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Boots
@bootsrr.bsky.social
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Coffee addict and cat dad. I also write words sometimes.
Website: https://www.thechiaroscuro.net/
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Never seen this one before...

For anyone who doesn't know enough about tradpub, this is (at best) a waste of money. Any "package" they might offer won't help you get agent rep. Especially if (like me) you write in a nice that's not trad friendly.

#booksky #indieauthor
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Of all the scam emails I get (there are many), this one baffles me the most. What's the end game here? Do you, Scammer, think I don't know how Goodreads works, or how easy it is to find my work there?
December 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Get perceived. #caturday
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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As I near the end of editing this book, I get more and more excited for release.
#booksky #litrpg #indieauthor
She let the Taunt pull her toward the greater goblin. The rush and thrill of fighting had never been sweeter than that moment. As her axe shone in the orange glow of the goblins’ fires, her entire body sang like a plucked string, thrumming out a single note in a song of coming carnage.
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The kids will be okay.
Post reads: My 9 year old and his classmates have started using "that's AI" to mean "I don't believe you." Me: we're having dinosaur meat for dinner Kiddo: that's AI
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Happy #caturday
Gray cat on a bed
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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And that's a wrap, folks! Book 1 of Rise is done at 120k words!
#indieauthor #litrpg #progressionfantasy
Wordcount tracker displaying the total word count of a finished manuscript. 122k out of 120k words.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Happy #caturday
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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My favorite flavor of #litrpg is "hard grind." #WIPSnips
Whether it could be called perseverance or just plain, bull-headed stubbornness, at midday she was rewarded. She looked up from her fevered forced march, and saw the road split. A worn wooden signpost rose like a lonely sentinel. Approaching it, she saw perhaps the single most welcome sight in her twenty years of life.
October 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Printer cat. #caturday
October 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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#WIPsnips #litrpg
gearing up
Once the manor was good and far behind them, Rika slipped her brigadine coat on. It fit well enough, especially with the extra padding from her traveling clothes. The bracers were likewise a welcome addition, though she’d have preferred something that would also protect her hands. The sword and shield were the real prizes, in her eyes, though. Without armor, combat would be a risk, but without a weapon? She’d rather not think about that. All things considered, the gear Marin had given her would certainly come in handy once the Soldiers left her to fend for herself.
October 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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#WIPsnips #litrpg
def on a vibe for this one.
A second eruption of darkness and blood sprayed out from what had once been the skirmisher’s arm. It fell to the ground, screaming and clutching its stump as blood pumped out through its knobby fingers. Rika pinned its head down to the dirt with one of her hobnailed boots. For a second it thrashed uselessly against the tough leather of her boot, then her pant leg. Her sword pierced its throat and it died with a wet gurgle.
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Man, do I love me a good Barbarossa
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I am not allowed to take notes, it seems.
#caturday
October 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Excuse me, I am trying to get some work done.
#caturday
September 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I just wanna give a massive shoutout to my readers. The Twilight Empire is officially a #1 new release!
#indieauthor #progressionfantasy #cultivation #xianxia
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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It's the climax!
Legend of Ascension: The Twilight Empire is out today!
#progressionfantasy #indieauthor #booksky #xianxia #cultivation

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ11YBGC
A book cover featuring a man holding a guandao, standing before a woman framed by a full moon and surrounded by flying swords. Title reads "Legend of Ascension: The Twilight Empire" by Boots Walker.
September 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Book 3 just stubbed on Royal Road. I'm a bit shocked so many folks still have it followed after the announcement.
Screenshot of a Royal Road fiction stats. Overall Score: 4.35, Total Views: 69954, Average Views: 5381, Pages: 71, Total Comments: 203, Followers: 1730, Favorites: 479, Ratings: 308, Reviews: 31
September 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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#caturday
September 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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AAAAAAAND it's official. Check out the cover for book 3 of Legend of Ascension. I love it (and all the other covers, too)
Preorder it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ11YBGC
Releases 9/23

#xianxia #progressionfantasy #booksky #indieauthor
Cover of a book. Title reads "Legend of Ascension, Book Three, The Twilight Empire." By Boots Walker. Image shows a woman in flowing robes framed by flying swords and a full moon. She reaches toward a man who stands before her holding a guandao.
September 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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No scratches, only pillow. #caturday
September 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Day off, and the first hull parts factory is nearly complete. Not it's time to really start scaling. #X4Foundations
August 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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#caturday
August 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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#caturday
August 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Mythology may not be a large or competitive category, but I'm still proud of this.
August 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM