Greg
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Greg
@greglowauthor.com
34 | he/him | 🌈

Big gay nerd and aspiring writer 🧑🏻‍💻
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Hi Bluesky - Greg here!

I’m a former lawyer and entrepreneur. After a gnarly 2024 struggling with burnout and poor mental health, I’m in the middle of reinventing myself as an aspiring writer and (occasional) artist.

I love gay and/or nerdy shit. I think I’ll fit right in here. 💙
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The Law of Mischief is a genre-blending anthology featuring 28 fantastical short stories by a wonderful and very talented bunch of authors. And guess what… it’s out now!

Check it out: gbralph.com/the-law-of-m...

#Fantasy #ShortStory #Anthology 🌈📚💙📚👀
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Trudging through another sick day to work on my first MM fantasy novel! Today's update:

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: a tense boat chase on a lagoon 🛶 not happy with the draft but it'll improve!

🧠 Today I felt: sick and stupid lol 🫠

🤔 Biggest challenge: pacing my worldbuilding in each scene

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
July 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Ugh, I'm sick today AGAIN - such a bummer. But gonna post today's (meagre) progress on my MM fantasy novel to stay accountable:

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: a coral reef and a glaring contest 👁️

🧠 Today I felt: icky 🤒

🤔 Biggest challenge: squeezing thoughts out of my eepy brain

Rest time!

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
July 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Great today working on my first MM fantasy novel!

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: a scene with a very unhappy reunion🥊

🧠 Today I felt: (relatively) super productive! You guys I wrote a whole 1500 words wtf!!

🤔 Biggest challenge: drinking less water so I don't take a thousand toilet breaks🫣

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
July 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Okay June is over (FINALLY)!

Shit month tbh...but I'm manifesting a better July! And progress on my first novel 💪

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: introducing a secret island hideout 🏝️

🧠 Today I felt: like I'm back on track!

🤔 Biggest challenge: NOT editing so much as I go... perfectionism ❌

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
July 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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three days left to get an unreasonably good deal on queer literature for pride month, get it before it's gone!
with 10% left to go, can you help us crack 30k?

itch.io/b/3065
June 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Finished listening to Chain-Gang All-Stars this afternoon. WOW. For me the hype for this book was fully deserved. I absolutely loved it and the audio production was *chefs kiss*

Easy 5/5 stars for me and so glad I used my @libro.fm credit on this 🤩

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June 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Yikes - rough couple weeks for me with some personal stuff! BUT, I'm back progressing my first novel!

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: a gentle 500 words of Act 2 😌 might draw later, too!

🧠 Today I felt: determined to relax

🤔 Biggest challenge: fighting urges to push to make up for lost time

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
June 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I made no progress on my novel today, for personal reasons. BUT, showing up to scream into the void anyway!

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: sending a very difficult personal email

🧠 Today I felt: heartbroken but hopeful

🤔 Biggest challenge: sitting with feelings and not second-guessing myself

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
May 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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I know a lot of people are boycotting Amazon, which is great, but it's hurting a lot of trans authors.

Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.

Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
March 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's a beautiful sunny Friday here in NZ! Great day for writing my first novel at a café 😙

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: writing 1000 words, including a gay lil meet-cute! 👬

🧠 Today I felt: back at full strength

🤔 Biggest challenge: resisting the homosexual urge to frolic in the sunshine

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
May 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Let’s get some trans joy going, here is an updated version of my Trans Writers & Authors starter pack!

The folks in here are either moots and/or i’ve read & enjoyed their work.

Whether you need some escapism or a dose of revolutionary optimism, there’s something in here for everyone.

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May 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I've been sick with visiting-in-laws and also a cold this week. Now back to progressing my first ever novel!

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: writing 500 words of Act 1.

🧠 Today I felt: grateful to back into my routine.

🤔 Biggest challenge: giving myself grace re small wordcount. Baby steps!

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
May 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
#LoreOutLoud

I am WAY too lame to have a WIP-specific playlist but I'm sharing this for visibility cause it's a fun question and I want to steal everyone else's playlists 👀
Day 012 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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May 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Oof.. I did NOT feeling like doing anything today. But still made progress on my first ever novel!

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: ~800 words of a pivotal catalyst scene.

🧠 Today I felt: sluggish! Every word was a struggle

🤔 Biggest challenge: fighting my brain for its last scrap of dopamine

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
May 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
#LoreOutLoud

Annoyingly, I have to "book-end" my creative output with other nurturing activity, or my creative well runs dry pretty quickly.

Cardio exercise (especially walks in nature), meditation and journaling are all crucial daily activities for me. If it's still not working, I doodle! 🧑‍🎨
Day 011 // WEEK 2: PROCESS & RITUAL
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May 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Things are MOVING with my first queer fantasy book 😘:

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: drafting an action scene, and watching a (depressing) vid on navigating the industry in 2025

🧠 Today I felt: a lot of joy, luckily!

🤔 Biggest challenge: accepting that I've already diverted from my outline

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
May 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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For the morning(-ish) folks: my queer Appalachian cosmic horror novel CHILDREN OF SOLITUDE is out and available on multiple platforms, including direct from the publisher or me! I've even compiled a list! WOOT!

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#writingcommunity
#lgbtqbooks

www.michaelgwilliamsbooks.com/buy-children...
Buy Children of Solitude
Thanks for your interest in buying my queer Appalachian cosmic horror novel Children of Solitude! I've collected some current links for where and how to buy s
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April 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Another progress report on my first queer fantasy book 😘:

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: drafting my first scene (Yay!), practising dictation, and beta reading a friend's work

🧠 Today I felt: excited to be FINALLY writing!

🤔 Biggest challenge: I feel very self-conscious when I'm dictating 😳

🌈📚🌈✒️#amwriting
April 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Sometimes the feeling of buying a physical, queer book from an indie book store is just 🫦

I did it twice today, at two different stores, and I wanna go back in time and do it again

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April 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Progress report on my first LGBT fantasy novel 😘:

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: figuring out the main antagonist's backstory (now he's my fave character..)

🧠 Today I felt: antsy, and a bit sick of outlining TBH!

🤔 Biggest challenge: managing the urge to rush ahead + get drafting already!

🌈📚🌈✒️#amoutlining
April 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week.

They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.

Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I’m a new convert to @libbyapp.com (WHY did I sleep on it for so long!?) and the first audiobook I checked out was “You Should Be So Lucky” by Cat Sebastian.

I loved sooo much about this: the 1960s NYC setting; the slow-burn romance; the baseball; the tender exploration of grief. So good!

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April 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Reminder that if I hit 2k followers before July, I'll post the first two chapters of FAMILIAR, my disaster gay vampire mystery book, early to read for free. 🖤🩸

🌈🚀💫 💙📚👀 📢📚 🌈📚 #queerAdultSFF
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Progress on my first queer fantasy book (hampered by illness and a long Easter weekend!) 🐰🍫

🧑🏻‍💻Today I worked on: fleshing out my main characters' backgrounds.

🧠 Today I felt: relieved to be back to my routine!

🤔 Biggest challenge: balancing positive and negative traits in a realistic way.

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April 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM