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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Somehow I've actually never read Carrie, or seen any of the adaptations, so the new Flanagan effort will be my first exposure to the story!

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Often find I have a similar problem when trying to discuss prose

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's been so refreshing playing a game that doesn't try to trick you into pushing buttons at the wrong time

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Blood of Dawnwalker fixes basically all the problems I had with The Witcher 3. Loot that actually matters, better combat, no random time-wasting sections that should have been cutscenes, more focused main narrative. The whole thing feels very intentional

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Can’t help but love the strange Steam phenomenon of the 1000 hour thumbs down review

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Finally got my latest project in a readable state, which means it's time to throw this wretched manuscript to the mercy of my first readers!

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

cosmic gaze

cover for issue 4 of High Strangeness, without the titles or any text, showing a woman floating in space in front of a nebula, and also giant glowing ethereal eyes looking at her

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Ashley Mackenzie @ashmackenzie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Honoured to be a part of Wraithmarked's first 101 Artists artbook campaign on Kickstarter! You can find all the details here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...

3D mockup of the book design for Wraithmarked's 101 Artists artbook, cover art by Justin Gerrard

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

*guy who hasn't realised his content filters are still on* "gee, there sure isn't much porn around these parts"

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I truly hate political discourse being reduced to a left/right binary. Not just because it kills nuance, but because it forces people to think of ideology in terms of degree rather than kind. I think this is part of how we've ended up with hyper-conservative puritanism infiltrating leftist spaces

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Markup is often between 50–80% depending on product category, so when you factor in other running costs a 30% discount across all items could work out at close to cost overall.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I 100% believe that modern attitudes towards sex are some of the most regressive and insane cultural norms the human race has ever created. Hopefully future generations will look back in bemused disgust at how socially primitive we were.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thanks! The niche I'm writing in probably wants an extra 10–15k words, but they'll turn up. I have a tendency to draft low and build up through revisions. Far too early for extra eyes at this stage, but thanks for the offer!

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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Congratulations to Venomborn by @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2026 Well done!

Some individuals looking ready for battle

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

So you’ve been meaning to check out more indie authors. You may have mentioned this online or in person, but you’re not sure where to start. Well, boy, do I have a list for you! fanfiaddict.com/so-you-want-...

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So You Want to Read More Indie Authors | FanFiAddict

So you've been meaning to check out more indie authors. You may have mentioned this online or in person, but you're not sure where to start. Well, ...

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I reckon we're maybe two years out from Disney announcing a project that officially folds the world of Star Wars into the MCU, creating a kind of Super IP they can milk a few extra years of life out of

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I had a magic system where people could mould water with their hands into a hard substance and they used it for everything, making tools and jewellery, etc. and an editor told me I'd copied the magic from the Wheel of Time??

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I love it so much when people make video reviews of my books! ☺️ Check out this new Elder Fox review from DarkStar! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-fO...

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Elder Fox - ARC Review

YouTube video by Darkstar's Book Cavern

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I may not have got any writing done today in this heat, but I did change the colour scheme of my writing programs, so that counts as productivity I think

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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

People Make Games traveled to Michigan to meet Jerry Gretzinger, an 84-year-old man, who's spent most of his life working away on a single, giant map to an imaginary world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8N...

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The Man Who's Spent a Lifetime Making One, Giant Map

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I agree. Biggest difference for me, moving from one to the other, was of style. The kind of dense, impressionistic prose I favour in shorts is exhausting over 100,000 words

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Yep. I got it in my head that I shouldn't/couldn't pursue novels until I'd published a pro-rate short, and I do wonder if spending all those years on that goal ultimately set me back when I could have been querying novels before publishing got even harder to break into

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Friend of mine and fab author EJ Doble's just released the third instalment of his grimdark epic The Blood and Steel Saga, so check it out if you're looking to pick up a 🔥gritty🔥 fantasy series! www.amazon.com/dp/B0B15B9937

Banner image declaring "out now" and showing the cover of The Tusks of Wrath, Book 3 of The Blood and Steel Saga by EJ Doble. Cover illustration is very dark and shows a tusked bear in a forest with embers floating around it and saliva dripping from its mouth. One of the bear's eyes glows pink and it is adorned with several gold jewels: rings on the tusks, its ear, etc. The atmosphere is grim and imposing.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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ιм єνιℓ иσω :3 @vreni.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

STOP TELLING ME AI IS THE FUTURE OH MY GOD

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James Lloyd Dulin @jamesldulin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

No Heart for a Thief is now on audiobook. @dcmryder delivers an outstanding performance. It is available at all major audiobook retailers. Please check it out. 🔗🔽

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Cover reveal today but for some reason it feels gauche to post that here, so um, just know it's out there and it's pretty

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Scrapped 10k words and finally back up to where I was before. Book is in much better shape now. Sometimes you've just gotta bite the bullet with these things

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Noooo why did Kobo pick the worst book tracker to integrate 🫠 why would they do this?

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

ARCs for Elder Fox have just gone out!!

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

too soon

Amy Dentata
@amydentata@tech.lgbt
The devs won't see your anti-vibe coding posts, but your friends won't either. No one will see them. Nothing will load.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It's enchanting and deeply human. Hope you connect with it like I did!

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Top of my head LoTR, Station Eleven, Piranesi.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Mountain, Plains, Island, Forest, Swamp, and Blooming Marsh I tap four to cast Nicol Bolas, the Ravager and you discard a card

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Always the way with such lists. I’ve read ten, I think. DNF’d a few others. Some very good books present but rather narrow in kind.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Got 17k words into a WIP and I fear it needs scrapping and starting from scratch 🥲

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I have once again participated in the democratic process.

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The loss of Twitter and the flood of slop occurring around the same time was a real one-two punch for sure. My sales have definitely been hurt by this stuff to the point where I'm going back to the drawing board to reconsider my approach for future works

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

TODAY is MAY DAY! Celebrating the RIGHTS OF WORKERS and the continued struggles to gain them! 🗳️ This is the story of The First Union by @hbomberguy.bsky.social and @skutchdraws.bsky.social 🛠️ Read this and more in FAILURE TO LAUNCH, on sale today for 30% off! store.ironcircus.com/products/fai...

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Weaver and Carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 29/04/2026

This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance… -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It’s ‘one fell swoop’ -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Current project is going in a very different direction (some convergence of romantasy/paranormal romance/horror/dark academia) and I'm wondering if it might be best practice to splinter into a pen name. I want to switch up my whole publishing process so could be a good opportunity for a full rethink

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The only 'juggling' I can manage is writing shorter works in these gaps. If it's something I can start and finish before it's time to get to edits, then I can make it work. If I try and write more than one novel at once my head explodes and I lie on the floor with an exploded head

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Books aimed at fans of Jack Ryan and Reacher more so than readers devoted to the prexisting fantasy scene. In the same way that romantasy like Fourth Wing broke out of the usual fantasy niche to target the mainstream readers of women's fiction. 2/2

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I know 'mantasy' sounds silly, but I do think authors like Weir and Dinniman are writing very 'dad-focused' SFF. Books for the everyman who likes cars and football, rather than the subcultural nerd niche types who are the usual audience for genre fiction. 1/2

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 26/03/2026

I'm like a mom, I don't have favorites because I love all my indie author friends. Instead, I'll shout out some I've read and loved recently @luketarzian.bsky.social @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social @bengalley.bsky.social @emilybarlowauthor.bsky.social @paulgzareith.ink @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social

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Benjamin Aeveryn @benjaminaeveryn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

My usual research methods have failed me so PLEASE HELP... I need to know what happened to carriages at noble balls. I'm looking at late medieval up to regency era. Did they hang around for the duration or did they drop off the guests and return for them at the time the ball was scheduled to end?

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