"I want it to be as dumbed down as possible." There it is. And if that's the trend in literature, then it is a sad trend indeed. Maybe ask yourself WHY you want to only engage in dumb things. Do you want to be dumb? Are you dumb? Do you really have no wish to not be dumb? #literature #trends #books

"Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic fear which is inherent in a human situation." - Graham Greene #booksky #writingcommunity #therapy #art #music #author #thehumancondition #📚💙

Jaris has returned to his homeland after years of maritime adventures. He was told he would be welcomed as a hero. He was told his insights were invaluable. He was told his fellow Purnma were the greatest beings in Dainu! He was lied to. #AStoryOfDainu #AmQuerying #SaturdaySelfPromotion #Pitch

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you." - Mortimer J. Adler #books #booksky #quotes #reader #readingcommunity #QualityOverQuanitity #GoodBook #indieauthors

The jokes write themselves. 🤦‍♀️ #Irony #NoAI #AIisnotart #IHateAI #JustSayNo #HashtagOverload

"Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one." - Terry Pratchett #booksky #books #stories #quotes #imagination #indieauthor #writingcommunity #modernlife #reading #FictionMatters #KeepTheHumanitiesHuman

”It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.” – John Waters #books #quotes #reading #bannedbooks #booksky #authors #discover

When I was a kid, I wrote about a holiday in my fantasy book that was so cool, and utterly original, and nothing like what ppl here did....Except that I didn't know about the world and its glorious, varried traditions. Happy Holi, and happy Day of the Ribbons - whichever you celebrate. Lol

“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” - Fernando Pessoa #quotes #reading #literature #WhenOverwhelmed #ModernLife #books #reader #library #author

84 Writing Contests in March 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/76-w...

"All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know." - Ernest Hemingway #quotes #writing #author #indieauthor #literature #writingcommunity #poetry #books #stories #truth #OneSentence

"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia." - Kurt Vonnegut #writers #indieauthor #writingcommunity #author #books #story #quotes Who do you write for? Yourself, a friend, a character? Or for the hope of fame?

Abducted into a foreign army, Tro must adapt in order to survive this strange land full of magic and violence. War is hell, but maybe he doesn’t have to endure it alone. #AStoryOfDainu #EpicFantasy #Book #IndieAuthor #AmQuerying #SaturdaySelfPromotion #Logline #Pitch

Keep the humanities human. Just say NO to artificial intelligence.

"There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story, read sometimes for the words--the language. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book." - Stephen King #books #reading #stories #words #goodwriting

Def depends on the definition. The Irsak tribe can learn to break apart literal mountains, so can be very destructive, but the Alam can live hundreds of years, and it's entirely innate, so... Depends on the purpose. The Alek-Ejos are the strongest clan within a tribe, so maybe them? #Febchantment

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“I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.” – Benedict Cumberbatch #booksky #reading #books #library #writingcommunity #indieauthor #reader #cozy #📚💙

"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." - Philip Pullman #books #stories #reading #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky #indieauthor #whatweneed #quotes

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." - William Wordsworth #writing #literature #books #poems #poetry #writingcommunity #author #indieauthor #journals

FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.

We meet 5 generations across the ten books of the #AStoryOfDainu series. Each set of 3 happens at the same time, just from different perspectives (royal Bash, common folk, elsewhere in Dainu), and each set is a new generation. Some cover 10ish yrs, others cover their entire lives. #epicfantasy #📚💙

”Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.” - Napoleon Bonaparte #books #readers #readingcommunity #quotes #indieauthor #AllGenres #literature #TheWorld

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I gave out my book to my first reader that isn't a life-long/good friend. Was told "The end of chapter one already had me HOOKED, so I'm excited to read it fully once we're done moving!" Got me all excited. ☺️ #indieauthor #readers #compliments #impostersyndrome #books #IfOnlyItWerePublishedAlready

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." - Jane Austen Austen didn't mince words lol She knows what's up! #books #reading #pplwhodontread #howtolookstupid #quotes #indieauthor #readingcommunity #novels #literature

Three hundred years after the rightful lineage is exiled, the heir comes to reclaim what is his. Taking Ral Palace is easy- keeping it is another story. #AStoryOfDainu #EpicFantasy #Book #IndieAuthor #AmQuerying #SaturdaySelfPromotion #Logline #Pitch

Morning, all! With #RevPit editor announcements coming out in a few minutes, let’s take a moment to talk about RevPit, the annual contest, and the editors. I’m a co-founding editor and board member, and it’s really exciting to be celebrating our TENTH annual contest. Like…WHAT? How?

The Alam tribe tends to have fewer kids bc they live so long, the population never really goes down. The Ejo can hunt in winter longer, bc they can push back against the cold wind. The Jahus carry the largest bags so that their hands are always free for "communication". ...

"Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything." - George Carlin #reading #books #question #teach #childrensbooks #quotes #thepurposeofliterature #criticalthinking #indieauthor

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” — Louis L’Amour #quotes #writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #motivation #muse #poetry

"For my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.” - Jane Austen #quotes #books #reading #literature #indieauthor #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #ILikeBigBooks

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"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." - CS Lewis #quotes #books #tea #reading #bigbooks

#FantasyIndiesFebrurary Friends, I think I'm gonna need to step away for the rest of the month. I am so excited for all of your works! Keep writing!! I'll keep cheering...from over here. Lol

🚨 AUTHORS AND WRITERS 🚨 📚💙 The #1 rule of #booksky is that your self promotional posts may not outnumber your other posts to the feed and almost all of you are in violation of this rule! I get so many complaints about this - it's ruining the feeds and driving everyone's sales down too.

"When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored." – Anne Lamott #quotes #books #booksky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #prose #encouragement

I get so excited for pitch-fests and mswl events-- and then I start really looking into it, and get SO overwhelmed SO quickly. Is this just me and my trauma of too many rejections, or is it normal to be this...perturbed? #amquerying #indieauthor #agents #HowDoIDoThis?? #Overwhelmed

#FantasyIndiesFebruary #SaturdaySnippet Daroke, once again being uprooted and moved, is on his way south into the land of Zol. His time here among the mighty, warring creatures will become indispensable to his character and leadership style in future years.

#FantasyIndiesFebruary Okay, #IndieAuthors! I'd like your input for #FreeFriday I have 3 potential pitches for this book. Please like/comment your favorite one. Many thanks!! 💞

#FebruaryWorldbuilders - Origin of the world #AStoryOfDainu Yes! The First Song is well known in all of Dainu. Only the Bash seem not to know it well, because they haven't spoken to the Kataloy/other Dainutara in 500 years. Everyone else in the world knows exactly how it came to be.

It's dangerous to go alone on a Friday the 13th-- take Tevye along as a good luck charm. #BlackCats #Cats #CatPicture

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 12- When I need a good #ComfortRead, I will always trust #Vonnegut, #Steinbeck, and #Orwell. Any single one of their books is a haven. Even/Especially the sad and dystopian.

#FebruaryWorldBuilders 12- Are souls real? Of the 15 Dainutara, only 2 have *confirmed* souls/afterlives. ALL Dainutara believe in souls/an afterlife to some extent, but most of their Kataloy refuse to answer if it's true or not. (Spoiler, many do not bc their Kataloy were too lazy to make them lol)

“We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.” - Jules Verne #BookBans #books #reading #booksky #displayshelf #indieauthor #brokenspines #collectVScomplete #writingcommunity

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10&11 Like I said on day 2, there are several love interests and several broken hearts in this book. Life and love aren't as easy as finding "the one", and sometimes things just don't work out- not even #fantasy can save us from that truth.

#Febchantment Week 2 The only Dainutara who have magic are the Bash, and this is 100% bc their maker is *The Eldest* and He wanted them to be special. It is genetic and innate, but some types can be trained to be extra strong. It typically stems from one's palms, eyes, or breath. #AStoryOfDainu

"That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death. Listen to them!" - Connie Willis #books #stories #literature #booksky #quotes #writingcommunity #reading #Listen #people

#FantasyIndiesFebruary day 9 What would your MC like to be known for? In the beginning, Daroke was just proud to be known as the son of King and Lady Ral. By the end, all he wanted was to be worthy of an ounce of what he was responsible for- someone who, at the very least, kept it all afloat.