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D.M. Rook
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- Girl Dad
- USMC Vet
- Part Time Writer
- Full Time Jackass

Your favorite author's favorite author.
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The urge to start a new story even though I have three on the back burner.. #creativewriting #authorproblems #adhdwriting #procrastination
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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You guys ever just wanna move to some misty mountain village in the middle of nowhere and start over? No Internet, no work, just community and survival? I think about that a lot.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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6 More Hours until Rift Breaker Launches! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1307...

#LitRPG #RoyalRoad #CreativeFiction #GameLit #ProgressionFantasy #SystemApocalypse
Rift Breaker
If you're reading this, then somehow I saved the world. That, or you probably want me dead. Either way I'm not giving you your stuff back.I really should have appreciated the little things in life whi...
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August 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to let y'all know that I got a Patreon now and am in the process of dropping my new novel, Rift Breaker on there as we speak! I hope to see you over there! www.patreon.com/c/d_m_rook

#LitRPG #RoyalRoad #Patreon #ProgressionFantasy #GameLit
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August 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Just launched my debut sci-fi novel Hounds of Orion: Book One!

In the year 2848, gods aren't in the heavens, they're on the battlefield.

If you enjoy mech battles, political intrigue, morally gray heroes, and high-stakes space opera, this one’s for you!

getbook.at/houndsoforion

#kindle
#scifi
Hounds of Orion: Book One
Hounds of Orion: Book One - Kindle edition by Rook, DM, Jade, Ana, Darkmor, Declan, Stax, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hounds of Orion: Book One.
getbook.at
May 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
dmrook.bsky.social
Just launched my debut sci-fi novel Hounds of Orion: Book One!

In the year 2848, gods aren't in the heavens, they're on the battlefield.

If you enjoy mech battles, political intrigue, morally gray heroes, and high-stakes space opera, this one’s for you!

getbook.at/houndsoforion

#kindle
#scifi
Hounds of Orion: Book One
Hounds of Orion: Book One - Kindle edition by Rook, DM, Jade, Ana, Darkmor, Declan, Stax, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hounds of Orion: Book One.
getbook.at
May 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
dmrook.bsky.social
Guys... Don't accidentally stub your pinky toe so bad the nail cracks in half. Wouldn't recommend it.
May 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Lost in the winter
Your sunshine thawed a cold heart
Fruits of love ripened

#DailyHaikuPrompt #write
#thaw #ripen #poetry #love
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Chapter 51 of Hounds of Orion is out now on Royal Road! I'd appreciate y'all if you'd check it out and drop a follow or a rating if you enjoy it! cheers guys :) www.royalroad.com/fiction/9539...

#writing #royalroad #booksky #serial #scifi #mecha #litRPG #storyteller #author
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February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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I need to remember to post my comics here more often, rofl
February 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Chapter 50 of Hounds of Orion is out now on Royal Road! I'd appreciate y'all if you'd check it out and drop a follow or a rating if you enjoy it! cheers guys :) www.royalroad.com/fiction/9539...

#writing #royalroad #booksky #serial #scifi #mecha #litRPG #storyteller #author
Hounds of Orion
NOW POSTING BOOK 2!! If you want to see gods, they're not up above... they're on the battlefield. The year is 2848, and wars aren't fought by armies, they're fought by companies. A.R.M.S. Pilots: me...
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February 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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@nflbluesky.bsky.social making the @kendricklamar.bsky.social Halftime Show unavailable in the US and turning off comments is the most bitchmade behaviour I've ever seen from company this year.

#halftimeshow #superbowl
February 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Happy to announce book 2 has been fully updated to the latest chapter release (Book 2 chapter 3, Series chapter 48) on the original royalroad fiction. If you like Mecha, Mercs, and Mischief, then I'm confident you'll love Hounds of Orion!

#booksky #royalroad #read

www.royalroad.com/fiction/9539...
Hounds of Orion
NOW POSTING BOOK 2!! If you want to see gods, they're not up above... they're on the battlefield. The year is 2848, and wars aren't fought by armies, they're fought by companies. A.R.M.S. Pilots: me...
www.royalroad.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Happy to announce the second book in my #Sci-Fi series Hounds of Orion is out now on #royalroad ! Check the link below! I hope you like it!

#booksky #writing #novel #LitRPG #ProgFantasy #Mecha

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1049...
Ghosts of Ketris (Hounds of Orion Book 2)
The second book of the mecha based sci-fi action series with over 100,000 reads on Royal Road! Strap in for the continuation of the Hounds of Orion! No matter how far you run, your past is bound to f...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Rooks Writing Advice Part 2:

Stop killing yourself trying to be original. Everything has already been done. What IS original is your voice in the story. Focus on that instead of being different for the sake of it.

#writing #novel #LitRPG #art #fantasy #scifi
February 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Rooks Writing Advice Part 1:

Understand that it IS possible to make a career from this art. But it only happens consistently if you have the love and support of those around you. Don't take those moments for granted and know that your words reach a lot closer to home than you think.

#writing #art
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Gonna start a bluesky version of "Rooks Writing Advice" on here today. Don't worry it's not going to be about grammar, just general mindset stuff. Some of y'all seem like you need it.

#writing #LitRPG #Novel #CreativeWriting #Authors
January 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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I hate writing but I love *writing*ya feel me?
January 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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My first poem in a long while. I feel I'll have many in the next four years.
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I did a thing! Interview with Foby and Declan from Shadow Light Press! Come watch me talk about my book, LitRPG originality, and how I envision the scenes I write.

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Author Talks with DM Rook, FobyWoby and NovelSage
YouTube video by The Daily Level
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January 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Finishing a book is easy... Starting to write the sequel is fucking hard.
January 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
dmrook.bsky.social
If you think about it, writers are just the nerdier version of rappers trying to get on their own version of the XXL Freshman list... At least that's how I like to think about it.
January 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
dmrook.bsky.social
How do I trick my brain into treating writing like a job.
January 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
dmrook.bsky.social
I wonder how hard it is for comedy ASL translators to not laugh during a set.
January 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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I have since found out I'm Hypersensitive to criticism... On an unrelated note, I have decided to stop reading RR comments.
January 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM