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Ian Robert Ross

@ianrobertross.com

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Writer and artist from the Maritimes, now living in Ottawa, Canada. Author of the epic fantasy 'Crown of Caphedra'. Author Website: https://www.ianrobertross.com/

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Jul 10

'The death of a king and the schemes of the power-hungry lure three steadfast friends into a war of succession and the fight for a crumbling capital.' #booksky

Crown of Caphedra
An epic fantasy (615pp), by Ian Robert Ross.
Available in ebook, paperback, and audio.
www.amazon.com/Crown-Caphed...

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 45m

It pays to be local. Attending Can*Con today, in my own backyard.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 17h

Hey book marketers!
While I accept the possibility legitimate marketers might exist, why not show me you're serious? Along with your pitch, send a photo of you holding up a copy of my novel. That's the only way I can trust you are familiar enough with my work to partner with. Sound fair?

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 17h

One of the most brazen scam emails I've ever gotten.
Danielle Steel, you say? These and the fake book club pitches seem to be the main ones clogging up my inbox these days.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 1d

Summer, I am so very sorry to hear.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 7d

Theia's becoming a pro-traveller. Back the road this long weekend for a Canadian Thanksgiving road trip. #CatsofBluesky #Caturday

Theia, a dilute tortie cat, sitting on our van dashboard, against a rainy windshield.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 15d

Wonderful.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 16d

Yeah. I've brought in all the other cushions and screwed the feet back onto the bottom. Try again in two weeks. Until then, the raccoons will have somewhere warm to camp out should the mercury drop again.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 16d

The garbage collectors in our neighbourhood are getting a bit cheeky. Our municipal overlords allow one "over-sized" item in the trash, so today I put out our old couch. They must've counted every part individually, because they took one cushion, left a note for "too many items", and left the rest.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 18d

If it's a 12000-year-old carving, I'm most intrigued that the camel in the photo seems to have a bridle.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 20d

I hear you.
They keep saying AI will usher in a four-day work week... but I think that's only after AI pushes all the humans out first.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 21d

Long week... short weekend.
Anybody wanna proofread a newsletter before it comes out on Tuesday?
*yawns with glazed eyes.*

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 21d

I have a dozen new follower notifications, but my follower count has only gone up by two... I feel we are a fickle bunch on Bluesky. (Actually, I expect they're all just bots and Bluesky is getting better at playing whack-a-mole.)

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 26d

Taking the O Train to work reminds me how Hallowe'en comes earlier and earlier each year.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 27d

Scammy book marketers used to hit me up for tens of dollars. Then that became hundreds. Now they're pitching four-figure packages. In a perverse way, does that make me more successful, or is inflation that bad for everyone? #writingcommunity

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 27d

I guess I should have remembered that tomorrow is the first day of fall... what with that frost warning we had to round out summer last night. #brrr

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 29d

Spooky.
I was watching the latest GenV episode and something(?) triggered my Roku's voice search. It's spontaneously searched for the movie "You're All Gonna Die" (and reported no results on Prime.) I went back to the same spot and it searched for "Tell me Something." Didn't happen a third time.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 29d

Glad to see that Bluesky keeps up with cracking down on spammers. My inbox looks like a ballpit of faceless blue dots marked as "deleted account".

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 14

Ha! Not so bad. Though I slept in and didn't get a lot of writing done on that new project! The best actual win may have been the new recipe I concocted for the chicken I barbecued, which I made with soya, molasses and cumin.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 13

Starting a completely new book tomorrow. Characters, plot, conflict all fleshed out.

Dare I write in first person?

#amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writing

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 12

I think I've just reached the 'Odin hanging on Yggdrasil' part of the bottle... #drinkresponsibly or #youwillputoutaneyewiththatthing

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 12

It's been a while since I hit the grill and after a long week at work I decided to get edgy by breaking out one of the bottles of mead I made during the pandemic. #YOLO It packed a punch then, and tasted how honey would, if bees ran on JP-5. Let's see if it's mellowed out a bit since then. #homebrew

Amber coloured bottle and glass of mead on a barbecue.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 6

'Crown of Caphedra' is being featured in a special giveaway! At the end of this month, one lucky winner will receive loads of eBooks and a brand new Kindle! Join the giveaway now and cross your fingers for your chance to win. #BookGiveaway #BookSky #epicfantasy

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Aug 25

And you can tell the direction of the wind by which way cows point their butts.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Aug 23

Lots of new subscribers to my newsletter this month. If you're one of them, tell me what you'd like to know. Today is probably the day I sit and start drafting August's mail out. (And if you're not already signed up, please visit my website to join. I email the end of each month.) Cheers!
#booksky

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Aug 22

Ha! Made it to the weekend.

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