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Michael Emond
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He/Him | Novelist | Artist | Author of “How Do You Free a Caged Bird?" |
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I've taken to uploading early drafts of my work to Royal Road as a "I wrote this myself without AI, and here are my receipts" kind of deal.

I'm starting with my next planned book release.

Link to read below:
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1465...

#writesky #booksky #psychologicalthrillers #royalroad
I've taken to uploading early drafts of my work to Royal Road as a "I wrote this myself without AI, and here are my receipts" kind of deal.

I'm starting with my next planned book release.

Link to read below:
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1465...

#writesky #booksky #psychologicalthrillers #royalroad
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
When Leon returned home that evening, he was a broken-down shell of a man.

#WIPSnips #booksky #writesky #assassinthrillers #psychologicalthrillers #thrillerbooks #WIP #writingcommunity
January 4, 2026 at 2:11 PM
On top of writing fiction and doing art on the side, I’ve decoded to get my feet wet with voice acting because I am a workaholic who needs something to do when the art isn’t arting, and the words aren’t wording… TwT

#artsky #writesky
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I'm wrapping up writing my next book, "How Do You Free a Caged Bird?", and it's definitely a departure from what I usually write.

My writing tends to be existential at its heaviest, but this project is one of the most nihilistic stories I've ever written...

#pretendpanel #writesky #booksky
#pretendpanel, thanks for your answers yesterday. It's a journey, and I love to see all the different stages among us.

January 3rd: How has your work evolved in terms of subject matter (e.g. setting, premise, vibes) since your earlier writings?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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My Drawcember 2025 prompt sketches! ❄️
#art #illustration #sketch #procreate
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 AM
My mental health has been a touch-and-go dumpster fire the past two and a half weeks, but I got out of bed today, so I'll happily take that W.

#mentalhealth
January 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Jamie’s honesty reminded Leon of the summer sun. It was warm. Bright. Radiant to a point where it was nearly blinding

#WIPSnips #writesky #indieauthors #booksky #thrillerbooks #assassinthriller #writingcommunity #WIP
December 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
That feel when some of my favorite pieces of fictional media in 2025 included an indie animation about a digital circus heavily inspired by "I Have No Mouth, and I must Scream" and a dystopian anime where undesirable people are thrown out like literal garbage. >.>

#writesky #animation #anime
December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A heavily underated character arc, IMO:

The MC during Act I:

"With the power of love and friendship, we can overcome anything!"

The MC after copious amounts of trauma in Act II:

"The world is full of human garbage, and I'm here to take out the trash..."

#booksky #writesky #indieauthors #WIP
December 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I'm working on the final edits and assembling the eBook files for "How Do You Free a Caged Bird?".

As long as I keep up my current pace, I should be sitting pretty for a Late February/Early March release! \o/

#booksky #indieauthors #writesky #fiction #thrillerbooks #assassinthrillers
December 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"From every possible angle, the Black Bird of Death was cornered with no hope of escape."

#WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #indieauthors #writingcommunity #thrillerbooks #assassinthrillers #WIP
December 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
When writing ”How Do You Free a Caged Bird?”, one of my primary strategies for humanizing my assassin villain MC was giving him a weary fatigue that resembled burn out from a real world toxic workplace.

#writesky #booksky #assassinthriller #thrillerbooks #indieauthors
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Did some CMND+F edits with "felt" for my current book project, "How Do You Free a Caged Bird?", this evening.

I'm slowly but surely reaching the finish line. o7

#booksky #writesky #indieauthors #thrillerbooks #assassinthrillers
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My ADHD addled brain will constantly crave stimulation even when I’m mentally fatigued to a point where I can’t think straight.

It’s like the mental health equivalent of the “I didn’t hear no bell…” Southpark gif.

#mentalhealth #adhdsky
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Me poorly describing the MCs of my various book projects:

"Well, you got mommy issues, mommy issues, daddy issues, cigarette junkie, more daddy issues, violent-asshole issues, and a weirdly self-actualized 17-year-old necromancer."

#booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthors #authorproblems
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's been a chaotic week and a half, so I unfortunately don't have anything new to show off, art or writing-wise.

So here's an Art VS The Artist video! Hope you guys like it!

#digitalart #artvstheartist #artsky #artvids #ocart #videogamefanart #art
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So they started out by using AI for crappy anime dubbing, and now they're sneakily cramming AI chatbots into their eBooks without letting publishers opt out. 🙃

With all due respect to Amazon, "Go fuck yourself!"

#writesky #indieauthors #booksky #writingcommunity

www.pcmag.com/news/kindles...
Kindle’s New AI Feature Can Answer Questions About Your Books (Whether Authors Want It or Not)
The Kindle app's new feature will provide AI-generated tips to explain your book's plot or how the characters relate to one another, though it's currently only available on the iOS version.
www.pcmag.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“That said, you were pretty quick to put your life on the line for a complete stranger,” he mused.

#WIPSnips #booksky #writesky #indieauthors #urbanfantasy #WIP #writingcommunity
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Currently trying to outline a trilogy of Urban Fantasy Vampire Noire novels while also editing and finalizing my current novella project.

Sanity was something I discarded long ago… orz

#writesky #indieauthors #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasybooks
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Live footage of my current mental health state over the past week and a half... 🙃

The horrors persist, but so do I.

#mentalhealth #mentalhealthumor #humor #relatable
a group of people are gathered in a living room with a fire coming out of the floor
ALT: a group of people are gathered in a living room with a fire coming out of the floor
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December 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"Turn the key to a world untold..."

Here's the time lapse for my Guilty Gear Strive ABA fanart! I hope you guys like it! 🎨

#fanart #digitalart #arttimelapse #guiltygearstrive #artsky #videogamefanart #gaming #fightinggamescommunity #arcsys #guiltygear #art #videogames
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I can unfortunately think of a decent amount of people in the world who could benefit from three ghosts of Christmas terrorizing them into changing their ways for the better.

#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My new John Wick-style assassin thriller, "How Do You Free a Caged Bird?" is now available to read for free on Wattpad!

You want a suspenseful story to binge-read? I got you covered!

Link to read below:
www.wattpad.com/story/404888...

#writesky #booksky #wattpad #freetoread #assassinthriller
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Whatever may come, our love is eternal. Isn't it dear?"

Some fan art I made of A.B.A from Guilty Gear Strive. 🎨

Hope y'all like it! o7

#guiltygearstrive #arcsys #aba #fightinggames #videogamefanart #art #videogames #gaming #guiltygear #fightinggamecommunity
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM