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phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 20d

From the shadows of society’s subconsciousness steps Artorius Creative Works, home of dark meditation and haunted philosophy
Zen and the Art of Slashing — First Cut Collector’s Edition is now available for presale at
artoriuscreativeworks.myshopify.com
#ZenAndTheArtOfSlashing #IndieAuthor #SelfHelp

Artorius Creative Works | Zen and the Art of Slashing – First Cut Edit

Artorius Creative Works crafts darkly meditative fiction and philosophy for the haunted and the hopeful. Discover “Zen and the Art of Slashing” – a meditation for the broken, a mirror for the scarred....

artoriuscreativeworks.myshopify.com

phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Lost focus on promotion while wrestling the publishing beast - that’s on me.
But the digital edition of Zen and the Art of Slashing drops this Friday.
Philosophy carved from chaos. Calm through fear.

#ZenAndTheArtOfSlashing #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #SelfHelp #DarkPhilosophy #BookLaunch

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phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 2d

I've stared into the abyss of formatting...and offered it a hug.
#WritersLife #AuthorHumor #IndieAuthor #FormattingHell #AmWriting #AmEditing #WriterProblems #BookNerd #DarkHumor #CreativeInsanity

phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 4d

The proof copy arrives today.
Haven’t felt like this since Christmas morning as a kid.
Every late night and coffee stain led to this.

#ProofCopy #IndieWriter #WritingCommunity #ZenAndTheArtOfSlashing

phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 6d

The proof is ordered.
The madness has form.
Now we wait.

Ink drying.
Coffee cooling.
A breath before the blade.

#IndieAuthor #WritersLife #HaikuOfMadness #BookProof #ZenAndTheArtOfSlashing

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phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 12d

The Great Margin Rebellion continues...
The 6×9 faction has fallen.
Reinforcements (Cheetos & Dr Pepper) are holding the line.
Victory is uncertain.

#WriterLife
#IndiePublishing #CreativeStruggle #AuthorHumor #WriterProblems #BehindTheBook

phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 14d

My PDF is 6x9.
Windows 11 defaults to 6.38x9.02.
The distributor doesn’t use that size.
After 3½ days of warfare, I’m at my wits’ end.

#IndieAuthor #SelfPublishing #WriterProblems #FormattingHell #PrintOnDemandDrama #SendCoffeeAndWhiskey #MadArtistChronicles

phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 15d

When life gives you lemons, you can either make a whiskey sour or adapt to the situation.

Your call — bartender or survivor.
#IndieAuthor #DarkPhilosophy #WritersLife #MotivationWithTeeth

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phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 19d

They see the cover. They don’t see the caffeine, the midnight rewrites, the pages that bled first.
Zen and the Art of Slashing started as therapy and turned into a philosophy.

artoriuscreativeworks.myshopify.com

#IndieAuthor #DarkPhilosophy #ZenAndTheArtOfSlashing #WritersLife

phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 20d

Sold one copy.
Most wouldn’t brag, but every forge starts with a single spark.

The first reader stepped into the dark and found calm through chaos.
The path begins here.

#IndieAuthor #SelfHelp #HorrorLit #Zen

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phelanmackenzie.bsky.social @phelanmackenzie.bsky.social · 20d

Artorius Creative Works | Zen and the Art of Slashing – First Cut Edit

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