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Ian Robert Ross

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Writer and artist from the Maritimes, now living in Ottawa, Canada. Author of the epic fantasy 'Crown of Caphedra'. Author Website: https://www.ianrobertross.com/

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Jul 10

'The death of a king and the schemes of the power-hungry lure three steadfast friends into a war of succession and the fight for a crumbling capital.' #booksky

Crown of Caphedra
An epic fantasy (615pp), by Ian Robert Ross.
Available in ebook, paperback, and audio.
www.amazon.com/Crown-Caphed...

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 2d

It's a little early for Caturday, but Theia dressed up for Hallowe'en and I had to post. #catsofbsky

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 2d

Wonderful you can celebrate tonight, Summer.
My best to you and yours.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 2d

Happy Hallowe'en!
Hope you all have a frightful and fun evening.
Rain in Ottawa has kept our trick-or-treaters down in numbers this year, but props to the kid who dressed up like a payphone with a working keypad. That's the best one of the night so far.

A scary jack-o'-lantern glowing blue-green from within.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 8d

Here was the result. Picked some Niagara and Nova Scotia red wines to go with it.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 8d

Hope so... potatoes with carrots and parsnips to go with it... as well as roasted portobellos and onions.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 8d

Firing with both barrels tonight... well both grills, anyway. Bulwinkle's on the menu. Moose steaks, burgers, and meatballs. Red wine juniper berry sauce on stand-by.

Two barbecues, propane and charcoal barrel style.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 10d

Wishing for the best, Summer.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 11d

Getting close to newsletter writing time. What do you folks wanna know this month? #writingcommunity #authorsofbsky #amwritingfantasy

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 11d

Ask me this weekend... wife's coworker brought her a nice surprise for my grill. (Now I just need to find some juniper berries for a gravy.)

a moose with a netflix logo on the bottom left

ALT: a moose with a netflix logo on the bottom left

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 13d

This is why people fear AI. I saw this on my Facebook feed this morning. It's a comic page where Lex Luthor is empowering Bruce Wayne to make the world a better place, and the first question Meta's AI asks:
"Can Lex Luthor be stopped?"

A comic book page where Lex Luthor leaves money to Bruce Wayne, asking him to make the world a better place. Meta's AI asks, "Can Lex Luthor be stopped?"

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 14d

Sounds like good fare for a fall day.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 14d

Enjoyed the epic fantasy panel.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 15d

It pays to be local. Attending Can*Con today, in my own backyard.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 15d

Hey book marketers!
While I accept the possibility legitimate marketers might exist, why not show me you're serious? Along with your pitch, send a photo of you holding up a copy of my novel. That's the only way I can trust you are familiar enough with my work to partner with. Sound fair?

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 15d

One of the most brazen scam emails I've ever gotten.
Danielle Steel, you say? These and the fake book club pitches seem to be the main ones clogging up my inbox these days.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 16d

Summer, I am so very sorry to hear.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · 22d

Theia's becoming a pro-traveller. Back the road this long weekend for a Canadian Thanksgiving road trip. #CatsofBluesky #Caturday

Theia, a dilute tortie cat, sitting on our van dashboard, against a rainy windshield.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Oct 4

Wonderful.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Oct 2

Yeah. I've brought in all the other cushions and screwed the feet back onto the bottom. Try again in two weeks. Until then, the raccoons will have somewhere warm to camp out should the mercury drop again.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Oct 2

The garbage collectors in our neighbourhood are getting a bit cheeky. Our municipal overlords allow one "over-sized" item in the trash, so today I put out our old couch. They must've counted every part individually, because they took one cushion, left a note for "too many items", and left the rest.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 30

If it's a 12000-year-old carving, I'm most intrigued that the camel in the photo seems to have a bridle.

Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 28

I hear you.
They keep saying AI will usher in a four-day work week... but I think that's only after AI pushes all the humans out first.

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 28

Long week... short weekend.
Anybody wanna proofread a newsletter before it comes out on Tuesday?
*yawns with glazed eyes.*

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Ian Robert Ross @ianrobertross.com · Sep 28

I have a dozen new follower notifications, but my follower count has only gone up by two... I feel we are a fickle bunch on Bluesky. (Actually, I expect they're all just bots and Bluesky is getting better at playing whack-a-mole.)