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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Whoever invented the throw blanket needs to be imprisoned for life. Why, in the name of anything that exists, would one want a blanket that stops at their elbows OR can cover their midriff comfortably but leaves your shins down exposed? It's nonsensical and I HATE them

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

In celebration of my weight loss journey (just hit 199 pounds!) and also just because "why not?", the Cedain series will be on sale this weekend (Thursday the 6th, and ending on the 9th). Link to The Trials of Ashmount will be in the comments and you can reach the other 2 there

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I'm not the biggest fan of how this app doesn't seem to push most notifications to my phone and I'm not in the habit of checking in here regularly lol

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I've done well enough in my author career where I've had months I've sold many hundreds of books. I've had other months where I've sold less than 10. Let me say, those months where I sold less than 10 were heartbreaking, but I appreciated each of those sales SO MUCH MORE

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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Do you like our new badge??

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Today, I weighed 200.1 (lost 22 pounds so far) and while I was happy (it's the lowest weight I've weighed in at least 10 years), I'm also really annoyed 🤣 let me get below 200 already

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

My girlfriend's surgery went well - no signs of cancer in her removed colon. She is now back home and recovering. Glad for that. Now back to yelling into the void on here and hoping I can reconnect with everyone I used to interact with on Twitter

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I SHOULD be around on here more lately because I'd like to build a more solid presence here but I haven't been able to summon the energy. My girlfriend has been in the hospital after having her colon removed due to her Crohn's and I've just been feeling bleh waiting for her to get home

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Kind of absurd people don't want somebody promoting their own books on their own account. What you should get mad at is people promoting their books unsolicited in DMs or on unrelated posts lol

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

In case my position on this isn't clear on this platform: fuck AI writing and art. If you use it in a product you're selling, I think you're both lazy and an idiot.

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

500 followers! Now if I can multiply this by 5, I'll be just above where I'm at on Twitter and can feel good about coming here 🤣

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Almost to 500 followers! Going a lot quicker than when I first joined Twitter 🤣

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Oh wow. I just logged in here and saw a bunch of new followers. Hello new people!

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

BEFORE THE END is now available on Amazon in both paperback and hardcover (finally!)

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I just started watching the show Barry and it's pretty amazing - both hilarious and dark. Hank (pictured below) is absolutely hilarious. So is Stephen Root's character, Fuches. Almost done with season 2, hoping seasons 3 and 4 are just as good

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a man with a tattoo on his arm that says ' i 'm sorry '

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I just pushed the "go live" button on the hardcover edition of BEFORE THE END. Should be live in a day or two (or if we're lucky, a few hours). That process took for too long. Now comes the task of mailing a few copies out to reviewers and wiping my hands clean of this book

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I FINALLY finished Baldur's Gate 3. 10/10 game for me, Shadowheart is my favorite, although Karlach is a very close second. My only criticism is that act 3 has sooooooooo many people to talk to and most of them have nothing to say. Why make them interactive? Really slowed down my progress lol

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Ever since BEFORE THE END released, I've been seeing a resurgence in sales for THE TRIALS OF ASHMOUNT which is lovely.

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I haven't asked if any reviewers are interested in my series on here yet (or if I did, I totally forgot and apologize). But if anyone wants review copies, let me know and I'll email you ebooks. No expectations or deadlines or even requirements to review. Just let me know! 🙂

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Well... the good news is that my checkups on my feet and eyes (testing for diabetics issues) both turned out to be perfect according to both doctors. So yay.

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Today I get to go to a podiatrist to get my perfectly fine feet checked because of my diabetes diagnosis. Not happy about it because I had to wake up early and I'm certain there's nothing wrong lol.

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Since my recent diabetes diagnosis, I have lost 10 pounds. My goal is to hit 180 (down from 222)

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I had to lighten up the cover for BEFORE THE END because it wasn't printing well. So here's an updated "cover reveal"

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I'm not sure if I should just quit Twitter and focus on here or try to do both. Seems like a lot of people are here. I prefer the other platform's UI and put a lot of work into that account lol. Seems sad to abandon it, but it might be worth it if I can find a similar audience here

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Beard behind a keyboard @jangodfrey.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Finished Before the end by @agrimbastard.bsky.social. lovely collection of short stories from the grimdark universe of Cedain. You don’t have to have read the books to read it, gives a nice taste of what his books are like, but recommend reading them as well. #indiebooks #books

Cover of The book Before th end by John Palladino.

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

100 followers! I'm hopeful to get close to the same number I have on Twitter sooner rather than later because it feels like starting over lmao

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Coming to a new platform and trying to remember/find everyone I want to follow from Twitter is difficult lol.

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Beard behind a keyboard @jangodfrey.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Just started Before the end by @agrimbastard.bsky.social which was just released.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

A very happy book birthday to John (@agrimbastard.bsky.social), If you want to checkout John’s writing, then his short story collection BEFORE THE END is a great way to jump in

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I suppose I should introduce myself on this new platform. I'm John. Grimdark Fantasy author. Here are my book covers for my fantasy series Tragedy of Cedain (artwork done by the amazing Dusan Markovic). Glad to be here 🙂

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Esmay Rosalyne @esmayrosalyne.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

New review up on @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social 🖤 Before the End by @agrimbastard.bsky.social drops tomorrow, the 11th, so don't miss out if you want some twisted grimdark short stories to fill your dark hole of a soul 🔥

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John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Lovely review! Esmay is one of the best and Grimdark Magazine is always amazing. Always an honor when my work ends up there

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