I can't believe this! SO thrilled and humbled to be a finalist in #BBNYA2025! I'm extra pumped because book 2 (Thiefcatcher) is through editing and expected in November! This is really a dream come true!

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Join me LIVE today at 12pm with @cjswitzer.bsky.social ! #booksky #books #live #interview #podcast www.youtube.com/live/0TOT-mI...

Hey friends, join me and Chris at Bearded Book Beast as we talk about Morvelving! www.youtube.com/live/0TOT-mI...

106k words for book. It's almost done. Subscribe to my newsletter so you don't miss the title reveal, linktr.ee/cj_switzer

Work is quiet. Starts writing. Work: ping ping ping! 💀 Everytime. :p

Last day for @narratess.com indie ebook sale! At FREE to $1.99, there's no excuse , grab a book: indiebook.sale

This coming weekend, August 23-25, hundreds of Indie ebooks will be on sale(including Morvelving)! Prices range from FREE to $1.99. Save this link: indiebook.sale There is no genre restriction. No excuse. Find the book you like and grab it! #booksky #fantasybooks #readers

Congratulations to the semi-finalists in the @bbnya.bsky.social! Good luck on the second round! Thank you to the panelists and organizers for making this competition possible!

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

I will be at Mac Minicon July 19th. Come grab a beer at Bierly Brewery and say hi!

I'm selling books at IFG's Tournament of Roses in Portland! Swords and books is a powerful combination.

Newsletter is live. Join and you'll receive Morvelving's first chapter for free! I will be using the newsletter for updates and special offers. Link in my profile

Super excited and good luck to all!

Sequel's first draft at 52k words. I'm pushing through to the midpoint.

Series title reveal! The Mourning Sword. Who the Mourning Sword is and what it means to carry the title is the question the series will answer. If you’ve read Morvelving, you will already have a few accurate guesses.

I can’t wait not to watch and to tell everyone else not to watch this AI slop, either. USE ARTISTS YOU LAZY, USELESS KUMQUATS variety.com/2025/artisan...

Ye gods!

I finally have time to write. It's been tEn tHOuSanD yEArS, no, just five days. Still feels too long.

Waking up to find a new review feels like xmas morning as a kid. Wherever you are, Barcus, thank you!

Signed up and excited!

---Ebook Sale!--- Friday 7th - Friday 21st The Voice of Kings👑 UK: Now £1.99 US: Now $2.50 (2.99 Amazon) Similar deals in other territories. A fantasy story with a renaissance flavour, about the golden age of reality, and that of the immagination. Links⬇️ #bookrecommendation #booksky #sale 💙📚🪐

Since Bluesky is opening up, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone I have some pretty awesome books for fans of epic fantasy, swashbuckling, and found family. www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCPBJHY

BOOK SALE February is my "My Cat Needs Dental Surgery Book Sale." The Lion, first in my Speaker Origins series, is $.99 for the month of February. ▪︎ Leguin-inspired ▪︎ Prehistorical Fantasy 💙📚🪐👀 ▪︎ A quick-paced read ▪︎ Character focused #HazelTheInternKitty #CatsofBluesky books2read.com/u/bWAzpY

A society of warrior-mages whose creed forbids feelings, family, and homeland in service to the greater good. Is it any wonder they're betraying each other? 🔥hear lies and see feelings! 🔥queer heroes 🔥schemes and intrigue 🔥emotion is forbidden books2read.com/PathofEndles... 💙📚🪐📚🌈

Mayhem and order. We must hold the Hinterlands!

Wo! New season of Wheel of Time is killing it. Not perfect, but refreshing.

1st drafts are supposed to be slop. The problem is I want to start cleaning up the mess. No. Keep writing.

Morvelving book 2 is at 35k words. I was hoping to hit the midpoint by April. Doesn't seem likely I will, but I'll try.

Sequel is at 30k words! Excited to break into the meat of the story.

👀 Earthsea meets Redwall.

Fun fact: my book and character Morvelving is three syllables: mor - vel - ving. You'll find the same amount of syllables in popular fantasy names. Ones on the top of my head: Eragon, Aragorn, Kaladin.

In day-job office today, so no writing or marketing. I wouldn't do this to myself if I liked to eat.

Being a self-pub author is wanting to write but having to market instead.

IN ONE YEAR, THE EMPIRE WILL HANG BRINA’S FATHER. SHE WON’T LET THEM. Drop a comment or DM to receive a free copy of "The Shape Of Power" next week!

I had a great time with peer author A. J. Peterson about world building. Check it out: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Today is my "day off" from writing. Relax. Recharge. Go fence and read. Play some Helldivers.

Plug into zen music and write words

My book Morvelving 📚 is in two local bookstores. I'm hoping to increase that number.

Sunlight in these dark times: my 12 year old niece LOVES my book Morvelving 📚. That's right. This book has been approved by niece.

I had the pleasure and opportunity to submit the first chapter of Morvelving Book 2 for my local writer's group in-house competition. The awards ceremony was a blast (including me unaware my chapter was being read aloud). And I'm super excited it won "Best First Chapter".

If you are seeing this for the first time. Hi, C. J. Switzer here. I write high and grim fantasy. My debut novel, Morvelving, is out now. The title makes it easy to find! You can Morvelving here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params... Or Bookshops.org, Amazon, etc.

Pet tax! This Feanor pretending to be a zebra with extra fluff. Show me your pets. :)

Welcome to the SciFi/Fantasy/SpecFit Book feed! 🦄🔮🐉🪐 1️⃣ save/pin/heart the feed if you're enjoying it 2️⃣ repost to help us find more nerds 3️⃣ use 🪐📚 or 📚🪐 to post to feed 4️⃣ add a 💙 to post to the main BookSky feed too 5️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)

The advise I heard most about becoming an author is "write read write". What I'm learning now is that it should be "write market read write". Point being: learn how to market. I'll let you know when I figure it out!

I should be writing but American Primeval hits hard.

Check out my interview with MJ Struven about The Jovian Madrigals and where the series is heading on the Writers Are People Too podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA5D...

My schedule has returned to a small measure of normalcy. Thought I'd share where I'm at on my next project. If you are seeing this for the first time. Hi, C. J. Switzer here. I write high and grim fantasy. My debut novel, Morvelving, is out now. The title makes it easy to find!