Hello again! It’s me, your friendly neighborhood self-published author™ and generally tired human being, J.
We’re about halfway through Pride Month. 7 years after officially coming out as Bi, I attended my first Pride Parade and Festival. The atmosphere was one that I would describe as Defiant Jubilation, which is honestly something my spirit needed during times like these.
Moving on, no promos this month. I’ve talked before about how Tales of a Stranger Sister isn’t what I would call a LGBTQ+ book and during Pride Month, I want those creators and stories to get the spotlight they very much deserve.
NEXT month, however, I’ll be running some promotions in conjunction with my and S.E. Robertson/C.A. Moss’s attendance at this year’s Confluence SFF Conference. We’ll be selling our books (mine – singular, theirs – many) and bringing our brand of cozy-adjacent storytelling to where the Three Rivers meet. If you’re attending, make sure to stop by the dealer’s room and find us! We’ll have candy! And bookmarks! And Social Anxiety! Come before the first two run out!
Now, that brings us to the final bit of business with this post – Making good on a promise.
I’ve been pretty mum about the next book, other that there will be a next book. I don’t like hyping things up when there’s no guarantee they will happen as announced (See Nukem Forever, Duke.)
However, that said, I feel pretty confident that this story will be completed and, eventually, published, if for no other reason than I’m too damn stubborn to give up on it now.
I don’t have a release date, a cover preview, or even a completed draft. Hell, I don’t even have a finalized title. But if you like working titles, then this your lucky day! From the exhausted brain of J. Robert Matthewson, author of Tales of a Stranger Sister, comes…
Being the Chosen One
for Misery and Abject Poverty
The current goal is to have a completed draft by the end of the year and to then spend 2027 on edits, rewrites, and revisions with the hope being that I will have a finished book for sale by the end of 2027 or in early 2028. Like I said, it’s a goal, not necessarily a plan, but I’m gonna keep working on it until it’s done. Along the way, I do plan to share snippets and more information about the story as I move toward completion of these goals. So, if you’re all about the creative process, then stay tuned!
Until next time – Stay Proud, Stay Defiant, and, most importantly, stay Jubilant!
On February 28, 2025, I released my first self-published novel on Amazon. The culmination of 3 1/2 years of steady, constant writing, rewriting, revising, and editing. In short, a metric crap-ton of hard work.
Writing Tales of a Stranger Sister has been one of the most fulfilling & satisfying experiences I’ve ever undertaken, and I will always be proud of both the effort exerted and the results it produced.
What I didn’t know at the time was that only after teh book went live, then began the real, much more thankless work — Promotion and Marketing.
That has been much less fulfilling and satisfying undertaking. Frankly, it’s been mostly aggravating and frustrating. It’s not enough to simply say you have a thing that you’ve poured your time and love into, and it might be worth spending a few bucks to see it for yourself. Rather it feels like you need to become an online Personality™, creating a constantly stream of Content™, usually at the expense of trying to actually create more of that thing you actually want to make (i.e. more books).
After a year of attempting that, (while simultaneously dealing with various offline trials), I think I’ve come to the realization that I’m not particularly good at it. I mean, I’m not gonna stop trying to promote or sell this 400+ pages of words and feelings, but I’m going to stop worrying about trying to create a set amount non-book, non-story content for both this site and my social media accounts and focus more on creating the next novel (which I think has finally, truly gotten rolling), and post Content™ when I need a break from the writing grind or have something I’m genuinely excited to talk about.
That said, I did want to take a moment to reflect on my first full year as a self-published author. Truly, none of this would even be possible without the help and support of my amazing editor, self-publishing guru, sounding board, best friend, and, oh yeah, spouse — S.E. Robertson/C.A. Moss.
I will be eternally grateful to everyone who took a chance on my book, whether they bought it at the full price, during the periods when it was discounted, or even for free. I’m especially grateful to the handful who felt it was worth the time and effort to share their feelings about it in the form of reviews. Each one was truly and genuinely appreciated.
In the last year, I went from being exclusively on Amazon to selling on dozens of platforms and I think that was a positive move and am looking forward to taking advantage of the expanded availability in 2026 and beyond for both Tales and future books.
Lastly, while the results haven’t always been what I hoped so far, I’m glad that I was able to participate in multiple group promotions during 2025. The opportunity to put my book alongside other indie and self-published authors has been a unique experience and one I’m looking forward to replicating in 2026.
Which leads me to the next bit of business: Upcoming group promotions!
In a bit of Book Birthday Serendipity™, Tales of a Stranger Sister will be 50% off from March 1st through 7th exclusively on Smashwords as part of their Read An Ebook Week sale!
I have also submitted to two other promotions this spring and once I hear word if I’ve been accepted to either or both, I’ll be sure to give the specifics here as well as on Bluesky.
Lastly, some news for the semi-distant, yet still-rapidly-approaching future. Both S.E. Robertson and I will be attending Confluence 2026 in late July and will be selling and signing our books in the dealers’ room. More details will follow as we get closer to it, but if you happen to be in the Pittsburgh area then and appreciate sci-fi, fantasy, & horror books and art, then we hope you’ll check it out (and perhaps swing by the dealers’ room to say “Hi!”)
Now, let’s blow out these candles and cut this cake already! I call dibs on a frosting flower.
Rest in Peace, Burghie. You were the bestest fuzzy boy.
Okay, so this particular blog post is a few weeks overdue. I had planned to look back on the year that was and look ahead to 2026. I had a full outline and everything. Then life happened this last month and, frankly, the last thing I ever want to think about ever again is 2025, so that into the trash that outline went.
My spouse and I had to help the sweetest fuzzy boy to ever grace this planet find rest after a prolonged battle with kidney disease. He gave us eight of the most wonderful years any creature can bestow on another and it simultaneously feels both like we were cheated and yet it was more than we could ever deserve. He was love itself wrapped in fur. He is missed and will be missed until the day I can no longer miss anything because I will cease existing.
Goodbye, Burghie, my fur-son. I am grateful for every day I was privileged to be your Cat-dad. I love you.
The view from my writing/work desk for almost 8 years.
Honestly, the last month has felt like a year in itself and a hard year at that. I’m just going to let it and 2025 as a whole fade away and instead only remember the period for three things:
I have an amazing spouse, partner, and friend and I could not have made it through this year, and especially these last 4 weeks, without them. I could not possibly imagine a better human companion to have by my side on life’s journey.
I’m still proud to have released my first novel in 2025 and finally fulfill a long-delayed dream of 30+ years.
I returned to therapy and found a therapist who’s a better fit for me. I’m very glad to have another tool in my toolbox when it comes to whatever 2026 decides to throw at me,
Speaking of 2026, I don’t make resolutions when the new year arrives. I instead prefer to set actionable goals for myself, express hopes for what’s to come, and try to have positive intentions about my actions in the new year.
My biggest goal is to complete at least one draft of something in 2026, be it novel, novella, novelette, short story… Something. Anything. 2025 was a bit of a lost year for me, writing-wise, so getting back into my writing routine and redeveloping the consistency that helped me complete Tales of a Stranger Sister will no doubt do wonders for both my mood and attitude in the upcoming year.
I hope that some of those out there who bought my first novel will read it and feel strongly enough about it to want to write a review.
As for intentions, I want to make more of an effort to take better care of the doughy meat-suit my brain dwells inside. I want to connect and reconnect with people, both friends and family as well as the communities I am part of. Lastly, I intend to try and do the most good I can, when circumstances allow for it, and accept that I cannot single-handedly fix everything, but that does not mean I cannot make some things better in some small way.
I don’t know what’s in store in the year 2026, but I hope there’s some good coming, for all of us.
And to also take the evergreen lesson from Burghie – to rest when rest is needed.
And if it doesn’t come, that we make some good for each other.
American Thanksgiving is upon us and thus kicks off six weeks of perpetual “cheat” days as we barrel full speed into that glorious amorphous blob of weeks lovingly referred to as “The Holidays.”
I’m not one to go gung-ho over Christmas and I’m firmly of the belief that the famous fat man needs to stay away until at least the turkey carcass has been carted away. That said, there are things about this whole time of year that I do enjoy and look forward to. I love decorating the house the weekend after Thanksgiving with my Spouse, blasting nerdy Christmas music, drinking hot cocoa and figuring out which geeky ornaments make the cut this year for the tree. Giving gifts to friends is something I like doing, even if sometimes it’s frustratingly hard to find the quote-unquote “perfect” one for them.
But tops of the list is the food, both consuming and preparing. From making Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving to helping figure out our contributions to various holiday meals, tis the season to nom often and voraciously. Yeah, I know, the guy who dedicated maybe 20% of his first novel to descriptions of food likes to eat. Shocking, I’m sure.
Anyway, in honor of the season, I’d like to use this space to share what I’m thankful for in 2025.
First, for the 19th year in a row, I’m most thankful for my amazingly awesome (and awesomely amazing) spouse, S. E. Robertson/C. A. Moss. Having them in my life, makes it better and they help make ME want to be a better person.
Next, I’m incredibly thankful that I was able to finally achieve the dream that sat unfulfilled for 30+ years and published my first novel. I am thankful for anyone who gave it a chance and especially thankful for those who had kind things to say about my debut effort.
I’m thankful that I’m back in therapy and seemed to have found a therapist that is a good fit for me and what I need right now. 2025 was a rough one, mental health-wise, but I feel like I’m starting to right the ship as we approach 2026.
Lastly, I’m thankful that I’m finally, if slowly, finding my feet again writing-wise and have begun earnestly crafting the next novel. Expect to hear more about that in this space in 2026.
But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we still have 6 weeks or so of 2025 and that means holiday sales and deals! I’ll be participating in Smashwords’ End of the Year Sale. I’ll be back with more details on that next week.
Lastly, as we are about to be inundated with mistletoe and holly 24/7 (if you aren’t already), I just had to share the strangest and yet most delightful interpretation of the holiday season’s most famous icon. May I introduce you to a Santa… with muscles?
No! Not him! (Seriously, fuck that dead racist.)
This guy! Jolly Ol’ Saint Kick Your Ass. Jacked Frost. Badass Santa. Kazushige Sanda.
Once again, my spouse has found another bizarre, but utterly amazing Anime for us to consume and SANDA is quite possibly the most interesting interpretation of Santa Claus I’ve ever had the pleasure to experience. If you have a Prime subscription, it’s worth checking out. At least it’ll give you another reason to use it until Fallout season 2 starts.
Okay, that’s gonna wrap up things here until after Turkey Day. If you celebrate, whether with blood family, chosen family, or found family, I hope the holiday and the whole upcoming season stress-free and there is joy to be found for you and yours.
Welcome to September. The spiritual end of summer, if not the meteorological or calendrical one. That also mean its the beginning of fall, and while we sadly get very little of it in my hometown these days, it remains my favorite season, nonetheless.
Well, both yes and no. My sales for all three days combined were anemic, and that would be putting it very politely, so my first real chance at exposing my book to a large number of new eyeballs was met with a deafening yawn, which was exactly the reaction I wanted least.
That said, it wasn’t zero and I am grateful for that. So, to the handful of people who took a chance on my debut novel this month, you have my sincere and heartfelt thanks and I hope that my story is an interesting experience for you.
Staying focused on the positive, the sale did generate my first sales in the UK and Germany, so now I can say my book has a presence on three different continents (waves at Australia and my first international reader.) That’s pretty neat.
And while I did not get the desired results from joining the Narratess sale, there were things about it I did appreciate (as well as some criticisms) that I think will help me plan future marketing attempts.
In terms of the things I liked about it, the sheer volume and variety of titles being offered was amazing and truly shows the breadth and depth of what is being offered by independent & self-published writers and storytellers whose stories would never have had a chance to earn their creators money, let alone even be seen just 15 years ago due to the nature of traditional publishing. That in itself is a win for everyone, regardless of sales generated.
The other thing I really appreciated was how the sale website was set up, displaying the titles being offered in the sale randomly with each refresh, meaning that new books were always being shown each time the page was loaded. It made it feel like a thumb wasn’t being put on the scale, which is very much appreciate by those who work in niche genres and styles. It also had a filter search, making it easy to find books in your preferred taste in genres.
That said, the website did have some issues in regard to the filters, which seemed to treat everything as an AND, and never as an OR, meaning that unless you absolutely wanted a book that was both A AND B, it would not show books that were A OR B, which can be frustrating.
And while the website was built to show all sorts of books with no deference given to any specific titles, the author community participating was very much not of the same mindset and most social media posts promoting the sale and making recommendations seemed to keep pushing the same dozen or so titles. By the end of the weekend, it felt less like “Here’s a great sale with over 300+ unique titles to check out!” and more “Hey! Here’s your chance to grab these dozen books on the cheap and if you have a spare buck or two after that, maybe grab on these other books, or whatever.”
Finally, there were the bundles. I’m not opposed to bundles. I think they are both effective tools to promote multiple artists/projects and great for consumers who may have such limited disposable income that taking a chance on unknown piece of art is legitimately hard to do financially. My problem is running both a sale and bundles within the sale. Basically, the bundles got a ton of promotion before and during the sale and if your book wasn’t in a bundle (and there can be many reasons why you might not wish to participate), then you were relegated to “Oh and maybe buy these other books if you have any money left.”
That said, there is no sour grapes here and I will not begrudge anyone else any success they had last weekend, whether they were in a bundle or they had wrote one of the more popular titles being offered. Their success was earned and deserved and did not come at my expense. I can be both disappointed in my own lack of success and happy that others found some of their own.
This experience has not soured me on group promotions. I do plan to participate in another in October, though that one is much more genre focused and while my book isn’t a textbook example of the genre in question, it shares enough characteristics to be in the same neighborhood if not on main street. I’ll have more here about that when the time draws closer.
The other thing this experience has not done is deterred me from writing my next book. Indeed, the lack of interest in my book during the sale has only added fuel to a fire that had been smoldering for most of the summer. Taking a month off has also given that fire some much needed oxygen and it’s once more burning brightly to the point where I’m writing 4-5 sticky notes a day at work, so that I remember to type them up when I get home in the evening. I’m back to work, starting the first draft of what I’m pretty damn sure will be my next release. Some writers need coffee and scented candles to find the mood and energy to write. I apparently need video games and spite. I can accept that about myself.
Anyway, I’m not ready to drop any details about the before-mentioned next book, but I do feel I’ll be talking about it in more depth sooner rather than later, so stay tuned to this space for that.
Before I go, I wanted to take a quick moment to give both a hearty congratulations and much deserve plug for my awesomely amazing and amazingly awesome spouse who releasing their 12th book today! The Strangers’ Sanctuary is an authentic and beautiful story and I am incredibly proud to have been part of its creation as both an alpha and beta reader, but as also as a general cheerleader and sounding board as they worked on it. I honestly cannot recommend this book highly enough because any praise I give it would feel inadequate. This is a book that will make you feel… all sorts of things, but you will feel something, that I promise you. It’s an experience and its one I think worth exploring for everyone.
Okay, that’s it for me for now. If you have it where you are, then enjoy your fall. Take a walk, wear a sweater, enjoy some foliage, sit by a campfire, drink some cider, & perhaps even read a book or two.
While this won’t be my first time running a promotion, this will be the first time I’ll be part of a large-scale group promotion. I had hoped to be a part of the last Narratess sale that was held in April, but of course, when I had learned it existed, the cutoff for signups had already passed, so I ran a solo promotion that same weekend to, well, ah… let’s say results, and just leave it at that.
Honestly, this is something I’ve been looking forward to ever since I published my debut novel. Living with a self-published author for these last 11 years, I’ve gotten to see how these group promotions tend to go, and my spouse/editor/publishing guru always seems to come out on the other side of these ventures seeing very positive results. So, now’s my chance to be a part of this and, honestly, it couldn’t have come at a better time for me.
We’re coming up on the six-month anniversary of the release of Tales of a Stranger Sister and sales, so far, have been… uh… Well, I won’t say they’re disappointing because I legitimately worried that no one would actually want to read my book at all, so the fact that a dozen people were willing to take a chance and give me actual currency in exchange for my work is something I will never not be both thankful for and in awe about.
That said, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t wish that number was more. I’m proud of this book and, dammit, I think there are people who would absolutely love it if they found it. It’s just been hard finding those people and putting it in front of their eyeballs, despite it feeling like I’m doing everything short of hurling copies at people’s heads and screaming “READ THIS!” So, this is my first real, true opportunity to expose my book to a large number of people and, in turn, hopefully generate sales, and, more importantly, eventually generate more reviews and ratings which can only help boost its footprint in a vast internet ocean (Footprints in the ocean? Sorry, I think that metaphor got away from me.)
So, I’m excited for this weekend to finally see what my story can do with actual exposure to a its potential audience.
And I’m equally terrified.
Because there is also the chance that it completely fails to generate any interest with the indie book-buying public, and I will no longer have that excuse that sales have been slow because no one knew it existed. I would have to face the fact that I might have created something that no one wants, or worse, even if it was something they wanted, what I’m offering is mediocre or even bad. That I am a bad writer who wrote a bad book and the best I can hope for is a dozen readers who are too indiscriminate with their disposable income and too kind to tell me to eff off with my bad book.
So, yeah, I got that running in the back of my mind. Good ol’ imposter syndrome with an unhealthy dose of insecurity. Boy, what a fun blog entry this turned out to be, huh? Aren’t you glad you stopped by?
Okay, enough of that! I’ve always said that I wrote and self-published this book the way I did because I wanted to have the freedom to make the creative decisions I wanted to make and to let the book succeed or fail on my own terms. So, I guess we’ll see, won’t we?
That said, as there are over 300+ books in this sale, written by fellow indie authors from all across the vast spectrum of humanity, I should also do my share to support them as much I hope they’ll support me. So, here are a selection of some of the titles I plan to pick up this weekend to help carry me through the fall and winter reading season (Please click on the book below to see the full-sized image and description):
And, of course, I’d be a real dingus if I didn’t also give a hearty, full-throated endorsement of my amazingly awesome and awesomely amazing spouse’s own entry for the sale:
Seriously, it’s great, and you should grab a copy this weekend if you haven’t gotten one already.
And also speaking of my better half and partner in literary crimes, their newest novel, The Strangers’ Sanctuary, is now available for pre-order and will be out on September 1st! It’s amazing, honest, & authentic. A genuinely good read, so check it out if small-scale fantasy is your proverbial cup of tea.
Anyway, I hope you all find some books this weekend that scratch whatever itch your imagination has at the moment and if mine happens to be that particular backscratcher, then thank you! Thank you so very much!
We’re a week into my August self-imposed vacation from writing, and the results so far have been interesting. I do feel like taking the time away from sitting down every evening to write has let my brain get some much-needed breathing room and as a result, new ideas are already beginning to flourish.
The biggest benefit of this has been that I think I finally nailed down what my next project will be. It’s an idea I first came up with like 5-10 years ago, but really, it was just a setting without an actual story attached, so the idea kinda just sat there waiting for an actual story to come along.
I think I finally have the beginnings of that story. Now, this comes along with a lot of big ol’ caveats. I only have a handful of story beats even remotely fleshed out in my head and on paper, but what I have is the general 10,000-foot up view of what acts 1, 2, and 3 will be about, along with some character notes, and some other general hodge-podge mish-mash of scene ideas and plot points.
Nothing that makes feel like I must cut the vacation short and rush back to the writing desk, but enough to also not make me dread that rapidly approaching time when I will. I’m excited about starting this new project but not necessarily chomping at the bit.
Yet.
So, what else have I been do with this time away from the literary grindstone? Mostly getting our new gaming rig set up with all the stores and emulators I’ll need for the next wave of games. I did treat myself and picked up the Silent Hill 2 remake from Bloober Team when it was 40% off on GOG.
Silent Hill 2 holds a special place in my heart as a video game. Both it and its precursor mark the first time a video game made me feel legitimate dread and unease while playing, which is quite the feat for any game from the PS1/PS2 era. The first game’s atmosphere was something that few “horror” games had attempted in the 90s, as most preferred to rely on the classic jump scare. The sequel, however, might just be not only the best written horror story in video game history, it might be one of the best stories, period. Now, nearly 25 years later, a remake built for modern graphics expectations arrived and I’ve been eagerly waiting to travel once more into the quiet, foggy town of Silent Hill.
I played the original PS2 version of Silent Hill 2 at least a half-dozen times, so I’m well versed in the story and the narrative twists and turns James’ journey takes him through. I wondered if I could possibly feel that same sense of dread and foreboding playing this graphically superior version.
The short answer: Yes. I find myself tensely gripping my controller as I try to navigate even the earliest parts of this story. The game not only looks absolutely gorgeous; the atmosphere of isolation and loneliness has been perfectly preserved. Logically, I KNOW I shouldn’t be running into anything too difficult or deadly this early on, and yet, I’m cautiously creeping along wondering if even the most basic monsters will eat my face. Indeed, the limit amount of combat I’ve seen makes me realize that if I can avoid it, that’s the smart play because James is as physically fragile as he is emotionally (which is as it should be, IMO.)
As it is a remake of a late 90s/early 2000s game, it definitely retained some game design elements from that era, for good and ill. Just been stabbed? Better drink an energy drink! That’ll patch you right up. Now, why would you think that you could walk up those stairs? Can’t you see the single bucket blocking your way affixed to the earth like it was Mjölnir waiting for Thor. That is something you absolutely definitely could never EVER just STEP OVER. Nope.
On the other hand, the voice acting is much improved from the original. I mean, the original part 2 was leagues above part 1’s, but even then, there were bits where you could tell Konami was not going to pay for a second take, which leads to some, um, interesting choices on how the actors read their lines. In the remake, it’s clear (so far) that the actors took the time to try and understand their characters and match the performance to them.
Anyway, I’m not even out of South Vale and I’m taking this playthrough deliciously slow (also, I’m avoiding playing too close to bedtime because I do not need THAT running through my brain as I sleep. Further updates as warranted.
Next, as we’re firmly into August, let’s look back at July’s sales figures for Tales of a Stranger Sister:
Well, it’s not zero, so that’s something, at least. Do I wish it was more? Oh, most definitely, but I won’t say that the two people who took a chance my debut novel is nothing, either. I’m still blown away that anyone would want to read my book, so the fact that there have been multiple someones is something I will celebrate.
I won’t post a graph of Kindle Unlimited page reads for July because, well, there were none. In the last five and a half months, there’s only been one complete readthrough and one where someone got five pages in and noped out (which is their right, and I won’t begrudge them that.)
That leads me to my next bit of business. My current term on Kindle Select / Kindle Unlimited runs out right before the end of August and I think it might be time to leave the program and go wide for the ebook version. It’s a shame, really, because Kindle Unlimited actually pays me MORE per full read than what I charge for the ebook version, but it doesn’t matter how good the royalty rate is if NO ONE is reading it there, so this is the official announcement: Tales of a Stranger Sister will be leaving Kindle Unlimited on August 27th. If you are interested in reading it with that service, please download it as soon as possible as if you download it before it leaves the program, you will still be able to read it using Kindle Unlimited after it leaves.
Once I get the book set up on other ebook services, I’ll make the announcement here, so stay tuned for that as well as for some other ebook-related news in the next week or so (fingers crossed.)
Okay, I’m gonna wrap up things here for now. I’m hoping to have some good/interesting news in the next week or so and if it comes, I’ll share it here. So, until then, stay cool folks.
Okay, so let’s talk writing and productivity and, more specifically, the lack of it. Ever since I published Tales of a Stranger Sister, I’ve been trying to make real, substantial progress on my next book.
Results have been… well, not great to be honest. I’ve attempted to start three separate projects in that time and while I penned several thousand words across these three projects, I wouldn’t exactly say I’m satisfied with much of it. I think I have three interesting and fun ideas to write about, but what I don’t have is a single story amongst the three, and certainly not one that would fill a novel.
As I said in my last post, this last year has been interesting. Between finishing the debut novel, jumping into promotion and marketing mode (“BUY MY BOOK!“), career changes, family health issues both human and feline, and the state of the world being what I could charitably describe as “a radioactive septic tank fire”, it’s possible that it all might just have been a touch too interesting for me.
But beyond that, I spent over two and a half years straight working on Stranger Sister. Every day. It became a habit, a part of my daily routine and, frankly, it’s been hard to break free from the mindset of needing to sit down and tweak that text just one more time.
Lastly, and to be at my most blunt, I’m tired. I’ve been adjusting to a new life routine that is very different from the life routine I had while drafting and editing Stranger Sister. It just feels exhausting to force myself to tack on trying to create a new story every evening. It’s starting to become where I now resent the time I set aside every evening for writing. A time which I normally love but am growing frustrated with because nothing I writing right now feels like it’s moving me toward my goal of having a second book.
I am well aware that resentment than easily morph into hate and loathing and I very much don’t want to hate the time I spend writing. So, knowing that, I have made some decisions on what my next moves will be in both the short and medium term.
I’m going to take a short break from writing. Not a hiatus. More like a vacation. Possibly even a working vacation.
Until the end of August, I’m taking some time for myself. I’m not stepping away from writing 100% during the next 5 weeks or so, but I’m also not going to force myself to sit at my laptop for 1-2 hours every night trying to force words for a story that just isn’t coming right now. If I get ideas about one of my premises that might finally blossom into an actual story, I’ll take the time to write it down. If I do nothing writing related that day, I won’t angst about it. No pressure. No writing or creative obligations for 5 weeks.
I plan to catch up on some media I’ve backlogged for the last 4 months, play some games on our new gaming rig, and even read a few books from my TBR pile that I’ve neglected for far too long. In other words, expose and immerse myself to other stories and let myself get inspired again. Get out of my head and let someone else steer my imagination for a while. Honestly, that usually helps a lot when I find that I’m spinning my wheels.
As I said before, this will be a bit of a working vacation. I still plan to promote Stranger Sister during this period, and indeed I have some plans in the works for late August in terms of both promoting and expanding the availability of my debut novel. So, I will obviously have to still dedicate time to that, but I’m feeling optimistic that it will ultimately be productive for me as a creator.
Now, seeing that this is day one of my self-imposed writing vacation, that means I managed to write 1200 words of notes on a story premise I backburnered five years ago and an entire blog post today.
…
Because of course I did.
Tomorrow. I’ll start my writing vacation tomorrow.
It’s my birthday weekend! I’m now, officially, in my “Late 40s.” So, um… yay? Yay.
No, seriously, yay! YAY, even! This has been a, let’s say, interesting year to say the least, but I’m still kickin’ and I’m still moving forward every day, even if it’s only a few measly millimeters (Yeah, I’m throwing metric at all yinz.)
This year has been marked by some drastic life changes for me and my spouse, some health drama, and, of course, *wildly gesticulates out the window at the world* all THAT. But in the end, my spouse and I are still standing and even, dare I say, thriving.
Probably the thing that had the biggest impact on my life in the last year was that of some upheaval in my professional life. I prefer not to go into the specifics here, but it looks like I’ve come out the other side of it finding myself in a similar, if possibly slightly better (in some ways) place. The second biggest thing was some medical drama involving my awesomely amazing and amazingly awesome spouse. Again, we’ve managed to come out the other side of it relatively fine, everything considered, to which I’m extraordinarily grateful to the universe for.
Which brings us to the third most impactful item of the last year: Finally publishing my first novel. But what do I mean by impactful? Do I mean it has impacted my life financially? Uh… no. Not really. I’ve sold maybe a dozen copies in the last 4 1/2 months. Has it impacted my life in terms of fame? Again, no, because A.) I write under a pen name, and B.) even if I didn’t, I’ve, again, sold maybe a dozen copies so the number of people who are even aware I wrote a novel could all sit comfortably on a city bus.
Conceptual depiction of the fans of my book all gathered in one place
And yet, I can’t help but feel like the simple act of creating a book and putting it out there has changed my life forever, even if I can’t define how in easily tangible ways.
Anyway, as it is my birthday, let’s talk gifts. I decided to give myself a gift this year and bought my spouse and I our first high-end dedicated gaming PC. I have been a console gamer for years, but was getting steadily frustrated with not being able to play everything I’ve wanted to because it was either A.) exclusive to a console we didn’t own (e.g. The Last of Us), or B.) already on a console generation beyond what we already own. So, instead of dropping money on yet another console that won’t have like 35% of the games we want to play/try available for it but will cost several hundred dollars and take up space we don’t have on our entertainment center, I decided to make the investment to buy a gaming PC. The biggest benefit of which is that like 97% of console exclusive titles are available on Steam for PC and I’m now set up to play all the upcoming games in the franchises I love or have been meaning to try for years, but couldn’t due to lack of correct console.
In any case, I’m practically giddy with anticipation about playing Borderlands 4, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill 1 Remake, Silent Hill F (Wait, a non-Remake Silent Hill and it’s written by the team behind Higurashi?! Well, sign me the eff up!), The Last of Us I & II remasters, Grand Theft Auto VI, The Outer World 2, and somewhere in the far, FAR distant future, Elder Scrolls VI and Fallout 5. Oh, and the library of some like 200+ games we’ve already accumulated from Steam, GOG, and Epic. Also, I love watching my spouse play some of their favorite games, so even when the joystick’s not in my hands, I’m being entertained. That’s the classic win-win.
Moving from gifts for me, let’s talk gifts for YOU (Yes, you reading this!). That’s right, I’m pulling a Hobbit and using my birthday as a chance to give gifts to others For the next 24-hours or so, the ebook version of Tales of a Stranger Sister will be 0.99¢. That’s nearly 66% off! Heck, let’s be generous and say it’s practically 67% off! If you’ve been thinking of checking out my debut novel, or you have and know someone who might enjoy it, then today’s the day to grab a digital copy!
So, looking ahead, what’s on the horizon for the next trip around the angry flaming ball in the sky? Well, besides all the gaming I’m about to do? This next year will be interesting as I try to balance marketing the book I’ve already written while continuing to try and pen the next one. Do I expect to have a second book out by the time we meet back up here in a year’s time? Honestly? Probably not, but I do fully expect to have a clear idea when it will be ready for release as I hope to be fully engaged in the revising, rewriting, and editing phases of that project by that time. I’m not making any promises other than I’ll work hard and try my best to not make anyone hoping for another book wait an unreasonable amount of time. As I get closer to a finished draft I’ll more likely than not start sharing details of the next story, so there is that to look forward to.
So, let’s put a bow on this chat and close it out by telling anyone reading this the following:
Thank you!
Thank you for checking out my site and blog. Thank you for following me on social media. Thank you for checking out my book. Thank you for especially buying it. Thank you extra especially for reading it. Thank you extra EXTRA especially for rating and reviewing it. A year ago, I wondered if any of the previous statements could ever be true, but they’ve all happened and that might just be the best gift of all.
It’s time for another go-round on this 584-million-mile ride on a ball spinning at 1,000 miles per hour as it flies at 67,000 miles per hour through effin’ SPACE.
So, please, keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times.
Ever since Tales of a Stranger Sister debuted in March, it has been an Amazon exclusive. In terms of ebook sales, that will continue to be the case until at least the end of August, at which point I will have to make a decision as to whether I should leave Kindle Select and start selling on other ebook retailers.
However, as my Kindle Select membership only impacts the current availability of the ebook version, that does not prevent me from announcing that the paperback version is now available for sale outside of the Amazon ecosystem through Draft2Digital.
So, if you’ve been holding off on trying my book on the principal of not handing one of the frankly too many creepy billionaires another penny of your money, then this is some, albeit probably tempered, good news.
Full disclosure – the paperback is more expensive outside of Amazon. However, I am by no means trying to get rich off my audience. I chose a price that simply kept the same royalty-rate as I earned on Amazon, the paperback version already being smallest royalty of the three options currently available. Honestly, this is not so much about trying to make more money (I am barely making any as it stands now) and more about offering my potential audience an alternative if they are not comfortable shopping Amazon under the current world circumstances (which, hey, I totally get.)
As I am no longer on only one marketplace, I have created a books2read page and link to make it easier to see where my book is currently available for sale. As of this posting, it is still only Amazon, but in the next two weeks, it should (hopefully) begin showing up as a print book for sale from a number of different book retailers worldwide. I will be updating the links as these retailers start listing it. Anyway, here’s that link:
I hope this minor tweak in availability will help those looking for a story like mine find it. And of course, to those who have already found and read it – Thank you for giving my book a chance. I sincerely hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Update: Tales of a Stranger Sister is now available as a paperback at Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and Booktopia (for our friends down under.)
Moving on, It’s July, so that means a whole new batch of sales data for the previous month. Let’s see if I managed to top my Scrooge McDuckian fortune that was last month’s take of one cent…
Okay… This is a lot better than a penny. After not selling a single copy in almost 2 months, it’s nice to see the blip of life on the sales chart again. Honestly, I’m more intrigued by the KU page reads this month. It appears that someone tore through the book over the course of a 4-5 days at the beginning of the month and a second person has started it at the end. So, at least the kindle select exclusivity isn’t totally going to waste.
Well, that about wraps up this update. I always feel at a loss as how to end these posts, so… Cats?
![J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻
@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 50m
I’m excited to announce that Tales of a Stranger Sister will be promoted on @Smashwords as part of their End of Year Sale 2025 starting on December 8! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my book and many more! #EoYSale25 #Smashwords
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 1mo
Out now!
Tales of a Stranger Sister
A Small-Scale, Slice-of-Life Isekai Fantasy novel about Siblings, Stories, & Second Chances by J. Robert Matthewson
Available as an e-book & paperback!
books2read.com/stranger-sister
[📚🪐] [📚💙] #booksky #fantasybooks #indiefantasy #Kindle #ebooks #Indieauthor
A Promotional ad for Tales of a Stranger Sister by J. Robert Matthewson. The image is a green background with gold trim featuring a tablet computer and paperback novel. The cover is of a boy, girl, and cat sitting by the water's edge. The girl's reflection is that of an woman holding a coffee cup and tablet.
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Tales of a Stranger Sister: A Small-scale, Slice-of-Life Fantasy Isekai about Siblings, Stories, & Second Chances
Available as an e-book and in paperback!
"Thoughtful and authentic" - Goodreads review
"A good mix of light-heartedness and more heavy themes" - Goodreads review
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🎶Billy Ray was the preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered 'round and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows, to my surprise🎶
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@electricdc.bsky.social
· 9h
🎶 I'm just a notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song... 🎵
Pope singing meme
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Jeremy C. Shipp
@jeremycshipp.bsky.social
· 1d
If you're buying gifts for the holidays, maybe consider supporting artists, writers, creators. Gift someone a Patreon, commission an art piece, buy a book, purchase handmade jewelry, etc. Your support means everything.
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 4d
"Louder, Piggie."
Maybe It Will Happen Today
@today-maybe.bsky.social
· 4d
A black and white digital ink illustration on a toned paper background. An homage to the original illustrations by Garth Williams for E. B. White’s book ‘Charlotte’s Web’. Standing in a wooden doorway to a barn is a contented looking young pig. Across the top hall of the doorway are several spiderwebs that have the words ‘Maybe it will happen today’ webbed into them. The spider who made them is hanging down on a filament at the pig’s eye level.
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Maybe It Will Happen Today
@today-maybe.bsky.social
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A black and white digital ink illustration on a toned paper background. An homage to the original illustrations by Garth Williams for E. B. White’s book ‘Charlotte’s Web’. Standing in a wooden doorway to a barn is a contented looking young pig. Across the top hall of the doorway are several spiderwebs that have the words ‘Maybe it will happen today’ webbed into them. The spider who made them is hanging down on a filament at the pig’s eye level.
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Velvette
@velvette.bsky.social
· 4d
Great fucking news everyone at last, raccoons are on track to become even more plush-like, they too yearn for domestication
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 4d
"Weird" Al Yankovic just announced tour dates in 2026. He's playing our backyard in August & twice within 2-3 hour's drive this summer and fall.
I finally knocked that bucket list item during the Mandatory Fun tour & saw him again during his Symphonic tour. He's an amazing showman. A true must see.
J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻
@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 5d
There are moments when writing that you truly feel alive and grateful that you get to use the limited time you have on this rock toward the act of creation.
Creating a Raccoon-themed C-tier superhero and calling him "The Thrash Panda" is one of those moments.
J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻
@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 6d
I'd like to apologize to both Genma Saotome & Gendo Ikari for saying they were in a 2-man race for "worst father in anime."
I completely forgot that Shou Tucker exists, who is the triple-threat of worst father, husband, AND pet owner in possibly all of fiction.
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Star Trek Minus Context
@nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
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Star Trek The Next Generation scene. Riker is sitting in quarters, probably in November but we cannot be sure. Some nice gentle orange mood lighting glows in from the future space window. That's about all that's happening visually. Closed caption reads, "The beard is an ancient and proud tradition."
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Lindsay Ellis
@lindsayellis.bsky.social
· 6d
I feel like I’d login to this app more often than once every like two or three days if there was even 15% more shitposting. Hell I’d settle for 10%. #bringbackshitposting
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 7d
Me addressing audience: So you see, Silent Hill isn't actually a town on Earth, but rather a manifestation of Hell and anyone there is only there in order to suffer.
Voice in Audience: What's your proof of this?
Me: Allow me to present exhibit A.
James Sunderland from Silent Hill 2 examining a sign in a prison cafeteria that has the menu as "Grits with Lard, Boiled Meat Loaf, Beans, Bread & Coffee."
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 9d
I now refuse to hero worship any politician. Every politician, in my lifetime, has, at minimum, extremely disappointed me when given power, if not outright betrayed my ideals and sensibilities.
I pretty much expect all of them to be shit people and I'm more shocked when someone actually isn't.
Megan Paasch
@meganpaasch.bsky.social
· 10d
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 9d
So, yeah, anyone on the list? Fuck 'em. Send them to prison on the way to their final destination of Hell. Clinton, Obama, Fuck, if even someone from my own family is somehow on this list, then them too.
Prison. Then Hell.
EVERYONE.
The only team I'm on is Team Fuck Child Rapists.
J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻
@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 9d
This whole week feels like this .gif on a perpetual loop and it somehow applies to everything.
Every. Thing.
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Linn Foster/Silver 🐺 Preorder BYMMS!
@linnfoster.com
· 9d
Only 16 hours remain! Can we get to $3,500?
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Linn Foster/Silver 🐺 Preorder BYMMS!
@linnfoster.com
· 22d
✨ Happy Trans Awareness Month! 🎉
Me and many other authors have come together to offer a bundle of books by or about trans people! Love, friendship, magic, self-discovery, healing, and more fill these pages.
32 books by 32 authors, normally $121 total, on sale for $35!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
32 book covers, all stories with trans main characters, by trans authors.
Center Text: Trans People Take on the World
The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson
What Lies Within, Issy Waldon
Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton
Non-Player Character, Veo Corva
A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson
Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance
A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle
My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek
Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider
The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar
The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud
The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra
The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross
Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell
Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood
Echo Sight, Cian Verath
The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross
Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver
Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide
Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan
Manipulators War, Elise Carlson
Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans
Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null
All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire
1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com
First Rose, Jake Vanguard
A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger
Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates
Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo
Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis
Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault
Illusory, M.X. Misfits
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Maybe It Will Happen Today
@today-maybe.bsky.social
· 4mo
A tribute to the suburban surrealist version of Heathcliff by Peter Gallagher. Heathcliff, an orange cartoon cat, is standing on a neighborhood sidewalk with three generic compatriot cats and a frog. All of the assembled are wearing helmets in various colors. Each helmet has one word written on it and read together they say ‘Maybe it will happen today’. Sitting in a tree above the sidewalk are two yellow birds one of whom is speaking the caption of the comic which is ‘Maybe it will happen today’.
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 9d
This is why I can't write dystopia, because no matter what hellish landscape I could possibly think of, tech bros will always think of something worse and manage to put an off putting smile on it.
Chris Paxton
@cpaxton.bsky.social
· 10d
Nightmarish idea for a startup tbh
J. Robert Matthewson ♾️🐿️♾️💻
@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 9d
Do you WANT Clone-Hitler? Because I've read enough comics to know this is how you get Clone-Hitler.
Pic of evil, genocidal dipshit with headline reading "Researchers say have verified and sequenced Hitler's DNA. A new documentary reveals the findings."
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Adam P. Knave
@adampknave.com
· 11d
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺
@eliseswritings.bsky.social
· 12d
Thanks for the interest in, boosts & purchases of this trans books bundle! (I've had to increase the goal multiple times 😄).
These books, some also including queer normative and or LGBTQIA+ joy, are available as this set for 4 more days.
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Elise (they/them)🇦🇺
@eliseswritings.bsky.social
· 22d
I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors
Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio
32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson.
The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson
What Lies Within, Issy Waldon
Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton
Non-Player Character, Veo Corva
A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson
Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance
A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle
My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek
Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider
The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar
The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud
The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra
The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross
Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell
Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood
Echo Sight, Cian Verath
The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross
Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver
Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide
Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan
Manipulators War, Elise Carlson
Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans
Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null
All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire
1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com
First Rose, Jake Vanguard
A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger
Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates
Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo
Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis
Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault
Illusory, M.X. Misfits
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 12d
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Share yours too, if you want!
Text:
Prologue:
I love stories.
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@feelingsandmagic.bsky.social
· 12d
Convincing you to read my novel(s) by the first sentence! Share yours too, if you want!
(EarthLavender being a basic bitch [affectionate] is kind of a plot point)
Chapter 1
Placida gripped her best friend's hands as the carriage rolled toward the harbor.
(The Strangers' Sanctuary)
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Part 1: Agna: Arrival
Agna stood outside a stranger's door.
(The Healers' Road)
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Book One, Chapter One. In a Forest
Iced coffee in hand, I strode down the sidewalk in my new fall boots.
(How I Became a Therapist in Another World book 1)
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 12d
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
Jon Adcock
@jonadcock.bsky.social
· 12d
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
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@feelingsandmagic.bsky.social
· 12d
Convincing you to read my novel(s) by the first sentence! Share yours too, if you want!
(EarthLavender being a basic bitch [affectionate] is kind of a plot point)
Chapter 1
Placida gripped her best friend's hands as the carriage rolled toward the harbor.
(The Strangers' Sanctuary)
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Agna stood outside a stranger's door.
(The Healers' Road)
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Book One, Chapter One. In a Forest
Iced coffee in hand, I strode down the sidewalk in my new fall boots.
(How I Became a Therapist in Another World book 1)
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Ronove (aka S. Jean)
@earlronove.bsky.social
· 12d
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Share yours too, if you want!
Just Trent causing problems at a bar. You know how it is.
BE NOT AFRAID is out Dec 9th! 👁️
text snippet of a beginning of a chapter. The chapter image is a wide eye staring at you. The text reads:
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3AM TIDINGS
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Maybe It Will Happen Today
@today-maybe.bsky.social
· 4mo
Profile of the nose section of a B-17 bomber painted in olive drab and gray. Under the cockpit is a painting of a pinup-style lady who happens to have a guillotine for a torso. There are arms in the sleeves of a military jacket extending from the sides of the guillotine frame, one is holding an empty basket and the other is saluting. Below the hole where heads go sides wearing a short, pleated, olive drab skirt and her legs, covered in gartered nylons are curled up under her. A discarded crown is upside down behind her. In front of her across the nose is text reading ‘Maybe it will happen today’. Much of the rest of the nose is covered in mission markers but instead of bombs they are small images of guillotines.
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Wyly O'Brien
@wylyo.bsky.social
· 16d
#kdp #indiewriter #writing #writingcommunity #writesky #author #buyreadreview
www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 14d
I have several, but only of fandoms I actively enjoy(ed). I get that the Aesthetic isn't too everyone's taste, but some of the vitriol they get is a bit overdone. It's a tchotchke. It makes some people happy to have it in their desk or shelf.
No one's making you buy one. Let people enjoy things.
Darren M. A. Calvert
@dmacalvert.bsky.social
· 14d
Relieved that I might avoid being turned into a Funko Pop at some point.
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
Funko Pop maker admits it might not survive another year as sales crash - Dexerto
Funko warns investors of “substantial doubt” about its future as 2025 sales drop 14% and debt hits $250 million.
www.dexerto.com
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@feelingsandmagic.bsky.social
· 14d
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Adding onto the pinned post: I also write a 100% free, monthly newsletter that is as upbeat as I am physically capable of being. Also includes 3 free short stories (so far) that tie in with each series. Releases on or around the 15th of each month.
www.serobertsonfiction.com/mailing-list/
Newsletter – S. E. Robertson Fiction
www.serobertsonfiction.com
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@infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
· 16d
Okay, so they did a TMNT X Godzilla crossover. Okay, fine. Cool.
The full set is only 3 figures. So, Fuck Donatello, apparently.
How in the fuck did they not think to cross one with GAMERA?!
TMNT x Godzilla figures in original packages
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦
@diannalgunn.bsky.social
· 16d
Katamari???
...nah, Katamari is omnivorous. It consumes both meat and... Everything else
Dora B
@heyitsdora.com
· 17d
Not now, carnivorous death ball
Screenshot reads, "A Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Has Emerged from the Deep
This newly-discovered species is being called the “death-ball sponge” for its appendages, which end in orbs and are covered in micro-hooks meant to capture prey."
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Promo ad for Smashwords 2025 End of the Year Sale. Dec 8th - Jan 1st. Ebooks discounted from 25% to 100% off.
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