Don Richardson
@don-richardson-jr.bsky.social
Read the Verdant Eye for free:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
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The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
www.royalroad.com
Looking for something to read over Christmas break?
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Covers, chapters, and a lot of waiting in between.
Still moving forward.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #IndieAuthor #SFF
Still moving forward.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #IndieAuthor #SFF
January 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Covers, chapters, and a lot of waiting in between.
Still moving forward.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #IndieAuthor #SFF
Still moving forward.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #IndieAuthor #SFF
December 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sunday evening writing is less about momentum
and more about lining things up for tomorrow.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
and more about lining things up for tomorrow.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Sunday evening writing is less about momentum
and more about lining things up for tomorrow.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
and more about lining things up for tomorrow.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Switching from “finishing a book”
to “living in the next one”
is a weird, good feeling.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #SFF
to “living in the next one”
is a weird, good feeling.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #SFF
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Switching from “finishing a book”
to “living in the next one”
is a weird, good feeling.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #SFF
to “living in the next one”
is a weird, good feeling.
#AmWriting #AuthorLife #SFF
Post-holiday check-in:
what books did you end up with this year?
(gifted, bought, or immediately added to the TBR 👀)
#Bookish #ReadingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #SFF
what books did you end up with this year?
(gifted, bought, or immediately added to the TBR 👀)
#Bookish #ReadingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #SFF
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Post-holiday check-in:
what books did you end up with this year?
(gifted, bought, or immediately added to the TBR 👀)
#Bookish #ReadingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #SFF
what books did you end up with this year?
(gifted, bought, or immediately added to the TBR 👀)
#Bookish #ReadingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #SFF
Looking for something to read over Christmas break?
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
www.royalroad.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Looking for something to read over Christmas break?
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Writing happens in inches, not leaps.
Show up anyway.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Show up anyway.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Writing happens in inches, not leaps.
Show up anyway.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Show up anyway.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Holiday reminder for writers:
resting is part of the process.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
resting is part of the process.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Holiday reminder for writers:
resting is part of the process.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
resting is part of the process.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Posting chapters on Royal Road is strange because
you never see the readers—
until the stats quietly say “someone stayed.”
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
you never see the readers—
until the stats quietly say “someone stayed.”
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Posting chapters on Royal Road is strange because
you never see the readers—
until the stats quietly say “someone stayed.”
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
you never see the readers—
until the stats quietly say “someone stayed.”
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Writers:
Do you outline everything
or figure it out halfway through?
I somehow do both.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Do you outline everything
or figure it out halfway through?
I somehow do both.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Writers:
Do you outline everything
or figure it out halfway through?
I somehow do both.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Do you outline everything
or figure it out halfway through?
I somehow do both.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
That moment when you realize
the chapter works
but it absolutely refuses to be short.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
the chapter works
but it absolutely refuses to be short.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
That moment when you realize
the chapter works
but it absolutely refuses to be short.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
the chapter works
but it absolutely refuses to be short.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
Treated myself today — a physical copy of my own book.
First time holding it in my hands. Worth every late night.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
First time holding it in my hands. Worth every late night.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Treated myself today — a physical copy of my own book.
First time holding it in my hands. Worth every late night.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
First time holding it in my hands. Worth every late night.
#AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WriterLife #SFF
10 full chapters up on Royal Road now, take a break and have a read.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
www.royalroad.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
10 full chapters up on Royal Road now, take a break and have a read.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Writers: how do you deal with the moment when the story is crystal clear in your head… but refuses to come out on the page?
Asking for a friend. (It’s me. I’m the friend.)
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Asking for a friend. (It’s me. I’m the friend.)
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Writers: how do you deal with the moment when the story is crystal clear in your head… but refuses to come out on the page?
Asking for a friend. (It’s me. I’m the friend.)
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Asking for a friend. (It’s me. I’m the friend.)
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
Back to writing Book 2 of The Verdant Eye today. New chapters starting to take shape. Always wild seeing how the story surprises me while I’m drafting.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #SFF #writers #booktok #artistseek
#amwriting #writingcommunity #SFF #writers #booktok #artistseek
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Back to writing Book 2 of The Verdant Eye today. New chapters starting to take shape. Always wild seeing how the story surprises me while I’m drafting.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #SFF #writers #booktok #artistseek
#amwriting #writingcommunity #SFF #writers #booktok #artistseek
Better colors on my cover concept.
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Better colors on my cover concept.
Looking for an early-career artist for a small paid book-cover project.
Sci-fi/fantasy vibe. Not AI. If you're building a portfolio, let’s chat.
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ArtistWanted #ArtCommission #SciFiArt
Sci-fi/fantasy vibe. Not AI. If you're building a portfolio, let’s chat.
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ArtistWanted #ArtCommission #SciFiArt
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Looking for an early-career artist for a small paid book-cover project.
Sci-fi/fantasy vibe. Not AI. If you're building a portfolio, let’s chat.
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ArtistWanted #ArtCommission #SciFiArt
Sci-fi/fantasy vibe. Not AI. If you're building a portfolio, let’s chat.
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ArtistWanted #ArtCommission #SciFiArt
The Verdant Eye
A Sword and Planet adventure.
7 full chapters now up for preview.
Help me reach 500 reads!
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
A Sword and Planet adventure.
7 full chapters now up for preview.
Help me reach 500 reads!
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
www.royalroad.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Verdant Eye
A Sword and Planet adventure.
7 full chapters now up for preview.
Help me reach 500 reads!
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
A Sword and Planet adventure.
7 full chapters now up for preview.
Help me reach 500 reads!
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
Today’s writing task: begin the perilous journey of finding an affordable cover artist.
If I don’t return, tell my book I loved it.
#IndiePub #AuthorLife #ArtCommission #SFFArtist #BookDesign #SelfPub
If I don’t return, tell my book I loved it.
#IndiePub #AuthorLife #ArtCommission #SFFArtist #BookDesign #SelfPub
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Today’s writing task: begin the perilous journey of finding an affordable cover artist.
If I don’t return, tell my book I loved it.
#IndiePub #AuthorLife #ArtCommission #SFFArtist #BookDesign #SelfPub
If I don’t return, tell my book I loved it.
#IndiePub #AuthorLife #ArtCommission #SFFArtist #BookDesign #SelfPub
Happy Thanksgiving! Your turkey is acting the last chapter you wrote. Should we be worried… or should we run?
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Your turkey is acting the last chapter you wrote. Should we be worried… or should we run?
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and I’m grateful for anyone who’s read even a sentence I’ve put out into the world.
Back at it after the food coma.
Hope everyone gets a quiet moment tonight.
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
Back at it after the food coma.
Hope everyone gets a quiet moment tonight.
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and I’m grateful for anyone who’s read even a sentence I’ve put out into the world.
Back at it after the food coma.
Hope everyone gets a quiet moment tonight.
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
Back at it after the food coma.
Hope everyone gets a quiet moment tonight.
#amwriting #scifi #writerlife #ThanksgivingEve #WIP #indieauthor
Just finished the first half-page of Book 2.
Feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Funny how writing 200 words can feel tougher than writing 200 pages.
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
Feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Funny how writing 200 words can feel tougher than writing 200 pages.
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Just finished the first half-page of Book 2.
Feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Funny how writing 200 words can feel tougher than writing 200 pages.
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
Feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Funny how writing 200 words can feel tougher than writing 200 pages.
#amwriting #writinglife #writerstruggle #writingcommunity #authorlife #scifi #fantasy #wip
Hey folks — looking for some indie or small-press hard sci-fi books in printed edition as a gift for my wife. She’s not into romance, loves big ideas and realistic tech. Any favorites I should grab her?
#scifi #sciencefiction #indiebooks #readingcommunity #bookrecommendations #hardSF #printbooks
#scifi #sciencefiction #indiebooks #readingcommunity #bookrecommendations #hardSF #printbooks
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey folks — looking for some indie or small-press hard sci-fi books in printed edition as a gift for my wife. She’s not into romance, loves big ideas and realistic tech. Any favorites I should grab her?
#scifi #sciencefiction #indiebooks #readingcommunity #bookrecommendations #hardSF #printbooks
#scifi #sciencefiction #indiebooks #readingcommunity #bookrecommendations #hardSF #printbooks
“Weekend numbers were slow, but that’s all part of the ride.
Mondays are a writer’s reset button — new chapter, new ideas, new energy.
If you’re creating something today, I’m right there with you.”
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #authorlife #writerproblems #indieauthor #WIP #scifi #fantasy
Mondays are a writer’s reset button — new chapter, new ideas, new energy.
If you’re creating something today, I’m right there with you.”
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #authorlife #writerproblems #indieauthor #WIP #scifi #fantasy
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Weekend numbers were slow, but that’s all part of the ride.
Mondays are a writer’s reset button — new chapter, new ideas, new energy.
If you’re creating something today, I’m right there with you.”
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #authorlife #writerproblems #indieauthor #WIP #scifi #fantasy
Mondays are a writer’s reset button — new chapter, new ideas, new energy.
If you’re creating something today, I’m right there with you.”
Tags:
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #authorlife #writerproblems #indieauthor #WIP #scifi #fantasy
Reposted by Don Richardson
Opinion time. I'm formatting my book and the "proper way" looks bad to me. With my pulp style punchy writing huge sections are indented in the book. Is this right or should I use the modern, no indent with line breaks?
#writerslife #amwriting #indieauthor
#writerslife #amwriting #indieauthor
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Opinion time. I'm formatting my book and the "proper way" looks bad to me. With my pulp style punchy writing huge sections are indented in the book. Is this right or should I use the modern, no indent with line breaks?
#writerslife #amwriting #indieauthor
#writerslife #amwriting #indieauthor