Andrew Varga
@andrewvargaauthor.bsky.social
YA Historical Fiction author of the Jump in Time series.
Total History Geek. Canadian.
www.andrewvargaauthor.com
#TimeTravelAuthors Starter Pack: https://tinyurl.com/yk68h2nd
#HistoricalFiction Starter Pack: https://tinyurl.com/5n8cnfk5
Total History Geek. Canadian.
www.andrewvargaauthor.com
#TimeTravelAuthors Starter Pack: https://tinyurl.com/yk68h2nd
#HistoricalFiction Starter Pack: https://tinyurl.com/5n8cnfk5
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![Text of the review from the Midwest Book Review. They stated: "Original, deftly crafted, and a fun read from start to finish, the 'A Jump in Time' [series] . . . is especially and unreservedly recommended for the personal reading lists of all dedicated action/adventure time travel science fiction fans and community/public library Science Fiction & Fantasy collections."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qmpx5hfw6bequk3qjfz7q5wv/bafkreiadtpbjuvy4xd2f5nnc3efsp7drxxxjf4anaatn4ymukchmxdpjvu@jpeg)
The Midwest Book Review, which is a huuuge review site for libraries and academic institutions, just reviewed the first three books of my series. And they loved them!
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#WritingCommunity #Writesky #HistoricalFiction
#readingCommunity #Readsky
Since I'm writing a YA time-travel historical fiction series, complete with teenage heroes, evil villains, and lots of journeys into the past to fix glitches, my one-line pitch is "Harry Potter meets Quantum Leap"
#Writesky
#Writesky
For publishers, it was "Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN meets Naomi Alderman's THE POWER."
For readers, it's "When a time-travel mishap strands an anthropologist in a matriarchal world, he’s forced to decide who he can trust, and how far he’s willing – or able – to adapt to survive."
For readers, it's "When a time-travel mishap strands an anthropologist in a matriarchal world, he’s forced to decide who he can trust, and how far he’s willing – or able – to adapt to survive."
Time to eat your vegetables again y'all! What's a one-sentence elevator pitch for your book? If you need help, [thing] meets [thing] is a great baseline. #WritingPrompt
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Since I'm writing a YA time-travel historical fiction series, complete with teenage heroes, evil villains, and lots of journeys into the past to fix glitches, my one-line pitch is "Harry Potter meets Quantum Leap"
#Writesky
#Writesky
I say this as someone who works for an AI company, and has witnessed first-hand the degradation of thinking and creative ability as people use AI tools to do all the thinking/creation for them:
I totally agree.
I totally agree.
I say this as someone whose entire job is finding the narrow use cases in which AI is actually useful:
All the fear about AI, all the reluctance to adopt it, is entirely legitimate, and a product of the fact that it's been foisted on the public with no consideration of its negative externalities.
All the fear about AI, all the reluctance to adopt it, is entirely legitimate, and a product of the fact that it's been foisted on the public with no consideration of its negative externalities.
I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
December 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I say this as someone who works for an AI company, and has witnessed first-hand the degradation of thinking and creative ability as people use AI tools to do all the thinking/creation for them:
I totally agree.
I totally agree.
#TimeTravelAuthors D5
All of my historical characters have names pulled from written historical records. But for book two, which took place in Celtic Wales, I had a hard time since the Celts left little written information. I ended up pulling names from a registry of Celtic gravestones in England.
All of my historical characters have names pulled from written historical records. But for book two, which took place in Celtic Wales, I had a hard time since the Celts left little written information. I ended up pulling names from a registry of Celtic gravestones in England.
December 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D5
All of my historical characters have names pulled from written historical records. But for book two, which took place in Celtic Wales, I had a hard time since the Celts left little written information. I ended up pulling names from a registry of Celtic gravestones in England.
All of my historical characters have names pulled from written historical records. But for book two, which took place in Celtic Wales, I had a hard time since the Celts left little written information. I ended up pulling names from a registry of Celtic gravestones in England.
Went to see Ensiferum & Blind Guardian on Saturday. What a great show! And Ensiferum even posed with me for a picture after! This is the second time I've seen them this year.
Great band to watch live.
#HeavyMetal
Great band to watch live.
#HeavyMetal
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Went to see Ensiferum & Blind Guardian on Saturday. What a great show! And Ensiferum even posed with me for a picture after! This is the second time I've seen them this year.
Great band to watch live.
#HeavyMetal
Great band to watch live.
#HeavyMetal
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#TimeTravelAuthors D1
Twas the night before Hastings, and all through the camp,
Not an Anglo-Saxon was sleeping, but not from the damp.
The Normans were close, with Duke William at their head.
And by tomorrow William or King Harold would be dead.
#booksky
Twas the night before Hastings, and all through the camp,
Not an Anglo-Saxon was sleeping, but not from the damp.
The Normans were close, with Duke William at their head.
And by tomorrow William or King Harold would be dead.
#booksky
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D1
Twas the night before Hastings, and all through the camp,
Not an Anglo-Saxon was sleeping, but not from the damp.
The Normans were close, with Duke William at their head.
And by tomorrow William or King Harold would be dead.
#booksky
Twas the night before Hastings, and all through the camp,
Not an Anglo-Saxon was sleeping, but not from the damp.
The Normans were close, with Duke William at their head.
And by tomorrow William or King Harold would be dead.
#booksky
1/ Normally I don't read books for early readers (especially ones with pink fluffy clouds on them) but when @authormjpankey.bsky.social asked if I would like an ARC of The River of Truth, I just had to say yes. I knew that I would be in for a great story, pulling from the depths of Greek mythology.
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
1/ Normally I don't read books for early readers (especially ones with pink fluffy clouds on them) but when @authormjpankey.bsky.social asked if I would like an ARC of The River of Truth, I just had to say yes. I knew that I would be in for a great story, pulling from the depths of Greek mythology.
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
- Black Bear
- Flamingo
- Howler Monkey
- Sloth
- Fer de Lance
- Black Bear
- Flamingo
- Howler Monkey
- Sloth
- Fer de Lance
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
spoonbill
fire salamander
the animal that is called Moose in North America and elk in England
Icelandic ptarmigan
Mediterranean house gecko
(And this week from the train I've seen roe deer again)
spoonbill
fire salamander
the animal that is called Moose in North America and elk in England
Icelandic ptarmigan
Mediterranean house gecko
(And this week from the train I've seen roe deer again)
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
-sea lion
-American bison
-marmots
-fireflies
-cougar
-sea lion
-American bison
-marmots
-fireflies
-cougar
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
- Black Bear
- Flamingo
- Howler Monkey
- Sloth
- Fer de Lance
- Black Bear
- Flamingo
- Howler Monkey
- Sloth
- Fer de Lance
The snow is starting up today. We're supposed to get up to 30cm in my area. Good thing my two sons, who are in their 20s, both still live at home. "Get shovelling, boys!"
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The snow is starting up today. We're supposed to get up to 30cm in my area. Good thing my two sons, who are in their 20s, both still live at home. "Get shovelling, boys!"
I'm strictkly a physical book reader. My day job is in computers, so I'm staring at screens all day long. When I read, I want paper, peferably paperback (because hardcovers can get expensive).
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 21📚
What's your style? How do you prefer to get your reading materials?
#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
What's your style? How do you prefer to get your reading materials?
#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookskyclub #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I'm strictkly a physical book reader. My day job is in computers, so I'm staring at screens all day long. When I read, I want paper, peferably paperback (because hardcovers can get expensive).
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It's here! Available in digital and paperback format, with audio coming soon.
Dystopian sci-fi with a thread of clean romance...
Early readers: "Perfect for fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE."
Me: "THE POWER meets 1984."
I can't wait to hear what you think!
www.amazon.com/Silent-Y-Kat...
Dystopian sci-fi with a thread of clean romance...
Early readers: "Perfect for fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE."
Me: "THE POWER meets 1984."
I can't wait to hear what you think!
www.amazon.com/Silent-Y-Kat...
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's here! Available in digital and paperback format, with audio coming soon.
Dystopian sci-fi with a thread of clean romance...
Early readers: "Perfect for fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE."
Me: "THE POWER meets 1984."
I can't wait to hear what you think!
www.amazon.com/Silent-Y-Kat...
Dystopian sci-fi with a thread of clean romance...
Early readers: "Perfect for fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE."
Me: "THE POWER meets 1984."
I can't wait to hear what you think!
www.amazon.com/Silent-Y-Kat...
#TimeTravelAuthors D17
She snapped the book shut [...]. “At least I read. All you ever talk about is movies. What’s the last book you read?”
I raised my hands defensively. “I never said there’s anything wrong with cheesy romance novels. I’m sure they make great toilet paper.”
She snapped the book shut [...]. “At least I read. All you ever talk about is movies. What’s the last book you read?”
I raised my hands defensively. “I never said there’s anything wrong with cheesy romance novels. I’m sure they make great toilet paper.”
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D17
She snapped the book shut [...]. “At least I read. All you ever talk about is movies. What’s the last book you read?”
I raised my hands defensively. “I never said there’s anything wrong with cheesy romance novels. I’m sure they make great toilet paper.”
She snapped the book shut [...]. “At least I read. All you ever talk about is movies. What’s the last book you read?”
I raised my hands defensively. “I never said there’s anything wrong with cheesy romance novels. I’m sure they make great toilet paper.”
Congrats on almost pub day!
One more day until SILENT Y is live! Happy almost pub day! If dystopian sci-fi with a creepy government a sweet love story that overcomes odds is your thing, pick up SILENT Y! It has THE HANDMAID'S TALE vibes!
www.amazon.com/Silent-Y-Kat...
www.amazon.com/Silent-Y-Kat...
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Congrats on almost pub day!
Just spent over two hours in an online queue waiting for my chance to buy World Cup tickets to a match in Toronto. After all that waiting, after all those expectations, tickets were sold out.
That's how my week is starting.
Hopefully no one is having a worse start.
That's how my week is starting.
Hopefully no one is having a worse start.
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just spent over two hours in an online queue waiting for my chance to buy World Cup tickets to a match in Toronto. After all that waiting, after all those expectations, tickets were sold out.
That's how my week is starting.
Hopefully no one is having a worse start.
That's how my week is starting.
Hopefully no one is having a worse start.
I am now up to 5 spam emails a day from:
- phony book clubs wanting to feature me
- phony authors wanting to connect
- marketing "experts" wanting to help me sell
My big question is: At what level of spam do I consider myself a successful author?
#Writesky #WritingCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
- phony book clubs wanting to feature me
- phony authors wanting to connect
- marketing "experts" wanting to help me sell
My big question is: At what level of spam do I consider myself a successful author?
#Writesky #WritingCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I am now up to 5 spam emails a day from:
- phony book clubs wanting to feature me
- phony authors wanting to connect
- marketing "experts" wanting to help me sell
My big question is: At what level of spam do I consider myself a successful author?
#Writesky #WritingCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
- phony book clubs wanting to feature me
- phony authors wanting to connect
- marketing "experts" wanting to help me sell
My big question is: At what level of spam do I consider myself a successful author?
#Writesky #WritingCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
Whoo hoo! All four of my books are currently in the top 100 best sellers in Amazon US for Teen & Young Adult Ancient Historical Fiction! Thank you to everyone who has given my series a chance.
#WriteSky #WritersCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
#WriteSky #WritersCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Whoo hoo! All four of my books are currently in the top 100 best sellers in Amazon US for Teen & Young Adult Ancient Historical Fiction! Thank you to everyone who has given my series a chance.
#WriteSky #WritersCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
#WriteSky #WritersCommunity #TimeTravelAuthors
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
#TimeTravelAuthors D11
Time is always flying for my MCs, but in the wrong sense. It seems that they rarely have a chance to recover from their last near-death escapade before another one is upon them.
Time is always flying for my MCs, but in the wrong sense. It seems that they rarely have a chance to recover from their last near-death escapade before another one is upon them.
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D11
Time is always flying for my MCs, but in the wrong sense. It seems that they rarely have a chance to recover from their last near-death escapade before another one is upon them.
Time is always flying for my MCs, but in the wrong sense. It seems that they rarely have a chance to recover from their last near-death escapade before another one is upon them.
#VillainVibeVember D2
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Victor Stahl." He brushes a speck of lint off the sleeve of his impecabbly tailored suit. "And I am no villain. When the people of the world finally comprehend my plan they will call me hero, leader, and perhaps even . . . saviour?"
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Victor Stahl." He brushes a speck of lint off the sleeve of his impecabbly tailored suit. "And I am no villain. When the people of the world finally comprehend my plan they will call me hero, leader, and perhaps even . . . saviour?"
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#VillainVibeVember D2
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Victor Stahl." He brushes a speck of lint off the sleeve of his impecabbly tailored suit. "And I am no villain. When the people of the world finally comprehend my plan they will call me hero, leader, and perhaps even . . . saviour?"
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Victor Stahl." He brushes a speck of lint off the sleeve of his impecabbly tailored suit. "And I am no villain. When the people of the world finally comprehend my plan they will call me hero, leader, and perhaps even . . . saviour?"
#Novmemeber 11
I'm not sure what my MMC's fursona would be, but my FMC is definitely a large jungle cat, either a panther or a tiger. Even my MMC regularly says that she walks in the forest like a tiger stalking her prey.
I'm not sure what my MMC's fursona would be, but my FMC is definitely a large jungle cat, either a panther or a tiger. Even my MMC regularly says that she walks in the forest like a tiger stalking her prey.
#Novmemeber 11
Tell us your Main Character's fursona/what animal they would be.
Is your character already an animal? What human job would they have?
(If you use any images, remember alt text)
Tell us your Main Character's fursona/what animal they would be.
Is your character already an animal? What human job would they have?
(If you use any images, remember alt text)
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#Novmemeber 11
I'm not sure what my MMC's fursona would be, but my FMC is definitely a large jungle cat, either a panther or a tiger. Even my MMC regularly says that she walks in the forest like a tiger stalking her prey.
I'm not sure what my MMC's fursona would be, but my FMC is definitely a large jungle cat, either a panther or a tiger. Even my MMC regularly says that she walks in the forest like a tiger stalking her prey.
#TimeTravelAuthors D9
I once had my son, who has a degree in mathematics, calculate for me the maximum amount of arrows that someone could launch directly into the air before the first one fell. We had to base this on a sixty pound bow with the arrows going straight up.
I once had my son, who has a degree in mathematics, calculate for me the maximum amount of arrows that someone could launch directly into the air before the first one fell. We had to base this on a sixty pound bow with the arrows going straight up.
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D9
I once had my son, who has a degree in mathematics, calculate for me the maximum amount of arrows that someone could launch directly into the air before the first one fell. We had to base this on a sixty pound bow with the arrows going straight up.
I once had my son, who has a degree in mathematics, calculate for me the maximum amount of arrows that someone could launch directly into the air before the first one fell. We had to base this on a sixty pound bow with the arrows going straight up.
#Novmemeber 10
Fun fact about me:
I've was once kicked out of Italy. (And the story of this tale became my first ever piece of paid writing.)
Fun fact about me:
I've was once kicked out of Italy. (And the story of this tale became my first ever piece of paid writing.)
#Novmemeber 10
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
Corporate-style icebreaker jump scare 😱: tell us a fun fact about you, the author!
This is meant to be fun, so if "fun facts" make you cringe, feel free to adjust this prompt. You could do two truths and a lie, or just give us a non-personal fun fact that brings you joy.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#Novmemeber 10
Fun fact about me:
I've was once kicked out of Italy. (And the story of this tale became my first ever piece of paid writing.)
Fun fact about me:
I've was once kicked out of Italy. (And the story of this tale became my first ever piece of paid writing.)
There is a thin layer of snow covering everything today. Come on Weather Gods--it's only early November! I'm pretty sure the rules state that there is no snow until December.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There is a thin layer of snow covering everything today. Come on Weather Gods--it's only early November! I'm pretty sure the rules state that there is no snow until December.
I've had a pretty busy summer, so I haven't had a chance to properly promote The Spartan Sacrifice. But on November 15th I'll be at Indigo Oshawa signing copies of all my books.
I hope to see you there--they make great Christmas presents for the history fan in your life!
#BookSigning #Writesky
I hope to see you there--they make great Christmas presents for the history fan in your life!
#BookSigning #Writesky
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I've had a pretty busy summer, so I haven't had a chance to properly promote The Spartan Sacrifice. But on November 15th I'll be at Indigo Oshawa signing copies of all my books.
I hope to see you there--they make great Christmas presents for the history fan in your life!
#BookSigning #Writesky
I hope to see you there--they make great Christmas presents for the history fan in your life!
#BookSigning #Writesky