Reposted by John BryantAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ways to help authors you love: - Review their books. - Share their posts. - Tell people about their books. - Learn the true name of the universe and manipulate it to make their book a bestseller. - Get your library to order in their books. - Ask local events to book them for appearances. 6401161
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I just finished writing a disgusting scene with a despicable character and now I'm disgusted with myself. 😱 #amwriting #writeskystatic.klipy.comMan's Disgusted ReactionAlt: Man's Disgusted Reaction 140
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026OK, chapter 8. Let's get into it. #amwriting #histfantasy "Wink never cried. He knew better." #sixwordstories #writeskty 020
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Holy crap! Did I finally just finish writing chapter 7?! I absolutely loved writing that one, but now it's time to dive into the next for SLAVES OF GOD. #amwriting #histfantasy #writeskystatic.klipy.comEnergetic Kid Dancing in ClassroomAlt: A group of kids find out they're doing to see Black Panther and dance out of sheer joy in their classroom. One dances on his chair. 051
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It's been a minute, but I'm channeling my old graphic designer days and working on the book cover for my #histfantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD. I'm feeling these fonts. #amwriting #writesky 050
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Wait... what sounds do hyenas make? Sure, folks know about the "laughing" but since they make appearances in my #histfantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD I should probably dig into it. #researchmode #amwriting #writesky www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKJj...youtube.comWeird hyena soundsYouTube video by George Vlad 010
Reposted by John BryantChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Everything is terrible but books are good. Especially books written by real people. Talk about your books. Show us your art. Let us see the cool stuff you make. You need it but we need it too. Art helps maker and receiver get their heads above the rough, churning waters of reality. No shame in it. 14794180
Reposted by John BryantClimate.us @climate.us · 02/07/2026Climate information should be reliable, clear, and available to everyone. Climate.us is an independent nonprofit protecting public access to trusted, science-reviewed climate knowledge. Explore: www.climate.us 🌍🧪 #ClimateUS #ClimateForUs #ClimateScience #Science 222882
Reposted by John BryantMarie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Here is my pitch for why you should go to Confluence, the Pittsburgh Science Fiction Convention, July 24-26: 1. Free Beer in the Con Suite 2. Pitch sessions with agents 3. Workshops with me! 4. Triangulation Launch Party! 5. Pierogi 6. Musical guests all weekend! confluence-sff.orgconfluence-sff.orgConfluence-sff.orgConfluence, Pittsburgh, PA's longest running SF/F/H conference. A program of Parsec Inc. www.confluence-sff.org 075
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I stopped describing my characters' physical features & now I'm feeling this bit about Birdie from my #histfantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD. How do you picture her? A dagger masquerading as a damsel. A grifter in petticoats, charming as perfume and twice as intoxicating. #amwriting #writesky #WIP 140
Reposted by John BryantKendra James @kendrajames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The American Library Association is auctioning off a bunch of the classic celebrity “READ” posters along with a bunch of other full sized literacy posters. This is going to fix so many of my problems, I just know it. movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res... 101966752
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I found a dog hair in my morning coffee. The joys of having a German Shepherd shedding machine. How's your day going? 🐶🍵 #writingcommunity 020
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Today's #amediting adventure: purging my manuscript of stage directions. On the hunt for looked, glanced, stared, gazed, watched, see, eyes, and noticed. #writeskymedia.tenor.coma video game screen shows a character named raiden with a score of 12200 pointsAlt: Rraiden from with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance uses his sword to hack and slash a pole like a bajillion times. 020
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Who's watching From? If you saw the doll episode, you know. New fear unlocked 😱media.tenor.coma blurry picture of people walking down a street with houses in the backgroundAlt: A scene from the TV show, From. Sherrif Boyd walks down the road through town, ringing a bell. 000
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Yeesh! Things you learn while researching for your novel. In the early 1800s, part of the leather tanning process involved soaking hides in vats of stagnant urine 😱 #researchmode #amwritingmedia.tenor.coma man with glasses and a mustache is wearing an orange shirt with the word ew on itAlt: Eddie Murphy from the movie Norbit. He has a look of disgust on his face and says: "Ew." 000
Reposted by John BryantNYC Midnight @nycmidnight.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The 4th annual 500-word Fiction Challenge begins on May 29th and will challenge writers worldwide to create short stories no longer than 500 words in 48 hours. Learn more, register, and read previous winning stories at www.nycmidnight.com/500. Happy writing! 0116
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 04/04/2026When one of the big bads in your #histfantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD is Anansi, you gotta research how spider webs are built. #amwriting #afrofantasy #writesky 📚🕷️ 010
Reposted by John BryantAddy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 25/03/2026This. All of this. Support indies if you want to see the stories that trad pub doesn't and won't publish. 116283
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Dayum! The new Soulive is solid open.spotify.com/track/0z2Lou... #nowplaying 🎶🎧 #amwriting #writesky 📚open.spotify.comXl 000
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 07/03/2026It's #amwri̇ti̇ng day! In chapter 7 of my #histfantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD, Anansi's 6 sons, Damu ya Buinui (Blood of the Spider), step through a tear in the world and set foot on the shores of the American South in the early 1800s. #afrofantasy Oh, the drama! 100
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Chapter 7: If the lion doesn’t tell his story, the hunter will. Stories traveled faster and further than people. But in this foreign land, Nanyamka’s story hadn’t been told. Not yet, anyway. #OpeningLines #amwriring #histfantasy #afrofantasy 020
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2026And now ,,, chapter 7. #amwriting #histfantasy #afrofantasy 📚 000
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2026"You write in order to change the world... if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it."—James Baldwin 023
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Had a visit from writer's block over the weekend so I spent some time working on a book bio for SLAVES OF GOD. It's pretty generic, but it's only a first pass. More to come. What's your book bio? #writesky #authorsky #writingcommunity 042
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I ain't siding with AI-authors, but use AI detectors with a grain of salt. One of my characters, Reverend Copeland, is prone to spouting Bible verses. ZeroGPT thinks this passage from Psalm 23 KJV is AI-generated. 🤔🤖 #amwriting #histfantasy #afrofantasy 030
Reposted by John Bryant#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 29/12/2025#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects! #BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026! And #BluePitHype starts January 8th! #WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents 14310175
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Letters to words to sentences to paragraphs. #amwriting #writesky 000
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 27/12/2025TFW you wake up bright and early to work on your manuscript and your PC starts with a blue screen of death. 😱media.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with the words " nooooo " written below itAlt: A close up of a panicked man 's face with the words " nooooo " written below it 140
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Taking advantage of time off from the day gig so I can get words outta my head and onto the page. #amwri̇ti̇ng 📚 030
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 24/12/2025“The truest writers are those who see language not as a linguistic process but as a living element.”—Derek Walcott 000
Reposted by John BryantBonita’s Tiffs @bontifficating.bsky.social · 10/12/2025#Felt “You hit publish, and nothing happens. No likes. No shares. Silence. But writing isn't about applause. It's about leaving pieces of yourself for someone else to find. Sometimes it takes days. Sometimes it takes years. But write anyway.” #bvm 072
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Phew! I finally finished chapter 5!! 🎉 SLAVES OF GOD is a labor of love, so it's a great feeling to make progress on my historical fantasy joint. #SmallVictories #amwriting #writesky 120
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025My historical fantasy joint SLAVES OF GOD started off as a sweeping epic with multiple characters, but has since evolved into a tighter, more intimate journey with few key characters. I feel like that was the right move. 🤔 130
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2025"Follow the Sun" is a mantra from my historical fantasy joint, SLAVES OF GOD. 🌞 #amwriting #Novmemeber 20media.tenor.coma man wearing glasses stands in front of a lush green forestAlt: A man in glasses stands in front of a lush green forest, then turns to see a total eclipse. 090
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Yo! It's Indie Author Day. It's a good day to support your indies. #indieauthors #writesky #writingcommunity 061
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Here's mine! SLAVES OF GOD #openinglines #writesky #amwriting 062
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Many years ago, I used to own an ice cream catering company: www.instagram.com/getfrostbite 🍧 #Novmemeber 10instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 090
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Not sure where this quote comes from, but be an ocean. 050
Reposted by John BryantSage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 01/11/2025#Novmemeber 1 Introduce yourself using predictive text. You can try phrasing this in different ways (for example, "I'm ___ and I write about..."). Then tell us what you REALLY write about! 14447
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Welp! I'll be at #BooksByTheArch 2026. Guess I need to get my butt in gear and finish SLAVES OF GOD by October. #authorproblems #writesky #amwriting 📚 120
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 16/10/2025I can't trust a literary festival that touts their inaugural event as first annual. 😐media.tenor.coma man with a beard says words are hard in front of a bunch of guitarsAlt: A man with a beard says "Words are hard" in front of a bunch of guitars 020
Reposted by John BryantThe Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 14/10/2025Authors!! Let’s talk ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT. We’re holding a virtual meeting this THURSDAY at 6 PM to go over everything you need to know about the Anthropic settlement, determining eligibility and filing claims. It’s free to attend but please register here: authorsguild.org/event/anthro...authorsguild.orgAnthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors GuildCopyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-... 0175
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025"Censorship by the Numbers" from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social www.ala.org/bbooks/censo... #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomReadala.orgCensorship by the NumbersEvery year, the American Library Association compiles data on censorship attempts in libraries around the United States based on reports from the field and media coverage. 010
Reposted by John BryantWe Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2025🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today! The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️ 💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp 14429
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Banned books speak volumes to those who listen. 📚 #BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead www.ala.org/bbooksala.orgBanned & Challenged BooksALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States. 020
Reposted by John BryantCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 02/10/2025Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookupsecure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.comSubmit a Claim 501043902