Alex Lyn | Author 🏰🐉
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Hey all! I'm a life long lover of storytelling and have been writing in some form my whole life. I'm also a gamer, artist and dungeon master!
I love all things fantasy and sci-fi, but like most genres!
My Book Creating a Fictional World: The Beginner's Guide to World-building is out now! #author
I love all things fantasy and sci-fi, but like most genres!
My Book Creating a Fictional World: The Beginner's Guide to World-building is out now! #author
Had a few off days over the weekend but im back at it again! I'm over a quarter of the way through this draft - 23,000 words and counting!
#writing #author #wip #fantasybook
#writing #author #wip #fantasybook
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Had a few off days over the weekend but im back at it again! I'm over a quarter of the way through this draft - 23,000 words and counting!
#writing #author #wip #fantasybook
#writing #author #wip #fantasybook
I've written 6,500 words in 4 days! Im ahead of the curve for the writing challenge im doing with my writing group. Today is day 5, hoping to break 8,000!!
#writing #author #fantasyauthor
#writing #author #fantasyauthor
October 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I've written 6,500 words in 4 days! Im ahead of the curve for the writing challenge im doing with my writing group. Today is day 5, hoping to break 8,000!!
#writing #author #fantasyauthor
#writing #author #fantasyauthor
Just some worldbuilding stuff #worldbuilding
September 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Just some worldbuilding stuff #worldbuilding
I've been sharing monthly writing challenges on my other platforms and thought I'd share them here too! Let me know which one you're going with!
#writing #writingchallenge
#writing #writingchallenge
August 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I've been sharing monthly writing challenges on my other platforms and thought I'd share them here too! Let me know which one you're going with!
#writing #writingchallenge
#writing #writingchallenge
Worldbuilding tips for all storytellers!!
May 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Worldbuilding tips for all storytellers!!
April writing challenge! Posting a few days late as I'm late to joining skylight but it should be totally doable to catch up!
#writingchallenge #writingtips
#writingchallenge #writingtips
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
April writing challenge! Posting a few days late as I'm late to joining skylight but it should be totally doable to catch up!
#writingchallenge #writingtips
#writingchallenge #writingtips
Marketing your books is hard...
Anyways, if anyone needs worldbuilding resources, I've got you covered.
books2read.com/u/49RL2Y
Anyways, if anyone needs worldbuilding resources, I've got you covered.
books2read.com/u/49RL2Y
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Creating a Fictional World: The Beginner's Guide to World-Building: Make Fantasy Planets, Characters, Magic and More by Alex Lyn
books2read.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Marketing your books is hard...
Anyways, if anyone needs worldbuilding resources, I've got you covered.
books2read.com/u/49RL2Y
Anyways, if anyone needs worldbuilding resources, I've got you covered.
books2read.com/u/49RL2Y
Looks are super important when it comes to worldbuilding, but don't forget to cater to the other senses when you're writing as well! What does something smell like, sound like, or feel like? If your characters are at an ocean, can they taste the salt in the air?
#worldbuilding #writing #writingtips
#worldbuilding #writing #writingtips
February 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Looks are super important when it comes to worldbuilding, but don't forget to cater to the other senses when you're writing as well! What does something smell like, sound like, or feel like? If your characters are at an ocean, can they taste the salt in the air?
#worldbuilding #writing #writingtips
#worldbuilding #writing #writingtips
In case anyone needs some positivity today 🩵
February 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In case anyone needs some positivity today 🩵
Easy and quick ways to Support your favorite authors (especially indie authors)
- ask your local library to carry their books
- add them to your "want to read" piles in your reading apps
- leave a rating or review
It's literally that easy and helps us more than you know 💙
#author #supportauthors
- ask your local library to carry their books
- add them to your "want to read" piles in your reading apps
- leave a rating or review
It's literally that easy and helps us more than you know 💙
#author #supportauthors
February 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Easy and quick ways to Support your favorite authors (especially indie authors)
- ask your local library to carry their books
- add them to your "want to read" piles in your reading apps
- leave a rating or review
It's literally that easy and helps us more than you know 💙
#author #supportauthors
- ask your local library to carry their books
- add them to your "want to read" piles in your reading apps
- leave a rating or review
It's literally that easy and helps us more than you know 💙
#author #supportauthors
Listening to EPIC: The Musical.... I get it now. I'm obsessed
#epicthemusical
#epicthemusical
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Listening to EPIC: The Musical.... I get it now. I'm obsessed
#epicthemusical
#epicthemusical
February 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Reposted by Alex Lyn | Author 🏰🐉
Do me a favor. If you have a Goodreads, go add Cry, Voidbringer to your TBR.
If you morally can't, I get it! Everyone else, I am asking because TBR's like this do have an impact on how effectively a book can be pushed to many retailers. Black and brown authors deserve to be on shelves.
If you morally can't, I get it! Everyone else, I am asking because TBR's like this do have an impact on how effectively a book can be pushed to many retailers. Black and brown authors deserve to be on shelves.
Cry, Voidbringer
In a broken system, do you save yourself or fight for t…
www.goodreads.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Do me a favor. If you have a Goodreads, go add Cry, Voidbringer to your TBR.
If you morally can't, I get it! Everyone else, I am asking because TBR's like this do have an impact on how effectively a book can be pushed to many retailers. Black and brown authors deserve to be on shelves.
If you morally can't, I get it! Everyone else, I am asking because TBR's like this do have an impact on how effectively a book can be pushed to many retailers. Black and brown authors deserve to be on shelves.
Me the last few weeks #author
a red white and black helicopter with the number 10 on the side
ALT: a red white and black helicopter with the number 10 on the side
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February 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Me the last few weeks #author
February 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just fyi your first draft is supposed to be bad. The point of the first draft is for getting your ideas on paper. You can make it pretty later. A rought first draft does NOT mean that you are a bad writer. Keep writing. Keep going.
#writing #author #writingtips #authortips
#writing #author #writingtips #authortips
February 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just fyi your first draft is supposed to be bad. The point of the first draft is for getting your ideas on paper. You can make it pretty later. A rought first draft does NOT mean that you are a bad writer. Keep writing. Keep going.
#writing #author #writingtips #authortips
#writing #author #writingtips #authortips
If you've ever wanted to learn a skill, especially one that might aid your community, now is the time to do it. I've added a few recs, please feel free to comment more.
(remember, nonfiction is not just history books, but you might want to have a few of those on hand too)
readingcommunity
#bookrecs
(remember, nonfiction is not just history books, but you might want to have a few of those on hand too)
readingcommunity
#bookrecs
February 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If you've ever wanted to learn a skill, especially one that might aid your community, now is the time to do it. I've added a few recs, please feel free to comment more.
(remember, nonfiction is not just history books, but you might want to have a few of those on hand too)
readingcommunity
#bookrecs
(remember, nonfiction is not just history books, but you might want to have a few of those on hand too)
readingcommunity
#bookrecs
Recap of my January reads! I highly recommend all of these!
The full post is on the gram
#readinglist #bookrecs #bookreccomendations
The full post is on the gram
#readinglist #bookrecs #bookreccomendations
February 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Recap of my January reads! I highly recommend all of these!
The full post is on the gram
#readinglist #bookrecs #bookreccomendations
The full post is on the gram
#readinglist #bookrecs #bookreccomendations
I've been playing around with the Tome app and the new block tag feature is pretty helpful! You can block the tags for problematic authors, and you'll stop seeing posts about them.
#reading #readingapps
#reading #readingapps
February 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I've been playing around with the Tome app and the new block tag feature is pretty helpful! You can block the tags for problematic authors, and you'll stop seeing posts about them.
#reading #readingapps
#reading #readingapps
Reposted by Alex Lyn | Author 🏰🐉
Take your meds.
Take your vitamins.
Hydrate.
Rest.
Hold close your friends and family.
Taking care of ourselves and our community is also resistance.
Take your vitamins.
Hydrate.
Rest.
Hold close your friends and family.
Taking care of ourselves and our community is also resistance.
January 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Take your meds.
Take your vitamins.
Hydrate.
Rest.
Hold close your friends and family.
Taking care of ourselves and our community is also resistance.
Take your vitamins.
Hydrate.
Rest.
Hold close your friends and family.
Taking care of ourselves and our community is also resistance.
Working on an exciting book-adjacent logistical project right now. I'll definitely be letting everyone know when it launches ❤️
(fyi if you sign up for my newsletter, you'll learn what it is in tomorrows update)
#author #authorthings #writing #authorprojects
(fyi if you sign up for my newsletter, you'll learn what it is in tomorrows update)
#author #authorthings #writing #authorprojects
January 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Working on an exciting book-adjacent logistical project right now. I'll definitely be letting everyone know when it launches ❤️
(fyi if you sign up for my newsletter, you'll learn what it is in tomorrows update)
#author #authorthings #writing #authorprojects
(fyi if you sign up for my newsletter, you'll learn what it is in tomorrows update)
#author #authorthings #writing #authorprojects
One of my author dreams is to be on someone's auto buy list someday
#authors #author #writer #authorgoals #writingbooks
#authors #author #writer #authorgoals #writingbooks
January 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One of my author dreams is to be on someone's auto buy list someday
#authors #author #writer #authorgoals #writingbooks
#authors #author #writer #authorgoals #writingbooks
Reminder to sign up for my newsletter to get sneak peeks and early updates on the novel I'm working on!!
You'll get to learn more about the characters like this one and the world!
The next issue drops Feb 1st!
#author #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks #writingupdates
You'll get to learn more about the characters like this one and the world!
The next issue drops Feb 1st!
#author #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks #writingupdates
January 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reminder to sign up for my newsletter to get sneak peeks and early updates on the novel I'm working on!!
You'll get to learn more about the characters like this one and the world!
The next issue drops Feb 1st!
#author #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks #writingupdates
You'll get to learn more about the characters like this one and the world!
The next issue drops Feb 1st!
#author #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks #writingupdates
Working on some marketing stuff today. Also, a new slide with more worldbuilding tips is coming soon!
#worldbuilding #writing #writingbooks
#worldbuilding #writing #writingbooks
January 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Working on some marketing stuff today. Also, a new slide with more worldbuilding tips is coming soon!
#worldbuilding #writing #writingbooks
#worldbuilding #writing #writingbooks