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Jay W. Farley

@nerdiestviking.bsky.social

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Sci fi/fantasy fan and author of The Night Between Stars, a book about vampire wizards fighting space capitalism! Tabletop gaming geek aficionado! He/Him https://linktr.ee/JWFarleyAuthor

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · Jun 24

Oh hey, did you all know I wrote a book you can buy? I forgot to advertise here, which I need to get better at! Ask me about my fun little book! www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NVCCG8

The Night Between Stars: Book One Of Nox Astra

Amazon.com: The Night Between Stars: Book One Of Nox Astra eBook : Farley, Jay W.: Kindle Store

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 2h

We can all agree that the Tales From The Crypt rap song The Crypt Jam doesn't have to go as hard as it does, but we should be thankfully it did.

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 21h

Counting down to the release of The Shadow Between Thoughts on Oct 18th, THIS SATURDAY! All this week, I'm sharing snippets from the series to entice you to read. Today, we are descending to the tidally locked planet Tartarus on the frozen night side. #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #booksky

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 23h

IMDB's Parents' Guide is the best source of unintentional comedy on the internet. Especially for horror movies, it never lets me down.

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

I'll tell you what, I have to start writing shorter books. Now I have to lug this up to Cupboard Maker Books outside of Harrisburg, PA, for their Horror/Fantasy/Sci-Fi weekend this Saturday. I'll be there from 12:30 am to 2:30 pm. #writingcommunity #booksky #Fantasy #Sci-fi

A plastic tote with 60 large books organized in it.

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

It was a beard, right? I think I remember nedroids weird little spider-like monsters, scuttling about with beards? And huge smiley faces?

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

Is that the one that had the invisible tower that looked like it was made of bone? I only read that one a few times.

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

I lost the version that I printed off at the school library and put in a three ring binder, which was the oldest copy I have.

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober #writingcommunity Day 14
Like most vampires, Kilcullen has raised a bevy of followers to support him and grow his power. Shamus, his second in command is one of the guys who worked with him as a bootlegger back during prohibition. He also has mortal dockworker gangs helping

Fantasy Indies Spooktober day 14 with Villain's henchmen and/or followers highlighted

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

Counting down to October 18th and the release of The Shadow Between Thoughts! We've covered characters, organizations, and tropes. All this week, we're doing non-spoilery snippets. Tonight, it is the big call to action! #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #booksky

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 1d

Books are an excellent source of dietary fiber but lack other crucial vitamins and nutrients. Be sure to eat responsibly.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1d

things bullets say

Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 2d

Almost every time I go thru JFK something weird happens.

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 2d

I get why King removed Rage, but it was so damn good. King excels at writing children and teenagers. It is his greatest strength, in my opinion.

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 2d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober #writingcommunity Day 13 I don't have much pure horror on my shelves. The coolest ones are probably the old copy of John Dies At The End (I used to be on PWoT all the time) and a copy of the Bachman Books that has Rage in it. That was always my favorite story in there

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 2d

Counting down to the release of The Shadows Between Thoughts, up for pre-order now! All this week, I'm sharing non-spoilery snippets from the series. Tonight, we're talking about (hopefully) cloned brains being used to power magical rituals! #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #booksky

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 3d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober #WritingCommunity Day 12
Hate. My villain has made my characters undeath a tormented hellscape since the day he died. Their objectives are unreconcilable, and they gave up trying centuries ago. Small torments are the most they can do, due to the limits placed on them. Right?

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 3d

Only one week to the release of book 2 on Oct 18th! Its up for pre-order now.
All this week, I'm sharing random, non-spoilery snippets of book one to convince you to read it. Magic and robots, together at last! #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #booksky

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 4d

BONUS ARMY BONUS ARMY BONUS ARMY BONUS ARMY

GO READ SMEDLY BUTLER!

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 4d

I can't do audiobooks due to hearing issues, so here is how I, a book only reader, pronounce common #fantasy names! Let me know if you need help pronouncing any you aren't sure of! #booksky #indieauthor

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 4d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober #WritingCommunity Day 11

Fantasy Indies Spooktober Calendar with Day 11 Saturday Snippet highlighted.

Arabad station was in close orbit of an M-grade star that I had already forgotten the name of. Roughly five kilometers across and five hundred meters thick, it hung in a complex orbit that would keep me on the shadowed side throughout my journey. I could see in the dark fine, so there was no trouble as I moved along the route Evadne and I had plotted.
It used the stellar mass to refine rare metals along with mining trace elements from the scant corona of the collapsing dwarf star. We were here trying to procure a contract on several elements we couldn’t source on our own planet officially. We weren’t interested in that part, though I am sure Evadne would do some fine politicking for the corporation.
What we were here for was the more sinister side of the business, one more on the vampire wizard warrior side of the street. This facility had started to turn out a high-quality, potent form of blood that empowered vampires beyond anything we had seen in history. A single shot of that could keep a vampire going for days.
If it was artificial, it was a break through Evadne and I had been hunting for centuries. Cloning was a cutting edge science, but every attempt to sustain a vampire on cloned blood had failed. It had to come from someone who was alive, or at least was at some point. It was just tap water to us.
But the quantities they were producing was very limited, and we only found out about it second-hand. Basileus may have raised the family to the first among equals of the aristocracy of the night, but that just made us a target for ones who wanted out position. They kept the secret from us as long as they could.
But not long enough. Now I was hand over hand, moving slowly along the outside of the station to find where they were creating the blood. Evadne had mapped the station thoroughly using both technology and sorcery, but there was one part that was fully shielded by both. A massive hangar, one far from where my ship was docked.

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 4d

ELRIC AT THE FORGE OF FOREVER (2019)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 14 ½” x 6 ½”

When I tossed out the old container of paints used to do the cover painting for WORDS OF RADIANCE, it landed upside down in my wastebasket on a piece of paperboard I had been using as a palette for something else. 1/2

Elric stands on an outcrop of rock with skulls at his feet. He wears a black hooded cloak trimmed in gold and jeweled bracers. He cradles Stormbringer as the length of the runesword, glowing purple, extends well above his head. Below him water spills frothy onto the shore but as it stretches back, placid and glassy, it gives way to erupting vents of lava.

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 4d

Not well!

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 5d

Counting down to the release of The Shadow Between Thoughts on October 18th by trying to convince you to read it! All this week, we're talking tropes that appear. Today, it is TRANSHUMANISM! The body is a chrysalis we all can outgrow. #scifi #fantasy #writingcommunity #booksky

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 5d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober #WritingCommunity Day 10

I've got no sense of emojis, I almost never use them. Right now, my WIP is a short story about my main vampire celebrating Halloween. He loves it because he can go all fangs and claws, and people just high five him. It's great for his self-esteem.

Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 5d

Counting down to the release of The Shadow Between Thoughts on Oct 18th by convincing you to read book 1! All this week we're talking TROPES! Today, it is the traditional Corporate Dystopia! What happens when they own everything but you? #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #booksky

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Jay W. Farley @nerdiestviking.bsky.social · 6d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober #WritingCommunity Day 9

I talk about vampires a lot because that is what the MC of my book is, but my favorite is werewolves. The idea of your body betraying you as you lose control of yourself speaks to me, as a disable man with multiple concussions. It's my greatest fear.