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Christopher Ruz, Aussie Author
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Fantasy/horror author. Rep by @mmmlysaght at Aevitas. Freelance author and editor of white papers & magazines. PC-ZONE Loser of the Month. He/him 🏳️‍🌈 www.christopher-ruz.com
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...fin!

Hope you enjoy my little snippets, and I'm looking forward to finally being able to talk about my current WIP more openly!
A sum-up of the weekly stats: Every week I aim for 17k (3k each weekday, 1k on Sat/Sun). This week was a solid run. Now to do it all again! Financial Horror: 12,462 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 3287 words TOTAL: 15749 words
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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...cont...
Thursday: I’m an oldschool planner. Nothing beats a pinboard and scene cards. Financial Horror: 2503 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 520 words Snippet: Book approached me halfway through the march, whispered out of the corner of his mouth, “That was no hog last night. You saw it too, didn’t you?” “Not a hog. A sow,” I said. “Big udders.” In truth, I didn’t want to think about those pale, grasping shapes dangling wetly from the sow’s underside. Like tiny hands, baby hands, with little half-moon nails. Friday Another school day. Found an empty classroom to write in at lunch & finished the rest in the evening. Financial Horror: 2330 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 706 words Snippet: Hobbles was first through the doors, sunflower seeds crunching like loose molars under his boots. I was second, musket ready. No need; the warehouse was mostly empty. Thin slats of grimy evening light across the floor. At the rear, a tall pile of hay and broken branches. Rows of pickling barrels, tarred and sealed. An echo of old industry. Something this part of the city forgot the day the rot erupted. Saturday: A day to myself. Woke up for the sunrise. Cooked a little, exercised a little, got some words down. Financial Horror: 1019 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 375 words Snippet: “I’m still not sure why you came to me,” the Nerd said. “Don’t you have people to do this sort of thing for you? Corporate espionage?” Deniability, Theodore wanted to say. You’re just far enough outside the firm that if things go wrong, if you get pulled in front of a court, I can pretend I never heard of you. That all the paperwork between you and me can conveniently vanish. Sunday: Spent half the day learning about Canva, so writing time was limited. Still did okay, I think. Financial Horror: 511 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 650 words Snippet: A small scattering of bouquets lay at the base of a lamppost. Nearby, folded letters had been stuffed into weepholes in the brick. He pried one loose. Carefully unfolded its water-stained pages. Take me with you I am waiting I will sing for you please don’t forget please please Something about the paper felt… grimy. He shoved it back, wiped his hand on his pants.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Inspired by @tswitherspoon.bsky.social, here's a breakdown of what I wrote last week as a part-time author!
An introduction to Christopher Ruz, the author, who is writing horror thrillers and dark fantasy books. Each of the following slides contains statistics for how much Christopher Ruz writes each day. Monday: As a substitute teacher I often only get called into work 2-3 days a week. Today was an at-home writing day. Financial Horror: 2519 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 505 words Writing snippet: “Penford had about ten thousand fuck-ups to his name, but he was an earner, so why’d they fire him? Or is that a confidential HR-” “You misheard, ” Leona said. “Penford isn’t fired. He went for a swim in the Irwell last night. They found him two miles downriver. River pike took the ears right off his skull, apparently.” She shivered. “Not everyone’s built for the front office, I suppose.” Tuesday: Another day at home. When I’m struggling to get the words down, I bribe myself with M&Ms. Financial Horror: 2580 words Bloodborne Fantasy: 531 words Snippet: That night I dreamed of the black corridor, and the man who wept tar. Behind him was a gate left open a crack, and the light that bled through was vicious and serrated. The man with tarry eyes stood between me and the door, the light coiling around his shoulders in coronas. I was glad for that nameless man, because there was something foul in that bright glare. Something hungry and implacable, and he was its keeper. Wednesday: Taught at my fav local school today. Great kids but oh boy, you’re shattered by the end of the day. Did a little writing in my lunch break. Financial Horror: 1000 words Snippet: The doll watched Theodore. Stupid. It had no eyes, so how could it watch him? He supposed they’d been painted on, decades or even a century ago. Worn away by time, packaging, and the greedy fingers of children. And yet, there was something unsettling about the toy. Something that compelled him to not look away. To trace the pattern of pale whorls in the wood, the knots tied in the dirty twine that joined its limbs. Schlangenmench.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Huh. I might actually get through Book Bingo this year.
A 5x5 bingo card of book categories, including "Hidden Gems" and "High Fashion." The author has completed 19 of 25 categories.
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Did I mention that my latest book, TAYLOR SWIFT IN EVERY ERA: AN UNOFFICIAL COLORING ADVENTURE is out right now, just in time for Christmas?

www.christopher-ruz.com/blog/taylors...
The cover illustration of a book titled, "Taylor Swift in every era-an unofficial colouring adventure." The illustration features a drawing of Taylor Swift singing into a microphone surrounded by musical notes. An illustration of Taylor Swift standing in a forest. Polaroids hang on strings attached to the trees while ballerinas dance in the background.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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LET'S GOOOOOOOO
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November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Survived another term of kpop dance and this slide where I just eject myself at velocity through everyone's legs has to be my fav part

(ENHYPEN - GIVEN-TAKEN)
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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I'm not 100% sure but I think I might finally be cooking up something tasty here
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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It's back!
We're just a bunch of local authors sitting around and talking plots and contracts and editing woes over beer and pizza. If you're in Naarm/Melbourne and you write literally anything, join us!
Details for a writer's meetup in Melbourne, Australia 1.30-4pm, Sunday 9 November, Whitehart Bar, Whitehart Lane, Melbourne CBD
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Staten Island isn't beating the "would ally with the nightmare corpse-city of R'lyeh" allegations
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November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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40!
A man taking a photo in a mirror at a dance studio
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I have reached my “politicians congratulate me for being alive” phase
A letter from local MP Peter Khalil congratulating the author on his 40th birthday.
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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First full month living with solar + battery. We spent just 46.8c on electricity from the grid. Feels good!
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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My goal was 80k by the end of September. Just squeaked through!
A screenshot of a writing program showing that 80,000 words out of a planned 100,000 have been written in a manuscript.
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Told the nurse at the Red Cross I was hoping to break the five minute barrier for blood donation (previous PB: 5:07) and ended up with multiple staff around my chair going AWWWW NOOOOO when I came in at 5:05.
Anyway.
Give blood!
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September 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Me trying to convince my friends to watch Frieren: it's a beautifully animated, gently-paced adventure about coming to terms with loss and managing grief and considering how the impacts of your actions or lack of actions will reverberate after your own inevitable passing-
Frieren:
A screencap of an anime. A younger man is whispering to an older man, "Sein, you wanna go on a journey with a milf?"
September 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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So far this month I’ve supplied 20x as much electricity to the Australian grid as I’ve consumed, but the compensation for one will not cover the costs of the other. Very good work, capitalism.
September 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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We're cooking with gas over here, folks
A screenshot of a writing program showing that a manuscript is now over 50,000 words long.
September 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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With a deadline looming and my attention span more shattered than ever by social media dopamine addiction, it’s time to embrace the old ways.
100 words = 1 m&m.
Let’s do this.
A photo of a ziplock bag of m&m candies sitting on a laptop keyboard.
August 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Currently pumping out 10 Ruz-houses worth of power and it’s only 10.30am what the ffffffff
August 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Pumping out 5x what my house actually needs and it’s not even 9am.
In MELBOURNE WINTER.
August 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Here we go, friends. Three months to make this secret manuscript a reality. Let's lock in.
August 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Carded! At The Soho Gay Bar
Photo of the author looking smug while holding a pint of beer
July 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I know the opening of a Lovecraftian horror when I see one
July 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I made a friend
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July 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM