Some days you just need a Bluebirb of Happiness a little more than others. 💙 🕉️ May you have a sweet #ThursJay! 🌿 📸 Aphelocoma woodhouseii 🪶 #Corvids #BirdLovers #Photography

I've read this and it's very cute!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure." We've Come for Your Eggs Launches: October 23 :) Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs

Did somebody say WRITING RETREAT?! We have one room left! And it's a good one: the main-floor queen in the carriage house. Location: Roberts Creek (north of Vancouver) Dates: Feb 9 to 13, 2026 More info here: darlingaxe.com/pages/author... #writingcommunity #booksky

"Eggs is smart and hilarious and a LOT of fun." —ARC review A fantasy parody about the US-Canada trade war Coming October 23 :) Pre-order your e-book: mybook.to/dragoneggs

Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from the Rolling Stones "Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r... #writingcommunity

"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be." —from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

How to Write a Synopsis: A 🧵for querying authors A synopsis is more than just a plot summary. It’s another hook in your tacklebox. It should showcase your story’s emotional arc, nuanced characters, and narrative logic. But you can pick and choose what to highlight. #amquerying

Black-capped Chickadee is very interested in something in the upper branches of its tree. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2024 📸 #birds #chickadee #BCCH #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Every quest needs a hero. This one gets Glimm: a bonsai frost dragon stuck managing a band of blowhards on a doomed diplomatic mission. ARC now available 🐉 www.septimusbrown.com/arc

Happy #WrensDay Bluesky! 🌿 🕉️ 📸 Cactus Wren, enfloofenating #birdonawire 🪶 #BlueSky 💙 #BirdLovers #Birding #Birds

Get back to work!! 😁

A multi-POV novel can be fantastic, but it needs to be purposeful—the story needs to call for it. Without clear intent, extra POVs can feel like clutter rather than essential threads in the narrative tapestry. Here’s a 🧵 on the craft of multi-POV storytelling 👇 #writingcommunity

POV: Who’s Holding the Camera? Intentionality is how you earn readers’ trust. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p... #writingcommunity #booksky

Story Skeleton—A Is for Alibi Grafton straddles the two mystery worlds—noir and classic—to create something unique. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a... #storyskeleton #writingcommunity

Not every manuscript requires a nuke. But some do. So it's best to be open to it. As developmental editors, we recommend foundational revisions on at least 70% of the manuscripts we see. Chances are, yours might need one too. A thread 🧵🪓 #writingcommunity

Meow 🐈

Confessions of a First-Time Book Signer Every book signing is one step forward—practice for the next connection. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/c... #booksky #writingcommunity

Why does word count matter so much in publishing? You might think: But Tolkien did it. Hemingway did it. True. But unless you're a household name, you're playing by debut rules—and debut = risk. A thread 🧵🪓 #writingcommunity

Stay focused!!!

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I'm getting a flicker tattoo sooooonnn <3

Good morning Bluesky! 💙 🕉️ Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday to all who celebrate! 🤘😶‍🌫️ 📸 Northern Flicker ♀️🪶🌿 #Woodpeckers #LookingAtYou #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds

Five Consistent Ways to Get Newsletter Signups Email marketing is one of the best ways to promote yourself as an author. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n... #writingcommunity #indieauthors #bookmarketing (In collaboration with @reedsy.bsky.social)

"To be is to be perceived." —George Berkeley

Indie Insight with C.J. Adrien "My books are a full-fledged business, so I have to run my author career like any other business." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/i... #writingcommunity #indieauthor #indieauthors

Story Skeleton is having a great run over on NetGalley. Reviews are starting to roll in 😎 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, home library reference, or book clubs." darlingaxe.com/pages/story-...

#writingprompt #artprompt

Feel a bit "giddy" today? You might be possessed! Giddy comes from Old English "gydig," which means "mad, possessed by a god." #etymology

Metafiction: When the Story Is in on the Joke If your novel wants to break the fourth wall, go ahead. Just make sure you have something to say when it does. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m... #writingcommunity #amwriting #metafiction #booksky (image by Tithi Luadthong via Shutterstock)

I was excited to find this cool beetle on my potato plants but was less excited to discover that it's a Colorado Potato Beetle (aka potato bug) and is very destructive. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2025 📸 #Invertebrate #insect #beetle #nature #wildlife #macro #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor

Not Another Wardrobe: Why Portal Fantasy Is a Tough Sell It’s a super common entry point into a fantasy novel: the protagonist steps through a portal or is somehow transported into another world. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p... #writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy

ALSO MY DAUGHTER 💔❤️🤩

MY DAUGHTER 😭

Timeline cleanse!

Story Skeleton—The Name of the Rose The story may invite multiple levels of interpretation, but its emotional engine is the same as drives every good mystery: someone is hiding something, and we want to know the truth. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n... #writingcommunity #storyskeleton #booksky

"We find from experience that yellow excites a warm and agreeable impression...The eye is gladdened, the heart expanded and cheered, a glow seems at once to breathe toward us" ~J. W. von Goethe 💛 May your #FinchyFriday be filled with the wonders of Nature!🤘😶‍🌫️ 📸 Lesser Goldfinch ♀️🪶🌿 #Birding #Birds

Want to win a writing contest? It takes more than good prose. You need voice. You need craft. You need intentionality. Here’s what contest screeners and judges actually look for—straight from behind the curtain. A thread 🧵🪓 #writingcommunity

🌙 When the Sky Breaks 🚀 has just gone on sale! Kindle: $0.99 USD mybook.to/whentheskybr... For anyone outside the US, you can snag the EPUB off my website for $1.50 CAD: www.septimusbrown.com/books #booksky

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A really great guide, with excellent examples that are perfect for every level of storyteller. Would 100% recommend to other writers." mybook.to/ss-classics #writingcommunity #amwriting #storystructure

Story Skeleton: A Classic Structural Mashup Setting is the key organizational tool in Jane Eyre. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/s... #writingcommunity

Success Story with Alie Dumas-Heidt "Those rough rejection days were when I let my stubborn side shine." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a... #writingcommunity @aliedh.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

I just finished my next novel, draft one 🙃 WE'VE COME FOR YOUR EGGS is a fantasy parody about a bonsai ice dragon who is lumped into a party of idiots with a mission to annex the country to the north. Serious trade war vibes. Because the world needs parody now more than ever!

“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.” ―Marshall McLuhan

It is about damn time, said pausing between words. I'm gonna show you the first one, just so I can show you the second one... and the *blinking quail I've been after! 😉 IYKYK. 🌿 📸 Gambel's Quail male, *nictitating membrane counts 🪶 #TopknotTuesday #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds

Villain Protagonist: The Anti-Hero’s Cruel Cousin "This isn’t a hero with flaws." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/v... #writingcommunity #writerslife #booksky

A nice relaxing image for this week's #TalonTuesday photo. Broad-winged Hawk enjoying the afternoon sunshine. Lepreau, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2024 📸 #birds #hawk #BWHA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

scrolling down your face gets younger #vss365 #skin #sixwords

📸 Bushtit in a snow storm... #BorbAlert! ❄️🐦 ...and a #TinyTuesday timeline cleanse! 🌿 🌡️95 atm, headed to 100. 📈🤘😶‍🌫️ #EastcoastKin #Photography #WinterBirds #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds 🪶 #Borb