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Edward Patrick

@edwardpatrickwrites.com

Author of the Grey & White series, shower singer (not good), pet dad (so many pets), gamer Website: https://edwardpatrickwrites.com IG: @edwardpatrickwrites Grey & White series: https://mybook.to/greyandwhiteseries

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Possum Acquainter @possumacquainter.bsky.social · yesterday

sometimes fantasy authors come up with the concept "there are things older than history and prehistory.. otherworldly things the human mind cant comprehend" and for Lovecraft that means "monster so freaky it drives you insane" and for Tolkien it means "some guy named Tom with an extremely fine wife"

PJ Anthony 🪐 Sci-Horror Author @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 6d ago

alas mayhap the court jester joins the game?? 1 like = 1 answer no promises on how seriously I take it 🤡

DD Ward ..."Sapphic Dr. DOOM"@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 7d ago

Oh. This looks fun. Let's play! 1 like = 1 answer

Fantasy Indies @fantasyindies.bsky.social · 6d ago

🌙 #FantasyIndiesAugust 🌙 All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books. Feel free to ask the hosts questions! Love, Faeries at Fantasy Indies @lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

Fantasy Indies August prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell

1. Introduce yourself & WIP
2. Two truths and a lie about you or your WIP
3. Show us your book covers
4. Favourite piece of folklore or fairytale
5. Important days in WIP
6. Make a “recipe” for your WIP (tropes, media that inspired it, etc.)
7. Free Friday or your thoughts on retellings
8. Saturday Snippet
9. Do dreams feature in or inspire your writing?
10. Last, Current, & Next Reads
11. How would your characters want to spend their birthday?
12. Top reads of 2026 so far
13. Special items in WIP
14. Free Friday or WIP pitch in one sentence
15. Saturday Snippet
16. Mental health in WIP
17. Fairytale poem or Flash Fiction
18. What book-to-movie/tv show adaptations are you looking forward to seeing?
19. Author tips that have helped you
20. Superstitions in WIP
21. Free Friday or How do you choose character names?
22. Saturday Snippet
23. Favourite fandoms
24. Character names and their meanings in WIP
25. Is there anyone your MC shares their secrets with?
26. Legends in WIP
27. What have you learned recently?
28. Free Friday or Share a funny typo
29. Saturday Snippet
30. Do you prefer series or standalones?
31. Monthly Wrap-Up

Rachel Bowdler / Bonnie Woods @rachelbowdler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It’s release day for THE SCOTTISH STRAWBERRY FARM! Such a blessing to put another love story into the world. I hope you enjoy Struan & Rae’s story! 🍓🩵🍓 harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...

A photograph of Rachel/Bonnie Woods, a white copper-haired woman, holding the paperback of THE SCOTTISH STRAWBERRY FARM surrounded by greenery

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 4d ago

I'm Edward. I'm working on Tides of Pain & Fire, book three of my fantasy series! The first draft is done, but BOY does it need some work and love. We're gonna get there! (cover below is for the first book. By @rachelbowdler.bsky.social) #FantasyIndiesAugust #writingcommunity 💙📚

A poster with prompts for each day of the month of August for fantasy indie authors. Today's prompt, August 1, is "Introduce yourself and your work-in-progress."

Cover art for The Rage of a Boy, by Edward Patrick. Book One of Grey & White. The cover shows a ruined city in a dark landscape with grey mists. Cover by Rachel Bowdler.

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 4d ago

Show me what you've been watching recently!

The Drama, Harry and the Hendersons, Ruthless and Mortal Kombat II

Pixies a/k/a Map Nerd @mcburnellauthor.bsky.social · 4d ago

One of the chief joys of writing Pherul is his love for SFFH genre media: he views his supernatural journey through the lens of familiar fiction. This time, though, he failed to note his own famous last words 😂 books2read.com/book-Erosion mcburnell.itch.io/erosion

Text reads: It didn't make sense to make a list of things he wasn't willing to die for, but desecrating a body 'in the name of science' (to make a rich guy richer) would have been toward the top of it. He was grateful it was no longer his problem.
COMING NEXT WEEK.
The cover of a book called Erosion by MC Burnell.

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 2w ago

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · last mo.

They used Claude?? That AI piece of shite? Soooo using gen AI to make an app that scans your whole book to detect gen AI? I think the fuck NOT. DO NOT EVER SEND ALL YOUR WORDS TO A GEN AI MADE APP DO. NOT. DO. THAT. TO. YOUR. WRITING.

Lucy A. Snyder@lucyasnyder.bsky.social · last mo.

This may be of interest to a lot of folks here: "I Built An App for Authors To Prove They Did Not Use AI To Write." open.substack.com/pub/verakuri...

T.N. Lee (she/her)@authort-lee.bsky.social · 2mo ago

THE THIRD LOVE x THE NAMES After a sudden rebirth, Max wishes for an easy, love-filled life, ignoring the claim that his affection is cursed. As he avoids work & devotes himself to his beloved, de*th finds his loved ones. Max must decide if life is still worth living. #SEAsianPit #Q #A #Spec #F #LF

In the background, spanning all four images, is commissioned art of post-reincarnation Mac in ancient robes, reaching for a reflection of his pre-reincarnation self in modern-day clothes. Paper falls around them, and a red ribbon swirls behind them.
The text in this first image reads: Years of Red Tears, 100,000 words literary speculative novel.
David Copperfield meets time travel C-dramas. Spontaneously reborn as an ancient noble, MAX wishes for all the wealth and love he never had despite high familial expectations and a curse to kill others with his affection. He'll do anything for his ideal life, even if it means marrying a stranger and becoming the next foreign minister. But when death won't stop knocking, he must decide if life is still worth living without someone to live for. Otherwise, the familiar yearning for death may be his greatest calling.

Themes & Tropes
- mixed-Asian character and LGBTQIA+ rep
- East Asian history and fairytales inspo
- sentient nature
- family trauma leading to self-doubts
- modern-day man vs. traditional values
- loser then vs. overly popular now
- love vs. obligation
- undying trust vs. expected betrayal
- chance meetings and destined partings
- timeless societal and familial pressures
- pen pals and soulmates
- sentimental and indecisive man surrounded by women who know what they want

In the bottom corner is smaller character art reincarnated Max holding a book and looking at his past self.
The text reads: Excerpt
When we met, I thought I was hallucinating. That the cumulation of all my make-believe was a mental breakdown. When I found that we were intrinsically tied, I couldn't wish for anything more. That was where I was wrong. The spirits abound reminded me that I am bound to every flower I touch. Because you are not a flower of this world, rather a floating cloud, I can never reach you. You can never entwine with me.
With all that has transpired, I remain a boy who wants to live for myself and die for love.
An impossible, otherworldly love. ___, I dare ponder if you asked about my past since you
cannot fully shed yours either. We have gone through so many names before landing on our current ones. Let's not squander them reviving old vices.

In the bottom corner is smaller character art pre-reincarnated Max holding flowers and looking at his future self.

The text reads: Comps
David Copperfield
- Turbulent coming of age
- Overreliance on love and marriage
- Search for home and found family
- The corruption of status and wealth

The Third Love
- Endless pursuit of love
- Questioning of societal norms
- Caught between different lives
- Bitter aftermath of a doomed relationship

The Names
- Contemplation of choices not taken
- A life cut short
- Fear of becoming one's parent
- The weight of a name/title

Kimberly Vanderhorst @kymburlee.bsky.social · 3mo ago

oh, my darling this ink of ours —steady pulse in the heart of what breathes between us #poetry

Rochelle Myles @rochellemyles.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've been working on something good and unhinged. It's Isha and Enzo's wedding day. What could possibly go wrong? Coming May 2026. #newsletterexclusive #scifiromance #spicyspaceopera #darklightchronicles

Rochelle Myles. Maiden's Mark 85% read for betas. The Darklight Chronicles Novella 0.5

PJ Anthony 🪐 Sci-Horror Author @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 4mo ago

[ 6 likes / 6 mutuals ] 🧟Horror Anything 🎼Writing Music ✒️Telling Stories 🐈‍⬛Cats Cats Cats! 🎮RPG Games 🌌SPACE @kanarcia.bsky.social @authort-lee.bsky.social @edwardpatrickwrites.com @hrmkingizzy.bsky.social @rochellemyles.bsky.social @magicariot.com

Ceritus@ceritusorbis.com · 4mo ago

[ 6 likes / 6 mutuals ] 🍃Weed 🎮Games 🌲Redwoods 🍵Masala chai ✍️Writing stories 📹Producing videos @sunspotted.bsky.social @njsleviathan.bsky.social @relaxingndreaming.bsky.social @percivale-anthony.bsky.social @ricoreachthorne.bsky.social @havetsavain.bsky.social

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”
— Sir Ken Robinson

March 23, 2027
Original ideas almost always begin with uncertainty. When you allow yourself to be wrong, you give creativity room to breathe. Exploration thrives in that space.

Izzy King | 📚 To the Sky Kickstarter Feb 2027 📚@hrmkingizzy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Editing chapter 4 of To the Sky. Here's a little snippet from the scene I'm working on If you like what you see, check out the #Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/izz... #booksky #WritingCommunity #romantasy #skypirates

green and white striped background, with a clipboard at the center of the page. the text on the clipboard reads: James cleared this throat. “I’ve got something fun,” he said and waved the rolled up map at Daniel.

Daniel kept his eyes down. “Oh yeah?”

“Whatcha doing there?” James asked, his own interesting thing forgotten. Daniel’s thing was more important, obviously.

“Chore list,” Daniel said and waved the pen over the clipboard.
James sighed. That wasn’t fun at all. He unrolled the map and dangled it in front of Daniel, sure to get his attention this time.

“What’s that?” Daniel asked, finally turning to James. “A map?”

“Not just any map. The princess’s map,” James said.

“The…princess?” Daniel obviously wasn’t following.

green and white striped background, with a clipboard at the center of the page. the text on the clipboard reads: James sighed. “Did they bring her belongings yet?”

Daniel said, “Oh, that big chest was her belongings? It’s in one of the spare rooms now. I figured it was something from the palace for you.”

“Keep up, Psy. That chest belongs to the princess, as does this map.” James wagged the map in front of Daniel.

Daniel shook James off. “Okay, but why?”

“You hear she’s missing? Well, we’ve been hired to find her. And this map is going to lead us right to her,” James said, beaming. His chest puffed out just a bit and he laid his hands on his hips.

“Oh, was that the confidential job at the palace? Interesting…” Daniel said. He turned back to the clipboard.

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

march 6, 2026

Play around and let curiosity leads the way. Instead of asking “Will this work?” try asking “What happens if I try…?” Some of your best discoveries may come from these experiments.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 5mo ago

Book sale !! Epic fantasy, portal fantasy, short horror stories 🖤 I opened my own webshop and to celebrate my books are heavily discounted! Go check it out: www.karenlykkebo.com/category/all... 📚💙

Promo picture of 7 ebooks by Karen Lykkebo. Top row: The Palace of Winds trilogy. Too the right: Heir to The Sun. Bottom row: Dirt You Shall Become, Now and the Hour of Death, Drowned Hearts.
Text: Web shop opening SALE. 65% off ebooks. www.karenlykkebo.com

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

March 4, 2026

Exploration doesn’t require a complete overhaul. it starts with one small change. Try writing at a different time of day, using a new tool, or approaching a task from a new angle. Curiosity thrives when you allow yourself to experiment without needing immediate results.

PJ Anthony 🪐 Sci-Horror Author @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#Marchistics Both Hecatite and Elysion in their raw forms can be found around the Bleed - an area of scarred space-time leftover after a massive attack that wiped out half the system. Time near to the Bleeds goes faster, and coming into direct contact with it basically means death (1/3)

Khonri 🫜🦵@khonri.com · 5mo ago

Last in our setup #Marchistics questions but first in what we'll flesh out is about raw material that your intermediates are made of. Continuing with examples would be like ingots being made of ore, sugar of cane or beets, and brackets of timber from special trees. Where does it come from?

A daily prompt card for #Marchistics 2026, hosted by @khonri.com.

The Basics, Prompt 4. Lastly, what raw material is used to make that intermediate? Where is it found in your world and how does it form?

Interpret each prompt as suits your needs! Yap! Or don’t! Develop a new supply chain or talk about one you already built. Make friends.

The background features a blurred, purple toned view over a modern city during the day.

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

March 3, 2026

March is our month to explore!

Try a new approach. Ask new questions. Look at something familiar from a different angle.

Exploration doesn’t have to be big. Sometimes the smallest experiments lead to the best discoveries.

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

February 28, 2026

Final February check-in: what’s one insight, habit, or mindset you want to carry into next month? No pressure to commit, just name it. Awareness is the bridge between reflection and growth.

T.N. Lee (she/her)@authort-lee.bsky.social · 5mo ago

BTS of me staying up past 3am to make my last-minute graphic for #UnhingedPit. This is now pinned in my roomie group chat.

A message from me that says:
Hahaha cup…cake [picture of cupcake in clear plastic cup] I need sleep

T.N. Lee (she/her)@authort-lee.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Maximillian Pegasus’s tragic love story x Sad Boy™ East Asian isekai He’s just a little guy, who’s technically an adult because reincarnation is weird. But he also has a huge crush that might end in ☠️. At least he has a mostly coherent shopping list?? #UnhingedPit #A #Lit #LF #F #FR #Q

There is an illustrated shopping list on a wooden surface, weighed down by flowers and two golden paperweights that are decorated with a phoenix and a dragon. The list reads: MAX'S POST-REINCARNATION SHOPPING LIST. MIRROR: remember, you're young again now, and chill out! GLASS BOTTLE: because teens deserve a drink (of milk) too. SCENT POUCH: for that fruity touch. damn you puberty 2.0!!! MORE PAPER: when you ramble & can't spell but ink is unforgiviniing... PRESSED FLOWER BOOKMARK:
1. show her flowers can be immortal in the right hands
2. prove sincerity
3. get the girl?? (thoughts and prayers)

PJ Anthony 🪐 Sci-Horror Author @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Caught an interview with the illustrious Green Asmodeus Bean and asked him his opinion on soon-to-be hard sci-thriller novel JUDGMENT you heard it here folks, best be on the look out for this book #UnhingedPit #A #SF #T #H #CS

T.N. Lee (she/her)@authort-lee.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 5mo ago

so begins my weeklong self imposed #writing break💪 branching narrative = "THE END" = 1 gorgeous conclusion of many 🥹🔥 🧵💖 self care is a vital part of the process!! #indiegamedev doing a daily thread this week for the fun stuff I'm unwinding with like #indiegames on my backlog, demos, memes & #art!

Low effort meme edit for a parody of Epic Rap Battles of History (fiction). The prompt had a dark fantasy and horror author write a battle between their antiheroic priest, shown here in grayscale as a heavily scarred, intense, and disheveled young man, versus John Ward, the antiheroic priest from Faith: The Unholy Trinity. John's black and blue rotoscoped character art, smiling maliciously, is opposite.

Anna Oakheart @heartclock08.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The world is healing. Why not her? Excerpt from Book 1 of Amniland, still a WIP. #darkfantasy #animalfantasy #booksky #writing

As Mel walked away, she stopped in her tracks, her gaze turning to the other toons in the park. They were having fun, talking and yelling and laughing. Some hugged, others kissed. Some rode attractions or played games, others ate treats. For a brief moment, a smile made its way on the hare's face. There once was a time when such things did not exist. When smiles were scarce; when screams muffled laughs. They had gone through so much, and yet there they were, acting as if it had all been just a bad dream.

Why can't I do the same?

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

February 26, 2026

As the month winds down, check in with your body. What helped you feel supported? What drained you? Use that information to make plans moving forward. Look into sustainable habits that will keep you healthy.

Edward Patrick @edwardpatrickwrites.com · 5mo ago

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

February 25, 2026

You don’t need to apply every lesson at once. Choose one thing you want to change next month—one adjustment, one experiment. Small, intentional changes are easier to sustain and more likely to stick.

PJ Anthony 🪐 Sci-Horror Author @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 6mo ago

YO I'd love to get to know my mutuals.🖤 If you're a moot, please reply w/ your own answers. I go by: PJ/Percy My Zone: The Dark Zone 3 fandoms: Mother Mother, Hunger Games, Romero Zombies 3 Pet Peeves: impatient drivers, being late, one-upping stories My Outlet: Writing but also left 4 dead

Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey All, I'd love to get to know my mutuals.💚 If you're a moot, please reply with your own answers. I go by: Joel My Zone: The Quiet Zone 3 fandoms: Star Wars, Newgrass Revival and Lord of the Rings 3 Pet Peeves: Loud videos in public, green peppers, ants. My Outlet: Writing