Brian Wells
@androidastronomer.bsky.social
Physicist, Barista, and SFWA-Member Science Fiction Author, Represented by Laura Wood of FinePrint Literary Management
You are my favorite fellow Capricorn. The universe would be diminished had you not got borned.
January 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
You are my favorite fellow Capricorn. The universe would be diminished had you not got borned.
Or a chain saw. That always works for me.
July 23, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Or a chain saw. That always works for me.
Welcome. I think you'll love it here.
July 14, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Welcome. I think you'll love it here.
Bah. Get back to me when you're reflected in a MANUAL espresso machine. 😉
Seriously, this is wonderful, clever, and artsy, and it touches my soul in a way I can't even describe. I absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing.
Seriously, this is wonderful, clever, and artsy, and it touches my soul in a way I can't even describe. I absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing.
July 14, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Bah. Get back to me when you're reflected in a MANUAL espresso machine. 😉
Seriously, this is wonderful, clever, and artsy, and it touches my soul in a way I can't even describe. I absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing.
Seriously, this is wonderful, clever, and artsy, and it touches my soul in a way I can't even describe. I absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing.
Yep, it sure is! (shaves off goatee to deflect suspicion as to which me is the evil one)
July 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Yep, it sure is! (shaves off goatee to deflect suspicion as to which me is the evil one)
Have you tried taking a half-step?
Sorry, I couldn't resist. In truth, I love this poem. Thank you for sharing.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. In truth, I love this poem. Thank you for sharing.
July 13, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Have you tried taking a half-step?
Sorry, I couldn't resist. In truth, I love this poem. Thank you for sharing.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. In truth, I love this poem. Thank you for sharing.
Luck for me, I've joined the lesions of authors who still use a dictionary.
July 13, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Luck for me, I've joined the lesions of authors who still use a dictionary.
Average number of exclamation points in my novels: 7
Average number of semicolons in my novels: 2
Average number of em-dashes in my novels: 45,694
Average number of semicolons in my novels: 2
Average number of em-dashes in my novels: 45,694
July 13, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Average number of exclamation points in my novels: 7
Average number of semicolons in my novels: 2
Average number of em-dashes in my novels: 45,694
Average number of semicolons in my novels: 2
Average number of em-dashes in my novels: 45,694
Totally same. I feel like I'm holding a book snatched from another universe in which Evil Me managed to get published through nefarious means.
Also, Evil Me in the other universe has a goatee.
Also, Evil Me in the other universe has a goatee.
July 13, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Totally same. I feel like I'm holding a book snatched from another universe in which Evil Me managed to get published through nefarious means.
Also, Evil Me in the other universe has a goatee.
Also, Evil Me in the other universe has a goatee.
Personally, I would query such agencies. Most agents have connections to get genre-crossing books published. If they love your story (and they do have to read and live your story), they'll often refer it to an associate who can represent it more effectively given it's other-genre elements.
July 13, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Personally, I would query such agencies. Most agents have connections to get genre-crossing books published. If they love your story (and they do have to read and live your story), they'll often refer it to an associate who can represent it more effectively given it's other-genre elements.
Wow, you're really good at this!
July 11, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Wow, you're really good at this!
As long as you're not using Roman numerals, you're doing fine.
July 11, 2024 at 4:44 AM
As long as you're not using Roman numerals, you're doing fine.
What a bodacious travesty!
(We also don't use the word bodacious enough.)
(We also don't use the word bodacious enough.)
July 10, 2024 at 11:52 PM
What a bodacious travesty!
(We also don't use the word bodacious enough.)
(We also don't use the word bodacious enough.)
Nonsense. Ask away. You're making a business proposition, not asking for a favor.
I used to own a coffee shop, and I treasured my writer customers who brought in business with their book signings. If customers showed me a signed & paid-for book, I gave them a 25% discount on a medium drink.
I used to own a coffee shop, and I treasured my writer customers who brought in business with their book signings. If customers showed me a signed & paid-for book, I gave them a 25% discount on a medium drink.
July 10, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Nonsense. Ask away. You're making a business proposition, not asking for a favor.
I used to own a coffee shop, and I treasured my writer customers who brought in business with their book signings. If customers showed me a signed & paid-for book, I gave them a 25% discount on a medium drink.
I used to own a coffee shop, and I treasured my writer customers who brought in business with their book signings. If customers showed me a signed & paid-for book, I gave them a 25% discount on a medium drink.
It's more business for them if you can draw a crowd, so it makes sense for them to host book signings.
July 10, 2024 at 11:36 PM
It's more business for them if you can draw a crowd, so it makes sense for them to host book signings.
I learned the hard way in Junior High that S-M-L-XL-XXL for jock straps refers to *waist* size.
July 10, 2024 at 11:13 PM
I learned the hard way in Junior High that S-M-L-XL-XXL for jock straps refers to *waist* size.
That's really awesome. I bet they'd let you do a book-signing event, too.
July 10, 2024 at 10:44 PM
That's really awesome. I bet they'd let you do a book-signing event, too.
Also, if you red-circle-slash your sign forbidding rappelling, doesn't that constitute a double-negative, thereby indicating that rappelling IS allowed?
SO MANY LAYERS!
SO MANY LAYERS!
July 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Also, if you red-circle-slash your sign forbidding rappelling, doesn't that constitute a double-negative, thereby indicating that rappelling IS allowed?
SO MANY LAYERS!
SO MANY LAYERS!
I find it quite repealing.
And repairable. Somehow.
And repairable. Somehow.
July 10, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I find it quite repealing.
And repairable. Somehow.
And repairable. Somehow.
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#FromMyWIP #WritingCommunity
"You love me."
"Yes."
"Good god, I pointed a loaded gun at you, and you love me. Why?"
Preston let the rock slip from his hand. "Sometimes, madness needs a voice."
#FromMyWIP #WritingCommunity
"You love me."
"Yes."
"Good god, I pointed a loaded gun at you, and you love me. Why?"
Preston let the rock slip from his hand. "Sometimes, madness needs a voice."
July 9, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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#FromMyWIP #WritingCommunity
"You love me."
"Yes."
"Good god, I pointed a loaded gun at you, and you love me. Why?"
Preston let the rock slip from his hand. "Sometimes, madness needs a voice."
#FromMyWIP #WritingCommunity
"You love me."
"Yes."
"Good god, I pointed a loaded gun at you, and you love me. Why?"
Preston let the rock slip from his hand. "Sometimes, madness needs a voice."
Ah, so you ARE a true imposter, then. Good to know. 😉
Seriously, though, thanks for the writerly advice. It's always appreciated.
Seriously, though, thanks for the writerly advice. It's always appreciated.
July 9, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Ah, so you ARE a true imposter, then. Good to know. 😉
Seriously, though, thanks for the writerly advice. It's always appreciated.
Seriously, though, thanks for the writerly advice. It's always appreciated.
Another tried-and-true path from book to film is to have characters almost talk about stuff.
July 9, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Another tried-and-true path from book to film is to have characters almost talk about stuff.