Check out my audiobook (FYI it's AI narrated) of my award-winning book The Terror and The Sword on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDAP... #booksky #freeaudiobooks #audiobooks #fantasy

My book The Terror and the Sword won two bronze medals from The Global Book Awards! globalbookawards2025all.spread.name?filter=BookC... globalbookawards2025all.spread.name?filter=BookC... #booksky

I made a few dollars off of my book without running ads! It's a small win, but when you're a new author you got to take as many as those as you can get.

Challenging circumstances are opportunities. Be grateful for being pushed to achieve something you wouldn't have if things were easier.

An outline is like the pirate code in Pirates of the Caribbean, it's more of a guideline.

What's the difference, in your opinion, between a villain and an anti-hero? Anti-hero is such a broad term that I'm questioning whether it should be used to describe any fictional character. #booksky #writers #readers #fiction

open.substack.com/pub/trevorwa... #StarWars

Social media: We'll give you a couple hundred characters for you to write a post. Me (an author): Can I negotiate for a couple hundred words, instead of characters? SM: No. Me: I would like to speak to the manager. SM: I'm sorry, sir, you went over the character limit. Please write another post.

Writing a book description that will sell is easier than writing a novel. Well... that's what I'm telling myself as try to write a blurb that will sell. #booksky #authors

Writing a book description that will sell is easier than writing a novel. #booksky #authors

Very funny!

How do you define fantasy? #booksky

If you want to help someone who's an author, particularly someone who wants to be a full time writer, it's simple: tell people about their book. The author will thank you with their undying love and gratitude. Maybe a cookie too. #booksky

Here comes the cavalry... I mean the tropes! #writing #bluesky #substack open.substack.com/pub/trevorwa...

People say non-fiction is harder to write than fiction, but I disagree. In non-fiction you're dealing with facts, so you already have an idea of what you are going to say. With fiction you have to make up the facts and think about how you're characters will interact with them. #booksky

I turn off Amazon ads over the weekend because I wanted to retarget them. Then I look today and found a KU reader read the whole book on Sunday (thanks whoever you are). Go figure. #booksky #authors

There are three types of writers in the world: 1. Those who plot 2. Those who don't 3. Those who are one of the two and wish they were the other Which are you? #booksky #authors

Revising: the stage of publishing a book, where you frequently ask yourself these questions: "What was I trying to say here?" "Why did I write the same thing twice?" "Why did I think this was good?" "Why did I use so many words?" "Why did I think this made sense?" #booksky

I finished the 2nd draft of my 2nd book!

I noticed a typo in my book the other day, but I don't care that much. I know typos don't look professional, but I think as more people start to use AI to "write" books, and the AI gets better an better at writing them, typos will be a sign that a human wrote a book, not AI. #booksky #authors

A while ago, I posted a scene from my book and said it was a good one but wasn't my favorite. Then @kendal02.bsky.social asked what my favorite one was. Here it is. The scene is multiple pages long, & involves multiple characters, so I shortened it. The voice is AI & was made with VoxMaker. #booksky

I tried BookTok. It didn't work out... open.substack.com/pub/trevorwa... #booksky #booktok #tiktok #authors

Ever since I published a book, I find myself stopping and slowing down if I'm reading a good book because now I appreciate the amount of work it took to get those words on the page. #booksky

Nothing feels better than deleting unneeded words while revising. #booksky

There's nothing that makes you appreciate the amount of work that goings into writing a book like writing another book. #authors #booksky

If this isn’t your favorite, I’m curious, what’s your favorite part of the book?

I'm working on the second draft of my second book and have come to the realization that making sure there's continuity between book one and book two is going to make up a large part of the revision process. But it's time well spent.

I'm trying to use AI to make an audiobook for my fantasy book, but the inconsistency of how it pronounces the names, even when I use phonetic pronunciation, makes me feel like I'm editing and revising a book that's already published. #booksky

Deleted my TikTok account today. BookToks not for me.

I've been on TikTok for a few days and I realize it's not the place for me to promote my books. I don't write anything close to what comes up after searching "booktok" on the platform. Though it has helped me realize that my target audience probably isn't on TikTok. #booksky #TikTok

I'm trying to promote my book on TikTok, but it looks like BookTok is all spicy romance. I wrote a book with no romance, detailed fight scenes, complex character relationships, a complex MC and deals with religious disbelief. Is it even worth me promoting it on TikTok? #booksky #authors

I'm not against writers using AI. But there's a difference between using an AI to edit your book and having AI write the book. The former uses AI as a tool to refine something you have crafted. The later has AI do the crafting for you. #booksky #AI #author #AIdebate

Scene from my book. Not one of my favorites, but still a good one. #booksky #newauthor #debutbook

Getting formatting consistent in KDP, D2D, Lulu, and Ingram is slowly chipping away at my sanity. Now, I understand why some indie authors are Amazon exclusive. #booksky

I'm a new author, but it feels like book marketing (and learning book marketing) takes up more time than writing, revising and publishing a book. I would say I want a raise but...🤷‍♂️ #booksky

Revisions are just retcons that the readers will never know about. #authors #booksky

If you want to help an author, tell people about their book. It's easy, free, and simple, and helps get the word out about their book. It also might earn you the author's undying love and affection. Or a cookie. #booksky #authors #supportingauthors #books #cookies

I know authors don't like revising as much as they like writing. It's tedious rereading the same thing. But it keeps you honest. Doesn't matter if you're reading the 1st or 100th draft, if you, the author, aren't engaged with your story or are confused, then changes are needed. #booksky #authors

Finished the first draft of my second book!

The Internet isn't the real world. Remember to get offline and spend some time with the people you care about and give your eyes a break from looking at a screen.

My prequel short story, The Terror's Capture, is out! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBGYPT86

Why do I write books? Because books are a great media to tell a long form story. Because they're a form of entertainment that you don't need a screen to enjoy. Because being able to read still words on a paper and be moved is magical. Because after years of reading it's fun to do. #booksky #books

Does anyone have any tips to grow an email list as a new author? I hear it's important for marketing, but how am I supposed to grow an email list when no one knows who I am? #booksky

My book's up on Kobo. If you have Kobo Plus then you can read it for free! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... Check it out if you enjoy: 1. Complex characters 2. Sword fights 3. Vivid world-building 4. Tense stories with twists 5. Dark, dangerous worlds 6. Being pulled in from Ch1 #booksky #Kobo #KoboPlus

New cover for my book! The first 100 people can read it for FREE over here on Book Funnel: getmybook.com/s84ayfn7zu #booksky #freebook #bookfunnel

New cover for my book! The first 100 people can read it for FREE over at BookFunnel, just click this link: getmybook.com/s84ayfn7zu

For those of you who read space marine books, what makes a good space marine book? And what makes a bad one? #booksky #spacemarine #scifibooks #spacemarinebooks

I reuploaded my book The Terror & The Sword over on BookFunnel (getmybook.com/s84ayfn7zu). It's available for FREE for the first 100 people. Check it out if you like: 📜Complex characters ✒️Magical swords 📜Sword fighting ✒️Vampires 📜Vivid worldbuilding ✒️Tension #booksky #newauthor #freebook #bookfunnel

How many reviews does a book need to have before you buy it? 🤔 #booksky