Robby Beaton
@rob.nelbrea.com
Writer 🖊️ | World‑builder 🗺️ | Serial tinkerer 🪛 | Soup crafter 🍲 | Cat lover 🐈
Welcome to the mess.
Co-author of the @Nelbrea.com
Writing with @Jonah.Nelbrea.com
Welcome to the mess.
Co-author of the @Nelbrea.com
Writing with @Jonah.Nelbrea.com
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Another milestone checked off our list. This has been such a project in itself, and I envision it evolving much more before it's "done". Just have it exist is a great step one, though!
Once again, so proud of @jonah.nelbrea.com and I. Formidable team, we are.
#writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Once again, so proud of @jonah.nelbrea.com and I. Formidable team, we are.
#writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Peter is a hugger to anyone he's close to, with a firm handshake to anyone else respectful. If you're rude (or worse), you'll be lucky to even have a friendly nod.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How does your character feel about physical touch?
Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?
Do they prefer to keep their distance?
Does it matter how close they are to the other person?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
How does your character feel about physical touch?
Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?
Do they prefer to keep their distance?
Does it matter how close they are to the other person?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Peter is a hugger to anyone he's close to, with a firm handshake to anyone else respectful. If you're rude (or worse), you'll be lucky to even have a friendly nod.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
There is not much better than describing food. One of these days we'll get an in-universe cookbook done. Just gotta actually write out the recipes proper. For now I'll settle for making my own mouth water.
#Writevember #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
#Writevember #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
There is not much better than describing food. One of these days we'll get an in-universe cookbook done. Just gotta actually write out the recipes proper. For now I'll settle for making my own mouth water.
#Writevember #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
#Writevember #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
This is such a good character building scene for Peter. The realization that Dredd is not just his "asshole superior", but a man that actively harmed people, specifically his own family, and is the direct reason he is stuck where he is.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is such a good character building scene for Peter. The realization that Dredd is not just his "asshole superior", but a man that actively harmed people, specifically his own family, and is the direct reason he is stuck where he is.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyBook
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Similar answer to @jonah.nelbrea.com but with Chrono Trigger. One of the first RPGs to ever grace my old tube TV. It was absolutely essential in forming my love for all things time travel, and the feeling that every character matters and should have their own "slice" of the story.
#SFFChat
#Writing
#SFFChat
#Writing
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Similar answer to @jonah.nelbrea.com but with Chrono Trigger. One of the first RPGs to ever grace my old tube TV. It was absolutely essential in forming my love for all things time travel, and the feeling that every character matters and should have their own "slice" of the story.
#SFFChat
#Writing
#SFFChat
#Writing
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Did you guys know you can sign up for the #Nelbrea newsletter, and get access to a free short story set in the world? Well, you can, by going to www.nelbrea.com. The first newsletter will be coming out soon, but the story "Echo: A Nelbrea Tale" is available now!
#writing
#selfpromo
#shortstory
#writing
#selfpromo
#shortstory
NELBREA | Book 1: The Relic In The Fortress Coming Soon
Stay updated on NELBREA series releases, exclusive stories, and news. Sign up to be the first to know and receive a free short story, 'Echo.'
www.nelbrea.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Did you guys know you can sign up for the #Nelbrea newsletter, and get access to a free short story set in the world? Well, you can, by going to www.nelbrea.com. The first newsletter will be coming out soon, but the story "Echo: A Nelbrea Tale" is available now!
#writing
#selfpromo
#shortstory
#writing
#selfpromo
#shortstory
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Pre-orders are still going!
If you haven't read the first book, it's only 99 cents and less than 60 pages.
Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bxx9kP
$5.99 Signed paperbacks: ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...
#ScifiBooks #Scifi #Gothic #Cyberpunk #SpaceAdventure
If you haven't read the first book, it's only 99 cents and less than 60 pages.
Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bxx9kP
$5.99 Signed paperbacks: ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...
#ScifiBooks #Scifi #Gothic #Cyberpunk #SpaceAdventure
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Pre-orders are still going!
If you haven't read the first book, it's only 99 cents and less than 60 pages.
Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bxx9kP
$5.99 Signed paperbacks: ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...
#ScifiBooks #Scifi #Gothic #Cyberpunk #SpaceAdventure
If you haven't read the first book, it's only 99 cents and less than 60 pages.
Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bxx9kP
$5.99 Signed paperbacks: ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...
#ScifiBooks #Scifi #Gothic #Cyberpunk #SpaceAdventure
I really enjoy this scene. It's the first big showcase of how firearms work in The Relic in The Fortress, while also being the beginning of another key moment between Peter and Paul (not fully shown here).
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #FantasyBook
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #FantasyBook
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I really enjoy this scene. It's the first big showcase of how firearms work in The Relic in The Fortress, while also being the beginning of another key moment between Peter and Paul (not fully shown here).
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #FantasyBook
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #FantasyBook
I think Clort would be the one with the most to offer. He's seen enough of the world, and would add some levity to anything I had going on. Goblins always want to throw some song and dance into things.
#writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #fantasybook
#writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #fantasybook
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Which of your characters would you turn to for advice?
Does it matter what the advice was on? Relationships? Money? Career? Other?
Is there anyone who's advice you would always do the exact opposite of?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Which of your characters would you turn to for advice?
Does it matter what the advice was on? Relationships? Money? Career? Other?
Is there anyone who's advice you would always do the exact opposite of?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think Clort would be the one with the most to offer. He's seen enough of the world, and would add some levity to anything I had going on. Goblins always want to throw some song and dance into things.
#writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #fantasybook
#writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #fantasybook
Reposted by Robby Beaton
The Road, meets The Gunslinger. There's no hope, nobody is coming to help you, and there's no point in making friends, because they'll all shoot you in the back. There is some backstabbing in #Nelbrea, but the core themes are hope, mutual aid, and the power of your friends. With cowboys.
#novmemeber
#novmemeber
#Novmemeber 16
Share some ANTI-comps (things that are totally OPPOSITE from your WIP)!
You could also try reframing your WIP as a totally different genre. What would it look like if your romance was now horror?
Share some ANTI-comps (things that are totally OPPOSITE from your WIP)!
You could also try reframing your WIP as a totally different genre. What would it look like if your romance was now horror?
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Road, meets The Gunslinger. There's no hope, nobody is coming to help you, and there's no point in making friends, because they'll all shoot you in the back. There is some backstabbing in #Nelbrea, but the core themes are hope, mutual aid, and the power of your friends. With cowboys.
#novmemeber
#novmemeber
Another milestone checked off our list. This has been such a project in itself, and I envision it evolving much more before it's "done". Just have it exist is a great step one, though!
Once again, so proud of @jonah.nelbrea.com and I. Formidable team, we are.
#writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Once again, so proud of @jonah.nelbrea.com and I. Formidable team, we are.
#writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Our website and newsletter are live!
Sign up for the newsletter, and get a copy of the short story "Echo: A Nelbrea Tale", one of our first stories in a planned anthology following Mathis as he tries to return all manner of spirits and specters back to the echo.
#writingcommunity
www.nelbrea.com
Sign up for the newsletter, and get a copy of the short story "Echo: A Nelbrea Tale", one of our first stories in a planned anthology following Mathis as he tries to return all manner of spirits and specters back to the echo.
#writingcommunity
www.nelbrea.com
NELBREA | Book 1: The Relic In The Fortress Coming Soon
Stay updated on NELBREA series releases, exclusive stories, and news. Sign up to be the first to know and receive a free short story, 'Echo.'
www.nelbrea.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Another milestone checked off our list. This has been such a project in itself, and I envision it evolving much more before it's "done". Just have it exist is a great step one, though!
Once again, so proud of @jonah.nelbrea.com and I. Formidable team, we are.
#writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Once again, so proud of @jonah.nelbrea.com and I. Formidable team, we are.
#writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
At the beginning? Not at all. Peter has grown up excelling at most things he attempts. However, that only puts a bigger target on his back from the Commanding officers of the Fortress.
I would make the argument that Peter is happy, but absolutely not satisfied.
#writingcommunity
I would make the argument that Peter is happy, but absolutely not satisfied.
#writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
At the beginning? Not at all. Peter has grown up excelling at most things he attempts. However, that only puts a bigger target on his back from the Commanding officers of the Fortress.
I would make the argument that Peter is happy, but absolutely not satisfied.
#writingcommunity
I would make the argument that Peter is happy, but absolutely not satisfied.
#writingcommunity
Reposted by Robby Beaton
It can sometimes be difficult to balance the creative aspect, and the marketing/networking aspect of the whole writing process. This week has been great for meeting a lot of authors. And we are getting close to having the newsletter ready to release!
#wip
#writers
#fantasywriting
#selfpublishing
#wip
#writers
#fantasywriting
#selfpublishing
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It can sometimes be difficult to balance the creative aspect, and the marketing/networking aspect of the whole writing process. This week has been great for meeting a lot of authors. And we are getting close to having the newsletter ready to release!
#wip
#writers
#fantasywriting
#selfpublishing
#wip
#writers
#fantasywriting
#selfpublishing
Reposted by Robby Beaton
Make sure to follow @nelbrea.bsky.social for more focused updates on the progress of book 1 of The Effulgence Cycle, The Relic in The Fortress. We also post a lot about different facets of the world, and process.
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Make sure to follow @nelbrea.bsky.social for more focused updates on the progress of book 1 of The Effulgence Cycle, The Relic in The Fortress. We also post a lot about different facets of the world, and process.
Reposted by Robby Beaton
The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 2
Preorder for only 99¢!
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A valuable reactor core is in a biometrically sealed vault on a ghost ship. As looters, the Magpie's doctor has a macabre solution. Create a survivor.
🚀Firefly x Frankenstein💉
Release: 2025/12/14
Preorder for only 99¢!
amazon.com/dp/B0D7VFKMV9
A valuable reactor core is in a biometrically sealed vault on a ghost ship. As looters, the Magpie's doctor has a macabre solution. Create a survivor.
🚀Firefly x Frankenstein💉
Release: 2025/12/14
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Sarcophagus of Lamia Book 2
Preorder for only 99¢!
amazon.com/dp/B0D7VFKMV9
A valuable reactor core is in a biometrically sealed vault on a ghost ship. As looters, the Magpie's doctor has a macabre solution. Create a survivor.
🚀Firefly x Frankenstein💉
Release: 2025/12/14
Preorder for only 99¢!
amazon.com/dp/B0D7VFKMV9
A valuable reactor core is in a biometrically sealed vault on a ghost ship. As looters, the Magpie's doctor has a macabre solution. Create a survivor.
🚀Firefly x Frankenstein💉
Release: 2025/12/14
Dredd is a fun one to write. He's a miserable old man wishing for a past he knows he'll never have, and takes it out on all of the recruits walking through his Fortress. Having Peter and Dredd bump heads constantly makes for some fun back and forth.
#writing #writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
#writing #writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Bishop Eulisses Dredd wasn’t always the half-broken Lord of the Fortress. Once, he was the Deacon’s warlord. His Flame, blazing His doctrine across the world. But when the Majeris crept in and hollowed him out, Dredd was sent to be forgotten on Parze.
#writing #writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
#writing #writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dredd is a fun one to write. He's a miserable old man wishing for a past he knows he'll never have, and takes it out on all of the recruits walking through his Fortress. Having Peter and Dredd bump heads constantly makes for some fun back and forth.
#writing #writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
#writing #writingcommunity #author #fantasybook
Smoked chili for dinner.
5 hours at 250, no drippings lost.
Rattlesnake cheese, sour cream, chives on top.
Honey butter corn muffins on the side.
#chili #dinner #cornbread #foodporn #makinguphashtags
5 hours at 250, no drippings lost.
Rattlesnake cheese, sour cream, chives on top.
Honey butter corn muffins on the side.
#chili #dinner #cornbread #foodporn #makinguphashtags
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Smoked chili for dinner.
5 hours at 250, no drippings lost.
Rattlesnake cheese, sour cream, chives on top.
Honey butter corn muffins on the side.
#chili #dinner #cornbread #foodporn #makinguphashtags
5 hours at 250, no drippings lost.
Rattlesnake cheese, sour cream, chives on top.
Honey butter corn muffins on the side.
#chili #dinner #cornbread #foodporn #makinguphashtags
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Late night copy editing despite the day job starting at 9.
Hard to stop when you're on a roll, right? What's a couple more hours really?
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
Hard to stop when you're on a roll, right? What's a couple more hours really?
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
tom from the cartoon tom and jerry is holding a tape dispenser .
ALT: tom from the cartoon tom and jerry is holding a tape dispenser .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Late night copy editing despite the day job starting at 9.
Hard to stop when you're on a roll, right? What's a couple more hours really?
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
Hard to stop when you're on a roll, right? What's a couple more hours really?
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
So far the flashback part has been great, but tough. There really is a lot of back and forth to make sure it makes sense. But it also lets us seed some new things that maybe we didn't intentionally write at first.
#author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
#author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
Getting into Part 2 is an interesting one. It's a long flashback, which makes us consistently backtrack to Part 1 to ensure continuity is accurate. It sure is fun, though!
Next update might be a little introduction to Peter's superior:
Bishop Eulisses Dredd
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Author
Next update might be a little introduction to Peter's superior:
Bishop Eulisses Dredd
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Author
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So far the flashback part has been great, but tough. There really is a lot of back and forth to make sure it makes sense. But it also lets us seed some new things that maybe we didn't intentionally write at first.
#author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
#author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
We've been working on this in earnest for close to a year now (with another almost 10 dedicated to the content in one form or another).
To say that I'm proud of @jonahsthewriter.bsky.social and I is an understatement.
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
To say that I'm proud of @jonahsthewriter.bsky.social and I is an understatement.
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
Finally finished with our main draft of Part 1 of The Relic In The Fortress! We could probably edit and re-edit until the end of time. But we're saying it's finished and ready for review by some eyes other than our own.
Feels like the first big milestone!
#writing #writersky #author #authorsky
Feels like the first big milestone!
#writing #writersky #author #authorsky
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We've been working on this in earnest for close to a year now (with another almost 10 dedicated to the content in one form or another).
To say that I'm proud of @jonahsthewriter.bsky.social and I is an understatement.
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
To say that I'm proud of @jonahsthewriter.bsky.social and I is an understatement.
#writing #author #writingcommunity #fantasybook
Reposted by Robby Beaton
While the Fortress taught him discipline, it also taught him resentment. He's made a habit of keeping his head down and enduring his superiors abuse, but old habits die hard. Now, with a "pet" cat in tow, and an arm full of relics, Peter just might be ready to make his escape. -pt2
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
While the Fortress taught him discipline, it also taught him resentment. He's made a habit of keeping his head down and enduring his superiors abuse, but old habits die hard. Now, with a "pet" cat in tow, and an arm full of relics, Peter just might be ready to make his escape. -pt2
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Peter Chobbler was raised in the Fortress, never allowed to leave it. A soldier turned scholar, he absorbs all the knowledge the Fortress offers in the hopes that someone will someday recognize his potential. He's earned every rank worth, but they never raised him out of the rut he's stuck in. -pt1
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Peter Chobbler was raised in the Fortress, never allowed to leave it. A soldier turned scholar, he absorbs all the knowledge the Fortress offers in the hopes that someone will someday recognize his potential. He's earned every rank worth, but they never raised him out of the rut he's stuck in. -pt1
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Part 1 Premise
A young soldier manifests a power unlike any magework in Nelbrea, drawing the eye of a tyrant, a goblin prince, and a cat who may not be what he seems.
Peter Chobbler’s white-hot Affinity defies all convention. Is he a pawn in a cosmic game? Or a herald who could change the world?
A young soldier manifests a power unlike any magework in Nelbrea, drawing the eye of a tyrant, a goblin prince, and a cat who may not be what he seems.
Peter Chobbler’s white-hot Affinity defies all convention. Is he a pawn in a cosmic game? Or a herald who could change the world?
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Part 1 Premise
A young soldier manifests a power unlike any magework in Nelbrea, drawing the eye of a tyrant, a goblin prince, and a cat who may not be what he seems.
Peter Chobbler’s white-hot Affinity defies all convention. Is he a pawn in a cosmic game? Or a herald who could change the world?
A young soldier manifests a power unlike any magework in Nelbrea, drawing the eye of a tyrant, a goblin prince, and a cat who may not be what he seems.
Peter Chobbler’s white-hot Affinity defies all convention. Is he a pawn in a cosmic game? Or a herald who could change the world?
Reposted by Robby Beaton
✨ Writing "The Relic In The Fortress" — A Fantasy Novel 🛡️
We're writing our first full-length fantasy novel set in the world of Nelbrea.
Part 1 is just about complete. Three more to go.
I’ll use this thread to share progress, snippets, and the strange magic of this world as it comes together.
We're writing our first full-length fantasy novel set in the world of Nelbrea.
Part 1 is just about complete. Three more to go.
I’ll use this thread to share progress, snippets, and the strange magic of this world as it comes together.
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 AM
✨ Writing "The Relic In The Fortress" — A Fantasy Novel 🛡️
We're writing our first full-length fantasy novel set in the world of Nelbrea.
Part 1 is just about complete. Three more to go.
I’ll use this thread to share progress, snippets, and the strange magic of this world as it comes together.
We're writing our first full-length fantasy novel set in the world of Nelbrea.
Part 1 is just about complete. Three more to go.
I’ll use this thread to share progress, snippets, and the strange magic of this world as it comes together.