JG Duke
@jgduke.bsky.social
Author, reader, grammarian.
#AmQuerying #IndieAuthor #EpicFantasy #📚💙
Black Lives Matter. All cops are bastards. AI is not art. Free Palestine. Trans rights are human rights.
#AmQuerying #IndieAuthor #EpicFantasy #📚💙
Black Lives Matter. All cops are bastards. AI is not art. Free Palestine. Trans rights are human rights.
Also, hi, I'm Duke. My series is epic fantasy, spanning across ten books. It is a wholly original world and mythos, not based in any real-world cultures or religions.
I was an ESL teacher for 15 years, specializing in grammar, writing, and reading. I have MAs in TESOL and Linguistics.
I was an ESL teacher for 15 years, specializing in grammar, writing, and reading. I have MAs in TESOL and Linguistics.
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Also, hi, I'm Duke. My series is epic fantasy, spanning across ten books. It is a wholly original world and mythos, not based in any real-world cultures or religions.
I was an ESL teacher for 15 years, specializing in grammar, writing, and reading. I have MAs in TESOL and Linguistics.
I was an ESL teacher for 15 years, specializing in grammar, writing, and reading. I have MAs in TESOL and Linguistics.
Hua Cheng!! Whoooo!!! 🦋
January 31, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Hua Cheng!! Whoooo!!! 🦋
Ahhh!! Congratulations!!
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Ahhh!! Congratulations!!
🧵7. So after all of that, Jaris is still the MC of book 3, it's still about coming home and having massive culture shock, and it's still #AStoryOfDainu, even if every single other thing in between has changed. //🧵
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵7. So after all of that, Jaris is still the MC of book 3, it's still about coming home and having massive culture shock, and it's still #AStoryOfDainu, even if every single other thing in between has changed. //🧵
🧵6. This book was gonna be #6 originally, but the story that is now #6 was more fitting, as 5 and 6 are significant numbers there, so I moved this one to 3.
(It's not related enough to the main storyline to matter where it ends up, chronologically.)
(It's not related enough to the main storyline to matter where it ends up, chronologically.)
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵6. This book was gonna be #6 originally, but the story that is now #6 was more fitting, as 5 and 6 are significant numbers there, so I moved this one to 3.
(It's not related enough to the main storyline to matter where it ends up, chronologically.)
(It's not related enough to the main storyline to matter where it ends up, chronologically.)
🧵5. Of course, the number 10 is significant in the series, so figured 'in for a penny, in for a pound!' and I added a final generation to the plot, and got where we are today: an #EpicFantasy #decalogy.
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵5. Of course, the number 10 is significant in the series, so figured 'in for a penny, in for a pound!' and I added a final generation to the plot, and got where we are today: an #EpicFantasy #decalogy.
🧵4. Eventually, I realized my "2 book series" needed more. It was gonna be 5, and maybe I could sneak in a chapter about these people. But then it was 6, and if it was gonna be 6, might as well do 7 and give these their own book.
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵4. Eventually, I realized my "2 book series" needed more. It was gonna be 5, and maybe I could sneak in a chapter about these people. But then it was 6, and if it was gonna be 6, might as well do 7 and give these their own book.
🧵3. As the story of Book 1 changed, however, that side character completely disappeared. But I really liked the name Jaris, so I wanted to give it to someone else. Plus, I really liked what his people were and their story. So I kept it just in case.
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵3. As the story of Book 1 changed, however, that side character completely disappeared. But I really liked the name Jaris, so I wanted to give it to someone else. Plus, I really liked what his people were and their story. So I kept it just in case.
🧵2. This was going to be book 3- and was about one of the side characters in Book 1 learning that he wasn't a Bash, and trying to go home to his ppl.
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵2. This was going to be book 3- and was about one of the side characters in Book 1 learning that he wasn't a Bash, and trying to go home to his ppl.
That's helpful, thank you!
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 AM
That's helpful, thank you!
Honestly, I'd prefer paper work that can then transpose into digital, rather than a digital peice.
The first book, I want an ocean/beach scene with a massive supercell/hurricane on the horizon, and ideally I'd like it in oils/acrylics. 😬
The first book, I want an ocean/beach scene with a massive supercell/hurricane on the horizon, and ideally I'd like it in oils/acrylics. 😬
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Honestly, I'd prefer paper work that can then transpose into digital, rather than a digital peice.
The first book, I want an ocean/beach scene with a massive supercell/hurricane on the horizon, and ideally I'd like it in oils/acrylics. 😬
The first book, I want an ocean/beach scene with a massive supercell/hurricane on the horizon, and ideally I'd like it in oils/acrylics. 😬
Am I gonna have to suck Zuc's dick and get on insta?? I don't WANNA!!!
Do ppl even use Deviant Art anymore WITHOUT ai/Canva?
Do I just say "Hey #artists, give me this" and wait?
Explain to me like I'm 5, fr, I'm talking click by click, cause I'm obvs inept on my own. 😭
Do ppl even use Deviant Art anymore WITHOUT ai/Canva?
Do I just say "Hey #artists, give me this" and wait?
Explain to me like I'm 5, fr, I'm talking click by click, cause I'm obvs inept on my own. 😭
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Am I gonna have to suck Zuc's dick and get on insta?? I don't WANNA!!!
Do ppl even use Deviant Art anymore WITHOUT ai/Canva?
Do I just say "Hey #artists, give me this" and wait?
Explain to me like I'm 5, fr, I'm talking click by click, cause I'm obvs inept on my own. 😭
Do ppl even use Deviant Art anymore WITHOUT ai/Canva?
Do I just say "Hey #artists, give me this" and wait?
Explain to me like I'm 5, fr, I'm talking click by click, cause I'm obvs inept on my own. 😭