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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 23/09/2026

2nd book is in my editors hands, he assures me we're on track for a November finish to his side of things. So I'll be pushing for ARC readers and looking to drop it in December I guess. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 02/09/2026

Lately for me its been cold-calls from international numbers and awkwardly accented messages (Im wise enough to not actually answer the calls) from individuals who can't even pronounce the name of my book.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 02/09/2026

When the imprint actually takes the time to read your book and give actual feedback that amounts to "just isn't the kinda grimdark we want." What, no form letter? A rejection email like a kiss... #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 16/05/2026

Tenses. The authors eternal dilemma. 1st person past? 1st person present? Arrgghh... #cyberpunk #splatterpunk #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 09/05/2026

Its in the hashtags of the original post. Cyberpunk/splatterpunk.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 09/05/2026

Grimdark/Dark Fantasy/Splatterpunk/Cyberpunk. 🤘😎

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 08/05/2026

Just finished my self editing process for a short story I plan on submitting to Hellbound Books. Now its off to my beta readers, then to submit. #cyberpunk #splatterpunk #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore @hellboundbooks.bsky.social

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 08/05/2026

I meant more in the sense of, "you can thank Clive Barkers Undying for why I wont ever touch another horror game." :P

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 08/05/2026

Ha, no chance! You can thank Clive Barkers Undying for that. Horror games can just fuck riiiight off. :P

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 08/05/2026

Some people make the ball go forward by kicking it, some by poking it with a long thin stick, some by whaling on it with a length of dense wood- so long as that ball is moving forward, the methodology of how is essentially irrelevant. ;)

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 02/05/2026

Someone -SERIOUSLY- needs to set up an "anti-AI" version of Fiverr. This is ridiculous. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 07/04/2026

mayhemic.bandcamp.com/album/toba Chilean speed-thrash in the vein of old Kreator. Not breaking new ground, but dialed the fuck in and executed with extreme passion and conviction. Superb. #metal #speedmetal #thrashmetal #metalbandcamp #metalsky

mayhemic.bandcamp.com

TOBA, by Mayhemic

8 track album

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 06/04/2026

Hardly surprising considering the line of genetics hes coming from, no? Eyyy, drive-by-compliment pew pew

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 06/04/2026

One joke out of several that are tied to the era, and its one film out of several in the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker catalogue of works that rely heavily on jokes tied to references of the time. 😜

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 06/04/2026

So the jokes that are directly tied to commercials that haven't aired in almost 50 years actually landed with him?? Or did you cheat and explain the 'never has a second cup of coffee' woman was the woman from the Yuban coffee commercial? :P

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 05/04/2026

I guess there's levels to it. We will always reflect our surroundings, but deliberate inclusion of currents events and techs are going to hurt the long term relevance of one's stories- In my opinion, that is. ;)

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 05/04/2026

Probably Beuhlmans The Lesser Dead, honestly- and even thst is a period novel set in the 70s.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 03/04/2026

When a writer ties much of their work on current/topical, they risk their work becoming dated rapidly. My entire original post is based on the Dungeon Crawler Carl books. Enjoying them, but- theres a clear "best by" date baked into the series, due to too many 'topical' references.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 03/04/2026

So you are positioned to see where I'm coming from. Watching it with your grand-daughter would be an excellent study in my point. Seeing how many jokes she gets vs how many just confuse her. Then apply those observations to current fiction like LitRPG

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 03/04/2026

And I dont mean this to be disparaging as such- its observation, not salty distaste. :)

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 03/04/2026

Now watch it and look for how many jokes require an understanding of topical references tied to the 70s. Its the same with Kentucky Fried Movie, and more recently- the Scary Movie franchise, and similar. Not aging well, for that reason.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 03/04/2026

'Topical' goes bad faster than bananas. Thats why *most* of the jokes in Airplane! don't land anymore (geddit? eeeyyy) With this in mind, its something authors writing fiction should really avoid. Topical is the enemy of timeless. #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller 💙📚🪐

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 29/03/2026

I'm honestly almost kinda mad at how much I'm enjoying Dungeon Crawler Carl. It's so self indulgent, the premise is so incredibly stupid- but I'm completely fucking hooked despite those facts. #fantasy #booksky #author #storyteller #litRPG 💙📚🪐

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 19/10/2025

On the one hand, a 5-star review of my book is much appreciated. On the other hand, creating an account using my dead fathers name to do so is seriously fucked up. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 04/10/2025

Hellbound Books Anthology of Extreme Horror is out! My short story, "Show Your Work" is included! hellboundbookspublishing.com/extremeantho... #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐#horror #gore @hellboundbooks.bsky.social

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 29/09/2025

...I think you can buy my book on Amazon now? In paperback I mean, its been up there as a digital purchase since it was first published. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 06/09/2025

Just matched the number of chapters between my first novel and its sequel, with at least a dozen more to go. Hope I can find a publisher, DIY is a hassle. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky #vancouver #canada #author #storyteller #splatterpunk 💙📚🪐

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 05/09/2025

Tearsheet from my mini-interview in Absolute Underground, the Ozzy tribute issue. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky 💙📚🪐 #vancouver #author #storyteller #metal

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 05/07/2025

Tomorrow, Sunday July 6th, I'll be joining the Comix & Stories gathering of local creators- authors, illustrators, weavers of worlds. If you're in the Vancouver area, come on in and check it out! @vancomicon.bsky.social #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky 💙📚🪐 #vancouver #author #storyteller

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 09/06/2025

If CONAN is doom metal for death metal fans, then MOTHER IRON HORSE is for sure stoner metal for death metal fans. Excellent energy and crunch. motherironhorse.bandcamp.com/track/old-ma... #metalsky #music #metal #heavymetal #doom #doommetal #stonermetal

motherironhorse.bandcamp.com

Old Man Satan, by Mother Iron Horse

from the album Under The Blood Moon

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 23/05/2025

To think, it was only about 7 months ago that my editor said "you should write a book", and now here it is on bookstore shelves. The bookstore is Cross & Crows in Vancouver. First I approached, first to accept, first to shelf. #grimdark #darkfantasy #booksky 💙📚🪐

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 22/05/2025

First print run of paperbacks in hand. Shipping these is murder. Friggin' Canada Post... Makes it hard to empathize with their impending strike. #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 19/05/2025

Still in need of some reviews out there for my book. Anyone active on goodreads or blogs, etc-- want a copy? Free ePub, or trade paperback for shipping only. Email me- zombosis with an at and a gmail and a dot and a com. #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 01/05/2025

Its grimdark/splatterpunk- dark, violent fantasy. Due to word count restrictions, its probably easier to just link it to a digital storefront? Theres a preview function that'll be more indepth than a blurb- www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

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Bones Before Fortune ebook by Keith Durocher - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Bones Before Fortune" by Keith Durocher available from Rakuten Kobo. Setioch, commander of the dying Warfire Brotherhood, has a problem. A psychotic campaign of conquest is rolling over the...

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 01/05/2025

Doing pre-orders for physical copies of my book. Fire me an email to discuss payment and shipping, etc. #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 23/04/2025

My first ever review, from the Indigo website. Plus, I don't actually know who wrote it, so that's a plus! #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 21/04/2025

I get wanting to be aware of world events... but several authors I love, their social media is insufferable. 3 or 4 posts a day, every day, ALL DOOM, ALL THE TIME. Ceaseless politics and negativity. Its fucking draining. Talk about your books or some shit. #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 18/04/2025

Thanks. The artist I had work with me on it did a great job interpreting my sketch. Sienna Arts at Whiterose Publishing.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 18/04/2025

If you'd like an e-copy, I can fire one your way right now. For a physical one, that's still a wait I'm afraid, the full print run isn't in my hands yet, just my proof copy.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 18/04/2025

I guess I can officially refer to myself as an author now. Proof copy turned out pretty much spot on. #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 14/04/2025

Throwback to that time I was in US Magazine, so I had it framed, but then all my clients seemed to think I was obsessed with the Depp/Heard divorce. Womp womp.

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 12/04/2025

Just won my first short story contest! (It sounds more impressive than it is. 400 to 700 words in an /r/grimdark reddit contest in which there were 4 winners splitting the prize and only about 7 entrants total...) Still... Yay me? 🤪 #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 10/04/2025

Just finishing up the second of two short stories I'm planning on sending to @hellboundbooks.bsky.social for consideration in their anthologies. Don't think I'll revisit this corridor of horror again anytime soon though. #booksky 📚🪐💙 #grimdark #darkfantasy

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 09/04/2025

I read this really great series one time about how belief defines reality and all these crazy people had zany magic powers that got more powerful the crazier they got. Maybe that series could help you out? Just believe you don't know anything about writing and you're gold. Eyyyy *finger gunz*

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Keith Durocher Creative @keithdurocher.ca · 09/04/2025

Sweet! Makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it?

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