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J.T.Gates | Author-To-Be ✒️
@jtgates.bsky.social
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Book lover & aspiring author. 📚✒️

Writing my first novel & sharing the journey. ✍️✨ Come along for the ride!

Photography: @artfulgates.bsky.social
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I always love these little comics, but this one is too perfect not to share.

IG: @nathanwpylestrangeplanet

#booksky #comic #art #books
"You appear furious" "I am" "I'm enraged by a being in this narrative" "An actual being?" "The being is fictional. My anger is real... This is how I relax" "Ok"
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I've been chatting with #AI a lot lately. I asked for personalized book recommendations, and it suggested Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. I’m really excited to check it out! Has anyone read it?

Also, look at this super cute cartoon it made of me! I love it! 😍😄

#booksky #books
March 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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*Exhales* I finally finished 1984 by George Orwell. 👁️📕
Thought-provoking, nightmare-inducing, and unforgettable—I’m sure I’ll return to it someday.
But for now... it’s time for a ✨cozy fantasy✨ to soothe my soul. ☕🥰

#booksky #bannedbooks #resist #books #highfantasy #cozyfantasy
The New York Times Bestseller, Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes
March 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Reached 100 followers on both accounts today! 🎉 Just wanted to say thank you for your interest in my work, whether it's #photography, #writing, or my #bookish posts. 🥰

Short story: substack.com/@jtgates/note/c-99274867

Photography: @artfulgates.bsky.social

#booksky #writesky #writingcommunity
Purple and pink sunset behind bare trees. Cute Shiba in a sun puddle.
March 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The sky is the same for everyone. ✨🌙

#bannedbooks #dystopian #dystopia #books #resist #booksky
"And the people under the sky were also very much the same everywhere, all over the world, hundreds or thousands of millions of people just like this, people ignorant of one another's existence, held apart by walls of hatred and lies, and yet almost exactly the same people who had never learned to think but were storing up in their hearts and bellies and muscles the power that would one day overturn the world.” (1984, 220)
March 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Trying to squeeze in some reading this weekend before diving into another exhausting workweek. Here’s another 1984 excerpt for you all.

#bannedbooks #dystopian #dystopia #books #resist #booksky
"If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate." (1984, 196)
March 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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For more #photography, check out my alternate account @artfulgates.bsky.social where I post stuff like this:
March 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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I love when stories include animal companions—they add so much heart! ❤️ I'm thinking about how to weave a dog into my story.

What are your favorite animal companions in fiction? 🐾📖

#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #books #photography #dogsky #dogs #pets #petphotography
March 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The perfect start to a Saturday—tea, a good book, and a slow morning. ☕📖✨

What are you reading today? I’m hoping to finish 1984 this weekend before another busy workweek begins.

Sharing an excerpt below! 📚

#bannedbooks #resist #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #quotes #books
March 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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This book is amazing—but I’m definitely craving a cozy fantasy read after this one! ✨🐉🌈

"In a way, the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it."

📚 (1984, 156)

#bannedbooks #booksky
March 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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My TBR is getting out of control! 😅 Here are a few I’m especially excited to read.

What’s on your list?

#BookSky #books #writingcommunity
March 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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I had a little book photoshoot today for my BlueSky banner, because why not. 🤷‍♀️

Finally sitting down with a cup of tea to read a book. ☕📖

#photographer #writingcommunity #booksky
February 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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💕📷 Oh, and if you love cute pet pics, check out my photography account @artfulgates.bsky.social! 🐾

#photography #dogs #petphotography #art #naturephotography
February 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Hi #BookSky! 👋

Book dragon 🐉 & sci-fi/fantasy nerd here! 📚

Join me on my journey as I write my first novel! ✍️✨ I'll be sharing all the ups, downs, and behind-the-scenes moments along the way.

#intro #writingcommunity
February 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM