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Aaron Sher

@aaronsher.bsky.social

Fantasy author, martial artist, software engineer, cook, ally, and cat minion. Not necessarily in that order. (he/him) http://aaronsher.com

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Aaron Sher@aaronsher.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Release day! Book two of the Origin Key series is now available on Kindle, KU, and paperback. Magical action, international supernatural politics, a little bit of romance, zombies... sort of... it’s urban fantasy with a side of snark, and it’s on sale today! aaronsher.com

Cover image of the novel Mechanical Advantage, showing the three main characters in front of the London skyline, with a full moon and some sort of giant robot creature in the background.
Aaron Sher@aaronsher.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Of course, a couple of amateurs are so certain that they can do better than the trained ME without even seeing the body… A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙

"Connor Rourke," he interrupted. "I know who all of you are. I know what you have done, and I know what you hold. I am tasked with ensuring it is not misused, and there is no way for me to do that with the knowledge you have. This conversation is pointless." "All right then, we'll skip a few steps here. I think your real enemy here is White. She has way more information than we do. She knew enough to have Pinto killed, for one thing." That seemed to take him aback, though it was hard to read body language when he was smashed under Nia. "You know this for certain?" "We have a medical report showing that Pinto did not die in a car crash, though of course the doctor couldn't interpret the evidence of magical assassination. White knew he had no heirs, and she had him killed so that she could acquire his house legally."
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for December 12th is HULK SMASH. Okay, it's just "smash" but I couldn't miss my opportunity. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag December 12 - smash Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
Aaron Sher@aaronsher.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Elise has some specific interests. Connor is interested as well, mainly because they keep trying to take his head off. A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙

"...but there's a whole other layer to golems having to do with the imprinting of the construct within the vessel. If you do it wrong you don't get all the benefits of shielding the construct energy, or it might not even be able to move the vessel properly. One expert could do it, but I bet the London mages used at least a circle if not an actual ritual for theirs. That's probably part of why they had the globe, actually—that way they can keep their golems continuously powered without having to rebuild the constructs all the time." I'd actually followed maybe fifty percent of that, which was better than usual when Elise went off on her magical research. It might have been even more, but I got distracted by the way her eyes glowed with excitement as she talked. I remember thinking she was terribly quiet when we'd first met; I just hadn't known what to talk about, then.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for December 2nd is "percent" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag December 2 - percent Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
Aaron Sher@aaronsher.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It’s not laziness, it’s a forensic countermeasure! That’s my story, anyway. A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙

"And what do you think they were up to?" I'd really expected this conversation to go a bit better than this. Hope springs eternal, I guess. Franklin put down his tablet and actually looked at me for the first time. "We don't know. Obviously there was something going on. They lost a bunch of their people..." "And one of ours," put in Elise. "Rothbauer, right," said Franklin a bit sourly. "And then when Ms. Vaughn showed up to investigate they tried to kill her." "And Connor and Nia," Elise prompted. "Whatever," said Franklin, picking up his tablet again. "So there's clearly some shady stuff going on and we need to know what it is. We were hoping to find records but they're such a disorganized mess here that it's an almost perfect shield."
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for November 27th is "disorganize" And disorganized is how my kitchen is going to be after holiday baking. It's Thanksgiving in the USA, so I just want to say how grateful I am for this community and all of you who participate in #WIPSnips every day. You really make my day. 💜