Merry Christmas y'all. Grateful to everyone who makes me and my little stories feel seen.

Back to Persona 3 Reload 😌 During peak Covid times, I put SO many hours in Persona 3 Fes on PlayStation 2 ( as well as the rest of the series). I can't quite manage the sun-up to sun-down sessions anymore, but it's still refreshing in a nostalgic way to just pour so much time into a game again.

Ahoy, #5amwritersclub! I'm getting a few words in at the start of this holiday season. I'm currently reading a great fantasy series (Riyria) that's sparked my creativity, and I want to strike while the iron's hot. Best of luck to you all!

I have nothing left to do for the rest of the year

So many excellent reads to choose from this year! Some of our 2025 picks can be found on Willow Wraith Press. My indie recommendation is Hannah and Gregory by @fizzy1.bsky.social willowwraithpress.com/2025/12/16/w...

It being the weekend means I can pour an unhealthy number of hours into Person 3 Reload I used to pray for times like these

Unnamed Wip's characters are really taking shape 🧐 This MC is the easily most detestable protagonist I've made, and it's satisfying creating situations where you hate him but you don't *hate* hate him, and still feel for him and his struggles. Also I REALLY need to come up with a proper title, lol

Today's writing was more of a theorycraft/conceptualize potential future scenes and dynamics kind of day. I need some sort of vision to have in mind during the earlier scenes. That being said, I have a few really good concepts to potentially build up to. Useful stuff.

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT OF MY LIFE Starting soon, the Dratini pfp we've all known and loved will be replaced with this Bidoof This is your X hour notice. If you see this beautiful specimen in your notifications, it'll actually be me! Drawn, of course, by THE GOAT Miriam Yvette

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT OF MY LIFE Starting soon, the Dratini pfp we've all known and loved will be replaced with this Bidoof This is your X hour notice. If you see this beautiful specimen in your notifications, it'll actually be me! Drawn, of course, by THE GOAT Miriam Yvette

The morning's writing went well. I didn't go for super long. Just trying to rebuild the habit of writing daily or at least near daily. Despite my inner critic yelling at me, I think it went pretty well. Strong concepts, budding character arcs. A good man being violently murdered. The usual fare.

Having low self-esteem is comical sometimes because yesterday I was feeling really good about what I was writing/planning and optimistic for the future, and now before I've even tried writing anything I'm in my feelings about how I'll never ever write anything good again Morning, #5amwritersclub lol

Good morning, #5amwritersclub! Happy Friday, and good luck!

The elf on a shelf over at my mom's has impeccable taste in literature 🧐

Good mornin' #5amwritersclub, and tada! Bit by bit over time I've been assembling a designated writing space so I'll stop getting distracted at my bedroom desk! Got my various notebooks, candles, vinyls, and a typewriter keyboard that conveniently holds my new writing-designated tablet 💵but worth it

My placeholder names are a thing of beauty

From a couple days ago that I forgot to post Looks like the heavens are opening up

I'm telling you guys, warrior chickens... BIRDS WITH SWORDS.

The latest review for Fowl Blade is in! Reviewed by Adam Joseph on Goodreads Always appreciate hearing what people have to say about the things I write. And just as a reminder, leaving reviews for the books you read is one of if not the best and easiest way to support authors. 🤘

Give me 5 games to get to know you: -The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind -Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance -Final Fantasy X -Yakuza 0 -Lies of P

Top o da mornin, #5amwritersclub! I just spent 40 minutes shoveling the 8 inches of heavy snow we got overnight! My wrists and arms are sore, but the winter physical activity got my creative juices flowing. Time to see how much I can capitalize.

Anyone have any audiobook recommendations? Any genre, theme, length, etc. is fine. I just want a good story. Self-promo is welcome and encouraged.

Taking shape bit by bit

Ahoy, #5amwritersclub! I'm here once again, working on UntitledWip. Best of luck to you all, and may the start of your week be gentle.

Latest read by @cblansdell.bsky.social! Specifically I listened to the audiobook. A lovely book about identity and one's place in the world. There is a depth of applaudably organic worldbuilding and very genuine and heartfelt character interactions and dynamics. A profoundly human story.

Think I'm calling it for this morning's writing. My brain is NOT braining well. I attempted to write a prologue. It went terribly, but I DID get a ton of great ideas that I know I can iron out into something really, really strong. 924 mediocre words is a lot better than 0 words.

It's nearly 2:30am, and I'm giving up on trying to sleep. I'll just go through Thursday in a state of delirium. I'm with you for today, #5amwritersclub. Best of luck to you all.

Intermediate phase of my new WIP's map 🧐 I imagine the curly rock formation in the middleish to be the spikes of a GIGANTIC snake that's been sleeping beneath the surface for hundreds of years, and that the red "sand" is its shed skin.

The Bidoof Shrine

I’ve known fizzy a long time and can attest this book is clearly a well conceived labor of love. It’s chickens and swords, and just as fucking awesome as that sounds. 🐓+⚔️=👀

Fowl Blade's first review is out!

OH MY GOD IT GOT WORSE

Claymore's got me crying in the club right now 🤘😔🤘

Something that's been missing from my writing life is high fantasy. Fowl Blade has some elements, but I've been depriving myself of writing super flashy magic systems, cool weapons with cool names, and epic larger-than-life battles. Fixing that now ⌨️✌️

On a whim, I started reading the Claymore manga because it's been on a radar for a while, and oh my god I am completely in love with this series. Has clear and heavy Berserk inspiration but also a strong identity of its own. The characters, art style, world, action - everything is just🔥

Happy Halloween! I have had no battery for a WHILE now and feel a little scummy for doing this after being absent so long, buuuut I have TWO Halloween-themed books out! One is a brisk, whimsical novella, and the other is a deeply emotional adventure featuring magic and chickens

This book is SUCH an experience. It had me staying up super late because I just couldn't stop reading.

Roy's our boy

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober day 21: Scary movie/TV show recs Movie: I'm a big fan of the Wolf Creek movies (tho 1 and 2 feel very different, not in a bad way), and thought the show was just okay. Show: All of us Are Dead is one of the best pieces of zombie media I've ever seen.

The zoomer in me had a random but strong compulsion to create this

Let's goooooooooo Check this one out! I've already read it and it's awesome!

My book is out! When Grandma disappears, ten-year-old Alex goes searching and stumbles into a new world, one that is a dangerous magical reflection of her own. Giant talking chickens, hungry night creatures, a tyrannical rooster, and a dark witch wait for her on the other side.

Fowl Blade releases in a single digit number of hours. Before that wall goes down, I want to thank everyone who's engaged with this process in any way, in any capacity, and made it feel seen. This story means so much to me, and more than anything else, I want to share it with the world.

This is the final day that we'll ever exist in a world without Fowl Blade. It's been real, everyone.

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober day 16: Tricks and/or treats A certain devious shapeshifting fox plays a few tricks on the flock. He knows how to get under their skin and divert attention where he needs it. As for treats, the gang enjoys a tea break partway through the journey.

I had to share this art of Alex from Fowl Blade 🥹🥹🥹 drawn by Miriam Yvette

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober day 15: What would your character wear to a Halloween Ball? Alex would go as Alice from Alice in Wonderland! If you plan on reading Fowl Blade, remember this. Little Easter Egg.