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Well cats out the bag.... First book of the month in August. Will be dropping a detailed intro to this important book from @Junkyardtactic and plan on a spaces on it. As an old medic this one got me in the feels. Hope you'll take part and read an thought provoking book.

@DaveXDavieau Wicked neat!!!

Dreamer's Zen

@EMBurlingame Dont understand how people dont see the truth of this. Willful ignorance or something else?

One note: Republicans are no better than Democrats. They're all one parasitic organism seeking to live off the host until the host dies.

Uno card

Time traveler knight for the win!!! Woohoo

@wayofftheres You're doing great things sir. Keep up the wonderful and important work you're doing. Truly heartening to see.

Update on our work through Path of the Barbarian Spirit

This looks to be a interesting read. Love seeing authors promoting their stories.

@beccaderex @MustelidDwyer Wise words, a respectful honest exchange of ideals is the goal. Probably one of the most important ones.

@MustelidDwyer I appreciate you taking the time to spell out your concerns and I genuinely have sat with them before replying. From my perspective, there’s a big difference between “platforming” bigotry and refusing to dehumanize people who hold harmful views. My goal on my account is not to endorse their ideology or give it oxygen—it’s to insist that every person, including those I strongly disagree with, is still human, capable of change, and deserving of dignity. If we’ve already decided certain groups of people are unreachable, then there is no path at all from harm to understanding. I also don’t accept that engaging someone publicly is automatically more harmful than leaving them to stew in unchallenged echo chambers. When I interact, I’m doing it in a space where I set the tone: respect for everyone, rejection of dehumanizing rhetoric, and an emphasis on shared humanity. That means any conversation that happens is framed by my values, not theirs. And let’s not miss one of the biggest points: I AM A WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER. This all started on a post about a BIRD. I am not out there attempting to host large conversations about trans rights and inviting both sides to come duke it out. I usually just post pictures of moose or bears or mountains. You argue that I’m “opening the door to bigots,” but I’d say the door is already wide open—on every platform, in every algorithm. What I’m trying to open is a different kind of door: one where someone who is steeped in anti‑trans ideology might, even once, experience a non‑hostile, non‑shaming interaction with a person who believes trans people deserve dignity and safety, and vice versa. Baby moose pictures do that for people, it turns out. That doesn’t guarantee they’ll change their mind, but without ANY exposure and those positive common experiences, change is nearly impossible. Of course, that did not happen in the BIRD POST that sparked these conversations, but I sincerely hope that was a one-off. I completely agree that trans people experience dehumanization and harm. That’s precisely why I think it’s important that at least some of us work on shrinking the distance between those opposing groups instead of only reinforcing the walls. Supporting trans people and refusing to write off every person on “the other side” are not mutually exclusive; in my case, humanizing interactions are one of the ways I try to reduce harm over the long term. And this applies to ANY issue, not just trans rights. I also respect that your energy and priorities are different, and that many trans people and allies will choose blocking, disengagement, or stricter boundaries for their own safety and mental health. I don’t begrudge anyone those choices. What I’m pushing back on is the idea that my different strategy is, by definition, harmful or that there is only one acceptable way to stand with trans people. So I hear your worry, and I’ll keep reflecting on how I engage and what lines I won’t cross. But I’m going to continue believing that refusing to dehumanize anyone, and keeping the door open for people to change, moves us closer to the peace and understanding I’m aiming for. And now, back to moose pics 🫎

@monsterhunter45 Started one of @KalSpriggs books this week. Its excellent. Seems like Martin just wanted to pull the ladder up after himself. Us readers, we see the truth of it. We will find those up and comers and support them while ridiculing and running from those like Martin.

I’ve been telling people this for years. GRRM pissed off millions of customers but he don’t give a shit. He got his bag. But his legacy is being such an epic bum ass bum that he crippled an entire genre, ruined consumer sentiment, and killed off an entire generation of epic fantasy authors. Romantasy and LitRPG grew as a direct result of filling the smoking crater George left in the industry. New writers could no longer get deals to write epic fantasy unless the entire series was in the bag, and nobody can afford to gamble that much time to write that many books they may never sell. Publishers no longer took chances on new series because customers had got burned by lazy shirkers like George and Pat. Agents wouldn’t represent new epic fantasy unless the whole thing was done. It hurt Indy because dudes had to convince customers that they weren’t bums too. Except when book one makes $50 total, because customers said Im not starting a new series until it’s done! they sure as shit ain’t writing book two. So it’s a self fulfilling prophesy of suck. In the comments Dunning-Krugerands are saying this isn’t true. Look at guys like Brandon Sanderson. Wrong. Guys like him, or me, who already had established names, reputations, and fan bases were fine. We had enough customers who trusted us we could still do new things and people would come along to make it economically viable. For example, the only reason my epic fantasy series got picked up is because I was already successful and could guarantee a viable level of sales off my existing fans. Newbs don’t have that. And over the ten years it took for me to write the six books to finish it, the entire time I heard from potential customers, nope, not gonna start a new series that might not finish because of George. I am fine during this because I’m still gonna make a couple hundred grand off each of those just off my existing fans. Newbs make two bucks an hour, say to hell with being a writer I’m going back to my day job, and you all missed out on the next great author and his absolutely brilliant series, because you were too mad at billionaire George shoving twinkies in his mouth instead of writing. Nope. Guys like me and Brandon are fine. George’s profound laziness screwed over the new guys. Customers and the industry quit taking chances on new guys. We will never know how many excellent fantasy series we missed out on, robbed by George’s laziness burning so many customers. Some writers gave up, but others moved into different genres. Which is good. But it sure does suck if epic fantasy is your jam. LitRPG is close but different enough it blew up during this time frame because that’s where the talented went. Being such a pretentious, bloviating bum that you damage an entire industry and strangle a generation of aspiring artists is quite the legacy. Kal (who is a good writer btw, check out his books) asks what can we do about this? For me personally I’m just gonna continue mocking George’s work ethic in the hopes more normies realize what an outlier he is, and how they should expand their horizons to read other authors who aren’t stuck up, know it all, dickheads. And before anybody starts barking at me that I’m such a hypocrite because I’ve not finished all my series, sorry I’ve only finished three of eight so far, and have only written THIRTY books since George’s last one, the next MHI comes out in December, and the last two books are next year, and I’m not planning on retiring anytime soon (if ever).

Wise words.

@CreedWrites Thats awesome, keep up the great work!

This week will be a month since I've first joined X, and I already have almost 400 followers! Thank you all so much! It's been great, and I'm ready to talk with y'all more! You rock! #writingcommunity #writers #authors #books #community #month #thankyou

@stephenRB4 There every where. Just have to find em which i admit can be a pain when fighting the algo.

Are there still writers on Twitter? If so, drop a line below, as I’m feeling increasingly detached from the community that once thrived on her. Thank you 📚

@FaireeQueen @KalSpriggs Yes, I really is about engagement. Writers Q&A, shorts, tweets. It all comes in to play.

@KalSpriggs @BackWoodsBook2 I'm a reader, not a writer, and I do read incomplete series and debut novels. I like authors who directly engage with their audience especially with progress updates, even if those updates are delays. I've picked up 3 new series in progress from authors' TikTok videos.

Many Fantasy readers will not start a series until all the books are completed. GRRM's failure to finish caused many to quit the genre. Problem is, authors won't write a complete series if the first books don't sell. Tradpub says Fantasy is dead. What do we do about it?

@KySquirrel_90 Thank brother

Vote in the poll, people! C'mon!

Whimsy N' Shit. (I keep forgetting what I've made.)

@KySquirrel_90 @TheJasonAnspach @braxton_mccoy I keep stacking em Up to read bro...need better reading glasses now.

@BackWoodsBook2 @TheJasonAnspach @braxton_mccoy

@KySquirrel_90 @TheJasonAnspach @braxton_mccoy I dont, better sort that out then I guess.

@EMBurlingame @CreedWrites K gonna be gross, hope that's okay. doing one of you're books in September bossman, did a poll and everything. Even got 10 votes. A Modern knights guidebook or the Art of being a man...which would you choose?

@EMBurlingame @CreedWrites

Time Traveling Knight with a Gothic Murder Girlfriend, all as a mystery?

@JR_Lynmead Im trying to gather readers, authors and writers too

How many authors in the ##WritingCommunity have readers who follow you here? My timeline is filled with authors which is awesome cause they are also readers, but where are just the readers?

@KySquirrel_90 @TheJasonAnspach @braxton_mccoy

@BackWoodsBook2 @TheJasonAnspach @braxton_mccoy

@wayofftheres @UllrRover Medic, wastewater and whatever the boss demands

@UllrRover Tower defense/ Guard Captain/ sewage

What would be your job if you lived in a small, fortified community during a zombie apocalypse?

@X9_redux @desert_sentinel Its rhe mighty fine falling you do boss.

@desert_sentinel Loooool. Everyone is after me.

Somebody thinking, that's all I know