@jaybarton-author.bsky.social
🏳️🌈📚🖊 Writing the new fantasy series: The Fallen Skies.
I did a lot of plotting yesterday. Going through the stuff I've written and putting it into an organized thing. I'm a pantser, but I want to be a plotter. Or even plantser haha
14.11.2025 23:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Do you do traditional publishing as well or just,self publish through kdp?
14.11.2025 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I definitely have enough content in this world to do 6+ books on different times and people haha
14.11.2025 18:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If I am able to get published on my first one.
Or should I pivot and write something that can comfortably fit into 1 book? Maybe in the same world, but focused on the war that happened centuries ago?
Should I write something sifferent for my debut book? I have a 2 (maybe 3) book series in mind. I heard a lot of others talking about their troubles with publishing multibook series as a debut.
I could get this to 1 book if I cut out part of the universal(gods) conflict and write that into book 2
It's so weird working a 9-5 as a writer. Like sure a god is trying to kill the world, but I guess I'll pretend everything's normal. 🤷♂️
#fantasy #fantasybooks #writing #author #WhyAmISoFunny
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
Not a lot done yesterday, but every word is a step forward!
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys #writingstats #november
I didn't write anything yesterday 😕
11-11-2025
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys #writingstats #depression
They have to overcome the gods' influence, the empire's corruption, and the endless war between their two peoples while they also uncover a web of lies about the past.
(Not sure if you meant just the type of book or the actual description haha)
Sorry for the long post. 😅 🫰
Thanks for the encouragement! I really appreciate it. Life's hard haha.
I'm writing a fantasy series about a young man who has his wings torn away from him by his empire and his magic sealed by a sigil and he meets a woman from another race who reflects more than just his loneliness.
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
Slow day yesterday. I have pretty bad depression and the characters feel like they don't want to tell the story to me.
11-10-2025
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
Yesterday's word could was bad yesterday, but it was saved by the work I did past midnight the night before.
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys #writingstats
How do you other writers keep going everyday? My average is 2-3k a day, but today I've only written 200. I am struggling to find motivation when my depression hits.
I need advice.
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys #author #depression
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
I have been slightly depressed today, which is good because I had to write a chapter where the Female MC was depressed. Life works in funny ways.
11-08-2025
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys #writingstats #november
I think its very nice when you're depression flair up the same day you want to write a depressing scene. Gives you the perspective on how characters should feel or act.
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys #depression
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
Today is slightly skewed in the add/remove count. I had to rewrite the last 2 chapters since I switched the MC weapon from bow to sword.
11-07-2025
#fantasy #fantasybooks #jaybarton #thefallenskys
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
Like I said, today's stats will be skewed since I transferred the last 4 chapter into the new editing software I'm using.
Excited to be almost 70% done with it!
I edit as I go, so I hopefully when I give it a final read everything will fall into place!
#author #fantasy #jaybarton #thefallenskys
Today's stats are going to be skewed since I took chapters 31-35 from LibreOffice (what I was using before) and copied and am editing them into Reedsy. I am, however, having to write a new intro scene for chapter 30 as I added 3 chapters before chapter 30!
06.11.2025 21:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I dmed you!
06.11.2025 18:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'll keep you in mind once I finish it completely and do my 300th round of self edits 🫶
06.11.2025 17:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for the reply! I edit as I go. I've probably read and changed things 60+ times! Haha.
I want people to read the first few chapters to see if it's something they'd want to read. Especially since I added 4 chapters in front of my initial starring point.
Does anyone have any advice for a first time author who is looking for beta readers or even just anyone to read it? None of my immediate friends or family like fantasy books.
I want someone to read the first 5 chapters to see if they like it (Out of 33 chapters)
#author #fantasy #novel #betareaders
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
The Fallen Skies Book 1
Writing stats for 11-05-2025
It's so frustrating trying to write for a character I never intended to have major dialogue. I have to find their voice...
#book #author #jaybarton #thefallenskys #writingstats #november
Total Net Words
Favorite Line or Paragraph
Total Word Count
Total Words Added/Removed
The Fallen Skies Book 1
Writing stats for 11-04-2025
This is my first book, but I have went over the chapters so many times that I think my self edits will be pretty minimum.
#book #author #jaybarton #thefallenskys #writingstats #november
