My dear Bluesky family, I haven't been very active on social media b/c of doing a slew of creative cool things A lot of these projects are new, ambitious & cosmically terrifying. They give me terrible anxiety, but also make me come alive. Here's a few: I'd love to hear what y'all have been up to🥰

Jump into the Abyss by Louise Blackwick is a creepy #shortstory full of visceral discomfort and #horror. Definitely one that will stick with me. #BookSky 💙📚 @louiseblackwick.com

Welp, I guess I've bitten the bullet & hauled my shy, awkward, introverted arse in front of a camera.😶‍🌫️💀 Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192... I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._o💙📚

@louiseblackwick.com visit: www.louiseblackwick.com www.vivianamberville.com

Had a lovely time yesterday at @eckhardischebeck.bsky.social'sopening Art Exposition (#Kulturbahnhof Hiltrup, near Münster, Germany) 🥳🎉 Meanwhile, my #BookSigning Tour around Europe continues! 💙📚 If you happen to spot me in your city, don't hesitate to say hi! 🥰❤️ #writingcommunity #louiseblackwick

I'll be attending both #INDIGO (Rotterdam, NL) & #Gamescom (Köln, DE) this year. Come by & say hi! If you love either #books or #videogames, or are working in the game industry, I'd love to have a chat & exchange notes. For Gamescom, I'll be around the place Thursday 27 Aug. Hope to see you there🥰

I wrote an article in which I break down how I built "PROMISE" & "PAYOFF" for 2 of my most popular stories. (+ I discuss how authors like Sanderson, Martin, Rowling & Pixar writers do it). It'll drop tomorrow 12 PM (CET) on my Patreon & will be free for everyone!💙📚 www.patreon.com/posts/155885...

#funfact 3 In #VivianAmberville 's #darkfantasy book universe, Æbe'trax is a rare metallic ore found in the deepest caverns of the Alarian world, Ærria. Dubbed as "thought made flesh" & "the most dangerous metal in reality" Æbe'trax can summon into being the most dominant thought in your awareness

This is, by far, the silliest promo video I've ever shot.🫣 If we never met before, my name is Louise Blackwick: a fantasy/sci-fi author based in the Netherlands.✒️📖 I'm mostly known as the author of the #VivianAmberville fantasy series & the creator of NEON SCIENCE-FICTION. Please don't meme me! 💀

I wasn't always a full time #author with several successful books in print. (1/11) Truth be told, I failed 100x more than I succeeded. But some of the projects I worked on have paved the way to the artist and writer I am today. Here's a quick timeline of some of my projects:

My fellow Weavers & Chaos Weavers, This February, we finally wrap up filming "Louise Blackwick vs. the Algorithm" - a funny, tongue-in-cheek Youtube show where I meet versions of myself from parallel realities. Editing & post-production will behind shortly. 🎥 Hope you'll tune in when it's out! 🥰❤️

Fun fact #3: in my previous career, I did some work in Cryptography (encrypting & decrypting written messages/cyphertext) Since #cryptography is still a pretty big passion of mine, I've hidden lots of "secret messages" throughout all my books. The LARGEST SECRET of all still remains undiscovered💙📚

It blows my mind that a reader composed a synth-y song to tribute my sci-fi novel... 🥰🥰🥰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-kH_Z63m50

Few people know this, but I'm also trained as a linguist in Old English, Norse & Proto-German. I also speak Dutch, French, Swedish & Finnish. This expertise has led to me crafting 9 fictional languages for my epic fantasy series, Vivian Amberville.💙📚 How has your background shaped your writing?🙃

I had an amazing day on set today. 🥰 We just wrapped up filming episode 9 & we are prepping to shoot the 10th (and final) episode. In season 1, I got to meet my interdimensional doppelgängers & explore the vast fantasy world of my novels. I can't wait to unleash this wacky show upon the world! 💙📚

Blimey, Georgie did an excellent job remastering my original artwork for Bloodeater. (Vivian Amberville's trademark "thought-made-flesh" weapon).🗡️🤩 She even added the creepy red & black veins & swollen capillaries that take over your arm when holding #Bloodeater! 💙📚 #vivianamberville #DarkFantasy

5) THE WEAVER OF ODDS (6/11) - my debut novel, 1st in the Vivian Amberville dark fantasy book series. - it follows a girl called Vivian whose thoughts can control odds & twist the very fabric of reality. - this story ended up being a huge success & kick-started my professional writing career.💙📚

10) THE BOOK OF CHAOS (11/11) - my most successful & most complex book to date. - has 16 subplots, 9 fully-fledged fictional languages, 200+ characters, 20+ magic systems & 8 time loops (one a quintuple timeloop, the other a trifecta) - if Harry Potter was written by H.P Lovecraft & Sanderson.💙📚

Time travel is the easy part. The difficult part is waiting in line behind all your future selves, trying to undo mistakes you haven’t even made yet. 💙📚 #vivianamberville #timeloops #cosmichorror #darkfantasy

A while back, I've created an Indie Game Developers Mega Starter Pack as a way of organizing my professional network & keeping track of my fav #gamedevs & #indiedevs on Bluesky. That Starter Pack is full, so I created part 2. If you wish to be included, kingly drop me a line!♥️👾 go.bsky.app/Pec2oKM

Yesterday I had the extreme honour & privilege to meet & hangout with legendary Game Developer David Fox @davidbfox.com of LucasArts renown: #ZakMckracken, #ManiacMansion, #MonkeyIsland, #IndianaJones & the talented Annie Fox @anniefox.com in Helmond, NL Thank you for making my childhood magical!♥️🥰

The Book of Chaos remained locked, determined to guard its secrets. Across its Shadowhide covers was the same riddle as always, hollowed out in black Ink: “Open me with the handle on the inside. I guard the only purpose of your existence” #louiseblackwick #vivianamberville #darkfantasy 💙📚 #booksky

My Patreon community's been asking this for YEARS. Maybe it's finally time to dream a little bigger. I'm going to dip my little toe into the #gameindustry & see if there's any possibility of a #videogame adaptation of my successful dark fantasy book series, Vivian Amberville. Time to go to work.💙📚

Cor, thank you! I'm not familiar with the weapon you mentioned. But my whole Vivian Amberville darkfantasy series is written like a DnD campaign. The protag has a 24-sided die that she rolls & "reality itself" shows her clues hidden within the numbers. I've even been working on designing a DnD set.

This is for all the 3 people who wanted to see the luxury hardcover/hardback versions of "The Book of Chaos" & "The Weaver of Odds" (+a sneak peek into my kitchen).😶‍🌫️ Both endpapers & headbands match the cover highlights (red & orange, respectively). Dunno who needed this info, but there you are!🙃

This is surreal! For the 1st time in my entire 12y long writing career, I got fanmail! 🫢😮😭 Thank you all for wishing me a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" today & for your many letters, plushies, Tshirts & fancy cups. Couldn't fit the "indie game posters", but those go str8 to my writing room. I am overwhelmed!😭

Welp, I guess I'm here now. \o_,__O/ Super new here, so please feel free to drop me a word & tell me something about yourself. Show me that cool thing you've been working on! Ok, I'll start: I'm a full time English writer based in the Netherlands. PS: This goes without saying, but I follow back.

#FunFact #2 In #VivianAmberville 's #darkfantasy book universe, a group of people called "WEAVERS" have perfected the art of "Weaving subtle Threads of influence into the fabric of reality" By using a giant cosmic loom - The Pattern of Threads - Weavers strive to bring balance to cosmic reality💙📚

These incredible books by @louiseblackwick.com arrived today! Each book is signed along with a very cool message. A wee selection of goodies was included that I wasn't expecting 😃 I'll save one of the teas for the start of each book. Thanks, Louise! I'm going to enjoy these 😎 💙 🖖

Here are some more progress pics for the #bookcover of "Vivian Amberville - The Empire of Sand" (3rd book in the upcoming #darkfantasy series)💙📚 Everything you see was hand-drawn by yours truly (no AI) Tools: pen, paper & Wacom tablet I still got a very long way to go qua linework & colouring.😊🤞

If you thought "The Weaver of Odds" was trippy...the magic system of "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" is going to be absolutely insane! Can't wait for you to meet the "Chaos Weavers" a.k.a. The Crimson Cloaks. Add it to Goodreads shelf: bit.ly/2UX1pbJ Pre-order: bit.ly/494Jwig #darkfantasy

#bookreview Vivian Amberville - The Weaver of Odds by @louiseblackwick.com 5/5 A complex plot which is easy to delve into due to the author’s incredible descriptive skills and unique style of writing. www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1F1L... #Fantasybooks #PleaseShare #Books #writerslift

Meet the alchemy engine through which I craft my stories: MY WRITING DESK.💙📚 Every displayed item has its own history. Except the whiteboard. That bit is merely necessary to craft the best puzzlebox mysteries. Fellow creatives, do you have a special nook of your own? What's your #writingdesk like?

Showcasing only the FIRST page & the LAST page of my epic #darkfantasy novel (+ #cosmichorror) "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" 💙📚 Not sure whether you can deduce anything about the story from it, but oh well.😅 If any fellow #authors feel up to the challenge, show us your 1st & last page!♥️🥰

Which one of the 8 Chaos Weavers is your favourite?💙📚 1. Vivian: ODDS WEAVER 2. Gold: CONCEPT BREAKER 3. Djaar: SHADOW STEALER 4. Wolfgaar: PAIN PUSHER 5 & 6. Yure & Circe: REALITY SHIFTERS 7. Antuun: THUNDER BRINGER 8. Allspice: VOID WEAVER #vivianamberville #darkfantasy #books #bestsellers #DnD

Brilliant series! Looking forward to book 2!

What a lovely surprise to wake up to! ❤️ Thank you kindly for your golden words, dear Jordan! I'm enchanted to hear you enjoyed "The Weaver of Odds". Looking especially forward to hearing your thoughts on "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos"

Today I wrote an extensive Patreon article about the use of "pocket realities" in literature & film. I have an example of pocket reality in my own writing. The epic dark fantasy series, Vivian Amberville is particularly teeming with them. Patreon: bit.ly/4fu8fis #pocketrealities #vivianamberville

@louiseblackwick.com youtu.be/bOiGVxhdwyk?...

#Indiebooks in the Mail Vivian Amberville: The Book of Chaos By Louise Blackwick w/ #goodiebag Available where you find it Sorry, this came a few months ago, but I wasn't busy 🤷‍♂️ #writer #WritingCommunity #author #booksky #seer #books

Little known fact about yours truly: Next to being a writer, I'm also an amateur #digital #artist. This was my first digital painting (circa 2016). It features Vivian Amberville & Kaap, the Hole-in-the-Wall beyond the fabric of reality. Both characters appear in my 1st novel, "The Weaver of Odds"

My #baywindow bench is my favourite cozy place to read, write, play guitar (and come up with wicked new ways to scare, inspire & squeeze tears from my readers). 🥰👹 Do you have a cozy nook of your own? A special creative corner? My fellow Weavers, show me where the magic happens! 💕❤️ #creativenook

Breathtaking concept art for the Orange Cloaks, known in the VIVIAN AMBERVILLE universe as "the Guild of Weavers" The Weavers are servants of the cosmos, who Weave threads of influence into the very fabric of reality. More info: vivianamberville.com/the-book #vivianamberville #darkfantasy #book

What a chunky boy this novel turned out to be! 😍♥️ Btw, today is the LAST DAY you can get limited edition Vivian Amberville goodies, a handwritten letter, tea & an autographed copy just by pre-ordering, all completely FREE. You can't get any of that after tomorrow. Pre-order link: bit.ly/494Jwig

Here's the kind of sweets & confectionaries you can find in my epic dark fantasy book series VIVIAN AMBERVILLE. My favourite are REALITY BITES: sugared pieces of reality. Eat a few & they will raise your spirits. Eat too many & you’ll get yourself in a depression! www.patreon.com/posts/123003755

I hired my budgies to do some PR work for my books.🦜 Here they are now, perched atop my monitor, urging onlookers to peruse my author website & take a quick gander at my stories! 🥰 Do it & I'll give them a tasty treat!🍇🍓 (I'll do that anyway, but don't tell them that)🤫 www.louiseblackwick.com 💙📚

Me, passing out from how DARK, EPIC and AWESOME the #VivianAmberville fantasy book series is! 🥰😀💀 *allegedly, also passing out from the 37°C heatwave currently passing over the Netherlands. If you still want your next Vivian Amberville book, please pray I survive this. 🥵☀️🔥 💙📚 #booksky #amreading

I took this photo specifically because of your comment. *takes a sip* Mmm.That hits the spot, that does! 🍺 #5Stars #louiseblackwick #neonsciencefiction #neonscifi #twistending #tearsofmyreaders

It began with the forging of the Great Fantasy Epics... #JRRTolkien #LouiseBlackwick #BrandonSanderson #JKRowling #GeorgeRRMartin #StephenieMeyer 💙📚

fantasy panel!!! #booksky