Welp today is a wonderful day to limit the time I spend on social media to work on a short story that may or may not be relevant and maybe finish a Lego kit.

If you haven’t watched/read “There Will Come Soft Rains”, now is the time to do it. Hauntingly relevant like a vast majority of Ray Bradbury’s other works.

First song of the year. Happy New Year everyone, let’s stay on track.

*Me who hardly had any interactions on Twitter and Bluesky watching this whole debacle*

We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books.

If your complaint of blusky is mainly that its "boring" compared to Twitter then I strongly suggest u rlly think about all the time u waste endlessly scrolling thru so much bullshit on that site. Please learn to not always be on social media 24/7.

“They don't know how to express the idea” I can’t draw to save my life and I sent this doodle to @lovecrafts.bsky.social for what I wanted for the cover of my book vs what I got. Draw dammit. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just communicate what you want and need.

Here's how to support human artists! 🎨

So apparently people really like the copyright page to my book, specifically this part. Never shared it here, though. Let’s change that 🥰 #booksky #authorsky #copyright #selfpublished #scifibook #sharethisbook #reading #writing

I was never that close with my grandmother before she passed (living in different state, whatcha gonna do?) but I feel like it would be odd to talk to someone who you haven’t really seen in god knows how long, didn’t really know and I would have to talk to her FOREVER? Pass. Sorry grandma.

Bump for the people who missed it last night!

Hey! My book Neptia’s Galaxy Railway is now 9.99 on eReaders, FOREVER. So if you want a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi adventure on your Kindle, Nook or whatever, now’s to the time to check it out! www.amazon.com/Neptias-Gala... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/neptias-ga... #Booksky #Pricedrop #Scifibook

Hey, so depending on the circumstances, the eReader edition of Neptia’s Galaxy Railway will be $9.99 across the board soon. Once its official (I’m hoping my the 5th) I’ll make a formal post. #booksky #authorsky #Scifibook #eReader

Now for some sports news... (this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)

Despite the horrors in the world, I breathe, I walk, and I exist. And I will continue to do so, long after the horrors cease to exist.

Dracula Daily has ended for the season. What am I gonna look forward to in my email now? Old Navy coupons?? 😭

Reading Angels In America with everything that’s going on right now is painful yet comforting at the same time.

One of the name gags on last night’s Treehouse of Horrors. There is no higher honor.

I'm back from maternity leave and in desperate need of some work. If you're looking for some fun colourful cover designs I'm your guy! Here are some book covers I loved illustrating Contact me at [email protected] See portfolio link below Shares & some reassuring words would be much appreciated

It's that time of year again... is there anything spookier than impediments to free and open access to information? We think not!! Make sure you follow along with us this Banned Books Week—we'll be sharing all the resources, updates and cool events they don't want you to know about.

Why is it that when I get my book out to the world, Ai is trying to take over and any site I use to promote myself and my books is going to shit?! Maybe this is some kind of omen from the universe.

So this line no longer exists, a simpler method of travel was found and used.

I’d never thought that the line “Get the blimp and the android!” Would be an actual spoken line of dialogue in any of my major projects and it’s making me laugh.

I wish people would understand this is not a Bluesky exclusive thing. Jumping ship to another site will not do anything and you will be in the same position again and again. Make your voice heard, don't just keep trying to run away from the problem.

Hey uh, in case your wondering why I haven’t posted anything, I have nothing to share and I’m trying to cut back on my social media usage. So, yeah. Maybe something soon but for now, no.

I need to be more active here…ugh.

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

***squeeeeeeeee*** One of my readers' favorite novels has just been reissued with this AMAZING cover designed by Rachel Ake. If you loved THE REFORMATORY, this is the novel I used to say is my scariest. You be the judge!

People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a week. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.

Whenever I feel like my books are trash or just don’t make a lot of sense, I look at the books that are being traditionally published and getting adaptations and I start to feel a bit better :) #booksky

Hi NASA! I’m doing a project on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, specifically the golden record. Do you have a complete list of the photos and what order they appear on the record on your website? NASA: Nope! 🙃

Physical books never stopped being in fashion, even with younger readers. I strongly suspect this is in no small part due to books being a common gift, and now Romantasy is getting buyers used to pretty editions with endpapers and sprayed edges.

As much as I miss getting a ton of interactions via Twitter (I’m not calling that hellsite X) I feel like I get more genuine reactions here. I dunno, maybe I’m weird :/

You've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature? (It was either gonna be Monty Python and The Holy Grail or Eternal Sunshine for in place of Grand Budapest)

If you use AI to do the parts of writing that aren’t your favorite you will 100% be a worse writer. Bad at pacing and using AI to fix that? Great, now you have never actually learned pacing. Bad at descriptions? Sweet, you have no idea how descriptions reveal character. You actually just suck.

Just a reminder to my author peeps, check and see if you can make your book available to rent at your county library system. Because I did! …I’ll let you know how it goes in a few months. #booksky #authorsky

There's nothing more punk rock than being kind to people

I just found out I reached 100 followers!!! Thank you guys! And yes I’m still working on projects, I have a job and I can’t write full time (not yet at least) but I’m still working!

Tfw you wanna make a public playlist for your book, but most of the songs you listened and inspired you aren’t available on Spotify 🙃 #booksky

Here is your gentle reminder that while it’s good to stay informed, it is NOT okay to be over-informed to the point where you begin to get overwhelmed. Stop #doomscrolling, panic does not help whatsoever, put the phone down do something you like and will calm you down.

Affirmations for every artist here!!!

I think we’re gonna be okay here. 💙

Even as the world burns, I’m just happy that I completed a lifelong goal of mine of publishing a book, and that’s good enough for me. Please, please take care of yourself. #booksky

Here’s the thing: Independent bookstores aren’t *just* bookstores. They are pillars of their communities and supporting them means supporting all of the incredible work they do beyond selling books. They’re invaluable. Am*zon is not.

Can't think of a single time the MGM lion advanced the plot of the movie in any way. Just needless jump scare

So in order to have a mailing list, I HAVE to put my address into the service that will show at the bottom of the email. Time to get a P.O. Box. Greeaaaat… 🙃

Physical copies of Neptia’s Galaxy Railway are now available from most major retailers! Bookshop. org Barnes and Noble, and Amazon just to name a few places! Links in my Carrd! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/neptias-ga... #booksky #scifibook #scifinovella #authorsky #published

Pettiness is a hell of a thing because what do you mean the first thing that went through my mind when I saw “Silver Elite” is “I can write a better dystopia novel?” *This author has several wips she needs to finish