Robb, the wizard
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Worshipper of thunderstorms, big fan of wizarding and storytelling. Let's high-five and see where it goes.
Current #wip: LotR and D&D-inspired cozy fantasy where two friends, mage and chef, go on an adventure!
https://robbcook.substack.com/
Current #wip: LotR and D&D-inspired cozy fantasy where two friends, mage and chef, go on an adventure!
https://robbcook.substack.com/
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A place to escape. Click to read Thunderstorms, by Robb Cook, a Substack publication. Launched 15 days ago.
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also also, I've gotten on the substack train. it's a baby. but I do plan on serializing some of the novel I've been writing and sharing it there. along with other hoots and peccadillos. feel free to subscribe to my infrequency.
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hope you are well, friends. the wind has come. it brings an instinct for hibernation. i hope, this year, not stagnation.
take care.
take care.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
hope you are well, friends. the wind has come. it brings an instinct for hibernation. i hope, this year, not stagnation.
take care.
take care.
I am terrible at posting regularly. I've been thinking more post-apocalyptic lately. I don't know how inspiring that is. But, perhaps, a story exists there for me to explore. #sff #amwriting #booksky
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November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am terrible at posting regularly. I've been thinking more post-apocalyptic lately. I don't know how inspiring that is. But, perhaps, a story exists there for me to explore. #sff #amwriting #booksky
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Posted the first part of a new story on my very quiet and peaceful substack. :)
#magicalrealism
#sff
#booksky
Posted the first part of a new story on my very quiet and peaceful substack. :)
#magicalrealism
#sff
#booksky
Thunderstorms | Robb Cook | Substack
A place to escape. Click to read Thunderstorms, by Robb Cook, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Posted the first part of a new story on my very quiet and peaceful substack. :)
#magicalrealism
#sff
#booksky
Posted the first part of a new story on my very quiet and peaceful substack. :)
#magicalrealism
#sff
#booksky
I wish you all the most peaceful of days. I've been working on a short story inspired by walking my dog in the evenings. I'm attempting to capture a Spielbergian/80s childhood vibe. I can see this being the environment I write many stories within. Take care of yourselves, friends.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I wish you all the most peaceful of days. I've been working on a short story inspired by walking my dog in the evenings. I'm attempting to capture a Spielbergian/80s childhood vibe. I can see this being the environment I write many stories within. Take care of yourselves, friends.
Although I'm still unemployed, although my country is tearing itself a part, I will take pride in one thing this year. I've just completed the first draft of my first novel. I don't yet have a title for this cozy fantasy. I am quite proud of it, though. It makes me smile. #booksky #fantasy
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September 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
also also, I've gotten on the substack train. it's a baby. but I do plan on serializing some of the novel I've been writing and sharing it there. along with other hoots and peccadillos. feel free to subscribe to my infrequency.
robbcook.substack.com
robbcook.substack.com
Thunderstorms | Robb Cook | Substack
A place to escape. Click to read Thunderstorms, by Robb Cook, a Substack publication. Launched 15 days ago.
robbcook.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
also also, I've gotten on the substack train. it's a baby. but I do plan on serializing some of the novel I've been writing and sharing it there. along with other hoots and peccadillos. feel free to subscribe to my infrequency.
robbcook.substack.com
robbcook.substack.com
We have come to the final chapter in this adventure. The battle has been won and, now, it's time to return to home and write about comforting things. I will take my time with this chapter. I want readers to feel good. I want to impart some measure of happy. I wish you all well! #booksky #fantasy
August 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Congratulations to all of the #HugoAward finalists and winners!!
Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners
The winners of the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on August 16, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World…
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August 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Congratulations to all of the #HugoAward finalists and winners!!
Although I've been unemployed due to layoff, I find it remarkable how much I've been able to produce on this novel. Roughly 110k words written since mid-February. Hopeful my unemployment will soon end, but, I appreciate the time I've had to write. Therapy for trauma? Yes. #booksky #sff #fantasy
July 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's been a month and my #wip is at 111k. This monster is one chapter away from... the last part. Which should be JUST A FEW CHAPTERS MAYBE. Also, I'm still unemployed. Also, I did cut most of my hair off. Also, this country is burning to the ground? So, hey, disassociateeeee. #booksky #sff #fantasy
July 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It's been a month and my #wip is at 111k. This monster is one chapter away from... the last part. Which should be JUST A FEW CHAPTERS MAYBE. Also, I'm still unemployed. Also, I did cut most of my hair off. Also, this country is burning to the ground? So, hey, disassociateeeee. #booksky #sff #fantasy
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As I get closer to finishing my first novel, I am naturally telling myself it is crap and how dare I attempt this endeavor. So, daily reminder to myself and everyone writing: even if it never makes it past your beta readers and your mother, take some pride in yourself. You deserve it. #sff #booksky
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May 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Listen, cilantro tastes like soap, I can't stand the feeling of styrofoam, Chinese cuisine is the best, and I'll hit 75k on the #wip this week. Enjoy your seltzer waters, watch your Star Wars, and pet your puppies and kittens, they deserve it. #booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
May 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Listen, cilantro tastes like soap, I can't stand the feeling of styrofoam, Chinese cuisine is the best, and I'll hit 75k on the #wip this week. Enjoy your seltzer waters, watch your Star Wars, and pet your puppies and kittens, they deserve it. #booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Happy Friday, writers, poets, friends! I hope you're thriving! If not, I hope you're surviving! Sometimes that's the best we can ask of ourselves in this world of uncertainty. Remember, there will always be someone who appreciates your writing, and you make their day better with your words. #booksky
April 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happy Friday, writers, poets, friends! I hope you're thriving! If not, I hope you're surviving! Sometimes that's the best we can ask of ourselves in this world of uncertainty. Remember, there will always be someone who appreciates your writing, and you make their day better with your words. #booksky
Two weeks after I hit 40k on the #wip I have no conquered the 50k mountain! Sevy and Corwin have made it to the Winterborn river, booked passage on a ferry, and will float toward the grand city of Junidy where stable? employment awaits! Good grief this story is longer than anticipated! #booksky #sff
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April 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Two weeks after I hit 40k on the #wip I have no conquered the 50k mountain! Sevy and Corwin have made it to the Winterborn river, booked passage on a ferry, and will float toward the grand city of Junidy where stable? employment awaits! Good grief this story is longer than anticipated! #booksky #sff
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So show me your books, darlings! 😘
If you’re likewise in need of traction, drop your book link below and I’ll repost! 📚💙
Figure I can help others try and make sales instead of dwelling on my own lack of them 😂
So show me your books, darlings! 😘
March 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Anyone else struggling with sales this month? It’s so quiet, argh! 😩🙈
If you’re likewise in need of traction, drop your book link below and I’ll repost! 📚💙
Figure I can help others try and make sales instead of dwelling on my own lack of them 😂
So show me your books, darlings! 😘
If you’re likewise in need of traction, drop your book link below and I’ll repost! 📚💙
Figure I can help others try and make sales instead of dwelling on my own lack of them 😂
So show me your books, darlings! 😘
40k on the #wip! I feel like I’m nearing the halfway point of this story and I am super stoked 😊 glad I could hit this milestone on Tolkien Reading Day! #booksky #lotr #amwriting #writingcommunity
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March 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
40k on the #wip! I feel like I’m nearing the halfway point of this story and I am super stoked 😊 glad I could hit this milestone on Tolkien Reading Day! #booksky #lotr #amwriting #writingcommunity
In Omaha today, it is a mess of sleet, snow, and ridiculous wind. In my #wip, Sevidge and Corwin, mage and chef, friends for life, have entered the fabled Tuntham Woods, a forest steeped in legend, mystery, and phosphorescent mushrooms that should never be eaten. Never. #booksky #sff. #amwriting
March 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In Omaha today, it is a mess of sleet, snow, and ridiculous wind. In my #wip, Sevidge and Corwin, mage and chef, friends for life, have entered the fabled Tuntham Woods, a forest steeped in legend, mystery, and phosphorescent mushrooms that should never be eaten. Never. #booksky #sff. #amwriting
Good morning, writers! poets! authors! Cheers to you for getting up and giving yourself that extra push for the next line, new scene, or simply challenging yourself to come up with an alternative to "suddenly!" You got this, friends! Let your words shine! #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
March 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Good morning, writers! poets! authors! Cheers to you for getting up and giving yourself that extra push for the next line, new scene, or simply challenging yourself to come up with an alternative to "suddenly!" You got this, friends! Let your words shine! #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky
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The finalists for the 60th Nebula Awards were announced yesterday! Check out the full list, and congratulations to everyone! 🎉🎉🎉
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Here Are the Finalists for the 2024 Nebula Awards - Reactor
Congratulations to all the finalists!
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March 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The finalists for the 60th Nebula Awards were announced yesterday! Check out the full list, and congratulations to everyone! 🎉🎉🎉
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Details on the New Owners of Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction have been acquired b…
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March 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Oh hi there! #booksky #sff. Update on the #wip. I've hit the 30k mark on this cozy fantasy. My two MCs, S and C, are making their way across the wilds toward the grand city of Junidy where their employment as relic seekers will begin. A vast forest and a ferry passage stand in their way!
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