Boots
@bootsrr.bsky.social
Coffee addict and cat dad. I also write words sometimes.
Website: https://www.thechiaroscuro.net/
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· Nov 1
Legend of Ascension
Visit Amazon's Legend of Ascension Page and shop for all Legend of Ascension books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Legend of Ascension
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Legend of Ascension is complete, and out on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.
Follow a young cultivator as he battles through the realms of cultivation and forges a legend worthy of a hero.
#progressionfantasy #cultivation #xianxia
Follow a young cultivator as he battles through the realms of cultivation and forges a legend worthy of a hero.
#progressionfantasy #cultivation #xianxia
maybe a bit of a weird flex, but...
for a bit now, my ads have been profitable when accounting for readthrough across the entire series. but now i'm closing in on the holy grail of book 1 profitability.
makes me feel like i actually kinda know what i'm doing here.
#indieauthor
for a bit now, my ads have been profitable when accounting for readthrough across the entire series. but now i'm closing in on the holy grail of book 1 profitability.
makes me feel like i actually kinda know what i'm doing here.
#indieauthor
January 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
maybe a bit of a weird flex, but...
for a bit now, my ads have been profitable when accounting for readthrough across the entire series. but now i'm closing in on the holy grail of book 1 profitability.
makes me feel like i actually kinda know what i'm doing here.
#indieauthor
for a bit now, my ads have been profitable when accounting for readthrough across the entire series. but now i'm closing in on the holy grail of book 1 profitability.
makes me feel like i actually kinda know what i'm doing here.
#indieauthor
Made up yesterday's word deficit. Monday marks the start of my first full week drafting Rise B2.
B1 betas left some good notes. Shouldn't be too hard to implement the changes, and it'll really punch up the opening chapters.
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
B1 betas left some good notes. Shouldn't be too hard to implement the changes, and it'll really punch up the opening chapters.
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Made up yesterday's word deficit. Monday marks the start of my first full week drafting Rise B2.
B1 betas left some good notes. Shouldn't be too hard to implement the changes, and it'll really punch up the opening chapters.
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
B1 betas left some good notes. Shouldn't be too hard to implement the changes, and it'll really punch up the opening chapters.
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
Sigh.
Spread the word.
Spread the word.
Here's the email that goes with the Amazon impersonation scam that's going around (note the fake email address--Amazon is not going to be emailing you from a Gmail address)
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Sigh.
Spread the word.
Spread the word.
Watching the Cradle animatic. This series is so peak. Its the reason I'm still writing, tbh.
Reading Cradle was like being given permission to write the stories I'd always wanted. Legend of Ascension (and by extension, my career) exists because of Cradle.
This deserves to be made.
Reading Cradle was like being given permission to write the stories I'd always wanted. Legend of Ascension (and by extension, my career) exists because of Cradle.
This deserves to be made.
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Watching the Cradle animatic. This series is so peak. Its the reason I'm still writing, tbh.
Reading Cradle was like being given permission to write the stories I'd always wanted. Legend of Ascension (and by extension, my career) exists because of Cradle.
This deserves to be made.
Reading Cradle was like being given permission to write the stories I'd always wanted. Legend of Ascension (and by extension, my career) exists because of Cradle.
This deserves to be made.
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
So I was looking in my pantry (don't ask why, I don't know) and saw that I have 5 boxes of pancake mix. Why do I have them? I don't know. When did I buy them? No idea, either. Now I can't stop thinking about it.
A snapshot of my existence.
#ADHD
A snapshot of my existence.
#ADHD
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
So I was looking in my pantry (don't ask why, I don't know) and saw that I have 5 boxes of pancake mix. Why do I have them? I don't know. When did I buy them? No idea, either. Now I can't stop thinking about it.
A snapshot of my existence.
#ADHD
A snapshot of my existence.
#ADHD
For a year now, we've been saying "do something."
This very much qualifies.
This very much qualifies.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
For a year now, we've been saying "do something."
This very much qualifies.
This very much qualifies.
Should get started on drafting Rise later this week. Also putting out feelers for audio on Legend. More news to come, but I'm going hard those year.
#indieauthor #booksky #litrpg
#indieauthor #booksky #litrpg
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Should get started on drafting Rise later this week. Also putting out feelers for audio on Legend. More news to come, but I'm going hard those year.
#indieauthor #booksky #litrpg
#indieauthor #booksky #litrpg
Reposted by Boots
"Mamdani has been in office almost an entire day yet poverty still exists - Is this the final nail in the democratic socialist experiment? We asked several billionaires and landlords their thoughts." - New York Times
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"Mamdani has been in office almost an entire day yet poverty still exists - Is this the final nail in the democratic socialist experiment? We asked several billionaires and landlords their thoughts." - New York Times
I'm hungry, and therefore choosing violence.
"Show don't tell" is the single most harmful piece of advice given to new writers.
Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk
#booksky #indieauthor
"Show don't tell" is the single most harmful piece of advice given to new writers.
Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk
#booksky #indieauthor
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I'm hungry, and therefore choosing violence.
"Show don't tell" is the single most harmful piece of advice given to new writers.
Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk
#booksky #indieauthor
"Show don't tell" is the single most harmful piece of advice given to new writers.
Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk
#booksky #indieauthor
2026 Goals:
1. Finish books 2-5 of Rise
2. Launch on Royal Road (looking at March)
3. Launch on Amazon (Q3 or 4. Not sure yet.)
4. MAYBE start work on a 2nd project (we'll see)
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
1. Finish books 2-5 of Rise
2. Launch on Royal Road (looking at March)
3. Launch on Amazon (Q3 or 4. Not sure yet.)
4. MAYBE start work on a 2nd project (we'll see)
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
2026 Goals:
1. Finish books 2-5 of Rise
2. Launch on Royal Road (looking at March)
3. Launch on Amazon (Q3 or 4. Not sure yet.)
4. MAYBE start work on a 2nd project (we'll see)
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
1. Finish books 2-5 of Rise
2. Launch on Royal Road (looking at March)
3. Launch on Amazon (Q3 or 4. Not sure yet.)
4. MAYBE start work on a 2nd project (we'll see)
#indieauthor #litrpg #booksky
i feel that if i dream about going grocery shopping, i should wake up to a refrigerator full of food
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
i feel that if i dream about going grocery shopping, i should wake up to a refrigerator full of food
Beta feedback is starting to trickle in. Rise is, as I thought, fire AF.
December 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Beta feedback is starting to trickle in. Rise is, as I thought, fire AF.
For those who need to hear it - you can just make stuff happen. There are no rules. Make it cool now, make it make sense later. That's what editing is for, anyway. Follow me for more tips.
#indieauthor #booksky
#indieauthor #booksky
December 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
For those who need to hear it - you can just make stuff happen. There are no rules. Make it cool now, make it make sense later. That's what editing is for, anyway. Follow me for more tips.
#indieauthor #booksky
#indieauthor #booksky
Just as a reminder, the first book of Legend of Ascension, the Shrouded Peaks, is still half off for a few more days!
#xianxia #progfan #booksky
#xianxia #progfan #booksky
Legend of Ascension
Visit Amazon's Legend of Ascension Page and shop for all Legend of Ascension books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Legend of Ascension
www.amazon.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Omg why is it so hard to find whole bean coffee in a regular grocery store
December 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Omg why is it so hard to find whole bean coffee in a regular grocery store
Got lost looking for something, and I found some memories instead.
Holy shit, it's a goddamn miracle I survived my 20s is all I can say.
Holy shit, it's a goddamn miracle I survived my 20s is all I can say.
December 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Got lost looking for something, and I found some memories instead.
Holy shit, it's a goddamn miracle I survived my 20s is all I can say.
Holy shit, it's a goddamn miracle I survived my 20s is all I can say.
Reposted by Boots
A reminder that I write things, a lot actually. Want a high fantasy where the fate of the empire hangs in the line, where life as we know it stands to be erased of these children of the golden peace can't unearth ancient secrets and thwart devils and spirits.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
A Foul Light Shines
The Empire of Fire and Water has known twenty golden years of peace since Ageneon's War. A peace now in peril. Devils hatch nefarious plots in the shadows, and old spirits stir uneasily. When a ragtag...
www.royalroad.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A reminder that I write things, a lot actually. Want a high fantasy where the fate of the empire hangs in the line, where life as we know it stands to be erased of these children of the golden peace can't unearth ancient secrets and thwart devils and spirits.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
December 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Excellent to see they made the right decision here.
It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Excellent to see they made the right decision here.
I'm not much of a romance/romantasy reader myself, but I thought this was a delightful book.
Back when Shades of Milk and Honey was published, we didn't use the term "romantasy." But that's absolutely what it is. Just saying, in case you're looking for a romantasy book to read during the holidays. bookshop.org/p/books/shad...
Shades of Milk and Honey
Check out Shades of Milk and Honey - <p><i>Shades of Milk and Honey</i> is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered ...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm not much of a romance/romantasy reader myself, but I thought this was a delightful book.