Za’chary Westbrook, author
@zjwestbrook.bsky.social
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Indie writer of novels inspired by pulps and comics.
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New novella! ‘The Mask of Olympias’ is a thrilling, spicy adventure for fans of ‘The Mummy’ and Indiana Jones.
#booksky
#indieauthor
#adventure
#romance
#archaeology
#supernatural
#1920s
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2yo Star points at my phone. “Hello Kitty here! Hello Kitty here!” “Hello Kitty?” I ask, looking my smoking hot lock screen pic of my wife. Star walks over to a Hello Kitty doll on the floor. “Hello Kitty here!” “Yes,” “We did it!” She celebrates.
3 days ago
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Abolish ICE - moderate stance Infiltrate and sabotage ICE - leftist stance
10 days ago
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Dramatic tension with authoritarian villains has gotten really difficult now that we see just how bumbling, incompetent and petty real authoritarians are. ICE is like ‘The Three Stooges Commit War Crimes’ or giving Hannibal Lecter’s rap sheet to Lennie Small.
#writesky
#booksky
#writerlife
14 days ago
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Who are the maniacs turning off file extensions?
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"We do not see others as they are. We see them as we are."
over 1 year ago
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Metanoia Engine
16 days ago
I'm genuinely so sick of opening up Bluesky and other platforms and seeing another AI generated art account post about the game they played or something, or they've followed me. Can I have posts that actually mean something from real people who value TTRPGs? Blocking isn't working enough.
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Claire Nevin-Field
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“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
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L.M. du Plessis 🇳🇦 🇺🇦📚💙 ✨Editing Cavern Clipper✨
17 days ago
G'morning
#WIPSnips
! Another snip from TLC, with part of it being from a previous snip, but adding in some more context since then that I felt was needed. Isn't that right, Jennifer?
#WriteSky
#WritingPrompts
#WritingCommunity
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I actually had a bunch for this one. This story is as much about the city itself as it is about the characters.
#wipsnips
#writesky
#booksky
#indieauthor
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17 days ago
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Wajahat Ali
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GLORY TO COOPERATION AND KINDNESS!
#dimension20
#ttrpg
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17 days ago
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Tim Seeley
17 days ago
I, a comics professor, tell my students it's not acceptable to use Generative AI for story or art, because what the fuck are you in school for if you aren't doing and learning?
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Charlotte Francis
18 days ago
TW: Suggestion of sexual violence Ess is a con artist with forbidden magic, able to control minds through touch in a world where skin is taboo. Forced into a plot to infiltrate the forum, she tries to escape, but the antagonist reveals he's been one step ahead all along.
#WIPSnips
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑
19 days ago
Emergency rally TONIGHT in NYC responding to ICE’s murder—Foley Square 6pm “We stand in solidarity with rapid responders in Minneapolis and the communities across the country who are choosing to build a movement grounded in love, solidarity, and unity.”
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Harry Potter is billionaire propaganda. Harry is the most important student at the most exclusive school in the English-speaking world. Privileges drop into his lap left and right and he exploits every single one. Yet, he goes around like “aw, shucks, I’m just a regular guy.” He’s Elon Musk.
21 days ago
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Sage Byrne
21 days ago
I had four to choose from in this novel. Benefit
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#WritingCommunity
#Writing
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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services
21 days ago
"I do words good." That's really all you need to know about my
#writing
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#editing
business. Full video on my Substack (and various other platforms)
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Zed Prospero
22 days ago
#WIPSnips
Do you know how hard it is to get medical benefits approved when almost all of your staff is immortal?
#WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#Writers
#AmWriting
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I swear this is an exciting story.
#wipsnips
#booksky
#writesky
#writersofbluesky
#writingprompt
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22 days ago
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Repost with a movie you’ve seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, LOTR, or Marvel. Genuinely my favorite movie ever.
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23 days ago
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Ross McDermott
23 days ago
#WIPSnips
#home
#writing
#amwriting
#western
#horror
#fiction
#wip
Sunsetter - continuing the tale of an ancient evil in the wilds of the west;
#sequel
to the
#novel
Weathervane. *a homecoming... for some.
#books
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#booklovers
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A little Dickensian backstory for Paragon.
#wipsnips
#indieauthor
#pulp
#backstory
#booksky
#writesky
Later parts of this story are giving me serious trouble. I’ve laid down about 30k words for Part 2 in the last month and maybe 10k are useful for a proper first draft. 😩
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23 days ago
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#wipsnips
#writesky
#booksky
#indieauthor
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24 days ago
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Rochelle Myles
24 days ago
The origins of the mystery goo.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
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Ironic thing to post on social media. I am writing a kind of alternate history and I have no intention of explaining when or why the timeline split.
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
#writingprompt
#writesky
#indieauthor
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24 days ago
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“I decided it was time to give up sex work when a client was shot in the head with my tit in his mouth.”
#notrealopeners
#writingprompt
#writesky
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24 days ago
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Fox Veros, Novelist
24 days ago
"I'm having your baby" hits a little different when you live in a tank of fluid in a classified laboratory.
#notrealopeners
#writingcommunity
#writingprompt
#writingprompts
#writesky
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Simon Black, aka Paragon, would want to say “to better protect the city”. However, he knows the expectations. So, he would say “to be more romantic”. He’s never had a real girlfriend before and he really likes Sophia, but that military upbringing…
#writingprompt
#writesky
#awesomecharacters
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25 days ago
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My 4yo watching ‘Frozen 2’ for the dozenth time. *GASP* “What’s in the water? Is Elsa in the water?”
27 days ago
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rose 🪄🌹🦇🫧
27 days ago
on tending to the fire of connection (or failing to). . . one of my favorite metaphors, which apparently has two synonyms for “end” in it
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Ellie Lieberman
27 days ago
"This sharp wolf-like grin. Dangerous and untamed. That's how I like to imagine she went down. Staring him straight in the eye with a victorious smile, a dare until the end." - When Morning Comes
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I went for the spirit of the thing. Here’s the end of the story.
#wipsnips
#silkhavenpulp
#booksky
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27 days ago
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Virgil James
28 days ago
This is probably my shortest one lmao
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Erika Chandler
28 days ago
This chapter lets Rin be truly on her own in some dangerous spots.
#WIPSnips
#amwriting
#writesky
#writingcommunity
#YA
#NA
#fantasy
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My 4yo came up to me and was like “It is not always wrong to go, like Dante, to the brink of the lowest promontory and look down at Hell. It is when you look up at hell that a serious miscalculation has probably been made.” And I was like “damn, that’s deep” and passed her a blunt.
28 days ago
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Mel Starkicker
28 days ago
Jacqueline meets her niece and nephew and I'm here writing this like 🧊🫠
#WIPSnips
#WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts
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There is no sun in this story, but for a diegetic reason!
#WIPSnips
#writesky
#booksky
#indieauthor
#pulp
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28 days ago
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Deniz Camp gets it.
#Marvel
#resist
#comics
28 days ago
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I just saw a post about people being nostalgic for chain stores that don’t exist anymore. Not even old products, STORES! This is why we can’t have nice things.
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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast)
29 days ago
Venture Capital is a culture killer. You either have art and beauty or you have maximized profits margins and controlled markets that o it we’ve the wealthy no one else Venture capital is a growing existential threat to every person on the planet
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Ange
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In which Ayana talks about her profession, and I take the opportunity to educate the reader. From THE DEVOURING, my cosmic horror/revenge thriller about a married couple who uncovers an occult conspiracy. Coming 2026.
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Jared Goring 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
about 1 month ago
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"Doctor" from FotF #1, Fight or Flight Maybe that's the most worrisome part to *you*, AL, but the other guy might disagree… XD
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Shout out to my lovely model for these images: stand up comedian and pro wrestler, Kristen Pimley!
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#booksky
#writesky
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about 1 month ago
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Prof Emily
about 1 month ago
#WIPSnips
#amwriting
#writingcommunity
#writers
#writesky
Mr Gellar takes a chance & lends Noah The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, an Old Book which according to the Rules is never supposed to be taken out of the Library 🤫 From
#Tenement
, my dystopian mystery about people living in an infinite building.
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SBakelar
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#WIPSnips
| Delicious Going with a vibe here. From the
#dragon
novel that has devoured my Winter Break and is currently riding a wave of "I've nothing better to do today."
#WritingCommunity
#WriteSky
#BookSky
#SFF
#Fantasy
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Tara S Geir
about 1 month ago
Yorkshire puddings and cauliflower cheese should defo be on Xmas dinner, Cailo and Alitzah would include black/blood pudding.
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#SFF
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The only use of “type” in the whole story!
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#writesky
#pulp
#action
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