Septimus Brown
@septimusbrown.com
Senior editor at the DarlingAxe.com. Blogging at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Author of WHEN THE SKY BREAKS. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
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Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review 😍
"Frosted fishbutts, I enjoyed this book many tens of times over!"
"I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy and humor, or even as a palette cleanser for readers who don’t typically read fantasy."
mybook.to/dragoneggs
"Frosted fishbutts, I enjoyed this book many tens of times over!"
"I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy and humor, or even as a palette cleanser for readers who don’t typically read fantasy."
mybook.to/dragoneggs
Today I am manifesting a kinder and more loving world ❤️💙
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today I am manifesting a kinder and more loving world ❤️💙
"Early morning does not mince words."
—from The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
—from The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
a cartoon of garfield sitting at a table holding a cup
ALT: a cartoon of garfield sitting at a table holding a cup
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"Early morning does not mince words."
—from The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
—from The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
Sweet dreams, humans 🌙 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of empathy and compassion 💚
Make we all wake into a world of empathy and compassion 💚
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Sweet dreams, humans 🌙 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of empathy and compassion 💚
Make we all wake into a world of empathy and compassion 💚
New post up on the Chopping Blog 🪓🪓
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
New post up on the Chopping Blog 🪓🪓
Reposted by Septimus Brown
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Exit Strategy: Your Novel’s Ending as a Structural Tool
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Don’t be afraid to find out that something isn’t working. It’s rare to stick the landing on your first draft.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #booksky
Reposted by Septimus Brown
Also known as the "puke draft," though I think "exploratory draft" is more to the point 😄
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Also known as the "puke draft," though I think "exploratory draft" is more to the point 😄
Reposted by Septimus Brown
that’s nice, seafood is expensive
November 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
that’s nice, seafood is expensive
This morning I am envisioning a kinder and happier world 💛 💜
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This morning I am envisioning a kinder and happier world 💛 💜
"It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble the foe."
—from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
—from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
a close up of a person holding a sword with diamonds on it
ALT: a close up of a person holding a sword with diamonds on it
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble the foe."
—from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
—from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
Halfway through the newest Witcher. Apart from the archer who can't deliver a line to save her life, it's shaping up to be the best season yet. Yar??
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Halfway through the newest Witcher. Apart from the archer who can't deliver a line to save her life, it's shaping up to be the best season yet. Yar??
Sleep well, Earthlings 🌔 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of respect and unity 🧡
Make we all wake into a world of respect and unity 🧡
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Sleep well, Earthlings 🌔 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of respect and unity 🧡
Make we all wake into a world of respect and unity 🧡
New post up on the Chopping Blog 🪓🪓
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
New post up on the Chopping Blog 🪓🪓
Reposted by Septimus Brown
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Story Skeleton—Magpie Murders
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
In a genre as established as mystery, it’s not easy to do something new.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#storystructure #writingcommunity #booksky
My friend Albert is an artist, but he keeps getting cancelled by galleries who say Al's art isn't welcome
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My friend Albert is an artist, but he keeps getting cancelled by galleries who say Al's art isn't welcome
Any thoughts on the stamp?
Just wondering if it would be better to nix the physical stamp and make the REJECTED a bit bigger.
Just wondering if it would be better to nix the physical stamp and make the REJECTED a bit bigger.
Here's the latest from the designer!
We're going to ask to try a different colour scheme. I think the blue doesn't stand out that well against the yellow. But otherwise we're pretty happy with it.
Thoughts??
We're going to ask to try a different colour scheme. I think the blue doesn't stand out that well against the yellow. But otherwise we're pretty happy with it.
Thoughts??
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Any thoughts on the stamp?
Just wondering if it would be better to nix the physical stamp and make the REJECTED a bit bigger.
Just wondering if it would be better to nix the physical stamp and make the REJECTED a bit bigger.
Reposted by Septimus Brown
Show don't tell?!?
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Show don't tell?!?
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
Reposted by Septimus Brown
Awkwardness: The Novelist's Secret Weapon
In our personal lives, we expend a lot of energy trying to avoid awkward situations. In fiction, we should embrace them.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a...
#writingcommunity
In our personal lives, we expend a lot of energy trying to avoid awkward situations. In fiction, we should embrace them.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a...
#writingcommunity
Awkwardness: The Novelist's Secret Weapon
In our personal lives, we expend a lot of energy trying to avoid awkward situations. In fiction, we should embrace them.
darlingaxe.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Awkwardness: The Novelist's Secret Weapon
In our personal lives, we expend a lot of energy trying to avoid awkward situations. In fiction, we should embrace them.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a...
#writingcommunity
In our personal lives, we expend a lot of energy trying to avoid awkward situations. In fiction, we should embrace them.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/a...
#writingcommunity
Here's the latest from the designer!
We're going to ask to try a different colour scheme. I think the blue doesn't stand out that well against the yellow. But otherwise we're pretty happy with it.
Thoughts??
We're going to ask to try a different colour scheme. I think the blue doesn't stand out that well against the yellow. But otherwise we're pretty happy with it.
Thoughts??
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Here's the latest from the designer!
We're going to ask to try a different colour scheme. I think the blue doesn't stand out that well against the yellow. But otherwise we're pretty happy with it.
Thoughts??
We're going to ask to try a different colour scheme. I think the blue doesn't stand out that well against the yellow. But otherwise we're pretty happy with it.
Thoughts??
Today I am imagining a friendlier and more loving world 🧡 💚
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today I am imagining a friendlier and more loving world 🧡 💚
"For pain must enter into its glorified life of memory before it can turn into compassion."
—from Middlemarch by George Eliot
—from Middlemarch by George Eliot
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"For pain must enter into its glorified life of memory before it can turn into compassion."
—from Middlemarch by George Eliot
—from Middlemarch by George Eliot
Goodnight, humanity 🌗 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of peace and compassion 💙
Make we all wake into a world of peace and compassion 💙
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Goodnight, humanity 🌗 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of peace and compassion 💙
Make we all wake into a world of peace and compassion 💙
Put your best (big)foot forward!
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Put your best (big)foot forward!
This morning I am envisioning a kinder and more empathetic world 💙 ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This morning I am envisioning a kinder and more empathetic world 💙 ❤️
Have good dreams, hominids 🌙 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of generosity and gratitude 💜
Make we all wake into a world of generosity and gratitude 💜
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Have good dreams, hominids 🌙 ⭐
Make we all wake into a world of generosity and gratitude 💜
Make we all wake into a world of generosity and gratitude 💜
