Thanks for hosting! The audiobook of my debut novel A Legacy of Blood and Bone comes out in a few weeks, on December 2, 2025. It's available for presaves on Spotify (that produced it!) and preorders on Audible, B&N, etc.!

#SFFChat Outro: What I would like most shared is my current Backerkit campaign to bring The Dark Side of Super to life as an audio book. And The Book Bazaar! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t... www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

I may (or may not) have been waiting years for an excuse to use the word "gloaming." #SffChat

I imagine that time keeping in remote or rural areas is only as precise as necessary -- rising with the dawn, coming home with the tide, etc.. In cities and castles, there would probably be more precise communal clocks based on either magical or physical mechanisms. #SffChat

I usually have a pretty clear idea of the time of day a scene occurs, though it doesn't always make it into the written description. But, oh man, do I love narrating dramatic stuff happening by moonlight. I sometimes have to edit out a glut of moonlight-related descriptions. #SffChat

Glancingly referenced in Out of Dark Waters: Night time is always high tide, because the moon orbits Thindul directly opposite the sun, and the moon pulls the ocean. (Not because of gravity, of course; the same eldritch god created the ocean and the moon, and the moon calls the ocean home.) #SffChat

An experimental set up for better terrain pics. I think I'm getting there. #Terrain #40K #Frostgrave #Miniatures #MiniPainting

Out of Dark Waters is available on Kobo Plus. With a free trial, you can check it out, along with a lot of other awesome SFF, at no cost! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

My last few interceptors have their heads now! I clipped the spikes off of some HH MKIII helmets. I'm on a quest to give each of the 4 squad variants a visually distinctive build. #GreyKnights #40K #Warhammer #Miniatures #MiniPainting #ModelPainting

Out of Dark Waters is a collision between high fantasy and Lovecraftian horror, inspired by a love of tabletop storytelling. In my wife's words, "It's the D&D campaign you wish you were playing!" www.amazon.com/Out-Dark-Wat... www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #Fantasy #BookSky

It's Fairly cold outside

It's now only 8 days until The Dead Man is out. If you've enjoyed the Mennik Thorn books or if you're curious as to what they're like, the prequel novella is for you! books2read.com/thedeadman

JUST TWO AWAY!!! I'm so, so close to selling 100 KDP copies of my dragon short story this year! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOO ;) If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c! Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.

I need to find a better way to take pictures of large terrain pieces. But in the meantime... BEHOLD yon eerie ruin, where it crests the desolate vista of my Förhöja kitchen cart. #Terrain #Miniatures #Frostgrave #40K #Warhammer

Fifteen little dudes magnetized! My interceptor squad, and half a strike squad. Scratched up the magnets with a file, superglued, supported with green stuff. #GreyKnights #Warhammer #40K #Warhammer40k #Minis #Miniatures #ModelPainting #Wargaming #MiniPainting #Tabletop #Astartes

Prettiest loaf I've made in a while, I feel like. I was low on baker's yeast, so I used EC-1118 wine yeast in it. #Bread #Breadsky #Bakingsky

turning a big dial taht says "Sexism" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right

What's the most creative way you've reskinned a monster to fit your campaign setting? #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme

#SFFChat Outro. Thanks again for hosting, Steve! And I'll echo your outro and tell people to go and get/spread the word about this amazing bundle, Trans People Take on the World! My book, Garden of Rotten Roses, is in there as well! 💜🔥 itch.io/b/3352/trans...

Thanks for these questions! Memories are such an interesting topic to discuss! If you’d like to check out the book I was discussing, here it is! Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9 Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur... Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild Cover by @northyme.com

Aspirationally, I'd like readers to carry away a vivid memory of how my work made them feel, long after their specific memory the story has faded. The way that I feel about the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, or Ocarina of Time. #SffChat

My current WIP, Oath and Memory, is about an alien(ish) being who came through a portal into a high fantasy realm, along with many others of his species, with no memory of their past. He is on a quest to liberate the (supposed) key to his memories from a dragon's hoard. #SffChat

#SFFChat is here! Intro: Introduce yourself and share a fond memory you have of the SFF community, or of writing/reading SFF.

Writing fantasy is trying to figure out what to call a French braid when there is no France.

I've finished painting the first model for the miniature wargame I'm designing - #ROBEBOTS. This kitbash is a combination of Frostgrave Wizards and Stargrave Automatons from @northstarfigs.bsky.social, with a Sicarian Infiltrator head from Warhammer 40K. Backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social.

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula

Another "oh crap!" moment brought to you from Dredge #Dredgetober 30 - "Trouble"

Donate to the Food Bank for the Heartland and get a copy of Mechanical Heart for free! Only $5 to help families that are losing SNAP next month!! foodbankheartland.org #booksky #mutualaid 💙📚

I'd love some shares of this post! bsky.app/profile/stev...

#SFFChat Intro!: Introduce yourself and share something spooky (maybe something you find spooky, a spooky fact, something spooky that happened to you, or something your characters find spooky)! Also, we're back! Looking forward to chatting tonight. (:

COMING NOV. 9 📣 A heart-fluttering romantasy novella—YOU decide which level of spice you prefer! A family of royals aims for perfection and tradition, but a series of whirlwind romances could send the veneer of perfection and desire for tradition up in flames. Link info ⬇️ 💙📚 🌈✒️ 🌈📚 #Romancelandia

Out of Dark Waters is a classic fantasy adventure, following jaded sellswords on their rise to heroism. If only their triumphs weren't shredded, time after time, by the Lovecraftian horror that hunts them. #BookSky #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #AuthorSky

Writing a bit of a creepy scene, with the delightfully weird Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in the background for inspiration. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5qC... #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorSky

The first mini I painted was a Reaper Miniatures Chthon worm (right). I picked up the metal version recently and painted it to see how much more I could do with it after a couple years of hobbying (left). #ReaperMiniatures #Minis #MiniPainting #ModelPainting #DnD #Pathfinder #Tabletop #Miniatures

Reaper Miniatures's "Definitely Not a Grick" Chthon. I really like how gnarly this thing's mouth looks. #ReaperMiniatures #Minis #MiniPainting #ModelPainting #DnD #Pathfinder #Tabletop #Miniatures

Getting started on a large painting project. Kitbashing together a GK Strike Squad kit and a MKIII Command Squad to make more visually distinct Interceptor and Strike units. #GreyKnights #Warhammer #40K #Warhammer40k #Minis #Miniatures #ModelPainting #Wargaming #MiniPainting #Tabletop #Astartes

Me: I love writing. Exploring these made up characters and worlds fills me with endless joy. It comes with an ease only surpassed by breathing or the beating of my own heart. Also Me:

Thought this was kind of a fun shot of my Brother Captain. #GreyKnights #Warhammer #40K #Warhammer40k #Minis #Miniatures #ModelPainting #Wargaming #MiniPainting #Tabletop #Astartes

Out for a picnic or looking for Dwarves, I wonder? Here’s some Copplestone 10mm Trolls (they stand about 20mm tall) from North Star based up to go with my Wargames Atlantic Dwarves and Orcs. Background by Jon Hodgson Backdrops. #wargaming #miniatures #nerdlings #spreadthelard #northstarminiatures

Finished painting my Brother Captain kitbash! #GreyKnights #Warhammer #40K #Warhammer40k #Minis #Miniatures #ModelPainting #Wargaming #MiniPainting #Tabletop #Astartes

Wargor. Games Workshop; Beasts of Chaos. 2 axes are better than one! More pics in comments. #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #theoldworld #tow #painting #wfb #chaos #beastsofchaos #nerdlings #minipainting #paintingminis #warhammercommunity #gamesworkshop

WIP Brother Captain. Finished dry brushing his armor and sword. Starting to put down base coats. (I dry brushed before other layers to prevent spatter on finished parts.) #GreyKnights #Warhammer #40K #Warhammer40k #Minis #Miniatures #ModelPainting #Wargaming #MiniPainting #Tabletop #Astartes

Steve does a lot to help promote and create engagement for other indie authors. Erstwhile Tyler Kyle has been on my TBR since I read the sample on Amazon, which I thought was awesome. I would absolutely recommend checking out his work. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Horror

I kept misplacing my phone so I painted the case Imperial Fists Yellow 😆. Here's the painting tutorial; it's great for tanks and dreadnoughts as well: youtu.be/ty5ZtIyLHk0?... #Warhammer40k #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #spacemarines #imperialfists

The Grave Wraith Model from @reaperminiatures.bsky.social 👻👻👻 #miniatures #miniaturepainting #d&d #dungeons&dragons

I've been working on my photography setup lately. Turns out the best place for mini pics is the corner of the kitchen. Good light and outlet access. Trying to experiment with layers of terrain to help with the perception of depth. #Minis #Miniatures #MiniPainting #ModelPainting

"Large Earth Elemental" from Reaper. I love the embedded dinosaur skeleton, which I didn't even notice until I started dry brushing. #ReaperMiniatures #Minis #MiniPainting #ModelPainting #DnD #Pathfinder #Tabletop #Miniatures

The earth churns, and the stones of the ruined city take a living form, which bears their ancient memory. His name is Thud. #ReaperMiniatures #Minis #MiniPainting #ModelPainting #DnD #Pathfinder #Tabletop #Miniatures

Artists, QRP with your orange art. 🍊 #Miniatures #MiniPainting

Been on a kick with Grey Knights kit-bashes. Thinking I'll paint this guy as either a Grand Master or a Brother Captain. #GreyKnights #Warhammer #40K #Warhammer40k #Minis #Miniatures #ModelPainting #Wargaming #MiniPainting #Tabletop #Astartes