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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig

@carmunist.bsky.social
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Learning and teaching my language—Nishnaabemwin. Jijaak ndoodem. Consultant at Oodenaw.com. Award-winning short fiction author and poet. Developmental editor at DarlingAxe.com. Kidlit, YA, hist fic, women's lit. She/they

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Jim Bodie @jimbodie.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I finished book 3 which was Septimus Brown's (@septimusbrown.com) , "When the Sky Breaks". I read this before as an ARC, but I bought a signed copy from the author and that is what I read. It is a young adult sci-fi, little fantasy, book with a pretty hefty plot twist. Great book.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 07/01/2026
😎😍🤩 mybook.to/whentheskybr...
When the Sky Breaks - book cover
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 31/12/2025
The Hidden Cost of Using AI Our brains are incredibly powerful tools, but they’re like muscles: they only stay strong when we keep using them. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
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The Hidden Cost of Using AI
Our brains are incredibly powerful tools, but they’re like muscles: they only stay strong when we keep using them.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 01/01/2026
A few snaps from Cartagena ❤️
a street with colorful umbrellas hung overheadsky, wall, tree -- at nightcartagena from the seaa fancy lion door knocker
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 06/11/2025
Vancouver snaps ❤️
Flower, last one standingAutumn MapleHobbit door Rolled ice cream
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 07/11/2025
"Some early reviews of the book have called it “laugh out loud funny,” with one reviewer stating that they spat their drink out of their mouth at one point due to laughter." Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩 victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict... #booksky
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Victoria-based author writes book framing Canada-US trade war as satirical fantasy
Local Victoria author Septimus Brown’s latest offering frames the ongoing US-Canada trade as a satirical fantasy quest titled We’ve Come for Your Eggs (And Other Reasons to Annex the North).
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 07/11/2025
"Juggernaut" comes from the Sanskrit "jagannatha," meaning "lord of the world." #etymology
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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Young Harbour Seal: "I want you to draw me like one of your French girls." (From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.) Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada September 2025 #mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography
A young (adolescent?) seal pup with short brownish-greyish fur is lying on its back on a rocky ledge covered with dark green and brown rockweed (seaweed). If the seal were a human, we would say that it is striking a sultry pose.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 04/11/2025
What's your favorite book cover design, and why? (Share an image) #writingcommunity
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 04/11/2025
🧐 The Surprising Power of Letting Myself Be Silly 😜 I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs. Check it out: jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g... Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
Book Cover (dragon flying across a sun and cloud) for We've Come for Your Eggs
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 28/10/2025
The First Page Challenge 2025—2nd place CLOUDIA WITH A CHANCE OF DARKNESS by Melissa Grant "It was her 11th birthday, and the sky had the nerve to be blue." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/f... #writingcommunity #writingcontest #booksky
A girl with balloons running away
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 15/10/2025
"Damn right," he behemothed hoarsely.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 16/10/2025
We’ve Come For Your Eggs is a comic fantasy adventure equal parts Dungeons & Dragons romp and razor-sharp satire, lampooning the US-Canada trade war and a few infamous celebrities along the way. Book launch: Oct 23 Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲 mybook.to/dragoneggs
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Nature Art by Gibson @azgibsonz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
“There's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out..." ~Charles Bukowski 🪶 💙 📸 Sialia mexicana, the Western Blueborb of Happiness 🐦 #MondayVibes #BlueSkyMonday #Bluebirds #BirdLovers #Photography #EastCoastKin
A mature male Western Bluebird is backlit in profile by winter morning light with his orange vest floofed out against a background of snowy canopy in bokeh. Winter birding Zen.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 13/10/2025
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! In addition to my writing and editing work, I'm honoured to be a board member and treasurer for Oodenaw.com, an urban Indigenous consulting cooperative. We support education initiatives, cultural resurgence, and language revitalization. ♥️
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Oodenaw: Urban Indigenous Consulting Cooperative
aanii, tanisi, ʔəy̓ sweyəl! We are the people who make up the Urban Indigenous Consulting Cooperative known as Oodenaw. We do our heart-centred work together in hopes that we will impact good change i...
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 13/10/2025
Timeline cleanse!
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 14/10/2025
Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t... #writingcommunity #booksky
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Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure
If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory.
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Nature Art by Gibson @azgibsonz.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Some days you just need a Bluebirb of Happiness a little more than others. 💙 🕉️ May you have a sweet #ThursJay! 🌿 📸 Aphelocoma woodhouseii 🪶 #Corvids #BirdLovers #Photography
I think this might be Shaggy. It looks like Shaggy anyway. IYKYK. A beautiful blue headed corvid called a Woodhouse's Scrub-jay waits for a reward.
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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig @carmunist.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I've read this and it's very cute!!
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 11/09/2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure." We've Come for Your Eggs Launches: October 23 :) Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs
Book cover for WE'VE COME FOR YOUR EGGS, a fantasy satire about the US-Canada trade war
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 07/09/2025
Did somebody say WRITING RETREAT?! We have one room left! And it's a good one: the main-floor queen in the carriage house. Location: Roberts Creek (north of Vancouver) Dates: Feb 9 to 13, 2026 More info here: darlingaxe.com/pages/author... #writingcommunity #booksky
A sunset on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 07/09/2025
"Eggs is smart and hilarious and a LOT of fun." —ARC review A fantasy parody about the US-Canada trade war Coming October 23 :) Pre-order your e-book: mybook.to/dragoneggs
Novel cover: We've Come for Your Eggs (a dragon flying across a yellow sky and clouds)
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 03/09/2025
Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from the Rolling Stones "Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/r... #writingcommunity
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Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from the Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger probably never realized this, but he and his bandmates knew a lot about how to write a good novel.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 04/09/2025
"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be." —from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 05/09/2025
How to Write a Synopsis: A 🧵for querying authors A synopsis is more than just a plot summary. It’s another hook in your tacklebox. It should showcase your story’s emotional arc, nuanced characters, and narrative logic. But you can pick and choose what to highlight. #amquerying
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a little boy is fishing in a small boat
Alt: a monkey fishing in a small boat
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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Black-capped Chickadee is very interested in something in the upper branches of its tree. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2024 📸 #birds #chickadee #BCCH #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A small bird with white cheeks and upper breast and a black face and head cap, with mostly grey back and tail feathers, is perching on a tree branch and looking up and to the left, in front of a soft green background.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 18/08/2025
Burning house meme.
Little girl: author
Burning house: protagonist's stable, functional life
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 19/08/2025
Every quest needs a hero. This one gets Glimm: a bonsai frost dragon stuck managing a band of blowhards on a doomed diplomatic mission. ARC now available 🐉 www.septimusbrown.com/arc
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Novel Preview: We've Come for Your Eggs | SeptimusBrown
Get a sneak peek at my forthcoming novel: WE'VE COME FOR YOUR EGGS
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Nature Art by Gibson @azgibsonz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Happy #WrensDay Bluesky! 🌿 🕉️ 📸 Cactus Wren, enfloofenating #birdonawire 🪶 #BlueSky 💙 #BirdLovers #Birding #Birds
Catching some ASMR with a Cactus Wren floofing up that trademark speckled plumage from a sunny perch on a wire.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 13/08/2025
Get back to work!! 😁
skeleton on bench meme
author: waiting for inspiration to strike
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 13/08/2025
A multi-POV novel can be fantastic, but it needs to be purposeful—the story needs to call for it. Without clear intent, extra POVs can feel like clutter rather than essential threads in the narrative tapestry. Here’s a 🧵 on the craft of multi-POV storytelling 👇 #writingcommunity
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a picture of a fox on a snowy slope with the caption pov : unlocked chest
Alt: a picture of a fox on a snowy slope with the caption pov : unlocked chest
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 13/08/2025
POV: Who’s Holding the Camera? Intentionality is how you earn readers’ trust. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p... #writingcommunity #booksky
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POV: Who’s Holding the Camera?
Intentionality is how you earn readers’ trust.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 06/08/2025
Story Skeleton—A Is for Alibi Grafton straddles the two mystery worlds—noir and classic—to create something unique. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a... #storyskeleton #writingcommunity
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Story Skeleton—A Is for Alibi
Grafton straddles the two mystery worlds—noir and classic—to create something unique.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 07/08/2025
Not every manuscript requires a nuke. But some do. So it's best to be open to it. As developmental editors, we recommend foundational revisions on at least 70% of the manuscripts we see. Chances are, yours might need one too. A thread 🧵🪓 #writingcommunity
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a picture of a vault with the words got you a gift below it
Alt: two cartoon men carrying a nuclear bomb with the caption: got you a gift
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 31/07/2025
Meow 🐈
Panel 1: author reaching for "a finished draft"
Panel 2: author being held back by "cat videos"
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 02/08/2025
Confessions of a First-Time Book Signer Every book signing is one step forward—practice for the next connection. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/c... #booksky #writingcommunity
a colorful pencil with wings
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 30/07/2025
Why does word count matter so much in publishing? You might think: But Tolkien did it. Hemingway did it. True. But unless you're a household name, you're playing by debut rules—and debut = risk. A thread 🧵🪓 #writingcommunity
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a cartoon duck with a hat and gloves is pointing
Alt: a cartoon duck is counting
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 29/07/2025
Stay focused!!!
Bad boyfriend meme. He is "author" checking out "new MS idea" which his girlfriend "current MS in first draft" glares at him
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 29/07/2025
✒️✒️✒️
Quote on top of image of water: “Write what should not be forgotten.”
— Isabel Allende
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Carmen Wiigwaas Craig @carmunist.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I'm getting a flicker tattoo sooooonnn <3
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Nature Art by Gibson @azgibsonz.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Good morning Bluesky! 💙 🕉️ Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday to all who celebrate! 🤘😶‍🌫️ 📸 Northern Flicker ♀️🪶🌿 #Woodpeckers #LookingAtYou #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds
A female red-shafted Northern Flicker, or fr-snf, smiles for the camera while she's latched onto one of my suet cages strategically placed to entice Flickers to hammer my neighbors' house. I like the bokeh balls in the canopy background too. Yes, she's the same female I posted last night. Gene-nette. Look it up.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 23/07/2025
Five Consistent Ways to Get Newsletter Signups Email marketing is one of the best ways to promote yourself as an author. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n... #writingcommunity #indieauthors #bookmarketing (In collaboration with @reedsy.bsky.social)
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Five Consistent Ways to Get Newsletter Signups
Email marketing is one of the best ways to promote yourself as an author.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 22/07/2025
"To be is to be perceived." —George Berkeley
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 22/07/2025
Indie Insight with C.J. Adrien "My books are a full-fledged business, so I have to run my author career like any other business." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/i... #writingcommunity #indieauthor #indieauthors
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Indie Insight with C.J. Adrien
Indie Insights is an interview series about book marketing and social media for authors. Learn from the successes of others! These interviews offer tried and tested tactics for book promotion…
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 14/07/2025
Story Skeleton is having a great run over on NetGalley. Reviews are starting to roll in 😎 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, home library reference, or book clubs." darlingaxe.com/pages/story-...
Story Skeleton: The Classics (Book cover)
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Earthling Beta Readers @earthlingbeta.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
#writingprompt #artprompt
View over some rooftops at dusk, fog, a yellow streetlamp, a blurred figure walking past
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 04/07/2025
Feel a bit "giddy" today? You might be possessed! Giddy comes from Old English "gydig," which means "mad, possessed by a god." #etymology
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 04/07/2025
Metafiction: When the Story Is in on the Joke If your novel wants to break the fourth wall, go ahead. Just make sure you have something to say when it does. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m... #writingcommunity #amwriting #metafiction #booksky (image by Tithi Luadthong via Shutterstock)
An illustration by Tithi Luadthong of a man standing in a futuristic library with pages blowing all around
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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I was excited to find this cool beetle on my potato plants but was less excited to discover that it's a Colorado Potato Beetle (aka potato bug) and is very destructive. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2025 📸 #Invertebrate #insect #beetle #nature #wildlife #macro #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor
A very close (macro) shot of a chubby looking orange beetle with black spots on it front end and ten black stripes along its back end. It is standing on the lush green leaf of a potato plant.
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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 02/07/2025
Not Another Wardrobe: Why Portal Fantasy Is a Tough Sell It’s a super common entry point into a fantasy novel: the protagonist steps through a portal or is somehow transported into another world. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p... #writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy
Illustration of a boy who has just passed through a portal
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