Russ Black
@russblack.bsky.social
Writer
Video editor
Dive bar drinker
Video editor
Dive bar drinker
Hanging out with family members for the holidays, drawing/coloring with kindergartners, I came up with "Lucky Starr, Pop Star"
#WIP #Drawing #Illustration #JemAndTheHolograms #LuckyStar #1980s #Color
#WIP #Drawing #Illustration #JemAndTheHolograms #LuckyStar #1980s #Color
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hanging out with family members for the holidays, drawing/coloring with kindergartners, I came up with "Lucky Starr, Pop Star"
#WIP #Drawing #Illustration #JemAndTheHolograms #LuckyStar #1980s #Color
#WIP #Drawing #Illustration #JemAndTheHolograms #LuckyStar #1980s #Color
Got out 2600 words this morning. I'm going to throw out 500, just to tighten things up so I can move the story forward.
#Writing #Community #Books #WIP #Author #Manuscript #Horror #HorrorPublishers #BookPublishers #LiteraryAgent
#Writing #Community #Books #WIP #Author #Manuscript #Horror #HorrorPublishers #BookPublishers #LiteraryAgent
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Got out 2600 words this morning. I'm going to throw out 500, just to tighten things up so I can move the story forward.
#Writing #Community #Books #WIP #Author #Manuscript #Horror #HorrorPublishers #BookPublishers #LiteraryAgent
#Writing #Community #Books #WIP #Author #Manuscript #Horror #HorrorPublishers #BookPublishers #LiteraryAgent
A-TEAM sketch.
I was waiting on hold.
I was waiting on hold.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A-TEAM sketch.
I was waiting on hold.
I was waiting on hold.
Honestly, I'm kicking ass. Today was an awesome writing session. I'm at 48K of solid story in a month.
I have two big set pieces to write, one chapter with a family member, a chapter with a supporting character, and an epilogue.
After that it's glue.
#Writing #WIP #Author #literaryagent #Editor
I have two big set pieces to write, one chapter with a family member, a chapter with a supporting character, and an epilogue.
After that it's glue.
#Writing #WIP #Author #literaryagent #Editor
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Honestly, I'm kicking ass. Today was an awesome writing session. I'm at 48K of solid story in a month.
I have two big set pieces to write, one chapter with a family member, a chapter with a supporting character, and an epilogue.
After that it's glue.
#Writing #WIP #Author #literaryagent #Editor
I have two big set pieces to write, one chapter with a family member, a chapter with a supporting character, and an epilogue.
After that it's glue.
#Writing #WIP #Author #literaryagent #Editor
After one day of gathering ideas, one day of overtime, and one day of sleeping, me and the words are back!
Got in 2000 words on a scene I didn't know was coming.
"Thank you, Miss Violet."
#Writing #WIP #WritingCommunity#Manuscript #Editor #LiteraryAgent #BookPublisher
Got in 2000 words on a scene I didn't know was coming.
"Thank you, Miss Violet."
#Writing #WIP #WritingCommunity#Manuscript #Editor #LiteraryAgent #BookPublisher
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
After one day of gathering ideas, one day of overtime, and one day of sleeping, me and the words are back!
Got in 2000 words on a scene I didn't know was coming.
"Thank you, Miss Violet."
#Writing #WIP #WritingCommunity#Manuscript #Editor #LiteraryAgent #BookPublisher
Got in 2000 words on a scene I didn't know was coming.
"Thank you, Miss Violet."
#Writing #WIP #WritingCommunity#Manuscript #Editor #LiteraryAgent #BookPublisher
I'm looking to connect with literary agents interested in:
"Supernatural Horror / Psychological Thriller"
Any recommendations (with searchable links / evidence) ?
#writingcommunity #literaryagent #WIP
#SupernaturalHorror #PsychologicalThriller #Publisher #Editor #Writer
"Supernatural Horror / Psychological Thriller"
Any recommendations (with searchable links / evidence) ?
#writingcommunity #literaryagent #WIP
#SupernaturalHorror #PsychologicalThriller #Publisher #Editor #Writer
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'm looking to connect with literary agents interested in:
"Supernatural Horror / Psychological Thriller"
Any recommendations (with searchable links / evidence) ?
#writingcommunity #literaryagent #WIP
#SupernaturalHorror #PsychologicalThriller #Publisher #Editor #Writer
"Supernatural Horror / Psychological Thriller"
Any recommendations (with searchable links / evidence) ?
#writingcommunity #literaryagent #WIP
#SupernaturalHorror #PsychologicalThriller #Publisher #Editor #Writer
Yesterday was one of a few rest days in the past month from writing.
I wasn't sure about resting and letting ideas percolate, mainly because of the fear of not continuing - losing momentum.
Turns out it was useful.
I got a lot of new stuff.
#WritingCommunity #Editors #Agents #Publishers
I wasn't sure about resting and letting ideas percolate, mainly because of the fear of not continuing - losing momentum.
Turns out it was useful.
I got a lot of new stuff.
#WritingCommunity #Editors #Agents #Publishers
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Yesterday was one of a few rest days in the past month from writing.
I wasn't sure about resting and letting ideas percolate, mainly because of the fear of not continuing - losing momentum.
Turns out it was useful.
I got a lot of new stuff.
#WritingCommunity #Editors #Agents #Publishers
I wasn't sure about resting and letting ideas percolate, mainly because of the fear of not continuing - losing momentum.
Turns out it was useful.
I got a lot of new stuff.
#WritingCommunity #Editors #Agents #Publishers
Currently reading Simon R. Green's Deathstalker, 1995.
I wonder how surprised Green was after he wrote this that it became the best seller and well regarded.
It's like Flash Gordon with a 90s tongue in cheek.
#BookCommunity #Reading #Book #SimonRGreen #DeathStalker #ScienceFiction #Writer
I wonder how surprised Green was after he wrote this that it became the best seller and well regarded.
It's like Flash Gordon with a 90s tongue in cheek.
#BookCommunity #Reading #Book #SimonRGreen #DeathStalker #ScienceFiction #Writer
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Currently reading Simon R. Green's Deathstalker, 1995.
I wonder how surprised Green was after he wrote this that it became the best seller and well regarded.
It's like Flash Gordon with a 90s tongue in cheek.
#BookCommunity #Reading #Book #SimonRGreen #DeathStalker #ScienceFiction #Writer
I wonder how surprised Green was after he wrote this that it became the best seller and well regarded.
It's like Flash Gordon with a 90s tongue in cheek.
#BookCommunity #Reading #Book #SimonRGreen #DeathStalker #ScienceFiction #Writer
Approaching the halfway point on the first draft.
Its exciting.
Consistency is key for me.
#writing #wip #author #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #manuscript #editor #literaryagent #publisher #suspense #thriller #horror
Its exciting.
Consistency is key for me.
#writing #wip #author #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #manuscript #editor #literaryagent #publisher #suspense #thriller #horror
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Approaching the halfway point on the first draft.
Its exciting.
Consistency is key for me.
#writing #wip #author #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #manuscript #editor #literaryagent #publisher #suspense #thriller #horror
Its exciting.
Consistency is key for me.
#writing #wip #author #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #manuscript #editor #literaryagent #publisher #suspense #thriller #horror
Paul Gauguin
D'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?, 1914.
My friend Sharon made Gauguin more interesting than art school had, w/ mushrooms, weed, & big book of color plates
#Art #Artwork #PaulGauguin #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #MetaphysicalArt #symbolicart #Tahiti #Fauvism #Sauvage
D'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?, 1914.
My friend Sharon made Gauguin more interesting than art school had, w/ mushrooms, weed, & big book of color plates
#Art #Artwork #PaulGauguin #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #MetaphysicalArt #symbolicart #Tahiti #Fauvism #Sauvage
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Paul Gauguin
D'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?, 1914.
My friend Sharon made Gauguin more interesting than art school had, w/ mushrooms, weed, & big book of color plates
#Art #Artwork #PaulGauguin #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #MetaphysicalArt #symbolicart #Tahiti #Fauvism #Sauvage
D'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?, 1914.
My friend Sharon made Gauguin more interesting than art school had, w/ mushrooms, weed, & big book of color plates
#Art #Artwork #PaulGauguin #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #MetaphysicalArt #symbolicart #Tahiti #Fauvism #Sauvage
Thanks, man :-)
I had a couple Avengers Marvel reprints. Always loved this cover.
At the time, I wanted to follow up with the "Masters of Evil" cover - Superfriends vs. Legion of Doom.
Maybe Dolphin will make that cover remake ;)
I had a couple Avengers Marvel reprints. Always loved this cover.
At the time, I wanted to follow up with the "Masters of Evil" cover - Superfriends vs. Legion of Doom.
Maybe Dolphin will make that cover remake ;)
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Thanks, man :-)
I had a couple Avengers Marvel reprints. Always loved this cover.
At the time, I wanted to follow up with the "Masters of Evil" cover - Superfriends vs. Legion of Doom.
Maybe Dolphin will make that cover remake ;)
I had a couple Avengers Marvel reprints. Always loved this cover.
At the time, I wanted to follow up with the "Masters of Evil" cover - Superfriends vs. Legion of Doom.
Maybe Dolphin will make that cover remake ;)
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
During downtime, I drew with my nephews. I came up with this. They told my sister I drew a "scary owl man."
#originalart #wip #art #owl #drawing
#originalart #wip #art #owl #drawing
October 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
During downtime, I drew with my nephews. I came up with this. They told my sister I drew a "scary owl man."
#originalart #wip #art #owl #drawing
#originalart #wip #art #owl #drawing
Looks like they lifted the Cliff Booth wardrobe.
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Looks like they lifted the Cliff Booth wardrobe.
Finally making time / taking time to write my novel.
Job and relationships have been at the fore.
Now writing to:
Prince of Darkness
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1987.
#writingcommunity #writing #crime #horror #filmscore #johncarpenter #princeofdarkness
Job and relationships have been at the fore.
Now writing to:
Prince of Darkness
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1987.
#writingcommunity #writing #crime #horror #filmscore #johncarpenter #princeofdarkness
September 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Finally making time / taking time to write my novel.
Job and relationships have been at the fore.
Now writing to:
Prince of Darkness
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1987.
#writingcommunity #writing #crime #horror #filmscore #johncarpenter #princeofdarkness
Job and relationships have been at the fore.
Now writing to:
Prince of Darkness
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1987.
#writingcommunity #writing #crime #horror #filmscore #johncarpenter #princeofdarkness
Watched Warlock (1989) & Warlock: the Armageddon (1993) last night.
It was nice to see Sands and Grant again.
I felt transported (hahah) back to better days.
#warlock #juliansands #richardegrant #movies #horror
It was nice to see Sands and Grant again.
I felt transported (hahah) back to better days.
#warlock #juliansands #richardegrant #movies #horror
September 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Watched Warlock (1989) & Warlock: the Armageddon (1993) last night.
It was nice to see Sands and Grant again.
I felt transported (hahah) back to better days.
#warlock #juliansands #richardegrant #movies #horror
It was nice to see Sands and Grant again.
I felt transported (hahah) back to better days.
#warlock #juliansands #richardegrant #movies #horror
I grew up with those late 70s super friends, the non-white ones. Even though they were bad stereotypes, I liked them, especially Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Apache Chief.
I did this as tribute.
#Avengers #SuperFriends #ElDorado #BlackVulcan #ApacheChief #Samurai #Comic bookArt #Art
I did this as tribute.
#Avengers #SuperFriends #ElDorado #BlackVulcan #ApacheChief #Samurai #Comic bookArt #Art
September 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I grew up with those late 70s super friends, the non-white ones. Even though they were bad stereotypes, I liked them, especially Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Apache Chief.
I did this as tribute.
#Avengers #SuperFriends #ElDorado #BlackVulcan #ApacheChief #Samurai #Comic bookArt #Art
I did this as tribute.
#Avengers #SuperFriends #ElDorado #BlackVulcan #ApacheChief #Samurai #Comic bookArt #Art
Giorgio de Chirico
Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914.
de Chirico only has one or two paintings which mean anything to me.
Inspired one or two scenes in my comic books and the basis for two severe nightmares.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting # #MetaphysicalArt
Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914.
de Chirico only has one or two paintings which mean anything to me.
Inspired one or two scenes in my comic books and the basis for two severe nightmares.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting # #MetaphysicalArt
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Giorgio de Chirico
Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914.
de Chirico only has one or two paintings which mean anything to me.
Inspired one or two scenes in my comic books and the basis for two severe nightmares.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting # #MetaphysicalArt
Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914.
de Chirico only has one or two paintings which mean anything to me.
Inspired one or two scenes in my comic books and the basis for two severe nightmares.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting # #MetaphysicalArt
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to
Hear my song
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to tell me what went wrong
Waiting For the Sun
The Doors, 1970.
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to
Hear my song
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to tell me what went wrong
Waiting For the Sun
The Doors, 1970.
September 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to
Hear my song
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to tell me what went wrong
Waiting For the Sun
The Doors, 1970.
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to
Hear my song
Waiting for you to
Come along
Waiting for you to tell me what went wrong
Waiting For the Sun
The Doors, 1970.
“No matter what kind of character you create or assume, a little of yourself must remain there.”
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
August 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“No matter what kind of character you create or assume, a little of yourself must remain there.”
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Synthesist,
Harald Grosskoph.
1980
I have synesthesia.
First time I heard this album,
it was an intense experience.
#HaraldGrosskoph #Synthesist #Album
#Synesthesia
Harald Grosskoph.
1980
I have synesthesia.
First time I heard this album,
it was an intense experience.
#HaraldGrosskoph #Synthesist #Album
#Synesthesia
August 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Synthesist,
Harald Grosskoph.
1980
I have synesthesia.
First time I heard this album,
it was an intense experience.
#HaraldGrosskoph #Synthesist #Album
#Synesthesia
Harald Grosskoph.
1980
I have synesthesia.
First time I heard this album,
it was an intense experience.
#HaraldGrosskoph #Synthesist #Album
#Synesthesia
Robert Motherwell
Elegy for the Spanish Republic, No. 126
1972–1975
Motherwell's scumbling, complete abstraction, and bold designs were crucial to me as a young painter.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #RobertMotherwell
Elegy for the Spanish Republic, No. 126
1972–1975
Motherwell's scumbling, complete abstraction, and bold designs were crucial to me as a young painter.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #RobertMotherwell
July 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Robert Motherwell
Elegy for the Spanish Republic, No. 126
1972–1975
Motherwell's scumbling, complete abstraction, and bold designs were crucial to me as a young painter.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #RobertMotherwell
Elegy for the Spanish Republic, No. 126
1972–1975
Motherwell's scumbling, complete abstraction, and bold designs were crucial to me as a young painter.
#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Painting #RobertMotherwell
"My girl likes to drink whiskey,
My girl likes to drink wine.
My girl likes to drink beer and scotch,
Bourbon, and moonshine.
Yes, I love my baby,
But she's drunk all the time."
She's Drunk All The Time
Tim Timebomb & Friends, 2012
#TimTimebomb #TimArmstrong
My girl likes to drink wine.
My girl likes to drink beer and scotch,
Bourbon, and moonshine.
Yes, I love my baby,
But she's drunk all the time."
She's Drunk All The Time
Tim Timebomb & Friends, 2012
#TimTimebomb #TimArmstrong
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"My girl likes to drink whiskey,
My girl likes to drink wine.
My girl likes to drink beer and scotch,
Bourbon, and moonshine.
Yes, I love my baby,
But she's drunk all the time."
She's Drunk All The Time
Tim Timebomb & Friends, 2012
#TimTimebomb #TimArmstrong
My girl likes to drink wine.
My girl likes to drink beer and scotch,
Bourbon, and moonshine.
Yes, I love my baby,
But she's drunk all the time."
She's Drunk All The Time
Tim Timebomb & Friends, 2012
#TimTimebomb #TimArmstrong