@odhawrose.euThen the mud shifted. Its surface rippled slightly, though the air was still.
The fragrance thinned, fading from sweet to sulfur. The mud grew warmer. The ripples didnโt stop.
SOL DYSIS - 20 October 2026
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@tmshannonauthor.comAuthor Update ๐๏ธ
My October blog post is live on the .com ready for you to check out
This month I'm sharing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from my beta reader feedback, and exploring what I can fix
Go check it out, and don't forget to subscribe for more!
@tuftymctavish.com๐ This week has seen me push to complete my September TBR, and then relax back to my regular pace of late after starting on my October TBR.
Iโve got the usual ๐๏ธ/hammock pick, something for ๐ and a couple of magazines for in-between reading.
๐๐ #SciFiBooks ๐ช๐๐ #BookSky #ReaderSky ๐ฆ
@martiandiaries.bsky.socialJust 99c - fantastic value to start this highly rated first contact series! ๐๐ฝ๐๐ #SciFiBooks #SpaceOpera #SciFi #FirstContact #BookSky #ReaderSky
@martiandiaries.bsky.socialLooks like perfect reading for spooky season! ๐๐ปโจ๐ #Horror #Suspense #Audiobooks #BookSky #ReaderSky #SpookySeason
@authorlsuzuki.bsky.socialA small army of devoted readers say the Dream Merchant Saga is like The Princess Bride meets Ella Enchanted!When not just any old quest will do, try this #YAFantasy with a twist! FREE sample chapters B4 U buy: www.imagochronicles.com She's definitely not a Disney princess!ย #BookSky #Readersky ๐๐ชโ๏ธ๐
@janinebretzauthor.bsky.social"There is nothing you can do to me on this earth, Captain, that will keep me from proclaiming the forgiveness of God." - Isaiah "Preacher" Shaw, The Captain of The Abyss
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@authorhollyday.bsky.socialItโs Cinnamon Roll Day, which means weโre celebrating The Jaguarโs Knife. Click to read an excerpt!
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@tuftymctavish.com๐ Currently reading โThe Hallowsโ by @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social on my Kindle ๐
This was kindly gifted to me in a @spotlightindie.bsky.social giveaway set, which Iโve been reading this Summer.
โANCIENT BLOODLINES
ILLICIT SUBSTANCES
FLOATING NUNSโ
Oh my ๐ซข
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@tmshannonauthor.comYes, I know it's quiet on Bluesky at this time, and I could wait for tomorrow morning, but I wanna brag about getting a blog post out since I didn't post September
And yes, it's because I got beta feedback and I'm now on my 3rd draft
Go and have a read!
@deneoctober.bsky.socialSeptember reads:
M. John Harrison The End of Everything
Lucie McKnight Hardy Water Shall Refuse Them
Georges Bataille The Impossible
Tim Winton That Eye, the Sky
Edogawa Rampo Beast in the Shadows
Free reads: shorturl.at/7b7bx
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@tmshannonauthor.comFirst it was the manuscript assessment teaching me how to write efficiently, how to satisfy readers and not me the writer, and how to handle criticism
Now the beta readers are teaching me my strengths and where the narrative is weaker
@janinebretzauthor.bsky.social๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐บ๐ด๐ด is now finally available as an ebook!
Find it on Amazon today!
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@bookgranny.bsky.socialIโm 15 pages into a book, and I swear I have never seen so many speaker tags ! At least I hope I havenโt! Goodness! Hopefully I stop noticing them soon.
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@tmshannonauthor.comGood old Original Trilogy Darth Vader (Annakin Skywalker was a crybaby traumatised by sand)
His big and imposing, has a distinctive sound, and comes with a cool soundtrack
#TBBChat
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@tmshannonauthor.comI like something imposing rather than the holier than thou, smarter than all wanker getting high on their own munificence
Think Darth Vader, the Terminator, the shark in Jaws, or the Xenomorph, difficult things to outwit
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@tmshannonauthor.comCould be the sex scenes, could be the queer sex scenes in particular, could be the queer ending, could be the swearing (though the WIP is set in Sydney, Oz and I reckon I'd get more complaints if there was no swearing), or it could just be Jimmy
@tmshannonauthor.comOnly 16 hours late but here goes #LGBTQWriteAThon
This week I got the last of my beta feedback and dove into on my 3rd draft
Both betas said "take time to process," but I absorbed that shit by osmosis because I went in for constructive criticism and I got it