Jay W. Farley
@nerdiestviking.bsky.social
Sci fi/fantasy fan and author of The Night Between Stars, a book about vampire wizards fighting space capitalism!
Tabletop gaming geek aficionado!
He/Him
https://linktr.ee/JWFarleyAuthor
Tabletop gaming geek aficionado!
He/Him
https://linktr.ee/JWFarleyAuthor
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Jay W. Farley
@nerdiestviking.bsky.social
· Jun 24
The Night Between Stars: Book One Of Nox Astra
Amazon.com: The Night Between Stars: Book One Of Nox Astra eBook : Farley, Jay W.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
Oh hey, did you all know I wrote a book you can buy? I forgot to advertise here, which I need to get better at! Ask me about my fun little book! www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NVCCG8
I think I figured out why people thing emdash usages is indicative of AI writing. All authors do this, any writer who tells you otherwise is lying #writingcommunity #booksky
January 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I think I figured out why people thing emdash usages is indicative of AI writing. All authors do this, any writer who tells you otherwise is lying #writingcommunity #booksky
Wargamers, it is time that we RETURN!
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Wargamers, it is time that we RETURN!
If you start 2 Minutes To Midnight at 11:58 PM on NYE, you'll start the new year listening to Iron Maiden and that is always good
December 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If you start 2 Minutes To Midnight at 11:58 PM on NYE, you'll start the new year listening to Iron Maiden and that is always good
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Shameless Self-Promotions!
Show off your links to #WriteStuff & find a new Bluesky account to follow.
Show off your links to #WriteStuff & find a new Bluesky account to follow.
a man and a woman are running through a park with balloons hanging from palm trees .
Alt: a man and a woman are running through a park with balloons hanging from palm trees .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Shameless Self-Promotions!
Show off your links to #WriteStuff & find a new Bluesky account to follow.
Show off your links to #WriteStuff & find a new Bluesky account to follow.
I received an offer from TikTok to monetize my content, but I'm not a sell-out. If it was about the money, why would I be an indie author? Nope, this is all for the love of the game. #booksky #writingcommunity #indieauthor
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I received an offer from TikTok to monetize my content, but I'm not a sell-out. If it was about the money, why would I be an indie author? Nope, this is all for the love of the game. #booksky #writingcommunity #indieauthor
I know the week between Christmas and new year is a time of chaos and madness, but what the hell is happening in my home???
December 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I know the week between Christmas and new year is a time of chaos and madness, but what the hell is happening in my home???
I set it 1000 years after the fall of Constantinople both because that would be easy to remember and because the head of the vampire family my book is based around is a Byzantine who wants to rebuild the empire, despite Earth being a radioactive wasteland.
December 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I set it 1000 years after the fall of Constantinople both because that would be easy to remember and because the head of the vampire family my book is based around is a Byzantine who wants to rebuild the empire, despite Earth being a radioactive wasteland.
Drama induced just-one-more-chapter-itis. #writingcommunity #booksky
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Drama induced just-one-more-chapter-itis. #writingcommunity #booksky
In the greatest treachery yet, my autocorrect "fixed" a properly formatted plural possessive into a singular possessive. I hate this damn thing sometimes.
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In the greatest treachery yet, my autocorrect "fixed" a properly formatted plural possessive into a singular possessive. I hate this damn thing sometimes.
It is true, don't compare yourself to the success of others. Find your own garbage patch, and hiss at it as hard as you can. #WritingCommunity #BookSky
December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It is true, don't compare yourself to the success of others. Find your own garbage patch, and hiss at it as hard as you can. #WritingCommunity #BookSky
I rolled my eyes so aggressively that I sprained my brain. Even with that injury, this doesn't make sense.
@startribune.com finally stands up for the truly forgotten! White men! Can't make this shit up
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
Opinion | You can’t be diverse if you exclude white men
Those year-end book lists that claim to be all about diversity often seem to miss this one major demographic, Annie Holmquist writes.
www.startribune.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I rolled my eyes so aggressively that I sprained my brain. Even with that injury, this doesn't make sense.
Reposted by Jay W. Farley
I showed up on several and I am so white as to be very nearly opalescent, maybe there's something else going on
@startribune.com finally stands up for the truly forgotten! White men! Can't make this shit up
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
Opinion | You can’t be diverse if you exclude white men
Those year-end book lists that claim to be all about diversity often seem to miss this one major demographic, Annie Holmquist writes.
www.startribune.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I showed up on several and I am so white as to be very nearly opalescent, maybe there's something else going on
The popularity of Welcome To Derry is bringing back one of my favorite dumb fan theories, the one about Mary Poppins and Pennywise being the same species. It is hilarious, can you imagine Julie Andrews unhinging her jaw and taking a basketball-sized bit out of the Banks children??
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The popularity of Welcome To Derry is bringing back one of my favorite dumb fan theories, the one about Mary Poppins and Pennywise being the same species. It is hilarious, can you imagine Julie Andrews unhinging her jaw and taking a basketball-sized bit out of the Banks children??
To quote former President Barack Hussein Obama, "Merry Christmas"
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
To quote former President Barack Hussein Obama, "Merry Christmas"
For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Happy Birthday James William Buffet.
Happy Birthday James William Buffet.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Happy Birthday James William Buffet.
Happy Birthday James William Buffet.
I ran out of Christmas music at the family party, so I started playing black metal songs with winter in the title. So far, no one has noticed the difference.
December 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I ran out of Christmas music at the family party, so I started playing black metal songs with winter in the title. So far, no one has noticed the difference.
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's A Cannibal Corpse Christmas! Including such classics as:
Holly Decked Halls
A Bowl Full Of Jelly
Born In A Manger
Addicted To Christmas Fun
Celebration Unimagined
Make Them Jolly
Holly Decked Halls
A Bowl Full Of Jelly
Born In A Manger
Addicted To Christmas Fun
Celebration Unimagined
Make Them Jolly
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It's A Cannibal Corpse Christmas! Including such classics as:
Holly Decked Halls
A Bowl Full Of Jelly
Born In A Manger
Addicted To Christmas Fun
Celebration Unimagined
Make Them Jolly
Holly Decked Halls
A Bowl Full Of Jelly
Born In A Manger
Addicted To Christmas Fun
Celebration Unimagined
Make Them Jolly
The overarching theme of all my writing ever is that hope for a better world and a better life will carry us forward. #writingcommunity #booksky
December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The overarching theme of all my writing ever is that hope for a better world and a better life will carry us forward. #writingcommunity #booksky
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Any work made ineligible for the Nebula Awards by them disallowing slop and slop-assisted work was never eligible in the first place.
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
I really don't know what anyone in the SFWA was thinking allowing gen slop into the Nebula Awards in the first place, but I'm glad that decision has been reversed.
Dear SFWA and surrounding industry:
It's a two-mailout kind of day!
Thank you to everyone who wrote in.
The Board wishes to share the results of two votes held this afternoon, with further amendments to our Nebula Awards Rules.
It's a two-mailout kind of day!
Thank you to everyone who wrote in.
The Board wishes to share the results of two votes held this afternoon, with further amendments to our Nebula Awards Rules.
December 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Any work made ineligible for the Nebula Awards by them disallowing slop and slop-assisted work was never eligible in the first place.
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
You shouldn't be scared of people not reading your work. You shouldn't be scared of people not liking your work. The only thing to fear is not doing it, and regretting that. #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky
December 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You shouldn't be scared of people not reading your work. You shouldn't be scared of people not liking your work. The only thing to fear is not doing it, and regretting that. #writingcommunity #indieauthor #booksky
Reposted by Jay W. Farley
Thank you! My series Nox Astra (book one linked below) is about a humanity that went to the stars, but not alone. The monsters and magic of old Earth went with them, and the secret wars they wage continue among satellites, ships, and stations across all of space!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NVCCG8
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NVCCG8
The Night Between Stars: Book One Of Nox Astra
Amazon.com: The Night Between Stars: Book One Of Nox Astra eBook : Farley, Jay W.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thank you! My series Nox Astra (book one linked below) is about a humanity that went to the stars, but not alone. The monsters and magic of old Earth went with them, and the secret wars they wage continue among satellites, ships, and stations across all of space!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NVCCG8
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NVCCG8
Reposted by Jay W. Farley
HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
I could have thrown Shadowrun in there, maybe, but everyone knows Shadowrun's rules just get in the way of its cool setting. #rpg #writingcommunity #booksky
December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I could have thrown Shadowrun in there, maybe, but everyone knows Shadowrun's rules just get in the way of its cool setting. #rpg #writingcommunity #booksky