For Christmas, we marathoned the Lord of the Rings again and it’s just a miracle that those movies were made exactly when they were. 5 years earlier and they look awful and cheap, 10 years later and they’re cgi nightmares with no sense of scope or scale. We were truly blessed

I do the same thing I do when I read, which is immediately cast every named character with an actor that feels right, so that I can hear their voice. Really helps me sharpen my dialogue if I can imagine it coming out of the mouth of someone Ive seen in movies #writingq #booksky #writesky

(Benny Safdie voice) Until someone builds a soul bomb. Also, only a few days left to vote in the #indieinkawards if you haven’t already! Vote here: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #WIPSnips #indiebooks

You there, boy! What day is it?

I only recently got into watching any anime. My wife and I watched all the Ghibli movies a few years ago, and every now and then we’ll watch another movie like Your Name, but didn’t dive in much. The past couple years though I’ve started watching shows and oh my God I just finished Chainsaw Man

Now I can focus on my other goal: beating every Metroid game of which I’ve finished 10 out of 14 since starting in September

Just finished Last of Us 2, Jesus what an ending

I’m near the end of playing The Last of Us Part II and all I can say is that Season 3 of that show is gonna be crazy. I wonder if they’re gonna stretch this last section out into a season 4 though…

Just remembered that Spider-Man fights FIVE (5) villains in No Way Home instead of six. You could have added anyone and made it the Sinister 6, ANYONE. Anyway, guess we’re never getting that Sony Sinister 6 movie

I tried to write my first book when I was 7. Got about 5 handwritten pages in I’ve always wanted to tell stories. I was obsessed with movies as early as I can remember and I was bursting with ideas of my own that I needed to get out. If I could reasonably make movies I would, but I CAN write books!

It’s almost Christmas, and if you’re in a giving mood, how about voting for MY BOOK in the #IndieInkAwards? indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

Today, 12/20/25 marks my ten (10!) year wedding anniversary to my beautiful wife who has made my life brighter with each day we’ve shared together. Can’t wait for the next ten years!

Having a friend who can turn intangible and is virtually immune to physical harm opens some new avenues for passive aggression. Though this may just be be regular aggression Also still time to vote for Grim Portents in the #indieinkawards! #writingcommunity #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

Admittedly, Angel supervisors have a lot more power than human ones, and they’re bigger dicks Also! If you’ve enjoyed any of these snips, you can vote for Grim Portents in the #indieinkawards Vote here: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... #writingcommunity #wipsnips #writesky #booksky

Vote for Grim Portents in the #IndieInkAwards 2025! It’s nominated in 5 categories and you can vote in the link below: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... THANK YOU! #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

Vote for Grim Portents in the #IndieInkAwards 2025! It’s nominated in 5 categories and you can vote in the link below: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... THANK YOU! #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

I guess it was leaked that Space Godzilla is the new villain of the next GXK movie, and a LOT of people are mad because they wanted another monster? I’m just happy to get ANY Heisei Era monster in the mix. Feels like those get ignored so often (how has Destroyah not returned?)

How are your eyes supposed to feel anyway? Besides not itchy And hey! If you’ve enjoyed any of these snips, you can vote for Grim Portents in the #indieinkawards in one of the five eligible categories! Vote here: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... #writingcommunity #wipsnips #writesky #booksky

The #IndieInkAwards voting is OPEN And my book Grim Portents is nominated in 5 categories!!! (See pic) It would mean the world to me if you would vote for my book in the link below: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... THANK YOU! #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

It rules so much that Scrooge McDuck was introduced JUST as a Christmas Carol parody, and now he’s the Indiana jones of Duckburg You think Ebenezer ever went searching for ancient relics with a guy named Launchpad after the three ghosts thing?

Voting is open for the Indie Ink Awards, and you can vote for This Is How Immortals Die in the Best Setting, Writing the Future We Need: Gay or Lesbian Representation, and Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation categories! 🙌🏽 indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... #BookSky #IndieInkAwards

The #IndieInkAwards voting is OPEN And my book Grim Portents is nominated in 5 categories!!! (See pic) It would mean the world to me if you would vote for my book in the link below: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... THANK YOU! #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

Sale is live!!!

So if Santa falls off the roof and instead of putting his coat on like an insane person, I just immediately call the cops, does that mean he’s gone forever? Or is there like a succession clause?

Hey apparently itch is running a winter sale and that means you can get an e-book copy of Grim Portents for 40% off starting tonight at midnight through Jan 5th! #writingcommunity #indiebooks #writesky #booksky #wintersale #christmas

Everyone, listen to this, it’s good advice! (Thank you for the wonderful review!!!)

Instead of a snip from Grim Portents (buy now at christianakins.com/grimportents), here’s a snip from my NEXT book: EARTHLINGS! #writingcommunity #wipsnips #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

I regret to inform you all that I’ve started a new bullshit action figure collection (it’s Reaction Power Rangers)

For a book that is ostensibly a comedy, this is kind of an intense chapter Check it out: ChristianAkins.com/GrimPortents #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

I didn’t realize that I have either played or bought every Game of the year on this list except It Takes Two, which upon learning it’s exclusively a co-op game, I will not. I’m currently playing Last of Us 2, and Astro Boy is next on my list

(Staind voice) It’s been a while …since I’ve posted one of these! I really need to be post more often, but God have I been busy #writingcommunity #wipsnips #writesky #booksky #indiebooks

I remember around iPhone 7 when I thought “are they ever going actually add real new features like they use to?” Having finally upgraded to the latest version, the answer seems to be: no

What I say: I've outlined a new book to write! What I mean: I've imagined a couple of really cool cinematic scenes, and now I need to figure out how to turn it into an actual story.

They’ve been building a coffee shop down the road from my house for like a year and a half and I’ve craned my neck looking at it every day and today it FINALLY opened, merry Christmas to me

Feel like I’ve been pretty sparse here since my work has picked up, but you better believe when I really lock in to my writing next year, you’re going to be sick of me

Well I beat a major boss in Metroid Prime 3, I watched Honey Don’t, I read 2 comics and a graphic novel, and I built part of a book book. As for my writing… well it’s not like I haven’t been BUSY today

Y’all, Metroid Prime 3 absolutely owns bones. I cannot believe how big an upgrade this is over the first two games. The camera alone is enough to anoint it superior, but everything just feels so upgraded and like a real deal shooter. I adore it

Just did a tally of how many games I’ve played this year and I really should just add up my stats across the board for movies/books/etc come January. Because 77 games is already insane and I know I’ll knock out a few more before years end

I don’t think I’ve shared this snip yet and it’s a doozy Also, the epub is still on sale for $3 on my website using code GRIMTHANKS at checkout! ChristianAkins.com/grimportents #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks #cybermonday

Good #smallbusinesssaturday managed to grab a Predator toy for my monster shelf, Raising Arizona and Point Break in VHS and these two Static Shock comics!

Found this in an antique shop: Kenner predator from 1994 in that I used to own as a kid! Stopped dead in my tracks when I saw him and was flooded with memories. Instant buy

Use code GRIMTHANKS on my website for $2 off the epub! Deal ends Monday night! That’s only $3!!!! Check it out: ChristianAkins.com/GrimPortents #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indiebooks #cybermonday #deal

Pro tip, if you buy the ebook directly from my website (again, only 3 dollars with code GRIMTHANKS), you own the file entirely. You can technically send it to all your family and friends and I can’t stop you

Hey book lovers! Wish you could get a deal without supporting a major corporation? WELL YOU CAN!! Go to ChristianAkins.com/grimportents and enter code GRIMTHANKS when you order your ebook copy to $2 off till midnight 12/1! That’s $3 total!!! #indiebooks #blackfriday #writingcommunity #booksky

Weekend after Thanksgiving is Lynchian because I get to have pie for breakfast

Hey book lovers! Wish you could get a deal without supporting a major corporation? WELL YOU CAN!! Go to ChristianAkins.com/grimportents and enter code GRIMTHANKS when you order your ebook copy to $2 off till midnight 12/1! That’s $3 total!!! #indiebooks #blackfriday #writingcommunity #booksky

Ate too much turkey

Every Thanksgiving as a kid, my parents would get me that Welch’s sparkling grape juice while they had wine, and now that I’m an adult who loves wine, I still wait all year to drink more Welch’s Sparkling Grape juice while

Didn’t work 🙃 I’m 90% sure it’s the disc, but I can’t rule out the console until I test it on another Wii! So I’ve gotta wait to go to the city and hope my retro shop lets me test it before I order a new disc. Because if I got a new disc that also didn’t work?? I might actually become the hulk

My Metroid Prime 3: Corruption disc is ironically… corrupted. Made it 2 hours into the game before it stopped reading and it won’t let me past that one part. Hoping the toothpaste trick works otherwise I’ll need to order a new disc 🫠