This is going to be sick!

A huge #BBNYA2026 welcome to @tobiasybld.bsky.social and atom! Good luck!

APRIL 26 - 30: SPFBOXI Semifinalist Grave Covenant ebook is FREE on Amazon for an IASFA urban Fantasy promotion. Also in KU!

Don’t miss out on this MASSIVE SALE for indie authors! I know I’ll be picking up several that I’ve had my eye on 👀 My newest release “Tom” is on sale for 99c … so go to the link below. Once there, filter the sale to “Folk Horror” to find it quickly! It’s available widely too (not just amazon).

It’s LAUNCH DAY for Tom - Book 2 in the Nightmares Series! it’s off to a great start. 🔥🔥🔥 Be sure to check it out and dive into this widely available series. More coming this year! The next is a companion story to Death Sketch. 💀

ARC signups are live for "Tom" - book two in the Nightmares series! Best described as "The Thing" meets the Salem Witch trials … the story of a boy and a monster he encounters in a town paralyzed by fear and hysteria. Early feedback has been very encouraging.

I'm thrilled to reveal the cover for "Tom" - the second story in the Nightmares series! "Tom" is best described as "The Thing" meets the Salem Witch trials. It's the story of a boy and a monster he encounters in a town paralyzed by fear and hysteria. Cover illustration: Dominik Broniek.

Death Sketch has 30 ratings on Goodreads! Check it out. Book #2 is right around the corner and it will be twice as good (and twice as long).

SPFBO XI is starting soon, and as is tradition (at least we did it last year) we're hosting our own Unofficial Cover Contest! Come look at the pretty book covers from this year's SPFBO and see which books were our favourites: www.readindiefantasy.com/the-unoffici... #SPFBOXI

If nothing else, 2026 has brought one glorious thing into place - the slow death of “6 7”. The Great Meme Reset in is effect.

Excited for #SPFBO 11 !

As an update. Grave Covenant has made it into #SPFBO 11 ! A big thank you to Mark Lawrence for putting on the competition each year for the indie community.

Grave Covenant is #28 in the kindle Free Store & #1 in 3 categories! The book will be on sale through 1/6 (series complete). Also, I just entered it into SPFBO 🤞

The r/Fantasy MegaSale is LIVE! Snag any of my books for $.99 for 2 days only 12/26 and 12/27! A portion of the proceeds benefit the Mary Cariola Center. My links: books2read.com/ap/n6g1WD/To... www.tobiasyoungblood.com r/Fantasy MegaSale: megasale.yrliu.com

To celebrate the launch of False Idol, I’m running a free promo on Grave Covenant - book 1 in the series! Check the link in the comments to snag a free copy of the ebook - 11/30 - 12/4.

False Idol is officially published! Series complete. Available on Amazon (ebook / KU). Print versions coming soon.

"False Idol" ARC available 11/23/25! Click here to take the super short google survey and get on the ARC list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Key Elements > UF, Dark Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror. Neo-noir. Twisty and mysterious. Found Family. 3rd Person Perspective. Multi-POV. Character Focused.

I’ll be at the Stafford BookFest this Saturday. Come say hi if you’re in VA!

False Idol is at 50K words 🔥

JA’s The Devils is arriving in the mail today! Plus extras 🔥🔥🔥

24% to goal of 125K word manuscript.

Time to build Morkanaut : )

1,200 words yesterday & today’s looking promising too. I think I’ve located my long-lost mojo :)

1,936 words today. Best writing day in quite a while 😁

I’ve reached 16,000 words in False Idol - Projectionists #3

Current Read. Blindsight by Peter Watts.

Slingshot gnome didn’t go down without a fight.

Wow, I learn lessons everyday from our President. I always thought Russia invading Ukraine was Russia’s fault. But today I learned that It was somehow Ukraine’s fault. Hmmm…

I believe that Brightwash has enough fans to fund (and I love all of you SO much!!!) but the challenge has been spreading the word as I struggle to rebuild my platform. I know everything is nuts right now, but this book saved me. It’s a love letter to community and how we can save each other.

I’ll be at Hampton Comicon this Saturday (snow permitting). Come say Hi!

Night reign was a blast. I’ll be jumping on again today at 2 EST.

I’ll be jumping on tonight as a very important beta tester for a new Elden Ring game called Night Reign. I was specifically chosen for my poor skills and irritability, representing about 60% of the population. I’ll be on at 10 pm EST if anyone wants to join. I haven’t decided on which character yet.

Adeptus Mechanicus Model 4 Battle Typewriter.

I’ve got a headache this morning. Must be DEI’s fault.

Can we have different Illuminati and alien lizard people secretly controlling the world, please? The current lot are so bad at this you’d think they didn’t exist.

A publisher recently said my short story “The Glutton of Borgas Drift” reminded him of “A Pail of Air” by Fritz Leiber. Of course I had to buy it and read it. I’ll report back with my thoughts!

I usually try to avoid posting political things, but Trump using the DC plane collosion to further an anti-DEI agenda is beyond despicable. Do we know the incident was caused by an unqualified minority? A person with schizophrenia? Nat’l tragedies are a time to unite, not divide and politicize.

HELLO HANDSOME! When it was time to get some new portrait art for the LEGACY OF THE BRIGHTWASH special edition, I immediately knew which artist I hoped to work with: @zoebadini.bsky.social did an amazing job on the Alchemy of Sorrow cover (back in the day, how has it been so long since AoS?)

Wrote 1,000 words today. Feels good to be getting back in the habit.

A fun way to say good morning is in Latin. “Salve” (with the emphasis on the 1st syllable) feels like you should be stabbing someone while saying it.

5 out of 5 stars to Frolic on the Amaranthyn by Chase A. Folmar A sword and sorcery Bonnie and Clyde with prose reminiscent of Clark Ashton Smith a good dash of weird horror makes for a perfect short adventure. I really do hope for more from this author.

What, you want me to sell you the right to have AI scrape my work? What's the offer? $2,500 a book? Okay, here's my counteroffer: Go fuck yourself lithub.com/harpercollin...

I’m begging authors, if you’re promoting your book or posting about a sale, don’t just tell me it’s available on Amazon (or wherever), include a link! Make it really easy for me to make an impulse purchase! #booksky

NASA’s new rendering of the Christmas Tree Nebula

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Windlyn Vale is widely available wherever you buy books. Insectile shapeshifters. Dragons. Pixies. Spiritual epiphanies. No Santa Clauses. No arctic misfit dentists.

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