Aaron Sher
aaronsher.bsky.social
Aaron Sher
@aaronsher.bsky.social
Fantasy author, martial artist, software engineer, cook, ally, and cat minion. Not necessarily in that order. (he/him) http://aaronsher.com
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“This isn’t just magic in a trench coat. It’s magic on a job site.” - Goodreads reviewer

Applied Leverage is an award-winning urban fantasy novel starring a snarky telekinetic locksmith in a world of magic. On Kindle, KU, and Audible. books2read.com/AppliedLever...

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Give Fox an inch and he’ll take the highway, the off-ramp, and all the rest stops in between.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Going with “weave”. Nia’s most un-Nia-like moment in two books. Needs must and all that…

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s not laziness, it’s a forensic countermeasure! That’s my story, anyway.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If you’re going to make magical golems out of something, why WOULDN’T you make them out of suits of armor?

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Not considering telekinetic locksmiths is at LEAST one star off their Yelp rating.

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I went with “start”, and conveniently it’s literally the first word of my debut novel.

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Always disconcerting to trip over an army you didn’t know was there.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Maybe a cemetery isn’t the BEST place to fight the undead?

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The introduction of Elise! She, ah, turns out to be important.

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The story is set in London in February, so the weather is a bit off a running theme.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Telekinetic prank war.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
That’s not a word I’m likely to ever use, I think.

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The magic self-driving cars work better than Teslas, but not quite as good as Waymos.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This book goes to beta readers today!

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
At least things can’t get any worse, right? Right?

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s the “cheerfully” that makes this but for me, I think.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Explaining the dead guys is an important part of any plan.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The Bruise Fairy must have visited during the night.

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The full English, with bonus tea joke.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I mean, come on. You just don’t say things like that out loud.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I love this tiny little exchange, because it really captures the three of them in a nutshell.

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’m picturing mages lined up in rows practicing spitting out single syllables with anger, contempt, derision, dismissal…

A snippet from Applied Leverage, book one of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The only time in the whole book where Nia gets to use a gun. Not very effective, it turns out.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Close as I could get. The lack of guns in London is really crimping everyone’s style.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This is my experience of most places in Europe.

A snippet from Mechanical Advantage, book two of the urban fantasy series Origin Key (see my pinned post). #amwriting #WIPsnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #fantasy 📚💙
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM