Tony
@tonywrites.bsky.social
Fiction writer, musician, husband, and father #5amwritersclub https://linktr.ee/Anthonyotlowski_author
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Tony
@tonywrites.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Time for a pinned intro:
I teach music to little kids
I love dogs
I have 2 kids, 3 dogs, and a wife
I write horror and dark romance
I love interacting with other writers
(Moodboard is my first novel)
I teach music to little kids
I love dogs
I have 2 kids, 3 dogs, and a wife
I write horror and dark romance
I love interacting with other writers
(Moodboard is my first novel)
Manifesting for 2026: finally seeing one of my novels in print.
January 1, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Manifesting for 2026: finally seeing one of my novels in print.
A deserted tourist town...what could possibly go wrong? Sounds fun!
October 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A deserted tourist town...what could possibly go wrong? Sounds fun!
I beta read this and it's a journey you won't regret taking.
October 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I beta read this and it's a journey you won't regret taking.
Querying novel one...deep into drafting novel 2. Feeling like a real writer
August 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Querying novel one...deep into drafting novel 2. Feeling like a real writer
NaNoWriMo is dead. Just received an email from them. They're shutting down.
March 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NaNoWriMo is dead. Just received an email from them. They're shutting down.
First chapter rewritten for what is likely the final time. #writingcommunity
March 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
First chapter rewritten for what is likely the final time. #writingcommunity
As a society we're underreacting
You're not overreacting
March 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As a society we're underreacting
I'm Tony from NJ and I write modern Gothic horror. I'm putting the finishing touches on a sapphic vampire novel. #latenightwrite
Welcome to tonight's #LateNightWrite! Let's kick off tonight's chat with introductions: tell us about yourself and your WIPs.
Bonus question: what is your favourite comedy show?
Bonus question: what is your favourite comedy show?
March 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I'm Tony from NJ and I write modern Gothic horror. I'm putting the finishing touches on a sapphic vampire novel. #latenightwrite
For me, I get ideas from lots of places, but movies and TV shows have given me some of my best ideas. #latenightwrite
First Question: What inspires you to write? Is it music? Movies? TV Shows? What gets the gears going for you?
#LateNightWrite
#LateNightWrite
March 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
For me, I get ideas from lots of places, but movies and TV shows have given me some of my best ideas. #latenightwrite
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Today is the LAST DAY to submit to #RevPit for a chance at a free developmental edit + #agent showcase!
Submit by 12pm ET 🗣️
#writingcommunity #writersky #querying #writersofbluesky
Submit by 12pm ET 🗣️
#writingcommunity #writersky #querying #writersofbluesky
March 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today is the LAST DAY to submit to #RevPit for a chance at a free developmental edit + #agent showcase!
Submit by 12pm ET 🗣️
#writingcommunity #writersky #querying #writersofbluesky
Submit by 12pm ET 🗣️
#writingcommunity #writersky #querying #writersofbluesky
Reposted by Tony
Reposted by Tony
Go hard on atmosphere. My favorite is dark and gothy, like we did in The Blood Gospel. #horrorwriterschat
#HorrorWritersChat question 2:
What's your favourite horror trope to write? The one you rely on the most?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
What's your favourite horror trope to write? The one you rely on the most?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
March 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Go hard on atmosphere. My favorite is dark and gothy, like we did in The Blood Gospel. #horrorwriterschat
Martina, my kick ass Romanian vampire hunter. Obvious reasons...
#HorrorWritersChat question 3:
You must spend the night in a haunted house. You can choose one of your characters to accompany you. Who? And why?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
You must spend the night in a haunted house. You can choose one of your characters to accompany you. Who? And why?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
March 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Martina, my kick ass Romanian vampire hunter. Obvious reasons...
I like my horror to include supernatural things invading our world. #horrorwriterschat
#HorrorWritersChat question 2:
What's your favourite horror trope to write? The one you rely on the most?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
What's your favourite horror trope to write? The one you rely on the most?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
March 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I like my horror to include supernatural things invading our world. #horrorwriterschat
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Whoops, I almost missed this! Hello #HorrorWritersChat, I'm Vincent and I write gothic and Lovecraftian horror. Here's the first sentence of a side project I'm chewing over:
"My family ordered me to never trust a Van Helsing."
"My family ordered me to never trust a Van Helsing."
And we're off! Here is #HorrorWritersChat question 1 for this evening:
Introduce yourself! Tell us who you are, what you write, and give us a sentence you wrote recently
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
Introduce yourself! Tell us who you are, what you write, and give us a sentence you wrote recently
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
March 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Whoops, I almost missed this! Hello #HorrorWritersChat, I'm Vincent and I write gothic and Lovecraftian horror. Here's the first sentence of a side project I'm chewing over:
"My family ordered me to never trust a Van Helsing."
"My family ordered me to never trust a Van Helsing."
I'm Tony and I write horror/romance type stuff.
I like this sentence I wrote today:
My mind reaches into hers just enough to make a suggestion. ‘Relax. I’m not going to hurt you.’
#horrorwriterschat
I like this sentence I wrote today:
My mind reaches into hers just enough to make a suggestion. ‘Relax. I’m not going to hurt you.’
#horrorwriterschat
And we're off! Here is #HorrorWritersChat question 1 for this evening:
Introduce yourself! Tell us who you are, what you write, and give us a sentence you wrote recently
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
Introduce yourself! Tell us who you are, what you write, and give us a sentence you wrote recently
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!
March 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm Tony and I write horror/romance type stuff.
I like this sentence I wrote today:
My mind reaches into hers just enough to make a suggestion. ‘Relax. I’m not going to hurt you.’
#horrorwriterschat
I like this sentence I wrote today:
My mind reaches into hers just enough to make a suggestion. ‘Relax. I’m not going to hurt you.’
#horrorwriterschat
The writing feedback cycle: 1. Oooh... I hope they say good things. 2. Criticism...I must stink at this. 3. Well...they have a point. 4. Maybe it's not that bad. 5. Revisions
March 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The writing feedback cycle: 1. Oooh... I hope they say good things. 2. Criticism...I must stink at this. 3. Well...they have a point. 4. Maybe it's not that bad. 5. Revisions
My MC went rogue for a 1700 word scene that went completely off course but came out great!
March 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
My MC went rogue for a 1700 word scene that went completely off course but came out great!
Writers: do you need to be able to visualize a scene before you write it?
March 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writers: do you need to be able to visualize a scene before you write it?
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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Friday Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
@stephenking.bsky.social just finished "The Dead Zone," and I can't believe it wasn't written in the present day. It's like you could see the future
February 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@stephenking.bsky.social just finished "The Dead Zone," and I can't believe it wasn't written in the present day. It's like you could see the future
A light shined in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it
January 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A light shined in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it
Another chapter edited. Chugging along
January 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Another chapter edited. Chugging along
Me: I have no idea what to write for this scene.
Avoids writing for several days
Finally sits down to write: hey, this is pretty good
Avoids writing for several days
Finally sits down to write: hey, this is pretty good
January 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Me: I have no idea what to write for this scene.
Avoids writing for several days
Finally sits down to write: hey, this is pretty good
Avoids writing for several days
Finally sits down to write: hey, this is pretty good