Found a typo so good I think I’ll keep it #WritingCommunity #Booksky

Seeing so much medieval sword fighting on my timeline reminds me of one of my favorite reference books - super useful for fantasy writers! #WritingCommunity #BookSky

And so it begins: inputting all my red-pen edits & notes into the manuscript. Way faster now, blew through a few chapters in no time. Soon it’ll be off to readers! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky

Oh for the love of- Genuinely love chatting with writers and other folks in the industry, but why can't freelance editors/readers take no for an answer? #WritingCommunity #BookSky

For the evening crowd:

Done with red-pen edits! FINALLY! Implementing them will take hardly any time at all, and then it’s off to the races with beta readers*. Those query trenches are looming! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Find Copilot annoying like me? You might be extra annoyed to learn that you probably got charged $30 for the displeasure of having it. @microsoft.com opted me into a new plan, and I had to nearly cancel my subscription before it would even DISPLAY alternatives. #Writing #WritingCommunity #BookSky

I have to pay the toll before touching my red pen #WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmEditing

Pretty cool visualization! Not surprising to find myself in the little island of SFF writers, but fun to see my little dot #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Three chapters down! Now it’s time for some celebratory jambalaya and Dr John.

It might be sub-zero with the windchill outside, but I've got peanut butter pretzels, a Guinness, and my red pen. Hard to ask for a better editing setup. #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #BookSky

A quick recap of January's reads - all bangers! #Reading #BookSky

I might be stuck trying to defrost a waterline in sub-freezing temps, but at least I’m not on a research ship being attached by terrifying hadopelagic mermaids. Great book to keep me company though! #Reading #BookSky

Had a fantastic time with CITY OF LAST CHANCES, by @aptshadow.bsky.social. This fantasy ranges across the titular city, reminding me of Les Mis (at least how I imagine it). Loved how the city itself is the protagonist. If you're looking for a great read to sink into, grab a copy! #Reading #BookSky

For any agents browsing #QuestPit pitches early this week, here’s mine (WIP below too- almost ready to query)!

Gotta say, I’m always blown away by the INCREDIBLE talent on display during #QuestPit! So glad my feed is still full of stories- can’t wait to see them on shelves!

EARTHLINGS! BODY SNATCHERS x THE RUNAWAYS When a 2nd generation alien sleeper cell is ordered to abduct her human friend, she saves her and goes rogue instead. Now her fellow operatives must track her down, but will the help her to sabotage the coming invasion instead? 📖 #questpit #W #YA #SF

SPACE SWEEPERS ❌ LOGAN LUCKY When an AI-piloted hauler threatens her home station, aging & indebted traffic controller Dez decides robbing it is her last chance at a cushy retirement. She's got a plan & a crew w/ baggage. But when the ship isn't what it seems, all bets are off. #QuestPit #W #A #SF

ASHES…SUN ➕ HORIZON 0 DAWN When a machine god severs the world from ancient nanotech, two engineer priests, a blademaster & her warrior-poet twin must hunt it for a cure—and revenge. Failure will doom the world to divine wrath. Success will be deadly. #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #F

QUANTUM MAGICIAN ❌ LOGAN LUCKY When an AI-piloted hauler threatens her home station, aging & indebted traffic controller Dez decides robbing it is her last chance at a cushy retirement. She's got a plan & crew w/ baggage. But when the ship isn't what it seems, all bets are off. #QuestPit #W #A #SF

ASHES…SUN ➕ HORIZON 0 DAWN When a machine god severs the world from ancient nanotech, two engineer priests, a blademaster & her warrior-poet twin must hunt it for a cure—and revenge. Failure will doom the world to divine wrath, but catching an angry god? That could be deadly #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #F

Done! All posts and pitches scheduled for #QuestPit here and there. Excited to show off the new agent's guide for my WIP! See y'all there! #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Finished reading THE CHALK MAN, by @cjtudor.bsky.social a couple weeks ago, and what a ride it was! Loved the deep, constant disquiet on every page. Its dueling timelines were each as gripping as the other. Definitely recommend for mystery/thriller fans- I flew through this one! #AmReading #BookSky

Wrapped up edits on Part III of my WIP today- only one more to go! This wild little heist crew is almost ready for beta readers. And after that? Prime (querying) time! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky

One of my favorite ways to edit: a good 'ol red pen. It never fails to amaze me how many errors and rough patches slipped through earlier drafts. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky

For anyone planning to participate in #QuestPit:

THE NORTH WATER, by Ian McGuire. An (intentionally) tough read and as bleak as pack ice. It doesn’t shy from either the 19th c. whaling trade or the crimes on & off the ship. It’s less about its protagonist’s growth than his corruption. Recommended, but be prepared! #AmReading #BookSky

Best way to feel better about clearing snow all day? Listening to a book about horrible things happening on a 19th c. arctic whaling ship, of course! #AmReading

Happy Burns Night to all the writers out there! Go bring to me a pint o wine, And fill it in a silver tassie; That I may drink, before I go, A service to my bonie lassie… Bobby Burns: 1 oz scotch 1 oz sweet vermouth .5 oz Benedictine Stir over ice, lemon twist. Enjoy! #WritingCommunity

Wrapped up a marathon evening of edits: only two chapters, but they were doozies at over 8,600 words total. Just two chapters left, and one’s the epilogue. I might finish this month after all! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Is there a better setting to knock out some edits? Only four chapters left on this book! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Wood splitting break! If only my wordcount cut so easily… #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Things are going very poorly for my characters right now, but I’m a different story: another wicked good editing session. Three chapters this time, 5,500 words. Almost ready to bring this tub in for a landing! #WritingCommunity #AnWriting

Frying a turkey? Check your equipment! This could’ve gone up in a nice little fireball #Cooking

Awesome day of editing: 4 chapters, 8,400 words. Rocketing toward the end of this first round of revisions - getting close to beta-reader time! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Had way too much fun in Canva when I should have been editing. Gonna have a blast when this things ready for prime time #WritingCommunity #SciFi #Writing

Gotta say, I’m absolutely stoked to introduce the querying world to Dez and her crew. The heist’s a hoot, and every character’s a disaster, but they’ve got so much heart #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Been a minute since I gave a progress update, but Space Heist WIP’s writing is coming along! Just wrapped Part III edits, and I have only a dozen chapters left. The end is in sight!* *but then it goes to beta readers** **then more editing*** ***then more readers**** ****then yet m

Lots of new faces around here after the last couple weeks & pitch events- hey friends! To introduce myself, I’m Gus, and I write mostly sci-fi mashed up with fantasy along with some horror. I also like to share a cocktail recipe every now and then. Good to meet ya! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

It’s been fun, but I’m winding down on #QuestPit. Sincere thanks all who supported me, and I’m simply in awe of all these amazing stories. And so, cheers to the writers! The Red Hook: 1.66 oz rye 0.5 oz Punt e Mes 0.33 oz maraschino Stir over ice, add a cherry, and enjoy! #WritingCommunity

SINNERS X HANNIBAL X I FEED HER TO THE BEAST When Virginia Bulle kills her ex-boyfriend, she decides to open a restaurant to serve his remains. This leads her to Calypso Raines' doorstep, which opens up a new recipe of the prices we pay to protect family. #Questpit #Q #A #H

Robin Hood robs the Prez in ‘25 #QuestPit 82K He needs his dad, a retired thief w Alzheimer’s, for the score or his foster home will be foreclosed. #Q #A #T satire/crime/upmarket *How best to stand up to a bully than to mock them? Help me ridicule the orange menace. Support my manuscript.*

SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN A crew of mountaineers attempts to summit the last 8,000 m peak. Sherpa Takato, needing money, goes against his better judgment. It's not the sheer cliffs and unstable icefalls that leave this mountain unconquered; it's something else. #QuestPit #W #A #H

🏆 Cheshire Novel Prize HC 💍 1950s NY High Society 💀Murdered Husband 👗Couture Gowns 🫦Noir Romance 🍸Sexy Bartender 💰Handsome Rich Widower 📖Family Secrets 🔫Mob Boss w/a Promise #questpit #A #S #T #HF #Q

Under the Whispering Door X Ghosts 👻Haunter, the best Ghost-for-Hire around, can't scare Alice Espinoza from her crummy apartment. Alice, stubborn, heartbroken, and broke, instead hires him to haunt her cheating ex. What ensues is madness... and dangerous. #questpit #A #Q #PR

SPACE SWEEPERS ❌ LOGAN LUCKY When an AI-piloted freighter threatens her home station, aging & indebted traffic controller Dez decides to rob the hell out of it Shes got a plan, mobsters on her tail & a crew w/ baggage. But when things aboard aren’t as expected, all bets are off #QuestPit #W #A #SF

What do you mean, you don’t take a bacon break during pitch events?

SIX OF CROWS x HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON A drunk wizard, a shadowy assassin, a disgraced elf warrior, a scheming cowboy, and a hapless farm boy decide to steal and then sell the king's beloved pet dragon. But how do you deal with the creature once you've stolen it? #questpit #Q #SFF #F

MUSE = A queer speculative #LF Dark Academia in Mexico City Art destroys. Dámaso's as obsessed with his art as with his muse. When their art kills their law school's president, they hide in plain sight on opposite sides of the case, drowning & drowning & drowning in joint insanity #QuestPit #W #S

ASHES OF THE SUN ➕ THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN When a machine god severs the world from ancient nanotech, two engineer priests, a blademaster & her warrior-poet twin must hunt it for a cure—and revenge Failure will doom the world to divine wrath. Success may be deadly. #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #F #SFF