O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 08/07/2025Huge news: The Hero Slayers book 1 is OUT TODAY. IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. It's been a lot of fun writing this series (and its dysfunctional main cast) and I really hope that comes across. If a found family #litRPG sounds like your cup of tea, check it out here: amazon.com/dp/B0FCHGKPCP #BookSky 010
Reposted by O.S. MarrowChuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025ART and creation are not objective, they are subjective. i AM the worlds greatest author and guess what bud, SO ARE YOU. the hurdle we must all overcome as creators is not talent, it is the hurdle of UNDERSTANDING. we already are all the worlds greatest authors, everything else is a distraction 341289
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 20/02/2025I just finished the 1st draft for the final Hero Slayers book - putting the series at just over 500,000 words. It's been a long journey, and I didn't know I could feel so sad about leaving characters behind, having been in their heads for the past 2 years. On to the next! #amwriting #writers 000
Reposted by O.S. MarrowSarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 28/01/2025VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!nytimes.comIndie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books (Gift Article)Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. 845650971
Reposted by O.S. MarrowValentino Lasso🌿 @valentinolasso.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I know this sentiment is well shared, but every once in a while I think about how beautifully powerful and inspiring these paintings are. 183113921925
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 21/01/2025Sometimes the words don't come, and you have to get some air to refresh your brain. I'm lucky to have a nice green space near where I live, so close to the city centre. Lots of plot ideas started here! 010
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 20/01/2025You've found my weak spot - the words "found family" make any book irresistible to me 010
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 20/01/2025Me, making a plot note: That's pretty clear, I'll know what that means Me, two days later: WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS MEAN #authors #amwriting 030
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 16/01/2025In Hero Slayers, I decided to call my Alteration magic skill tree 'Worldbending'. Now I have to force myself not to write 'worldbuilding' every time it comes up. We live, we learn. 010
Reposted by O.S. MarrowOlivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I know this isn't going to make processing the better sourced article on Neil Gaiman any easier, but folks. Death of the Author is a framing device for analyzing works and doing critique. It is NOT pretending the author doesn't exist, especially when that's not how art works. 81054477
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 13/01/2025A gentle reminder that "death of the author" refers to the idea that a text's meaning stems from the reader's interpretation of it, rather than the author's original intent. Separating the art from the artist is something else! 000
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 08/01/2025Even better, I can download it on KU and you can save the promo days! 110
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 08/01/2025Absolutely love this nature connection list. I live in the centre of a major city so some of these are harder for me, but perhaps all the more important as a result! 121
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 08/01/2025Definitely the latter - it's something I've struggled with for years, even before I started writing, so I know it's something I'm susceptible to. As, I imagine, a lot of us are! 000
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 07/01/2025So here are some others things that are, in fact, productive: 🎨 Enjoying art 🌳 Being in nature 🍲 Cooking a nutritious meal 🎵 Listening to a new album 🚶 Going for a walk 🛀 Having some 'me' time 📖 Journalling, or writing for yourself 🙂 Stopping work early (not when you're exhausted) 🧵 (2/2) 132
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 07/01/2025I've been thinking about burnout recently, particularly how it relates to productivity. I'm guilty of thinking I'm only productive when I'm sat in front of my computer, but that's not true at all. In fact, it's striving for productivity that is often actually the cause of my burnout. 🧵 (1/2) 363
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 06/01/2025I spent a few days thinking about my 2025 goals. Here's what I'm aiming for: 1. Wrap up The Hero Slayers #4 🗡️ 2. Write my cozy litRPG standalone ☕ 3. Write the 1st book in my new cultivation series ✨ 4. Be kind to myself, even above achieving the other goals ✅ 020
Reposted by O.S. MarrowTao Wong @taowong.bsky.social · 26/12/2024On December 26th & 27th, over 300 authors and nearly 600 books are participating in this free & $0.99 Holiday Fantasy MegaSale! Stock up on amazing reads and support a great cause. For every 50 books downloaded, $1 will be donated to the Mary Cariola Children's Center. Find the 🔗 in my bio! 021
Reposted by O.S. MarrowAuthor Jason J. Willis @jasonjwillis.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Several of the System Apocalypse books are part of the 2024 Holiday Megasale (26th-27th) for .99 each. This includes my book Head of the Class. The sale supports the Mary Cariola Children's Center, a leader in education and life skills solutions for youth with disabilities. #litrpg #LitRpg #Booksky 183
Reposted by O.S. MarrowSomeone, A Crime to Meat @estrogenandspite.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Hey a bunch of independent fantasy authors are doing an annual sale for charity, a ton of books (mostly progression fantasy) free or .99 www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/s/...reddit.comFrom the Fantasy community on Reddit: Over 600 books FREE or $/£0.99! More than 300 participating authors! The 2024 Holiday MegaSale to benefit the Mary Cariola Children's Center has begun! - (posted ...Explore this post and more from the Fantasy community 0138
Reposted by O.S. MarrowS.L. Rowland @slrowland.com · 26/12/2024There are lots of amazing books in this years r/fantasy holiday mega sale, including four of mine. Check it out here: www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co... 093
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 18/12/2024And finally, the Community Leaderboard - a new one for 2025. This is essentially a shared word count leaderboard where you can support (or race?) your author friends! Get it here: www.patreon.com/posts/commun... 🧵 4/4 000
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 18/12/2024The Project Planners - Track your project against expected word count, plot beats, and more. Get them here: www.patreon.com/posts/projec... 🧵 3/4 100
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 18/12/2024The Writing Tracker - Track your word count, set targets, plan your year, and more. I just planned out my 2025, and now I know exactly how soon I can expect each project to be ready! Get it here: www.patreon.com/posts/writin... 🧵 2/4 100
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 18/12/2024For the #authors out there - as well as writing, I also have some helpful (free) tools for authors! My most popular tool is a Writing Tracker, which helps authors stay organised and keep track of their work. You can find them here: www.patreon.com/posts/index-... #amwriting #writesky 🧵 1/4 231
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 18/12/2024I'm 4 books short on the reading challenge for this year, so I'm cracking out the Mr Men books 000
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 05/12/2024I'm 31 so maybe a little late to be outgrowing my teenage fancies! 000
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 05/12/2024When I was a kid, I loved proper hero characters. As I grew older, I became more and more fond of anti-heroes. But now I find myself drawn back to the traditional hero, who strives to be good even when faced with total and utter evil. Is this a wider trend or just me? #BookSky 581
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 04/12/2024For books, that emotion might be as profound as "I want to see how this character reconnects with his long-lost son" or it might be something as simple as "I want to see this cool superpower in action!" Whatever it is, build your blurb around that. 🧵 (3/3) 120
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 04/12/2024When we write marketing copy, we should aim to highlight our USP - the aspect of our product that makes it stand out against others. What makes the book different? But it's not as simple as just explaining that USP; we should be putting the associated emotional connection front and centre. 🧵 (2/3) 120
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 04/12/2024One skill that has translated over from advertising is writing blurbs. I think, as authors, it's easy to forget that blurbs are a marketing tool - not just a description of the book but an advert for why a prospective reader should check it out. 🧵 (1/3) 131
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 03/12/2024Will join and fire my air horn if your WPM ever drop below 40 110
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 02/12/2024I've done both over the years, but I think I started by focusing on just one book (and I thought "This is it! My magnum opus! I'm gonna be big!") Looking back... maybe I, in fact, was not writing my magnum opus. Maybe I was learning. 010
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 02/12/2024When I started writing, I had an all-or-nothing mentality; I just needed one series to take off. But what's really happened is I've learned more with each book, growing my writing ability & my understanding of the market. With each book, I'm more successful; the hard work does pay off. #BookSky 381
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 30/11/2024Posting one (non-progfan) book per day, as inspired by #BookSky. Day 10: This Is How You Lose The Time War I'm no bigolas dickolas wolfwood, but I wanted to add my voice to the choir of readers recommending this beautiful book. What better book to end my 10 days with? 050
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 29/11/2024Posting one (non-progfan) book per day, as inspired by #BookSky. Day 9: 100 Years of Solitude I don't know what I can say about this book that hasn't been said a million times before. So I won't say anything but: read it. 010
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 28/11/2024Posting one (non-progfan) book per day, as inspired by #BookSky. Day 8: The Amber Spyglass This book is the reason I became a writer. When I read this in my formative years, I'd never come across anything like it. It blew my mind, and sent me on a lifelong quest to recapture that joyful wonder. 030
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 28/11/2024The interests post I never got around to: 🐱 Cats (any) ☕ Tea (all & often) 📚 Reading (all sorts) 🖋️ Writing (obvs) 🎲 Board Games ⚽ Football (Spurs) 🥬 Plant-based foods 🐸 Graphic design (my passion) 📊 Overengineered spreadsheets 🧮 Progressive gov't policy 🍁 The crunch of autumn leaves underfoot 🥧 Pie 031
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 28/11/2024I didn't know at 18 what I wanted to do with my life, so I fell into working in advertising. I wonder how my life would've gone if I'd known back then that I wanted to write. Would I have been mature enough to stick with it? Would I have worked as hard at developing my ability? I suspect not! 030
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 28/11/2024And sometimes that's a perfectly valid reason! I've been focusing on transitioning to writing full time so I didn't have the luxury of writing something without an audience - but that might change... 010
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 27/11/2024I wrote ~30k words of a litRPG book about an elven motor racing team, before realising the audience for such a book consisted of one person (me). Maybe one day I'll go back to it but it would only ever be for me! 460
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 27/11/2024Posting one (non-progfan) book per day, as inspired by #BookSky. Day 7: Piranesi I don't know who couldn't love this book and its protagonist. Great prose, good fantasy, and another intriguing mystery. This 2nd book by Susanna Clarke was 16 years in the making and worth every minute of waiting. 050
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 27/11/2024Something else about me: I have ME/CFS. It's an almost indefinable illness; there aren't many symptoms to point to beyond crippling fatigue. It's been flaring up of late (stress can do that) and it's impacted my writing. It's only when I can't write that my CFS gets to me - writing is my escape! 050
O.S. Marrow @osmarrow.com · 26/11/2024Posting one (non-progfan) book per day, as inspired by #BookSky. Day 6: Leviathan Wakes It took me approx. 2 mins of reading this book to know I was in for a wild ride, and this series didn't disappoint. Big recommendation for all SFF fans out there. 030
