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@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:45 PM

I love old houses.

Unfortunately, Rough Draft Me loved them a little 𝐭𝐨𝐨 much.

Winthrop House in The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was heavily inspired by 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, a seventeenth-century mansion in Middlesbrough.

#GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #HistoricHomes #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

I love old houses. Unfortunately, Rough Draft Me loved them a little 𝐭𝐨𝐨 much. Winthrop House in The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was heavily inspired by 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, a seventeenth-century mansion in Middlesbrough. And when I first wrote Lottie’s arrival there, apparently I decided the reader needed to know 𝙀𝑽𝙀𝑹𝙔𝑻𝙃𝑰𝙉𝑮. The mullioned windows. The stone lintels. The chimneys. The cornices. The pilasters. The pediment. The coat of arms. Basically, I stopped writing a gothic novel and briefly became a very enthusiastic real-estate agent and/or architectural essayist. The final version keeps what actually matters: Winthrop House is orderly, prosperous, bright, and untouched by decay. Everything Bradbury Manor isn’t. That contrast tells you more about both houses than three paragraphs of architectural vocabulary ever could. Sometimes research gives you more detail. Editing teaches you which details deserve to survive. Swipe for the real Acklam Hall and then for the 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍™ in all its Zillow-listing glory.Photo, no descriptionPhoto, no description
@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:43 PM

One of the things I loved researching for The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was all the tiny sensory details that make 1919 feel lived in.

Clothes are easy to show. Smell is a little trickier.

#GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #VintagePerfume #1910s #EdwardianEra #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

One of the things I loved researching for The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor was all the tiny sensory details that make 1919 feel lived in. Clothes are easy to show. Smell is a little trickier. Lottie’s mother wore 𝑬𝒂𝒖 𝒅𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒖 𝑯𝒆́𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊, an actual early-20th-century fragrance with that sweet, powdery, almond-and-vanilla character that became tied to Lottie’s memories of her. And unlike some of the other things I’ve shared from the rough draft… I apparently decided this one was worth keeping almost exactly as written. 😂 The location changed. The scene got tighter. But the green bottle, faded flowers, and that scent bringing her mother back for just a moment all survived. Sometimes editing means cutting half the description and once in a while you look at something and think: Nope. That stays.Photo, no description
@mikemizov.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:42 PM

One of my favorite parts of writing 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 was the fashion. I love the clothes of this era, and in the rough draft, I was absolutely not afraid to write every damn detail. 😂

#GothicHorror #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFashion #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #IndieAuthor

One of my favorite parts of writing 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 was the fashion. I love the clothes of this era, and in the rough draft, I was absolutely not afraid to write every damn detail. 😂 This is Lottie’s gala dress, based on Lucile’s 1916 “Happiness” gown. And apparently Rough Draft Me looked at it and thought, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑎. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑠. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑅𝐼𝐵𝐵𝑂𝑁𝑆. But sometimes less really is more. By the final draft, all of that became: “In the mirror she shimmered like liquid moonlight; lace whispering fragility over something steadier beneath. The skirt floated at mid-calf, old-world elegance with a modern flair.” Same dress. Same image in my head. A lot fewer words getting between the reader and Lottie. Swipe for the 𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑮𝑯 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑭𝑻 𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵™, back when I apparently thought I was writing the museum placard too.Photo, no description
@mlbphd.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:19 PM

Book 4: Rebirth
Launching a Universe
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Rei wakes 14 centuries later to a society that sees him as a despised relic. His bond with Rome, a Vuduri cast out for loving him, becomes the first step toward saving humanity.
#BookSky #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #IndieAuthor #HardSciFi

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@mayaszymanska.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:05 PM

How do you show frustration when your character wears a mask?

I rewrote that scene countless times. Months later, Darek had to illustrate it. I may have enjoyed watching him face the same problem.

The story behind the art:

www.patreon.com/mayaszymansk...

#Grimdark #FantasyArt #IndieAuthor

@ellie-ash.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:03 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends out there! I'm mindful that I'm a white settler living on unceded, unsurrendered Anishinabe land.

I'm grateful for so much in my life: my family, friends, writing, and the MM romance community. Thank you!

#indieauthor #authorlife #thanksgiving

The background is a tree that's bright red from the fall colour change. The foreground reads: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for so much: my family, my friends, my writing, the MM romance community, the Anishinabe Nation, the traditional guardians of the land on which I live and work.
@kyonajiles-author.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:01 PM

Vacation? 🤣❤️🖤
#portal #indieauthor #fictionauthor #kyonajiles

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@inventingreality.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:01 PM

How to Stop Receiving Messages from Scammers
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky
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@thebookmarketer.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:00 PM

Build a book launch team that doesn’t just cheer you on—it catapults your story into the world. 🚀
https://lnkd.in/dV7fV-u3

#BookLaunch #IndieAuthor #PublishingTips #WritingCommunity

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@bestbookmonkey.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:00 PM

Meet Peggy Williams: writer, teacher, and genealogy sleuth whose 17th-century French ancestors inspired her novels Courting the Sun and Braving the Dawn. Explore her story and subscribe: https://peggywilliamsauthor.com/ 📚

#HistoricalFiction #Genealogy #IndieAuthor

@inventingreality.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:48 PM

Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are rampant. Here’s the latest list of scammers:
Amazon Kdp Support <[email protected]>
Athena Mercer <[email protected]>
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #amediting #booksky

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@inventingreality.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:45 PM

How Book Marketing Scams Work #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky inventingrealityediting.com/2...

@kotaotan.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:43 PM

Terry and Delores travel to the ancient city of Kingsport in today's Errant Apprentice!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1297...
#fantasy #ModernFantasy #writing #Novel #IndieAuthor #RoyalRoad

@serenadapublishing.comOct 12, 2026, 1:42 PM

Problems of an Unusual Nature, Book 1. Calgrave runs on ledgers, grudges, and the occasional goat. Bitter Ledger Hearts.

#CozyFantasy #IndieAuthor #Fantasy #BookSky

@lucyfelthouse.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:12 PM

Two young men, the trip of a lifetime. A Taste of London, book #1 in the World of Sin #erotica series: books2read.com/atolondon #bookboost #indieauthor #LPRTG #SSRTG #ASMSG #IARTG #oneclick #bookworm

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@inventingreality.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:08 PM

Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are rampant. Here’s the latest list of scammers:
Cherokee Reese <[email protected]>
Clue Sarah <[email protected]>
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #amediting #fiction #authors #shortstory #booksky

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@robynws.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:06 PM

Monday Fun: I’ll write the first line of a story, you write the next, someone else writes the third, & so on.

There have to be thirty shades of blue fabric swatches here. How am I supposed to pick one for the gown?

#authors #amwriting #writers #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

@legendsofmyriad.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:06 PM

The past is starting to unravel... 🪐

#fiction #highfantasy #reading #writing #indieauthor #webnovel #writersky #booksky #stories

legendsofmyriad.com/2026/10/12/a...

Dark background with lens flare and red light in the middle. Text reads: Legends of Myriad. Arc Two: Prisoners. Chapter 12: Powerful Players.