AJ Pryor

AJ Pryor

@thatvoidauthor.bsky.social

Author or the Inbetween Archives - a morally gray space opera for people that like their adventure laced with dry humor and heart. Constantly harassed by my characters. www.theinbetweenarchives.com https://dl.bookfunnel.com/172sr5936z (Rivals Folly ARC)

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Had to dig into my published manuscripts for this, but found it! #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

Welcome to spooky week for #WIPSnips! The #WIPSnips word for October 26th is "claustrophobia" Remember, use synonyms, variations or ✨vibes✨ if you don't have the word! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Only two more days until you understand exactly why everyone has a betting pool on Ed and Hannah. It's space opera, rivals to lovers, on a lawless, mercenary moon. And I may be biased, but it's a great deal of fun. #booksky #writesky

Can't believe Rivals' Folly is coming out next week! Can't wait for you all to meet Hannah and Ed and the others. Gritty sci-fi romance with banter, cartel trouble, and unexpected lizards. #booksky #writesky

One week to go! Rivals' Folly, my new standalone novel set on a lawless mercenary moon is coming to KU on Oct 27th! Can't wait 😁 #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity

Rivals’ Folly contains: Rival mercs Assassins Cartel politics Bad coping mechanisms Excellent insults Questionable flirting and two people with absolutely no idea how obvious they are So basically: Quality entertainment. And it's coming to KU on October 27th. #booksky #writesky #scifi

A reminder that Ed and Hannah are not together They only: fight recreationally insult each other professionally monitor each other obsessively and make decisions that would absolutely get anyone else written up Normal coworker stuff Rivals’ Folly. Read it for the workplace misconduct #booksky

Rivals’ Folly is a romance about two people who are absolutely, definitely, under no circumstances attracted to each other. Evidence to the contrary includes: the sparring the insults the staring the fake kiss the real jealousy the worse decisions But sure. “Rivals.” #booksky #writesky

Rivals’ Folly has: 1 assassin 1 mercenary 0 emotional self-awareness several cover identities at least one fake kiss a deeply unserious amount of sexual tension and a betting pool. Get the ARC from Book Funnel now. #booksky #writesky #scifi dl.bookfunnel.com/172sr5936z

dl.bookfunnel.comRivals-to-lovers on a lawess mercenary moonThey can work together.They just really, really don’t want to. Hannah Graves has a system.“Ed” Rutherford keeps reorganising it.This is, somehow, only the beginning of their problems. They’re both Rav...

Ed & Hannah are NOT flirting. They are: arguing threatening each other sparring at suspicious hours making prolonged eye contact kissing for “strategic reasons” & inspiring a betting pool Completely different So check out the ARC Sam has money riding on this dl.bookfunnel.com/172sr5936z #booksky

dl.bookfunnel.comRivals-to-lovers on a lawess mercenary moonThey can work together.They just really, really don’t want to. Hannah Graves has a system.“Ed” Rutherford keeps reorganising it.This is, somehow, only the beginning of their problems. They’re both Rav...

BookTok logic tends to ask, “Who will this dangerous character become for love?” Mine asks: “Can this dangerous, damaged person be loved without first becoming someone else?” Far more interesting. #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity

I stayed up late reading. Good: the book. Tempting Cargo by Lyra Strake. Bad: I couldn't sleep thereafter. Like, at all. Very bad: I have a full day of client presentations today. Regrets: fewer than you might think. But that could be the sleep deprivation talking

Me: Apparently readers like protective MMCs. Ed: Hannah doesn’t need protecting. Hannah: Thank you. Ed: Her ex still deserved the kick in the balls. Hannah: Fair Rivals Folly ARC now open 😁 dl.bookfunnel.com/172sr5936z #booksky #writesky #indieauthor

dl.bookfunnel.comRivals-to-lovers on a lawess mercenary moonThey can work together.They just really, really don’t want to. Hannah Graves has a system.“Ed” Rutherford keeps reorganising it.This is, somehow, only the beginning of their problems. They’re both Rav...

I didn't think I'd have one for rice, but I was wrong! For minor context, he's talking to the empty room, to the avatar of the spaceship he's on, with no expectation that she's listening. #WIPSnips #writesky #writingcommunity

The #WIPSnips word for October 6th is "rice" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Counts number of times I used the word "container" in two paragraphs. Inner editor tries to stab me. At least it's a WIP, it's allowed to be... rough 😖

Me: BookTok likes enemies-to-lovers. Hannah: We’re not enemies. Ed: She just hates me. Hannah: Correct. Me: You kiss people you hate often? Ed: 😳 Hannah: I’m blocking you. #booksky #writesky

Cast chats 💬 Me: Rivals' Folly launches in 3 weeks. I need a romantic quote for marketing Ed: “Princess” Hannah: Absolutely fucking not Ed: See? Chemistry Hannah: I’m going to demonstrate chemistry with explosives Me: This is going well 🙄 #booksky #spaceopera #rivalstolovers

More reasons you'll hate Rivals' Folly: The MMC has an identity crisis instead of sexy darkness. The question isn’t “what terrible secret is he hiding?” so much as “does he know who he is when nobody needs him to perform?” And the FMC doesn't fix him. She sees him. That's much worse. #booksky

Reasons you're going to HATE Rivals' Folly: The MMC's not an asshole who goes soft for one person. He's someone who was trained to treat himself like a tool. The romance doesn't fix him. It's about him discovering that being worthy and being useful aren't the same thing. #booksky

Hey #indieauthors, just in case no one has told you this recently, I am so completely, utterly, and unbelievably proud of you. Whether you've sold 50000 books, or 5, you threw your soul onto those pages and I think you're wonderful. #booksky #writesky Readers et al, you're pretty damn great too!

Reasons you're going to HATE Rivals' Folly: The MMC is an elite assassin. He is also disabled. The missing arm does not make him less dangerous, less competent, less desirable, or the subject of an Inspirational Journey™. It’s just part of him. #booksky #rivalstolovers Coming October 27th