Walt Shuler (he/him)
@waltshuler.substack.com
Fantasy Fiction Author | Freelance Writer | Buddhist | Sometime Runner | Plant Dad
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Chapter 20 is live! You’re officially halfway through ADTR. Also, we get some closure about a certain missing character.
Chapter 20
A Dread Tide Rising by Walt Shuler
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November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Chapter 20 is live! You’re officially halfway through ADTR. Also, we get some closure about a certain missing character.
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#FantasyIndiesNovember 5. Last, current, and next reads
I just finished A Parcel of Rogues by Joyce Lionarous. A wonderful medieval mystery.
Next up is Nestlings by Nat Cassidy. I've liked his other stuff so I'm excited for this one.
After that, I'm not sure. There's a long TBR list
I just finished A Parcel of Rogues by Joyce Lionarous. A wonderful medieval mystery.
Next up is Nestlings by Nat Cassidy. I've liked his other stuff so I'm excited for this one.
After that, I'm not sure. There's a long TBR list
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 5. Last, current, and next reads
I just finished A Parcel of Rogues by Joyce Lionarous. A wonderful medieval mystery.
Next up is Nestlings by Nat Cassidy. I've liked his other stuff so I'm excited for this one.
After that, I'm not sure. There's a long TBR list
I just finished A Parcel of Rogues by Joyce Lionarous. A wonderful medieval mystery.
Next up is Nestlings by Nat Cassidy. I've liked his other stuff so I'm excited for this one.
After that, I'm not sure. There's a long TBR list
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So the expansion of the universe may not be accelerating but rather, is slowing. If verified, we're back to where our understanding was by about the 1990s. And our ideas about Dark Energy require revision.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Universe expansion may be slowing, not accelerating, study suggests
Astronomers cast doubt on Nobel prize-winning theory and suggest universe could end in ‘big crunch’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
So the expansion of the universe may not be accelerating but rather, is slowing. If verified, we're back to where our understanding was by about the 1990s. And our ideas about Dark Energy require revision.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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I heard bells chime just as I was walking down the road.
I knew it was time to leave, time to move on
to something different.
Looking outwards at distant unfamiliar #geography
Anything other than the status quo, drab monotonous days filled with ordinary as opposed to the extraordinary.
#vss365
I knew it was time to leave, time to move on
to something different.
Looking outwards at distant unfamiliar #geography
Anything other than the status quo, drab monotonous days filled with ordinary as opposed to the extraordinary.
#vss365
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I heard bells chime just as I was walking down the road.
I knew it was time to leave, time to move on
to something different.
Looking outwards at distant unfamiliar #geography
Anything other than the status quo, drab monotonous days filled with ordinary as opposed to the extraordinary.
#vss365
I knew it was time to leave, time to move on
to something different.
Looking outwards at distant unfamiliar #geography
Anything other than the status quo, drab monotonous days filled with ordinary as opposed to the extraordinary.
#vss365
Part 3 of The Ashes of Rome is live!
A Betrayal at Clusium
Act 1, Chapter 3 of The Ashes of Rome
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November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Part 3 of The Ashes of Rome is live!
Chapter 18 of ADTR is up!
Chapter 19
A Dread Tide Rising by Walt Shuler
waltshuler.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Chapter 18 of ADTR is up!
Happy Samhain, folks. 🎃💀👻
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Happy Samhain, folks. 🎃💀👻
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A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests against Trump are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump
A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
www.motherjones.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests against Trump are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
Chapter 18 of ADTR is up!
Chapter 18
A Dread Tide Rising by Walt Shuler
waltshuler.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Chapter 18 of ADTR is up!
Doing a couple of days of walking and icing my shin after the race yesterday. Still on track for the half-marathon at the end of November. Today will be getting the next ADTR chapter ready for tomorrow and working on book 2, plus assorted shopping and chores around the house.
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Doing a couple of days of walking and icing my shin after the race yesterday. Still on track for the half-marathon at the end of November. Today will be getting the next ADTR chapter ready for tomorrow and working on book 2, plus assorted shopping and chores around the house.
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A little calm after the storm.
A gift from me to you.
Here’s hoping everyone’s day is a beautiful one 💙
*Tooradin Victoria #Australia #sky
#Stunday #Photography
#BlueSky #peace
#EastCoastKin #landscape #ArtYear #PhotographersUnited
A gift from me to you.
Here’s hoping everyone’s day is a beautiful one 💙
*Tooradin Victoria #Australia #sky
#Stunday #Photography
#BlueSky #peace
#EastCoastKin #landscape #ArtYear #PhotographersUnited
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A little calm after the storm.
A gift from me to you.
Here’s hoping everyone’s day is a beautiful one 💙
*Tooradin Victoria #Australia #sky
#Stunday #Photography
#BlueSky #peace
#EastCoastKin #landscape #ArtYear #PhotographersUnited
A gift from me to you.
Here’s hoping everyone’s day is a beautiful one 💙
*Tooradin Victoria #Australia #sky
#Stunday #Photography
#BlueSky #peace
#EastCoastKin #landscape #ArtYear #PhotographersUnited
Wrapped up the 5k with a time of 28:16 (so a hair over 9 mins per mile). Very happy with it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wrapped up the 5k with a time of 28:16 (so a hair over 9 mins per mile). Very happy with it.
Up early (for a Saturday) and getting some coffee in me. Today's plan is 1h & 15m on feet, so I'll get in a 45-minute run/walk early, then do the 5k race. That should roughly equal out.
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Up early (for a Saturday) and getting some coffee in me. Today's plan is 1h & 15m on feet, so I'll get in a 45-minute run/walk early, then do the 5k race. That should roughly equal out.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I post more than ADTR chapters on Stubstack. Want to check out everything? Subscribe and get everything right in your inbox. It's free (and even once I start paid subscriptions, everything will be free for 3 months after it's posted, so plenty of time to enjoy it before it goes behind the paywall).
Part 2 of the Ashes of Rome serial is here!
In Search of a Reckoning
Chapter 2 of Act 1 of The Ashes of Rome
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October 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Part 2 of the Ashes of Rome serial is here!
If you bought a signed copy of ADTR, it's officially with the Post Office now. Depending on where you're at in the US, it should be delivered by the 27th or 28th (media mail is sloooow). And again, thank you :) #indieauthors
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you bought a signed copy of ADTR, it's officially with the Post Office now. Depending on where you're at in the US, it should be delivered by the 27th or 28th (media mail is sloooow). And again, thank you :) #indieauthors
Book sales have been surprisingly good. Sold almost all of the print copies I ordered, which surprised the hell out of me. Amazon sales are a little slower but that's not surprising. Nothing doing on B&N, Kobo, etc., but it's only been there for less than a week, so not too concerned.
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Book sales have been surprisingly good. Sold almost all of the print copies I ordered, which surprised the hell out of me. Amazon sales are a little slower but that's not surprising. Nothing doing on B&N, Kobo, etc., but it's only been there for less than a week, so not too concerned.
Got in a 10k yesterday. Today was supposed to be an easy run, but I somehow ended up doing a fast 5k. Still on track for the half marathon on Thanksgiving weekend. #running
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Got in a 10k yesterday. Today was supposed to be an easy run, but I somehow ended up doing a fast 5k. Still on track for the half marathon on Thanksgiving weekend. #running
Chapter 17 of ADTR is live :)
Chapter 17
A Dread Tide Rising by Walt Shuler
waltshuler.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Chapter 17 of ADTR is live :)
There's something of an announcement on my Substack:
And Then There Was a Book
ADTR Is Unleashed on the World
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There's something of an announcement on my Substack:
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Here's a 🎁🔗to this article. I am sharing it on NextDoor because the author stresses that people who are about to see their coverage go up *have no idea.* We're about to see a lot more pain, anxiety, and anger if we let this move forward. wapo.st/4q6TLuw . I think it's possible to copy-paste the link
October 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Here's a 🎁🔗to this article. I am sharing it on NextDoor because the author stresses that people who are about to see their coverage go up *have no idea.* We're about to see a lot more pain, anxiety, and anger if we let this move forward. wapo.st/4q6TLuw . I think it's possible to copy-paste the link
So, this showed up a day early. It looks fantastic!
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
So, this showed up a day early. It looks fantastic!
Morning, folks. Quick update: ADTR is formatted, and I'm waiting on a proof copy from Amazon. Hopefully, both print and e-versions will be available by December.
Book 2 (An Empire Drowned) is in process. I'm currently sitting at 17k (so, probably another 100k words to go).
Book 2 (An Empire Drowned) is in process. I'm currently sitting at 17k (so, probably another 100k words to go).
October 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Morning, folks. Quick update: ADTR is formatted, and I'm waiting on a proof copy from Amazon. Hopefully, both print and e-versions will be available by December.
Book 2 (An Empire Drowned) is in process. I'm currently sitting at 17k (so, probably another 100k words to go).
Book 2 (An Empire Drowned) is in process. I'm currently sitting at 17k (so, probably another 100k words to go).
Well, that sucks. Looks like Baker & Taylor is going out of business (they're the largest supplier of books for libraries in the US).
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/10/08/b...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/10/08/b...
Baker & Taylor to Cease Operations | American Libraries Magazine
Despite measures to continue operations and preserve pending contracts with libraries, the book distributor Baker & Taylor will shutter.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Well, that sucks. Looks like Baker & Taylor is going out of business (they're the largest supplier of books for libraries in the US).
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/10/08/b...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/10/08/b...
So, ADTR has a cover now :)
waltshuler.substack.com/p/adtr-gets-...
waltshuler.substack.com/p/adtr-gets-...
ADTR Gets a Cover
The Cover Reveal: A Dread Tide Rising Is One Step Closer to Reality
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October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So, ADTR has a cover now :)
waltshuler.substack.com/p/adtr-gets-...
waltshuler.substack.com/p/adtr-gets-...