If this were any other racist and senile old man who lost his grip on reality, we'd be taking away his car keys and looking for a nursing home to put him in. There are no words that can even begin to properly describe how extremely fucked up this is.

If you want an assassin thriller novella that has similar late-stage capitalism dystopia themes to Cyberpunk 2077, boy, do I have the book for you! How Do You Free a Caged Bird? is available now! #booksky #thrillerbooks #indieauthors #fiction

Share someone who looks stylish wearing the color red.

I promise there are no politics in my book about a broken man who became an assassin to provide for his family in a world that doesn't care if the poor die in the gutter, constantly being exploited by his employer while working a job he hates with every fiber of his being. 🙃 #booksky #writesky

Be the cringe you want to see in the world. Boring-ass normies don't make history. #booksky #writesky #writing #authors

Some savvy ladies ✨ #art #sketch #digitalart

My new book, "How Do You Free a Caged Bird?" released today! If you like assassin thrillers, be sure to check it out on Amazon or Barnes and Noble! Link to purchase Amazon paperback below: a.co/d/09cWHHIe #booksky #writesky #thrillerbooks #novellas #indieauthors #newbookreleases #dystopiabooks

Currently brainstorming my next book project. My notes app is currently a special type of hot mess of character sheets and made-up nonsense I scribbled down that can only come from plotting out high fantasy. #writesky #booksky #authors #writingcommunity

Me: “If you like JRPGs so much! Prove it! Name 5 final bosses!” Them: “God.” Me: #videogames #gaming #jrpgs #rpgs

I was ghosted by my therapist back in the late 2010's.

Today's writer problem: Too many ideas for characters, no ideas for actual plot content. #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

Pokemon Gen 10 Starters!! 🌊 #pokemon #art #fanart

I didn't need to be called out like this... #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

I get the vibe that Sam Altman saw robots using humans as battery packs in The Matrix, and went: "Hey, y'know what would be pretty lit?" I just love how big tech sees cyberpunk dystopia and says, "Now that's what I call innovation!" #writesky #writingcommunity

Slowly pulling myself back together as I work on my next writing project. Whether I indie-publish this next one or query for a literary agent under a pen-name, that's still up in the air if I'm being honest. Just gonna focus on making it exist first. #writesky #booksky #writingcommunity

I don't like to doom on socials often, but I'm NGL. The fact that this post resonated with a decent amount of people did make me feel a little better. #writesky #indieauthors #writingcommunity #booksky

There is something so soul-destroying trying to promote books you write during a time of unprecedented censorship, declining literacy rates, AI, and social media landscapes that set you up to fail. The struggle is real. I have no mouth, and I must scream. #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

Other recommendations include "avoid showering at night" and "avoid renting cabins in the woods".

Got the first author copy of next book! \o/ My novella, How Do You Free a Caged Bird?, releases March 24th! #booksky #writesky #indieauthors #newbookreleases #thrillerbooks

I know it's time for a break from social media whenever I start angerily muttering "society..." to myself. #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd try writing the most cheesy pick-up lines I could come up with. Hope y'all enjoy~ #writesky #booksky #valentinesday #humor #memes

Been a rough few weeks as I've been tag-teamed by writer's block, art block, social media burnout, among many other things. I'd really appreciate it if the horrors would stop persisting for a moment, please and thanks. TwT #writesky #authors #booksky

Discord

I started an essay series on Substack where I review the narrative of various fictional media. I just posted my first "Author's Take" on The Summer Hikaru Died. Link to read below: open.substack.com/pub/michaele... #writesky #substack #anime #manga #thesummerhikarudied #indieauthors

Some more tan paper portraits I’ve done recently ✏️ #art #portrait #illustration

I started an essay series on Substack where I review the narrative of various fictional media. I just posted my first "Author's Take" on The Summer Hikaru Died. Link to read below: open.substack.com/pub/michaele... #writesky #substack #anime #manga #thesummerhikarudied #indieauthors

There is something so incredibly infuriating about most social interactions and communities being pushed to an online space, and then being locked behind age verification via face scans/ID uploads at an alarming rate. discord.com/press-releas... #discord #dataprivacy

*Develops new ADHD hyper-fixation during a Bipolar manic episode Me: "Welp. I guess this incredibly niche thing is now my entire personality for the next two weeks." #writesky #ADHD #ADHDHumor #writingcommunity

INTERNET BABY ✨ Inspired by “Internet baby (interlude)” by PinkPantheress #art #characterdesign #y2k

A quick and dirty philosophy cheat-sheet for when you're trying to pick a theme for your fictional writing project. #writesky #indieauthors #writingcommunity #philosophymemes #memes

I'm currently writing a Substack review/essay on "The Summer Hikaru Died", and I'm having a hell of a time differentiating between two different versions of the same character, one who died and one who came back as an eldritch horror, for this post. #writesky #substack #anime #thesummerhikarudied

Me: "Why am I so tired?" Also me: *Stays up until 3 AM playing Final Fantasy XIV and getting in some "last-minute writing" before bed. #writesky #indieauthors #writingcommunity

Me: "Wow, I can't believe it's already February..." Also me: "What the fuck! How is it only February!? SO MUCH SHIT HAS HAPPENED! AND IT'S ONLY FEBRUARY!" #writesky #indieauthors

The finalized bookflat for my next book release, "How Do You Free a Caged Bird?", out March 24th. #bookcovers #newbookrelease #indieauthors #booksky #fiction #writesky #bookcoverreveal #thrillerbooks #psychologicalthrillers #artsky

January has been a nightmare, BUT I have been testing out acrylic markers lately and I’ve been really enjoying them! #art #sketch #characterdesign #gundam

As I get my ass kicked by writer's block yet again, never have I ever felt so called out by a meme I found on Discord... TwT #adhd #writesky #adhdhumor #indieauthors

I often like to take a moment to describe what a character's voice sounds like and how it might sound in certain situations. For instance, having a character whose voice would drop to a cold and raspy growl whenever they dipped into tranquil fury. #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

Me: "I have no idea why, I'm just really bad at small talk." Me making small talk: "Call me a corkscrew! Because I am spiraling!" #writesky #humor #mentalhealth #mentalhealthhumor

Wanna read a gritty urban fantasy featuring vampires, dystopian undertones, and magic realism? I got you covered! The first two chapters of my WIP, "City of Blood", are now available to read on Royal Road: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1498... #writesky #booksky #royalroad #urbanfantasy #WIP

With all of the stuff happening in our country right now— well, let's just say my next book release was fueled by my rage and disappointment. #booksky #indieauthors #writesky #resist #thrillerbooks #psychologicalthrillers #novellas #newbookreleases #fiction

And the award for my edgiest book project title goes to... All joking aside, I started drafting out my next book project, and I'll be posting early chapter drafts to Royal Road as I work on them. \o/ #booksky #writesky #indieauthors #royalroad #wip

Some quick and dirty figure drawing practice I worked on Yesterday. #drawingpractice #art #doodles #figuredrawing

Going to be working on uploading the files I need to IngramSpark for my next paperback book release, so naturally, my confidence is a bipolar yoyo going back and forth between self-assured and crippling self-doubt with no in between. #booksky #indieauthors #writesky

Time lapse for the last book project MC art that I made while trying to stay sane during these chaotic and scary times. Song: "Rolling Star" by Yui #speedpaint #booksky #artsky #indieauthors #characterart #ocs

Experimented with some watercolor brushes in ProCreate while drawing a character from one of my book projects. #booksky #writesky #indieauthors #ocs #artsky #digitalart #characterart

As Amazon doubles down on efforts to dub anime with AI, while their print-on-demand service royally screws up a copy of my book that my friend ordered, I would like to once again say: "Fuck Amazon!" #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

Haven't been as productive as I would have liked the past few days. I've been dealing with some prolonged ADHD/Bipolar Depressive Episode burnout, and the mental fatigue paired with brain fog has been kicking my ass. orz #writesky #booksky #indieauthors #writingcommunity

I ended up deleting my TikTok account, unfortunately. Their latest ToS update got WAY too invasive, and even among big tech companies, Oracle is particularly scummy. Hard freaking pass. #writesky #booksky #authorsky #indieauthors

I love how I released my debut novel in October, and I'm set up to release a novella at the end of March despite all the scary things happening right now, yet my anxiety-addled brain still has the audacity to go: "I don't think I'm doing enough..." #writesky #booksky #indieauthors

“Right. Sometimes I forget that your brain’s a few bullets short of a full reload,” Leon thought aloud in frustrated annoyance. “That’s my own fault.” #WIPSnips #booksky #indieauthors #thrillerbooks #psychologicalthrillers #writesky #assassinthrillers #WIP #writingcommunity