Fred Pierre
@fred-pierre.bsky.social
Author of a new ecological poetry collection called Flywheels of Interdependence and near-future sci-fi short stories Capital Disrupt. Look for my website online.
For those who celebrate with friends or family, have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’ll be the sous-chef for a family feast and I’ll be selling art over the weekend at the Kluth Gallery in Kent. Wishing y’all love and light! #manythanks #giveart #writingcommunity
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
For those who celebrate with friends or family, have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’ll be the sous-chef for a family feast and I’ll be selling art over the weekend at the Kluth Gallery in Kent. Wishing y’all love and light! #manythanks #giveart #writingcommunity
Sadly there is no competition in the ISBN market, so pricing is not great. Buy a 10-pack to save money. Bowker is the U.S. source.
First book, I used an Amazon ISBN, found out later you can’t list it through Ingram unless you have your own ISBN. Amazon ISBNs only work on Amazon.
#writingcommunity
First book, I used an Amazon ISBN, found out later you can’t list it through Ingram unless you have your own ISBN. Amazon ISBNs only work on Amazon.
#writingcommunity
If you’re preparing to publish your book, one of the most critical steps is securing your ISBNs. It’s also one of the first steps in book distribution for self-published authors.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorSky
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How to Obtain ISBNs in Canada and the U.S.: A Guide for Indie Authors - Bodacious Copy
If you’re preparing to publish your book, one of the most critical steps is securing your ISBNs.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sadly there is no competition in the ISBN market, so pricing is not great. Buy a 10-pack to save money. Bowker is the U.S. source.
First book, I used an Amazon ISBN, found out later you can’t list it through Ingram unless you have your own ISBN. Amazon ISBNs only work on Amazon.
#writingcommunity
First book, I used an Amazon ISBN, found out later you can’t list it through Ingram unless you have your own ISBN. Amazon ISBNs only work on Amazon.
#writingcommunity
Flywheels of Interdependence makes a great gift and you can buy it through public-benefit corp Bookshop.
It’s 233 pages of poems with illustrations, uplifting nature, the power of love and community building.
#wriringcommunity #author #giftbooks #mythology
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It’s 233 pages of poems with illustrations, uplifting nature, the power of love and community building.
#wriringcommunity #author #giftbooks #mythology
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Flywheels: Of Interdependence
Of Interdependence
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November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Flywheels of Interdependence makes a great gift and you can buy it through public-benefit corp Bookshop.
It’s 233 pages of poems with illustrations, uplifting nature, the power of love and community building.
#wriringcommunity #author #giftbooks #mythology
bookshop.org/p/books/flyw...
It’s 233 pages of poems with illustrations, uplifting nature, the power of love and community building.
#wriringcommunity #author #giftbooks #mythology
bookshop.org/p/books/flyw...
Positive feedback on my book, Capital Disrupt. Mike K says it’s funny, he liked the unique vocabulary and he wondered how true the stories are. I said they all start out true, then I extrapolate and exaggerate (and change the names). Laugh at a near-future mild dystopia #writingcommunity #disrupt.
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Positive feedback on my book, Capital Disrupt. Mike K says it’s funny, he liked the unique vocabulary and he wondered how true the stories are. I said they all start out true, then I extrapolate and exaggerate (and change the names). Laugh at a near-future mild dystopia #writingcommunity #disrupt.
If everyone shares a common mind and goal, how does work get distributed to the human nodes? Some distributed computing algorithms are needed.
The best portrayal of a universal hive mind I’ve read is Justina Robson’s Theo in Living Next Door to the God of Love. #hivemind #writingcommunity
The best portrayal of a universal hive mind I’ve read is Justina Robson’s Theo in Living Next Door to the God of Love. #hivemind #writingcommunity
Pluribus unfortunately has activated both the 'i want to write about television again' and 'i want to write for television again' parts of my brain
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If everyone shares a common mind and goal, how does work get distributed to the human nodes? Some distributed computing algorithms are needed.
The best portrayal of a universal hive mind I’ve read is Justina Robson’s Theo in Living Next Door to the God of Love. #hivemind #writingcommunity
The best portrayal of a universal hive mind I’ve read is Justina Robson’s Theo in Living Next Door to the God of Love. #hivemind #writingcommunity
Being independent is the future of writing but that makes promotion expensive and many-faceted.
If you decided to write looking for a financial and easy windfall, it means you drank the coolaid of the hucksters selling ai and marketing lies. Most writers find writing a full novel hard as hell, even if they love it. Most discover the business of writing is equally hard.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Being independent is the future of writing but that makes promotion expensive and many-faceted.
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Autocorrecting now. 🤩
Even writing my BlueSky posts I find at times “autocorrect” altering things words or lines behind where I’m typing. You have to keep your wits about you because you’ve seen it appear as you expected only to find it “corrupted”.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Autocorrecting now. 🤩
You may say I’m a Dreamer…
Unfortunately, I am potential man.
0 time writing
0 docs open
7 hrs of day dreaming the stories I'm totally going to write
0 time writing
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7 hrs of day dreaming the stories I'm totally going to write
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 AM
You may say I’m a Dreamer…
Why pick a book off the bookstore or library shelf? It’s the cover, of course. If the cover looks tacky, you can be sure the text is as well. Keep making cool covers, the books are writing themselves in your subconscious. #writeaway #coverart #writersblock
The urge to drop the gorgeous covers I'm sitting on right now is SO STRONG, but I told myself I wouldn't reveal a cover before I was writing the story it's for. 😭
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Why pick a book off the bookstore or library shelf? It’s the cover, of course. If the cover looks tacky, you can be sure the text is as well. Keep making cool covers, the books are writing themselves in your subconscious. #writeaway #coverart #writersblock
Big on vision, low on practicality. Do we really want sunshine at night? Billed as a solar power booster, the array can also work as a weapon, focusing blinding beams of light on small targets at any time of the day or night.
There may not be a mirror big enough to hold up to nature (pace Adams), but humanity might want to have a look in this one www.space.com/space-explor...
Company's plan to launch 4,000 space mirrors alarms scientists
Reflect Orbital says their light-on-demand idea has generated significant interest from commercial and government customers.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Big on vision, low on practicality. Do we really want sunshine at night? Billed as a solar power booster, the array can also work as a weapon, focusing blinding beams of light on small targets at any time of the day or night.
Bruce Lee gets props for his action movies, but he was also an authentic martial arts master. Learn about the philosophy that drove his mission and powered his vision. #belikewater #writingcommunity #brucelee
It inspired my poem, Meet Bruce Lee, from Flywheels
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It inspired my poem, Meet Bruce Lee, from Flywheels
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Meet Bruce Lee – Books by Fred Pierre
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October 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Bruce Lee gets props for his action movies, but he was also an authentic martial arts master. Learn about the philosophy that drove his mission and powered his vision. #belikewater #writingcommunity #brucelee
It inspired my poem, Meet Bruce Lee, from Flywheels
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It inspired my poem, Meet Bruce Lee, from Flywheels
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If you haven’t submitted to Apocalypse Confidential, give it a try. They love experimental writing and they seek the unique. The artwork is fun too. AC published my lyric essay, Awaken to Beauty, two years ago. #writingcommunity #authortalk #submittable apocalypse-confidential.com/2024/07/27/a...
AWAKEN TO BEAUTY
Part One: Toil Not and Neither Spin My father believed in flowers. After staring all day at his computer monitor, Hervé found sanctuary in the backyard, weeding and watering his many be…
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October 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If you haven’t submitted to Apocalypse Confidential, give it a try. They love experimental writing and they seek the unique. The artwork is fun too. AC published my lyric essay, Awaken to Beauty, two years ago. #writingcommunity #authortalk #submittable apocalypse-confidential.com/2024/07/27/a...
Nice artwork on that book.
Today I was #locationscouting and took #derkatzenprinz with me. 🌲🌲
I thought "how cool would it be to read a Zemnian fairytale at a waterfall in the #BlackForest". Didn't work out as planned, but here are more pretty shots.
✍️ @voiceofobrien.bsky.social
🎨 @eyeofthenewt.bsky.social
✨ #criticalrole
I thought "how cool would it be to read a Zemnian fairytale at a waterfall in the #BlackForest". Didn't work out as planned, but here are more pretty shots.
✍️ @voiceofobrien.bsky.social
🎨 @eyeofthenewt.bsky.social
✨ #criticalrole
October 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Nice artwork on that book.
I never understood why so many people use Spotify. To me it always felt like MySpace, just a little clunky and dated.
“I can deal with my music essentially being stolen and the quality of music generally being diminished. I mean, I can't deal with it, but I can suck it up. But when stolen music is being used to murder people for profit, that was the end of the line for us.” slate.trib.al/AJf3QHH
Why Bands Are Leaving Spotify
It may not make a dent in Spotify’s bottom line, but it’s the moral choice they could deal with.
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October 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I never understood why so many people use Spotify. To me it always felt like MySpace, just a little clunky and dated.
Do y’all think I should redo my website? I’ve got a blog where I write about writing and a link to add book reviews. Should I add a sliding carousel on the home page?
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Books by Fred Pierre – Fred Pierre, Author Website
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October 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Do y’all think I should redo my website? I’ve got a blog where I write about writing and a link to add book reviews. Should I add a sliding carousel on the home page?
fredpierre.com
fredpierre.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Overheard in passing: Favorite authors.
Thank you to Matt for letting me answer my most-asked craft question in his craft newsletter! (If you don’t subscribe to No Failure, Only Practice, you should probably remedy that btw.)
Happy pub day to @ambersparks.bsky.social and her excellent novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE! Thanks to Amber for guest-posting at No Failure, Only Practice with a craft essay on "How to Write a Novel with the Kitchen Sink Thrown In," a fun look at what to do with your many/too-many obsessions.
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Overheard in passing: Favorite authors.
This. 🙌
Thrilled to have a new story 🌈 up at the fabulous @bendinggenres.bsky.social! This one means a lot to me. Thank you, editors!
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Stolen Rainbows
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October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This. 🙌
Edit yourself first or you’ll never find your authentic voice.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Edit yourself first or you’ll never find your authentic voice.
I’m hard at work converting my new book of poetry, Flywheels, into an e-book. I’m using open-source Sigil.
There’s a learning curve, but Sigil is a great tool for editing. Calibre is an e-book reader for testing your drafts.
#e-book #flywheels #writingcommunity #indieauthor
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There’s a learning curve, but Sigil is a great tool for editing. Calibre is an e-book reader for testing your drafts.
#e-book #flywheels #writingcommunity #indieauthor
sigil-ebook.com
Sigil-Ebook
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October 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I’m hard at work converting my new book of poetry, Flywheels, into an e-book. I’m using open-source Sigil.
There’s a learning curve, but Sigil is a great tool for editing. Calibre is an e-book reader for testing your drafts.
#e-book #flywheels #writingcommunity #indieauthor
sigil-ebook.com
There’s a learning curve, but Sigil is a great tool for editing. Calibre is an e-book reader for testing your drafts.
#e-book #flywheels #writingcommunity #indieauthor
sigil-ebook.com
I like plot advice but don’t often get it. Everyone is critical about my use of dialogue to drive the plot. They say I should write a play. My response is, many authors successfully use dialogue to drive the plot. Your thoughts? #dialogue #plotholes #fiction
Writers, what feedback do you value most? 👇
📖 Plot
👥 Characters
⚡ Pacing
🌍 Worldbuilding
#AmWritingFantasy #WritersPoll #BetaReaderSupport #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #booksky
📖 Plot
👥 Characters
⚡ Pacing
🌍 Worldbuilding
#AmWritingFantasy #WritersPoll #BetaReaderSupport #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #booksky
October 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I like plot advice but don’t often get it. Everyone is critical about my use of dialogue to drive the plot. They say I should write a play. My response is, many authors successfully use dialogue to drive the plot. Your thoughts? #dialogue #plotholes #fiction
Borges forever!
Any new investment in Argentina has to be focussed on its successful industries, ie. writing weird short stories. Anything else would just be giving free combs to a bald man.
October 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Borges forever!
Cool art!
In the sky above
calling to the feminine
is the bright #moonlight
#prompt #moonlight #solseed #haiku #senryu #skypoets #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoet #micropoetry #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity
calling to the feminine
is the bright #moonlight
#prompt #moonlight #solseed #haiku #senryu #skypoets #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoet #micropoetry #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity
October 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Cool art!