As the first leaf touches dead grass, something stirs under the earth. He emerges, bone by bone, with a rumbling tear as the cold wind breathes his name like a benediction: “Tibby.” #TibbyTime #Halloween
Gus Ryer
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Reader, writer, tinkerer. Querying CASCADE- far-future SF w/ nanotech, ancient gods, & hidden history. Also LIFT, space elevator derring-do. gusryer.com He/him #AmQuerying
Man, I love it when I find out about a book that could be a new comp! Pausing my current read as I dive into this. Put Frances in space, and she’d fit right in with my crew! #AmReading #BookSky
Hey writing folks & readers, how do you feel epistolary sci fi these days? Dunno if I’ll go full Captain’s Log, but part of this story feels like it wants to dip a toe… A) Aye aye, Cap’n! B) Save your letters, Bram #AmWriting #AmReading #BookSky #WritingCommunity
Today’s writerly task: several hundred words in my SLIPSTREAM TANGO novella, then some fun work designing the spaceship. Can’t say too much about the good ship Loose Screw, but it’s got these vibes: #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Waterworld
Alt: Kevin Costner in Waterworld cranks a winch on a ramshackle catamaran as it races across the ocean.
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All right readers and writers, in the mood for a literary(ish) cocktail on this beautiful Saturday night? Join me in…The Beatnik: 1.0 oz amaro averna 0.75 oz rye 0.75 oz port Stir w/ ice, add an orange peel (or dried lemon). Dark, sweet, goes great with a book. Cheers! #BookSky #WritingCommunity
Just watched the original Disney Snow White, and…she doesn’t make it, right? There’s no way that ‘castle in the sky’ is a real castle. More like hereafter than happily ever after
What a world. Something else to watch out for. #BookSky www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Rise of Parasite Authors
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
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About 1,200 words down today but, more importantly, I have a working title for my novella. No longer shall it be called Novella_TBD.scriv From now on (until I think of something better), it’s SLIPSTREAM TANGO* *.scriv #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Broke Cat Standing on Hind Legs
Alt: A black and white cat stands and moves back and forth as if dancing disconcertingly
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When I start slacking off on my wordcount, all I do is look at my Shakespearian insults mug. Nothing like being called a clod of wayward marl to get the creative juices flowing. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
A project so new I don't even have a working title! A decent writing day today - 1,361 words. Still feeling things out in this new story, but I'm liking how the characters are shaping up. VERY excited for the next chapter. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
How had I not seen (or even heard!) of this movie until now?? What a wild ride: Dafoe vs Malkovich with a dash of Elwes. Essentially, what if F.W. Murnau (the director of the 1922 Nosferatu) hired a real vampire to play Count Orlok? So much fun, very meta. Give this one a watch! #FilmSky
Great writing day today! Finished up the novella outline, including chapter-level sentence summaries. Also got in some writerly admin work, plus about 850 words to boot. Let’s see what tomorrow brings! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Gus Ryer@gusryer.com · 7d agoWorking on a fun little SF novella as a pallet cleanser between longer projects. Never tried a novella before, but as a habitual over-writer I'm enjoying the limitations. Wrote up a nice little outline, so now it's time for words! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky
Should have been called Goodest Boy. I loved it. Charming, fun, and refreshing. Indy is my hero.
Working on a fun little SF novella as a pallet cleanser between longer projects. Never tried a novella before, but as a habitual over-writer I'm enjoying the limitations. Wrote up a nice little outline, so now it's time for words! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky
Sylvester Silvestre Studying
Alt: Sylvester from Looney Tunes furiously drafts at a planning desk
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Taking a night off from writing! Think I’ll mess around and build a model ship, try (and fail) to translate the Italian instructions, and watch a bad horror movie
My pitch got picked (I’m at 14:00) for a podcast! If you haven’t yet, check out Writers Bloc- it’s a hoot! Also full of excellent info. Nothing like running through a bunch of pitches to really hone in on what works. youtu.be/sLZ_Gd4AeKg?si #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #BookSky
We Reviewed Authors' 2-Line Elevator Pitches on Threads...
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Swiped from the other sites, but here are four books from my TBR I will DEFINITELY (I hope) be reading before the end of the year: #AmReading #BookSky
One of my favorite planning resources: the scene card from Lisa Cron's Story Genius. Simple, effective, and ties character development to the plot. Really digging my new project - I've finished half a dozen cards, and I'm dying to start actually writing! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Query woes? In a place like this? Never heard of ‘em. #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Where the magic* happens. *I panic over whether or not to remove the 7,395th instance of the word 'just' from my WIP #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookSky
You thought I would stop Toilers of the Sea posting just because I finished reading it and no one cares except me?? Fools! Look at the peril! The drama! #AmReading #BookSky
Finished ALTERATION, by S. E. Wheeler - what a fantastic mix of drama (fam & otherwise), political intrigue, and romance. The worldbuilding's top-notch, the romance is perfect, and it’s got villains I loved to hate. Definitely check this one out! #AmReading #BookSky
Watched In the Mouth of Madness recently, and what a fabulous hidden (to me, anyway) gem! This was so much fun, and there were some seriously unsettling moments too. Not sure why I hadn't come across it before, but it's definitely earned a rewatch (or three)!
Started The Adversary for a long drive today, and man it is BLEAK (complementary). Glad I don’t live anywhere near this point in time/place! #AmReading #BookSky
Finally saw The End of Oak Street - absolute movie magic, loved it, no notes. Fun concept, neat camera work, and everyone involved seemed to be having a blast. Sign me up for more!
With Lanebreakers deployed to the query trenches, it’s time to start my next book! Made great progress today: -Working title: SLIPSTREAM TANGO -Character roster -Protagonist backstory & flaws -Rough 3-part outline -Chapter level outline for Part I (See GIF for hint) #AmWriting #BookSky
Cowboy Bebop Jet Black Cooking
Alt: Jet from the anime Cowboy Beebop, a grizzled older man with a mechanical arm, stir fries on a stove at a spaceship galley.
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