Chris Tullbane
@christullbane.bsky.social
Author of The Murder of Crows, The Many Travails of John Smith, The (Second) LIfe of Brian, and The Storm Who RIdes.
He/Him. Shy writer, proud husband.
Believes in whisky & the power of Paul Rudd.
It is always Tuesday.
http://linktr.ee/christullbane
He/Him. Shy writer, proud husband.
Believes in whisky & the power of Paul Rudd.
It is always Tuesday.
http://linktr.ee/christullbane
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Chris Tullbane
@christullbane.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Agent of the Wild
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Having survived his first several moons on Eos, Brian Fieldings finds himself with a lot on his plate, including revenge, justice, and literal shiploads of ...
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Returned home to discover that Agent of the Wild, bk 2 in The (Second) Life of Brian, had released on Audible!
26 hours of an ex-barista, a lizard priestess, & a very angry amazon working to get their revenge, build a new home, & prepare for the arrival of literal shiploads of refugees. 🥳
#LitRPG
26 hours of an ex-barista, a lizard priestess, & a very angry amazon working to get their revenge, build a new home, & prepare for the arrival of literal shiploads of refugees. 🥳
#LitRPG
Author. First page. Cover.
(Taken from the special edition of my 2019 debut, See These Bones, illustrated by Rashed AlAkroka.)
(Taken from the special edition of my 2019 debut, See These Bones, illustrated by Rashed AlAkroka.)
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Author. First page. Cover.
(Taken from the special edition of my 2019 debut, See These Bones, illustrated by Rashed AlAkroka.)
(Taken from the special edition of my 2019 debut, See These Bones, illustrated by Rashed AlAkroka.)
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 17:
As a reader, I'm fine with any level of spice; I just want it to fit the story. As a writer, I tend towards mild or no spice.
As a reader, I'm fine with any level of spice; I just want it to fit the story. As a writer, I tend towards mild or no spice.
February 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 17:
As a reader, I'm fine with any level of spice; I just want it to fit the story. As a writer, I tend towards mild or no spice.
As a reader, I'm fine with any level of spice; I just want it to fit the story. As a writer, I tend towards mild or no spice.
Red Right Hand tip-in pages waiting to be signed whenever my hand feels up to holding a pen again! 😅
Once these are done, they'll be shipped back to the printer to be included in the binding of the RRH special edition hardcovers, assuming the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign funds. 🥳
Once these are done, they'll be shipped back to the printer to be included in the binding of the RRH special edition hardcovers, assuming the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign funds. 🥳
February 17, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Red Right Hand tip-in pages waiting to be signed whenever my hand feels up to holding a pen again! 😅
Once these are done, they'll be shipped back to the printer to be included in the binding of the RRH special edition hardcovers, assuming the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign funds. 🥳
Once these are done, they'll be shipped back to the printer to be included in the binding of the RRH special edition hardcovers, assuming the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign funds. 🥳
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Adam Silver’s talking about ending the NBA Draft. He should. I talked about that, and other fixes for the NBA last year.
youtu.be/lAzdak92jA8?...
youtu.be/lAzdak92jA8?...
Fixing the NBA: Pelicans Offseason Plans, Draft Alternatives & All-Star Weekend Overhaul
YouTube video by Boot Krewe Media
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February 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Adam Silver’s talking about ending the NBA Draft. He should. I talked about that, and other fixes for the NBA last year.
youtu.be/lAzdak92jA8?...
youtu.be/lAzdak92jA8?...
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 16:
As the designated mediator for San Diego, John is expected to keep the peace and find common ground between the city's many different supernatural species. It doesn't always (or maybe even often?) go well, even before you add ancient blood feuds into the mix.
As the designated mediator for San Diego, John is expected to keep the peace and find common ground between the city's many different supernatural species. It doesn't always (or maybe even often?) go well, even before you add ancient blood feuds into the mix.
February 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 16:
As the designated mediator for San Diego, John is expected to keep the peace and find common ground between the city's many different supernatural species. It doesn't always (or maybe even often?) go well, even before you add ancient blood feuds into the mix.
As the designated mediator for San Diego, John is expected to keep the peace and find common ground between the city's many different supernatural species. It doesn't always (or maybe even often?) go well, even before you add ancient blood feuds into the mix.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 15:
It's by no means a traditional romance for a lot of reasons, but I always recommend the K-drama Hotel Del Luna for a moving treatise on love, death, and letting go.
It's by no means a traditional romance for a lot of reasons, but I always recommend the K-drama Hotel Del Luna for a moving treatise on love, death, and letting go.
February 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 15:
It's by no means a traditional romance for a lot of reasons, but I always recommend the K-drama Hotel Del Luna for a moving treatise on love, death, and letting go.
It's by no means a traditional romance for a lot of reasons, but I always recommend the K-drama Hotel Del Luna for a moving treatise on love, death, and letting go.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 14:
Saturday snippet from Godswar, with some black bars to mask spoilers... even if they won't stay spoilers for more than two chapters.
Saturday snippet from Godswar, with some black bars to mask spoilers... even if they won't stay spoilers for more than two chapters.
![Text of snippet from Godswar:
“Me neither. But I’m pretty sure Steve’s going to insist on heading there as soon as he hears the news, regardless. And if the [spoiler] is still intact, I’d like to take another look at the crime scene to see if there’s anything I missed the first time. Hell, I don’t even know if [spoiler] had a bedroom or something in the back. Maybe he was the kind of guy who liked to keep a diary, and the last entry will be: Lord Cretaceous has threatened to kill me.”
“Lord Cretaceous?” She raised a single perfect eyebrow. “Your working theory is that [spoiler] were killed by a geological era?”
“It’s not bulletproof,” I admitted, bringing my breakfast over to the table, “but you have to start somewhere, right? Or somewhen, I guess.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b5rqxnp34cngyql5dtvtm3g3/bafkreidcnyw6ipflm3m3q4jjvzkgg2btklugji4t2ah3xsjvvjzmcmyofm@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 14:
Saturday snippet from Godswar, with some black bars to mask spoilers... even if they won't stay spoilers for more than two chapters.
Saturday snippet from Godswar, with some black bars to mask spoilers... even if they won't stay spoilers for more than two chapters.
Roughly 40k words behind on Godswar with 1.5 months to go.
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
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February 14, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Roughly 40k words behind on Godswar with 1.5 months to go.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 13:
Chocolates or candies? Well, I prefer chocolates, but these days, am better off eating non-chocolate candies. :)
Chocolates or candies? Well, I prefer chocolates, but these days, am better off eating non-chocolate candies. :)
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 13:
Chocolates or candies? Well, I prefer chocolates, but these days, am better off eating non-chocolate candies. :)
Chocolates or candies? Well, I prefer chocolates, but these days, am better off eating non-chocolate candies. :)
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"The time for fear is over. Come rage with me."
A storm of steel, wrapped in a shell of human flesh.
A teenage warlord, bent on domination.
A rural town, burned to the ground with no survivors.
There will be vengeance, and it will be bloody.
#weirdwest #revengethriller #kindleunlimited
A storm of steel, wrapped in a shell of human flesh.
A teenage warlord, bent on domination.
A rural town, burned to the ground with no survivors.
There will be vengeance, and it will be bloody.
#weirdwest #revengethriller #kindleunlimited
The Queen of Smiles: A Post-Apocalyptic Superhero Novel (The Post-Break World: The Storm Who Rides Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Queen of Smiles: A Post-Apocalyptic Superhero Novel (The Post-Break World: The Storm Who Rides Book 1) eBook : Tullbane, Chris: Books
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January 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"The time for fear is over. Come rage with me."
A storm of steel, wrapped in a shell of human flesh.
A teenage warlord, bent on domination.
A rural town, burned to the ground with no survivors.
There will be vengeance, and it will be bloody.
#weirdwest #revengethriller #kindleunlimited
A storm of steel, wrapped in a shell of human flesh.
A teenage warlord, bent on domination.
A rural town, burned to the ground with no survivors.
There will be vengeance, and it will be bloody.
#weirdwest #revengethriller #kindleunlimited
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"I was having a pretty good day until the crab men tried to kill me."
John Smith, small-time private investigator, finds himself in way, way, waaaaaaaaaay over his head when he's forced to mediate for San Diego's supernatural community.
#urbanfantasy #comedy #books
www.amazon.com/dp/B0874QPCSR
John Smith, small-time private investigator, finds himself in way, way, waaaaaaaaaay over his head when he's forced to mediate for San Diego's supernatural community.
#urbanfantasy #comedy #books
www.amazon.com/dp/B0874QPCSR
Investigation, Mediation, Vindication: A Comedic Urban Fantasy (The Many Travails of John Smith Book 1)
Amazon.com: Investigation, Mediation, Vindication: A Comedic Urban Fantasy (The Many Travails of John Smith Book 1) eBook : Tullbane, Chris: Kindle Store
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December 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"I was having a pretty good day until the crab men tried to kill me."
John Smith, small-time private investigator, finds himself in way, way, waaaaaaaaaay over his head when he's forced to mediate for San Diego's supernatural community.
#urbanfantasy #comedy #books
www.amazon.com/dp/B0874QPCSR
John Smith, small-time private investigator, finds himself in way, way, waaaaaaaaaay over his head when he's forced to mediate for San Diego's supernatural community.
#urbanfantasy #comedy #books
www.amazon.com/dp/B0874QPCSR
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 12:
I don't tend to read books multiple times these days, so I wouldn't say I have any comfort reads.
I do read a lot of popcorn fare while working on a WIP though because I don't want my brain to be too engaged to keep it from plotting out the next chapter at the same time.
I don't tend to read books multiple times these days, so I wouldn't say I have any comfort reads.
I do read a lot of popcorn fare while working on a WIP though because I don't want my brain to be too engaged to keep it from plotting out the next chapter at the same time.
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 12:
I don't tend to read books multiple times these days, so I wouldn't say I have any comfort reads.
I do read a lot of popcorn fare while working on a WIP though because I don't want my brain to be too engaged to keep it from plotting out the next chapter at the same time.
I don't tend to read books multiple times these days, so I wouldn't say I have any comfort reads.
I do read a lot of popcorn fare while working on a WIP though because I don't want my brain to be too engaged to keep it from plotting out the next chapter at the same time.
Reposted by Chris Tullbane
Be sure to tune in to the next Inside New Orleans Sports with Eric Asher as @fearthebrown.bsky.social and I talked everything Pelicans. For dates/times, please see the attached image below. Thanks!
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Be sure to tune in to the next Inside New Orleans Sports with Eric Asher as @fearthebrown.bsky.social and I talked everything Pelicans. For dates/times, please see the attached image below. Thanks!
#FantasyIndiesFebruary
😬
Let's just say there's a lot of death in book 6 for what has to this point been a comedic urban fantasy series and some of those deaths are going to hit harder than others. There's also a big change to a beloved character. 😣
The whole WIP is a tonal tightrope so far.
😬
Let's just say there's a lot of death in book 6 for what has to this point been a comedic urban fantasy series and some of those deaths are going to hit harder than others. There's also a big change to a beloved character. 😣
The whole WIP is a tonal tightrope so far.
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary
😬
Let's just say there's a lot of death in book 6 for what has to this point been a comedic urban fantasy series and some of those deaths are going to hit harder than others. There's also a big change to a beloved character. 😣
The whole WIP is a tonal tightrope so far.
😬
Let's just say there's a lot of death in book 6 for what has to this point been a comedic urban fantasy series and some of those deaths are going to hit harder than others. There's also a big change to a beloved character. 😣
The whole WIP is a tonal tightrope so far.
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Huge thanks to @chuckwendig.bsky.social for this. When I read that "who's going to win the race" comment I was so angry. These fucking shitgibbons churning out "content". These cockweasels stealing everything we've done. I was so mad. So thanks, Chuck, for writing exactly what I wanted to say.
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
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February 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Huge thanks to @chuckwendig.bsky.social for this. When I read that "who's going to win the race" comment I was so angry. These fucking shitgibbons churning out "content". These cockweasels stealing everything we've done. I was so mad. So thanks, Chuck, for writing exactly what I wanted to say.
Finally done with this chapter. Pulling teeth would have been way more fun. Even if they were mine.
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Finally done with this chapter. Pulling teeth would have been way more fun. Even if they were mine.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10:
Whoops. Looks like I answered Day 10 yesterday, so I'll answer Day 9 today. It's been a hard year already. 😅
John wants to be known as a good person who helps make things better and not the walking disaster vector so much of the supernatural community sees him as.
Whoops. Looks like I answered Day 10 yesterday, so I'll answer Day 9 today. It's been a hard year already. 😅
John wants to be known as a good person who helps make things better and not the walking disaster vector so much of the supernatural community sees him as.
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10:
Whoops. Looks like I answered Day 10 yesterday, so I'll answer Day 9 today. It's been a hard year already. 😅
John wants to be known as a good person who helps make things better and not the walking disaster vector so much of the supernatural community sees him as.
Whoops. Looks like I answered Day 10 yesterday, so I'll answer Day 9 today. It's been a hard year already. 😅
John wants to be known as a good person who helps make things better and not the walking disaster vector so much of the supernatural community sees him as.
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Is there "disable reposts from this particular user"?
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Is there "disable reposts from this particular user"?
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 9:
Because we're on book 6, the love story of this WIP has long since been established. Now, John and Ana are dealing with newer issues, like an impossible pregnancy and the metaphysical challenges of their relationship, complicated by Lucia's presence and past actions.
Because we're on book 6, the love story of this WIP has long since been established. Now, John and Ana are dealing with newer issues, like an impossible pregnancy and the metaphysical challenges of their relationship, complicated by Lucia's presence and past actions.
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 9:
Because we're on book 6, the love story of this WIP has long since been established. Now, John and Ana are dealing with newer issues, like an impossible pregnancy and the metaphysical challenges of their relationship, complicated by Lucia's presence and past actions.
Because we're on book 6, the love story of this WIP has long since been established. Now, John and Ana are dealing with newer issues, like an impossible pregnancy and the metaphysical challenges of their relationship, complicated by Lucia's presence and past actions.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 8:
I don't pay a whole lot of attention to tropes, but I like weak-to-strong progression, underdog stories, and enemies-to-lovers.
I don't pay a whole lot of attention to tropes, but I like weak-to-strong progression, underdog stories, and enemies-to-lovers.
February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 8:
I don't pay a whole lot of attention to tropes, but I like weak-to-strong progression, underdog stories, and enemies-to-lovers.
I don't pay a whole lot of attention to tropes, but I like weak-to-strong progression, underdog stories, and enemies-to-lovers.
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The Super Bowl is chock full of AI ads and, from the bottom of my heart, I hope every single company humoring this shit goes bankrupt in glorious fashion, and that the marketing firms responsible for pitching this fuck-awful slop spends the rest of their miserable days fighting off lawsuits.
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Super Bowl is chock full of AI ads and, from the bottom of my heart, I hope every single company humoring this shit goes bankrupt in glorious fashion, and that the marketing firms responsible for pitching this fuck-awful slop spends the rest of their miserable days fighting off lawsuits.
Happy to see Jose have a good debut with the Knicks.
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Happy to see Jose have a good debut with the Knicks.
To be fair, we watched the replay of the men's slopestyle qualifiers (skiing) on Peacock and that commentator was much more informative.
Of course, then they cut the stream before the qualifiers finished. I'm not sure the point of offering each event individually if you don't show the whole thing.
Of course, then they cut the stream before the qualifiers finished. I'm not sure the point of offering each event individually if you don't show the whole thing.
Watching the big air snowboarding finals replay in the Olympics and trying not to be annoyed that they keep skipping people with commercials. Also, I'm sure the US color commentator was a good snowboarder but after two events of this, I feel like I know less about the sport for listening.
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
To be fair, we watched the replay of the men's slopestyle qualifiers (skiing) on Peacock and that commentator was much more informative.
Of course, then they cut the stream before the qualifiers finished. I'm not sure the point of offering each event individually if you don't show the whole thing.
Of course, then they cut the stream before the qualifiers finished. I'm not sure the point of offering each event individually if you don't show the whole thing.
Watching the big air snowboarding finals replay in the Olympics and trying not to be annoyed that they keep skipping people with commercials. Also, I'm sure the US color commentator was a good snowboarder but after two events of this, I feel like I know less about the sport for listening.
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Watching the big air snowboarding finals replay in the Olympics and trying not to be annoyed that they keep skipping people with commercials. Also, I'm sure the US color commentator was a good snowboarder but after two events of this, I feel like I know less about the sport for listening.
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 7:
Saturday snippet. At this point, I'm very, very behind schedule, but it is what it is. Unedited text doing its best not to spoil anything. :D
Saturday snippet. At this point, I'm very, very behind schedule, but it is what it is. Unedited text doing its best not to spoil anything. :D
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 7:
Saturday snippet. At this point, I'm very, very behind schedule, but it is what it is. Unedited text doing its best not to spoil anything. :D
Saturday snippet. At this point, I'm very, very behind schedule, but it is what it is. Unedited text doing its best not to spoil anything. :D