Planning my next book, and it’s making me think about the power of names. With SFF it’s hard to write “off the cuff” like I do because the world needs to be consistent. But once I find the right name for something, things just lock in. Almost to drafting…
#Booksky 📚💙 #writersky #writingcommunity
Pro tip from a colleague of mine, a tasteful wooden partition behind you that folds up (like the ones they used to change behind in movies). Beat my plain grey nylon ones any day.
(Though personally, Heaven and Hell’s The Devil You Know takes it for best of latter-day Sabbath)
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Nonconsecutive kid song for tonight was Dear Father by Black Sabbath (from 13, which, as far as final albums by old af bands go, pretty good!)
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Scrivener is the kind of tech that sometimes makes me feel like DCAU Batman, before delivering a humbling amount of “what did I just do?”
And now I’m imagining how he’d read for Epigram and it’s bringing an evil little smile to my face
Also, my horror novella, Devilgoode is out now! o-a-bhatti.itch.io/devilgoode
Basically it’s what happens when you cross Fargo/Twin Peaks with a slasher
Kid song of the day tonight was Stranger On The Town by The Damned. youtu.be/O7X2tPoaUCU?...
Man I miss my local Long John Silvers. It was a double-feature with a Taco Bell in it too. Miiiiight have influenced our decision to move to this town. RIP 😢
Setting up a pit to weaken your opponent is a diabolical move 🤣
Oh, and non-consecutive kid song was Moonchild by Iron Maiden (chosen by the Moonchild themself, incidentally, with a liiiitle help from the Devil)
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My novella, Devilgoode, is officially up for sale as an ebook! Got it at my brand-spanking new itch.io (o-a-bhatti.itch.io/devilgoode)%...
Ugh, he always seems to have a chip on his shoulder. Hate it when baby boys let that stuff bleed into the way they treat people
Ooh, gotta ask: Jericho is a known POS/fascist-supporter, what’s up with Darby?
OUT NOW! All Portals, No Keys
An absurdly decorated haunted house on the precipice of a big swirly purple thing is the latest subject of Kara's supernatural/cryptid vlog series. She needs the money. The house needs meat. #indiewriter #indie #SFF #booksky RP please!
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Kid songs had to take a backseat for a couple nights as we got used to a new routine. Came back with a freaking vengeance with Dead Revolution by Hammers of Misfortune
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I’ll post the links soon, but here’s the cover:
Just submitted my novella, Devilgoode, for e-publishing, and it’ll be available for purchase soon! I forget how much I’ve talked about it in public, but picture Lynchian small-town drama, mixed with a bit of Fargo. It’s a sequel to Veilrender, but you wouldn’t be lost if you haven’t read that book.
I feel like bad movies are getting worse. Films are hard to make and involve lots of people doing various jobs. Even when a movie wasn’t particularly good, you could still feel the spark behind it (see Street Fighter (1994)). Now with so few movies being made and corporate mandates, it’s slop city
(And yes, they’re on my phone. Daddy don’t stream 👴🏽)
Tonight’s kid song was Remains by Algeirs. Either there’s something in the air or I just have a lot of “free the people” songs on my phone 🤣
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Today’s kid song was, aptly, Fall of an Empire by the Pakistani metal band , Black Warrant.
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Kid song of the day was “Blue” by A Perfect Circle
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Gonna start doing a “kid song of the day” series (song chosen by a kid to listen to before bedtime). Today it’s In Mourning’s “As Long As Twilight Stays”
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If anyone’s wondering about vibes, think less “Resident Evil” like Veilrender, and more “Fargo done like A24 horror.”
Oh wow! Wasn’t expecting this much traffic from that post yesterday! Good a time as any to mention I’m almost ready to release the follow-up novella to my horror/action novel, Veilrender. Just gotta finish the cover and all the book stuff…
Thanks for the push! Anyone looking for fun SFF to get immersed in would have a good time with The Unlinked Prince, my south-Asian inspired utopian fantasy novel set in a solarpunky city (and beyond), featuring egalitarian, anti-authoritarian messaging… and giant monsters! books2read.com/u/49w2lp
Apparently “protect the kids” is both “keep them from living their truth” AND “make sure they can’t bring up charges on their abusers.”
