Mars G. Everson
@marsgeverson.bsky.social
Science Fiction and Fantasy writer. SPSFC3 participant. Find me at www.marsgeverson.com
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Last night I shadow-dropped The God Engine Omnibus, compiling the entire trilogy, with new cover art and an exclusive world-building essay on the philosophy behind the series. Available in paperback and ebook, it's cheaper than buying each book! Let me know in the comments what you think about it!
We often confuse "complex" with "good" in fantasy. Sometimes the most impactful stories are built on simple, universal truths. Don't overcomplicate your themes. Keep the core raw and relatable. #writingtips
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We often confuse "complex" with "good" in fantasy. Sometimes the most impactful stories are built on simple, universal truths. Don't overcomplicate your themes. Keep the core raw and relatable. #writingtips
Worldbuilding detail often falls into two camps: bland or overwhelming. The trick is to hint at vastness without explaining every single tree and historical event. Leave room for the reader's imagination to fill in the gaps. Give them enough to build on. #writingtips
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Worldbuilding detail often falls into two camps: bland or overwhelming. The trick is to hint at vastness without explaining every single tree and historical event. Leave room for the reader's imagination to fill in the gaps. Give them enough to build on. #writingtips
The biggest mistake new authors make? Believing every word they write is gold. It isn't. Learn to kill your darlings. Be ruthless in editing. Your story will thank you. #writingtips
July 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The biggest mistake new authors make? Believing every word they write is gold. It isn't. Learn to kill your darlings. Be ruthless in editing. Your story will thank you. #writingtips
Just watched a sci-fi film that utterly failed its ending. A good ending isn't just a wrap-up; it's the logical, emotional conclusion of everything that came before. If your characters haven't changed, or the stakes feel hollow, you missed the mark.
July 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Just watched a sci-fi film that utterly failed its ending. A good ending isn't just a wrap-up; it's the logical, emotional conclusion of everything that came before. If your characters haven't changed, or the stakes feel hollow, you missed the mark.
Rereading an old favorite and it reminds me: exposition dumps are like lukewarm coffee. Nobody wants them. Integrate your world's history and lore through character actions, dialogue, and natural discovery. Make them earn the knowledge. #writingtips
July 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rereading an old favorite and it reminds me: exposition dumps are like lukewarm coffee. Nobody wants them. Integrate your world's history and lore through character actions, dialogue, and natural discovery. Make them earn the knowledge. #writingtips
Magic systems. Here's a hot take: The more complex you make it, the more likely you are to trip over your own rules later. Keep it tight. Understood. Limit it. Then break it with purpose.
July 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Magic systems. Here's a hot take: The more complex you make it, the more likely you are to trip over your own rules later. Keep it tight. Understood. Limit it. Then break it with purpose.
Thinking about worldbuilding: your magic system is only as good as its limitations. If anything is possible, then nothing matters. Give your characters rules to break, and watch the story unfold. What's a magic rule you love (or hate) to see?
#worldbuilding #writingtips
#worldbuilding #writingtips
July 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thinking about worldbuilding: your magic system is only as good as its limitations. If anything is possible, then nothing matters. Give your characters rules to break, and watch the story unfold. What's a magic rule you love (or hate) to see?
#worldbuilding #writingtips
#worldbuilding #writingtips
It's time someone said it: Most "writing prompts" are useless. They feel like homework. You want to write? Go write. Not everything needs a jumping-off point from someone else's vague idea. Find your own spark.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's time someone said it: Most "writing prompts" are useless. They feel like homework. You want to write? Go write. Not everything needs a jumping-off point from someone else's vague idea. Find your own spark.
We talk about 'character arcs' but sometimes forget the simplest ones hit the hardest. The kid who just learns to believe in themselves is far more compelling than convoluted prophecies. What’s an underrated character arc for you?
July 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We talk about 'character arcs' but sometimes forget the simplest ones hit the hardest. The kid who just learns to believe in themselves is far more compelling than convoluted prophecies. What’s an underrated character arc for you?
Are you looking for your next Kindle Unlimited read? Check out The God Engine in its awesome Omnibus edition. Lots of readers can't be wrong!
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The God Engine Omnibus Landing Page
Buy The God Engine trilogy, Omnibus Edition. Check out what readers are saying about this Grimdark Epic Fantasy trilogy.
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May 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Are you looking for your next Kindle Unlimited read? Check out The God Engine in its awesome Omnibus edition. Lots of readers can't be wrong!
subscribepage.io/the-god-engine
subscribepage.io/the-god-engine
Getting your own copies of your latest book never gets old. It's like Christmas in April, and it's no April's Fool's joke! Look at this beauty *says in proud papa voice while people ugh at him vigorously*
(no audio because my kids kept shouting in the background)
(no audio because my kids kept shouting in the background)
April 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Getting your own copies of your latest book never gets old. It's like Christmas in April, and it's no April's Fool's joke! Look at this beauty *says in proud papa voice while people ugh at him vigorously*
(no audio because my kids kept shouting in the background)
(no audio because my kids kept shouting in the background)
I just did a thing and created my own merch store for people who love my books. Now millions of people(?) can get my swag :P. Also, my Omnibus edition is really f*cking pretty if I may say so myself, and I'm definitely gonna. Clicky thing below👇
March 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I just did a thing and created my own merch store for people who love my books. Now millions of people(?) can get my swag :P. Also, my Omnibus edition is really f*cking pretty if I may say so myself, and I'm definitely gonna. Clicky thing below👇
Last night I shadow-dropped The God Engine Omnibus, compiling the entire trilogy, with new cover art and an exclusive world-building essay on the philosophy behind the series. Available in paperback and ebook, it's cheaper than buying each book! Let me know in the comments what you think about it!
March 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last night I shadow-dropped The God Engine Omnibus, compiling the entire trilogy, with new cover art and an exclusive world-building essay on the philosophy behind the series. Available in paperback and ebook, it's cheaper than buying each book! Let me know in the comments what you think about it!
Don't miss this! A bunch of interesting authors and a hopeless modderator will try to get me to stay on track and not launch into a multi-decades analysis of literary theory and extradimensional monsters!
Our first #TBRCon2025 panel for today "What Makes a Good Dystopian Fantasy" starts in 1 hour! With @krystlematar.bsky.social , @shellycampbell.bsky.social , @dbrook.bsky.social , Jason Clark, @marsgeverson.bsky.social & @hannafordjenny.bsky.social !
https://buff.ly/4g1MFkG
https://buff.ly/4g1MFkG
January 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Don't miss this! A bunch of interesting authors and a hopeless modderator will try to get me to stay on track and not launch into a multi-decades analysis of literary theory and extradimensional monsters!
Is piracy the ultimate marketing tool for creative works, instead of a profit killer? Let's look at the manga and anime industry and a few more examples (not advocating, just wondering)
January 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is piracy the ultimate marketing tool for creative works, instead of a profit killer? Let's look at the manga and anime industry and a few more examples (not advocating, just wondering)
As a 41 year-old male, I'm probably way too emotionally invested in high school romance/sports manga. But damn, Blue Box and Komi-san are freaking awesome.
December 30, 2024 at 8:18 PM
As a 41 year-old male, I'm probably way too emotionally invested in high school romance/sports manga. But damn, Blue Box and Komi-san are freaking awesome.
Whoa, Thralls of a Tyrant God has made it to the #1 spot of the Amazon free rankings for both Classic Fantasy and Military Fantasy, and #6 for Contemporary Fantasy Fiction. Can I make it to #1 in that category too? You can help make it so, at the total cost of $0.00 and two clicks. Are you a hero?
December 28, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Whoa, Thralls of a Tyrant God has made it to the #1 spot of the Amazon free rankings for both Classic Fantasy and Military Fantasy, and #6 for Contemporary Fantasy Fiction. Can I make it to #1 in that category too? You can help make it so, at the total cost of $0.00 and two clicks. Are you a hero?
Like a lot of books on r/Fantasy Megasale, my book is still free for a couple more days. Check it out 👇 and the other books on sale at yrliu.com/megasale/2024/
December 28, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Like a lot of books on r/Fantasy Megasale, my book is still free for a couple more days. Check it out 👇 and the other books on sale at yrliu.com/megasale/2024/
Thralls of a Tyrant God is #1 on Amazon Classic Fantasy books list today! You won't regret picking it up, it's free this week and the whole series is at its lower price ever (and won't be at that price point for at least 12 months).
check it out 👉http://bit.ly/3BBzmtj
#BookSky #FantasyBooks
check it out 👉http://bit.ly/3BBzmtj
#BookSky #FantasyBooks
December 27, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Thralls of a Tyrant God is #1 on Amazon Classic Fantasy books list today! You won't regret picking it up, it's free this week and the whole series is at its lower price ever (and won't be at that price point for at least 12 months).
check it out 👉http://bit.ly/3BBzmtj
#BookSky #FantasyBooks
check it out 👉http://bit.ly/3BBzmtj
#BookSky #FantasyBooks
Hi everyone! Want to stuff your ereader and do a good deed? Join in the r/Fantasy #Megasale. 300 authors, +600 books at 0.99 or FREE, and part of the proceeds go to charity.💪
My own Thralls of a Tyrant God is FREE and the God Engine trilogy is at $5.98. Go get em! yrliu.com/megasale/2024/
My own Thralls of a Tyrant God is FREE and the God Engine trilogy is at $5.98. Go get em! yrliu.com/megasale/2024/
December 26, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Hi everyone! Want to stuff your ereader and do a good deed? Join in the r/Fantasy #Megasale. 300 authors, +600 books at 0.99 or FREE, and part of the proceeds go to charity.💪
My own Thralls of a Tyrant God is FREE and the God Engine trilogy is at $5.98. Go get em! yrliu.com/megasale/2024/
My own Thralls of a Tyrant God is FREE and the God Engine trilogy is at $5.98. Go get em! yrliu.com/megasale/2024/
Terrible book pitches someone should totally run with, part 1:
What if there was a dating app to match regular people with vampires so they get willing groupies to feed on and avoid murder.
And it's called...
OnlyFangs.
What if there was a dating app to match regular people with vampires so they get willing groupies to feed on and avoid murder.
And it's called...
OnlyFangs.
December 19, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Terrible book pitches someone should totally run with, part 1:
What if there was a dating app to match regular people with vampires so they get willing groupies to feed on and avoid murder.
And it's called...
OnlyFangs.
What if there was a dating app to match regular people with vampires so they get willing groupies to feed on and avoid murder.
And it's called...
OnlyFangs.
Thanks to all who got books from the Indie Black Friday sale and got "The Name of the Shadow" to #1 of Free SF books on Amazon! It's the last day, so get your haul of awesome books for FREE or 0.99. Odin knows we could all use a little break from reality... www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
December 1, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Thanks to all who got books from the Indie Black Friday sale and got "The Name of the Shadow" to #1 of Free SF books on Amazon! It's the last day, so get your haul of awesome books for FREE or 0.99. Odin knows we could all use a little break from reality... www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
I'm just now catching up to Coldplay's albums beyond A Rush of Blood... (to me, Parachutes and AROBTTH are their peak and X&Y was a travesty) and damn it, most of Viva La Vida works as a soundtrack for Epic Fantasy due to its late medieval/early renaissance themes.
November 30, 2024 at 11:25 PM
I'm just now catching up to Coldplay's albums beyond A Rush of Blood... (to me, Parachutes and AROBTTH are their peak and X&Y was a travesty) and damn it, most of Viva La Vida works as a soundtrack for Epic Fantasy due to its late medieval/early renaissance themes.
The Name of the Shadow is now # 1 on Classic Science Fiction ebooks on Amazon! Pick it up for free for the next few days to help me keep it there :). If you like it, I have a few more (unrelated) SF and Fantasy books.
www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
November 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The Name of the Shadow is now # 1 on Classic Science Fiction ebooks on Amazon! Pick it up for free for the next few days to help me keep it there :). If you like it, I have a few more (unrelated) SF and Fantasy books.
www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
Indie Black Friday Sale! My own "The Name of the Shadow" is FREE today, plus other great books for free or 0.99! I suggest picking up @jcmberne.bsky.social @sarahchorn.bsky.social who both have great books up for sale too! www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...
November 29, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Indie Black Friday Sale! My own "The Name of the Shadow" is FREE today, plus other great books for free or 0.99! I suggest picking up @jcmberne.bsky.social @sarahchorn.bsky.social who both have great books up for sale too! www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays...