Star Trek: Voyager is my emotional support show, and since I am boycotting CBS/Paramount, I can’t watch it despite needing the emotional support. So, I am reading some of my ST:V books. So many coworkers are teasing me 😂

Nexus of Worlds: The Escape 🏛️ Cult vibes ☣️ Dystopia colony 🔥 Escape at gunpoint 👨‍👩‍👦 Parents who prioritize their son 👽 Aliens 🧬 Engineered bloodlines 🙏 Theology crisis 🩸Violent secrets 🪐 First contact 🌐 Post scarcity society Read it here: NicholasBallou.com/contents #booksky #scifi #serial

Things are really heating up for The Escape. 20 chapters posted, and the next one posts this Friday: James takes a trip unlike he ever could have imagined. #writing #wip #serial #scifi

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Here’s a free seven day trial of the Full Access membership. New chapters of The Escape and Bonus Content post weekly. Revolution posts biweekly. That’s a lot of content you can read while supporting a cute cat. www.nicholasballou.com/babypurrpurr...

All proceeds from Nexus of Worlds for the next four months will go directly to BabyPurrPurr’s chemo treatments. Please consider subscribing, or leaving a small tip. Plus, you get to read some pretty awesome stories! Can’t afford a sub or tip? Please share the story. NicholasBallou.com/contents

Did you know the first 10 chapters of The Escape (plus some Bonus Content!) is on Royal Road? Give it a read, drop a quick rating, then stick around for the thousands of other great stories there. #RoyalRoad #serial #WIP www.royalroad.com/fiction/1564...

Chapter 20 is up! 🎉 James meets an ally in his exploration of the galaxy, and discovers a whole new side of Christianity. #scifi #writing #serial www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

As my cat has gotten older and has some arthritis, I bring treats directly to her instead of having her come to the treats. We call it Uber Treats.

I would love to hear your thoughts on my story. The first 10 chapters are free! Plus, there's bonus content! Give it a quick read and let me know what you think. NicholasBallou.com/contents

My oldest, sweetest cat has been diagnosed with cancer. She is the light of my life and truly the reason I got through some very dark times. Please keep her in your thoughts. She has an oncology appointment next week so we will see what they say.

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🎉 DEAL 🎉 Get Full Access to Nexus of Worlds FREE forever. This is your chance to get early access to the narrative and all bonus content, all free. Two books currently posting! #writing #scifi ⬇️ Offer expires 12PM Eastern 5/9/26 ⬇️ www.nicholasballou.com/bluesky-deal

Found out via Reddit that a lot of people are not aware that it is perfectly legal in most US states to fire an employee for calling out sick. My employer fires if you have 9 call out occurrences in a rolling 12 months. They do not accept doctor’s notes to excuse absence. This is perfectly legal.

Chapter Eighteen of The Escape is up! Catch up today! The Moore family is learning new things in their new living situation, and the have a surprise encounter. #Booksky #writing #WIP NicholasBallou.com/contents

Who’s participating in May Day today?

Chapter Seventeen of The Escape is up! Dive right in to chapter one and get caught up. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the story. #Writing #WIP www.nicholasballou.com/chapter-one-...

Chapter Seventeen of The Escape is up! Dive right in to chapter one and get caught up. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the story. #Writing #WIP www.nicholasballou.com/chapter-one-...

This is not quite the breakdown in countries I would have expected for visitors to my site. Very glad to see I'm reaching people in such interesting places. I like to think my stories have a somewhat universal message. NicholasBallou.com/contents

Chapter three of Revolution just posted! Christine is determined to do something to help the women of the colony, who live under an extreme authoritarian theocracy. #writing Get started here: www.nicholasballou.com/revolution-c...

A lot of productivity and habit books assume people have consistent, set work schedules. Very annoying for people who work retail jobs and such. Now I clock in for work at 6AM and all the books are like, "Want to win at life? Wake up at 5am." Honey, I wake up at 3:30AM and I am not winning.

Here's the Table of Contents for The Escape, Revolution, and all the bonus content out so far. I'd love to hear what you think of the story so far.

Chapter fifteen is out! What does James find out about this strange new civilization, and how will he deal with it? First ten chapters are currently free #writing www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

I did not set out to write a book with a Christian main character, but it made sense due to the setting. So if you are interested in Christianity in sci-fi, The Escape is for you. Not interested in Christianity? It's not the main theme of the story, so The Escape is for you too! ✝️ 👽

I reduced contact with family who voted for Trump in 2016. Suddenly they think perhaps he shouldn’t be president.

Then they sentenced him to life in prison.

When I worked in movie theatres, I had to stop saying “enjoy your movie” because everyone said “you too!” and most of them were visibly embarrassed. I stick with “have an awesome day” for everything.

I wish my desire to write books wasn't constantly at odds with my desire to have financial stability

I found The Book Rescuers in Largo. Cool store! Downside is they don’t buy books. Bookmans did cash or store credit. I always took store credit. But of course that did not stop me from buying several books today.

I did not set out to write a book with a Christian main character, but it made sense due to the setting. So if you are interested in Christianity in sci-fi, The Escape is for you. Not interested in Christianity? It's not the main theme of the story, so The Escape is for you too! ✝️ 👽

Important for everyone to know that on average, an outdoor cat has half the life expectancy of an indoor cat in the US. Letting Mittens outside is not good for anyone. Please keep them inside where they won't be eaten by a coyote or smashed by a vehicle.

Chapter 14 of The Escape is posted! The first 10 chapters are currently free, plus a bunch of bonus content, plus the beginnings of a second story, all updated regularly. So much free content. Give it a read 😊 #serial #WIP #fic #NexusOfWorlds www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

I would give a lot of money to have a convenient device that doesn't cause chunks when I use protein powder. I've tried different powders and shakers and blenders. I don't think it's meant to be. Chunks it is.

Well, #booksky, let's settle it. Read the prologue or not? I read the prologue every time. I do tend not to read forewords.

Chapter Two of Revolution is up. Christine attends the funeral of her living son. #scifi #womensrights #fiction www.nicholasballou.com/revolution-c...

(1/2) Had a few surprises in my DNA results. I knew my 8th great grandmother was Mexican, but I did not expect Icelandic or Central Asian ancestry to pop up. I know the most recent common ancestor of all humans lived 2000-5000 years ago, probably along the silk road.

Nexus of Worlds is growing! Read the first 10 chapters of The Escape for FREE. James Moore decides to lead his family out of a fascist theocracy, hoping to find a better life out in the universe. And he's not quite sure aliens aren't monsters. #booksky #writing www.nicholasballou.com/contents/

Some benefits to reading my writing: ✅ It’s a good story ✅ It helps support my dream ✅ You don’t have to worry about me turning into a raging fucking TERF who wants to seriously harm children by denying medical care ✅ There’s practically endless content in the works.

Some benefits to reading my writing: ✅ It’s a good story ✅ It helps support my dream ✅ You don’t have to worry about me turning into a raging fucking TERF who wants to seriously harm children by denying medical care ✅ There’s practically endless content in the works.

I wake up at 3:30am to go to the gym at 4:30am but the cat does not seem to care and is now sitting on me. BabyPurrPurr, please think of the gains.

Quick stupid question: How does one find a cool used bookstore? Tucson had Bookmans but I can’t find anything like that around St. Pete / Clearwater. Where are the books yall.

The absolute best advice I can give you is: If you think your coffee is bitter, sprinkle some salt in it. I always salt coffee as soon as it arrives in a restaurant. Never have an issue with the taste. That's it. The best advice I have for you.

Sometimes continuing to write when it feels like no one is reading can be hard. Thinking our writing may not be that great or no one will ever read it really sucks. Just remember that putting words on paper already makes you more successful than those who don't even try. #writing

Chapter twelve of THE ESCAPE posted. James and his family encounter humans outside the colony for the first time. Are they the evil monsters they learned about? Or something else entirely. Read to find out! 🎇 👱🏻👱🏼👱🏽👱🏾👱🏿 #writing #sci-fi #serialfiction www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

Christine spent her entire life following Doctrine: betrothed at 12, married at 16, a mother at 17. She followed the Biblical principle of deferring to her husband in all things. Her oldest son escapes the colony, leaving behind contraband papers that change her life. Now she fights back. Quietly.

Okay yall the whole head follows me did I just unleash a Stephen King plot into my life?

My wife thinks my Goodwill find is haunted. But, how could I not get it? $5 is a steal.

She "sat down" or she "sat"? He "told a lie" or he "lied"? He "kneeled down" or "he kneeled"? Redundant words bloat writing. kathysteinemann.com/Musings/redu... #Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter

New story is up! Follow along as Christine Moore comes to terms with her son leaving the colony in REVOLUTION. What does she do with those papers found in his house? New chapters post every other Wednesday! 🔥 👩🏻‍🦳 ♀️ #writing #booksky #scifi www.nicholasballou.com/revolution-c...