7,000 words in two days; never have I had this kind of momentum. 24,000 words since the start of Nov. — Process: I thought of scenes, sorting them in 3 ACTS. Found a western structure that fits. Studied “save the cat”. Studied history books. When scenes pop in my head, I put them in relative act. ✍🏾
Must. Stop. Starting new book projects without finishing them 😅 — I have 1 novel and 2 novellas in need of editing, plus an additional 4 WIP; 🤯 juggling too many ideas hah!
Haha, I read this as: “with his tiny little hands and mushroom” 🍄 😂
Yes! This makes sense, 💯
So true - I’ve stopped listening to lots of books because I couldn’t stand the narration! Hate that! Lol
John The Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman. Silver John, a guy who looks a little like Johnny Cash, sits by a fire and strums his silver-stringed guitar. Behind him, a lady demon with horns and bat wings looks on.
While i was out of town, i finally dug into the John The Balladeer collection by Manly Wade Wellman, (and released in a new edition by @valancourtbooks.bsky.social ) and I am completely in love with the character, atmosphere and tone of these stories. They're wonderful.
Nice! 😊
Book cover of Desd Mona by D. J. Runnels on the right. Pair of worn jeans lower left. Peace symbol upper left.
Dead Mona by D. J. Runnels was accepted by one of the BIG FIVE publishers. Then they decided the women in it were too “strong.” So I self-published.
It has hit the Amazon top 150 in humor.
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Amazon.com/dp/B0D3YQX3C8 📚💙 📚⚡️ #skywriters 📚🖋️
Welcome! 🙏🏾
But yeah… the rocks 😒
Luckily there’s grass nearby for the doggies 🤗
📣 Made it to Fort Collins! 🌄
This town is perfect, nice balance of city life and corn; after baking all day, corn field behind our house, that
When [ 🌽💩 ➡️ 💨 ] goes up your nose after it bakes in Colorado-sun all day; 😤 -> 🥹; made me nostalgic for my hometown in SC.
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We’re moving to Fort Collins, Colorado this week! They have an amazing writing community there; can’t wait! 😊 #writers #goals
Marker illustration. A yellow and clay colored warsuit crouches behind a building with its rifle at the ready, preparing to engage a green craft with a mace and shield which prowls a block away.
'In Wait'
Marker illustration, personal work. Surprisingly, this one didn't fade as much as some of the others I did in Copics.
This is where I post from.
Book cover of the legendary fantasy romance Guardians Of Planet Ena. Gracing the book cover are the two handsome gay black MCs. A forest is behind them. They wear RayBan sunglasses, jackets and hats as the sun illuminates their faces. Link in bio to all five novels.
Book III, Guardians Of Planet Ena. Your hero’s continue their lives on Planet Ena after having prevented a moon-sized asteroid from destroying Earth and its inhabitants. Luka and Makaio stand before Jahi and Bakari having kept their promises. They've delivered their children from Earth and into their awaiting arms. In this story they become acquainted with Bahadur’s immortal child who was abandoned for thousands of years awaiting his father and uncle’s return. We become familiar with the Greater Elder’s ever more so in this intimate story of family and bonds. With profound detail we delve deeper into the lands of the people of Ena including their cultures, art, architecture and lifestyles. The histories of the Enaphim's early developments and scientific endeavors are ascertained. Peaceful human hybrid settlements integrated with pure blooded Enaphim are displayed and spoken of. A greater understanding of who the heroes are and where they come from are revealed. Healing and acceptance from past mistakes with new outlooks for the future is the path to transcendence and inner peace for those who had turned their back on the teachings of The Enaphim. Unspeakable danger arrives on Ena in the form of a portal opened from not one of their own wrecking havoc and mayhem upon the innocent peaceful lives of the immortals. Luka steps in to confront this mysterious evil alone, not allowing his friends to assist in order to protect them. They discover a new race of extraterrestrials on Earth in the process of warring with the new foes. Will they recover or is all lost when they battle the seemingly impossible to protect both the Milky Way galaxy that shelters Earth and the Andromeda galaxy in which Planet Ena resides from an unstoppable force that threatens to destroy all life in both star systems? The ever evolving esoteric world they live in and their strength is tested in ways that it never has, resulting in them losing a precious loved one in the process.
Guardians Of Planet Ena. The coven embark upon a new journey to keep their promises to Elder Enaphim. Life destroying events, supernatural powers at max, & the Enaphim’s toughest tests to date create a nail biting suspenseful page turner. LGBTQIA+ Fantasy romance sci-fi action adventure thriller.
I rarely admit that I'm a Christian Fantasy Writer, because when I think of the genre, I think super white. And two - just the negative connotation of being Christian.
I felt that when writing yesterday. But I’m claiming Christian Fantasy as my own.
#bvm #christianfantasy #blackbooksky
White-tailed Deer #optimisticinacautiousfashion #youthofferspromise #everythingpalesincomparisontodeer A white-tailed deer stands alertly, ready to return into the deeper forest. Sketch art by Don Rice.
Driving a Motorcycle is Like Flying #intunewiththeuniverse #lightbendstowardchalkyblue #agoodtravelerhasnofixedplans A man riding on a blue and purple motorcycle, looking happy to be on the road. Sketch art by Don Rice.
Mom Shepherds Kids Into a Matinee Movie #cinemaissomethingbetweenartandlife #enjoythesummerdays #bigthingshavesmallbeginnings A woman carries a sleepy young child across her shoulder as she holds some parchment paper wrapped food with her other hand. Her two older kids excitedly parade around beside her. Sketch art by Don Rice.
Thanks for the artshare, Symon!
Hello all. I am a sketcher, trying to capture the strength, love, madness and chaos of the 'reality' I see around me.
Some recent sketchy work.
Thank you for hosting ✨️
I'm Grace, and I like to do horror art. Here's one of my sketchbooks spread 🎨
I also work digitally, but that is on pause for the moment 👻
The cover of my webcomic, Maraketh's Chosen, created by James Duran, Aubrey Lynn Jeppson, and Norn Noszka. The art is primarily warm orange and purple featuring the main characters in the foreground and a shadowy, robed figure looking angrily down from the sky.
Today is #freecomicbookday!! Webcomic artists of Bluesky, please share your free comics or repost for visibility!!
🌀rules🌀
✨ don't A!/NFT!
✨ reply with cover/fav panel
✨ tag a friend/artist u admire
An illustration of a fairy brushing their long hair, traditional line work and stippling and painted orange and pink in procreate.
A digitally illustrated flash sheet featuring tattoo designs of The Three of Swords and two daggers.
A digital illustrated page from Maraketh's Chosen, a dark fantasy webcomic created by James Duran, featuring a grotesque and enormous unicorn crashing through a wall with a figure of an elderly woman facing off against it.
Hello thanks for hosting this! I'm Norn Noszka, an illustrator and tattoo artist working in both traditional and digital! I love bold lines, fairies, and swords.
I'll start, I'm Symon and ink & Pen artist from Brazil
Sad - We were planning a vacation there. Not now. 😡
Yes!! Thank you!!
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead.
500+ students online and in person.
My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT!
WE MOVE!!
karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...
Artemis, my seal point Birman cat, is wondering where I was all weekend.
Happy Monday, from Artemis.
“Dunbar used folk dialect to give voice and dignity to the experience of Black Americans at the turn of the 20th century.”
✨ Author Letter drop!
I finally wrote the back-story of LOVE LIKE LIGHT: fear-based detours, first Pride at 41, & why every spirit animal levels up when you accept yourself.
Read the note ➜ glitterdomesheriff.substack.com/p/love-like-...
#LoveLikeLight #Pride #SelfAcceptance #LGBT #Writers
Legit started the substack (if you couldn’t tell haha), getting my writing out to the public, and not just family 🤙🏾— Wish me luck! 🤗 #goals2025 #writingcommunity #blacksky #fantasy #authorsky
Rocky Mountain PBS caught me (West) and my husband soaking up our first Montrose Pride 🌈✨
From Charleston to Colorado, we're still chasing light—and making room for every shade of love.
Read the feature 👉 www.rmpbs.org/blogs/commun...
#MontrosePride #Pride365 #LoveLikeLight
