"In this world, words would carve him hollow and leave him an empty husk – just waiting for a more permanent kind of death."
Windmill Keepers
Chapter 18: The Promise That We Broke
Back to traveling, and back to writing.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers
Chapter 18: The Promise That We Broke
Back to traveling, and back to writing.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"In this world, words would carve him hollow and leave him an empty husk – just waiting for a more permanent kind of death."
Windmill Keepers
Chapter 18: The Promise That We Broke
Back to traveling, and back to writing.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers
Chapter 18: The Promise That We Broke
Back to traveling, and back to writing.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity
I'm just trying to imagine having $30mil and spending it on a fancy egg instead of, like, feeding hungry children or donating to some gofundmes. #faberge #richpeopleproblems #news
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I'm just trying to imagine having $30mil and spending it on a fancy egg instead of, like, feeding hungry children or donating to some gofundmes. #faberge #richpeopleproblems #news
"'I think deep down even the Third knows that.'"
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
#wipsnips #writesky #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
#wipsnips #writesky #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"'I think deep down even the Third knows that.'"
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
#wipsnips #writesky #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
#wipsnips #writesky #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"If I didn’t search every corner of my father’s study or dig out every crevice, then I would spend the rest of my nights staring at the ceiling and wondering what secrets he hid from Icarus and me as my father’s final days crept up behind him."
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers Book 2
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers Book 2
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"If I didn’t search every corner of my father’s study or dig out every crevice, then I would spend the rest of my nights staring at the ceiling and wondering what secrets he hid from Icarus and me as my father’s final days crept up behind him."
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers Book 2
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers Book 2
“'Run! Scatter!' August yelled."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 6: The Heist
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky
This was always a fun chapter. I love the growing friendship between Kite and Anila, mixed with the excitement of late night theft.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 6: The Heist
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky
This was always a fun chapter. I love the growing friendship between Kite and Anila, mixed with the excitement of late night theft.
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“'Run! Scatter!' August yelled."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 6: The Heist
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky
This was always a fun chapter. I love the growing friendship between Kite and Anila, mixed with the excitement of late night theft.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 6: The Heist
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity #writesky
This was always a fun chapter. I love the growing friendship between Kite and Anila, mixed with the excitement of late night theft.
"When the others joined me, we worked on the plane for the entire day – building and testing and tearing our progress down when it didn’t work."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"When the others joined me, we worked on the plane for the entire day – building and testing and tearing our progress down when it didn’t work."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"But last week, the son of the pub owners called her the creepy ghost girl in front of half the town when she went to pick up an order."
Breech (Working Title)
Calian, 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
I know it's yesterday's, but I didn't want to miss this one.
#wipsnips #booksky #fantasy
Breech (Working Title)
Calian, 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
I know it's yesterday's, but I didn't want to miss this one.
#wipsnips #booksky #fantasy
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"'How in Heaven’s name did you build an airplane?'"
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Believe it or not, the escape plan in Book 1 is actually loosely based on Ivo Zdarsky's escape from the soviets in 1984.
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Believe it or not, the escape plan in Book 1 is actually loosely based on Ivo Zdarsky's escape from the soviets in 1984.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"'How in Heaven’s name did you build an airplane?'"
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Believe it or not, the escape plan in Book 1 is actually loosely based on Ivo Zdarsky's escape from the soviets in 1984.
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Believe it or not, the escape plan in Book 1 is actually loosely based on Ivo Zdarsky's escape from the soviets in 1984.
"When the chill seeped past our woolen shirts, we had to stop and huddle together for warmth."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
This is a section of the book I always love for some reason - the quiet progress that happens over winter months.
#wipsnips #writingcommunity #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
This is a section of the book I always love for some reason - the quiet progress that happens over winter months.
#wipsnips #writingcommunity #yabooksky #booksky
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"When the chill seeped past our woolen shirts, we had to stop and huddle together for warmth."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
This is a section of the book I always love for some reason - the quiet progress that happens over winter months.
#wipsnips #writingcommunity #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
This is a section of the book I always love for some reason - the quiet progress that happens over winter months.
#wipsnips #writingcommunity #yabooksky #booksky
"'Use that money to buy up some of the grazing fields out west. Start raising cattle and sheep. Sell the meat to the local butchers.'''
Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #fantasy #booksky #writingcommunity
Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #fantasy #booksky #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"'Use that money to buy up some of the grazing fields out west. Start raising cattle and sheep. Sell the meat to the local butchers.'''
Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #fantasy #booksky #writingcommunity
Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #fantasy #booksky #writingcommunity
Five minutes into a scroll through Audible when I saw that one of the readings I was looking at was generated with AI. Cancelled that membership forever.
#booksky #yabooksky #writingcommunity #ai
#booksky #yabooksky #writingcommunity #ai
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Five minutes into a scroll through Audible when I saw that one of the readings I was looking at was generated with AI. Cancelled that membership forever.
#booksky #yabooksky #writingcommunity #ai
#booksky #yabooksky #writingcommunity #ai
"Despite the blurriness of the picture, I recognized it as the second-hand image of her mother – a snapshot from Yi Min’s camera of the news story."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Despite the blurriness of the picture, I recognized it as the second-hand image of her mother – a snapshot from Yi Min’s camera of the news story."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"Nellie brushed her fingers along the rolls of film, drumming a little song with her fingers."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"Nellie brushed her fingers along the rolls of film, drumming a little song with her fingers."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"With one unbroken movement, he scooped Lavender’s face into his hands and placed a kiss on her forehead."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"With one unbroken movement, he scooped Lavender’s face into his hands and placed a kiss on her forehead."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"On rare occasions, they were too busy covering up Windsor’s murderous trail to remember at all. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"On rare occasions, they were too busy covering up Windsor’s murderous trail to remember at all. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"He was tall, with neatly parted dark hair and steel-colored eyes. The man gave me a slight smile and something about it made me feel ill."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
#wipsnips #yabookssky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
#wipsnips #yabookssky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"He was tall, with neatly parted dark hair and steel-colored eyes. The man gave me a slight smile and something about it made me feel ill."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
#wipsnips #yabookssky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
#wipsnips #yabookssky #booksky #writingcommunity
10+ years ago, I wrote a story about a billionaire family making their living off of child slavery and shielded from consequence because of the protections afforded to the energy industry. I left the project unpublished because it felt unrealistic.
But, uh....
#gatsbyparty #booksky #writingcommunity
But, uh....
#gatsbyparty #booksky #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
10+ years ago, I wrote a story about a billionaire family making their living off of child slavery and shielded from consequence because of the protections afforded to the energy industry. I left the project unpublished because it felt unrealistic.
But, uh....
#gatsbyparty #booksky #writingcommunity
But, uh....
#gatsbyparty #booksky #writingcommunity
"'We’ll make a nice profit, which is why I came looking for you.'"
Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #booksky #fantasy #writingcommunity
Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #booksky #fantasy #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"'We’ll make a nice profit, which is why I came looking for you.'"
Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #booksky #fantasy #writingcommunity
Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
#wipsnips #booksky #fantasy #writingcommunity
In complete nerd news, I was extremely excited to use the word "concomitant" in a post for one of my IT classes.
I am fun at parties.
#writingcommunity #booksky #dictionary #wordoftheday
I am fun at parties.
#writingcommunity #booksky #dictionary #wordoftheday
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In complete nerd news, I was extremely excited to use the word "concomitant" in a post for one of my IT classes.
I am fun at parties.
#writingcommunity #booksky #dictionary #wordoftheday
I am fun at parties.
#writingcommunity #booksky #dictionary #wordoftheday
"The cellar was cluttered with crates and supplies. Cobwebs hung from the low ceiling, clinging to my forehead and disheveled hair. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"The cellar was cluttered with crates and supplies. Cobwebs hung from the low ceiling, clinging to my forehead and disheveled hair. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
I had to explain what a dictionary was to my child today because she's never actually seen one in the wilds of her school, and that simultaneously hurt my heart and my knees. #dictionary #writingcommunity #education
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I had to explain what a dictionary was to my child today because she's never actually seen one in the wilds of her school, and that simultaneously hurt my heart and my knees. #dictionary #writingcommunity #education
I was gonna save money, but my finger slipped and I ordered six books. #bwb #betterworldbooks #yabooksky #booksky #bannedbooks
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I was gonna save money, but my finger slipped and I ordered six books. #bwb #betterworldbooks #yabooksky #booksky #bannedbooks
I miss my preteen years, when I discovered glow-in-the-dark nail polish and long sweaters. I miss when I consumed everything ever written about witches and dreamed of writing in coffee shops. #writingcommunity #booksky #yabooksky #halloween #autumn #90s
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I miss my preteen years, when I discovered glow-in-the-dark nail polish and long sweaters. I miss when I consumed everything ever written about witches and dreamed of writing in coffee shops. #writingcommunity #booksky #yabooksky #halloween #autumn #90s
"Soon, everyone was bent over with laugher, drunk on hope and accomplishment. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Soon, everyone was bent over with laugher, drunk on hope and accomplishment. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
“'No streamers? This is an unacceptable welcome home for our prodigal Keeper,' Anila complained into the radio as I killed the engine."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
October 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“'No streamers? This is an unacceptable welcome home for our prodigal Keeper,' Anila complained into the radio as I killed the engine."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity