Rhiannon J. Taylor/R. J. Howell
@mytherea.bsky.social
Spec fic writer and digital artist. Publishes under R. J. Howell. Stonecoast MFA grad. Fiction in Worlds of Possibility, Giganotosaurus, Flame Tree, and Luna Station Quarterly, among others. Codex, SFWA. Queer, Ace. She/her.
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This...is not the book I meant to be writing, yet it appears to be the book that thoroughly highjacked my brain, and now I'm off wading hip-deep in space opera? THIS one, at least, might actually remain a marketable length. Even if it did also decide to come as a duology packaged deal. 🙄
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 AM
This...is not the book I meant to be writing, yet it appears to be the book that thoroughly highjacked my brain, and now I'm off wading hip-deep in space opera? THIS one, at least, might actually remain a marketable length. Even if it did also decide to come as a duology packaged deal. 🙄
For 2026, I'm trying to get back into sketching and somehow justify this bloody iPad I bought and rarely ever use. Procreate...frustrates me deeply, but the pencil brush is quite nice. And it's fun to remember I can draw. I'm also trying to fall in love with my novel again, so character doodles!
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
For 2026, I'm trying to get back into sketching and somehow justify this bloody iPad I bought and rarely ever use. Procreate...frustrates me deeply, but the pencil brush is quite nice. And it's fun to remember I can draw. I'm also trying to fall in love with my novel again, so character doodles!
Because *secretly*, buried deep within me, I have the sense of humor of a teenage boy.
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Because *secretly*, buried deep within me, I have the sense of humor of a teenage boy.
Realized that if I plan to one day use this as a potential cover for Exile if I go down an indie pub route, the cover...would need to be wider to take into account hc side flaps. So! WiP painting, now in a widescreen format! (It's easier to do this now rather than later. Plus, more clouds!)
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Realized that if I plan to one day use this as a potential cover for Exile if I go down an indie pub route, the cover...would need to be wider to take into account hc side flaps. So! WiP painting, now in a widescreen format! (It's easier to do this now rather than later. Plus, more clouds!)
Steadily moving forward, quite literally from background to midground. Eventually, there will be some nice rocks and foliage to join the fallen log, and maybe some proper trees in the far background to go with that log for verisimilitude. Log is suffering from "where, oh where, is the light source?"
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Steadily moving forward, quite literally from background to midground. Eventually, there will be some nice rocks and foliage to join the fallen log, and maybe some proper trees in the far background to go with that log for verisimilitude. Log is suffering from "where, oh where, is the light source?"
Free to read now! And I love the brass flowers. They fit perfectly.
Free Fiction Friday! Our last short fiction from the fall issue. Dark secrets and sweet freedom from R.J. Howell magazine.trollbreath.com/children-of-...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Free to read now! And I love the brass flowers. They fit perfectly.
New blog post, since I admit, I forgot I had a blog and need to start using it for something OTHER than self-promotion for when stories are released.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New blog post, since I admit, I forgot I had a blog and need to start using it for something OTHER than self-promotion for when stories are released.
rjhowell.com/2025/11/16/m...
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The newest shinies. Green is for Exile, orange-red is Incarnate, and purple-black is Mandate. I can't quite have Mandate yet since the draft is done but it isn't legible and I need to do some minor overhauling (slated for after I finish What Gods Fear, the not-a-novella book). Anyway, the pretties.
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The newest shinies. Green is for Exile, orange-red is Incarnate, and purple-black is Mandate. I can't quite have Mandate yet since the draft is done but it isn't legible and I need to do some minor overhauling (slated for after I finish What Gods Fear, the not-a-novella book). Anyway, the pretties.
A friend pointed out that I should probably do something to mark writerly achievements rather than just...moving on to the next mountain, and after much thought and weighing of opinions, I have settled on fountain pens! Thus, my newest acquisition(s): jellyfish pens for Viable Paradise!
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A friend pointed out that I should probably do something to mark writerly achievements rather than just...moving on to the next mountain, and after much thought and weighing of opinions, I have settled on fountain pens! Thus, my newest acquisition(s): jellyfish pens for Viable Paradise!
Continuing my "what am I reading now" photo series, we have What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher. I'll try to remember to update this more frequently than every few months.
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Continuing my "what am I reading now" photo series, we have What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher. I'll try to remember to update this more frequently than every few months.
Goodbye, jellies!
October 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Goodbye, jellies!
I have left the island. Goodbye, Martha's Vineyard! Goodbye, VP! You were incredible!
October 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I have left the island. Goodbye, Martha's Vineyard! Goodbye, VP! You were incredible!
On the island!
October 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On the island!
Have arrived in Boston after the first leg of my journey to VP! The jellyfish are calling...
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Have arrived in Boston after the first leg of my journey to VP! The jellyfish are calling...
Reposted by Rhiannon J. Taylor/R. J. Howell
If you're an author, you're probably fretting over your next bookstore event. Will anyone show up? Will anyone buy the book? Will the floor helpfully open up and swallow you whole so you don't have to face a sea of empty chairs?
But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵
But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵
September 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you're an author, you're probably fretting over your next bookstore event. Will anyone show up? Will anyone buy the book? Will the floor helpfully open up and swallow you whole so you don't have to face a sea of empty chairs?
But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵
But even if no one shows up to your event, it will be OK because 🧵
Briefly streaming some painting. Maybe I'll finish those fields... www.twitch.tv/mytherea7v
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September 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Briefly streaming some painting. Maybe I'll finish those fields... www.twitch.tv/mytherea7v
It's been a bit since I posted art. Partly because I've been very busy, but mostly because my attic apartment gets so hot in the summer, I can't run Photoshop (or any complex video game).
Anyway! City is taking form. That one tower in front is my favorite. I wonder how it looks zoomed out...
Anyway! City is taking form. That one tower in front is my favorite. I wonder how it looks zoomed out...
September 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's been a bit since I posted art. Partly because I've been very busy, but mostly because my attic apartment gets so hot in the summer, I can't run Photoshop (or any complex video game).
Anyway! City is taking form. That one tower in front is my favorite. I wonder how it looks zoomed out...
Anyway! City is taking form. That one tower in front is my favorite. I wonder how it looks zoomed out...
Release day was yesterday and once again, I'm late, but yee! "Children of Miracles, Coffins of Brass" is out in the world in this snazzy issue 5 from Trollbreath Magazine! (I believe it will eventually be posted to be read without a subscription but, y'know, there's always instant gratification.)
September 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Release day was yesterday and once again, I'm late, but yee! "Children of Miracles, Coffins of Brass" is out in the world in this snazzy issue 5 from Trollbreath Magazine! (I believe it will eventually be posted to be read without a subscription but, y'know, there's always instant gratification.)
The first half of Worldcon was lovely! The second half...was somewhat limited. Tested positive for Covid, so self-isolated in my hotel room for the rest of the con. -sigh- Next year, maybe. (Still testing positive for Covid, and not feeling all that great, which is why this post is, er, late?)
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The first half of Worldcon was lovely! The second half...was somewhat limited. Tested positive for Covid, so self-isolated in my hotel room for the rest of the con. -sigh- Next year, maybe. (Still testing positive for Covid, and not feeling all that great, which is why this post is, er, late?)
At Worldcon in Seattle! There are far more hills than I was expecting. Also, my feet are very sad after 10 days of hiking around followed by...yet more hiking, just now on more concrete. Still having a blast though!
August 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
At Worldcon in Seattle! There are far more hills than I was expecting. Also, my feet are very sad after 10 days of hiking around followed by...yet more hiking, just now on more concrete. Still having a blast though!
Mendenhall Glacier! And Nugget Falls off to the side hiding behind the trees (I got much closer to the Falls and have a bunch of photos of it on my camera). It was quite wet today; a reminder that the Tongass is a rainforest...
August 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Mendenhall Glacier! And Nugget Falls off to the side hiding behind the trees (I got much closer to the Falls and have a bunch of photos of it on my camera). It was quite wet today; a reminder that the Tongass is a rainforest...
Taking advantage of being in port to make social media posts! Day...five? Six? of the cruise. So far, I've seen Ketchikan, Sitka, Glacier Bay, Icy Straight Point, and now Skagway. Juneau is tomorrow, then Victoria, then Seattle/Worldcon! Oof, my feet hurt. So much walking, despite being at sea.
August 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Taking advantage of being in port to make social media posts! Day...five? Six? of the cruise. So far, I've seen Ketchikan, Sitka, Glacier Bay, Icy Straight Point, and now Skagway. Juneau is tomorrow, then Victoria, then Seattle/Worldcon! Oof, my feet hurt. So much walking, despite being at sea.
In Seattle and boarding the ship for my first-ever cruise! Yee! I am very excited; I'm going to see Alaska!
August 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In Seattle and boarding the ship for my first-ever cruise! Yee! I am very excited; I'm going to see Alaska!
By chance, I stopped writing yesterday with a lot of 3's? Not planned, unlike some of my other screenshots, which admittedly can be a bit staged.
Niran has been summoned in the middle of the night to meet his god. His god needs to *warn him* next time; he tried to claw the messenger's eyeball out.
Niran has been summoned in the middle of the night to meet his god. His god needs to *warn him* next time; he tried to claw the messenger's eyeball out.
July 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
By chance, I stopped writing yesterday with a lot of 3's? Not planned, unlike some of my other screenshots, which admittedly can be a bit staged.
Niran has been summoned in the middle of the night to meet his god. His god needs to *warn him* next time; he tried to claw the messenger's eyeball out.
Niran has been summoned in the middle of the night to meet his god. His god needs to *warn him* next time; he tried to claw the messenger's eyeball out.
They went on a (short) adventure today. Just to the vet for a monthly shot for the one but the other didn't want to be left behind. A good adventure was had.
July 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
They went on a (short) adventure today. Just to the vet for a monthly shot for the one but the other didn't want to be left behind. A good adventure was had.