Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all. Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and

The snow is already starting to fall in Ottawa, but I managed to stop at the LCBO and pick up some storm whisky to tide me over 'til I have to shovel in the morning. HT BEARFACE Whisky #ONStorm

All this talk about 160-year-old social security recipients makes me suspect there's a viral ad campaign to lobby for a new season of What We Do in the Shadows.

Want to support a Canadian epic fantasy indie author? Buy 'Crown of Caphedra', on Indigo: indigo.ca/en-ca/crown-of… 'The death of a king and the schemes of the power-hungry lure three steadfast friends into a war of succession and the fight for a crumbling capital.' #BuyCanadian

Statistically, this weekend's time change sees an increase in accidents, but mine happened yesterday. Blowing snow sent me off the road, and while I was stranded, I got rear-ended. Needless to say I'm not getting too much writing on my WIP done today. March Break's a bust, too.

Cooking up another newsletter now... My March edition will go out by month's end. (So be sure to sign up early!) ianrobertross.com/newsletter/ What do you folks in the #booktwt #writerscommunity want to hear about? Drop your questions and I'll answer them in this month's email.

My March newsletter will go out tomorrow at midnight, looking at POV characters (and spoilers for new ones in Kings of Kramwen, due out later this year.) New subscribers can sign up on my site. ianrobertross.com/newsletter/ #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writing #epicfantasy

I hate how Microsoft Word changes what you type. I just went back to a piece of writing where I'd written "collar" and it had changed it to "colour". In another place, it changed "soldier" to "shoulder" -- I didn't type those words!

Is it just me, or are nunchucks making a huge comeback?

Stopping by to say hi. So...um... Hello.

A little late for #Caturday, but here's our new little feather duster. I swear it's like his coat is multi cam. It makes it tough to get a good picture of him. #CatsOfTwitter

I swear I'm working on this... Just broke 301k words on my second draft. The final confrontation is going to be resolved within the next 2-3k words and then I have a little bit of denouement to play with. After that, it's off to the beta readers. #amwritingfantasy #booktwt

I'm not saying my diet is a complete fail, but let's just say that if I was a star in 'The Expanse', I'd be referred to as a titular character.

Theo's a week older and settling in well. I know I said I'd usurp his name to make it short for Thoedoric, but after a recent relapse into Tolkien, I think Theodin is a better fit. "It's 5am. Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden, and clean my litter box!" #Caturday #CatsOfTwitter

Seems like just yesterday. Thriteen years, eh? #MyXAnniversary

So it's May the Fourth, but maybe I'll just sith this one out. #StarWarsDay

I really hate all those posts that show horrible things happening, then say it was "caught on CCTV"... when really that's just an excuse for the depraved person who recorded the vile act on their cell and was too indecent to bother trying to actually stop it.

I am sitting out at the barbecue and a raccoon walks past along the fence row. I said, "It's a little early for you fellows, eh?" He turned around and walked the back the way he came.

I still have 8 chapters out of 57 to proofread before I start farming this out for third-party editing, and I might elaborate a little bit on the last chapter I was working on... but here we are, with 'Kings of Kramwen'! #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy #booktwt

Warm, sunny weather is back in Ottawa. Chops and ribs smoking away on the backyard barbecue.