Christopher Swann
@swannyauthor.bsky.social
Teacher, reader, writer, husband, father: five for the price of one.
Author of SHADOW OF THE LIONS, A FIRE IN THE NIGHT, and the Faulkner Family Thriller series.
Author of SHADOW OF THE LIONS, A FIRE IN THE NIGHT, and the Faulkner Family Thriller series.
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To everyone who wants to be a writer: make friends with other writers. Not so you can ask them for blurbs or post that you know last week’s best-selling author or whatever. Do it bc writers are a supportive community and will have your back. #amwriting
My newest Substack post! open.substack.com/pub/swannyau...
Why Do We Write?
On failure, joy, and magic
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September 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My newest Substack post! open.substack.com/pub/swannyau...
On Martin Cruz Smith (1942-2025) and what his writing meant and still means to me. #martincruzsmith #arkadyrenko
Martin Cruz Smith
"One of our best writers, period" (1942-2025)
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July 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
On Martin Cruz Smith (1942-2025) and what his writing meant and still means to me. #martincruzsmith #arkadyrenko
So I made a Substack, “Every Word Is a Win.” And yes, it’s pretty cool over there, too. #1000wordsofsummer #amwriting
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Day 12 of 1000 Words of Summer
Getting stuck and moving on
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June 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
So I made a Substack, “Every Word Is a Win.” And yes, it’s pretty cool over there, too. #1000wordsofsummer #amwriting
open.substack.com/pub/swannyau...
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Every Word Is a Win
Day 11 of 1000 Words of Summer
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June 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Day 10: 1382 words so far. And the day isn’t over.
For anyone struggling to get to 1000 words—for two days last week I wrote zero words. Wrote only 61 another day.
Every word is a win.
#1000wordsofsummer
For anyone struggling to get to 1000 words—for two days last week I wrote zero words. Wrote only 61 another day.
Every word is a win.
#1000wordsofsummer
June 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Day 10: 1382 words so far. And the day isn’t over.
For anyone struggling to get to 1000 words—for two days last week I wrote zero words. Wrote only 61 another day.
Every word is a win.
#1000wordsofsummer
For anyone struggling to get to 1000 words—for two days last week I wrote zero words. Wrote only 61 another day.
Every word is a win.
#1000wordsofsummer
June 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Day 6: household chores & repairs came up, so zero words today. Back at it on Day 7. #1000wordsofsummer #amwriting
June 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Day 6: household chores & repairs came up, so zero words today. Back at it on Day 7. #1000wordsofsummer #amwriting
Day 5: I wrote 1,143 hard-fought words. More to come. #1000wordsofsummer #amwriting
June 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Day 5: I wrote 1,143 hard-fought words. More to come. #1000wordsofsummer #amwriting
Day 4 of #1000wordsofsummer: 620 words, plus research. Thanks for the inspiration, @jamiattenberg.bsky.social. Onward.
June 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Day 4 of #1000wordsofsummer: 620 words, plus research. Thanks for the inspiration, @jamiattenberg.bsky.social. Onward.
1213 words so far on Day 3 of #1000wordsofsummer and I’ve got more coming later.
June 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
1213 words so far on Day 3 of #1000wordsofsummer and I’ve got more coming later.
Day 1: ~700 words
Day 2: 1294 words
Day 3: let's go
#1000wordsofsummer 2025 #crafttalk @jamiattenberg.bsky.social
Day 2: 1294 words
Day 3: let's go
#1000wordsofsummer 2025 #crafttalk @jamiattenberg.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Day 1: ~700 words
Day 2: 1294 words
Day 3: let's go
#1000wordsofsummer 2025 #crafttalk @jamiattenberg.bsky.social
Day 2: 1294 words
Day 3: let's go
#1000wordsofsummer 2025 #crafttalk @jamiattenberg.bsky.social
What I’m reading now. #emilycarpenter #Gothictown
May 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What I’m reading now. #emilycarpenter #Gothictown
Reading JOYLAND by @stephenking.bsky.social and just read the line “When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction,” and I said out loud, “Damn, he’s so good.”
April 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Reading JOYLAND by @stephenking.bsky.social and just read the line “When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction,” and I said out loud, “Damn, he’s so good.”
Happy Day 1 of National Poetry Month. #nationalpoetrymonth
April 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Happy Day 1 of National Poetry Month. #nationalpoetrymonth
Anybody else long for the good old days of petty corruption and occasional incompetence instead of (*waves arms*) whatever all THIS is?
March 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anybody else long for the good old days of petty corruption and occasional incompetence instead of (*waves arms*) whatever all THIS is?
Opening doors is better than slamming them shut.
It’s the same with minds.
It’s the same with minds.
March 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Opening doors is better than slamming them shut.
It’s the same with minds.
It’s the same with minds.
Afternoon on a beach in Belize. There are far worse fates.
March 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Afternoon on a beach in Belize. There are far worse fates.
Reposted by Christopher Swann
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
Remember when George W. Bush was the worst president ever?
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember when George W. Bush was the worst president ever?
As true today as it was eighty years ago.
I’m tired of living in the Divided States of America. Can we get back to the idea of a United States of America, and a shared understanding of reality? Because that would be swell.
youtu.be/CXm3WxU--fM?...
I’m tired of living in the Divided States of America. Can we get back to the idea of a United States of America, and a shared understanding of reality? Because that would be swell.
youtu.be/CXm3WxU--fM?...
Watch this US anti fascist educational film from 1945.
YouTube video by MobergsR
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As true today as it was eighty years ago.
I’m tired of living in the Divided States of America. Can we get back to the idea of a United States of America, and a shared understanding of reality? Because that would be swell.
youtu.be/CXm3WxU--fM?...
I’m tired of living in the Divided States of America. Can we get back to the idea of a United States of America, and a shared understanding of reality? Because that would be swell.
youtu.be/CXm3WxU--fM?...
Stephen Fry shared this joke: “Elon Musk is not a Nazi. Nazis made really good cars.”
Fighting all this will take hard work, courage, and perseverance. But it will also take humor. Thank you, @stephenfry.bsky.social.
Fighting all this will take hard work, courage, and perseverance. But it will also take humor. Thank you, @stephenfry.bsky.social.
February 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Stephen Fry shared this joke: “Elon Musk is not a Nazi. Nazis made really good cars.”
Fighting all this will take hard work, courage, and perseverance. But it will also take humor. Thank you, @stephenfry.bsky.social.
Fighting all this will take hard work, courage, and perseverance. But it will also take humor. Thank you, @stephenfry.bsky.social.
Reposted by Christopher Swann
This is a good zoomed-out take. Not the full picture, but a massive chunk of it.
February 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is a good zoomed-out take. Not the full picture, but a massive chunk of it.
You know, when I was a kid, I wondered what it would have been like to fight fascists like my grandfather did in WWII. Looks like I might get my chance.
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You know, when I was a kid, I wondered what it would have been like to fight fascists like my grandfather did in WWII. Looks like I might get my chance.
Reposted by Christopher Swann
Repost on Blue Sky and Facebook page. Post in comment sections too. Try to post 100 times.
February 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Repost on Blue Sky and Facebook page. Post in comment sections too. Try to post 100 times.
So, is everything still on fire?
February 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So, is everything still on fire?