Such a fantastic book! And there's already a sequel.

42 days, 13 books 📚 read, 80,000 ✍️words written, 3745 Lego 🏰 pieces assembled, 2 seasons of Outlander and 4 seasons of Spartacus watched 📺, a painfully boring number of laps 🚶‍♀️around my living room and... it's time to go back to work. Well, it was fun (and painful) while it lasted. #backtowork

And thus ends the recovery read-a-thon. 13 books in 40 days. I wish I could pick a favourite but there are so many amazing ones, all for different reasons. Now, if only I could find the time to read so much without needing surgery first 😅 #readathon #booksky 💙📚🛸

Recovery read-a-thon book 13: Gemina by @amiekaufman.bsky.social and @misterkristoff.bsky.social A great way to end my read-a-thon (apparently after surgery they expect you to eventually go back to work 🙄). If you haven't checked out The Illuminae Files, you should! #readathon #booksky 💙📚🛸

Doc open in front of me, preparing to just track the effects of potential changes through the book and all I can think is I don't wanna 😭 #writerstears #writersky #fantasywriter

Remember, without retail staff you'd have nothing but bad signage, messy aisles, malfunctioning search terminals and obnoxious auto checkouts. They work very hard for very little. Be kind.

Recovery read-a-thon book 12: If We Were Villains by @mlrio.bsky.social I'm still trying to process this one. Hit me hard on so many levels. Talk about a book hangover. Not sure I'll ever recover. #readit #ifwewerevillains

So very excited for this!

Top six feels pretty good.

Recovery read-a-thon book 11: Oathbound by @tracydeonn.bsky.social Legendborn is one of a handful of exceptional YA Fantasy books out there and the third volume is no exception. Also if any time travelers out there want to bring me a copy of the fourth book... 😉 #legendborn #badassbooks 💙📚

100% I spent five years recovering from a concussion and being told I looked fine. That's the point. When it's bad, you don't want anyone to see.

I think the only reason Hadestown didn't come in higher was the length of the album... Writing music, car music (Vox Machina), exercise music x2 and sing-along car music. #spotifywrapped

Damn. The Mighty Nein is dark AF. ❤️ Caleb #criticalrole

I feel this so hard. Only a week left of my leave. I don't want to go back!

Every year my writing group does a one-shot anthology. Write and edit a short story in 24hrs. Stories usually take days to write and longer to edit. It's a challenge for us and a peek inside the process for readers. It's also exhausting AF. Pub details to come. #writerstears #SFFwriter #writersky

We need to be really aware of the danger of this. GenAI is a tool of oppression & conformity. When all art looks & sounds the same, it has no impact to change the world.

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

I've had enough.

All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.

Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.

Project Veil: initial draft complete at 79,969 words (in 22 days no less. Whew!) #fantasywriter #romantasy #torwrimo

If you haven't checked out this amazing SFF series, get to it! Such a complex world and story. I just ate it up! Can't wait for the next one.

Recovery read-a-thon book 10: Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social I'm not big on vampire fiction but... This. Fucking. Book. I can't remember the last time a trilogy so thoroughly stuck the landing. Everything I wanted and more. #badassbooks #fantasyreader #vampirebooks

Landlords do not provide housing.

Alright folks, you heard her! If you haven't bought and read The Last Hour Between Worlds get on it! I need this to happen!

Ugh, I didn't know about this one. Of course it has all my books. Not only is that money I could use, but every sale helps those of us hanging on in the midlist keep publishing at all. Love to see hundreds of downloads on series that people complain haven't continued with more books. Yeah guess why.

the vast majority of authors are not rich y’all, we often work multiple jobs or rely on other people’s incomes because this industry pays us shit. i have three different contracts with three different big five publishers and i don’t make anything NEAR a living wage. but i do work seven days a week!🫠

Recovery read-a-thon book 9: The Last Soul Among Wolves by @melissacaruso.bsky.social I thought the first book would be hard to match, but book two is just as awesome. Ravenous for more. Any chance it's going to be more than just a trilogy? Pretty please? #readathon #lgbtqbooks #acerep

Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social is absolutely destroying me. I'm not big on vampire books. I don't tend to have physical reactions short of sappy tears, but I am punching pillows and swearing up a storm with 230 pages to go. 🤬 #badassbooks

Things that bring me joy: 1) Family 2) Friends 3) Forcing characters to face their greatest trauma in a way that is necessarily cruel 5) Cat videos #writer #writingcommunity

Gmail Users: The new terms of service allows Google to train their AI on your emails and attachments if you have smart features active. This includes long running services like spellcheck and categories. Turn off Smart Features in your settings. #gmail #Google #NoAI

Some writing fun! Word of the day: Special From my current really rough draft of project Veil. Knowing me few of these words will still exist after revisions 😅 might as well share while they do. #WIPSnips #writersky #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #romantasy

A relentless desire to keep dreaming

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The ladies keeping me company while I'm couchbound. While Ivy is content to watch and be judgemental, Vin has discovered that sitting on my feet is an excellent way to make sure I don't get up too quickly. #cats

Being forced to pay isn't enough if they retain the AI models built on copyrighted work. If the courts won't force them to return what they stole, then it's up to the authors to send a message. Make your claim. Ruin them. #AuthorsAgainstAI

Now that's how to do a writing event!

Nanowrimo might not be a thing any more, but there's still something satisfying about hitting that number. And honestly, I don't have much else going on this month so why not? Let's see if I can finish the book. #towrimo #wordcount #writer #fantasywriter #writersky

LEGO D&D update! Bags 6-13/32. Loving the detail of this set and all the fun little secrets. And the adorable owlbear 🦉🐻❤️ #lego #legodnd #legodungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragons

Words cannot express how excited I am for this book.

45k so far this month on project Veil. Hoping to finish the draft by month's end. 🤞 #towrimo #writersky #fantasywriter #writenow

Recovery read-a-thon book 8 is another from my writer's group: The Greencloak Wanderer by Jesse McMinn. A well-crafted, beautifully written, old school fantasy. Noblebright might not be my thing, but if it's yours definitely give this a read. #indiepub #readathon #booksky 💙📚🪐

November 13th-19th is Trans Awareness Week.

Humour is humanity’s cleverest way of facing the dark. It helps us endure and connect — but it has to be earned. The joke should come from what the characters truly feel, not from a writer forcing a laugh. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Yesterday's Count Project Veil WC: 3199 Total: 34586 #towrimo #writer #amwriting #writersky #writingcommunity

Yesterday's Count Project Veil WC: 3458 Total: 31387 #towrimo #writer #amwriting #writersky #writingcommunity

Recovery read-a-thon book 7: The Second Death of Locke by @toribovalino.bsky.social This story sucked me in completely. There's a gentle fluidity to the writing that I adore. Such a wonderful tale. #toribovalino #vlbovalino #readathon #theseconddeathoflocke

Yesterday's Count Project Veil WC: 3579 Total: 27929 #towrimo #writer #amwriting #writersky #writingcommunity

Yesterday's Count Project Veil WC: 3258 Total: 24350 #towrimo #writer #amwriting #writersky #writingcommunity