I’m just a writer editing a story for an anthology that will publish in June. One of the most visceral and violent stories I’ve written and one of the most poignant. Stay tuned….

Got a scam email from a book club service interested in featuring a book I didn’t write. I feel bad for them. If you’re serious about scamming people, at least do your research.

My short story “Kindness is the Rarest Thing” appears in INTERESTING TIMES: A HOPEPUNK ANTHOLOGY from End of the World Publishing. This anthology of over 40 stories and poems is filled with hope, audacity, and thrilling visions. Grab your copy today! 📖

Snowed in today and the writing is going really well.

It's an honor to have my short story, "Kindness is the Rarest Thing" appear in Interesting Times: A Hopepunk Anthology from End of the World Publishing. My flabber is gasted and my gob is smacked that I share space in this book with such esteemed authors. #writers #hopepunk #anthology

The shitty first draft of a new short story is finished! I repeat: the shitty first draft of a new short story is finished!

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Do any writers write a synopsis to their short stories before they draft them? I think I had a breakthrough with a story that stalled for five months by writing a synopsis and working through it.

Woke up to this. After reading it as Liam Neeson, I conclude my wife literally changed my life for the better. Happy Valentine’s Day to all you lovers out there. ❤️

Posting snarky pop culture takes or obnoxious quips and I get hundreds of likes. Posting anything about my writing and it’s crickets. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Bupkis.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: I now have access to the faculty/staff restroom! I have arrived!

Do writers have yearly writing schedules where they list what projects they’re working on, or will that only create undue stress?

It’s disheartening some folks think using AI to write their books is cool. For the record, using AI to write doesn’t make you a writer; you’re a charlatan who uses the plagiarism machine to regurgitate stolen works bereft of emotion and experience.

I received my first fan email from a reader who liked my Martyr’s Vow novel series!

That writerly feeling of searching for something you swore you had written, but can’t find it, prompting you to guess it may have been a dream.

The problem with the world today is that kind people have no power and powerful people are not kind.

Hitting pause on one project while working on another. Looming deadline means this story demands my attention. Onward! #5amwritersclub

It took me 40 years to find my person. Don’t give up on love; everybody deserves it. Your love quest might be a marathon or a quick sprint, but keep running. Keep seeking. Keep learning about yourself. Love is worth it. Always.

This week I gave my writing students a prompt: Write a letter to your younger self. They ran with the assignment and took it seriously. What followed was a bittersweet, honest, and poignant meditation on second chances and savoring life.

RIP Catherine O’Hara. 🌹

Working on my super secret cryptid book. It’s projecting some Stranger Things/X-Files vibes. #5amwritersclub

More Monsters Next Door arrived from the publisher! The anthology includes my short story “Let Them Rest.” It’s the most heartfelt thing I’ve ever written, filled with regrets, longing, and tenderness. Thank you, Critical Blast Publishing for allowing me to introduce readers to Marybeth and Larry!

There are others who will ascend past you. They’ll have fans, prestige, fame. Don’t compare yourself to them. Ask yourself: how far have you come as a writer? Fall in love with the process, with the idea of storytelling. In the end, it’s always you versus the blank page. #5amwritersclub

A government that thrives on disinformation and cruelty is like a house build on shifting sand; eventually it will topple. Fascist states may attain power through fear and violence, but they ultimately sow the seeds of their own destruction.

Viewing social media lately with complete disgust, eye rolls, and wry grins.

It’s a frozen hellscape outside, but I’ve got smoked turkey bean soup and just cracked 22,000 words on my novella, so there’s that. #Snowmageddon2026

Sometimes it takes a while for your story to manifest. You’ll have eureka moments when the details click and the story you’ve wanted to write unexpectedly shows up unannounced at 2 a.m. with a goofy grin murmuring “missed me?” #5amwritersclub

Hey, my fiction won’t change lives, but writing recommendation letters for my former students will and that’s what I’m doing now. ✍️

Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

Someone stop us! (But don't though, you LOVE us) Our next anthology, V, will be out next year. V for 5. V for Villains. We have dedicated some much needed time to the villain world and hope you come enjoy us for the ride. Coming June 21st, 2026. #booksky #writesky 🪐 📚 💙

I know it’s just a video game, but I became sad when Pinkertons shot my horse in Red Dead Redemption 2. That’s where I am emotionally now. Getting upset over losing a fictional video game horse. RIP Big Thunder.

Sometimes you must pause your writing because reality overwhelms you. Anyway, here’s my guest post for Chapter Break on How to Write During Terrible Times. #5amwritersclub chapterbreak.net/2026/01/11/t...

I submitted a poem to a literary journal today.

The four-part Martyr’s Vow series concludes with The Book of Wine and Sorrow, available now! 🤫 Secrets shall be revealed! ❤️ Love shall triumph! 👹 Monsters shall be slain! 🚗 Road trips shall be tripped! 🐕 Doggos shall be good boys! nanasbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/t...

New review for The Book of Wine and Sorrow! Thanks, R.K. Emery of Texas Book Nook! www.texasbooknook.com?m=1

Want to know more about me? Read this interview where I discuss my life as a writer, my latest book, and the Martyr’s Vow series. ✍️ #5amwritersclub sarandipitys.com/the-book-of-...

Pleased to announce that my story “Rage Room” will be included in the upcoming Shadow Spark anthology V! Look for the mayhem this June.

On the first day of the new year I decided what my WIP needs is more emotional trauma and that’ll be my thing for 2026. Look out, fictitious characters. You’re in for a world of hurt.

It’s been a busy writing year. Hit some milestones, nursed some wounds, made some friends. Let’s stab 2025 in the heart with a rusty fountain pen and head straight for 2026 like a hungry wolverine in a chicken coop. ericavedissian.com/2025/12/28/m...

Rewatching Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Jimmy Stewart does an impeccable job as the idealistic senator who grows disillusioned by Washington’s political machinations. I have some thoughts, but still an entertaining film.

Get to know why your writing is unique. Don’t be ashamed of your failure as a writer to connect with readers. Take failure out to dinner and a movie. Romance it. Then, write your heart out. Be brazen, not craven. You’re s writer. Act like one, dammit. #5amwritersclub

Watching others succeed while you’re floundering is frustrating. Wrestle with your inadequacies, with failure, with depression. Creativity is messy, a butcher’s fantasy drenched in pain and torment. Sit with your pain awhile. Play poker with your inner demons. #5amwritersclub

Today’s movie rewatch is the 1938 comedy Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn are hilarious with the pet leopard. I highly recommend this one.

The best part of Christmas for me was showing my father my latest novel and reading the dedication, which is to him. He quite enjoyed the little slice of immortality.

I haven’t seen The Man Who Came to Dinner in years so I gave it a rewatch today. It didn’t disappoint. What an amazing cast and fast-paced repartee. An overlooked holiday classic from 1941.

Manifesting for 2026: Maybe my books will be available in libraries. 📖📚📕📖📚📗📚📘📖📚📙📖📚

Do you like monsters? Then you’ll love my short story LET THEM REST, which appears in the anthology More Monsters Next Door from Critical Blast Publishing! Lashley’s Home for Geriatric Monsters doesn’t keep the outside world safe from monsters. It keeps monsters safe from the outside world.

Right now every ebook in the Martyr’s Vow series is 99 cents for a limited time! The Martyr’s Vow is a horror/urban fantasy series that blends the supernatural with ancient Armenian mythology and folklore. Clicken yon link for more info. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0G2...

Voting is now live for the Indie Ink Awards! My novel, THE OCEAN HUGS HARD, is up for two awards: Best Use of Tropes and Writing the Future We Need: Asexual or Aromantic Representation. Any help you can give will be appreciated! indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

The Book of Wine and Sorrow by @scribe.bsky.social is out now!! You can purchase here: books2read.com/u/bpew96 #booksky #writesky 🪐 📚 💙