My warm fuzzies this morning. 💙📚🪐 "This book blew me away. It's a fantastic mix of tech, cyborgs, vampires, and a waitress that lands in the middle of a war for power. ... Fantasy, sci-fi, romantasy, urban fantasy—wow, what a powerful mix. This is by far my favorite read of 2025." #SciFi #sff

A single, unexpected story twist can tip the rest of your outline into the trash bin. The Z-Tech Chronicles had a few of those, along with other surprises. 💙📚🪐 #ZTechChronicles #sff #SciFi #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #UrbanFantasy #BookSky

John Scalzi's best-known series hooked me from the first chapter. A 75-year-old widower signs his life away in exchange for eternal youth out among the stars because... well, why wouldn't you? 💙📚🪐 #sff #SciFi #sci-fi #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky

My kid's friend came over the other night and I walked in on them working on D&D stuff like they were studying for a test 😆

Huge congratulations to our 17 #BBNYA finalists!!!

Also related (or maybe the same): Suspense is not generated by the reader not knowing what happens next. It's generated by the reader CARING what happens next.

We could all use some good news bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

#BBNYA is an annual literary competition for indie writers pf all genres, and there are many fantastic stories out there. The semi-finalists for this year's competition has been announced by @bbnya.bsky.social today - you can follow the authors in this handy starter pack! go.bsky.app/AdukL2Z

Yesterday was zero writing, all "where is the story going next?" Fortunately, I figured it out. =] Onward! #TimelessKeeper #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #WriterSky

Actual photo of a D&D party after locking their keys in the car.

Woohoo!!! Thanks so much! 💙📚🪐 #sff #SciFi #fantasy #LostColonies #BBNYA2025

Watch this space!! Semi finalists for BBNYA 2025 being announced tomorrow!! 😬

Wrote 2,600 words over the last 2 days after a long drought. It felt goooooood. 💙📚🪐 #TimelessKeeper #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #novel #AmWriting #WriterSky #writing

The thing is, one can craft a mediocre thing that everyone will think is kind of ok. Or one can craft something good or great and then there will always be people who love it and people who hate it My rule of thumb is checking whether critiquer is my target audience before taking critique onboard

#drwho quote #doctorwho #newwho My favorite new era doctor who...

Loving this keyboard. My full review.

👇👇👇 [Alt-text] post reads “If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. tel: 1-877-447-4487

In a massive show of cowardice Ice is now putting out video “demanding” Americans be nice to the Gestapo doing terrorism against them or else. You know what that means America. Time to turn up the volume and show these Nazi cowards what we really think of them and their fascist terror.

Good morning

@ryansouthwickauthor.com One Man's Trash is a fun, clean romantic comedy. "Everything fits together so naturally, from the character dialogue, to the cleaner robots who love Croft, to Maria's relationship talk with a true AI" amzn.to/4mqUuF2

From my WIP. 💙📚🪐 #WIPSnippet #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #sff #scifi #WriterSky #writing #TimelessKeeper

Funny how almost every book I've written began with the flash of a compelling scene in my head. I listed them out for the heck of it. 😁 💙📚🪐

Wind and Truth was a love-hate relationship for me. It drew me in with a strong start, then slowed significantly until the final 25%. Great themes and messages, though preachy at times. Full review below. 📚💙 #ReaderSky #sff #BookSky #fantasy #BrandonSanderson #WindAndTruth

Thanks for having me! Excited to get to know the community and learn about some new authors. Best of luck to everyone in #BBNYA2025 ! 🪐📚💙

A big #BBNYA2025 welcome to Enigma by Ryan Southwick Welcome aboard and best of luck!!

Feeling attacked, honestly.

Met a fellow Pennsylvania native in Shizuoka, Japan, of all places. He happened to enjoy sci fi, so I gave him the copy of Enigma I shlepped from the US for just such an occasion. Felt much better than selling a copy to a stranger. Mission complete.

Just witnessed an assassination....

I took a short break from the madness of the world and came up with wacky anime titles for my books. I think my favorite is, "Once Upon a Nightwalker: Returning as an Overpowered Vampire To My Old Job Where My Co-Workers Hate Me" 😂 #BookSky #SciFi #sff #anime #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity

I'm honored to be among the other amazing quarterfinalists. Thank you team Ground Control to Major Tom!! #SciFi #Booksky #SPSFC #SPSFC4 #LostColonies

Yes, we need it all! Don't let fascists kill your passion, your creativity, your sources of inspiration and beauty. (Plus, join me in daily practice esp if you are in US: breathe, ground, center, phone Congress) #solarpunk #activism #justice

Just went and got my second dose of the Covid (spikevax) vaccine. If you had the first dose six months ago and you're over 65, or have any kind of immune compromised issues, consider getting a second dose. Or getting a first dose if you haven't had one yet.

Maybe you can convince me to get through book 1 of mistborn. I've heard such good things, the author seems like a good guy but the way women are being handled in book 1 is disappointing. He admitted himself it was a valid criticism(I went and looked to see if I was alone in this feeling).

Almost halfway through Winds of Truth. It seems to have more irons in the fire than any 2 other books in the series combined! Better, it addresses several modern topics around diversity and inclusion that have made me a true #BrandonSanderson fan. We need more of this. #BookSky #ReaderSky 📚🪐

Z-Tech Chronicles Book 5 partially takes pace near the Pacific Highway. I wanted to convey just how beautiful it is, so I pictured it in my mind and let the words flow. Years later, I see this amazing pic that captures everything I wanted to say. Breathtaking. #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity

My kid told me he started reading one of my books, and that he intends to read them all. There is no greater happiness. 😊 #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #novel #AmWriting #WriterSky #writing

'The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.' ― Stephen King Good luck with your writing, #turtlewriters! Take care & stay safe, 🐢🍀❤️ ((hugs)) #WritingCommunity

"Tol Himling IV" #Photography #MonoLake

In addition to participating in today's #boycott, my wife and I have finally joined the growing masses moving completely away from Amazon. Surprisingly tough, but it feels right. Stand strong together.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

I don't normally post this kind of stuff for the sake of my mental health, but this is hilarious. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wild and incredibly cool! Er... less cool, now? #science

A team of judges shrouded in myth made All Hope of Becoming Human by Lonnie Busch an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. https://tinyurl.com/allhopehuman "Busch does a tremendous job of eliciting strong emotional responses to all characters in this book, no matter how great and small they are."

Today's adventure: upgrading my author site from Next.js 14 -> 15. Let the games begin. #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #nextjs #coding

Ditto.