John Sollitto

So close to the next sales milestone for Scholarguard! Care to help me cross that finish line? I promise you'll have fun with Hunter as he goes on his first major adventure! #booksky #writersky #indiebooks #indieauthors #fantasybooks a.co/d/04tzO0dQ

Eyyy, I'll take 2000+ words tonight. Got through a good segment and to a break in the chapter. Will tackle the rest tomorrow. Almost done with Act 1 of the sequel to Scholarguard and sitting pretty at just north of 28,000 words!

Alright, edited chapter one and wrote another 1000+ words. Good day of writing and working.

Fun new thing to research today: The anatomy of a feather.

Wife made me a fun shirt

Good god the amount of versions and editions I have for Scholarguard is getting hard to keep up with each time I modify the e-book or paperback.

A REALLY interesting volume and start to this story. There is some subtext and themes that I want to dive into and examine the further I read, but the fact that I want to read more of a horror story says a lot. Especially since I don't normally enjoy horror.

Writing tie-ins is *a real fucking skill* and anyone who sneers at the people who do it can go piss up a rope. You think it's easy to write an entire novel to very specific order on an almost impossibly tight deadline? And have it be satisfying to read? Motherfucker, *you* try it. See how you do.

Doing a lot of admin work for marketing and whatnot and that was not something I wanted to be doing as an author but it's what has to happen and that's a weird thing but here we are. Making a newsletter and updating my website and and and

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MANNFREEEEEEEEED

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m José Cardenas, writer and comic letterer specializing in pulp adventure, weird horror, and gothic fiction. I recently completed the printing and mailing of a new jungle gothic ongoing series with David Pinheiro called BLACK FURY: BRASIL! Very proud of my work in 2026!

Oh thank god leg day is just machines today

Oops I tripped and bought Boltgun II

Hello friendly neighborhood comic artist/writer and/or famous people mutuals: I would like some short blurb quotes for the MAGIC WANDA'S FRANKENSTEINEMA pitch. If you'd like a copy and can say a few nice words about it please get in touch!

You know what's fun? Getting more spam emails from AI bots than copies sold of my book that said AI bots assure me they have read and they can market. If these numbers were at all accurate, it would appear I don't NEED their help.

Ahhh, 7 am bread making to ensure we are out of the house on time for the comedy show 50+ miles away later this evening.

Alright! 1100+ words is good for not having written in a bit. Feels good to get that going again while I'm working on this other pitch.

There's an intense schadenfreude that is both bittersweet and vindicating when you see a project you worked on, that you were released from with 24 hours notice, now on sale for 25% off after 6 weeks on the market.

OH LOOK, UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS STRIKE AGAIN

How many projects do you work on at any given time? I have one currently in the rough draft stage, one idea in pitching stages, and one that is in pre-production hell.

This was visually stunning, lovely to read, and an interesting view on this master's early career.

The lovely bar staff at the place I've been coming to recently was kind enough to give me a taster flight of their meads. Turns out? I don't like mead that much.

HELL yeah

Birthday focaccia for the wife

Hell yeah

Okay, coffee made, fcaccia proofing. Couple stretch and folds for the bread before heading to the gym. Gotta make sure things are taken care of for Wife Birthday while she's workin' away

Another Vertais comic page that I flatted. Created by @johnsollitto.bsky.social and art by Deivis Domingues If interested in commissioning for flatting please email calibanquinn@gmail.com #comic #flatter #flats #comicflats

Alright, coffee brewing for wife for her latte. She started a new job and is on East Coast hours so I'm trying to do some Little Things to help her adjust.

There’s a new Black Library novel on the way. It’s called Throne Questoris. It features Imperial Knights. Oh and it’s written by the Deathworlder (one of my favourite recent novels’) author, @writervh.bsky.social Very hyped for this. www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

Finding some interesting things out from Author Threads about ways I may have really screwed up with launching my book. Well, at least it's out there and live. 🤷‍♂️

We have a bird-based video entertainment? It is on the Big Steam Sale? You may buy it if you desire? store.steampowered.com/app/971030/S...

Lanterns thought: Hal's poor teaching could be explained by his origin in the comics. He gets the ring and just goes "Better help people!" No Corps for 2 years. Which would have made the "You taught me two things. Jack and Shit." conversation even funnier because, yeah, that's how Hal learned.

Alright, I gotta put the paintbrush down now for him. I know I'll goof up trying to do more. This is as good as I can do now, and I'm proud of it!

*to the tune of Scat Man* He's a Rat Man!

Eyyy, another 5 Star Review of Scholarguard! a.co/d/0aIzkJzY So grateful to folks for picking it up!

Who has two thumbs, stayed up way too late last night, and found at least 7 typos in his book that just HAD to be dealt with today and fixed for future editions of Scholarguard?! This guy.

WHO COULD HAVE POSSIBLY FORSEEN THIS COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE SHIFT?!

Crime Skeleton

Sorry Custodes folks, you're next up for the Limited Edition Codex! This week we also look at Warhammer Romance, a stunning Mordheim fan treatment, and more! #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary www.warhammerwordforge.com/p/black-libr...

Heading into October, I thought I'd ring in Spooky Season with a bit of Warhammer Horror. Turns out, the book had other ideas.… An audiobook review of Dark Harvest, by Josh Reynolds. www.warhammerwordforge.com/p/audio-impr... #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

The fun part about being a regular is you can ask what the bartenders are making/drinking and they will hook you up

Okay I need to not make a habit out if tiki drinks on weekdays because I love this and that obviously means it's bad. Why yes, I am a recovering Catholic.

Why yes, it is a Tuesday.

Eyyy, another 5 Star review for Scholarguard! These are some very kind words. If you wanna pick up your own copy, why don't you head over to the page and buy yourself a digital or print version? a.co/d/00VY2Ljo

Eyyy, another 5 Star review for Scholarguard! These are some very kind words. If you wanna pick up your own copy, why don't you head over to the page and buy yourself a digital or print version? a.co/d/00VY2Ljo

A few folks who are kind of tertiary in my social circles (friends of friends, etc) have reached out to me and told me they've read my book and I was really touched by that. While I'm not selling as many as I'd like, I'm happy that folks are enjoying it. That's what matters.

I keep seeing these trailers for the Digger movie with Tom Cruise or whatever and I cannot tell you what that film is about and I refuse to look into it because the lack of info in the trailers give me so much agita

But, taking a break from this

My terrible dry-brushing is about to be covered, thank Sigmar