Mick Wüst
@mickwustwriter.bsky.social
Writer, thinker, passionate drinker.
Author of Beer Drinker's Toolkit. Currently in the editing stage of Gin Drinker's Toolkit.
Crime fiction WIP - The Batman meets Gomorrah.
Author of Beer Drinker's Toolkit. Currently in the editing stage of Gin Drinker's Toolkit.
Crime fiction WIP - The Batman meets Gomorrah.
Have you ever been doing something totally normal, like making pangritata at 2am, then stopped and thought, "Hang on - this might not be a thing normal people do"?
July 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Have you ever been doing something totally normal, like making pangritata at 2am, then stopped and thought, "Hang on - this might not be a thing normal people do"?
Today...
- I received my first royalties statement for Beer Drinker's Toolkit (my first book)
- My publisher sent Gin Drinker's Toolkit to the printer
- My wife received the author copies of her bew book
Such a fun confluence of booky things! I celebrated by buying a book.
#amwriting
- I received my first royalties statement for Beer Drinker's Toolkit (my first book)
- My publisher sent Gin Drinker's Toolkit to the printer
- My wife received the author copies of her bew book
Such a fun confluence of booky things! I celebrated by buying a book.
#amwriting
March 8, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Today...
- I received my first royalties statement for Beer Drinker's Toolkit (my first book)
- My publisher sent Gin Drinker's Toolkit to the printer
- My wife received the author copies of her bew book
Such a fun confluence of booky things! I celebrated by buying a book.
#amwriting
- I received my first royalties statement for Beer Drinker's Toolkit (my first book)
- My publisher sent Gin Drinker's Toolkit to the printer
- My wife received the author copies of her bew book
Such a fun confluence of booky things! I celebrated by buying a book.
#amwriting
Friend: "How's the book going?"
Me: "Just sent the proofs back, so that's more or less my part finished."
Friend: "Great! So when does it come out?"
Me: "September."
*cue friend being horrified at how long things take in the publishing industry*
#amwriting #amediting
Me: "Just sent the proofs back, so that's more or less my part finished."
Friend: "Great! So when does it come out?"
Me: "September."
*cue friend being horrified at how long things take in the publishing industry*
#amwriting #amediting
February 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Friend: "How's the book going?"
Me: "Just sent the proofs back, so that's more or less my part finished."
Friend: "Great! So when does it come out?"
Me: "September."
*cue friend being horrified at how long things take in the publishing industry*
#amwriting #amediting
Me: "Just sent the proofs back, so that's more or less my part finished."
Friend: "Great! So when does it come out?"
Me: "September."
*cue friend being horrified at how long things take in the publishing industry*
#amwriting #amediting
A haiku
Midnight snack; nay, feast.
A meal of kings: potatoes
Twice cooked, eaten cold.
Midnight snack; nay, feast.
A meal of kings: potatoes
Twice cooked, eaten cold.
January 25, 2024 at 2:10 PM
A haiku
Midnight snack; nay, feast.
A meal of kings: potatoes
Twice cooked, eaten cold.
Midnight snack; nay, feast.
A meal of kings: potatoes
Twice cooked, eaten cold.
I open my laptop to start writing.
I have a message from a friend waiting for me: "In case you've never had the chance to enjoy the genre of Pirate Metal, here's a song about stealing everyone's beer."
Writing will have to wait.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55C...
I have a message from a friend waiting for me: "In case you've never had the chance to enjoy the genre of Pirate Metal, here's a song about stealing everyone's beer."
Writing will have to wait.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55C...
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January 18, 2024 at 5:54 AM
I open my laptop to start writing.
I have a message from a friend waiting for me: "In case you've never had the chance to enjoy the genre of Pirate Metal, here's a song about stealing everyone's beer."
Writing will have to wait.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55C...
I have a message from a friend waiting for me: "In case you've never had the chance to enjoy the genre of Pirate Metal, here's a song about stealing everyone's beer."
Writing will have to wait.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55C...
"I write better in a cafe. Fewer distractions than at home."
Fast forward to me sitting in the cafe, singing along to Celine Dion's All Coming Back To Me Now.
Fast forward to me sitting in the cafe, singing along to Celine Dion's All Coming Back To Me Now.
January 16, 2024 at 3:06 AM
"I write better in a cafe. Fewer distractions than at home."
Fast forward to me sitting in the cafe, singing along to Celine Dion's All Coming Back To Me Now.
Fast forward to me sitting in the cafe, singing along to Celine Dion's All Coming Back To Me Now.
Wednesday: Received my manuscript back from my editor, all marked up.
Thursday: Spent hours powering through all the edits and comments. Sent it back. Rewarded myself with a few gin & tonics.
Friday: Repeated self-rewards of bread and coffee.
#amwriting #amediting
Thursday: Spent hours powering through all the edits and comments. Sent it back. Rewarded myself with a few gin & tonics.
Friday: Repeated self-rewards of bread and coffee.
#amwriting #amediting
December 22, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Wednesday: Received my manuscript back from my editor, all marked up.
Thursday: Spent hours powering through all the edits and comments. Sent it back. Rewarded myself with a few gin & tonics.
Friday: Repeated self-rewards of bread and coffee.
#amwriting #amediting
Thursday: Spent hours powering through all the edits and comments. Sent it back. Rewarded myself with a few gin & tonics.
Friday: Repeated self-rewards of bread and coffee.
#amwriting #amediting
Do the night wind & the little lamb speak to each other often? Or is this the first time?
Either way, I have follow-up questions.
#Christmas #music
Either way, I have follow-up questions.
#Christmas #music
December 18, 2023 at 9:59 AM
Do the night wind & the little lamb speak to each other often? Or is this the first time?
Either way, I have follow-up questions.
#Christmas #music
Either way, I have follow-up questions.
#Christmas #music
Big ol' 5 right here. Lots of words, lots of thinking, but no pictures.
I've had people ask me how I can be a writer if I can't visualise things. But that's kind of like a dog wondering how a human can run with only two legs. We just do it differently, that's all.
I've had people ask me how I can be a writer if I can't visualise things. But that's kind of like a dog wondering how a human can run with only two legs. We just do it differently, that's all.
BlueSky people. What’s your level of mind visualization according to this scale? I’m only a 3 or 4 😕
December 10, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Big ol' 5 right here. Lots of words, lots of thinking, but no pictures.
I've had people ask me how I can be a writer if I can't visualise things. But that's kind of like a dog wondering how a human can run with only two legs. We just do it differently, that's all.
I've had people ask me how I can be a writer if I can't visualise things. But that's kind of like a dog wondering how a human can run with only two legs. We just do it differently, that's all.
Essay question: Who is currently in possession of WHAM!'s heart?
Please give evidence from the text in your answer.
#Christmas #writers
Please give evidence from the text in your answer.
#Christmas #writers
December 10, 2023 at 9:20 AM
Essay question: Who is currently in possession of WHAM!'s heart?
Please give evidence from the text in your answer.
#Christmas #writers
Please give evidence from the text in your answer.
#Christmas #writers
Fellow writers, when you finish a project, does your brain crash and need a few days or weeks to reboot?
Or is it just me?
Or is it just me?
December 1, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Fellow writers, when you finish a project, does your brain crash and need a few days or weeks to reboot?
Or is it just me?
Or is it just me?
Hunter and Hideout, by Jack Heath. (1/2)
- Books 2 and 3 in the Timothy Blake series.
- Blake has a powerful appetite for justice. He makes you cringe and cheer simultaneously. His life is not easy.
- These books are satisfying. But they are not happy.
#amreading #books #crime 💙📚
- Books 2 and 3 in the Timothy Blake series.
- Blake has a powerful appetite for justice. He makes you cringe and cheer simultaneously. His life is not easy.
- These books are satisfying. But they are not happy.
#amreading #books #crime 💙📚
November 27, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Hunter and Hideout, by Jack Heath. (1/2)
- Books 2 and 3 in the Timothy Blake series.
- Blake has a powerful appetite for justice. He makes you cringe and cheer simultaneously. His life is not easy.
- These books are satisfying. But they are not happy.
#amreading #books #crime 💙📚
- Books 2 and 3 in the Timothy Blake series.
- Blake has a powerful appetite for justice. He makes you cringe and cheer simultaneously. His life is not easy.
- These books are satisfying. But they are not happy.
#amreading #books #crime 💙📚
🎶 Just another crashing-hard-after-several-weeks-of-overworking Monday 🎶
🎶 Wish it was Sunday 🎶
🎶 Wish it was Sunday 🎶
November 20, 2023 at 2:50 PM
🎶 Just another crashing-hard-after-several-weeks-of-overworking Monday 🎶
🎶 Wish it was Sunday 🎶
🎶 Wish it was Sunday 🎶
Hangman, by Jack Heath. (1/3)
- Timothy Blake (protagonist) is extremely dark and twisted, but you love him
- you very much see the world through his eyes (he has a unique way of seeing other people)
- fantastic foreshadowing, leading to surprising yet inevitable events
#amreading #books #crime
- Timothy Blake (protagonist) is extremely dark and twisted, but you love him
- you very much see the world through his eyes (he has a unique way of seeing other people)
- fantastic foreshadowing, leading to surprising yet inevitable events
#amreading #books #crime
November 18, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Hangman, by Jack Heath. (1/3)
- Timothy Blake (protagonist) is extremely dark and twisted, but you love him
- you very much see the world through his eyes (he has a unique way of seeing other people)
- fantastic foreshadowing, leading to surprising yet inevitable events
#amreading #books #crime
- Timothy Blake (protagonist) is extremely dark and twisted, but you love him
- you very much see the world through his eyes (he has a unique way of seeing other people)
- fantastic foreshadowing, leading to surprising yet inevitable events
#amreading #books #crime
Wow, Dr Manhattan is so relatable.
November 17, 2023 at 3:22 AM
Wow, Dr Manhattan is so relatable.
The coffee - black.
The Christmas pudding - cold.
The COVID - mild.
The book editing - arduous.
The Christmas pudding - cold.
The COVID - mild.
The book editing - arduous.
November 15, 2023 at 2:20 AM
The coffee - black.
The Christmas pudding - cold.
The COVID - mild.
The book editing - arduous.
The Christmas pudding - cold.
The COVID - mild.
The book editing - arduous.
My writing process is to overwrite and cull.
Which is all well and good until I have one week to cull 18000 words from my manuscript.
I'm sorry, my darlings. Time for you to die.
#amwriting #amediting
Which is all well and good until I have one week to cull 18000 words from my manuscript.
I'm sorry, my darlings. Time for you to die.
#amwriting #amediting
November 14, 2023 at 7:10 AM
My writing process is to overwrite and cull.
Which is all well and good until I have one week to cull 18000 words from my manuscript.
I'm sorry, my darlings. Time for you to die.
#amwriting #amediting
Which is all well and good until I have one week to cull 18000 words from my manuscript.
I'm sorry, my darlings. Time for you to die.
#amwriting #amediting
Scenario: it's midnight, you're writing a book about gin, and you think you're coming down with the flu. What do you drink?
A) Tea (better for you; you're 35 and 'responsible' now)
B) Gin (on brand; nobody lives forever)
C) Whisky (unleash the chaos)
A) Tea (better for you; you're 35 and 'responsible' now)
B) Gin (on brand; nobody lives forever)
C) Whisky (unleash the chaos)
November 13, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Scenario: it's midnight, you're writing a book about gin, and you think you're coming down with the flu. What do you drink?
A) Tea (better for you; you're 35 and 'responsible' now)
B) Gin (on brand; nobody lives forever)
C) Whisky (unleash the chaos)
A) Tea (better for you; you're 35 and 'responsible' now)
B) Gin (on brand; nobody lives forever)
C) Whisky (unleash the chaos)