Made pistachio muffins with the kids tonight. #cooking #baking #parenting #muffins

Wife stared reading the manuscript today. She seems to be hooked. I will report back. Who else has a spouse who is a beta reader? #amwriting #writingcommunity #author #WIP

I write books and I make block prints. #art #printmaking #writingcommunity #author #writersky

I know I said I was on vacation for the rest of the week but I got a solid 80 words on my manuscript yesterday. Every bit counts. #writersky #writingcommunity #author #wordcount

Fabulous print.

Shelf of signed books for sale on my Etsy store. And an Aztec death whistle. Block prints for sale there too! #books #author #etsy damienkane.etsy.com

I write books and I make block prints. #art #printmaking #writingcommunity

My friend and I are making an animated short called “Life of the Wolf.” I wrote the script and I’m doing all the art with #linocut prints. He is animating and directing. Our latest process video is up on YouTube, check it out! #writingcommunity #animation #art #printmaking youtu.be/Pqhm60MPizI?...

Foggy winter, Brookfield CT #photography

I write books and I make block prints. #art #amwriting #linocut #printmaking #writersky

Über die nächsten Wochen habe ich ein paar Besprechungen auf deutsch bei der Arbeit!

Another 2400 words today. Manuscript is at 31,615 words. Not bad for 3 weeks work! (Only 6 weeks left?) On vacation the rest of the week but will pick up again Sunday! Feeling pumped! #writingcommunity #writersky #author #thriller #WIP

I write books and make block prints. #art #printmaking #author #bee #bumblebee

Winter bridge. Mines Falls, Nashua, NH #photography

Got 2200 words down today. Just shy of 30k. About a 3rd of the way through the first draft! Still loving this story. #writersky #writingcommunity #author #authorsky #writing

Page 16 of my spicy thriller “The Only Option for Revenge” Check it out today: a.co/d/08iZAi51 #smutsky #erotica #eroticfiction #thriller #fiction #thrillerbooks #🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Here is another #linocut I made. How would you feel about a thriller novel being illustrated with block prints? Gimmicky distraction, or cool multidisciplinary creative experience? #art #writing #amwriting #writersky #thriller #thrillerbooks #thrillerfiction #books #printmaking

As mad as I am about how #AI steals true artists work and fools a generation of mediocre hacks into thinking that they’re “artists,” I dive deeper into #writing this manuscript and revel in the pain and ecstasy of creating something real knowing no AI user experiences these life-altering forces #art

My name is Damien Kane Rigden and I am an #author. I have written 5 books and two short stories which are all flavors of #thriller. Check out my #website for links to my #books, #art, and #music. I have a 4.8⭐️ average rating on #Amazon, and a 4.3⭐️ average rating on #Goodreads. damienkanerigden.com

I have been using #Instagram for snapshots of what is happening in my life using the hashtag #authorlife. Follow along to see what I’m up to as I write my current novel. #writingcommunity #writersky www.instagram.com/damienkaneri...

Here’s a #linocut print I made. This is the sort of vibe I’d like to use to illustrate the novel I’m working on. #printmaking #thriller #thrillerbooks #books #art #writingcommunity #writersky

Visited my Alma mater today. #WPI It was nice showing the family around. Went to my favorite coffee shop and the college aged barista couldn’t believe that coffee shop was there all the way back in 2004. #engineering

Last day to get all 5 of my books for $0.99! Links to books here: damienkanerigden.com Free fiction stories to try out my writing here: damienkanerigden.com/blog?blogcat... #reading #books #fiction #deal #sale #horror #thriller

My pandemic project was a pair of books that revolved around a big puzzle. One book was encrypted in a secret code, and the other was an action thriller story with clues to solve it. The #puzzle is real and no one has solved it yet. Here is what the code looks like and a cryptogram sheet with clues.

All 5 of my ebooks are currently $0.99, including this psychological horror with a strong female duo. If you want a steady uneasiness that builds to a horrifying conclusion that you can read in one sitting, this is it! #horror #horrorbooks #thriller #thrillerbooks #books #fiction #kindle

I have been following @seamus.bsky.social for a long time but I finally read this thread. Come for the ancient baking, stay for the humor. Worth the read!

From its initial idea until I’m done writing it, each book is just a “feeling” that fills my whole body. When I write I just let that feeling spill out onto the pages. #writingcommunity #writersky #WIP

First page of my horror novella, “All Manner of Beast & Man.” Ebook is currently $0.99 #horror #thriller #kindle #kindledeal #sale #fictionstory a.co/d/04hS6FQX

There are just stories that make more sense for me to tell with a woman character than a man. I don’t think that’s crazy. Tell me I’m not the only male author that writes women main characters. My #WIP is inspired by my wife’s love of our children. Seems straightforward. #writingcommunity

I’ve been mostly happy with godaddy for my #website hosting. But they are trying to shove #AI so hard down my throat I want to burn my website to the ground. NO I will not use AI to write a #blog post NO I will not use AI to help my social media NO I will not use AI for website design and copy. FU

One of my favorite things about writing is that I write some pretty intense thrillers, but humor always finds its way in somehow. Even in the darkest times of our lives, humor finds a way. Fiction should be no different. #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky

Currently there is a #sale on all 5 of my #ebooks. $0.99 They are all thrillers of different genres. Take a chance on an indie author with a 4.7⭐️ rating on Amazon and a 4.3⭐️ rating on Goodreads. damienkanerigden.com #thriller #horror #erotica #scifi #action #books #kindle #kindledeal #reading

Had a short but good writing session today. I want to keep pushing forward but I’m trying to avoid burnout. Currently at 26 out of 90k words. #writingcommunity #writersky

Perkins Cove, ME Dreaming of summer… #photography

Spread this FAR AND WIDE.

I also have a free erotic fiction story on my blog: damienkanerigden.com/blog/f/influ... #erotica #eroticfiction #freestory

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Everyone should read this. It could save your life.

Enjoy some delightful village banter. And when you enjoy that, buy @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social’s book. At the very least follow him for his goat and tree pictures. (Sorry Tom I am currently writing a story and cannot consume other people’s art while I’m doing so. But I hope people buy your book.)

No #AI, ever. #writingcommunity

Hard to beat the feeling of seeing your books in print. #author #writingcommunity

Cozy #coffee corner in my studio. Want to come join me for a cup? We can talk about #art and life. #photography

iPhone #photography with #leica app.

Nashua, NH #photography

#AI evangelists are too invested in the “idea” in a creative project. But the idea is only the beginning. The true value in a creative project is how that idea unfolds, changes, and adapts throughout the process of creating it. All of that process is lost in generative AI.

I always argue with my dad about #AI. He loves it and I hate it. I told I’m I’m the John Henry of AI. He’s like “didn’t John Henry die in the story?” Yes. If this ship is going down I’m going down with it.

Has anyone ever made a #font before? I did it for a writing project. Very challenging but I think it came out cool. I dream about making a standard alphabet design that I could print one of my books in. #writingcommunity

damienkanerigden.com #writing #art #music Not a stitch of #AI The plagiarism machine has nothing on me.

There is a lot of bad “men #writing women” out there. I mentioned online that I wrote a sex scene from the perspective of a woman in one of my books and someone immediately “hate-read” it up to that page right away. Wonder what they thought. Current #WIP is from the perspective of a woman too.

One time I encrypted a book in a secret code and #AI has never been able to decode it. I hold onto a little bit of pride feeling like I am fighting back against the plagiarism machine. #writingcommunity