“There are demons within us all that we must face. They only ever surface when we are at our lowest because they are not strong enough to challenge us at our highest.” The ODAL @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social goes on sale in early March. I’m in love with the cover by Nemo Art 🧡 Here. We. Go.

I've found some amazing friends in the book community in the last 4 years, and @zackargyle.com is one of them. What a lovely gift for little Ella 💜

With her sword hand in full grip, little baby Ella Cahill arrived into the world to start her journey on the 10th of January. Our world could not be fuller, and we could not be more in love. No cuter way for our lives to change ❤️ Both baby and mam are doing great!

I revealed this Tarot Card as part of my yearly wrap up, but I never did an actual reveal on socials! Behold The Fool – Dann Pimm 🏹 The man, the myth, the legend. Illustration by the amazing @dudkaart.bsky.social 🤟

With Of Empires and Dust finished, that makes 1.5 million words – 4 novels, 3 novellas, 2 short stories – written across 3.5 years. I've only been writing for 3.5 years and that blows my mind because it's my whole life now. 4 years ago I was working in a lab 🤷🏻‍♂️

And Book Four is done. I full on cried.

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The craft of writing is a fickle thing. Some days I think 'damn, this is the best work I've ever produced '. Other days I think 'what if everyone hates this book and it derails my career'. It's an emotional rollercoaster 😅

Sorry WHAT? That's really fucking cool.

Just wanted to wish you all a happy December from the Christmas Wolfpine. Wherever you are in the world, I hope it's a happy time 💜 With a bit of luck and a lot of work, I'll have Of Empires and Dust finished very soon... Then I might sleep. You're all the best. Myia nithír til diar.

It's so nice to see these ARCs going out for a book released back in 2021. The people of BlueSky never saw 'ARCgate' on twitter, but it's lovely to have these ARCs going to passionate the readers 🧡

51,000 words written in the last 19 days. Maybe another 40,000 to write in the next 9-10. The grind continues. But the end is in sight.

Am I the only one who had absolutely no problem with the old verification blue tick on twitter long before Elon? I never needed to know that Joe from Ohio was absolutely Joe from Ohio. But knowing which account was the real Mark Hamill was pretty useful. It also gave me something to shoot for 😅

Thena took a selfie with Amy. Here is your wolfpine pic for the day.

I've been quiet as hell because I'm working day and night to get this book finished. Sorry for my lack of replies! We've just crossed the 400,000 word mark. Somewhere between 30,000-50,000 more to go. 10 days? I'm looking forward to sleeping.

Also, on more dog news, we now take naps together 🤷🏻‍♂️

There comes a moment when writing these stories that you just know in your bones that a character has to die. A moment where it's just right, and poetic, and perfect... And you still hate it. Off to get the whiskey.

What in the ever-loving fuck is a 'woke sandwich filling'?

When I start the day feeling shit, I like to sing 'You're Still the One' by Shania Twain in the shower. 🤷🏻‍♂️

What, you want me to sell you the right to have AI scrape my work? What's the offer? $2,500 a book? Okay, here's my counteroffer: Go fuck yourself lithub.com/harpercollin...

Man, Black Library really need to sort out their print availability. Just whack some of those books on Print on Demand and let your fans have some books instead of having paperbacks on eBay for $300 🙈

I think the reason there are so many 'echo chamber' comments about BlueSky is because people have genuinely come to see twitter as a solely political platform. They can't imagine a platform that exists without politics. They think this place is a shrine to Kamala. I post dog pics and book stuff🤷🏻‍♂️

She is beauty, she is grace. She has teefs, dis her face.

Abominable.

I cannot even begin to explain how absolutely fucked this is. That Harper Collins would even consider this shows me they are not a company that cares about the author, the story, or the soul of creation. Man, I feel like a parent already because I'm not mad, I'm just really fucking disappointed.

I realise I never did the whole 'introduction' thing. I'm Ryan, epic fantasy author of The Bound and The Broken. 3 and a half years ago I published my first book. This is now my job and in March the series will have over 1.4 million words, 4 novels, 3 novellas, and 2 short stories. Hi 👋

Came out of the toilet to find Thena waiting here with her two Kong balls. She's a persistent little fucked.

Amazing to see the TBATB merch start arriving 💜

Classic, epic fantasy in a masterful modern voice. I read The Fall 3 yrs ago & finally I’m back to @ryancahill.bsky.social universe. I always hear that the sequels are even much better, but seriously, what a start!

Hey, @ryancahill.bsky.social, I just wanted to let you know that my “Cahill Hardcover Collection” is NOW COMPLETE…muah hah! It took “The Ice” a min to make it, but Id have waited much longer to feel and see the beauty and passion that “The Bound and The Broken” has brought and continues to bring me.

Every single one of your favorite artists started out as a wannabe. They all worshiped other artists; were all told it would never happen for them. They all had an inner voice telling them they weren't good enough. But they had the stones to tell all those voices to go screw and made art anyway.

14k words written in the last 4 days. Now just another 45k words or so in the next 15. I can smell the end of this book.

I love how the entire personality of BlueSky is 'Protect this place from the fucking nutjobs at all costs'

Just ordered The Lion: Son of the Forest by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social Been wanting to dive into this one for quite a while 🙌

Oh shit, I forgot. BlueSky, meet Thena. She's sleeping on her dragon right now.

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I think we've almost waited long enough to reveal the cover for @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social special edition for Of Darkness and Light... Almost... But for now... 👀

It's pretty cool to click on a 'tweet' and not have to scroll through fifty bots posting unrelated videos to get to the actual comments.

I have ordered some Dark Angels as a reward for when I finish this draft. Working until 3am repeatedly shall be the stick, painting miniatures shall be the carrot. It's a combination approach.

"We are defined by the choices we make in our darkest hours." I often wax philosophical in my books, and that's because I believe these things matter in the core of who we are. I've had a rough time finishing this book with so much going on in my normal life. Little voices told me to quit.

Put together a fantasy author starter pack - basically all the fantasy authors I could find on BlueSky. Apologies to anyone I missed. go.bsky.app/2juFpGj

Well, I'm kind of sick of scrolling through a site exclusively dedicated to trump propaganda. I've heard the grass is greener over here, and the sky bluer 🤔

Absolutely enormous milestone today. Of Blood and Fire has officially reached 5,000 ratings on Amazon. After launching this book in March 2021, what's really stunned me is how the train has never slowed down. Thank you for an amazing journey, and here's to many more years! ❤️

Can we break the internet? Is that still a thing? The Broken Binding special edition of The Fall will soon go to press, and now it's time to reveal the last piece of art. I give you 'The Duty of the Strong' by René Aigner.

So... are we using Bluesky now?