S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss
@feelingsandmagic.bsky.social
A messy human who writes fantasy stories because I enjoy them. Read them if you want! I'm not gonna guilt you.
they/them pls
Banner art by https://yirien.carrd.co
Me: https://www.serobertsonfiction.com
My awesome spouse: @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
they/them pls
Banner art by https://yirien.carrd.co
Me: https://www.serobertsonfiction.com
My awesome spouse: @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social
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👋 Hello, I write fantasy novels.
Sept. 2025: The Strangers' Sanctuary
www.serobertsonfiction.com/the-stranger...
A faithless priestess and a traumatized guard are tasked with reopening an abandoned shrine, and find common cause in healing from their pasts.
🎨 @maybarros.com.br
👋 Hello, I write fantasy novels.
Sept. 2025: The Strangers' Sanctuary
www.serobertsonfiction.com/the-stranger...
A faithless priestess and a traumatized guard are tasked with reopening an abandoned shrine, and find common cause in healing from their pasts.
🎨 @maybarros.com.br
Two things:
1) I locked in my newsletter for the 12th, so nothing better happen between now and then (lol)
2) I decided to go back into the Smashwords sale after all. I can't really justify that, so I won't. It's not a perfect platform, but I want to support wide platforms when I can. More later.
1) I locked in my newsletter for the 12th, so nothing better happen between now and then (lol)
2) I decided to go back into the Smashwords sale after all. I can't really justify that, so I won't. It's not a perfect platform, but I want to support wide platforms when I can. More later.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Two things:
1) I locked in my newsletter for the 12th, so nothing better happen between now and then (lol)
2) I decided to go back into the Smashwords sale after all. I can't really justify that, so I won't. It's not a perfect platform, but I want to support wide platforms when I can. More later.
1) I locked in my newsletter for the 12th, so nothing better happen between now and then (lol)
2) I decided to go back into the Smashwords sale after all. I can't really justify that, so I won't. It's not a perfect platform, but I want to support wide platforms when I can. More later.
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
Well, now I look evil for participating in their upcoming sale. Shit. I think there's one day left to pull out. 🤞
What a drag, I was looking forward to it too. Geez, Smashwords.
What a drag, I was looking forward to it too. Geez, Smashwords.
Thread with more info on Smashwords' royalty changes
Apparently Smashwords royalties are changing as of January 1, 2026. Books under $2.99 will get 40% list; books $2.99 or over get 75%.
(Amazon KDP, for context, is generally 35% and 70% respectively)
Draft2Digital owns Smashwords, so if you publish via D2D it's easy to add ebooks there. 💙📚
(Amazon KDP, for context, is generally 35% and 70% respectively)
Draft2Digital owns Smashwords, so if you publish via D2D it's easy to add ebooks there. 💙📚
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Well, now I look evil for participating in their upcoming sale. Shit. I think there's one day left to pull out. 🤞
What a drag, I was looking forward to it too. Geez, Smashwords.
What a drag, I was looking forward to it too. Geez, Smashwords.
as a hobbit hiker surrounded by ranger hikers/kayakers/etc at my day job, I feel this
(look, I have half a thing in common with the group, I'll take it)
(look, I have half a thing in common with the group, I'll take it)
I'm determined to do some winter hiking this year and I've got my yaktraxs all ready to go. yaktrax.com
TO BE CLEAR: I will be hobbit hiking.
TO BE CLEAR: I will be hobbit hiking.
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
as a hobbit hiker surrounded by ranger hikers/kayakers/etc at my day job, I feel this
(look, I have half a thing in common with the group, I'll take it)
(look, I have half a thing in common with the group, I'll take it)
me, 3 days ago: Good thing we put the tree in the dining room, because Lily sleeps in the living room, and we don't want the big shiny thing to freak her out
Lily, immediately after we put the tree up:
Lily, immediately after we put the tree up:
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
me, 3 days ago: Good thing we put the tree in the dining room, because Lily sleeps in the living room, and we don't want the big shiny thing to freak her out
Lily, immediately after we put the tree up:
Lily, immediately after we put the tree up:
Okay. So. I didn't realize I was so far out of hand with writing memes/threads, so I'm going to stop doing those. I'm sorry.
I might join in on WIPSnips next week, now that CurrentWIP is at 50%/20k. Depends on if I find good excerpts.
I'll promote a couple of times a month and during group sales.
I might join in on WIPSnips next week, now that CurrentWIP is at 50%/20k. Depends on if I find good excerpts.
I'll promote a couple of times a month and during group sales.
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Okay. So. I didn't realize I was so far out of hand with writing memes/threads, so I'm going to stop doing those. I'm sorry.
I might join in on WIPSnips next week, now that CurrentWIP is at 50%/20k. Depends on if I find good excerpts.
I'll promote a couple of times a month and during group sales.
I might join in on WIPSnips next week, now that CurrentWIP is at 50%/20k. Depends on if I find good excerpts.
I'll promote a couple of times a month and during group sales.
That widget Bluesky posted where you can look up your word/emoji cloud was *illuminating*, and I'm gonna need to crawl into a hole and/or rethink my life choices. It does not feel good and I do not like it.
(I thought I didn't spam about my books. I do. Like...a lot. 🤢)
(I thought I didn't spam about my books. I do. Like...a lot. 🤢)
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
That widget Bluesky posted where you can look up your word/emoji cloud was *illuminating*, and I'm gonna need to crawl into a hole and/or rethink my life choices. It does not feel good and I do not like it.
(I thought I didn't spam about my books. I do. Like...a lot. 🤢)
(I thought I didn't spam about my books. I do. Like...a lot. 🤢)
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
Got one recently, it was awesome, recommended 👍
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Got one recently, it was awesome, recommended 👍
#WritingPrompt
I need to try harder at promoting 🫠
I wrote a story about becoming a better person than you were taught you could be, plus there's some magic around, but that's mostly used for rainwater management and farming. There are also goats. And food porn. What if cozy, except angry?
I need to try harder at promoting 🫠
I wrote a story about becoming a better person than you were taught you could be, plus there's some magic around, but that's mostly used for rainwater management and farming. There are also goats. And food porn. What if cozy, except angry?
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#WritingPrompt
I need to try harder at promoting 🫠
I wrote a story about becoming a better person than you were taught you could be, plus there's some magic around, but that's mostly used for rainwater management and farming. There are also goats. And food porn. What if cozy, except angry?
I need to try harder at promoting 🫠
I wrote a story about becoming a better person than you were taught you could be, plus there's some magic around, but that's mostly used for rainwater management and farming. There are also goats. And food porn. What if cozy, except angry?
Reposted by S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss
Hey #booksky and #indieauthors: John Scalzi's Whatever holiday book shopping guides are up for both posting and browsing!
Yesterday's thread was for tradpub, today's thread is for indie books, and tomorrow's is for makers and crafters:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
Yesterday's thread was for tradpub, today's thread is for indie books, and tomorrow's is for makers and crafters:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
The 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, Day Two: Non-Traditional Books
Today is Day Two of the Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2025, and today the focus is on Non-Traditionally Published Books: Self-published works, electronically-exclusive books, books from micro presses…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hey #booksky and #indieauthors: John Scalzi's Whatever holiday book shopping guides are up for both posting and browsing!
Yesterday's thread was for tradpub, today's thread is for indie books, and tomorrow's is for makers and crafters:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
Yesterday's thread was for tradpub, today's thread is for indie books, and tomorrow's is for makers and crafters:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
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if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you
We've reached Lego Nerd Level "combining ~5 of your sets into one big diorama" 🫣
I stg I only buy Botanicals and Animal Crossing. /defensive
This was really relaxing, though. Inner child is appeased.
I stg I only buy Botanicals and Animal Crossing. /defensive
This was really relaxing, though. Inner child is appeased.
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
We've reached Lego Nerd Level "combining ~5 of your sets into one big diorama" 🫣
I stg I only buy Botanicals and Animal Crossing. /defensive
This was really relaxing, though. Inner child is appeased.
I stg I only buy Botanicals and Animal Crossing. /defensive
This was really relaxing, though. Inner child is appeased.
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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hey w how trad pub is likely going to be pulling back on books by marginalized authors, now more than ever, please get over whatever roadblock exists in your mind that keeps you from branching out to indie books. if the trad space starts to look dire soon (and it will), this is gonna be the solution
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
hey w how trad pub is likely going to be pulling back on books by marginalized authors, now more than ever, please get over whatever roadblock exists in your mind that keeps you from branching out to indie books. if the trad space starts to look dire soon (and it will), this is gonna be the solution
#WritingPrompt
I don't do antagonists well IMO. One of a few reasons I tend to focus on internal conflict.
Strangers: The MCs' respective families, who suck in different ways. Lun's dad is basically set up as the final boss; he blames his kids for his middling career status. (Logic? No) 🧵
I don't do antagonists well IMO. One of a few reasons I tend to focus on internal conflict.
Strangers: The MCs' respective families, who suck in different ways. Lun's dad is basically set up as the final boss; he blames his kids for his middling career status. (Logic? No) 🧵
Why is the antagonist of your MC their antagonist? What caused the friction? #WritingPrompt
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#WritingPrompt
I don't do antagonists well IMO. One of a few reasons I tend to focus on internal conflict.
Strangers: The MCs' respective families, who suck in different ways. Lun's dad is basically set up as the final boss; he blames his kids for his middling career status. (Logic? No) 🧵
I don't do antagonists well IMO. One of a few reasons I tend to focus on internal conflict.
Strangers: The MCs' respective families, who suck in different ways. Lun's dad is basically set up as the final boss; he blames his kids for his middling career status. (Logic? No) 🧵
Some spoilers past what we've seen (though one that was already foreshadowed) - BUT this is basically why I've become hooked on this show so fast.
Mess as necessary to life. ❤️
Mess as necessary to life. ❤️
The SANDA anime and manga turn heads while exploring some of the most uncomfortable truths about being a young person on the verge of adulthood at a time when these topics are dominating public discourse.
Sanda Shows that Adolescence is Supposed to be Awkward
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Some spoilers past what we've seen (though one that was already foreshadowed) - BUT this is basically why I've become hooked on this show so fast.
Mess as necessary to life. ❤️
Mess as necessary to life. ❤️
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Reposted by S.E. Robertson / C.A. Moss
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
It's up, in a new spot against the Nerd Wall. Should be out of Nervous Cat's main chilling area, which is nice, plus @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social added a couple of seasonal bits to our usual unhinged decor.
We do this holiday pretty low-key, but I've come to like it.
We do this holiday pretty low-key, but I've come to like it.
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's up, in a new spot against the Nerd Wall. Should be out of Nervous Cat's main chilling area, which is nice, plus @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social added a couple of seasonal bits to our usual unhinged decor.
We do this holiday pretty low-key, but I've come to like it.
We do this holiday pretty low-key, but I've come to like it.
#WritingPrompt
Current WIP: MC irritatedly admits that it was immediate (at least pantswise), from LI being hot and friendly/welcoming. The gift of a scarf seals it ❄️
Most recent book: You could play a drinking game with the number of times MC2 calls his LI "kind". I left most of them in. Too bad.
Current WIP: MC irritatedly admits that it was immediate (at least pantswise), from LI being hot and friendly/welcoming. The gift of a scarf seals it ❄️
Most recent book: You could play a drinking game with the number of times MC2 calls his LI "kind". I left most of them in. Too bad.
What made your MC really start to fall for their love interest in your book/wip? #WritingPrompt
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#WritingPrompt
Current WIP: MC irritatedly admits that it was immediate (at least pantswise), from LI being hot and friendly/welcoming. The gift of a scarf seals it ❄️
Most recent book: You could play a drinking game with the number of times MC2 calls his LI "kind". I left most of them in. Too bad.
Current WIP: MC irritatedly admits that it was immediate (at least pantswise), from LI being hot and friendly/welcoming. The gift of a scarf seals it ❄️
Most recent book: You could play a drinking game with the number of times MC2 calls his LI "kind". I left most of them in. Too bad.
The one on the left is the book I was raving about the other day 👍👍 (have not read the other yet, no shade)
Creator day is over, but you can still support me (an indie author) by taking advantage of my Black Friday sale! I've got more project reintroductions!
This time, my sci-fi projects! Space adventure & cosmic space horror! Two very tonally different stories, both 50% off!
🌻 itch.io/s/162704/bla...
This time, my sci-fi projects! Space adventure & cosmic space horror! Two very tonally different stories, both 50% off!
🌻 itch.io/s/162704/bla...
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The one on the left is the book I was raving about the other day 👍👍 (have not read the other yet, no shade)
and finally, I splurged on this back in July, and despite myriad fuckery perpetrated by my country, it made it here.
This is the first official merch I've owned from my favorite show. 😭 I'm not a huge collector, but a couple of silly things do cheer me up.
This is the first official merch I've owned from my favorite show. 😭 I'm not a huge collector, but a couple of silly things do cheer me up.
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
and finally, I splurged on this back in July, and despite myriad fuckery perpetrated by my country, it made it here.
This is the first official merch I've owned from my favorite show. 😭 I'm not a huge collector, but a couple of silly things do cheer me up.
This is the first official merch I've owned from my favorite show. 😭 I'm not a huge collector, but a couple of silly things do cheer me up.
1 and 3 are a hell of a combo
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
1 and 3 are a hell of a combo
Department of Small Victories: Updated the publishing spreadsheet; Therapist Omnibus 1 has passed 500 copies. 🥳
Meanwhile, a clue: Apparently there's a trope called "mental trauma evaporation" in litRPG, specifically about your anxiety magically vanishing when you're isekai'd.
Meanwhile, a clue: Apparently there's a trope called "mental trauma evaporation" in litRPG, specifically about your anxiety magically vanishing when you're isekai'd.
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Department of Small Victories: Updated the publishing spreadsheet; Therapist Omnibus 1 has passed 500 copies. 🥳
Meanwhile, a clue: Apparently there's a trope called "mental trauma evaporation" in litRPG, specifically about your anxiety magically vanishing when you're isekai'd.
Meanwhile, a clue: Apparently there's a trope called "mental trauma evaporation" in litRPG, specifically about your anxiety magically vanishing when you're isekai'd.