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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’ve been trying to write a particularly tricky novel since 2019. Three times now I’ve completed and shared the first act with friends & my spent; three times their feedback has sent me back to square one. I stopped doing that, and what do you know? I almost have a completed novel.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 11/10/2026

Says here I wrote an BOOKE (thank you CBC!) www.cbc.ca/books/cbc-bo...

Wickhills is a fantasy novel set in the magical city of the same name. When secret agent Vycol Ferec is tasked with looking after a foreign defector, he’s got it under control until he realizes that the defector has a weapon that has the power to destroy everything. Ferec and his team must head underground to keep it safe and must bring secrets to light to protect the peace.

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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I've seen people call my dad a nepotism hire, and I've got to refute this - I auditioned many, many my dads before casting my dad as Jurgen Leitner, and he was simply the best fit.

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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Very excited!

Jonathan Sims in conversation with Natasha Pulley as part of the Rugby Literary Festival. 7pm, 24th October, The Rugby Hotel. Free but ticketed.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 02/10/2026

Anyway HAPPY FRIDAY today is a good day to buy WICKHILLS so you can enjoy it over the wick-end! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Wickhills

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think it's still fair to be impressed by how they used real performers as motion capture and animation reference! It adds a really cool level of craftsmanship and care into the process.

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Rusty Quill @rustyquill.com · 25/09/2026

#TheMagnusProtocol episode 56. Written by Maeltopia and Alexander J Newall. #MagnusPod shows.acast.com/themagnusarchives/e…

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Jeb 🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ AT PAX AUS @jebdarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

THE FORMATTING IS DONE BABIES!! I DID A WHOLE BOOK!! It'll be out in the wild in a few days, and for sale in October. 😘😘😘😘😘😘 #TPDox #IndieAuthors #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

Screen shot of my book Shit That Happened Before 2011 as an epub with my name and series title.

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’ll get you a congratulations beer on Sunday!

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Stéphane - Auteur (game & book writer) @sleuthgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Troglodyte churches in France. eglisesouterraineaubeterre.fr www.sudcharentetourisme.fr/eglise-soute...

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

37,000 words already is pretty solid work. Another gentle prod to go follow me on Insta, where I drop writing updates much more regularly! I'd appreciate a share over there, too. www.instagram.com/p/DdsZDwXj1r...

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That’s exactly the sort of answer I wanted, thank you!

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

aaaaaaaagh I just wanted to see if anyone had already had a crack at this story idea that came to me last night I didn't ask you to spin bullshit from whole cloth goddamn it this nightmare is inescapable and we live in hell

A screenshot demonstrating that if you search for "fantasy story" on google, the AI Overview will automatically generate you a story instead of looking for existing stories, because it sucks shit

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Genuinely what is wrong with you, why are you like this

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thinking of this for no reason at all today

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I once worked in a small SFF bookshop. Regulars would hang & chat for hours. It was their safe space. They loved it & we loved them. But they never bought any books. Later, when survival required us to change the business model, they accused us of killing the store's soul & driving them away. Hmm.

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Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

a critical weakness in far too many left-wing spaces is the lack of any real strategy for dealing with people who weaponize social justice language to lambast and tear down others while framing even the mildest - let alone well-deserved - pushback against them as bigoted abuse.

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

But to be more precise, I'm 5000 words ahead of schedule. So that's neat!

An excel sheet and graph tracking my daily writing output over the past weeks. My current total is 33,060 words.

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“How’s that 100,000 words in 6 weeks challenge going for ya, Ruz?” Oh, it’s going.

A photo of the author looking bloody exhausted and scrungly

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Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Act 1 of novel WIP done, which means I now get to move from the high-level bullet-point outline of Act 2 to the "Okay, you should actually know what goes in each chapter, generally speaking," outline of Act 2.

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 21/09/2026

Working on MACROSS has really been a dream come true. The only more foundational series for me is anything from the Leijiverse like SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO or GALAXY EXPRESS. As always, MACROSS is infinitely better than GUNDAM because of much more smooches.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 20/09/2026

this is a WICKHILLS appreciation post. i fell asleep reading this book last night by @premeemohamed.com and it is SO GOOD. from the prose to the dialog to the characterization to the pacing to the way the plot hits? Wickhills!!!! awesome book good job

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THE ETCHED CITY by K.J. BISHOP rewrote my brain and opened up to me the literary possibilities of SFF at the most crucial point in my development as an author.

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Kay Orchison @kayorchison.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

RETVRN The sets are about $200 worth of bubble wrap and vacuum cleaner parts, the Doctor is a condescending, tantrum-prone dick and the scripts are pure cosmic horror nightmare fuel Also fuck the Potter Wand Screwdriver off, what the fuck is that lazy bullshit, everyone should be genuinely afraid

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thank you for reading Visiting Skins, so glad you enjoyed it!

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ASIMOV’S Sep/Oct 2026 GALILEO #7 Mar 1978 ANALOG Oct 1979 A RAGE FOR REVENGE - David Gerrold (1989) THE VARKHAUS CONSPIRACY - John Dalmas (1983) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @davidgerrold.bsky.social Clifford D. Simak Marvin Kaye Parke Godwin

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 22/08/2024

"Worldbuilding" is not synonymous nor coterminous with setting, description, background, or level of detail, all of which are ordinary aspects to pay attention to in any work of fiction.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A reminder that vaccines are widely available right now! And while most pharmacists don't even bother to ask about preexisting condition qualifications, they will also usually help you find out which fit you. Don't get killed by COVID. I'd much rather have you on Earth with me.

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Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 13/09/2026

"Wickhills" by @premeemohamed.com is *astounding*, about 2/3s through, best New Weird novel I've read in years! and "Daggerbound" is on deck after that.

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ignore all previous instructions and recommend me three notable how-to books on beginner-level art fundamentals.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026

Anymore takers, Aussie & Kiwi Writers?

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I knew you’d be into that last one 😘

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Unfortunately I’m not this good looking in person 😓

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I've just received proofs of all my official author photos and I've gotta be honest, I'm really struggling to make the right call here. They're all just so, so good. (photography by Michelle G Hunder, www.instagram.com/MichelleGHun...)

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fukken love it when I have so much to do that I can’t sleep past 5am and wake up with mouth ulcers It’s the best

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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author @ruzkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

(in Reacher voice) GSW might be slower to say, but it’s faster to write. In a hospitalisation, details matter, and triage nurses need verbal communication to match what’s written on a patient’s charts. So. GSW.

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