! And if you're interested in my book, check out the carrd link in my bio for the blurb 🦖😉 #booksky #dinosaur #writingcommunity

I still find writing sci-fi a bit intimidating but I do like reading it. What are some great "hard" sci-fi books and some great "soft" sci-fi books? I'd love some recommendations! #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #sciencefiction #TyrantReptileRevengening

Thinking about dinosaurs as I sip some tea. My rough draft awaits me but I'm struggling to face it. What's everybody's favorite dinosaur? I've always loved the brachiosaurus, myself 🦕 #writersky #writesky #booksky #authorsky #InkfortPublishingDerby2025 #TyrantReptileRevengening

Writers, what do you do when you find yourself stuck in summary voice? I keep skipping over scenes and details because I'm telling, not showing 🤪 #writersky #writesky #booksky #authorsky PS: my bluesky goal is to have 100 followers before Publish Day (in sept). Is it a faux pas to admit that here?

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Me: *sets goal to be more active on Bluesky like a proper author* Also me: *neglects the whole site for days at a time* So, uhh... how's everyone else doing? Anyone else in a writing slump or is it just me? #writersky #writesky #booksky

Happy August! Question for you all: What are your favorite representations of reptiles in pop culture or elsewhere? For example, I like Bowser, Godzilla, and Jurassic Park, but what else is there? Share your "lizard loves" with me! 🦖🦕🐊🐢🦎🐍🐉 #writersky #writesky #booksky #InkfortPublishingDerby

#writersky tomorrow begins the beta phase of #InkfortPublishingDerby2025. Drafts of all genres and lengths are waiting for your valuable feedback! Sign up today: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4031... (and for dino fans, check out #TyrantReptileRevengening in its baby stage!) 🥚🦖 (blurb attached)

The draft of #TyrantReptileRevengening has been submitted for beta reading! I am all nerves now, but excited for feedback! How's everyone else today? #InkfortPublishingDerby2025 #writesky #writersky #booksky

Less than a week now until the #InkfortPublishingDerby2025 beta-reading phase. I have been churning out this draft with lightning-swift fingers! Stay tuned for #TyrantReptileRevengening.

Social media is not my strong suit. But there are two weeks left until my manuscript is due to beta readers. In that time, my goals are: - Finish the darn thing - Be more active on social media #InkfortPublishingDerby2025 #TyrantReptileRevengening #writingcommunity #writesky #writersky #booksky

Apparently speedrunning writing a novel means speedrunning the self-doubt, too. I might have to bring the Reptile to life early so he can maul all those distracting thoughts for me 🦖🔪 #InkfortPublishingDerby2025 #TyrantReptileRevengening #writingcommunity #writesky #writersky #booksky

Day 3 of the #InkfortPublishingDerby2025. I still haven't nailed down the names of my characters, but I wrote another 1337 words. Do the kids still say "leet?" #TyrantReptileRevengening #writingcommunity #indieauthor