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Coffee addict and cat dad. I also write words sometimes.
Website: https://www.thechiaroscuro.net/
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Boots @bootsrr.bsky.social · Nov 1
Legend of Ascension is complete, and out on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.

Follow a young cultivator as he battles through the realms of cultivation and forges a legend worthy of a hero.

#progressionfantasy #cultivation #xianxia
Legend of Ascension
Visit Amazon's Legend of Ascension Page and shop for all Legend of Ascension books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Legend of Ascension
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bootsrr.bsky.social
The search for cover art continues.

(This is not a solicitation for offers. I have a list of artists I'm interested in working with)
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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As I near the end of editing this book, I get more and more excited for release.
#booksky #litrpg #indieauthor
She let the Taunt pull her toward the greater goblin. The rush and thrill of fighting had never been sweeter than that moment. As her axe shone in the orange glow of the goblins’ fires, her entire body sang like a plucked string, thrumming out a single note in a song of coming carnage.
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The kids will be okay.
Post reads: My 9 year old and his classmates have started using "that's AI" to mean "I don't believe you." Me: we're having dinosaur meat for dinner Kiddo: that's AI
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Reposted by Boots
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Tumblr user nocryptographer: I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation. A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written. AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence. Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same. There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that. I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... then it's real.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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It's always a nice feeling going over edits and realizing that, yes, I am in fact a fairly decent writer.
#indieauthor #booksky
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
bootsrr.bsky.social
I'm a writer. So probably something along the lines of "oh, so you work at Starbucks?"
mixedlinguist.bsky.social Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 4d
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Legend of Ascension: The Shrouded Peaks is $2.99 for the entire month of December! Now's a great time to check out the entire series if you haven't already.
#booksky #cultivation

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December 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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One day left, so it 100% counts! November's blog post is up.
#indieauthor #booksky

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The Importance of Knowing — Darklight Books
Oh my, it’s almost December. Originally, this blog was supposed to be a monthly thing. Hopefully, I’ll stick to that schedule in the future, especially with the newsletter actually being a thing ...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Happy #caturday
Gray cat on a bed
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Holy shit, good ergo chairs are expensive. O.o
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I've seen these kinds of shows. All I can say is woof, gimme.
nikostratis.com Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 9d
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Christie Front Drive.
One of the greatest emo albums ever made.
youtu.be/kYL2QD3lPds
Christie Front Drive - Self-Titled ("Stereo") (1996) (Full Album)
YouTube video by Travis M.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Shockingly enough, the grocery store was not hell today.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
bootsrr.bsky.social
Wait, you mean I've gotta do laundry, go grocery shopping, AND still get edits in? Being an author is bullshit. /jk
#booksky #indieauthor
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Only a week behind schedule, I've finally started on edits for book one of Rise.
#booksky #indieauthor #litrpg
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
bootsrr.bsky.social
Digital everything is convenient and all... until I need 2 forms of ID and like a utility bill. Do you know when the last time I got physical mail was?
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
bootsrr.bsky.social
Rumours is one of the best-selling albums of all time for a fcking reason, that's why.
pleasebegneiss.bsky.social slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 26d
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
esquire article with headline “why does gen z love rumours so much?”
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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And that's a wrap, folks! Book 1 of Rise is done at 120k words!
#indieauthor #litrpg #progressionfantasy
Wordcount tracker displaying the total word count of a finished manuscript. 122k out of 120k words.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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One chapter left to go. #indieauthor #litrpg
a cat is laying on its back on the floor with the words me today below it .
ALT: a cat is laying on its back on the floor with the words me today below it .
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November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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This song absolutely slaps. I want a full version yesterday.
#metal
If You're Dead Just Come Back To Life
YouTube video by Iliya Shojaei
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November 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
bootsrr.bsky.social
When it comes to prose, overwritten and flowery =/= good. Give me short. Give me sharp, and give me precise. I want my prose to cut like a scalpel.
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
bootsrr.bsky.social
Much deserved day off. Gonna re-learn how to play Nioh 2.
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
bootsrr.bsky.social
Look, I'm not saying FOR CERTAIN that I use my writing to unpack some stuff. But it's definitely something that's on the table.
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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blegh. need to get new glasses
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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so close to the end of this book i can taste it. and it tastes like aura
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM