Kerry C. Byrne
@kercoby.bsky.social
SFF writer—Year’s Best Canadian SFF, Fantasy Mag, THIS Mag. @SFWA. Banff Sci-fi ‘25. 6X Aurora Finalist. Loves fairy tales, comics, video games, D&D.
Publisher @augursociety — Augur Mag, Tales & Feathers Mag, Augur Books.
Contact me @ www.kerrycbyrne.com
Publisher @augursociety — Augur Mag, Tales & Feathers Mag, Augur Books.
Contact me @ www.kerrycbyrne.com
Love some highly specific criteria !
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Love some highly specific criteria !
I will usually check near the end of the book to see if the problems persist 👀
I think my fastest was also a few pages, for prose I simply could not do — bc it wasn’t even campy bad
I think my fastest was also a few pages, for prose I simply could not do — bc it wasn’t even campy bad
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I will usually check near the end of the book to see if the problems persist 👀
I think my fastest was also a few pages, for prose I simply could not do — bc it wasn’t even campy bad
I think my fastest was also a few pages, for prose I simply could not do — bc it wasn’t even campy bad
Oh god I can’t even imagine
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Oh god I can’t even imagine
THEY WILL
I think part of my attachment is I buy most of my books also, so there’s a sunk cost fallacy (and I want to put them on my shelf, which is something I only do when I Really Liked a book)
I think part of my attachment is I buy most of my books also, so there’s a sunk cost fallacy (and I want to put them on my shelf, which is something I only do when I Really Liked a book)
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
THEY WILL
I think part of my attachment is I buy most of my books also, so there’s a sunk cost fallacy (and I want to put them on my shelf, which is something I only do when I Really Liked a book)
I think part of my attachment is I buy most of my books also, so there’s a sunk cost fallacy (and I want to put them on my shelf, which is something I only do when I Really Liked a book)
It is !! Too short for the exasperation
January 13, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It is !! Too short for the exasperation
I feel this!! 100 pages into a 400 page book and waffling
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I feel this!! 100 pages into a 400 page book and waffling
Ooooo yes this also makes sense and is why I DNF now — I read much less than I used to, and more slowly
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Ooooo yes this also makes sense and is why I DNF now — I read much less than I used to, and more slowly
LMAOOOOO this feels exceptionally Premee and I applaud it
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
LMAOOOOO this feels exceptionally Premee and I applaud it
I finish almost every media I start 👀 it’s one of my most chaotic traits.
50 or less is nice and efficient.
50 or less is nice and efficient.
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I finish almost every media I start 👀 it’s one of my most chaotic traits.
50 or less is nice and efficient.
50 or less is nice and efficient.
These are different skill sets.
Capitalism does not facilitate art. It tries to destroy art, because art is about living, not profit.
Capitalism does facilitate business. The ability to position a product in the market, and a business owner (the author) to a loyal following.
Capitalism does not facilitate art. It tries to destroy art, because art is about living, not profit.
Capitalism does facilitate business. The ability to position a product in the market, and a business owner (the author) to a loyal following.
January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
These are different skill sets.
Capitalism does not facilitate art. It tries to destroy art, because art is about living, not profit.
Capitalism does facilitate business. The ability to position a product in the market, and a business owner (the author) to a loyal following.
Capitalism does not facilitate art. It tries to destroy art, because art is about living, not profit.
Capitalism does facilitate business. The ability to position a product in the market, and a business owner (the author) to a loyal following.
You can measure yourself as a business person and a product creator by advance size.
How well you know the industry, what you write, your social following, the agent you’ve chosen. Your acumen for career survival in a saturated space.
But you cannot measure yourself as an artist or writer.
How well you know the industry, what you write, your social following, the agent you’ve chosen. Your acumen for career survival in a saturated space.
But you cannot measure yourself as an artist or writer.
January 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
You can measure yourself as a business person and a product creator by advance size.
How well you know the industry, what you write, your social following, the agent you’ve chosen. Your acumen for career survival in a saturated space.
But you cannot measure yourself as an artist or writer.
How well you know the industry, what you write, your social following, the agent you’ve chosen. Your acumen for career survival in a saturated space.
But you cannot measure yourself as an artist or writer.
I am determined to wrap up the straight up “nos” in the next few weeks, after a combination of the flu and the holidays put me back in December (UGH!)
And then it’s just deep reading time for the manuscripts most in line with the press tone & goals 👀
And then it’s just deep reading time for the manuscripts most in line with the press tone & goals 👀
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I am determined to wrap up the straight up “nos” in the next few weeks, after a combination of the flu and the holidays put me back in December (UGH!)
And then it’s just deep reading time for the manuscripts most in line with the press tone & goals 👀
And then it’s just deep reading time for the manuscripts most in line with the press tone & goals 👀
This year, I look forward to finishing my novel manuscript.
To going back into shorts submissions with my old fear of rejection (yea, editor-writers have it too!) folded up in a closet.
To embracing new and old writing communities, online and in person.
To making MORE time to write what I want.
To going back into shorts submissions with my old fear of rejection (yea, editor-writers have it too!) folded up in a closet.
To embracing new and old writing communities, online and in person.
To making MORE time to write what I want.
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
This year, I look forward to finishing my novel manuscript.
To going back into shorts submissions with my old fear of rejection (yea, editor-writers have it too!) folded up in a closet.
To embracing new and old writing communities, online and in person.
To making MORE time to write what I want.
To going back into shorts submissions with my old fear of rejection (yea, editor-writers have it too!) folded up in a closet.
To embracing new and old writing communities, online and in person.
To making MORE time to write what I want.
Strangely, it was only when I started focusing on these types of things that I started realizing the wins I coveted in my early twenties.
A beautiful reinforcement to a healthier relationship with creativity.
I expect next year to be quieter. I expect the years, and wins, to come in waves.
A beautiful reinforcement to a healthier relationship with creativity.
I expect next year to be quieter. I expect the years, and wins, to come in waves.
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Strangely, it was only when I started focusing on these types of things that I started realizing the wins I coveted in my early twenties.
A beautiful reinforcement to a healthier relationship with creativity.
I expect next year to be quieter. I expect the years, and wins, to come in waves.
A beautiful reinforcement to a healthier relationship with creativity.
I expect next year to be quieter. I expect the years, and wins, to come in waves.
Thanks bud 💜
I think it’s the one real benefit of choosing to be financially reliant on an industry outside of publishing.
I don’t get to spend as much time with my writing as I like, but I do get to set the terms of my relationship with my writing. Took me a long time tho 😅
I think it’s the one real benefit of choosing to be financially reliant on an industry outside of publishing.
I don’t get to spend as much time with my writing as I like, but I do get to set the terms of my relationship with my writing. Took me a long time tho 😅
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Thanks bud 💜
I think it’s the one real benefit of choosing to be financially reliant on an industry outside of publishing.
I don’t get to spend as much time with my writing as I like, but I do get to set the terms of my relationship with my writing. Took me a long time tho 😅
I think it’s the one real benefit of choosing to be financially reliant on an industry outside of publishing.
I don’t get to spend as much time with my writing as I like, but I do get to set the terms of my relationship with my writing. Took me a long time tho 😅