Tao Wong
@taowong.bsky.social
Scifi and fantasy author with works in the LitRPG, xianxia and cozy fantasy sub-genres as well as anything else that catches his eye. :) Located in Toronto, Canada. Learn more: https://linktr.ee/taowong
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Tao Wong
@taowong.bsky.social
· Sep 18
Reminder that Climbing the Ranks 3 is actually available on all wide retailers. Audiobook should be coming out next month, but ebook is already available - books2read.com/climbingther...
I know I have a lot of work to do, but just feeling a little exhausted and beaten up from the travel. Not sure how much I'll get done... *sighs*
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I know I have a lot of work to do, but just feeling a little exhausted and beaten up from the travel. Not sure how much I'll get done... *sighs*
Feeling very lazy because I was an idiot and spent too much time staying up doing absolutely nothing. *sighs* I should go out but... lazy.
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Feeling very lazy because I was an idiot and spent too much time staying up doing absolutely nothing. *sighs* I should go out but... lazy.
Staring at the Liberal budget, all I can say is that we desperately needed more NDP wins to balance the idiot out. Removing a luxury tax on yacths and airplanes? Why? In this day and age, why?
We don't need more privatisation of our services. We need to be taxing the billionaires more.
We don't need more privatisation of our services. We need to be taxing the billionaires more.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Staring at the Liberal budget, all I can say is that we desperately needed more NDP wins to balance the idiot out. Removing a luxury tax on yacths and airplanes? Why? In this day and age, why?
We don't need more privatisation of our services. We need to be taxing the billionaires more.
We don't need more privatisation of our services. We need to be taxing the billionaires more.
Look! Look! Gorgeous new cover for the First Stop, coming July 14, 2026 from Ace Books.
Read more and remember, we've got a pre-order campaign for the US & Canada.
Read more and remember, we've got a pre-order campaign for the US & Canada.
We're delighted to share the fancy new cover for @taowong.bsky.social's The First Stop, book 2 in the epic progression fantasy series A Thousand Li, coming July 14, 2026 from Ace Books!!
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The second book in Wong's A Thousand Li series arrives July 2026!
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Look! Look! Gorgeous new cover for the First Stop, coming July 14, 2026 from Ace Books.
Read more and remember, we've got a pre-order campaign for the US & Canada.
Read more and remember, we've got a pre-order campaign for the US & Canada.
Rainy day, so I'm going to take it easy today. Got so much to get done, I'm going to try to get as much editing and other work sorted as possible.
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Rainy day, so I'm going to take it easy today. Got so much to get done, I'm going to try to get as much editing and other work sorted as possible.
Running around Lisbon. Beautiful city but lots of hills
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Running around Lisbon. Beautiful city but lots of hills
Finished World Fantasy Con in Brighton and it was a ton of fun. Met a bunch of new writers, some older ones, a few editors and publishers. Fascinating time, city was interesting - wish I had more time to check it out properly. Was harder since I was still recovering from the surgery, but great time.
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Finished World Fantasy Con in Brighton and it was a ton of fun. Met a bunch of new writers, some older ones, a few editors and publishers. Fascinating time, city was interesting - wish I had more time to check it out properly. Was harder since I was still recovering from the surgery, but great time.
Just listed everything I had to do before the end of the year
- 2 books to finish writing (or 1 to finish, 1 to get significantly done)
- 1 book to finish copyedits
- 1 book to redraft after dev edits
- 1 book & 1 short story to finish 2nd draft
- 1 co-authored book to finish dev edits on
- 2 books to finish writing (or 1 to finish, 1 to get significantly done)
- 1 book to finish copyedits
- 1 book to redraft after dev edits
- 1 book & 1 short story to finish 2nd draft
- 1 co-authored book to finish dev edits on
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Just listed everything I had to do before the end of the year
- 2 books to finish writing (or 1 to finish, 1 to get significantly done)
- 1 book to finish copyedits
- 1 book to redraft after dev edits
- 1 book & 1 short story to finish 2nd draft
- 1 co-authored book to finish dev edits on
- 2 books to finish writing (or 1 to finish, 1 to get significantly done)
- 1 book to finish copyedits
- 1 book to redraft after dev edits
- 1 book & 1 short story to finish 2nd draft
- 1 co-authored book to finish dev edits on
October is shaping up to be my 2nd best month for words written so far this year. 80k and a couple more days of uninterrupted writing possible. Maybe if I REALLY pushed, I could hit the best month (over 11k away though...)
I'll settle for 2nd best.
I'll settle for 2nd best.
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
October is shaping up to be my 2nd best month for words written so far this year. 80k and a couple more days of uninterrupted writing possible. Maybe if I REALLY pushed, I could hit the best month (over 11k away though...)
I'll settle for 2nd best.
I'll settle for 2nd best.
Nearly there, just a little more to fully fund in 4 days!
There's only 5 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we just unlocked our 80% goal! 🎉
@lesleyconner.bsky.social will host a LIVE READING of "The Monster Fucker Club" by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social!
Keep weird, wonderful fiction alive and donate TODAY 👽
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@lesleyconner.bsky.social will host a LIVE READING of "The Monster Fucker Club" by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social!
Keep weird, wonderful fiction alive and donate TODAY 👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Nearly there, just a little more to fully fund in 4 days!
Hmmm, interesting evening...
First one was an e-mail rather rudely asking if we answered e-mails with no further context. From someone as far as I can tell has never e-mailed us before.
Secondly, another comment on an ad accusing me of using AI for the book and art.
First one was an e-mail rather rudely asking if we answered e-mails with no further context. From someone as far as I can tell has never e-mailed us before.
Secondly, another comment on an ad accusing me of using AI for the book and art.
October 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hmmm, interesting evening...
First one was an e-mail rather rudely asking if we answered e-mails with no further context. From someone as far as I can tell has never e-mailed us before.
Secondly, another comment on an ad accusing me of using AI for the book and art.
First one was an e-mail rather rudely asking if we answered e-mails with no further context. From someone as far as I can tell has never e-mailed us before.
Secondly, another comment on an ad accusing me of using AI for the book and art.
Definitely popped a stitch on the inside. Today's much better than yesterday, which is nice. Will try to get some work done, but nothing major. I'll see what I feel like.
Debating painkillers or not....
Debating painkillers or not....
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Definitely popped a stitch on the inside. Today's much better than yesterday, which is nice. Will try to get some work done, but nothing major. I'll see what I feel like.
Debating painkillers or not....
Debating painkillers or not....
I did an oopsie, got up too fast. I think I popped a stitch... *sighs* Today might actually be a rest day because of that.
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I did an oopsie, got up too fast. I think I popped a stitch... *sighs* Today might actually be a rest day because of that.
Really feeling lazy and not wanting to write. *sighs* These are the days when the term 'work' really comes into play.
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Really feeling lazy and not wanting to write. *sighs* These are the days when the term 'work' really comes into play.
Yesterday was a day filled with admin and doctors but I managed to get a few thousand words written. Not on the 'right' projects, since I have to finish up the short story for Ace Books, but that's the focus for today.
If I can get a few thousand words in, maybe I'll be done by the end of this week
If I can get a few thousand words in, maybe I'll be done by the end of this week
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Yesterday was a day filled with admin and doctors but I managed to get a few thousand words written. Not on the 'right' projects, since I have to finish up the short story for Ace Books, but that's the focus for today.
If I can get a few thousand words in, maybe I'll be done by the end of this week
If I can get a few thousand words in, maybe I'll be done by the end of this week
Recovery is weird. Pain is almost gone, but I know I'm still healing and can't lift anything. 10lbs is nothing... but I am not allowed to lift more than that.
So I'm stuck feeling fine, knowing I could crash at any moment with exhaustion and unable to do anything physical.
So weird.
So I'm stuck feeling fine, knowing I could crash at any moment with exhaustion and unable to do anything physical.
So weird.
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Recovery is weird. Pain is almost gone, but I know I'm still healing and can't lift anything. 10lbs is nothing... but I am not allowed to lift more than that.
So I'm stuck feeling fine, knowing I could crash at any moment with exhaustion and unable to do anything physical.
So weird.
So I'm stuck feeling fine, knowing I could crash at any moment with exhaustion and unable to do anything physical.
So weird.
Got up this morning to read through an audiobook contract for a friend, to find it was actually quite good. That's the 3rd contract (just forgot one) that I've read in recent periods where the contracts are actually reasonable.
Quite the change... kind of nice what competition can do.
Quite the change... kind of nice what competition can do.
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Got up this morning to read through an audiobook contract for a friend, to find it was actually quite good. That's the 3rd contract (just forgot one) that I've read in recent periods where the contracts are actually reasonable.
Quite the change... kind of nice what competition can do.
Quite the change... kind of nice what competition can do.
A quick update: I won’t be at Can*Con this year, but i'm cheering on all our friends and fellow authors who will be!
Hope everyone has an amazing time, and i'm looking forward to catching up at the next con.
Hope everyone has an amazing time, and i'm looking forward to catching up at the next con.
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A quick update: I won’t be at Can*Con this year, but i'm cheering on all our friends and fellow authors who will be!
Hope everyone has an amazing time, and i'm looking forward to catching up at the next con.
Hope everyone has an amazing time, and i'm looking forward to catching up at the next con.
Slowly improving everyday, which is nice. Didn't have to nap in the middle of the day today and went for a 30 minute walk. I moved slow, but got 1.25km done, meaning my total footstep count for the day doubled from the day before.
About time, since not moving is becoming a problem too.
About time, since not moving is becoming a problem too.
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Slowly improving everyday, which is nice. Didn't have to nap in the middle of the day today and went for a 30 minute walk. I moved slow, but got 1.25km done, meaning my total footstep count for the day doubled from the day before.
About time, since not moving is becoming a problem too.
About time, since not moving is becoming a problem too.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
Hope you had / have some turkey dinners and remember to practise gratitude.
So far, we've had turkey on the Saturday and beef ribs on the Sunday. Today's going to be boring, though. I think.
Hope you had / have some turkey dinners and remember to practise gratitude.
So far, we've had turkey on the Saturday and beef ribs on the Sunday. Today's going to be boring, though. I think.
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
Hope you had / have some turkey dinners and remember to practise gratitude.
So far, we've had turkey on the Saturday and beef ribs on the Sunday. Today's going to be boring, though. I think.
Hope you had / have some turkey dinners and remember to practise gratitude.
So far, we've had turkey on the Saturday and beef ribs on the Sunday. Today's going to be boring, though. I think.
Now that the big edit for Celestial Cataclysms is done, I'm back to writing. Dungeon Brawler 2 is in need of more words. Ended at 144k yesterday, let's see how much I can add in the next few hours. Expecting around 170-180k for this book.
First words then edits! #authorlife
First words then edits! #authorlife
October 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Now that the big edit for Celestial Cataclysms is done, I'm back to writing. Dungeon Brawler 2 is in need of more words. Ended at 144k yesterday, let's see how much I can add in the next few hours. Expecting around 170-180k for this book.
First words then edits! #authorlife
First words then edits! #authorlife
Very annoying when events line up such that you can't make two different things you really want to do. Especially when one is a professional requirement (a panel) and another is fun (going sparring!). Ah well....
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Very annoying when events line up such that you can't make two different things you really want to do. Especially when one is a professional requirement (a panel) and another is fun (going sparring!). Ah well....
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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Just because I can, a screenshot of my top earning books last month. Not too surprising Climbing the Ranks 3 is at top spot, though it didn't manage to pull the rest of the series up to take over the usual A Thousand Li and System Apocalypse books.
October 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Just because I can, a screenshot of my top earning books last month. Not too surprising Climbing the Ranks 3 is at top spot, though it didn't manage to pull the rest of the series up to take over the usual A Thousand Li and System Apocalypse books.
The System Apocalypse Anthology is almost coming to a close on Backerkit.
It’s packed with brand-new stories from the System Apocalypse universe; more chaos, more monsters, more mayhem.
Grab your copy before the world ends (again)
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It’s packed with brand-new stories from the System Apocalypse universe; more chaos, more monsters, more mayhem.
Grab your copy before the world ends (again)
Grab your copy: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The System Apocalypse Anthology is almost coming to a close on Backerkit.
It’s packed with brand-new stories from the System Apocalypse universe; more chaos, more monsters, more mayhem.
Grab your copy before the world ends (again)
Grab your copy: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
It’s packed with brand-new stories from the System Apocalypse universe; more chaos, more monsters, more mayhem.
Grab your copy before the world ends (again)
Grab your copy: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...