My guy and me having fun at a local glow-in-the-dark mini-golf game last weekend. He's such a cutie!!! (And way better at golf than I am...)

I'm about to begin making videos, mostly about writing, with "side quests" that are directly or tangentially related to #writing or the #writinglife. Question(s): What kinds of videos do you watch? What about a video or its presentation makes you click the link? What makes you watch to the end?

#humorsky #humor #dracula #introverts #antisocial #jokes #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

This is exactly why I write space opera and spec-fic.

#Indieauthor #Author #AuthorSpotlight #writesky #writingadvice

Next up on my projects list (while my first round of betas read through this latest novel)--jump back into a spec fic novella about an immortal who finds herself in a peck of trouble. Can't wait! Love that story, and want to finish it (finally)... #writingcommunity

Wow... the response from my post about sending my MS to my beta reader team was surprising! Please note that while I welcome potential new beta readers, I can't pay for that service. 🙂 Also? I don't want any AI-assisted input. **At all.** Still interested? Let me know. :-) #writinglife #readers

Completed my draft and sent it off to my beta readers!!! Looking forward to their comments; meanwhile… REST. #writinglife

#reading #scifi

Wish me luck tomorrow… vending my books at a local #authors book fair! 😃

#writers -- what is the correct *metric* unit used to describe a person's height? In the U.S., it's always given in feet and inches, but in metric units, is it centimeters? meters? Thanks! #writingcommunity

Daily #writingprompt: Long ago, you wrote a letter to an imaginary friend. Today, they wrote back.

First review for "Murder of Crows" is up on Goodreads. 😃 "...an intriguing short story collection that had me utterly captivated. The style is refreshing and while it was a relatively short book, each story had a big tale to tell." #booksky #shortstories www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

If you're putting together a list of queer SFF books, it NEEDS to include self-published authors.

In the chapter I’m #writing now, an MC learns his friend, who’d been enslaved, was killed during a rescue op when she stepped in front of a thrown knife to save the pilot’s life. If she hadn’t, none of the other slaves would have escaped. Getting his reaction just right is a challenge. #writinglife

Today's accomplishments: * fixed a timeline glitch & reworked the connected chapters * made some complex revisions to the draft * wrote several new chapters to flesh out a shallow but necessary relationship This draft is getting there. Feels damn good. #WriteSky #writinglife

In “Entheóphage,” the main character who solves the medical mystery relevant to the storyline is Nadine, who is gay, and has been married to her love Barb for years. #writesky #queer #climatefiction

#booksky #scifi #readingcommunity

Cymera 2026, Scotland's leading festival for sci-fi- fantasy & horror returns with a packed programme of authors, workshops, fun and GAMES.

4 days left to support A Summer of SFF vol 5, featuring my food-and-Fight-Club magical romp, Of Ghouls and Goulash! Can we get 11 more backers to get us over the 100 mark? I believe in you 🙏

Fi’s Bookish Catch-up is a cosy monthly newsletter for fantasy readers, with writing updates, bookish chat, and behind-the-scenes writing life. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you can sign up here: fiphillipswriter.com/subscribe/ #AuthorNewsletter #FantasyReads #BookNews #FreeShortStory

I’m halfway through a big four-book year! Here’s what’s out now and what ahead: #books #horror #fantasy #scifi

Made my first pass through book 1 of Nexus (Tentatively "The Way In"). Made the easy changes, things I could do quickly. Some of the edits will take time--to track details and ensure consistency, etc. It ain't much. But it's a start. And it feels SO good. #writingcommunity

Literary Harbinger has posted their interview with me! It's always fun to read these things a few weeks after the initial chat with the interviewer. 😁 #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity literaryharbinger.com/2026/05/26/i...

Finished the read-thru on my current WIP. It's in better shape than I expected for a 1st draft (well, draft 1.5 might be a more accurate reflection). But it still needs a lot of work. After this read-thru, though, I feel so much better about what it needs and how I can "fix" it! #writers - you know.

Made it through 20 chapters in my WIP today, re-reading it after many months away. Felt so good... #writingcommunity, I'm sure you can relate.

Today I start re-reading the latest draft of my current WIP. Book 1 in a trilogy I'm tentatively calling "Nexus." Life and circumstances have kept me away from it for more than a year. It's time to get back to work. #writinglife

One character’s epic journey from misfit to hero. A multilayered story of longing, betrayal, sacrifice, and hope. Complex, character-driven sci-fi with heart, grit, and teeth. “…intimate and raw… an intricate blend of sci-fi world-building and personal struggle” – Literary Titan #booksky

It's publication day for The Killer in Room Five! I'm absolutely thrilled and can't wait to get it out there - I just hope you all enjoy it! Available from Asda, Waterstones, Amazon and your favourite local bookshop now! Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Room-... #booksky 💙📚⚡📚

Mood: cruising back roads toward the #book festival, windows down, listening to #PinkFloyd. Ah, yeah! 😎

We'll be on the road early-ish tomorrow, on the way to our hotel to rest up before the Gaithersburg Book Festival! I'm so excited...hope to see some familiar faces there, but if you can't come, cross your fingers that I (& all the amazing authors) SELL OUT of books!!! #bookcommunity #booksky

I'll be at the #gaithersburgbookfestival this Saturday in Gaithersburg, Maryland. If you're nearby, come find me and say hi! 😃 #bookfestival #readingcommunity #booklovers

Submissions close THIS FRIDAY! Send us your short #fiction, #poetry and articles about #writing before this Friday 15th May at 10pm (UK time) to have your work considered for our summer issue, Descent ⛷️📉. penstricken.com/submissions

For those interested, this is available on NetGalley.

Only THREE DAYS until my fantasy novel, In The Shadow Of The Sanctum, is released!! Learn more about it— and you can pre-order if you want!— here: dandesaimartin.com/books/ #booksky #newbook #fantasybooks #amwriting

Here's my review for "Tea and Treachery at the Infinite Pantry," by @jomiles.bsky.social -- honestly, if you love cozy fantasy, you will want to read this book. 5 stars. #booksky www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

My schedule's been packed, but I finally *made* time to finish "Tea and Treachery at the Infinite Pantry," by @jomiles.bsky.social. SUCH a great story--found family, love for/of simple things, and a heaping helping of hope at the end. Watch for my review soon, but it's definitely 5 stars. #booksky

Next Saturday is the #GaithersburgBookFestival and I couldn't be more excited. 😃 I was thrilled to be accepted as an exhibiting author, especially given they are expecting a big crowd! If you're in the Gaithersburg area, come check it out, and be sure to stop by and say "hi!" #books #reading

First flowers in our #nativegarden this year. ❤️🌸🌼

Currently #reading “Tea and Treachery at the Infinite Pantry,” by @jomiles.bsky.social … SO good!!! 😊

Cover Reveal? 5 Days to go! Want to ARC read for Darkling? The public sign up form is open now! forms.gle/KAJsMjGb6PfL... (If you're on my newsletter, you will have already recieved the link to this sign up form!) #CoverReveal #ARCReaders #coverrevealcountdown #AdvancedReaderCopy #indieauthor

"Fallen: The Founder's Seed Book 1" is now part of this month's Readers' Favorite Free Book Giveaway program! Go here to enter, and hopefully win Fallen, and other great books! #sciencefiction #scififantasy #speculativefiction readersfavorite.com/book-giveawa...

Got more words written today-not sure how many. Bits here & there, as well as the start of a new chapter that will give one of the main characters a bit more personal story arc. (Pssst...he's in love with someone who can't return his feelings.) I love the challenges that will throw at him! #writing

FINALLY got time and spoons to #write a new chapter in Nexus today. This book is taking its own sweet time being born, but you know what? That's okay. It'll be done when it's done, and not before.

I've just set "Murder of Crows" up for reviews on Inside Story! If you're a registered reader on their site, you can download and read the stories in MoC for free! Here's the link: www.insidestory.app/books/dqgaru #shortstories #climatefiction #scififantasy

For my Founder's Seed trilogy, I created Unameze, spoken by the unammi people on Iridos. I'm no linguist, but reading this article confirms that I did at least some things right in that creation. Sweet! Can you speak languages of fictional worlds? #scififantasy www.sciencenews.org/article/conl...

Don't forget -- enter to win a free copy of Fallen on Reader's Favorite! Drawing is in TWO DAYS! :-D #booksky #reading #scififantasy readersfavorite.com/book-giveawa...

Questions for #readers: * When you are looking for a new book, where do you look first? * What one thing grabs you most about a new book? * What one thing turns you off and makes you scroll past a new book? Thanks! #ReadingCommunity

My little hitchhiker from tonight's walk. A fritillary of some variety, I think? She was *old*, like me, but still beautiful. 😉 She stayed on my hand for quite some time. 🧡🖤 Moments like this are so precious...I'll remember her for a long time.

I've just set up a giveaway on Reader's Favorite for "Fallen: The Founder's Seed Book 1." Interested? you can enter the giveaway FREE here: readersfavorite.com/book-giveawa... #booksky #readingcommunity #spaceopera