Scott Richards
@therealsjrichards1.bsky.social
Author of The Legend of Paper Monkey (2021), Co-author of The Wordsmiths (2023) founder and EIC of Humour Me magazine. Creative consultant at Hollow Oak Press. Dad, joker (not the Batman kind), laughing optional
Happy New release day to me! My new fantasy adventure, packed full of Humour, heart and heroics is available on e-book and paperbook on amazon now!
#selfpublishing #fantasy #adventure #humour
#selfpublishing #fantasy #adventure #humour
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Happy New release day to me! My new fantasy adventure, packed full of Humour, heart and heroics is available on e-book and paperbook on amazon now!
#selfpublishing #fantasy #adventure #humour
#selfpublishing #fantasy #adventure #humour
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New publisher listing for: Cowbell Literary Magazine (Fiction Nonfiction; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Cowbell Literary Magazine
New publisher listing for: Cowbell Literary Magazine (Fiction Nonfiction; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New publisher listing for: Cowbell Literary Magazine (Fiction Nonfiction; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
Amazon has drones that can do deliveries but can't auto apply margins to a book upload? I do words, not maths Bezos
#selfpublishing #amazon #sendhelp
#selfpublishing #amazon #sendhelp
August 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Amazon has drones that can do deliveries but can't auto apply margins to a book upload? I do words, not maths Bezos
#selfpublishing #amazon #sendhelp
#selfpublishing #amazon #sendhelp
Just three weeks until my new book comes out. I'm not panicking at all. WHO SAID I WAS PANICKING. How can I panic when I have this awesome cover. Behold! #writing #selfpublishing #cover thank you to my person @aspicawrites.bsky.social for the help
August 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just three weeks until my new book comes out. I'm not panicking at all. WHO SAID I WAS PANICKING. How can I panic when I have this awesome cover. Behold! #writing #selfpublishing #cover thank you to my person @aspicawrites.bsky.social for the help
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If you need a quick break, we’ve got a flash fiction story for you! Free to read on our website in our blog’s new Acorns feature, The Orange Tree is quick, whimsical read with a fairy tale feel. I hope you like it as much as I do!
"Among the villagers, the conclusion spread first as a whisper and then like wildfire: The orange tree was not just magical, it possessed the strongest kind of dark magic."
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
August 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you need a quick break, we’ve got a flash fiction story for you! Free to read on our website in our blog’s new Acorns feature, The Orange Tree is quick, whimsical read with a fairy tale feel. I hope you like it as much as I do!
August 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Self-publishing is like riding a roller coaster, but the track is made of em dashes, and the car is made of self-doubt. #writing #selfpublishing
July 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Self-publishing is like riding a roller coaster, but the track is made of em dashes, and the car is made of self-doubt. #writing #selfpublishing
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She's right, you know. The decline in critical thinking is a serious issue.
Bluesky's CEO warns you shouldn't 'fully outsource your thinking' to AI
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber emphasized the importance of critical thinking and developing a generalist skillset for the AI era.
www.businessinsider.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
She's right, you know. The decline in critical thinking is a serious issue.
Guess seeing as I got a book coming out soon, I should start talking about it and stuff. Why isnt marketing just magical osmosis, I'm pretty mad about it #writing #indieauthors #selfpublishing
July 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Guess seeing as I got a book coming out soon, I should start talking about it and stuff. Why isnt marketing just magical osmosis, I'm pretty mad about it #writing #indieauthors #selfpublishing
Want a shot at getting paid for your writing and also getting interviewed? Check out our competition 'humour me gold' now at www.humourmemag.co.uk #writing #humour #submissions
May 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Want a shot at getting paid for your writing and also getting interviewed? Check out our competition 'humour me gold' now at www.humourmemag.co.uk #writing #humour #submissions
Moved into my new place Thursday, immediately began binging Severance. Immediately mad I haven't done so before. This is the highest quality well, everything #writing #severance
April 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Moved into my new place Thursday, immediately began binging Severance. Immediately mad I haven't done so before. This is the highest quality well, everything #writing #severance
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We’re in Erie Pennsylvania today, talking to a couple fantastic independent bookstores. It’s a beautiful day to talk about books 🤩
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We’re in Erie Pennsylvania today, talking to a couple fantastic independent bookstores. It’s a beautiful day to talk about books 🤩
Haven't had a chance to read the latest issue of @humourmemag.bsky.social yet? Then head on over to our website now! Laughs guaranteed! @aspicawrites.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Haven't had a chance to read the latest issue of @humourmemag.bsky.social yet? Then head on over to our website now! Laughs guaranteed! @aspicawrites.bsky.social
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Our books are now stocked at Tattered Corners New & Used Books! We love working together with indie bookstores! #shopsmall
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Our books are now stocked at Tattered Corners New & Used Books! We love working together with indie bookstores! #shopsmall
The world's best online comedy lit magazine now has its own profile here, please go give it a follow @humourmemag.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The world's best online comedy lit magazine now has its own profile here, please go give it a follow @humourmemag.bsky.social
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The Hollow Oak team is collaborating with the ORLA Libraries & the Oil City Heritage Society to bring our region’s history to your bookshelves!
We’re adapting the popular Hidden Heritage series into a book that will include all your favorite blog articles from the series, plus cool new material
We’re adapting the popular Hidden Heritage series into a book that will include all your favorite blog articles from the series, plus cool new material
March 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Hollow Oak team is collaborating with the ORLA Libraries & the Oil City Heritage Society to bring our region’s history to your bookshelves!
We’re adapting the popular Hidden Heritage series into a book that will include all your favorite blog articles from the series, plus cool new material
We’re adapting the popular Hidden Heritage series into a book that will include all your favorite blog articles from the series, plus cool new material
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Just a reminder that while our books are available from major online retailers, they’re also available directly from us! If you’re trying to shop small and local, that’s us 💜
Also bookshop.org is a great resource as well!
Also bookshop.org is a great resource as well!
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
March 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just a reminder that while our books are available from major online retailers, they’re also available directly from us! If you’re trying to shop small and local, that’s us 💜
Also bookshop.org is a great resource as well!
Also bookshop.org is a great resource as well!
Submissions are now closed,look out for the issue on March 15th!
Okay, hands up if you knew that I ran the world's best online comedy magazine. Well, you do now. AND our first submission window of 2025 closes tomorrow midnight! @aspicawrites.bsky.social
www.humourmemag.co.uk
#writing #submissions #litmags
www.humourmemag.co.uk
#writing #submissions #litmags
www.humourmemag.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Submissions are now closed,look out for the issue on March 15th!
Okay, hands up if you knew that I ran the world's best online comedy magazine. Well, you do now. AND our first submission window of 2025 closes tomorrow midnight! @aspicawrites.bsky.social
www.humourmemag.co.uk
#writing #submissions #litmags
www.humourmemag.co.uk
#writing #submissions #litmags
www.humourmemag.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Okay, hands up if you knew that I ran the world's best online comedy magazine. Well, you do now. AND our first submission window of 2025 closes tomorrow midnight! @aspicawrites.bsky.social
www.humourmemag.co.uk
#writing #submissions #litmags
www.humourmemag.co.uk
#writing #submissions #litmags
That feeling of waiting for a publisher to reply
a cartoon rabbit with the words i waiting intensifies below it
ALT: a cartoon rabbit with the words i waiting intensifies below it
media.tenor.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
That feeling of waiting for a publisher to reply
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Any writers or editors who use LinkedIn? I just created an account at the recommendation of someone else and I’m curious if you think it’s useful (and also looking to connect!)
February 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Any writers or editors who use LinkedIn? I just created an account at the recommendation of someone else and I’m curious if you think it’s useful (and also looking to connect!)
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Rough week. Between losing TikTok and that Vulture article outlining Gaiman’s atrocities, feels like a good time to remind everyone:
Support indie writers and musicians and artists. Support small presses and local businesses. And above all, protect your peace 💛
Support indie writers and musicians and artists. Support small presses and local businesses. And above all, protect your peace 💛
January 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Rough week. Between losing TikTok and that Vulture article outlining Gaiman’s atrocities, feels like a good time to remind everyone:
Support indie writers and musicians and artists. Support small presses and local businesses. And above all, protect your peace 💛
Support indie writers and musicians and artists. Support small presses and local businesses. And above all, protect your peace 💛
Jumped back into the query trenches this week with a novel I first wrote back in 2022, spent the last few months reworking it. Feels good. Terrifying, but good
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
January 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Jumped back into the query trenches this week with a novel I first wrote back in 2022, spent the last few months reworking it. Feels good. Terrifying, but good
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Ohhhh you're supposed to post. I always forget that part
January 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Ohhhh you're supposed to post. I always forget that part
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We’re in the final stretch for this call! If you have any speculative stories that involve your characters eating real, appetizing food, send it our way before midnight EST this Friday!
🚨 Submissions are open for our 2025 anthology! Details below ⬇️
Full details at hollowoakpress.com/submissions
Full details at hollowoakpress.com/submissions
January 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’re in the final stretch for this call! If you have any speculative stories that involve your characters eating real, appetizing food, send it our way before midnight EST this Friday!