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Timothy Roderick

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Small Press Award Winning Author. Time-Warner Book of the Month Club: Wicca: A Year and A Day, Dark Moon Mysteries. Fiction: Cornbones, Nine Zero One Three, One Crooked Thing, Briar Blackwood’s Grimmest of Fairytales.🏳️‍🌈

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 3d

Have you read Polly Schattel’s work? Brilliant. I’ve learned from her the importance of unflinching courage to take horror to its wildest ends. Even when a narrative flies off the rails (in the best possible ways) she's shown to follow those beats to their unstoppable conclusions. #booksky #horror

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 9d

Halloween is up suckahs!

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 17d

Save the Cat is based on Campbell's mono-myth and his cross cultural survey of myth and fairy tale. It may be systematized, but it is the language of the unconscious, and of personal transformation. I'm gettin' a copy. #amwriting #booksky #mythic #josephcampbell #writersky

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 19d

I try not to use it for the writing process. I think others have complained about chapters coming and going. Maybe use MS Word and import. I do that and have had no problems.

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 23d

Jesus Christ. Tylenol? Please just be raptured.

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 26d

Weapons floored me. A slow burn that explodes into chaos and shows off pure creative genius. Genre-benders will love it. Writers and creatives should check it out for the sheer imagination.

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · 28d

Cancelling hulu abc/disney or any affiliate today. #f-him #cowards #gofyourselves

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Sep 15

Wait. Lady Sybil dies? No. I'm in denial. Downton Abbey season 3. #harsh #traumatic #ptsd

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Sep 14

Author proof arrived. Looks great in person. #DarkTheHalls #IndieAuthor #Booksky #BookProof #WritingCommunity #AmWritingHorror #BookLaunch #HalloweenReads #WinterReads

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dark the Halls is live on NetGalley. If you are a reviewer or are interested in seeing an advance reader copy (and hopefully) rating at Goodreads or elsewhere, please DM me and I'll send a private link. #writinglife #arc #horror #booksky #literaryhorror #spooky

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wow. What a bizarre take. Did he mainline ketamine before tweeting that nonsense? Atrocious.

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 26

The cover is revealed… and now the press is live.
Visit GravenImagePress.com to see the home of Dark the Halls and future titles. #Publishing #WriterLife #Horror

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 26

Dark the Halls finalized book cover! 🔥 ARC reader links coming soon. #BookSky #Horror #WriterLife #WritingCommunity #CoverReveal #HorrorCommunity #Spooky #SpecLit

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 21

Omg! That's awesome.

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 21

Cover reveal for Dark the Halls. Release: 10/25.

Hollywood, 1934. A deserted studio. A flickering reel. Film mogul Bramwell Finch must watch every sin he's buried, until the film delivers its final cut. #WriterSky #Booksky #HorrorStory #Haunted #WriterLife #AmPublishing

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 16

Working on the book cover with the very talented Don Noble! Updates to come. The image is stunning. Ghastly. Hits just the right notes. #BookSky #BookCover #Horrorbooks #Horrorauthors #WritersLife #NewRelease #Spooky

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 15

Haha. Cute description. What happened? I stopped auditioning way back in the late 80s. It's just too crazy... a lot of yes/no... oh wait, maybe. And about 7 years ago a producer (who I know!) inquired about developing a script based on one of my novels.... and crickets. That business! Ugh.

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 14

The book cover mock up will be done this weekend. Once I have a cover, I'll set up for ARC reviews! Getting excited. Looks like mid-October release. #WritingLife #BookSky #AmEditing #IndieHorror #LiteraryGhost #Haunting

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 4

Went on vacation in the Caribbean. Humidity so intense it required gills. Still look at this beauty.

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 2

Oh my gawd. I could never. My brain gets too tracked into the details of one. But two?!?

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 2

Good news. My editor has returned the manuscript. I'd been holding my breath for a couple of weeks. You know how it goes. But it came back with high praise. I can breathe again. Final polish time. #AmEditing #BookSky #Horror #LiteraryGhostStory #WritingLife #OctoberRelease

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Aug 1

Hey all. The seasons turn once again to first harvest called Lammas and Lughnassadh. Focus is on reaping, taking stock of action and its results. Everything is cause and effect. Can't ditch it. But you can live with it mindfully. #Lughnassadh #JohnBarleyCorn #Lammas #TheWheelTurns #Harvest

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Jul 31

Something weird in the water. Spotted a circular submerged light in the Caribbean Sea between St. Thomas and Puerto Rico. It is overcast and earlier I saw only a slim crescent: not enough to cover this specific defined circular area. Not surface light. Lit from below. What am I seeing? #ufo

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Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Jul 21

The new novel is in the editor's hands now. The good news is Joe's read half (with just my edits) and says he's "entranced" and loves it. I came in during his reading, called his name, and he screamed. My work is done. #AmEditing #BookSky #Horror-stories #HorrorSky #WriterSky #WritingLife

Timothy Roderick @timothyroderick.bsky.social · Jul 20

I grew up with summers at the beach. Now I have a totally "not embarrassing at all" obsession with surfing movies and competitions. I don't surf. But my brothers do. I was the boogie board kid. Do I cry when someone nails a 360 air reverse? Maybe. Do I pretend I know what that is? Also maybe.