When you write a scene and have zero clue if it does anything for the book at all.
Confused Abby Blair
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Luke Walker - Writer
@lukewalkerwriter.bsky.social
Horror and thriller writer. New book TERMINAL STATE out now. Also: The Ninth Circle, Ascent, The Dead Room, The Unredeemed, Winter Graves and The Nameless trilogy among others. I like cats. https://linktr.ee/lukewalkerwriter
Day off work today so tomorrow will feel like Monday. But Tuesday is my day in the office so it's going be some non-day that doesn't exist. Basically, I've destroyed my own space time continuum.
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
Live scenes of me trying to work out how to either get more money coming in or find something to cut back on.
Calculation Cat
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Email from letting agency to let us know about the next house inspection coming up. I could not hate this shit more than I do. Almost 50 and some git is coming to my home to tell me to weed the garden and to keep the place tidy. Fuck. Off.
Name one thing everybody hates (don't say me, don't say me...). That's right: it's bills. Not the Buffalo variety but the ones you have to pay monthly for things like electricity and health insurance, etc. Wanna help my still sadly unemployed ass pay my bills? Step into my world wide web book shop:
Visit Patrick Barb's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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This makes me feel better about failing GSCE Maths twice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoTrump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
Chuffed to announce a short story sale. GIVE HIM THE CHAIR will be published next year.
Fast Show: Which Was Nice
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Just subbed a new book. Good vibes needed.
Me: I've lost access to Teams. IT: What happens when you try to open it? Me: Nothing. IT: Do you have the app? Me: Yes. IT: What happens when you click on it? Me:
Can I Get Uhhh Uhhhh? Man's Intrigued Look
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Cover reveal of my new collection, released 13th October from Horrorsmith Publishing. Look out for dedicated promotional events over the next few weeks. More information as it comes in. Custom Art design: The Cover Collection
Anyone up for adding Terminal Reads to their Goodreads list? Looking pretty lonely over there. www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
Terminal State
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Things I was frightened of as a child: 1. The Bermuda Triangle 2. Rabies. 3. Quicksand. 4. Spontaneous human combustion 5. That time I was walking downstairs when there was nobody upstairs but I still heard someone laughing behind me.
Felicity Shutitdown-Already xx 🏳️⚧️@meladyfreshness.bsky.social · 2w agoThings I was frightened of as a child: 1. Physical intimacy 2. The fear there would never be any physical intimacy 3. Talking to strangers 4. Talking to people I knew 5. Disappointing my parents 6. The fear that disappointing them was inevitable 7. That our family would break up 8. Hoovers 9. Dogs
Planned on starting a new book this weekend but decided to spend several days looking for publishers to send an older book to. It's pretty bleak out there, isn't it?
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Just came across a market looking for a particular theme of story (reprints allowed) and I immediately thought of one of my older tales. Was sure it was published about five years ago. I found it in an email. From 2012. Also, it's crap. So I won't be subbing that one.
Thanks for your patience everyone! I'm thrilled to announce I'll be reopening to queries on September 14th! Send me all the things (starting on Monday)!
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September 2026
Well, summer’s done (although as I write this, it’s oddly warm for September in the UK) and here comes my least favourite season. Frankly, autumn sucks. You can keep your pumpkin spice …
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Just the usual. Drinking too much, comparing myself to my dad, wondering if the one thing I'm any good at will lead to anything, plotting world domination.
Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat are you doing with your midlife existential crisis? No wrong answers. Just trying to see something, as the kids say.
The way indie music is seen as 'cool' and indie films are seen as 'embracing the craft without selling out' while indie books are seen as 'didn't get trad published' gives me feelings. Really crunchy feelings. The snobbery makes zero sense and instantly tells me someone isn't worth listening to.
Jane Lia@jane-lia.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat's especially crazy to me in this sentiment (which I also had pre bluesky) is how much every other artistic field lauds indies. Indie filmmaking? Good. Indie music? Good. Indie books? Suddenly people draw a line, even though all the reasons Indie is good everywhere else *still apply*.
*wife finishes reading my current book* Her: There's something wrong with you. Me: Thanks. I hope you enjoy your Netflix documentary called I Kept His Severed Head In My Fridge.
If you were planning on preordering my new book Down Where Monsters Dwell from B&N, now is the perfect time to do it, because they are running a preorder sale 9-11 September. 25% off for B&N Rewards Members, with an extra 10% off (so 35% off) for Premium Members!
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Been invited to sub a short story to a charity anthology. Which is nice.
