Johanneke Van Der Bijl
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I'm here to talk about great books and share Stardew Valley memes.
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Stardew Valley villagers in a nutshell: ๐
#stardewvalley
#memes
12 months ago
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Sigmund Fraud
11 days ago
!!!!!***SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS***!!!!!
#FF
@louiseblackwick.com
#5Stars
is an apocalyptic doomsday tale with much violence and bloodshed. Was pleasantly surprised by it. Do check it out. Am now at Part 3 of
#TheWeaverOfOdds
. A much gentler and fantastically magic tale. Am loving the language used.
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
14 days ago
I had an absolute blast at INDIGO this year! As a
#jungian
#writer
& newcomer to the
#gameindustry
it was awe-inspiring to meet so many talented people, and learn about the creative work they do for the
#indiegames
&
#gamedev
community!๐งก๐พ Quick rundown of INDIGO in my LinkedIn post:
bit.ly/4vv26Ko
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14 days ago
I feel better already... ๐๐๐คฃ๐
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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog
15 days ago
Books are amazing
#booksky
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caasbrey
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Kevin Kia The Two Doors
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Esme Weatherwax ๐๐งถ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ธ ๐ ally
15 days ago
What's been your favorite audio book listen this so far this year?
#audiobooks
#audiophile
#books
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ๆกไนใใ
14 days ago
#TLใ่ฑใงใใฃใฑใใซใใใ
#็ดซ้ฝ่ฑ
#ๅ็ใๅฅฝใใชไบบใจ็นใใใใ
#landscape
#ใใซในใณๅ็้จ
#Photography
#Photo
#photographic
#flower
@botanical.bsky.social
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
4 months ago
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.๐๐
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pixlscribe
4 months ago
4 memes that summarize The Weaver of Odds๐
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Tammy Komoff
27 days ago
I mean that doesn't sound like such a bad afterlife!๐
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Sigmund Fraud
28 days ago
!!!!!***SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS***!!!!!
#FF
@louiseblackwick.com
Finished up Ms. Backwick's
#5tars
at around 3a.m. Took a week to plow through it and every page was a dang delight! First of her books I read and I hope there are many, many more in future. Meanwhile, me attempt a 2nd book and some tea
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Tammy Komoff
about 1 month ago
Always awesome covers!
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
about 1 month ago
The "Neon God" as a concept was inspired by "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, and by the "Allied Mastercomputer" (AM) from Harlan Ellison's short-story "I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream" Here's all the stories that inspired "5 Stars":
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Louise Blackwick's favorite books that inspired neon science fiction
Louise Blackwick wrote 5 Stars. These are their favorite books on inspired neon science fiction.
https://bookdna.com/best-books/inspired-neon-science-fiction
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Sigmund Fraud
about 1 month ago
!!!!!***SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS***!!!!!
#FF
(I know it's Taco Tuesday but DAMMIT!)
@louiseblackwick.com
The advantages to living in the same country as a revered and loved author? Next day delivery! And I gotta say, the smell from the box it came in reminds me of tarot cards and a dang good time!
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
about 1 month ago
Thank you so kindly
@andybasement101.bsky.social
for giving my "stories from the backrooms of reality" a try! ๐๐ Enjoy the adventure! ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
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Mike Robbins
about 1 month ago
I wonder how many of us do this ๐
#WriteSky
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about 1 month ago
The Death Of Purple
#Art
by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, 1914
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Ian Coldwater ๐ง๐ซ
about 1 month ago
Can confirm
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about 1 month ago
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Taggart Rehnn ๐จ๐ฆ๐
about 1 month ago
If you like sci-fi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon
www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn
& KOBO
www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
. Please check my site
taggartrehnn.com
for updates.
#SFF
#vampires
#darkfantasy
#thriller
#adventure
#writingcommunity
#horror
#novels
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Esme Weatherwax ๐๐งถ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ธ ๐ ally
about 1 month ago
Flowers for your timeline My mother's day flowers <3
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
about 1 month ago
9 years ago, a wee fantasy tale called "The Weaver of Odds" was summoned into reality & changed my life forever. ๐ฉต๐ Today, we celebrate 500K sold paperbacks+hardbacks of the novel + millions of eBooks. Thank you all who had purchased a copy. I hope I can keep on writing stories worthy of you.๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
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Esme Weatherwax ๐๐งถ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ธ ๐ ally
about 2 months ago
This lady is a research scientist who also has chickens. She reads research papers on chickens, digests it, and then spits back out everything important you need to know from said papers. I love her so much. I've learned so much.
www.youtube.com/@thefeatherb...
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The Featherbrain
Let's make the world a better place for chickens! Learn what your chickens want you to know with weekly-ish videos on chicken behavior and the most up-to-date chicken research.
https://www.youtube.com/@thefeatherbrain
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
about 2 months ago
My fellow Chaos Weavers, I just wrote an article about "6 cinematic Techniques you can also use in writing literature" (Chaos & Symmetry, Cold/Hot Frame, Motion Precision, Movement & Direction, 70% Imbalance, Rule of Thirds)
www.patreon.com/posts/27-ada...
Let me know if you enjoy this content!๐๐
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Kim Novak - The Reading Rx
2 months ago
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
๐๐
@louiseblackwick.com
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Jyrki Hรคmeenniemi
2 months ago
So cute! Wish I were there too!๐
www.instagram.com/p/DXT7k4zCIw...
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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXT7k4zCIwU/?img_index=1
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Vivian Ambervilleยฎ
2 months ago
#funfact
3 In
#VivianAmberville
's
#darkfantasy
book universe, รbe'trax is a rare metallic ore found in the deepest caverns of the Alarian world, รrria. Dubbed as "thought made flesh" & "the most dangerous metal in reality" รbe'trax can summon into being the most dominant thought in your awareness
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2 months ago
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
2 months ago
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!๐๐
www.patreon.com/posts/155885...
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2 months ago
@louiseblackwick.com
I think you're more of a Herbert than a Tolkien, themes-wise. Super interesting & complex what you're doing with Vivian Amberville's ascension to power, and the question of "free will" vs. "determinism" I'm interested to read a full breakdown of your work, if you ever do one๐๐
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
2 months ago
I'll be attending both
#INDIGO
(Rotterdam, NL) &
#Gamescom
(Kรถln, 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 there๐ฅฐ
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
2 months ago
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 to๐ฅฐ
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
3 months ago
Brilliant! Yeah, my weekend was/is pretty awesome too. Lots of crazy fun with friends; lots of creative work too. ๐๐ค Here's me yesterday evening, bowling for soup & getting my arse kicked at it. ๐๐ณ
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Gary Buckley
3 months ago
Cherry blossoms in Japan.
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
3 months ago
Aww, thank you James. I've been working on drawing some of those action/battle scenes, but it quickly became BEYOND my drawing abilities. ๐ So I drew something a bit more simple. (yes, I know Dhk'nembra is more impressive in the books, but that's the best I could do)๐
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Anatol Kirichenko
3 months ago
Check out Cactus Dacks... The one I want to read about is Zero *zero-dimension universe and the weird people living inside* Reckon someone broke into my blackhole and stole my vacuum... Louise do you have a wanted poster of said Zero?
@louiseblackwick.com
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
3 months ago
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.๐๐ How has your background shaped your writing?๐
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
3 months ago
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.๐๐
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Vivian Ambervilleยฎ
3 months ago
#FunFacts
A colourful part of
#VivianAmberville
's
#darkfantasy
book universe is Kaap, the Hole-in-the-Wall. Not only can this intelligent
#shapeshifter
morph into any creature imaginable, but he can also become a walking-talking "hole/burrow"๐ณ๏ธ Or even tunnel through the very fabric of reality. ๐๐
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James Oswald
3 months ago
Rude, Bluesky.
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MK Alexander
3 months ago
#amwriting
#WritersBlock
โ๏ธโs ๐งฑ Ray Bradbury Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles (demolished circa 2015)
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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo ๐๐ง
3 months ago
The desert of memories at night...
#SayaAshrahGames
#WhereWindsMeet
#VirtualPhotography
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Louise Blackwick ๐ GAMESCOM
4 months ago
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:
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MK Alexander
4 months ago
Firmly rooted in the presentโฆ ๐ฐ๏ธ Pioneer Sunโฆ LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi
#Wallops
#NASA
#JPL
#Goddard
#KU
#Amazon
๐๐ธ
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5
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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo ๐๐ง
4 months ago
Drop something blue ๐ท
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Game Trade Gregg (Extra Life 4 Life)
4 months ago
This perfect condition Pokรฉmon edition Game Boy Color came through the shop. We bought it from the original owner from 20+ years ago! I wish I had kept my childhood toys this nice ๐
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Locus Magazine
4 months ago
The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human by M. Darusha Wehm: Review by Niall Harrison
locusmag.com/review/...
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The Overlord of Books and Authors
4 months ago
The Merchant Prince: Barriers of Stone Book 1 by @helenghuntley.bsky.social @things.overlordshop.com Where wealth and ambition reign supreme, one man has everythingโexcept the one thing that truly matters. Amazon
amzn.to/44Hg9lP
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