Carmen Wiigwaas Craig
@carmunist.bsky.social
Learning and teaching my language—Nishnaabemwin. Jijaak ndoodem. Consultant at Oodenaw.com. Award-winning short fiction author and poet. Developmental editor at DarlingAxe.com. Kidlit, YA, hist fic, women's lit. She/they
Pinned
“I have tried to do what is true and not ideal.”
—Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
—Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Vancouver snaps ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Vancouver snaps ❤️
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"Some early reviews of the book have called it “laugh out loud funny,” with one reviewer stating that they spat their drink out of their mouth at one point due to laughter."
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
Victoria-based author writes book framing Canada-US trade war as satirical fantasy
Local Victoria author Septimus Brown’s latest offering frames the ongoing US-Canada trade as a satirical fantasy quest titled We’ve Come for Your Eggs (And Other Reasons to Annex the North).
victoriabuzz.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Some early reviews of the book have called it “laugh out loud funny,” with one reviewer stating that they spat their drink out of their mouth at one point due to laughter."
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
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November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Young Harbour Seal: "I want you to draw me like one of your French girls."
(From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.)
Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
#mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography
(From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.)
Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
#mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Young Harbour Seal: "I want you to draw me like one of your French girls."
(From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.)
Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
#mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography
(From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.)
Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
#mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography
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November 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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🧐 The Surprising Power of Letting Myself Be Silly 😜
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🧐 The Surprising Power of Letting Myself Be Silly 😜
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
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The First Page Challenge 2025—2nd place
CLOUDIA WITH A CHANCE OF DARKNESS by Melissa Grant
"It was her 11th birthday, and the sky had the nerve to be blue."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...
#writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky
CLOUDIA WITH A CHANCE OF DARKNESS by Melissa Grant
"It was her 11th birthday, and the sky had the nerve to be blue."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...
#writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky
October 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The First Page Challenge 2025—2nd place
CLOUDIA WITH A CHANCE OF DARKNESS by Melissa Grant
"It was her 11th birthday, and the sky had the nerve to be blue."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...
#writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky
CLOUDIA WITH A CHANCE OF DARKNESS by Melissa Grant
"It was her 11th birthday, and the sky had the nerve to be blue."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f...
#writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky
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"Damn right," he behemothed hoarsely.
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Damn right," he behemothed hoarsely.
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We’ve Come For Your Eggs is a comic fantasy adventure equal parts Dungeons & Dragons romp and razor-sharp satire, lampooning the US-Canada trade war and a few infamous celebrities along the way.
Book launch: Oct 23
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
Book launch: Oct 23
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We’ve Come For Your Eggs is a comic fantasy adventure equal parts Dungeons & Dragons romp and razor-sharp satire, lampooning the US-Canada trade war and a few infamous celebrities along the way.
Book launch: Oct 23
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
Book launch: Oct 23
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
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“There's a bluebird in my heart
that wants to get out..."
~Charles Bukowski 🪶
💙
📸 Sialia mexicana, the Western Blueborb of Happiness 🐦
#MondayVibes
#BlueSkyMonday
#Bluebirds
#BirdLovers
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
that wants to get out..."
~Charles Bukowski 🪶
💙
📸 Sialia mexicana, the Western Blueborb of Happiness 🐦
#MondayVibes
#BlueSkyMonday
#Bluebirds
#BirdLovers
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“There's a bluebird in my heart
that wants to get out..."
~Charles Bukowski 🪶
💙
📸 Sialia mexicana, the Western Blueborb of Happiness 🐦
#MondayVibes
#BlueSkyMonday
#Bluebirds
#BirdLovers
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
that wants to get out..."
~Charles Bukowski 🪶
💙
📸 Sialia mexicana, the Western Blueborb of Happiness 🐦
#MondayVibes
#BlueSkyMonday
#Bluebirds
#BirdLovers
#Photography
#EastCoastKin
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
In addition to my writing and editing work, I'm honoured to be a board member and treasurer for Oodenaw.com, an urban Indigenous consulting cooperative. We support education initiatives, cultural resurgence, and language revitalization.
♥️
In addition to my writing and editing work, I'm honoured to be a board member and treasurer for Oodenaw.com, an urban Indigenous consulting cooperative. We support education initiatives, cultural resurgence, and language revitalization.
♥️
Oodenaw: Urban Indigenous Consulting Cooperative
aanii, tanisi, ʔəy̓ sweyəl! We are the people who make up the Urban Indigenous Consulting Cooperative known as Oodenaw. We do our heart-centred work together in hopes that we will impact good change i...
Oodenaw.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
In addition to my writing and editing work, I'm honoured to be a board member and treasurer for Oodenaw.com, an urban Indigenous consulting cooperative. We support education initiatives, cultural resurgence, and language revitalization.
♥️
In addition to my writing and editing work, I'm honoured to be a board member and treasurer for Oodenaw.com, an urban Indigenous consulting cooperative. We support education initiatives, cultural resurgence, and language revitalization.
♥️
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Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure
If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity #booksky
If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure
If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory.
darlingaxe.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure
If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity #booksky
If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity #booksky
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Some days you just need a Bluebirb of Happiness a little more than others. 💙
🕉️ May you have a sweet #ThursJay! 🌿
📸 Aphelocoma woodhouseii 🪶
#Corvids
#BirdLovers
#Photography
🕉️ May you have a sweet #ThursJay! 🌿
📸 Aphelocoma woodhouseii 🪶
#Corvids
#BirdLovers
#Photography
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Some days you just need a Bluebirb of Happiness a little more than others. 💙
🕉️ May you have a sweet #ThursJay! 🌿
📸 Aphelocoma woodhouseii 🪶
#Corvids
#BirdLovers
#Photography
🕉️ May you have a sweet #ThursJay! 🌿
📸 Aphelocoma woodhouseii 🪶
#Corvids
#BirdLovers
#Photography
I've read this and it's very cute!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure."
We've Come for Your Eggs
Launches: October 23 :)
Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
"This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure."
We've Come for Your Eggs
Launches: October 23 :)
Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I've read this and it's very cute!!
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure."
We've Come for Your Eggs
Launches: October 23 :)
Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
"This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure."
We've Come for Your Eggs
Launches: October 23 :)
Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
September 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure."
We've Come for Your Eggs
Launches: October 23 :)
Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
"This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure."
We've Come for Your Eggs
Launches: October 23 :)
Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
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Did somebody say WRITING RETREAT?!
We have one room left! And it's a good one: the main-floor queen in the carriage house.
Location: Roberts Creek (north of Vancouver)
Dates: Feb 9 to 13, 2026
More info here:
darlingaxe.com/pages/author...
#writingcommunity #booksky
We have one room left! And it's a good one: the main-floor queen in the carriage house.
Location: Roberts Creek (north of Vancouver)
Dates: Feb 9 to 13, 2026
More info here:
darlingaxe.com/pages/author...
#writingcommunity #booksky
September 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Did somebody say WRITING RETREAT?!
We have one room left! And it's a good one: the main-floor queen in the carriage house.
Location: Roberts Creek (north of Vancouver)
Dates: Feb 9 to 13, 2026
More info here:
darlingaxe.com/pages/author...
#writingcommunity #booksky
We have one room left! And it's a good one: the main-floor queen in the carriage house.
Location: Roberts Creek (north of Vancouver)
Dates: Feb 9 to 13, 2026
More info here:
darlingaxe.com/pages/author...
#writingcommunity #booksky
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"Eggs is smart and hilarious and a LOT of fun."
—ARC review
A fantasy parody about the US-Canada trade war
Coming October 23 :)
Pre-order your e-book:
mybook.to/dragoneggs
—ARC review
A fantasy parody about the US-Canada trade war
Coming October 23 :)
Pre-order your e-book:
mybook.to/dragoneggs
September 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"Eggs is smart and hilarious and a LOT of fun."
—ARC review
A fantasy parody about the US-Canada trade war
Coming October 23 :)
Pre-order your e-book:
mybook.to/dragoneggs
—ARC review
A fantasy parody about the US-Canada trade war
Coming October 23 :)
Pre-order your e-book:
mybook.to/dragoneggs
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Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from the Rolling Stones
"Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r...
#writingcommunity
"Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r...
#writingcommunity
Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from the Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel.
darlingaxe.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from the Rolling Stones
"Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r...
#writingcommunity
"Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r...
#writingcommunity
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"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be."
—from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
—from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
September 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be."
—from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
—from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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How to Write a Synopsis: A 🧵for querying authors
A synopsis is more than just a plot summary. It’s another hook in your tacklebox. It should showcase your story’s emotional arc, nuanced characters, and narrative logic. But you can pick and choose what to highlight.
#amquerying
A synopsis is more than just a plot summary. It’s another hook in your tacklebox. It should showcase your story’s emotional arc, nuanced characters, and narrative logic. But you can pick and choose what to highlight.
#amquerying
a little boy is fishing in a small boat
Alt: a monkey fishing in a small boat
media.tenor.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
How to Write a Synopsis: A 🧵for querying authors
A synopsis is more than just a plot summary. It’s another hook in your tacklebox. It should showcase your story’s emotional arc, nuanced characters, and narrative logic. But you can pick and choose what to highlight.
#amquerying
A synopsis is more than just a plot summary. It’s another hook in your tacklebox. It should showcase your story’s emotional arc, nuanced characters, and narrative logic. But you can pick and choose what to highlight.
#amquerying
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Black-capped Chickadee is very interested in something in the upper branches of its tree.
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2024
📸 #birds #chickadee #BCCH #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2024
📸 #birds #chickadee #BCCH #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Black-capped Chickadee is very interested in something in the upper branches of its tree.
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2024
📸 #birds #chickadee #BCCH #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2024
📸 #birds #chickadee #BCCH #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
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Every quest needs a hero.
This one gets Glimm: a bonsai frost dragon stuck managing a band of blowhards on a doomed diplomatic mission.
ARC now available 🐉
www.septimusbrown.com/arc
This one gets Glimm: a bonsai frost dragon stuck managing a band of blowhards on a doomed diplomatic mission.
ARC now available 🐉
www.septimusbrown.com/arc
Novel Preview: We've Come for Your Eggs | SeptimusBrown
Get a sneak peek at my forthcoming novel: WE'VE COME FOR YOUR EGGS
www.septimusbrown.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Every quest needs a hero.
This one gets Glimm: a bonsai frost dragon stuck managing a band of blowhards on a doomed diplomatic mission.
ARC now available 🐉
www.septimusbrown.com/arc
This one gets Glimm: a bonsai frost dragon stuck managing a band of blowhards on a doomed diplomatic mission.
ARC now available 🐉
www.septimusbrown.com/arc
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Happy #WrensDay Bluesky! 🌿
🕉️
📸 Cactus Wren, enfloofenating #birdonawire 🪶
#BlueSky 💙
#BirdLovers
#Birding
#Birds
🕉️
📸 Cactus Wren, enfloofenating #birdonawire 🪶
#BlueSky 💙
#BirdLovers
#Birding
#Birds
August 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy #WrensDay Bluesky! 🌿
🕉️
📸 Cactus Wren, enfloofenating #birdonawire 🪶
#BlueSky 💙
#BirdLovers
#Birding
#Birds
🕉️
📸 Cactus Wren, enfloofenating #birdonawire 🪶
#BlueSky 💙
#BirdLovers
#Birding
#Birds