S. C. Bartholomew
@deadmansgambit.bsky.social
Writer, Artist, Visionary.
Dark Fantasy, Horror, and Western author.
I'm the author of the upcoming book series, Dead Man's Gambit. A series about cowboy-style monster hunters in a world filled to the brim with supernatural horrors.
Dark Fantasy, Horror, and Western author.
I'm the author of the upcoming book series, Dead Man's Gambit. A series about cowboy-style monster hunters in a world filled to the brim with supernatural horrors.
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Here is the cover to my first novel, Dead Man's Gambit: The Sunken City!
Will you be ready to transcend the mundane below the waves of the plagued seaside town of Carthage Ridge?
Thank you to my friend Synaethra for making the cover.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #booksky #DeadMansGambit #novel
Will you be ready to transcend the mundane below the waves of the plagued seaside town of Carthage Ridge?
Thank you to my friend Synaethra for making the cover.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #booksky #DeadMansGambit #novel
Now that the FOTIA flash fiction contest for July is over, I'm linking my entry here.
"Cloven Hooves in the Watering Hole" can be read on my wattpad.
If you're a fan of folklore, malevolent spirits, and old-timey ghost stories this'll be a great read!
www.wattpad.com/story/398822...
"Cloven Hooves in the Watering Hole" can be read on my wattpad.
If you're a fan of folklore, malevolent spirits, and old-timey ghost stories this'll be a great read!
www.wattpad.com/story/398822...
Cloven Hooves in the Watering Hole - S. C. Bartholomew - Wattpad
Two millers cut down a mighty oak during a summer night, beckoning a foul spirit from the forest. The two men watch in horror as an ancient evil pays this slee...
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August 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Now that the FOTIA flash fiction contest for July is over, I'm linking my entry here.
"Cloven Hooves in the Watering Hole" can be read on my wattpad.
If you're a fan of folklore, malevolent spirits, and old-timey ghost stories this'll be a great read!
www.wattpad.com/story/398822...
"Cloven Hooves in the Watering Hole" can be read on my wattpad.
If you're a fan of folklore, malevolent spirits, and old-timey ghost stories this'll be a great read!
www.wattpad.com/story/398822...
Here is the cover to my first novel, Dead Man's Gambit: The Sunken City!
Will you be ready to transcend the mundane below the waves of the plagued seaside town of Carthage Ridge?
Thank you to my friend Synaethra for making the cover.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #booksky #DeadMansGambit #novel
Will you be ready to transcend the mundane below the waves of the plagued seaside town of Carthage Ridge?
Thank you to my friend Synaethra for making the cover.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #booksky #DeadMansGambit #novel
April 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here is the cover to my first novel, Dead Man's Gambit: The Sunken City!
Will you be ready to transcend the mundane below the waves of the plagued seaside town of Carthage Ridge?
Thank you to my friend Synaethra for making the cover.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #booksky #DeadMansGambit #novel
Will you be ready to transcend the mundane below the waves of the plagued seaside town of Carthage Ridge?
Thank you to my friend Synaethra for making the cover.
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #booksky #DeadMansGambit #novel
Its not completely finished, but here is a progress update on one of the two sketches I promised on my other socials for reaching 100 followers!
Been a challenge drawing the facial motifs on the armor.
#artwork #traditionalart #WIP #fantasyart #knight #DeadMansGambit #booksky
Been a challenge drawing the facial motifs on the armor.
#artwork #traditionalart #WIP #fantasyart #knight #DeadMansGambit #booksky
April 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Its not completely finished, but here is a progress update on one of the two sketches I promised on my other socials for reaching 100 followers!
Been a challenge drawing the facial motifs on the armor.
#artwork #traditionalart #WIP #fantasyart #knight #DeadMansGambit #booksky
Been a challenge drawing the facial motifs on the armor.
#artwork #traditionalart #WIP #fantasyart #knight #DeadMansGambit #booksky
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Since the flash fiction contest is over, I posted my entry on my wattpad. It's a ghoul hunt focused on my series MC, Thomas G. O'Donnell!
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
https://wattpad.com/story/39201078…
March 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Since the flash fiction contest is over, I posted my entry on my wattpad. It's a ghoul hunt focused on my series MC, Thomas G. O'Donnell!
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
Since the flash fiction contest is over, I posted my entry on my wattpad. It's a ghoul hunt focused on my series MC, Thomas G. O'Donnell!
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
https://wattpad.com/story/39201078…
March 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Since the flash fiction contest is over, I posted my entry on my wattpad. It's a ghoul hunt focused on my series MC, Thomas G. O'Donnell!
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
I tied for third with the wonderful Author Chris Ritchey who I highly recommend everyone check out!
wattpad.com/story/39201078…#bookskyk#flashfictiono#fantasysy
Finished Knight-King Galleus' character sheet today, and named his predecessor.
Knight King Galleus was the successor to Knight King Leon, and he was trained by Sir Landon of Vienna.
🧵(1/2)
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
Knight King Galleus was the successor to Knight King Leon, and he was trained by Sir Landon of Vienna.
🧵(1/2)
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
March 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Finished Knight-King Galleus' character sheet today, and named his predecessor.
Knight King Galleus was the successor to Knight King Leon, and he was trained by Sir Landon of Vienna.
🧵(1/2)
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
Knight King Galleus was the successor to Knight King Leon, and he was trained by Sir Landon of Vienna.
🧵(1/2)
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
You know I've had a few story-elememt ideas as of late. One being the Outer Dark.
The Outer Dark is basically what's beyond physical reality, the stuff even the gods struggle to peer into.
Entering the Outer Dark would be akin to being washed away in-
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
The Outer Dark is basically what's beyond physical reality, the stuff even the gods struggle to peer into.
Entering the Outer Dark would be akin to being washed away in-
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
March 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
You know I've had a few story-elememt ideas as of late. One being the Outer Dark.
The Outer Dark is basically what's beyond physical reality, the stuff even the gods struggle to peer into.
Entering the Outer Dark would be akin to being washed away in-
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
The Outer Dark is basically what's beyond physical reality, the stuff even the gods struggle to peer into.
Entering the Outer Dark would be akin to being washed away in-
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #prompt
Got an idea for my "one ruler" conundrum I've been mulling over for a while.
I think Humanity's overseeing Monarch will be defined thusly.
The Ruler of Humanity is indoctrinated as a child, like many young emperors are.
A 🧵 (1/?)
#writingprompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
I think Humanity's overseeing Monarch will be defined thusly.
The Ruler of Humanity is indoctrinated as a child, like many young emperors are.
A 🧵 (1/?)
#writingprompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
March 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Got an idea for my "one ruler" conundrum I've been mulling over for a while.
I think Humanity's overseeing Monarch will be defined thusly.
The Ruler of Humanity is indoctrinated as a child, like many young emperors are.
A 🧵 (1/?)
#writingprompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
I think Humanity's overseeing Monarch will be defined thusly.
The Ruler of Humanity is indoctrinated as a child, like many young emperors are.
A 🧵 (1/?)
#writingprompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
Here is a prompt for all of you dark fiction lovers. What if Hell-Hounds weren't hounds, but they were people mutated into dog-like figures based on the significant actions and evil they did in life?
#writingprompt #prompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
#writingprompt #prompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
March 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here is a prompt for all of you dark fiction lovers. What if Hell-Hounds weren't hounds, but they were people mutated into dog-like figures based on the significant actions and evil they did in life?
#writingprompt #prompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
#writingprompt #prompt #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #book #novel
Today is the day I finally get back to working on DMG: The Sunken City. Took a large break for world-building and now it's time to get back in the swing of it.
Just gotta figure out how to resolve that hostage situation!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Just gotta figure out how to resolve that hostage situation!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
March 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today is the day I finally get back to working on DMG: The Sunken City. Took a large break for world-building and now it's time to get back in the swing of it.
Just gotta figure out how to resolve that hostage situation!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Just gotta figure out how to resolve that hostage situation!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Here are the sketches I promised from this morning. Rough concept art as it stands but I think I can do better.
I love how the swords came out though! Will include a collection of photos below with the individual objects.
#art #conceptart #booksky #authorsofbluesky #traditionalart
I love how the swords came out though! Will include a collection of photos below with the individual objects.
#art #conceptart #booksky #authorsofbluesky #traditionalart
March 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Here are the sketches I promised from this morning. Rough concept art as it stands but I think I can do better.
I love how the swords came out though! Will include a collection of photos below with the individual objects.
#art #conceptart #booksky #authorsofbluesky #traditionalart
I love how the swords came out though! Will include a collection of photos below with the individual objects.
#art #conceptart #booksky #authorsofbluesky #traditionalart
I think I'm going to try to do some base sketches of the Estoc of the Hunter’s Order, and the Iron Behemoth + the alchemist's prosthetic today.
Hopefully I'll have them done before dinner, and don't go too OCD over them.
#art #conceptart #booksky #traditionalart #sketch
Hopefully I'll have them done before dinner, and don't go too OCD over them.
#art #conceptart #booksky #traditionalart #sketch
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think I'm going to try to do some base sketches of the Estoc of the Hunter’s Order, and the Iron Behemoth + the alchemist's prosthetic today.
Hopefully I'll have them done before dinner, and don't go too OCD over them.
#art #conceptart #booksky #traditionalart #sketch
Hopefully I'll have them done before dinner, and don't go too OCD over them.
#art #conceptart #booksky #traditionalart #sketch
Got some good world-building done today. The Hunter's Main issued weapon, the Estoc of the Order. A blade shaped like a cross with a half-crescent ring atop the crossguard and connecting to the blade. The blade has the initials of the hunter upon the pommel.
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #book
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #book
March 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Got some good world-building done today. The Hunter's Main issued weapon, the Estoc of the Order. A blade shaped like a cross with a half-crescent ring atop the crossguard and connecting to the blade. The blade has the initials of the hunter upon the pommel.
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #book
#amwriting #worldbuilding #booksky #book
I think I know what gear and weapons the MC will be using in the first arc.
A silver coated, steel core estoc engraved with symbols of the Hunter's Guild. Two colt revolvers, a lever action gun with silver inlays, and the Iron Behemoth Coffin mentioned below.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
A silver coated, steel core estoc engraved with symbols of the Hunter's Guild. Two colt revolvers, a lever action gun with silver inlays, and the Iron Behemoth Coffin mentioned below.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
March 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I think I know what gear and weapons the MC will be using in the first arc.
A silver coated, steel core estoc engraved with symbols of the Hunter's Guild. Two colt revolvers, a lever action gun with silver inlays, and the Iron Behemoth Coffin mentioned below.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
A silver coated, steel core estoc engraved with symbols of the Hunter's Guild. Two colt revolvers, a lever action gun with silver inlays, and the Iron Behemoth Coffin mentioned below.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
A friend of mine decided to do a few sketches of my character, the Commandant. The first picture is honestly giving Herr Major vibes.
Thank you to HitsuuKoneko for these works of art of my character! Link to her profile below.
x.com/HitsuuKoneko
#art #oc #traditionalart #booksky #DeadMansGambit
Thank you to HitsuuKoneko for these works of art of my character! Link to her profile below.
x.com/HitsuuKoneko
#art #oc #traditionalart #booksky #DeadMansGambit
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A friend of mine decided to do a few sketches of my character, the Commandant. The first picture is honestly giving Herr Major vibes.
Thank you to HitsuuKoneko for these works of art of my character! Link to her profile below.
x.com/HitsuuKoneko
#art #oc #traditionalart #booksky #DeadMansGambit
Thank you to HitsuuKoneko for these works of art of my character! Link to her profile below.
x.com/HitsuuKoneko
#art #oc #traditionalart #booksky #DeadMansGambit
70 followers. An odd milestone, but I greatly appreciate all of you who've chosen to humor my creative pursuit!
#booksky #author #positivity
#booksky #author #positivity
March 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
70 followers. An odd milestone, but I greatly appreciate all of you who've chosen to humor my creative pursuit!
#booksky #author #positivity
#booksky #author #positivity
A good friend of mine Azellias is streaming the revision of his book and other points of his writing process. He's an amazing novelist and creative.
If y'all could, I'd give it a watch!
twitch.tv/azellias_vt
#writingcommunity #booksky #stream #indieauthor #novel
If y'all could, I'd give it a watch!
twitch.tv/azellias_vt
#writingcommunity #booksky #stream #indieauthor #novel
Azellias_VT - Twitch
🌄 [ TITANHEART ] 🌄 Redacting Sand Sheperd
twitch.tv
March 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A good friend of mine Azellias is streaming the revision of his book and other points of his writing process. He's an amazing novelist and creative.
If y'all could, I'd give it a watch!
twitch.tv/azellias_vt
#writingcommunity #booksky #stream #indieauthor #novel
If y'all could, I'd give it a watch!
twitch.tv/azellias_vt
#writingcommunity #booksky #stream #indieauthor #novel
This is a rather unsettling character I've been working on, his title, the Commandant, the Alchemist King. He will be one of the series antagonists.
A man who embodies dispassionate evil, & unchecked tyrannical power.
#oc #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel #DeadMansGambit
A man who embodies dispassionate evil, & unchecked tyrannical power.
#oc #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel #DeadMansGambit
March 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is a rather unsettling character I've been working on, his title, the Commandant, the Alchemist King. He will be one of the series antagonists.
A man who embodies dispassionate evil, & unchecked tyrannical power.
#oc #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel #DeadMansGambit
A man who embodies dispassionate evil, & unchecked tyrannical power.
#oc #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel #DeadMansGambit
Here is an entry from my book series' bestiary. A 🧵 (1/?)
Ghouls, Arch Ghouls and Regal Ghouls.
In the world of Dead Man's Gambit, ghouls are significantly more dangerous and frightening than most iterations you see throughout myth.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Ghouls, Arch Ghouls and Regal Ghouls.
In the world of Dead Man's Gambit, ghouls are significantly more dangerous and frightening than most iterations you see throughout myth.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Here is an entry from my book series' bestiary. A 🧵 (1/?)
Ghouls, Arch Ghouls and Regal Ghouls.
In the world of Dead Man's Gambit, ghouls are significantly more dangerous and frightening than most iterations you see throughout myth.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Ghouls, Arch Ghouls and Regal Ghouls.
In the world of Dead Man's Gambit, ghouls are significantly more dangerous and frightening than most iterations you see throughout myth.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Concerning this from yesterday, a friend of mine suggested that maybe the inside is akin to an Iron Maiden.
Which is a great idea.
So now I'm going to make the inside with spikes and barbs. Just so the thing can be smashed down with an open lid to capture the vamps as well!
#booksky #weapon #book
Which is a great idea.
So now I'm going to make the inside with spikes and barbs. Just so the thing can be smashed down with an open lid to capture the vamps as well!
#booksky #weapon #book
So I had an idea. A vampire weapon that is just an iron coffin inlayed with holy wood and silver. And the hunter in question uses some modified alchemical/mechanical lifting device or exoskeleton to crush the vampire into paste.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
So I had an idea. A vampire weapon that is just an iron coffin inlayed with holy wood and silver. And the hunter in question uses some modified alchemical/mechanical lifting device or exoskeleton to crush the vampire into paste.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So I had an idea. A vampire weapon that is just an iron coffin inlayed with holy wood and silver. And the hunter in question uses some modified alchemical/mechanical lifting device or exoskeleton to crush the vampire into paste.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Made decent progress with world-building today. Tomorrow I'm probably going to expand upon the various realms that lie within the Otherworld!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Made decent progress with world-building today. Tomorrow I'm probably going to expand upon the various realms that lie within the Otherworld!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Today is another world-building day. I've managed to come up with a more whimsical wizard archetype to add contrast to the more gruff cast members, and a powerful weapon which will be a big plot point.
Topic for today: The Otherworld
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Topic for today: The Otherworld
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today is another world-building day. I've managed to come up with a more whimsical wizard archetype to add contrast to the more gruff cast members, and a powerful weapon which will be a big plot point.
Topic for today: The Otherworld
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Topic for today: The Otherworld
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
I think having some whimsical characters in the book series will definitely help inspire wonder in a world of evil.
I'm also having a blast designing this character and his background compared to the other members of the series' cast.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
I'm also having a blast designing this character and his background compared to the other members of the series' cast.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I think having some whimsical characters in the book series will definitely help inspire wonder in a world of evil.
I'm also having a blast designing this character and his background compared to the other members of the series' cast.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
I'm also having a blast designing this character and his background compared to the other members of the series' cast.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
Came up with a character idea, who will help string together parts of my magic system and the lore surrounding the Hunter's Guild. A Spanish alchemist from the 1300s, the father of alchemy and machinery. Maker of the Ark of Storms.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
February 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Came up with a character idea, who will help string together parts of my magic system and the lore surrounding the Hunter's Guild. A Spanish alchemist from the 1300s, the father of alchemy and machinery. Maker of the Ark of Storms.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel
#amwriting #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky #book #novel