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BOOK…KOLI—ARCHIVE UNDYING Two fugitive engineer priests Two vengeful warrior twins Together, they’ll bring hell to the gods 🌍 Terraforming gone bad 🛰️ Ancient mechanical gods 🕷️ Arachnid mammals 🧙 Nanotech magic ⚔️ Sword (1) vs 🔫 railguns (lots) #QuestPit #Q #A #SF #F #SFF

QUANTUM MAGICIAN ❌ Logan Lucky When an AI-piloted hyperliner threatens her home, aging traffic controller Dez decides to rob the hell out of it. No security/mobsters can keep Dez from her cash. But, when things aboard aren’t as expected, all bets are off. #QuestPit #W #A #SF

What are 2-3 comps for your current WIP? ALWAYS ACCORD is what would happen if Logan Lucky’s blue collar crew lived in the universe of Derek Künsken’s The Quantum Magician and decided to rob the space version of that ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal

Finished listening to THE GATHERING, by C. J. Tudor - what a fabulous ride! Loved this Alaskan vampire murder mystery from start to finish. Atmosphere thicker than an arctic blizzard. Lorelei King’s narration was perfect too! Highly recommended for mystery & vampire fans #AmReading

Refreshing my synopsis after some pretty major changes, and WOOF, I remember why these things are a slog. Doing what I can to inject it with some personality without using 10K words.

Some of my favorite craft books are in this stack! That being said, the real answer for me is some amalgam of all the books - good and bad, classic and modern, all across genres - that I've read.

Oh absolutely, no question! As a side tip for writers: if you really like a book (or it’s a comp), check the acknowledgements for who the writer’s agent is so you can add them to your query list.

Futurescapes was a phenomenal experience for me. It gave me not only deep insight into my prose, but my query package as well. Best of all, it led me to some wonderful friendships. Writing can be isolating, and having a community makes a WORLD of difference.

For any sci fi writers out there, check out this great craft book. It’s a bit older (‘95), but filled with tons of info, illustrations, and easy(ish) math explainers if you want to dig in. Give it a try if you want to make some planets of your own! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

The Snuvv (the secret strange hole in the Once-ler’s gruvvulous glove) has got to be the most disquieting thing I’ve seen in a children’s book. Look at that thing. Just awful.

Gotta boost The Spear Cuts Through Water - read it recently and it rocked my world. Definitely need to check out the rest on this list too!

Drafting: How long could someone stay conscious after removing a foreign object puncturing their lung? Querying: Increasingly desperate pleas to tell me if synopsis length guidelines are for single- or double-spaced

Northern hemisphere folks: supposed to be some good aurora tonight! space.com/stargazing/aur…

Finished reading TOUCH OF DEATH, by Taylor Munsell is order TOUCH OF DEATH! I loved how the story plays with fate & I was constantly on my toes worrying abt George & pals (in the best way!) This witchy world’s a BLAST, but the characters’ love & friendship is the novel’s true beating heart #AmReading

One of my favorite things about starting a new book? Getting to use my fancy embosser! #AmReading #WritingCommunity

It hit 90 today, and that means Mai Tais and smashburgers on the flat top (not pictured-eaten too quickly) Gus’ Mai Tai 1 oz Jamaican rum 1 oz aged rum 0.5 oz Grand Marnier 0.75 oz lime 0.5 oz orgeat Shake with ice, dump, add mint. Frosty!

Show me the closest gif you can find to the villain/antagonist of your most recent story.

It’s genuinely one of my writing goals to see a book of mine at a flea market or used bookstore

Taking advantage of this unreasonably beautiful day by editing outside. Got my WIP, a sneaky glass of Pernod, and a fuzzy audience. #AmWriting

Stoked to be diving back into the weird universe of my space heist novel! Goal is to whip this thing into shape for querying later this year. First step: a fresh reading focused on macro flow, character arcs and, my bane, pesky crime logistics.