2026-08-25T14:31:43Z https://nostr.ae QuokkaMocha 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸 https://nostr.ae/npub1gwhpu53d8h6ateqgu65dl7kcx8zeqf62e0uxdhvsuwg5gpyyr99q3rs4vk https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/302/169/373/748/482/original/3956b90e98f42d49.png https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/302/169/373/748/482/original/3956b90e98f42d49.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs055884rnqrwg2qgnrpfnmyc5njfkc9glp9qujq5uddl9gnd7tn8gzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55j9jpp5 #ScribesAndMakers Did you know what you wanted to be at age 11?<br/><br/>I actually did want to be a writer and it was around that age that set in. I figured I&#39;d need another career to pay the bills, but writing was the only thing I really wanted to do. So the universe being perverse as always deemed that I would utterly suck at writing. 2026-08-29T17:34:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0w3rvxyyprnyglvq9tvjulezs3y32eqlw3wd3jpkgvjd9vjvqt2szypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55gju8x9 Just finished &#34;Resurrection&#34; by [@Owen_G_Richards](<a href="https://writing.exchange/@Owen_G_Richards">https://writing.exchange/@Owen_G_Richards</a> ) and really enjoyed it. Come payday I&#39;ll definitely be getting some more from the series. For anyone who&#39;s interested, this is my wee review on Goodreads. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8887107668">https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8887107668</a> #bookstodon #reading #scifi #scifiReading 2026-08-24T12:49:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtnzrye2zltu78ys0z62t8rc8lt99n2uzncwc0f0eceranudxqrgzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55kma3p2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3rasup5059m0fc6hkqnvkes9rsuz2yyjz2m5zycqrk39xpydt0qwd9c3r'>nevent1q…9c3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I actually read a theory once that thought music was our first language, that early people called to one another with tones and rhythm similar to the way birdsong worked, and that it only developed into words later. I kind of like that idea, that harmony and vibrations and music are basically the core of the universe. 2026-04-29T10:12:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00gdyhgtkktqsfhqp2sek255mtpky2n8c8lnmjsfqpfnwzurm6mszypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55frujh3 Got started today on the first raised bed in the back garden for growing veg. The courier had lost my plants I&#39;d ordered but the company sent replacements and I have other seeds arriving tomorrow. <br/><br/>All my beds of seeds I planted in the front garden have loads of seedlings sprouting in now too. Hopefully they will make it to flowerhood. <br/><br/>All makes for a good Earth Day.<br/><br/>#gardening 2026-04-22T12:23:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5yu9qkepaqyawp33dazw77l06u3kqgj9zkve5rjhshs207f54hgzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55w75fu2 Trying to take a photo of my custom action figure of one of my characters, which turned out pretty well and is going to make an appearance on book 2&#39;s cover eventually, then noticed the shadow of the enormous space monster that must have been lurking behind me at the time...<br/><br/>#writingCommunity #actionfFigures #customfigures #cat #catsOfMastodon #TheXanaduAffair #LittleBluePlanetTours<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/683/942/367/864/117/original/5a1ad51d273899b1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T12:31:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspqvz6jdpk009dkvs2kk2fzuwr5a53q2lwtayzk36ml3ze7tg3t3qzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55v2hf0v #WordWeavers What&#39;s the best thing about the world of your story?<br/><br/>Even if no-one else likes it, it&#39;s where I can escape to on days like to day when the universe decides it&#39;s time to pile more crap on me. 2025-12-03T17:43:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspzxngv6ctdx7fcwvqck5rxjvr03f52yhcrnf2tlxq3hrvn5kwh0qzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55s28yyp #MarkethingMonday When you order a garden ornament from Temu and it turns up minute, but the right size to go with the custom Funko of your MC! Volodya Voronin - Hedgehog shifter. Hedgehog Shifter is going to become a genre, I&#39;m telling you! Get on it while it&#39;s new! <br/><br/>Available from these stores - <a href="https://books2read.com/ThriceTenthKingdom">https://books2read.com/ThriceTenthKingdom</a> or if you prefer a paperback, it&#39;s on the old Amazon atm. Working at the moment on an illustrated hardback edition too! <br/><br/>#books <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #fantasy #urbanfantasy #shifters<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/114/891/746/280/941/618/original/ded5211b83574af6.png"> <br/> 2025-07-21T14:47:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswwpscvyhjlz4hc4kgdxh4xvznttkmze4dnl8pjqqzx37w3e0ah8qzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55m3zguc #ScribesAndMakers Self-promotion day. Show us what you&#39;re proud of.<br/><br/>Just released a trailer for the book I&#39;m most proud of so far - <a href="https://youtu.be/p1thSRiHTFQ">https://youtu.be/p1thSRiHTFQ</a><br/><br/>I thought I&#39;d publish these stories just because what else was I going to do with them, but it became a really fun project. <br/><br/>#books2read/thricetenthkingdom<br/><br/>I&#39;m actually most proud, though, of the WIP I have atm. I can&#39;t wait to share that with the world! <br/><br/>#books #writing #urbanfantasy <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-07-14T07:38:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswz5sgttcltn5t4mvnxnl3vfufwtemdfj7az4cyahqfhfssd4zppczypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55swsr7j Proof copy time! Watched by my little Volodya mascot, the paperback edition of The Best Way to the Thrice Tenth Kingdom is now available via Amazon - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FF3CZSMG/">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FF3CZSMG/</a><br/><br/>and available as an ebook from your favourite stores - <a href="https://books2read.com/ThriceTenthKingdom">https://books2read.com/ThriceTenthKingdom</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #ficton #urbanfantasy #RussianFairyTales #indieauthor #reading #outnow #fantasy #fantasywriter<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/114/727/387/853/366/989/original/d24a402c45c48b2a.png"> <br/> 2025-06-22T14:08:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswmr28n4lqmec2x0vlassaducvec3xqxjug2qm79zh6ra266uuvygzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55kqfewq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspldntelnraf0z49ljqz26pgds34du7drqgx53hz3qat9vs3dza8qdl3s44'>nevent1q…3s44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think so. At the moment, the print version is only on Amazon but for the eBook, I think the figures are exactly the same. 2025-05-03T11:23:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspslylhyqfttaccfaszsfud2pw3uhfy5dwnu873d3d9v80pqprmyszypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv5587wcrw Where&#39;s the best place to find a vampire in Glasgow these days?<br/>How do you make a bargain with a Bean-nighe when they&#39;ve come to herald your loved one&#39;s death?<br/><br/>Find the answers on a trip through 13 stories of the darker side of Scotland, taking you into the creepy, the weird, and the unexplained. <br/><br/>If you like the work of Ramsay Campbell, Robert Aickman or Thomas Ligotti, then check this out. <br/><br/><a href="https://books2read.com/HumanNatureAndOtherStories">https://books2read.com/HumanNatureAndOtherStories</a><br/><br/>#Scotland #Horror #Ghosts #WritingCommunity #Readingcommunity @bookstodon<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/114/438/704/140/026/380/original/16156ed0408c14aa.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-02T14:31:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9m5ag92xk7vvf6vryp5g2whgzcm6x3kmh07f9xrtzu66mlsgrvszypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55t9wv0y If anyone is in the mood for a short bit of Doctor Who fic, I have a new one up on AO3 - <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/62309452">https://archiveofourown.org/works/62309452</a><br/>Something that has been bugging me for a while and needed to be written - what did the Doctor say to Bill&#39;s mum to get her to agree to the photos?<br/><br/>#writing #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoFanFiction #fanfic #fanfiction #fluff #oneshot 2025-01-18T13:44:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs20t2rx5myu8gmpj3kga5wtvzfvznx677fa6lqs59wacxvplwp9rgzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv552r0x9z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86qk88mvuyvcl90l3nl8yt3krh4scu6ufg4m37p2wy94fu9uj5lg75uyuj'>nevent1q…uyuj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, basically you&#39;re all coming round for tea at my place? I&#39;ll let the ghosts know. 2024-09-17T16:20:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdvqflq2wmhpnfg9a6slnqnr0d62qhe4f5hz5c8rjuyhyc924qtmgzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55wn4kwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszq9hch43vfraymdvxdm3nwyq5e8qxv7ffqe5h8m5d5clmlj95zscwfgvpu'>nevent1q…gvpu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Every time with that work laptop. But I don&#39;t mind so much because all the time it spends doing that is time I don&#39;t have to do any work. 2024-08-14T12:19:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspd5ndzh48ud9dknhcx458099ly4tvfqlrfztcaek3cq6pg6a3gngzypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55y9nenf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwrc5pk548xkef78w7mmj9nh0jhuk842m00c6nlavhf7aw4g8vdqjcufgt'>nevent1q…ufgt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was just thinking, could someone remind Scotland that it&#39;s August. We seem to have skipped right past and into October. 2024-08-07T09:51:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstgx4kg80eju27cvyf7ufk9hcy4duynxa5dv0562vkueckx0gwecczypp6u8jj957lt40yprn23hl6mqcutyp8ft9lsekajr3ez3qyssv55t4acvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq42ugfg2agagqhzva4xwglzfyzldt4am6uac2wraxz742tlz4tjsjyd25p'>nevent1q…d25p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Strangely enough, a lot of the films I tried to find that were now really rare, I could only get from the Netherlands! So I have a lot of movies in Dutch packaging here, usually things no-one else has ever heard of but which have one of my favourite actors in. 2024-08-03T08:11:01Z