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Sci-Fi/Fantasy bibliophile author with a day job. We don’t use Ai here. PFP by lovecrafts.bsky.social https://ninjaswriting.carrd.co/

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · May 11

Physical copies of Neptia’s Galaxy Railway are now available from most major retailers! Bookshop. org Barnes and Noble, and Amazon just to name a few places! Links in my Carrd!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/neptias-ga...

#booksky #scifibook #scifinovella #authorsky #published

Neptia's Galaxy Railway

Check out Neptia's Galaxy Railway - <p>After waking up with no memories of his past life, a stowaway finds himself running from the authorities on a Goldstar Train, the most luxurious galactic train a...

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 6d

The adaptations of his short story “I Sing the Body Electric” are me and my mom’s favorite comfort things to watch. Heck, I almost got her to read “The Illustrated Man” because she likes the movie to it, but to no avail sadly.

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Charlot Kristensen @zolwia.bsky.social · 20d

I'm back from maternity leave and in desperate need of some work. If you're looking for some fun colourful cover designs I'm your guy! Here are some book covers I loved illustrating
Contact me at [email protected]
See portfolio link below

Shares & some reassuring words would be much appreciated

A digital illustrated book cover of Cruise Life - Raining Cats and Dogs by Reese Eschmann. It shows a Black girl chasing dogs and cats on the deck of a cruise while her big brother tries to catch up while holding a cat in his arms.

A digital illustrated book cover for the title Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus. It portrays a mixed Black girl walking by with her pit bull pet, a bridge is seen overhead her, with some cranes in the background and some key characters in the book watches her from a distance.

A digital illustrated book cover titled The Season of Styx Malone
It shows a Black boy with a cap and sunglasses on, her smirks to the viewer, and within his glasses you see the reflection of 2 other Black boys, one smiling back at him with enthusiasm while the other smiles more hesitantly.

A digital illustrated book cover of a picture book titled Bessie the Motorcycle Queen.
It shows Bessie Stringfield on her iconic Hogs (Harleys) against a backdrop of the Grand Canyon.

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 14d

It's that time of year again... is there anything spookier than impediments to free and open access to information? We think not!!

Make sure you follow along with us this Banned Books Week—we'll be sharing all the resources, updates and cool events they don't want you to know about.

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 15d

Btw I’m not giving up. I’m gonna keep creating, but cheese and rice man.

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 15d

Why is it that when I get my book out to the world, Ai is trying to take over and any site I use to promote myself and my books is going to shit?!

Maybe this is some kind of omen from the universe.

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 18d

So this line no longer exists, a simpler method of travel was found and used.

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 18d

I’d never thought that the line “Get the blimp and the android!” Would be an actual spoken line of dialogue in any of my major projects and it’s making me laugh.

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 18d

I’d never thought that the line “Get the blimp and the android!” Would be an actual spoken line of dialogue in any of my major projects and it’s making me laugh.

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🎃 DEVAUNBEAST 🎃 @devaunbeats.art · Sep 20

I wish people would understand this is not a Bluesky exclusive thing. Jumping ship to another site will not do anything and you will be in the same position again and again.

Make your voice heard, don't just keep trying to run away from the problem.

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · 24d

Hey uh, in case your wondering why I haven’t posted anything, I have nothing to share and I’m trying to cut back on my social media usage.

So, yeah.

Maybe something soon but for now, no.

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Sep 16

I have this on hold at my local bookstore and I’m gonna pick it up ASAP!

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Sep 7

I need to be more active here…ugh.

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Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them.

Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!”

Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.”

Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face.

Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · Aug 18

***squeeeeeeeee***

One of my readers' favorite novels has just been reissued with this AMAZING cover designed by Rachel Ake.

If you loved THE REFORMATORY, this is the novel I used to say is my scariest. You be the judge!

Saga Press Books @sagapressbooks.bsky.social · Aug 18

From the award-winning author of THE REFORMATORY, a stunning new reissue of THE GOOD HOUSE by @tananarivedue.bsky.social!

Now available!

New cover designed by Rachel Ake (@rake.makes on IG)

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · Aug 16

People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a week. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Aug 14

Also if you want a Sci-Fi book with a splash of fantasy, check out my book! (It’s on Amazon too)

#Booksky

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/neptias-ga...

bookshop.org/p/books/nept...

Neptia's Galaxy Railway|Paperback

After waking up with no memories of his past life, a stowaway finds himself running from the authorities on a Goldstar Train, the most luxurious galactic train available to travel the stars.He soon me...

www.barnesandnoble.com

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Aug 14

Whenever I feel like my books are trash or just don’t make a lot of sense, I look at the books that are being traditionally published and getting adaptations and I start to feel a bit better :) #booksky

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Aug 12

The fact that I’ve been using this video as a visual reference for the photos is a bit disheartening, but hey, as long as it works m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAN1...

The 116 images NASA wants aliens to see

YouTube video by Vox

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hi NASA! I’m doing a project on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, specifically the golden record. Do you have a complete list of the photos and what order they appear on the record on your website?
NASA: Nope!
🙃

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Aug 9

Physical books never stopped being in fashion, even with younger readers. I strongly suspect this is in no small part due to books being a common gift, and now Romantasy is getting buyers used to pretty editions with endpapers and sprayed edges.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Aug 8

Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame

Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.

Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame

Collectors tell Rolling Stone an exhaustion with streamers is making owning physical media the next big thing — again.

rollingstone.com

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Aug 1

As much as I miss getting a ton of interactions via Twitter (I’m not calling that hellsite X) I feel like I get more genuine reactions here. I dunno, maybe I’m weird :/

Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Jul 21

You've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature?

(It was either gonna be Monty Python and The Holy Grail or Eternal Sunshine for in place of Grand Budapest)

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purple_bookcover @purplebookcover.bsky.social · Jul 18

If you use AI to do the parts of writing that aren’t your favorite you will 100% be a worse writer. Bad at pacing and using AI to fix that? Great, now you have never actually learned pacing. Bad at descriptions? Sweet, you have no idea how descriptions reveal character. You actually just suck.

Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · Jul 17

This is an "author" using the idea that you shouldn't suffer for your art AS A REASON TO USE GENERATIVE AI TO WRITE INSTEAD.

That is not what that phrase means. It doesn't mean you shouldn't emotionally connect with your art--it means you shouldn't fucking starve or have chronic depression.

Finding Your Pain Points and Joy Points
Most authors instinctively know what brings them joy in the writing process, but they've been trained to ignore it in favor of what they think they "should" be doing.

Here's what I tell authors: Identify your pain points — the parts of the process that are most annoying and aggravating. Then let AI handle the majority of the work in those areas.

Some examples I've seen:

The author who loves plotting but hates description now uses AI to flesh out scene details while keeping all the plot development for themselves.

The author who adores character development but struggles with pacing uses AI to help structure scenes while diving deep into character work personally.

The author who enjoys dialogue but finds action scenes tedious collaborates with AI on fight scenes while writing every conversation by hand.

There's no right or wrong way to divide this work. The only rule is to protect your joy.

The Suffering Myth Needs to Die
Let's crush this toxic idea once and for all: You are not supposed to suffer for your art.

The notion that you have to practically open your veins and bleed onto the page for your work to be any good is romantic nonsense that's keeping authors miserable. If writing is your full-time job, why are you making yourself miserable doing it?

Think about it this way: If you had a friend who was constantly miserable at their job, you'd tell them to quit or find a different approach. You wouldn't tell them that suffering was necessary for success.

I want my writing career to be a total joy. I can still write stories that people love and enjoy every moment of the process. I don't need to suffer, and neither do you.

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Jul 18

Just a reminder to my author peeps, check and see if you can make your book available to rent at your county library system. Because I did!

…I’ll let you know how it goes in a few months.

#booksky #authorsky

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Jul 16

There's nothing more punk rock than being kind to people

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Writing is hard @ninjaswriting.bsky.social · Jul 10

I just found out I reached 100 followers!!! Thank you guys! And yes I’m still working on projects, I have a job and I can’t write full time (not yet at least) but I’m still working!