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Is Creative Guilt Ruining Your Holidays?

December 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Is creative guilt killing your vibe? In this post-scarcity era of creative content, why do we do this to ourselves?

Sometimes it's best to step back and just breathe.

youtu.be/YZmZPdElKgU

#writerlife✒️ #writerlisten #contentcreator 📚

Chapter 119. Archmage Tzarumon - Nov 23, 2025 | AbbyBabble

November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

“Why would I put a gnome in the armory?”

- out of context book excerpt.

November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

"One petty victory after another," the old wizard said, "is the path to overconfidence. And then defeat. If you truly fancy yourself a seeker of knowledge and wisdom, you are getting farther and farther from your goal."

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How Much PASSIVE INCOME Can You Earn As A Creative?😂🤣😂

November 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Taking risks with my channel! youtu.be/S9nAXYac8dc Here's how I earn PASSIVE INCOME as a Creative! 😂🤣😅

#WritingLife #ArtistLife #WriterArtist #Creative #PassiveIncome #CreatorLifestyle #Patreon #Substack #Itch #RedBubble #TurboSquid #AmazonKDP

Competing For Visibility When You Only Write ONE CHAPTER PER WEEK

November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Currently reading:

A Judgment of Powers, by Benedict Jacka.

He is becoming one of my favorite authors. I wonder if the UK publishing scene is more willing to take risks on breaths of fresh air? I am constantly surprised that he’s not indie.

November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Changing my seven kingdoms to five kingdoms.

And instead of “seven hells!” as a swear, it’s “smutted yops!”

#worldbuilding #fantasy

November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Competing For Visibility When You Only Write 1 Chapter Per Week:
youtu.be/ozdvgFzt-dA

#WebSerial #RoyalRoad #books #SFF #FantasyBooks #AmWriting #WritingLife #Patreon #chapters #WebNovels #EpicFantasy

Chapter 117. Win Or Die ~ Magitechnocracy ~ Nov 9, 2025 | AbbyBabble

November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

I've been system crafting an MMO game.

& learning Blender after 12 years of 3dsmax.

& making 1-2 videos/week on my YouTube.

Plus podcast.

Plus job.

Plus holidays coming.

www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...

Hmm. When can I fit in time to edit the first 40 chapters for a 2026 Royal Road launch?

Art of the Adept and Wrath of the Storm King – Abby Goldsmith

November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Is this my outdoor pet?

November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Michael G. Manning’s Art of the Adept book series is excellent. I picked up the sequel series, and here are my thoughts on it.

abbygoldsmith.com/art-of-the-a...

#FantasyBooks #HighFantasy #SwordAndSorcery #FantasyBookSeries #BookReview #BookTube #ArtOfTheAdept #MichaelGManning

abbygoldsmith.com

November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Glimpsed near my neighborhood.

Here is where daylight savings time ends!

November 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Guess where I’ll be this weekend?

Check out my table at Comic Indie Houston!

#houston #comicon #indiebooks #texas #booksky

October 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

Is NaNoWriMO Dead or UNDEAD?

- The implosion of the official NaNoWriMo group.

- Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write, a Meetup Group.

- Royal Road's Writathon.

youtu.be/LipJF7VKln8

#NaNoWriMo #Writathon #WritingGroups #WritersLife 📚 #BookSky

Is NaNoWriMo Dead or UNDEAD?

115 Deceleration ~ Magitechnocracy ~ 10/26/2025 | AbbyBabble

October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

#SpaceCon in San Antonio was great for me last year, and it's great this year as well.

#TexasWriters #WriterLife #BookSky

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New Achievement! The Rise of LITRPG Books

October 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

SpaceCon in San Antonio, Texas! Always a great time for sci-fi fans.

#SpaceCon #Texas #scifi

October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

New Achievement! The Rise of LITRPG Books
youtu.be/m557ECTsIkY

#LitRPG #BookTube #AuthorTube #Books #GameLit #ProgressionFantasy #DCC #BookTrends #PublishingIndustry #BookTalk #BookSky 📚

Artisan Rabble, Oct 19, 2025 | AbbyBabble

October 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM

Abby Goldsmith

@abbybabble.bsky.social

My #wip is about an inept warrior (in a fantasy world) who invents a physics-based magic system. Oag has to fend off lusty adventurers & wizards who want to assassinate him, since his system undermines the magitech bureaucracy.
#fantasy #competencyporn #BookSky 📚

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