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Writer T.L. Ryan

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Is it vain to enjoy reading your own story? 😂

November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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Am I really starting the final draft?! 😱

November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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In all of my ___years of life I've never seen a hummingbird sit in a tree. That changed this morning! Lol

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November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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I've deleted over 2k words so far in draft 2!

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October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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October Update 🎃

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October 2025 Update

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October 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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Sitting in the park and wishing I had my laptop so I could get some work done. But I'll just enjoy this cool morning and listen to the birds sing sweet autumn melodies instead 🐦🍂🍁

October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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Mercy 🐉

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Mercy

I take my usual seat on the bus and slip on my earbuds. I hate the late shift. Taking the late bus always feels so dreadful to me, even if nothing interesting happens besides the occasional drunk w…

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September 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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September Update 🍂

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September 2025 Update

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September 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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After losing a fight with a hot pan and being down for the count all day yesterday, I'm back in the sadle and ready to get started!

September 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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August Update 🪻

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August 2025 Update

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August 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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Looking for a free read?

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Looking For A Free Read?

Looking for a free to read novella that will keep you hooked from beginning to end?

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August 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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Happy Friday! I bought a new desk and I am IN LOVE with the new set up!

August 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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I feel like I'm in the home-stretch of this draft and it's so relieving!

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August 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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July Update 🎆

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June 2025 Update

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July 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Writer T.L. Ryan

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Short Story: The Package

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The Package

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July 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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Barry Ryerson

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Indie smashes it out of the park again.

Yes, Amazon sucks. There are a lot of bad things about it.

Sadly, for indie authors, it's by far the biggest marketplace for readers and the simplest and cheapest ways to self-publish books.

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · Jul 13

Another day, another 'we don't buy from indies cos we don't support the zon' / 'indies complain about sales but of course indie stores won't stock zon books' / 'indies have so many options yet they keep use the zon, fuck them'

Okay, miss does-no-research, let me clue you in 🧵⬇️