Mark Johnston 🍁
@markjohnston905.bsky.social
Dad, teacher, author (author.mrjohnston.ca)
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My books
🐉 Dragon Tongue (YA) — Lost language links humans & dragons
🚀 Generations (YA) — Teen wakes mid-voyage to truth
☀️ Solar Umbrella — Visionaries race to save Earth
🌑 The Travelers — Asteroid hides secrets that could change us
👉 author.mrjohnston.ca
#booksky #indieauthor #fantasy #scifi #ya
🐉 Dragon Tongue (YA) — Lost language links humans & dragons
🚀 Generations (YA) — Teen wakes mid-voyage to truth
☀️ Solar Umbrella — Visionaries race to save Earth
🌑 The Travelers — Asteroid hides secrets that could change us
👉 author.mrjohnston.ca
#booksky #indieauthor #fantasy #scifi #ya
Pleased to announce I am absolutely cooking with my novel. A month off to travel and write report cards left a brain (and doc) loaded with ideas that came out quickly on the page. Over 3k words in two sessions, and I'll revisit tonight to add more.
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Pleased to announce I am absolutely cooking with my novel. A month off to travel and write report cards left a brain (and doc) loaded with ideas that came out quickly on the page. Over 3k words in two sessions, and I'll revisit tonight to add more.
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
I haven't worked on my book since December 23rd, but I can finally get back to it since I finished report cards!
Vacation and I wrote a short story in the meantime, but I've been itching to get back to it. First step: reread back a few chapters and check my planner
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
Vacation and I wrote a short story in the meantime, but I've been itching to get back to it. First step: reread back a few chapters and check my planner
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
January 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I haven't worked on my book since December 23rd, but I can finally get back to it since I finished report cards!
Vacation and I wrote a short story in the meantime, but I've been itching to get back to it. First step: reread back a few chapters and check my planner
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
Vacation and I wrote a short story in the meantime, but I've been itching to get back to it. First step: reread back a few chapters and check my planner
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor
www.makeuseof.com/stopped-wind...
Yes please. Hate that windows search is anything other than the computer
Yes please. Hate that windows search is anything other than the computer
I stopped Windows from searching the web and my Start menu is instant now
I stopped Windows from phoning the web, and the Start menu flew.
www.makeuseof.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
www.makeuseof.com/stopped-wind...
Yes please. Hate that windows search is anything other than the computer
Yes please. Hate that windows search is anything other than the computer
Posted by the leader of the conservative party of Canada.
Note: this is just an opinion poll.
Fact: crime is down (www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...) and Canada remains incredibly safe.
The actually scary story here is how many Canadians can't read data.
Note: this is just an opinion poll.
Fact: crime is down (www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...) and Canada remains incredibly safe.
The actually scary story here is how many Canadians can't read data.
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Posted by the leader of the conservative party of Canada.
Note: this is just an opinion poll.
Fact: crime is down (www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...) and Canada remains incredibly safe.
The actually scary story here is how many Canadians can't read data.
Note: this is just an opinion poll.
Fact: crime is down (www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...) and Canada remains incredibly safe.
The actually scary story here is how many Canadians can't read data.
Finished my first short story just in time to write report cards (fuck me).
RoyalRoad contest prompt: dragons in space
Definitely went at that loosely, but I think it's pretty dope.
Check it out if interested www.royalroad.com/fiction/1467...
Last bit goes up tomorrow.
#amwriting #booksky
RoyalRoad contest prompt: dragons in space
Definitely went at that loosely, but I think it's pretty dope.
Check it out if interested www.royalroad.com/fiction/1467...
Last bit goes up tomorrow.
#amwriting #booksky
Waking the Leviathan
A short story for the RoyalRoad contest - dragons in space.
A work in progress, chapters now and then until Feb. 1 (assuming I finish on time!)
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The People had achieved a utopia of sorts...
www.royalroad.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Finished my first short story just in time to write report cards (fuck me).
RoyalRoad contest prompt: dragons in space
Definitely went at that loosely, but I think it's pretty dope.
Check it out if interested www.royalroad.com/fiction/1467...
Last bit goes up tomorrow.
#amwriting #booksky
RoyalRoad contest prompt: dragons in space
Definitely went at that loosely, but I think it's pretty dope.
Check it out if interested www.royalroad.com/fiction/1467...
Last bit goes up tomorrow.
#amwriting #booksky
I wish this [insert literally anything] had more AI, thought no one ever.
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I wish this [insert literally anything] had more AI, thought no one ever.
When an indie author releases a book it's great to get that rush of people you know buying, sharing photos, asking for a signature, etc.
Getting a random purchase from someone is even more rewarding somehow. Thank you to anyone supporting!
#booksky #indieauthor #bksybooks #selfpublished #amwriting
Getting a random purchase from someone is even more rewarding somehow. Thank you to anyone supporting!
#booksky #indieauthor #bksybooks #selfpublished #amwriting
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
When an indie author releases a book it's great to get that rush of people you know buying, sharing photos, asking for a signature, etc.
Getting a random purchase from someone is even more rewarding somehow. Thank you to anyone supporting!
#booksky #indieauthor #bksybooks #selfpublished #amwriting
Getting a random purchase from someone is even more rewarding somehow. Thank you to anyone supporting!
#booksky #indieauthor #bksybooks #selfpublished #amwriting
If you spent any time in Northern Ontario, you saw ads on the highways for Frozen Beneath, a self-published novel. I just read some reviews for it, and yikes. Dude was a SP legend, but I never read the books. Might have been the play. Disappointing. Might try anyways.
#indieauthor #selfpublish
#indieauthor #selfpublish
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you spent any time in Northern Ontario, you saw ads on the highways for Frozen Beneath, a self-published novel. I just read some reviews for it, and yikes. Dude was a SP legend, but I never read the books. Might have been the play. Disappointing. Might try anyways.
#indieauthor #selfpublish
#indieauthor #selfpublish
I love getting to a point in the story that you've been building to. Absolutely cooked tonight. Prison break scene that took a lot of setup.
3849 words today (unedited)
26 chapters and ~32k words altogether. coming along!
Time to walk the dog
#amwriting #boosky #fantasy #dragons #indieauthor
3849 words today (unedited)
26 chapters and ~32k words altogether. coming along!
Time to walk the dog
#amwriting #boosky #fantasy #dragons #indieauthor
December 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I love getting to a point in the story that you've been building to. Absolutely cooked tonight. Prison break scene that took a lot of setup.
3849 words today (unedited)
26 chapters and ~32k words altogether. coming along!
Time to walk the dog
#amwriting #boosky #fantasy #dragons #indieauthor
3849 words today (unedited)
26 chapters and ~32k words altogether. coming along!
Time to walk the dog
#amwriting #boosky #fantasy #dragons #indieauthor
you ever do stupid shit like this when naming chapters? It's literally just my MC travelling by wagon and being introduced to another character. I'll probably leave it just to see if anyone comments or not.
#booksky #amwriting #dumbchapternames #scrivener #indieauthor
#booksky #amwriting #dumbchapternames #scrivener #indieauthor
December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
you ever do stupid shit like this when naming chapters? It's literally just my MC travelling by wagon and being introduced to another character. I'll probably leave it just to see if anyone comments or not.
#booksky #amwriting #dumbchapternames #scrivener #indieauthor
#booksky #amwriting #dumbchapternames #scrivener #indieauthor
I'm not sure I'm doing this right, but as the kids say, Trump Kennedy center is giving
December 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm not sure I'm doing this right, but as the kids say, Trump Kennedy center is giving
Are lip fillers considered "gender affirming care"?
Asking for an enemy.
Asking for an enemy.
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Are lip fillers considered "gender affirming care"?
Asking for an enemy.
Asking for an enemy.
Is anyone aware of a third option if I don't
1. Want to work
2. Bang on any sort of drum for any length of time?
Let me know.
1. Want to work
2. Bang on any sort of drum for any length of time?
Let me know.
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Is anyone aware of a third option if I don't
1. Want to work
2. Bang on any sort of drum for any length of time?
Let me know.
1. Want to work
2. Bang on any sort of drum for any length of time?
Let me know.
Had to delete a few chapters because I left the outline and wanted to just keep cooking, but wrote my characters into a corner. Tsk tsk. Hate doing it, but it'll be better in the long run.
Need to devote time to the outline specifics I guess
#amwriting #inidieauthor #booksky #IGuessThisIsGrowingUp
Need to devote time to the outline specifics I guess
#amwriting #inidieauthor #booksky #IGuessThisIsGrowingUp
a man playing a guitar in a band with the words well i guess this is growing up
Alt: a man playing a guitar in a band with the words well i guess this is growing up
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Had to delete a few chapters because I left the outline and wanted to just keep cooking, but wrote my characters into a corner. Tsk tsk. Hate doing it, but it'll be better in the long run.
Need to devote time to the outline specifics I guess
#amwriting #inidieauthor #booksky #IGuessThisIsGrowingUp
Need to devote time to the outline specifics I guess
#amwriting #inidieauthor #booksky #IGuessThisIsGrowingUp
When indie authors read about other authors' editors and then look at their own.
#booksky #indieauthor #canadianauthor #amwriting #bookcommunity
#booksky #indieauthor #canadianauthor #amwriting #bookcommunity
Obi Wan GIF
Alt: Obi Wan saying, "of course I know him. He's me."
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When indie authors read about other authors' editors and then look at their own.
#booksky #indieauthor #canadianauthor #amwriting #bookcommunity
#booksky #indieauthor #canadianauthor #amwriting #bookcommunity
Everyone, I'm sorry to announce that the title for the highly acclaimed YA novel, Dragon Tongue, has been taken already 🤔
However, you can still enjoy Dragon Tongue at author.mrjohnston.ca, Amazon, etc even knowing Dragon Ass isn't coming down the line.
#booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #ya
However, you can still enjoy Dragon Tongue at author.mrjohnston.ca, Amazon, etc even knowing Dragon Ass isn't coming down the line.
#booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #ya
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Everyone, I'm sorry to announce that the title for the highly acclaimed YA novel, Dragon Tongue, has been taken already 🤔
However, you can still enjoy Dragon Tongue at author.mrjohnston.ca, Amazon, etc even knowing Dragon Ass isn't coming down the line.
#booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #ya
However, you can still enjoy Dragon Tongue at author.mrjohnston.ca, Amazon, etc even knowing Dragon Ass isn't coming down the line.
#booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #ya
The genres I listened to most this year. #SpotifyWrapped
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
Hell yeah, skate punk at 46. Somewhere in the past, a kid wearing enormous jeans is smiling at me
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
Hell yeah, skate punk at 46. Somewhere in the past, a kid wearing enormous jeans is smiling at me
My Top Genres of 2025
Spotify
www.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The genres I listened to most this year. #SpotifyWrapped
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
Hell yeah, skate punk at 46. Somewhere in the past, a kid wearing enormous jeans is smiling at me
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
Hell yeah, skate punk at 46. Somewhere in the past, a kid wearing enormous jeans is smiling at me
Reposted by Mark Johnston 🍁
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Adobe Acrobat
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December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Must be good luck when you write a chapter 1337 words. My 1998 self would be proud! Another 1431 in the previous for 2768 total for the day. Not bad!
Four chapters up (partially edited) if you're curious: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1398...
#amwriting #dragons #indieauthor #booksky #leet #fantasy
Four chapters up (partially edited) if you're curious: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1398...
#amwriting #dragons #indieauthor #booksky #leet #fantasy
1: The Dragon Tongue - Peace Through Fire
THE PRIMAL ROAR could be heard in the deepest corners of Wyrmgate.
The bridge to the castle shook with the feet of tens of heavily armored knights stampeding across it. The screams of those already lo...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Must be good luck when you write a chapter 1337 words. My 1998 self would be proud! Another 1431 in the previous for 2768 total for the day. Not bad!
Four chapters up (partially edited) if you're curious: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1398...
#amwriting #dragons #indieauthor #booksky #leet #fantasy
Four chapters up (partially edited) if you're curious: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1398...
#amwriting #dragons #indieauthor #booksky #leet #fantasy
Wrote a scene that includes a bawdy (for YA) puppet show of the events earlier in the story while the characters watch in horror. Lots of fun. Chapters getting long in this book though, but whatever. Can edit later. 1610 words, chapter 5.
#amwriting #fantasy #dragons #puppets #booksky #indieauthor
#amwriting #fantasy #dragons #puppets #booksky #indieauthor
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Wrote a scene that includes a bawdy (for YA) puppet show of the events earlier in the story while the characters watch in horror. Lots of fun. Chapters getting long in this book though, but whatever. Can edit later. 1610 words, chapter 5.
#amwriting #fantasy #dragons #puppets #booksky #indieauthor
#amwriting #fantasy #dragons #puppets #booksky #indieauthor
1631 words, chapter 4 complete (unedited at all). Happy with the start so far. My MC uses a fake name in this chapter to get past a guardhouse and it's so fucking stupid, I love it.
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #YA #dragons #peacethroughfire
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #YA #dragons #peacethroughfire
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
1631 words, chapter 4 complete (unedited at all). Happy with the start so far. My MC uses a fake name in this chapter to get past a guardhouse and it's so fucking stupid, I love it.
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #YA #dragons #peacethroughfire
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #YA #dragons #peacethroughfire
@cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social spotted today in my school staff room. Not sure who's reading it. I already did, but still need the new one 👍
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social spotted today in my school staff room. Not sure who's reading it. I already did, but still need the new one 👍
Only 452 words tonight. My dog decided to get sprayed by a skunk in the backyard. Too bad. I was cooking! Poor pup. Took the clean-up like a champ.
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor #skunk #dragons #fantasy
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor #skunk #dragons #fantasy
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Only 452 words tonight. My dog decided to get sprayed by a skunk in the backyard. Too bad. I was cooking! Poor pup. Took the clean-up like a champ.
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor #skunk #dragons #fantasy
#amwriting #booksky #indieauthor #skunk #dragons #fantasy
First real chapter of the 2nd book in my series. Great to be back at it. Strange to remember who is where, what they're wearing, etc. Love dark mode Scrivener as well.
1751 words for chapter 2. Longer than I like, but lots to remind readers of.
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #scrivener
1751 words for chapter 2. Longer than I like, but lots to remind readers of.
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #scrivener
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
First real chapter of the 2nd book in my series. Great to be back at it. Strange to remember who is where, what they're wearing, etc. Love dark mode Scrivener as well.
1751 words for chapter 2. Longer than I like, but lots to remind readers of.
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #scrivener
1751 words for chapter 2. Longer than I like, but lots to remind readers of.
#amwriting #booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #scrivener
When you suddenly realize one of the letters on your book spine is uppercase and it's all you can see now.
#booksky #indieauthor #writingcommunity #fantasy #fantasybooksky #canlit
#booksky #indieauthor #writingcommunity #fantasy #fantasybooksky #canlit
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
When you suddenly realize one of the letters on your book spine is uppercase and it's all you can see now.
#booksky #indieauthor #writingcommunity #fantasy #fantasybooksky #canlit
#booksky #indieauthor #writingcommunity #fantasy #fantasybooksky #canlit